For September 2026's SheetLoad of Cards collaboration hop with Call Me Crafty Al's creative team, I used printables from Sassy's LLC Card Kit 112 Christmas Cocktails and Merry Mocktails to make a grand total of 18 holiday cards following Alicia's sketch! I printed three pattern papers to fill a full 8.5x11" sheet and scaled the sentiment and image panels to fit the SheetLoad dimensions, so you will want to head over to Call Me Crafty Al's channel to download the free sketch and do a little math to figure out the scaling percentages for yourself.
I layered all of my pattern papers onto Speckletone Kraft cardstock from Cardstock Warehouse, then paired the sentiment and image center panels with the Holiday Sparkle cardstock from Lawn Fawn in gold, shimmery red, and shimmery green, giving six cards to each color and mixing up the pattern paper pairings so each set felt a little different from the others.
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Instead of adding an extra sentiment for the banner element from the sketch, I die cut the Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip die in each patterned paper and trimmed the banners in half so they would tuck behind the center panel and extend out both sides, giving that banner look without covering any of the adorable cocktail imagery. I used my A2 Card Maker T Square to get the banners centered and straight, added foam adhesive just where the center panels would touch the white A2 card bases for a little dimension without bulk, and repeated the whole process across all 18 cards while mixing up the banner colors so nothing felt too matchy matchy.
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I have to say that using 8.5x11" printables as an adaptation to Alicia's sketch was such a fun way to stretch this kit, and I ended up with the most cheerful little set of holiday cards featuring cocktails, mocktails, hot chocolate, and the funniest margarita sentiment that brought me way too much joy while assembling! These are going to be so fun to send out to my crafty friends this holiday season and I cannot believe I made 18 cards in one sitting!
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