You already knew your scissors won’t clean or sharp; all it did was to chew up the ribbon. To prevent this I have a pair of scissors that 8”I tied a piece of ribbon onto one loop and that reminds me not to cut NOTHING with these except ribbon.
Your cards are so pretty! I love all of the layers 😊 I do the same thing with die cutting from mats that will get covered up. It's a great way to really stretch our crafting dollars!
The half decorated tree wouldn't work for us.... both of our cats climb straight up the inside of our 9 ft tree... makes for a frustrating and slightly amusing holiday.. 8) cute cards