This week’s colour challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is a slightly unusual one — blue, grey and pink. Not my go-to festive palette, I’ll admit, but that’s exactly why I enjoy these challenges… they really do push you to try something different! I had a lovely time putting this card together using elements… Continue reading A Blue, Grey & Pink Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
A Festive Star Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch Challenge
This week’s sketch challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is such a great jumping off point. I always love a good sketch — it takes the guesswork out of layout but still leaves plenty of room to play with papers, textures and embellishments. For this card, I kept things fairly clean with a white-on-white base,… Continue reading A Festive Star Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch Challenge
A Masking Tape Background Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
This week’s technique challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is all about creating a masking tape background — and if you’ve never tried this before, it’s such a fun technique! There’s a tutorial over on the challenge blog, and it’s definitely worth a look if you’re new to it. I kept things fairly clean… Continue reading A Masking Tape Background Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
A Festive Mug-Themed Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
This week’s theme challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is all about mugs, which immediately made me think of cosy festive drinks, warm colours, and a touch of festive foliage. I decided to revisit one of my favourite colour combinations — Pool Party, Real Red and white — and added a little Garden Green… Continue reading A Festive Mug-Themed Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
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