Christmas · Handmade · Shaker cards

Christmas shaker card

Hello and welcome. The technique challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to make a shaker card.  I used the Spellbinders Christmas card kit to make my card ... I used a Sizzix window pane for the shaker itself, and filled it with snowflake sequins, small snowballs, shaved ice fragments and some clear… Continue reading Christmas shaker card

Christmas · Handmade

A Nice Cuppa for Christmas

Hello and welcome. This week's theme challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is "Christmas cup". In my stamp library,  I have A Nice Cuppa stamp set I'd purchased from Stampin' Up a while back and never used - I'd loved it when I saw it in the catalogue, but once I owned it there never… Continue reading A Nice Cuppa for Christmas

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Red and brown Christmas card using Spellbinders dies and embossing folder

Hello and welcome to this week's 52 Christmas Card Throwdown colour challenge card.  When you limit your colour palette, I find you have to get creative to bring interest and contrast to your project. For my card, I used real red, early espresso and crumbcake cardstock by Stampin Up and teamed this with 3 different background… Continue reading Red and brown Christmas card using Spellbinders dies and embossing folder

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Spellbinders Joyful Christmas card kit

Hello and welcome. As it's the first Saturday in October, we have a card sketch for you to follow over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. For my card, I flipped the sketch set by Majda and used die cut images, stamps and paper from the Spellbinders Joyful Christmas card kit ... The kit also included… Continue reading Spellbinders Joyful Christmas card kit