Hi there! It's been way too long .... I think I may have forgotten how ... This week's theme at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is polar bears and/or penguins - time to break out this little cutie ... I added dazzling diamonds for some Christmas sparkle ... I made my own snowflake embellishment, die cutting… Continue reading Penguin themed Christmas card
Category: Handmade
Embossed Christmas card …
Hello and welcome. The challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is to use embossing. I chose to use both dry and heat embossing for my card … I stamped the snowflake and sentiment onto a silver cardstock die cut panel using versamark ink and added white embossing powder then heat set... I popped… Continue reading Embossed Christmas card …
Paper-pieced Santa …
Hello and welcome. The theme challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is Santa. I used my paper scraps to make this paper-pieced Santa … Scraps of Stampin' Up Christmas dsp framed the Santa perfectly ... We've had lots of snow flurries and a really icy wind again today, so it's been a perfect… Continue reading Paper-pieced Santa …
Christmas snowflakes …
Hello and welcome. For this month’s colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, Fabiola asked us to use kraft and red. Having to keep to 2 colours really is a challenge, so I used a partial die cutting technique and a card sketch to add interest to my card, taking inspiration from Jennifer McGuire .… Continue reading Christmas snowflakes …
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