Christmas · Handmade

Stampin’ Up UK glimmer stars for a Christmas challenge …

I can’t believe how quickly the weeks are passing by – it’s 1st March today and time for another 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge.  This week there is a sketch to follow... My collection of handmade Christmas cards is growing nicely. Every week there is a new challenge set, and joining in really helps to focus your… Continue reading Stampin’ Up UK glimmer stars for a Christmas challenge …

Christmas · Handmade

Stampin’ Up UK golden holiday ornaments …

There's a stash challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week, and the challenge is to make a card using metallic papers.  I broke out my holiday ornaments framelits, a variety of embossing folders, some gold foil cardstock and then just had fun!  I was really pleased with how the gold foil looked against the elegant eggplant background …  The… Continue reading Stampin’ Up UK golden holiday ornaments …

Christmas · Handmade

Stampin’ Up lovely as a tree – a Christmas landscape challenge …

It’s time for another 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown challenge, and this week the theme is Christmas landscapes.  I took inspiration from my diorama card to make this snowy landscape ... I used a brayer to add ink to the card in 2 shades of blue.  The snowy effect was stamped with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set from Stampin' Up… Continue reading Stampin’ Up lovely as a tree – a Christmas landscape challenge …

Birthday · Handmade

Stampin’ Up sweet sorbet z-fold birthday card …

How gorgeous is the sweet sorbet designer series paper?!?! And you can get it for FREE during Stampin' Up's current sale-a-bration!  The paper is so lush it was a must for the birthday card I made for my best friend, Debs …    I made a z-fold card using the scallop square bigz die, and added layers of cardstock and designer series… Continue reading Stampin’ Up sweet sorbet z-fold birthday card …