Christmas · Handmade

Christmas pudding shaped card

Hello and welcome. The theme challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is Christmas food. I decided to make a Christmas pudding card using dies... First, I cut a kraft base card using a large circle die, keeping the top edge out of the die so it didn't cut through and would keep the… Continue reading Christmas pudding shaped card

Christmas · Handmade

Christmas season in green and red

Hello and welcome. The colour challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown calls for red and green. I used the Christmas Season stamp set by Stampin Up to create my card in real red and different shades of green... I stamped the foliage on whisper white card in a cluster using garden green, old olive… Continue reading Christmas season in green and red

Christmas · Handmade

Gelli print background with oxide inks

Hello and welcome. It's the first Saturday of a new month, and that means its time for a sketch challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I had so much fun with the previous mixed media challenge that I decided to create a background for my card using my gelli plate with oxide inks and… Continue reading Gelli print background with oxide inks

Christmas · Handmade

Lora Bailora Christmas trees

Hello and welcome. I have the honour of setting the challenges for the whole of December over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - I'm so excited! We are trimming our tree today, giving me inspiration for my card this week. There's still time to make that special card for that certain someone before Christmas, so… Continue reading Lora Bailora Christmas trees