Christmas · Handmade

Holly Jolly Masculine Card – 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Colour Challenge

This week’s colour challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to use red, green and brown – such a classic festive combination! I decided to make the sentiment the star of the show, surrounded by lush greenery and bright red berries. By keeping the card unfussy and traditional, it gave the card a masculine look,… Continue reading Holly Jolly Masculine Card – 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Colour Challenge

Christmas · Handmade · Punch art

Mickey and Minnie mouse Christmas cards

Hello and welcome. This week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, the theme challenge is Christmas mice.  I can't think of any more famous mice than Mickey and Minnie... I used die cut circles for the head and ears, and added more die cuts for the holly and the stars, and the bow builder punch for… Continue reading Mickey and Minnie mouse Christmas cards

Christmas · Handmade

Stampin Up sheet music embossing folder handmade Christmas card

Hello and welcome. The May theme challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week is 'music'. There are so many ideas to choose from for this theme, from stamps to paper and everything inbetween.  In the end, I decided to use the sheet music embossing folder by Stampin Up for the background of my card,… Continue reading Stampin Up sheet music embossing folder handmade Christmas card

Christmas · Handmade

Winter sledge

Hi, and welcome to my blog. This week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, the theme challenge is winter sledges . I've had this cute bear sledge stamp for the longest time - it was a freebie on the front of a magazine a million moons ago... I based my card on one I saw by… Continue reading Winter sledge