Christmas · Fun fold · Handmade · Pop-ups

A Pretty Pink Teepee Card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

This week’s 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge is all about technique—Valentina challenged us to make teepee cards! I had never made a card like this before, but I love how this fold creates an instant wow factor while still being surprisingly easy to make. For my project, I went for a soft, elegant colour palette… Continue reading A Pretty Pink Teepee Card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Christmas · Handmade

Blue, Purple and Brown Christmas Bauble Card

This week’s colour challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown really pushed me out of my comfort zone! The colours are blue, purple and brown – not your typical festive palette, but definitely fun to try something different and I love how they looked once the card was assembled. Here’s how my card came together…… Continue reading Blue, Purple and Brown Christmas Bauble Card

Christmas · Handmade

Scandinavian Christmas card using stamps by Sizzix, Mama Elephant and Stampin Up

Hello and welcome. It's been such a long time, so I am very pleased to be playing along with the lovely ladies at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown for this week's theme challenge - Scandinavian or Hygge style. I raided my stamp collection to help me create my card ... I stamped the images in real… Continue reading Scandinavian Christmas card using stamps by Sizzix, Mama Elephant and Stampin Up

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