The holiday season is the perfect time to spread warmth and joy with handcrafted Christmas cards, and there’s something magical about creating your own that no shop-bought card can replicate. For this week's challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, I took inspiration from Pinterest and combined the timeless elegance of Stampin' Up's Pretty Pines Thinlits… Continue reading A Festive Floral Spray Christmas Card
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Fussy cut Christmas card
Hello and welcome. Kathy has set a fab challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week - to use fussy cutting. I'm still using my paperscraps and fussy cut this poinsettia image to use as a focal image for my card ... I popped the flower up on some foam tape to add a little… Continue reading Fussy cut Christmas card
Christmas stocking
Hi, and welcome. I hope you're enjoying your day. We have a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week - to use a wood background... Looking through my stash of dsp, I thought this wood effect paper would be perfect ... I couldn't resist this Christmas stocking die set by Sizzix, which is… Continue reading Christmas stocking
Mixed-media Christmas card
We have a mixed-media technique challenge this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. I was really excited to attempt this challenge, and delighted to be able to use some products I bought a long time ago, but have never used before! I added tumbled glass distress ink to a piece of watercolour paper using the… Continue reading Mixed-media Christmas card