Christmas · Handmade

Creating a Festive Nutcracker Christmas Card

This week’s sketch over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown really jumped out at me. It felt like the perfect excuse to go bold with a single focal image while still having fun with texture and a few well-placed embellishments. I’ve been longing to use this nutcracker die set since I was lucky enough to purchase… Continue reading Creating a Festive Nutcracker Christmas Card

Christmas · Handmade · Masculine

52 Christmas Card Throwdown – Using Letters for a Clean & Festive Design

It’s time for another festive make at this week’s 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge. The theme is numbers and/or letters, so I decided to let die-cut letters take centre stage for a clean, modern Christmas card with a touch of seasonal sparkle. My starting point was a card design I spotted on Pinterest. I loved… Continue reading 52 Christmas Card Throwdown – Using Letters for a Clean & Festive Design

Christmas · Handmade

Branching out Christmas card

Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s time for a brand new month of challenges over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, which means we’re kicking things off in the usual way – with a sketch challenge. This week’s sketch has been set by Andreja, and it’s a really lovely one with lots of added details… Continue reading Branching out Christmas card

Christmas · Gifts · Handmade · Pop-ups

52 Christmas Card Throwdown – December Technique Throwback

Hello and happy holidays! As we continue with our December throwback challenges at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, this week we’re revisiting a previous technique challenge. For my final card of 2025, I couldn’t think of a better way to end the year than with something a little bit special — a pop-up card, inspired by… Continue reading 52 Christmas Card Throwdown – December Technique Throwback