Christmas · Fun fold · Handmade

A Floating Bay Window Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

This week’s technique challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to create a floating bay window card — and what a fun fold this is! I love cards that have a real “wow” factor when opened, and this one definitely delivers. The clever thing about this design is that although it opens out into… Continue reading A Floating Bay Window Christmas Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Christmas · Handmade · Using scraps

A Festive Star Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch Challenge

This week’s sketch challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is such a great jumping off point. I always love a good sketch — it takes the guesswork out of layout but still leaves plenty of room to play with papers, textures and embellishments.  For this card, I kept things fairly clean with a white-on-white base,… Continue reading A Festive Star Card | 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch Challenge

Christmas · Handmade

52 Christmas Card Throwdown – November Colour Challenge

Hello, crafty friends! I’m so excited to be back this week hosting another challenge for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, and this time it’s a colour challenge! We’re stepping a little away from the traditional Christmas palette and getting bright and modern with red, lime green, and turquoise. These fresh, cheerful colours really pop together and… Continue reading 52 Christmas Card Throwdown – November Colour Challenge

Christmas · Handmade

November Sketch Challenge – 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

I’m so excited to be hosting the challenges throughout November at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown!  It’s always such fun seeing everyone’s creative takes on the themes, and I can’t wait to share what I’ve come up with each week. As it’s the first challenge of the month, we’re starting with a sketch – and I’ve… Continue reading November Sketch Challenge – 52 Christmas Card Throwdown