Welcome to 52 Christmas Card Throwdown for another month of festive creativity, and I’m delighted to be your host for November. I’m Gill, and I’ll be bringing you four new challenges to inspire your Christmas crafting this month.
With December not too far away, I wonder how your Christmas card stash is looking! If you’re still adding to your collection, or simply enjoy making cards throughout the year, we have plenty of inspiration coming your way. Our lovely Design Team has been busy creating Christmas cards in all sorts of styles, and I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with, too.
We’re beginning the month with a sketch challenge, giving you a starting point for your next Christmas creation.
I love how a sketch can take you in a completely unexpected direction. You might begin with a particular stamp or die in mind, only to discover that a favourite patterned paper or an interesting embellishment inspires something entirely different! The beauty of a sketch is that it provides a framework without dictating the finished design. You can choose traditional Christmas colours, experiment with a contemporary palette, or rummage through your stash for those forgotten treasures that deserve another outing.
Feel free to turn the sketch around, change its proportions or substitute different shapes to suit your design. The important thing is that the main elements of the original layout remain recognisable.
Our guest designer this week is:
And here are this week's creations from the Design Team:
Join Us and Share Your Cards
Why not take a look through your Christmas stash and see what catches your eye? Perhaps you have some beautiful festive papers waiting to be used, a favourite snowflake die, or a stamp set that hasn't seen the light of day for a while. This challenge is a lovely opportunity to put them to good use!
As always, the Design Team has created some wonderful examples to help get your ideas flowing, so do pop over and take a look.
We'd love you to join us for this week's challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. Have fun with the sketch, make it your own, and don't forget to share your finished card with us. I can't wait to see your creations!
A quick reminder of the rules:
- This is a CARD challenge - so no 3D projects, tags or ATCs
- Only new projects - no back-linking
- Please link directly to your POST, not to the whole of your blog
- Please show the graphic on your challenge post
- You must link up by Midnight Friday (GMT) to be considered for Winner or Honourable Mentions
- A maximum of 10 challenges, please
- And please turn off word verification in order to make commenting easier - thank you
Happy crafting!
