Double D Christmas Wrapping and Christmas Kickstart #105

Sometime during a sale I got a couple of items from Sunny Studio and one was their Perfect Gift Boxes.  They're really meant for birthdays but I thought they'd be cute as Christmas gifts and made this card. 

The boxes and bows are all cut from ancient scraps.  The back panel is from Reverse Confetti cut in white with a green panel behind.  Another smaller panel was cut and embossed with the Graceful Holly from SSS.  The silver embossed sentiment is from Alex Syberia.  

The Double D challenge is Christmas Wrapping and Christmas Kickstart's is "Anything Christmassy Goes" so my card will head off to both of them. 

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The Flower Challenge #109

Before I get to my card, I have sad news to report from our wonderful team leader, Karren.  

"After 9 years of The Flower Challenge the December challenge will be our last. We want to thank all our design team members, past and present, and especially all our participants over the years. Finally, we thank Aileen Ryan for coming up with the idea and running the challenge in conjunction with Viv Hodge for the first 7 years. We will post the winners as usual on the 4th of January 2026. The challenge blog will remain open for floral inspiration. We will be back with our reminder post on the 15th."

I decided to follow in the footsteps of Jennifer McGuire and make a bridge card featuring the Poinsettia Frame die from Waffle Flower.  You get half of the frame and separate flower sections to stack over those on the frame.  The stencils and Distress Inks color everything.  This is mainly a Waffle Flower card since the inside is embossed with their coverplate and the sentiment is one of their hot foil plates.

Thank you to all our loyal followers.  You've given us some wonderful flower cards over the years.

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Time Out #303 - Photo Challenge

The photo inspiration for this fortnight's challenge at Time Out was taken by team member Ishani.  

It took me a while to decide what to do until I remembered a die I bought during a sale.

The dies are Flower Center and Flower Petal cover plates from Honey Bee.  I inked a panel with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide and cut it with the Petal die.  Another panel was inked with Worn Lipstick but it was too bright so I went over it with Aged Mahogany and got the color from the photo.  That one was cut with the Flower Center die and backed with SB Antique Glitter cardstock.  The same cardstock was used for the Altenew birthday die, backed with vellum.  

How will this photo inspire you?  Please check out what the Design Team has made and then enter a card in our gallery.  You may win a $20 store credit from Birch Press. 

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Freshly Made Sketches #714

One more Christmas card based on Cecile's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  Mine are already in the mail but it's good to get a head start on next year's cards.

The Honey Bee Poinsettia was cut in white and colored with GinaK Carnation inks.  Two different embossing folders add to the theme, the white one from Tim Holtz and the green from Altenew.  The sentiment is from Penny Black. 

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Jingle Belles - Banner Inspiration

The gals at Jingle Belles would like to see cards based on their blog banner and I was happy to oblige.

The background was watercolored with Evergreen Bough Distress Ink.  Once dry, I used the BetterPress Season's Greetings Evergreens and the same ink for the first pressing.  Then I pressed again using Pine Needles adding some splatters with the same ink.  The snow is Altenew's metallic watercolor.  The sentiment is "merry" from Penny Black cut in Altenew moonstone and a stamped "Christmas" from PTI.

Thanks for dropping by and spending a little bit of your day with me.  I hope your Thanksgiving was blessed with fine food, family and friends.

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