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⛄ Day 8 – Penguin Pals & Snowy Sketch Challenge!

Day 8 brought another fun sketch challenge, this time paired with the theme Penguin Pals — adorable chilly friends bundled up with scarves and hats! 🐧🧣

For this challenge, I decided to reach for one of my favorite retired snowman sets, along with a retired snowflake set and some shaker elements, to create a super fun and easy shaker card made with flip flaps. ❄️

The stylish shapes dies were perfect for creating my shaker window. If you want to learn how to make one of these cards, you can check out my tutorial video here:
🎥 How to Make a Flip Flap Shaker Card

For this design, I focused on cool winter blues, combining a few of this year’s beautiful In Colors — Cloud Cover and Secret Sea — with Misty Moonlight for depth. I added a pop of brightness with Poppy Parade, then finished it off with sparkle using Wink of Stella and the Misty Moonlight Silver-Edged Ribbon.

Our Blending Pens made coloring these snowmen super easy, and I added the perfect finishing touch with a few Hues of Blue flower embellishments, which remind me of snowflakes and matched perfectly with my color palette.

This fun shaker card is full of motion, shimmer, and joy — sure to delight and surprise anyone who receives it this holiday season! 💙✨

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165930 Hues of Blue Flowers
165931 Misty Moonlight Silver Embossed Ribbon
159183 Stylish Shapes Dies
163580 Spotlight on Nature Dies
141897 Wink of Stella

A beautifully crafted Christmas card featuring a window scene that displays a peaceful nativity setting on one side, while the inside is adorned with cozy holiday elements like hanging stockings and warm colors.

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November 8, 2025November 15, 2025

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🦕 Day 7 – Reindeer Games & Holiday Hustle

Day 7 was another challenge that really made me think outside the box! The themes — Reindeer Games and Holiday Hustle — go perfectly together, but there was one small problem… I didn’t have any current reindeer stamp sets. 🦌

Sure, I could’ve reached for a retired set, but I had a fun idea in my head and decided to give it a try instead. I pulled out my dino stamps and dies and got creative — dressing up our cute dinosaurs with antlers and a top hat, and setting the scene for a playful game of tic-tac-toe with presents and ornaments! 🎁✨

To make it even more fun, I used the colors from this week’s Global Design Project Challenge (#GDP) for my color inspiration:
🎨 Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, and Granny Apple Green

Definitely not your traditional Christmas palette, but it worked beautifully for this bright, cheerful, and whimsical card.

I paired everything with the Gift of Joy Stamp Set and a fun fold layout to bring it all together. It’s a playful mix of festive fun and creativity that’s sure to make someone smile this holiday season! 💚

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164728 Darling Dinos Stamp
164734 Darling Dinos Dies
169238 Gift of Joy Stamp
163791 So Swirly Embossing Folder
165562 White Ribbon

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November 7, 2025November 15, 2025

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🎅 Day 6 – Santa’s Workshop Meets Winter Whiskers

What does a Halloween stamp set have to do with a Christmas card challenge? Turns out — everything! 🐾🎄

For Day 6, I decided to have a little fun combining two worlds: Santa’s Workshop and Winter Whiskers. I pulled out the Spooky Halloween stamp set and transformed it into the sweetest, coziest holiday card! With a little creativity (and a Santa hat or two), my spooky kitty became an adorable Christmas helper ready to deliver gifts straight from the North Pole. 🎁✨

Bright pops of Real Red and Old Olive set the stage, while embossed textures, peppermint accents, and a touch of Wink of Stella brought it all to life. Watch the short to see all the different samples.

This just goes to show — you can stretch your stamp sets far beyond their original season!

👉 Want to see exactly how I made it? Check out the video for a little Christmas magic and a full tutorial! https://youtube.com/live/ngjGCRNZis8?feature=share

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Main products featured:

166192 Spooky Halloween Stamp Set
116198 Spooky Halloween Dies
166103 Fright Night Stamp Set
166106 Fright Night Dies
166040 Pine Tree Trimmings
166046 Pine Tree Trimmings Dies
164228 More than Autumn Stamp Set
164275 Decorative Trees Stamp Set
167032 Swirled Designs Dies
164049 Forever Plaid Embossing Folder

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November 6, 2025

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🎄 Day 5 – Christmas Village Color Challenge

Day 5 of the Christmas Card Challenge gave me a fun opportunity to play with two themes in one card!

A festive reverse easel card featuring a church illustration and text that reads 'Season's Greetings' and 'May your days be merry'. The card is decorated with green and red colors, along with a ribbon.

✨ #ACardADayInNovember2025 – Christmas Village
🎨 #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge – Color Challenge #1: Poppy, Evergreen & Sea Glass

For my color combo, I chose Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, and Soft Sea Foam from Stampin’ Up!’s amazing color collection — they worked beautifully together to capture that warm and welcoming Christmas village feel.

Text graphic promoting Day 5 of the Christmas Card Challenge with a snowy background and the words 'Christmas Village' featured prominently.

To bring my idea to life, I pulled out one of my favorite retired sets from last year — Yuletide Village (164310) — and used it to create this quick and easy reverse easel card. I added a touch of shimmer with Wink of Stella and used the Decorative Trees Stamp Set (164275) for the coordinating trees and greeting.

The Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600) gave my card base the perfect texture, and I finished it off with the Shaded Spruce & Soft Sea Foam Border Ribbon (165234) for that elegant layered touch.

🌟 I love how the finished card feels like a peek into a peaceful Christmas village — simple, festive, and full of cheer!

A handmade Christmas card featuring a church illustration with the text 'Seasons Greetings', surrounded by green trees and decorated with a ribbon.

A decorated Christmas card featuring a church with a wreath, surrounded by trees and snow, capturing a festive holiday scene.

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November 5, 2025

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🌟 Day 4 – A Creative Challenge: Nativity Night Meets Stocking Surprise

Today’s Christmas Card Challenge really pushed me to get creative! I wanted to see if I could combine two completely different themes into one cohesive design — and I love how it turned out.

✨ #ACardADayInNovember2025 – Nativity Night – peaceful starry sky, manger scene, or “O Holy Night”
🧦 #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge – Stocking Surprise – Hanging stockings or hidden treats.

I’ve been wanting to create a window card using the Arch Dies, and this felt like the perfect opportunity. My goal was to design a card that tells a story — looking out the window, you see a peaceful nativity scene, while inside there’s a warm, cozy holiday setting complete with stockings hung and ready for Christmas morning.

This project reminded me how much I love finding ways to blend techniques and themes. Sometimes the best ideas come when you push yourself just a little outside your comfort zone. 💖

A handmade Christmas card featuring a window design with colorful stockings hanging, a serene winter scene visible through the window, and a decorated pine tree at the bottom.

Graphic promoting the Christmas Card Making Challenge, featuring the text 'Day 4 Nativity Night' against a snowy blue background.

✨ Supplies & Details

This card took a little extra creativity — and a lot of wonderful products! I loved mixing and matching textures, colors, and dies to bring this cozy Christmas window scene to life. Here are the main supplies I used:

🪞 Dies & Embellishments:

Light & Wonder Dies (165762)
Everyday Details Arches Dies (164629)
Lights of Aurora Designer Series Paper (165755)
Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper (165929)
Window Sheets (142314)
Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder (161600)
Wink of S tella Glitter Brush (141897) ✨
Pine Tree Trimmings Bundle (166047)
A Merry Hello Stamp Set (Retired – 153615)

🖌️ Tools & Coloring:

Blending Brushes & Sponge Daubers
Stampin’ Blends in Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, and Highland Heather

🎨 Ink Colors:

Balmy Blue
Early Espresso
Old Olive
Mossy Meadow

I loved how these products worked together to create depth, warmth, and sparkle — from the soft shimmer of the glimmer paper and ribbon to the textured brick background and peaceful glow behind the window.

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November 4, 2025

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Easy Winter Craft: Faux Buffalo Check Cards

Nothing says cozy winter crafting like a Buffalo Check background! ❄️
This week’s Make It With Me Monday was all about creating a faux Buffalo Check look using simple supplies and a few easy steps. I made this fun card for the Christmas Card Challenges — and I absolutely love how the faux Buffalo Check background turned out. It’s the perfect background technique for all your winter projects— warm, rustic, and so fun to make!! 🖤❤️

To create your own faux Buffalo Check background, you’ll need:

🟥 A piece of red or white cardstock
⬛ A black ink pad
🖌️ A blending brush
📄 Masking paper
✨ Your favorite stamps and embellishments

I used the Weekend Adventure stamp set to finish my project — it pairs perfectly with this pattern for a fun, outdoorsy feel.

🎄✨ Be sure to follow along to see all my creations for the Christmas Card Challenge!

Today’s cards are for Day 3 featuring:
🎨 #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge – Sketch Challenge #1
☕ #ACardADayInNovember2025 – Warm & Cozy Christmas

Think cozy cocoa mugs, snuggly sweaters, cute mittens, and classic Buffalo Check patterns — the perfect ingredients for a warm holiday vibe. ❤️💚

☕ This or That: Whipped Cream or Marshmallows?

Since this card has such a cozy winter vibe, I had to ask… what’s your favorite topping for a warm cup of cocoa? Tell me in the comments — Team Whipped Cream or Team Marshmallows? ☕️🍫

Two handmade greeting cards featuring a cozy winter theme with faux Buffalo Check backgrounds, decorated with mugs of hot cocoa, topped with whipped cream and embellishments.

A cozy winter-themed greeting card featuring a faux Buffalo Check background, adorned with a green mug topped with whipped cream and a 'love this' tag, along with embellishments like small flowers.

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🎨 Why I Love This Technique

What makes this background so special? It’s easy, adaptable, and looks like patterned paper — without ever having to cut into your DSP stash! You can switch up the colors, change the ink intensity, or even try it in non-traditional combos for Valentine’s or spring cards.

💌 Additional Samples

I couldn’t stop at just one! Here are a few extra samples I created using this same technique. Each card shows just how versatile this background can be — from rustic holiday designs to cozy winter greetings.