The Flower Challenge December Use Christmas Florals

Before we get to this month's challenge, we are sad to announce that this will be our last challenge. 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.

The Flower Challenge #109 - Use Christmas Florals

The challenge closes on the 25th of the month at 5pm. but we will be back on the 15th with some more inspiration. We will announce the challenge winners on 4 January 2026. Have fun crafting and we hope to see you in our final gallery!

Christmas Time

Merry Christmas card from the 2024 stash ready to mail.

Holiday greetings, all, and welcome!

Some of the Greetery's holiday release. Don't you just love the fireside irons?

Every detail brings the image to life. From the seat cushions and studs on the

armchair, to  the  brickwork  on the fireplace... all makes the card special!

 

The Flower Challenge December Add Sparkle

 

Happy December Flower Challenge fans! And  Welcome to my post featuring sparkle!

Lots of bling on my sample card, with Tim Holtz' poinsettia die and sentiment.

That candy cane swirl is from the Greetery.

Hope this is a season of joy for you and yours!  And hope to see your

beautiful sparkle card in the lineup this month!

The Flower Challenge #98 - Add Sparkle

Christmas Greenhouse

 

One of my Christmas cards this year was this festive greenhouse, made with several

older Greetery sets. 

Fortunate to have been on the start of The Greetery's releases, these early sets,

especially holiday themed, are still some of my favorites.

Built on a striped paper my little greenhouse is first stamped before adding

the die cuts. The actual greenhouse frame is 3 die cuts thick, and the Christmas

trees are popped up with foam. 

Do you have plant lovers on your Christmas list? This one goes to one of dear

friends who rescues dying plants from nurseries and gives  them a second life...

true story!

Merry Christmas!

Hatchback Treat holders

Merry Christmas Crafty Friends! 

It's time for our annual Favorite Things Christmas Party with my gal pals, and 

this year I'm featuring The Greetery's Holiday Hatchback. It's a 3-D hatchback 

treat holder, complete with add ons to decorate the car.

Anything but subtle for my favorites, I chose red mirror cardstock for the car base.

The sides are a green stripe glitter paper. The wheels are black glitter paper, and the 

tree is green with 3 different mica sprays. 

I chose to leave the hatch open so I could add a treat, and a tiny bag filled with

'ornaments' so the recipient could decorate her tree if she chooses.

I found these sweet tiny balls at Hobby Lobby, in silver and red, and added a star from

The Greeterys Twinkle Background. They're what are the 'outs' when you die cut the

Background die, but so cute, I save them.

One of my favorite things I chose to share this year is Hammonds Christmas Candy.

I celophaned the car and candy tin, and added a bow and paper Magnolia, also

from the Greetery.

A fabulous bow needs a blinged out centerpiece, and my magnolia is just about as 

blinged as I could get! Silver mirror cardstock, white glitter paper and dotty vellum,

with a mica sprayed magnolia leaf.

Tag making was easy with the Greetery's 4 at a time tag die.

Another look at the 7 tree totin' hatchbacks tied with gold cord for hanging.

Had to try assembling the tiny cases. They're not added to the gift, but oh so cute!

I love sharing my paper crafting skills with my favorite gal pals. So much joy in

making them, I hope you enjoyed seeing them too.

May this blessed season bring hope and joy to you and yours!

 

The Flower Challenge #87 Use Gold

 

Perfect timing to Use Gold at the Flower Challenge!

Happy Holidays crafters, and welcome to a new card challenge at TFC,

featuring a favorite flower on a card.

My card to inspire you features the magnolia wreath from The Greetery, 

die cut twice: once from green, and once again from a striped paper.

The green started it's life plain and dull. I used Tim Holtz mica sprays to 

bring out the shine!

The magnolia is also a new die from The Greetery, but I only used the smallest petal die

for my flower.

Let's see what you do with the challenge to 'Use Gold'. Our challenges are all month,

and end on the 25th. Enjoy, sweet friends! 

Merry Christmas!

The Flower Challenge #87 - Use Gold

Christmas Sampler

 

I've been enjoying the stencil sets that came with my Greetery order, and played

with Christmas Sampler done with several color ways.

Redwork is a favorite. I have done quilts in red  and white, and even collected red and

white transferware. Decided to put it on a card, and the sampler was a perfect way to see

if I could keep to all reds. With the exception of the cabin, I came pretty close!

I put the sweet little fir die cuts in the top corners, just to dress the card up a bit. The 

frame is from an old PTI die that cut a much more detailed edge. I only used the 

very outside edge, not wanting to hide any of the sweet detail.

Once I got started with this stencil set, I couldn't stop!

There's a blue one...

One done on some textured Kraft, with white ink for stencil one...

...and one die cut  withAida cloth die, which simulates embroidery cloth.

Betsy included some shaker elements in her release, and they fit perfectly on the

sweet little cabin.

4 Christmas cards to add to my stash, but honestly, still way behind!

Happy Holidays my friends!

The Flower Challenge #86 Color Black White & Yellow

 

Welcome to the Flower Challenge. For the month of November, we're challenging

you to use the colors: Black, White and Yellow. 

Not the most traditional Christmas colors, but decided to use Tim Holtz's

Poinsettia die set and create a Christmas card.

I set  my poinsettia on The Greetery's Herringbone Parque Die, and spritzed with

sparkle.

Merry Christmas is cut from  glitter paper, and backed with black

cardstock.

Can't wait to see what you do with this challenge. Definitely a 'challenging' challenge!

Play all month. Challenge closes on the 25th.

Happy Holidays!

The Flower Challenge #86 - Black, White and Yellow

The Flower Challenge #75 Christmas

 

Merry Christmas! And welcome to The Flower Challenge. The final challenge of

the year is: Christmas! 

Looking through my stash of Christmas flowers sets, I came upon Concord & 9th's

Christmas Florals Stamp Set.

It's a beauty I haven't used in awhile, and I thought I'd have some fun stamping it on

some red cardstock and coloring with metallic watercolors. 

Lots of bling on this card. Black mica glitter, shimmer cardstock (PTI), and red 

Wink of Stella. 

Finally, even added some diamond Stickles to the black outline. 

Don't know about you, but it's time to shine. Bring on the lights and

shine some love! It's what we're here for, you know. Bright Holiday 

Blessings to you. and yours. Hope you find some time to play along. I'd love

to see how Christmas translates onto your card.

The Flower Challenge #75 Christmas

The Card Concept: Christmas Greetings

 

Welcome! It's officially Christmas Time! And the Card Concept has a new challenge 

for you, 

Christmas Greetings!

...this merry front door, complete with Christmas colors! Lots of inspiration here.

I was inspired by the colors, the red door, and one of my favorite symbols of the 

season, a wreath. 

All my die cuts are from The Greetery's new release for November, and I'm so 

thankful for every one!

The Card Concept #185 {Christmas Greetings}

Peace Bells

I've been so inspired by all the beautiful cards in the Greetery's Lookbook, just had to 

create! Betsy did one similar with the sparkle background, and Michelle recently used

the Jumbo Bell on her card. 

It's almost impossible to capture the sheen on this card, metallics and glitter paper,

stickles and frosted snow, tiny rhinestones and copper embossed sentiment.

This one lets you know the holidays are here!

Love this time of year!

Blessings to you and yours... and may our God's peace rest on you!