December Challenge

Time to get bring on the

Holiday Sparkle & Shine!

You have until December 19 to get creative adding sparkle & shine to your holiday projects!

You have until Friday, December 19, 2025 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop! The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project.

Here's some inspiration.

December is the perfect time to add some bling to your crafts so bring out your glitters, foils, sequins and sparkle pastes to create a card with some shimmer and shine! Create a winter or holiday card with sparkly snowflakes or jump ahead and send a little New Year's cheer! A little bit of sparkle makes everyone happy! Let's see what bling the IPC team used!

Debbie's snowy card features Snowman Postage Sampler, Land Borders, Basic Frames, Cheerful Brights Glitter, Essential Tags, and Basic Frames by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #wintercards, #snowmancards, #snowycards

Debbie Owens has creates a playful winter scene using lots of little snow people from the Snowman Postage Sampler stamp set. To create this wintery scene, Deb uses the Basic Frames die set to create the window. She then uses the blue glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment for her sky as well as the Land Borders die set for her snow. She adds some snowflakes using the Snowfall die set. At last, she modifies the tag from the Essential Tags die set for her sentiment. A glittering winter wonderland!

Danni's holiday card features Holiday Post, Basic Frames, and Christmas Time by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #christmascards, #catcards, #puppycards

Kelly Santi captures the thrill of mailing handmade cards to loved ones in her darling card. She cleverly combines the sweet image from the Holiday Post stamp and coordinating die set with the cityscape paper from the Christmas Time paper pad. Can't you just imagine all those cards being delivered to all those houses? And the smiles those cards will bring?

Amy's winter card features Snowflake Oval, Snow Flurries, Cheerful Brights Glitter, Oval Frames, and Frames & Flags by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #wintercards, #snowycards

Amy Tollner designs a very snowy card filled with sparkle and shine! Her snowy background paper is from the Snow Flurries paper pad with a glittery stripe using paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. She adds scallop-edging to both using the Frames & Flags die set. She die cuts a scallop-edged circle using the Oval Frames die set and white embosses the snowflakes and sentiment using stamps from the Snowflake Oval stamp set. Just love all those beautiful shades of purple!

Claire's Christmas card features Gift Builder, Christmas Greetings, Basic Frames, and Cheerful Brights Glitter by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #christmascards

Claire Lamb designs this festive card filled with a rainbow of packages using the Gift Builder die set with glitter papers from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment. Her stitched panel was made using the Basic Frames die set. For added cuteness, Claire adds snowflakes to coordinate with her packages and a sentiment from the Christmas Greetings stamp set. A spectacular CAS Christmas card!

Danni's holiday card features Holiday Postage Sampler, Postage Stamp Layout, Christmas Basics, and Cheerful Brights Glitter by Newton's Nook Designs; #inkypaws, #newtonsnook, #cardmakingideas, #cardchallenge, #holidaycards, #nndstamps, #nndpapers, #Christmascards

Danni Bindel designs this beautiful Christmas card in traditional red and green. She uses glitter paper from the Cheerful Brights Glitter Cardstock Assortment with the striped paper from the Christmas Basics paper pad. She takes advantage of the Postage Stamp Layout die for her card layout and fills those openings with an assortment of holiday iconic symbols from the Holiday Postage Sampler stamp and coordinating die set. A spectacular sheet of holiday postage stamps with a bit of sparkle and shine for the season!

Don't forget you have until December 19, 2025 to add some glitter and shine to your holiday projects!

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