Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Nutcrackers & Candy: A "Nutty" Christmas Card

Nutcrackers & Candy: A "Nutty" Christmas Card

Hello everyone! Thanksgiving is coming and we just wanted to say that we are thankful that we are able to craft & share these crafty projects with all of you! We are so glad you stopped by! If you like our blog & posts we would love for you to give our blog a follow! 

My mom was inspired by a few challenges, the Try a Sketch On Tuesday and The Double Trouble Challenges, and the Pink and Main monthly Challenge to name a few. Links to all the challenges she is joining are near the end of this post! So many super fun challenges and she couldn't wait to jump in and craft!  

Here is the Card:

Holly used:

  • Pink & Main Nutcracker Kisses Stamp and Die Set
  • Echo Park Teal & Gold Foil Dot Designer Paper
  • Various Colored Cardstock, paper, embellishments, glitter pens, and alcohol markers from personal crafting stash 

Here are some more photos to show some close-up details and the products Holly used to create this card:








Here is the TSOT sketch & The Double Trouble Recipe:




Her Recipe: 
3 colors: Teal, purple, and blue (plus a few extra)
2 Images: nutcrackers, candy, and sentiment
1 Slimline: Yes
Twisted Sister: Adding "T" by using Teal & Three Nutcrackers

......and that's it! 

Happy crafting to you all! We hope you feel inspired to create something and try something new! 

 

My mom is joining the following challenge(s):

Double Trouble Recipe Challenge: #204 3-2-1 Recipe "It's a Tall Order"

Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge: Sketch #683

Pink & Main Monthly Card Challenge: #11 Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Blog: #65 Anything Christmas Goes

Word Art Wednsday: Anything Goes - Weeks #724-725

We hope you will join us!

 

“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” — Burton Hillis

As always you can check out Our social Media pages and YouTube channel for more projects and ideas! Links on our blog home page under our bio!

 

See you on the next post!  

Holly & Sabra
The Crafting Duo

18 comments:

  1. I love the dotted background here and those images are beautifully coloured and very cute. Thanks for sharing at Double Trouble, Johanna DT

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    1. Thank you so very much Johanna! We loved these little nutcrackers!

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  2. Very cute - love the colours. Thanks for sharing with us at TSOT and Double Trouble :)

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    1. Thank you so much Alyson! Holly really enjoyed coloring these cute little nutcrackers!

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  3. What fun Christmas set, and perfect for a horizontal slimline card, love the gold accents too. Thank you for joining us at Double Trouble!

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    1. Thank you so very much Melanie! All nutcrackers need a bit of gold or silver! :)

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  4. Adorable little nutcrackers! I like the bit of sparkle, too. Thank you for sharing your fun card at TSOT.

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  5. Another wonderful card! Love the images and great coloring! A fabulous slimline Christmas card! Thanks for sharing with us at TSOT!

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  6. Oh my goodness! Those nutcrakers are super cute! Wonderful use of the Sketch. Thanks for playing over at TSOT.

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  7. Fun way to use the sketch challenge! Such cute images and pretty papers!...Thanks for sharing with us at TSOT!

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  8. Such fun nutcracker characters. Thanks for joining our Double Trouble challenge.

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  9. Nicely done, fun Nutcracker card. They look like they could march right off the page! I like the gold ribbon and gold polka dot paper combination. Thank you for sharing with us at the Double Trouble challenge.

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