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		<title>A Festive Star Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 05:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s sketch challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is such a great jumping off point. I always love a good sketch — it takes the guesswork out of layout but still leaves plenty of room to play with papers, textures and embellishments.  For this card, I kept things fairly clean with a white-on-white base,&#8230; <a href="https://lilybygilly.com/2026/05/02/a-festive-star-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown-sketch-challenge/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Festive Star Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch&#160;Challenge</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Masking Tape Background Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s technique challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is all about creating a masking tape background — and if you’ve never tried this before, it’s such a fun technique! There’s a tutorial over on the challenge blog, and it’s definitely worth a look if you’re new to it. I kept things fairly clean&#8230; <a href="https://lilybygilly.com/2026/04/25/a-masking-tape-background-christmas-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Masking Tape Background Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card&#160;Throwdown</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Festive Mug-Themed Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s theme challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is all about mugs, which immediately made me think of cosy festive drinks, warm colours, and a touch of festive foliage. I decided to revisit one of my favourite colour combinations — Pool Party, Real Red and white — and added a little Garden Green&#8230; <a href="https://lilybygilly.com/2026/04/18/a-festive-mug-themed-christmas-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Festive Mug-Themed Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card&#160;Throwdown</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>An All-White Slimline Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s colour challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is a real test of creativity — all white! No sneaky extras, no metallics, no soft neutrals… just white. It might sound simple, but it definitely pushes you to think about texture, layers and dimension to keep things interesting. I decided to stick with the&#8230; <a href="https://lilybygilly.com/2026/04/11/an-all-white-slimline-christmas-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">An All-White Slimline Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card&#160;Throwdown</span></a>]]></description>
		
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