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		<title>A Floating Bay Window Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s technique challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to create a floating bay window card — and what a fun fold this is! I love cards that have a real “wow” factor when opened, and this one definitely delivers. The clever thing about this design is that although it opens out into&#8230; <a href="https://lilybygilly.com/2026/05/23/a-floating-bay-window-christmas-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Floating Bay Window Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card&#160;Throwdown</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Festive Animal-Themed Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 05:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s theme challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is animals, which opens up so many fun possibilities! I decided to keep things simple and let some lovely pre-designed elements do the work for me, using the Joyful Christmas Card Kit by Spellbinders. It’s one of those cards that comes together quite easily but&#8230; <a href="https://lilybygilly.com/2026/05/16/a-festive-animal-themed-christmas-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Festive Animal-Themed Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card&#160;Throwdown</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Blue, Grey &#038; Pink Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s colour challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is a slightly unusual one — blue, grey and pink. Not my go-to festive palette, I’ll admit, but that’s exactly why I enjoy these challenges… they really do push you to try something different! I had a lovely time putting this card together using elements&#8230; <a href="https://lilybygilly.com/2026/05/09/a-blue-grey-pink-christmas-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Blue, Grey &#38; Pink Christmas Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card&#160;Throwdown</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Festive Star Card &#124; 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Sketch Challenge</title>
		<link>https://lilybygilly.com/2026/05/02/a-festive-star-card-52-christmas-card-throwdown-sketch-challenge/</link>
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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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