Create a project featuring festive animals!
Okay friends, today’s challenge is pure cute chaos and I am HERE for it 😍
Because honestly… is it even Christmas card making season if we don’t sneak in some adorable critters?!
Today we’re celebrating all the furry, fluffy, festive friends — from reindeer and robins to pups, penguins and bears delivering happy mail. 🐶🐻📬

And yes… my card might just feature a sweet little doggie helping his bear bestie deliver holiday cheer.✨

12 Days of Christmas – Day 9: Christmas Critters” challenge graphic from The Stamping Lounge. Prompts paper crafters to create a festive card featuring animals like reindeer, birds, pets, or woodland creatures. Teal candy cane background. Hashtag #TSL12daysofChristmas.

🐾 A Christmas Critters Parade!

Picture this:
Bright, soft wintery shades blending into a cool snowy base…
Little paw prints, letters to Santa, tiny peppermints (!!)
And two furry friends spreading merry tidings together 💌🎁

I coloured up this sweet duo and layered them over textured ink blending & stitched strips.
A touch of twine, splatters (of course 😂) and a bold black sentiment = festive critter perfection.

💌 Inside the card…

Keeping things simple + cute!
I added the sweetest little pup and a soft snowy ink blend in the corner — because we all know the inside deserves love too 🥰

Handmade Christmas card with a blue ombré textured background and layered stamped images of a bear and puppy delivering mail, with presents and a mailbox using the Stampin’ Up! Jolly Delivery stamp set. The sentiment reads 'sending merry tidings' on a black strip. Peppermint embellishments and brown twine add festive detail.

Close-up of a festive handmade card featuring a bear and puppy carrying envelopes, layered over presents and a red mailbox. The background is blue and gold with ink splatters and brown twine accents. Sentiment: 'sending merry tidings.

Inside of handmade card with clean white insert and blue ink blending in the corner. A small stamped puppy sits in the bottom right corner, howling joyfully with scattered ink splatters for detail.

🐧🐻🐶 Ready to Play Along?

Make a card featuring your fave holiday critters and share it using
#TSL12daysofChristmas
⭐️ And don’t forget — Maheswari & Rochelle are also sharing today’s designs!
Pop over to their blogs to see their adorable Day 9 critters too 👇

👉 Maheswari’s blog
👉 Rochelle’s blog

🎁 Want the full tutorials?

During these 12 days, we’re sharing 36 projects — yes, 36!
And Stamping Lounge Members get the full PDF tutorials for every. single. one. 🤯

Come join us + craft all year long ✨
👉 https://www.thestampinglounge.com

See you tomorrow for Day 10 — and trust me, it’s another good one! 😘🎄
Happy stamping & snuggles to all the festive fur-babies! 🐾💕

Happy stamping,

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supplies for day NINE card

Product List

Jolly Delivery Bundle (English) [165845] $94.50	Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock [146991] $25.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $25.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] $25.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $25.00
Crumb Cake 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166671] $17.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $15.75	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663] $15.75	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $15.75
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo [159462] $19.25	Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo Pack [158152] $19.25	Stampin’ Blends Medium Light Combo Pack [159463] $19.25	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $19.25
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $19.25	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $19.25	Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161676] $19.25	Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161673] $19.25	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $19.25
Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161680] $19.25	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674] $19.25	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $9.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $17.50	Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread Pack [165986] $15.75
Real Red & White Adhesive Backed Peppermints [164050] $15.00	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50