Today I’m super excited to share a sweet + playful project I created for this week’s Global Design Project challenge — #GDP526! This week is a sketch challenge, and honestly… I had so much fun turning this simple layout into something bright, candy-filled and totally Christmas-cute. 🎄🍬

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Sketch Challenge #GDP526 for Global design project

For my card, I pulled out the Stampin’ Up! Homemade Treats bundle, which is packed full of gingerbread men, peppermint swirls, candy canes and all the nostalgic holiday goodness. The sketch instantly reminded me of little plates or piles of treats — so naturally, I ran with that and built a whole festive candy cluster in the centre of the design.

Handmade Christmas card created by Kayla Renee using the Stampin’ Up! Homemade Treats bundle. Features candy canes, gingerbread men, and peppermint sweets with the sentiment “It’s beginning to taste like Christmas” layered on stitched circles over rustic woodgrain paper.

I layered the treats over a warm woodgrain background, added stitched circles for texture, and finished it off with that adorable sentiment:
“It’s beginning to taste like Christmas” — which honestly sums up my December energy perfectly! 😂

Close-up of a festive handmade Christmas card by Kayla Renee featuring the Stampin’ Up! Homemade Treats bundle. Highlights include die-cut candies, gingerbread shapes, and red and green sweets surrounding the heat-embossed sentiment “It’s beginning to taste like Christmas.”

Inside view of a handmade Christmas card created with the Stampin’ Up! Homemade Treats bundle. Decorated with a red oven mitt, gingerbread cookie, and candy images in the lower corner, leaving space for a personal holiday message.

Inside the card, I kept the decorating simple but still cute with more little treats tucked into the corner. Because flat-lay candy cuteness? Always yes.

If you haven’t joined a Global Design Project challenge before, this is such a fun one to jump in with! Sketches are the easiest place to start — simply follow the layout, add your creative spin, and share using #GDP526 so we can all swoon over your creation.

✨ PLAY ALONG BY CREATING A PROJECT AND TAGGING IT WITH #GDP526

Happy crafting, happy snacking (lol), and I hope this inspires your next Christmas card! 💕

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Product List

Homemade Treats Bundle (English) [166017] $79.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] $61.00	Real Red & White Adhesive Backed Peppermints [164050] $15.00	Early Espresso & Old Olive Linen Thread Pack [165986] $15.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
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