Heart of Christmas 2024 - Week 6

Hello fellow stampers! Welcome back to this week’s Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop. Each week until 25 November 2024 the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create  your own.

One of my favourites (there are many!) from the Mini catalogue is the A Little Bit Festive Speciality Paper. In addition to the patterned paper there are three sheets of die cuts which can be used to quickly make cards or tags and even for scrapbook layouts.

For my card this week I have used both the patterned paper (inside my card) and die cuts. The plaid DSP panel on the front of my card is from the Regal Distressed Patterns Specialty DSP and is adhered to the Pool Party Deckled rectangle die cut mat.

The Mistletoe die cut from the specialty paper sheet was adhered to the front with dimensionals. The greeting from the Greetings of the Season stamp set was heat embossed with Gold embossing powder. I then fussy cut the greeting and adhered this in front of the ‘oh so cute’ Pool Party Pompom ribbon. 

To finish off the front of the card I adhered some gold Neutrals Adesive-backed Sequins and Garden Green Blooming Pearls.

To the card inner I adhered the DSP mat and a Deckled rectangle mat gold embossed with another greeting from the same stamp set. I also adhered a snowflake die cut.

A closeup of the gold embossed greeting.

Please head on to the next participant for more Christmas inspiration the lovely and very talented Christine Blain.

If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of our host, the lovely Sharon Davern and she will have the list of all those participating.

Don’t forget to check back next week for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Heart of Christmas 2024 - Week 5

 

Hello fellow stampers! Welcome back to this week’s Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop. Each week until 25 November 2024 the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create  your own.

For this week’s card I have again used several new products from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! September - December Mini catalogue. You will be able to order from this catalogue on Wednesday 4 September! 

There are many favourites in this new mini catalogue one of them being the Decorative Trees die set. It has some beautiful die cut tree patterns and of course a matching stamp set that I did not use this time.

First, I die cut the Lost Lagoon mat with the ‘snowflake’ tree die. Before die cutting I did adhere a layer of adhesive sheet to the back. This is so that the finely die cut snowflakes can be adhered to the next layer. You end up with the tree shape on your mat layer and the ‘snowflake’ tree die cut.

Next, I inked up the Falling Snow background stamp with VersaMark, stamped the mat layer and then heat embossed with silver Embossing powder. It really looks pretty with the shiny stars.

A layer of White Glimmer specialty paper was adhered behind the embossed panel to add more sparkle! Once in place I finally adhered the ‘snowflake’ tree die cut.

All that’s left is to stamp the Christmas and New Years greeting using Pretty Peacock ink. The stamp set used is Greetings of the Season. The ends were cut on an angle with paper snips and then adhered with dimensionals. I also adhered some silver Adhesive backed Sparkle gems.

Please head on to the next participant for more Christmas inspiration the lovely and very talented Sharon Davern. Sharon is also the host of this blog hop and if you find a broken link please head to Sharons blog and she will have the list of all those participating.

Don’t forget to check back next week for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Heart of Christmas 2024 - Week 3

 

Hello fellow stampers! Welcome back to this week’s Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop. Each week until 25 November 2024 the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create  your own.

Recently I received a demonstrator paper share from the upcoming September - December Stampin’ Up! Mini catalogue. And wow I fell in love with the Sentimental Christmas DSP! It didn’t immediately grab my eye glancing through the catalogue but looking at these papers in real life they do tick all the  traditional images and colours.

Firstly, I die cut the Basic Beige mat with the Elegant Borders die set just to provide some interest to the panel. Before adhering the panel to the Poppy Parade base I also stamped some ‘twig-like’ branches in Garden Green ink towards the bottom. This stamp is from the Rest Relax Enjoy stamp set and will add a bit more interest underneath the die cut tags.

The two ‘tags’ were die cut from different sides of the Sentimental Christmas DSP using the Greetings of the Season die set. The candy-striped tag was adhered to the mat layer and the Christmas stocking tag adhered with dimensionals to the bottom tag. The sentiment from the coordinating stamp set Greetings of the Season was stamped in Poppy Parade ink and fussy cut.

The card inner has a Basic Beige layer with a candy-stripe strip at the bottom. I have used another sentiment from the same stamp set using Poppy Parade ink again. The red complements nicely with the beige. The little bow was fussy cut and adhered at the top.

To finish the card I adhered a bow tied from Basic Beige ribbon to the tags and also some embellishments coloured with Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend pen, including Adhesive backed Sparkle gems, Blooming Pearls and Adhesive backed Swirl dots.

Please head on to the next participant for more Christmas inspiration the lovely and very talented Claire Daly.

If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of our host, the lovely Sharon Davern and she will have the list of all those participating.

Don’t forget to check back next week for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Heart of Christmas 2024 - Week 1

Hello fellow stampers! I’m very excited to welcome everyone to the very first week of the Heart of Christmas Stampin’ Up! blog hop for 2024! Each week until 25 November 2024 the Art With Heart team will showcase Christmas cards and projects to inspire you to create  your own.

Stampin’ Up! have released the latest Mini Catalogue (September - December 2024) to demonstrators only and will be made available to the general public from 6 September. While waiting for the demonstrator pre-order to begin I have made a start on my Christmas stash using current DSP now available under ‘Online exclusives’ section.

The DSP pack I have used in tonight’s cards is Shining Christmas. These papers have foil patterns on one side and matt patterns on the other. The colours in this pack are Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow and Basic White.

For my first card the stamp set used has carried over from the last Sept-Dec 2023 mini catalogue - So Very Merry. I stamped the Santa with Memento Black ink and die cut using a circle from the Stylish Shapes die set. The image was coloured with Stampin’ Blends in Balmy Blue, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake. 

The sentiment stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink is from the same stamp set and die cut with a label die from Greetings of the Season die set (Online exclusives). This stamp and die bundle has a variety of greetings and coordinating dies.

The label die cuts a hole to tie a ribbon or other trim. I tied the Silver & White Sheer ribbon and adhered some silver Adhesive-backed Sparkle gems. Santa and the sentiment were adhered with dimensionals to a DSP layer and then the Basic White card base.

For my second card I adhered the DSP to the Basic White card base. This sentiment is comprised of two greetings from the Greetings of the Season stamp set and then die cut from the coordinating bundle. I have used the same ribbon and sparkle gems as in my first card.

The present has been die cut from white Glimmer specialty paper using the Wanted to Say die set. It’s a bit difficult to see from the photo but it does sparkle in the light! The bow is also die cut from Mossy Meadow card stock.

For my last card I CASEd a card template in the Annual catalogue. I’ve cut DSP rectangles and arranged as per layout.

I adhered the layers to a Mossy Meadow mat and then to the White card base.

The main greeting ‘Celebrate’ is from the die set with the present and bow, Wanted to Say. The base is die cut from the white glimmer paper and the word from Cherry Cobbler. I have also die cut and adhered several more presents with bows to the card front.

You can view the foil accents from another angle.

Please head on to the next participant for more Christmas inspiration the lovely and very talented Christine Blain.

If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of our host, the lovely Sharon Davern and she will have the list of all those participating.

Don’t forget to check back next week for more Christmas projects. Hope you have a fabulous week ahead!

Colour Creations Bubble Bath - Week 14

 

Hello fellow crafters! Welcome to the Colour Creations blog hop where team members of the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! demonstrators showcase a new colour every Wednesday. This week our featured colour is Bubble Bath. A lovely soft pink that can be found in the Subtles colour family.

Bubble bath is a great choice for creating cards to welcome a new baby girl! For this reason I chose the Cutest Onesie bundle that includes a onesie, baby rattle and coat hanger. 

I have CASED a card from a fellow demonstrator Cornelia Burger, to create a set of drawers. I changed the design slightly so that instead of the entire card front being the drawers I created the standing drawer set.

I adhered a DSP layer from the Country Woods collection to the Bubble Bath card base. To make my drawer set I cut a smaller panel from BB card stock and then die cut one end to create the ‘legs’. I used one of the label dies from Unbounded Love die set.

For each drawer I cut rectangle panels from the Bright & Beautiful DSP. These panels were adhered with dimensionals to allow the coat hanger holding the onesie to hook over them. These coat hangers are so cute! When you die cut the onesie it also cuts a slit to allow the coat hanger to slide into.

The sentiment from the Cutest Onesie stamp set was stamped with Bubble Bath ink and die cut with a label die from the Unbounded Love die set. This die set has many label dies in different shapes and sizes and has been my go to set since I received it!

The drawer handles are the Petunia Pop 2024-26 In Color Resin Dots.

The card inner. The sentiment has been stamped with Fresh Freesia ink and the hearts with BB ink. I’ve added a strip of DSP and the die cut numbers.

Hope you enjoy the remaining blog hop where you can find more Bubble Bath inspiration from the very talented Rachel Palmieri.

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the full list of participants on Cathy Proctor blog. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week and happy crafting.