Welcome to week fifteen of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop!
I love taking inspiration for card making from our Stampin’ Up! catalogues – they are full of amazing ideas! One card that caught my eye was this card on page 36 of the July-December Mini Catalogue.
The clever detail in this card is the way they stamped the large tree stamp from the Window Wishes stamp set onto cardstock before using the smaller solid tree dies to die cut the trees for this scene.
My version of this card uses some of the colours in the gorgeous Whimsy and Wonder DSP that was in last year’s Holiday catalogue: Blushing Bride, Polished Pink, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow.
Stampin' Up! Window Wishes Scene Card Colour Combination
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I decided to use the curved Basic Border die to create my snowscape. Two pieces of Basic White cardstock were cut with this die and positioned over a front layer of Basic White cardstock on a Mossy Meadow Card base.
I then stamped a large tree on two of the layers and stamped assorted trees and houses on scraps of Whisper White, die cutting with the Window dies and then building my scene as I went along.
Once I was happy with the arrangement I took a photo as a guide to remind myself where everything went and glued everything down, starting with the base layer.
The “Merry Christmas” greeting was stamped using two of the sentiment stamps in the Window Wishes stamp set. I simply inked up “Merry” and the “Christmas” but not the rest of the sentiments.
You could make this little scene in any colour you want and instead of using the Basic Border dies to create the landscape, you could simply freehand cut or trace around the edge of a plate.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Rosa Leyden – I can’t wait to see what Rosa has created today!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants on Sharon’s blog.
If you live in Australia, you can find and purchase these products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.
I’ll be back on Wednesday with the AWH Colour Creations blog where we will be showcasing a bright green colour, Granny Apple Green.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Cath xx
A stunning CASE Catherine. I love that you used the Basic Border dies for your snowy hills. The stitching adds a lovely finished look.
Such a gorgeous Christmas scene and card Cathy! Just love how you have created the different mounds and layers of focal point on a flat card! It is just lovely the colour of the houses and the stitching on the borders of the snow mounds! Gorgeous Card!
Such a cute card Cathy – I love the colours you have chosen and think they are perfect for the little houses. Such a beautiful winter scene!
I adore your Christmas scene, Cathy, and the stitching of the border die adds great texture. I love how you stamped the tree branches on the green die cut trees, so clever!
LOVE these cards Cathy 🙂
Cathy the colour palette for your houses are so pretty. The entire scene with the addition of both big and small trees are lovely too. Love your card.
A gorgeous card Cathy. I love your suburban Christmas scene and your colour scheme. So beautiful. The creation of your trees is very clever. Xxx
I’m loving the inspiration for your card and your colour palette, Catherine. Your White Christmas snowscape scene is adorable and it has me hearing ‘I’m dreaming of a White Christmas’ in my head. I love that song, I love the movie and I love your card!
What an adorable card, Cathy! I love how you used the Basic Borders Die to create mounds of snow. I had not paid any attention to this bundle, but the little houses and trees are delightful; I’m kicking myself now. You have created a delightful scene.