It’s week two of the 2025 Heart of Christmas blog hop and hopefully our Art With Heart team will provide you with plenty more inspiration for your Christmas projects.
This week I’ve created two gatefold cards using products from the Peaceful Garden Suite Collection. One is a vertical gatefold card and the other is a horizontal gatefold card.
This is the template I’ve created to show you how I made two gatefold cards from one sheet of Misty Moonlight cardstock. For both cards I’ve designed the fold so it reveals the middle of the inside layer of the card, even when the card is closed.
All of the DSP, glimmer foil, embellishments, sentiments and ribbon used on both these cards comes from the Peaceful Garden Suite, which you’ll find in the September – December 2025 Catalogue.
Card 1 – Vertical Gatefold Card
This starry Secret Sea/Cloud Cover DSP is my favourite DSP design from the Peaceful Garden 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper and it pairs perfectly with the other Cloud Cover DSP I’ve used for the inside sentiment and the side layering piece with the doves.
I have to admit I had originally stamped the sentiment directly onto the inside Basic White cardstock panel, however I accidentally smudged some ink so I covered it up with a strip of DSP and I really like the effect!
For both cards I’ve die cut the Peaceful Garden 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Glimmer Paper using the star dies from the Peace on Earth Bundle to create my embellishments.
The other die I love in this bundle is the tiny envelope die that fits in the doves’ mouths. I die cut it from Cloud cover cardstock for card one.
Here’s what the card looks like when you open it up. I simply used a single glue dot to hold closed the side layering piece with the doves.
Card 2 – Horizontal Gatefold Card with a Belly Band
Card two has exactly the same measurements for the card base as card one, however it has been flipped vertically and a belly band has been added to secure it closed.
I created the belly band using a strip of cloud cover cardstock and a length of the Misty Moonlight & Silver Edged 1/2″ (1.3 cm) Ribbon from the Peaceful Garden Suite,
Here’s what the card looks like on the inside with the belly band removed.
For both cards I stamped the sentiments in Secret Sea, sometimes just partially stamping the “Peace, Love & Joy” sentiment to make it fit into my design.
Take a look at some more Christmas Card inspiration on our Heart of Christmas blog hop!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Kate Morgan. I can’t wait to see what Kate has made this week!
If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Sharon Davern‘s blog. Sharon does an amazing job of hosting our Heart of Christmas blog every Monday.
Our AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Daffodil Delight on our Insta Hop. I hope you can join us then!
This week we’re showcasing Crushed Curry, a rich golden yellow from the Regals family, and I’ve used it with the amazing Scenic Adventure dies to create a sunrise Father’s Day card for my husband.
Although I usually gravitate towards more monochromatic colour palettes, for this card I took my inspiration from nature and used colours I would not normally pair together: Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Petunia Pop, Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black and Shaded Spruce.
The Scenic Adventure dies are part of a bundle with the Scenic Adventure stamp set, however on this card I’ve only used the Scenic Adventure dies, as well as a circle die from the Stylish Shapes dies to make the Crushed Curry sun. The only stamping is the sentiment.
Adding extra detail with hand embossing
To emphasise the Crushed Curry sun and add extra texture to this card I decided to add some hand embossing.
On a Basic White cardstock layer I stamped a sun in Crushed Curry using the semicircle stamp in the Sunshine Vibes stamp set and then I stamped the Sun rays in Crushed Curry all round the sun.
To add texture, I used the stylus from my Simply Scored Scoring Tool and a ruler to emboss lines that extend the sun rays. I then used a small blending brush and Crushed Curry Ink to add the glow of the sun in the sky as it rises above my mountain scene.
The white heat embossed “Father Day” sentiment is from the Trusty Tools stamp set, heat embossed onto Basic Black card stock.
I really love the vibrant, graphic quality this unusual colour combination gives to my sunrise scene and i hoipw my husband likes it too!
Take a look at some more Crushed Curry inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search engine window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss . Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Kate @craftwithkate
Helen @apaperparadise
Leanne @createwithleanne2
Sharon @sharondaverncreates
Andrea @andreaksargent
Vicki @vickiboucher
Cathy @whatcathymade
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing another yellow: Daffodil Delight!
Looking for some Christmas card inspiration?
Our Heart of Christmas blog hop is back for 2025 and we will go live at 8pm (EAST) every Monday night with Christmas card inspiration. This hop is a traditional blog hop (not an Instahop) so you can follow along by reading my blog.
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I’ll be back tonight with our Art With Heart Insta hop where we will be showcasing Crushed Curry. Hope you can join me tonight for some crafty inspiration.
Our Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas team are back for 2025 and hoping to provide plenty of inspiration for the next sixteen weeks with our Heart of Christmas blog hop!
In just two days time the new September – December 2025 Mini Catalogue (AKA the Christmas Catty), the September Online Exclusives and three new kits are being released.
My two cards for week 1 use dies from the Annual Catalogue as well as products from the September Online Exclusives: the Modern Christmas Suite collection and the Elegant Pine Snowflake suite.
Both cards use the foiled gold star pattern from this gorgeous Modern Christmas 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Party Alphabet Dies to die cut gold foil letters.
Card 1 – Noel
When creating the square gold foil mat under the DSP layer I like to use large dies to cut our the inside of the foil layer so I don’t waste all that foil. Look at how much foil I have left over!
Both cards have foliage embellishments created using the Delicate Pines Bundle, another Online Exclusive being released on September 3.
If you take a close look at my cards you can see I’ve used the berry die (it cuts six tiny berries at once) to embellish the middle of the gold heat embossed foliage pieces.
The black and gold twine for the bow is from the Black & White & Gold Bakers Twine pack, part of the Modern Christmas Suite. It’s a bit hard to see in these photos, but it is just the perfect finishing touch in real life.
Card 2 – Joy
Card two uses all the same products as card one with th exception of the twine. Instead of the black & gold twine I’ve used the Gold Striped 3/8″ (1 cm) Mesh Ribbon.
While the Party Alphabet dies are perfect for banners, home decor pieces and scrapbooking, they are also fabulous for modern and graphic cards.
Words such as “Joy”, “Noel”, “Happy”, “Hi”, “Hugs” , “Love”, “Merry” and more can be cut using these dies to create hi impact cards.
I haven’t forgotten the inside of the cards. I’ve gold heat embossed two of the sentiments from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set. The Ornamental Christmas stamp set is part of the Ornamental Christmas Bundle in the Modern Christmas Suite (online exclusive).
Take a look at some more Christmas Card inspiration on our Heart of Christmas blog hop!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Kate Morgan. I can’t wait to see what Kate has made this week!
If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Sharon Davern‘s blog. Sharon does an amazing job of hosting our Heart of Christmas blog every Monday.
Our AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Crushed Curry on our InstaHop. I hope you can join us then!
This week we’re showcasing my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours–Crumb Cake–and I’m also taking the opportunity to showcase one of my favorite stamp sets (now on the last chance list): Humble Home.
This versatile stamp set has been massively reduced to $10.50, so if it’s not already in your collection, now’s the time to add it to your next order before it is gone!
I deliberately kept my colour combination neutral this week because as Crumb Cake is so versatile and it works with every single colour it often plays second fiddle to other colours. By pairing it back to just two colours (with a touch of gold) Crumb Cake really shines.
One Design – Two Cards
Just like my Coastal Cabana cards last week, I’ve used the one card sketch to create two different cards. Both cards use the stunning Nests of Winter DSP for the top panel of the card and one of the Spotlight on Nature dies has been used to die cut the circle behind the focal image.
This time I kept the layout and orientation the same, simply swapping out where I placed the Crumb Cake and the Basic White.
Card one has Basic White card base and I’ve heat embossed the focal home image and the sentiment in white onto Crumb Cake card stock.
The twine is the Crumb Cake twine from the The Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack and the white dots are from the Neutral Matte Dots.
Card two has a Crumb Cake card base and the sentiment and the focal home image are stamped in Crumb Cake.
The twine and embellishments are a sneak peek at new products from the September – December catalogue (Traditional Sparkling Sequins) and Online Exclusives (Black & White & Gold Bakers Twine), both available September 3.
Take a look at some more Crumb Cake inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss . Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Andrea @andreaksargent
Kate @craftwithkate
Rosa @hum.and.stamp
Claire @clairedalycreates
Sharon @sharondaverncreates
Helen @apaperparadise
Vicki @vickiboucher
Leanne @createwithleanne2
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Crushed Curry.
Want more Christmas card inspiration?
Starting Monday 1st September (that’s right, it’s next Monday night!) our Heart of Christmas blog hop will be returning for 2025. This hop is a traditional blog hop (not an Instahop) so you can follow along by reading my blog.
The blog hop will go live at 8pm (EAST) every Monday night for 16 weeks.
