Day 6 of the #30DayChristmasCardMakingChallenge is “Something Green”.
With so many gorgeous greens in the Stampin’ Up! colour range, the hardest part of this challenge was deciding just which green to use!
Eventually I decided to use this design from the beautiful Boughs of Holly DSP because it combines several greens on the one sheet of DSP: Evening Evergreen, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce and Soft Succulent. Is that cheating or clever?
This paper was also the perfect shortcut to incorporate vergation of colour into my rustic wreath Christmas card without having to do any stamping. In fact this is a no stamping card!
The long branch die from the Decorated Pine dies is just perfect for making a wreath as it cuts 3 pine fronds with each branch that is die cut.
Rustic Wreath Christmas Card
Start by using two of the Layering Circle dies to die cut a hoop from the Boughs of Holly DSP
Mount the hoop to the card with an adhesive foam strip
Die cut branches from Boughs of Holly DSP, snip into smaller pieces and adhere to the wreath
Undo a length of the Silver Threaded Twine to wrap around the hoop and to make a bow
Finish the card with laser-cut embellishment words and shapes from the Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack
I couldn’t resist adding a few Basic Rhinestone Jewels to my card for some extra sparkle.
The 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is a global challenge hosted by UK Artisan Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Martin Stone and the challenge for Day 3 is “Warm & Cosy”.
This theme was the perfect opportunity to use the gorgeous mittens from the Celebrate With Tags bundle.
The Pool Party and Basic White monochrome colour scheme was inspired by the Storybook Gnomes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. I loved how this pattern coordinated with the pattern on the mittens.
The zig zag die from the Basic Borders dies cut the DSP strip in half and I adhered it to the top and the bottom of the card.
I couldn’t resist adding a snowflake die cut with the Celebration Tags Dies and a few Basic Rhinestone Jewels to my card for some extra sparkle.
You can catch up on my previous entries for this challenge by clicking on the links below.
I’ve used the adorable The Snowman Magic Bundle for today’s card. It includes the Snowman Magic Stamp Set and the Snowman Dies.
And here’s my little snowman in his wintery scene with his friend the Balmy Blue bird sitting at the top of the tree like a Christmas star!
The background snow effect is created using a layer of the Snowflake 12″ x 12″ Specialty Vellum – this sheet is flocked, while some of the other vellum sheets in the pack are foiled.
The sentiment comes from the Penguin Place Stamp Set – it works so well with the Snowman Magic Stamp Set too.
I couldn’t resist adding a few Basic Rhinestone Jewels to my card for some extra sparkle.
Welcome to week twenty 27 of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop!
This is a weekly blog hop where we showcase the stunning range of Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order over 12 months and this week we are featuring Mango Melody from the brights family.
Is this the easiest card I’ve ever made? Well it probably was… that is, until I stuffed up the stamping of the sentiment and had to stamp and die cut another sentiment on a scrap of Basic White cardstock, adhering it over the “mis-stamped” original sentiment!
This card is made with a stamp set I originally overlooked in the June – December catalogue – the Soft Seedlings stamp set. It is a “Distinktive” stamp set, which means it has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension in a single step, creating photo-realistic images.
I’ve paired Mango Melody with Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Basic White for my (almost) simple stamping card.
I stamped the Daffodil Delight maple leaves first and then stamped the Mango Melody maple leaves. A length of linen thread was tied around the Basic White layer and tied into a bow, before it was adhered to the Crumb Cake base.
The inside of the card has a couple of Mango Melody maple leaves as well.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Andrea Sargent – I can’t wait to see what Andrea has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
Welcome to week eighteen of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop!
From tomorrow, November 1, the Fitting Florets Collection from the upcoming January – June Mini Catalogue will be available to order and it includes two products only available for limited time: the Framed & Festive Stamp Set and the Fitting Florets DSP.
The Framed & Festive stamp set is a really versatile Christmas sentiment stamp set that works with any Christmas products. I’ve paired it with the Christmas Season stamp set and the coordinating Seasonal Labels dies for this week’s Heart of Christmas card.
The Basic White layer has been die cut an angle using the largest of the stitched rectangle dies. This adds visual interest and draws your attention to the bunch of holly berries and leaves.
My traditional red and green colour combination uses Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake and Basic White. Fine tipped glue has been added to the holly berries to make them shine.
The sentiment has been die cut and framed using the middle two square Stylish Shapes dies. I really like the mix of fonts in the Christmas sentiments in the Framed & Festive stamp set.
Another sentiment from the Framed & Festive stamp set has been used for the inside of the card – I think I will be using this sentiment a lot for my Christmas cards this year.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Woollard – I can’t wait to see what Rachel 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.
