Welcome to week 12 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are continuing to inspiring you each week with our Christmas card ideas.
Warning – if you only like traditional Christmas cards in traditional colours, please turn away now! My card this week is very sparkly and definitely not traditional at all, but it features a super cool technique I had never heard of before and you might like to learn about too!
On a Facebook live last week, Stampin’ Up’s Sara Douglass demonstrated how to heat emboss glimmer paper. I had no idea glimmer paper could be heat embossed, but the technique is exactly the same as heat embossing any other type of paper.
Both Sara and I used the Decorative Trees bundle for our projects.
I decided to use the Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink glimmer papers from the 2024–2026 In Color Glimmer Specialty Paper pack, heat embossed with white embossing powder. I layered my three trees over this delightful “bokeh effect” DSP pattern from the Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper.
In addition to heat embossing I used the die inlay technique for the middle tree. This is where you die cut twice, laying the negative image from one colour inside the postive die cut image in a different colour.
As you can see in the photos above and below, the negative pieces create another die inlay tree I can use on another card.
The white heat embossed sentiment also comes from the Decorative Tree stamp set, stamped onto a strip of Petunia Pop card stock. Can you see the delightful sparkle this glimmer paper has?
The outside photo gives you a better idea of just how sparkly these glimmer papers are!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Kate Morgan. I can’t wait to see the project Kate has created 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 Garden Green, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
Welcome to week twenty-five of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Fresh Freesia, a pink/lilac hue from the Subtles family and I’ve made a double Z fold card. Here it is lying flat and tied with a bow.
And here it is when opened up.
I was inspired to create this card by these beautiful DSP designs from the Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper. I love the colour combination of Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel and Fresh Freesia in this watercolour sky!
Here’s the metric template I use when making double Z fold cards – for this card I cut the Z fold band at 5 x 28cm before folding it.
I’ve used Stampin’ Blends in Garden Green, Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel and Fresh Freesia to colour in stamped and die cut coordinating images from the Garden Meadow Bundle.
The sentiments on the front and inside of the card are onto labels cut from the Nesting dies. I elongated the inside sentiment panel using the partial die cut technique.
How cute is this wheelbarrow full of flowers?
To make the card lie flat when closed and add “pizzazz” I’ve tied an extravagant bow of Iridescent Ribbon around the Z fold.
The Fresh Freesia gems from the Tinsel Gems Three-Pack are finishing touch for both the front panel and the inside panel.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Di Furniss I can’t wait to see what Di has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
If you have any questions please contact me. Or you can find out more and order your Starter Kit here by scanning the QR code above with your phone.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 23rd October, showcasing Garden Green or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 11 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are continuing to inspiring you each week with our Christmas card ideas.
This week’s Christmas cards were quick and easy to make with the Reindeer Fun Memories & More pack that contains contains 54 double-sided printed cards and 4 sticker sheets.
I had intended to make just one card but went on to make six cards, ideal for building up my Christmas stash!
These first two “no-stamping” horizontal cards use the large Memories & More card bases that come in an envelope with smaller card bases and matching envelopes.
I’ve layered the 3″ x 4″ (7.6 x 10.2 cm) Merry Christmas cards over the striped 4″ x 6″ (10.2 x 15.2 cm) 18 cards.
I’ve simply added a holly sticker and an assortment of Cherry Cobbler berries from the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries pack for extra dimension.
I’d run out of Memories & More large card bases to use for the next cards so I used our Australian half a sheet of A4 card bases instead.
It’s easy to make the Memories & More cards fit our Australian card bases. Simply trim a 5 mm section off the bottom of the striped Memories & More card. I’ve then adhered the small Christmas tree Memories & More card over the top of the striped large Memories & More card.
The Peaceful Evergreens Dies were used to die cut red stars from the Festive 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Glimmer Paper to top the trees.
The “Merry Christmas” sentiment was stamped firstly onto the Versamark ink pad and secondly onto the Real Red ink pad BEFORE stamping onto Basic White card stock and being heat embossed using clear embossing powder.
This technique allows you to heat emboss in any colour without using a stamp positioning tool! Just remember to clean your stamp thoroughly every time AFTER you stamp onto the card stock if you are making multiple sentiments like I have done today.
My final two cards use the small Memories & More card bases and the same small Christmas tree Memories & More cards from my second card design.
Once again they are topped with the red glimmer stars and have the red heat embossed sentiment from the Reindeer fun stamp set. I chopped the sentiment in half so it fitted across the Christmas trees.
I love how quick and easy it is to mass produce Christmas cards using the Memories & More card packs as well as the Memories & More card bases & envelopes!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Sharon Davern. I can’t wait to see the project Sharon has created 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 Fresh Freesia, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
Welcome to week twenty-three of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Flirty Flamingo and I’m giving you a sneak peek of some of the brand new online exclusives that will be available to order from 5th November.
The Happy Hibiscus Bundle includes the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set and the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder which includes and embossing folder and 11 dies.
The dies can either be used with the embossing folder to die cut embossed flowers or they can be used to die cut stamped images from the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set. I haven’t photographed all the dies, just the main die that is designed to cut out the embossed cardstock flowers.
I was searching online for a colour combination that would work well with Flirty Flamingo and found a beautiful card made my Michelle Miller for the Colour INkspiration challenge #171 that inspired both my layout and the bolder colours I’ve used.
The CI#171 colour combination that inspired me was Pretty in Pink, Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss and Summer Splash, however I’ve used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock for card one.
And I’ve used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green for card two.
Both cards began with the ink colours blended onto Basic White card stock using blending brushes.
Then I randomly stamped embossed and die cut various images and sentiments and laid them out on the blended card bases until I was happy with the layout.
This is card one. I’ve used a strip of the Happy Hibiscus embossed panel in Flirty flamingo down the left side.
This stunning Lost Lagoon Soft Cording is another online exclusive coming 5th November.
Can you see how perfectly the Flirty Flamingo and Pretty Peacock frosted dots match the card’s colours?
I heat embossed and fussy cut the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set sentiment with my paper snips. Love, love, love these mixed fonts!
Card two was super easy to make as most of the elements were left over from card one. I just had to blend another layer and stamp and die cut a few more leaves.
It’s amazing how different Flirty Flamingo looks when used against these vibrant greens!
On both cards I added some white die cut foliage die cut using one of the Painted Lavender Dies. The Flirty Flamingo bakers twine is from the Baker’s Twine Three Color Pack.
So what do you think? Do you prefer the “dark and moody” Pretty Peacock/Lost Lagoon card or the vibrant and tropical Granny Apple Green/Lemon Lime Twist card?
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 at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
If you have any questions please contact me. Or you can find out more and order your Starter Kit here by scanning the QR code above with your phone.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 16th October, showcasing Fresh Freesia or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 10 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are continuing to inspiring you each week with our Christmas card ideas.
This week’s Christmas card is all about breaking the rules for me. Can you guess which design rule I’ve broken with my Humble Home bundle Christmas card?
The rule of 3 in design (also known as the rule of thirds) is a principle that suggests things arranged in odd numbers, especially in groups of three, are more appealing, effective, and memorable than even-numbered groupings.
Odd numbers, particularly three, create a sense of balance and asymmetry that keeps the eye engaged and creates a clear focus point. Apparently, the human brain tends to remember things more easily in sets of three!
This is why I originally stamped and punched three different houses to decorate my card front, however I just couldn’t make the design work with three houses so this little extra Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie and Pool Party house will be kept for another card.
The two houses that made the cut are created using the Humble Home bundle–this is the bundle on the cover of the Holiday Catalogue.
The Pool Party house on the left has been punched from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper and the house on the right is stamped in Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.
The white trees are die cut using some of the Frosted Forest Dies.
I white heat embossed the Falling Snow Stamp onto Pool Party cardstock, layered onto an Early Espresso layer and a Basic White card base, adding a few White Loose Snowflake embellishments for extra dimension.
The roof of the house on the right of the card is actually another piece of Country Woods DSP, punched out using the Humble Home punch and trimmed down to roof size.
I’ve white heat embossed the “Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Humble Home stamp set onto the roof.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Sharon Davern. I can’t wait to see what Sharon 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.
Don’t forget that if you have been eyeing a stamp set (or two, or three) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalogue the annual Stampin’ Up! Three-Day Stamp Sale is on now! The sale will run for three days ONLY from 7 October 2024, at 12:00 a.m. to 9 October 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (AEDT)
From 7 to 9 October, you can order those stamp sets you’ve been wanting at a 15% discount. The 15% off discount apply to all stamp sets (photopolymer and cling) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalogue.
You can view all of the stamp sets on sale and purchase them here!
This stamp sale only happens once a year so don’t miss out!
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Flirty Flamingo, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
