The challenge for Day 21 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is “First Snowflake”.
I’ve used my favourite Christmas stamp set, Yuletide Village, the Frosted Forest dies and the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder to create this winter village scene.
The stamped images have been coloured using Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends before being fussy cut with Paper Snips.
The gorgeous “Let it Snow” sentiment is from the Sophisticated Sled Stamp Set.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card.
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.
Welcome to week twenty of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Crumb Cake, probably my favourite Stampin’ Up colour as I consider it to be the perfect neutral.
I couldn’t resist making another Christmas card for this week, using a stand alone stamp set that was the very first product to catch my eye in the 2024 Holiday Catalogue: Yuletide Village.
I’ve deliberately kept my colour scheme very neutral with a lot of white as Crumb Cake is often the bridesmaid to other colours.
The original inspiration for this card came from a beautiful card created by a US Stampin’ Up! demonstrator called Sharon Williams Bardsley.
I’ve used the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder for the Basic White cardstock layer and the beautiful Crumb Cake and white DSP design from the Nests of Winter DSP, die cut using the arched frame from the Garden Meadow dies.
The white trees behind the buildings are die cut with the Frosted Forest dies, while the green trees are stamps from the Yuletide Village stamp set, coloured with Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut.
All of the buildings are coloured using light and dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends, with a touch of Pecan Pie on the church.
I’ve trimmed the word “love” from the sentiment and added five Earth Tones Shimmer Gems to complete the card.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Amie McIllroy – I can’t wait to see what Amie has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 19th September, showcasing Crushed Curry or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
