We’re up to day 5 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge and today’s challenge is a sketch challenge.
The wonderful thing about a sketch design is that you can use whatever products you have at hand as long as you follow the general sketch layout.
I’ve used the Regal Distressed Patterns Specialty DSP, Season of Elegance DSP and products from the Nests of Winter Suite, including the Nests of Winter DSP and the Winterly Tree Top dies.
The focal image was super easy to make as the birds are from the Nests of Winter DSP, die cut using the Winterly Tree Top dies, so there’s no stamping involved!
The gold fronds are die cut from the Season of Elegance DSP and the brand new online exclusive, the Brushed Silver & Gold Foil Specialty Paper. I also added a thin strip of the new Gold Foil Specialty Paper to highlight the angled line between the DSP on the back of the card.
This photo below shows the gorgeous shine.
The “Merry Christmas” sentiment is from the Humble home stamp set, die cut out with a Stylish Shapes die.
The inside of the card has also been decorated using another image die cut from the Nests of Winter DSP and a left over scrap of DSP.
I’ll be back tomorrow with the AWH Coklour creations blog hop showcasing Granny Apple Green and it will also be another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card.
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 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.
