The challenge for Day 20 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is a tricky one: “Ugly Sweater”.
I don’t own a sweater stamp and I live in Australia where it is hot at Christmas time so I decided to make an “Ugly Christmas rashies” card instead!
A rashie is our slang word for a rash vest, a swimming top we wear to protect our skin from the sun or from the rash you get when riding a surfboard. And yes we do wear “ugly rashies” on the beach at Christmas time!
To make my rash vests I used the Cutest Onesie Stamp Set and drew a line across the bottom of the stamp before fussy cutting them out with paper snips.
I then stamped the rashies with stamps from the Snowy Wonder Stamp set and coloured them in using Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends.
The letters are die cut using the Mini Alphabet dies. These are great for when you want to make your own sentiment.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card.
Welcome to week thirty of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Highland Heather, a light purple from the Subtles family and I love the way this soft and feminine Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper combines Highland Heather with Crumb Cake, Shaded Spruce and many other colours.
I always need birthday cards so I’ve stamped the “Happy Birthday” sentiment (from the Translucent Florals Stamp Set) in Highland Heather onto a Basic White label die cut using a die from the Perennial Postage dies.
I’ve used the matching Painted Lavender Stamp Set and Painted Lavender dies to create this sweet bunch of lavender.
To add additional colours to my lavender stems I stamped onto Highland Heather before stamping off once onto a piece of scrap. Then I used a sponge dauber to add touches of Gorgeous Grape and Highland BEFORE I stamped on Basic White Cardstock.
The Shaded Spruce Marker from the Regals Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment added the green stems to the lavender before die cutting.
A double bow of linen thread and a few Highland Heather gems from the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems were the finishing touch!
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.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 27th November, showcasing Lemon Lime Twist or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 16 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.
My quick and easy Christmas card was also made for a sketch challenge for Day 18 of the 30 Days of Christmas card making challenge. This is the sketch.
Stampin’ Up! have the most wonderful Mix & Match Ephemera Packs in the Christmas catalogue.
For this card I’ve used the pre-cut row of trees, the house scene and some gold stars from the Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack.
These ephemera packs are designed to work well with the Gold Dipped Mix & Match Cards and Envelopes.
The gold heat embossed “Love from our home to yours” is from the Peaceful Season stamp set. I thought this was the perfect sentiment to go with the house.
These Mix & Match Ephemera Packs are my go to for when I need to make quick and easy cards. You get two sheets of each design for just $16.75!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Claire Daly. I can’t wait to see the project Claire 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 Highland Heather, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
The challenge for Day 17 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is a colour challenge: Powder Pink, Plum and Teal Blue.
The Stampin’ Up! colours I’ve used for this colour challenge are Pretty Peacock, Pretty in Pink and Berry Burst. I’ve adhered strips of cardstock in these colours to a layer of Basic White cardstock before embossing with Eyelet Folder.
I’ve stamped the word “Joyful” in black using the Classic Letter stamp set, adding dots of Gold Metallic Enamel Effects add a touch of dimension and sparkle.
The curved greenery from the Classic Letters stamp set is stamped in Pretty Peacock and the holly stamp is from the Reindeer Fun stamp set, stamped in Pretty Peacock that has been stamped off once.
Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins in Melon Mambo and a double bow of Iridescent Striped Trim and Gold Twisted Thread finish off the card.
I’ll be back tomorrow blog hopping with the AWH Heart “Heart of Christmas” team and another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card.
The challenge for Day 16 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is Mistletoe Magic.
This quick and easy card features a die cut mistletoe from the A Little Bit Festive Specialty DSP.
I’ve placed the mistletoe on a die cut piece of Basic White card stock and a layer of Garden Green striped DSP from the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper.
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels and a bow of Twisted Gold thread add the finishing touch.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card.
We’re halfway through the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge and the challenge for Day 15 is “Twinkle Twinkle”.
I’ve combined something old (the Merriest Tree stamp set & dies and the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder) with something new (the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Brushed Silver & Gold Foil Specialty Paper) to make today’s Christmas card.
The “Twinkle, Twinkle” element of my card is the lovely stars that top each tree, decorate the gold foil tree and are scattered on the embossed background. These are all created using Merriest Tree dies to die cut Brushed Gold Foil Specialty Paper with an adhesive sheet attached to turn the die cuts into stickers.
I’ve also used the adhesive backed gold foil to die cut strings of lights for the tree on the right and for the baubles on the middle tree. A strip of striped DSP from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty Designer Series Paper finishes off the bottom of the card.
I’ll be tomorrow I’ll be back tomorrow with another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card.
The challenge for Day 14 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is “Christmas Morning”.
I’m sure my Christmas beach scene is not what most people think of when they think Christmas morning!
However, I’m incredibly lucky to live in Australia at the beach and I have the most beautiful Christmas tradition of spending Christmas morning at the beach with my friends. It’s such a wonderful way to start the day. My family then do a Christmas patrol at our beach, South Curl Curl Surf Life Saving club.
To create a card that truly reflects my Christmas morning I’ve added some festive elements to a beach scene that I created using the Beach Day dies.
The palm tree has a Christmas cardinal sticker and a sprig of holly from the Reindeer Days Memories & More pack.
But my favourite festive touch would have to be the Christmas patterned surfboards, duie cut from the Reindeer Days DSP!
What does your Christmas morning look like? Is it hot like mine or cold and cosy?
I’ll be tomorrow I’ll be back tomorrow with another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card.
Welcome to week twenty-nine of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Gray Granite, a light gray with a slightly brownish hue from the Neutrals family.
I love neutrals and use them all the time, however I usually use them as a background to other colours or for when I need earth tones. To ensure I made Gray Granite the star of my card tonight I only used three colours: Gray Granite, Basic White and a tiny touch of gold.
I just can’t get enough of the Reindeer Fun bundle! I also stamped and coloured this little deer to use on another card at a later date.
I’ve stamped both of the deer image outlines in Gray Granite and coloured them in with Gray Granite light and dark Stampin’ Blends.
In my latest order I finally added the Spotlight on Nature dies to my die collection. I couldn’t resist threading the new online gold twisted thread through the decorative border holes of the die cut circle and tying the thread into a decorative bow.
Here’s a close up of the threaded die cut circle. I’ve used a tapestry needle to thread the die cut.
The trees stamped behind the deer are also stamped in Gray Granite, stamped both at full strength and stamped off once.
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.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 20th November, showcasing Highland Heather or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
The challenge for Day 13 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is “Poinsettia Perfection”.
I’ve used the large die cut poinsettia from the A Little bit Festive DSP along with a smaller die cut poinsettia from the Joyful Images Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to make this quick and easy Christmas card.
The red striped DSP is also from the A Little bit Festive DSP.
The gold foil “Celebrate” sentiment is die cut using one of the Wanted To Say dies, with the word “Christmas” from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set heat embossed in gold.
I’ve tucked some of the new online exclusive Gold Twisted Thread under the smaller poinsettia.
I’ll be back later tonight with the AWH Colour Creations blog hop where we will be showcasing Gray Granite.
The challenge for Day 12 of the 30 Day Christmas Card Making Challenge is “Bauble Bliss”.
Although I have a current bauble bundle, I really love the retro feel of this little die cut ornament from the Festive Tags Kit so I decided to make it the focal point of my Christmas card. This kit is a great kit to use as it is for Christmas tags or to turn into cards.
My black and white striped DSP layer is from the Halloween Spells Designer Series Paper and I’ve added one of the Lost Lagoon and gold foil tags from the Festive Tags Kit.
The “O” for the word joy is the cute little bauble from the Festive Tags Kit with Alphabest die cut gold foil from the online exclusive Brushed Silver & Gold Foil Specialty Paper creating the J and the Y.
The gold embellishments decorating the bauble are also included in the Festive Tags Kit.
The double bow on the top of the ornament uses the black and white twine included in the Festive Tags Kit as well as the new online exclusive Gold Twisted Thread.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another “30 Days of Christmas” Christmas card and the AWH Colour Creations blog hop where we will be showcasing Gray Granite.
