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-three of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Early Espresso, a rich and deep brown from the neutrals family. It’s a fabulous colour for nature themed cards and also for masculine cards and I’ve used it today to create a special fun fold birthday card.
For the entire month of October you can save up to 30% off kits and there are currently over 30 different kits to choose from in the online store!
I’ve combined components of both the Birthday Sparkle kit (reduced to $39.10) and the Light the Candles Kit (reduced to $27.30) to create a special milestone card for my husband’s best friend from school who turned 60 yesterday!
To make a card large enough to hold 60 candles I’ve created 3 cards that sit inside a front and back panel.
The front and back Early Espresso panels each measure 14.9 x 10.5 cm – that’s 1/4 of an A4 sheet of cardstock. I then adhered a layer of Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper to the front and the back measuring 14.4 x 10cm.
The inside sections of the card decorated with the candles are three cards each measuring 14.4 x 10cm, folded in half and scored.
Patty Bennett (a US Stampin’ Up! demonstrator) came up with the genius concept of making a simple paper hinge on the reverse side to join these three internal cards together to make one long fancy fold.
After adhering a strip of Early Espresso cardstock along the bottom of the right side of the extended fold (to give the appearance of chocolate cake) I’ve used Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Pecan Pie designs from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper to make my candles, cutting them into strips and alternating heights, colours and patterns of DSP.
The candle flames are created using the flame stickers from the Birthday Sparkle Kit, however there were only 25 in the kit so I punched our some gold foil (backed with an adhesive sheet) using the bough punch.
I cut leaves off the gold foil boughs with my paper snips to create the remaining flames.
For the front of the card I fussy cut the cake from one of the card bases in the Birthday Sparkle Kit, layering it over a piece of Kraft paper from the same kit.
The “Happy Birthday” was stamped in Early Espresso and the Alphabet à la Mode Dies were used to die cut the 60.
More stickers from the Birthday Sparkle Kit decorate the card front, along with the smaller leaves punched out with the bough punch for the flames.
Tags and candles from the Birthday Sparkle Kit decorate the blank spaces on the reverse of the card.
Another section of the Birthday Sparkle card base creates a lined section to write a message. The “Happy Happy Birthday” sentiment is from the Light the Candles Kit.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Palmieri. I can’t wait to see what Rachel has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
On 5th October Stampin’ Up! are holding a free creative virtual event from 2:00 to 3:00 pm AEST. Crafters of all skill levels are invited and welcome to join. And the event and registration are FREE!
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 9th October, showcasing Flirty Flamingo or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Good morning and happy October! Can you believe it’s only 12 weeks until Christmas this week!
Let’s take a closer look at everything that is happening in Stampin’ Up! in October.
Save up to 30% off on all your favourite kits from 1 to 31 October
Stampin’ Up! is offering up to 30% off all kits for the month of October.
The wide range of Stampin’ Up! kits include card making, home decor, treat packaging, and more! You can find something for all ages, styles, tastes, skill levels and occasions. You get everything you need in one box, including step-by-step instructions, for easy assembly.
Two more kits have been added to the collection today.
You can view all of the kits and order online here.
Starter Kit Special
Did you know that if you have an order for $169 or more, you can place that order as a Starter Kit instead?
October is a wonderful time to consider ordering a Starter Kit instead and becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator as a Starter Kit special offer is running from 1 to 31 October.
This is what you will receive:
$286 worth of products of your choice for just $169 – that’s $117 of FREE product ($51 more than the usual Starter Kit offer)
Free shipping and free business supplies on your Starter Kit order
As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator you’ll then enjoy early access to products, demonstrator-only events, connection with stamping friends around the globe
Enjoy 20-25% discount on ALL OF YOUR ONGOING ORDERS and even the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income based on sales
There’s no pressure to sell or any commitment to buy more products.
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 below with your phone.
Last Chance to Register for FREE Online Event – World Cardmaking Day, 5th October
It’s time to celebrate one the best days of the year — World Card Making Day!
On 5th October Stampin’ Up! are holding a free creative virtual event from 2:00 to 3:00 pm AEST. You’ll create five simple cards and see some additional fun projects.
Crafters of all skill levels are invited and welcome to join. And the event and registration are FREE!
Stampin’ Up! have recently released a digital-only Scrapbooking Brochure. Whether you’re a scrapbooking expert or brand new to the craft, scrapbooking is a great way to memory keep and sharing the meaningful moments in your life!
The scrapbooking brochure is full of scrapbooking essentials and exciting new products, many of which are perfect for cardmaking and home decor items too.
As a companion brochure to the September–December 2024 Mini Catalogue, the products inside coordinate with products from the mini catalogue (and some online only products, too!).
New Product Indexes for the 2024 Annual Catalogue
Stampin’ Up! have produced a new printable picture index of all Annual Catalogue DSP, punches and dies, as a supplement to the current 2024 Annual Catalogue.
This makes it even easier to find your favourite products. You can download, save and/or print the 10 pages of this PDF index by clicking on the images below.
I’ll be back tomorrow night at 8pm, when our Art With Heart Colour Creations team will be showcasing Early Espresso.
I hope you can join me then! Until then, stay safe and keep crafting!
Welcome to week twenty-two of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Daffodil Delight, a sunny and bright yellow from the Brights family. I’ve used the stunning Mediterranean Blooms Suite collection to make some thank you cards for my wonderful customers.
Some of the dies in the Citrus Blooms Dies die cut images from the Mediterranean Blooms DSP, however they die cut the patterns that feature oranges.
As we are featuring Daffodil Delight this week I chose to fussy cut the DSP pattern with the larger lemons that does not have a matching die. These images were very easy to fussy cut out.
I used the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the Basic White cardstock layer. This was also die cut out using the large arch die from the Garden Meadow Dies. As this arch has a very Mediterranean feel, it works really well with this suite!
The “Thanks” sentiment is from the My Small Business Stamp Set, white heat embossed onto Night of Navy cardstock. The Old Olive cardstock fronds are die cut using the loose foliage dies from the Citrus Blooms Dies.
Never waste the edge pieces of a DSP design you have fussy cut! These pieces are perfect for decorating the inside of your cards. I’ve also used up leftover strips of the other Mediterranean Blooms DSP I used on the front of the card.
The inside sentiment is also from the My Small Business Stamp Set.
These cards were sent out on the weekend and I’ve already received some lovely messages from my happy customers who loved the cards and their thank you gifts.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Palmieri. I can’t wait to see what Rachel 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 2nd October, showcasing Early Espresso or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 8 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.
For this week’s Christmas card I’m featuring the beautiful vintage style Sentimental Christmas DSP. This DSP raises money for children’s literacy with $4.25 for every pack sold given to local charities around the world.
I don’t know the name of this easy fun fold, however it is a fabulous fun fold to use when you want to showcase both sides of a designer series paper. I’ve used this adorable reindeer pattern with a Pecan Pie snowflake pattern on the reverse side.
The card is basically two cards that overlap. The second card is smaller and its flap overlaps the DSP flap of the base card.
The card base is one quarter of a sheet of A4 cardstock. The DSP is adhered to the card base and has a flap on the right side that opens up. This shows the reverse side of the DSP.
Here’s what the card looks like when closed. I used a single glue dot to keep the card closed and it doesn’t tear the DSP or the cardstock when opened and closed multiple times.
Two of the Stitched Shapes circles cut out the feature piece of DSP on the front of the card. I’ve stamped a sentiment from the Peaceful Season Stamp Set in Pecan Pie along with holly from the Reindeer Fun stamp set.
Inside the card I’ve stamped another sentiment from the a sentiment from the Peaceful Season Stamp Set and some more holly.
To enable the card to stand up for display I added a piece of cardstock on the back.
This is a great design to mass produce a batch of Christmas cards. It can be made with 12″ x 12″ DSP or 6″ x 6″ DSP.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Woollard. It’s Rachel’s birthday today and I can’t wait to see what the birthday girl 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.
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Daffodil Delight, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
Welcome to week twenty-one of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Crushed Curry, a deep yellow from the Regals family.
As I was short of time this week I reached for the Fully Flowering Ephemera Pack, the Saying Something Ephemera Pack and the Calming Creek Cards & Envelopes to make two quick cards in under ten minutes!
For both cards my colour combinations were dictated by the colours of the ephemera pieces I selected and the card bases. Card one’s colours are: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, a touch of Pecan Pie and Basic Gray for the card base.
I just love the vintage vibe of these ephemera pieces! I used my Crushed Curry marker to colour in the black and white bow.
A few Daffodil Delight adhesive dots from the Glossy Dots Assortment pack add the add finishing touch to the centre of the bow and around the floral bouquet.
The colour combination for card two is: Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Shy Shamrock and Basic Gray for the card base.
Once again I’ve added Daffodil Delight adhesive dots from the Glossy Dots Assortment pack as the final embellishment.
Both cards use the “It’s your birthday” sentiment from the Saying Something Ephemera Pack to create no stamping cards!
I love that these card bases have matching envelopes too!
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 25th September, showcasing Daffodil Delight or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 7 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.
For this week’s Christmas card I’ve used the brand new Decorative Trees bundle (Decorative Trees stamp set and Decorative Trees dies). The number of stunning dies in this bundle provides opportunities for so many different colour combinations and designs of cards.
I decided to use the tree outline die to die cut some of the beautiful DSP designs in Very Vanilla and gold from the Season of Green & Gold 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper.
The middle tree has been heat embossed in gold using stamps from the Decorative Tree stamp set.
The Early Espresso layer is from the Country Woods 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper embossed using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder.
The stars on the top of the tree and the tree bases have all been die cut from gold foil.
As there is a lot of gold on the front of the card I’ve kept the inside very neutral in Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.
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 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.
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Crushed Curry, 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.
Welcome to week 6 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.
For this week’s Christmas card I’ve used the brand new Reindeer Fun bundle (Reindeer Fun stamp set and Reindeer Fun dies) and the Perennial Postage Dies to create a postage collage card.
I’ve used one of my favourite Christmas colour combinations for this card: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Pool Party, Shaded Spruce and Basic White.
My card base began with half a sheet of A4 cardstock folded in half, which I then trimmed down by approximately 1 cm.
TOP TIP: Trimming 1 cm off the bottom of the card is an easy hack I use when I want to use the large Stampin’ Up! dies on my card bases as the large Stampin’ Up! dies are designed to fit US card bases, which are shorter and wider than our A6 size card bases.
Five smaller Perennial Postage dies of assorted sizes were die cut from Basic White cardstock and then lightly shaded with Pool Party ink using a small blending brush.
Using the Reindeer Fun dies I die cut an assortment of cardstock pieces to decorate each panel. The foliage has been fussy cut from the large Reindeer Fun foliage frame die.
I’ve also stamped the holly leaves and holly berry stamps from the Reindeer Fun stamp set on the top left panel.
The “Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped over two different panel pieces to make it fit. I really like splitting the sentiment as it also draws your eye around the different elements on the card.
I used my dark Real Red Stampin’ Blend to colour some Rhinestone Basic Jewels. They add a very festive touch of bling to my card. Perhaps I have gone slightly overboard with them?
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the our lovely host, 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.
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Crumb Cake, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
