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.
Welcome to week nineteen of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Copper Clay, a rich copper colour from the 2023–2025 In Colors.
It was Father’s Day last Sunday so I made a Father’s Day card for my dad using the Tartan Foil 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper. I also used this stunning DSP to wrap his Father’s Day gift!
The Sheets of DSP were not quite big enough to wrap the gift so I simply joined a Copper Clay sheet and a Pebbled Path Sheet together using Tear & Tape Adhesive to match the Father’s Day card.
I also used these two colours from the 2023–2025 In Color Jute Trim in my gift wrapping.
Enough about the wrapping – let’s take a look at the card. This type of fancy fold is called a napkin fold and I folded an 11 x 11 inch piece of Basic White card stock to make my card.
The Napkin fold is held flat (ish) with a belly band. The layered cardstock squares are die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies and the “DAD” sentiment is stamped in Pebble Path ink using a sentiment stamp from the Trusty Tools Stamp Set.
Here is the napkin fold card opened up.
I’ve used the Trusty Tools Stamp Set to decorate the inside panel as well, stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento, Copper Clay and Pebbled Path.
Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins complete the sentiment panel on the belly band.
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 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 11th September, showcasing Crumb Cake or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week eighteen of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Coastal Cabana, a beautiful aqua colour from the Brights Family.
As it is Father’s Day this Sunday I’ve made a Father’s Day card for my husband. You’ll see the Father’s Day card I’ve made for my dad in next week’s Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop.
I found the instructions for this pop up fancy fold card on Youtube. The papercrafter who designed this fancy fold is called Ann Melvin and she has wonderfully clear and easy to follow instructions on her Positively Papercraft Youtube channel. Although Ann calls this type of fancy fold a “Nappy fold card” I prefer to call it a hexagonal pop-up platform card!
This card folds flat to pop into an envelope and the pop up element is created without any dies, which is great!
I’ve chopped up one of the card bases from the Boho Beach Kit to decorate the outside hexagon band. This Lost Lagoon pattern looks just like the froth and bubble of the ocean and coordinates beautifully with Coastal Cabana!
Inspired by the Boho Beach Kit, my colour combination is Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie and Basic White.
It was a no-brainer to use the Beach Days bundle to make a card for my surfer mad husband, however this pop-up fancy fold card base can be used to create any kind of scene.
The “Happy Father’s Day” sentiment is from the Gone Fishing stamp set, die cut using the smallest rectangle in the Nested Essentials dies. The DSP used to create the surfboards is from the Brights 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper.
A trio of brown Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins completes the front of 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 4th September, showcasing Copper Clay or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 4 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are inspiring you with our Christmas card ideas.
My Christmas cards for week 4 of our Heart of Christmas blog hop use the stunning Shining Christmas 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper as well as elements from the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit.
Between making these cards and my blog going live the Shining Christmas DSP is unfortunately now unavailable, however you can use any DSP patterns in this very simple fancy fold.
Using half a sheet of A4 cardstock I’ve scored it on the landscape side at 2½ and 6½ inches and decorated the side flaps with DSP. These flaps slightly overlap at the front.
For each of the three cards I’ve made a one inch belly band, decorated with different elements from the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit.
The “Peace and Joy” sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso and it comes from a stamp set called the Peaceful Season Stamp Set, available from September 4.
Cherry Cobbler embellishments from the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit add a final touch of bling.
With a simple fancy fold like this I decided to make three cards so I could showcase the different patterns in this DSP. It’s also a wonderful way to build up my Christmas Card collection!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Theresa Gerrard – I can’t wait to see what Theresa 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 a great job of hosting our Heart of Christmas blog every Monday.
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Coastal Cabana, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
Welcome to week seventeen of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Cherry Cobbler from the Regals Family, a gorgeous deep red that I love, but I have to admit I mainly use it for Christmas cards.
So I have another something old/something new Christmas card to share with you. I’ve CASED this design from a card I saw on Pinterest created by Patti Brunter, however I have used different products on my card and added more Cherry Cobbler to the design.
Firstly, let’s take a closer look at the new products I’ve used for this card. The Snowy Wonder Bundle will be available to order from September 4 and I’ve used the holly stamps and dies on the front my card (the holly stamps are also used on the inside of the card).
I also stamped the three snowflake stamps in Versmark and heat embossed them in white on the Crumb Cake layer.
The other new product I’ve used is the wonderful Greetings of the Season Bundle that is available to order now in the online exclusives section of the Stampin Up! store.
I’ve split a sentiment from the Greetings of the Season stamp set between the front of the card and the inside of the card. The top half the sentiment is stamped and heat embossed on the front of the card (I covered the bottom half of the greeting with a Post-It note).
The bottom half the sentiment is stamped on the inside of the card (I covered the top half of the greeting with a Post-It note).
The Greetings of the Season die is also used as the address label for the front of the envelope.
The “something old” in my card is the adorable Birds Eye View stamp set, coloured in with Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut. My colour combination is Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake and Basic White. I love Cherry Cobbler with pink!!!!
The Cherry Cobbler embellishments and linen thread are both from the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit. Don’t forget to use your stamp sets and embellishments that come in the kits!
I made the envelope from half a sheet of Shining Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. The spotted Cherry Cobbler pattern on the inside of the envelope is a pretty as the shiny holly side on the outside of the envelope.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Andrea Sargent – I can’t wait to see what Andrea 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, 28th August, showcasing Coastal Cabana or you can join us on Monday night for some Christmas inspiration.
Are you ready for some more Christmas card inspiration?
My Christmas card for week 3 of our Heart of Christmas blog hop uses products from a brand new suite in this year’s forthcoming September-December catalogue, the Reindeer Days Suite Collection.
I’m in love with this little die cut layered reindeer!
My classic Christmas colour combination includes Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Real Red, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie and Basic White.
The Mossy Meadow layer had been embossed with one of the Basics Dies before being die cut out using the foliage frame from the Reindeer Fun dies.
The reindeer is made from three layers of dies.
I’ve stamped the sentiments on the front and the inside in Early Espresso ink.
Both sentiments and the little tree on the envelope are from the Reindeer Fun stamp set.
To make an envelope that fits a square card I simply trimmed 1.5 cm off each side of a C6 envelope and used tear-n-tape to reseal the sides.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Woollard – I can’t wait to see what Rachel 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.
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Cherry Cobbler, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
