Welcome to week nine of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop!
My cards this week feature two of my favourite stamp sets from the Holiday Catalogue: Itty Bitty Christmas and Snowfront. It’s amazing how the same stamp sets can give totally different looks just by using different inks and layouts.
Let’s take a closer look at the blue card first. The colours of this card were inspired by a card made by an overseas Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, but I’ve changed the layout to make it my own.
This monochrome scene is easy to create. I started by using my sponge dauber to add some darker shades of blue to the top of my card.
Here’s how it looks at the start.
I then stamped my scene using stamps from the Snowfront stamped in Night of Navy, basically making it up as I went. Some lighter shades of blue were gently applied to the rest of the scene using another sponge dauber.
To give the card the look of watercolour silk I used my aqua painter to flick water all over it before adhering it to a white card base and adding a sentiment from the fabulous Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set.
The Snowfont stamp set is so much fun to play with! For card two I randomly stamped a background scene to create my own DSP (again inspired by another Stampin’ Up! demo).
I then embossed it both vertically and horizontally using the subtles embossing folder – what a great effect this gives to the image.
How cute is the “Happy Christmas” sentiment from Itty Bitty Christmas, die cut out with the nested labels dies?
I’ll certainly be making a lot more cards using both these versatile stamp sets. Which card is your favourite?
The lovely Claire Daly is back hosting our Heart of Christmas blog hop this week – to see what the rest of the team have made this week you can visit Claire’s page here.
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Oh wow Catherine, your cards are amazing! I love the blue card – I get a special feeling when I look at it. And I love the effect of the embossing on the second card and your stamped dsp! Gorgeous!!!
Wow factor plus I do love this stamp set and you have made it look so easy to use. I would never have thought about double embossing but the effect is stunning. I think I will have to get my set out and have a play. Thanks for the inspiration and ideas.
Oh Wow Cathy, your cards are amazing! I love both of your techniques to make these cards. The double embossing is so effective! I love the colouring on the first card and how you achieved that as well!
Oh my… that watercolour silk effect is amazing on the first card and the second card, I thought was DSP that I hadn’t noticed, but you have stamped it yourself, you clever clogs, love it!
Your cards are simply stunning Cathy. Little works of art. Thanks for the tip with the subtle embossing folder.
Beautiful creations with the Snow Front stamp set Catherine. I’ve been trying to resist this stamp set too! They are both gorgeous, but the second card with the double embossing is amazing! It looks like fabric. Thanks for playing along on Heart of Christmas Week 9!
Wow, what great cards Catherine – so different yet the same stamp sets. Love the double embossing with the subtle embossing folder.
Aww, these are really lovely cards! I’ve been trying so hard to resist buying that stamp set! I love the blue tones and scene in the first, and the double embossing is such a great idea on the second!