Welcome to week seven of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop!
This week has been hectic at our place with my latest book going to print (code for lots of last minute corrections and working all weekend!), training a new writer at my work and then my youngest son graduating school…did I really just type that sentence????
So what does all of this have to do with my card tonight? Well, it means I only had a very brief window to design, make, photograph and watermark my card before blogging about it. So this week I reached for the tools that make card making super easy and super fast: punches and embossing folders!
The three baubles were punched out using the Gleaming Ornaments punches after I stamped them in Momento Ink using stamps from the co-ordinating Christmas Gleaming stamp set.
Can you guess what coloured Stampin’ Up! blends I used to colour my ornaments? I stepped right outside of my comfort zone and went with an assortment of pinks: Flirty flamingo (dark and light) and the light Lovely Lipstick blender pen.
The “Merry Christmas” sentiment was stamped in Crumb Cake using a stamp from the same stamp set: Christmas Gleaming.
My card this week is finished off with a bows of linen thread and some Melon Mambo rhinestones from the Noble Peacock Rhinestones.
This card was so quick and easy to make and I really love how the woodland embossing folder on the base layer adds so much dimension and texture while also allowing me to make a very clean and simple card.
The lovely Claire Daly is 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.
To purchase any of the products I used in this project you can shop with me here.
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the brand new 2019 Stampin Up! Holiday Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact
Catherine, I love the simple elegance to this card – with the white embossed background and soft and pretty baubles. I love the look of the rhinestones and linen thread bow. You have been so busy! xx
I just love this card Cathy, it is just stunning! i can’t stop looking at how gorgeous it is! Love the tiny details of the rhinestones to the baubles to the seemingly simplicity that is just beautiful. Hope you managed to take a breath in all that busyness!
Love those pink baubles, Catherine and all the white space really allows them to pop! Hope it all gets calmer for you, soon!
What a great step-up card for a beginner stamper. We all need quick and easy cards at times, and this is perfect. Lovely colours too!
I love the shades of pinks with the baubles and those rhinestones are just gorgeous! Stunning card Cathy.
Wow, you’ve been very busy! Well done on getting such a gorgeous card made. Your baubles look fabulous, and I love how you’ve used the twine on them.