I’m loving the challenge of creating a Christmas card each week and I hope you’re being inspired to create some too.
If you enjoy colouring techniques the Happy Holly-Days stamp set from the forthcoming July-December 2021 mini catalogue is a must!
Both this bird stamp and the holly stamp could be coloured using a variety of watercolour techniques or the Stampin’ Up! watercolour pencils, but for my card today I’ve quickly coloured the images in using our Stampin’ Blends.
The holly is coloured in using light and dark Soft Succulent and light Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends, while the bird is coloured with Light and dark Crumb Cake, light Flirty Flamingo and light Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends…love this colour combination!
Basic Black 
Crumb Cake 
Sahara Sand 
Soft Succulent 
Flirty Flamingo 
Poppy Parade
The softly patterned Sahara Sand DSP is from the Tidings of Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper – on sale until August 2.
It was very easy to fussy cut both the bird and the holly. This Happy Holly-Days stamp set is actually part of a bundle with the holly border punch, but I only used the stamp set on this card.
To ‘anchor’ the bird onto the card I used the light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend on the Basic White cardstock layer that has been die cut using the second largest Scalloped Contour die.
I inked up the word ‘Happy’ from the “Happy Christmas’ sentiment and stamped it first and then inked and stamped the word ‘Christmas’ below it. Crumb Cake twine wrapped around the card and tied into a soft bow finishes off the card.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the very talented Ros Davidson – I can’t wait to see what Ros shares with us today.
If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of this week’s Host of the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, Tina Gillespie, and she will have the list of all who are participating.
Thanks for visiting my site. I’ll be back with another card on Wednesday. If you’d like a copy of the forthcoming July-December mini catalogue and the Sale-a-bration catalogue please get in touch.
I hadn’t paid a lot of attention to this stamp set in the catalogue as it’s not my style, but you’ve coloured this image in beautifully.
Gorgeous! I have been trying super hard to resist buying this set. Your colouring and color palette is so gorgeous.
Such a lovely card Cathy and your colouring is just divine. I’m yet to ink up this stamp set so I may just have to CASE yours?
Lovely card, Cathy. I like the Happy Christmas sentiment in this set. This is more traditional for Australia than Merry Christmas.
Oh Cathy, this is adorable. I have been waiting to see what you created with this set, and you certainly have not disappointed me! The colouring of that bird & the holly are just stunning.
Oh Catherine, such a beautiful vintage look to your gorgeous card. I love it! I just can’t stop looking at it! Totally beautiful!
I hadn’t paid much attention to this stamp set in the catalogue – but your perfect colouring has me taking a second look. The DSP is very pretty too – fabulous choice for your wonderful card.
I love your Christmas bird Catherine. So beautifully coloured. The entire card is gorgeous with a perfect colour palette.
Beautiful card Cathy, lovely Blends colouring. I love how you’ve used this set.
Oh, how beautiful! I love everything about your card, Cathy … the colours, the paper, the gorgeous scripty sentiment, and that sweet bird. Gorgeous.
She’s such a cute bird and coloured beautifully. Love your colours on your card Cathy and the colouring on the Holly berries and leaves.