Welcome to week six of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop!
Ten more products have just been added to Sale-a-bration, so I’ve paired two of these new Sale-a-bration items – the gold foil from the Brushed Metallic cardstock pack and silver foil from the Silver Foil Specialty pack – with the existing Sale-a-bration Gold and Silver DSP for my two modern Christmas cards.
NOTE: If you would like to redeem your Sale-a-bration credits for these new items, make sure you use the codes below, instead of the original product codes they have in the catalogue they appear in.
My “non-traditional” Christmas cards were inspired by a video where Stampin’ Up used the Rays of Light Stamp set to stamp on the Silver & Gold DSP.
TOP TIP – use your Stamparatus to stamp large background stamps like this one.
This sparkly Silver & Gold DSP works really well with the gorgeous sentiment stamp I’ve used from the “Very Best Occasions” stamp set. I love this sentiment – bring on the sparkle and banish the stress of Christmas, I say!
I’ve used two of the new 2022-24 In Colours for my cards today – Parakeet Party paired with silver foil and Sweet Sorbet paired with gold foil.
I used a paper trimmer to cut out the gold embossed sentiment, adding red rhinestones as holly berries to the sentiment.
The gold frame is created using the largest and third largest stitched rectangle dies, with the stamped DSP die cut out with the second largest stitched rectangle die.
While I layered the gold frame behind the DSP for the Sweet Sorbet card, I decided to place the silver frame over the top of the stamped DSP for the Parakeet Party card.
The sentiment for the Parakeet Party card was die cut using layering circle dies and Rhinestone Basic Jewels embellish the sentiment.
I know which card I like the best, but I’m curious to find out which variation you prefer? Do you think this design is too modern and graphic for Christmas cards?
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Woollard – 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 on Sharon‘s blog. Sharon Davern is the host of our Heart of Christmas blog hop this year – thank you so much Sharon!!
If you live in Australia, you can find and purchase these products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.
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Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Cath xx
Love, love, love your cards Cathy and I will be CASEing. You have really sparked my interest and I am inspired to see just where I might be able to use this stamp now. An absolutely perfect choice of greeting too.
Oh My Goodness Cathy these are just fabulous! Love the Rays of Light stop on the DSP that is a stroke of genius there my friend! they are gorgeous both of them. I like them both I don’t know which one to choose! LOVE THEM!
Oh my gosh, how awesome does that Rays of Light stamp look on the SAB papers?!!! Wow, I love them both and that sentiment is my favourite too – I got that set because of this stamp!
OOOOHHHH!!!! I LOVE these cards sooooo much! Such a great use of Rays Of Light. I will be CASEing these for sure! My fave is the Sorbet card :), but only by a smidge.
Wow Cathy these cards are amazing. I have just purchased this stamp, I can’t wait to try this layout for other occasions and colours too.
Two great Christmas cards Cathy. I love the modern take – the bright colours with the sun rays stamped over the gold or silver SDSP. Brilliant sentiment – Yes, bring on more sparkle and less stress. Xxx
What a fun way to use the Rays of Light stamp, Cathy! I love both cards, but am really drawn to the Sweet Sorbet one. I love the drama of red tones, and really like the red berries. 🙂