Hello crafters! Welcome to Week 18 of our AWH Heart of Christmas blog hop.
This week I finally used a bundle I’ve had for ages – I don’t know why it took me so long to open it up! The Tidings & Trimmings Bundle includes the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and the Christmas Trimmings Dies. It’s on page 88 of the 2021-22 Annual Catalogue.
I love creating miniature scenes on cards and the lovely brick background you see on this card is actually a reject from the Christmas card I made for next Monday. I didn’t want to waste this embossed Crumb Cake background so I designed this entire card around it.
TIP: For a more realistic effect I swiped the inside of the Bricks & Mortar EF with my Crumb Cake ink pad BEFORE inserting the Crumb Cake card stock into the EF and running it through the cut’n’emboss machine.
The mantlepiece is simply a strip of In Good Taste DSP that I embossed using the Timber 3D embossing folder. I attached the mantelpiece to the brick chimney using Stampin’ dimensionals so it sits out like a real mantelpiece would.
The little holly leaves and berries decorating the stockings and the sentiment are also cut using the Christmas Trimmings Dies – I used Old Olive for the holly leaves and Real Red for the holly berries.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Sharon Davern. I can’t wait to see what she 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 those participating.
Thanks for visiting my site. I’ll be back with another card on Wednesday.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Wow Catherine, how absolutely gorgeous is this card! The chimney is so realistic looking. I love the colours, the bundle you used and those little linen thread bows. Love, love, love it!
Cathy your card is lovely. The brickwork looks so realistic and the addition of the In Good Taste DSP is perfect. I love all the elements of your card.
Love love your card Cathy and the realistic look you have achieved with the brickwork. Stockings hanging above the fireplace is such a traditional picture and one I love.
Oh I love this, Cathy, Those bricks add such an amazing realistic effect with the cute stockings hanging up ready for Christmas Day! The addition if the holly is a lovely touch too.
What a stunner!! The inked bricks look amazing, as does the embossed DSP. The stockings are the best, though – so cute!
Cathy, this is gorgeous! I love the rustic, textural, look of the brick background, and the mantle. The tiny holly leaves are an adorable touch. Everything is put together so beautifully on your card … nice save!
Great card Catherine. I really love it and when you see my tutorial this month you will laugh. Great minds. I really like the way you have added a real brick texture and colour by adding the ink to the folder before embossing your cardstock.