STAMPIN' UP! HEART OF CHRISTMAS - WEEK 22

 

Tonight's Heart of Christmas blog hop is the last one for 2021.  I have so enjoyed taking part in the weekly blog hops, and hope you have gained lots of inspiration from our projects, to make Christmas cards with Stampin' Up! products.

My card features a design cut from the Knit Sweater Dies, and some papers from the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper pack.

I started off by laying four strip dies (zig zag borders top and bottom, reindeer, and trees) across a piece of Basic White card, and running it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.  After removing the pieces that cut out, I used the dies again on Real Red (for the zig zag borders), Crumb Cake and Soft Suede (for the reindeer), Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz (for the trees) cardstock.  I then inlaid/added the pieces to the original panel.  Using Adhesive Sheets on the backs of all the die cut pieces made it cleaner and easier to do this!

This decorated panel was stuck down once I had layered some striped paper with a Pear Pizzazz mat onto a Thick Basic White card base, and added a Basic White scalloped rectangle cut with the Stitched so Sweetly Dies.

I used my Dark Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends marker to colour a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon, and used it to make a bow.  Real Red Wonderful Gems were also added.

The sentiment, from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, was stamped in Real Red ink on a smaller Stitched So Sweetly die-cut piece.  After adhering it to the larger scalloped rectangle, I added a few Wonderful Gems (don't they look like berries, grouped like this?), and a couple of little Christmas trees cut from a different piece of Heartwarming Hugs DSP.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Claire Daly.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her blog.

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a complete list of who is taking part in our last Heart of Christmas blog hop for the year, head over to Tina Gillespie's blog.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158335] $30.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Knit Sweater Dies [156453] $59.00	Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $12.25
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.50	Wonderful Gems [153536] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! JAR OF FLOWERS BIRTHDAY CARD IN MELON MAMBO

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Melon Mambo.

I've used the Jar of Flowers stamp set to create a bouquet of deep pink tulips in a jar.  I started off by stamping the flowers, jar, and extra stems inside the jar, on a piece of Basic White card, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The jar lid (that we're imagining has a hole in the top, in which the flowers sit) was stamped separately in Versamark ink, and heat-embossed with silver embossing powder.  I fussy-cut the embossed image, and glued it on after colouring the bouquet.

To colour the main images, I used Stampin' Blends markers in Melon Mambo, Old Olive, So Saffron and Fresh Freesia.  The water in the jar is stamped in Pool Party ink, that I stamped off first onto scrap paper, to give a lighter impression on my card.  I cut out the main panel with an Ornate Layers Die, and matted it on a layer of Silver Foil.

After colouring the flowers, I added Wink of Stella to the tulips, for a little shimmer to complement the silver elements on my card.  I used Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends markers to colour White Glittered Organdy ribbon, and rhinestones.

Underneath the focal panel, I added a Square Vellum Doily, cut in half so I could extend it out the sides of the Silver Foil layer.  The sentiment strip was made into a banner by flagging one end with the Tailored Tag punch.  The rhinestones were strategically placed to try to cover up ink I managed to smudge on my main panel ... but I'm not sure I was entirely successful!

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Catherine Proctor.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken to her blog.

If you come across any broken links on tonight's hop, or if you would like to see a comprehensive list of all participants in this week's Colour Creations share, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy co-ordinates our blog hops every Wednesday night.

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Jar Of Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set [152515] $40.00	Celebrate With Flowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [155059] $31.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper [155228] $20.00	Square Vellum Doilies [152484] $8.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50
So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154905] $15.50	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $15.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $64.00	Tailored Tag Punch [145667] $31.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408] $14.75	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00