HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 15: STAMPIN' UP! GINGHAM COTTAGE WREATH CARD

 

The Christmas card I'm sharing tonight has a bit of a rustic, cottage-y, look, inspired by the beautiful Real Red gingham paper I chose for the background.  

I have a thing for wreaths, and love little houses, on cards.  I die-cut a Garden Green wreath using Natural Prints Dies, and stamped a little house using the Ringed With Nature stamp set.

Due to my photography, and slightly wonky stamping of the sentiment, you're probably best to view this card with your head tilted to the side a little!

The beautiful sentiment, from Brightest Glow, was stamped in Real Red ink on a Deckled Rectangle cut from Basic White card.   After adhering this piece to the Gingham Cottage paper panel, I ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with a Stitched With Whimsy Die, to add the stitched detail around the Deckled Rectangle.

The wreath was stuck down once I had layered the gingham paper on a Real Red card mat.  I added rhinestone "berries", created by colouring Champagne Rhinestones with a Dark Real Red Stampin' Blends marker.  Usually I would custom-colour Basic Rhinestones, but I have rather a glut of Champagne Rhinestones (that seldom get used on my projects) ... and they colour up nicely!

I stamped a little heart, in Crumb Cake ink on Basic White card, using a "multi heart" stamp from Celebrate With Tags.  This one's the largest of the hearts.  I cut it out using Paper Snips, then blended some Crumb Cake ink over the surface.

 On Basic White card, I stamped the house in Crumb Cake ink, and the roof in Real Red ink, before fussy-cutting it and adding it to the wreath using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Michele Taylor.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken directly to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone participating in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a wonderful job every week of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops.

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

Ringed With Nature Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159883] $41.00	Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English) [159542] $44.00	Celebrate With Tags Cling Stamp Set (English) [159974] $41.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block B [117147] $11.50
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $16.25	Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651] $53.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $14.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $14.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Natural Prints Dies [158800] $65.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00
Stitched With Whimsy Dies [155314] $51.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.75
Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Combo Pack [159577] $13.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $7.50