HOC WEEK 2: STAMPIN' UP! NESTS OF WINTER CHRISTMAS CARDS

 

Every Monday night for the next few months, a group of us will be showcasing Stampin' Up! products to use in your Christmas crafting.

Tonight I have a couple of simple Christmas cards to share.  I have used the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper, and a few other co-ordinating products, that will be available in the upcoming Mini Catalogue that goes live in a few weeks. I have created two cards that would be easy to make multiples of (if you're so inclined!).

CARD #1:

Starting with a Real Red card base, I added a Garden Green card layer.  The bird-patterned paper is embossed with the Birch Wood 3D embossing folder.

Here's a closer look at the embossed detail:

For the sentiment panel I cut a strip of one of the other patterned papers in the Nests of Winter pack.  It's a birch pattern, to complement the embossed pattern on the top paper.  I sponged the edges of both DSPs with Gray Granite ink, and adhered them to the Garden Green panel.  A thin strip of Real Red card was added to the join between the papers.

On a piece of Gray Granite card, I stamped the bough, and cut it out with the co-ordinating die, using the Winterly Tree Tops bundle.  I coloured the image with Shaded Spruce and Real Red Stampin' Blends markers, and my Garden Green Stampin' Write Marker.

The sentiment, from Trucking Along, was stamped directly onto the Designer Series Paper, using Real Red ink.  I added a few Earth Tones Shimmer Gems to complete my card front.

Inside the card I added a Basic White card panel, decorated with a bird die-cut from another piece of Nests of Winter DSP.

CARD #2:

This card is my favourite of the two.  I'm not as drawn to the red and green colour combination, as I am to neutrals with splashes of those two colours.

I have used the same two patterned papers as on my first card, but in a landscape orientation.  This time the papers are matted on a Gray Granite panel, and a Thick Basic White card base.

The ribbon dividing the two patterned papers is White Diagonal Trim, that I have coloured using my Dark Real Red Stampin' Blends Marker.

The sentiment was created with two stamps from Greetings of the Season - one stamped in Garden Green ink, and the other in Real Red ink.

Earth Tones Shimmer Gems finish off this card, too.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Judy May:

If the link doesn't work, or if you would like to see a comprehensive list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas blog hops. 

Listed below are the current products I used to make my cards.  The new products will be available to purchase from 4th September.   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

Trucking Along Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162299] $42.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $20.25	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $20.25	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $15.75	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $15.75	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $15.75	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $19.25
Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $19.25	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [161699] $62.50	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75