HOC WEEK 17: STAMPIN' UP! A LITTLE BIT FESTIVE CHRISTMAS CARD

 

Sadly, this week is our last Heart of Christmas blog hop for the year!  We hope you have gained lots of inspiration, for using Stampin' Up! products, over the last four months.

The card I am sharing tonight started off with a couple of the die-cut pieces from the A Little Bit Festive Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.  The presents and the teddy were popped out from a sheet of DSP.

This close-up better shows the different tones of the two sides of Garden Green Two-Tone Cardstock.  I cut one piece for my card front, then cut it in two before embossing it with the Dashing Designs 3D embossing folder.  Lightly rubbing the embossed area with a sanding block reveals the white core of the paper.  I sponged Garden Green ink around the outside edges of the two pieces of Garden Green cardstock, then mounted them on a Real Red panel and a Thick Basic White card base.

The bow is made of White Diagonal Trim.  After tying the white bow, I coloured another length of the ribbon using my Garden Green Stampin' Write Marker (as we don't have a Stampin' Blends Marker in this green).  As it's water-based ink, I left it to dry for a little while before tying the green ribbon around the centre of my white bow.  I trimmed the ends, and attached it to the card using Mini Glue Dots.

The sentiment is from the Peaceful Season bundle.  "Merry" was stamped in Garden Green ink on Basic White card, and cut using a banner die.  After sticking some Adhesive Sheet to the back of a piece of Real Red card, I die-cut the word "Christmas".  All I had to do was peel off the backing sheet, to apply the die-cut word like a sticker.

Gold Adhesive-Backed Metallic Gems were my embellishment of choice.

Here are the sweet die-cut pieces that provide a simple solution for the focal point of a card.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Sharon Davern:

Sharon has a full list of all participants in this week's blog hop, over on her blog.  She has done a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Christmas shares every week for these 17 weeks!

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

Peaceful Season Bundle (English) [164021] $91.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Reindeer Memories 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166488] $21.00
A Little Bit Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Mix & Match Specialty Designer Series Paper [164107] $17.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $15.75	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [161699] $62.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Dashing Designs 3 D Embossing Folder [163483] $17.50
Petal Pink & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Diagonal Trim Combo Pack [163417] $17.50	Adhesive Backed Metallic Gems [163780] $15.75	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75