HOC WEEK 1: STAMPIN' UP! COTTAGE WREATHS MEETS SKETCHED PLAID

 

I am very excited to once again be part of the weekly Heart of Christmas blog hops, with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators in the Art With Heart team in Australia.  We will be showcasing Stampin' Up! products, and ways to use them on Christmas projects, for the next several months.  Here's my first share for 2023:

I do love a checked background!  Mine was created by stamping, in Real Red ink, Sketched Plaid onto a piece of Real Red paper from the One Horse Open Sleigh DSP pack.  This paper has a subtle "snow-flecked" look - a lovely detail for my background.  I sponged Real Red ink around this paper layer, then added a couple of other patterned papers from the same pack.  The beautiful One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Papers are an Online Exclusive product.  I used Crumb Cake ink to sponge the edges of the two smaller pieces of paper that form the background to my wreath.

Using the Country Wreaths Dies, I cut two wreaths - one from Crumb Cake card, and one from Basic White card.  I love the design of these wreaths, in that they fit together beautifully.  I stamped Real Red berries, from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set, on Basic White card and cut them out using the co-ordinating Country Wreaths Dies.

My wreath hangs from Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo ribbons.  I like the contrast between the rustic look of my card (mostly provided by the Crumb Cake elements), and the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems.

The sentiment is from the Brightest Glow stamp set.  I stamped it in Versamark ink on Crumb Cake card, and heat-embossed it in white.  A Labels Aglow Die was used to crop it, and customise the length (ie, after die-cutting the label, I moved the die-cut piece along the length of the die and cut again, to crop it to the size I wanted).

While I was deciding the colour order of my wreaths (whether to put white on the bottom, and Crumb Cake on the top, or vice versa), I cut some extras.  I added one to the inside of my card, offset over the edge, and trimmed down:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kate Morgan.  If you click on the graphic below, you'll be taken 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 will be co-ordinating our weekly Heart of Christmas shares right through until November.

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

Sketched Plaid Cling Stamp Set [161424] $35.00	Cottage Wreaths Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159652] $34.00	Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English) [159542] $44.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
One Horse Open Sleigh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162118] $21.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $15.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $54.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Country Wreaths Dies [160238] $68.00	Labels Aglow Dies [159551] $58.00	Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack [160386] $15.75
Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems [161288] $15.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25

STAMPIN' UP! 60th BIRTHDAY CARD IN CAJUN CRAZE

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Cajun Craze.  This rather polarising colour is one that I do not use very often ... but I really like how my card turned out.  I used Cajun Craze as the main colour on the card I made for my sister-in-law's recent milestone birthday.  She likes plants and flowers, and rustic/non-fussy.

I just had to use the beautiful new Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder - and what a beautiful result it gives on the Cajun Craze panel that I'd cut with a Deckled Rectangles Die.  I matted this on a larger rectangle of Shimmery White card, that I popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals (once I'd decorated the front, and added the baker's twine hanger).

On Shimmery White card, I stamped (in Old Olive ink) a wreath from Cottage Wreaths, and cut it out using the co-ordinating die.  A few flowers from Fond of Autumn were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, also on Shimmery White card, and coloured using Stampin' Blends.  The Cajun Craze flowers had some colour lifted (using the Color Lifter, no less), for a slightly blotchier look.  The centre flower was coloured in Petal Pink.  Old Olive Stampin' Blends were used for the leaves.

To the flower centres, I added white Elegant Faceted Gems.  They were coloured with a Petal Pink Stampin' Blends marker, but the effect is verrrrrry subtle!

I created the "60" using the Alphabest bundle.  The leafy tags were inked in Cajun Craze, stamped off twice onto scrap paper, then stamped onto Shimmery White card.  The numbers were stamped in full-strength Cajun Craze ink over the top, before being punched out.

On another piece of Shimmery White card, I stamped the sentiment from Celebrate With Tags in Old Olive ink, before cutting it out using a smaller Deckled Rectangles Die:

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

If you come across a broken link, or would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a great job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops, every week.

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.  Sale-A-Bration is on, for this month and next, meaning you can earn some beautiful FREE products for every $90 or $180 you spend on catalogue products.  (Check out the Sale-A-Bration brochure in my blog side bar  ➜➜➜.)

Product List

Cottage Wreaths Bundle (English) [159659] $91.75	Celebrate With Tags Cling Stamp Set (English) [159974] $41.00	Alphabest Bundle [158886] $57.50	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block B [117147] $11.50
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $16.25	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $14.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] $15.75	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $8.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder [159847] $17.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] $13.25
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25