HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 12: STAMPIN' UP! MERRIEST MOMENTS GLIMMER CARDS

 

It's good to be back, with the Heart of Christmas blog hop; I missed out on last week's share, as I was away from home for a week.  For this week's blog hop, I have made two cards, featuring Merriest Moments and the glorious co-ordinating Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder.   I hope you're ready for some sparkle, because these cards are a little OTT!  I've used Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper, and Glimmer Specialty Paper, on both cards.

My first card features my two favourite Christmas greens, Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent, along with splashes of gold.

I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink, on a square piece of paper cut from a Lights Aglow sheet.  I trimmed it to size to fit behind the rectangular aperture in the glimmery frame.  Using Evening Evergreen Glimmer Paper (this stuff is lush!), I first embossed the leafy frame, then ran it back through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine using the detailed frame die.

I added a few gold glimmer stars, cut using Spruced Up Outlines Dies, and dotted Soft Succulent pearls around the frame.

Here's a better look at the glimmer and shine:

Whilst I had out the Lights Aglow DSP, and Specialty Glimmer Paper, I created a card in black and gold.  How dramatic does this look?!

The sentiment for this card was gold heat-embossed on a Basic White die-cut rectangle, that fits snugly inside the gold frame.

I added two small die-cut stars (also created with the Spruced Up Outlines Dies), and some white Classic Matte Dots.

This photo better shows the beautiful shine of the gold-embossed sentiment, and the luxurious gold  Glimmer Specialty Paper:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Tina Gillespie.  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 Tina Gillespie's blog.  Tina is hosting the Heart of Christmas blog hop this week.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my cards.  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

Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156353] $39.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $18.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $27.00	Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159537] $17.50	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder [156385] $68.00	Spruced Up Outlines Dies [159700] $56.00
Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $12.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 10: STAMPIN' UP! SPRUCED UP OUTLINES GLIMMERY TREE

 

Every Monday night, until the end of November, a group of us (all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia) will be sharing Christmas projects, to inspire you to use Stampin' Up! products on your cards, tags and gifts.

The card I'm sharing tonight is a simple, easily replicated, design.  I'm a little besotted with the Glimmer 12"x12" Specialty Paper in Stampin' Up!'s range this year, and have made a glimmery tree the focus of my card. 

I cut two of the larger trees (using Spruced Up Outlines Dies) ... one from Evening Evergreen glimmer paper, and the other from Very Vanilla glimmer paper.  As you can see in my photos, I used the Very Vanilla outline around the solid Evening Evergreen tree.  The die cuts were mounted on a Scalloped Contours rectangle, cut from Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper.  The full-length vertical mat is another paper from the Lights Aglow pack, and I added a Very Vanilla glimmer scalloped border to each side.  The border diecuts were created with a Penned Flowers Die.

On the Soft Succulent card base, I used a stamp from Merriest Moments to add subtle splotchy detail.  I stamped the image repeatedly in Versamark ink, then added a little more detail with the stamp inked in Soft Succulent ink (but stamped off on scrap paper every time, to give just a light impression on the card).

The beautiful sentiment, from Brightest Glow, was stamped in Versamark ink on Very Vanilla card.  After heat-embossing it in gold, I cut it out using a Harvest Die, and added a Brushed Metallic Dot either side of the greeting.

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, or would like to see a full list of all participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a fantastic job every week of co-ordinating our 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

Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English) [159542] $44.00	Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156353] $39.00	Clear Block B [117147] $11.50	Clear Block H [118490] $15.75	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $16.25
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $18.00	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $27.00	Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159537] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Spruced Up Outlines Dies [159700] $56.00
Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Penned Flowers Dies [155557] $53.00	Harvest Dies [156504] $67.00	Soft Succulent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Satin Shimmer Ribbon [158133] $13.25	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $15.75
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25