THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS #5: STAMPIN' UP! SANTA'S SLEIGH & MERRY MISTLETOE

I'm joining some other members of Claire Daly's Art With Heart team, to bring you inspiration for making Christmas cards, with Stampin' Up! products.

My aim is to come up each week (well, as many as I can manage!) with some fairly simple, easily replicated, cards.  Every year I have good intentions to start my Christmas cards early, but most years, I fail dismally.  This year will be different!  I feel great about being 5 weeks in, and having at least 5 cards made already.

Today I have used a couple of designs from the new Be Merry Designer Series Paper, and a simple stamped outline image, with a bold sentiment stamped over the top.

A bit of Garden Green breaks up the Cherry Cobbler and white.  Please know that the reindeer's nose is actually a Cherry Cobbler enamel dot, even though it looks very dark in the photo!

I have listed below all the Stampin' Up! products used to make my card.  If you would like to buy them for yourself, you can click on one of the thumbnail images to go direct to my online store (Australian residents only).

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Claire has a list on her blog of all participants in today's Christmas share.  We would love for you to visit all our blogs, and leave a bit of comment love!

Product List

Santa's Sleigh Photopolymer Stamp Set [142057] $37.00	Merry Mistletoe Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143655] $33.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $14.00	Be Merry Designer Series Paper [144111] $19.25	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00	Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851] $45.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $11.50	Regals Enamel Shapes [141681] $15.75
Whisper White 1/8" Sheer Ribbon [144172] $10.50	Garden Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon [144181] $14.00	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] $13.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00

THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS #3: STAMPIN' UP! MERRY MISTLETOE

It's time to share some more Christmas inspiration with you!  I'm part of Claire Daly's Art With Heart Team, and every Wednesday some of us post Christmas creations, to give you ideas for using Stampin' Up! products.

Today I am sharing with you two easy Christmas cards, using the new Merry Mistletoe stamp set, and Be Merry Designer Series Paper.  I've kept the cards simple, with the idea of making multiples, and not getting thoroughly sick of the design before the process is finished!

Two other new products on my first card are Garden Green stitched satin ribbon, and the Decorative Ribbon border punch (which provides the tiny scallops at the bottom of the white panel).

I will share the list of products used for both of these cards, at the end of my post.  I had formatting issues, trying to put separate "ingredients" lists for each card, so hopefully you'll be able to decipher for yourself which products were used on which card!  If you click on any of the thumbnail images at the bottom of my post, you will be taken direct to my online store ... very handy, if you'd like to buy these lovely products!

Here is my second card, featuring the absolutely delightful Cherry Cobbler Double-Stitched Ribbon:

Because I used a dark-coloured card base, I adhered a piece of Whisper White card inside, and added some simple stamped detail, to complement the front of the card:

 Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Product List

Merry Mistletoe Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143655] $33.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Clear Block I [118488] $20.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Be Merry Designer Series Paper [144111] $19.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $11.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $11.50	Garden Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon [144181] $14.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Decorative Ribbon Border Punch [143721] $28.00	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] $13.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00
Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $14.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00
Cherry Cobbler 1/4" Double-Stitched Ribbon [144117] $12.25