STAMPIN' UP! HEART OF CHRISTMAS - WEEK 22

 

Tonight's Heart of Christmas blog hop is the last one for 2021.  I have so enjoyed taking part in the weekly blog hops, and hope you have gained lots of inspiration from our projects, to make Christmas cards with Stampin' Up! products.

My card features a design cut from the Knit Sweater Dies, and some papers from the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper pack.

I started off by laying four strip dies (zig zag borders top and bottom, reindeer, and trees) across a piece of Basic White card, and running it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.  After removing the pieces that cut out, I used the dies again on Real Red (for the zig zag borders), Crumb Cake and Soft Suede (for the reindeer), Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz (for the trees) cardstock.  I then inlaid/added the pieces to the original panel.  Using Adhesive Sheets on the backs of all the die cut pieces made it cleaner and easier to do this!

This decorated panel was stuck down once I had layered some striped paper with a Pear Pizzazz mat onto a Thick Basic White card base, and added a Basic White scalloped rectangle cut with the Stitched so Sweetly Dies.

I used my Dark Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends marker to colour a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon, and used it to make a bow.  Real Red Wonderful Gems were also added.

The sentiment, from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, was stamped in Real Red ink on a smaller Stitched So Sweetly die-cut piece.  After adhering it to the larger scalloped rectangle, I added a few Wonderful Gems (don't they look like berries, grouped like this?), and a couple of little Christmas trees cut from a different piece of Heartwarming Hugs DSP.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Claire Daly.  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 complete list of who is taking part in our last Heart of Christmas blog hop for the year, head over to Tina Gillespie's blog.

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

Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158335] $30.00	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Knit Sweater Dies [156453] $59.00	Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $12.25
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.50	Wonderful Gems [153536] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! HEART OF CHRISTMAS - WEEK 12

 

Tonight I am taking part, with some of my Australian Stampin' Up! demonstrator friends, in the Heart of Christmas blog hop.  Every Monday night, until the middle of December, we share Christmas creations made with Stampin' Up! products.

I have had great fun making a couple of simple cards to show off the Sweet Stockings Designer Series Paper.  The only stamping on my cards is the sentiments, and I have used the Picture This Dies on both cards.

For my first card, I used the Picture This Die to cut three rectangles from the Pool Party checked paper.  I then used the same die to cut three other scraps of paper, to sit inside the apertures.

Here's a closer look at the sweet Golden Retriever entangled in lights.  A bow made with Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon sits above him:

I stamped three of the words from the Bright Baubles stamp set, on the small rectangle of Pool Party checked paper.  I trimmed this panel down a little, so it could be matted on a piece of Pool Party card that I also cut with the Picture This Die.  Before adhering the paper to the card, I sponged the edges with Pool Party ink, and added a couple of thin strips of Cherry Cobbler paper above and below the sentiment.

Matte Decorative Dots co-ordinate nicely with the colours in these papers, so they made for an ideal embellishment.

Here is my second card, made with even more patterns of paper from the Sweet Stockings DSP pack:

My card base is Old Olive, and I have decorated the front with two pieces of the predominantly green papers in the pack.

The three "pet" panels were cut using the Picture This Dies, and each mounted on a thin mat of Basic Black card.  After sticking down the images, I added a sentiment that I had white heat-embossed on a piece of Cherry Cobbler card, and cut using a Tasteful Labels Die.  I think this sentiment, from the Perfectly Plaid sentiment, is perfect for the cat's expression.  Droll?  Nonplussed?  It makes me laugh, and I hope you get a giggle from it, too!

Inside the card, I added a Basic White card panel, decorated with a strip of the starry paper to complement the design on the card front:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Woollard.  You can get to her blog by clicking on the button below.

If any links are broken, or if you would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone participating in this week's blog hop, you can head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon is co-ordinating tonight's blog hop.

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

Bright Baubles Cling Stamp Set [156350] $40.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $14.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25
Sweet Stockings 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156281] $20.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Picture This Dies [155559] $59.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Trim [153658] $12.25	Decorative Matte Dots [156289] $14.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158335] $30.00	Clear Block G [118489] $8.00	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $54.00