HOC WEEK 15: STAMPIN' UP! RINGED WITH NATURE/JOY OF CHRISTMAS CARDS

 

I have two Christmas cards to share with you, as part of this week's Heart of Christmas blog hop.  The Joy Of Christmas Designer Series Papers from Stampin' Up! are so beautiful.  They are the feature of my cards, and I've included some stamped images and a sentiment from the Ringed With Nature stamp set.

The starting point for my first card was cutting two of the patterned papers from the Joy of Christmas DSP pack.  I lightly sponged the edges with Pecan Pie ink (to tie in with the colour of the music-note paper), and matted the papers on a Shaded Spruce card panel.

I inked up the poinsettia stamp with Real Red ink, and used a sponge dauber to apply Cherry Cobbler ink the centre of the flower before stamping onto Basic White card.  I fussy-cut the flowers, and added a Blooming Pearl to each flower centre.  I chose to use the Garden Green coloured pearls, to tie in with the greenery on the paper whilst still throwing gold tones to complement the ribbon I used.

The sentiment is white heat-embossed on a strip of Cherry Cobbler card.  

I cut two lengths of Gold 1/8" Trim, and tied a bow with them laid together.  I use glue dots to attach bows to my cards.

My second card uses just one patterned background paper, as I wanted to show off the smaller holly and pine bough designs.  I sponged the edges of the paper with Shaded Spruce ink before adhering it to a Basic White card layer.

The poinsettias for this card were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink on Basic White card, and fussy-cut.  I added gold Blooming Pearls to the flower centres, and to the sentiment panel.

The sentiment was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink on Basic White card, and matted on a slightly larger piece of Shaded Spruce card.  In addition to the Blooming Pearls, I added a bow made with Gold 1/8" Trim.

Inside the Cherry Cobbler card, I added a Basic White panel, simply decorated with a strip of the same DSP as on the card front:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kate Morgan:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog.  Sharon does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Heart of Christmas shares every 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

Ringed With Nature Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159883] $41.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.75	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $17.50	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Joy Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161958] $21.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $54.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $15.75
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $15.75	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $15.75	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $15.75	Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [161633] $15.75	Blooming Pearls [162238] $14.00
Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25

STAMPIN' UP! TIMELESS ARRANGEMENTS & GORGEOUS GARDEN ANNIVERSARY CARD IN COASTAL CABANA

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Coastal Cabana, which is an aqua in Stampin' Up!'s Brights collection.  I struggle a bit with this colour, but really love the look of it with Crumb Cake and Basic White.

My card features the Gorgeous Garden Dies ... and aren't they just gorgeous?!  I die-cut the main panel from Coastal Cabana card, and layered it onto another layer of Coastal Cabana card.

The sentiment, from the Ringed With Nature stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink on a scrap of Coastal Cabana card, then heat-embossed in white.  I used a Timeless Arrangements Die to cut the label.  The pierced holes, and cross-stitches, are a little less than perfect, because I ran the label through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine twice (moving the die after the first pass), to cut the label down to size.

The beautiful sparkly gems are from the Faceted Gems Trio Pack, coming out in the new Mini Catalogue on 6th September.

Various "bits" of foliage were cut from Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake and Basic White card, using the Timeless Arrangements Dies.  The sentiment, stamped in Coastal Cabana ink (with "stamped off" Crumb Cake grungy circles), was created with the Timeless Arrangements bundle, too.  I sponged around the sentiment die-cut label with Crumb Cake ink, before arranging and adhering all the foliage underneath it.

Using a Scalloped Contours Die, I cut a piece of Basic White card to create a border for the bottom edge of my main art panel.  The die cuts a scalloped rectangle, so I just used Paper Snips to trim the length I needed.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Theresa Gerrard.   If you click on the image below, you'll be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, 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 fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops, year-round.

Listed below are the current Stampin' Up! 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

Timeless Arrangements Bundle (English) [161526] $94.50	Ringed With Nature Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159883] $41.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $17.50	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $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	Gorgeous Garden Dies [161283] $74.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00