Heart Of Christmas - Week 13 - 2023

Welcome to Week 13 of the Heart of Christmas. I hope you are excited to see all the wonderful project of the Art with Heart team this week. I know I am. I sure am excited to see what I come up with in less than 2 hours. Yes we are at that stage again this week and I have not made a thing. So here we go. Buckle up everyone for a wild ride! Ok so it will only be me on the wild ride. You sit back and enjoy the project! 

I went for a quick and easy FAUX Side Step Card. Yes I know I had to keep the fancy/fun folds going. This Bundle makes making cards so easy. So what did I do. I took out the gorgeous O Holy Night DSP after cutting the base of the card in Night of Navy. The card is 8 x 5 1/2 inches and I scored it at 3,6 and 7 inches to create the step part of the card and cut the DSP to follow along the step and valleys.

The FAUX side step I have cut a piece of Night of Navy at 3 x 6 inches and scored at 4 1/4 inches to fold over to attach on the back of the card. 

To decorate the card I have added another piece of the gorgeous DSP and heat embossed the largest sentiment in Gold. I have cut out the nativity in gold from the Night Divine Dies and some of the animals too. The start is from the Stars at Night Dies.

On the back of the card I have layered another piece of  O Holy Night DSP and a piece of Basic White so you can write your greeting to the card recipient.

If you have any questions about my project tonight please do not hesitate to contact me

Now is the time to head to the next amazing Art with Heart team member participating in the Heart of Christmas this week. This week you will be heading to the most creative Andrea Sargent, I love all the wonderful water colouring she does so I can't wait to see how she might apply that to her creation this week. Just hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If any of the next blog buttons don't go where you expect, you can continue your Christmas inspiration from the list of the Art With Heart team participating below:
Michele Taylor
Kate Morgan
Rosa Leyden
Rachel Woollard

Christine Blain

Judy May

Sharon Davern <=You are here
Andrea Sargent

Heart Of Christmas - Week 12 - 2023

 

Welcome to week 12 of Christmas inspiration from the Art With Heart Team for 2023.

This week I have a simple Double "Z-Fold" card for you. I didn't have much time this week to create a card. In fact I was still creating the card a couple of hours before the blog hop was about to start so I thought I would just let the gorgeous Designer Series Paper do all the work! I knew I had to do a fancy fold as I couldn't let Theresa Gerrard down!

For my card I have used a Shaded Spruce card base on both the "z" portions and layered them with Pecan Pie card before adding the Joy of Christmas DSP to the base layer "Z"

For the tops "z" I have used the Joyful Specialty DSP with the Gold Foil through it to add that extra bit of bling to the card. In this photo you can also see I have added a space for writing but you could decorate this section more elaborately and add a writing section to the back of your card.

On the very front I have heat embossed the sentiment in gold and cut out using the Christmas Classic Dies and under each corner I have added a couple of sprigs of pine in Shaded Spruce and Old Olive. The little holly bling I have added are actually the Tinsel Gems Four Pack from the Annual Catalogue in case you missed them and these are the Berry Burst ones and I really like them!

If you have any questions about my card today please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next person from the Art With Heart Team who is participating this week in inspiring us with their amazing Christmas creation. This week you will be heading to Theresa Gerrard. Just hit the next blog button and you will go straight there. I can't wait to see what she has for us.

If one of the next blog buttons don't happen to go where it is supposed to please continue your Heart of Christmas journey from the list below of the Art with Heart team participating this week:

Theresa Gerrard
Tina Gillespie
Andrea Sargent
Kate Morgan
Christine Blain
Rachel Woollard
Rosa Leyden
Judy May
Sharon Davern <= You are here

Thank you for spending some Christmas crafty time with me today, take care,

Heart of Christmas - Week 11 - 2023 - Stair Stepper Card

 

Welcome to another week of some gorgeous Christmas craft fun and inspiration from the Art with Heart team!

This week I am going to make a Stair Stepper card! I saw a few different versions with diamonds or ovals as the focal point, I was still undecided until I sat down to create the card. I have made a side stepper cards but I thought I would do a regular stair stepper card!

Being our Heart of Christmas blog hop I went with my favourite bundle to decorate my stair stepper fun fold card! Night Divine!

When I thought about the steps of the card I thought they were perfect for all the sheep and cattle for this bundle. So I went to town and cut lots!

On the card base of Night of Navy that I have folded into different size steps, I have adhered O Holy Night DSP that follows on, one piece to another. You can see that I have done it even for the down slopes that you can't see when you look at that card from the front and you don't have to place it on these sections but I like the finished look this creates.

Under each of the steps I have added little hinges to keep the card from sliding apart when it is all standing up. Especially as I have added an extra large panel for the stable on the back stair.

I have cut out all the gorgeous Nativity scene with Basic Black and Gold Foil. I decided that the black that Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus got lost in all the commotion of the stable and all the animals and visitors of shepherds and wise men. I have no idea how Baby Jesus was able to sleep! The other card stock that I have used to create the scene is Basic White, Pecan Pie, Copper Clay, and Crumb Cake.

You may have been wondering where the sentiment was. I just couldn't bring myself to put it on the front of the card but there was a perfect spot on the back so I have heat embossed in white the sentiment from the stamp set Night Divine onto Night of Navy and layered on O Holy Night DSP. I have added a spot on the back of the last stair to write your greeting for the card recipient.

If you have any questions about my project today please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next person on our Heart of Christmas inspiration journey. This week you will be heading to the wonderful Tina Gillespie. I can't wait to see what fantastic and fun layout Tina has for us today!

If for any reason one of the next buttons does not go where you are expecting you can continue your journey from the list of amazing Art With Heart Team members below:
Tina Gillespie
Kate Morgan
Andrea Sargent
Christine Blain
Caroline Manwaring
Catherine Proctor

Theresa Gerrard

Rachel Woollard

Rosa Leyden

Judy May

Sharon Davern <=You are here

Thank you for spending some Christmas crafty time with me today, take care,

Heart of Christmas - Week 10 - 2023 - Pop Up Z-Fold Card

 

Welcome to another fun filled week of Christmas inspiration project for you to get ready for the most Wonderful time of the year! I know the Art with Heart team will have fantastic projects for you again this week like they always do.

This week I have another fun fold for you and this week I thought I would CASE the fold from a fellow demonstrator in the US, her name is Lisa Curcio. You know me I never miss an opportunity to try a different fun fold.

So Lisa made a "Z-Fold " card but made it  a pop up card as well. I thought "yes" this is my kind of card! I have made quite a few pop up cards if you have been following me for a while you will know my cards are quite the 3D! 

So I looked at it and thought yep those measurements won't quite work for our Aussie card sizes so I will make it slightly different. I MADE IT TOO BIG TO FIT IN THE ENVELOPE! Ok I caught myself with only the card base cut out and the base to all the pop ups so I could cut them all down before adding the layers and adhering them to each other. PHEW! Problem adverted! Only an inch and half too tall. LOL! No I will not show you photographs I didn't take any! I know if it ain't broke don't fix it and try it their way first before doing it your way! I suppose I could have left it the way I originally made the base and then made my own envelope! There are always ways around things. Creative opportunities are everywhere!

So I have made the base of the card with Pretty Peacock card and layered it with Cherry Cobbler before using the A Walk in the Forest DSP for the base and the majority of the pop ups but on the first part of the "z-fold" I have used the piece of Joy of Christmas DSP.

Each of the pop up sections got progressively smaller and adhered to each other and then to the back section of the card. In Lisa's example she only decorated the very front "z-fold" with decorations and a sentiment and left the other pop ups with the gorgeous DSP showing. I have gone over the top so to speak with all the lovely Christmas Trees from the A Walk in the Forest DSP. Plus you can never have enough Christmas Trees if you ask me.

I have stamped the trunk of the tree in Pecan Pie and die cut them out with the Merriest Tree Dies and the Tree Skirts or baskets are also in Pecan Pie and have been die cut out with the Dies from the Merriest Tree Dies. I have cut out the Garlands and Stars in Gold foil and this time I remembered to adhere the self adhesive sheets to them before die cutting! Saves So much time and gluey fingers!

Don't forget to make space on the back of the card for writing to your special someone, family or friend!

And when you do the measurements correctly and you make sure everything folds properly when adding the pop ups, your card will fold flat and and fit into an envelope!

If you have any questions about my project today please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next Art with Heart Team Member who is creating for this week's Heart Of Christmas and this week you will be heading to Rachel Woollard, I can't wait to see what she has for us this week. Hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If you have an issue with the next blog buttons not going where they should here is the list of the Art With Heart Team participating today, you can continue your journey from there:

Rachel Woollard
Andrea Sargent
Kate Morgan
Tina Gillespie
Judy May

Christine Blain

Caroline Manwaring

Theresa Gerrard

Kathryn Mangelsdorf

Rosa Leyden

Sharon Davern <= You are here

Thank you for spending some Christmas crafty time with me today, take care,

Colour Creations Blog Hop - Week 23 - Flirty Flamingo

 

Welcome to this weeks colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we are looking at the colour Flirty Flamingo. 

I always think of my friend when I see this colour or hear the name as she loves Flamingos.

For my project today I have made a Triple Easel Card. I have used the Deckled Circle Dies to create each of the sections of the card. I used Flirty Flamingo as the card base and folded it in half and had the deckled circle just slightly off the edged of the fold so that the 2 circles that I cut out were still slightly joined. I then folded the top circle in half to create the easel.

I created 3 different sizes of circles and layered each circle with the gorgeous Hello Irresistible DSP as it has the beautiful colours of Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea foam and Lost Lagoon that I a using for my colour palette today. I cut those out with the layer smaller to the one I made the easel in Flirty Flamingo card for the base.

For the decorations on each of the sections I have stamped the flowers from the Dainty Delight and I have coloured them with the Stampin Blends. I used the  Light and Dark Flirty Flamingo, Light and Dark Soft Sea Foam, Light Lost Lagoon and Light Wild Wheat. I then die cut them out using the Dainty Delight dies and using the dies cut out some leaves in Soft Sea Foam and Dainty Delight and to make the stopper for the front easel I cut flowers out of Flirty Flamingo.

I popped the flowers up on dimensionals for the stopper of the front easel. Each easel is the stopper for the one behind it. I stamped the Sentiment in Flirty Flamingo and used the Deckled Rectangle Dies to cut it out. Layered it up and popped it up with dimensionals. Of course you have to add a bow and some bling. 

This all folds down flat and you will have to make an envelope to give it to that special someone.

If you have any questions about my project today, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next person on our tour of Flirty Flamingo inspiration. This week you will be heading to Catherine Proctor so hit the next blog button and you will go straight there. I can't wait to see what she has for us this week.

If for any reason the next blog buttons don't work, come back here and head to our weekly host, the lovely Cathy Proctor, there you can continue your Flirty Flamingo journey: Cathy's Blog

Thank you for spending some crafty time with me today, take care, 

Heart of Christmas - Week 9 - 2023

 

Welcome to another fun week of the Heart of Christmas. It is always a great day when it is the Heart of Christmas day and we get to share all the wonderful Christmas inspiration with you.

This week I have a Gate Fold Fun Fold Card for you will a belly band. I have used the Merriest Trees Bundle for my card this week and the A Walk in the Forest DSP. It simply makes card making so much easier this gorgeous DSP and stamp and die bundle.

For my card base I have used Garden Green and a layer of Cherry Cobbler with a layer of the gorgeous A Walk in the Forest DSP. 

As this is a gate fold card I have a belly band around the card of Cherry Cobbler and the DSP I have stamped the sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed in white embossing powder and then cut out with the Merriest Trees Dies. This was on Pretty Peacock card.

After taking off the belly band and opening the gate fold card you are presented with 2 Christmas trees. The Christmas trees I have die cut out of the A Walk in the forest DSP. I have also cut out the garland and stars in Gold Foil. I stamped the stem of the tree in Pecan Pie and I have cut out the tree skirt in Pecan Pie as well.

I have attached the trees to an extra folded back section that I have cut around the shape of the tree so you don't have a big section of card at the top.

If you have any questions about my project today please don't hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next person on our Heart of Christmas journey this week. This week you will be heading to the amazing Rachel Woollard, I can't wait to see what she has for us this week. Hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If at any time one of the next blog buttons don't work you can come back here and continue your hop from the list of the Art with Heart team participating today.
Andrea Sargent
Kate Morgan
Michele Taylor
Tina Gillespie
Christine Blain
Caroline Manwaring
Rosa Leyden
Judy May
Sharon Davern <= You are here
Rachel Woollard

Thank you for spending some Christmas crafty time with me today, take care,