Heart of Christmas - Week 19

 

Welcome to week 19 of the Heart of Christmas. We are in November so that means just 4 weeks left of Heart of Christmas. "No", I say! I am loving all the inspiration from these very talented and creative team members I want it to be Christmas all the time! But alas it would not be special if it was!

This week I have a card using the Framed and Festive stamp set. It is part of the  Framed Florets Collections.

This collection is now available until January 4th. I hope you have been loving all the sneak peaks you have been getting.

For my card today I thought I would show you  a paired back version and then a stepped up version. I have made this card using panels of the gorgeous Fitting Florets DSP. Who doesn't have a couple of pieces lying around and just needs to know what to do with them. I have a card base of Evening Evergreen layered with Soft Succulent and then 2 panels layered on top of the Fitting Florets DSP. To add a little contrast the is a band across the middle of a little extra piece of DSP. I have cut out the frames in brushed metallic gold foil and stamped the greeting in Evening evergreen. 

Now you can leave your card like this or you could step it up a little.

I took out another piece of the Fitting florets DSP and fussy cut the beautiful flower array to tie in the Balmy blue and Night of Navy Band. Under the flowers I frayed some Gold Shimmer Ribbon and popped them up on dimenionals.

Here is a closer look at the frame and the contrasting band. Plus you can see the gold swirls that I have added that come in the collection too! You have to have some bling!

No matter which version you chose to do the Fitting Florets collection make a lovely card every time!

If you have any questions or would like to get your hands on this gorgeous collection do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next person on this weeks journey of wonderful Christmas inspiration and this week you will be heading to the amazing Kate Morgan. She does the most amazing creations each week so I can't wait to see what she has for us this week. Just hit the next blog button to go straight there.

If for any reason the next blog buttons don't go where they are supposed to just come back here you can continue your Christmas inspiration journey from the list of very creative participants below!

Kate Morgan

Tina Gillespie

Christine Blain

Michele Taylor

Caroline Manwaring

Kathryn Ruddick

Catherine Proctor

Sharon Davern <=You are here.

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

Heart of Christmas - 2022 - Week 8

 

Welcome to week 8 of the Heart of Christmas for 2022. Each Monday until the end of November the Art with Heart team are bringing you some Christmas inspiration to help you get ready for all your Christmas card and decoration needs!

Ok so I couldn't stay away from the fancy folds until after my daughters 21st which is in a few weeks, they call to me, so I have done quite a simple one you are sure to love and can make yourself with a some DSP, the Layering Circle dies which we have all had for a long time and if not ask me how to get them and a greeting stamp.

I have no idea what to call it but you will understand as I go along.

So the first step is to have your normal card base and I chose crumb cake and layer that with your gorgeous Poinsettia DSP from the Boughs of Holly DSP pack

Adhere that do the front of your card base.

Take out your 2nd largest circle die and it's scalloped circle die mate.

Cut through both the card front and the DSP with this circle die. Keep that circle die handy for later.

Using the scalloped die cut out in Gold Brushed Metallic Cardstock or straight gold if you like and then cut the circle out using your die and adhere that to the edge of your circle.

For the inside of your card I have used Basic White and have made it like a card base going the opposite direction in a "Z" Fold but like half a cm shorter in width and length so it fits inside the card. I then used so more of the gorgeous Boughs of Holly DSP to decorate the "Z" fold.

I have used the Hope & Peace Stamp set for the sentiments in this card and stamped on the inside of the card and on a circle that I have cut out using the layering circle dies that fits into the cut out circle on the front of the card. Then layered that on the Brushed Metallic Gold Card. Make sure that when you adhere the circle greeting that it is only adhered on that furthest right hand part of the "Z" fold. Line it up in your circle cut out on the front of the card when your card is all folded up so you have it in exactly the correct spot.

Now that the fancy fold part of your card is complete it was time to decorate so I thought fussy cut! Of course I did! So I went back to the gorgeous Boughs of Holly DSP and cut out 2 of the poinsettias and adhered them to either side of the front circle and added some wink of Stella! 

Oh and a gold pearl!

It was quite fun to make so if you need any help let me know

Ok I will probably go back to non fancy folds from now on just to get through this birthday party! It is bigger than Ben-Hur!

If you would like to get your hands on these gorgeous products and make this project yourself or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next very creative person on our Heart of Christmas journey. I just love seeing what Tina Gillespie has for us each week with her sheet load of card templates and what fun way she uses them. Hit the next blog button to go there now

If for any reason there is a problem with one of the links head back here and you can continue your journey by clicking on the name of the participant below.

Tina Gillespie

Kathryn Ruddick

Andrea Sargent

Kate Morgan

Catherine Proctor

Rachel Woollard

Caroline Manwaring

Christine Blain

Michele Taylor

Theresa Gerrard

Sharon Davern <= You Are Here

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

Heart of Christmas - 2022 - Week 5

Welcome to week 5 of the Heart of Christmas. This week I have a Boughs of Holly card for you that with a brush metallic card stock and your Cut & Emboss folder you are good to go!

So for my card today, I have used an Evening Evergreen card base and with the Brushed Metallic Cardstock in gold I have layered that under the Boughs of Holly DSP.

I decided I wanted to make a wreath so I took out the Holly outline dies from the Holly Berry Dies and cut them out in the Gold Brushed Metallic Cardstock and just adhered them with a little liquid glue on the stem end so they sat up a bit.

Under each holly leaf I cut out a copper brushed metallic cardstock pine needles. Here you can see I used a strip of the gorgeous Boughs of Holly DSP on the inside of my card to decorate.

In the centre of the card I have adhered the sentiment Peace & Joy that I have heat embossed in gold and fussy cut and tagged out with my papersnips. I put a double mini dimenional under them to give them a bit of height because of the holly leaves. Under the sentiment I have frayed some Shimmer Ribbon and of course we need a little bling so a little red and gold pearls from the Red and Green adhesive-backed pearls to finish off the card.

Now is the time to head to the next amazing crafter on our Heart of Christmas week 5 journey and this week you will be heading to the amazingly talented Kathryn Ruddick. I love to see how she uses her art knowledge and passion in her card making! Just hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If you have any problems with the links not working while you have on your Heart of Christmas journey each week just head back here and I will have the list of those participating each week. I love this group of passionate crafters and I love Christmas.

Kathryn Ruddick  

Tina Gillespie  

Theresa Gerrard  

Andrea Sargent  

Michele Taylor  

Kate Morgan  

Caroline Manwaring   

Rachel Woollard

Christine Blain  

Catherine Proctor   

Sharon Davern   <=You are here

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

Heart of Christmas - Week 3 - Peace to you at Christmas

 Week three of the Heart of Christmas and I loved the stamp set I used last week so much for the tags that I decided I would use the other image to create my card this week. I am going to use heat embossing with my favourite colour. Yes that is right Blackberry Bliss. Bring it on people!

So I have made a quick card for you today as I have been away for a few days and wanted to put something together quickly but that has a bit of impact for you.

I have used the large church scene from the stamp set and white heat embossed the image onto the gorgeous Pretty Prints DSP. 

I then layered my embossed church scene onto the brushed metallic card on a base of Blackberry Bliss. The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on blackberry bliss and then I have cut it out with the Stylish Shapes Dies and popped it up on a couple of dimensions. You could do this with any of the gorgeous DSP, stamp on them or heat emboss on them not only with these lovely Christmas images. Try it sometime!

If you would like anymore information about this card or would like to get your hands on this gorgeous paper please get in contact with me.

Now is the time to head to the next participant in this weeks Heart of Christmas and this week you will be heading to the very creative Kate Morgan. I love seeing what she has for us each week and I can't wait to see what she has come up with this week so just hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

I have the privilege each week to host our Heart of Christmas blog hop so if at any time the next blog buttons don't work just head back here and you can continue your week 3 Heart of Christmas with the list of participants below. 

Kate Morgan

Tina Gillespie

Amie McIlroy

Andrea Sargent

Theresa Gerrard

Claire Daly

KathrynRuddick

Catherine Proctor

Christine Blain

Rachel Woollard

Kathryn Mangelsdorf

Rosa Leyden

Sharon Davern <= You are here

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

Week 14 - Heart Of Christmas

 

Welcome to week 14 of the Heart of Christmas, for this week I thought I would do another fancy fold for you. I know I just can't help myself.

This week I have created a Tri-Corn Fold! Along with this weeks card I am using the Trimmings & Tidings Bundle I have had it sitting there forever but I have been playing with my Angels stamp set and I thought I would get it out and have a play this week.

So for this card the base is is half of your A4 card and you just fold and glue.

It is a good idea once you have made all your folds to cut and adhere your papers before adhering your card finally together in the middle. It is just easier that way. I have used the Brushed Metallic Card stock and the Tidings of Christmas DSP layered on a base of Evening Evergreen for this card.

I kept the decorations quite simple for this card as the fold is so fancy like one of those hats a sailor of the tall ships wear. For my decoration I stamped the sentiment first and then cut out the tag with the Tailor Made Tags  but you could do it the other way round. I knew the angle I kind of wanted it it on but still wanted the word straight. I have stamped the stocking in Basic Gray and cut it out with the Christmas Tidings Dies as well as the star. The Stocking is coloured in with Light and Dark Poppy Parade, Dark Evening Evergreen and Light Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends.

I also cut out a couple extra pieced of Basic White to place on the back / inside of the hat for writing.

Of course this card folds nicely flat to fit into our C6 envelopes so it is a fun card to make and send for Christmas.

I have topped off the tag with some Evening Evergreen Sheer ribbon and some white Bakers Twine.

Hope you have enjoyed this fancy fold tonight and if you have any questions about my card today or any of your crafty needs please do not hesitate to contact me.

The next person on our journey around our Christmas blog hop this week is the lovely Judy May, I always love to see how creative she is each week. Can't wait to see what she does this week. Just hit the next blog button to go there now!

The Heart Of Christmas is hosted by the lovely Tina so if at anytime one of the next blog buttons doesn't work just head to Tina's blog and she will have a list of the participants and you can continue you blog hop from there! Tina's Blog

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