Heart of Christmas - 2024 - Week 9 - Fun Fold Pop Up Christmas Trees

 

Welcome to the Heart of Christmas for Week 9. I can't believe it is week 9 and we are already at the end of September.

This week I have for you a fun fold springy pop up type of fold that I found watching Jay from Mitosu crafts for one of their Fun Fold Fridays and I thought I would try and make the fold but a Christmas version. This card is a card with 2 spring like folds. One upside down and attached to the base of the card and a little one that holds the focal point of the card. Let's have a look!

For my card I have chosen to use the gorgeous Peaceful Seasons and Peaceful Evergreens bundles. I am loving these this year! Plus can you see the Designer Series Paper? Yes you guessed it I have used
the Winter Meadows Paper. It has such beautiful tones in it, I can't resist it.

The card base is in Lost Lagoon. I really can't take my eyes off this colour and I have taken the beautiful Winter Meadow DSP and dry embossed with the Painted Trees Embossing Folder. The photo was a little hard to capture but I hope you cand get the idea.

I have taken on of the other pieces of the Winter Meadows DSP and adhered to the top and bottom sections of the larger spring. The embossed DSP is adhered in the middle. Then that is adhered onto a card front and the little spring is adhered to the middle of the front of the card.

There is one more piece to add to the middle spring and this makes sure that top and bottom pieces don't get out of control and spring away. No this is to hold them all together and it is only attached to the little spring and then you can decorate.

Here is a side on view of the spring attached to the front of the card.

Here you can see the middle little spring and how the front panel is attached to that spring and holds the fancy fold together.

I am holding down the larger back spring so that you can see that the front focal point is only attached to the middle spring.

For the decorations on the front of the card I have stamped the Peaceful Evergreen treen twice in Pretty Peacock and once in Lost Lagoon and cut them out with the Peaceful Evergreen Dies along with the gold foil overlay and star. I have stamped the Christmas from the Peaceful Seasons stamp set in Moody Mauve and cut it out with the Peaceful Seasons dies along with the Merry which has been heat embossed in gold. These sentiments have been popped up on dimensionals.

On the inside I have heat embossed the sentiment from the Peaceful Seasons.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next wonderful Art with Heart team member and this week you will be heading to the amazing Andrea Sargent, I am loving her beautiful creations each week and 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 your next blog button please come back here and you can continue your blog hop from the list below of the wonderful Art with Heart Team members participating this week in the Heart of Christmas blog hop.

Andrea Sargent:
Claire Daly:
Kate Morgan:
Judy May:

Sharon Davern: <= You are here

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

Heart Of Christmas - Week 15 - Double Diamond Pop Up Card

 

Hello and Welcome to the Heart of Christmas for this week. We are now only a couple more weeks to go after today for this year! It has really gone incredibly fast. Of Course as promised I am keeping up with fancy folds and this week I have found another one of Sam Calcott's designs to try and make for us. This one I did try and leave the measurements the same but I thought the edge parts were a little too wide so I decided that I would adjust the measurements plus then I wouldn't have to start with a 12x12 piece of card stock.

It is called a Double Diamond Pop Up card. Ok It doesn't look like a diamond. I know I put circles on the diamonds. Soooo let me show you the base before I decorated the card.

See Diamonds! You thought I had gone crazy! Well a little bit but we are all friends here. So I decided to try this with an 11 inch by 6 inch piece of Shaded Spruce card base so that I could use any colour base that I had as I don't have all the colours in 12x12 card stock at the moment. It really just means I had to work out how far to move all the scoring lines along.

I have made a little template for you. Cut your card 11x 6 inches then score at 2.5 and 4 inches from the end then I turned it around and did the same from the other end I have indicated the lines for you. Then from both of those end score lines score across the middle at the 3 inch line. Only score at this stage. Then we score the diagonals. score from the outer bottom to the other top. Make a mark at the centre of the card so you can score from the 3 inch line in the centre up to the mark to get the diamond shape. Once you have done all the scoring then you can cut across the middle on the 3 inch line between the 2 outer score lines. Then you fold in the small triangles to leave the diamonds in the middle.

I have layered each section in gold foil and then in the gorgeous Joy of Christmas DSP Before Gold heat Embossing the sentiments from the Christmas Classics Stamp set and  cut them out with the Deckled Circle Dies. I didn't want too much decoration as the card and paper are pretty spectacular so I used the pine leaves from the Joy of Noel Dies to just add to the sentiments. I couldn't help myself I had to add bling with the Tinsel Gems.

I made space on the back to write your greeting

This design of card with these measurements will fit into our card but maybe with a little bit different decorations than the pine leaves. Just flip one side bag on itself. It is a little bulky but it definitely fits! I would suggest you make your own envelope with the gorgeous Stampin' Up! Papers or even a special box for the card.

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

Now is the time to head to the next wonderful and talented team member participating this week and toady you will be heading to the amazing Rachel Woollard. Just hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If for any reason a blog button sends you somewhere you didn't want to go, please come back here and continue your journey from the list of participants below:
Rachel Woollard
Christine Blain

Kate Morgan

Michele Taylor

Caroline Manwaring

Kathryn Manglesdorf

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 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 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,

Heart of Christmas - Week 6 - 2023 - Fun Fold

 

Welcome to week 6 of the 2023 Heart of Christmas blog hop! I do hop you are enjoying what the Art With Heart team are bringing you each week.

This week I have a really simple fun fold for you to do and lots of lovely layers. I know you will have fun making this one!

I just had to use this bundle for this fun fold I couldn't help myself and I just want to make so many of them.

I have used the Night Divine Bundle and the gorgeous O Holy Night DSP from the O Holy Night suite! AS you can see in this photo there are lots of yummy layers

When you open the card out you reveal the nativity scene.

I have taken the colours for the card from the DSP O Holy Night. Night of Navy, Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Basic Black and I threw in a little Wild Wheat to be wild!

For the card base I have a piece of Night of Navy 27 x 14.9 cm and I have scored it at 4.1 and 8.2 cm and then you turn it around and do it at the other end exactly the same and fold first a mountain and then a valley fold. Then it is all about layering and adding a couple of extra cards to the front! For this part I have layered Boho Blue cut one 10 x 14.4 for the centre and the 2 sides are 3.8 x 14.4 and you actually need 4 of those so cut 4. The gorgeous O Holy Night DSP is 9.5x13.9 cm and one 13.9x 3.3 and you will need 4 of those so cut them at the same time. Adhere them to your card base then we can work on the front layers before decorating.

Now the base of the card you already have the 2 sides cut so adhere those and we will look at the other sections to cut. The O Holy night section is Night of Navy 13 x 7.1 cm, Boho Blue 7.1 x 12.5 cm and the DSP is 6.7 x 12. I have heat embossed in White the O Holy Night from the Night Divine stamp set before adhering the section together and then you can adhere it to the left front of your card centering it. The Camel Panel is Night of Navy 11.5x6.5 cm, Boho Blue, 6x 11 cm and the DSP is 5.5 x 10.5 cm. BEFORE you adhere this side close up the card and place dimensionals directly next to the O Holy night panel and then adhere your camel section onto the dimensionals. This will ensure that the card will fold up nicely! I added another little sentiment and the dimensions of the layers are Night of Navy 7.8x4.9 cm, Boho Blue 7.3 x 4.4 cm and the DSP is 6.8 x 3.9 make sure you heat emboss before adhering. Don't place this one on your card until we decorate.

Let's Decorate: I have taken the dies from the bundle and just had a little bit of fun. The stable is in Copper Clay as are a couple of the cattle. The camels are in Crumb Cake, I was going for the sandy dessert look! The sheep well they had to be white didn't they?! Clouds were going to be white and fluffy! The nativity is in Basic Black! You are of course wondering where the hay die came from? Well I am glad you asked and this is where my Wild Wheat and wildness came in. I went to the Earthen Texture Dies and there you have it HAY! I did a little in crumb cake to add contrast.

I couldn't just have 1 camel as there are three gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh so there are 3! Plus there had to be more than a couple of cattle and sheep so I put a couple more.

And on the back there are a couple of more cattle lowing and a place for you to write your message of Christmas cheer!

I do hope you have enjoyed this fun fold and all the animals that joined in the first Christmas. If you just need to have them please let me know and I can help you get your own animals, don't hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next wonderfully creative person on the Art With Heart team participating this week in the Heart of Christmas and this week you will be heading to Andrea Sargent. I love her work and her gorgeous water colouring. I can't wait to see what she has for us this week.  Just hit the next blog button and you will go straight there:

If at any time one of the buttons don't work you can continue your Heart of Christmas Blog Hop from the list of wonderful creative people below or you can do your complete hop from that list.

Andrea Sargent
Michele Taylor
Christine Blain
Kate Morgan
Rachel Woollard
Theresa Gerrard
Caroline Manwaring
Rosa Leyden
Catherine Proctor
Sharon Davern <= You are here

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