Heart of Christmas - Week 13 - 2024

 

Welcome to the Heart of Christmas for the last week of October 2024. Can you believe just 4 blog hops for this year, make sure you don't miss them! Today I am revisiting a fold that I did for week 13 believe it or not of Heart of Christmas in 2021. I had this idea in my head so I had to go back and find where I had previously done a similar card. If you want to check out that card you can find it here: Christmas Angels of Peace 2021

I called the card back then a hinge card, or a flap fold card and I think I will stick with that definition of a hinge card.

I have gone back to my favourite stamp set out of the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini the Shepherd's Care for my card today. To start this card you need create a base like any normal card base and cut an inch or 2.5 cm off the front edge.

From there it is all decoration. That strip you cut off is the hinge. So score 1 inch or 2.5 cm on 1 end and the other end you can trim down to size when you put what ever size greeting or focal point on of your choosing.

On the inside of the card I have a space for you to write and a strip of Season of Elegance Specialty DSP which is where you will adhere your hinge under before adhering this strip of DSP.

On the Front I have another contrasting piece of the Season of Elegance SDSP.

To decorate the Hinge Card now that you have put the basics together I have added a little bit more Season of Elegance to the hinge before adding the sentiment.

For the Sentiment I have cut a circle from the Country Woods DSP with the 2 3/8" circle punch then stamped the Prince of Peace stamp in Lost lagoon and punched it out with the 2" circle punch. Stamped again in Pretty Peacock and fussy cut only the Prince of Peace and popped that up on dimensionals. I stamped the other sentiment in Pretty Peacock and added to the reverse side of the sentiment on the back of the hinge.

While I was there I stamped the Town of David in Crumb Cake and Peace on Earth in Pretty Peacock.

I love how the hinge works.

Under the hinge focal point on the front you can find our Shepherd with his sheep. I have stamp him in Basic Grey and coloured them with the Stampin' Blends. Ivory for the sheep, Light and Dark Crumb Cake and Lost Lagoon and Dark Pretty Peacock for the shepherd. The Star is heat embossed in gold and fussy cut and popped up on dimensionals.

Quite a fun and easy card to do and you can put anything you like on the hinge, I do hope you will give it a go!

If you have any questions about today's card please let me know.

Now is the time to head to the next wonderful person on our Christmas inspiration journey and this week you will be heading to the amazing Kate Morgan. Hit the next blog button and you will go straight there.

If at any time you have a next blog link that is broken you can continue you blog hop from the list below of those participating in this week's Heart of Christmas inspiration:
Kate Morgan:
Claire Daly:
Christine Blain:
Rachel Woollard:
Catherine Proctor:
Judy May:
Andrea Sargent:
Sharon Davern: <= You are here

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

Week 13 - Heart Of Christmas 2021

 

Welcome to week 13 of the Heart of Christmas, today I have for you today a quick design that you can use for almost anything. I have gone back to my Angels of Peace and treated them very simply.

So for this card I have made a hinge card or a flap fold card. I am not quite sure what to call it but it is a fun and quick card to make.

The first thing you need to do is cut a normal card base in Soft Succulent and then after folding in half cut a 2.5 cm or a 1 inch strip of the front edge. You will use this for the hinge mechanism.

On the inside of the card I have a Basic White piece of card that I cut at 10 x 14.5 cm and I have also cut a piece of the Tidings of Christmas DSP the same size. Cut a strip off that is 2.5 cm and flip it over and adhere to the Basic White card.

Before adhering the inside of your card down add your hinge. Fold your Soft Succulent strip in half and then cut from the fold on one side to 2.5 cm so it just sits under the DSP so you have lots of space to write.

On the front of the card you can attached to the hinge a sentiment or I have attached our lovely Angel which I have Gold Heat Embossed. I have popped it up on dimensionals after cutting a backing in soft succulent and gold foil using the Hippo & Friends Dies. I think these dies in this shape remind me of a lovely mirror!

On the inside I have place out little Angel.

I have heat embossed in gold the 2 sentiments and using another shape from the Hippo & Friends Dies and added them to the front and the inside of the card.

This design is quick and you can use many shapes or designs for the sentiment or focal point picture or just use it as sentiment. You do not need to double side it like I have today in this stepped up version.

If you would like any information about my project today or about any of your crafting needs please do not hesitate to contact me.

Now is the time to head to the next person on our hop around week 13 of Christmas inspiration so just hit the next blog button and you will head over to  Ros Davidson blog. I love to see what she has for us each week she is so creative.

I have the privilege of hosting this week so if for any reason one of the next blog buttons does not work please come back here and  you will be able to continue your journey in our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop by clicking on the list of the participants below.

Tina Gillespie:  
Catherine Proctor:  
Kate Morgan:  
Michele Taylor: 
Caroline Manwaring:
Claire Daly:  
Christine Blain: 
Theresa Gerrard:  
Sharon Davern:  <=You are here
Ros Davidson:  
Rachel Woollard:  
Andrea Sargent:  
Rosa Leyden:   

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