AWH Heart of Christmas Week 17 - Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper

It's the last week of the Art with Heart, Heart of Christmas blog hop, I have not participated as much as I would have liked but wow these last few months have just flown by.

Welcome to the hop or you may have come from Tina Gillespie.

I have a very easy fun fold card for you today, not sure if it has a name, please let me know if it does.  

You score your A5 piece of cardstock in half and then score at 1 1/2" from left hand side and fold this back toward the centre fold.  

I have then cut 3 pieces of the gorgeous Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper. 

• Red piece measures 1 1/4" x 5 11/16", 
• Green leaves piece measures 2 1/2" x 5 11/16" 
• Green holly leaves and berries measure 1 3/4" x 5 11/16".

Adhere the panels of DSP to the card as featured in the below photographs and then I stamped a sentiment in Real Red and then surrounded it with a Mossy Meadow border from Heartfelt Hexagon and punched it out with the matching punch.  To add a little detail I then stamped the holly leaves from Christmas Classics in Black Memento and coloured them in the Light and Dark shades of Old Olive Blends.  

Finally, I added a Real Red Happy New Year stamp in the inside of the card from Brightest Glow.

Stamp Set:  Hope & Peace, Christmas Classics, Heartfelt Hexagon, Brightest Glow

Cardstock:  Thick Basic White, Basic White, Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Real Red, Black Memento, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive

Accessories:  Hexagon Punch, Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Christmas Classics Die

Thanks for stopping by and now it's time to see what Michele Taylor has created.

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CASEing the Catty - #CTC447 Case a Kit Card/Project from Either Catalogue Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit

This week at CASEing the Catty we are caseing a Kit Card/Project from either the Mini or Annual Catalogue.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Peta Stephen.

It's getting closer to time to write in my 100+ Christmas Cards and I needed to top up my cards on my day off during the week and the Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit is just the project.  You can make 25 or more cards in really quick time. 

I started with some note cards and envelopes and then used the envelope from the kit to create a background and made them a little longer by folding the scalloped flap higher or I cut the scallop off and then adhered it on top with demensionals. 

It was then just using a collection of sentiments from various stamp sets to add to the cards and to cover up some of the countdown numbers with Basic White Cardstock and some Cherry Cobbler ink.

I used the instruction sheet as my guide in placement and then just added the red sequin embellishments and twine in a bow that is included in the kit.

Stamp Sets:  Hope & Peace, Christmas Classics, Brightest Glow

Accessories:  Rustic Christmas Countdown Kit, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by this week and now it's time to see what Rebecca Scurr has created.

CASEing the Catty - #CTC446 Case a Punch Project from the Mini Catalogue Bee My Valentine

This week at CASEing the Catty we are caseing a punch project from the Mini Catalogue.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Judy May.

As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator last weekend we had an online event Onstage At Home and as part of this were able to pre purchase the Bee Mine Suite from the upcoming Mini Catalogue which will be release in early January.

I have choose to CASE the card on page 52 of the Mini Catalogue which I have used the layout as my inspiration this week.

I stamped the honey comb as a background with Real Red as tone on tone and split the Pebbled Path Jute Trim into 3 strands and wrapped this around the layer before adhering it the base with the trusty dimensionals. 

It was then time to cut out the Countryside Corners die with Basic White and stamp the sentiment in Black Memento.  The fun time was stamping the oh so cute bees bodies and wings in Black Memento and then two step stamping the Daffodil Delight bodies and it was so easy to use the punch to cut them out and a little Real Red heart in the middle.  

Today Tip:  I did not add the antenna's to these bees but it you do, you can use the heart punch to cut them out, so much better that fussy cutting.

Finally, it was finished with a Pebbled Path Trim bow and some of the gorgeous Hearts & Flowers embellishments.

Stamp Set:  Bee My Valentine

Cardstock:  Real Red, Basic White

Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Black Memento

Accessories:  Bee Punch, Pebbled Path Jute Trim, Countryside Corners Dies, Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers 

Inside the Card

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to see what Julia Quinn created this week.

AWH Heart of Christmas Week 15 - Labels Aglow Dies

Christmas is slowly creeping up on us and today I am sharing a couple of cards for the Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop.

Welcome to the hop or you may have come from Caroline Manwaring.

The two Christmas cards are using the carryover dies from last season - Labels Aglow Dies.  Both cards feature Real Red with either Basic White or Very Vanilla.  I love the dies that create the little circle features and shows the striking colour through the tiny dots.  They are quick and simple with just a sentiment and a little Real Red Ribbon.

Stamp Set:  Brightest Glow

Cardstock:  Real Red, Basic White, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Real Red, Versamark

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Labels Aglow Dies, Heat Embossing Tool, White Embossing Powder, Real Red 3/8" Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to what Rosa Leyden has created.

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Stampin' Up! Leadership Award

This week Stampin' Up! announced the Annual Achievements which will be celebrated at OnStage@Home on Saturday, 11 November. 

I was luckily to receive the Leadership - Level 1 during the 2022–2023 Stampin’ Up! year!  

Thanks to my team members - Andrea, Caroline, Carlene, Lauren and Kat for your support of Kathryn's Creative Crew.

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CASEing the Catty - #CTC441 Case an Annual Catalogue Project and Add a Twist

 

I had created this card a couple of weeks ago as a Twist to an Annual Catalogue project as the lovely Frances showed this fractured card technique at a recent afternoon creating with fellow South Australian demonstators.

Thanks for stopping by or you may have come from Judy May.

My card was inspired by the card on page 81 of the Annual Catalogue, I does not have many layers as the sentiment is really the feature of this card.

I have chosen a card base of Lost Lagoon with a piece of my favourite Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper.  

 To make the fractured card, I cut a piece of 2 1/4" square of Sweet Sorbet Textured Speciality Paper and then add a sentiment which I cut out using the square die from the Christmas Classics Die Set which you stick down diagonally.  

I have cut 3 @ 1/4" strip off Lost Lagoon Soft Shimmer Paper and then you then surround the square on all four sides as per the card below starting with the strip in the left top corner.  I then finished off this card with some holy leaves and gems from the Loose Holly Gems & Sequins

Stamp Set:  Brightest Glow

Cardstock:  Lost Lagoon, Basic White, Sweet Sorbet Textured Speciality Paper, Lost Lagoon Soft Shimmer Paper

Ink:  Pretty Peacock

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Christmas Classics Dies,  Loose Holly Gems & Sequins

Close up of the featured sentiment.

Now it's time to hop on over to Julia Quinn.

AWH Heart of Christmas Week 10 - Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks

It maybe week 10 of the Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop but it's my first one for this season.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Theresa Gerrard.

I am in love with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks.  I have chosen to colour the flowers with a few shades, the outside petals are Sweet Sorbet with Cherry Cobbler more in the centre with Daffodil Delight and Pecan Pie making up the centres of my poinsettias.  These have all been fussy cut out as there are no matching die for the mask, but I really do like to fussy cut so this was not an issue for me creating this card.

To put the card together, I used a Cherry Cobbler base with some plaid Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper just on the right hand side, layered with my circle sentiment.  After blending 5 flowers and cutting them out, I layered the largest flower and smallest together to give more definition and used the various leaves in Old Olive in behind the flowers and finally adding a few Rhinestones, we all like a bit of bling.

I had a leftover flower so I made an inside to the card with some Basic White cardstock and a strip of the matching plaid Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper.

Stamp Set:  Hope & Peace

Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Sweet Sorbet, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Black Memento

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Deckled Circle Dies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Close up of the poinsettias.

Inside the card.

Thanks for stopping by, now it's time to see what Rosa Leyden has created.

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CASEing the Catty - #CTC440 Case an Embossing Folder Project from the Mini Catalogue Stars at Night Bundle

 

This week at CASEing the Catty we are caseing an Embossing Folder Project from the Mini Catalogue.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Monique Fielder.

I have chosen to case the card on page 17 of the Mini Catalogue featuring the Stars of Night Bundle which includes a Hybrid Embossing Folder as well as the stamp set and dies.

I have used one of my favourite colour combinations of two tone blues of Boho Blue and Misty Moonlight.

I first used the snowflakes from the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks in Misty Moonlight to create my background and then used the Stars of Night Hybrid Embossing Folder, finally adding a little more colour with the blending brush lightly around the edge of the cardstock to make it pop just a little more from the card base.  

Adding the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler on Basic White layered a piece of Sahara Sand Woven Threads Trim and Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper and then finally adding 3 cute stars in Basic White with a little Rhinestone Basic Jewels in the middle of each one.

Stamp Set:  Stars at Night

Cardstock: Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, Basic White, Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Misty Moonlight, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:   Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Stars at Night Dies, Stars at Night Hybrid Embossing Folder, Sahara Sand 5/8" Woven Threads Trim (retired), Rhine Basic Jewels

Close up of the masks and embossing.

Thanks for stopping by this week, now it's time to see what Rachel Palmieri has created.

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CASEing the Catty - #CTC439 Case Joy of Christmas Suite Christmas Classics Bundle

 

It's the start of daylight savings here in SA and it's been wonderful weather for the long weekend.  We are CASEing the Joy of Christmas Suite which is on pages 38 to 31 of the Mini Catalogue.

Welcome to the blog hop or you may have come from Peta Stephen.

I have chosen to CASE the card on page 28 of the catalogue which uses the Christmas Classics Bundle.

I have chosen the traditional Christmas colours with a Cherry Cobbler base and a matching piece of checkered Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper.  I then layered the square die in Mossy Meadow and sentiment in Basic White.

The two corners were highlighted with the flowers from Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks, I used the blend brushes in Sweet Sorbet and Cherry Cobbler with the centres in Daffodil Delight and Pecan Pie which I hope look a little like a poinsettia which I have fussy cut.  I then added a couple of piece of Black and Silver Glittered Ribbon.

Stamp Set:  Christmas Classics

Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper

Ink: Black Memento, Cherry Cobbler, Sweet Sorbet, Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie

Accessories:  Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks, Christmas Classics Dies, Black and Silver Glittered Ribbon (retired)

Close up of the poinsettias.

Thanks for stopping by now it's time to see what Judy May has created.