AWH Heart of Christmas #10

Christmas with Stitched Stars and Christmas Cheer

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team 2021 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. 

Where has this week gone! It has felt full on and so I found that time to create a project and write this blog has almost disappeared. As such, I have only created 1 card with a design that had been bubbling around in my head for some time. While creating the project I started wondering about playing with colours ... but there was no time. Here is this week's project:

A Basic White card front was embossed with the delightful Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder. For those who know music, I believe it is part of the actual music of one of our loved Christmas Carols. Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' ink was lightly applied with a Stampin' Up! Blending Brush. It is only very subtle but if you can see it, the effect of applying ink after the card-stock had been embossed gives a lovely effect.

Some splattering was added with a Fresh Freesia Stampin' Write Marker. The embossed card front was mounted onto a slightly askew piece of Fresh Freesia card-stock. In turn this was mounted to a Thick Basic White card-stock base with Dimensionals.

Swirly Stars from the Stitched Stars dies were cut out of Fresh Freesia card-stock, ensuring the 5 tiny stars were retained. The largest star die was used to cut the lighter mauve-ish Silver Foil from the Silver Foil Speciality pack. The third largest star die was used to cut a star within the star and so create a stitched star outline. Using the Christmas Cheer dies the word "happy" was die cut from the darker purple-ish Silver Foil. The word "Christmas" from the coordinating Words of Cheer stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and a Heat Gun. Finally, a strips cut of the Fresh Freesia side of Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper. This oh so cute DSP can be free with an order of $90 or more during Sale-a-bration across August - September, that is while they last.

As you can see from the photos, the stars, swirls and words were arranged and adhered with a mix of Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Dimensionals.

The card inner was created with a piece of Basic White cardstock and a thin strip of the Playful Penguins DSP was adhered to the right hand side. Extra little stars from a star swirl were also added. Sorry - no time for decorating a C6 Basic White envelope. That will be a job for tomorrow.

Even though my creating was rushed, I still enjoyed making this card to share. I love, love, love the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder and the Stitched Stars are such a great set of dies. It was the first time my recently received Christmas Cheer dies were opened - the style of the word "happy" is gorgeous so I am sure you will see me using it again before too long.

Thank you so much for spending time with me on my blog. I'm so glad you did.

If you are in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Also, please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. 

As I'm last on the list of blog hoppers tonight, you may have checked everyone out, however if you started partway through, then to continue with the blog hop, click on the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of an amazing and talented friend, Tina Gillespie. I always look forward to checking out Tina's creations as well as everyone else's. 

Hope to see you next week for another AWHT Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. There is so much Christmas inspiration to share using Stampin' Up!'s products and preparing early for  Christmas will minimize some of the stresses of the silly season.

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.

Andrea XXX

  

As mentioned, it is always a delight to see everyone's creations and the way they each use the amazing Stampin' Up! products. I am sure there are gorgeous Christmas projects on show. Don't miss checking out each blog. 

If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of this week’s host for the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, Tina Gillespie, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop. This would also be an easy way to find the blogs that you would like to revisit.

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