AWH Heart of Christmas #11

Christmas with Words of Cheer

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

So glad you are joining us for this Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I love creating for Christmas and had fun with this week's card. I hope you like it:

This week I have CASEd one of the layouts of cards shown on page 54 of the July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue. I also CASEd the colour scheme of the Whimsy & Wonder Suite (page 25). The Stampin' Up! Catalogues are such great sources of inspiration for our projects.

After trimming a piece of Mint Macaron Designer Series Paper from the delightful Whimsy & Wonder Speciality DSP it was adhered to a Basic White card front. The poinsettia spray and extra holly leaves from the Words of Cheer Stamp Set was stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder and a Heat Gun. Initially 2 poinsettia sprays were stamped and heat embossed with the idea of creating a duplicate card to add to my card stash, however, as you may notice, I ended up fussy cutting the second floral spray so I could layer elements.

The floral spray & extra holly leaves was coloured with Stampin' Blends, ie Polished Pink, Flirty Flamingo (there isn't a Blushing Bride Combo so I mainly used Light Flirty Flamingo), Mossy Meadow, Mint Macaron Combos and my trusty Colour Lifter. The floral sprays were die cut with the coordinating Christmas Cheer dies, but I later fussy cut some of the elements of the second spray.

Some of the luscious Mint Macaron Soft Velvet Ribbon was laid across the diagonal join between the Mint Macaron DSP and the Basic White card-stock with some Silver ElegantTrim. The coloured poinsettia spray was tucked under the ribbon together with extra holly leaves, Silver Foil die cut sprigs and other bits and pieces. Two fussy cut poinsettias were layered over the coordinating flowers to add interest and dimension. I tried to show the dimension in the photo below but the focus of part of the photo is out - my apologies.

The word "happy" was die cut from Silver Foil (from the Silver Foil pack). This was layered with a number of Basic White card-stock die cut "happies" to give dimension without the need of fiddling with cutting up Mini Dimensions. I added some Adhesive Sheets to some Basic White card-stock to make the layering easier. The "Christmas" sentiment, both from the coordinating bundle, was stamped in Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' ink. A double bow of Silver Elegant Trim (which comes in a pack of both Silver and Gold Trim) was added with a couple of Glue Dots and number of 2021-2023 In Colour Jewels were scattered, ie as flower centres and near the sentiment.

The card inner was created with a piece of Basic White card-stock, the off cut of Mint Macaron DSP and bits and pieces from the fussy cut extra floral spray together with a length of Silver Elegant Trim. A C6 Basic White Envelope was stamped with the poinsettia spray in Mint Macaron ink on the back flap and partially on the front. I do like ensuring a level of coordination on the envelope as well. It just adds that extra touch of coordination.

I did enjoy creating this card to share. I love, love, love the colour scheme of the Whimsy and Wonder Suite and suspect it will be my main colour scheme for this coming Christmas. The Christmas Cheer dies are amazing - the style of the word "happy" is so gorgeous. I am looking forward to playing further with this bundle.

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

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 & Saleabration Leaflet then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Don't forget, Sale-a-bration finishes at the end of September. Also, please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. 

To continue with the blog hop, click on the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Theresa Gerrard. I always look forward to checking out Theresa'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. Also, don't forget the weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop by the Art with Heart Team that launches every Wednesday at 8.00pm AEST.

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 will be 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. Check out her beautiful creation while you are there.

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