Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Season of Chic
Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2022.
So glad you are joining us for our tenth 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. The months are speeding by - we started this Blog Hop in the beginning of July and its now early September. It is certainly time to be building your card stash. I have enjoyed creating a card using a non Christmas bundle but one that can also be used for Christmas. I had two other variations in mind but time ran out. Here is my card:
I have recently purchased the Season of Chic bundle and Texture Chic Speciality Designer Series Paper and decided to play with it to create a Christmas card. In seeing the products more closely and playing with it, I have fallen in love with this suite even more. The SDSP has Gold integrated into the design on one side of each 12 x 12 sheet. The sheet I chose for this card has golden dots spread over. Is'nt it gorgeous. A piece was cut to card front size and adhered onto a Petal Pink card base.
Cream Glimmer Paper from the Glimmer Speciality Paper pack was die cut using the 3 different sized snowflakes from the Chic dies - 5 of each were cut. A gold ring was cut from Gold Foil using 2 mid-sized circular dies from the Layering Circles die set.
The gold ring was added to the card front with Mini Dimensionals. The little snowflakes were added to the largest snowflakes with Glue Dots before the large Snowflakes were adhered to the ring with other Glue Dots - so easy. The mid-sized snowflakes were added in-between (and overlapping) the larger snowflakes. The gold ring was great at keeping the snowflake wreath round.
A sentiment from the Season of Chic stamp set was heat embossed on Petal Pink card-stock using White Emboss powder, Versamark ink and a Heat Tool. This was added over a voluptuous bow tied with Gold & Vanilla Satin Edged Ribbon that had been cut in half lengthwise. Pearl Basic Jewels were added to the large snowflake centres plus a few extras were scattered around.
A thin strip of the same SDSP was added to the Basic White card inner and a few snowflakes were stamped in Petal Pink Classic ink using the snowflake photopolymer stamp from the Season of Chic stamps. A Basic White C6 envelope was stamped with Petal Pink snowflakes over the flap and a few on the front of the envelope.
Thank you for calling in. I do appreciate it.
It is always a delight to see everyone's creations and I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show so don't miss checking out each blog. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the special and talented Claire Daly. I always look forward to checking out Claire's creations together with everyone else's.
Don't forget the weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop by the Art with Heart Team that launches every Wednesday at 8.00pm AEST. This coming Wednesday we are featuring a beautiful colour - Evening Evergreen.
Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others.
Andrea XXX
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 our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop Host, the very special Sharon Davern, 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.
If you are in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Pease don't hesitate to contact me with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!.
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Andrea, this is so soft and feminine and pretty! I love your Cream Glimmer Paper snowflake wreath, simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe gold dotty paper is so pretty, and a lovely choice for your card, Andrea. I've fallen in love with this glimmer paper, and really like how you have used it for your snowflake wreath. Such a nice card!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous Andrea! Your snowflake wreath is beautiful and I love the non-traditional colour. Love your loopy bow too! Caroline.
ReplyDeleteVery unique idea and lovely colours Andrea. That wreath is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteSuch a dreamy card Andrea, I love every little bit of it!!
ReplyDeleteWas thinking this would make such an adorable card for baby's first Christmas.
What a gorgeous card Andrea. It’s so soft and pretty and tonight I have found several ways of using the Very Vanilla glimmer paper. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWho ever would have thought to use this paper for Christmas? Andrea of course. Another one of your beautiful serene cards and that bow......oh my, it is glorious.
ReplyDeleteAnother brilliant card, Andrea. I love that gold spotty patterned paper, it is absolutely stunning. Your snowflake wreath in Cream Glimmer is breath-taking. Love it all!
ReplyDeleteYour snowflake wreath looks amazing! I thought that it must have been a single die, I was surprised that it isn't. Your layers are wonderful, and what a great idea to use the gold ring to keep the shape of the wreath.
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