AWH Heart of Christmas #21

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Joyful Flurry with Hope & Peace

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 second to last 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I have really enjoyed playing with the Joyful Flurry Christmas bundle with an extra Christmas sentiment set and banner dies. Here are my cards:

Prior Card:

I created a card for a Christmas Challenge a couple of months ago using the Joyful Flurry Bundle. I wasn’t really pleased with it, so not wanting to be thwarted, I wanted to have a descent play with this bundle. The 3 cards above were the result of my play.

The card above, that was created a couple of months ago, started with a water-colour wash on Shimmery White card-stock using Pool Party, Balmy Blue and Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ inks. Snowflakes from the Joyful Flurry stamp set were stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with White Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool.  A few of the snowflake dies from the Frosted Flurry dies partially cut snowflakes in the water-colour panel. The “pop up” sections were poked up from behind using the pointy poker attachment of my Take Your Pick Tool. 

Smaller snowflake dies cut snowflakes from White Glimmer paper from the White & Red Glimmer Paper. A sentiment from the stamp set was white heat embossed on Pool Party card-stock. The sentiment was layered over a piece of White Glimmer paper and a bow of silver Metallic Mess ribbon before being added with Mini Dimensionals. Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were added to the centre of snowflakes.

CARD 1:

When I started the card above, I had in mind the combined use of some pine/leaves etc with snowflakes from the Joyful Flurry bundle but at that time I couldn’t make it work and took a different tac. I thought I would try again this week using different colours, etc.

Starting with a piece of Sahara Sand card-stock, snowflakes from the Joyful Flurry stamp set were white heat embossed. Some White Craft ink was splattered over the panel using the mid-sized Water Painter. The small snowflake die from the Frosted Flurry dies again cut small snowflakes from White Glimmer paper from the White & Red Glimmer paper. Pine fronds and a rounder leaf sprig (Mistletoe???) were cut from Basic White card-stock and then coloured with either Mint Macaron or Soft Sea Foam inks using Blending Brushes.

A sentiment from the Hope and Peace stamps were white heat embossed on a piece of Crumb Cake card-stock. And then it was fussy cut in two. All the pieces were arranged together with some Gold Holly Leaves embellishments and adhered with Mini Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Glue Dots. A double Linen Twine bow was tucked under the top sentiment with Glue Dots. The final touch was the addition of Pearl Basic Jewels coloured with a light Flirty Flamingo Blend.

The card inner was created with Basic White card-stock stamped with snowflakes using second generation Sahara Sand ink. A second sentiment from the Hope and Peace stamp set was white heat embossed on Crumb Cake card-stock, then fussy cut before being adhered on the card inner. The Basic White panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Sahara Sand card-stock before being adhered to the Thick Basic White card base. A C6 Basic White envelope was also stamped with snowflakes in Sahara Sand ink.

CARD 2:

The idea for the second card started with a layout that I had recently seen Emma Goddard, a UK Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and previous Artisan, demonstrate in one of her Card & Cuppa classes. The layout morphed into the card below using different stamps, colour scheme and embellishments plus the addition of blending.

Fresh Freesia ink was applied to a piece of Basic White card-stock with a Blending Brush and snowflakes were stamped with a combination of Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue inks. This card front was adhered to a Fresh Freesia card base. 

A snowflake was die cut from Silver Foil (the mid mauvish foil) using an open die from the Frosted Flurry dies before being die cut with one of the intricate dies that only partially cuts certain bits. This was adhered to a plain die cut snowflake so that the snowflake could be added with Dimensionals. A sentiment was white heat embossed on Fresh Freesia card-stock and then fussy cut and added with Mini Dimensionals. Iridescent Basic Pearls were added to snowflake centres as the final touch. 

A Basic White card-stock inner also was stamped with Fresh Freesia & Balmy Blue ink snowflakes. A different sentiment from the Joyful Flurry stamp set was stamped in Fresh Freesia ink. Part of an extra mauvish Silver foil snowflake was adhered near a top corner. A Basic White C6 envelope was stamped with the same snowflakes and the remainder of the foil snowflake was added.

CARD 3:

As I was creating Card 2, the idea for this card was formed as a simpler version that could be created more quickly in a number of different colours. I so love the effect of the partially die cut snowflakes. 

Balmy Blue ink was blended over a Basic White card front and some White Craft ink with a little Wink of Stella was splattered over. Once dry, two partial die cut snowflakes were cut in the card front and the small snowflake stamp was white heat embossed a number of times. The card front was added to a Balmy Blue card-stock base. 

A sentiment from the Joyful Flurry stamp set was white heat embossed on Balmy Blue card-stock and fussy cut. It was popped up with Dimensionals. A double Silver Elegant Twine bow was tucked under the sentiment and adhered with Glue Dots. Basic Pearl Jewels were added as the finishing touch.

A Basic White card inner was stamped with second generation Balmy Blue inked snowflakes. A Basic White C6 envelope also was stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

That's it from me for this week. Thank you for dropping in for this penultimate 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop.

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 lovely Kate Morgan. I always look forward to checking out Kate’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. We are focussing on a delightful colour this week, Mint Macaron. 

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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