AWH Heart of Christmas - #3

 Christmas with Rejoice, All Wrapped Up and Some Vellum

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea. 

A group of creative friends from the Art with Heart team are back this year with our Annual Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2026. We are sharing Christmas inspiration each Monday evening until the end of November. I do hope you will check us out as often as you can.

I missed the first two 2026 Blog Hops, so thought I would share two quite different cards this week that I had started creating a couple of weeks ago. Both were created with another end in mind but the goal posts changed and so the part finished cards just sat on my desk. I fiddled a bit with them this week and here they are. I hope you find them of interest.

CARD 1:

The first card is a nativity scene from the Rejoice stamp set that was gold heat embossed on Vellum. I love Stampin' Up!s Vellum as its a good quality and copes well with heat embossing. 

Firstly a hole was cut in the front of the card base and a Basic White background panel using the Tile Garden dies. These dies were also used to cut frames from both Woodgrain Wonders Designer Series Paper (DSP) and Basic White cardstock. The background panel was embossed with the Textured Tree Ring 3D Embossing Folder.

A number of oval pine wreaths were die cut (Noel Tidings set) from both Basic White cardstock and the Woodgrain Wonders DSP. The top layer was coloured with Old Olive Classic ink and used to frame the Nativity Scene. It sits underneath the raised Woodgrain frame.

The sentiment is from the Rejoice stamp set and it was white heat embossed on Crumb Cake cardstock. A double Linen twine bow was tucked beneath the sentiment. A few Gold Adhesive-backed Dots and Cherry Cobbler coloured Rhinestone Basic Jewels, finished the card design.

When the card opens it reveals a Basic Beige flap with another ink stamped Nativity scene that was coloured with Stampin' Blends Combos. Pieces of the oval Noel Tidings pine wreath have been laid at the top and bottom of the panel.

The Basic Beige panel opens to the right to reveal a panel to write a personal message. This was decorated with a gold embossed sentiment and image from the Rejoice stamp set.

CARD 2:

This second card features some of the All Wrapped Up Speciality Designer Series Paper. The background is a gorgeous tartan. Some Basic White Softly Woven 3D embossed panels were added to the card front with Dimensionals.

Lettering was prepared using the Luxe Alphabet & Numbers dies, Opal foil and Misty Moonlight cardstock to coordinate with the tartan background. A frame was also hot foiled with the Silver Foil and then die cut also using the Flourish & Frames dies. Part of the rest of the sentiment was stamped and white heat embossed on Misty Moonlight cardstock using the Home for Christmas stamp set before being fussy cut.

The sentiment and label layers needed something more so small pine boughs and bows were fussy cut from other designs of the All Wrapped Up Speciality DSP. The final touch - a few silver Adhesive Backed Sparkle Sequins.

The inside of the card was simply decorated with a thin strip of the tartan SDSP. Two hot foil lines were added at the top and bottom of the Basic White inner panel. I was practicing a different technique of placing touches of hot foil exactly in the right spot.

Thank you so much for dropping in to check out my Christmas cards. I hope you have found some ideas for Christmas creating.

There is more Christmas creativity, so do continue on with this blog hop. Just click on the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Helen Reeve. I always look forward to checking out Helen’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyone’s' projects - there is so much gorgeous inspiration.

Also, many of us participate in the Colour Creations InstaHop that goes live every Wednesday night on Instagram where we showcase one of Stampin’ Up!s colours each week. We would love you to check in on us for more creative inspiration.

Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself.

Andrea 💕🐾

If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of participants, go to Sharon Davern’s blog @ Rhapsody in Craft. Sharon is our amazing Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas Coordinator.  Check out her delightful creation while you are there.

If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of the Stampin' Up 2026 September-December Catalogue, then let me know and I will be delighted to send it to you.  Please don't hesitate to make contact regarding any queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. 

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