AWH Heart of Christmas #9

Christmas with Stars at Night and Radiant Light

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

This week I am showcasing the Stars at Night bundle in two Christmas cards. I am also sharing the finished card referenced in the Colour Creations Blog Hop #21 featuring Daffodil Delight. I showed a partially done created card, so below shows it finished.

CARDS 1&2:

I saw the current Colour Inkspiration Challenge #152 and loved the colours so determined to play with them. 

I started by water-colouring a background panel. It was wet on wet water-coloured using Starry Sky and Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ inks and the flat brush Water Painter. When partially dry, the panel was stamped with a stamp from the Sea Turtle set in Gray Granite ink. The panel is only part finished in the photo below. I still needed to add Wink of Stella and White Craft Ink splatters. I forgot to photograph the final panel. It was cut into 2 to create these 2 cards and die cut using the 2nd largest Deckled Rectangle die.

In the card below the water coloured panel was mounted onto a slightly larger piece of Starry Sky card-stock. The Night of Navy card-base was stamped in White Craft ink with a stamp from the Stars at Night stamp set ensuring it aligned with some of the lighter sections of the water-colour panel. The panel was popped up with Dimensionals.

The star was layered with die cut pieces of Vellum, Silver foil, Gray Granite card-stock that had a light layer of Shimmery Embossing Paste and the White & Silver design of the Snowflake Magic Speciality Designer Series Paper.  A Mini Dimensional was added between a couple of layers to give it distinct dimension.

The nativity die from the Night Divine die set was used to cut Night of Navy card-stock. The shepherd and wise man was cut away leaving Mary, Joseph and the cradle. A little White Craft ink was blended over part of the die cut before being added with Mini Dimensionals.

A sentiment from the Night Divine stamp set was Silver heat embossed onto Night of Navy card-stock using Silver Emboss powder, Versamark ink, the Accessory Tool kit and a Heat Tool. The sentiment was fussy cut and added with Mini Dimensionals. A few Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems were added near the sentiment.

The other Christmas card was created in a very similar way. The water-colour panel was cut with the 2nd largest Deckled Rectangle die. It was mounted onto the White/Silver SDSP. A panel of Starry Sky card-stock was stamped with the small starry stamp in White Craft ink and then adhered to a Night of Navy card-base.

While larger, the star was layered using die cut pieces from card-stock & SDSP listed above. Some tiny stars from both Silver Foil and Gray Granite Embossing Paste covered card-stock were sprinkled around.

A different sentiment from the same stamp set was White heat embossed onto Starry Sky card-stock. It was fussy cut into separate words that we then added with Mini Dimensionals. The final touch was the sprinkling of some Adhesive-backed Glitter Sequins.

The card inner of both cards were stamped in Starry Sky ink with the same smaller stars stamp. Basic White C6 envelopes were also stamped with the same stamp in Starry Sky ink. Isn’t it a beautiful colour.

CARD 3:

As mentioned above, I wasn’t able to finish the second card for the Daffodil Delight Colour Creations Blog Hop. I showed a photo with the card base and the centre water-coloured panel. Here is the finished card.

The candle arrangement from the Radiant Light stamp set was gold heat embossed onto Basic White card-stock. It was coloured with Water-coloured pencils and a Blender Pen. A sprig from the Winter Meadows dies cut a number of sprigs from Basic White card-stock. Little berries were cut from some left over Daffodil Delight water-coloured Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. The card was finished with a gold embossed sentiment from the same stamp set, a double bow of Gold Elegant Trim and some gold pearls from the Festive Pearls.

A Basic White card inner was decorated with the left over candle and a couple of die cut sprays. waste not want not. The card will fit into a 6x6” square envelope or you could make your own envelope from DSP.

Thank you so much for dropping in to check out my Christmas creations. I hope you found something to inspire your creativity.

There is more Christmas creativity so continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Kate Morgan. I am looking forward to checking out Kate’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I do hope to see you next week as we continue the weekly Heart of Christmas 2023 Blog Hop series. Don’t miss us this coming Wednesday night for the Colour Creations Blog Hop where we will be showcasing Flirty Flamingo.

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

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 brilliant Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas Coordinator.  She is an amazing lady. 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 new Stampin' Up 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue and or the September-December Mini Catalogue, then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you.  Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. 

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AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop #21 Daffodil Delight

Daffodil Delight with Radiant Light

Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week.

This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright and happy colour called Daffodil Delight. Daffodil Delight is one of the Brights Colour Family and is a bright clean yellow. The colour would be lovely when used for flowers, including daffodils (as the name suggests), sun/sun rays or light and chickens, plus so much more.

Daffodil Delight is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads, ink spot & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin' Blends Combo; Watercolour Pencils, Soft Pastels; Brights Designer Series Paper as well as Les Shoppes, Beary Christmas, Hello Irresistible DSP; plus Light the Candles kit, Forever Friends kit, Kindness Cards kit, Sentimental Rose Kit and Saying Thanks kit; together with Loose Frosted Dots. and the Glossy Dots Assortment. It is another solid list of products.

Daffodil Delight card-stock, ink, Stampin’ Write Marker and Stampin’ Blends combo have been used in the creation of this project plus a range of non-Daffodil Delight bits and pieces.

As intermated above, Daffodil Delight is a perfect colour for light or for a candle flame so I thought I would christen the Radiant Light stamp set. These stamps stand alone so fussy cutting was required for the project. I started by embossing the Basic White background panel with the Fern 3D embossing folder. A little Daffodil Delight from a Stampin’ Write Marker was splattered over the panel before it being adhered to a Daffodil Delight card base.

A half a sheet of Fluid 100 Watercolor paper was wet on wet water-coloured using Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ ink and a little Lost Lagoon ink. Once dry, it was cut down with the second largest Radiating Stitches die. Some torn Daffodil Delight card-stock was adhered to either side to add a little something extra. Some foliage was cut using the Magical Meadows dies and then coloured with either Lost Lagoon or Shaded Spruce inks.

The arrangement of candles from the Radiant Light stamp set was stamped in Smoky Slate ink onto Basic White card-stock. Some extra leaves and berries were also stamped out. The images were coloured with Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blends and the Colour Lifter were all used to colour the images. The coloured images were fussy cut, together with an extra candle from another arrangement as I wanted an odd number of candles. The candle images and die cut foliage were lifted on the card with Dimensionals.

A sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink and trimmed down, Each end was torn and a torn edge of Daffodil Delight card-stock was tucked underneath. The stamped and coloured berries as well as the die cut berries all had a little Red Enamel Effects added. Looking at it afterwards, I think I should have reduced the number of berries with the Enamel Effects. What fo you think?? Some Gold Butterfly embellishments were added around the candle flames and some deconstructed Gold Simply Elegant Trim was added around the candles and arrangement. 

A Basic White card inner was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink with a different Christmas sentiment. (I think my ink pad has dried and needs re-inking.) The remaining coloured candle arrangement was fussy cut and added with little left over pieces of coloured die cut foliage. A Basic White C6 Envelope was simply stamped in Smoky Slate ink with the candle stamp.

Second Card

A number of things have conspired against me and taken time from my crafting for tonight’s Blog Hop. I have made a start on a second card. This is as far as I have come. I am disappointed it wasn’t finished in time - my sincere apologies to you. By the way, the yellow panel in the centre is another Daffodil Delight water-coloured background.

I wonder how the card will be finished? [Edited] Here is the finished card. More details can be found at the AWH Heart of Christmas #9 blog.

Thank you for calling in to check out my Daffodil Delight project. I so appreciate it.

There is more Daffodil Delight creativity so continue with the blog hop. Just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the very special Kate Morgan. I am looking forward to checking out Kate’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyones' projects - there is always so much inspiration.

I do hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Early Expresso as we continue the weekly 2023-2024 Colour Creations Blog Hop series. 

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

Andrea 💕🐾

If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of participants go to Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator.  She is a wonderful lady. 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 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue and or the September-December Mini Catalogue, then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you.  Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. 

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