Heart of Christmas - Week 17

Hi everyone.

Well, we have made it to the final week of the Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2023. We hope that you have found lots of festive inspiration during the 17 weeks of crafty makes from members of the Art with Heart Team.

So, for the last time this year - here is my card.

Two Deckled Circles were used to create my wreath.

In hindsight, I wish that I had used a smaller circle for the inside to give a wider wreath, but time wasn't on my side to remake it today.

Before cutting the circles I added colour to a piece of Thick Basic White card stock with a Blending Brush. The colours I used were Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie, but more of the yellow was used to diffuse the orange.  After that I added a few splashes of water and dabbed off the excess with paper towel.

Once it was completely dry I started stamping the holly & berries from the Sending Cheer stamp set in Pecan Pie. Stamping first and second generation gave me the effect I was looking for. I did the same thing with a sentiment stamp from the Brightest Glow stamp set. Then it was cut into the circles, and I love that you can just read a few of the words.

Next was some heat embossing. The holly & berries were embossed in gold, and the greeting in white. The holly was cut with the coordinating die from the Sending Cheer Bundle, and the greeting was cut with a banner die from the Stylish Shapes.

Embellishments are gold twine, sequins and pearls.

You'll find a list of the Stampin' Up! products I used to make my card below this post.

Thank you for stopping by on your way through tonight's blog hop. Enjoy the rest of the team's creations.

Next up we have the lovely, Rosa Leyden, with her final make for this years Heart of Christmas.

And for the final time for 2023 I will refer you to our lovely host, Sharon Davern, for the list of all tonight's participants if you have any problems with 'next blog' links.

Have a wonderful Christmas & New Year.

Stay safe and well. See you all again in 2024!

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$15.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$8.75

Joy Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161958]

$21.75

Sending Cheer Bundle (English)

[162053]

$92.50

Brightest Glow Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159542]

$44.00

Deckled Circles Dies

[162286]

$65.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$53.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

$15.75

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$15.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.75

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$32.00

Heat Tool

[129056]

$54.00

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$13.25

Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins

[161627]

$13.25

Blooming Pearls

[162238]

$14.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$9.75

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$10.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$7.50

Heart of Christmas - Week 16

Hi everyone, welcome to Week 16 of the Heart of Christmas blog hop from members of the Art with Heart Team.

I finally received my Deckled Circle Dies!

I could hardly restrain myself from using them straight away, but after a few days of waiting I eventually got some play time.

I also had my first play with the gorgeous Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set. The snowflake images are so beautiful. There are three solid and three detailed snowflakes in the set, as well as four sentiments.

Sparkling Snowflakes

I started my card by choosing the fourth largest circle die from the largest in the set. I cut the card base from a folded piece of thick basic white card stock trimming a very small section from the bottom so it could stand. I wanted to create a crescent moon shape to stamp my snowflakes on, so I cut a smaller circle from our masking paper and used a blending brush to add the initial Bubble Bath colour.

After removing the masking paper I could then blend the colour a little more into the centre of the card to help soften the edge left from the masking paper. Then it was just a matter of stamping the detailed snowflakes in first and second generation ink in the colours of Berry Burst, Bubble Bath, and a little hint of Fresh Freesia. I also stamped smaller images from the Beautiful Balloons and Sending Cheer stamp sets.

 Now, this step is not recommended, but I did cut my sentiment to make it easier for me to stamp the words where I wanted them. I did try masking, but it just wasn't working. So once again, this is not recommended but I did feel confident in my cutting which is why I went ahead with it.

On the inside I added another die cut circle and using the leftover ink on my blending brush I blended colour around the edges.

The back of the card got treated to a bit of blending and stamping too, just to carry the theme throughout the entire card.

I cut a length of the Silver & White sheer ribbon and trimmed away the silver edge which then frayed into single strands - so pretty! My bows are made up of both the silver strands and the sheer ribbon, and another bow using the ribbon as a whole.

A sparkly basic rhinestone was used for the centre of the large snowflake and then a scattering of pink blooming pearls were added to finish off this very pretty look.

You will find a list of the Stampin' Up! products I used on my card below this post.

Thank you so much for stopping by on your way through tonight's blog hop. Lets go see what the lovely, Judy May has created for us tonight.

 If you are having problems linking to the next blog you will find the list of all tonight's participants on the blog of our lovely host, Sharon Davern.

Stay safe and well. See you all again soon.

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$15.75

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$18.50

Deckled Circles Dies

[162286]

$65.00

Sparkling Snowflakes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162158]

$35.00

Beautiful Balloons Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161450]

$42.00

Sending Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[162050]

$42.00

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

[161664]

$15.75

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$15.75

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

[155611]

$15.75

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

$8.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$14.00

Water Painters

[151298]

$23.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$23.00

Stampin' Up! Masking Paper

[155480]

$12.25

Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon

[162149]

$15.75

Blooming Pearls

[162238]

$14.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$9.75

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$10.25