Heart of Christmas - Week 12

Hello and welcome everyone to Week 12 of the Heart of Christmas blog hop from members of the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! Team.

Yes, it's Week 12! I just cannot believe how quickly these weeks are now flying by. I have a lovely friend who is super organised with her Christmas present shopping long before any of us would even start thinking about it! I'm not that organised with my shopping, but I can say that I am with having my Christmas card stash stacking up before my eyes as I participate in our team blog hop each week.

Here's tonight's card to add to the top of the pile.

It's another Fun-Fold!  This one I found on YouTube and it's called a Pop-Out Z Fold card. Sam Calcott of Mixed Up Craft was making this in a video so I thought I'd give it a go. I changed the measurements to fit our C6 size envelopes.

It folds flat for posting but it opens to reveal the central square sitting back and the card front popping out when it's on display. I'd probably call it more an A frame than a Z Fold. You get a much better idea of the design from the photo below.

I used this gorgeous Evening Evergreen and gold tree pattern from the Lights Aglow Specialty Designer Series Paper. I'm really loving the patterns and colours in this 6" x 6" pack from the mini catalogue.

Stampin' Up! have added six new die sets that coordinate with stamp sets that are available in both our current Annual and Mini Catalogues. This exclusive sale ends on the 30th September and while supplies last. You can purchase as a bundle or separately if you already have the stamp sets.

I recently ordered the Tree Trimmings Dies that coordinate with the Trimming the Tree stamp set. I didn't use the stamp set on this card but I did use the smallest tree and pot from the die set. I absolutely love the detail you get from this tree die!

The writing panel is on the back of the card. I added a very narrow strip of gold foil to tie in with all the gold elegance on the front.

Lastly, I cut a length of the gold & vanilla satin ribbon that I wrapped around the bottom edge of the card and tied a separate double bow. The sentiment is from the Peaceful Deer stamp set and it's stamped in Evening Evergreen onto Basic White.

You'll find thumbnail images below of the Stampin' Up! products I used to create my card. Each one is linked to my online store.

That's it from me tonight everyone, thanks so much for stopping by on your way through our hop.

Kathryn Ruddick, is the next creative and talented team member to share her Heart of Christmas project with us.

If you are having difficulties moving onto any of the blogs in tonight's hop, you can find the entire list of participants and their blog links with our lovely guest host for this week, Tina Gillespie.

Stay safe and well. See you all again soon.

 

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$15.25

Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock

[155575]

$16.25

Brushed Metallic Cardstock

[153524]

$27.00

Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[159535]

$27.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$53.00

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$53.00

Trimming The Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[158972]

$32.00

Tree Trimmings Dies

[160256]

$60.00

Trimming The Tree Bundle (English)

[162522]

$82.75

Peaceful Deer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156891]

$39.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$14.00

Basic White C6 Envelopes

[159235]

$13.25

Gold & Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Satin Edged Ribbon

[159555]

$14.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$14.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$9.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$7.50