Heart of Christmas Week 3 - Christmas creations brought to you by the Art With Heart Stampin' Up! Team, Australia

Hello lovely friends. It's time for some weekly Heart of Christmas Christmas card inspiration with the Art With Heart Stampin' Up! team girls. 

This week I decided to do a square card. Although it has a few layers and elements, I do think this one would still be easy to do in batches of a few, by completing each element in batches and assembling together at the end. 

Here's the measurements and what I did to make the card (the bolded items refer to product links at the end of the post):

• My base card Real Red cardstock and is 14cm square, and the piece of photo realistic is All is Bright Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Catalogue (coming on September 5th) which is 13.7cm square.
• The main stamped panel (9.5cm square) is a piece of Shimmery White cardstock with the Seasonal Wreath Dynamic Textured Folder used on it. 
• Next I sponged Garden Green ink over the embossing using a Sponge Dauber.
• I used Red Rhinestones for the berries, and the Gold Foil bow die cut is from Stitched Seasons Framelits (quick - only available until August 31st), with a Gold Faceted Gem in the centre.
• This wreath piece is matted on a piece of Real Red cardstock and then some Gold Foil cardstock.
• The greeting is from a stamp set coming soon in the Holiday Catalogue, called Timeless Tidings. I have used the second smallest circle in the Stitched Shape Framelits, which fits inside the wreath perfectly. The greeting is stamped in Shaded Spruce.

I think my favourite part of this card is the different shades of green the spongeing gives on the embossing. I really like the combination of Garden Green and Shadded Spruce together too. I think that Stitched Seasons bow die-cut will be getting a workout the next few months.

Here's another look at the Stitched Seasons Framelits. Available to purchase (only until Friday 31st August - so just 2 more days) by themselves, or as a bundle with the coordinating stamp set. Get them HERE in my online store.

Now it's time to check in with the Art With Heart Team girls, and see what Christmas inspiration they have for you this Wednesday. I hope you can pop over to their blogs and enjoy their creations. I am sure they would appreciate a little hello in the comments while you are there.

Tina Gillespie

Kate Morgan

Ros Davidson

Judy May

Caroline Manwaring

Catherine Proctor

Diane Furniss

Theresa Gerrard

Sue Madex

Rachel Woollard

Thanks for stopping by today. See you back here again soon.

Claire

 

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Week 13 AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop - Crumb Cake

Today's card is one of the hard cards we need to make, a sympathy card. Words really are never enough, but they are important to say to the people you care about. I don't think there is any better way to say those words from afar, than with a handmade card.

I have used the Rooted in Nature stamp set from the 2018 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.  I created a water wash onto Shimmery White cardstock with a few drops of re-inker and my aquapainter. I used Crumb Cake for the ground, and Pool Party for the sky and Shaded Spruce for the tree. I added a few ink splatters and water splatters for added interest.

The sentiment is also from the Rooted in Nature stamp set, and is stamped in Soft Suede to stand out a little more against the Crumb Cake. Here is my colour combination.

I hope the recipient of this card can feel the love and caring thoughts for them that it hopefully conveys. 

Now it's time to head back to Catherine Proctor's blog  to see what the other Art With Heart team ladies have been creating with Crumb Cake this week.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Claire

 

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Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

Aqua Painters

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

Linen Thread

Share What You Love Artisan Pearls

'I am' - a traditional scrapbooking layout using (mostly) Stampin' Up! products.

Lately, scrapbooking has been loudly calling me again. I dabble / have dabbled in pocket pages, but my heart belongs to traditional 12 x 12 pages.  

My eldest son snapped this photo of me earlier in the year, and it seemed the perfect photo to get a little grungy with inks and textures. 

 

Here's the process (I should have used Gesso to seal the page which would have prevented the warping. I was out, so I went head, but will do that next time. It's flattened out fine now though). Bolded words refer to products which are linked to my online store at the end of the page.

• My base cardstock is Smoky Slate 12x12 Stampin' Up! cardstock.. This one must have been left over from a couple of years ago as it is textured. We have the smooth now which would be fine to use too.
• I pencilled in approximately where I wanted my picture to go, and then used Silver Embossing Paste with the Palette Knives and brick mask in the Pattern Party Decorative masks. I wasn't particularly worried to get it flat and didn't even fully cover the mask, as I wanted a grungy, random effect with the bricks.
• I left that to completely dry, and then randomly applied Jet Black Stazon ink direct from the ink pad to dirty the brick texture up a bit.
• My 5x7" photo is on a mat of Berry Burst A4 cardstock. I've used some of the Pick a Pattern Washi Tape (love the versatility of varying widths of tape in this 5 roll set) to frame the picture at the top and bottom.
• I've stamped some of the great textures in Timeless Textures stamp set in various spots on my page (I used Memento Black stamped off once). This set is really versatile for scraobooking. Other embellishments  are some Mint Macaron brads (from the Basics Brads set) and Berry Burst punched arrowheads from a retired punch.
• My title was made using some letters in my stash, as I really wanted to pick up the blue in the photo and they were perfect.

Before I get onto my journaling, here are some close ups.

Then this one (which makes me want to jump into the screen and push that wash tape down properly!).

Here's a closer look at the Timeless Textures stamp set and the Pattern Party Decorative Masks.

This all about me page was just about random journalling about who I am, right now. That's not a number or a measurement. Everyone needs to do this kind of journaling. It's so good for the soul. Even if it's just scribbled onto the back of a cafe napkin, just for your eyes. I think all about me pages are one of my favourite types of pages. I used the very cool Swirly Frames stamo set (PERFECT for scrapbooking and great for cards too) for my circular journaling piece. My actual journaling was a compination of my own handwriting (using the Journalling Pens), with the occasional stamped (in Memento Black) word from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set. 

Here's a closer look at those two stamp sets. (links below my signature).

I hope you have enjoyed this little peek into my scrapbooking process and favourite products. Hope you get to record some memories of your own soon.

See you back here again tomorrow night,

Claire

 

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Pattern Party Decorative Masks

Embossing Paste

Pick A Pattern Washi Tape

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set

Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set

Palette Knives

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

Neutrals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

Basic Brads

Journaling Pens

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Stampin' Up! Blended Seasons stamp set and Framelits 3 ways, and my top 10 picks.

Demonstrators and my customers have totally been loving the limited release Stampin' Up! Blended Seasons stamp set and Framelits, available only this month (August 2018). It's a beautiful set to colour in many different ways (including with the Watercolour Pencils Assortment 2, available exclusively this month). You can buy the stamp set and Framelits individually or in a bundle, and the Watercolour Pencils in the pack of 10 new colours.

Here's 3 cards and videos I have done as part of a series to show 3 different ways to colour the Blended Seasons image.

 

 

 

 

 

There are also some BEAUTIFUL creations on Pinterest, and I have saved 10 of my most favourite on a board for you, along with my own creations using this set.

Remember these products are only available until August 31st, so get in before then to buy them individually or in a bundle. FIND THEM HERE IN MY ONLINE STORE. We still have Bonus Day Coupon earnings until the end of August, so get a $9 coupon with any orders over $90 as well.

 

Hope you are loving the Blended Seasons products as much as I am! Those double stitched Framelits (stitching on die cut piece and negative) are so grear!

Claire

 

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Colouring stamped images - August 2018 Art With Heart Monthly Blog Hop

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring stamp sets that you can colour in. We hope our blog hop inspires you to pick up some Stampin’ Write Markers, Watercolour Pencils, Stampin Blends or another form of colouring medium and colour in with your stamps. Don’t forget to contact any of the ladies on the blog hop to order any products, especially they limited edition colour your season products.

I have featured another Christmas card, as I just can't get enough of colouring the Christmas baubles with the Stampin' Blends. I have been going a bit crazy with colouring using the Blends lately, as I just love the depth of colour I am getting and the ease of the blending, They are great alcohol markers, and having them to coordinate with my Stampin' Up! colours is just a bonus.

The base card is Granny Apple Green,  vibrant green that debuted this year in the Colour Revamp. Here re the Stampin' Blends Colours I have used to colour the bauble from Beautiful Baubles stamp set (coming on September 5th with the 2018 Holiday Catalogue):

• Soft Sea Foam Light
• Soft Sea Foam Dark
• Pool Party Light
• Pool Party Dark
• Bermuda Bay Light
• Granny Apple Green Light

Other products are the new Swirls and Curls Embossing Folder (coming in the Holiday Catalogue), and to mat the image I have used Coastal Cabana cardstock and Silver Glimmer paper. My image is stamped onto Thick Whisper White cardstock with Memento Black ink pad, with the greeting from the Beautiful Baubles set silver embossed.

It's now time to head onto the next person on the blog hop, the lovely Kate Morgan. 

If you get lost anywhere, here is a full list of participants, so you can pick up anywhere.

Rebecca Jacovou
Claire Daly - that's me!
Kate Morgan
Tina Gillespie
Ros Davidson
Catherine Proctor
Caroline Manwaring
Sharon Davern
Rachel Woollard
Amie McIIroy
Kimberly Hern
Andrea Roberts

 

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a happy day.

Claire