The Art With Heart Team Heart of Christmas 2019 Blog Hop is here!

The Art with Heart team girls are back for our third year of weekly Heart of Christmas blog hops. In these blog hops we hope to inspire you to experience and share the joy of creativity in the lead up to Christmas. Each week I will post a Christmas project on Wednesday night at 8pm, and other members of the team will do the same. Their names and links to their blog will appear below. 

My card this week uses Toile Christmas, a new stamp set in the 2019 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue. Even though we don't have Cardinals, I really love this set. The sentiments particularly, but the imagery with the bird, branch with berries and the swirls is gorgeous too. It's available as a cling mount stamp set, or as a bundle. 

There are lots of great coodinating products for this bundle in the Toile Tidings product suite. In this card, I have used the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper and the coordinating Toile Tidings Glitter Enamel Dots (one of my favourite products in the Holiday Catalogue!). the layer of vellum over the patterned paper really helps to soften the layer for the other elements.

The primary colours in the Toile Tidings Product Suite are Real Red and Garden Green, so here is my Christmas colour combination for today. I watercoloured the Cardinal with ink from the inside lid of my Real Red ink pad. Have you tried our Fluid 100 Watercolour paper yet? It's 100% cotton and AWESOME to work with.

This weeks Heart of Christmas Participants:

Don't forget to ask any of us for a Holiday Catalogue if you don't already have one. We can send it out to you for free. Many of our team members here also run Stampin' Up! classes in their local area, so be sure to check in with them if you live close by.

Catherine Proctor, North Sydney

Vicki Boucher, Heathmont, Melbourne

Kate Morgan, Rowville, Melbourne

Sharon Davern, Donvale, Melbourne

Tina Gillespie, Woodcroft, Adelaide

Christina Barnes, Bega NSW

Diane Furniss, Aberfoyle Park, Adelaide

Caroline Manwaring, Cootamundra NSW

Judy May, Canterbury, Melbourne

Michele Taylor, Taylors Lakes, Melbourne

Rachel Woollard, Ringwood East, Melbourne

 

Thanks for stopping by today! See you back here again next week for Heart of Christmas Week 2. Don't forget to ask us for your new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue which commences sales on 4th September. Let's spread hand made joy this Christmas!

Claire 

 

Comments

[Christina Barnes]

I do love this stamp set, too, Claire, it might just have to find its way to my place. Your card is gorgeous and I really like that layer of Vellum. Thank you for organising the Heart of Christmas this year.

[Cathy Proctor]

Your red cardinal is beautiful Claire and the layer of vellum over the DSP really softens the card and makes your bird stand out x

[Caroline]

I love your cardinal Claire, it's so pretty. A lovely card in the traditional colours of red and green.

[Kate Morgan]

Gorgeous traditional Christmas card and I love the vellum layer, softening the busy DSP.

[Brenda Just]

That is a beautiful card Claire, the colour palette is gorgeous xxx

[Judy May]

Beautiful card, Claire and lovely colouring of the Cardinal. I love the greetings in this bundle and the extra elements.

[Sharon]

Claire, this is such a beautiful card. I love the little extra details under the cardinal and the velum is just the perfect touch. So gorgeous, I could look at it for hours!

[Penny Hanuszak]

Claire I love how you softened the background of this card with the vellum layer and the elements you've added don't overshadow the beauty of the Cardinal. Your colouring of the bird is beautiful and not too overdone. Thanks for inspiring.

[Michele Taylor]

Fabulous card Claire and I love the way you have colored the cardinal. The greetings in this set are great. Might have to put it on my list.

[Tina Gillespie]

Your bird is amazing - such vibrant colour! Awesome Christmas card.