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Heart of Christmas in July

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Welcome to our first Heart of Christmas with the Art with Heart Team. Each month we will share Christmas inspiration with you using current Stampin’ Up! products. Make sure you “Follow my Blog” by entering your email address to the right of this screen, so you don’t miss out on seeing my posts!

The 2020 August-December Mini Catalogue will be available to customers early in August, but as a demonstrator, we get an extra month early to order before anyone else. So tonight I am sharing some of the new products I have had fun creating with!

New product that I am using tonight are:

  • In the Pines Bundle [155182]*
  • In the Pines Stamp Set [153448]
  • Pine Woods Dies [153563]
  • Trimming the Town Designer Paper [153491]
  • Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper [153513]
  • Blue Adhesive Backed Gems [ 153547]
  • Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folders [153574]
    *Save 10% when buying a Bundle (stamp set & dies)

The colours I will be using in tonight’s projects are:

Balmy Blue Misty Moonlight Old Olive White

For my first two cards, I am using only the Designer Paper, no stamping, die cutting or embossing! Two very quick and simple cards using this amazing paper. The designs definitely need little else added to create fantastic Christmas cards. The sentiment is another full sheet of small sentiments and I simply cut the sentiments apart and added then to the card with mini dimensionals. Some of the Blue Adhesive Backed Gems have been used on each of my cards tonight.

Trimming the Town DSP Stampin Up by Kate Morgan Australia 2020.

Trimming the Town DSP Stampin Up by Kate Morgan Australia 2020

This next card uses the Stamparatus to line up the trees for super easy stamping. The top row of trees were stamped 3 times each before moving the plate on the stamparatus across 2 notches and stamping again. The bottom row was stamped once each to get that look of depth. Some of the coordinating dies were used at the bottom for the snow hills. The sentiment was placed on the clear block and because they are photopolymer, they can be curved on the block to go with the curve of the snow.

In the Pines Stampin Up by Kate Morgan Australia 2020.

Have I said how much I love this designer paper?!! The patterns are so beautiful and this card shows off another two of the designs perfectly. The one behind the tree has a diagonal pattern and I thought it was perfect, like the tinsel wrapped around the tree!

In the Pines & Trimming the Town DSP Olive Stampin Up by Kate Morgan Australia 2020.

This final card tonight is similar to the previous one, although I have placed some Balmy Blue Glimmer paper behind the die cut image and a small strip across the centre. I also used the new embossing folder on the Balmy Blue panel.

In the Pines & Trimming the Town DSP Stampin Up by Kate Morgan Australia 2020.

Please head over to Judy’s blog for all participants in this month’s Heart of Christmas!

A list of products can be found at the end of this post.


2020-2021 Annual Catalogue ends 3 May 2021
2020 August-December Mini Catalogue coming soon on 4 August 2020

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10 thoughts on “Heart of Christmas in July”

  1. Wow!!! Five cards…..you have been busy Kate. I didn’t buy either of these bundle as part of my preorder but you have certainly ‘influenced’ me to add them to my next order. Of your card I think number five is my favourite.The colour combinations is just lovely and I love the hint of sparkle.

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  2. I just love your five cards, Kate. That Trimming the Town DSP is so versatile, and I love how you have shown it off on your cards. I think I might have to add the In The Pines bundle to my next order, as I love the trees both stamped and die-cut.

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  3. Oh wow Kate you’ve been busy! I especially love the last 2 cards and in particular the blue Dashing through the snow card. Just beautiful cards Kate

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  4. You’ll have your Christmas cards done in no time at this rate! Can I just say, the absolute simplicity of those first two is great, and I’d have never noticed the paper if you hadn’t shared.

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  5. Gosh, you’ve been busy!! What a beautiful array of Christmas cards, Kate. Love how you created the first two cards solely from DSP; the designs are just beautiful, aren’t they? I’m really liking the emphasis on blues in this year’s papers, and you’ve used them beautifully.

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