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Heart of Christmas Comfort & Joy

HOC Blog Header 2023Each Monday, some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our September-December Mini catalogue and Annual catalogue Christmas products.

Heart of Christmas Week 4

Today I am using product from our upcoming Mini catalogue, available from 6 September!

2023 September - December Mini Catalogue cover.

My card today is cased from the cover of the new Mini catalogue. My card base is Thick Basic White. The next layer is Basic White which has been die cut a few times with a die (Christmas Classics dies). This is adhered to the card base on dimensionals. I took my light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Marker and flicked some ink using the thick end against the lid.

Joy of Christmas by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Heart of Christmas

I stamped the image 6 times in Black Memento ink so I could use the Blends Markers to colour them once they were die cut.  I arranged 5 of them in  wreath before gluing them down.

Joy of Christmas by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 close up Heart of Christmas

The sentiment (Christmas Classics) was fussy cut with Paper Snips and a small piece of the Gold Satin Edged Ribbon (my last bit on the roll) was placed behind and adhered on dimensionals. Some Be Dazzled Specialty paper was used to die cut ome small foliage and I placed them around the sentiment, along with some larger fronds which were coloured using a Blending Brush and Granny Apple Green ink.

To finish, I added some Gold Sequins and added Wink of Stella to the berries.

On the inside:

Joy of Christmas by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside Heart of Christmas

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Monday for more festive inspiration!
Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the creative talent of Rosa Leyden.

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If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Sharon’s blog.

Product List
Stamp Bundles:
Christmas Classics, Joy of Noel
Card/Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, More Dazzle Specialty Paper
Inks: Black Memento, Granny Apple Green
Blends Marker Combo: Cherry Cobbler, Grnny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow
Other: Pastel Adhesive-backed Sequins, Blending Brush, Wink of Stella, Gold Satin Edged Ribbon, Paper Snips, Mini Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
*can be purchased as a bundle saving 10%

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9 thoughts on “Heart of Christmas Comfort & Joy”

  1. Such a beautiful card Kate. I really love that die cut background and hadn’t noticed it until seeing it in your card. The splattering of the Granny Apple Green ink is a lovely touch. Such a lovely card.

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  2. A stunning card Kate. I love a wreath and yours is stunning. The addition of the strategically placed die cut holes is wonderful and the special touches of splatters, ribbon, gold leaves and green fronds is wonderful xxx

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  3. Oh wow Kate, this is amazing! I really love the way you have used the vertical die cuts as they really balance the elements on your card. The splattering on the background and all those touches of gold on your embellishments really add wow.

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