Christmas Mice – Craft with Kate, Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Welcome to the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Monday evening to share Christmas inspiration using @stampinupofficial seasonal products.

Christmas Mice Pop Up Card

My card this week has a fun surprise scene inside, but first, lets check out the front of the house before we go inside!

The house is Crumb Cake cardstock with ink blending around the edges. The door frame was die cut from a piece of white card that I had in my stash, with the timber stamped in Crumb Cake ink, and I thought it was perfect for the door!

I added some blending over it also. The frame was coloured with Pecan Pie Blends Combo Markers. The top window glow is ink blended with Darling Duckling ink. I stamped the Christmas lights in Early Espresso ink and coloured them with Blends Combo Markers. The door handle is cut from Gold Shimmer card I had sitting on my desk.

I cut the roof from the A Little Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the trees from Peaceful Pine Two-Tone cardstock. The card base is also Two-Tone cardstock. Once the card was complete, I added some Wink of Stella to the trees and Fine Tip Glue to the Christmas lights.

Open the card to find this little mouse inside her house with the fire roaring behind her, while she decorates the christmas tree. Below is a Basic White panel for the message to the recipient.

Here’s a closer look to see how it works with little boxes to create the mechanisms. The ones for the tree and box of baubles are shorter than the other two, to add some extra depth to the scene. The background is part of the Designer Series Paper pack and perfect for my card.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Theresa Gerrard.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Sharon Davern’s blog.

Click here to see my PDF Tutorial Store

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Product List
Stamps: Christmas Mice*
Dies: Christmas Mice*
Ink: Black Momento, Crumb Cake, Darling Duckling, Early Espresso
Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Peaceful Pine Two-Tone, A Little Christmas DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes, Gold Shimmer
Blends Combo Markers: Barely Blush, Cherry Cobbler, Color Lifter, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Smoky Slate
Other: 2025-27 In Color Flat Pearls, Wink os Stella, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Cut & Emboss Machine, Fine Tip Glue, Multipurpose Glue, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Take Your Pick Tool, Gold Stampin’ Dazzle Marker.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Christmas, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Handmade Cards, Holiday Catalogue, Stampin' Up!

Heart of Christmas – Week 2 Twinkling Tidings

14 September, 202614 September, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Monday evening to share Christmas inspiration using @stampinupofficial seasonal products.

Twinkling Tidings Card

My card this week features the new Hot Foiling System (HFS) with the Gold Foil and the Twinkling Tidings Bundle (Stamp Set and Hot Foil Dies).

On a Thick Basic White card base, I’ve covered it with a piece of the Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP).

The Hot Foil Dies are placed onto the HFS with some Gold Foil and Peaceful Pine Two-Tone card stock. I stamped the basket in Pecan Pie ink. Then I used the arch die in the set to cut it out. I placed Dimensionals on the back and adhered it to the card base.

The sentiment [Christmas Mice] was stamped in Versamark ink, Gold WOW Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. This was also added on Mini Dimensionals. Some Festive Pearls finish the card front.

On the inside and on the envelope, I stamped the tree and Gold heat embossed the star and the string of lights.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Claire Daly.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Claire Daly’s blog.

Be sure to add the Product of the Month (POM) for $9 when you add $125+ in product to your cart.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Christmas Mice, Twinkling Tidings*
Dies: Twinkling Tidings*
Ink: Peaceful Pine, Pecan Pie, Versamark
Paper: Basic Thick White, Peaceful Pine Two-Tone, Neutral Noel Specialty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Gold Foil, Gold WOW Emboss Powder, Festive Pearls, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Cut & Emboss Machine, Hot Foiling System, Mini Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Take Your Pick Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Christmas, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Handmade Cards, Stampin' Up!, Techniques & Tutorials

Heart of Christmas – Week 1

7 September, 202617 September, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to Week 1 of the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Monday evening to share Christmas inspiration using @stampinupofficial seasonal products.

Christmas Mice Waterfall Card

My card this week is another Waterfall card using the Christmas Mice Bundle and the A Little Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP).

The feature on the front consists of a Peaceful Pine cardstock cut with the Everyday Arches dies. The white window and all the other pieces are from the Christmas Mice stamp set and coordinating dies. I stamped the mouse in Crumb Cake ink onto Crumb Cake card. The hat, candy cane and bow are stamped in Black Memento ink onto Basic White card and coloured using Cherry Cobbler Blends Combo Markers. The white section of the hat has Wink of Stella for some glitter. I placed the mouse behind the window frame and trimmed the body that was overhanging so it appears to be inside! I added Mini Dimensionals to the back and smaller pieces of Dimensionals cut with scissors to the window frame then added it to the arch.

As you open the card, a cascading waterfall of decorated panels is a wonderful surprise!

On the first opening I have added panels of DSP and a Peaceful Pine strip across the centre with the sentiment stamped in the same colour ink. The next panel to fold down, has DSP below and some Shimmering Stripes Specialty Paper for real sparkle! Another mouse is stamped in the same way as the previous one, and the gift is coloured with Cherry Cobbler and Peaceful Pine Blends Combo Markers. The sentiment is done the same way as the previous panel. On the final panel to fold down, I added a simple Basic White panel to write my message to the recipient!

Here is a little close up of some of the featured mice.

This little reel shows you inside the card with the cascading waterfall in action!

Want to make one of your own – click here for the Video Tutorial (Metric).

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Judy May.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Sharon Davern’s blog.

Be sure to add the Product of the Month (POM) for $9 when you add $125+ in product to your cart.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Christmas Mice*
Dies: Christmas Mice, Everyday Arches
Ink: Crumb Cake, Black Memento, Peaceful Pine
Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Peaceful Pine, Shimmering Stripes Specialty, A Little Christmas DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Blends Combo Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Peaceful Pine
Other: Low Profile Dots, Wink of Stella, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Cut & Emboss Machine, Mini Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Take Your Pick Tool.
can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and all the latest news and specials!

Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Christmas, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, Markers for Colouring, Stampin' Up!

Cherry Cobbler: Two fun fold Christmas cards from one sheet of cardstock

12 August, 202610 August, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 15 – Cherry Cobbler

My cards this week are fun fold cards that I cased from Fiona Carson (NZ demonstrator). As a demonstrator benefit, we can preorder product a month before it becomes available to purchase, and with the upcoming September-December catalogue imminent, I have made my Cherry Cobbler cards with Christmas in mind!

The Christmas Mice Bundle is so cute and features on my first card. The designer paper is A Little Christmas DSP and the sentiment is a new set, Soiree Saulations.

and with the leftover cardstock you can create this second card with no wastage. Both of these cards, use one sheet of A4 cardstock!

The Joyous Friends stamp set has some adorable aussie animals and here is one of the stamps featuring the koala in a gumtree wreath.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join us next week for Cloud Cover.

Be sure to add the Product of the Month (POM) for $9 when you add $125+ in product to your cart. It is a really cute one this month with animals, especially the koala!