AWH Heart of Christmas 2026 Week 4

 

Welcome to Week 4 of the Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas blog hop. I will be doing my best to partake in as many as possible over the next couple of months as it's a great way to get a head start before the festive season is upon us. 

This year we will be hopping weekly, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern.  

 

For this weeks hop I am featuring one of the new Hot Foil bundles, Twinkling Tidings as well as a new Embossing folder, Swirls of Magic. 

Apiece of white card has been dry embossed using the Swirls of Magic folder and then die cut using the Arch die from the Twinkling Tidings Hot Foil Dies. This has then been mounted onto a piece of Timeless Christmas Designer Series Paper and then onto a piece of Peaceful Pine card. 

The tree is a two step stamp using Peaceful Pine and Soft Seafoam ink and then die cut. For the basket I have used Pecan Pie and Early Espresso inks.

 

The super cute presents under the tree and the baubles hanging from the tree are from the Christmas Epoxy Shapes. For the garland on the tree I have used the Timeless Metallic Specialty Designer Series paper along with some adhesive sheets. The die is also from the Twinkling Tidings dies. The star atop of the tree has also been done in the same manner.

The sentiment is also from Twinkling Tidings and has been Hot Foiled in gold on white card.

 

For the inside of the card I have used another piece of the Timeless Christmas paper and mounted it onto Poppy Parade card. The sentiment is from Noel Tidings and stamped in Poppy Parade.

 

Next on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Claire Daly . Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Festive creation.

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to our lovely host, Sharon Davern.

If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

 

 

AWH Heart of Christmas 2026 Week 3

 

Welcome to Week 3 of the Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas blog hop. I will be doing my best to partake in as many as possible over the next couple of months as it's a great way to get a head start before the festive season is upon us. 

This year we will be hopping weekly, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern.  

 

For this weeks hop I have a trio of cards to share with you, all of which are featuring the Creative Celebrations Mix and Match Designer Series Paper and the Season of Celebration Mix and Match Ephemera pack, along with a bit of Hot Foiling. These 2 packs make it super simple to create lots of different cards without needing to many other supplies.

 

For the first card I have used a couple of the papers mounted onto Peaceful Pine cardstock, one of which has been embossed using the Softly Woven 3D embossing folder. The sentiment, from Stitched Stockings has been stamped and punched using the Exciting Times bundle. I have popped a large bow using Multicolour Christmas Bakers Twine behind one of the die cuts from the DSP pack. For a bit of bling I have used Delightful Decorative Dots.

 

The sentiment on the inside has been Hot Foiled with Red foil and then another die cut and decorative paper added.

 

The second card has also been created using a combination of the paper and Ephemera pack. Some of the die cuts in the Ephemera are actually stickers but I have chosen to mount them using Dimensionals instead for some added depth. For the backdrop of the presents I have used card die cut using Everyday Arches. The sentiment has been Hot Foiled using the Magical Christmas die. The ribbon on this card is Real Red Stitched Ribbon.

 

I have continued the cute present paper onto the inside of the card along with a sicker sentiment from the Ephemera pack.

 

Finally the third card uses a couple of the Creative Celebrations papers along with some of the die cuts from the Ephemera pack. The word "Joy" has been Hot Foiled and die cut using Luxe Alphabet and Numbers die and once again Red foil. For bling this time I have added a couple of In Colour Peaceful Pine dots as well as a splattering of Peaceful Pine Shimmer ink.

 

The sentiment on the inside of the card is once again one of the stickers from the Ephemera pack and I have added a strip of matching paper from the card front. 

So as you can see it is quite easy to create quick cards with the use of the Creative Celebrations DSP and the Season of Celebration Ephemera pack.

 Next on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Cathy Proctor.  Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Festive creation.

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to our lovely host, Sharon Davern.

 If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa

  

AWH Heart of Christmas 2026 Week 2

 

Welcome to Week 2 of the Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas blog hop. I wasn't able to partake in our first week but will be doing my best to partake in as many as possible over the next couple of months. It's a great way to get a head start before the festive season is upon us. 

This year we will be hopping weekly, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern.  

For my first blog hop for the Heart Of Christmas I have chosen to feature the beautiful  Whispering Woods Designer Series Paper which also happens to be the paper where $4.25 AUD from every pack purchased is donated to organizations to help spread a little holiday cheer.

 

 I have let the paper be the feature and added a couple of die cut trees using Holly Jolly Branches dies. One has been cut using Pretty Peacock cardstock and then embossed in silver using a stamp from the Holly Jolly Branches stamp set. The smaller tree has been die cut using the same die set but smaller, using white cardstock and then sponged using Soft Sea Foam ink.

The sentiment from the Magical Christmas Hot Foil dies has been foiled in silver onto Pretty Peacock cardstock and then die cut. This was one of my first attempts at foiling and I have to say I am a big fan. The stars are also foiled in silver using the same Hot Foil die. I have used the Wink of Stella pen to add a bit of sparkle to the trees on the paper.

All of this has been mounted onto a piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock that has been embossed using the gorgeous Softly Woven 3D Embossing folder and then mounted onto white cardstock. 

 

For the inside of the card I have stamped one of the trees from the  Holly Jolly Branches stamp set in Pretty Peacock onto white cardstock and then die cut it using the corresponding dies. The sentiment from the Stitched Stocking stamp set has been stamped in Pretty Peacock as well. Finally the flap of the envelope has been  decorated using another piece of the Whispering Woods DSP. 

 

Next on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Cathy Proctor. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Festive creation.

 

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to our lovely host, for this week, Claire Daly.

If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

AWH Heart Of Christmas Week 4

 Welcome to Week 4 of the Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas. 

This year we will be hopping weekly, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern.  

For this week's inspiration I had in my mind to use the Emboss Resist technique. 

 

This is the technique where you stamp an image in Versamark and then emboss it using White Wow Embossing powder. Once dry you apply the ink to cardstock over the image using either and Sponge Dauber or a Blending Brush. As the name suggests the stamped image then resists the uptake of ink.

In this case I have used a Blending Brush and Shaded Spruce ink. The image has then been die cut using the dies from the matching Delicate Pines dies.

 I have then added some Pine Needles cut from Early Espresso and Cajun Craze card. This has then all been mounted onto white card that has been embossed using the Snowflake Sky embossing folder (retired). The card has also been die cut using one of the Textured Notes dies.

 

This has all been mounted onto a piece of Elegant Pine Snowflakes Designer Series Paper. 

Finally for the bling I've added Clear Faceted Snowflakes and Shaded Spruce Delightful Decorative Dots.

 Next on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Catherine Proctor. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Festive creation.

 

 

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to our lovely host Sharon Davern.

If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa

AWH Heart Of Christmas Week 3

 

Welcome to Week 3 of the Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas.

Finally I've got my act together and started to create. It's been a very big past 12 months for me, selling up in suburban Melbourne and relocating to regional Victoria, in particular to Gippsland. I can't guarantee that I'll be sharing every week but will do my best to partake when I can. 

Anyway back to back to the matter at hand. Our weekly Christmas inspired blog hop.This year we will be hopping weekly, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern. 

This week I've gone for a fairly simple design inspired by the image on page 26 of the current Mini Catalogue. 

 As you can see the brilliance of this Suite of products is that the dies are also designed to cut images from the gorgeous DSP, and anyone who knows me knows that I will always find an alternate to fussy cutting!

 It's a bit hard to see in the photo above but the white background has been embossed using The Gathering Leaves Embossing folder. The following photo shows the embossing in a bit better detail. 

 Christmas cards always need a bit of bling and for this one I have used the gorgeous Traditional Sparkling Sequins. They come in Real Red, Gold, Old Olive and Pool Party.

 The sentiment for this card is from the Traditional Labels bundle and has been embossed using the Wow Metallic Gold Rich powder.

For the inside of the card I've used Words For The Season stamp set and added pieces from another of the Traditions of Christmas DSP. I've gone for small triangles of the paper as it reminds me of the Half Square Triangles I have been doing a lot of in my quilting lately. 

 Next on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Rosa Leydon. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Festive creation.

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to our lovely host Sharon Davern.

If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

 

 

Stampin' Up! Coastal Cabana

 

Welcome to a Week 18 of the Colour Creations Showcase blog hop. This week we continue our journey through the remaining Stampin' Up! core colours, working in alphabetical order, with this week's feature colour being Coastal Cabana. Coastal Cabana is a member of the Brights colour group and is classified as a Blue-Green colour.

Once again I have used this opportunity to create another Christmas card as well as have a play with another new bundle of products soon to be available after September 4th. This time it's the Decorative Trees bundle and I have chosen to pair Coastal Cabana with Pretty Peacock, White and touches of Copper.

The paper attached to the card base is what I would term the reverse side of one of the pieces of the Nests of Winter DSP and features Coastal Cabana. I have simply just sponged the edges of this.

Next a piece of White card has been randomly stamped in Coastal Cabana using the small star bundle stamp from the Decorative Trees stamp. The card has then been embossed using the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder (apologies for it's prolific use lately but it just seems to suit the cards best). 

 

For the two outer trees, the outline and foliage have been stamped using Pretty Peacock ink and the Decorative Trees stamps. These have then been die cut using the dies from the Decorative Trees dies. 

For the central tree the outline is also in Pretty Peacock but the sentiment, also from the same stamp set, and the foliage have this time been embossed in White. 

Each of the trees is decorated using the Oxidized Copper Specialty Paper, for the stars, baubles, garlands and other decorations. The dies for each of these are from the Decorative Trees Dies. As so many of these are fine the Oxidized Copper paper was attached to Adhesive Sheets to make it easier to adhere to the tree. 

Hopefully this photo shows the variation in the Oxidized Copper paper with its shine and matte areas. Finally a few Copper Adhesive Backed Metallic Gems were added.

Next in tonight's blog hop is our lovely host Cathy Proctor. I look forward to seeing her lovely creation this week.

If the "next" button link is not working or you would like to see a full list of participants then you can hop over to our host  Cathy Proctor  where you can see a full list of tonight's participants.

It is quite possible that this might be my last Colour Creations blog post for the year as I am about to pack up my crafting supplies to go into storage for preparation to move to our new home in Regional Victoria. 

As always if you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or would like to purchase some of the products then click on the Facebook tab at the top of the page and send me a message.

As always enjoy your week.

Theresa

 

AWH Heart of Christmas Week 4

 

 

Welcome to Week 4 of the Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas. This year we will be hopping weekly, so hopefully we can provide you with some festive inspiration. Our host for this year's blog hop is the lovely Sharon Davern. 

Finally my preorder has arrived and I have managed to have a play with some of the gorgeous new goodies for this week's blog hop. I've gone with a traditional colour combination of Real Red, Mossy Meadow and Old Olive.

 A piece of white card that has been stamped using the Sketched Plaid background stamp and Real Red ink has been adhered to the Real Red card base. I have then embossed a piece of Graceful Greenery Vellum using the Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing folder and carefully adhered this to the Sketched Plaid background being careful where to place the glue. 

Each of the trees from the Peaceful Evergreen stamp set were stamped in Old Olive and Mossy Meadow and then die cut using the dies from the Peaceful Evergreen dies. These were then adhered to the vellum. 

Using White and Real Red card for the definition, the word Christmas was die cut using the Peaceful Season dies. For the word "Merry" it was stamped in Versamark and embossed in White and then also die cut. 

Some Real Red and White Bakers Twine was wrapped around the top of the card and a bow also adhered. Trick- another place to adhere the glue to the vellum without being seen!

I've coloured a few Iridescent Pearls using a Real Red Stampin Blend and added a star die cut using some of the Cherry Cobbler Glimmer paper.

As the card base is Real Red, I've added a piece of White card die cut using one of the Deckled Rectangles and stamped the sentiment from Peaceful Season in Real Red and some trees from Peaceful Evergreen in Old Olive. 

Next on tonight's blog hop is the lovely Vicki Boucher. Click on the button below and it should take you to her blog where you can see her lovely Festive creation.

 

If the button link is not working or you would like to see the entire list of participants go to our lovely host  Sharon Davern's blog.

If you live in Australia and would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or to purchase products from me then click on my Facebook button above and send me a message and I would be more than happy to help.

Enjoy your week.

Theresa