The Heart of Christmas - Week 13
August 23, 2017
Hi there
Welcome to week 13 of Christmas inspiration from the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! team. This week I had my first play with products from the Quilted Christmas Suite, available in the upcoming Holiday Catalogue. I enjoyed patchwork and quilting in a past life (the one before I got hooked on papercraft with Stampin' Up!, lol), so I have used one of my favourite quilts as a prop. It has the same star at the centre and colours similiar to the Real Red and Pool Party in my card. I'm sure I will go back to it at some point as I still have many boxes of fabric stashed away.
My base card is thick Whisper White and I added the stitched holly design from the Quilted Christmas 6" x 6" designer paper stack. My embellishment begins with 4 stitched squares in Real Red and Pool Party on a Whisper White base. The next layer is a silver Foil Snowflake which is the perfect size for the stitched squares. I created the quilted star with the Quilt Builder Framelits. It includes a die for the solid shape and for the outline, plus another that creates the stitching around the parallelograms in the star, allowing you to create a range of different effects. To finish my star I added a small Whisper White stitched circle in the centre, topped with a smaller Real Red circle and a popped up heart in Silver Glimmer.
The Stitched Shapes Framelits complement the Quilted Christmas bundle really well. I have stamped the greeting from the 'Hearts Come Home' stamp set and cropped it with a stitched oval to continue the theme. It is popped up on a flagged banner and trimmed with a silver bow. You can see the details in this closeup.
My card is slightly larger than normal, so I have used both Real Red and Pool Party to border my writing panel. I have stamped the stitched star from the 'Christmas Quilt' stamp set in Pool Party and then the greeting from 'Season Like Christmas' over the top. The font in this greeting is very similiar to the 'home' in the greeting on the front of the card. To finish, I have added a strip of (retired) washi at the base of the greeting panel.
Finally, here is a view from the top.
All of the new products in the Holiday Catalogue will be available to purchase in my Online Store from 1 September 2017.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Christmas Quilt, Hearts Come Home, Season Like Christmas |
| Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Real Red, Pool Party, Silver Glimmer, Quilted Christmas DSP |
| Ink | Pool Party, Real Red |
| Accessories | Foil Snowflake, 1/8" Silver Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels |
| Tools | Quilt Builder Framelits, Stitched Shape Framelits, Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombow glue, Stampin' Write markers |
You're going to love the range of new products in the Holiday Catalogue. If you don't yet have your copy, please use the button in the left sidebar to contact me and I will happily pop one in the post for you.
If you would like to see more Christmas inspiration, hop over to Claire's blog to see who else is participating this week
Thanks for visiting today!
Thank you for sharing, gorgeous card.
Posted by: Del Rickard | November 11, 2017 at 03:14 PM
I absolutely love this card.
Posted by: Carol Taggart | September 23, 2017 at 07:18 AM
I absolutely love this card.
Posted by: Carol Taggart | September 23, 2017 at 07:17 AM
Judy- What die set is the star from? It's not shaped like the sweet and sassy star. This is my favorite card with this set. So many steps, but truly a work of art! Love your work!!!
Posted by: Julie A. | September 23, 2017 at 06:35 AM
Beautiful, Judy! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Thanks for sharing:)))
Posted by: Cindy Brumbaugh | September 11, 2017 at 02:31 PM
Amazing card Judy, as usual! I love the countryishness of the card and the attention to detail on the inside
Posted by: Rachel Woollard | August 24, 2017 at 04:24 PM
Very Pretty!
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Posted by: Kate S | August 23, 2017 at 11:14 PM
Wow! Absolutely beautiful. You put together everything in this bundle in perfect harmony.
Posted by: Wendie | August 23, 2017 at 11:02 PM
A beautiful card Judy. The colour combination is just gorgeous and I love the addition of the stitched circle in the centre with the glimmer heart. There are so many little elements on your card that work perfectly together - love it!
Posted by: Caroline | August 23, 2017 at 09:54 PM
Another stunning card Judy, the colours are just beautiful a gorgeous work of art. xx
Posted by: monika o'neill | August 23, 2017 at 05:38 PM
Oh Judy, I love it! anyone who sews is going to love a card like this for Christmas. I must play with this set for sure and case your card! I love how you have out the foil snowflakes under the patches of the quilt. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Sharon Davern | August 23, 2017 at 05:03 PM
Aww, this is so lovely, Judy. I especially love the colour combination.
Posted by: Tina Gillespie | August 23, 2017 at 12:55 PM
Judy another wow wow wow card. How perfect does that snowflake look behind the quilt die!
Posted by: Catherine Proctor | August 23, 2017 at 11:26 AM
Beautiful card, Judy. I love the DSP you've used, and the star mounted on the doily looks fabulous!
Posted by: Christine Blain | August 23, 2017 at 09:48 AM