Heart of Christmas - Week 14

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Welcome to another week of Heart of Christmas. Each week, the talented ladies from the Art with Heart team will  bring you inspiration for your holiday craft projects.  

It's been a busy week, so I have created a simple card with the Traditions of St. Nick designer paper doing the heavy lifting.

I started with a Thick Basic White card base and added a layer of the red plaid paper from the Joy of Christmas pack to provide a contrast to the muted St. Nick in his green coat.  I cropped St. Nick from the paper with my trimmer and added a narrow border of Garden Green. I added the panel to a piece of Basic White, intending to stamp the greeting at the bottom. However, the panel was a bit narrow for the greetings I wanted to use, so I added the strip of Garden Green at the bottom. I stamped my favourite greeting from the Wishes All Around stamp set in Real Red and fussy cut it and popped it up on the Garden Green panel.

To add some more interest, I roughly cut another St. Nick image from the paper and adhered it to Basic White card stock and then fussy cut it and popped it up over the panel. I cropped some stars from Gold Glimmer using the Cracker & Treat Box Dies and added them to the top of the trees and finished with a trio of gold Festive Pearls.

For the inside I have a mat of Garden Green and a strip of the red plaid at the bottom. I fussy cut a tree from the paper and added it to the writing panel with a Gold Glimmer star on the top.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Wishes All Around
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper, Traditions of St. Nick DSP, Joy of Christmas DSP
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Festive Pearls
Tools	Foam Adhesive Strip, Dimensionals

 

Now it's time to hop along to see what amazing creation Andrea has for you this week.

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IDEAS Blog Hop - Spread the Sparkle!

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I'm back with the IDEAS (International Demos Exciting Artistic Stampin') team this month to share more fabulous projects. We are a group of international demonstrators who create a Tutorial Bundle each month to give you, our customers and readers inspiration for your crafting.

If you've come from looking at Mary Kate's project, then welcome!  If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today!  You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the IDEAS Team by clicking on the Next Blog button in the list at the bottom of the post. 

This month our theme is Spread The Sparkle and we have 13 fabulous tutorials in our 58 page bundle with a wonderful range of Christmas crafting projects with added 'sparkle' for you to enjoy. We are also celebrating 5 years of the IDEAS Tutorial Bundle, so we have incorporated '5' into our projects as well.

Christmas crafting is about gifts from the heart and a beautiful gift tag can make even a small gift extra special.  I've designed 5 shiny, sparkly gift tags (and some extra samples to show different colour ways as well) that will add extra joy to your gift giving this holiday season and a contemporary take on traditional Christmas colours.  They are fun to create and make a lovely pre-Christmas gift, so I’ve included a pretty gift box to store or gift your tags, too.  The box will fit 10 tags and more if you ‘top and tail’ them to spread the bulk, as they are quite dimensional. The finished box is 4” x 5” x 1 1/2” (10.2cm x 12.7cm x 3.8cm) and would also be perfect for gifting treats or other small items. You can see additional pics by clicking on the link below.

There are 3 ways you can get the November 2023 Tutorial Bundle.

1.  Place an order with me for $50 or more using the current month's Host Code (shown in the side bar on the right) and you will receive the tutorial bundle for FREE. I will email you the PDF file within 24 hours of your order being confirmed.  

2. You can purchase the tutorial with Instant Download through my Etsy store by clicking here. You can pay with a credit card or PayPal and you DO NOT need to sign up to Etsy to make a purchase. Check out as a guest if you are not a member.

3.  Join my team and you will get this bundle of tutorials FREE every month to use for your personal crafting or for classes. You can see all the details over on the Join My Team page. It might be the right time for you consider the opportunity to run your own home-based craft business or to get a great discount on your craft supplies. There is a fabulous joining offer during October - 35% off or 35% more! Get in touch and I'll tell you all about this great offer.

Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support.

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