Heart of Christmas - Sentimental Christmas

Hi there

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. 

My day did not go quite go to plan, so this week I have a simple card using the sweet Sentimental Christmas DSP. This paper is the holiday catalogue Giveback and $4.25AUD will be donated for every pack sold. The money will go to local organisations focused on children's literacy, so it is a great cause.

This layout is fabulous for using your DSP and any coordinating patterned papers would work well and also great for creating multiples.

I started with a Basic Beige card base and layered on the Shaded Spruce striped design from the Sentimental Christmas DSP and then added a banner using the reverse side of the Cherry Cobbler and Gold Foil design from the Season of Elegance Specialty DSP. I chose one of the wreaths with the deer in the centre and cropped it with the largest of the circle dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies. It was layered onto a Shaded Spruce circle cropped with a slightly larger die from the Deckled Circles Dies and popped up onto the banner.

The greeting is from the Peaceful Season stamp set, stamped in Real Red onto Basic Beige and cropped with a circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and popped up on the corner. I agonised over various options for the bow, but ended up with coordinating Shaded Spruce 1/2" Satin & Sheer Ribbon, but I thought it looked nice without it as well. I finished with a trio of the champagne coloured Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems, which worked well with the muted tones of the focus image. Not sure why I haven't used these before as they are super pretty and sparkly.

For the inside, I have fussy cut the streaming ribbon from another sheet of the Sentimental Christmas paper and adhered it directly into the card for something a little different.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Peaceful Season
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Shaded Spruce, Sentimental Christmas DSP, Season of Elegance SDSP
Ink	Real Red
Accessories	Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems, Shaded Spruce 1/2" Satin & Sheer Ribbon
Tools	PStylish Shapes Dies, Deckled Circles Dies,  Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals

 

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Comments

[Claire Daly]

Gorgeous card Judy. I think it's great with the bow. I really like the way you have used the fussy cut ribbon inside the card.

[Kate Morgan]

Thanks for sharing this design, Judy. I get these papers out and just stare at them not knowing what to do. I love how you fussy cut the ribbon for the inside, it looks amazing!

[Andrea Sargent]

A simply beautiful card Judy and wonderful for making multiples. I love your layering and the sentiment on a circular label. The DSP curly strip is perfect inside the card. xxx

[Catherine Proctor]

What a pretty Christmas card, Judy, with wonderful vintage vibes. I simply adore the fussy cut image on the inside of the card and the elegant bow on the front!

[Rachel Woollard]

Beautiful card Judy, the gorgeous little deer is framed perfectly with the foliage around the edge of the circle. The fussy cut ribbon inside the card looks amazing.