Stampin' Up! Heart of Christmas featuring Christmas Pines #2

Welcome back for week 5 of the Heart of Christmas cards. This week I again used the annual catalogue to inspire my card from page 121. As always, the step by step instructions to recreate my card are at the end of this blog post.

My spin on the above card

Close up of card front (where you can see all the texture the die cuts add)

Inside card

Step by step instructions to create you own card (inches are in bold)
If desired ink all edges of cardstock/DSP etc. using coordinating inkpads and sponge daubers

1. Cut emerald envy cardstock 20cm x 14.5cm (7 7/8" x 5 6/8") & score at 10cm (4") and set aside
2. Cut crumb cake cardstock 9.5cm x 14cm (3 3/4" x 5 1/2") and cut pear pizzazz 9cm x 13.5cm (3 1/2" x 5 5/8") and set aside
3. Cut real red cardstock 9cm x 13.5cm (3 1/2" x 5 5/8") and randomly stamp "Merry Christmas" from Better Together in real red ink
4. Stamp the "frame" image from Christmas Pines in crumb cake inkpad (onto whisper white cardstock) and fussy cut using paper snips
5. Stamp "Noel" from Christmas Pines in emerald envy inkpad (onto whisper white cardstock) and fussy cut using paper snips and adhere onto the "frame" image from step 4
6. Die cut images from pretty pines thinlets in crumb cake, old olive, pear pizzazz and real red (or retired red foil) cardstock
7. Die cut emerald envy cardstock using die from flourish thinlets (it is the one with circles on the end of branches)
8. Adhere the die cut images behind the noel image (which is popped up using stampin' dimensionals)
9. Adhere the real red cardstock onto the crumb cake cardstock and adhere the final piece onto the emerald envy card front

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!

Better Together Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141733] $85.00	Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $61.00	Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set [142061] $30.00	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $14.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $11.50	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $14.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $11.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $11.50
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $11.50	Red Foil Sheets [139607] $7.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Flourish Thinlits Dies [141478] $49.00	Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies [141851] $45.25

Comments

[Claire Daly]

Wow Ros, these beautiful layered cards are amazing. I love them - really bright pretty colours and the layered foliage is so pretty. Thanks for playing along with Heart of Christmas week 5. Love having you in the Art with Heart team.

[Judy May]

Great take on the SU sample, Ros. Love the stamped background and the finish inside.

[Christine Blain]

Great, colourful, card Ros. The added texture and background stamping are my favourite features; love your version.

[Jan Collins]

great card Ros love the dimension with the pine leaves and embellishments

[Catherine Proctor]

Ros, this is such a gorgeous card. I love it!

[Caroline]

Two great cards Ros. I especially love the die cut elements on your second card and the background stamping.

[Rachel]

Great card with a combination of Christmas sets

[Sharon Davern]

Great card Ros, Love all the detail. Thanks so much for the instructions. :)

[monika o'neill]

Gorgeous cards Ros!!! love the colour choice and all the layering.

[Andrea Roberts]

Love the traditional colours on your card. And the fussy cutting really adds that nice extra touch!