Stampin' Up! Heart of Christmas featuring Bike Ride Stamp Set

Welcome back for week 13 of the Heart of Christmas cards. This week, I have used the "Bike Ride bundle" to create a less than traditional themed card yet made more Christmas by using real red and emerald envy cardstock/stamps.
As always, the step by step instructions to recreate my card are at the end of this blog post.

Close up

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 real red cardstock 20cm x 14.5cm (7 7/8" x 5 6/8") & score at 10cm (4") and set aside
2. Cut soft sky cardstock 9.5cm x 14cm (3 3/4" x 5 1/2") and cover with cloud mask using embossing paste and set aside to dry
3. Cut very vanilla cardstock 2.5cm x 8cm (1" x 3 1/8") and punch flag end using triple banner punch
4. Stamp the following items onto very vanilla cardstock
- bike frame in real red ink (with handles and seat in emerald envy and pedals in basic grey)
- wheels in emerald envy and basic black ink  
- presents x 2 in basic black ink
- Christmas sentiment in real red (on cardstock from step 3)
5. Stamp the basket in soft suede ink onto crumb cake cardstock
6. Die cut out bike pieces and basket and fussy cut out presents. Also die cut out bike rack in basic grey (to hold the basket onto the bike)
7. Colour in presents using stampin' write markers and stamp a random pattern on them if desired
8. Tear a strip of crumb cake cardstock 2.5cm x 14cm (1" x 5 6/8") and adhere on the base of the soft sky cardstock. Stamp a small holly leaf using stampin' write markers in the bottom right hand corner
9. Piece the bike together/bike rack and basket and adhere onto the soft sky cardstock. I have used brads in the centre of the wheels to make them look more realistic
10. Adhere the sentiment banner in the top right hand corner and adhere onto the real red card front

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

Bike Ride Photopolymer Bundle [145314] $73.75	Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $61.00	Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set [142061] $30.00	Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set [140386] $37.00
Birthday Delivery Photopolymer Stamp Set [143660] $47.00	Confetti Celebration Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141510] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $11.50
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $11.50
Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $11.50	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $11.50
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.75	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [131259] $51.00	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [131261] $40.75	2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [141393] $26.00
2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033] $26.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $38.00	Embossing Paste [141979] $11.50
Palette Knives [142808] $9.00	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103] $10.00	Silver Mini Brads [122941] $9.75

Comments

[Christine Blain]

Very cute, Ros!

[Claire Daly]

Fabulous Ros!! As usual such a unique and colourful card.So many awesome details on your card. Love those embossed clouds. Thanks for playing along with the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! Team Heart of Christmas week 13!

[Catherine Proctor]

Ros I love the retro feel of this card and your fresh approach using a non-Christmas set.

[Tina Gillespie]

Your card is fabulous! I love the festive bike just bursting with gifts.

[Sharon Davern]

Oh Ros, you are so clever, how awesome is your card! Just excellent!

[monika o'neill]

Love!!! your retro card Ros the colours you picked are so bright and pretty, your clouds look great too. xx

[Caroline]

Such a fun, cute and clever card Ros. I love the colours! :)

[Rachel Woollard]

Great idea for a unique Christmas card Ros, very clever.