Heart's Delight Cards: Sneak Peek 2016 Holiday

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Friday, August 26, 2016

Sweet Sugarplum Christmas

Today is Heart's Delight Cards 8th blogaversary! I can't believe it's been eight years since starting this adventure. 'Time sure flies when you're having fun' couldn't be more true! I started blogging mainly so I could show my long-distance BFF (who I ~~blame~~, er, credit for my obsession) what I was making. It still tickles me silly that other people actually take time out of their day to visit here. Thank you, whoever and wherever you are!

Continuing my love for non-traditional Christmas colors, this sweet card uses Sweet Sugarplum and coordinating colors. That ruched ribbon didn't come that way - you can do it yourself by pulling up a thread on each side of the ribbon. It works really well with the ribbons in the Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack. Easy peasy!

Here's the "How To"
Reindeer: Whisper White Thick 2" x 3"
DSP background: Fruit Stand 3-3/4" x 5"
Mat behind DSP: Whisper White 4" x 5-1/4"
Card base: Sweet Sugarplum 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored and folded at 4-1/4"

Stamp medallion in Sweet Sugarplum on DSP. Pull up threads to gather ribbon and adhere to DSP, wrapping ends to back.
Attach DSP to white mat, and then to card base.
Stamp reindeer in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White Thick and die-cut using reindeer from Santa's Sleigh Framelits. Attach to card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Stamp greeting from Greetings From Santa in Rich Razzleberry below ribbon.

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Merry Christmoose - Holiday Sneak Peek

When I saw the new stamp set called Jolly Friends, with the adorable moose head, I had hoped there would be a greeting in there that said Merry Christmoose. Alas, there wasn't, so I had to make my own. Labeler Alphabet to the rescue! (I love that set!)

This is a card I made to share with my stamping team at our monthly meeting last night. I challenged everyone to make one project to share, and bonus points were awarded if they used preorder stuff from the Holiday Catalog. If you'd like to learn more about joining my team, just ask!

Dont forget to check back tomorrow evening when the Control Freaks Tour de Freaks begins! We'll be focusing on Holiday Catalog schtuff!

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Here's the "How To"
Moose head: Watercolor paper 2-1/4" x 3"
Hat, brim, and Christmoose greeting: Scrap of Whisper White 2" x 3"
Merry greeting: Real Red 1-1/4" x 3-1/2"
Embossed background: Whisper White 4" x 5-1/4"
Card base: Whisper White 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored and folded at 4-1/4"

Stamp moose head on watercolor paper in Soft Suede. Color with Blender Pen and cut out.
Stamp hat in Real Red and fuzzy brim in Basic Black and cut both out. Cover fuzzy brim with glue (Fine-Tip Glue Pen) and sprinkle white Mica Flakes over. Set aside to dry.
Emboss background with Sparkle embossing folder. Adhere to card base.
Cut "Merry" out of Real Red cardstock using Christmas Greetings Thinlits die. Using Fine-Tip Glue Pen, adhere to card with the bottom of the word approximately 1-1/2" up from bottom edge of card.
Stamp "Christmoose" in Real Red ink on white scrap and cut out the individual letters. Line them up on a piece of Tear & Tape adhesive. Use a piece of Foam Adhesive Strip, cut to length, to adhere to card under Merry.
Glue hat brim to hat, and hat to moose head. Attach moose head to card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Add Mini Jingle Bell with a glue dot.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Kindness Makes a Difference

Truth. Every act of kindness, no matter how small and seemingly insignificant, really does make a difference. This one is going to Shannon West, who started the whole #imbringingbirthdaysback movement. With this card of appreciation, I'm sending her a couple dozen birthday cards (with postage-applied envelopes) to help her out with the monumental task she has undertaken. I think, at last count, she had committed to sending over 1,600 birthday cards. Holy carp!

I know there were some recipients whose only acknowledgement of their birthday came from Shannon. That right there is what I mean by making a difference. You just never know who may be struggling with some personal things, and a card, whether it's birthday, thinking of you, you're awesome, or whatever, will bring them a moment of sunshine. It only costs 47 cents, plus your time to whip up a card. If we sent TEN cards a month, that still costs less than one fancy coffee at Starbucks. Think about it.

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now. It's just a subject that is very near and dear to my heart!

This card went together really quickly! Another box of preorder goodies came yesterday, and in it was the Pretty Paisleys embossing folder. It's the perfect size for pairing with the Layering Ovals Framelits. A couple of quick stamps from Thoughtful Branches, a few oval die cuts, and bada-bing you're finished! If you're thinking about getting Thoughtful Branches, don't wait too long - it's a limited release bundle only good until the end of this month.

Today's post makes 14/14. I kept my promise!

Here's the "How To"
Image panel: Very Vanilla 2-3/4" x 3-3/4"
Mat: Gold Glimmer Paper 3" x 4"
Embossed background: Very Vanilla 4-1/8" x 5-3/8"
Greeting: Scrap of Very Vanilla 1-1/2" x 2-1/2"
Card base: Very Vanilla 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored and folded at 4-1/4"

Die cut Gold Glimmer with largest oval Framelit, and smallest Very Vanilla piece with second largest oval.
Stamp greeting in Soft Suede and die cut with second smallest oval.
Lightly sponge Soft Suede around edges of both vanilla ovals, then stamp tree trunks (mask bottom so trunks are a bit shorter) with Soft Suede on larger vanilla oval. Stamp tree leaves in Old Olive. Stamp grass in Pear Pizzazz.
Emboss Very Vanilla background with Pretty Paisleys embossing folder and lightly sponge edges as before.
Adhere embossed background to card base.
Adhere tree image to gold oval with Tear & Tape or Fast Fuse. (You need extra tackiness to hold to the glimmer paper. Glue Dots work, too.) Then fasten in center of embossed oval.
Adhere greeting with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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