Heart of Christmas Blog Hop | Shallow Box Card 🎄
Welcome to Week 9 of our annual Heart of Christmas Blog Hop!
A group of creative friends from the Art With Heart team are back sharing Christmas inspiration every Monday night through until the end of November. We hope you'll enjoy following along and finding plenty of festive inspiration for your Christmas crafting.
This week I'm sharing another Shallow Box Card, created using the Holly Jolly Branches Bundle. I wasn't quite sure how this design would come together when I started, but I'm really pleased with the finished result.
In fact, I was up quite late last night assembling all three versions after cutting out trees in different colours and wanting to use every single one of them! Once I started experimenting with combinations, I couldn't stop. I felt like a kid in a candy store.
The trees in the background have been softened with a layer of Very Vanilla, creating a lovely sense of depth. For the feature Christmas trees, topped with stars cut from Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper, I stamped one tree at full strength and stamped off the other two before adding the decorative details. This simple technique creates beautiful variation and dimension within the scene.
The gorgeous, patterned paper is from the Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper, which complements the design perfectly.
I've become quite obsessed with making Shallow Box Cards lately. I love the incredible depth they create while still folding flat for posting. This week alone I've made three, bringing my total for Christmas to 23 completed cards, with another 27 still to go. I'm definitely on a roll! 😊
For this batch I created:
• Very Vanilla cardstock with Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green ink
• Very Vanilla cardstock with Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green ink
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock with Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green ink
I'd love to know which colour combination is your favourite!
The square window was created using the Tile Garden Dies. I used the largest square die for the front opening and the next size down for the middle panel. To ensure an even border all the way around, I positioned the middle panel behind the front piece before die-cutting. The side panels were scored and folded into an accordion shape, creating the depth and dimension of the finished box card.
📸 Photos
Front View – Very Vanilla Card using Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green
Shows the layered Christmas scene framed within the shallow box design.
Side View
Displays the depth of the card and the accordion-fold side panels.
I Couldn't Stop at Just One Colour!
Front View – Very Vanilla Card using Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green
An alternative colour combination featuring a brighter festive feel while maintaining the same dimensional design.
Front View – Cherry Cobbler Card using Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green
A richer traditional Christmas colour palette with elegant gold accents.
📏 Card Measurements
All measurements are in millimetres (mm).
Card Panels
Front Panel
105mm × 148mm
Back Panel
105mm × 148mm
Middle Panel
102mm × 148mm
Side Panels (Cut 2)
50mm × 148mm
Score at:
• 5mm
• 15mm
• 25mm
• 35mm
These accordion folds create the depth of the card while still allowing it to fold flat for mailing.
Additional Cardstock
Scraps of:
• Very Vanilla
• Cherry Cobbler
• Garden Green
• Granny Apple Green
• Old Olive
• Lemon Lime Twist
• Pretty Peacock
• Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper
🎨 Colours, Inks & Supplies
Very Vanilla Shallow Box Card (Flirty Flamingo)
Cardstock
• Very Vanilla
• Granny Apple Green
• Old Olive
• Lemon Lime Twist
Ink
• Granny Apple Green
• Flirty Flamingo
Specialty Products
• Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper
• Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper
Very Vanilla Shallow Box Card (Poppy Parade)
Cardstock
• Very Vanilla
• Granny Apple Green
• Old Olive
• Lemon Lime Twist
Ink
• Granny Apple Green
• Poppy Parade
Specialty Products
• Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper
• Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper
Cherry Cobbler Shallow Box Card
Cardstock
• Cherry Cobbler
• Garden Green
• Pretty Peacock
• Very Vanilla
Ink
• Cherry Cobbler
• Garden Green
Specialty Products
• Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper
• Neutral Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper
✨ Finishing Touches
For the Cherry Cobbler version, I heat embossed the sentiment using WOW! Gold Embossing Powder, adding a touch of festive elegance and shine.
I hope these Shallow Box Cards inspire you to give this fun fold a try. They're a wonderful way to add depth and interest to your Christmas cards while still keeping them practical for posting.
Happy stamping,
Hx 🧡
➡️ Next in Our Hop
Next up, we're visiting Cathy Proctor to see what she has created this week.
If you get lost at any point during the hop, head over to Judy May's blog where you'll find the complete list of this week's participants.
Be sure to continue around the hop and enjoy all the wonderful Christmas inspiration from our talented Art With Heart team members! 🎄✨
