❤️ Heart of Christmas — Week 4

 A group of creative friends fr 1om the Art With Heart team are back with our Annual Heart of Christmas blog hop. Follow through the blogs each Monday night until the end of November for Christmas card inspiration.

This week I was inspired by Sharon Davern’s Christmas card, created using the Paper Pumpkin kit. When I first received the kit, I felt the colours weren’t quite me and thought I might struggle to use it. But once I paired it with Joyful Friends and Holly Joy Branches, everything came together beautifully.

I fussy‑cut the Joyful Friends characters (there are no dies for this set) and used Holly Joy Branches for the tree, presents, ornaments and star. The tree is stamped in Mossy Meadow, and the presents in Golden Glow.

• The Wombat is coloured in Crumb Cake with touches of Natural 600 and Light Pecan Pie.

• The Kookaburra is coloured with Azure Afternoon, Dark Smoky Slate and a little Light Pecan Pie, with the beak and feet in Crisp Cantaloupe.

• The lights the Wombat is holding are coloured in Real Red and Mossy Meadow, finished with Wink of Stella for sparkle.

The card base, envelope, bling and trees are all from this month’s Paper Pumpkin. I highly recommend these kits — I’ve used the cards and pieces for other projects, and they work beautifully even when creating with only what’s inside the box.

Measurements

• Card base: 140mm x 210mm, scored at 105mm

• Images: stamped on scraps of Basic White

• Golden Glow: scrap piece for accents

• DSP under sentiment: 90mm x 20mm, from A Little Christmas DSP

 

Full Card: Christmas card created using Paper Pumpkin, Joyful Friends and Holly Joy Branches

Wombat Close‑Up: Fussy‑cut Wombat coloured in Crumb Cake, Natural 600 and Light Pecan Pie

Kookaburra Close‑Up: Azure Afternoon and Smoky Slate Kookaburra with Crisp Cantaloupe beak and feet

Card & Envelope: Card displayed with coordinating Paper Pumpkin envelope featuring printed trees

I hope this inspires you — just as Sharon’s gorgeous card inspired me last week. Happy Stamping Hx

Next Up

We are visiting Sharon Davern to see what she has created this week:

If you get lost at any time, head to Sharon Davern’s blog, where you’ll find a full list of this week’s participants.

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop 2026 Week 3

 

❤️ Heart of Christmas — Week 3

A group of creative friends from the Art with Heart team are back with our Annual Heart of Christmas blog hop. Follow through the blogs each Monday night until the end of November for beautiful Christmas card inspiration.

This week I’ve created a front pop‑out card — a fun interactive design where the card hides inside a little pocket. When you pull on the side of the card inside the pocket on the right‑hand side, the card pops open to reveal the inside panel. I was inspired by a clever idea I saw on Instagram and designed my own measurements and construction to make it work.

📸 Photos

1. 
   Front of the Card

2. 
   Card popping out with the A Little Christmas DSP house

3. 
   Inside the Pop‑Out Card

4. 
   Close‑up of the inside panel

5. 
   Inside of the card with Gold‑embossed “Merry Christmas”

I’ve used Noel Tidings for the sentiments, embossed in WOW! Gold embossing powder for that warm Christmas glow. The houses and trees are from Welcome Noel, and the SDSP is Luxe Foliage — all three available as a bundle along with a few coordinating elements. It’s a bundle I’ve absolutely loved working with; everything plays together beautifully.

The stars on the trees are die‑cut from the Luxe Foliage SDSP. Cardstock colours include Basic Beige, Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Peaceful Pine Pearlized SP, Secret Sea, and Pecan Pie. I stamped in Peaceful Pine ink.

Inside the pop‑out card, I coloured the windows of the houses using the Golden Glow Shimmer Pen — it gives the sweetest “lights‑are-on” effect. The house on the front panel is from A Little Christmas DSP.

To embellish, I used the Multicolor Christmas Baker’s Twine. I separated the colours and pulled out a few threads of one colour to create tiny bows for the front doors. A few Gold Adhesive‑Backed Dots finish the card perfectly.

✂️ Measurements

• Card Base: 210mm x 148mm, scored at 105mm

• SDSP (front of card): 142mm x 99mm

• Pocket: 134mm x 85mm, scored on three sides at 5mm

• SDSP (front of pocket): 118mm x 74mm

• Pop‑Out Card: 110mm x 155mm

• Front panel with house: 107mm x 68mm

• Inside panel: 104mm x 64mm

• SDSP strip (inside): 104mm x 14mm

• Tag mechanism: 55mm x 45mm, scored at 10mm on each end of the 55mm length

• Other cardstock: scraps suitable for die‑cutting

I hope this card inspires you. Happy Stamping  Hx 🧡

Next up, we are visiting Sharon Davern to see what she has created this week.

 If you get lost at any time, head to Sharon Davern’s blog, where you’ll find a full list of this week’s participants.

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop 2026 Week 2

 

❤️ A group of creative friends from the Art with Heart team are back with our Annual Heart of Christmas blog hop. Follow through the blogs each Monday night until the end of November for Christmas card inspiration.

This week I’m sharing my Shallowed Box card, created using the beautiful Pretty Poinsettia Bundle. I didn’t think I’d be able to join in as I’ve been busy in the craft room with thank you cards and birthday cards, but thankfully I already had the idea in mind and many of the pieces cut. I put the card together — and I’m so glad I did.

A piece of Bloom Boutique SDSP was sitting on my desk, and its neutral tones worked perfectly as a backdrop for the rich Cherry Cobbler poinsettias. The card design is a Shallow Box Card, something I’ve always wanted to make. I love the depth it creates, yet it still folds flat.

The arch on the front is cut using the Everyday Arches Dies and I used the front cut out arch and placed it at the back and placed the poinsettias in front, this gave them room to shine.

📸 Photos

Cherry Cobbler Shallow Box Card featuring Pretty Poinsettia bundle

Layered Cherry Cobbler poinsettias with Pool Party leaves and stamped Peaceful Pine stamped leaves

Shallow Box Card depth showing scored side panels

Flat panel with space for writing and decorative elements

📏 Card Measurements

All measurements in millimetres (mm):

Card Base Panels

• Front Card: 105mm × 148mm

• Back Card: 105mm × 148mm

• Middle Card: 102mm × 148mm

Side Panels (Shallow Box Sides)

Cut 2 pieces:

• 50mm × 148mm

• Score at: 5mm, 15mm, 25mm, 35mm

These scored sections create the depth of the box card while still allowing it to fold flat.

🎨 Colours & Inks

• Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Golden Glow, Pool Party and Basic White

• Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Peaceful Pine, Golden Glow

• Sentiments: Stamped in Cherry Cobbler and cut out using Words of Beauty dies

I hope this Shadow Box Card inspires you.   

Happy stamping, Hx 🧡

➡️ Next in our Hop

 Next up we are visiting Judy May to see what she has made this week.

If you get lost at any me, head to Claire Daly’s blog where you will find a full list of this week’s participants. 

💙 Blueberry Bushel — Art With Heart Colour Creations (Week 11)

 A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and Week 11 is all about Blueberry Bushel.

This week I’m sharing my weekly journal page, inspired by peaceful seaside evenings and the soft hush of waves rolling in.

My page began with the Scenic Coast SDSP — which was unavailable at the time I did the project, but if you haven’t purchased it yet, I’m sure it will be back soon. It’s such gorgeous paper and perfect for creating calm, coastal scenes.

Full view of my Blueberry Bushel journal page, inspired by a peaceful seaside evening.

The Scenic Coast SDSP creates the perfect calm coastal backdrop.

I mixed and matched a few dies and stamp sets to build the layout:

• Relaxing Waterside Bundle

• Words of Beauty dies

• Banner Sayings Punch

• Rolling Waves Bundle

Alongside the Scenic Coast SDSP, I added Sunset Shimmer Vellum Iridescent, coloured softly with a Balmy Blue Blend, plus layers of Blueberry Bushel, Petal Pink, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green (two‑tone) and Basic White.

I stamped Crumb Cake ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock so it looked like the waves had just passed over, giving the scene that washed‑over shoreline feel. All sentiments are stamped in Blueberry Bushel.

Crumb Cake strip stamped so it looked like the waves had just passed over.

My journalling pages are tucked behind the Scenic Coast SDSP. I die‑cut the tops to create a wave effect and stamped tiny Blueberry Bushel shells across them — a sweet coastal detail that ties the whole page together.

Hidden journalling pages die‑cut into wave shapes and stamped with Blueberry Bushel shells.

I could just picture myself sitting in that little seat on a warm evening by the sea — so calm, so relaxing.

📏 Project Measurements

Base & Main Layers

• Backing card from SDSP: 190mm × 132mm

• Scenic Coast SDSP: 152mm × 132mm

• Crumb Cake card strip: 45mm × 132mm

Journalling Pages

• Original size: 148mm × 90mm

• After wave die‑cutting: 140mm × 90mm

Additional Elements

• Sunset Shimmer Vellum Iridescent — coloured with Balmy Blue Blend

• Shells stamped in Blueberry Bushel

• Wave‑cut journalling pages tucked behind SDSP

💙 Closing

I hope this project inspires you Happy Stamping Hx 🧡

💙 Hop Navigation

Be sure to check out all the other gorgeous projects and head to my Instagram page @apaperparadise.

✨ Art With Heart Team InstaHop – Week 8: Basic Gray ✨

This week we’re hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and Week 8 is all about Basic Gray 🤍🩶

I’ve created two projects — my weekly journal page and a birthday card for a special friend 💌

Both were inspired by Patty Bennett, who originally CASED this design from someone at Stampin’ Up! I loved the idea so much that I worked out my own measurements (lots of scribbling on scrap paper first!) so the card fits perfectly in an envelope, and the journal page matches my existing pages.

Front of the card

Inside the card

Inside the card opened

Front of the card open

Card with the message card pulled out

Card to write your message on

Front of the journal

Inside the journal

Journalling pages

Inside the journal

This week was also a great chance to use some of my bundles: 🌸 Scalloped Blooms 🌼 Boutique Blossoms 🦋 2026–2028 In Color® Butterflies

💡 Note: I used the Bloom Boutique DSP, it ties everything together beautifully.

And of course… I couldn’t resist April's monthly item, the stamp set Wild Bunch. That little snail is just too cute 🐌💕 Sadly the stamp set was so popular it went very quick. Hopefully Stampin Up! will have something similar soon.

🎨 Colours Used

Basic Gray (base), Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath, Barely Blush, Granny Apple Green & Pretty Peacock

🖊️ Blends Used

Bubble Bath, Barely Blush, Granny Apple Green, Pretty Peacock & Basic Black Light (which worked perfectly as Basic Gray!)

🎀 Tip: I coloured white ribbon with the Basic Black Light blend — it matched Basic Gray beautifully!

• 📏 Project Measurements

  Journal Page

  • White backing card: 190mm × 132mm

  • Basic Gray (cut 2): 184mm × 220mm

    • Score at 125mm and 160mm

    • On the 184mm length, mark 92mm

    • On the top and bottom, mark 25mm

    • Cut from the 92mm mark to each 25mm mark

  • SDSP pieces:

    • 190mm × 50mm — cut 2

    • 190mm × 50mm — cut 3

    • 190mm × 38mm — cut 4

    • 190mm × 125mm — cut 2

      • Mark 92mm on the 190mm length

      • Mark 25mm top and bottom on the 125mm length

      • Cut from the 92mm mark to the 25mm marks

  Journalling Pages

  • Base: 150mm × 95mm

    • Mark 75mm on the 150mm length

    • Mark 25mm top and bottom on the 95mm length

    • Cut from the 75mm mark to the 25mm marks

  Barley Blush Card

  • Base: 150mm × 105mm

    • Mark 75mm on the 150mm length

    • Mark 25mm top and bottom on the 105mm length

    • Cut from the 75mm mark to the 25mm marks

  Birthday Card

  Card Base

  • Basic Gray (cut 2): 240mm × 105mm

    • Score at 20mm, 56mm, 92mm

  SDSP Panels

  • 145mm × 105mm — cut 4

  Additional SDSP Layers

  • 50mm × 105mm — cut 4

  • 34mm × 105mm — cut 4

    • Mark 52.5mm on the 105mm length

    • Mark 25mm on the 240mm length

    • Cut from the 52.5mm mark to the 25mm marks (top and bottom)

  Insert for Card

  • Basic Gray: 138mm × 90mm

    • Mark 45mm on the 90mm length

    • Mark 22mm on the 138mm length

    • Cut from the 45mm mark to the 22mm marks (top and bottom)

  • Basic White: 128mm × 80mm

    • Mark 40mm on the 80mm length

    • Mark 22mm on the 128mm length

    • Cut from the 40mm mark to the 22mm marks (top and bottom)

    • This creates the pointed insert shape.

✂️ Extra Details

The inside pockets are finished with a scalloped edge die from Scalloped Blooms for that extra touch of detail.

Hope these projects inspire you 💕

Happy Stamping! Hx 🧡

➡️ To check out other projects using Basic Gray

Go to my Instagram page and check out my other team members gorgeous creations! @apaperparadise

💖 Berry Burst Week 9 — Art With Heart Colour Hop

A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and Week 9 is all about Berry Burst.

This week’s project is my weekly journal page, and I’m genuinely so happy with how it turned out. I was inspired by some beautiful cards created by the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Team — I didn’t catch the name of the designer, but their work definitely sparked the direction for this layout.

My starting point was the SDSP I knew I wanted to use: Velvet Meadow. Wow. This paper is absolutely stunning — rich, textured, and with that gorgeous flocked feel. Once I chose it, everything flowed naturally.

I used a mix of dies and stamp sets:

• Boutique Blossom Bundle

• Fern & Flora Dies

• Scalloped Blooms Bundle

The sentiments are from Scalloped Blooms, stamped in Berry Burst on Basic White. Card colours this week: Berry Burst, Basic Beige, Basic White, Bubble Bath, and Peaceful Pine (both the two‑tone and pearlized).

I embellished with the 2026–2028 In Color™ Butterflies, colouring them with my Berry Burst Blend. I embossed the Basic Beige layers using Fern & Flora. I also added strips of Velvet Meadow SDSP to the journalling cards for extra interest.

The flowers and leaves beside the Have a Good Day sentiment are fussy‑cut from Velvet Meadow. The SDSP pocket holding my journalling cards is torn at the top — the little peek of white gives it a soft shabby‑chic feel.

Berry Burst base with Velvet Meadow SDSP focal layer.

 

Have a Good Day with fussy‑cut flowers and leaves and the 2026–2028 In Color™ butterflies coloured with Berry Burst Blends.

Torn‑edge Velvet Meadow SDSP for a shabby‑chic look.

Basic Beige bases with SDSP strips for added interest.

Boutique Blossom and Fern & Flora die‑cuts on the front of the Journalling pages.

Showing dimension from die‑cuts, embossing, and popped‑up sentiment.

📏 Project Measurements

Journal Page Layers

• Berry Burst base: 190mm × 132mm

• Basic Beige layer: 184mm × 126mm

• SDSP layer: 178mm × 120mm

• Pocket (bottom) SDSP: 125mm × 120mm (torn at the top)

• Pocket (top) SDSP: 100mm × 120mm (torn at the top)

Card & Journalling Inserts

• Basic Beige card + journalling pages: 145mm × 85mm

• SDSP on card: 135mm × 75mm

• SDSP strips on journalling pages:

  • First strip: 85mm × 30mm

  • Second strip: 85mm × 25mm

I hope this project inspires you.

Happy Stamping Hx 🧡

➡️ To check out other projects using Berry Burst

Go to my Instagram page and check out my other team members gorgeous creations! @apaperparadise

🌊 Balmy Blue — Art With Heart Colour Creations Week 7

A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and Week 7 is all about Balmy Blue 💙

This week’s project is my weekly journal page, and my starting point—besides beautiful Balmy Blue—was the Scenic Coast SDSP. The papers in this pack are absolutely gorgeous and instantly became my focal point.

✂️ Measurements

• Balmy Blue cardstock: 190mm x 132mm

• Scenic Coast SDSP: 184mm x 126mm

• Waterside Retreat DSP: 126mm x 50mm

• Scraps: Balmy Blue + Basic White for sentiments and details

🪵 Building the Page

I layered the Scenic Coast SDSP onto the Balmy Blue card base, then created a hidden journaling spot using the Waterside Retreat DSP. The wood‑grain pattern gave me the perfect place to add the Relaxing Waterside chair and seagull — giving the page a cosy, peaceful feel very similar to last week’s book‑and‑chai‑latte moment.

I stamped all sentiments in Balmy Blue and cut them using a mix of dies from Extraordinary Life and the Banner Punch. I stamped Have A Great Day directly onto the SDSP, but wasn’t happy with how “Day” stamped — so I re‑stamped it on Balmy Blue cardstock and popped it up on a dimensional to cover it. Much better!

The seagulls in the sky and beside the chair are stamped in Smoky Slate, while the one on the SDSP is stamped in black. The little pebbles near the chair legs are from April’s Paper Pumpkin kit. I coloured the seagull’s beak with Light Pumpkin Pie Blends, and added a touch of Balmy Blue blending to the chair.

📓 Journal Booklet

My journaling cards are punched using the Rounded Rectangle Punch. I scored each at 5mm and adhered them to another punched piece to create a tiny booklet — perfect for tucking away my written memories for the week.

I hope this project inspires you 🧡 Happy Stamping Hx

Be sure to check out the other gorgeous projects my team members have created on my Instagram page @apaperparadise.