Heart of Christmas - Santa's Delivery
September 19, 2022
All aboard for this week's Heart of Christmas Blog Hop!
The Art With Heart Stampin' Up! team is back again with our weekly Christmas card inspiration.
I have chosen to use the Santa's Delivery bundle today for a cheery Christmas train. The bundle includes the Santa's Delivery stamp set and the Santa's Train Dies.
I started with a Soft Sea Foam card base. This one is is 21cm x 10.5cm to fit in a DL envelope. I used Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz and Mint Macaron ink pads to stamp trees all over the card front to form a forest of pine trees. The trees are from the Trees For Sale stamp set.
I cut two train tracks from the Santa's Train Dies in Basic Gray card. I stamped the little puffs of smoke from the steam engine with Balmy Blue Ink and die cut them. Then I stamped the Merry Christmas in Poppy Parade ink and used the foam border die from Basic Borders Die Set to create a bigger smoke puff which I daubed around the edges with Balmy Blue Ink.
The train engine and carriages were stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Stampin' Blends. I used quite a variety of colours including Shaded Spruce, Poppy Parade, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Old Olive, Smoky Slate and Basic Black.
I think a train full of Christmas cheer is a lovely idea, I'd love to see Puffing Billy all dressed up for the occasion!
Now it is time to see what the other clever stampers have come up with this week. Click on the box below to be taken to the blog of the very talented Cathy Proctor - I can't wait to see what she has created.
Should you find a broken link on the blog hop, you can find a list of participants and all the links on Tina's blog here.
Enjoy the blog hop and see you again soon!
Kathryn Ruddick
(Mansfield VIC)
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Those stamped trees, and the die cut train tracks - how fabulous! Love all the details on this bright and cheery Christmas card, Kathryn.
Posted by: CHRISTINE BLAIN | September 19, 2022 at 08:32 PM
Katheryn, your Trees For Sale stamp set stamped background works so well with the Santa Express bundle! I agree that your train full of Christmas cheer is a lovely concept! What a fabulous card for a child!
Posted by: Catherine Proctor | September 19, 2022 at 08:46 PM
My son, Alex, would love a train full of Christmas cheer, too! Your train is delightful, and I love the dimension you've achieved with colouring. A very adorable card.
Posted by: Tina Gillespie | September 19, 2022 at 08:50 PM
What a gorgeous card Kathryn! I love your stamped background, such a wonderful backdrop of a Christmas tree forest for that sweet little train.
Posted by: Caroline Manwaring | September 19, 2022 at 09:02 PM
Oh Kathryn, your card is so cute and fun. I love it. Your stamping of the trees in the background and your colouring of the train all work together to create a gorgeous Christmas card. Xxx
Posted by: Andrea Sargent | September 19, 2022 at 09:47 PM
Oh, I love your adorable, colourful train on its tracks heading through the pine forest, Kathryn. Very clever way to create your sentiment cloud too!
Posted by: Kate Morgan | September 19, 2022 at 10:08 PM
I agree a train full of Christmas cheer is a lovely idea. What a fabulous happy card and wow so many different Stampin Blends!
Posted by: Theresa Gerrard | September 20, 2022 at 03:15 PM
What an adorable card Kathryn! Loving the puff of smoke with the stamped sentiment using the border die. This travelling train scene looks terrific.
Posted by: Rosa Leyden | September 20, 2022 at 05:17 PM