Christmas mood board

Over at Jot Magazine there is a fresh and inspirational  new Christmas mood board. It's so happy and Summery I just couldn't wait to play along with it.

Here is my layout I created. I added in the fun black and white print to my layout to bring that pop of black.

For my title I used some Heidi Swapp MInc letters that I ran through my Minc with some Black foil!

I really hope you get a chance to play along!

Christmas Decor- Heidi Swapp

Hi everyone I want to share some of my Christmas decor I have in my home this year. I decided to change up my  colour scheme this year to a white Christmas tree with Mint, Pink and Red decorations.

First I want to share my Joy vignette I created using some Heidi Swapp Marquee Love letters and glitter and Holiday  Wall shapes.

I added some wood grain paper inside my 12 inch letter J found exclusive to Michaels stores as well as the pretty mint bulbs.  Next I added that gorgeous deer head to a wreath I found at a local craft store. I added some mint ribbon and wooden bead tassels to accentuate the deer. For the "Y" I found a wooden letter at Spotlight. I  glittered it up with some of the the Heidi Swapp Marquee Love pink glitter. I  then assembled all my letters and other pieces from my Christmas collection to create my vignette.

I have been dreaming of a white Christmas tree for a few years and this year we finally got one. I have decorated it with a beautiful fresh colour scheme of Pink, Mint and Red which suits our Australian Summer perfectly!

I added in that beautiful Heidi Swapp Believe chipboard word that was initially covered in gold glitter paper but i wanted to change it up. I painted over the glitter paper with mint paint and once dry I covered it with some of the Heidi Swapp Mint Glitter. I 

Next I covered more the Christmas collection chipboard , this time with Pink Marquee Love glitter.

Finally I want to show you how I introduced our Elf  On the Shelf this year. I used my Heidi Swapp Mini lightbox and Elf icons to send my boys his first message. They were so excited!

Thanks For dropping by today.

DIY christmas cards!

I love this time of year! A time to celebrate with the people that you love. For me it's also a time to give gifts that are meaningful and from the heart. Along with the gifts I love to make my own cards. It just adds the perfect personal touch when giving a gift. Today I want to share 3 different cards using the DIY Gift Wrap collection. I started with  some of my favorite pieces from the collection -stamps, ink, paint, paper, ribbon & embellishments plus some coloured cardstock that matches my Christmas decor this year( mint, pink and red)  and got to work.

 

For my first card I created some ombre Christmas trees using the foam tree stamp and red and white paint from the collection.

 

For this card I began with the Tree Foam stamp and the red and white paint. I mixed a small amount of pink paint using the red and white until I got the desired color.

 

Next I used a make up wedge to apply some white paint to the tip, then the pink paint to the rest of the tree and a smidge of red paint to the trunk. Only a small amount of paint is needed on the foam to stop it slipping around as you stamp.

 

Finally I stamped the stamp onto my cardstock using a slight rocking motion to make sure I  got an  even coverage of the paint.  I Continued applying the ombre paint onto my stamp and stamped each tree across the width of my  cardstock.  



 I completed my card by adding a punched star to one of the trees and using the Merry Stamp from the collection to create a simple banner.

 

For my next card I used the Mini Wreaths from the collection as a focal point for my card. I wrapped some of the red velvet trim ( also from the collection) around the wreath and trimmed it with my scissors. I then added a red brad from my stash to hold the ribbon together.

 

I then used the Believe wooden stamp and red ink to stamp on to the DIY banner and then adhered it to the wreath.

 

For my last card I wanted a tone on tone effect so I used the Joy wooden stamp and the red ink to stamp  on some red cardstock. I love the subtle pattern that is created with this technique.

 

I completed my card by wrapping some of the red and white trim from the collection around the cardstock then layered the clear star embellishment over the white and gold circle tag and tied it around the bow.

  There you go. 3 quick and easy but beautiful Christmas cards that I know you will just love making and more importantly giving! I really hope you will try out these fun and easy techniques. All items shown are from the Heidi Swapp DIY Gift Wrap Collection available at select Jo-Ann stores and online & independent retailers

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