12 Days of Christmas Day 9 Heartfelt Hexagon

12 Days of Christmas 2023 blog hop with Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers and Brenda Nelson of Stamps and Strechy Pants sharing Christmas crafting projects.

Thanks for stopping back for day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas! Today I am sharing a card with the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp and punch bundle.

12 Days of Christmas Day 9 with Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants featuring the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle, O Holy Night designer series paper, Scalloped contours Dies, Deckled circle dies, and white organdy glittered ribbon from Stampin' Up!. Card designed by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

Now, the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle isn’t really a Christmas bundle, but I wanted to show you how you can use so many items you have on hand, and make them into something you may not clearly see.

Often times, you can use the stamps and supplies you have for so many occasions. I chose an all-occasion stamp set and paired it with some new designer series paper to create a Christmas card. I didn’t even go with a traditional color palette. But what I love about this, is you could use it for so many different occasions, and it would be perfect!

12 Days of Christmas Day 9 with Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants featuring the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle, O Holy Night designer series paper, Scalloped contours Dies, Deckled circle dies, and white organdy glittered ribbon from Stampin' Up!. Card designed by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

The O Holy Night Designer Series Paper is gorgeous. I love the blues and patterns on one side, and the great early tones and patterns on the other. I went with the blues for this card, and paired it with silver, shimmer, and bling to dress it up.

To create this card:

  • Thick Basic White card base 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and 4″ x 5 1/4″ to die cut largest rectangle
  • Vellum Cardstock 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ to die cut 2 7/8″ circle

Adhere larger piece of designer series paper to card front. Wrap ribbon around die cut rectangle and tie ends together with silver cord bow. Adhere to card front with dimensionals. Splatter card front with Wink of Stella and Night of Navy Marker. Let dry. Emboss circle with embossing folder. Adhere to card front with dimensionals. Stamp frame in Night of Navy ink. Stamp sentiment in Versamark ink inside frame. Emboss sentiment with silver embossing powder. Punch. Adhere a scrap strip of designer series paper to sentiment piece. Trim ends, and adhere to card front. Embellish with rhinestones.

Thank You

Thanks for stopping by for day 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas, where I shared a card made with the Heartfelt Hexagon bundle. I hope it inspires you to look at your stamps in a different way! Now be sure to visit Brenda over at Stamps & Stretchy Pants. I have loved every one of her projects so far! How about you?

12 Days of Christmas 2023 blog hop with Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers and Brenda Nelson of Stamps and Strechy Pants sharing Christmas crafting projects.



12 Days of Christmas Day 8 Joy of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas 2023 blog hop with Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers and Brenda Nelson of Stamps and Strechy Pants sharing Christmas crafting projects.

Day 8. Hard to believe it is day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas. But here I am, sharing another card created with the Joy of Christmas Product Suite for our 12 days of Christmas Blog Hop. This suite is gorgeous! Let’s dive in….

12 Days of Christmas Day 8 with Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants featuring the Joy of Christmas Suite, Joy of Noel bundle and Classic Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up!. Card designed by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

The Joy of Christmas Product Suite is a mega suite, with two different bundle choices, and 2 different papers to create with. I love that they all coordinate, so you can mix and match to have endless possibilities while you are creating! I used the Joy of Noel Bundle for the wreath, and a sentiment from the Christmas Classics stamp set. I love the fonts in this suite!

For this project, I decided to go with warm and festive, using Pebbled Path, reds and Very Vanilla. I stamped the foliage images in Pebbled Path ink and used Stampin’ Blends Markers for coloring.

12 Days of Christmas Day 8 with Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants featuring the Joy of Christmas Suite, Joy of Noel bundle and Classic Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up!. Card designed by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

I love that this stamp set in the Joy of Noel Bundle has foliage images that make this beautiful wreath! The coordinating die makes it so easy to create multiples.

12 Days of Christmas Day 8 with Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants featuring the Joy of Christmas Suite, Joy of Noel bundle and Classic Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up!. Card designed by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

And have you ever stamped on designer series paper? I love how it can add subtle detail to backgrounds, to really lift your project.

Do you live local? Join us!

We will be creating this card at my Christmas Super Saturday coming up on November 18th! This is such a fun day, with 5 classes to choose from, open house style, you work at your own pace to complete your projects! Join us! More details here.

Thank You

Thanks for stopping by today for day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas. I hope you enjoyed seeing the Joy of Christmas Suite! Now be sure to hop on over to see what Brenda has to share. She is so talented! And if you missed the beginning of our 12 Days of Christmas, you may start with us at day 1 here.

12 Days of Christmas 2023 blog hop with Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers and Brenda Nelson of Stamps and Strechy Pants sharing Christmas crafting projects.