Be Inspired Blog Hop – a Bright & Bold Christmas Card

It’s time for another Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop—what fun! The Be Inspired Design Team is a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world who share themed projects each month. I’m so honored to be part of this talented group of stampers!

For today’s hop, our theme is Bright & Bold Colors. Oh, how I love a color challenge! I reached for a super-fun pack of papers and paired it with a soon-to-be-released Christmas set to create today’s cheerful holiday card. Thanks so much for hopping by—I know you’re going to love what the others share, too!

MERRY & BRIGHT … AND A LITTLE SQUATTY

When I flipped through all of my Designer Series Papers to find the perfect pages for this Bright & Bold challenge, I landed on my Turtle-y Cute Designer Series Papers and knew I had found my inspiration. The colors (Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, and Darling Duckling) may be perfect for turtle-themed celebrations, but they’re also fabulous for a bright and bold Christmas card. Here’s my finished project:

I have to start with the paper at the heart of this design. Here’s a look at the many colors and fun patterns in the Turtle-y Cute Designer Series Paper:

I love to play with the patterns in the Designer Series Papers I love. The diagonal lines in the pattern I used for my background are already so fun, but I cut into the paper to reimagine the page with horizontal lines. Such an easy way to give the design a whole new look without much effort. For an extra pop of pattern (and a little nod to a snow globe), I cropped the circles paper with the largest circle in the Stylish Shapes Dies. Isn’t that fun?

Here’s a closer look:

The Turtle-y Cute Designer Series Paper is part of the 2025-2027 In Color Sale and is currently 15% off (through this weekend only). Don’t miss out! To shop the sale, click the image below:

Back to my snowman… I stamped this squatty, adorable snowman with the Festive Friends Bundle (coming September 3 as part of the Online Exclusives launch). His scarf and hat are colored with Poppy Parade and Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends—so bright and fun! I also cropped the little Christmas tree from the coordinating dies in this bundle. Here’s a look at the full set:

One more thing…to honor my love for the squatty snowman in the Festive Friends Stamp Set, I trimmed ¾” off both the top and bottom of my card base. The result? A card front that’s a little squatty, too! I was so happy with that update and couldn’t not share it with you. The sentiment—one I know I’ll reach for a lot this holiday season—is from the Seasonal Tags Stamp Set. To finish things off, I added a trio of pearl adhesive-backed berries for a simple, festive touch.

I hope you’ll continue the Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop to see more projects by my talented friends – I know you’ll love them. Emma Goddard is the next stop on the hop – and you don’t want to miss what she has made. ♥ Click on the banner below to continue through the hop:

I hope you’ll hop through the rest of the projects in this lineup. In case you get off-track at any point during the hop, here’s a listing of all the participants in this hop:

• • Maheswari Rajaguru
  • Brian King
  • Emma Goddard
  • Heather Thomas
  • Stesha Bloodhart
  • Angela Meiritz-Reid
  • Annette Elias
  • Andrea Sargent
  • Lynn Cheesmur
  • Annette Ball

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Here’s a look a the products I used on this card:

Bundles: Festive Friends  Stamps: Festive Friends, Seasonal Tags  Papers: Turtle-y Cute Designer Series Paper, Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White  Inks: Poppy Parade, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Blends (Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Timid Tiger, Smoky Slate)  Accessories: Festive Friends Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries, Stampin’ Dimensionals

On Wednesday I launched my Product Shares and Designer Series Paper Swatch Books from Stampin’ Up!’s 2025 Holiday Catalog and accompanying Online Exclusives. I’m really excited about these new goodies – and my shares are the best way for you to enjoy a sampling of all the new papers, ribbons and embellishments so you can test drive the new products. To learn more and sign up, CLICK HERE.

Another Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kit Tutorial is available for download. In the latest installment, Emma Goddard and I played with the Floral Charm Bundle and some amazing, coordinating elements. To learn more, click on the image below: