Slimline Modern Christmas Card + Hero Arts Blog Hop

If the video does not display, please click here to watch on my YouTube channel. This video is also part of a blog hop for Hero Arts’ Winter release; you should have arrived from Nichol Spohr’s blog.

Just because you’re creating a Christmas card, doesn’t mean it can’t be colorful and outside the box! I used the Hero Arts Tri-Fold Edge Village die to make a modern Christmas card that has a lot of unique character! Did you notice that this is also a slimline card? I’ve been having so much fun creating these!

I decorated my colorful village die cuts with Hero Arts Icicle glitter and paired up some greetings from the Simon Says Stamp/CZ Design Clean Line Christmas set.

When I go to mail this card, I’ll use a Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red slimline envelope. These envelopes are so classy – and you don’t need extra postage if your card isn’t bulky!

Be sure to watch the video to see how I made this fun Christmas card! Do you love getting a head start on your holiday cards?

SUPPLIES

Hero Arts TRI-FOLD EDGE VILLAGE Fancy…
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Simon Says Stamp Stencil FALLING SNOW…
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CZ Design Stamps and Dies CLEAN LINE…
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CZ Design Clear Stamps CLEAN LINE…
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CZ Design Wafer Dies CLEAN LINE…
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Hero Arts ICICLE PURE WHITE Glitter…
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Ranger TEXTURE PASTE Opaque Matte 4oz…
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Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE…
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Simon Says Stamp Envelopes SLIMLINE…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Lawn Fawn MERMAID Cardstock LF1121
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SOFT…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Scor-Tape 0.25 Inch Crafting Tape
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE…
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Hero Arts MISTI MINI BLACK MT310
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad…
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Ranger GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue…
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BLOG HOP DETAILS

Do you want to see more inspiration? I’m one of the stops in this hop, but there is so much more to see! Be sure to visit everyone else’s blog for additional Hero Arts Winter release ideas!

Your next stop… Teri Anderson! You can also stop by the Hero Arts blog for the entire hop list.

Want to win a prize? Her Arts is giving away three $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by leaving a comment between now and Sunday, September 6th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

113 Responses

  1. tara prince says:

    such a great design

  2. karenajo says:

    Super card! Love the idea for creating such a fun, colorful village on this slim line card! The background is so pretty too! Thanks for sharing!

  3. Dean H. says:

    The snow stencil and snowy background are great! I think they’re my new favorite thing. Thanks for sharing.

  4. Connie Johnson says:

    Hi Nina-Marie :) Love the way you made use of that slimline real estate!!! Festive and merry card! Thanks for inspiring me :)

  5. JCB PAPER says:

    Great idea to make the layers using a variety of colors!

  6. Sue D says:

    Love the colors of this scenic row of houses.

  7. Denise Kitts-Wadlow says:

    WOW!!! You go girl!!! Love your brightly colored outside the box card, and since you did a slimline card, you had plenty of room to extend your village all the down the card. Great job Nina.

  8. Sherryl Shelton says:

    Such a bright, beautiful card.

  9. Maria B says:

    I really like the way you made the village die work in a slimline size.

  10. Denise Bryant says:

    Love this die and the colors you used to create your village scene!

  11. Barbara-Jean says:

    Love that village die! and all those bright colors!

  12. Karen L K says:

    Wow what fun your card is! I like all that color and that tri-fold village is a great die.

  13. Jean Marmo says:

    Simply amazing! SO creative!

  14. Jan says:

    Fabulous, bright and cheery Christmas card. Thanks for a great video.

  15. Julie Wexler says:

    I love the fun city silhouette colors and snips of snow on the rooftops- so fun and clever, Nina!

  16. Wendy Falk says:

    Oh my gosh!! I love love love this card!! From the stenciling to the stacked dies, colors, glitter and beautiful narrowness!! It is just SO PRETTY!!!

  17. Kerry G. says:

    I love your slimline holiday card!! Great inspiration for my fist slimline cards! I am excited to make some and holiday cards would be a great way to start! Thank you Ninamarie!!

  18. Jeanne Beam says:

    Such a lovely Christmas card! Love the colors…
    Thanks for sharing.

  19. Scraporcraft says:

    Nice use of the texture for the background. Good layers and color.

  20. Nancy Knapp says:

    Love your colorful neighborhood!

  21. Lauryne Cunningham says:

    Cute card! I love all the colorful layers on your slimline card! The chunky glitter gives such a festive touch!

  22. April Aguinaga says:

    Love that it’s slimline and the colors of the buildings.

  23. Karin Adkins says:

    Fun, colorful card. Very nice

  24. CraftyDesertGirl says:

    This card is amazing – loved how colorful it is! So much talent!

  25. Dorothy A says:

    I enjoyed your video. Love the little details about each step- the snow, the layered houses on a hillside (like San Francisco), and the glitter! Thanks for the inspiration.

  26. Betty Giles says:

    Love those colors!

  27. Bonnie King says:

    I think this Tri-Fold Village die is my favorite thing from this new release. I love how you’ve used it here on a slimline card.

  28. Helen F says:

    This slimline card is stunning with that wonderful Tri-fold Village die! The colour combinations really brings it to life and certainly does give it a modern feel!Thanks for sharing this great inspiration! Take care! :)

  29. Cy Lee says:

    What an amazing card!

  30. Rhonda Sarcone says:

    I was just wondering what Hero Arts was up to.

  31. Nancy T. says:

    This new slim line card in intriguing.

  32. Carol Jones says:

    Fabulous card Nina! What a great idea for a Christmas card. And I love that you gave us a little tidbit of your life! ♥️

  33. Fun card & so colorful. I like the slim-line look.

  34. Cherry Robinson says:

    I got very excited when I saw your slimline card Nina and the village set which is my fave. I really have to add that to my collection. Thank you so much for the inspiration! ????

  35. Elena says:

    Nina-Marie, you have used the house dies so cleverly. I love your cards :)

  36. Patti says:

    Your slender card and color arrangement is terrific.

  37. Patti says:

    Great color arrangement, and I like the slender format, too.

    • Patti says:

      sorry for the double comments, when I tried the first tie it said “you already said that” but I didn’t see it posted, so I rewrote it a different way and then they both showed up. Opps!

  38. Pam says:

    Very colourful and bright to life one’s spirits. Well done.

  39. Naghma Husain says:

    I love all the colors!

  40. Karen Reeves says:

    Love this card. The colors are so bright. Thanks for sharing.

  41. Judy says:

    I love the stacked houses on your colorful card!

  42. Cyndi Morris says:

    Beautiful card. I love that colorful village.

  43. WOW! What a clever creation! I LOVE IT!!! Thanks for awesome slimline inspiration!

  44. Michele W says:

    Such a colorful and cheerful card! Love that it’s a slimline. Great way to stretch this die set. Thanks for sharing!

  45. Debby Green says:

    Great card! Thanks for sharing!

  46. Kelsey Thomas says:

    So beautiful! I love all of the colors and the glitter on the roofs. :)

  47. Chandhini says:

    Love the bright colored houses, this slimline card looks so festive with snow falling.

  48. Carol H says:

    Great idea to do multi colour and slimline. Looks very festive :-)

  49. Sidelle Menon says:

    such beauty, love it!

  50. Giselle D. says:

    I love the differently coloured layers. Such a fun card!

  51. Peg Frushour says:

    Love your card and your rainbow village!

  52. Joni A says:

    Love this!!! I love that you did a slimline in the way you oriented it!! Love all the snow, the texture and colors! Really fantastic!!

  53. SunnyK says:

    What a lovely little Christmas village on a hillside for a slimline card–very cute!

  54. Peggy D. says:

    This was a great use of theses dies for a slimline card! Thanks for the inspiration!

  55. Gabriella Bell says:

    Wow, I like your card. It’s different

  56. Lisa says:

    So pretty! So colorful!

  57. Mary G says:

    Your card is so nice. The rainbow colors up to the snowfall are perfect. The snow on the houses is such a great finishing touch.

  58. Lindar C says:

    I love the bright colored houses, only the hills remind me of San Francisco. Great card.

  59. Tammy S. says:

    Love that you did the slim line in the upright way. Love the dimension the paste adds. What a wonderful card!!

  60. Rachel says:

    Love the dimension & color on this card!

  61. Debra Vidal says:

    Great slimline card, love the stacked houses.

  62. Cheryl H says:

    Love your card…so bright and cheerful!

  63. LOVE this beautiful non traditional Christmas scene!

  64. Joanne M Hoffmann says:

    What a fun holiday card!! Who says we have to always use traditional colors? I LOVE your slimline card!!

  65. Chantal S says:

    Such a great card.

  66. Ashley Cortez says:

    Really fun sparkle card

  67. Holly Lau says:

    Beautiful card and great design!

  68. Such a fun, festive and colourful card. Thanks for sharing.❤️❤️

  69. JOANNA SHOEMAKER says:

    What a fun change to a traditional card. LOVE how you did the snowy accents!

  70. Carol B says:

    Such a fun and festive release. Thanks for all the inspiration!

    Carol B

  71. Jacinda says:

    Fabulous colorful card!!

  72. Sandra Baggarly says:

    Clever & colorful! Thanks for sharing.

  73. Marisela Delgado says:

    So beautiful! Beautiful colors!

  74. Kailash says:

    Love the use of the icicle glitter, fabulous card!

  75. Mary Popa says:

    Loving all the colors in your cards. That little bit of sparkle just sets it off. Thanks.

  76. Phyllis Freese says:

    Beautiful card with all these layers & bright colors.

  77. Cindy G says:

    What a fun card!

  78. Carol Wortman says:

    That reminded me that there is Christmas somewhere else too. Love the icicle glitter! Now I’m singing felice navidad in my head. Really fun and colorful!

  79. Judy Inukai says:

    Love your cheery Christmas village.

  80. Janet Durbin says:

    Oh my goodness, this is fabulous!

  81. Judy says:

    I love the Hero Arts Village die and your non-traditional color palette!

  82. Mary says:

    Lovely! I love this die and I love your rainbow take on the village!

  83. Andrea says:

    Love the colorful card. Becoming my favorite die. Wish List growing. Enjoyed the video.

  84. Jeannie Boudet says:

    Love your card!! so beautiful and glad you made it a slimline card.

  85. Sheri Waddell says:

    The icicle glitter is perfect on this card!

  86. SueB says:

    Lovely slimline card.

  87. Darcy Shelstad says:

    Love that you used the glitter for snowfall and those bright Beautiful colors.

  88. Slimline cards r ever so popular and you created this wonderfully for the blds/houses.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

  89. Talitha Wright says:

    Such a pretty card. Like the slimline card style.

  90. Eleanor Chua says:

    This is exactly what I had in mind to do when I saw this die. Love it.

  91. Pat Bethke says:

    I loved your colorful village! Thanks for the inspiration.

  92. Char says:

    I was hoping someone would make a slimline card – what a wonderful use of the village die. Love those happy houses!

  93. Margot Perry says:

    There are so many things I love about this card! I love the cityscape cut out of different colored cardstock. I love the embossed snow you added at the top! I love the snow accent you added to the roofs oh the houses!

  94. Dawn Jones says:

    Great way to show off the village die on a slimline card! Love it!

  95. Ann Ito says:

    Beautiful card! Thank you for sharing a video tutorial! Always helps to see how it’s done. Thank you for sharing!

  96. Meghan Kennihan says:

    LOVE the rainbow homes and the card design!

  97. Bernadette says:

    I like this colorful snowy village! Thanks for the inspiration!

  98. Maribel M says:

    Love the colors and the way you filled up the slimline card.

  99. Rachel says:

    Fantastic design and color scheme-once again I love it!

  100. Sonya says:

    Love your card! The die is spectacular and all the color and icicle glitter are beautiful.

  101. Isabel Z says:

    You have outdone yourself!

  102. Rose Johnson says:

    Super sweet card!

  103. Tracy S. says:

    I really love the little house dies, and i love how you used them!

  104. Vickie Davis says:

    Love, love, love your card design! Fantastic work!

  105. Linda Rodgers says:

    That Tri-Fold Edge Village die is really wonderful. Your card is beautiful.

  106. Christi C says:

    So cool!! I love your use of the dies and thanks for the info on the slimline envies – I had NO idea!!

  107. Susie Sonnier says:

    A happy card! Love it

  108. Cindi Johnson says:

    I like this design! Very creative use of the di set.

  109. Caitlin says:

    I’m going to have to try slimline cards – I absolutely love them everybtime I see them.

  110. Kristy Tyra says:

    I may have to try the slimline style of cards. Looks like fun!

  111. Melody says:

    Really like the addition of the icicle glitter

  112. Maria Nadeau says:

    I really love how you used the different colors for the homes, I wouldn’t have thought of that. Thank you!

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