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Floral Cantaloupe

17 April, 20156 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Late last month, I shared some cards made with the 2013-2015 In Colours which will retire in a couple of months when the new Annual Catalogue is released and I will be very sad to see them go. I just love these colours!

I have used a Bundle from the Occasions Catalogue and with each bundle you can save an extra 15%. The bundle is Petal Potpourri stamp set and the coordinating Flower Medallion punch.

Petal Potpourri

The base card is Crisp Cantaloupe with a layer of Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper.

The flowers are stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe ink on the Crisp Cantaloupe & Whisper White card stock and some vellum and punched out using the coordinating Flower Medallion Punch. I used dimensionals to add the flowers to the card, slightly overlapping them.

Petal Potpourri

Be sure to decorate the inside panel of your card and even the envelope!

Petal Potpourri

I would love you to comment below with your thoughts on this card.

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Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, feminine, Mother's Day

Blog Hop: Mother’s Day Inspiration

16 April, 201516 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I bring you another AWHT blog hop with some of the awesome ladies in the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! Team. Today our focus is on Mother’s Day!

You have come to my blog from the lovely, Judy May.

Now let’s get started!

Because our focus is on Mother’s Day, I cannot go past flowers! What mum doesn’t love flowers, I know I sure do 🙂

For my project, I have used the Flower Shop Bundle and the Petite Petals Bundle.

Flower Shop

I have used Rose Red as my card base. I die cut the circles using the Circles Framelits on the front of the card. I used two sizes and placed them onto the Magnetic Platform so they stay still and don’t move.

Next I punched out two 1″ circle punches and added 2 dimensionals as shown, before putting the second circle on top!

Stamp the flowers on the front of the card, then turn it over and add dimensionals (doubled up). Add some ribbon around the bottom of the card between the dimensionals and tie in a knot at the front left hand side of the card. Take the paper off the dimensionals and attach it to the front of the card base.

Place the small circles under the inner edge of the framelit as shown below.

Add a 2 dimensionals, doubled up to the back of the centre circle and slide it between the layers of the small circle so that the small circle will now move around the large circles.

Attach all the extra embellishments with dimensionals.

Flower Shop

Be sure to stamp the inside panel of the card and the envelope for a complete set.

Flower Shop

I originally saw a similar idea on Dawn Griffith‘s blog.

Let’s keep this blog hop hopping. Next up we have the lovely, Nikki Sadler.

Thanks for visiting today. Don’t forget to email me at craftwithkate@live.com.au to get a copy of the Occasions Seasonal Catalogue or to enquire about joining the Art With Heart team.

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:

1. Ros Davidson
2. Kathryn Mangelsdorf
3. Rachel Woollard
4. Genna Gifford
5. Judy May
6. Kate Morgan (that’s me!)
7. Nikki Sadler

feminine, Handmade Cards, Masculine

Six-sided sampler

15 April, 201510 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

This Friday is the last day to order your Bonus Bundles for April!

Here they are again if you have forgotten to order them!

Today I share a card using the Six-sided Sampler Bundle saving you an extra 15%. The bundle is Six-Sided Sampler Stamp Set and the coordinating Hexagon punch.

Six-sided Sampler

The base card is Coastal Cabana with a layer of Crisp Cantaloupe card.

The hexagons are stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding & Basic Gray ink on Whisper White card stock and punched out using the coordinating Hexagon Punch. I covered the White card with a glue stick, then added the punched pieces. The overhanging edges I just cut later with the trimmer.

The greeting was coloured using Stampin’ Write Markers directly onto the stamp and lining them up with the Stamp-a-ma-jig!

Six-sided Sampler

I cut a 3cm strip of gold glitter card and put one end into the Hexagon Punch and pulled it up through the inside (see below) then did the same at the other end!

Hexagon Punch

This was added with dimensionals and the greeting was also added with dimensionals with the addition of some Gold Bakers Twine.

Be sure to decorate the inside panel of your card and even the envelope!

Six-sided Sampler

Here is another one I made using Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Rose Red & Garden Green.

Six-sided Sampler

I would love you to comment below with your thoughts on these cards.

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Butterflies, feminine, Handmade Cards

Sheer Perfection Butterfly

13 April, 20156 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share with you a stunning, colourful and bright card with the Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Stack and some Stampin’ Write Markers.

I have used the vellum sheet with the Butterflies, and die cut a banner using the Banner Framelits from it as well as a piece of Whisper White card at the same time. Turn the vellum over and colour with the Brights pack of Stampin’ Write Markers. I adhered the vellum to the white banner using glue dots.

Sheer Perfection Vellum

The base card is Melon Mambo with another layer of Melon Mambo on top. This layer I have sponged the edges with coordinating ink and a sponge dauber, before cutting the 4 corners out.

I then attached some twine by wrapping it around each edge to form a border. Add all the layers with dimensionals.

I added a band of Coastal Cabana card embossed with the Decorative Dots TIEF.

Sheer Perfection Vellum

The sentiment is stamped in Coastal Cabana ink on Whisper White card stock and I cut it out with paper snips. This is added to the card with dimenionals.

How gorgeous is this butterfly vellum coloured from behind? I just love how bright this card is!

Sheer Perfection Vellum

Be sure to decorate the inside panel of your card by stamping a butterfly!

Sheer Perfection Vellum

I would love you to comment below with your thoughts on this card.

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Birthday, Handmade Cards, Kids Cards, Masculine

Motorbike for the boys

10 April, 201510 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a card I made using MDS (My Digital Studio), the computer program that Stampin’ Up! have had for a few years now, and will no longer offer from 31st May 2015. When I heard this is was disappointed, as I had purchased many downloads and use the program for my scrapbooking and designing my blog headers. But in saying this, we can still use the program, there just won’t be access to new downloads.

This card was made for a young man in his 20s for his birthday. At that age, I find masculine cards more difficult, but love this motorbike stamp which I downloaded in MDS for only a couple of dollars and can use as many times as I like!!!

Motorbike

I printed the image onto white card and cut it to the size required. I coloured it with Stampin’ Write Markers. As the saying goes, Red goes faster, so that is what I chose!!!!

How awesome does it look?!!!

Motorbike

I layered it on Basic Grey card and Real Red and added some coordinating Candy Dots.

I would love you to comment below with your thoughts on this card.

Sale-a-bration, ends 31st March 2015 (tomorrow!)

Be sure to place your online order today and for every $90 that you spend, you can choose 1 Sale-a-bration item FREE. So if you spend $180, you choose 2 items for FREE, etc.

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Weekly Deals

Wow, Magnetic Platform on sale!

8 April, 201512 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Weekly Deals start today, Wednesday 8 April for 1 week only until Tuesday 14 April.

WOW, the Magnetic Platform is on SALE. If you own a Big Shot Machine, this is a must have item, along with the many framelits! Check them out below!

WEEKLY DEALS

1″ SQUARE PUNCH

Price: $20.96

BANNERS FRAMELITS DIE

Price: $34.46

BIG SHOT MAGNETIC PLATFORM

Price: WAS $69.95 NOW $52.46

CIRCLE CARD THINLITS DIE

Price: $41.96

FLOWER FAIR FRAMELITS DIE

Price: $32.21

FUN FLOWER PUNCH

Price: $22.46

STARS FRAMELITS DIES

Price: $34.46

VINTAGE FACETED BUTTONS

Price: $7.46

Shop here to order your Weekly Deal items now!

Happy Stamping,

Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, JAI

Soft Blooms at JAI

8 April, 20157 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I enter a challenge at Just Add Ink. The challenge this week is an Inspiration Challenge JAI#257.

I loved this picture as soon as I saw it, as it has my favourite colours of Crisp Cantaloupe, Very Vanilla and gorgeous soft tones.

I started with a card base of Calypso Coral, then a layer of Crisp Cantaloupe.

Hexagon Stippled Blossom

Today I showcase a card made using the Six-Sided Sampler Bundle which is on sale until 17 May. It is great value and very versatile. I often make masculine cards with this set, but as you can see it can also be quite feminine!

The Six-Sided Sampler Stamp Set and Hexagon Punch can be purchased as a Bundle for a short time only. Until 17 May 2015 you can get this bundle for only $55.16 (clear) or $63.66 (wood).

I stamped each of the four chosen images, six times each, onto Very Vanilla card stock in Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizzazz & Sahara Sand. Then punched each one out with the Hexagon Punch.

I applied some double sided sticky paper to the Whisper White card stock and peeled off the top layer so the entire piece is sticky. I added the Hexagons so they nudge up against each other to form the background pattern. Once finished, I trimmed the excess from each edge with paper snips.

I stamped the Stippled Blossom blooms in Crisp Cantaloupe and then Calypso Coral, a two step process using my handy Stamp-a-ma-jig!!! I masked the first one and then stamped a second bloom next to it. Then I fussy cut them out using paper snips before adding to the card with dimensionals.

The leaves are punched fom Silver Glitter paper using the Bird Builder Punch.

Hexagon Stippled Blossom

The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments Stamp Set and punched with the Word Window Punch. I poked a small hole on the left hand side and added it to the Crochet Trim with some Linen Thread.

Be sure to decorate the inside panel of your card and even the envelope, it helps tie it all together!

Hexagon Stippled Blossom

I have to say I was very pleased with the outcome of this card!

Please leave a comment below, if you think my card met this challenge.

Why don’t you give a challenge a go, they are so much fun. Head across to the Just Add Ink page for more inspiration and see how the designers interpreted this challenge.

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General, Stampin' Up!

Don’t bin it just yet

7 April, 20156 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Don't Bin It

Just because Sale-a-bration has finished, don’t bin the Occasions Catalogue just yet!

The Occasions Catalogue is still available through until 2 June 2015. You can still purchase from it for another 2 months!!!!

Be sure to look under the paper cover to see the front cover (Oh and by the way, did you know you can remove that paper cover, turn it over and use it as Designer Series Paper?!!!!) Bonus!!!!

If you accidentally put your copy in the bin and need another one, email me and let me know!

View all of the products HERE online or view the Catalogue HERE online

To purchase, or visit my Online Store.

By ordering through my online store, you can order anytime 24/7 and your order is mailed directly to your door for a low postage charge (just ensure you are shopping with me, my name is at the top right corner of this page).

Happy Stamping,

25% off, Stampin' Up!

Bonus Bundles!

6 April, 20156 April, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

What’s better than finding coordinating products? That’s right, getting coordinating products at a discount! Stampin’ Up! is offering five bonus bundles at 15% off retail, only available 1 April – 17 April.

These hand selected products simply belong together, and they’re perfect for making creativity easy and fun!

If you are an Australian customer, you can purchase these bundles from me at the reduced price. These items are not normally bundled together, so hurry to get yours before this special ends on 17 April.

Click here to see all the Bundles Online

Banner Banter Clear-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

BANNER BANTER CLEAR-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$42.90 Now$36.47

Banner Banter Wood-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

BANNER BANTER WOOD-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$49.90 Now$42.41

Cupcake Party Clear-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

CUPCAKE PARTY CLEAR-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$58.90 Now$50.06

Cupcake Party Wood-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

CUPCAKE PARTY WOOD-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$69.90 Now$59.41

Num-Num Clear-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

NUM-NUM CLEAR-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$100.90 Now$85.76

Num-Num Wood-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

NUM-NUM WOOD-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$112.90 Now$95.96

Oh My Goodies Clear-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

OH MY GOODIES CLEAR-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$73.90 Now$62.81

Oh My Goodies Wood-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

OH MY GOODIES WOOD-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$85.90 Now$73.01

Six-Sided Sampler Clear-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

SIX-SIDED SAMPLER CLEAR-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$64.90 Now$55.16

Six-Sided Sampler Wood-mount Bundle by Stampin' Up!

SIX-SIDED SAMPLER WOOD-MOUNT “BONUS BUNDLE”

Price: Was$74.90 Now$63.66

You can contact me to purchase, or visit the Online Store. By ordering through the online store, you can order anytime 24/7 and your order is mailed directly to your door for a low postage charge (just ensure you are shopping with me, my name is at the top right corner of this page).

Happy Stamping,

Birthday, Butterflies, feminine, Handmade Cards

Beautiful Butterfly

6 April, 201528 March, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share with you a quick and easy card to make for those days when you need a card in a hurry!

I have used the stunning Butterfly die in Soft Sky card, then glued it to some vellum and cut around it.

Butterfly Painted Blooms

The base card is Rose Red with a layer of Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper.

Butterfly Painted Blooms

The sentiment is stamped in Rose Red ink on the Whisper White card stock and I cut the ends with paper snips. This is added to the card with dimenionals.

How gorgeous is this butterfly with the vellum behind it?! It just looks so delicate.

Butterfly Painted Blooms