Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration to showcase our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.
Week 36 – Pool Party
Tonight I have a Diamond Easel Fold card for you using the Friendly Hello papers and stamp set bundle available during Saleabration with a qualifying order. It’s such an amazing offer being able to redeem a stamp set and pretty papers as one SAB item code!
from the side
Here it is closed ready to pop into a 15cm² envelope
and fully open. Behind this top section is where you can write your message!
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Andrea Sargent!
If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Cathy Proctor’s blog.
Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration to showcase our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.
Week 35 – Petal Pink
Tonight’s card focuses on the Saleabration double item, Friendly Hellostamp set and 12″ x 12″ Designer Papers. Both of these items can be selected free with a $180 product order!
Card 1 – I have used the Basic Borders dies to cut the lovely scalloped edging and the Scalloped Contours dies for the white centre panel. The stamping is done in Black Stazon, Petal Pink and Pool Party with the same inks used to colour the bird using Blender Pens.
I added Wink of Stella to all the flowers for extra shine. The sentiment and the bird image were fussy cut using paper snips before adding with mini dimensionals.
Card 2 – pretty much uses the same products, but I have stamped directly onto the DSP background in Misty Moonlight ink. The new Vellum Layering Designs adds a softness to the background and I have die cut it with the Scalloped Contour dies. The Misty Moonight layer is cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies and then the smaller of the Scalloped Contour dies in Petal Pinkcard. This is stamped in Versamarkink with the same stamp as the background. White Emboss powderadded and heat set with the Heat Tool.
The bird image is stamped in Misty Moonlight, fussy cut and colour using Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers(Petal Pink & Pool Party). A few extra leaves were stamped and glued behind the main image, added with dimensionals. This gave some extra depth.
The sentiment is also White Heat Embossed onto Misty Moonlight card and fussy cut with Paper Snips. Two pieces of the new 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo pack were tied in a bow and added with a Glue Dot.
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Claire Daly!
If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.
Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration to showcase our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.
Week 34 – Pear Pizzazz
I have to say, I am in love with this bundle! The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug builder Punch are a fantastic buy and I have had so much fun creating with it (one I will definitely be keeping).
I began my card with a Pear Pizzazz Watercolour wash using the inkpad and the largest of the Water Painters. I wanted a fairly light tone, so used plenty of water. Once it was dry, I stamped the two large leaves and the sentiment.
The ladybug wings were stamped in Real Red and Memento Black ink and punched out. The main body was punched from a piece of the Simply Marbleous DSP(free Saleabration item with $90 product order). I added glue to the wings just in the centre, so I could lift them up so they look like they are about to fly! These were then added to the card with dimensionals.
Finally I added the three small dots stamp for extra interest. I repeated this process on the inside too!
Then I did another one with Magenta Madness! How cute is this?!!! Instead of stamping the large leaves, I used the wings on the punch to create some Pear Pizzazz leaves. I stamped some Magenta Madness flowers and added the Iridescent Gems to the centres.
For these ladybugs, I punched the body in Basic Black cardstock for a lovely dark look which really pops against the Pear Pizzazz.
Open the card and find a surprise ladybug inside!
Here’s how I mounted the ladybug inside, folding up a strip of card. I just folded it equally 4 times to create a square and then glue it to the inside. Then the leaves and the ladybug were glued into place!
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Christine Blain!
If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.
Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration to showcase our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.
Week 33 – Pacific Point
Firstly I acknowledge the traditional owners of Australia and the sadness that today brings. We need to come together as a nation and in doing so we can not forget the past, but be reminded that we are now the lucky ones to live in and share this great land.
Australia Day is an important day in my families calendar and I give a big shout out to my dear dad who happens to also celebrate his birthday every year on this public holiday!
Card 1 – I am using the Home & Garden Bundle (Home & Garden stamp set & Garden dies). I began with a Thick Basic White card base, then a layer of Pacific Point card before adhering a layer of the brick design from the In Good Taste DSP.
I used Soft Suede card to stamp the shovel and two ladders with Early Espresso ink and I die cut the wood shelf which also embosses! The broom is stamped in the same ink but onto Basic White card and before the ink dried, I used the Wink of Stella to lightly colour it. The spades were diecut in silver foil and I gave them a bit of a curve using my fingers to bend the foil.
The sentiment was stamped in Pacific Point ink and cut into idividual words. Old Olive is used for the grass and vine. The grass is embossed with the Timeworn Type 3Dembossing folder and some ink gently applied with a sponge dauber. I also did this with the vine. Basic Black card was used for the hooks.
Card 2 – I have wanted to try the floating strip technique for a while and so while I had plenty of time over the past to weeks while in isolation (my youngest daughter tested positive to Covid), I had fun trying this out. I have gone for the primary colours for my strips; Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight & Poppy Parade. I cut my strips to 1cm wide and glued them to a piece of Window Sheet before die cutting with the Scalloped Contours die.
My card base is randomly stamped in Pacific Point ink with the small star from the All For Babystamp set. The next layer is the new Mother of Pearl Specialty paper. It looks so amazing in real life 😉
I used the Detailed Trio Punchto round two corners to mimic the scallop edging before adhering to the card base. The Stitched Stars are die cut from the Mother of Pearl paper.
The sentiment* (Special Moments stamp set) is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder was added and heat set with my Heat Tool before bring fussy cut with Paper Snips. All these are added to the strips with Multipurpose Glue.
* Special Moments stamp set (SAB) earn free with qualifying order
Placing dimensionals on the back of the window sheet, behind the strips so you cannot see them through the front of the card. Remove the backings and place to the cente of the card.
On the inside I added a Basic White panel and placed three stips to the bottom with another small Stitched Star to the centre of the blue one! Doesn’t it look so cute?!!!
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Catherine Proctor!
If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.
Today I have the pretty Tulip Fields Bundle [Tulip Fields stamp set & Windmill Fields dies]. Purchase this bundle and you can select an item for FREE during Saleabration!
As soon as I saw this bundle, I knew I had to have it. It reminds me of our day trips to Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Silvan.
My card base is Mint Macaron with some Basic White cloud die cuts. The tulips layers are Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather with dimensionals between the layers for depth.
The windmill is cut from the Cork specialty paper for the base and then Soft Suedecard for the top layer and the blades. The blades are attached with a brass brad so they can spin!
On the inside, I added a white insert with a simple sentiment (Flowering Tulips stamp set) and some more of the same colour smaller tulip border dies. The sentiment on the front is from the Flowering Tulips set also and cut with the Dual Oval Punch.
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Tonight’s focus is on the amazing Bouquet of Love Hybrid Folderwhich also includes a heart die and sits inside the folder to cut at the same time as embossing the cardstock!!! Yes, it is amazing!
This first card is very dramatic – it started off being a Blushing Bridecard, but I found it a little underwhelming. I placed the embossed piece back into the folder and inked the opposite side of the folder with Black Memento ink. Carefully, I closed the folder and ran it back through my machine and wow, what a result. I wanted it a little darker though, so repeated the process and here is the result.
I glued it to a layer of Basic Blackcard, which is how I got that black heart in the centre. Then I glued it to the Blushing Bride card. Next I added the gingham ribbonbow, die cut the flowers/leaves and stamped a sentiment. These were all added with Mutipurpose Glueand the ribbon with a Glue Dot. Oops, I just realised that one of the Irridescent Rhinestone Jewelshas fallen off the larger flower.
On the inside, I added a white panel and simply glued the heart to the centre which was the piece that cut out in the first run through the die cutting & embossing machine.
This next card is just simply embossed and die cut and then I placed a piece of the Abstract Beauty Specialty DSPbehind the heart. Then I mount this onto a piece of Blushing Bridecard. I added a small piece of white ribbon from the top of the heart snd up over the top of the card and adhered it behind before gluing onto the Thick Basic Whitecard base.
I tied a bow with the same ribbon and adhered it with a glue dot. Basic Rhinestone Jewelswere the last to be added to finish it off with a bit of bling! The inside was decorated the same as the previous card. I deliberately left a sentiment off this card, as it could be used for so many different occasions from Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday to Mother’s Day!
Tomorrow is the big day with the release of the January – June Mini catalogue and Saleabration to earn free product with qualifying orders!!! Do you have your copies of these catalogues?
Today’s card features product from both of these catalogues; the Friendly Hello stamp set and DSP Bundleis one of the items you can select for free with a $180 product order.
The Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks are used with the Blending Brushes to create this gorgeous centrepiece on a white Scalloped Contour die cut!
The ink colours used are: Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Soft Succulent & Evening Evergreen. I finished off with adding some of the 2021-2023 In Color Jewels.
On the inside, more masking was added!
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Today I have a gorgeous field of tulips on my card that I think will be extremely popular when the new January – June Mini catalogue becomes available on 4 January! During the first couple of months, Saleabration will also begin where you can earn FREE items with any $90+ product order!
How amazing is this field of tulips card?!!! The clouds are actually some of the Simply Marbleous DSP that is one of the free items you can choose during Saleabration. If you purchase the Tulip Fields Bundle and the Brushed Brass Butterflies embellishments, you can get this DSP FREE!
The rows of tulips are stamped in Pale Papaya, Fresh Freshiaand Polished Pink and cut with my Trimmer. I glued these to some Crumb Cake card and then cut it down to 7cm x 13.5cm to fit on the card front (10.5cm x 27cm, scored at 13.5cm), leaving a small gap at the bottom to create the illusion of a bike path.
The sentiment is actually from another new set which is part of the Flowering Fields Suite, called Flowering Tulips. The full sentiment is stamped on the inside of the card, which you can see below, but I wanted to say happy birthday on the front, rather than happier birthday, so I carefully inked up the first part of the sentiment to happ and stamped it onto white card. Then I cleaned the stamp well with my SimplyShammyand inked up the ‘y’ only from the word birthday and because they are clear photopolymer stamps, I could see through it to place it closely to the happ to create happy!!! Once I stamped the full image again, I fussy cut each word with paper snips, before adding with dimensionals to the card.
The fence and bike are die cut from Early Espresso card and adhered with Multipurpose Glue. How pretty are those Brushed Brass Butterflies embellishments which are self-adhesive to make them even easier to use!
This is the inside of the card where the full sentiment is stamped and the windmill and trees are stamped in Crumb Cake ink.
Today I want to share one of the cutest stamp sets that will be availableto earn for FREE from 4th January 2022 during Saleabration with a $90 product order!
Awesome Otters is a cling set of 6 stamps; 4 images and 2 sentiments. I have also used another SAB item in the patterned paper, Simply Marbellous 6″ x 6″ DSP. It was perfect for the water effect I wanted on this card!
The Picture This die was used to die cut the circles. I sat it over the white base card to work out where to stamp the otters. Once I had stamped and coloured them (Watercolor Pencils& Blender Pen), I glued the DSP to the card front. The smaller circles I replaced but on a dimensional rather than gluing.
Aren’t they otterly adorable?!!!
On the inside, I stamped and coloured another adorable otter and placed a strip of DSP down one side.
This will be my last post before Christmas, so I am wishing you all a relaxed and lovely time over the silly season!
Today’s card features more of the Eden’s Garden Collection. This collection includes the Eden’s Garden Clingstamp set and Eden dies(can be purchased as a bundle to save more), the Ever Eden Specialty DSP, Garden Gems and Ever Eden Cotton Paper. Click here to see the entire collection.
Today I have created another fun Double Box Fancy Fold design similar to the one I shared recently. You can see that post here.
This card has a very general sentiment “Oh happy day!”.
Products: Stamps & Coordinating Dies: Eden’s Garden stamp set & Eden dies, Butterfly Brilliance Stamp set & Brilliant Wings dies, Many Messages stamp set & Messages Die Dies: Stitched Greenery die, Encircled in Beauty dies DSP: Ever Eden 12″ x 12″ Card: Soft Succulent, Basic White, Gold Foil Sheets Inks: Memento Black Ink, Soft Succulent Other: Soft Succulent Blends Combo, Gilded Leafing, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Cut & Emboss Machine, Trimmer, Gilded Leafing
Check out the gilded leafing on the butterfly!!
The construction of this card is similar to one I shared a few years ago, you can see it here.
Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia 