Birthday – Page 45 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Dear Crafters,

Earlier this month, I attended a Stampin’ Up! training day in a brand new format that was a worldwide event in 12 locations; Brussels (Belgium), Perth & Melbourne (Australia), Auckland (NZ), Edmonton & Mississauga (Canada), Baltimore, Dallas, Milwaukee, San Diego, Tampa & Vancouver (USA). It was quite unique and a great celebration!

2015_OnStageLive — Here are a few of us at our table

Check out those metal water bottles that we each received, along with a tote bag, notebook, pens and a stamp set!

On this day we also received a copy of the new Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogues. But first, I want to share with you a couple of the Make n Takes we created on the day. These were smaller samples, but when I got home I made them up into full cards.

Botanical Gardens Product Suite #stampinup

Botanical Gardens Suite

Going Places Product Suite

It's my Party Product Suite

It’s my Party Product Suite

I am loving some the new Designer Series Papers, they are bright and bold, and some with gorgeous florals too! There are loads of coordinating products like stamps, punches, framelits and beautiful embellishments to match the product suites. I am definitely getting the Going Places Product Suite for my masculine projects and Memory Keeping pages!

And best of all, I won Prize Patrol and this is a card I’ve made with it. It is one of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets you will be able to get for FREE with any $90 order in January!!!!

If you are excited as me, then you will need to get your copy of the catalogues early because 5th January is the date you will be able to start purchasing these products. Please email me so I can mail you a copy in December on cardsbykate@live.com.au.

All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Let the excitement begin and Happy Stamping!

Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Gift Ideas, Kids Cards

Gift Card Holder

9 October, 201524 September, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a couple of gift card holders (cased from Claire Daly) which are very simple to make.

You can create 3 of these from 1 x A4 sheet of cardstock by cutting it vertically at 7cm x 29.7cm!

I used the Lots of Labels Framelits to die cut the end of the card, then score it at 3-1/8″ and 7-3/4″.

Emboss the opposite end to the framelit cut end and adhere Stampin’ Up! Tear and Tape to create a pouch. (This tape can be cut vertically so you have a very thin strip, otherwise the gift card won’t fit in!)

Create a belly band that slips over to hold it shut and decorate however you like. I have used the 2-3/8″ Scallop circle punch and added some embellishments. The ice-cream is the Sprinkles of Life stamp set which can be found on the back page of the AC.

and here it is open with the gift card inside!

Please leave a comment below if you like my card today.

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Birthday, Techniques & Tutorials

Origami Star card

5 October, 201517 September, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

I am posting this early today, as I’m on my way to the airport for a mini break in Queensland for a few days, but don’t fear, you will still be hearing from me!

Today, I share a fancy fold card, called an Origami Star Triangle card. Yes it does look rather fancy, but it is actually quite simple to create.

Here it is closed and then opened up!

It’s quite simple as long as you follow the steps on closing it in the correct order.

Firstly close up the bottom right hand side, then the left and then the top folds down and the RHS slips underneath.

I added the DSP to the front and the back so when the star is closed, you get that gorgeous pattern.

I die cut some stars and mounted them to the finished card, being careful to only have the dimensionals on the upper LHS of the star so it only sticks to the top flap of the triangle!

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Birthday, Kids Cards

My nephew turns 1!

4 September, 201525 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Check out this little fella ~ does he remind you of anyone in particular? Yes, the Very Hungry Caterpillar!

I thought this was the perfect card for my nephews 1st birthday today!!!! Happy birthday little man!!!!

I have used the 2015/16 In Colours to create this card.

The base card is Cucumber Crush with a layer of Watermelon Wonder.

The stamped circle images are using Cucumber Crush, Mint Macaron and Watermelon Wonder on Whisper White cardstock and the legs and antennae in Tip Top Taupe .

His eyes are punched out with the circle punch and the dot from the ! is used to create the eyeballs and the nose.

His legs are the ends of the I and the antennae is the letter V!!!!

Mitchell’s name is stamped with Early Espresso ink with each letter fitting onto each section of the body perfectly.

Layered Letters Alphabet Very Hungry Canterpillar #stampinup

On the inside of the card, I stamped 3 plums in Perfect Plum ink (of course) and the stems are top half of the letter L.

Layered Letters Alphabet Stamp Set

Create your own messages, personalize cards, and more. Use the letters alone or stamp them over the rectangle and circle solid shapes. This is a set you’ll use over and over again. Our top-quality photopolymer stamps have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. They’re entirely transparent for perfect image placement, and they adhere well to our clear blocks. You’ll only need one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). The stamps come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference.

Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp (138692) Price: $47.00 Suggested clear block b (sold separately)

Let me know what you think of this card!

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Birthday, Butterflies, feminine, Techniques & Tutorials

Bokeh Birthday

28 August, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a feminine card using the Bokeh technique.

This is a really fun and effective look for any background to a card.

This sentiment is from the Happy Birthday Everyone stamp set, which is one of the 4 Hostess Sets in the annual catalogue.

I love how it has the Happy Birthday sentiment, but that you can add some of the other words to it to make it such a versatile and must have stamp set! Be sure to get yours today with any $250 order.

I have added “to an amazing woman” as I don’t quite think “to a wonderful man” was very appropriate, hehe.

Please leave a comment below if you like my card today.

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Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Gift Ideas

Happy Birthday Ang!

24 August, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a project with you that I made for a friends birthday yesterday, that uses some retired DSP along with Daffodil Delight card stock. My friends favourite colour is Blue, so I had to make it with these colours for her birthday.

This cute bag uses only 1 sheet of DSP and A4 card stock. How cute is it? It is so sturdy and quite large, so it will easily hold a gift.

Here is the coordinating card that I made to go with it.

Please leave a comment below if you like my project today.

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Birthday, feminine, Kids Cards

Girly girl

21 August, 201512 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share another card I made using the Hey Girl stamp set! I have used Coastal Cabana, Whisper White and Silver as my colour combination.

I stamped the image on the Whisper White card stock and then fussy cut it out with paper snips. I coloured her using my Stampin’ Write Markers. Check out that Metallic Foil Doilie. Isn’t it cute? Well you get 24 in a pack and they come in 2 sizes in gold and silver for only $7.00. Check them out here.

The image is added using dimensionals and some twine holding the balloon. A very simple card, but it doesn’t need anything else!

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Birthday, Kids Cards

Dino Roar

19 August, 20153 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a card I made using the No Bones About It stamp set!

I have used Old Olive, Very Vanilla and Wild Wasabi as my colours combination.

I stamped the skeleton image over the Very Vanilla card and then embossed it with the Large Polka Dot TIEF.

Notice the inside panel? I cut it to size and then carefully stamped the dinosaur (from the front of the card) at one end and used the oval framelits to die cut it out, so I could use what was left for the inside panel of my card and stamp this next image in the centre of the oval. Never waste anything!!!!

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Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Kids Cards

Happy 6th Birthday!

12 August, 201511 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today we celebrate my baby girls 6th birthday! I can’t believe that she is already 6, wow time flies.

This is the card I made her using the Hey Girl stamp set.

Hey Girl #stampinup

The pretty background paper is some of the new Designer Series Paper Stack in the Brights Collection. Isn’t it just gorgeous?!!!

Hey Girl #stampinup

I have used the Triple Banner Punch and the Little Numbers Thinlits. I fussy cut the image and coloured her using Stampin’ Write Markers.

I would very much appreciate it if you could leave a comment below.

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Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards

Crazy about You

10 August, 20153 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

I am loving this bright and cheery card, it makes me smile each time I look at it.

I have used Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette and Blushing Bride, along with the Crazy about You stamp set and coordinating Flower Medallion punch and framelits!

Crazy about You Bundle (buy these two coordinating products and save 15%)

Crazy about You Photopolymer Stamp Set
* Quantity: 33 photopolymer stamps
* Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): d, g, h
PLUS
Hello You Thinlits Dies
Say hello to graceful die-cut sentiments you create with Thinlits dies and the Big Shot. Thinlits Dies help you create detailed die-cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle.
* 4 dies
* 4-1/4″ x 1-1/2″
* Includes four words: hello, happy, you, and thanks
* Use with Big Shot

Click here to purchase your photopolymer bundle today!

The Melon Mambo flower is punched with the Flower Medallion Punch and then I fussy cut the other two flowers by hand with paper snips. I’ve also added a candy dot to the centre and some silver thread behind for a little bling!

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