Christmas – Page 29 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Butterflies, Christmas, feminine, Handmade Cards, Kids Cards, Masculine

Work of Art

27 October, 201412 October, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I share with you some cards created using the Work of Art Stamp Set. You may be like me and think “what on earth would I use that for?”. Well, let me show you what you can create! Now all of these cards I did in one afternoon and yes, I did have some inspiration from Jenny van Dijk a fellow SU demo.

First of all, I wanted to share a couple of cards that can be used for those who may be struggling with the terrible illnesses of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or Breast Cancer.

Work of Art

Now for some quick Christmas cards!

Work of Art

And don’t forget about a quick card for the boys and men in your life!

Work of Art

and for the ladies

Work of Art

and for that special little girl in your life, she would love this rainbow!

Work of Art

Has that given you some inspiration to show just how versatile this stamp set is?!!! Yes, I was amazed once I sat down and actually had a play with it.

Why don’t you make the purchase of this stamp set and get creative?

Products Used:

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.95

Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$51.95

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Birthday, Christmas, feminine, Techniques & Tutorials

Bokeh Hearts

24 October, 201412 October, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

With the gorgeous evenings with daylight savings, I love being outside in the evenings and looking up at the stars! The Bokeh technique sure reminds me of the stars, but in this card, I wanted to try it with hearts instead. I used Strawberry Slush, Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum with the Hearts Decorative Mask and sponge daubers.

Hearts Decorative Mask

Then I wanted to try this same technique using circles! Instead of using the Circles Decorative Mask, I took a piece of acetate and punched holes into it with different size Stampin’ Up! circle punches. This card uses Crisp Canteloupe, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party & Marina Mist.

Bokeh Technique

Then I wondered if I could make a Christmas card using this same technique, and guess what? It worked!

I used the Festival of Trees Stamp Set and coordinating punch. This card uses some of the 2014-2016 In Colours of Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey & Mossy Meadow.

Bokeh Festival of Trees

I think this is a stunning technique and I am loving the backgrounds. I know I will definitely be creating more of these!

This background is very cheap and easy to create, why don’t you give it a go too.

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Christmas

Festival of Trees

3 October, 201427 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well who would of thought I would be making another card with the Festival of Trees Bundle!

I was so happy with this one and can’t wait to show you.

Festival of Trees

I stamped the Dotty Angles down the side of the card with Garden Green ink.

I stamped the tree and punched it with the coordinating Tree Punch before adding some Red Glimmer dots (Cupcake punch).

Festival of Trees

Stamp Sets: Festival of Trees, Endless Wishes, Dotty Angles Papers: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Red Glimmer, Gold Glimmer Inks: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler Accessories: Tree punch, Cupake punch, Stars Border punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombo Glue, Decorative Dots TIEF, Big Shot machine, 2-1/2″ circle punch

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Christmas

Wondrous Wreath

1 October, 201427 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well here we are in the 2nd week of the school holidays and time is disappearing fast, so after this post, I am off to spend some quality time with my girls before they return to school for Term 4 on Monday!

This is another Christmas Card using the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and coordinating framelits.

Wondrous Wreath

These can be purchased together as a bundle and you can save an extra 15%. Ask me how!

The base card colour used is Garden Green and embossed with the Stars TIEF.

The wreath itself is coloured using the baby wipe technique with the colours: Always Artichoke, Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler.

Wondrous Wreath

Stamp Sets: Wondrous Wreath, Dictionary, Endless Wishes Papers: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Inks: Always Artichoke, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler Punches: Circle, Stars Border, Scallop Border, Large Oval, Scallop Oval Accessories: Wondrous Wreath Framelits, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombo Glue, Stars TIEF

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Christmas

Wondrous Wreath Shaker Card

26 September, 201422 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Are you ready for some more Christmas and Wondrous Wreath but with a little extra?

Shaker cards are all the rage and I thought “why not do it for Christmas too”. So I did and used the centre of the wreath as the shaker section.

Wondrous Wreath

These stamps are made from photopolymer, which means they are completely clear so you can see precisely where you are going to stamp. They are also two step stamp, which means you can use the next one to stamp directly over the top of the first stamp. I haven’t used this here, but I will bring you something next week using the set to its fullest potential.

The base card colour used is Garden Green and I felt the rest of the card needed to be fairly plain, focusing on the shaker section.

The wreath itself is coloured using the baby wipe technique with the colours: Always Artichoke, Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler.

See the little sequins and the snowflakes inside the wreath?

Wondrous Wreath

I just added the ‘joy’ from the coordinating framelits and some simple rhinestones to finish off.

Wondrous Wreath also has coordinating framelits, which makes it so much easier to cut the wreath out! Imagine doing that by hand?!!! It would be so time consuming. And as an added bonus if you purchase them as a bundle you can save an extra 15%.

Don’t forget about the current Hostess Offer: A FREE Good Greetings Stamp Set with any order of $300+ in addition to your hostess dollars. Yes, you heard correctly, it is FREE! You don’t need to host a party, but ask your family and friends to place an order along with your own (in the one transaction) and you too can simply earn this set for FREE!

The 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue is available online here. This catalogue is jam-packed with amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures bursting with ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping,

Christmas

Festival of Trees

24 September, 201422 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well guess what? Here I am making another card with the Festival of Trees Bundle! Yes, I have said many times that I do love this set; so versatile and simple.

In this card, I aimed to show some more layering, whilst still trying to use the traditional Christmas colours of reds and greens.

Festival of Trees

Colours used are Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler. The trees are stamped with the same baby wipe technique and inks (Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Crushed Curry) from the previous post on Monday, Wondrous Wreath.

I stamped the trees and punched them with the coordinating Tree Punch before adding some baubles by using the Cupcake Builder Punch and some Glitter Paper.

Festival of Trees

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Christmas

Wondrous Wreath

22 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well here we are on the first day of school holidays and I couldn’t wait to get into the craft room and make some cards!

This is the first time I have inked up the Hardwood Background Stamp and the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and I fell in love.

Wondrous Wreath

Not only are they marvellous stamps, but the Wondrous Wreath also has coordinating framelits which makes it so much easier to cut the wreath out! Imagine doing that by hand?!!! It would be so time consuming. And as an added bonus if you purchase them as a bundle you can save an extra 15%.

The base card colour used is Crumb Cake and the Hardwood Stamp is inked in Crumb Cake onto Whisper White card stock, then sponged.

The wreath itself is coloured using the baby wipe technique with the colours: Always Artichoke, Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler.

Wondrous Wreath

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Christmas

Festival of Trees

17 September, 201412 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well who would of thought I would be making another card with the Festival of Trees Bundle! Yes, I do love this set, it is just so versatile and today is no exception with this card. I was extremely happy with the outcome and can’t wait to show you.

Festival of Trees

Colours used are Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss, my two favourite 2014-2016 In Colours. I just can’t get enough of them lol.

I sponged the stars using the Stars Decorative Mask and sponge daubers with Lost Lagoon ink. Then die cut the decorative labels and paper pieced the Blackberry Bliss one. The smaller one is from the In Colours Designer Series Paper Stack. The ribbon bow is from the current Holiday Catalogue.

I stamped the trees and punched them with the coordinating Tree Punch and added them to the card with dimensionals, before adding some Dazzling Details.

Festival of Trees

The sentiment is from the Good Greetings Stamp Set. Can’t find this set in the Annual Catalogue, well it is a new set available for FREE with any order of $300+ as well as earning your hostess dollars. Yes, you heard correctly, it is FREE! You don’t need to host a party, but ask your family and friends to place an order along with your own (in the one transaction) and you too can simply earn this set for FREE!

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Christmas

Bright & Beautiful Stars

15 September, 201412 September, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I share with you a card that can be used for so many occasions, from Christmas to Birthdays, masculine or feminine!

Stars are amazing and look so good in nearly any colour. So here I made a card using the new Star Framelits and the coordinating Bright and Beautiful Stamp Set.

Bright & Beautiful Stars

I made the card base in white cardstock, but folding a piece in half and placing the die on top, but ensuring the point on the fold line sits off the card. This will ensure you get the fold of the card when you run it through the Big Shot machine.

Once you have your card base cut, die cut the same size framelit with gold foil sheet and adhere it to the white card.

I stamped the two large stars from the Bright & Beautiful Stamp set on Blackberry Bliss cardstock using Versamark ink, then embossing with gold embossing powder. Wow does it shine!

Die cut these two stars with the coordinating framelits, and cut a second gold foil star in the smaller size.

Adhere them with dimensionals as shown.

Bright & Beautiful Stars

I finished it off with some rhinestones, just to add a little bling!

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Christmas

Festival of Trees

29 August, 201421 August, 2014 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Well, here I am again with another Festival of Trees creation! I am just loving this punch, with its simplicity and how quick it is to create a card.

Festival of Trees

I used Crisp Cantaloupe card stock to create the base of the card. The next layer is Cherry Cobbler card stock, then pieces of designer paper from the Trim the Tree DSP Stack with a piece of Champagne Glimmer paper edged with the scallop border punch.

Festival of Trees

I used the Tree punch and cut 2 from the coordinating DSP and a glimmer paper one to place in the centre of the card. The small star punch is from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (pg 222).

Festival of Trees

The Tree punch also has a coordinating stamp set (can be purchased as a bundle saving you 15%) available in the Holiday Catalogue that started yesterday!

If you don’t have a copy of this catalogue, be sure to view it on my blog or request a copy to be mailed out to you!

The Annual Catalogue is full of amazing new products and wonderful coloured pictures for ideas. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping,