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Heart of Christmas, Joy of Noel

HOC Blog Header 2023Each Monday, some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our September-December Mini catalogue and Annual catalogue Christmas products.

Today I am using product from our upcoming Mini catalogue, available from 6 September!

2023 September - December Mini Catalogue cover.

The Joy of Noel bundle was my focus for today’s card. I knew I wanted to use Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock for my Christmas combination. I think this will be a go to for me this year!

On a Pretty Peacock cardbase, I added a piece of Pebbled Path Lustre Specialty Paper and then a layer of designer paper from the Inked Botanicals DSP. Now to create the wreath, I started by cutting 8-10 of the wreath pieces in Pretty Peacock and some of the smaller pieces in the Lost Lagoon Soft Shimmer Paper. You know me, I love some sparkle!

Joy of Noel handmade card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Heart Of Christmas

I took some Fluid 100 Watercolour paper and wet it with the widest brush of the Water Painters, and carefully picked up some ink from the Pebbled Path inkpad and applied it across the paper. Once I was happy with the result, I set it aside to dry, while I adhered the wreath to the card. The ‘Noel’ letters are die cut in Berry Burst Soft Shimmer Paper and Mini Dimensionals added behind them.  Now that the Pebbled Path watercolour is dry, A stamped the sentiment along with some holly leaves which were die cut. The sentiment was added first with the holly leaves, then I could add the Noel in place. To finish off, I added some Pebbled Path In Color Dots to the wreath.

Joy of Noel handmade card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Heart Of Christmas angled

On the inside I stamped the border in Lost Lagoon ink and the sentiment from the Christmas Classics stamp set, in Pretty Peacock. Did you notice the same stamp I used for the border, is also around the edges of the wreath?!!!

Joy of Noel handmade card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Heart Of Christmas inside

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Product List
Stamps:
Joy of Noel*, Christmas Classics
Dies: Joy of Noel*
Card/Paper: Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Basic White, Fluid 100 Watercolour, In Color Lustre Specialty, Soft Shimmer Combo Pack
Designer Series Paper: Inked Botanicals
Inks: Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Pebbled Path
Other: Water Painters, 2023-2025 In Color Dots, Paper Snips, Mini Dimensionals, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
*can be purchased as a bundle

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Sea Turtle with Babywipe Technique and a Baby card using Little Dreamers Bundle

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 15 – Cajun Craze

Today I am using a newly purchased stamp set, Sea Turtle, and using the Babywipe Technique and some water colouring. After being inspired by Andrea Sargent at our recent 35yr event, she demonstrated her water colouring technique, I was really keen to have another go!

Cajun Craze Blog Hop

I started with the Fluid 100 Watercolor paper and applied a layer of water using my wider Water Painter. Picking up some Coastal Cabana ink I dabbed it onto the water and let it spread. I repeated this process with the Pretty Peacock and Blueberry Bushel inks. As the colours blended together beautifully, I used the Heat Tool to dry it and move some of colours in the process. I took the Water Painter again, picked up some Pretty Peacock ink and tapped it on my fingers to add some splotches, then set it aside to dry.

The next step was to fold two babywipes and place them on a paper plate. Adding some ink refill drops in the four colours to create my own ‘inkpad’. Press the tutle stamps onto the babywipes then onto some Basic White card. Just look at the gorgeous colours you get!

Sea Turtle Babywipe Technique card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze colour creations blog hop front

These were fussy cut using Paper Snips. Once I had 3 little tutrles, I placed them onto my Versamark inkpad to cover them entirely, then into some Clear Emboss Powder and melt it with the Heat Tool.

Sea Turtle Babywipe Technique card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze colour creations blog hop close

The starfish are stamped in Cajun Craze ink onto Basic White card. I took a Blending Brush and lightly added some extra colour before using Paper Snips to cut them out. The Gorgeously Made dies were used for the plant life. One I left white and the other added some light  watercolouring.

Sea Turtle Babywipe Technique card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze colour creations blog hop angle

To assemble, I have a Thick Basic White card base and the watercolour piece is added to the centre using Tear & Tape. I find this nice and strong to keep the paper flat. The frame is slightly smaller than the card base and cut the centre with the Deckled Rectangle die, before running it through my Cut & Emboss Machine in the Timeworn Type 3D TIEF. I glued the plants onto the card first then the frame added with Tear & Tape. The linen thread bow was added on a glue dot and the starfish on a dimensional. The smaller starfish is glued down. Each of the turtles are added on a dimensional. The sentiment is from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set and some Tinsel Gems dotted around.

Sea Turtle Babywipe Technique card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze colour creations blog hop inside

On the inside, I added an insert with some fish stamped across the bottom, a large turtle and  some more starfish!

Sea Turtle Babywipe Technique card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze colour creations blog hop

My next card has a little more Cajun Craze on it than the above card. I recently purchased the Little Dreamers Bundle and thought the lion would be perfect in Cajun Craze!

I stamped the Rays of Light stamp in Crushed Curry ink onto Basic White card. The Regals 6″x6″ DSP was cut to size I wanted to allow for a narrow border on the card base. I used the Deckled Circles dies (new in upcoming Mini catalogue) to cut out a circle. I added Dimensionals to the back of the DSP and cut the Rays of Light down to fit underneath. This raised the top layer as you can see below. I stamped the lion and used the dies to cut it out. I inked the star only in Crushed Curry ink and cut it out too and added it with a dimensional for added height.

Little Dreamers Baby card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze Colour Creations Blog Hop

These images were coloured gently with my Water Painter and inkpads. I also added Wink of Stella to the lions mane & tip of the tail and the star. It’s hard to see in the photo.  The lion is added on dimensionals and I added some extra little stars from the same die set. The White Herringbone Ribbon was added and some Linen Thread tied is a bow.

Little Dreamers Baby card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze Colour Creations Blog Hop close up

On the inside a sentiment is stamped and fussy cut to partially sit over a strip of DSP (this is the reverside side of the DSP on the front of the card).

Little Dreamers Baby card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Cajun Craze Colour Creations Blog Hop insert

Product List
Stamps: 
Sea Turtle, Waves of Inspiration, Little Dreamers, Ray of Light
Dies: Gorgeously Made, Deckled Rectangles, Little Dreamers
Card/Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Fluid 100 Watercolor, Regals 6″x6″
Inks/Refills: Cajun Craze, Blueberry Bushel, Coastal Cabana, Pretty Peacock, Versamark, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry
Other: Tinsel Gems Four Pack, Linen Thread, Timeworn Type 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Powder, Blending Brushes, Water Painters, Clear Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Herringbone Ribbon

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Blueberry Bushel Gingham Die Cut Inlay Technique

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 14 – Blueberry Bushel

Today I have chosen to focus on the Die Cut Inlay Technique, where you use a die such as the Gorgeous Garden dies, and cut it a few times from different card/DSP.  I have used Basic White for the main die, and glued it to a pieced of Blueberry Bushel card. Then I die cut the same die with the Glorious Gingham 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. I took the petal pieces out and glued them into the white layer. Yes, it takes a little bit of time, but the effect is so beautiful and it makes it easier using the Take Your Pick Tool with the putty tip (or tweezers).

Die Cut Inlay Technique card using Stampin Up Gorgeous Garden dies by Kate Morgan Australia 2023 Blueberry Bushel

For the centres of the flowers, initially I was going to use a yellow tone cardstock, but then remembered I had some of the gold More Dazzle Specialty paper. I actually cut small squares of this and placed them on the back of the die where the centres of the flowers are, and carefully placed the top acrylic plate on and ran it through my die cutting machine. I mean you can’t waste that gorgeous dazzle, right?!!!

Die Cut Inlay Technique card using Stampin Up Gorgeous Garden dies by Kate Morgan Australia 2023 Blueberry Bushel.

The sentiment from Charming Sentiments Stamp Set is inked in Versamark, White Emboss Powder added and melted using the Heat Tool. It is cut out using the coordinating Sentiments Silhouette dies. Some Gold 1/8″ Trim is placed behind and then Dimensionals so it pops up on the card. On the inside, I have a Basic White layer with some gingham dsp along the bottom edge.

Die Cut Inlay Technique card using Stampin Up Gorgeous Garden dies by Kate Morgan Australia 2023 Blueberry Bushel inside

Product List
Stamps:
Charming Sentiments
Dies: Gorgeous Garden dies, Sentiment Silhouette dies
Card/Paper: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, More Dazzle 6″x6″ Specialty
Designer Series Paper: Glorious Gingham 6″x6″
Other: Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack, Versamark Ink, White Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

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Cathedral Window card and a Fancy Fold card

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 12 – Berry Burst

Today I have a Cathedral Window card using the Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. Using the scallop circle (inner piece) from the Give it a Whirl dies, I cut 10 x 1½” circles from different patterns within the pack (if you have a 1½” circle punch it would be easier to punch the circles). I also cut a 1″ x 1″ square from black card as my template.

Cathedral Window card by Kate Morgan Sttampin Up Australia 2023 Berry Burst

Using a piece of foam or a piercing mat, place the 1” square piece into the centre of a circle and using a stylus, trace around the square. Do this to all 10 circles. Fold the edges up against the square card. Remove the black card and use the bone folder to flatten each edge.

Template for easy layoutCathedral Window template
Cut a 4” square of grid paper. Draw a diagonal line > rotate the paper and draw a 1cm line across the centre. Place in the trimmer so the diagonal line is at the ¾” mark and cut > repeat on the other side (cut lines in orange).

Cover the template in Stampin’ Seal & start with the 1st piece in the centre and continue to build to either side. Having the grid makes it super easy to line up!

Cathedral Window steps

Take a Thick Basic White card base, dry emboss the front with the Splatters Embossing folder, then glue the feature across the centre. I added some gold Festive Pearls to the centre joins and some Pastel Adhesive-backed Sequins to finish it off.

Cathedral Window card by Kate Morgan Sttampin Up Australia 2023 Berry Burst close up

On the inside I added a Basic White layer mounted onto a Berry Burst matt. The sentiment was cut using the Wanted to Say dies.

Cathedral Window card by Kate Morgan Sttampin Up Australia 2023 Berry Burst inside

This next card is very simple and the pretty Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper (DSP) does all the work for you.

Dainty Delight Delightfully Eclectic Feminine Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Sttampin Up Australia 2023 Berry Burst.

The Dainty Delight stamp set was used for the flowers and the sentiment. The image is coloured using Blender Pens and inks; Berry Burst, Bubble Bath & Garden Green. A sponge dauber added some ink to the edge of the white card to soften it. Some Iridescent Pearl Jewels finished it nicely. I left the message panel blank so it could be used for any occasion.

Dainty Delight Delightfully Eclectic Feminine Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Sttampin Up Australia 2023 Berry Burst open

Although this DSP doesn’t have Berry Burst in it, I felt like the centre of the flowers matched really well. I cut another piece of Berry Burst card to have as the card base to make it a little more sturdy.

A left over strip of the DSP is added to the envelope!

Measurements for Fancy Fold
DSP: 28.5cm x 14.5cm, scored at 2.5cm, 10.3cm, 18cm
Berry Burst card: 15cm x 11cm, 13.5cm x 6.5cm & 8cm x 7cm
Basic White card: 7cm x 14cm & 7.5cm x 6.5cm

Product List
Stamps: Hello Ladybug, Dainty Delight
Dies:
 Wanted to Say dies, Give it a Whirl dies

Card/Paper: Berry Burst, Basic White, Basic Black, Thick Basic White
Designer Series Paper: Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ DSP, Delightfully Eclectic 12″ x 12″
Inks: Versamark, Berry Burst, Bubble Bath, Garden Green

Other: Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels, Blender Pens, Sponge Daubers, White Emboss Powder, Festive Pearls, Pastel Adhesive-backed Sequins, Stripes & Splatters 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder, Grid Paper, Pencil, Ruler, Piercing Mat, 1½” Circle Punch

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Patchwork Pieces for Zoo Crew

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 11 – Basic Gray

Basic Gray is a bit like the weather in Melbourne lately; cold, wet and overcast, so I have paired it up with the very pretty, Lemon Lolly.

I used the Patchwork Pieces die and cut it out in Lemon Lolly card and again in a piece of the Basic Gray 2023-24 Neutrals Designer Series Paper. Because of this, I was able to create 2 cards!

Patchwork Pieces Birthday card 1 Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

I wanted to add an extra feature, so I fussy cut some images from the Zoo Crew DSP.  By adding a Basic Gray circle, it helped the image to really pop. Isn’t this little racoon with a handful of balloons so cute?!!

On the next card, I had this cute little ballerina image but I wanted to have her dancing across the card. This is a stepped up version with small magnets behind the die cut circle and the popped up layer.

Patchwork Pieces Birthday interactive card 2 Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

Adding a strip of Lemon Lolly card to use as a pull tab, you can watch her dance across the card. The arrow impression is from the Give it a Whirl dies, as are the stitched hearts.

Patchwork Pieces Interactive Birthday card 2 Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

On the inside of both these cards, I added the happy birthday sentiment from the Wanted to Say dies, a strip of Basic Gray card and another little stitched heart.

Patchwork Pieces Birthday card inserts Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

Here they are side by side.

Patchwork Pieces Birthday cards Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

I really love these two colours together. What do you think of this colour combination? Let me know in the comments below.

Product List
Dies: Patchwork Pieces dies, Give it a Whirl dies, Wanted to Say dies
Card/Paper: Basic Gray, Basic White, Lemon Lolly
Designer Series Paper: 2023-24 Neutrals 6″ x 6″ DSP, Zoo Crew 12″ x 12″ DSP
Other: Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard & Mini), Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

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Countryside Inn Bookmark Card

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 10 – Balmy Blue

Today I share my bookmark card. I haven’t made one of these for a few years, and now that Stampin’ Up! have added a new line of accessories for the Take Your Pick Tool, which includes the Rotary Perforating Tip, it was time to revisit this design.

Countryside Inn Bookmark card for Balmy Blue Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 closed

My Balmy Blue card base is 10¾” x 5¾”, score at 4¼”. Rotate 180o and score again at 2¼” then perforate this line with the Take Your Pick Tool with Rotary Perforating Tip and a ruler.

Countryside Inn Bookmark card for Balmy Blue Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

Using Paper Snips, I angled the corners then decorated with Misty Moonlight card and a strip of Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper, Very Best Trio Punch and Misty Moonlight Inner Braid ribbon.

On the front, is a matt layer of Misty Moonlight card with DSP on top. The Basic White frame was created using 2 of the Countryside Corners dies. I thought it was a little too bright, so I sponged the edges with Balmy Blue ink and a Sponge Dauber. This is glued to the card. Using the Paper Florist dies, I created some flowers. The leaves are cut from Vellum. Some Silver Trim is added amongst the flowers which are glued to the card.

Countryside Inn Bookmark card for Balmy Blue Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

The sentiment [Sending Smiles stamp set] is stamped onto Balmy Blue card in the same colour ink and die cut using the Countryside Corners die. I felt it was too high, so I sat it in the die again and cut it smaller. Some Misty Moonlight fringing was added below. This sits on some Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Wink of Stella is added to the floral centres and some Silver Metallic Enamel Effects to each of the stamen.

Countryside Inn Bookmark card for Balmy Blue Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 detail

On the inside, a piece of Basic White card and another strip of DSP to match the bookmark!

Countryside Inn Bookmark card for Balmy Blue Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 open

Product List
Stamps:
Sending Smiles

Dies: Countryside Corners, Paper Florist
Card/Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Vellum
Ink: Balmy Blue

Designer Series Paper: Countryside Inn
Other: Metallic Enamel Effects Basics, Sponge Daubers, Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack, Misty Moonlight Inner Braid Ribbon, Very Best Trio Punch, Take Your Pick Tool, Take Your Pick Crafters Tips, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

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Countryside Corners Trifold card with Tutorial!

Today I have a Trifold card using the Countryside Corners dies to create the card base.

When I initially came up with my first card design in Soft Succulent tones (you can see it here), I had so many lovely comments and people asking how I made it. Well today, while I’m on Annual Leave for the school holidays, I had time to try and recreate it, however, I found an easier way. The tutorial link will be listed below.

Countryside Corners Trifold card Tutorial using Dainty Delight by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

I just love the Dry Brushed Metallic 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper with that gorgeous gold, and those pretty Dainty Delight die cut flowers!

Countryside Corners Trifold card Tutorial using Dainty Delight by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023.

Let’s open this card to see what is inside. The Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty DSP was used with one of the smaller size dies and it is so pretty! The Dainty Delight dies and Grove dies were used to cut the flowers and leaves for this panel using Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly and Lost Lagoon. The Basic White background is cut using the Something Fancy dies.

Countryside Corners Trifold card Tutorial using Dainty Delight by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside 1

Now we open up the third panel and wow, how beautiful is this?!!!

Countryside Corners Trifold card Tutorial using Dainty Delight by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 open

This card folds flat to fit into our C6 envelope!

Click here for the PDF Tutorial.

Thanks for dropping by.

Product List
Stamps: Dainty Delight Bundle
Dies: Countryside Corners dies, Something Fancy dies, Grove dies
Cardstock: Basic White, Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon
DSP: Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty DSP
Inks: Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon
Other: Brushed Brass Butterflies, Gold Satin Edged Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Dimensionals, Cut & Emboss Machine, Bone Folder

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Introducing Pecan Pie

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 9 – Pecan Pie

Today brings us to another new core colour to the Neutrals Collection, Pecan Pie. When I first saw this particular piece of patterned paper in the Earthen Elegance DSP pack, it looked like it had texture. In running my fingers across it, it was flat and not bumpy. This gave me the idea of wanting to add that bumpy texture for even greater effect.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

On my Pecan Pie cardbase, I’ve added a piece of Basic Black card. Cut a piece of Earthen Elegance DSP and use your Take Your Pick Tool with the small stylus end and place your DSP onto something soft. I used the foam from the Stamparatus, but you could also use the foam from the Acrylic Block Caddy, or if you have the Piercing Mat. Using the stylus, draw around all the circle images. Turn the DSP over and now draw over those circles and fill them in. This adds such a wonderful 3D effect. This can now be glued to the Black layer.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 texture

On another piece of Basic Black card, I wrapped a piece of Pecan Pie 1/2″ Bordered Ribbon around it and adhered it with Stampin’ Seal. The sentiment (Charming Sentiments stamp set) was heat embossed in White Emboss Powder and cut out using the Sentiment Silhouettes dies and adhered to the ribbon with Stampin’ Seal.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 angle

To create the leaves, I put a few drops of Isocol (rubbing alcohol) onto an acrylic block and squirted some of the bronze Metallic Enamel Effects Basics and mixed it with my Water Painter & applied it to some Pecan Pie card and Basic White card. I was so surprised how totally different they look. This was a bit of an experiment, but I was happy with the result.  I took the leaves from the Aspen Trees dies and cut out 2 smaller leaves and the larger leaf from the Vellum Basics Specialty DSP. To finish off, I added a tiny double Linen Thread bow with a rolled up Glue Dot.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

On the inside, I added some Basic White card with a small strip of Basic Black & Pecan Pie card and another of those small leaves.

Products used:
Stamps:
Charming Sentiments

Dies: Sentiment Silhouettes dies, Aspen Trees dies
Card/Paper: Basic Black, Basic White, Pecan Pie
Designer Series Paper: Earthen Elegance, Vellum Basics Specialty
Other: Take Your Pick Tool, Versamark Ink, Heat Tool, Emboss Powders Basics, Linen Thread, Metallic Enamel Effects Basics, Water Painters, Pecan Pie 1/2″ Bordered Ribbon, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Seal, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Balmy Blue.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of my team member, Amie McIlroy.

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Introducing Lemon Lolly

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 8 – Lemon Lolly

Today brings us to another new core colour to the Subtles Collection, Lemon Lolly. This gorgeous pale yellow is a new favourite of mine too!

For this fancy fold card, I am using the Cheerful Daisies bundle with the gorgeous Fresh as a Daisy DSP, which just happens to be 15% off this month in my online store. The DSP on the front panel is the 2023-2024 Regals 6×6 DSP pack.

All the measurements for this card are listed at the end of this post. 

Lemon Lolly is the cardstock used with the pretty daisies die cut in Basic White. The leaves are Garden Green ink and applied tot he white card with a Blending Brush before being die cut. The Blending brush was also used to apply Lemon Lolly ink to the daisy centres.

Cheerful Daisies Fancy Fold card for Lemon Lolly colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 flat

The sentiment (Biggest Wish stamp set) is stamped in Versamark ink onto Lemon Lolly card, Gold Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. This was die cut using the Nested Essentials Dies. I left the cardstock in the die and used a Bleding Brush to add Lemon Lolly ink. As you can see, it makes the sentiment stand our even more leaving a lighter border! 

Cheerful Daisies Fancy Fold card for Lemon Lolly colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 close up

When you open the card, there are panels of this beautiful patterned paper and a white panel for you to write a message.

Cheerful Daisies Fancy Fold card for Lemon Lolly colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

I finished it off with some Brushed Brass Butterflies and Gold Metallic Enamel Effects.

Are you going to try this fancy fold card? It really is very easy to make and looks amazing!

Cheerful Daisies Fancy Fold card for Lemon Lolly colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

Measurements
Card base: 10.5cm x 14.5cm
DSP: 2cm x 14cm (2) glue to both sides
Card: 21cm x 14.5cm score @ 4cm, 7cm, 14cm, 17cm (M,V,V,M)
DSP: 2.5cm x 14cm (2) glue to panels 2 & 4
DSP: 3.5cm x 14cm glue to panel 5
White insert: 6.5cm x 14cm
Card front panel: 9cm x 14.5cm close card front and add glue to left panel only and adhere
DSP front panel: 8.5cm x 14cm

Product Supply List
Stamps:
Biggest Wish

Dies: Cheerful Daisies, Nested Essentials, Wanted to Say
Card/Paper: Basic White, Lemon Lolly
Designer Series Paper: 2023-2024 Regals 6×6 DSP, Fresh as a Daisy
Ink pads: Lemon Lolly, Garden Green, Versamark

Other: Blending Brushes, Metallic Enamel Effects (Gold), Brushed Brass Butterlies, Gold Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Dimensonals, iMini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using a new core colour to the Neutrals collection, Pecan Pie.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Di Furniss.

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Introducing Wild Wheat

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Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining  the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 5 – Wild Wheat

Today brings us to the fifth new In Color, Wild Wheat. I have to admit, this colour does not exactly excite me, but hey, with any luck it will grow on me!

I started this card today by designing the Patchwork Pieces die with some of the 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Packs; Lost Lagoon from the Subtles pack, Melon Mambo from the Brights pack and Wild Wheat from the In Colors pack. Because I was using 3 different colours, meant I would be able to create 3 lots of patchwork pieces. I cut some white card to the size of the large die, which I added Stampin’ Seal to the entire piece, so the patchwork pieces would be able to stick to it.

Patchwork Pieces Trifold Card Wild Wheat colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia front

My Wild Wheat card base (27.5cm x 13cm) is folded in 3, scored @ 9.2cm & 18.4cm.
You can see the Lost Lagoon Bordered ribbon is adhered to the front section of the card only, so it can be wrapped around the card to close it.

Patchwork Pieces Trifold Card Wild Wheat colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

The 3 Patchwork panels are adhered to the front, inside and the back panel. The 3rd panel has the Basic White card cut with the Radiating Stitches dies to write your message. These dies were also used to cut the heart and circle. The ‘happy birthday’ sentiment is the Wanted to Say dies. The sentiment on the front [Dainty Delight] is stamped in Versamark Ink, White Emboss Powder added before heat setting with Heat Tool. It was added to the card with Dimensionals.

I decided to make a second card, but this time reducing the amount of Wild Wheat. I started by taking a Water Painter and some ink and applying it to some Fluid 100 Water Colour Paper. While it was still damp, I took my Boho Blue Blends Marker and flicking it using the lid of the pen, I added some splatters. I repeated this with the Moody Mauve Blends.

Cheerful Daisies Card for Wild Wheat colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

The Cheerful Daisies Bundle and Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series Paper were my features for this card. I die cut the daisies in Basic White card. The centres are cut from the Water coloured paper as are the leaves. I also used the More Dazzle Specialty Paper to cut some extra leaves for sparkle!

Cheerful Daisies Card for Wild Wheat colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia.

The centre panel in the background, is Wild Wheat and I stamped the leaf image in 2nd generation stamping; meaning I inked the stamp, stamped on some paper before onto the card strip. A piece of the dotty design of the Vellum Basics Specialty pack was cut using the Nested Essentials dies and placed over the centre of the 3 strips. I’m not sure if you can see the 2 lines at the top and 2 at the bottom of the white layer? I added these for some extra interest using my scoring blade in my Trimmer.

Cheerful Daisies Card for Wild Wheat colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using a new core colour, Azure Afternoon.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Rachel Woollard.

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Product Supply List
Stamps:
Cheerful Daisies* [161290], Dainty Delight [161078]

Dies: Patchwork Pieces dies [161592], Radiating Stitches Dies [161595], Wanted to Say [161594], Cheerful Daisies* [161296], Nested Essentials [161597]
Card/Paper: Wild Wheat [161734], Basic White [159228], Lost Lagoon [133686], Melon Mambo [119980], Fluid100 Water colour paper [149612], More Dazzle 6×6 Specialty [161749], Moody Mauve [161732]
Designer Series Paper: 2023-2024 Brights 6×6 DSP [161643], 2023-2024 Subtles 6×6 DSP [161644], 2023-2025 In Color 6×6 DSP [161646], Fresh as a Daisy [161289], Vellum Basics Specialty [160839]
Blends Marker Combo Pack: Boho Blue [161659], Moody Mauve [161660] 

Other: Water Painters [151298], Versamark Ink [102283], Basics Embossing Powders [155554], Lost Lagoon 1/4″ Bordered Ribbon [161171], Paper Snips [103579], Multipurpose Glue [110755], Stampin’ Seal [152813], Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673], Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [149653], Paper Trimmer [152392], Simply Shammy [147042], Bone Folder [102300]
*Cheerful Daisies Bundle [161297]

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