Fancy Folds – Page 6 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

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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 20 – Crushed Curry

Today I have a technique which I truly am scared of, Mixed Media.

My card base is Thick Basic White. Then I diecut 3 of the leaf die from the Gorgeous Garden dies. But before I cut them, I added some Adhesive Sheet behind so once cut, it will resemble a sticker. This is much easier and less mess than trying to glue all these layers on top of each other. Check out the effect it gives to the background.

Now that the background is done, I got started on the Mixed Media part. I cut a piece of A4 cardstock in half so I could try this with differnt colours. You’ll see that one another time. I began by placing my Crushed Curry inkpad directly onto the card. Then with my Blending Brushes I added layers of Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral and Sweet Sorbet. I placed the trellis style from the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks across the centre add added some Sweet Sorbet Ink with my Blending Brush.

Mixed Media Technique with Masks by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 20023 Step 1

Mixed Media Technique with Masks by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 20023 Step 2

I did this also with the Two Tone Flora dies using a diecut of the large background die as my mask. I used my Spritzer to add some water to blend some of the harsher background lines (eg the Crushed Curry inkpad) Leave to dry. The Black Memento ink was used with the Light the Sky stamp set, and the Sweet Sorbet ink with one of the smaller stamps. I put some Gold Enamel effects onto an acrlic block with some isocol alcohol and mixed it together using an old Water Painter. This added the gorgeous shine. Once this was dry, I added some Embossing Paste was added with the palette knife and the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks (leaf). This was the last thing I applied and takes the longest to set.

Mixed Media Technique with Masks by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 20023 Side

Now back to my card – I cut a strip 14cm x 5cm (5½” x 2″). I added some Adhesive Sheet to the back to allow greater adhesion to the card front. The sentiment is die cut using the Wanted to Say dies in More Dazzle for the word and Thick Basic White for the bsckground. I added this the the card with Myltipurpose Glue. Finally, some more of the Gold Enamel Effects were added as dots and left to dry.

Mixed Media Technique with Masks by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

Are you ready for a Wow 3D project?

Pop Up Ornament Tag by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023.

This next project is CASEd and inspired by Tami White who calls it a Pop Up Ornament Tag. This looks fancy, but it is super easy to make. As this was my first go at one, I decided to use these gorgeous bright Merry Bold & Bright DSP which is now available in the lastest Mini catalogue. I love this star pattern and I thought it was perfect for this star shaped ornament. All you need is 5 pieces of 3″x3″ DSP squares, 2 pieces of 1.5″x1.5″ DSP, 2 pieces of Gold Satin Edged ribbbon (approx. 30cm each) and a bead.

Watch this short clip to see how it works!

Next time I want to try it with some Specialty papers, that should add some more WOW.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Daffodil delight.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Christine Blain.

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Product List
Stamps: Two-Tone Flora, Light the Sky
Dies: Gorgeous Garden, Two-Tone Flora, Wanted to Say
Card/Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, More Dazzle 6′” x 6″ Specialty
Inks: Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Sweet Sorbet, Black Memento
Other: Adhesive Sheets, Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks, Artistic Mix Decorative Masks, Spritzer, Water Painter, Acrylic Block, Isocol Alcohol, Blending Brushes, Embossing Paste, Palette Knives, Metallic Enamel Effects Basics (Gold), Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

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Heart of Christmas Week 1: Trucking Along

7 August, 20237 August, 2023 craftwithkate

HOC Blog Header 2023 Each 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, Online Exclusives and Annual catalogue Christmas products.

Welcome to Week 1 of the Heart of Christmas for 2023!
Now is a great time to make a start on those Christmas cards, especially as a demonsrator, as we get to see the new Mini catalogue now. We also get to preorder product during August before it’s release to the public in September! Just wait until you see this new catalogue, so many amazing new products, it’s hard to choose which to buy first. I cannot show you inside the catalogue just yet, but here’s the cover!

2023 September - December Mini Catalogue cover.

In the meantime while we wait for our preorders to arrive, I thought I would start with the Trucking Along (punch) Bundle from the Online Exclusives!

I stamped the truck (Trucking Along stamp set) in Black Memento ink and the body in Real Red, I mean it has to be red for Christmas, right?!! As kids, we always bought a real tree for Christmas and although we didn’t have a red truck, it still reminds me of the adventure to get our tree. The stamp set has the tree and some presents/gifts, and I had to use both, so created the trailor. I stamped a second truck and punched them both out with the coordinating Trucking Along Builder Punch.

Trucking Along Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Heart of Christmas blog hop

The tree & presents were stamped in Black Memento ink, coloured using Blends markers and inkpads, then fussy cut with paper snips to sit in the truck and trailor. I stamped the row of trees in the background, but the first step was to stamp one onto some Masking Paper, cut it out, and then use this to create the row of trees. I used Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon for these. The clouds and gravel were stamped in Smoky Slate ink.

Dry emboss the left panel with the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder, then drag the Smoky Plate inkpad across it for a more grungy look.

Trucking Along Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Heart of Christmas blog hop opening

On the inside, I’ve added some Pretty Peacock striped design from the 2023 Regals 6″x6″ DSP. The centre has some Pretty Peacock card with Basic White on top, another strip of the DSP and the Sentiment is from the Perched in a Tree stamp set. The envelope has a truck with the tree too!

Trucking Along Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Heart of Christmas blog hop inside

Check out these cute Christmas Tags using the Festive Tags Kit. No stamping required, everything included to create 15 tags and on sale this month for only $20.70!!!!

Festive Tags Kit by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023

Here are the others in the kit.

Festive Tags Kit

For the month of August 2023, shop any of the 32 kits in the collection & save up to 30% off.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Monday for more festive inspiration!

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the creative talent of Andrea Sargent.

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Product List
Stamps: Trucking Along (Punch Bundle), Perched in a Tree
Card/Paper: Basic White, Smoky Slate, Regals 6″x6″
Inks: Memento Black, Real Red, Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Smoky Slate
Other: Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder, Masking Paper, Trucking Along Builder Punch, Boho Blue & Lemon Lolly Blends Marker Combo Packs, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, 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

19 July, 202319 July, 2023 craftwithkate

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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 layout Cathedral 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 1^st 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

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Blackberry Bliss.

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Countryside Inn Bookmark Card

5 July, 20234 July, 2023 craftwithkate

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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 180^o 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

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Basic Gray.

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

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Countryside Corners Trifold card with Tutorial!

29 June, 202329 June, 2023 craftwithkate

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 Lemon Lolly

21 June, 202321 June, 2023 craftwithkate

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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!

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

31 May, 202331 May, 2023 craftwithkate

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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.

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.

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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Introducing Moody Mauve

17 May, 202317 May, 2023 craftwithkate

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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 3 – Moody Mauve

Today brings us to the third new In Color, Moody Mauve. I have two cards today and my first one uses the Patchwork Pieces dies, Radiating Stitches dies, Wanted to Say dies and the Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series Paper.

Patchwork Pieces Fresh as a Daisy card by Kate Morgan stampin Up Australia 2023 Moody Mauve

A Moody Mauve card base with a Bubble Bath layer cut with the Radiating Stitches die is added. The heart is also from this same die pack. The next layer is Very Vanilla. The Patchwork dies are cut from Bubble Bath card and again with some Fresh as a Daisy patterned paper. These are adhered alternating to get this beautiful Patchwork effect. The Wanted to Say dies cut both layers of the ‘celebrate’ and how good do they look?!!! I added a double bow of Linen Thread adhered to the heart and some In Color Dots to finish it off.

Patchwork Pieces Fresh as a Daisy card by Kate Morgan stampin Up Australia 2023 Moody Mauve celebrate

On the inside, I added a Very Vanilla piece with some of the extra Patchwork pieces and a heart in the corner, still leaving plenty of room for your message. Can you believe that I haven’t used any ink or stamps on this card?!

Patchwork Pieces Fresh as a Daisy card by Kate Morgan stampin Up Australia 2023 Moody Mauve inside

My next card I have used the Countryside Corners dies to make an Easel card. The Cheerful Daisies bundle is a beauty and you can see lots of it used on this fun fancy fold card.

Cheerful Daisies Easel Card by Kate Morgan, Stmpin Up Australia 2023

I have had a few people recently ask me how I created these card bases using these dies, so here you go – I hope you can follow this!

To create the card base, fold your cardbase in half. Take the largest die from the Countryside Corners dies and place the folded edge on top of the die, so the cutting edge is outside the card (see image below). It’s best to use some washi tape to hold it in place. Carefully place your top acrylic cutting plate and run through your die cutting machine.

Cheerful Daisies Easel Card by Kate Morgan, Stmpin Up Australia 2023 cutting tip

Now you have your card base. Open it up and place it in your Trimmer and using the scoring blade, score a line down the centre of one side (see image below). Fold this in half (valley fold) and this is the top of your card. Cut another piece of card using the same large die. Add glue to the bottom half only of the front panel and attach this extra die cut to create the easel.

Cheerful Daisies Easel Card by Kate Morgan, Stmpin Up Australia 2023 easel mechanism

Here is a look at it from the side.

Cheerful Daisies Easel Card by Kate Morgan, Stmpin Up Australia 2023 side

On the inside, you can see a layer of Bubble Bath behind the Basic White, a stamped flower and silver foil foliage. The sentiment is popped up on dimensionals so the card front sits behind it creating the easel effect!

Cheerful Daisies Easel Card by Kate Morgan, Stmpin Up Australia 2023 inside

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Countryside Corners Trifold card

27 April, 202329 June, 2023 craftwithkate

Today I have a Trifold design using some new product, the Countryside Corners dies to create the card base.

The Framed Florets dies were used for the oval frame and the coordinating Framed Florets stamp set to decorate the front panel, both of these are retiring soon.

On the back panel, I added some Basic White card and stamped the sentiment/balloon and used a sponge dauber to apply ink around the edges.

Trifold card using Countryside Corners dies with Dainty Delight and Framed Florets by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 front

To colour the images on the front, I don’t have the Blends Markers in the new colours yet, so I added some Isocol (alcohol) to an old Water Painter and used it with some ink from the lids of the inkpads. The image outlines were stamped in Soft Succulent ink.

Handy Tip for Isocol colouring

It gives a beautiful soft effect to the images. I cut some ribbons in half lengthwise and added them behind the flowers. The sentiment is stamped with Soft Succulent ink onto the same coloured card.

Let’s open this card to see what is inside. The Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty DSP was used with one of the smaller dies and it is so pretty! The Dainty Delight dies were used to cut the flowers and leaves for this panel using Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly and the soft succulent piece from the Fine Shimmer paper pack. The Basic White background is cut using the Something Fancy dies.

Trifold card using Countryside Corners dies with Dainty Delight and Framed Florets by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 panels

Now we open up the third panel and wow, how beautiful is this?!!! The sentiment on the centre panel is from the Framed Florets stamp set. The patterned paper behind the centre panel is from Enjoy the Journey DSP.

Trifold card using Countryside Corners dies with Dainty Delight and Framed Florets by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

This card folds flat to fit into our C6 envelope!

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Here are all the retiring colours that will leave as the refresh takes place with the new Annual catalogue. But rest assured, there are lots of new colours coming to be excited about. If you want any product in these colours, get it now as they will sell fast!

2023 Stampin' Up! Retiring Colours - craft with kate

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Soft Succulent: Rain or Shine

19 April, 202319 April, 2023 craftwithkate

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 in alphabetical order.

Week 49 – Soft Succulent

Today we focus on one of the 2021-2023 In Colors, Soft Succulent which will retire in 11 days. I sure will miss this one as it is my absolute favourite colour out of the five In Colors due to retire.

The Rain or Shine Specialty DSP and the Fine Shimmer Paper Pack feature heavily in this card. I also used the Raindrops Embossing Folder behind the bunny and a sponge dauber to gently add some ink.

Rain or Shine Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Soft Succulent

The main image is fussy cut from one of the DSP sheets and popped up on dimensionals. The fine shimmer paper was cut with the Framed Florets dies for that oval frame.

Rain or Shine Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Soft Succulent image - Copy (2)

Here is another view of the card, so you can see how it looks when open. It is a basic Z fold design, but it has 5 strips of Balmy Blue card creating the panels. I added the top and bottom panels first, then the centre one, then the other 2 last so they were fairly evenly spaced.

Rain or Shine Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Soft Succulent tunnel view

On the back panel, I added some Basic White card and stamped the sentiment/balloon and used a sponge dauber to apply ink around the edges.

Rain or Shine Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Soft Succulent back

This card folds flat to fit into our C6 envelope (also stamped with a balloon)!

Rain or Shine Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Soft Succulent flat - Copy (2)

Measurements
Soft Succulent Card base: 18.5cm x 14.5cm, score @ 4cm & 8cm
Balmy Blue Panels: 18.5cm x 3.5cm (3), 18.5cm x 1.5cm (2) score @ 4cm & 8cm
Rain or Shine Specialty DSP: 10cm x 3cm (3), 10cm x 1cm (2)
Fine Shimmer: 3.5cm x 3cm (6), 3.5cm x 1cm (2)
White card (back): 14cm x 10cm

2023 Stampin' Up! Retiring Colours - craft with kate