feminine – Page 12 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

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Happiness Abounds with Calypso Coral

20 July, 202219 July, 2022 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 12 – Calypso Coral

Tonight’s card is using the Happiness Abounds Bundle as the focal point, with the Charming Sentiments Bundle and the Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper. I started with a piece of Pretty Prints DSP and cut a 1″ strip off the left side. This was flipped over and both pieces glued onto a scrap piece of white card. I ran this through the Stampin Cut & Emboss machine with the Fern 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I added a strip of Gold Shimmer Ribbon down the join of the Patterned paper and secured the ends on the back. I punched each corner with the Very Best Trio Punch before gluing it to a Basic Black card base. (Oops, look at those punched corners… they are not identical. Apparently we need to turn one side upside down to punch to get the same result). I must remember that for next time as I didn’t even notice until someone pointed it out to me!

Feminine Handmade card using Stampin Up Happiness Abounds & Pretty Prints DSP by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 for Colour Creations Calypso Coral

Next, I stamped the flowers and leaves in Memento ink and cut them out with the coordinating dies. These are coloured with Blends Combo Markers; Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron & Petal Pink. I added some Wink of Stella to the centres but unfortunately it is really hard to photograph. The flowers and leaves are added to the card with Tombo Multipurpose Glue and Dimensionals.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and melted the powder using the Heat Tool. The coordinating Sentiment Silhouettes dies cut out the sentiment and this was added with a Black Dimensional.

I tied a Gold Ribbon bow and added it with Glue Dots and finished off with a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.

On the inside I placed a strip of DSP down the side of the White insert and some leaves.

Feminine Handmade card using Stampin Up Happiness Abounds & Pretty Prints DSP by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 for Colour Creations Calypso Coral side

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Cherry Cobbler!

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SAB Wonderful World Feminine Split Textures card

6 July, 20225 July, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 10 – Blushing Bride

Tonight I have a feminine floral card using the Wonderful World DSP (part of the Saleabration Free item with a qualifying order). The Basic White layer is die cut with the Split Textures die and a piece of the DSP placed behind it. Some Soft Sea Foam Seam Binding Ribbon is wrapped around and tied in a bow on the front. This is glued to the Blushing Bride card base. Using Paper Snips, fussy cut the floral arrangement from a piece of the patterned paper and add it with dimensionals.

Feminine Handmade card using Stampin Up Wonderful World DSP & Split Textures Dies card by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022

Stamp the sentiment in Versamark ink onto Blushing Bride card using the Charming Sentiments stamp set. Add White Emboss Powder and heat set it using the Heat Tool. Cut it out with the coordinating, Sentiment Silhouettes dies and add with Mini Dimensionals. Finish off with some Iridescent Rhinestones Jewels.

Feminine handmade card using Stampin Up Wonderful World DSP & Split Textures dies by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022

On the inside I repeated the process with the DSP and Split Textures dies and added a single bloom that was fussy cut with Paper Snips from the designer papers. Isn’t it pretty?!!

Feminine handmade card using Stampin Up Wonderful World DSP & Split Textures dies by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Cajun Craze!

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Michele Taylor.

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Bottled Happiness Fancy Fold

29 June, 20221 November, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 9 – Blackberry Bliss

Tonight’s Fancy Fold card colours was inspired by the Awash in Beauty DSP. Using the stamp set, Bottled Happiness, the leaves are stamped in Mossy Meadow, the flowers in Calypso Coral and I used a sponge dauber to add some Blackberry Bliss ink to a few flowers before pressing the Stamparatus to the card.

Bottled Happiness Fun Fold card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

The Vintage Bottle Punch was used to cut the vase with Blackberry Bliss card. I found it was too big so I placed it back in the punch and took more off the bottom. It was still too big, so I repeated that step again and it was just right (sounds like a Goldilocks story, LOL)!

and here it is open!

Bottled Happiness Fun Fold card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 open

These are my cutting & scoring measurements to create this card.

Measurements:
Card base: 26.5cm x 14.5cm score @ 10.5cm, 14.5cm, 18.5cm, 22.5cm
Card stock: 14cm x 7cm, score @ 7cm
DSP 1: 3.5cm x 14cm (x4)
DSP 2: 6.5cm x 6.5cm
White card: 6.5cm x 6.5cm & 14cm x 10cm

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Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Andrea Sargent in South Australia!

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Bermuda Bay Fancy Fold

22 June, 20221 November, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 8 – Bermuda Bay

Tonight’s fancy fold card features the Count on Me stamp set, Perfectly Penciled DSP and the Butterfly Kisses DSP. The Perfectly Penciled DSP has Black & White images that can be coloured. I have used Bermuda Bay and Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers.

Count on Me Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

First step is to stamp the outline of the bear onto Basic White card using the Stamparatus and Crumb Cake ink. Re-ink and stamp a second time to get a darker colour, then take the rectangle stamp from the Watercolour Shapes stamp set, ink it up with Crumb Cake ink and stamp over the entire image. This gives the bear a wonderful colour. Using Paper Snips, fussy cut close to the outline stamping. The circle is stamped with the round shape from the Watercolour Shapes stamp set with Bermuda Bay ink, then cut out using the Stylish Shapes dies. The heart is cut using the Give it a Whirl dies in the same Butterfly Kisses DSP. Linen Thread and the In Color Gems are added for extra texture and sparkle!

Here is the card opening up – the right hand side cardstock is adhered under the White insert.

Count on Me Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 half open

and fully open – as you can see, I’ve added a white insert with another strip of the DSP that is coloured with the Blends Markers and a couple more smaller heart die cuts.

Count on Me Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 open

Measurements:
Bermuda Bay Cardstock: 14.5cm x 18.5cm score landscape side @ 8cm
Bermuda Bay Cardstock: 10.5cm x 10.5cm score @ 2cm
Perfectly Penciled DSP: 14cm x 7.5cm & 14cm x 3cm
Butterfly Kisses DSP: 10cm x 8cm
Basic White card insert: 14cm x 10cm

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

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Rachel Palmieri!

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Triangle Patchwork Card

8 June, 20228 June, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 6 – Balmy Blue

Tonight we showcase Balmy Blue, and I have teamed it with Night of Navy and the gorgeous Abstract Beauty Specialty DSP.

I love this easy design using the gorgeous Abstract Beauty patterned papers as a patchwork style background. Using 4 rectangles of DSP measuring 6.9cm x 4.5cm and then cut each one on the diagonal so you have 8 triangles. Lay them out in your desired pattern.

Triangle patchwork Card using Stampin Up Abstract Beauty DSP & Balmy Blue for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022 sq

The sentiment is stamped onto Basic White card and die cut using the Stylish Shapes dies. A Navy banner in the next size up was cut to place behind. I felt there was something missing, so I used the Give it a Whirl dies to cut a heart from the new In Color Glimmer card. Don’t you think it makes all the difference?!!!

Triangle patchwork Card using Stampin Up Abstract Beauty DSP & Balmy Blue for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022 sm

On the inside a piece of Basic White card is added with another Glimmer heart in the smaller size.

Triangle patchwork Card using Stampin Up Abstract Beauty DSP & Balmy Blue for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022 side

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

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Tina Gillespie!

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Tahitian Tide Miura card

1 June, 20221 June, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 5 – Tahitian Tide

Tonight we showcase our fifth new 2022-2024 In Colors, Tahitian Tide!

How do you pronounce Miura? [MEE] + [OOR] + [UH]. When I Googled it, I found that in 1985, Japanese astrophysicist Koryo Miura proposed a form of rigid origami, a style of folding paper (or other materials) that allows each section to remain flat—a necessary condition for stiff materials.

I have been fascinated by this fold style for a while and it was time to give it a go!

Miura Fancy Fold Card using Stampin Up In Color Tahitian Tide for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022 closed

My card base is the Thick Basic White card and decorated with patterned papers from the new 2022-2024 In Color DSP pack and the Tea Boutique DSP pack. The Scalloped Contour dies was used to cut the white layer and then I used the fancy die from the Happiness Abounds Bundle to create that lovely pattern (notice it doesn’t cut everything out – so pretty). The flowers and leaves are stamped and die cut. The flowers are coloured using the Wink of Stella, taking some ink directly from the inkpad, to add some darker colour. The leaves are coloured with the Parakeet Party Light Stampin’ Blends marker. The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and heat set with the Heat Tool. This was fussy cut with Paper Snips and added on Dimensionals.

This is the card fully open so you can see all the beautiful patterned papers.

Miura Fancy Fold Card using Stampin Up In Color Tahitian Tide for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022 flat

The feature on the inside is one flower white embossed and the other stamped on white. Both coloured the same way as the front. This sentiment was done using the Stamparatus. I inked only the word ‘birthday’ with Versamark ink, added White Emboss Powder and heat set it. Place it back in the Stamparatus (ensure you clean the stamp with your Shammy) and ink up the word ‘happy’ with the Tahitian Tide ink and stamp. I actually inked it a second time (benefits of using this amazing tool) to ensure I had enough ink transferred to the card before adding Clear Emboss Powder and heat setting. Fussy cut and glue across the flowers. I love how this looks against the two flowers!

I finished the card by adding some Basic Pearl Jewels!!!

There are quite a few YouTube videos of this fold (search Iced Images or Sam Calcott). I liked how there is a second piece of card added behind so it can stand up to be displayed. I mean who wouldn’t want to display a card like this?!!!!

Miura Fancy Fold Card using Stampin Up In Color Tahitian Tide for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022

There is plenty of room on the back of the card to write your message! It fits into a standard envelope for posting, but it may depend on how much dimension you add, if postage may be slightly higher.

Would you give this fancy fold design a go?

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

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Michele Taylor!

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Sweet Sorbet Dutch Fold Card

25 May, 202225 May, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 4 – Sweet Sorbet

Tonight we showcase our fourth of the new 2022-2024 In Colors, Sweet Sorbet!

This colour reminds me a bit of a retired colour, Strawberry Slush (2013-2015 In Color) although this is slightly darker. I have used Sweet Sorbet with Parakeet Party, another new in Color this year. The Bottled Happiness Bundle (Bottled Happiness stamp set and coordinating Vintage Bottle punch) features on my card, along with two designs from the In Color Designer Series Paper 6×6 Pack.

Dutch Fold Card using Stampin Up In Color Sweet Sorbet for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022

Using the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut two in Parakeet Party and Basic White card, and stamping the feature images on the white layer. These stamps are photopolymer, so you can stamp the first layer in Sweet Sorbet and easily line up the next leafy image in Parakeet Party and the bottle.

Dutch Fold Card using Stampin Up In Color Sweet Sorbet for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022 closed

Can you see those lovely In Color Matte Decorative Dots? They are a lovely touch along with the Sweet Sorbet Metallic Woven Ribbon tied in a bow!

and here it is open with stamped sentiments and plenty of room to write a message!

Dutch Fold Card using Stampin Up In Color Sweet Sorbet for Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Australia 2022 open

I was inspired by Jan B (UK demonstrator) and followed her measurements, although I used different products, but I like the way the centre feature sits between the Dutch fold doors to stand up to display.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for our 5th new In Color, Tahitian Tide!

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Rachel Palmieri!

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Crazy Starter Kit Promotion

It’s always exciting to invite people to join our community of crafters. And right now it’s even more exciting because when you join between 3-31 May to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you will receive the following 2022–2024 In Color products in your Starter Kit for FREE:
2022–2024 In Color Grid Paper (item 160009)
2022–2024 In Color Ink Pad Collection (item 161108)
2022–2024 In Color A4 Cardstock (item 159205)
2022–2024 In Color 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper Assortments (item 159253)

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Orchid Oasis Blog Hop

4 May, 20224 May, 2022 craftwithkate

We are back with the new 2022-2023 CCBH, but we are going to start our showcase with the FIVE new In Colors first, then continue alphabetically through our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 1 – Orchid Oasis

Today we begin our new Colour Creations Blog Hop and we are starting the first 5 weeks with the new 2022-2024 In Colors. Today features Orchid Oasis!

I have used the Forever Fern stamp set and coordinating Forever Flourishing dies with loads of new Orchid Oasis products.

My card base is Orchid Oasis. The next layer is Basic White with a piece of 2022-2024 In Color 6×6 Designer Series Paper. These layers are added to the card base on Dimensionals.

Forever Fern in Orchid Oasis for colour creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

I stamped some of the Forever Fern images onto basic white card and die cut them. Others are die cut directly from cardstock and the 2022-2024 In Color 6×6 Glimmer Paper (this has an Ombre effect and is stunning). The sentiment (Biggest Wish stamp set) is stamped onto Basic White card and cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This is added with Dimensionals. These dies are going to get loads of use, as they have Squares, banners and circle dies. I finished it off with a few of the 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots and an Orchid Oasis 1/8″ Woven Metallic Ribbon bow.

On the inside I added some white card with a left over piece of the DSP and a bow tied in 2022-2024 In Color Baker’s Twine Pack. added with a rolled up Glue Dot.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for our 2nd new In Color, Parakeet Party!

Please hop over to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration from Andrea!

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Irresistible Fancy Z-Fold card

26 April, 202224 April, 2022 craftwithkate

Today’s card is an irresistible Z-fold design using the gorgeous Misty Moonlight cardstock (which is retiring on 2 May). I am really sad about this, but we need to look at the positives and to the 5 new colours we will gain with the new Annual catalogue. The patterned paper is the Heart & Home 12×12 DSP and the image is from the Blessings of Home Bundle (Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home dies).

Blessings of Home Z Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 closed

This entire card uses only 1 sheet of A4 Misty Moonlight cardstock. I share all the Metric measurements at the end of this post so you can make one too!

The image is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and then I coloured the image using my Wink of Stella and the following ink pads; Bumblebee, Just Jade and Misty Moonlight. It is really hard to photograph the glimmer this gives, but by using the Wink of Stella like a paint brush to gently add colour directly from the inkpad, gives the entire image a glorious shine!

Here is the card when open. What a beauty hey?! Don’t forget to stamp on your envelope too – who doesn’t love a pretty envelope in the mail?!

Blessings of Home Z Fancy Fold card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Measurements
Base: cardstock 28cm x 10.5cm, score @ 7cm & 14cm. DSP 13.5cm x 10cm and 10cm x 6.5cm
Insert: cardstock 25cm x 9cm, score @ 7cm & 14cm. DSP 8.5cm x 6.5cm. White card 10.5cm x 8.5cm
Front Tab: cardstock 9cm x 4.7cm. White card 8.5cm x 4.2cm
Extra White card for stamping the feature image.

I need to give Sharon Armstrong a big thanks as I initially saw this card design on her Pinterest page, but I needed to redesign to Metric measurements and I used different products.

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Soft Sea Foam Blog Hop ~ Interactive Pansy Patch

20 April, 202220 April, 2022 craftwithkate

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 45 – Soft Sea Foam

Tonight’s card features the Pansy Petals DSP, Pansy Patch Bundle and the Give It a Whirl dies.

My card base is Soft Sea Foam (tent fold design). The top layer is two pieces of the Pansy Petals DSP. I placed them in my Cut & Emboss Machine and placed the large die over the top to work out where the join would be in the centre. After die cutting this large piece, I then used the circle piece from the dies to cut the window.

Give it a Whirl Pansy card for CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Turning the scallop circle mechanism (where you see the arrow), turns to feature other stamped images! Starting with the happy birthday sentiment, then next is a flower ready to bloom.

Give it a Whirl Pansy card for CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 3

Then rotate again, you have this gorgeous pansy. The stems and leaves are stamped in Soft Sea Foam and the petals are Fresh Freesia (1st an 2nd generation stamping). The DSP layer is adhered with Dimensionals to allow space behind for the mechanism to turn. I added a small strip of Soft Sea Foam card across the centre join of the DSPs for a neater look.

Give it a Whirl Pansy card for CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 2

Here you can see the mechanism better. The brad which the mechanism spins on, is hidden behind the scallop circle on the front (behind the Brushed Brass Butterfly). This is popped up on Mini Dimensionals.