feminine – Page 3 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instahop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours. For the first 5 weeks we showcase the new 2025-2027 In Colors and then continue with all the remaining colours in alphabetical order.

Week 5 – Timid Tiger

This handmade card features @stampinupofficial products; Celebratory Sips 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP). It is so fun, bright and cheery. This style card has been all the rage lately in Social Media and so I’ve created my own too. By fussy cutting the drinks from one of the patterns of the paper, makes cardmaking super easy. Note on this card, there is no stamping or ink used.

On the inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Azure Afternoon inspiration.

Product List
Dies: Thoughtful Moments
Paper: Basic White, Timid Tiger, Celebratory Sips DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder, In Color™ Flat Pearls, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
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Strawberry Slush Coneflower Celebrations Birthdy cards

28 May, 202527 May, 2025 craftwithkate

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 4 – Strawberry Slush

These handmade cards feature @stampinupofficial products; Coneflower Celebrations Bundle. I am thrilled that Strawberry Slush has returned to the SU colours. It’s a gorgeous bright pink that goes with every other colour in the range.

Card 1 – features the dies in the bundle. The petals have been ink blended with blending brushes and Strawberry Slush ink. Other cardstock used; Thick Basic White, Early Espresso and Summer Splash. The cardbase is dry embossed with the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder. A Strawberry Slush Blends Marker was used to splatter ink onto the background.

Close up of the ink blending

Card 2 – features the stamps in the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set. The cardbase has some white diecut circular strips adhered to add some interest. Remember to add Adhesive Sheets to the back of your white cardstock to make it easier than using messy glue. The stem and leaves are stamped and dicut in Summer Splash. The Faux Linen Ribbon is cut in half lengthwise and added behind the sentiment. How cute is the Tiny Bee Trinket?!!

Close up of the flower – I used a stamping platform to ink up the stamp, starting with the top in Darling Duckling, then used the Timid Tiger Stampin’ Write Marker to add some flicking strokes round the base before stamping onto the Basic White card. Then ink the petals in Strawberry Slush ink and stamp. I used Blends Combo Markers; Darling Duckling, Bubble Bath and Strawberry slush to fill the image. A black Journalling Pen and White Jello Pen adding the feature dots.

On the inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Timid Tiger inspiration.

Product List
Stamps: Coneflower Celebrations*
Dies: Coneflower Celebrations*
Ink: Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash
Paper: Basic White, Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Stampin’ Blends Markers: Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Bubble Bath, Summer Splash
Other: Blending Brushes, Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder, Tiny Bee Trinkets, Strawberry Slush Faux Linen Ribbon, Journalling Pens, Timid Tiger Stampin’ Write Marker, Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems, 2025-27 In Color™ Flat Pearls, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Adhesive Sheets, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Stamparatus (r).
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

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Secret Sea: Pop Up Floating Shadow Box card

21 May, 202515 May, 2025 craftwithkate

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 3 – Secret Sea

I have to say, I am in love this new colour – such a gorgeous rich deep blue and it is even stunning stamped off for a lighter shade. Anyway, I get side-tracked, this handmade card features @stampinupofficial products; Pretty Florals Bundle and the Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper (DSP).

This patterned paper is so beautiful, I didn’t know which piece to use first, but I selected this one as it has my favourite colours. The flowerrs are stamped in Secret Sea, Petunia Pop (both 1st & 2nd generation) and the stems are watercoloured with Shy Shamrock to get the lighter shade.

But here’s the wow when you open the card!

Here’s the side view where you can really see why it gets its name. I decided to use a more muted pattern paper on the inside to let the feature of this card shine. I stamped the floral image overr the pop up panel in Secret Sea to add more of a soft design element.

That window is die cut using the Nested Essentials dies, as are the layering elements. A strip of Window Sheet holds the sentiment layers in place. More of the same flowers are added here.

Both of the sentiments are from the Simply Said stamp set. Those gorgeous Flat Pearls finish it off nicely with the little Gingham Ribbon bow.

Lisa Curcio has a YouTube Tutorial for this but I have converted it to suit metric measurements.

What you need
Front:
Secret Sea (card base): 28cm x 10.5cm
DSP: 10cm x 13cm, cut 3.5cm off the bottom for lower section

Inside:
Basic White: 10cm x 9.5cm
DSP (back): 10cm x 9.5cm
DSP (strip): 10cm x 1.5cm

Pop Up Panel:
Secret Sea: 18cm x 10.5cm
DSP: 7cm x 5.5cm to fit inside the Nested Essentials dies
Basic White: 6cm x 4.5cm to fit inside the Nested Essentials dies
Window Sheet: 10cm x 1.5cm

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Strawberry Slush inspiration.

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Free Tutorial for my Faux Camera Shutter card

14 May, 202518 May, 2025 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations InstaHop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours. For the first 5 weeks we showcase the new 2025-2027 In Colors and then continue with all the remaining colours in alphabetical order.

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 2 – Darling Duckling

I have two cards today, a Mother’s Day card and a Sympathy card, both using products from the @stampinupofficial Floral Impressions Suite Collection.

Card 1 – Mother’s Day card
This handmade Mother’s Day card features; Impressions Abloom Bundle, Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP) and two Euphemera Packs, Foiled Frames & Labels and the Greetings for All Mix & Match. These diecut greetings are just brilliant for quick additions to your cards.

The designer papers is from the same pack and the flowers are stamped in Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger with the Secret Sea centres. The leaves are diecut in White and Garden Green ink blended on using Blending Brushes.

You can see that gorgeous gold foiling on this circle, it’s just so lush!

These 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls are stunning too and must have if you haven’t already got them! A White Baker’s Twine bow is added on a Glue Dot.

Card 2 – Sympathy Card
This is known as the Faux Camera Shutter technique made with a piece of 6″ x 6″ DSP (free tutorial here).

I started with a Darling Duckling cardbase with a piece of Basic White which has been dry embossed with the Mini Corrugated EF. I used my Darling Duckling Marker to splatter some fine ink onto the card. The Faux Camera Shutter is matted onto a piece of Garden Green cardstock, then adhered to the card. Some flowers and leaves are die cut in Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Pecan Pie and Timid Tiger cardstock and adhered to the card. The banner at the bottom was an offcut from creating the faux shutter!

Not sure if you can see the ink splatter on the corrugated card? It just adds a little rustic charm.

The sentiment is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack and added on Dimensionals. Some of the same flat pearls were used on this card also.

on the inside, I added two more of those offcuts to a Basic White insert.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Secret Sea inspiration.

Product List
Stamps: Impressions Abloom*
Dies: Impressions Abloom*
Ink: Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Timid Tiger
Paper: Basic White, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, Secret Sea, Timid Tiger, Floral Impressions DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls, 2025-2027 In Color™ Markers, Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder, White Baker’s Twine, Foiled Frames & Labels Euphema Pack, Greetings For All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack, Blending Brushes, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

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Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Markers for Colouring, Stampin' Up!

Cloud Cover: Impressions Abloom card

7 May, 20256 May, 2025 craftwithkate

Welcome to Week 1 of the Colour Creations InstaHop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours. For the first 5 weeks we showcase the new 2025-2027 In Colors and then continue with all the remaining colours in alphabetical order.

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 1 – Cloud Cover

This handmade card features @stampinupofficial products; Impressions Abloom Bundle, Sweet Blooms stamp set and the Stylish Shapes dies along with the stunning Flower Garden Foils Specialty Paper. Just check out that beautiful embossed floral pattern!

The Foils layer is die cut with the oval in the Impressions Abloom dies and glued to a layer of Secret Sea card and glued to a Basic White card base. The inner white piece is run through the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and adhered to the centre of the card.

The floral arrangement is die cut is Cloud Cover, Strawberry Slush (a returning colour) and Basic White. The centres of the flowers are dotted with Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger Stampin’ Write Markers, then Wink of Stella added for extra sparkle!

The banner with sentiment is die cut with the Stylish Shapes dies and added on Dimensionals. A White Baker’s Twine bow is added along with some 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls.

On the inside, I have added the oval frame diecut with some more of those beautiful diecut flowers.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Darling Duckling inspiration.

Product List
Stamps: Impressions Abloom, Sweet Blooms
Dies: Impressions Abloom, Stylish Shapes
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Strawberry Slush, Secret Sea, Flower Garden Foils Specialty Paper, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Mini Corrugated 3D EF, Stampin’ Write Markers (Darling Duckling & Timid Tiger), Wink of Stella, White Baker’s Twine, 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

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Smoky Slate: Z Fold card with Everyday Arches and Beautiful Butterflies

16 April, 20257 April, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 49 – Smoky Slate

This handmade card features a Smoky Slate card base measuring 29.7cm x 10.5cm, scored at 9.9cm & 19.8cm and folded in three and dry embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing folder. The Everyday Arches dies are used to die cut 3 x Bubble Bath arches, 3 x Smoky Slate arches and 3 x Basic White arches.

The large butterfly die is cut in the three colours and glued together in the centre. The body is die cut in Basic Black card. Two of the Basic White arches are stamped with Versamark ink, White WOW Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. A Blending Brush with Bubble Bath ink is blended over the butterflies to reveal the magic! This is known as the Emboss Resist Technique.

I also took the Smoky Slate and Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers and gently placed the larger tip inside the lid and carefully flicked ink onto the White arches to get the splatters.

When assembling the card, the Bubble Bath arches are glued on first to the card base, then a piece of gold Open Weave Trim across the card length. The White and Slate arches are glued together and then onto the card.

The sentiment is also heat embossed with White Wow Emboss Powder and added on Mini Dimensionals. Some sequins were added to the centre of the butterfly and around the card.

The centre panel is splattered with Blends Markers and embellishments around the edges. This is the panel for writing a message. Thes smaller butterflies were die cut from Bsic White card that I splattered with the Blends Markers before die cutting. Then added the body in Basic Black card.

The last panel is the same as the front panel with emboss resist and blending, and some more die cut butterflies and sequins added.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Soft Sea Foam.

Product List
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies*
Dies: Beautiful Butterflies, Everyday Arches
Ink: Versamark, Bubble Bath
Paper: Basic White, Bubble Bath, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Open Weave Trim, Blending Brushes, Foreever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, White Wow Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers (Bubble Bath, Smoky Slate), Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy
can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

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Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Butterflies, feminine, Handmade Cards, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB), Stampin' Up!

Shaded Spruce: Everyday Arches with Perennial Lavender & Beautiful Butterflies

9 April, 20257 April, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 48 – Shaded Spruce

Today’s card base is created using the largest of the Everyday Arches dies. Starting with a Shaded Spruce folded A6 card, I placed the die so the left side of the die is on the outside of the card fold. The next arch is die cut with a piece of Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper (DSP). The next arch is Shaded Spruce and it is stamped with the Elements of Text stamp in the same colour ink.

The butterfly is die cut from another piece of the DSP and the body in Basic Black. The flowers and leaves are die cut using the Country Birdhouse dies in Basic White card. The leaves are water coloured with a Win of Stella and Shaded Spruce ink. Some Low Profile Dots are dded to the centres of the flowers and the sentiment is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack.

On the inside another smaller arch with some extra die cut details.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Smoky Slate.

Product List
Stamps: Elements of Text
Dies: Beautiful Butterflies, Country Birdhouse, Everyday Arches
Ink: Shaded Spruce
Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Shaded Spruce, Perennial Lavender DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Low Profile Dots, Greetings for all Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, Wink of Stella, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Real Red: Sending lots of love

2 April, 20251 April, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 47 – Real Red

Today’s card features the Marbled Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP) with the Hearts of Elegance bundle.

On a Read Red card base, A Gold Foil layer is added. The SDSP is also run through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Patterns of Friendship die, giving a subtle striped effect. I cut two lengths of Gold Open Weave Trim and added them on Seal+ across the centre of the card to add some texture.

The next layer is the Everyday Arches dies in Basic White. I used the next die two sizes down to cut out the centre to create the arched window.

The hearts are cut in Real Red and Gold Foil and the flowers are stamped in Versamark ink, Gold WOW Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. There are coordinating dies to cut these out. The sentiment is stamped and fussy cut and added on Mini Dimensionals. I added Wink of Stella to the large red heart later for extra sparkle!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Shaded Spruce.

Product List
Stamps: Hearts of Elegance*
Dies: Hearts of Elegance, Everyday Arches, Patterns of Friendship
Ink: Real Red, Versamark
Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Gold Foil, Marbled Elegance SDSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Wink of Stella, Open Weave Trim, Gold WOW Emboss Powder, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Seal+, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy
can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and all the latest news and specials!

Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Markers for Colouring, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB), Stampin' Up!

Petal Pink: Sneak Peek of new product coming in March!

26 February, 202525 February, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 42 – Petal Pink

I want to remind you that Saleabration ends this week, so if you want to earn some free products, ensure you place your order before 11pm on 28 February 2025.

Today I feature the Marbled Elegance Specialty Designer Paper with some soon to be released Online Exclusive products on 4 March 2025; Thankful Garden Bundle, Patterns of Friendship stamp set and the Textured Notes Dies.

On the Poppy Parade card base, a layer of Petal Pink sits behind the Specialty Designer Papers. The next two layers are the Textured Notes dies in Petal Pink and Basic White.

Look at that gorgeous Gold Wow Emboss Powder melted on the outline of the feature image. It is coloured using the Thankful Garden Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes with the following inkpads: Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green. Die cut with the copordinating die and attach on Dimensionals.

Open the card to find this gorgeous display with more Specialty paper and the word MUM in Gold Foil on each of the 3 popout panels!

On the back of the front panel, I added some Basic White card to write a special message.

It is my mum’s birthday tomorrow and this is the fun fold card I’ved made for her ♥

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Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pool Party.

Product List
Stamps: Thankful Garden, Patterns of Friendship
Ink: Versamark, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade
Paper: Basic White, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Gold Foil, Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Thankful Garden dies & Decorative Masks, Textured Notes dies, Alphabet a la Mode dies, Blending Brushes, Adhesive Sheets, Melon Mambo Stamin’ Write Write Marker, Gold WOW Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Be sure to download a PDF copy of current catalogues from my SU Catalogue Library page.

Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and all the latest news and specials!

Birthday, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB), Stampin' Up!

Old Olive: Delightful Wishes

5 February, 20254 February, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 39 – Old Olive

Today’s cards feature the Delightful Wishes Bundle (stamps and coordinating dies) and the Floral Delight Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Cut a piece of Basic White card 14.3cm x 10cm, and some DSP the same size. Cut 2.5cm on the left side of the DSP and flipped it over to reveal the reverse pattern. This is adhered to the Basic White card with a piece of Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon wrapped around across the DSP join and secured on the back. Add this panel to a Thick Basic White card base. The next layer is the reverse side of DSP in the same pack, matted on Basic White and adhered under the ribbon.

The stem is diecut in Pecan Pie card, the leaves and flowers stamped in Old Olive, Lemon Lolly & Daffodil Delight inks then diecut. These are all glued to the card base with Multipurpose Glue. The sentiment stamped in Old Olive, with the ‘wishing’ diecut and added on Mini Dimensionals. A ribbon bow is added along with some Brushed Brass Butterflies and Tiny Bee Trinkets. I added some extra depth to the flowers by adding some Watercolour Pencil highlights (Daffodil Delight & Pumpkin Pie).

On the inside and on the envelope more floral/leaf stamped & diecut images.

Card 2 – the images are all fussy cut from the DSP and added to a Basic White Spotlight on Nature die cut circle then onto a panel of Floral & Gingham Vellum. Some gold Open Weave Trim is folded in half lengthwise and adhered behind the left side of the Vellum.

This is adhered to a Basic White piece (14cm x 9.5cm) which has diecut flowers. The right side of the circle is trimmed to the card base.

The sentiment is stamped in Old Olive, diecut and added to the card on Mini Dimensionals. Some Tiny Bee Trinkets are added. On the inside, some more fussy cut images are added in the bottom corner as well as on the envelope.