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Coastal Cabana: Sunset Coast Lighthouse

26 August, 202623 August, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 17 – Coastal Cabana

I’ve been very time poor with family matters this week, so my card is a very simple one. The Lighthouse is from the Sunset Coast Dies are featured in a fun sunset!

My card base is Coastal Cabana with a Basic White piece dry embossed with the Soft Waves 3D Embossing folder.

The circles are various sizes of circle punches, cut in half and layered on top of each other to one side to create a cool sunset coast effect.

The cardstock colours for the semi circles are (Largest to Smallest): Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly & Very Vanilla on the top and below are Misty Moonlight, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Coastal Caba & Pool Party.

Secret Sea is the fussy cut piece of land, and the lighthouse die cut is Basic White cardstock coloured with Blends Combo Markers: Secret Sea & Poppy Parade. I also splattered some Coastal Cabana ink with a few drops of water and my Water Painter.

There are no sentiments added, as I’m not sure the occasion yet, so that will come later. I think it would make a great masculine card though!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join us next week for Crumb Cake.

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Product List @stampinupofficial
Dies: Sunset Coast
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Paper: Basic White, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Secret Sean Timid Tiger, Very Vanilla, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Blends Marker Combo: Poppy Parade, Secret Sea
Other: Circle Punches (1½, 1¾, 2, 2¼, 2½), Water Painters, Soft Waves 3D Embossing Folder, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Cloud Cover: Masculine Pillar Fun Fold Card with Rolling Waves & Scenic Coast

19 August, 202617 August, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 16 – Cloud Cover

My card this week is a pillar card using the Rolling Waves dies and the Scenic Coast Specialty DSP that is perfect for a masculine birthday.

A Cloud Cover card base with Night of Navy matt layers behind the Scenic Coast SDSP. I’ve also used Basic Beige card for the sand, Basic White and Cloud Cover to die cut the waves. I added some shells to the sand and the inside of the card and some small gold birds to the sky.

I didn’t want to just have the message panel on the back visible, so I created a tab on one side and adhered this to the back of the card to hide my mesage (computer printed). Some more die cut shells added in the corner.

Measurements
Card base: 25cm x 14.5cm
Cloud Cover: 7cm x 10.5cm (front), 7cm x 1.5cm (sentiment), 14.5cm x 12.5cm (back) plus extra for die cutting
Night of Navy: 13.9cm x 10.1cm, 13.9cm x 4.1cm, 6.6cm x 10.1cm
DSP: 13.5cm x 9.7cm, 13.5cm x 3.9cm, 9.7cm x 6.4cm
Basic White: 10.6cm x 14.1cm (message) plus extra for die cutting
Crumb Cake: 6.4cm x 5cm

Score the card base by scoring @ 4.5cm, 7cm, 11.5cm, 14cm.
Before adhering the left column, I adhered the Night of Navy matt cardstock pieces in place.
Die cut the waves from Cloud Cover card and the ‘foam’ die from Basic White card a couple of times and adhere together.
Add a piece of Crumb Cake card to the bottom of the 9.7cm x 6.4cm piece of DSP. To work out the size, hold the waves across the DSP and see where to cut it on an angle so it is hidden behind the waves.
Use Crumb Cake ink to stamp some of the texture for the sand.
Adhere the wave die cuts across the bottom of each piece of DSP and cut off the excess with scissors. Use these on the DSP for the column.
Adhere each of the DSPs to the matt card.
Adhere the largest panel to the inside of the card base,
Fold the scored column into a cube and add glue to the end piece to adhere against the centre scoreline.
Push the column flat to the right and hold for the panel to set.
While the column is flat, add glue to the reverse side of the feature panel (remember only along the side that will adhere to the column). Centre it between the top and bottom of the card and ensure it doesn’t go past the card base while pushed flat!
Stamp your sentiment and adhere on the column below the main feature.
Take the Cloud Cover 14.5cm x 12.5cm and score the short side @ 11cm.
Add glue to the tab and adhere to the back along the spine of the card.
Add the Basic White sentiment panel (I printed mine from my computer).
Add some die cut shells and gold bird embellishments.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join us next week for Coastal Cabana.

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Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Rolling Waves*
Dies: Rolling Waves*
Ink: Basic Beige, Cloud Cover
Paper: Basic White, Basic Beige, Cloud Cover, Night of Navy, Scenic Coast Specialty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Adhesive-backed Dragonflies & Birds, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
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Calypso Coral:Sunset Coast Pop Up card

5 August, 20262 August, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 14 – Calypso Coral

My card this week features this glorious Scenic Coast Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the Sunset Coast dies.

Here is the inside of my card – it is scored into 4 equal panels with matt layers of Calypso Coral card then the DSP. The two stitched circles are sitting on a mechanism, so they float above the card.

The card front I left very simple with more DSP and the lighthouse (with Calypso Coral stripes) in the bottom corner, and I stamped some boats on the water. On the back of the card, I added two Basic White layers to write the message to the recipient.

You can watch my quick Tutorial on how to construct the pop up mechanisms by clicking here

Measurements
Card base: 21cm x 14.5cm, score @ 10.5cm and at 5.25cm from each end.
Mechanisms: 10cm x 3cm score @ 1.5cm, 2.5cm, 3.5cm, 6.5cm, 7.5cm, 8.5cm (2).
Matt (inside) : 5cm x 14.2cm (4)
DSP (iside): 4.8cm x 14cm (4)
White card (back): 5cm x 14.2cm (2) plus extra for die cuts
DSP (front): 5cm x 14.2cm (2)

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Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Butterflies, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, Handmade Cards, Stampin' Up!

Cajun Craze: Butterfly Swirl pop up card

29 July, 202629 July, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 13 – Cajun Craze

My card this week is a special pop up card, but before we peek inside, let’s look at the front!

With Cajun Craze our feature colour, I immediately thought of terracotta pots, so out came the Help Me Grow dies. The Lazy Daisy 3D Embossing Folder is also new to me, so this has made an appearance along with the Shimmering Stripes Specialty DSP. Do you see that?!!! If you love a bit of sparkle, you need this paper and it will be wonderful for Christmas cards too.

The background is the 2025-27 In Color™ Gingham Gallery DSP.

The pot die cut pieces for the feature were cut in Basic White and coloured using the Cajun Craze inkpad and Blending Brushes. The leaves are cut from Peaceful Pine card and also have a little ink blending on them. The flowers are white and the centres have Wink of Stella, after I added it to the butterflies to have a little addition of the Cajun ink! This is sitting on a Nested Essentials die cut. The butterfly is the All Aflutter Bundle which includes a punch to cut them out.

Here is the wow when you open the card – the swirl of butterflies!!! It was just a fussy cut swirl glued into the card and butterflies glued on!

Here’s a quick video to see it opening!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join us next week for Calypso Coral.

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July 2026 – Begonia Belle Stamp Set (168592) Share joy, love, and happy wishes with the Begonia Belle Stamp Set. With the two-step stamps, you can make beautiful begonias with rich dimension or use them individually to create breathtaking blooms. Stamp a lovely background image with the texture piece or mix up the sentiments to build even more meaningful messages.

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Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, feminine, Handmade Cards, Kids Cards, Paper Pumpkin, Stampin' Up!

Bubble Bath: Hooray For Birthdays Grandstand Pop Up Card

22 July, 202619 July, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 12 – Bubble Bath

With Bubble Bath being from the Subtles Collection, and my July Paper Pumpkin Kit arrived last week, I decided to do an alternative card with this kit.

Using the Bubble Bath pages of the DSP I added a layer to the Bubble Bath card base.

I wrapped a piece of ribbon around the card and secured it with tape on the front underneath where the arched feature is. Everything on the arch is from the Paper Pumpkin (PP) kit.

Check out this pop up feature when you open the card – doesn’t it look like a grandstand?!! But way prettier!!!

The construction of this is made out of Basic White cardstock, requiring two pieces with the smaller centre one interlocking into the larger one. The Subtles Painted Patterns DSP is featured on this smaller piece with the die cut flowers from the PP Kit. The banner with the stamped sentiment is also from the kit. The other pattern is actually one of the card bases from the kit which I cut up to decorate the larger panels and square panels down each side.

Now you can see why I added the ribbon to hold the card closed! This card is a little bulky, so I wouldn’t be sending this one in the mail. On the back of the card, I added a Basic White piece to write my message to the recipient.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join us next week for Cajun Craze.

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Birthday, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Markers for Colouring, Paper Pumpkin, Stampin' Up!

Detailed Flora – Paper Pumpkin Add Ons

20 July, 202618 July, 2026 craftwithkate

My cards today are using the Detailed Flora dies [168664], the Add Ons for the July-September 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kits.

Card 1 – a really pretty and simple card. The addition of the banner [Stylish Shapes dies] and the circle is diecut in Sunset Shimmer Vellum for some extra sparkle. The patterned paper [Bloom Boutique Specialty] is the perfect backdrop. Those cute little [In Color Butterflies] embellishments finish off the card!

Card 2 – is a fun design. To create this, I simply cut two lengths into the card front at 4cm and 7.5cm. The DSP [Beautiful Ordinary Life] is a black & white piece that I coloured with Blending Brushes and Timid Tiger and Strawberry Slush inks. I then cut it into strips to fit on the front panels. The card inner was added, then the narrow strip from the front is glued inside. The feature on the front is glued either side to hold the card front together!

Card 3 – a Gatefold card using the patterned paper [Everyday Essentials DSP] which coordinates beautifully, don’t you think?! On the inside is some of the B sides to these papers. The sentiment [Fabulous Sayings] was from the January 2026 Product of the Month (POTM).

I used Blends Makers to colour the flowers & leaves and add the spots below the sentiment using Bubble Bath, Crumb Cake, Darling Duckling and Lost Lagoon!

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Birthday, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Paper Pumpkin, Stampin' Up!

Hooray For Birthdays Paper Pumpkin Kit – July ’26

19 July, 202618 July, 2026 craftwithkate

Do you love a surprise delivery by mail?

Unbox your creativity with a Paper Pumpkin subscription, pay as you go, to receive a surprise box each month! All you need to do, is subscribe by the 10th of the month to get started. If you subscribe before 10th August, you can get 25% off!

Wondering what kinds of projects you might get? Well, here are the July Kit put together as per the instructions. These are an easel card design. You get all of the products in your kit, including the stamps and inkspot, plus step by step instructions. Aren’t these flowers stunning?!!!

The remaining 6 cards, I will make up in the weeks ahead, with some fun alternate changes so you can be inspired to make your cards go further!

Don’t forget to purchase the Detailed Flora dies [168664], the coordinating Add Ons for the July-September 2026 Paper Pumpkin Kits. I’ll be sharing some inspiration using these in the next few days.

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Blueberry Bushel: Sunset Coast Masculine Birthday card

15 July, 202613 July, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 11 – Blueberry Bushel

My card this week is has the stunning Scenic Coast Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) for a beautiful sunset scene with the lighthouse [Sunset Coast dies] on the edge of the coast.

A Blueberry Bushel card base with a Basic White matt layer and a piece of the DSP on top.

The lighthouse die is cut from a piece of Basic White card which is trimmed down to appear like the lighthouse is sitting on the edge of a cliff. I used blending brushes to add Smoky Slate ink at the top and on the right side of the lighthouse and keeper’s cottage. Then some Blueberry Bushel ink is blended down the cliff with Secret Sea ink blended at the bottom.

I also added extra highlighting with Blends Combo Markers in Smoky Slate, Darling Duckling and Poppy Parade on the buildings, and on the cliff I used Smoky Slate at the top and Blueberry Bushel further down. This is then glued to the corner of the DSP.

Here’s a little tip for creating the sentiment which is on Blueberry Bushel card with White Wow Emboss Powder.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join us next week for Bubble Bath.

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Scenic Coast with Rolling Waves card & Video Tutorial

5 July, 20265 July, 2026 craftwithkate

Today’s cards features the stunning Scenic Coast Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) for a beautiful sunset scene with the Rolling Waves Bundle.

These products are just perfect together, don’t you think?

My mum’s family have a beach house overlooking East Beach in Port Fairy, a small coastal town in the Western District of Victoria. I have very fond memories of waking up to the sound of the waves rolling in, it was such a calming sound and so good for the soul. We would take leisurely strolls on the beach and collect many shells along the way.

Here is my first card with the stunning sunset paper.

and here’s another version

I received so many beautiful comments and I was asked how I created these cards, so here is my Video Tutorial. Click here. I would very much appreciate it if you left a comment for me, if you found this video helpful!

Thanks for dropping by. Be sure to return next week for more inspiration with this stunning Scenic Coast SDSP!

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

Peaceful Pine: Velvet Meadow Patchwork card

3 June, 20261 June, 2026 craftwithkate

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instagram Hop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 5 – Peaceful Pine

This week we feature our final new In Color™ and I think this might just be my go to green tone for the next couple of years. I just love it and in fact, all the new In Colors are just gorgeous!

This handmade card features the new Heirloom Boutique Bundle and the Velvet Meadow Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP), where some of the sheets have specialty flocking to bring soft, touchable texture.

On a Thick White card base [20cm x 10.5cm, fold in half] is a layer of Barely Blush cardstock which has been embossed in the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. The sentiment is stamped onto Basic White card and the ends cut from the sides of the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch then adhered to the lower section of the card.

The patchwork pieces have a matt layer of Peaceful Pine card measuring 1⅞ x 1⅞ and you need four of these.

You also need three different designs of DSP. You need two pieces of design 1 that measure 1⅝ x 1⅝. The other two designs you only need one of each 1⅝ x 1⅝.

DSP Design 1: cut in half on the diagonal, so you have four large triangles.

DSP Designs 2 & 3: cut in half on the diagonal and then each of those in half again so you have 8 small triangles.

Adhere them to the Peaceful Pine squares as shown on the card.

A small Berry Burst circle [Stylish Shapes dies] is added in the centre on a Dimensional. The leaves are stamped on Peaceful Pine card and die cut with the coordinataing dies and the flower is cut from Barely Blush and the centre is Berry Burst. The flower is added on a Dimensional and thed leaves are glued to the circle and sit under the flower.

Some In Color™ Dots are added to finish the card.