Handmade Cards – Page 24 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

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Introducing Moody Mauve

17 May, 202317 May, 2023 craftwithkate

2023-2024 AWH Colour Creations header

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

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using another of our new In Colors, Pebbled Path.

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

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.

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Introducing Copper Clay

10 May, 202310 May, 2023 craftwithkate

2023-2024 AWH Colour Creations header

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 2 – Copper Clay

Today brings us to the next new In Color, Copper Clay. This colour reminds me of the orangutan’s at the zoo, so I have gone with the Little Monkey bundle again. This card is fairly simple, great for a beginner crafter; with some punch art and easy colouring. These two little monkeys are having so much fun swinging from the branch!

Little Monkey Copper Clay card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

A Copper Clay card base, with a piece of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock as the matt layer. A piece of Basic White to stamp the tree branch and colour using the In Color Stampin’ Write Marker (Copper Clay) and the leaves are all coloured using Parakeet Party Blends Combo Markers. The outline of the leaves at the bottom are stamped in Granny Apple Green ink.

The monkeys face and ears are punched from Lemon Lolly card that I lightly coloured using a Blending Brush and Copper Clay ink. How cute are they hanging by their tails from the branch?!!! The sentiment is stamped and fussy cut with Paper Snips and added with Mini Dimensionals.

Little Monkey Copper Clay card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 feature

On the inside, some more stamping of leaves and a fun little monkey!

Little Monkey Copper Clay card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

Products
Bundle: Little Monkey (stamp set & punch)
Cardstock: Copper Clay, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic White
Inks: Copper Clay, Granny Apple Green
Other: Blending Brushes, Parakeet Party Stampin’ Blends Combo, 2023-2025 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers, Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue, Snips, Trimmer

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using another of our new In Colors, Moody Mauve.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Christina Barnes.

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.

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Introducing Boho Blue

3 May, 20235 May, 2023 craftwithkate

2023-2024 AWH Colour Creations header

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 1 – Boho Blue

Today brings us to the start of the new In Colors available in the new Annual catalogue before we continue with the remainder of the 50 Stampin’ Up! colours. I hope you will join us each week for some amazing colour inspiration.

2023-2025 In Colors Craft with Kate Moody Mauve, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path, Copper Clay, Wild Wheat

The Countryside Inn Suite was the very first suite to jump into my shopping cart – how stunning are these designer papers?!! They are so much my colours! I have paired Boho Blue with Night of Navy.

Countryside Inn DSP

A Boho Blue card base with a layer of Night of Navy then a piece of the DSP which was embossed with the Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder.

Countryside Inn Suite by Kte Morgsn, Stampin Up Australia 2023.

Using the Countryside Corners Bundle, I stamped the image in Boho Blue ink onto white card. Using the coordinating dies, I cut it out and used a slightly bigger die to cut the matt border. Using a Sponge Dauber, ink was applied around the edges of the white card, before gluing it to the matt layer. The Boho Blue Textured Ribbon was cut in half lengthwise so it wasn’t as thick, tied in a bow and added with a glue dot. I finished off adding a few In Color Dots.

My next card is for Mother’s Day coming on 14 May, although it could really be used for any occasion. Who doesn’t love flowers, right?!! The Dainty Delight dies are stunning and I am introducing two new colours to the Subtle range; Bubble Bath and Lemon Lolly. Add these to Boho Blue and Night of Navy and it’s a glorious combination!

Countryside Corners Dainty Delight card Boho Blue Mother's Day card by Kate Morgn Stampin Up Australia 2023

I have continued to use the Countryside Corners Bundle to create the card layers. The Night of Navy layer was stamped with Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and heat set (initially I had the Navy layer without the white dots, but I added them afterwards, and it was hard not to get the extra powder everywhere). The other two layers are simply stamped tone on tone and a Basic White layer on top.

Then all the fun begins die cutting loads of flowers and gluing them together. The leaves are glued on first, then the blue flowers and the others are added with Mini Dimensionals.

Countryside Corners Dainty Delight card Boho Blue Mother's Day card by Kate Morgn Stampin Up Australia 2023 side

The sentiment is from the Sending Smiles stamp set and some In Color Dots are added last with a white ribbon bow. The inside is decorated in a similar way to carry the theme through, as is the envelope.

Countryside Corners Dainty Delight card Boho Blue Mother's Day card by Kate Morgn Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using another of our new In Colors, Copper Clay.

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

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.

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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!

Click here for the PDF Tutorial.

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 Suede: Just Swinging By

26 April, 202326 April, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 50 – Soft Suede

Today brings us to the end of our 50 Stampin’ Up! colours. I hope you have enjoyed the journey?! But it’s not really the end, as we will start again next week with some brand new In Colors available in the new Annual catalogue available on 2 May!!!

Today’s card features a new bundle in the upcoming Annual Catalogue, Little Monkey. This is photopolymer stamp set and coordinating Punch bundle. I am also mixing things up with Soft Suede that is retiring on 1 May, Lemon Lime Twist is returning to the Bright’s collection and Lemon Lolly is a brand new colour for the Subtle’s collection!

Colour Combination - Soft Suede

A Soft Suede card base with a Lemon Lime Twist layer die cut using the Radiating Stitches dies (Online exclusives product only). The smaller layer also is from this die set and cut in Shimmery White cardstock (sadly retiring soon). Don’t adhere this layer until you’re ready to put it all together.

Little Monkey Interactive card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

I stamped the tree images twice onto the Shimmery White layer and coloured the trunk with the Light Soft Suede Blends Marker. The leaves I coloured with the Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Write Marker. The monkey I stamped on a separate piece of Shimmery White cardstock and coloured it with the Ivory & Soft Suede Blends Combo Markers.

I punched it out along with an extra Soft Suede one, which I adhered them together with glue to make it a little more sturdy. I adhered a tiny 5mm round magnet to the back of the tail. I placed a second magnet on the back of the tree where the monkey will hang from. I didn’t glue it, it just stays there as long as you don’t pull the monkey off the front. I added Dimensionals to the back of the Shimmery White layer and around the magnet so it doesn’t move too far. Remove the paper backings and adhere this layer to your card.

The banana I stamped with Soft Suede ink on the new Lemon Lolly cardstock and fussy cut it with Paper Snips, then adhered it to the monkey’s arm with glue. Lemon Lolly’s the perfect colour!

Little Monkey Interactive card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023.

Here is the little swinging monkey – isn’t it cute?!!! (sorry about the bandaid on my finger)

On the inside, I die cut some Lemon Lolly card with the same die as the front and added some stamping. You can see the envelope is stamped too!

Little Monkey Interactive card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

2023 Stampin' Up! Retiring Colours - craft with kate

Welcoming these new colours on 2 May!

2023-2025 In Colors Craft with Kate

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using one of our new In Colors, Boho Blue.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Andrea Sargent.

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.

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Soft Succulent: Rain or Shine

19 April, 202319 April, 2023 craftwithkate

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

Welcoming these new colours on 2 May!

2023-2025 In Colors Craft with Kate

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Soft Suede.

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

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.

♥ Click here to see the full list of products used in this project ♥

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

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Soft Sea Foam: Seaside Bay

12 April, 202312 April, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 48 – Soft Sea Foam

Today I have used the Seaside Bay Bundle with the coordinating By the Bay Specialty DSP.

By the Bay SDSP 2023

Although these papers don’t have Soft Sea Foam in them, it still works well. The card base is Soft Sea Foam and I’ve used the shell stamp inked with Versamark, gold emboss powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. This creates a lovely border, don’t you think?!

Seaside Bay card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Sooft Sea Foam

The next two layers are cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies from the DSP. These are glued together and added to the card base with Dimensionals. The larger bird is die cut from the papers too, how cool is that?! The smaller birds and shell are stamped with Soft Sea Foam ink and die cut. The sea grasses and shells are die cut from Soft Sea Foam and the Gold from the 12″ x 12″ Fine Shimmer pack. The birds are added with Mini Dimensionals and the shells/grasses are adhered with Tombo Multipurpose Glue.

Seaside Bay card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Sooft Sea Foam small

On the inside, I used the Waves of Inspiration Bundle. I stamped the birds from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set and the waves with the Waves dies in the Soft Succulent Fine Shimmer pack.

Seaside Bay card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Sooft Sea Foam insert

You can really see the gorgeous shimmer of all the gold in this photo! Finally I added the sentiment and some Flat adhesive-backed Pearls.

Seaside Bay card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Sooft Sea Foam angle

2023 Stampin' Up! Retiring Colours - craft with kate

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Soft Succulent.

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

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.

♥ Click here to see the full list of products used in this project ♥

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, Handmade Cards, Kids Cards, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB), Stampin' Up!

So Saffron: Sweet Waffle Cone

5 April, 20235 April, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 47 – So Saffron (retiring soon)

Today I have a sweet card with a waffle cone filled with ice cream and a cherry on top!

Can you believe this colour combination? All three of these colours are retiring at the end of April, but if you want any product in these colours, get it now as they will sell fast!

A So Saffron card base has a layer of Basic White stamped with the hearts. The next layer is some Vellum Basics Specialty Paper. The waffle cone is die cut from Kraft cardstock, the perfect colour for a waffle cone, don’t you think?!!

The ice cream was stamped in So Saffron, Blushing Bride and Mint Macaron inks. The cherry was stamped 5 x using the Stamparatus to get a darker shade. The sentiment is stamped and fussy cut using Paper Snips and adhered using Dimensionals. A Linen thread Bow is added with a rolled up Glue Dot.

On the inside, some more hearts are stamped with a heart die cut in the corner. I finished off with some gold Pastel Adhesive backed Sequins.

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!

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

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Kathryn Ruddick.

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.

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Friendly Gnomes Love Ya

29 March, 202331 March, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 46 – Smoky Slate

Today’s card I wanted to use the Friendly Gnomes stamp set. I stamped the gnome in Smoky Slate using the Stamparatus. Then I stamped over the top with Versamark ink, added Clear Emboss Powder and melted it with my heat tool. This makes it easier to colour to contain the bleeding, when using Stampin’ Blends Markers.

Smoky Slate Mint Macaron White & Silver Foil

My card base is Smoky Slate. I took some Silver Foil and added some Country Gingham DSP in Mint Macaron. Then I cut the circle with the 2″ Circle Punch (which has returned as part of the Online Exclusive products, yay)! This was then glued to the card base.

Conversation Bubbles Friendly Gnomes by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Smoky Slate CCBH.

I coloured the Gnome with Stampin’ Blends Combo (alcohol) markers; Mint Macaron, Smoky Slate, Real Red, Basic Black & SU1000. The Conversation Bubbles Bundle was used to create the Luv Ya sentiment.

Conversation Bubbles Friendly Gnomes by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Smoky Slate CCBH inside

On the inside I used the Blending Brushes to add Mint Macaron around the edges, stamped the flower and added an offcut of the patterned paper. The flowers were coloured with the same colours as the gnome, but I used the Chalk marker to add the white to the centres.

Conversation Bubbles Friendly Gnomes by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 Smoky Slate CCBH

Products
Stamps: Friendly Gnomes [160714], Conversation Bubbles [160628]* Conversation Bubbles Bundle [160637]
Dies: Gnome [159625], Conversation Bubbles [160628]*
Card/Paper: Smoky Slate [131291], Basic White [159228], Silver Foil [156457]
Designer Series Paper: Country Gingham [160388]
Inks: Smoky Slate [147113], Mint Macaron [147106], Versamark [102283]
Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers: Mint Macaron [154889], Smoky Slate [154904], Basic Black [154843], Light SU1000 [159465], Real Red [154899]
Other: Stamparatus [148187], 2″ Circle Punch [133782], Basics Embossing Powders [155554], Heat Tool [129056], Blending Brushes [153611], Festive Pearls [159963], Simply Elegant Trim [155766], Daubers [133773], Glue Dots [103683], Multipurpose Glue [110755], Dimensionals [104430], Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673], Paper Trimmer [152392], Simply Shammy [147042], Bone Folder [102300], Chalk Marker [retired]

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using So Saffron.

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

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.

♥ Click here to see the full list of products used in this project ♥

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 join my Newsletter Subscription for all the latest news and specials!

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

80th Birthday card with 80 candles!

27 March, 202326 February, 2023 craftwithkate

Today I’ve created this special milestone birthday card for my father-in-law who celebrated his 80th birthday on the weekend!

Patty Bennett (US demonstrator) recently showed a card similar to this for a 75th birthday and it was perfect for this special occasion.

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

I used the following inks (Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry & Balmy Blue) to stamp the front of the card using the Biggest Wish stamp set. The hearts are from the Share a Milkshake stamp set. The white Scallop Contours layer is added with Multipurpose glue.

As you open the card, you will see all the candles, one for each year. I thought this was safer than having 80 candles on his cake!!!!

You can see by this video it was going to be far to hard to photograph this card fully open, hehe

Basically, this is 5 cards joined together with a DSP hinge (7cm x 10.4cm, scored in half at 3.5cm). You’ll need 4 of them.

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 hinge

I was able to get 8 candles (1.5cm x 7.5cm) on each side of the card. I also placed a 2cm strip of DSP along the bottom of each opening to ground the candles.

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 top

I used the Dandy Designs DSP which was one of the recent Saleabration items (retired), as I loved all the bright colours. The flame for each candle is stamped in Crushed Curry ink. Are you wondering where this stamp is from? Well, I couldn’t find anything to use, and I’d already stuck all those candles onto the card, so I grabbed a piece of the cling rubber that surrounds your stamps when you buy them and cut my own flame shape!!!!

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 open