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Melon Mambo:Extraordinary Flora with a handy scoring tip!

3 December, 202510 November, 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 in alphabetical order.

Week 31 – Melon Mambo

These handmade cards feature the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape and coordinating Extraordinary Flora die. The Everyday Arches dies also feature, but I’ll explain how shortly.

The Washi Tape is big, bright, and beautiful! It is 3¼” (8.3cm) wide and features a gorgeous pattern of watercolour florals and botanical images. The design alternates from pink and purple variations of the same pattern. I added the washi tape to some Basic White card then die cut them.

My Thick Basic White card bases have a layer of Melon Mambo added. The next layer is Basic White and I placed it onto my Simply Scored with one of the Everyday Arches dies sitting on top. Carefully holding the die in place, use the smaller tip of the stylis and score the lines to the width of the die.

I adhered this layer to the card then arranged the washi tape die cut pieces, some glued and some on Mini Dimensionals.

The sentiment [Beautiful Butterflies stamp set] on card 1 was stamped on Melon Mambo card in Versamark ink, White Wow emboss powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. The ends were cut using the Three Banner Punch. Card 2s sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set and punched with the Three Banner Punch.

White Baker’s Twine bows and Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins & Iridescent Pearls were added.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Misty Moonlight inspiration.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Banner Sayings, Beautiful Butterflies
Dies: Extraordinary Flora, Everyday Arches
Ink: Melon Mambo, Versamark
Paper: Basic White, Melon Mambo, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Extraordinaray Flora Washi Tape, Three Banner Punch, Wink of Stella, Simply Scored, White Baker’s Twine, Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels, Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins, 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.
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Heart of Christmas #16 – How to cut an A4 sheet to create the perfect layers for 3 cards (includes template)!

20 November, 202319 November, 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 and Annual catalogue Christmas products.

Heart of Christmas Week 16

Today I have a template for you that creates 3 cards from 1 x A4 sheet of cardstock cut to use as Matt layers with no waste at all. Using offcuts of DSP you have lying around to decorate the panels, is also a great way to use them up. These cards come together really quickly, so fantastic if you are time poor.

For my cards today, I went with a sheet of A4 Basic Black cardstock as my matting pieces and the Merry Bold & Bright DSP onto Thick Basic White card bases. Here is the cutting template:

3 cards from 1 A4 sheet for matt layers Template by Kate Morgan

I stamped the sentiment from the More Wishes stamp set, iVersamark ink added White Emboss Powder and melted it with my Heat Tool. These were added with Black Dimensionals to my cards.

By gluing the pieces in different positions, can change up the look of your cards. Which layout do you like best?

On the inside decorate with a stamped sentiment & some DSP.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Monday for our final blog hop for 2023!
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Product List
Stamps: More Wishes
Card/Paper: Basic Black, Thick Basic White
Designer Series Paper: Merry, Bold & Bright
Inks: Versamark, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce
Other: Adhesive-backed Glitter Sequins, Take Your Pick Tool, Black Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Seal, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

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Flirty Flamingo: Warm Winter Wishes

4 October, 20234 October, 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 23 – Flirty Flamingo

Today’s slimline cards use the Perforating Tip which attaches to the Take Your Pick Tool. This is a product that many don’t see in the catalogue and I wanted to highlight it as a useful tool.

Card 1 – I used the Perforating Tip to run a wavy line through the selected pieces of 2023-2024 Brights 6″ x 6″ DSP with 4 different patterns.

I cut a layer of card 18.5cm x 7.5cm and added Seal+ around the edges and down the centre. Then I layered the different patterns down the card. Trim off the edges hanging over. Glue this to a 19cm x 8cm Basic White Matt. This is added to a matt of Azure Afternoon, 20cm x 9cm then glued to the Flirty Flamingo card base, 21cm x 20cm, scored at 10cm.

Forever Forest for Flirty Flamingo Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023.

I used the Forever Forest dies to diecut the trees. I felt in needed something else, so I added a 9cm round Deckled Circle die cut in Vellum. I added the largest tree to the centre of the circle with dimensionals. The trees either side are glued directly to the vellum. Add glue to the back of the vellum behind the diecuts so it doesn’t show through. Add this to the lower section of the card. I added Wink of Stella to the 2 smaller trees and a Gold Star Trinket to the centre tree, as well as some Iridescent Adhesive-backed discs.

Forever Forest for Flity Flamingo Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 detail

The sentiment is from the Christmas Classics stamp set, stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink and fussy cut, then adhered with mini dimensionals.

Card 2 – Using the same idea, I thought about using this wavy curve with blending brushes and inks to create a similiar, but more subtle background. This card turned out even better than I had hoped. I took a scrap piece of card and used the Perforating Tip to run a wavy line through one end to use as my template. I cut a piece of Basic White card to 20cm x 9cm and placed it on my work mat and used post it notes to create a 1cm border, but also to hold it down. I used Flirty Flamingo and Azure Afternoon inks with the blending brushed and added the colour, starting at the bottom and working my way to the top. Note, that I flipped the template over to use the 2nd colour.

Warm Winter Wishes card for Flirty Flamingo Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 blending instructions

Once I had the ink up to the top and removed the post it notes to reveal a crisp white border. I stamped the trio of trees from the Forever Forest stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink.

Forever Forest for Flity Flamingo Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 blending

The sentiment is from the Above it All stamp set. This was glued to the card base and I added the Gold Star Trinket and the Gold ribbon bow.

Forever Forest for Flity Flamingo Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 both

Decorate the inside and the envelope with some left over pieces/stamped images.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Fresh Freesia.

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

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Product List
Stamps: Above it All, Forever Forest, Christmas Classics
Dies: Forever Forest, Deckled Circles
Card/Paper: Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight, Vellum, Brights 6″ x 6″
Inks: Flirty Flamingo, Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight
Other: Take Your Pick Crafters Tips (Perforating Tip), Blending Brushes, Gold & Silver Trim Combo, Wink of Stella, Adhesive-backed Star Trinkets, Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Seal+, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder, Sponge Daubers
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Introducing Pecan Pie

28 June, 202328 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 9 – Pecan Pie

Today brings us to another new core colour to the Neutrals Collection, Pecan Pie. When I first saw this particular piece of patterned paper in the Earthen Elegance DSP pack, it looked like it had texture. In running my fingers across it, it was flat and not bumpy. This gave me the idea of wanting to add that bumpy texture for even greater effect.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

On my Pecan Pie cardbase, I’ve added a piece of Basic Black card. Cut a piece of Earthen Elegance DSP and use your Take Your Pick Tool with the small stylus end and place your DSP onto something soft. I used the foam from the Stamparatus, but you could also use the foam from the Acrylic Block Caddy, or if you have the Piercing Mat. Using the stylus, draw around all the circle images. Turn the DSP over and now draw over those circles and fill them in. This adds such a wonderful 3D effect. This can now be glued to the Black layer.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 texture

On another piece of Basic Black card, I wrapped a piece of Pecan Pie 1/2″ Bordered Ribbon around it and adhered it with Stampin’ Seal. The sentiment (Charming Sentiments stamp set) was heat embossed in White Emboss Powder and cut out using the Sentiment Silhouettes dies and adhered to the ribbon with Stampin’ Seal.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 angle

To create the leaves, I put a few drops of Isocol (rubbing alcohol) onto an acrylic block and squirted some of the bronze Metallic Enamel Effects Basics and mixed it with my Water Painter & applied it to some Pecan Pie card and Basic White card. I was so surprised how totally different they look. This was a bit of an experiment, but I was happy with the result. I took the leaves from the Aspen Trees dies and cut out 2 smaller leaves and the larger leaf from the Vellum Basics Specialty DSP. To finish off, I added a tiny double Linen Thread bow with a rolled up Glue Dot.

Earthen Elegance DSP for Pecan Pie Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

On the inside, I added some Basic White card with a small strip of Basic Black & Pecan Pie card and another of those small leaves.

Products used:
Stamps: Charming Sentiments
Dies: Sentiment Silhouettes dies, Aspen Trees dies
Card/Paper: Basic Black, Basic White, Pecan Pie
Designer Series Paper: Earthen Elegance, Vellum Basics Specialty
Other: Take Your Pick Tool, Versamark Ink, Heat Tool, Emboss Powders Basics, Linen Thread, Metallic Enamel Effects Basics, Water Painters, Pecan Pie 1/2″ Bordered Ribbon, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Seal, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

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Dainty Flowers Cascading Gatefold Card

18 January, 202318 January, 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 36 – Pear Pizzazz

Today I have a really fun fancy fold card for you; the Cascading Gatefold card!

The Dainty Flowers DSP is a Level 1 Sale•a•bration (SAB) reward, which can be earned for free with a $90+ product order during SAB (5 Jan- 28 Feb ’23). I have also used the Framed Florets Bundle, so if you purchase this bundle, you can get the papers for free. Believe me, you are going to want these frame dies!!!

Cascading Gatefold card Dainty Flowers DSP SAB 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

Slide the belly band off the card to reveal this cascading feature. The Pear Pizzazz embossed pieces are the Fern 3D textured impressions embossing folder.

Cascading Gatefold card Dainty Flowers DSP SAB 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia open

You can pull the cascading section forward to sit nicely to display.

Cascading Gatefold card Dainty Flowers DSP SAB 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia inside

Are you wondering where to write your message? Well, on the back there’s plenty of room when you use a White card base!

Cascading Gatefold card Dainty Flowers DSP SAB 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia back

Handy Tip – if you want to heat emboss in a colour that you don’t have the powder for, use the Stamparatus to firstly ink the stamp in Versamark then the ink pad colour of choice, then add Clear Emboss Powder and melt it with your Heat Tool. This also helps when colouring with Blends Combo (alcohol) markers and prevents bleeding!

The sentiment on the front was stamped three times using the Stamparatus to get a nice dark colour. Using Blending Brushes to add ink to the feature oval on the front of the card gives a softer touch.

Cascading Gatefold card Dainty Flowers DSP SAB 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia angle

The Thanks a Bunch stamp set is a Level 1 Sale•a•bration (SAB) item, which can be earned for free with a $90+ product order.

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This card idea was case’d from a card by Mikaela Titheridge (UK). I just loved her design and thinking outside the box and turning those carrots upside down to create trees! Here in Melbourne, we sort of missed our Spring season, as it was very wet and cooler than normal. We now have Summer arrive with some crazy heatwaves.

Thanks a Bunch alternate card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023.

I took a piece of Thick Basic White card and die cut it using the Stitched Rectangle dies. I did my Balmy Blue watercolour wash for the sky and and stamped the grass in Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green. The flowers are Poppy Parade. The trees are stamped in Shaded Spruce and the trunks are Soft Suede, using the tip of the smaller carrot stamp! I took two smaller dies and placed them over the image and added a little washi tape to the smaller one to hold it in place. Carefully remove the larger one and run the card through your die cutting machine.

Thanks a Bunch alternate card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 layers

With that slightly larger die, cut a Pear Pizzazz layer. I adhered the centre piece to the Pear Pizzazz layer and then both onto the main stamped panel, before adhering it to a Shaded Spruce card base. On the inside and the envelope, I stamped some grass, flowers and a couple of the smaller carrots for trees! The sentiment is stamped and fussy cut with Snips and added with Mini Dimensionals. I coloured some Rhinestone Basic Jewels with my Dark Poppy Parade Blends Marker and added them amongst the flowers. Do you see them?

Thanks a Bunch alternate card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Petal Pink.

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Cottage Rose

14 December, 202213 December, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 33 – Old Olive

This is our final Colour Creations blog hop for 2022, but I hope you will join us again on 4 January 2023 when we return!

Today, I have used the Cottage Rose Bundle with the coordinating Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper. I have gone with some neutrals in Crumb Cake and Early Espresso with Old Olive. All of the feature images are stamped and die cut from Crumb Cake card. The sentiment and main floral image are stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and heat set. I really like using the “Best Wishes” sentiment, as it can be for many occasions; birthday, sympathy, farewell, wedding, etc.

Best Wishes card using Stampin Up Cottage Rose Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022

I used my Dark Crumb Cake Blends Marker around the edges of the main image so it really stands out! I used a sponge dauber to add Early Espresso ink around the sentiment which is cut using the Double Oval Punch as well as on the tips of the die cut flowers behind the focal image.

The card base is Old Olive. The next layer is a piece of the DSP cut with the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle dies, then I coloured the leaves with the Light Old Olive Blends Marker. I took a Blending Brush and added ink across the whole DSP piece. I inked one side of the Merry Melody 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with Early Espresso, placed the DSP inside and ran it through my Emboss machine. Then I used the dauber to add ink around the edges before gluing to the card base. Some printed Vellum Layering Designs was added to soften the background.

Best Wishes card using Stampin Up Cottage Rose Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 background

A Silver piece of Simply Elegant Trim was pulled apart to separate all the fibres. This was something that Shelli Gardner (cofounder of Stampin’ Up!) shared with us during our recent demonstrator only event and it’s such a neat trick!

Best Wishes card using Stampin Up Cottage Rose Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022.

It is really hard to photograph, but you can just see the Wink of Stella on the petals of the largest flower.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me early in the new year on 4 January for inspiration using Pacific Point.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Fiona Ryan.

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Mass produce cards with the stack, cut and shuffle technique

7 December, 20222 January, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 32 – Night of Navy

Today, I have some very simple masculine cards for you to show how you can create three card bases from three pieces of different DSPs. I’m using the Sun Prints Designer Series Paper with a Night of Navy card base and Basic White matt layer (5mm smaller than the card base).

Take three different patterns of paper and cut down to 12.5cm x 9.5cm. Place all 3 pieces together in your Trimmer at an angle. There are no right or wrong measurements here. Just as long as you cut twice holding the patterned papers together. Once they are cut you can place them down ensuring one piece of each pattern is on each card. Glue them to your white layer.

I am sharing a sneak peek of some new alphabet dies, Alphabet A La Mode, that are coming in the New Year and they are a must have item!

Craft with Kate Morgan tip for using Alphabet dies, Stampin Up Australia 2023 I placed some Adhesive Sheet behind some Navy and White card scraps to allow the die cuts to become stickers without the mess of using glue. Using the H, B, 2 & U dies, place them in a row together – grab some washi tape to hold them in place. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it’s easier this way when cutting 3 times!

Peel the backings off the dies to reveal the sticky side and place them onto your cards.

Finally I added some Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots. There were 3 colours, so I grouped them on each card. I think these are more masculine than many of the other embellishments.

On the inside, I placed a Basic White piece of card with a strip of the DSP across the bottom.

Here they are side by side

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Old Olive.

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Texture Chic Trifold Shutter card

2 November, 20221 November, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 27 – Mango Melody

This Trifold Shutter card is quite easy to make, but it’s all the layering pieces that takes the time to cut and glue together. I am using the Perched in a Tree Bundle with the Texture Chic Specialty Designer Series Paper.

My card base is Mango Melody, the matts are Basic Black and the patterned papers as mentioned above.

Trifold Shutter card using Stampin Up Texture Chic & Perched in a Tree Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022

I stamped the bird in Black Memento ink onto Basic White card. I placed the coordinating die over the top and held it down with some washi tape. Before cutting it out, I used my blending brushes to add the colouring; Mango Melody, Pool Party & Petal Pink. This was so that the white border around the image remained white once it was die cut!

I covered the bird with Wink of Stella to stand out even more. Lastly I added some gold Festive Pearls.

Trifold Shutter card using Stampin Up Texture Chic & Perched in a Tree Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 front

The branch is cut from Evening Evergreen card and the floral spray was cut from Basic White card and Petal Pink ink added with the blending brushes. The leaves were coloured the same way and then I added small amounts of Multipurpose Adhesive Glue, allowing it to almost dry, before adding the Gilded Leafing.

Trifold Shutter card using Stampin Up Texture Chic & Perched in a Tree Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 leaves

The next panel has the sentiment stamped in Memento Black ink and cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies. The Basic Black layer is one size rectangle larger. I had a small strip of the patterned paper left over, so I used my Paper Snips to cut banners at either end and glued it to the black layer. The sentiment layer is added on Mini Dimensionals.

Trifold Shutter card using Stampin Up Texture Chic & Perched in a Tree Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 panel 3

Here is the card when open so you can see all the panels!

Trifold Shutter card using Stampin Up Texture Chic & Perched in a Tree Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 open

Are you wondering where to write your message? Well, there is plenty of room on the back!

Trifold Shutter card using Stampin Up Texture Chic & Perched in a Tree Bundle by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 back

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Melon Mambo.

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

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Dancing Gnomes

19 September, 202219 September, 2022 craftwithkate

Each Monday, join me for the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop brought to you by the Art With Heart team. We will be showcasing our July-December Mini catalogue and Annual catalogue Christmas products.

My Slimline card today has a fun trio of dancing Gnomes!

I layered some Mint Macaron card on the Thick White card base, then a layer of the snowflake design from the Storybook Gnomes DSP.

Dancing Gnomes Slimline card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

The mechanism for the feet to swing, is simply a piece of 2cm x 3cm white card with a hole in the centre. See the nose of the Gnome, well that same die was used to cut the hole (keep these die cut pieces to use for the nose by colouring with the Dark Petal Pink Blends Marker). Glue the mechanism to the back of the feet. Place the feet onto the card and hold the gnome above to work out where you need the feet to be. Add a Mini Dimensional in the centre. Remove the backing paper.

Dancing Gnome mechanism by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 Dancing Gnome by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Put together the rest of the Gnomes. Flip them over and add 4 x Mini Dimensionals to the back of the Gnome’s hat (as shown), allowing plenty of room for the mechanism to swing behind the beard. Remove the paper backings and add the Gnome over the mechanism and feet. Ta-da, dancing Gnomes!!! I added some arms to each Gnome later, as I felt they were missing. To create those I used the small mushroom die for the sleeves with the nose for the hands.

Decorate the inside to match the front.

Dancing Gnomes Slimline card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 inside

Measurements
Card base: 21cm x 20cm, score short edge @ 10cm
Mint Macaron: 20.5cm x 9.5cm (2)
DSP: 20cm x 9cm (front) & 20cm x 2cm (inside)
White card: 20cm x 9cm (inside)
Extras for Gnomes: Basic White (beard, hand & mechanism), Real Red & Shaded Spruce (feet/arms), DSP (hats)

This card was inspired by a USA demonstrator, Susan Campfield (link below). I loved her card, although I wanted to create a slimline card to fit a trio of dancing Gnomes and I added arms!!!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for more Christmas inspiration!

Please continue to hop and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Rosa Leyden.

If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Tina Gillespie’s blog.

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Here is a link to Susan Campfield’s YouTube Tutorial.

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CCBH Blushing Bride – Panel Tower Fold Card & more!

7 July, 20216 July, 2021 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.

A blog hop, also known as blog hopping, is to move from one blog to another, continuing in a full circle to read all the posts by participants in the hop. At the end of each post will be a link to continue to the next blog!

Week 6 – Blushing Bride

Card 1 – I finally opened my pack of Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper (on sale this month) and the Gold 6″x6″ Metallic Specialty Paper for this fancy fold card.

Panel Tower Fold Card using Hand-Penned Petals by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2021

The image I initially stamped in Memento ink in the Stamparatus. I coloured it with Blends Combo Markers (Daffodil Delight & Mint Macaron), however they don’t come in Blushing Bride, so I used the stamp and Blushing Bride Inkpad to colour the main bloom and filled in the missing area with the Wink of Stella while the ink was still damp. Then I placed it back into the Stamparatus in the same position and inked the stamp with Versamark ink and stamped over the top of the Memento outline. Then I added Heat & Stick Powder and heat set it with the Heat Tool. Next, add some Gilded Flakes and rub around with your finger to remove the excess before die cutting the image. Doesn’t it look gorgeous?!!!

The scallop squares are cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. These are rectangular, however once you cut one, I then placed the die partially over the rectangle to cut it down to a square!

Panel Tower Fold Card using Hand-Penned Petals by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2021 side

The back of the card is where you write your message to the recipient!

Panel Tower Fold Card using Hand-Penned Petals by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2021 back

Here is how it fits into the Very Vanilla C6 envelope for posting!

Panel Tower Fold Card using Hand-Penned Petals by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2021 envelope

I cased this idea from Samantha Clayton (Mixed Up Craft), but used different products and I altered my measurements so this card would fit into our Very Vanilla C6 envelope!

Basic Instructions
Misty Moonlight card base: 8¼” x 6”, score (landscape) at 1″, 2″, 3″ from each end.
Rotate 90° with edge of card at 1″ mark – cut from first scoreline to third scoreline only. Lift the blade and cut from the next scoreline down to the last scoreline only. Repeat this on the other side.
Blushing Bride cardstock: 4⅛” x ⅞” (2) and 5⅞” x ⅞” (2)
DSP layers: 4″ x ¾” (2) and 5¾” x ¾” (2)
Basic White cardstock for back: 5¾” x 2¼”
The folds can be worked out from the photo images above.

Card 2 – this card also uses similar products to the previous card, with the addition of this gorgeous Stitched Greenery Die used on the Basic Black layer. The patterned paper is cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies giving that pretty scallop edge and stitched border. I also used the smaller rectangle die in vellum (behind the flower).

Hand-Penned Bundle for Blushing Bride CCS by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2021 side

The banner is actually made of cardstock – I cut 2cm strip and folded it in half lengthwise and glued it, so I had the same design on both sides. Then I folded it in a ‘z’ and cut the ends as banners with my paper snips. The main floral image and the sentiment are stamped with Versamark ink, Heat & Stick Powder added and gently heat set this with the Heat Tool so the powder just melts, then add Gilded Leafing. Using a sponge dauber, gently rub in small circular motions to remove the excess gilding.

Using the Penned Flower dies to cut it out, I coloured the image with Water Painters and ink directly from the Soft Succulent, Blushing Bride & Pale Papaya inkpads.

Hand-Penned Bundle with Gilded Leafing for Blushing Bride CCS by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2021

I repeated the process for the main image twice and placed the second one on the inside of the card, after I added some Soft Succulent ink with a Blending Brush.

Hand-Penned Bundle for Blushing Bride CCS by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2021 inside

Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!

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