Masculine – Kate Morgan, Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator Rowville, Victoria, Australia

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Pumpkin Pie’s Greatest Journey

22 February, 202322 February, 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 41 – Pumpkin Pie

Today I’m using the Greatest Journey Bundle with the coordinating Enjoy the Journey 12″ x 12″ DSP. I started with a Thick White card base and took a piece of the DSP, placed it in my Trimmer on different angles and cut, placing them on the side of the card. Once I was happy with the layout, I added Mini Dimensionals to each one and adhered them to the card.

Greatest Journey masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023

The clouds were die cut from So Saffron card and using a sponge Dauber, I added Pumpkin Pie ink around the edges. The Soft Succulent oval was sitting on my desk from a previous project (Framed Florets dies). I stamped the trees in the same colour ink and then die cut the Evening Evergreen section and trimmed off the excess around the oval. A Basic Black silhouette was die cut and glued to the side. The oval has Dimensionals behind the left side and glue on the right side. The top cloud is glued to the card and the other two are added with Mini Dimensionals. I stamped the stars, added the moon and stamped the simple sentiment from the Thanks a Bunch stamp set (Level 1 SAB item).

On the inside I have cut a strip of the DSP and cut it on angles to space them apart slightly, like I did on the front.

Greatest Journey masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 inside

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Legendary Ride Masculine card

15 February, 202315 February, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 40 – Poppy Parade

Today I’ve created a masculine card using the Legendary Ride Bundle and the Ready to Ride Specialty DSP.

This specialty designer paper has a gorgeous shine. Look at the black and silver squares of the background paper, the black squares are super shiny. I then layered some of the Soft Suede pattern across the centre.

Legendary Ride masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023

The bike is stamped in Black Memento ink onto Basic White card and die cut. The features on top are die cut pieces in Poppy Parade card and Silver Foil. Who doesn’t love a shiny chrome bike?! The flame is stamped in Poppy Parade and the smaller flame die cut from the same colour card. The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and heat set, before die cutting with the Stitched Rectangle die. The bike is popped up on dimensionals.

On the inside, a smaller bike was stamped in Black Memento with a Poppy Parade sentiment. The bike was also stamped on the envelope!

Legendary Ride masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pumpkin Pie.

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

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Seaside Bay Tunnel Card

14 January, 202315 January, 2023 craftwithkate

It has been one heck of a hot day today in Melbourne, a top of 38ºc (100.4F), so I’m staying inside with the air-con on. A perfect day for crafting!

The Seaside Bay Bundle and the By the Bay Specialty DSP are perfect for this tunnel card design.

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023

Here is how it looks from the top, once constructed and it folds flat to fit into our C6 envelope!

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 top

On the back of the card, I used the die cut circles from the front design, so not to waste them. It creates a beautiful space, don’t you think? I also stamped the sentiment on the White circle to add my message later.

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 back

I’ll share another of these cards with an extra layer on Monday, so make sure you come back to see it!

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023.

Products:
Seaside Bay Bundle, By the Bay SDSP, Charming Sentiments Bundle, Biggest Wish stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies, Basic White cardstock, Balmy Blue & Night of Navy inks, Trimmer, Glue, Dimensionals, Cut & Emboss Machine, Bone Folder, Daubers

Measurements – Metric
Card Base: 11” x 4¼” score @ 4¼”, 5¼”, 9½”, 10½”
Card inserts: 5” x 4¼” score @ 4⅝” from each end (2)
DSP: 4” x 4” (3) & ¾” x 4” (2)
then follow Susan’s Tutorial below to see how to put it together.

My card today was initially inspired by Susan Campfield, but I needed to make my own Metric measurements to suit. You can follow Susan’s YouTube here.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pear Pizzazz with a fancy fold design for our weekly Colour Creations blog hop!

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Seaside Bay and Adorable Owls

4 January, 20233 January, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 34 – Pacific Point

Tomorrow the excitement continues with the release of the new January – April Mini catalogue and Sale•a•bration (5 Jan-28 Feb), where you earn free product with every $90 that you spend! Do you have a list of products that you have your eyes on? Tonight, I’ll share a suite that I fell in love with straight away when I saw this new catalogue we received at our event in Sydney in mid-November.

The By The Bay Suite has a Seaside Bay stamp set & dies bundle, Balmy Blue & White Ribbon, Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls embellishments and some stunning By the Bay SDSP with gold foiling and Pearl Coating on it!

My card tonight, I’m using the designer papers and the Seaside Bay Bundle.

By the Bay SDSP 2023

I started with a Pacific Point 29cm x 10.5cm card base, folded in half at 14.5cm. I cut 3 strips of different papers that measure 14cm x 3cm and glued them to the card front.

Seaside Bay card for Pacific Point CCBH by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023

I die cut the shell twice in Gold Foil and glued them together. The sentiment is stamped on Basic White card and a banner cut on the left using Paper Snips, before sponging Pacific Point ink around the edges with a sponge dauber. This was glued to the card and the shell on top with a Flat Adhesive-backed Pearl added.

On the inside, I added a Basic White card insert, sponged the edges and added an offcut of the DSP and some Pacific Point card to the bottom edge, along with a couple of smaller Gold Foil shells.

Seaside Bay card for Pacific Point CCBH by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 insert

You can buy this stamp & die bundle and earn a free item during Sale•a•bration from tomorrow. One of these items is the appropriately named, Adorable Owls stamp set.

Adorable Owls on swing card for Pacific Point CCBH by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023

The image is stamped in Black Memento ink on Basic White card and coloured with Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake & Calypso Coral Combo Blends Markers. The swing is made using Kraft Paper, the Stitched Rectangle dies and some 2022-2024 In Color Baker’s Twine.

The Heart Pearls are coloured with the Melon Mambo Dark Blends Marker. The leaf/branch is from the Framed Florets dies with the Dandy Designs DSP (Level 2 SAB). The Basic White insert has a strip of DSP added to the bottom to tie in with the card front!

Adorable Owls on swing card for Pacific Point CCBH by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 insert

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pale Papaya.

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

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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.

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

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Masculine Fun Fold 3D Shutter Card

16 November, 202215 November, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 29 – Merry Merlot

Today’s card was inspired by Amy Shihinski (in Canada), but I needed to change it up to suit our Metric measurements here in the South Pacific. If you wish to see Amy’s measurements, there will be a link at the end of this post.

I made this card for my hubby’s birthday on Sunday. He accompanied me to Sydney so I could attend OnStage on Saturday with 500 crafty friends, he spent the day wandering around Sydney by himself and had a wonderful time. Not sure why he wouldn’t attend OnStage with me, LOL!

Anyway, I carefully carried this card all the way to Sydney in my luggage to surprise him on Sunday morning.

I have used the Brewed for You Bundle and the Lights Aglow Specialty Designer Series Paper and Gold Brushed Metallic Foil.

Masculine 3D Shutter Card Brewed For You by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 front.

The stamping is all done in Black Memento, Crushed Curry and Merry Merlot inks and die cut using the coordinating Brewed dies. The Snowfall Accents Puff Paint was added to the beer glasses and heated with the Heat Tool to activate.

Here is the real wow of this card when you open it!

Masculine 3D Shutter Card Brewed For You by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

You may notice that the sentiments and the beer glass look a little different on the inside, as they were not going to fit on the card. Never fear, I just adapted. The glass wasn’t going to fit as it was too tall, so I cut the top off down to the beer level and added the froth! The sentiments across the centre panels, I had to carefully ink up individual words, covering the ones I didn’t want, covered with some washi tape (remember to remove the tape before stamping onto the card though!).

Here are my measurements (metric):
Merry Merlot A5 card base: 14.8cm x 21cm, scored in half @ 10.5cm
Basic White Card insert: 20cm x 14cm (see image below)
Merry Merlot Matt layers: 4.5cm x 4.5cm (8), 2cm x 3.5cm (4), 4.5cm x 3.5cm (2)
Lights Aglow SDSP layers: 4cm x 4cm (4)
Gold Foil layers: 4cm x 4cm (2), 1.5cm x 3cm (4)
Basic White layers: 4cm x 4cm (2), 4cm x 3cm (2)

Fun Fold 3D Shutter card Insert for A5 Card

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Mint Macaron.

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

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If you wish to see a similar card with Imperial measurements – visit Amy Shihinski’s blog!

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Split Window Masculine card

19 October, 202219 October, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 25 – Gray Granite

Today’s masculine card features the Brewed for You Bundle and He’s the Man DSP. I started with a Gray Granite card base 21cm x 14cm scored @ 6.5cm, 10.5cm. I stamped the ‘hey, there!’ (Charming Sentiments stamp set) multiple times down the left hand side using the Stamparatus. I was going to use the hinge technique, but it was going to be too far apart, so I placed some grid paper under the card and used the Squares to line up my stamping. I moved the card up 2 more squares and stamped again and repeat. Open the card flat and die cut the circle (Stylish Shapes die), centred along the first scoreline. Now you can glue the left panel to the inside of the card.

Masculine birthday Split Window card Gray Granite CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Cut another circle in Basic White card and glue it to fit inside the front of the card. The He’s The Man DSP is used on right side and the reverse of this side. I cut a very thin strip of Brushed Metallics card in the Gold and glued it down the edge of the DSP on the front.

The wine glasses are stamped and die cut and the red wine is created by using a Blending Brush and Merry Merlot ink. The glass on the inside is empty with the sentiment ‘Another round for your birthday’!

Masculine birthday Split Window card Gray Granite CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Highland Heather.

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Masculine Soccer card

12 October, 202211 October, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 24 – Granny Apple Green

When it was time to create with Granny Apple Green, the colour reminds me of freshly cut grass.
I recently purchased the Beautiful Shapes dies which includes this tiny hexagon, and it reminded me of a soccer ball, perfect for my masculine card!!

Birthday Soccer Card with Beautiful Shapes Granny Apple Green CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

The hardest part in creating this card, was cranking the cardstock/die through the machine multiple times until I had enough hexagons to create my soccer ball pattern. These were added with Stampin’ Seal to a piece of Granny Apple Green cardstock. Once they were all adhered with a small gap between them, I cut it down to size to fit onto the Basic Black layer which was glued to the card base.

Birthday Soccer Card with Beautiful Shapes Granny Apple Green CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 side

Although the twine is Parakeet Party, it works well on this card. The sentiment from Charming Sentiments stamp set is stamped and cut out with the coordinating dies and adhered with Mini Dimensionals.

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

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

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Masculine card: Aspen Trees

31 August, 202231 August, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 18 – Early Espresso

Today is the final day of Sale•a•bration for 2022.

The largest die from the Aspen Trees dies is used to cut the Early Espresso card front. Behind this, I glued a piece of the 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer Paper. I stamped the dots/speckles in the same colour ink around the edges of the card front.

Aspen Trees for Early Espresso CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments Bundle is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and heat set, before using the coordinating die to cut it out. This was added with Black Mini Dimensionals. I die cut two leaves in the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper, and one in Early Espresso card and these are adhered with glue. A small piece of Linen Thread is added behind the sentiment. To finish off I added some Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots.

On the inside, I placed a Basic White card insert and repeated the dots/speckles around the edge, but I stamped off before onto the white card, so it toned it down. I placed two more of the leaves to the bottom corner.

Aspen Trees for Early Espresso CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 side

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Evening Evergreen.

Please hop across to our next participant 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 Cathy Proctor’s blog.

To see the exclusive products you can earn this Sale•a•bration season, browse our digital brochure. Remember to take a look at the coordinating products from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalogue you can pair with your Sale•a•bration steals!

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Oceanfront Views, yes please!

3 August, 20222 August, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 14 – Coastal Cabana

Tonight’s card was created in a hurry as I had little time this week to be too creative. Covid got me good and I spent 6 days in hospital, so I was left time poor. Anyway, I’m slowly recovering and this scene is inspired by somewhere I would like to be right now, relaxing and recovering by a lake with stunning views across the water to the mountains!

Watercolour Oceanfront Landscape by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

I started with a piece of Thick Whisper White card and stamped the water image multiple times using Coastal Cabana ink and the Oceanfront stamp set. The mountains are stamped with an image from the Paradise Palms stamp set in Orchid Oasis ink. Using the large Water Painter brush, I gently added the Crumb Cake section between the water and the mountains. I also used the tips of the pine trees from the Peaceful Deer stamp set along the waters edge. The birds in the soft Tahitian Tide sky were also stamped in Crumb Cake ink.

Watercolour Oceanfront Landscape by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

The sand and rocks at the bottom of the card are stamped in Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks and then very gently blended with the large Water painter brush. The grasses are Mossy Meadow ink and some Faux Sea Glass Shapes added. This panel was adhered to a Coastal Cabana card base.

The inside white panel has some rocks, sand and grasses added along the bottom.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Crumb Cake.

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

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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Week 41 – Pumpkin Pie

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Week 34 – Pacific Point

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Week 32 – Night of Navy

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Week 29 – Merry Merlot

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Week 25 – Gray Granite

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Week 24 – Granny Apple Green

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Week 18 – Early Espresso

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Week 14 – Coastal Cabana

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