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Orchid Oasis CCBH: Flight & Airy

24 January, 202423 January, 2024 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 37 – Orchid Oasis

How are you enjoying the new Mini catalogue? Have you placed an order and what was your favourite new product?

Today I feature the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper. Although Orchid Oasis is not one of the colours in this paper pack, I felt it went really well with the tones. So, my card base is Orchid Oasis which is dry embossed using the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder.

Flight & Airy DSP card Saleabration 2024 Free product by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

A piece of the DSP with the bird print is layered onto a piece of the same design but the reverse side! The Stylish Shapes dies, was used to cut a Basic White circle which I gently coloured with Orchid Oasis ink using a Blending Brush. A Sponge Dauber added extra darker ink around the edges. Some Linen Thread was placed to the centre of the cirrcle and the feature image was fussy cut from a piece of the designer paper, popped up on Dimensionals.

Flight & Airy DSP card Saleabration 2024 Free product by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

On the inside, a simple sentiment is stamped and a pieced of the DSP & cardstock were added across the bottom of the white insert.

Flight & Airy DSP card Saleabration 2024 Free product by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 side

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Product List
Stamps: Perennial Postage
Dies: Stylish Shapes
Paper: Basic White, Orchid Oasis, Flight & Airy DSP (SAB)
Inks: Orchid Oasis
Other: Linen Thread, Distressed Tile 3D TIEF, Sponge Dauber, Blending Brushes, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
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CCBH: Old Olive

17 January, 202416 January, 2024 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 36 – Old Olive

How are you enjoying the new Mini catalogue? Have you placed an order and what was your favourite new product?

Today I feature the Planted Paradise stamp set in this very simple card. I am very limited in my supplies this week, as I cannot get to my cardstock while we don’t have an ensuite. Last week it was totally demolished for a complete rebuild. I’m just glad the 2 days of jack jammering has finished, eek that was loud. Next week the tiling will be done and I’ll be able to access my cardstock again. Anyway enough of my hectic life, back to the card!

The card base is Thick Basic White. The vase is stamped in Pebbled Path ink. The plants are stamped in Old Olive and some also have Pebbled Path ink done with the rock n roll technique, where you ink the image in Old Olive, then roll the stamp on its edges on the Pebbled Path inkpad to get the dual tone, then stamp. Each of these are fussy cut with Paper Snips, some of the plants are cut between the leaves and added behind.

Planted Paradise Rock n Roll Technique card for Old Olive Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

The circle behind the feature, is created using Blending Brushes and Old Olive ink. I die cut a circle (Stylish Shapes dies) from some scrap card as the template. I also flicked some Pebbled Path ink from my Pebbled Path Stampin’ Write Marker. I added the feature pieces on Stampin’ Dimensionals, a Linen Thread bow added on a Glue Dot and some Rhinestone Jewels added on the vase. I have deliberately left off a sentiment until the time comes to use this card. It could be used for any occasion!

Here you can see the splatter and the dimension of the plant.

Planted Paradise Rock n Roll Technique card for Old Olive Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The Glass Mat Studio is amazing. As a Demonstrator, I was able purchase this early, as it is on offer during Saleabration as part of your joining kit (worth $106!). It is such a wonderful tool. One feature I use it for is ink blending. I tap my inkpad onto the glass, then use the Blending Brushes to pick the ink up. Once done, simply wipe the ink clean with the Cleaning Cloth provided. Another item included is the white Silicone Mat as shown below. Place your open inkpad on it so it doesn’t slide around using your Blending Brushes, while you hold your mask in place. It is great to mix ink colours for watercolouring. More reasons why I love this tool can be seen here.

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Product List
Stamps: Planted Paradise
Dies: Stylish Shapes
Card/Paper: Thick Basic White
Ink: Old Olive, Pebbled Path
Other: Glass Mat Studio, Pebbled Path Stampin’ Write Marker, Linen Thread, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Blending Brushes, Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
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Perennial Lavender Suite Collection

4 January, 20244 January, 2024 craftwithkate

NEW YEAR – NEW CATALOGUE!

Introducing the 2024 January to April Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration Brochure.

Shop from any current catalogues and receive your choice of FREE Sale-a-bration items with every $90 or $180 purchase.

Do you have a wish list over $169? Have you considered joining for all the extra benefits? There is no obligation to sell products if you don’t want to, but you can join the amazing community of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators!

Today I feature the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection, the very first item to drop into my shopping cart. You can find all the details on pages 22-25 in the catalogue. Plus, with every $90+ product order, you can select items in the Saleabration brochure.

These papers are to die for, well not literally, but they are so gorgeous. The Perennial Lavender 12″ X 12″ Designer Series Paper features on all my cards today. Also in this collection are two bundles; the Painted Lavender Bundle and the Perennial Postaged Bundle. Also some Paper Butterefly Accents and Purple Fine Shimmer Gems. These can be ordered using 1 item number: 162613.

Perennial Lavender Suite 162613

Here is card 1 featuring the lovely patterned papers and a little stamping on the feature section.

Painted & Perennial Lavender Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

Here it is open with a white panel hidden inside to write your message

Painted & Perennial Lavender Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 open

Card 2 features my favourite DSP piece in the pack. I didn’t want to cover it up, so I created three 3cm wide panels and glued them to some Gorgeous Grape card. Ribbon was added to the bottom with a ribbon knot. The Paper Butterfly Accent was added at the top.

Perennial Lavender DSP Triple Strip Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The ‘celebrate’ is from the Wanted to Say dies and I added some Foam Adhesive Sheet behind some Gorgeous Grape card before die cutting that layer. The Highland Heather Gliiter piece is from the Three Color Glimmer pack. I added some Adhesive Sheet on the back before die cutting. Once cut, remove the paper backing and place it on top of the larger piece. You can really see the height it gives below.

Perennial Lavender DSP Triple Strip Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 angle

Card 3 – possibly my favourite, a slimline card. This features the DSP, the Perennial Postage Bundle, the Painted Lavender Bundle and the Purple Fine Shimmer Gems.

Painted Lavender Slimline Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

Here you can see the feature panel and how it is layered

Painted Lavender Slimline Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

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Hexagon Gift Box & Card

1 January, 202427 December, 2023 craftwithkate

Happy New Year!

I wish you all a healthy and happy 2024 and hope you had a wonder Christmas with your loved ones. Saleabration begins in a couple of days (4 January) and today I have a 3D project to share with you using one of the Saleabration items that can be earned FREE with a $90+ product order.

The Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper is so stunning, you will definitely want to get your hands on it! The gorgeous watercoloured images and the magnificent colour palette is irresistable!!!

SAB 2024 Flight & Airy DSP Jewellery Gift Box by Kte Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

The image on the top, is fussy cut from one of the sheets of paper – isn’t it just adorable?!!

I got this idea from StempelPunktchen and you can see her Tutorial on YouTube.

Project 2
This card was inspired by Heather Thomas, A UK Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and 2023 Artisan Team member. Again, I have fussy cut the focal image from the designer paper, but look at that gorgeous Embossed background! The Layered Florals 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder run through my embossing machine with Basic White card. Then I used a Small Blending Brush with Bubble Bath ink to lightly colour the larger flowers. The yellow flowers and small leaves are coloured using Stampin’ Blends Markers (Lemon Lolly & Soft Sea Foam). This is then added to some Bubble Bath cardstock, then onto a Thick Basic White card base. The strip across the bottom is from the Bee Mine 12×12 DSP, a Vellum Layering Design piece is die cut using the Stylish Shapes dies. A piece of Bubble Bath card is stamped with the sentiment (Charming Sentiments stamp set) in Boho Blue ink. The image was glued on and I finished off with some Iridescent Pastel Gems.

SAB 2024 Flight & Airy DSP card with Layering Florals 3D TIEF by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

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Product List
Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagon, charming Sentiments
Dies: Stylish Shapes
Paper: Bubble Bath, Basic White, Bee Mine DSP, Flight & Airy DSP (SAB 2024), Vellum Layering Designs
Inks: Misty Moonlight, Bubble Bath, Boho Blue
Other: Iridescent Pastel Gems, Layered Florals 3D TIEF, Silver Trim, Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs, Lemon Lolly & Soft Sea Foam Blends Markers, Small Blending Brushes, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

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Lost Lagoon: Fancy Fold with Bee Mine & Fluffiest Friends

29 November, 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 31 – Lost Lagoon

This week, I have a sneak peek of some new Designer Series Paper to be released in the new January-April Mini Catalogue. I am also featuring product from the Online Exclusives, the Fluffiest Friends Bundle. I love this furry bear with his big red pot of golden honey, it just makes me smile and I had a ball colouring it in. But more about that later.

Bee Mine Fluffiest Friends Fancy Fold card Stampin Up Mini catalogue 2024 by Kate Morgan, Australia Online Exclusives 2023

I realise Lost Lagoon isn’t one of the colours in the Bee Mine Designer Series Paper, but I felt it was a great grounding colour. I embossed a strip and glued it to the left side and two different patterns of the DSP to the right. The Sweet Sorbet Ribbon & bow was added along with some Adhesive-backed Hearts. The sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set, was stamped and cut with Paper Snips and added on dimensionals.

The bear is stamped in Smoky Slate ink and coloured using Blends Combo Markers; Gray Granite (D), Crumb Cake (L, D), Daffodil Delight (L, D), Real Red (L, D). Then using my 35 year old Derwent Pencils, I added the texture of the fur & surrounds. Alisa Tilsner has a paid class on how to do this, but I definitely need a lot more practise. I die cut it using the Stylish Shapes die.

Bee Mine Fluffiest Friends Fancy Fold card Stampin Up Mini catalogue 2024 by Kate Morgan, Australia Online Exclusives 2023 standing

The front and back panels of the card are our standard A5 size. The card is suspended on the centre mechanism that is scored 3 times to have 4 panels. The Scalloped Contour dies were used to cut the 3 white scalloped panels, the white tag and the scallop border where the white tag fits into. Some more of the DSP is added to the panels and the 3 jars are cut directly from the patterned paper.

Bee Mine Fluffiest Friends Fancy Fold card Stampin Up Mini catalogue 2024 by Kate Morgan, Australia Online Exclusives 2023 fully open

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Product List
Stamps: Fluffiest Friends, Something Fancy
Dies: Stylish Shapes, Scalloped Contours
Paper: Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Bee Mine DSP
Inks: Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon
Other: Adhesive-backed Hearts & Flowers, Sweet Sorbet Bordered Ribbon, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Blends Combo (Crumb Cake, Gray Granite), Basics 3D Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder, Glue Dots, Derwent Pencils
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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 Succulent: Rain or Shine

19 April, 202319 April, 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 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

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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

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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.

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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]