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Mossy Meadow: Sneak Peek – ‘Simply Beautiful’ card

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 33 – Mossy Meadow

This handmade card features a sneak peek of some new products arriving in January, the Simply Beautiful dies and the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack.

The Mossy Meadow background layer is dry embossed with the Gathering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder. Before adhering it to a Thick White card base, I wrapped some new White with Gold Ribbon around it.

The leaves are die cut from Granny Apple Green & Mossy Meadow cardstock and the flowers in Pretty in Pink & Petunia Pop cardstock and the stamen in Gold Foil. Each of these layers has some ink blending using Blending Brushes and the coordinating ink colours, then each layer glued together.

The leaves I spritzed with some water then dabbed with a tissue to get that water effect.

The flowers were adhered to the card first, then the leaves popped underneath. I added a big splatter of Wink of Stella across the entire card and put it aside to dry.

The vellum tag is from the Ephemera pack and is stamped in Versamark ink, Gold WOW Emboss Powder added then melted with my Heat Tool. I added some Tear & Tape just under the top of the tag (behind the gold) so you don’t see the glue. Finally some Pearilsed Faceted Circles were dotted around.

Are you excited for some new products in January 2026?!!!

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Product of the Month (December)

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Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps:
Bright Borders (R)
Dies: Simply Beautiful
Ink: Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Versamark
Paper: Basic Thick White, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Medow, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Gold Foil, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Embellishments: Pearlised Faceted Circles, White with Gold Ribbon 
Other:
Gold WOW Embossing Powder, Gathering Leaves 3D EF, Wink of Stella, Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack, Acrylic Blocks, Blending Brushes, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Spritzer, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%


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Daffodil Delight: Extraordinary Floral With Love

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 19 – Daffodil Delight

This handmade card features the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and coordinating die and the Charming Day dies.

A LITTLE ‘WHY’ ABOUT THIS CARD
I’m loving the predominant white space of this card with the pop of colour in the flowers and the moody tones with the ink blending on the banner. The sentinent ‘with love’ is so versatile that this card could be for a wedding, someone special, anniverary, Mother’s Day or a birthday!

How you can re-create this card

1. Create the base – a Thick White card base, 21cm x 14.9cm, scored @ 10.5cm.

2. Stamp and colour – the stamp is inked with Secret Sea onto Basic White card and coloured using Blends Combo Markers – Daffodil Delight, Peach Pie, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon, then die cut with the Extraordinary die. The Banner [Party Banners dies] has ink blending in Secret Sea around the edges and some Daffodil Delight in the centre using Blending Brushes.

3. Layering – on the card base, I adhered the leaves [Charming Day dies]. The banner has a small piece of Secret Sea Glimmer Paper [Peaceful Garden Glimmer] added behind the top and these are added on Dimensionals. Then the floral images are glued and popped up on Dimensionals.

4. Add the sentiment – stamped onto the banner with Secret Sea ink.

5. Finishing touches – Wink of Stella is used on the flowers, some Traditional Sparkling Gems are added and a White Baker’s Twine bow.

Many of us also participate in the Heart of Christmas blog hop that goes live every Monday night, where we showcase Christmas inspiration in the lead up to Christmas. We would love you to follow us!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Early Espresso inspiration.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps:
Extraordinary Flora*
Dies: Extraordinary Flora*, Charming Day, Party Banners
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Secret Sea
Paper: Peaceful Garden Glimmer. Thick Basic White, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Stampin’ Blends Markers:  Daffodil Delight, Peach Pie, Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon
Other: Blending Brushes, Wink of Stella, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Free Tutorial for my Faux Camera Shutter card

Welcome to the Colour Creations InstaHop. You can follow us on Instagram starting  @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours. For the first 5 weeks we showcase the new 2025-2027 In Colors and then continue with all the remaining colours in alphabetical order.

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 2 – Darling Duckling

I have two cards today, a Mother’s Day card and a Sympathy card, both using products from the @stampinupofficial Floral Impressions Suite Collection.

Card 1 – Mother’s Day card
This handmade Mother’s Day card features; Impressions Abloom Bundle, Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP) and two Euphemera Packs, Foiled Frames & Labels and the Greetings for All Mix & Match. These diecut greetings are just brilliant for quick additions to your cards.

The designer papers is from the same pack and the flowers are stamped in Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger with the Secret Sea centres.  The leaves are diecut in White and Garden Green ink blended on using Blending Brushes.

You can see that gorgeous gold foiling on this circle, it’s just so lush!

These 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls are stunning too and must have if you haven’t already got them! A White Baker’s Twine bow is added on a Glue Dot.

Card 2 – Sympathy Card
This is known as the Faux Camera Shutter technique made with a piece of 6″ x 6″ DSP (free tutorial here).

I started with a Darling Duckling cardbase with a piece of Basic White which has been dry embossed with the Mini Corrugated EF. I used my Darling Duckling Marker to splatter some fine ink onto the card. The Faux Camera Shutter is matted onto a piece of Garden Green cardstock, then adhered to the card. Some flowers and leaves are die cut in Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Pecan Pie and Timid Tiger cardstock and adhered to the card. The banner at the bottom was an offcut from creating the faux shutter!

Not sure if you can see the ink splatter on the corrugated card? It just adds a little rustic charm.

The sentiment is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack and added on Dimensionals. Some of the same flat pearls were used on this card also. 

on the inside, I added two more of those offcuts to a Basic White insert.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Secret Sea inspiration.

Product List
Stamps:
Impressions Abloom*
Dies: Impressions Abloom*
Ink: Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Timid Tiger
Paper: Basic White, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, Secret Sea, Timid Tiger, Floral Impressions DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls, 2025-2027 In Color™ Markers, Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder, White Baker’s Twine, Foiled Frames & Labels Euphema Pack, Greetings For All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack, Blending Brushes, 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.
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Moody Mauve: Mixed Florals Just for You card

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I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Wednesday evening for the AWHT Colour Creations Blog Hop showcasing the full range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 36 –

Today I feature the Mixed Florals bundle.

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A Thick Basic White card base with a strip of the Wild Flowering DSP and a thinner strip of Gold Foil are placed to the left. The Everyday Arches dies (yes, my favourite) is dry embossed with the Starburst Embossing Folder, one of the Saleabration rewards with a qualifying order.

Mixed Florals card for Moody Mauve Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2025

The image is stamped in Versamark ink, Gold Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. I used my Water Painters to colour the image; Boho Blue, Summer Splash, Moody Mauve and Blackberry Bliss. I popped this up on Dimensionals.

Mixed Florals card for Moody Mauve Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2025 watercolour

The sentiment [Labeled with Love] is stamped in Moody Mauve on Basic White cardstock and I flagged one end with Paper Snips.  I added some Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins (Saleabration free product), In Color™ Shimmer Gems and Twisted Gold Thread.

On the inside and on the envelope, I added a simple stamped Moody Mauve image.

Mixed Florals card for Moody Mauve Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2025 inside

Come back on Friday to see another card using this bundle.

Click the image below to choose which product you would select for free with a qualifying order.

2025 SAB Cover

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Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Leanne Mitchell.

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Product List
Stamps: 
Mixed Florals*, Labeled with Love
Dies: Mixed Florals*, Every Day Arches
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Gold Foil, Wild Flowers DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Versamark, Moody Mauve, Blackberry Bliss, Boho Blue, Summer Splash
Embellishments: In Color™ Shimmer Gems, Twisted Gold Thread, Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins (SAB)
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Starstruck Embossing Folder (SAB), Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Water Painters
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Hearts of Elegance Half Hexagonal card

Today I feature a fun fold card, but do not be dismissive thinking it is too difficult as it is really easy to recreate. Read on and I’ll explain more about it. You will be surprised!

The Hearts of Elegance bundle and the Marbled Elegance Specialty DSP are available in the Online Exclusives section of the online store. This could suit any occasion; Birthday, Wedding Day, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, etc.

Half Hexagonal Fun Fold card using Stampin Up Hearts of Elegance and Marbled Elegance SDSP by Kate Morgan Australia 2024

Here is the view from the top of the card where you can see that half hexagon.

Half Hexagonal Fun Fold card using Stampin Up Hearts of Elegance and Marbled Elegance SDSP by Kate Morgan Australia 2024 top view

and it folds flat like this to fit into an envelope for posting!

Half Hexagonal Fun Fold card using Stampin Up Hearts of Elegance and Marbled Elegance SDSP by Kate Morgan Australia 2024 flat to fit in envelope

Step by step details
Card base: 11cm x 14.5cm, score the long edge @ 2cm from each end and fold them to the front (valley folds). Decorate the inside with the following.
DSP (inside): 10.5cm x 2cm and 2 pieces 10.5cm x 1.5cm

Cardstock strips x 2: 18.5cm x 3cm, score @ 2cm & 6.5cm from each end. Fold and burnish all scorelines as mountain folds. Add adhesive of choice to the end tabs and adhere them to the outisde of the two side folds of the cardbase, lining them up along the top of the card. Repeat with the second strip along the base. The card base will fold flat to fit into an envelope for postage. Use the following DSP measurements to decorate.
DSP (decorate the strips): 13cm x 2.5cm, cut so you have 4cm piece, 5cm, 4cm (to keep the continuous pattern) you need two lots of these.

White card:
10.5cm x 10cm (adhere to the back for your message).
Extra: DSP and cardstock to cut your heart features and the sentiment!

Thanks for dropping by. Wishing you all a festive season and a safe New Year. See you again in 2025!

Product List
Stamps: 
Hearts of Elegance*
Dies: Hearts of Elegance*, Stylish Shapes
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Melon Mambo, Gold Foil, Marbled Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Melon Mambo
Embellishments: Purple Adhesive-backed Sequins
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: H Block, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Petal Pink CCBH: Everyday Details Mother’s Day card

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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 39 – Petal Pink

Today I feature the Everyday Details bundle.  The images are perfect for colouring and the dies are so versatile with layerind dies and some for extra detail as seen in the background of this card. My Crumb Cake cardbase is diecut and then the small dotty details are stamped between.

Everyday Details card for Petal Pink Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The image is stamped with Black Memento ink and coloured using Blends Combo Markers. The flowers have Wink of Stella on them and the large flower has a Rainbow Adhesive-backed Dot in the centre. The Linen Thread bow is added with a rolled up Glue Dot. Three small Brushed Brass Butterflies are added.

Everyday Details card for Petal Pink Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 angle

The pretty sparkle is a Petal Pink sheet from the Three Colour Glimmer Specialty Paper pack. A piece has been added behind the card base to show through the diecut detail. Another piece is added behind the focal centrepiece. The striped strip is created by drawing lines across a strip of Basic White card alternating with the Dark & Light Petal Pink Blends Combo Markers.

On the inside, a Basic White insert with another strip like the front with Striped Blends Markers and another simple image stamped in Petal Pink ink.

Everyday Details card for Petal Pink Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pool Party.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Christine Blain.

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Product List
Stamps: 
Everyday Details*
Dies: Everyday Details*
Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Three Colour Glimmer Specialty (Petal Pink)
Inks: Black Memento, Crumb Cake, Petal Pink
Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers: Colour Lifter, Crumb Cake, Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam
Other:  Rainbow Adhesive-backed Dots, Brushed Brass Butterflies, Wink of Stella, Linen Thread, Paper Snips, Seal+, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder, Take Your Pick Tool
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Perennial Lavender Suite Collection

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!

2024 Jan-April Mini Catalogue      2024 Jan-Feb Saleabration brochure

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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Introducing Azure Afternoon

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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 6 – Azure Afternoon

Today brings us to a new core colour to the Brights Collection, Azure Afternoon. This is a lovely bright blue and reminds me of the ocean, so that was my inspiration for this card.

Coffee with Friends Azure Afternoon colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

I began by stamping the lady image on Basic White card in Memento Black ink and colouring it with Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers. I used Paper Snips to cut around the image before running my Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker around the cut edges so you don’t see the white of the card. I wanted her sitting on a timber seat/bench, so I cut a piece of Pecan Pie card with a square from the Stylish Shapes die and ran it through my Cut & Emboss machine in the Timber 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Coffee with Friends Azure Afternoon colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 blends colouring

The White layer is coloured using inkpads and my blending brushes; Pecan Pie at the bottom, Balmy Blue, Boho Blue and Azure Afternoon at the top. The top section used the cloud die from the Basic Border Dies and the one below is a die in the Seaside Bay dies. I stamped the birds and the speckles of the sand in Pecan Pie ink. The bird I wanted a lot lighter, so to ink the stamp I used my blending brushes to apply the ink. I also added a little bit of Azure Afternoon to the top of the bird before stamping and cutting it out with the die. The grasses were cut from some white card that I had blended with some Parakeet Party & Azure Afternoon inkpads.

The lady and bird are addedwith Mini Dimensionals. I adhered this layer to a Pecan Pie layer with a nice thin border.

The inside is decorated in the same way, but just the bottom section, leaving plenty of room for a handwritten message.

Coffee with Friends Azure Afternoon colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

I just love how this lady is sitting there enjoying her coffee, contemplating life… my idea of bliss!

Product Supply List
Stamps:
Coffee with Friends, Seaside Bay, Waves of Inspiration

Dies: Basic Border, Seaside Bay, Stylish Shapes
Card/Paper: Azure Afternoon, Basic White, Pecan Pie
Ink Pads: Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Parakeet Party, Memento Black
Blends Combo Markers: Boho Blue, Bubble Bath, Moody Mauve, Parakeet Party, SU400, SU700, SU900, SU1000

Other: Timber 3D Embossing Folder, Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, Blending Brushes, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using a new core colour to the Subtles collection, Bubble Bath.

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Introducing Boho Blue

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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 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.

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

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.

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

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Faceted Diamond Vertical Easel card for Parakeet Party Blog Hop

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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 in alphabetical order.

Week 2 – Parakeet Party

Tonight we showcase our second of the new 2022-2024 In Colors, Parakeet Party!
This fancy fold is called a Faceted Diamond Vertical Easel card… try saying that quickly 3 times!!!!
Here is my bright and cheery colour combination for this card, which I gave to my dear mum for Mother’s Day and she loved it! Her favourite colour is green!!

Parakeet Party

This is a card of many angles and yes, it took a little while to create, but it was fun. It just looks like a square card when it is folded flat, measuring 14.5cm x 14.5cm. I have used two designs from the 2022-2024 In Color 6×6 Designer Series Paperv (DSP) in Parakeet Party. Polished Pink cardstock was used to matt the DSP. The leaf is stamped ink Parakeet Party ink and fussy cut with Snips.

Faceted Diamond Vertical Easel card for CCBH Parakeet Party using Hello Ladybug by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 flat

and here it is when standing up – the front sits inside the Designer Paper panel on the inside (right) which is raised up on a piece of Foam Adhesive Sheet to create the Easel.

Faceted Diamond Vertical Easel card for CCBH Parakeet Party using Hello Ladybug by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

The diamond feature is really cool and looks impressive, doesn’t it?! Can you see the strip of Window Sheet across the diamond where the ladybug on her leaf sit? This gives the image a wonderful floating effect when the card is open and lays flat to post.

Faceted Diamond Vertical Easel card for CCBH Parakeet Party using Hello Ladybug by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 side

Here it is from the top!

Faceted Diamond Vertical Easel card for CCBH Parakeet Party using Hello Ladybug by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 top

This is how it looks open!

Faceted Diamond Vertical Easel card for CCBH Parakeet Party using Hello Ladybug by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 open

I CASEd this card style from a YouTube video by Iced Images, using totally different products.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for our 3rd new In Color, Starry Sky!

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2022–2024 In Color Grid Paper (item 160009)
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