Techniques & Tutorials – Page 2 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

This handmade card features the Beautiful Butterflies products.

For this card, I began with a Basic White card base, and embossed the front with the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder. This not only embosses, but also die cuts the large butterfly at the same time, how cool is that!

I die cut [Beautiful Butterflies dies] the intricate piece from the 2024-2026 In Color™ Glimmer Specialty Paper.

Before adhering these to the card, I placed another diecut piece in Summer Splash cardstock into the hole where the white butterfly came from (see below). The adding the white and glimmer butterflies on top gluing through the centre so the wings can pop up. Some 2024-2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems are added down the body. The sentiment is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack.

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Faux Camera Shutter card

16 May, 202518 May, 2025 craftwithkate

This handmade card features the Beautiful Butterflies products.

I shared this Faux Camera Shutter technique the other day, you can see it here and download my free PDF Tutorial to make it yourself.

For this card, I began with a Basic White card base, then a Basic White layer that was dry embossed with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder and adhered down the centre of the card front.

The Faux Camera Shutter uses a piece of 6″x6″ 2024-2026 In Color™ Designer Series Paper (DSP). There are lots of YouTube videos on how to create these.

I die cut some of the smaller butterflies using the Beautiful Butterflies dies and some flowers/leaves from the Country Birdhouse dies, currently in the Last Chance section of the online store for $39.20 from $56. I sure will miss these gorgeous dies.

The sentiment [Greetings for All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack] is added on Dimensionals with the flowers and leaves placed around it. A piece of White Baker’s Twine. is tied in a bow and added on a Glue Dot. Some 2024-2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems are added.

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Free Tutorial for my Faux Camera Shutter card

14 May, 202518 May, 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. 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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Beautiful Butterflies fun closure card

12 May, 202512 May, 2025 craftwithkate

This handmade card features the Beautiful Butterflies products.

I made this style of card back in 2018, you can see it here, where I was inspired by Terri Gaines, a US Demonstrator. Her video tutorial is in that link.

For this card, I began with a Summer Splash cardbase, then a Basic White layer before adding the 2024-2026 In Color™ Designer Series Paper ( DSP), making sure to only add glue around the edges. Once these layers were adhered, I die cut the large label die [Beautiful Butterflies dies] through the card front. The DSP piece keep for the inside.

The butterflies were die cut in the 2024-2026 In Color™ Glimmer Specialty Paper. Adhere the smaller butterflies, add the sentiment [Beautiful Butterflies stamp set] on Dimensionals with a piece of White Baker’s Twine. Some 2024-2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems are added.

Fold her wings together to open the card…

Here’s the card open with white panel to write your message. This is where that DSP label die cut is adhered. Once the Basic White insert is glued in place, close the card and place that DSP through the gap so it is in the perfect position. Then you can glue the body of the large butterfly in place and fold her wings together to fit through the gap.

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Smoky Slate: Z Fold card with Everyday Arches and Beautiful Butterflies

16 April, 20257 April, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 49 – Smoky Slate

This handmade card features a Smoky Slate card base measuring 29.7cm x 10.5cm, scored at 9.9cm & 19.8cm and folded in three and dry embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing folder. The Everyday Arches dies are used to die cut 3 x Bubble Bath arches, 3 x Smoky Slate arches and 3 x Basic White arches.

The large butterfly die is cut in the three colours and glued together in the centre. The body is die cut in Basic Black card. Two of the Basic White arches are stamped with Versamark ink, White WOW Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. A Blending Brush with Bubble Bath ink is blended over the butterflies to reveal the magic! This is known as the Emboss Resist Technique.

I also took the Smoky Slate and Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers and gently placed the larger tip inside the lid and carefully flicked ink onto the White arches to get the splatters.

When assembling the card, the Bubble Bath arches are glued on first to the card base, then a piece of gold Open Weave Trim across the card length. The White and Slate arches are glued together and then onto the card.

The sentiment is also heat embossed with White Wow Emboss Powder and added on Mini Dimensionals. Some sequins were added to the centre of the butterfly and around the card.

The centre panel is splattered with Blends Markers and embellishments around the edges. This is the panel for writing a message. Thes smaller butterflies were die cut from Bsic White card that I splattered with the Blends Markers before die cutting. Then added the body in Basic Black card.

The last panel is the same as the front panel with emboss resist and blending, and some more die cut butterflies and sequins added.

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

Product List
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies*
Dies: Beautiful Butterflies, Everyday Arches
Ink: Versamark, Bubble Bath
Paper: Basic White, Bubble Bath, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Open Weave Trim, Blending Brushes, Foreever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder, White Wow Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers (Bubble Bath, Smoky Slate), Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Tear & Tape, Glue Dots, Mini 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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Hearts of Elegance Half Hexagonal card

22 December, 202431 December, 2024 craftwithkate

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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Heart of Christmas Week 11: Quilted Woven Star card

14 October, 202414 October, 2024 craftwithkate

I’m thrilled you are here to join us each Monday evening for the AWHT Heart of Christmas Blog Hop showcasing Stampin’ Up! seasonal products.

Week 11

Today I feature the Take a Bow 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) in this fun Quilted Woven Star design. I was inspired by Tamara’s Paper trail and you can watch her Youtube tutorial here.

A Thick Basic White card base with a layer of Basic White dry embossed with the Cute Crotchet 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. A piece of the DSP is added across the card behind the main feature.

The embossed woven star is layered onto some Real Red cardstock and added to the card front on Dimensionals. The sentiment [Peaceful Season stamp set] is stamped directly onto the card in Real Red ink and I love how the embossed pattern shines through. If you don’t like that look, you could stamp the sentiment before dry embossing that layer. A silver Drusy Adhesive-backed Embellishment is added to the centre of the star to finish.

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

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Rachel Woollard.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Sharon Davern’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: Peaceful Season
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Thick Basic White, Take a Bow 6″x6″ DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Real Red
Embellishments: Drusy Adhesive-backed Embellishments
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Cute Crotchet 3D TIEF, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, 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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Daffodil Delight: Full of Life Birthdays

25 September, 202425 September, 2024 craftwithkate

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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 22 – Daffodil Delight

Today I feature the Full of Life 6″ x 6″ DSP and the Alphabet A La Mode dies for this inlay technique. I began with a 3″ strip of the DSP which I cut down to the length of my card and added Adhesive Sheet behind it. I placed the ‘birthday’ letters on top and held them in place with a large post it note so they didn’t move and ran it through my die cutting machine. I did the same on a piece of Black cardstock. I glued the DSP panel to a piece of Textured Metallic Specialty Foil Paper and glued it to the cardfront.

Birthday card 1 for Daffodil Delight Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

The letters were replaced with the black letters and because I didn’t want to waste the colourful letters, I recreated the card in reverse! On this second card, I mounted the black card onto some of the Gold Foil from the same Textured Metallic Specialty Paper pack! The ‘happy’ is stamed in Versamark ink, White WOW Emboss Powder added and melted with my Heat Tool.

Birthday card 2 for Daffodil Delight 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 Early Espresso.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Christine Blain.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: Simply Said
Dies: Alphabet A La Mode
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Full of Life DSP, Textured Metallics Specialty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Black Memento, Versamark
Embellishments: Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins, Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: Adhesive Sheets,White WOW Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Tear & Tape

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Blackberry Bliss: Enduring Beauty Faux Embossed Tile Card

10 July, 202410 July, 2024 craftwithkate

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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 11 – Blackberry Bliss

Today I feature the Enduring Beauty Stamps and Masks in this Embossed Tile card. On some Basic White card, I used the masks and Blending Brushes to colour the main image using Fresh Freesia & Blackberry Bliss inks for the flowers and Pool Party & Shy Shamrock inks for the leaves.

Once this was done, I embossed the panel using the Cute Crochet 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, then cut it into 3cm squares. Placing Dimensionals on the back of each square, I lined them up onto a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock eith a narrow border bwtween them. Once all were adhered I trimmed it to size. This was glued to a Basic White cardbase (although the fading light made it look more Vanilla). The outline image for these marks was stamped in the corner on the inside of the card and the envelope.

Enduring Beauty Embossed Tile card for Blackberry Bliss Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The lovely sentiment is heat embossed with White Emboss Powder onto Blackberry Bliss card and fussy, then adhered on Dimensionals with a White Baker’s Twine bow placed below on a Glue Dot. Some Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs finish it off. It’s always handy to have some sympathy/thinking of you cards in your stash for when you least expect to need them.

Enduring Beauty Embossed Tile card for Blackberry Bliss Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 angled

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Blueberry Bushel.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member from Adelaide, Andrea Sargent.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: Enduring Beauty*
Dies: Enduring Beauty*
Card/DSP/Specialty Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Inks: Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Shy Shamrock, Versamark
Embellishments: Iridescent Adhesive-backed Discs, White Baker’s Twine
Accesories/Adhesives/Tools: White Emboss Powder, Cute Crochet 3D TIEF, Blending Brushes, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool, Water Painters, Tear & Tape
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

Shop with Kate Morgan

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

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Pretty in Pink: Faux Pinwheel card

15 May, 202415 May, 2024 craftwithkate

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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 3 – Pretty in Pink

With the release of the new Annual catalogue, we begin our blog hops with the new In Color™ range, followed by the new Basic Beige, then all the other Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order. So today, we have the second new 2024-2026 In Color™, Pretty in Pink.

2024-2026 IN COLORS

Today I feature the Faux Pinwheel design with the gorgeous Unbounded Beauty DSP. The patterns are so beautiful and I wanted to feature two of them here. The background Pretty in Pink layer is embossed with the Eyelet 3D Impressions Folder then splattered with some Petunia Pop Blends Marker, by placing the tip inside the lid and gently flicking it onto the card.

faux pinwheel card with Unbounded Beauty DSP for Pretty in Pink Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The pinwheel is created using two squares of 7cm x 7cm Summer Splash card and eight pieces of DSP 3cm x 3cm. The ‘celebrate’ is Gold Foil and created using the Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder. This is a folder and the die which sits inside the folder and cuts the sentiments at the same time when run through the Cut & Emboss Machine.

The colour of this image is not quite right, it’s looking more purple as the daylight was disappearing when I photographed it, but you can see the detail up close. The Paper Butterfly Accents are added behind the sentiment and adhered on dimensionals, so it gives a little height. Some 2024-2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems are added too!

faux pinwheel card with Unbounded Beauty DSP for Pretty in Pink Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 feature

On the inside, some more DSP was placed behind a white panel and butterfly for the written message.

faux pinwheel card with Unbounded Beauty DSP for Pretty in 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 Shy Shamrock.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Rachel Woollard.

The full list of participants for this week can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.

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Pay $169 and you get the usual $235 products of your choice, plus everything in the picture below (valued at $144) all for a total product value of $379 plus free shipping. Amazing offer, too good to miss!!!

Starter Kit Special May 2024 Kate Morgan, Craft with Kate

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You also get 20-25% discount on future orders and early access to products, as well as attend Exclusive events. This is a great way to get some product even if you are a hobby crafter like me. There are no catches; if it’s not for you, you still keep all the product