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Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Stampin' Up!

Birthday Blooms

26 February, 201618 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

What a stunning flower this is and with the image embossed in white embossing powder on water colour paper and then coloured with the Aqua painter and inks, it is such a stunning bloom!

I have used Blushing Bride & Mint Macaron with a touch of Delightful Dijon in the centre to colour the bloom.

The sentiment is gold embossed and some blushing bride sequins & cotton ribbon added.

The card base is Watermelon Wonder.

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Birthday, Flowers, Stampin' Up!

Fun Fold cards

24 February, 201618 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a fun fold card with you using the gorgeous Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper. It is just so pretty 🙂

As you open this card, starting with the flap, it looks like this!

Isn’t it cute, how the circle folds through the opening!

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Washi Tape Holders

22 February, 201612 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share the cutest idea to store your washi tape!

I initially saw this on Pinterest and clicked on the link which took me to Pootles in the UK who designed this. I made these ones below and then at one of my recent classes, I made one for each customer who attended as a thank you gift and they loved them!

This one above was lade from Blushing Bride card stock and used some of the gorgeous Love Blossoms DSP and the stunning Sequin trim.

Below is another I made using Mint Macaron card stock and some of the Cherry on Top Washi Tape. I also stamped the card before putting it together with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.

Pootles created these to suit the Stampin’ Up! Washi Tape sets, so she has designed two different ones, for the 3 set tapes and the 5 set tapes! What a clever lady she is 🙂

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Farewell, feminine, Flowers, Stampin' Up!

Botanical Blooms

19 February, 201618 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Check out today’s multi-layered card. I don’t usually add so many layers, but I was very happy with how this one turned out!

I was asked to make a few Farewell cards for my workplace, and this was one of them.

Botanical Builder Framelits, Love Blossoms DSP, Farewell Handmade Card, DIY, #stampinup

The card base is Blushing Bride with a layer of the Love Blossom Designer Series Paper.

I embossed the Sahara Sand Banner with the Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and layered it on a piece of Rose Red card stock which I scored a 1/4″ border around the edge.

I used the Botanical Blooms Framelits Dies for all the blooms and foliage (Blushing Bride, Rose Red, So Saffron, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White & Love Blossoms DSP).

Botanical Builder Framelits, Love Blossoms DSP, Farewell Handmade Card, DIY, #stampinupaustralia

The Blushing Bride Satin ribbon was tied in a bow and finishes off this stunning card (if I do say so myself lol).

What do you think?

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Just for you

17 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Another gorgeous Sale-a-bration product, FREE with any $90 order!

Sometimes you need a card that says “just for you” and what better stamp set, than this one. It is called Botanicals for You and has 9 stamps in the set.

I used a calypso coral card base and stamped the sentiment and flowers onto some whisper white card stock. The sentiment was stamped with Versamark ink and sprinkled with gold embossing powder, before heat setting it.

The Pool Party flowers I fussy cut and added to the card with dimensionals.

Look at that shine!

Stamp your envelope and inside panel of your card too!

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Valentine’s Day

15 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Well, as you know, yesterday was Valentine’s Day and I spent the weekend away with two of my closest girlfriends and our 5 kids at Anglesea. But in saying that, my hubby works weekends, so he didn’t mind a bit that we weren’t around and truthfully, we don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day anyway.

But I did make him a personalised card and here it is!

I did use some retired products, but I do still love this cloudy day embossing folder, especially with hot air balloons. This is as close as I will ever get him to a hot air balloon!!!

The sentiment is from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set in the Occasions catalogue.

Celebrate Today stamp set was used for the hot air balloon basket and the Balloon Framelits for the balloon itself.

Little Letters Thinlits were used to create his name and the inside stamped with the Bloomin’ Love stamp set.

and of course the envelope was stamped too, you know how I love to coordinate everything!

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Subtle hearts

12 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

I love, love, love this card that is the colour combination of Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand.

I love the sequins, the ribbon, the die cut heart layered on the Sahara Sand card and the stamped floral images behind in the coordinating colours.

I was really happy with this card and the colour combination is so soft, subtle and totally gorgeous.

What are your thoughts? Are you as gushing as me with this one?

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Birthday, Kids Cards, Masculine, Stampin' Up!

Make a wish

10 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a very quick and easy card to create, using some DSP, banners, sentiment, punch and twine!

I love this dandelion designer paper which you can earn for FREE with any $90 order. It is the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper available during Saleabration 2016. 12 sheets of 12×12 double sided designs.

The sentiment is from the Perfect Pennants stamp set and is perfect with this paper. As kids we always grabbed those dandelions and blew them to make a wish, didn’t you?! Maybe you still do!!!!

Anyway, the sentiment was stamped and cut out using the Note Tag Punch. The banners were made using the Banner Triple Punch and layered behind the tag. Some gorgeous two-tone baker’s twine was added.

I love the simplicity of this style of card. What do you think?

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Flowers, Stampin' Up!, Sympathy, Thinlits Dies

You’re in my thoughts

8 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

It is always tough to come up with a card design for someone who may have lost a loved one, so I always like to have some on hand to be able to grab when required.

Today, I share a card using the Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits die.

Bloomin Heart #stampinup Occasions 2016 Saleabration

I have used Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White, purple being the colour of love and I think it is lovely in this sympathy card.

Bloomin Heart #stampinup Occasions 2016 Saleabration

Notice I have glued the heart die cut behind the top layer, framing part of the heart but also so it gives that gorgeous shadow behind once the layer is adhered with dimensionals.

Bloomin Heart #stampinup Occasions 2016 Saleabration

Always remember to stamp the envelope and the inside of your cards!

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Birthday, feminine, Flowers

Who’s turning 10?

5 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Here I am on the Number of Years bandwagon again!

Yes, I am loving this awesome bundle of stamps and coordinating framelits. They are just so versatile and easy to use. Make sure you add them to your list and purchase as a bundle to save 15%

Large Numbers Framelits Number of Years Birthday Bouquet #stampinup

I am adoring Blushing Bride at the moment (can you tell?!!) and once again I have made a 10th birthday card. I sure will have enough for the kids this year, without having the whip one up at the last minute. I will look so super organised!!!

Large Numbers Framelits Number of Years Birthday Bouquet #stampinup