Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Boy oh Boy!

7 September, 201525 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share two baby boy cards using the stamp set, Made With Love.

I have used Soft Sky, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock along with Watercolour paper.

How gorgeous is that background? It uses the new Woodland TIEF in the holiday catalogue. I just love it and thought it was perfect behind these images. I also used the Triple Banner punch and the stunning Metallic Thread.

and another card using the same stamp set, but this gorgeous little deer. Isn’t it just the cutest?!!!!

close up of the delicate watercolouring created with the aqua painter and inkpads!

Don’t forget to decorate the envelope too!

I’ll be back in the next day or so to share some cards for baby girls too!

Please leave a comment below if you like my cards today.

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Birthday, Kids Cards

My nephew turns 1!

4 September, 201525 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Check out this little fella ~ does he remind you of anyone in particular? Yes, the Very Hungry Caterpillar!

I thought this was the perfect card for my nephews 1st birthday today!!!! Happy birthday little man!!!!

I have used the 2015/16 In Colours to create this card.

The base card is Cucumber Crush with a layer of Watermelon Wonder.

The stamped circle images are using Cucumber Crush, Mint Macaron and Watermelon Wonder on Whisper White cardstock and the legs and antennae in Tip Top Taupe .

His eyes are punched out with the circle punch and the dot from the ! is used to create the eyeballs and the nose.

His legs are the ends of the I and the antennae is the letter V!!!!

Mitchell’s name is stamped with Early Espresso ink with each letter fitting onto each section of the body perfectly.

Layered Letters Alphabet Very Hungry Canterpillar #stampinup

On the inside of the card, I stamped 3 plums in Perfect Plum ink (of course) and the stems are top half of the letter L.

Layered Letters Alphabet Stamp Set

Create your own messages, personalize cards, and more. Use the letters alone or stamp them over the rectangle and circle solid shapes. This is a set you’ll use over and over again. Our top-quality photopolymer stamps have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. They’re entirely transparent for perfect image placement, and they adhere well to our clear blocks. You’ll only need one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). The stamps come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference.

Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp (138692) Price: $47.00 Suggested clear block b (sold separately)

Let me know what you think of this card!

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Weekly Deals

Weekly Deals: 2 – 8 September 2015

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I love that cute little Boys will be Boys Stamp Set and the Stampin’ Write Markers are a must have!

Which deal is your favourite?

2014-2016 IN COLOR STAMPIN’ WRITE MARKERS

Price: $~~26.00~~ $19.50

BOYS WILL BE BOYS CLEAR-MOUNT STAMP SET

Price: $~~31.00~~ $23.25

BRIGHTS CANDY DOTS

Price: $~~10.50~~ $7.88

CIRCLE CARD THINLITS DIES

Price: $~~54.00~~ $40.50

FAST FUSE ADHESIVE REFILL

Price: $~~13.00~~ $9.75

FUN FRAMES TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDERS

Price: $~~15.00~~ $11.25

WHISPER WHITE 1/2″ SEAM BINDING RIBBON

Price: $~~12.25~~ $9.19

Just click on the images above to add it to your shopping cart!!!

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Christmas

Embellished Ornament

2 September, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a card using some more of the brand new goodies from the Holiday Catalogue that went live yesterday!!!! Be sure to check it out and create your own wish list. I wonder if you can make it longer than mine?!!!! lol

I have to say, this Bundle was the number one item on my wish list. I just love ornaments as they really mean Christmas to me.

I used the brand new Embellished Ornaments stamp set and coordinating Delicate Ornament Thinlits which can be purchased as a Bundle saving you 15%.

My colour combination is Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Rose Red & Very Vanilla along with some Gold!

I inked the ornament with Rose Red and then added some Cherry Cobbler just around the edges for some added colour before stamping on Very Vanilla card stock. Then used the Delicate Ornament Thinlits to cut it out.

The background is created by stamping the Holly multiple times and the sentiment before running it through the Big Shot in the Softly Falling TIEF.

I coloured some Basic Pearls with a Metallic Gold Sharpie Pen and added 3 to the centres of the flowers on the ornament.

You will also notice some Gold Cording Trim added to the top of the ornament. This is stunning and also new in this catalogue.

Please leave a comment below if you like my card today.

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Christmas, Holiday Catalogue

Holiday catalogue now available!!!!

1 September, 20151 September, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Yay, it’s here!

Today is the first day that you can order from the brand new Holilday catalogue. It is full of some amazing products and so much inspiration of what you can make with the yummy things you will find enclosed.

Click the image below to view the catalogue online straight away or click here

Click here to shop now for Holiday catalogue products!

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Christmas, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP)

Holiday Catalogue is almost here!

31 August, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a Sneak Peek card using some of the brand new goodies from the Holiday Catalogue that goes live tomorrow!!!! Be sure to check back in the morning to view the catalogue online and write up your Christmas Wish List. There is sure to be plenty of products that you are going to love!

Anyway, here is my first card to share with you.

This stamp set is called Christmas Cuties, and this little angel was the very first one from the set that I had to ink up!

I used the brand new Black Archival ink which is also new in this catalogue. It can be used to stamp and then water colour the image and it doesn’t bleed. Wahoo, it’s amazingly awesome!

The next product is the Designer Series Paper stack that I have used for the banners. This pack is called Merry Moments DSPS.

I layered the DSP banners (made using the Triple Banner Punch) and then embossed the whole front of the card using the Elegant Dots TIEF before adding the glitter banner.

The Angel was die cut using the Lots of Labels Framelits and the next largest framelit for the Cherry Cobbler layer.

I coloured the image using the Aqua Painter and ink pads, before adding some Dazzling Diamonds to her wings and some Gold Metallic Thread behind.

Please leave a comment below if you like my card today.

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Birthday, Butterflies, feminine, Techniques & Tutorials

Bokeh Birthday

28 August, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a feminine card using the Bokeh technique.

This is a really fun and effective look for any background to a card.

This sentiment is from the Happy Birthday Everyone stamp set, which is one of the 4 Hostess Sets in the annual catalogue.

I love how it has the Happy Birthday sentiment, but that you can add some of the other words to it to make it such a versatile and must have stamp set! Be sure to get yours today with any $250 order.

I have added “to an amazing woman” as I don’t quite think “to a wonderful man” was very appropriate, hehe.

Please leave a comment below if you like my card today.

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Stampin' Up!, Weekly Deals

Weekly Deals: 26 Aug – 1 Sept 2015

27 August, 201527 August, 2015 craftwithkate

I love all the Embossing Folders in this week’s Weekly Deals! These are one of the most effective ways of adding texture to your cards! Which deal is your favourite?

1/4″ CIRCLE PUNCH

Price: $~~16.00~~ $12.00

ARROWS TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER

Price: $~~13.00~~ $9.75

DECORATIVE DOTS TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER

Price: $~~13.00~~ $9.75

STYLISH STRIPES TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER

Price: $~~13.00~~ $9.75

TYPESET SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

Price: $~~22.75~~ $17.06

ZIG ZAG TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER

Price: $~~13.00~~ $9.75

Just click on the image above to add it to your shopping cart!!!

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Baby

Babies First

26 August, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a baby boy card. Who doesn’t love making baby cards and this was no exception.

I have used Marina Mist and Soft Sky as my colours with some So Saffron for the ducks.

The Babies First Framelits make it so easy to create and there is very little stamping, only the sentiment!

How cute is the background? I layered some of the ducks onto the Soft Sky card and embossed it with the new Elegant Dots TIEF for some added texture.

Please leave a comment below if you like my card today.

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Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Gift Ideas

Happy Birthday Ang!

24 August, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a project with you that I made for a friends birthday yesterday, that uses some retired DSP along with Daffodil Delight card stock. My friends favourite colour is Blue, so I had to make it with these colours for her birthday.