It is the first week of the school holidays here in Melbourne and I have been in desperate need of updating my memory keeping albums, and I have to say, I am very happy to be up to date again!!! Yay me!!!
But, today I am sharing a page from earlier this year when we took the girls out to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice-creamery. I booked them in to the kids class “become a Junior Chocolatier” many months ago. It only ran for 1 hour and they got to create their own chocolates. As you can see by the smiles on their faces, they loved it!!! They even got to keep their apron and chefs hat and got a certificate as well.
When we got home, I asked them to write on one of the Project Life cards, their own thoughts of their experience and I incorporated this into my page. This way, I not only have their memories written down, but they have done it in their own handwriting!
This is what they said:
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Welcome to Week 18 of The Heart of Christmas: Handmade Inspiration from the Art with Heart team!
My project today uses the Merry Little Labels stamp set and the coordinating Everyday Label punch to create this Christmas card!
Here I have embossed the background card using the Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, before adding a large banner of the Quilted Christmas Designer paper with a piece of the black lace trim tied around it.
The sentiment, No Peeking is stamped with Versamark ink and silver embossed on the black card. The new Everyday Label punch is the perfect match to punch it out and adhere with dimensionals.
The sentiment inside the card, is exactly what we do on Christmas day; eat, drink and be merry! lol
A small piece of silver glimmer and the 3 little rhinestones just finish it off, don’t you agree?
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I hope you have enjoyed my Heart of Christmas post and I look forward to sharing more Christmas inspiration with you next Wednesday! If you would like to see what others in our team have created, you can view the participant list over on the blog of our leader, Claire Daly.
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My project today uses the Painted Harvest & Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets and coordinating Leaf punch. Purchase the Painted Harvest stamp set and the punch together as a bundle, and you save 10%.
I had a crafting day at a friends house with 4 of us making all different types of cards. Some were concentrating on Christmas, while I needed some Thank you cards and wasn’t sure what to take, so decided on the Painted Harvest bundle!
I have used: Berry Burst, Sweet Sugarplum, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
Here is another one in blues – I just love the country feel that the gingham ribbon gives to this card, but then again, I do love blue, so maybe I am bias!
I have used: Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry, Old Olive
and if you are more of a traditionalist and like to see these sunflower images in yellows and oranges, I have this one so you are not disappointed!!!
I have used: Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand, Old Olive
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Welcome to another Art with Heart Team blog hop where we are focusing on fancy folds. You will find loads of creative inspiration tonight, showcasing different folding techniques and projects. Don’t be afraid of trying some Fancy Fold cards; they may look intimidating, but in fact, they are not that difficult to create.
If you’re already hopping, then you just came to me from the talented, Tina Gillespie. If you’re just joining, great! Use the “next” button at the end of my post to hop all the way around. Blog Hops are full circles, so you can start hopping here and then at the end of each post there is a link to the next one. There is also a list of participants at the end in case of any broken links.
Now let’s get started!
For my projects today I am using the Best Birds stamp set with the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper. I love how striking this Designer Paper is too and I knew it had to be a focal point. #cutitnothhoardit
Fancy Fold Card #1
For my first card today, I am sharing a fairly simple fancy fold card, a Double Z Fold.
The card base is Pool Party card = 11⅜” x 5⅛” and score at 2¾” & 5½”. Trim off a 1″ strip from the bottom of the card which will create the double z fold. You just flip that strip over, so the shorter end is on the right as shown. Then you decorate as you like. Here is my colour combination using the coordinating colours in the Designer Paper!
Back panel of the card
Products used
Stamps:Best Birds Inks: Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Soft Suede Card/Paper: Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Whisper White, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits dies, Magnetic Platform, Stampin’ Trimmer, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Scrub, Stampin’ Mist, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored, Clear Block Bundle, Dimensionals, Fast Fuse, Tombo Glue, Wink of Stella, Blender Pen, ⅜” Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon
Fancy Fold Card #2
For my second one, I have a more advanced fancy fold card. I am sharing a style that I think is amazing, but I’ve never found it in Australian cardstock sizes, so I created my own A5 Gatefold Shutter card. It took quite a bit of time to figure out all the correct measurements, but I am super happy with the outcome. Now I have mastered it, I can whip them up in no time at all!
When you take off the belly band, the centre diamond opens to reveal a secret message inside!
Kids love this style of card, they think it’s like magic when it opens up. They look difficult to make, but if you follow the instructions, they are actually quite easy.
If you would like a copy of my FREE tutorial how I made these cards, head over to my ‘Free Tutorials’ page to download your PDF copy, but make sure you continue the blog hop first to see what all the other talented ladies have created!
Products used
Stamps:Best Birds Inks:Basic Black & Tangerine Tango Card/Paper: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Whole Lot of Lovely DSP Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits dies, Magnetic Platform, Stampin’ Trimmer, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Scrub, Stampin’ Mist, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored, Clear Block Bundle, Dimensionals, Fast Fuse, Tear & Tape, Bone Folder, Ruler, Pencil, 1¾” circle punch, 2¼” circle punch
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Welcome to Week 17 of The Heart of Christmas: Handmade Inspiration from the Art with Heart team!
My project today uses the At Home with You stamp set, the coordinating At Home Framelit dies and the Detailed Gate Thinlits die to create this Bridge FoldChristmas card!
I started by die cutting the gate in the new Champagne Foil sheet and I was surprised how gorgeous it was. Then I had to come up with a card to use it on… and because it is quite wide, I thought it was perfect for using on a bridge fold card, but I had to come up with a solution to make it sturdy and solid, so I added some Window Sheet behind the detailed gate and because it is clear, you don’t see it! Winner!!!
I love the red front door with the Christmas wreath on it, I think it really pops behind the front gate! I’ve really tried to set the theme here with the gorgeous front gate and looking through to the front door of the house!
Click here to access my FREE Bridge Fold Card Tutorial (in Australia measurements).
The full product list is provided at the end of the post!
I hope you have enjoyed my Heart of Christmas post and I look forward to sharing more Christmas inspiration with you next Wednesday! If you would like to see what others in our team have created, you can view the participant list over on the blog of our leader, Claire Daly.
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My project today uses the Painted Harvest stamp set to create a Farewell card.
The base card is Night of Navy and the flowers are stamped in Night of Navy, Dapper Denim and Pool Party. The centre of the flowers are stamped with Soft Suede. The leaves are Pear Pizzazz.
I also stamped the flower and leaves on the inside of the card.
The sentiment was created on the computer and printed in Night of Navy using the RGB codes and I used the retired Word Window punch (still a favourite).
The gingham ribbon gives that country look, but still coordinating with the flowers!
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Did you know that Stampin’ Up! is not all about cardmaking and scrapbooking, but we can make many other crafty projects too? Well today’s project features the Delightful DaisyDesigner Series Paper. #cutitnothoardit
I don’t know about you, but here in Australia it has been very cold and we are welcoming any sort of warmer weather now that it is the beginning of Spring, and what better way to celebrate, than with this stunning Designer Paper.
How pretty are these?!!!
What a great gift idea these would make for Mother’s Day, Birthday’s or even as a special Thank You or Happy Retirement gift. They are very easy to make if you have the right tools and a little creativity.
How cool is it that you can create a coordinating jewellery set made with your favourite Designer Series Paper to go with that special handmade card!
The jewellery parts were purchased on eBay.
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Welcome to Week 16 of The Heart of Christmas: Handmade Inspiration from the Art with Heart team!
My project today uses the Merry Little Labels stamp set and the coordinating Everyday Label punch to create a wine bottle tag! I find that giving a bottle of wine or champagne as a Christmas gift so much easier, and what a perfect way to dress it up with a beautiful handmade tag.
I used some retired Core’dinations card for the tag, but you can just switch it out for Pool Party cardstock. The Designer Paper is the Quilted Christmas 6″ x 6″ pack in the Holiday catalogue. The stamping of the images are done using Stampin’ Write Markers. This is a great way of using markers directly on the stamp to get different colours in the one impression!
The Banner Triple punch is awesome for creating those perfect banners!
A full product list is provided at the end of the post!
I hope you have enjoyed my Heart of Christmas post and I look forward to sharing more Christmas inspiration with you next Wednesday! If you would like to see what others in our team have created, you can view the participant list over on the blog of Tina Gillespie.
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My project today uses the Coffee Cafe stamp set and coordinating Coffee Cups Framelits dies, and the Coffee BreakDesigner Series Paper. #cutitnothoardit
I love this coordinating Designer paper and the new Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape, which you can see two thin strips of the copper across either side of the heart paper. The Garden Trellis embossing folder was used on the coffee cup wrap which adds some lovely texture. The lid of the cup is some retired paper from a few years ago, but it was a little off cut that worked perfectly for this project!
The Copper Trim ties in nicely with the washi tape too!
How cool is it that the images on the Designer Series Paper can also be die cut with the coordinating dies!!! I love this new feature of Stampin’ Up!
A full list of product can be found at the end of this post!
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My project today uses the Coffee Cafe stamp set and coordinating Coffee Cups Framelits dies, and the Coffee BreakDesigner Series Paper. #cutitnothoardit
I made this card for one of my closest friends for her birthday last week. We try to get together weekly for coffee, so I thought this was kind of appropriate 😉
Angela also loves blue, so what better colours to use than Soft Sky, teamed with browns with white.
I love this coordinating Designer paper and the new Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape, which you can see two thin strips of the gold; one across the centre of the ribbon and the other on the coffee cup.
The inside of the card has this sentiment from the Special Celebrations stamp set.
How cool is it that the images on the Designer Series Paper can also be die cut with the coordinating dies!!! I love this new feature of Stampin’ Up!
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Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia 