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Shy Shamrock: Flowers of Beauty Watercolour Resist cards

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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 4 – Shy Shamrock

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™, Shy Shamrock.

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Today I feature the Watercolour Resist Technique with the Flowers of Love stamp set. I had a pack of Basic White Notecards and Envelopes sitting on my desk and so I started with dry embossing the front of the card and the flap of the envelope with the Eyelet 3D TIEF. I took a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolour paper (9.4 x 5.6cm) and stamped the little flower [Flowers of Beauty] with Versamark ink. Then added White Emboss Powder and melted it with my Heat Tool. Next I created a watercolour wash with my Water Painters and some ink squished onto an acrylic block to use as my palette.  I used my Heat Tool to quicken the drying process, before adding a little extra colour to each of the flower petals. This was mounted to a piece of Shy Shamrock cardstock (9.8 x 6cm). and glued to the card front. The sentiment [Simply Said] was also heat embossed and trimmed with Paper Snips and added on Dimensionals. Some In Color™ Shimmer Gems were added to the centre of each flower.

watercolour resist card with Flowers of Beauty for Shy Shamrock Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

and whilst I was at it, I created one in each of the new 2024-2026 In Colors™. These will become a lovely pack of cards to give as a gift!

I just love all these bright tones that add extra pizzazz to the existing SU collections. Which one is your favourite?

watercolour resist card with Flowers of Beauty for Shy Shamrock Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 2026 in colors

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Summer Splash.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member & blog coordinator, Cathy.

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

This is an unbelievable joining offer for May 2024 only!

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

and if you are unsure of what to put in your starter kit, here is a suggestion below.

Suggested Starter Kit Flyer by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

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 😉
Product List
Stamps: 
Flowers of Beauty, Simply Said
Paper: Basic White Notecards & Envelopes, Fluid 100 Watercolour, Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash
Inks: Versamark, Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash
Embellishments: 2024-2026 InColor™ Shimmer Gems
Adhesives/Tools: Eyelet 3D TIEF, White Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Pretty in Pink: Faux Pinwheel 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 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.

2024-25 Next Blog Button

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

This is an unbelievable joining offer for May 2024 only!

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

and if you are unsure of what to put in your starter kit, here is a suggestion below.

Suggested Starter Kit Flyer by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

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 😉
Product List
Dies: Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder*
Paper: Basic White, Thick Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Summer Splash, Gold Foil, Unbounded Beauty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers:
Petunia Pop
Embellishments: Paper Butterfly Accents, 2024-2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems
Adhesives/Tools: Eyelet 3D TIEF, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
* 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.

Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and all the latest news and specials!

Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Markers for Colouring, One Sheet Wonder, Stampin' Up!

Petunia Pop: Birthday Wishes card & easy 6×6 One Sheet Wonder

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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 2 – Petunia Pop

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™, Petunia Pop.

2024-2026 IN COLORS

Today I feature the Leaf Collection stamp again – I really am loving thisbackground stamp and here it is in Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink. The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set, is stamped onto a die cut from the Unbounded Love dies.

birthday card using Leaf Collection for Petunia Pop Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

The inside is decorated the same as the envelope, so the design flows across all elements.

birthday card using Leaf Collection for Petunia Pop Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

This next card is part of a set of 3 using the One Sheet Wonder (OSW) Technique. By taking one piece of 6×6 In Color Designer Series Paper, cut it into 4 equal squares, the one of these cut it into 3 x 1″ strips. Place a square onto Basic White card (9 x 12cm) then leave a gap and place the 1″ strip (reverse side of pattern) with equal borders at the bottom. The 1.5cm wide sentiment strip covers the gap between the papers. I then added another matt layer of Petunia Pop card then onto a Thick Basic White card base.

6x6 In Color DSP OSW 3 quick cards using Attention Shoppers & Country Flowers for Petunia Pop Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

The sentiment is from the Country Flowers stamp set and the image is from the Attention Shoppers stamp set. This is coloued using Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop & Soft Sky Blends Combo Markers and thed flowers have Wink of Stella on them. I finished off with a Linen Thread bow and some Shimmer Gems.

6x6 In Color DSP OSW 3 quick cards using Attention Shoppers & Country Flowers for Petunia Pop Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 detail

and here are all 3 super quick cards!

6x6 In Color DSP OSW 3 quick cards using Attention Shoppers & Country Flowers for Petunia Pop Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pretty in Pink.

Please enjoy the wonderful inspiration of our next team member, Michele Taylor.

2024-25 Next Blog Button

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

This is an unbelievable joining offer for May 2024 only!

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

and if you are unsure of what to put in your starter kit, here is a suggestion below.

Suggested Starter Kit Flyer by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

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 😉
Product List
Stamps: 
Leaf Collection, Simply Said, Country Flowers, Attention Shoppers*
Dies: Unbounded Love, Attention Shoppers*
Paper: Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop, Thick Basic White
Inks: Pretty in Pink, Petunia Pop
Embellishments: Silver Trim White ribbon, 2024-2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems, Linen Thread
Blends Combo Markers: Bubble Bath, Petunia Pop, Soft Sky
Adhesives/Tools: Wink of Stella, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
* 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.

Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and all the latest news and specials!

Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Markers for Colouring, Stampin' Up!, Sympathy, Watercolour

Soft Sea Foam CCBH: Seasonal Branches & sneak peek of new products

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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 47 – Soft Sea Foam

For this card I feature the Seasonal Branches Bundle for a thinking of you card. This bundle is retiring very soon, and I will be sad to see it go.

I chose a piece of Soft Sea Foam patterned paper from the Subtles 6×6 DSP. A matt layer of basic white card with a piece of Soft Sea Foam card is placed across. Some Baker’s Twine is wrapped around twice and tied in a bow.

Thinking of You card with Seasonal Branches Soft Sea Foam Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2024

The basic white Deckled Circles die is lightly coloured in the centre with ink using a Blending Brush and is added on dimensionals. The branch, inked in Pecan Pie is stamped and die cut, as is the leaves in Parakeet Party ink and coloured with Soft Sea Foam Blends Combo markers. The bird is stamped in Black Memento ink and coloured with Soft Sea Foam and Lemon Lolly Blends Combo Markers. The sentiments are stamped in Pecan Pie ink. Iridescent Rhinestones are added for some sparkle!

Thinking of You card with Seasonal Branches Soft Sea Foam Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2024.

On the inside I added a strip of DSP and another sentiment.

Thinking of You card with Seasonal Branches Soft Sea Foam Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

My next card is a sneak peek of some new products coming in May.  This gorgeous backgeround stamp, Leaf Collection was demonstrated at our recent OnStage event by Julianne Richards and I loved it. She stamped it in one colour and then flipped the card 180° and stamped it again in a lighter colour and wow, it was brilliant. So I have tried to recreate that today by using a new In Color, Summer Splash and then Soft Sea Foam. I did use my Stamparatus to stmp in Soft Sea Foam twice, as it is a very pale colour.

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Country Flowers & Leaf Collection sneak peek for Soft Sea Foam Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Moegan, Stmpin Up Australia 2024

The feature image is a stamp set, Country Flowers, which my lovely friend, Cathy, and coordinator of this blog hop, chose for our After Hours event at OnStage, and she let me stamp a few onto Fluid 100 Watercolor paper. As I didn’t have the coordinating dies, this was fussy cut and then watercoloured using inks and a Water Painter brush. The leaves are all coloured using Soft Sea Foam ink, but you can see how dark it looks. This is because I didn’t use a lot of water tokeep the intensity. The flowers are coloured with more new 2024-2026 In Colors, Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie & Petunia Pop! The pot is a mix of Peach Pie and Petunia Pop inks which I mixed together on an acrylic block to get a slightly richer tone. Between the flowers and the handle of the pot were too white, so I coloured them with a watered down tone of Soft Sea Foam so it blended in with the background!

Country Flowers & Leaf Collection sneak peek for Soft Sea Foam Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Moegan, Stmpin Up Australia 2024 watercolouring feature

The circle dies and the sentiment are from the Spotlight on Nature Bundle which I selected for our After Hours event.

Country Flowers & Leaf Collection sneak peek for Soft Sea Foam Colour Creations blog hop by Kate Moegan, Stmpin Up Australia 2024.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Starry Sky.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Rachel Woollard.

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If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Cathy’s blog.

Product List
Stamps: 
Seasonal Branches* Spotlight on Nature*, Leaf Collection, Country Flowers
Dies: Seasonal Branches*, Deckled Circles, Spotlight on Nature*
Paper: Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Subtles 6″x6″ DSP, Fluid 100 Watercolour, Vellum, Basic Black
Inks: Soft Sea Foam, Parakeet Party, Pecan Pie, Black Memento, Petunia Pop, Peach Pie, Summer Splash, Pretty in Pink
Other:  Water Painter, Black Stampin’ Write Marker, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, Iridescent Gems, 2022-2024 In Color Baker’s Twine, Iridescent Ehinestones Basic Jewels, Blending Brushes, Soft Sea Foam & Lemon Lolly Blends Combo Markers, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder, Acrylic Block. (non Stampin’ Up!): White Chalk pencil
* can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%


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