#cardmakersofinstagram – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Welcome to the Colour Creations Instahop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order.

Week 34 – Night of Navy

This handmade sympathy card features the Peace on Earth bundle and the Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP) in a very easy fun fold design. The narrow panel on the right folds back to open the card, with the circle feature holding the card closed. This fold is so versatile to use with any of the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Designer Serie Papers.

How you can re-create this card

1. Create the base – a Night of Navy card base, 19.4cm x 14.9cm, scored @ 8.5cm and 16.8cm.

2. Designer Paper – 14.4cmx 8cm (2), 14.4cm x 2cm. Adhere the strip to the right hand panel and the other two pieces to the front and inside left of the card.

3. Basic White – 14.4cm x 8cm, adhere inside for your message. Die cut the dove to adhere to the circle feature.

4. Night of Navy – 8cm x 2cm for the front and a circle for the feature element. This is die cut using the Stylish Shapes dies. To adhere this to the narrow panel by adding 3 Dimensionals in a row only to the right hand side (back) of the circle.

5. Finishing touches – Stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto Basic White card and fussy cut. Adhere to the Navy strip on the front of the card. Die cut a couple of the branches from the Glimmer paper and adhere as shown. Add some Hues of Blue Flowers.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next week for Old Olive inspiration.

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Product of the Month

Product of the Month items are specially designed to be some of the best items Stampin’ Up! has to offer that aren’t available in any catalogue or Online Exclusives. A new release every month that is only available for purchase once per account with a qualifying order. These items will be limited quantity and are likely to sell out quickly—once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good! Once you add $125+ in product to you cart, you can add the POM for $9.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Peace on Earth*
Dies: Peace on Earth, Stylish Shapes
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Basic White, Night of Navy, Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper, Peaceful Garden Glimmer, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Hues of Blue Flowers, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, 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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Slimline Baby Eclipse card

4 January, 20261 January, 2026 craftwithkate

The Party Alphabet dies are perfect for celebrating a new baby into the world and how cute is this one?!!!

Wendy Lee, a demonstrator in the USA, shared one and I just had to case it. I used the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder for mine, along with the Flower Garden Foils Specialty Paper for the shadow/eclipse effect. These papers are in the last chance section of the online store. The little bear is from the Valentine Kisses bundle.

Be sure to check out Wendy’s video on her blog (https://creativeleeyours.com/)

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Valentine Kisses to start the New Year!

1 January, 20261 January, 2026 craftwithkate

Happy New Year 🎆

While we await the release of the Jan-Apr 2026 Mini Catalogue on 6th January, I thought I’d start the new year featuring the Valentine Kisses bundle. It has the cutest bears to colour and this one is done with Blends Combo Markers; Ivory & Crumb Cake, then adding fur using Pecan Pie & Early Espresso Watercolor Pencils.

The background patterned paper is from the Brushed with Beauty DSP and I added some Gold Metallic Enamel Effects to the centres. The large Lovely Doilies is cut in half and adhered to the left side. The sentiment is stamped in Real Red ink using the 12 Days of Christmas stamp set, part of the 2025 Advent Calendar. This is cut using the Three Banner Punch.

The flowers are stamped in Black Memento ink and coloured in Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia, Lost Lagoon & Blue. A Linen Thread bow is added.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: 12 Days of Christmas, Valentine Kisses*
Dies: Valentine Kisses*
Ink: Real Red, Black Memento
Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White, Brushed with Beauty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Combo Markers: Ivory, Crumb Cake
Other: Three Banner Punch, Gold Metallic Enamel Effects (r), Linen Thread, Watercolor Pencils, Lovely Doilies, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%, Retired (r)

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Mossy Meadow: Sneak Peek – ‘Simply Beautiful’ card

17 December, 202516 December, 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 in alphabetical order.

Week 33 – Mossy Meadow

This handmade card features a sneak peek of some new products arriving in January, the Simply Beautiful dies and the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack.

The Mossy Meadow background layer is dry embossed with the Gathering Leaves 3D Embossing Folder. Before adhering it to a Thick White card base, I wrapped some new White with Gold Ribbon around it.

The leaves are die cut from Granny Apple Green & Mossy Meadow cardstock and the flowers in Pretty in Pink & Petunia Pop cardstock and the stamen in Gold Foil. Each of these layers has some ink blending using Blending Brushes and the coordinating ink colours, then each layer glued together.

The leaves I spritzed with some water then dabbed with a tissue to get that water effect.

The flowers were adhered to the card first, then the leaves popped underneath. I added a big splatter of Wink of Stella across the entire card and put it aside to dry.

The vellum tag is from the Ephemera pack and is stamped in Versamark ink, Gold WOW Emboss Powder added then melted with my Heat Tool. I added some Tear & Tape just under the top of the tag (behind the gold) so you don’t see the glue. Finally some Pearilsed Faceted Circles were dotted around.

Are you excited for some new products in January 2026?!!!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next year on 7 January for Night of Navy inspiration.

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Product of the Month (December)

Product of the Month (POM) are exclusive items that aren’t available in any catalogue or Online Exclusives. A new release every month, available once per month with a qualifying product order — once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good. Add $125+ in product to your cart, then you can add the POM for $9. Click here for how to order.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Bright Borders (R)
Dies: Simply Beautiful
Ink: Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Versamark
Paper: Basic Thick White, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Medow, Petunia Pop, Pretty in Pink, Gold Foil, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Embellishments: Pearlised Faceted Circles, White with Gold Ribbon
Other: Gold WOW Embossing Powder, Gathering Leaves 3D EF, Wink of Stella, Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack, Acrylic Blocks, Blending Brushes, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Spritzer, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Misty Moonlight: Peaceful Garden Sympathy card

10 December, 20259 December, 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 in alphabetical order.

Week 32 – Misty Moonlight

This handmade card features the Peaceful Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP) and some soon to be released in January, Beautifully Celebrated dies.

This card is cased from Kathy Ellerbusch Alt, who showed how to create one in a recent ‘live’ on Facebook using the newly released Product of the Month (POM) True Blue Florals DSP. More details below.

Measurements

Misty Moonlight card base: 21cm x 14.8cm, scored @ 10.5cm
Cloud Cover: 14.3cm x 10cm
Designer Series Paper: 14cm x 6cm (centre), 14cm x 4.5cm (2, one each side), 14cm x 2cm (inside)
Basic White: 14.3cm x 10cm (inside)

How you can re-create this card

Score and fold the card base.
Adhere the insert inside with the strip of DSP on the right hand side.
Adhere the Cloud Cover layer to the card base.
Adhere the 14cm x 6cm DSP to the centre of the card.
Take the 14cm x 4.5cm DSP and add adhesive to one side only. The left piece has adhesive only on the left and the opposite on the other side.
Fold back the inside corners of the DSP. Starting with the top left, start the crease from the edge of the DSP underneath (centre piece). Once you have this one done, you can repeat on the others to mimic the first one.
Die cut the two labels and the glitter leaves. The centre label I added the smaller label on top and ran through my embossing machine with the Silicone Craft Sheet to get the embossing.
Stamp the sentiment.
Using a blending brush, add ink to the edges of each label.
Adhere the labels together then add Dimensionals on the back and adhere it the centre of the card. I also placed a mini dimensional under each of the DSP corner folds to hold them in place.
Add the embellishments.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Mossy Meadow inspiration.

Product of the Month (December)

Product of the Month exclusive items that aren’t available in any catalogue or Online Exclusives. A new release every month, available once per month with a qualifying product order — once they’re sold out, they’re gone for good. Add $125+ in product to you cart, then you can add the POM for $9. Click here for how to order.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Peace on Earth
Dies: Beautifully Celebrated
Ink: Misty Moonlight
Paper: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Misty Moonlight, Peaceful Garden DSP, Peaceful Garden Glimmer, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Hues of Blue Flowers, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, 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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Melon Mambo:Extraordinary Flora with a handy scoring tip!

3 December, 202510 November, 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 in alphabetical order.

Week 31 – Melon Mambo

These handmade cards feature the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape and coordinating Extraordinary Flora die. The Everyday Arches dies also feature, but I’ll explain how shortly.

The Washi Tape is big, bright, and beautiful! It is 3¼” (8.3cm) wide and features a gorgeous pattern of watercolour florals and botanical images. The design alternates from pink and purple variations of the same pattern. I added the washi tape to some Basic White card then die cut them.

My Thick Basic White card bases have a layer of Melon Mambo added. The next layer is Basic White and I placed it onto my Simply Scored with one of the Everyday Arches dies sitting on top. Carefully holding the die in place, use the smaller tip of the stylis and score the lines to the width of the die.

I adhered this layer to the card then arranged the washi tape die cut pieces, some glued and some on Mini Dimensionals.

The sentiment [Beautiful Butterflies stamp set] on card 1 was stamped on Melon Mambo card in Versamark ink, White Wow emboss powder added and melted with my Heat Tool. The ends were cut using the Three Banner Punch. Card 2s sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set and punched with the Three Banner Punch.

White Baker’s Twine bows and Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins & Iridescent Pearls were added.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Misty Moonlight inspiration.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Banner Sayings, Beautiful Butterflies
Dies: Extraordinary Flora, Everyday Arches
Ink: Melon Mambo, Versamark
Paper: Basic White, Melon Mambo, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Extraordinaray Flora Washi Tape, Three Banner Punch, Wink of Stella, Simply Scored, White Baker’s Twine, Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels, Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins, 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, Heat Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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

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Lost Lagoon: Sunflowers Black Out Embossing Technique

26 November, 20253 November, 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 in alphabetical order.

Week 30 – Lost Lagoon

This handmade card features the Sunflowers 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers and some die sets; Branching Out and Party Alphabet.

After embossing a piece of Basic White cardstock, turn it over and colour the debossed side with your Darling Duckling, Lost Lagoon and Pecan Pie markers. Take the Secret Sea inkpad and gently drag it across the entire surface to create the black out, then sit it aside to dry. Doesn’t it make those flowers pop?!!!

This piece is mounted onto some Brushed Metallic cardstock then onto a Lost Lagoon card base. A label is diecut from Lost Lagoon card using the Branching Out dies and the ‘H’ ‘B’ is diecut from the Floral Delight Designer Series Paper using the Party Alphabet dies. The sentiment is from the new Banner Sayings Bundle, comprising a stamp set and the Three Banner Punch.

On the inside, I added more of the Branching Out cut dies to frame the message panel and added the greenery which is part of the dies pack. These are covered in Wink of Stella so the are glittery!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Melon Mambo inspiration.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Banner Sayings*
Dies: Branching Out, Party Alphabet
Ink: Secret Sea
Cardstock/Designer Paper: Basic White, Lost Lagoon, Floral Delight DSP, Brushed Metallic, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Stampin’ Blends Markers: Darling Duckling, Lost Lagoon, Pecan Pie
Other: Three Banner Punch, Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls, 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, Heat Tool.
can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Lemon Lolly: Christmas Greenery in a fresh colour palette

19 November, 202510 November, 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 in alphabetical order.

Week 29

This handmade card features the Christmas Greenery stamp set, however it is not necessarily a Christmas card, although it could be sent to someone who may not celebrate Christmas to let them know you are thinking of them at this time of year. This fresh colour palette is perfect for sending love & joy to someone you care about. My colours this week are Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia, Lost Lagoon and Misty Moonlight.

How you can re-create this card

1. Create the base – a Thick Basic White card base, 21cm x 14.9cm, scored @ 10.5cm.

2. Stamp and colour – the images are stamped randomly in a cluster. I find holding the label over the space where you will eventually add it helps in the placement of the stamping.

3. Add the sentiment – one of the Traditional Labels dies in Lemon Lolly cardstock is stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and added on Dimensionals.

5. Finishing touches – some Traditional Sparkling Sequins are dotted around, along with some gold dragonflies and birds. Wink of Stella is splattered for extra sparkle!

Many of us also participate in the Heart of Christmas blog hop that goes live every Monday night, where we showcase Christmas inspiration in the lead up to Christmas. We would love you to join us for our final one this Monday!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Lost Lagoon inspiration.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Christmas Greenery, Peace on Earth
Dies: Traditional Labels
Ink: Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight
Paper: Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Traditional Sparkling Sequins, Adhesive-backed Dragonflies & Birds, Wink of Stella, Acrylic Blocks, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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

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Lemon Lime Twist: Concertina Fun Fold card

12 November, 20253 November, 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 in alphabetical order.

Week 28 – Lemon Lime Twist

This handmade fun fold card features the Charming Day Bundle. I have paired Lemon Lime Twist with Berry Burst and Night of Navy.

Here is a closeup of the ink blending on that beautiful rose and the dry embossing on the Lemon Lime Twist card with the Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder.

But here is where the magic happens, as you open the card to reveal this concertina. The gorgeous Floral Charm Designer Series Paper coordinates with the Charming Day stamps, which you can see stamped in the background as a tone on tone look and the floral on the White panel was done with Write Markers, inking directly onto the stamp and onto the card.

The Branching Out dies were used to cut the 2 centre panels for the concertina to slide through. Connie Stewart, Simply Simple Stamping gave me the idea for this card.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Lemon Lolly inspiration.

Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Charming Day*
Dies: Branching Out, Charming Day*
Ink: Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist
Paper: Basic White, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Floral Charm DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Stampin’ Write Markers: Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist
Other: Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins, Blending Brushes, Beautiful Patterns EF, Greetings For You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, 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, Heat Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Markers for Colouring, Stampin' Up!

Charming Day Gatefold card

9 November, 20259 November, 2025 craftwithkate

This handmade fun fold card features the Charming Day Bundle and the Floral Charm Designer Series Paper (DSP). It is the normal card base size (21cm x 14.8cm or 8¼” x 5-7/8″) in Old Olive, but just scored differently for a fun Gatefold design. I scored mine at 7.5cm & 18cm (3″ & 7-1/8″). The feature panel on the front is 8cm x 9.5cm (3-1/8″ x 3-5/8″) and the Basic White is 7.5cm x 9cm (3″ x 3-1/4″).

Here is a closeup of the gorgeous roses and the dry embossing with the Gathering Leaves Embossing Folder. The flowers sre stsmped in Pecan Pie ink and Blends Combo Markers are Timid Tiger, Peach Pie, Mossy Meadow and Old Olive.

Some Brushed Brass Butterflies and one of the sentiments from the Greetings For You Mix &
Match Ephemera Pack were added.

On the inside, I always add another stamped image as well as on the envelope!

Thanks for dropping by. Come back tomorrow for my Heart of Christmas blog hop projects. We go live every Monday night, where we showcase Christmas inspiration in the lead up to Christmas. I would love you to follow along!