Charming Sentiments – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

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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 14 – Blueberry Bushel

Today I have chosen to focus on the Die Cut Inlay Technique, where you use a die such as the Gorgeous Garden dies, and cut it a few times from different card/DSP. I have used Basic White for the main die, and glued it to a pieced of Blueberry Bushel card. Then I die cut the same die with the Glorious Gingham 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. I took the petal pieces out and glued them into the white layer. Yes, it takes a little bit of time, but the effect is so beautiful and it makes it easier using the Take Your Pick Tool with the putty tip (or tweezers).

Die Cut Inlay Technique card using Stampin Up Gorgeous Garden dies by Kate Morgan Australia 2023 Blueberry Bushel

For the centres of the flowers, initially I was going to use a yellow tone cardstock, but then remembered I had some of the gold More Dazzle Specialty paper. I actually cut small squares of this and placed them on the back of the die where the centres of the flowers are, and carefully placed the top acrylic plate on and ran it through my die cutting machine. I mean you can’t waste that gorgeous dazzle, right?!!!

Die Cut Inlay Technique card using Stampin Up Gorgeous Garden dies by Kate Morgan Australia 2023 Blueberry Bushel.

The sentiment from Charming Sentiments Stamp Set is inked in Versamark, White Emboss Powder added and melted using the Heat Tool. It is cut out using the coordinating Sentiments Silhouette dies. Some Gold 1/8″ Trim is placed behind and then Dimensionals so it pops up on the card. On the inside, I have a Basic White layer with some gingham dsp along the bottom edge.

Die Cut Inlay Technique card using Stampin Up Gorgeous Garden dies by Kate Morgan Australia 2023 Blueberry Bushel inside

Product List
Stamps: Charming Sentiments
Dies: Gorgeous Garden dies, Sentiment Silhouette dies
Card/Paper: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, More Dazzle 6″x6″ Specialty
Designer Series Paper: Glorious Gingham 6″x6″
Other: Gold & Silver Trim Combo Pack, Versamark Ink, White Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Take Your Pick Tool, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Cajun Craze.

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Lights Aglow 6×6 One Sheet Wonder

24 October, 202223 October, 2022 craftwithkate

Each Monday, join me for the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop brought to you by the Art With Heart team. We will be showcasing our July-December Mini catalogue and Annual catalogue Christmas products.

Last October, I joined many fellow South Pacific demonstrator friends from across Australia and New Zealand for a fun afternoon Online Craft-along-a-thon!!!

Using a sheet of our favourite 6″ x 6″ sheet of patterned paper, we were able to create 4 beautiful card designs in 1 hour!!! Yes, you read that right!

Here are my cards using the gorgeous Lights Aglow Specialty DSP, Cherry Cobbler card bases (21cm x 14.8cm) with Gold Metallic Specialty Paper matts, Gold Satin Edged ribbon and the sentiments are all Gold Heat Embossed!

One Sheet Wonder Cutting Guide - DSP

Card A – also uses the Brightest Glow stamp set for the sentiment and Labels Aglow dies for the sentiment and Decorated Pine dies for the stars.

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 4 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Card B – also uses the Brightest Glow stamp set for the sentiment and Brushed Metallic card for the deer using the Grove dies.

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 1 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Card C – also uses the Brightest Glow stamp set for the sentiment and Labels Aglow dies. The Gold matt on this card is actually Gold Brushed Metallic cardstock (as I ran out of the Gold Metallic)!

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 2 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Card D – also uses the Brightest Glow stamp set for the sentiment.

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 3 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Which card is your favourite?

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 4 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 1 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 2 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

One Sheet Wonder Lights Aglow card 3 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for more Christmas inspiration!

Please continue to hop and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Michele Taylor.

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Metallic Leaf Fall Thank you card

5 October, 20224 October, 2022 craftwithkate

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 in alphabetical order.

Week 23 – Gorgeous Grape

Today’s card heavily features the beautiful Brushed Metallic cardstock. The background layer is dry embossed with the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder. The next layer is Gorgeous Grape cut with the square from the Stylish Shapes dies. The next layer is the Bushed Metallic again in a slightly smaller square die.

Metallic Leaf Fall card Gorgeous Grape CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

On top of this is a piece of Highland Heather cardstock, embossed with the Leaf Fall 3D folder and then cut out using a circle die. I used a Sponge Dauber with Gorgeous Grape ink, to add colour around the edges. The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink, Gold Emboss Powder added and heat set. The coordinating dies cut it out before adding it with Dimensionals!

Metallic Leaf Fall card Gorgeous Grape CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 thank you

Between the layers, I’ve added some gold Simply Elegant Trim and a piece of Natural Woven Ribbon which was coloured with my Dark Highland Heather Blends Marker.

On the inside, a simple Basic White insert with a small strip of the Embossed Brushed Metallic cardstock added across the bottom.

Metallic Leaf Fall card Gorgeous Grape CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 side

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Granny Apple Green.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Kathryn Ruddick.

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Masculine card: Aspen Trees

31 August, 202231 August, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 18 – Early Espresso

Today is the final day of Sale•a•bration for 2022.

The largest die from the Aspen Trees dies is used to cut the Early Espresso card front. Behind this, I glued a piece of the 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer Paper. I stamped the dots/speckles in the same colour ink around the edges of the card front.

Aspen Trees for Early Espresso CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments Bundle is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and heat set, before using the coordinating die to cut it out. This was added with Black Mini Dimensionals. I die cut two leaves in the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper, and one in Early Espresso card and these are adhered with glue. A small piece of Linen Thread is added behind the sentiment. To finish off I added some Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots.

On the inside, I placed a Basic White card insert and repeated the dots/speckles around the edge, but I stamped off before onto the white card, so it toned it down. I placed two more of the leaves to the bottom corner.

Aspen Trees for Early Espresso CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 side

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Evening Evergreen.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Rosa Leyden.

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 Proctor’s blog.

To see the exclusive products you can earn this Sale•a•bration season, browse our digital brochure. Remember to take a look at the coordinating products from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalogue you can pair with your Sale•a•bration steals!

♥ Click here to see the full list of products used in this project ♥

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

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Happiness Abounds with Calypso Coral

20 July, 202219 July, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 12 – Calypso Coral

Tonight’s card is using the Happiness Abounds Bundle as the focal point, with the Charming Sentiments Bundle and the Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper. I started with a piece of Pretty Prints DSP and cut a 1″ strip off the left side. This was flipped over and both pieces glued onto a scrap piece of white card. I ran this through the Stampin Cut & Emboss machine with the Fern 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I added a strip of Gold Shimmer Ribbon down the join of the Patterned paper and secured the ends on the back. I punched each corner with the Very Best Trio Punch before gluing it to a Basic Black card base. (Oops, look at those punched corners… they are not identical. Apparently we need to turn one side upside down to punch to get the same result). I must remember that for next time as I didn’t even notice until someone pointed it out to me!

Feminine Handmade card using Stampin Up Happiness Abounds & Pretty Prints DSP by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 for Colour Creations Calypso Coral

Next, I stamped the flowers and leaves in Memento ink and cut them out with the coordinating dies. These are coloured with Blends Combo Markers; Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron & Petal Pink. I added some Wink of Stella to the centres but unfortunately it is really hard to photograph. The flowers and leaves are added to the card with Tombo Multipurpose Glue and Dimensionals.

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and melted the powder using the Heat Tool. The coordinating Sentiment Silhouettes dies cut out the sentiment and this was added with a Black Dimensional.

I tied a Gold Ribbon bow and added it with Glue Dots and finished off with a few Brushed Brass Butterflies.

On the inside I placed a strip of DSP down the side of the White insert and some leaves.

Feminine Handmade card using Stampin Up Happiness Abounds & Pretty Prints DSP by Kate Morgan, Australia 2022 for Colour Creations Calypso Coral side

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Cherry Cobbler!

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

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 Proctor’s blog.

To see the exclusive products you can earn this Sale-A-Bration season, browse our digital brochure. Remember to take a look at the coordinating products from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalogue you can pair with your Sale-A-Bration steals!

♥ Click here to see the full list of products used in this project ♥

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 join my Newsletter Subscription for all the latest news and specials!