Baby, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), feminine, JAI, Kids Cards, Stampin' Up!

Just Add “S”

Dear Crafters,

It has been quite a few months since I have entered any challenges, but today I enter the Just Add Ink challenge, “Just Add S” to your project (#318).

So I have chosen to add a Sunburst!

Love Blooms Baby Bear Sunburst Feminine handmade card #stampinup, DIY, @cardsbykate #stampinupaustralia

I love making this style of card, not only does it showcase so many of the wonderful Stampin’ Up! papers, but it can also use up some smaller scraps left over from previous projects.

I also adore this new Baby Bear stamp set. Isn’t it just adorable? I have stamped it with Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede, as it is a two-step stamp, although there are 3 parts to it, hence the 3 colours!

Love Blooms Baby Bear Sunburst Feminine handmade card #stampinup, @cardsbykate DIY

I also wanted to show you some cards with the new Affectionately Yours DSP using the same Sunburst technique. They are so bright and cheery. This time the little cat is created using the Foxy Friends bundle (purchase both items together to save $$).

Affectionately Yours Foxy Friends Cat Sunburst Feminine handmade card #stampinup, DIY, @cardsbykate

Check out his little bell around his neck…. it actually does make a sound too!!!

Affectionately Yours Foxy Friends Cat Sunburst Feminine handmade card #stampinup DIY, @cardsbykate

Please leave a comment below, if you think my card met this challenge.

Why don’t you give a challenge a go, they are so much fun. Head across to the Just Add Ink page for more inspiration and see how the designers interpreted this challenge.

Products

Stamps: Baby Bear, Foxy Friends
Inks:  Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake & Soft Suede (Bear) Basic Black Archival (Cat)
Card/Paper: Whisper White, Rose Red, Love Blossoms DSP (Bear) Affectionately Yours DSP, Rose Watermelon Wonder, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla (Cat)
Accessories:  Circle Framelits, Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Scrub, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Simply Scored, Blushing Bride Cotton ribbon

All Catalogues and the Clearance Rack are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Flowers, Handmade Cards, Stampin' Up!, Thank you

For all the thoughtful things you do

Dear Crafters,

Here’s a classic navy and white colour combination with a hint of colour!

Floral Phrases, Floral Boutique DSP, #stampinup, DIY, Floral Affection TIEF, 2016, #stampinupaustralia, Feminine Handmade Card

I adore this new designer series paper, Floral Boutique. I have teamed it together with the coordinating stamp set, Floral Phrases and the new Floral Affection Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Once I embossed the white card, I die cut it with the Oval framelits. I began by colouring the navy flowers with the aquapainter, but decided to use the Stampin’ Write Markers for a more solid colour. I went over the flowers only with the Wink of Stella.

Products

Stamps: Floral Phrases
Inks:  Night of Navy
Card/Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Floral Boutique DSP
Accessories:  Floral Affection TIEF, Oval Framelits, Big Shot, 2016-2018 Stampin’ Write Markers, Stampin’ Trimmer, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Scrub, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Simply Scored, White Ribbon

All Catalogues and the Clearance Rack are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Basket For You

Dear Crafters,

Tell me, who doesn’t love flowers? said no one ever!

Today’s card uses the Hostess Set, Basket For You. I have to admit, I didn’t really look twice at this set until I saw a card by one of my downline, Kimberly, who made a stunning card with this set.

Basket For You, Petal Burst TIEF, #stampinup, DIY,  2016, #stampinupaustralia, Feminine Handmade Card

I started by embossing the Flirty Flamingo card with the Petal Burst Textured Impression Embossing folder. Next I stamped the basket image and coloured it with the new 2016-2018 Stampin’ Write Markers and the basket was watercoloured using the Aquapainter.

I used the oval framelits for the main image (and paper pierced the edge) and deco label framelits to die cut the Peach behind it. These were adhered with dimensionals. The sentiment was cut out with paper snips!

Basket For You, Petal Burst TIEF, #stampinup, DIY,  2016, #stampinupaustralia, Feminine Handmade Cards

I even stamped a small flower on the inside of the card and on the envelope (which I forgot to put in the photo!) oops.

Products

Stamps: Basket For You
Inks:  Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Card/Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Whisper White
Accessories:  Oval Framelits, 2016-2018 In Color Stampin Write Markers, Paper Piercing Tool, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Aqua-Painter, Stampin’ Scrub, Dimensionals, Petal Burst TIEF, Big Shot, Paper Snips, Deco Labels Framelits (Retired)

All Catalogues and the Clearance Rack are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Sugarplum Sweetness

Dear Crafters,

Oh my, how I do love this colour combination of Sweet Sugarplum and Very Vanilla!

Floral Phrases, Detailed Floral Thinlits, #stampinup, Thank you, 2016, #stampinupaustralia, Feminine Handmade Card, DIY

I have needed to make some thank you cards for some very special people who have been very supportive in helping me out since I had ankle surgery over 4 weeks ago now. I am starting to get up and walk again, but its a huge process. I certainly have a real empathy for those who struggle with any form of disability with the legs. I still have a cast on, but have a special shoe that I wear over the cast to be able to put some weight on it. Anyway, enough of me, lets get back to this stunning card!

I cut a piece of sweet sugarplum card down to fit inside the base card, before using the Detailed Floral Thinlits to die cut the floral images at both ends on the big shot machine using the precision plate. To get all the intricate bits out, I used the new die brush! This was adhered with Tombo Multipurpose Glue.

The sentiment was stamped and punched out with the Word Window punch.

I even stamped a coordinating image on the inside of the card and on the back of the envelope.

Products

Stamps: Floral Phrases
Inks:  Sweet Sugarplum
Card/Paper: Sweet Sugarplum, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Detailed Floral Thinlits, Big Shot, Precision Plate, Die Brush, Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Very Vanilla 1/2″ Lace Trim, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Scrub, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Word Window punch (retired)

All Catalogues and the Clearance Rack are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Bright Florals

Dear Crafters,

Today I use the brand new Detailed Floral thinlits dies, another of my must have on my first annual catalogue order!

Detailed Floral Thinlits, 2016-2018 In Colour Markers, Floral Phrases, DIY, #stampinup, Handmade card, Stampin Up 2016

I started by die cutting the black card with the thinlits and glued them to the top and bottom of the card, then stamped the sentiment and added the enamel dot.

Using the new 2016-2018 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers, I coloured all the flowers and leaves. Because the borders of the thinlits are black, it doesn’t matter how well you colour in as it doesn’t show on the black card!

Products

Stamps: Floral Phrases
Inks:  Basic Black
Card/Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories:  Detailed Floral Thinlits, 2016-2018 In Color Stampin Write Markers, 2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Scrub

All Catalogues and the Clearance Rack are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Blooms & Wishes

Dear Crafters,

Today I have created a card that could be used for many different occasions, as it is so veratile. You have to check out the designer paper too, it is my favourite in this annual catalogue!

Blooms & Wishes, Blooms & Bliss DSP, 2016-2018 In Colors, DIY, #stampinup, Handmade card, Stampin Up 2016

I started by adding a piece of designer paper to the card base and cut a strip of Island Indigo to the same length. A piece of white card was cut slightly smaller and then I randomly stamped the floral images and the sentiment before gluing them all together.

Blooms & Bliss DSP, Blooms & Wishes, 2016-2018 In Colors, DIY, #stampinup, Handmade Feminine card, Stampin Up 2016

I added a strip of crumb cake which was punched with a retired border punch under the decorated strip. I punched the flowers in coordinating cardstock and added rhinestones. I love the watercolour look of these stamps!

Blooms & Bliss DSP, Blooms & Wishes, 2016-2018 In Colors, DIY, #stampinup, Handmade card, Stampin Up 2016

The sentiment is also from the same stamp set. I adore this Designer Series Paper, it is certainly my favourite pack in this new annual catalogue. Be sure to visit over the next few weeks as I share many more projects with these papers.

Products

Stamps: Blooms & Wishes
Inks:  Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Island Indigo
Card/Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Blooms & Bliss DSP
Accessories:  Petite Petals punch, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Scrub, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored, [Border Punch & small flower punch (retired)]

All Catalogues and the Clearance Rack are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Flower Power

Dear Crafters,

How are you enjoying all the new products in the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue? Well, I have placed my order, but I am still waiting for it to arrive, but it should be any day now. I’m stalking the postie every morning, waiting for my delivery!

Here is a card style that I haven’t done for a while, but I love how they look. It may look difficult, but it actually is super easy to create and it still fits into your normal C6 envelope!

Flower Shop, Pansy punch, Affectionately Yours DSP, #stampinup, Petite Petals, Scallop Tag Topper

I love how bright and busy this Designer Series Paper is, however I felt I could only use it on one panel for a bold statement. The sentiment is from the new Thoughtful Banners stamp set and I can see many projects using this over the coming year.

Flower Shop, Pansy punch, Affectionately Yours DSP, #stampinup, Petite Petals, Scallop Tag Topper

I love how the Scallop Tag Topper punch is used to create the closing mechanism for this card and tied off with a coordinating ribbon bow. The inside of the card has been stamped on directly with the same petite petals stamp.

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Check out that Wink of Stella on the pansy!

I added some White Perfect Accents to the centres of the smaller flowers, but they were too stark, so I coloured them with my Gold Sharpie to tone them down a little!

Products

Stamps: Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Thoughtful Banners
Inks:  Watermelon Wonder
Card/Paper:  Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP
Accessories:  Pansy punch, Petite Petals punch, Scallop Tag Topper punch, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Scrub, White Perfect Accents, Sponge Dauber, Daffodil Delight Cotton Ribbon (retired), Word Window punch (retired)

All Catalogues are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Hello birthday girl

Dear Crafters,

Today’s project I absolutely love but I am sad that the Greeting Thinlits and the Hello stamp set are no longer available. However, you could still create this card using different sentiments.

Botanical Builder Framelits, #stampinup, 2016 Annual catalogue, Greetings Thinlits, DIY, Bow Paper Clip Embellishments

The card base is Wild Wasabi, with the same colour as the next layer, only 5mm shorter. This layer has sponged edges with Wild Wasabi ink. I also punched the Extra Large oval punch and sponged the edges also.

I had some printed vellum left over (retired) so I stamped the Birthday Girl image onto it and glued it to the back of the wild wasabi layer. I added the Bow Paper Clip Embellishment.

The next step was die cutting all the leaves, flowers & hello sentiment and adding them to the card with Tombo adhesive and dimensionals.

Botanical Builder Framelits, #stampinup, 2016 Annual catalogue, Greetings Thinlits, DIY, Bow Paper Clip Embellishments  Botanical Builder Framelits, #stampinup, 2016 Annual catalogue, Greetings Thinlits, DIY, Bow Paper Clip Embellishments

How beautiful do the embellishments of the Bow Paper Clip and Pearl Basic Jewels finish it off?!

Botanical Builder Framelits, #stampinup, 2016 Annual catalogue, Greetings Thinlits, DIY, Bow Paper Clip Embellishments

Be sure to download your copy of the Annual Catalogue and mark all your favourite products!

Products

Stamps: Hello (retired)
Inks: Basic Black, Wild Wasabi
Card/Paper:  Basic Black, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Big Shot, Botantical Builders Framelits, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Scrub, Bow Paper Clip Embellishments, Pearl Basic Jewels, Sponge Dauber, Extra Large Oval Punch, Printed Vellum (retired), Greetings Thinlits (retired)

All Catalogues, Retirement List & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Basket for You

Dear Crafters,

Is your product list growing as fast as mine with the excitement of the 2016-2017 Annual Catalogue going live on Wednesday?

Here is a card that was created using one of the Hostess stamp sets, Basket for You.

Basket for You, #stampinup, Elegant Dots TIEF, #stampinupaustralia, 2016-2017 Hostess set, DIY, Feminine Handmade card

The image was stamped and die cut with the oval framelits, before water colouring with an Aqua Painter and ink pads in the new 2016-2018 In Colours. The basket is coloured using Sahara Sand and Tip Top Taupe.

Basket for You, #stampinup, Elegant Dots TIEF, #stampinupaustralia, 2016-2017 Hostess set, DIY, Feminine Handmade card

The card base is the new Sweet Sugarplum, embossed with the Elegant Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The next layer is a piece of Marina Mist Designer Series paper and a layer of Silver Glimmer paper edged with the Banner Triple punch.

Basket for You, #stampinup, Elegant Dots TIEF, #stampinupaustralia, 2016-2017 Hostess set, DIY, Feminine Handmade card

The sentiment was stamped in coordinating ink and seeing as I don’t have the new Bunch of Banners Framelits yet, I had to fussy cut the sentiment! Poor me!!!!

I added the oval and the sentiment with dimensionals.

Be sure to download your copy of the Annual Catalogue and mark all your favourite products!

Products

Stamps: Basket for You
Inks: Emerald Envy, Sweet Sugarplum, Peekaboo Peach, Dapper Denim, Flirty Flamingo, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe
Card/Paper:  Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Marina Mist DSP, Silver Glimmer
Accessories: Ovals Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Scrub, Aqua Painter, Banner Triple Punch, Elegant Dots TIEF

All Catalogues & Clearance Rack are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Sympathy Rose

Dear Crafters,

Last week I shared some cards using the Rose Wonder stamp set and the coordinating Rose Garden thinlits. Here is another Sympathy card using this same bundle, but yet this is very simple and elegant.

Rose Wonder, Rose Garden Thinlits, #stampinup, DIY, 2016-2017 Annual catalogue

This White and Pool Party card doesn’t need to be anything fancy. It is simple, elegant and stylish. The image of white on white is beautiful and noting over rated.

Rose Wonder, Rose Garden Thinlits, #stampinup, DIY, 2016-2017 Annual catalogue

The only colour is the sentiment and a glitter pool party bow ribbon.

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Do you like my design?

Products

Stamps: Rose Wonder
Inks: Pool Party
Card/Paper:  White
Accessories: Rose Garden Thinlits, Big Shot, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Scrub, Pool Party Glitter Ribbon

All Catalogues, Retirement List & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Happy Stamping!

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