Give it a Whirl – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

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Heart of Christmas Week 10 – Beary Christmas

9 October, 202323 October, 2023 craftwithkate

HOC Blog Header 2023 Each Monday, some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration showcasing our September-December Mini catalogue and Annual catalogue Christmas products.

Heart of Christmas Week 10

Today I am using the Snowflake Magic Specialty DSP and the Beary Christmas DSP. The feature pieces are diecut from the Beary Christmas DSP using the Stylish Shapes dies. The Basic White was also cut with these and then dry embossed using one of the 3D Basics Textured Impressions Folders which come in a pack of 3 in the Online Exclusives.

Beary Christmas card, Heart of Christmas Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

Because the front is quite easy, on the inside I decided to create a little pop up with the polar bear holding his present. The More Wishes stamp set was used here with some More Dazzle Specialty paper stars using the Give it a Whirl dies.

Beary Christmas card, Heart of Christmas Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

Side view – the mechanism is just a scrap piece of card, approximately 5cm x 1cm that I had lying on my desk, so I scored it at 1cm, 2cm, 3cm & 4cm. Fold this into a cube and glue to the card.

Beary Christmas card, Heart of Christmas Blog Hop by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 side view

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Monday for more festive inspiration!
Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the creative talent of Tina Gillespie.

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Product List
Stamps: More Wishes, Christmas Classics
Dies: Stylish Shapes, Give it a Whirl
Card/Paper: Thick Basic White
Designer Series Paper: Snowflake Magic Specialty, Beary Christmas, More Dazzle Specialty
Inks: Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock
Other: Adhesive-backed Glitter Sequins, Basics 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (TIEF), Paper Snips, Mini Dimensionals, Stampin’ Seal, Multipurpose Glue, Glue Dots, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
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Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Handmade Cards, Kids Cards, Stampin' Up!

Patchwork Pieces for Zoo Crew

12 July, 202312 July, 2023 craftwithkate

2023-2024 AWH Colour Creations header

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 11 – Basic Gray

Basic Gray is a bit like the weather in Melbourne lately; cold, wet and overcast, so I have paired it up with the very pretty, Lemon Lolly.

I used the Patchwork Pieces die and cut it out in Lemon Lolly card and again in a piece of the Basic Gray 2023-24 Neutrals Designer Series Paper. Because of this, I was able to create 2 cards!

Patchwork Pieces Birthday card 1 Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

I wanted to add an extra feature, so I fussy cut some images from the Zoo Crew DSP. By adding a Basic Gray circle, it helped the image to really pop. Isn’t this little racoon with a handful of balloons so cute?!!

On the next card, I had this cute little ballerina image but I wanted to have her dancing across the card. This is a stepped up version with small magnets behind the die cut circle and the popped up layer.

Patchwork Pieces Birthday interactive card 2 Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

Adding a strip of Lemon Lolly card to use as a pull tab, you can watch her dance across the card. The arrow impression is from the Give it a Whirl dies, as are the stitched hearts.

Patchwork Pieces Interactive Birthday card 2 Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

On the inside of both these cards, I added the happy birthday sentiment from the Wanted to Say dies, a strip of Basic Gray card and another little stitched heart.

Patchwork Pieces Birthday card inserts Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

Here they are side by side.

Patchwork Pieces Birthday cards Basic Gray colour creations blog hop 2023 by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia

I really love these two colours together. What do you think of this colour combination? Let me know in the comments below.

Product List
Dies: Patchwork Pieces dies, Give it a Whirl dies, Wanted to Say dies
Card/Paper: Basic Gray, Basic White, Lemon Lolly
Designer Series Paper: 2023-24 Neutrals 6″ x 6″ DSP, Zoo Crew 12″ x 12″ DSP
Other: Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (Standard & Mini), Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Berry Burst.

Please hop across to our next participant and enjoy the wonderful inspiration of Andrea Sargent.

If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on https://whatcathymade.com.au/?p=12312Cathy’s blog.

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Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Butterflies, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), feminine, Flowers, Handmade Cards, Stampin' Up!

Soft Sea Foam Blog Hop ~ Interactive Pansy Patch

20 April, 202220 April, 2022 craftwithkate

Each week some of the Art With Heart team are joining the Colour Creations Blog Hop to bring you creative inspiration to showcase our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.

Week 45 – Soft Sea Foam

Tonight’s card features the Pansy Petals DSP, Pansy Patch Bundle and the Give It a Whirl dies.

My card base is Soft Sea Foam (tent fold design). The top layer is two pieces of the Pansy Petals DSP. I placed them in my Cut & Emboss Machine and placed the large die over the top to work out where the join would be in the centre. After die cutting this large piece, I then used the circle piece from the dies to cut the window.

Give it a Whirl Pansy card for CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Turning the scallop circle mechanism (where you see the arrow), turns to feature other stamped images! Starting with the happy birthday sentiment, then next is a flower ready to bloom.

Give it a Whirl Pansy card for CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 3

Then rotate again, you have this gorgeous pansy. The stems and leaves are stamped in Soft Sea Foam and the petals are Fresh Freesia (1st an 2nd generation stamping). The DSP layer is adhered with Dimensionals to allow space behind for the mechanism to turn. I added a small strip of Soft Sea Foam card across the centre join of the DSPs for a neater look.

Give it a Whirl Pansy card for CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 2

Here you can see the mechanism better. The brad which the mechanism spins on, is hidden behind the scallop circle on the front (behind the Brushed Brass Butterfly). This is popped up on Mini Dimensionals.