Handmade Card – Page 15 – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Birthday, feminine, Handmade Cards, Kids Cards, Stampin' Up!

Skater Girl

21 March, 20163 March, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share with you a card I was commissioned to make for a work colleague who requested a card for her daughter who loves skateboarding!

Here’s what I came up with:

To begin, I stamped the skateboard from the Skating By stamp set and then the female figure from the Hey Girl stamp set.

I coloured the images with Copic markers, but stamped the female image onto some Brights Collection DSP and cut out the dress only and glued it on the stamped image for a pretty patterned dress! What a clever idea, hey!!!

The balloon was also stamped onto DSP and cut out using the Balloon Bouquet punch, then added with a dimensional.

Don’t forget to add am image to the inside of the card and coordinate the envelope to match. I thought this cute floral image was perfect.

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Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), feminine, Flowers, Stampin' Up!, Techniques & Tutorials

Sunburst Corner

18 March, 20163 March, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I shane another of the projects that we did last week during my Techniques class, the Sunburst Technique.

I once again focused on using the Wildflower Fields DSP and the coordinating Flowering Fields stamp set.

The Wink of Stella pen was also used on the stamped flower, although it is very hard to see in the photo, but it is so shiny with a bit of sparkle!

I also did some paper piercing along the edges of sun rays for some added detail.

I love this technique, it just shows off our gorgeous Designer Series Papers so well!

Here’s another variation using the very pretty, Love Blossoms DSP!

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Masculine, Memory Keeping/Project Life/Scrapbooking, Stampin' Up!

Aloha

14 March, 20166 March, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a bit of news with you that I haven’t informed you about. I am actually not at home blogging this week, as I am in Hawaii with my hubby celebrating our 10th Wedding Anniversary!

Anyhow, I will share some photos with you in the coming weeks when I return and scrapbook/Project Life our journey, but in the meantime, here is the card I gave to my hubby on Saturday.

This is an image of Honolulu that I found on the internet and I added some text and a pic of the island using Photoshop Elements. I thought it was rather appropriate 😉

Hawaii

On the inside of the card I placed this image to the right so I had plenty of room on the left to add my message to him.

This image was created using an app on my phone called Word Pack.

Hawaii2

Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary to my hubby. I hope our next 10 years leads us to an even more exotic location, if that’s even possible!!!

And here is a little reminder of that wonderful day 10 years ago!

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Birthday, Kids Cards, Masculine, Stampin' Up!

Make a wish

10 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a very quick and easy card to create, using some DSP, banners, sentiment, punch and twine!

I love this dandelion designer paper which you can earn for FREE with any $90 order. It is the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper available during Saleabration 2016. 12 sheets of 12×12 double sided designs.

The sentiment is from the Perfect Pennants stamp set and is perfect with this paper. As kids we always grabbed those dandelions and blew them to make a wish, didn’t you?! Maybe you still do!!!!

Anyway, the sentiment was stamped and cut out using the Note Tag Punch. The banners were made using the Banner Triple Punch and layered behind the tag. Some gorgeous two-tone baker’s twine was added.

I love the simplicity of this style of card. What do you think?

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Flowers, Stampin' Up!, Sympathy, Thinlits Dies

You’re in my thoughts

8 February, 20164 February, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

It is always tough to come up with a card design for someone who may have lost a loved one, so I always like to have some on hand to be able to grab when required.

Today, I share a card using the Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits die.

Bloomin Heart #stampinup Occasions 2016 Saleabration

I have used Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White, purple being the colour of love and I think it is lovely in this sympathy card.

Bloomin Heart #stampinup Occasions 2016 Saleabration

Notice I have glued the heart die cut behind the top layer, framing part of the heart but also so it gives that gorgeous shadow behind once the layer is adhered with dimensionals.

Bloomin Heart #stampinup Occasions 2016 Saleabration

Always remember to stamp the envelope and the inside of your cards!

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Kids Cards

Incy Wincy Spider

30 September, 201515 September, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a card using the new Spider Web Doilies and Black Glimmer Paper in the Holiday Catalogue (pg 47).

Seeing as we don’t celebrate Halloween here in Australia (like the USA do!), I didn’t particularly want to make Halloween cards or projects. But, I loved the spider web doilies and had to purchase them!!!!

I also loved the black glimmer paper and thought it would create the cutest, most sparkly spider and I was right!

See his legs? How did I make them you ask?

Well, notice that the doilie has been trimmed to fit in the top corner of the card?

The left over pieces I trimmed down to be his legs. No waste in this house!!!

I added some googly eyes to finish him off, cute hey?!!

Please let me know what you think of my card.

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Babies First

26 August, 201521 August, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a baby boy card. Who doesn’t love making baby cards and this was no exception.

I have used Marina Mist and Soft Sky as my colours with some So Saffron for the ducks.

The Babies First Framelits make it so easy to create and there is very little stamping, only the sentiment!

How cute is the background? I layered some of the ducks onto the Soft Sky card and embossed it with the new Elegant Dots TIEF for some added texture.

Please leave a comment below if you like my card today.

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Wedding

Wedding Bliss

29 May, 201528 May, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share with you another sneak peek of a new product in the Annual Catalogue. This stamp set is also what I will be showcasing at my next class on Saturday 6th June at 1pm. To view my full list of classes, click here.

This stamp set is called Build a Birthday, but yes, I have changed the theme and made a wedding card from it. This just shows how versatile this set is, and you won’t believe what other things we can make with this stamp set.

This stamp set is photopolymer, so it is completely clear so you can stamp exactly where you want without using the Stamp-a-ma-jig!

The base card is Basic Black with a layer of Whisper White, then another layer of Basic Black. I stamped the cake stand in Versamark ink directly onto the black card and added some white embossing powder before heat setting it with the heat gun.

The cake layers are strips of washi tape that I have lined up on some white card in layers. I put it onto white card because the washi tape is sheer and it wouldn’t have shown if stuck directly to the black card stock). I cut out the cake indenting between the layers, before adhering to the top of the cake stand. So simple but super effective.

I added some little gold glitter flowers with glue dots and a rhinestone in the centre of each one, and a gold bow to finish it off.

I absolutely love this set and know that you will too, especially once I share some other projects over the next few months as I am sure to make plenty with this set!

Don’t forget to decorate the inside of your card and the envelope so everything coordinates with a little of the washi tape!!!

I would love you to comment below with your thoughts on this card.

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I also want to remind you that the end date for the 2014-2015 annual catalogue has changed from 30 June to 2 June! So be prepared for this change and get those orders in before the items run out.

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feminine, Handmade Cards, Masculine, Sympathy

Sympathy with Sheltering Tree

20 March, 201512 March, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share some more sympathy cards following my recent posts earlier this month, where I said I would make some in advance to make it easier for when the time comes to send one out to a loved one during their difficult time.

But, this time I have done a more masculine card. You don’t want to be sending a pretty pink one to a male friend, but I will include one of those too!

Sheltering Tree

Be sure to decorate the inside panel of your card and even the envelope!

Sheltering Tree

I would love you to comment below with your thoughts on this creation.

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Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set – 137163

Price: $42.95

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride – 131287

Price: $11.95

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad – 131172

Price: $9.95

Whisper White A4 Card Stock – 106549

Price: $14.95

Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock – 111850

Price: $11.95

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126959

Price: $9.95

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126975

Price: $9.95

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126978

Price: $9.95

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126953

Price: $9.95

Pacific Point A4 Card Stock – 116202

Price: $11.95

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126951

Price: $9.95

Decorative Label Punch – 120907

Price: $29.95

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Butterflies, Challenges, JAI, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB)

Sheer Perfection

14 March, 2015 craftwithkate

Hello Crafters,

Today I enter a challenge at Just Add Ink. The challenge this week is a colour challenge JAI#254.

I have to admit when I saw these earthy tones, it wasn’t something that really appealed to me. I prefer the brighter colours, but this is what challenges are all about, challenging ourselves to try new things!

I was in need of a thank you card for one of the prep mums who called yesterday to say that my youngest had left her lunchbox at school. We were already on our way to Kids Club and I wasn’t able to go back to get it, so this lovely mum wanted to drop it to our home. I was so thankful to her for even suggesting to do that for us, so I felt the need to make her this card!

Sheer Perfection Butterfly

I have just received this gorgeous Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Stack which is one of the four new Sale-a-bration freebies released this month. For every $90 you spend on Stampin’ Up! products you can choose from a range of bonus product and this stack is one of them!

Sheer Perfection Butterfly

The butterfly is die cut in Baked Brown Sugar and Tangelo Twist card together in the one layer.

The vellum is coloured from behind with the Stampin’ Write Markers in all four of the colours and adhered to the card with the coloured side down. I used the White Stampin’ Chalk Marker to to the stitching around the edge.

Sheer Perfection Butterfly

Be sure tho decorate the inside panel of your card and even the envelope helps tie it all together!

Sheer Perfection Butterfly

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.

Sale-a-bration, 6th January – 31st March 2015

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