Handmade Card – Page 4 – 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. For the first 5 weeks we showcase the new 2025-2027 In Colors and then continue with all the remaining colours in alphabetical order.

Week 5 – Timid Tiger

This handmade card features @stampinupofficial products; Celebratory Sips 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP). It is so fun, bright and cheery. This style card has been all the rage lately in Social Media and so I’ve created my own too. By fussy cutting the drinks from one of the patterns of the paper, makes cardmaking super easy. Note on this card, there is no stamping or ink used.

On the inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Azure Afternoon inspiration.

Product List
Dies: Thoughtful Moments
Paper: Basic White, Timid Tiger, Celebratory Sips DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Thoughtful Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder, In Color™ Flat Pearls, 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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Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Easter, Fancy Folds, Handmade Cards, Stampin' Up!, Sympathy, Techniques & Tutorials

Super Simple Cross Card with Free Tutorial

30 May, 202528 May, 2025 craftwithkate

This super simple Cross card features the beautiful Floral Delight Designer Series Paper (DSP) and my new favourite In Color™, Secret Sea. It just goes with everything and is my new ‘black’!

This is a standard A5 side opening card, but has the cross feature on the front that folds flat to go into a C6 envelope. This could be used for a Sympathy card or an Easter card.

On the inside

Click here for my Written Tutorial.

Thanks for dropping by.

Product List
Stamps: Simply Said
Dies: Impressions Abloom
Ink: Secret Sea
Paper: Basic White, Secret Sea, Pecan Pie, Peach Pie, Floral Delight DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy. @stampinupofficial
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Strawberry Slush Coneflower Celebrations Birthdy cards

28 May, 202527 May, 2025 craftwithkate

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 4 – Strawberry Slush

These handmade cards feature @stampinupofficial products; Coneflower Celebrations Bundle. I am thrilled that Strawberry Slush has returned to the SU colours. It’s a gorgeous bright pink that goes with every other colour in the range.

Card 1 – features the dies in the bundle. The petals have been ink blended with blending brushes and Strawberry Slush ink. Other cardstock used; Thick Basic White, Early Espresso and Summer Splash. The cardbase is dry embossed with the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder. A Strawberry Slush Blends Marker was used to splatter ink onto the background.

Close up of the ink blending

Card 2 – features the stamps in the Coneflower Celebrations stamp set. The cardbase has some white diecut circular strips adhered to add some interest. Remember to add Adhesive Sheets to the back of your white cardstock to make it easier than using messy glue. The stem and leaves are stamped and dicut in Summer Splash. The Faux Linen Ribbon is cut in half lengthwise and added behind the sentiment. How cute is the Tiny Bee Trinket?!!

Close up of the flower – I used a stamping platform to ink up the stamp, starting with the top in Darling Duckling, then used the Timid Tiger Stampin’ Write Marker to add some flicking strokes round the base before stamping onto the Basic White card. Then ink the petals in Strawberry Slush ink and stamp. I used Blends Combo Markers; Darling Duckling, Bubble Bath and Strawberry slush to fill the image. A black Journalling Pen and White Jello Pen adding the feature dots.

On the inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Timid Tiger inspiration.

Product List
Stamps: Coneflower Celebrations*
Dies: Coneflower Celebrations*
Ink: Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash
Paper: Basic White, Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush, Summer Splash, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Stampin’ Blends Markers: Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling, Bubble Bath, Summer Splash
Other: Blending Brushes, Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder, Tiny Bee Trinkets, Strawberry Slush Faux Linen Ribbon, Journalling Pens, Timid Tiger Stampin’ Write Marker, Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems, 2025-27 In Color™ Flat Pearls, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Adhesive Sheets, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Stamparatus (r).
*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!

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Secret Sea: Pop Up Floating Shadow Box card

21 May, 202515 May, 2025 craftwithkate

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 3 – Secret Sea

I have to say, I am in love this new colour – such a gorgeous rich deep blue and it is even stunning stamped off for a lighter shade. Anyway, I get side-tracked, this handmade card features @stampinupofficial products; Pretty Florals Bundle and the Florals in Bloom Designer Series Paper (DSP).

This patterned paper is so beautiful, I didn’t know which piece to use first, but I selected this one as it has my favourite colours. The flowerrs are stamped in Secret Sea, Petunia Pop (both 1st & 2nd generation) and the stems are watercoloured with Shy Shamrock to get the lighter shade.

But here’s the wow when you open the card!

Here’s the side view where you can really see why it gets its name. I decided to use a more muted pattern paper on the inside to let the feature of this card shine. I stamped the floral image overr the pop up panel in Secret Sea to add more of a soft design element.

That window is die cut using the Nested Essentials dies, as are the layering elements. A strip of Window Sheet holds the sentiment layers in place. More of the same flowers are added here.

Both of the sentiments are from the Simply Said stamp set. Those gorgeous Flat Pearls finish it off nicely with the little Gingham Ribbon bow.

Lisa Curcio has a YouTube Tutorial for this but I have converted it to suit metric measurements.

What you need
Front:
Secret Sea (card base): 28cm x 10.5cm
DSP: 10cm x 13cm, cut 3.5cm off the bottom for lower section

Inside:
Basic White: 10cm x 9.5cm
DSP (back): 10cm x 9.5cm
DSP (strip): 10cm x 1.5cm

Pop Up Panel:
Secret Sea: 18cm x 10.5cm
DSP: 7cm x 5.5cm to fit inside the Nested Essentials dies
Basic White: 6cm x 4.5cm to fit inside the Nested Essentials dies
Window Sheet: 10cm x 1.5cm

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Strawberry Slush inspiration.

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

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Free Tutorial for my Faux Camera Shutter card

14 May, 202518 May, 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. For the first 5 weeks we showcase the new 2025-2027 In Colors and then continue with all the remaining colours in alphabetical order.

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 2 – Darling Duckling

I have two cards today, a Mother’s Day card and a Sympathy card, both using products from the @stampinupofficial Floral Impressions Suite Collection.

Card 1 – Mother’s Day card
This handmade Mother’s Day card features; Impressions Abloom Bundle, Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP) and two Euphemera Packs, Foiled Frames & Labels and the Greetings for All Mix & Match. These diecut greetings are just brilliant for quick additions to your cards.

The designer papers is from the same pack and the flowers are stamped in Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger with the Secret Sea centres. The leaves are diecut in White and Garden Green ink blended on using Blending Brushes.

You can see that gorgeous gold foiling on this circle, it’s just so lush!

These 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls are stunning too and must have if you haven’t already got them! A White Baker’s Twine bow is added on a Glue Dot.

Card 2 – Sympathy Card
This is known as the Faux Camera Shutter technique made with a piece of 6″ x 6″ DSP (free tutorial here).

I started with a Darling Duckling cardbase with a piece of Basic White which has been dry embossed with the Mini Corrugated EF. I used my Darling Duckling Marker to splatter some fine ink onto the card. The Faux Camera Shutter is matted onto a piece of Garden Green cardstock, then adhered to the card. Some flowers and leaves are die cut in Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Pecan Pie and Timid Tiger cardstock and adhered to the card. The banner at the bottom was an offcut from creating the faux shutter!

Not sure if you can see the ink splatter on the corrugated card? It just adds a little rustic charm.

The sentiment is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack and added on Dimensionals. Some of the same flat pearls were used on this card also.

on the inside, I added two more of those offcuts to a Basic White insert.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Secret Sea inspiration.

Product List
Stamps: Impressions Abloom*
Dies: Impressions Abloom*
Ink: Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Timid Tiger
Paper: Basic White, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Pecan Pie, Secret Sea, Timid Tiger, Floral Impressions DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls, 2025-2027 In Color™ Markers, Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder, White Baker’s Twine, Foiled Frames & Labels Euphema Pack, Greetings For All Mix & Match Euphemera Pack, Blending Brushes, 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.
*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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Birthday, Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Butterflies, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Fancy Folds, Handmade Cards, Stampin' Up!, Techniques & Tutorials

Beautiful Butterflies fun closure card

12 May, 202512 May, 2025 craftwithkate

This handmade card features the Beautiful Butterflies products.

I made this style of card back in 2018, you can see it here, where I was inspired by Terri Gaines, a US Demonstrator. Her video tutorial is in that link.

For this card, I began with a Summer Splash cardbase, then a Basic White layer before adding the 2024-2026 In Color™ Designer Series Paper ( DSP), making sure to only add glue around the edges. Once these layers were adhered, I die cut the large label die [Beautiful Butterflies dies] through the card front. The DSP piece keep for the inside.

The butterflies were die cut in the 2024-2026 In Color™ Glimmer Specialty Paper. Adhere the smaller butterflies, add the sentiment [Beautiful Butterflies stamp set] on Dimensionals with a piece of White Baker’s Twine. Some 2024-2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems are added.

Fold her wings together to open the card…

Here’s the card open with white panel to write your message. This is where that DSP label die cut is adhered. Once the Basic White insert is glued in place, close the card and place that DSP through the gap so it is in the perfect position. Then you can glue the body of the large butterfly in place and fold her wings together to fit through the gap.

Thanks for dropping by.

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

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!

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Cloud Cover: Impressions Abloom card

7 May, 20256 May, 2025 craftwithkate

Welcome to Week 1 of the Colour Creations InstaHop. You can follow us on Instagram starting @craftwithkate. Each week we will showcase the Stampin’ Up! colours. For the first 5 weeks we showcase the new 2025-2027 In Colors and then continue with all the remaining colours in alphabetical order.

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

Week 1 – Cloud Cover

This handmade card features @stampinupofficial products; Impressions Abloom Bundle, Sweet Blooms stamp set and the Stylish Shapes dies along with the stunning Flower Garden Foils Specialty Paper. Just check out that beautiful embossed floral pattern!

The Foils layer is die cut with the oval in the Impressions Abloom dies and glued to a layer of Secret Sea card and glued to a Basic White card base. The inner white piece is run through the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and adhered to the centre of the card.

The floral arrangement is die cut is Cloud Cover, Strawberry Slush (a returning colour) and Basic White. The centres of the flowers are dotted with Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger Stampin’ Write Markers, then Wink of Stella added for extra sparkle!

The banner with sentiment is die cut with the Stylish Shapes dies and added on Dimensionals. A White Baker’s Twine bow is added along with some 2025-2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls.

On the inside, I have added the oval frame diecut with some more of those beautiful diecut flowers.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for Darling Duckling inspiration.

Product List
Stamps: Impressions Abloom, Sweet Blooms
Dies: Impressions Abloom, Stylish Shapes
Ink: Memento Black
Paper: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Strawberry Slush, Secret Sea, Flower Garden Foils Specialty Paper, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Mini Corrugated 3D EF, Stampin’ Write Markers (Darling Duckling & Timid Tiger), Wink of Stella, White Baker’s Twine, 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%

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!

Stampin' Up!

New Annual Catalogue & amazing offer

7 May, 20257 May, 2025 craftwithkate

The new Annual catalogue is finally here

Have you browsed the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue yet and created your shopping list?

A beautiful catalogue with amazing photography, ideas and layout, loads of scrapbooking products for those who love to do memory keeping, along with some quick and easy options, including Kits and Euphemera Packs. Don’t forget about the Online Exclusives section of the online store too for even more product releases.

NEW Colours

The new @stampinupofficial In Colors™ are now available. Which one is your favourite? I’m super duper happy that Strawberry Slush has returned after a long hiatus, and it looks fabulous with Cloud Cover and Secret Sea.

Unbelievable Joining Offer

If you’ve been sitting on the fence, this is now the time to join.

For the rest of May, pay $169AUD and choose $303 worth of product, and get free shipping. That’s right. You pick whatever you want from the online store.

That’s $134 in FREE product!

Plus, you will enjoy:
♥ 20–25% off future orders
♥ Early VIP access to product releases
♥ A supportive team, meet new friends and gather with a crafting community
♥ Access to exclusive online training resources and fun events like OnStage and Creativity Now
♥ The chance to earn extra income if you wish to do so!

No Pressure, Just Possibilities

You don’t have to host parties or build a business unless you want to. Most people join just for the discount, the crafting community, and the early VIP access to new products (which is super fun).

Shop your favouites now

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Wild Wheat: Peekaboo Arches Fun Fold card with Storybook Moments

30 April, 202529 April, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 51 – Wild Wheat

This is the final colour in the Stampin’ Up! Collection. Next week we will start from the beginning of the alphabet, so please join me next Wednesday, but in the meantime, enjoy my Wild Wheat project.

This handmade card is a fun fold card using my favourite Everyday Arches dies and the Storybook Moments Suite Collection.

These gorgeous Beatrix Potter inspired products remind me of all the storybooks read to me as a child, they were my favourite, and I read them to my girls when they were little. I love how the front of the card has the arched window (remember Play School on ABC TV?!).

As you open up the card you are wow’d with more details and the die cut elements from the Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.

The Storybook Friends and Storybook Garden Patch bundles are stamped, coloured and diecut and work perfectly with the patterned paper & more!

Close up of the Peter Rabbit image coloured with Stampin’ Blends Markers and the Colour Lifter dotted on to create the fur. It is so cute?!!!

on the back is where you write your message to the recipient!

I was inspired by Dawn Griffiths at The Glitter Pit (click for tutorial).

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday as I embark on the Stampin’ Up! colours again, starting with our brand new 2025-2027 In Colors™.

Product List
Bundles: Storybook Friends, Storybook Garden Patch
Ink: Memento Black, Black Stazon
Paper: Basic White, Boho Blue, Wild Wheat, Storybook Moments Specialty DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Stampin’ Blends Markers: Boho Blue, Calypso Coral, Gray Granite, Old Olive, Color Lifter
Other: 2023-2025 Stampin’ Write Markers, 2023-25 InColor™ Dots, 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%

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!

Blog Hop/Instagram Hop, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), Handmade Cards, Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration (SAB), Online Exclusives, Stampin' Up!, Sympathy

Soft Sea Foam: Woven Textures Sympathy Card

23 April, 202518 April, 2025 craftwithkate

Week 50 – Soft Sea Foam

Today’s handmade card features the Textured Notes stamp set and coordinating dies and the Unbounded Love stamp set and dies and the Spotlight on Nature dies with the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper (DSP).

I adhered a piece of the DSP to the entire card front before working out my layers. I cut the darker DSP with the Textured Notes die, then stamped all of my images and sentiment on Basic White or Soft Seam Foam card. The leaves and circle element under the sentiment were fussy cut with Paper Snips and placed on the card to see where I wanted to add some extra stamped elements on the background. I used Pecan Pie and Early Espresso inks along with Pecan Pie and Soft Sea Foam Blends Markers to splatter.

I also did more splattering with my Blends on the leaves. The sentiment is stamed is Early Espresso ink and die cut with the Unbounded Love dies. I ran the edges around on my inkpad to get some more highlights.

The Basic Beige Bordered Ribbon was attached to a narrow piece of White card covered with Stampin’ Seal and folded to add lots of texture.