Masculine Birthday card – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

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Smoky Slate CCBH: Trusty Tools

27 March, 202426 March, 2024 craftwithkate

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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 46 – Smoky Slate

Today I feature the Trusty Tools Bundle. I thought this colour was perfect for metal tools, plus I needed a quick card for my FIL’s birthday!

A Crumb Cake card base with a layer dry embossed with one of the Basics 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folders and Crumb Cake ink brushed around the edges for a grungy feel.

Masculine Trusty Tools card Smoky Slate Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2024

The Basic White peg board is added with thin strips of dimensionals. The tools were stamped in Smoky Slate on the same colour card and die cut. A Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker was used to colour the handles/grips of the tools. The sentiment is White heat embossed on Poppy Parade card. Some screws and nuts are added to finish it off, along with some Brushed Metallic Adhesive-backed Dots.

Masculine Trusty Tools card Smoky Slate Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2024.

On the inside, a simple white insert with some stamping and a die cut ‘Happy Birthday’ from the Wanted to Say dies.

Masculine Trusty Tools card Smoky Slate Colour Creations Blog Hop by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Soft Sea Foam.

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Product List
Stamps: Trusty Tools*
Dies: Trusy Tools, Wanted to Say
Paper: Basic White, Smoky Slate, Real Red, Crumb Cake
Inks: Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Other: Basics 3D Embossing Folders, Brushed Metallic Adhesive-backed Dots, Blending Brushes, Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, White Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
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Trusty Tools Inspiration

26 January, 202427 January, 2024 craftwithkate

Today I share some projects using the Trusty Tools Bundle and the Trusty Toolbox 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper, which you can select for free when you purchase the Bundle during Sale-a-abration. Click on these catalogues to see more!

Card 1 – This bench fold card I made for my dad, as his birthday falls on Australia Day, a public holiday. We celebrated at lunchtime with him and he totally loved his card. It uses the Trusty Tools dies to cut the images from the amazing patterned DSP. How fun is that?!!!

Trusty Tools Bench Fold Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

Here it is from the top so you can see the support inside where to benchtop sits.

Trusty Tools Bench Fold Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 inside

This is how it folds flat to fit into a DL Envelope.

Trusty Tools Bench Fold Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 flat

On the back is where you write your message!

Trusty Tools Fun Fold Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 back

Card 2 – this is a very simple card with just some stamping. The brushes are stamped in Smoky Slate ink and the colours are just my Stampin’ Spots dragged across the paper. Isn’t that cool?! I love the big bold sentiment from the Birthday Wishes stamp set.

Trusty Tools Birthday Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024.

You can see on the inside I stamped another paint brush.

Trusty Tools Birthday Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

Card 3 – this is a toolbox on the front with a belly band, so you know what that means… yes, it opens up!

Trusty Tools Fun Fold Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

Here you can see the amazing DSP and how it is layered with some diecuts from another sheet of DSP. This is such a cool fun fold design.

Trusty Tools Fancy Fold Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

and here is the back panel to write your message.

Trusty Tools Fancy Fold Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024 back

Card 4 – is another card using the DSP. Here I have used some DSP and cut slits on the top of the gray lines ao the fussy cut tools from the DSP, can sit in!

Trusty Toolbox Card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2024

Trusty Tools Bundle – 162723 and Trust Toolbox DSP – 162978

The bench fold card was inspired by Tania Deroy.

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Reach for the Stars, Mitchy!

6 September, 20236 September, 2023 craftwithkate

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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 19 – Crumb Cake

Yay, the new Mini catalogue is available now… have you placed your order yet?

Today’s card was created for my nephew who turned 9 a couple of days ago! I haven’t inked up my Reach for the Stars stamp set yet, so I thought this was the perfect one for Mitchy. Now you my be wondering what on earth is she thinking, but stay with me.

Reach for the Stars Personalised card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Crumb Cake Colour Creations Blog Hop

I covered my Thick White card base with a piece of the coordinating Stargazing Designer Series Paper (DSP). Then I cut out a green planet from the ‘reverse side’ of one of the papers and the rings are diecut from the Holographic Trio Specialty DSP. These are glued to the card. My astronaut is stamped in Crumb Cake and die cut. They are popped up on dimensionals. The silver stars are diecut from Silver Foil. The sentiment is stamped in Memento Black ink using the Reach for the Stars and Alphabest stamp sets. I love a personalised card!

Reach for the Stars Personalised card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Crumb Cake Colour Creations Blog Hop side

The sentiment on the inside is from the Phrases for All stamp set and uses Lemon Lime Twist ink. The rocket is stamped in Crumb Cake and diecut, as are the flames, which were diecut in White and coloured using the Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers; Lemon Lolly & Pumpkin Pie.

Reach for the Stars Personalised card by Kate Morgan Stampin Up Australia 2023 Crumb Cake Colour Creations Blog Hop inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Crushed Curry.

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

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Product List
Stamps: Reach for the Stars, Alphabest, Phrases for All
Dies: Reach for the Stars
Card/Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Silver Foil
Inks: Crumb Cake, Lemon Lime Twist, Black Memento
Designer Series Paper: Holographic Trio Specialty, Stargazing
Other: Lemon Lolly & Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Simply Shammy, Bone Folder
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80th Birthday card with 80 candles!

27 March, 202326 February, 2023 craftwithkate

Today I’ve created this special milestone birthday card for my father-in-law who celebrated his 80th birthday on the weekend!

Patty Bennett (US demonstrator) recently showed a card similar to this for a 75th birthday and it was perfect for this special occasion.

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

I used the following inks (Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry & Balmy Blue) to stamp the front of the card using the Biggest Wish stamp set. The hearts are from the Share a Milkshake stamp set. The white Scallop Contours layer is added with Multipurpose glue.

As you open the card, you will see all the candles, one for each year. I thought this was safer than having 80 candles on his cake!!!!

You can see by this video it was going to be far to hard to photograph this card fully open, hehe

Basically, this is 5 cards joined together with a DSP hinge (7cm x 10.4cm, scored in half at 3.5cm). You’ll need 4 of them.

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 hinge

I was able to get 8 candles (1.5cm x 7.5cm) on each side of the card. I also placed a 2cm strip of DSP along the bottom of each opening to ground the candles.

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 top

I used the Dandy Designs DSP which was one of the recent Saleabration items (retired), as I loved all the bright colours. The flame for each candle is stamped in Crushed Curry ink. Are you wondering where this stamp is from? Well, I couldn’t find anything to use, and I’d already stuck all those candles onto the card, so I grabbed a piece of the cling rubber that surrounds your stamps when you buy them and cut my own flame shape!!!!

80th Birthday card with 80 candles using Stampin Up SAB Dandy Designs DSP by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 open

Are you tempted to give this a try for your next milestone birthday?

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Masculine 60th Birthday card

13 March, 202326 February, 2023 craftwithkate

Today I’ve created this special milestone birthday card for a work colleague who is celebrating his 60th birthday this weekend!

This Pop Out Slider card I initially saw on Susan Campfield’s FB page and she mentioned that another demonstrator in the Netherlands, Annette Elias, also made one, but used Metric measurements. Both links are listed towards the end of this post.

Legendary Ride Pop Out Slider Masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023

On the inside, I have the panel on the left for writing your message & the fancy mechanism on the right with the pop up 60 on the Something Fancy dies!

Legendary Ride Pop Out Slider Masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2023 inside

Here is how it works!

Tutorials
Metric – Annette Elias (Netherlands) https://youtu.be/nCGH626c-pc
Imperial – Susan Campfield https://youtu.be/Q0gInKrZDSM

Products
Stamps: Legendary Ride Bundle [160763], Legendary Ride [160754]
Dies: Legendary Ride dies [160762], Alphabet A La Mode [160750], Something Fancy [160424], Stylish Shapes [159183]
Card/Paper: Basic Black [121688], Basic White [159228], Brushed Metallic [153524]
Designer Series Paper: All Together [160039]
Inks: Versamark [102283], Black Memento [132708]
Other: Cane Weave 3D TIEF [160580], Basics Embossing Powder [155554], Tear & Tape [138995], Multipurpose Glue [110755], Dimensionals [104430], Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [149653], Paper Trimmer [152392], Simply Shammy [147042], Bone Folder [102300]

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Legendary Ride Masculine card

15 February, 202315 February, 2023 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 40 – Poppy Parade

Today I’ve created a masculine card using the Legendary Ride Bundle and the Ready to Ride Specialty DSP.

This specialty designer paper has a gorgeous shine. Look at the black and silver squares of the background paper, the black squares are super shiny. I then layered some of the Soft Suede pattern across the centre.

Legendary Ride masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023

The bike is stamped in Black Memento ink onto Basic White card and die cut. The features on top are die cut pieces in Poppy Parade card and Silver Foil. Who doesn’t love a shiny chrome bike?! The flame is stamped in Poppy Parade and the smaller flame die cut from the same colour card. The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder added and heat set, before die cutting with the Stitched Rectangle die. The bike is popped up on dimensionals.

On the inside, a smaller bike was stamped in Black Memento with a Poppy Parade sentiment. The bike was also stamped on the envelope!

Legendary Ride masculine card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 inside

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pumpkin Pie.

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

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Seaside Bay Tunnel Card

14 January, 202315 January, 2023 craftwithkate

It has been one heck of a hot day today in Melbourne, a top of 38ºc (100.4F), so I’m staying inside with the air-con on. A perfect day for crafting!

The Seaside Bay Bundle and the By the Bay Specialty DSP are perfect for this tunnel card design.

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023

Here is how it looks from the top, once constructed and it folds flat to fit into our C6 envelope!

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 top

On the back of the card, I used the die cut circles from the front design, so not to waste them. It creates a beautiful space, don’t you think? I also stamped the sentiment on the White circle to add my message later.

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023 back

I’ll share another of these cards with an extra layer on Monday, so make sure you come back to see it!

Seaside Bay Tunnel card by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia SAB 2023.

Products:
Seaside Bay Bundle, By the Bay SDSP, Charming Sentiments Bundle, Biggest Wish stamp set, Stylish Shapes dies, Basic White cardstock, Balmy Blue & Night of Navy inks, Trimmer, Glue, Dimensionals, Cut & Emboss Machine, Bone Folder, Daubers

Measurements – Metric
Card Base: 11” x 4¼” score @ 4¼”, 5¼”, 9½”, 10½”
Card inserts: 5” x 4¼” score @ 4⅝” from each end (2)
DSP: 4” x 4” (3) & ¾” x 4” (2)
then follow Susan’s Tutorial below to see how to put it together.

My card today was initially inspired by Susan Campfield, but I needed to make my own Metric measurements to suit. You can follow Susan’s YouTube here.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Pear Pizzazz with a fancy fold design for our weekly Colour Creations blog hop!

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Mass produce cards with the stack, cut and shuffle technique

7 December, 20222 January, 2023 craftwithkate

Week 32 – Night of Navy

Today, I have some very simple masculine cards for you to show how you can create three card bases from three pieces of different DSPs. I’m using the Sun Prints Designer Series Paper with a Night of Navy card base and Basic White matt layer (5mm smaller than the card base).

Take three different patterns of paper and cut down to 12.5cm x 9.5cm. Place all 3 pieces together in your Trimmer at an angle. There are no right or wrong measurements here. Just as long as you cut twice holding the patterned papers together. Once they are cut you can place them down ensuring one piece of each pattern is on each card. Glue them to your white layer.

I am sharing a sneak peek of some new alphabet dies, Alphabet A La Mode, that are coming in the New Year and they are a must have item!

Craft with Kate Morgan tip for using Alphabet dies, Stampin Up Australia 2023 I placed some Adhesive Sheet behind some Navy and White card scraps to allow the die cuts to become stickers without the mess of using glue. Using the H, B, 2 & U dies, place them in a row together – grab some washi tape to hold them in place. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it’s easier this way when cutting 3 times!

Peel the backings off the dies to reveal the sticky side and place them onto your cards.

Finally I added some Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots. There were 3 colours, so I grouped them on each card. I think these are more masculine than many of the other embellishments.

On the inside, I placed a Basic White piece of card with a strip of the DSP across the bottom.

Here they are side by side

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you can join me next week for inspiration using Old Olive.

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Split Window Masculine card

19 October, 202219 October, 2022 craftwithkate

Week 25 – Gray Granite

Today’s masculine card features the Brewed for You Bundle and He’s the Man DSP. I started with a Gray Granite card base 21cm x 14cm scored @ 6.5cm, 10.5cm. I stamped the ‘hey, there!’ (Charming Sentiments stamp set) multiple times down the left hand side using the Stamparatus. I was going to use the hinge technique, but it was going to be too far apart, so I placed some grid paper under the card and used the Squares to line up my stamping. I moved the card up 2 more squares and stamped again and repeat. Open the card flat and die cut the circle (Stylish Shapes die), centred along the first scoreline. Now you can glue the left panel to the inside of the card.

Masculine birthday Split Window card Gray Granite CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022

Cut another circle in Basic White card and glue it to fit inside the front of the card. The He’s The Man DSP is used on right side and the reverse of this side. I cut a very thin strip of Brushed Metallics card in the Gold and glued it down the edge of the DSP on the front.

The wine glasses are stamped and die cut and the red wine is created by using a Blending Brush and Merry Merlot ink. The glass on the inside is empty with the sentiment ‘Another round for your birthday’!

Masculine birthday Split Window card Gray Granite CCBH by Kate Morgan, Stampin Up Australia 2022 inside

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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.

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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!