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Week 37 – Poppy Parade
Tonight I have a fancy fold card using the Tulip Fields and Flowering TulipsBundles. This tapering Trifold design gave me the idea to stamp the field on the inside as though in the distance, and then die cut the gorgeous tulips in the foreground.
The card base is 21cm x 14.8cm, scored in half. One side is scored in half again and folded back on itself. I measured 5cm from the bottom and marked with a pencil. Then cut from the mark up to the centre fold at the top! This gave my design an extra layer to show off this gorgeous DSP!
The Ink colours I’ve used are: Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Highland Heather, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party.
Here is the card fully open to show the white panel on the inside for your written message. What a cute scene, hey?!!!
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Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Tina Gillespie!
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This is a fun pop up box style card to create to showcase the lovely patterned papers of the Daffodil Afternoon DSP which is one of the Saleabration offerings. You can select this pack of 12×12 papers with any $90+ product order.
My card base measures 29.7cm x 10.5cm, scored in half. The box portion on the bottom measures ¾”, 1¾”, 3¼”, 4¼” and is folded into a box shape and glued to the bottom of the card front!
On the inside, I simply stamped another daffodil image in the bottom corner. The envelope was stamped the same! To see the Daffodil Afternoon papers and all other SAB offerings click here
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 36 – Pool Party
Tonight I have a Diamond Easel Fold card for you using the Friendly Hello papers and stamp set bundle available during Saleabration with a qualifying order. It’s such an amazing offer being able to redeem a stamp set and pretty papers as one SAB item code!
from the side
Here it is closed ready to pop into a 15cm² envelope
and fully open. Behind this top section is where you can write your message!
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Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Andrea Sargent!
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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 to showcase our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.
Week 35 – Petal Pink
Tonight’s card focuses on the Saleabration double item, Friendly Hellostamp set and 12″ x 12″ Designer Papers. Both of these items can be selected free with a $180 product order!
Card 1 – I have used the Basic Borders dies to cut the lovely scalloped edging and the Scalloped Contours dies for the white centre panel. The stamping is done in Black Stazon, Petal Pink and Pool Party with the same inks used to colour the bird using Blender Pens.
I added Wink of Stella to all the flowers for extra shine. The sentiment and the bird image were fussy cut using paper snips before adding with mini dimensionals.
Card 2 – pretty much uses the same products, but I have stamped directly onto the DSP background in Misty Moonlight ink. The new Vellum Layering Designs adds a softness to the background and I have die cut it with the Scalloped Contour dies. The Misty Moonight layer is cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies and then the smaller of the Scalloped Contour dies in Petal Pinkcard. This is stamped in Versamarkink with the same stamp as the background. White Emboss powderadded and heat set with the Heat Tool.
The bird image is stamped in Misty Moonlight, fussy cut and colour using Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers(Petal Pink & Pool Party). A few extra leaves were stamped and glued behind the main image, added with dimensionals. This gave some extra depth.
The sentiment is also White Heat Embossed onto Misty Moonlight card and fussy cut with Paper Snips. Two pieces of the new 1/8″ Cotton Ribbon Combo pack were tied in a bow and added with a Glue Dot.
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Claire Daly!
If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.
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 34 – Pear Pizzazz
I have to say, I am in love with this bundle! The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug builder Punch are a fantastic buy and I have had so much fun creating with it (one I will definitely be keeping).
I began my card with a Pear Pizzazz Watercolour wash using the inkpad and the largest of the Water Painters. I wanted a fairly light tone, so used plenty of water. Once it was dry, I stamped the two large leaves and the sentiment.
The ladybug wings were stamped in Real Red and Memento Black ink and punched out. The main body was punched from a piece of the Simply Marbleous DSP(free Saleabration item with $90 product order). I added glue to the wings just in the centre, so I could lift them up so they look like they are about to fly! These were then added to the card with dimensionals.
Finally I added the three small dots stamp for extra interest. I repeated this process on the inside too!
Then I did another one with Magenta Madness! How cute is this?!!! Instead of stamping the large leaves, I used the wings on the punch to create some Pear Pizzazz leaves. I stamped some Magenta Madness flowers and added the Iridescent Gems to the centres.
For these ladybugs, I punched the body in Basic Black cardstock for a lovely dark look which really pops against the Pear Pizzazz.
Open the card and find a surprise ladybug inside!
Here’s how I mounted the ladybug inside, folding up a strip of card. I just folded it equally 4 times to create a square and then glue it to the inside. Then the leaves and the ladybug were glued into place!
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Christine Blain!
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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 to showcase our range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours.
Week 33 – Pacific Point
Firstly I acknowledge the traditional owners of Australia and the sadness that today brings. We need to come together as a nation and in doing so we can not forget the past, but be reminded that we are now the lucky ones to live in and share this great land.
Australia Day is an important day in my families calendar and I give a big shout out to my dear dad who happens to also celebrate his birthday every year on this public holiday!
Card 1 – I am using the Home & Garden Bundle (Home & Garden stamp set & Garden dies). I began with a Thick Basic White card base, then a layer of Pacific Point card before adhering a layer of the brick design from the In Good Taste DSP.
I used Soft Suede card to stamp the shovel and two ladders with Early Espresso ink and I die cut the wood shelf which also embosses! The broom is stamped in the same ink but onto Basic White card and before the ink dried, I used the Wink of Stella to lightly colour it. The spades were diecut in silver foil and I gave them a bit of a curve using my fingers to bend the foil.
The sentiment was stamped in Pacific Point ink and cut into idividual words. Old Olive is used for the grass and vine. The grass is embossed with the Timeworn Type 3Dembossing folder and some ink gently applied with a sponge dauber. I also did this with the vine. Basic Black card was used for the hooks.
Card 2 – I have wanted to try the floating strip technique for a while and so while I had plenty of time over the past to weeks while in isolation (my youngest daughter tested positive to Covid), I had fun trying this out. I have gone for the primary colours for my strips; Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight & Poppy Parade. I cut my strips to 1cm wide and glued them to a piece of Window Sheet before die cutting with the Scalloped Contours die.
My card base is randomly stamped in Pacific Point ink with the small star from the All For Babystamp set. The next layer is the new Mother of Pearl Specialty paper. It looks so amazing in real life 😉
I used the Detailed Trio Punchto round two corners to mimic the scallop edging before adhering to the card base. The Stitched Stars are die cut from the Mother of Pearl paper.
The sentiment* (Special Moments stamp set) is stamped in Versamark ink, White Emboss Powder was added and heat set with my Heat Tool before bring fussy cut with Paper Snips. All these are added to the strips with Multipurpose Glue.
* Special Moments stamp set (SAB) earn free with qualifying order
Placing dimensionals on the back of the window sheet, behind the strips so you cannot see them through the front of the card. Remove the backings and place to the cente of the card.
On the inside I added a Basic White panel and placed three stips to the bottom with another small Stitched Star to the centre of the blue one! Doesn’t it look so cute?!!!
Thanks for dropping by. All the products used tonight are linked at the end of this post!
Please click on the image below to head across to the next blog on tonight’s hop and see the wonderful inspiration of Catherine Proctor!
If you come across a broken link or have come from a different entry point, a full list of participants can be viewed on Catherine Proctor’s blog.
Tonight’s focus is on the amazing Bouquet of Love Hybrid Folderwhich also includes a heart die and sits inside the folder to cut at the same time as embossing the cardstock!!! Yes, it is amazing!
This first card is very dramatic – it started off being a Blushing Bridecard, but I found it a little underwhelming. I placed the embossed piece back into the folder and inked the opposite side of the folder with Black Memento ink. Carefully, I closed the folder and ran it back through my machine and wow, what a result. I wanted it a little darker though, so repeated the process and here is the result.
I glued it to a layer of Basic Blackcard, which is how I got that black heart in the centre. Then I glued it to the Blushing Bride card. Next I added the gingham ribbonbow, die cut the flowers/leaves and stamped a sentiment. These were all added with Mutipurpose Glueand the ribbon with a Glue Dot. Oops, I just realised that one of the Irridescent Rhinestone Jewelshas fallen off the larger flower.
On the inside, I added a white panel and simply glued the heart to the centre which was the piece that cut out in the first run through the die cutting & embossing machine.
This next card is just simply embossed and die cut and then I placed a piece of the Abstract Beauty Specialty DSPbehind the heart. Then I mount this onto a piece of Blushing Bridecard. I added a small piece of white ribbon from the top of the heart snd up over the top of the card and adhered it behind before gluing onto the Thick Basic Whitecard base.
I tied a bow with the same ribbon and adhered it with a glue dot. Basic Rhinestone Jewelswere the last to be added to finish it off with a bit of bling! The inside was decorated the same as the previous card. I deliberately left a sentiment off this card, as it could be used for so many different occasions from Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday to Mother’s Day!
Today is the big day with the release of the January – June Mini catalogue and Saleabration to earn free product with qualifying orders!!! Do you have your copies of these catalogues yet?
Remember that during Saleabration you not only earn free product, but if you join(even as a hobby demonstrator to save 20% on future orders), you get $235 worth of product of your choice, plusany twostamp sets of your choice andfree postage for only $169. Find all the details here.
What are the first products to jump into your shopping cart? Mine were the Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks, one of the cheapest items in the catalogue. I shared a card yesterday using them (see it again here).
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Tomorrow is the big day with the release of the January – June Mini catalogue and Saleabration to earn free product with qualifying orders!!! Do you have your copies of these catalogues?
Today’s card features product from both of these catalogues; the Friendly Hello stamp set and DSP Bundleis one of the items you can select for free with a $180 product order.
The Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks are used with the Blending Brushes to create this gorgeous centrepiece on a white Scalloped Contour die cut!
The ink colours used are: Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Soft Succulent & Evening Evergreen. I finished off with adding some of the 2021-2023 In Color Jewels.
On the inside, more masking was added!
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Happy New Year and let’s hope that 2022 will be a year out of lockdowns and some sort of normality. We can only hope that it will be better than the past two years!
Today’s fancy fold card features the new Hello Ladybug stamp set and coordinating Ladybug Punch from the upcoming January-June Mini catalogue, available to purchase on 4th January 2022!
Open the card and check out the circle feature image – it pops up on the inside!
I was inspired by Leeann Greff who made a Christmas card in a similar design (see it here).
For the full list of products and FREE written tutorial, Click here!
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