Welcome to week eight of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta hop!
This week we’re celebrating one of our neutral colours, a mid-coloured gray called Basic Gray and I couldn’t resist using a brand new Online Exclusives embossing folder to make my cards.
Introducing the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder
The new the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder is huge! It measures 6″ x 8-1/2″ (15.2 x 21.6 cm) so once I embossed and coloured my cardstock I had enough to make 2 cards.
I used my Stampin’ Up! Brayer to coat the inside of one side of the embossing folder with Basic Gray before embossing a piece of Basic White Cardstock.
I then used Stampin Up! blends in Darling Duckling, Old Olive and 200 to colour the sunflowers before cutting the embossed cardstock and layering it onto Basic White Cardstock and a Basic Gray card base.
These side photos show just how much texture is in the cards!
The sentiment on the slimline card is from the You Are Remarkable Stamp Set, Stamped in Basic Gray.
The sentiment on the square card is from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. I made a matching envelope for this card using the The Lovely Garden 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper.
This Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder is wonderful for making quick and easy cards and I can’t wait to play with it more. It will be available for purchase from July 1, 2025.
Take a look at some more Basic Gray inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Kate @craftwithkate. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
Full list of this week’s InstaHop:
Kate @craftwithkate
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Leanne @createwithleanne2
Vicki @vickiboucher
Claire @clairedalycreates
Helen Reeve @apaperparadise
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Berry Burst.
Welcome to week seven of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta hop!
This week we’re celebrating another beautiful blue, the soft and dreamy Balmy Blue. My colour combination is very monochromatic, inspired by the beautiful blue tiled patterns in the Mediterranean Blooms DSP.
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This is the sheet of DSP I chose to make my gift bag and matching card.
Making an origami folded paper handbag
I saw a beautiful origami folded bag online recently created by Mikaela Titheridge @thecraftyoinkpen, however she did not provide any instructions for the folding of the bag. So I searched online and found instructions for making this style of bag using 6×6 inch DSP and I simply sized it up for 12×12 inch DSP. There are plenty of online tutorials to make this particular origami fold, in both written and video format.
I created this card for a special friend whose birthday we celebrated this week because she loves blue!
Like Mikaela, I used the Everyday Arches Dies to make the top flap of the handbag. The die was too long for the back of the bag so ran it through my die cutting machine twice, moving the die up to achieve the desired length.
I scored and folded the die to make a 1cm wide top section of the flap and cut a matching 1cm wide handle from night of Navy and Balmy Blue cardstock, glued together.
I also used the Everyday Arches dies to make a matching card. The paper tassels on the front of this card (made using the Birthday Celebration Dies) match the bakers twine tassels I’ve made for the origami handbag.
The inside of the card is stamped in Night of Navy ink using a sentiment from the Everyday Arches Stamp Set and floral embellishments die cut using the Birthday Celebration Dies.
The tassels on my handbag are made using Balmy Blue bakers twine from the Baker’s Twine Three Color Pack and White bakers twine from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack.
To make your own tassel follow these steps.
Cut a piece of cardstock roughly 5 cm tall and wrap the baker’s twine around the cardstock about 13 times.
Slide a separate piece of twine under the looped twine at the top edge of the cardstock and tie it tightly. This will become the loop you can use to hang or attach the tassel.
Slide the wrapped twine off the cardboard carefully. Cut through the loops at the opposite end from where you tied the top.
About 1 cm below the top tie, wrap another piece of twine several times around the tassel to form the neck. Tie it off securely and trim any excess.Even out the ends of the tassel by trimming the bottom.
The front flap of the handbag is embellished with a Balmy blue dot from the Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots and I used small adhesive magnetic discs to create a resealable closure for the bag.
Supplied needed to make this project yourself
You can make this project with any type of DSP, however if you’d like to make the same bag as me these are the supplied I used.
Mediterranean Blooms 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper
Balmy Blue cardstock
Night of Navy cardstock
Everyday Aches Dies
Everyday Arches Stamp Set
Night of Navy Classic Stampin Pad
Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots
Birthday Celebration Dies
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Baker’s Twine Three Color Pack
Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack
Take a look at some more Balmy Blue inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Kate @craftwithkate. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop are listed below:
Kate @craftwithkate
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Rachel W @handstamped_by_rachel
Leanne @createwithleanne2
Vicki @vickiboucher
Helen @apaperparadise
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
Our AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday, 25th June, showcasing Basic Gray.
Welcome to week six of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta hop!
This week we’re celebrating the vibrant and cheerful Azure Afternoon — a bold, bright blue that just sings on a handmade card. It also happens to be one of my favourite colours in the Stampin’ Up! palette.
Blending Brushes with Masks or Stampin’ Blends?
Using blending brushes and Stampin’ Blends actually makes looks like I’ve used an assortment of different blue inks to create my hydrangeas.
Both cards start with half a A4 sheet of Basic White cardstock (folding in half) and topped with a layer of black and white striped DSP from the Lovely Garden 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper.
The hydrangeas on both cards are from the Thankful Garden stamp set, stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento and die cut using the Thankful Garden dies.
Layering Masks and Blending Brushes
Card one is a vertical Happy Birthday card that uses the blending brushes and the Thankful Garden Decorative Masks to softly colour the petals and background.
Here’s a close-up so you can see the detail. All three layers of the hydrangea are coloured using Azure Afternoon. The black stamens at the centre of the card are a tiny stamp in the Thankful Garden stamp set.
I love the different layers of intensity these layering masks give to the flower!
Card Coloured With Stampin’ Blends
Card two is a horizontal card that uses Stampin’ Blends in Azure Afternoon and Old Olive for a more vibrant, hand-coloured look.
Here’s a close-up so you can see the detail.
On both cards the extra Old Olive leaves behind the flowers are die cut from Basic White card stock that I’ve then coloured using blending brushes, adding extra detail with the dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blend.
The Azure Afternoon twine is from the Pack Your Bags Twine 3-Pack and the sparkling embellishments are Rhinestone Basic Jewels coloured using the dark Azure Afternoon Stampin’ Blend.
The cute little “Happy Birthday “sentiment is from the Charming Duck Pond Stamp Set which is on sale right now in the Last Chance section of the website. The Azure Afternoon layer behind the sentiment is die cut with the Textured Notes Dies.
Take a look at some more Azure Afternoo inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Kate @craftwithkate. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop are listed below:
Kate @craftwithkate
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Rosa @hum.and.stamp
Rachel P @rachelpalmieristampin
Vicki @vickiboucher
Leanne @createwithleanne2
Rachel W @handstamped_by_rachel
Andrea @andreaksargent
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
Our AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday, 18th June, showcasing Balmy Blue.
Welcome to week five of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta hop!
For the first five weeks of our AWH Colour Creations Insta Hop we are introducing the five new 2025-26 In Colors in alphabetical order and this week we are showcasing the final of the new InColors, Timid Tiger.
Here’s a graphic I created to show how Timid Tiger compares to the other oranges, peaches and yellows in the Stampin’ Up! range.
With a name as delightful as Timid Tiger, I couldn’t resist taking this colour very literally and making an interactive pop-up Timid Tiger birthday card.
Here is a closer look at the front of the card…
With the belly band on, holding the card closed…
And the surprise pop-up tiger inside the card!
How to make a pop-up card using dies
For my colour combination I decided to Timid Tiger with Basic Black, Basic White, Peach Pie, Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon. I love this colour combination!
I don’t own a tiger stamp so I designed this card using the dies I had on hand, making it up as I went along. These are just some of the dies I used to make the card, however you can easily substitute with other products you own for this type of project.
My tiger’s feet are die cut with two of the Everyday Arches Dies.
The tiger’s face is die cut with the large oval from the Impressions abloom Dies and the Everyday Arches Dies. The ears are two circles from the Cheers & Sips Dies and the nose is the larger heart from the Spring Corners Dies.
The tiger’s stripes are cut from Basic Black Cardstock using paper snips and the mouth and eyes are drawn using one of the new Black .04 Stampin’ Journalling Pens. Create and decorate the tiger’s face and ears before gluing it inside the card and do not adhere the ears to the face until the pop-up has been glued into place.
To make the tiger’s face pop up simply score the face down the centre (through the nose) and then score again approximately 2 cm (1 inch) in on both the left and the right side of the face.
Once these lines are scored add glue to the left and right sides of the outer score lines and adhere the tiger’s face to the inside of the card, aligning the centre of the tiger with the centre fold of the card.
Finally, adhere the ears behind the head (before the glue sets) and then add the layers of die cut foliage and grass.
The foliage and grass uses dies from the Mixed Florals Dies and the Umbrella Days Dies.
The Mini Alphabet Dies are perfect for creating custom sentiments to fit any card! Always remember to add and adhesive sheet to the back of the cardstock BEFORE die cutting the letters out. This turns the letters into repositionable stickers and eliminates the need for messy glue.
This pop-up card stands up perfectly for display.
Take a look at some more Timid Tiger inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Rachel P @rachelpalmieristampin. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop are listed below:
Rachel P @rachelpalmieristampin
Vicki @vickiboucher
Rachel W @handstamped_by_rachel
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Andrea @andreaksargent
Kate @craftwithkate
Theresa @teegeeinspirations
Helen @apaperparadise
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
Our AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday, 11th June, showcasing Azure Afternoon.
Welcome to week four of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta hop!
For the first five weeks of our AWH Colour Creations Insta Hop we are introducing the five new 2025-26 In Colors in alphabetical order and this week we are showcasing Strawberry Slush.
Here’s a graphic I created to show how Strawberry Slush compares to the other pinks in the Stampin’ Up! range.
I’ve CASED the design of my card from a stunning Pretty Peacock card I saw created by Kim Gibbons Fee (a UK Stampin’ Up! demonstrator) in the Crafty Carrot Co Facebook group.
I started with a Strawberry Slush card base and a layer of Basic White cardstock embossed with the Cute Crochet embossing folder (currently on sale in the last chance section of the store) as I don’t have the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders included in the Celebratory Sips Suite.
I’ve used a large blending brush to apply a soft layer of Old Olive ink to the embossed white cardstock layer.
The two embossed glasses were created using the Cheers & Sips Dies to die cut and emboss water coloured images from the Celebratory Sips 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper.
This die set includes the cutest little embossing die to give the effect of a cut crystal glass!
After die cutting and embossing the two glasses from the DSP I decided they needed an outline so I hand drew around each glass using one of the new Black .04 Stampin’ Journalling Pens.
The strawberry and foliage stamps are from the Cheers & Sips stamp set, stamped in Memento Ink and coloured using Strawberry Slush and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends.
Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems add a touch of sparkle.
The tiny flowers are fussy cut from another sheet of the Celebratory Sips 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper.
Two different stamps from the Cheers & Sips Stamp Set were white heat embossed on Strawberry Slush cardstock to create the “Cheers It’s Your Day!” sentiment.
Don’t forget to hop through the rest of the Art With Heart team to see more stunning Strawberry Slush projects!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Michele @taylormadedesigns58. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop are listed below:
Michele @taylormadedesigns58
Rachel P @rachelpalmieristampin
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Kate @craftwithkate
Rachel W @handstamped_by_rachel
Andrea @andreaksargent
Claire @clairedalycreates
Leanne Mitchell @createwithleanne2
Vicki @vickiboucher
Theresa @teegeeinspirations
Rosa @hum.and.stamp
Helen @apaperparadise
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday, 4th June, showcasing the last of the five new 2025-26 In Colors, Timid Tiger.
