Welcome to week thirty of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop!
This is a weekly blog hop where we showcase the stunning range of Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order over 12 months and this week we are featuring Mint Macaron from the subtles family.
Hands up if you’re excited about the drill die in Stampin’ Up!’s Rugged Icons dies!
That’s my hand you can see frantically waving in the background, as my youngest son, after trying university for a year, decided to become an electrician instead and he has never been happier.
I think he has finally found his tribe 🙏😍 … and I’ve found the perfect die for my tradie son!
When Ben turned 21 last weekend I knew I wanted to use the drill die from the Rugged Icons die and the die-cut pieces from the He’s The Man DSP, but I wasn’t sure what type of card I would make.
When I saw this fabulous Masculine Fun Fold 3D Shutter Card made by my fellow AWH teammate and friend, Kate Morgan, for our Colour Creations Merry Merlow blog hop last week I knew I’d found the perfect design.
Unfortunately, Kate’s template was too small for these die cuts, so I’ve created a new template for my card.
Trifold Shutter Card Template
Start with a piece of cardstock (this is for the inside fancy fold) measuring 24 cm wide x 18 cm high.
Cut, score and fold the cardstock as shown on the template to make the fancy fold.
Make an inner card base measuring 24.5 cm wide x 17.5cm high, scored at 12.25 cm and then folded in half.
After decorating the inside of your trifold shutter card, glue the outside panels to the inside of your card base as shown below.
I have to confess that it was not until I’d finished making the card that I realised the light green in the He’s The Man DSP was Soft Succulent, not Mint Macaron! So I’ve used Mint Macaron cardstock throughout but I think it still works okay?
All of the images inside the card are from the He’s the Man DSP apart from the centre 2 panels that have “21 today” and “create memories”. Can you guess where these are from?
The word “today”, the tiny heart above it, the “create memories” and the two sprigs are all stickers from the “Today Is the Day Memories & More Card Pack”.
The “21” on the inside of the card and the “Happy Birthday” on the front of the card are a brand new product from the forthcoming January – April mini catalogue: Alphabet À La Mode dies. These dies are 1 ½ inches (3.8cm) high and there are 52 dies in the set!
If didn’t already have your hand in the air for the Rugged Icons dies, I bet you do for these brand new Alphabet À La Mode dies!
I’ve also used these Alphabet À La Mode dies (always attach an adhesive sheet on the back of the card stock before die cutting) to make the Happy Birthday for the front of my card.
A card this size needs a homemade envelope, which leads me to a confession. It was when I used this sheet of He’s The Man DSP to make the envelope that I realised I’d mixed up my greens!!!!!
This photo also shows the back panel of the card for writing on. A couple of glue dots under the “Cheers to all your years” die cut make a resealable envelope for the card.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Di Furniss – I can’t wait to see what Di has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
Welcome to week eight of the Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop!
With only 8 days to go until the end of Sale-a-bration I just couldn’t resist creating another Christmas card using four of the gorgeous Sale-a-bration items: Rings of Love DSP, Silver Foil, Silver and gold DSP and my absolute fave, Tree Lot dies.
I’ve used some of the colours in the Rings of Love DSP as well as the Silver from the Silver DSP and the Silver Foil for my accordion fold card.
An accordian card fancy fold is a great card for display as it stands up really well without any support.
Accordion Fancy Fold Card Template
Night of Navy cardstock base 14 x 28 cm
Score at 4.5, 9, 13.5 and 18 cm
Adhere 4 x Rings Of Love DSP measuring 13.5 x 4 cm to the folded panels
Night of Navy cardstock 4 x 7.5, scored at 7.5
Adhere 2 x Silver spotted Silver and Gold DSP measuring 7×7 cm to the Night of Navy cardstock
Die cut caravan, embellishments and trees from scraps of Silver Foil, Mint Macaroon and Night of Navy cardstock
The front panel is decorated with the dotted Silver DSP, topped with a Mint Macaron, Silver foil and Night of Navy caravan, die cut using the Tree Lot dies.
In the caravan window I stamped the word “Merry” from the “Be Cool – Be Chill – Be Merry” sentiment from the Penguin Place stamp set. It was easy to ink up just the word “MERRY” using Night of Navy ink without any masking required as it is the last word in the sentiment.
The Middle panel of the accordian fold card has a Mint Macaron tree covered in Tree Lot dies silver stars.
Did you notice the silver pot under the Christmas tree? This pot is the negative piece left over from die cutting the bottom section of the caravan.
The “Christmas” sentiment on the inside of the card was stamped using the “Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Trees For Sale stamp set. The string of lights, stars and trees are all from this stamp set too.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Woollard – I can’t wait to see what Rachel has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants on Sharon’s blog. Sharon Davern is the host of our Heart of Christmas blog hop this year – thank you so much Sharon!!
Welcome to week sixteen of our Art With Heart 2022-23 Colour Creations blog hop! This is a weekly blog hop where we showcase the stunning range of Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order over 12 months and this week we are featuring Crushed Curry, a rich deep yellow in the regal family.
I’ve taken the opportunity this week to make a Father’s Day card for my husband using the Brewed For You bundle and elements from the He’s the Man Suite.
The Brewed For You bundle was a must have purchase for me as my husband and both my sons are quite obsessed with and incredibly knowledgeable about craft beer!
Crushed Curry is such a bold yellow I’ve used it sparingly to colour the IPA beers using the two step stamps included in the Brewed For You stamp set, as well as to layer under the inside sentiment.
The “growler” contains a stout (some of it already poured into the glass on the far left), stamped and coloured with Soft Suede ink and Stampin’ Blends.
A full width easel card allows me to include as many beers as possible – this type of fancy fold is seriously one of the easiest but most effective fancy folds you can make!
Here’s what it looks like when the card is closed. At first glance it appears to be just a normal card.
But when you open it up it looks like this!
And this is what it looks like from the side. This is a great card for display.
Full Width Easel Card Instructions
Make a card base of any size – today I’ve used half an A4 sheet of cardstock, folded in half
Measure the halfway point of the front of the card base and score across this halfway point
Fold this score line and then decorate the card inside and out with DSP and cardstock
To make the “easel” stand, use dimensionals to attach a sentiment to the middle of the inside of the card
Creating Beer Froth
The froth on the beer is created using the Snowfall Accents puff paint. Make sure you use a heat tool to froth it up as it dries.
I only added froth to one beer glass because most craft beers don’t really have a “head” compared to the more mainstream beers.
I’ve used all of the different glass dies for the beers on this card as we have an entire shelf in the kitchen cupboard dedicated to different kinds of beer glasses! And yes, my wine fridge has also been turned into a beer fridge!
The sentiment on the front of the card is a die cut image from the He’s the Man DSP. I’ve also used a sheet of the He’s the Man DSP to decorate the front of the card – I love the vintage vibe of this DSP.
The sentiment inside that forms the easel mechanism is from the He’s All That Stamp Set, die cut using the Stitched Rectangles dies and mounted onto the card using dimensionals.
I’ve just added a shadow to the bottom of the beer glasses in this last photo, using the Ivory Stampin’ Blend. I think it really grounds the beer glasses onto the card.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Ros Davidson – I can’t wait to see what Ros has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
Welcome to Bronwyn’s fifth Birthday Blog hop! You might have come to my blog from Nikki Spencer.
We’re a group of stamping friends who are celebrating Bron’s 60th Birthday in 2022 with six blog hops, over six months, with six fun themes! Tonight we are sharing fancy folds, a style of cardamking which Bronwyn specialises in!
My card tonight is a very simple fancy fold, but it was just perfect for the stamp set I am using – the “Vintage Tools” stamp set. I made this card for my father’s birthday last month.
My dad is an incredible woodworker and craftsman and when my parents downsized homes I was lucky enough to inherit some of his vintage tools – many of these tools originally belonged to my grandfather.
So you can see why I decided to make a pop-up tool bench.
I got the idea for the paper shavings on the front of the card from an overseas Stampin ‘Up Demonstrator called Robin Broome, whose husband is a professional woodworker.
These paper curls are so cool and I love how they make the front of the card 3D too!
The textured wood on the front of the card is created by wiping the top inside section of the Timber Embossing Folder with Early Espresso ink before using it to emboss Crumb Cake cardstock. Once the cardstock is embossed, run the embossing folder under water to clean.
The pegboard is created using the Dots & Spots Die, aged with some Soft Suede ink blended onto the Basic White card stock with a blending brush.
All of the tools, both inside and out, have been coloured using Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends and then fussy cut with paper snips.
To reinforce the legs of the tool bench I added an extra strip of cardstock under the legs.
The tool bench drawer is die cut with the Stitched Rectangle die and the handles are Matte Black dots.
Here’s what it looks like from above when popped up!
I love creating very personalised cards for my family and friends.
Next up on Bronwyn’s Birthday Blog hop is my friend Andrea Sargent. I can’t wait to see what Andrea has created today! If you get lost or a link is broken, the birthday girl, Bronwyn, has a list of all the participants on her blog.
Welcome to Bronwyn’s fourth Birthday Blog hop! You should have come to me from Chantell Randall.
We’re a group of stamping friends who are celebrating Bron’s 60th Birthday in 2022 with six blog hops, over six months, with six fun themes! Tonight we are CASEing the Catty from a page in the sixties (i.e. any card from pages 60-69 in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2022-23). I’ve decided to CASE the hedgehog card on page 61 – top right in the photo below.
I loved the way this card combined the Happy Forest Friends DSP with the gorgeous Happy Hedgehogs stamp set. The tree DSP works really well with the hedgehogs and makes them look like they are in the woods.
I’ve made my card 3D by making a fancy fold that I found on YouTube created by an overseas Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, but I’m not sure what this fancy fold is called? It was really fun to make and I altered the measurements to fit our Australian A4 cardstock.
Here’s what it looks like laying flat.
A lot of the elements on this card are images fussy cut from various DSP designs in the Happy Forest Friends DSP. The colour scheme of Calypso Coral and Soft Suede that I used to stamp and colour the hedgehogs and the large mushroom are inspired by the DSP.
My youngest niece just turned 4 last week so I made this card for her birthday, using the Alphabest stamp set and more fussy cut images to personalise the inside of the card.
The Best Label punch (part of the Alphabest bundle) was the perfect size to punch out the “Happy Birthday” sentiment on the front of the card from the Penguin Place stamp set.
Next up on Bronwyn’s Birthday Blog hop is Vicki Arrowsmith. I can’t wait to see what Vicki has created today!
I’ll be back tomorrow with the Heart of Christmas blog hop and then again on Wednesday with the AWH Colour Creations blog hop, where we will be showcasing Blushing Bride.
Until then, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Welcome to week 35 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Petal Pink from the Subtles family.
My cards tonight use the stunning Friendly Hello Designer Series Paper and the Friendly Hello Stamp Set from the The Friendly Hello Bundle, which is one of the free SALE-a-bration products.
The Friendly Hello DSP is so versatile. Some images from the stamp set are designed to be stamped directly onto the paper, some of the papers are printed to look like they have already been stamped on and all the designs can just be used as they are.
To showcase this beautiful DSP I’ve made a couple of “joy fold” fancy fold cards. This simple fancy fold is a “smaller card within a card”, with the front flaps overlapping and it is a great fancy fold for using beautiful DSP.
This 30 second video shows you how this fancy fold works.
Card one is on a Basic Black card base with the top card opening to the left and the base card opening to the right. Instead of using DSP on the front of the top card, I stamped the bird from the Friendly Hello stamp set and the sentiment from the Special Moments stamp set, another free SALE-a-bration stamp set.
I quickly coloured the bird and the flowers using light and dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends.
Here is how my joy cards look as you open up the front flap…
…And the middle flap. This inside sentiment is also from the Special Moments stamp set.
And from above!
My second card is on a Basic White card base with the top card opening to the right, the base card opening to the left and DSP on the front flap.
To create the “Hello” sentiment I used a Post It note to mask off the word “friend” from one of the Friendly Hello stamps, inked up the stamp and them removed the post it note BEFORE stamping the sentiment onto Basic White card stock.
Both cards are embellished with the Petal Pink Elegant Faceted Gems.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Christine Blain– I can’t wait to see what Christine has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
