Even though restrictions are slowly being lifted here in Australia, it’s going to be a long time until we can interact with family and friends the way we used to.
A lovely way to show you care is by sending a card. Stampin’ Up!’s Share Sunshine digital stamp set has sentiments relevant to the unique social distancing situation we are currently in, with 100% of proceeds going to the World Health Organisation.
Here are some of the cards I’ve made using this digital download, including two that I shared with you yesterday.
I’m going to be sending these cards out tomorrow to connect with friends and family I cannot see in person. I hope these cards will bring a smile to their faces and let them feel the warmth of a virtual hug from me.
The design for this card was created by the amazing Tami White in USA and I changed it to match the colour of the scrubs we have here in Australia.
For this card I used some vellum that I embossed to replicate the look of toilet paper …not something I ever thought I’d be putting on the front of a card!
I only have one image of a house in my current stamp collection – this little one from Still Scenes, but I think it works well with the sentiment.
And here are the two COVID cards I made yesterday, in case you missed them.
Tomorrow I will be sharing some more cards I’ve made with the soon to be retiring For the Love of Felt Kit, but in the meantime you can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Something old, something new…tonight I’m farewelling the Artfully Aware stamp set and at the same time sharing some cards I made using the Share Sunshine Digital Stamp set.
Here’s a closer look at the Artfully Aware stamp set with its beautiful line illustrations.
As much as I love the sentiments in this set, I decided to pair them with sentiments from a digital stamp set that Stampin’ Up! released last week, because the sentiments match the stamped images perfectly.
The Share Sunshine digital stamp set is packed with both lighthearted and thoughtful sentiments and imagery relevant to the unique COVID-19 and social distancing situation we are currently in. And best of all, 100% of PDF Download proceeds will go to COVID-19 efforts through the World Health Organisation.
Doesn’t this sentiment work perfectly with this image?
For my second card I think the image and sentiment are perfect together too. I kept it super clean in black and white to showcase the stunning simplicity of the line drawing.
Tomorrow I will be sharing some more cards I’ve made with the COVID themed Share Sunshine digital stamp, but in the meantime you can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
I’m so excited to give you a sneak peek today of some new products that will be available to purchase from 3rd June: the Lovely You Bundle (Lovely You stamp set and Lovely Labels Pick a Punch), the Flowers for Every Season 6×6 DSP and five brand new 2020-22 In Colours.
Let’s take a closer look at these in colours. I must admit my early favourite is Misty Moonlight – it’s a softer version of Night of Navy and it looks stunning with Seaside Spray
Each of my five cards feature one of the new in colours, co-ordinated matching DSP and topped with a layered sentiment punched out using the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch, which is in a bundle with the Lovely Labels stamp set.
This amazing new punch that lets you punch out 6 different styles of punch in three different widths. I used it on the Mother’s Day card I shared with you here to create a double layered mount.
Because this punch gives you the option of 2 different scalloped ends each in 3 different widths and unlimited lengths you can create perfect layered sentiments for so many of our different punches.
For card one I punched out the sentiment in Misty Moonlight at 1 inch wide and layered it onto white card stock punched out with the Timeless label punch (made longer by threading the card stock in one end at a time).
The next colour is Bumblebee, with the white card stock punched out at 1 inch wide and the top layer in Bumblebee punched out with the different end of the punch at 3/4 of an inch. Because it punches only one end of the card stock at a time I could make it long enough to fit this sentiment.
Isn’t Just Jude just gorgeous! For this tiny sentiment I used the narrowest width strip of card stock (1/2 inch) in Just Jade layered on top of the 3/4 inch width in Whisper White.
Magenta Madness is very bright but it teams so well with Melon Mambo and Blushing Bride. Here I’ve used the 3/4 inch and the 1 inch widths in the two different designs for the “just because” sentiment.
Cinnamon Cider is last but definitely not least and like the Magenta Madness card I’ve used the 3/4 inch and the 1 inch widths to punch and layer my sentiment.
The beautiful DSP I’ve used on all my cards is called Flowers For Every Season and it features all the new in colours. There are 24 different patterns in this 6×6 pack of DSP!
Tomorrow I will be featuring another stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue, but in the meantime you can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Tonight I’m farewelling an adorable little stamp set called Little Elephant and its co-ordinating Elephant Builder punch.
Check out the teeny tiny details, such as the punch for the elephant’s ears and eyes, and the little bird stamp!
I love striped DSP but there wasn’t any in the right colours to match the baby quilt I’d made as a gift so I used my Stampin’ Up! trimmer to cut 1cm strips of Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Powder Pink and Pool Party card stock and layered them horizontally over three vertical strips of tear and tape.
Ta da…my very own custom striped DSP!
The little elephants were stamped and then punched out and layered on top of Powder Pink and Whisper White card stock that I had cut using the layering squares dies.
Did you spot the little Pool Party bird on top of the smallest elephant? And the layered elephant ear on the largest elephant? I just love these little details!
I used the same “Hello little one” sentiment stamp as the original card in the catty for the front of the card, but I’ve also added in the lovely “Welcome to the World” sentiment from the Baby Bear stamp set for the inside of the card.
And the final touch on the card is a little bow made from the Whisper White bakers twine.
Here is a photo of the card and the quilt together…I made this card two years ago now and can you believe the little baby I made it for is turning two next month! How time flies!
Tomorrow I will be giving you a sneak peek at some brand new products from the 2020-21 Annual Catalogue that will be released on June 3, but in the meantime you can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
I’ve missed a few days blogging about retiring products because I’ve been busy crafting with some brand new, yet to be released products that will be available to buy June 3 when the new annual catty goes live.
I’ll share some of these new products with you later this week but I’m going to give you a sneak peek on one of my cards today. Can you spot the new product I’ve used? I’ll let you know what it is at the end of the blog…
I’ve made two cards today farewelling the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and the Bouquet Bunch Dies – I’ve used this bundle so much. If you love flowers don’t miss getting this stamp set.
My first card I made for my mum for Mother’s Day today, using the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and the Bouquet Bunch Dies, as well as the Lots Of Happy Card Kit that is also retiring.
My second card is a thank you card that features all the different blues in the Stampin; Up! colour range: Night of Navy, Blueberry Bushel, Pacific Point, Seaside Spray and Balmy Blue.
I added at little something special to the top of my Mum’s Mother’s Day present – a couple of handmade magnolias using the Magnolia Memory Dies.
The something new I promised to share with you is an amazing new punch that lets you punch out 6 different styles of punch in infinite lengths. I’ve used it on my card here for my “Happy Mother’s Day” sentiment to create a double layered mount.
Tomorrow I will be featuring another stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue, but in the meantime you can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
We’re already up to day eight of my farewell to retiring products and today we’re saying goodbye to the Verdant Garden stamp set.
I’ve made a series of cards with this stamp set that feature four of the 2019-20 in colours: Seaside Spray, Terracotta Tile, Rococo Rose and Pretty Peacock.
First cab off the rank? Seaside Spray. I’ve used the two bottom stamps in this set – they are designed to be used together to create this lovely tile effect.
Next is Terracotta Tile and Crumb Cake. Each of these cards features the same stamped design and this lovely scalloped linen ribbon in each of the In Colours.
Rococo Rose is such a soft and gentle pink – this card might be my favourite!
Pretty Peacock is last but not least and it also looks fantastic with Crumb Cake.
Here’s a closer look at all four cards. I’ve just found out that these beautiful ribbons will be carrying over to the new 2020-21 annual catalogue, which is great, but sadly the Verdant Garden stamp set will be retiring very soon.
Tomorrow I will be featuring another stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue, but in the meantime you can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Day seven of my “Marie Condo” farewell to retiring products brings me to an inspiration stamp set that is especially great for men or for anyone who likes to cycle or watch the Tour de France…the Enjoy Life stamp set.
I love the silhouette images in this set and the sentiments are wonderful too.
I’ve made two cards today that use the cyclist image. For the first card I created a simple sponged background in Balmy Blue and Soft Sea Spray, which is all you need to create a scene, along with the grass stamp stamped at the base of the card in Old Olive.
I love this sentiment – it is just such a lovely reminder of the things we can always be grateful for, even during the strange times we are living in right now.
My second card also farewells five other retiring products, the bold and beautiful 2018-20 In Colours: Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove and Lovely Lipstick.
Don’t they look lovely all stamped side by side on this card?
Every day I will be featuring a stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue and thank it for its service by showcasing a card (or two) that I’ve made with the stamp set.
You can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me to send you your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another card or two to farewell another retiring stamp set.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Day five of my farewell to retiring products and I’m farewelling another absolute favourite: the Dashing Deer stamp set and its co–coordinating Detailed Deer dies.
I used a Memories and More whisper white pre-made card as my base, added a layer of champagne foil and then another layer of whisper white embossed with the softly falling textured impression embossing folder.
The beautiful deer are stamped in gray granite onto whisper white using the Dashing Deer stamp set, then cut out with their matching Detailed Deer thinlits.
Don’t you love the pattern on the biggest deer?
The sentiment is from the same Dashing Deer stamp set, stamped in gray granite and the embellishments are die cut out of foil using the detailed deer thinlits. A tiny double bow of linen thread is the final touch.
Here’s another card I made using the Detailed Deer dies, some sparkly glimmer paper and strips of washi tape. You could also cut up strips of Designer Series paper to get the same effect.
Can you see how sparkly my deer is in this photo?
Tomorrow I will be featuring another stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue and thanking it for its service by showcasing a card (or two) that I’ve made with the stamp set.
You can view all of the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like a copy of the Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
We’re up to day four of my “Marie Condo” farewell to retiring products and since it’s only a week until mother’s day I thought it would be the perfect time to farewell a stamp set with a mother’s day sentiment.
The Tea Together stamp set has matching tea time dies, which makes card making super fast and easy.
I’ve used this card to make both birthday cards and mother’s day cards – I love this mother’s day sentiment. I’ve made my teapot for this card using Gorgeous Grape card stock and some retired butterfly DSP but it looks lovely cut out of any patterned paper, especially floral designs.
Here is another card i made with this set …this time using a Christmas paper to make a birthday card.
I picked up on the Poppy Parade and the Mossy Meadow colours in the DSP and used my blender pens in these colours to colour in stamped flowers from the Tea Together stamp set. The teapot, cup and saucer were also stamped from this set and then all cut out using the matching dies.
The happy birthday sentiment is from the Itty bitty Birthdays stamp set die cut out with my stitched rectangle dies.
I also used the stitched rectangle dies on my Mother’s Day card.
I hope you’re enjoying my farewell to retiring products?
Every day I will be featuring a stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue and thank it for its service by showcasing a card (or two) that I’ve made with the stamp set.
You can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me to send you your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another card or two to farewell another retiring stamp set.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
Day three of my “Marie Condo” farewell to retiring products brings me to one of my absolutes faves…First Frost and its matching dies, the Frosted Bouquet Framelits Dies.
This set is just so incredibly feminine and beautiful and even though it is a Christmas set it’s also perfect for birthday cards and congratualtions cards.
I’ve only used the one pink for these cards: Melon Mambo. The variations in the depth of pink colour you see on my cards are due partly to the watercolour effect of the stamp set I used and partly by simply stamping off once for every second flower.
In addition to Melon Mambo, the other colours I’ve used are Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Pear Pizzaz. I really love this colour combination.
This second card was made with the pieces left over from making my first card – so I literally threw it all together in under a minute. And with the addition of a strip of the gorgeous burlap ribbon (which is also retiring) a second card was quickly created!
First Frost “For You” Card
Here’s another card I made using First Frost – this time with Real Red, Crumb Cake and Old Olive. I just love the watercolour effect this stamp gives.
Every day I will be featuring a stamp set that is retiring from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue and thank it for its service by showcasing a card (or two) that I’ve made with the stamp set.
You can view all the retiring products in my online shop.
Would you like me to send you your very own Stampin’ Up! 2020-21 Annual Catalogue?
If you’d like me to post you your very own copy of the 2020-21 Stampin Up! Mini Catalogue, the 2019-20 Stampin Up! annual catalogue, or to simply find out about more about Stampin’ Up! contact me.
I’ll be back tomorrow with another card or two to farewell another retiring stamp set.
In the meantime, wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm…and keep on crafting xxx
