Scenic Adventures & Sunshine Vibes Father’s Day Card

Scenic Adventures & Sunshine Vibes Father’s Day Card

This week we’re showcasing Crushed Curry, a rich golden yellow from the Regals family, and I’ve used it with the amazing Scenic Adventure dies to create a sunrise Father’s Day card for my husband.

Although I usually gravitate towards more monochromatic colour palettes, for this card I took my inspiration from nature and used colours I would not normally pair together: Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Petunia Pop, Blackberry Bliss, Basic Black and Shaded Spruce.

The Scenic Adventure dies are part of a bundle with the Scenic Adventure stamp set, however on this card I’ve only used the Scenic Adventure dies, as well as a circle die from the Stylish Shapes dies to make the Crushed Curry sun. The only stamping is the sentiment.

Adding extra detail with hand embossing

To emphasise the Crushed Curry sun and add extra texture to this card I decided to add some hand embossing.

On a Basic White cardstock layer I stamped a sun in Crushed Curry using the semicircle stamp in the Sunshine Vibes stamp set and then I stamped the Sun rays in Crushed Curry all round the sun.

To add texture, I used the stylus from my Simply Scored Scoring Tool and a ruler to emboss lines that extend the sun rays. I then used a small blending brush and Crushed Curry Ink to add the glow of the sun in the sky as it rises above my mountain scene.

The white heat embossed “Father Day” sentiment is from the Trusty Tools stamp set, heat embossed onto Basic Black card stock.

I really love the vibrant, graphic quality this unusual colour combination gives to my sunrise scene and i hoipw my husband likes it too!

Take a look at some more Crushed Curry 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 engine window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.

Next in our Hop is Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss . Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Kate @craftwithkate

Helen @apaperparadise

Leanne @createwithleanne2

Sharon @sharondaverncreates

Andrea @andreaksargent

Vicki @vickiboucher 

Cathy @whatcathymade 

Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing another yellow: Daffodil Delight!

Looking for some Christmas card inspiration?

Our Heart of Christmas blog hop is back for 2025 and we will go live at 8pm (EAST) every Monday night with Christmas card inspiration. This hop is a traditional blog hop (not an Instahop) so you can follow along by reading my blog.

I hope you can join us then!

 

 

 



New Annual Catalogue, New Online Exclusives, New Kits and World Cardmaking Day Registration

New Annual Catalogue, New Online Exclusives, New Kits and World Cardmaking Day Registration

  Hello crafty friends,

Today is an exciting day for crafters!

Not only does the brand new September – December Mini Catalogue launch today, but there are also these other exciting new products available to order:

You can also register NOW for the FREE World Cardmaking Day online Stampin’  Up! event.

If you haven’t received your copy of the new September – December Mini Catalogue, please get in touch with me and I’ll pop one in the post for you. 

In the meantime, you can take a closer look at all the new products in the September – December Mini Catalogue and purchase them through my online store here

I’ll be back tonight with our Art With Heart Insta hop where we will be showcasing Crushed Curry. Hope you can join me tonight for some crafty inspiration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heart of Christmas Week One

Heart of Christmas Week One

Welcome to the 2025 Heart of Christmas blog hop!

Our Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas team are back for 2025 and hoping to provide plenty of inspiration for the next sixteen weeks with our Heart of Christmas blog hop! 

In just two days time the new September – December 2025 Mini Catalogue (AKA the Christmas Catty), the September Online Exclusives and three new kits are being released.

My two cards for week 1 use dies from the Annual Catalogue as well as products from the September Online Exclusives: the Modern Christmas Suite collection and the Elegant Pine Snowflake suite.

Both cards use the foiled gold star pattern from this gorgeous Modern Christmas  12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Party Alphabet Dies to die cut gold foil letters.

Card 1 – Noel

When creating the square gold foil mat under the DSP layer I like to use large dies to cut our the inside of the foil layer so I don’t waste all that foil. Look at how much foil I have left over!

Both cards have foliage embellishments created using the Delicate Pines Bundle, another Online Exclusive being released on September 3.

If you take a close look at my cards you can see I’ve used the berry die (it cuts six tiny berries at once) to embellish the middle of the gold heat embossed foliage pieces.

The black and gold twine for the bow is from the Black & White & Gold Bakers Twine pack, part of the Modern Christmas Suite. It’s a bit hard to see in these photos, but it is just the perfect finishing touch in real life.

Card 2 – Joy

Card two uses all the same products as card one with th exception of the twine. Instead of the black & gold twine I’ve used the Gold Striped 3/8″ (1 cm) Mesh Ribbon.

While the Party Alphabet dies are perfect for banners, home decor pieces and scrapbooking, they are also fabulous for modern and graphic cards.

Words such as “Joy”, “Noel”, “Happy”, “Hi”, “Hugs” , “Love”, “Merry” and more can be cut using these dies to create hi impact cards.

I haven’t forgotten the inside of the cards. I’ve gold heat embossed two of the sentiments from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set. The Ornamental Christmas stamp set is part of the Ornamental Christmas Bundle in the Modern Christmas Suite (online exclusive).

Take a look at some more Christmas Card inspiration on our Heart of Christmas blog hop!

Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Kate Morgan. I can’t wait to see what Kate has made this week!

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Sharon Davern‘s blog. Sharon does an amazing job of hosting our Heart of Christmas blog every Monday. 

Our AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Crushed Curry on our InstaHop. I hope you can join us then!

 

Two Christmas Cards for Two Favourites: Humble Home Crumb Cake

Two Christmas Cards for Two Favourites: Humble Home Crumb Cake

This week we’re showcasing my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours–Crumb Cake–and I’m also taking the opportunity to showcase one of my favorite stamp sets (now on the last chance list): Humble Home. 

This versatile stamp set has been massively reduced to $10.50, so if it’s not already in your collection, now’s the time to add it to your next order before it is gone!

I deliberately kept my colour combination neutral this week because as Crumb Cake is so versatile and it works with every single colour it often plays second fiddle to other colours. By pairing it back to just two colours (with a touch of gold) Crumb Cake really shines.

One Design – Two Cards

Just like my Coastal Cabana cards last week, I’ve used the one card sketch to create two different cards. Both cards use the stunning Nests of Winter DSP for the top panel of the card and one of the Spotlight on Nature dies has been used to die cut the circle behind the focal image.

This time I kept the layout and orientation the same, simply swapping out where I placed the Crumb Cake and the Basic White.

Card one has Basic White card base and I’ve heat embossed the focal home image and the sentiment in white onto Crumb Cake card stock.

The twine is the Crumb Cake twine from the The Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack and the white dots are from the Neutral Matte Dots.

Card two has a Crumb Cake card base and the sentiment and the focal home image are stamped in Crumb Cake.

The twine and embellishments are a sneak peek at new products from the September – December catalogue (Traditional Sparkling Sequins) and Online Exclusives (Black & White & Gold Bakers Twine), both available September 3. 

 

Take a look at some more Crumb Cake 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 Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss . Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Andrea @andreaksargent

Kate @craftwithkate

Rosa @hum.and.stamp

Claire @clairedalycreates

Sharon @sharondaverncreates

Helen @apaperparadise

Vicki @vickiboucher 

Leanne @createwithleanne2

Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Crushed Curry.

Want more Christmas card inspiration?

Starting Monday 1st September (that’s right, it’s next Monday night!) our Heart of Christmas blog hop will be returning for 2025. This hop is a traditional blog hop (not an Instahop) so you can follow along by reading my blog.

The blog hop will go live at 8pm (EAST) every Monday night for 16 weeks.

I hope you can join us then!

 

 

 



Nests of Winter – Two Cards From One Layout

Nests of Winter – Two Cards From One Layout

Do you love a two for one deal as much as I do?

In our house, we try to “cook once, eat twice” during the week and I’ve decided to apply the same approach to my cardmaking this week.

Using the one card sketch I’ve created two cards: a Christmas card and a birthday card. Here are the two versions of the card template I’ve used to make my cards.

Version #1 is a horizontal card design. I used to make my Christmas card

Version #2 is simply Version #1 turned horizontally with the sentiment moved to under the focal point image. I used this version to create a birthday card.

Nests of Winter Christmas Card

The inspiration for both my cards this week came from a beautiful card my friend (and Stampin’ Up! Artisan) Andrea Sargent made for our Insthop last week. It reminded me to fussy the birds and branches from the beautiful Nests of Winter DSP.

The Coastal Cabana DSP panel on the left is also from the Nests of Winter DSP. The embossed cardstock uses an embossing folder called the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder that is reduced and in the last chance section of the website. The Party Dots embellishments are also reduced and in the last chance section of the website so don’t miss out!

The “Merry Christmas” sentiment is from a stamp set coming in the new Christmas Catalogue called the “Gift of Joy Stamp Set”. I white heat embossed it onto Coastal Cabana cardstock.

Nests of Winter Birthday Card

This card really showcases the versatility of this beautiful DSP. I rotated my sketch and layered my fussy cut bird, branch and foliage images together to create a sweet birthday card. I’ve used a different Coastal Cabana design from the Nests of Winter DSP on this card.

Like my Christmas card, this card uses the soon to be retired Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and Party Dots embellishments. Both cards are also finished with a bow of linen thread.

Take a look at some more Coastal Cabana 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 Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss . Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Helen @apaperparadise

Kate @craftwithkate

Leanne @createwithleanne2 

Andrea @andreaksargent

Claire @clairedalycreates

Rosa @hum.and.stamp  

Sharon @sharondaverncreates

Theresa @teegeeinspirations

Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Crumb Cake. I hope you can join us then!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Jolly Holly Cherry Cobbler Christmas  Card

Jolly Holly Cherry Cobbler Christmas Card

Is August too early to start making Christmas cards?

I certainly hope not as I’ve made my very first Christmas card of the year for Week 14 of our Art With Heart Instashop, which is showcasing the gorgeous rich red colour, Cherry Cobbler.

Cherry Cobbler always makes me think of Christmas and as my Christmas catty preorder arrived this week it was the perfect opportunity to give you a sneak peek of some of these beautiful new Christmas products.

How to make a Jolly Holly Christmas Card using a Large Mellic Hoop

I’ve included a few tips and tricks this week to help you recreate the look of this card.

Tip #1– adding detail to stamps (or to your cardstock) using the 0.4mm Journaling Pens.

After stamping and die cutting holly leaves from the Jolly Holly bundle I coloured them using the Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce Stampin/’ Blends. I then hand drew extra detail to the holly leaves using the journalling pens.

Here’s the first sneak peek of new products from the forthcoming Christmas catty. The Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack are peel-and-stick!!!! How exciting is that! These elegant Christmas greetings are printed in gold foil and you get 6 sheets for $15. Such great value!

Tip # 2 The while cardstock used in the ephemera packs is slightly different to Basic White cardstock so if I’m layering white on white i like to add a layer so the difference is not noticeable. I’ve stuck my “Merry & Bright” ephemera sentiment onto a 2 inch punched circle of gold foil.

Sneak peek #2 and tip #3 – Large Gold Hoops. I love these Online Exclusive embellishments for adding dimension and a metallic element to a card. They’re also the prefect base to create a wreath. But what’s the best way to adhere them?

I used four glue dots and made sure they were positioned under the leaves and the metallic bow.

How to make a square envelope from a 6×12 inch sheet of DSP

Tip #4 making a square envelope from a 6×12 sheet of DSP. All I had left of the this stunning Cherry Cobbler DSP from the Regal Distressed Patterns 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper was a 6×12 inch strip. To create the square envelope for my 5 1/4 inch square card I score 1/4 inch along both 12 inch sides of the DSP and 3 1/2 inches from the top and bottom of the 6 inch side.

This gave me just enough room to adhere the 1/4 inch side flaps with tear n tape to make a squre envelope.

Tip #5 – creating an envelope seal couldn’t be easier using the new Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack! I simply removed the top side of the adhesive cover to stick the sentiment to the envelope flap. Once the card is written in and signed and ready to post, remove the lower side of the adhesive cover and press to seal.

Take a look at some more Cherry Cobbler 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 Helen @apaperparadise. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Helen @apaperparadise

Kate @craftwithkate

Rachel W @handstamped_by_rachel

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Vicki @vickiboucher

Leanne @createwithleanne2 

Andrea @andreaksargent

Claire @clairedalycreates

Theresa @teegeeinspirations 

Rachel P @rachelpalmieristampin

Sharon @sharondaverncreates

Cathy @whatcathymade 

#artwithheartteamSU #stampinupaustralia #cardmakersofinstagram 

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Coastal Cabana. I hope you can join us then!



 

 

Calypso Coral Birthday Card

Calypso Coral Birthday Card

Is Calypso Coral a colour that makes your heart smile?

A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order and week 14 is all about Calypso Coral.

Here is my project, a shabby chic style birthday card (CASED from former Artisan team member, Tammy Wilson) that I specially created for my beautiful friend and longtime partner in crafting crime, Jenny Boffey @jenboff Boffey always makes me smile.

 
I had so much fun going out of my comfort zone to create this birthday card and I’m happy to say my Calypso Coral card definitely made Jenny smile.
 
We even managed to enjoy a sneaky lunchtime glass of bubbles together to toast her birthday!

How to make a shabby chic style birthday card

If you love the romantic, layered look of shabby chic cards, you can easily recreate this style using Stampin’ Up! products and a few mixed media techniques. 

This card uses the Mixed Florals Bundle (Stamp Set and Dies), the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, the Elements of Text Stamp Set, the Scalloped Petal Pink Ribbon, Calypso Coral Ink, Blending Brush, Mixed Media Florals Dies, and Crumb Cake Cardstock and Ink to create a soft, vintage effect with plenty of texture.

Start by embossing Crumb Cake cardstock with the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder to create a textured panel for your background. Layer this onto a Basic White card base for a clean edge.

Use various stamps from the the Elements of Text Stamp Set and the small floral stamp from the Mixed Florals Stamp Set stamped in Crumb Cake ink to add a script-style text pattern across the panel for a faded, old-paper feel. Use a blending brush 

For the focal panel, stamp the largest floral image and the small floral stamp from the Mixed Florals Stamp Set in Crumb Cake and colour in with the Calypso Coral Stampin Blends. Die cut some Basic White cardstock using the large grass die.

Cut apart the large floral image and the grass die. Layer the flowers, foliage and ribbon together, to create a textured, “garden-style” arrangement. 

Cut a piece of Petal Pink 3/8″ (1 cm) Scalloped Ribbon in half lengthway and add loops of Scalloped Petal Pink Ribbon between the flowers for extra softness and texture.

Finish the card by stamping the sentiment “you make my heart smile” (from the Layers of Beauty Stamp Set) in Pecan Pie ink and layering it across the floral cluster. 

A few Tiny Bee Trinkets embellishments add a final touch of elegance. 

The handmade envelope was created using the Mixed Media Florals Designer Series Paper.

I used another small floral stamp from the Mixed Florals Stamp Set to create the closure on the back of the card. The “Happy Birthday” stamp is from the Birthday Celebration Stamp Set.

Take a look at some more Calypso Coral 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 Andrea @andreaksargent. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Andrea @andreaksargent

Sharon @sharondaverncreates

Helen @apaperparadise

Rachel Woollard @handstamped_by_rachel

Rosa @hum.and.stamp 

Kate @craftwithkate

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Leanne @createwithleanne2 

Theresa @teegeeinspirations 

Vicki @vickiboucher

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Cherry Cobbler.I hope you can join us then!



 

 

Rustic Centerpiece Cajun Craze Sympathy Card

Rustic Centerpiece Cajun Craze Sympathy Card

Week 13 of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta Hop celebrates Cajun Craze, a rich, earthy reddish-brown colour that I’ve combined with Petal Pink, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Basic White.

Unfortunately, I needed to make a sympathy card so I’ve used one of the new July Online exclusive stamp sets, Rustic Centrepiece. I bought this stamp set for the reindeer Christmas stamp, but I love all three of the detailed line art stamps.

Rustic Centrepiece Sympathy Card

After stamping the centerpiece image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink I used Stampin’ Blends to colour it in.

I used the fine shading lines of the stamped image to guide my colour application, adding darker colours where the lines are and leaving white space or using lighter shades where there are no lines in the stamped image.

The largest of the Textured Notes Dies was the perfect size to frame the stamped and coloured centrepiece image, however as it is designed for American cardstock sizes it does not have the same same aspect ratio as my Cajun Craze card base, created by folding half a sheet of A4 card stock.

To fix this ratio problem I simply adhere my top layer to the cardstock base, ensuring there is an even margin around three of the sides. I then trim off the excess cardstock (approximately 1 cm) from the fourth side of the card base.

The “Thinking of You” sentiment is from the Simply Said stamp set. I stamped it twice, first covering the top and then the bottom line of the sentiment with a post-it note, to lay out the sentiment in a single line. 

These are all of the products I used to make this card.

Take a look at some more Cajun Craze 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 Helen @apaperparadise. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Sharon @sharondaverncreates

Leanne @createwithleanne2 

Kate @craftwithkate

Vicki @vickiboucher

Helen @apaperparadise

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Andrea @andreaksargent

Rachel @rachelpalmieristampin

Rachel Woollard @handstamped_by_rachel

Rosa @hum.and.stamp

Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Cajun Craze.

I hope you can join us then!



Bubble Bath Bookcase Card for a Special Bookclub Birthday

Bubble Bath Bookcase Card for a Special Bookclub Birthday

Week 12 of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta Hop celebrates Bubble Bath, a soft pink colour that I’ve combined with Fresh Freesia, Old Olive and Pecan Pie.

And as I needed to make a birthday card for one of our bookclub members who is celebrating a very special birthday, I took the opportunity to create a personalised bookcase card with matching bookmark.

I love how Stampin’ Up! products allow me to really personalise my cards for the recipient.

For The Books Mid Century Bookcase Card

The inspiration for this card came from a gorgeous circular mid century bookcase card created by UK demonstrator, Elizabeth Shannon. As the large circular dies Elizabeth used are now retired I decided to make my own version of her bookcase card using the Everyday Arches Dies instead.

To create the cardbase I cut an A4 sheet of Pecan Pie cardstock in half, then scored and folded it at 10.5cm. I then slightly offset the left hand cutting edge of the largest Everyday Arches Die so that it did not cut the fold of the card base when run through the cut and emboss machine to create an arched shaped card.

On the other half of the A4 sheet of Pecan Pie cardstock I used the largest and the second largest Everyday Arches Die to die cut the outer “frame” of the book case. The offcut smaller arch was then used for the inside of the card, along with an arch cut from Basic White cardstock for the message.

I then used stamps and dies from the Birthday Celebration Bundle to create the sentiment on the inside of the card.

The shelves of the bookcase are 5mm strips of Pecan Pie cardstock attached with white adhesive foam strips. I used the Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend to colour the side of the adhesive strips and the shelves of the bookcase.

The birthday girl has a little black dog who she adores so I stamped the dog face stamp from the “She’s the Greatest” stamp set and adhered it over the top of the face of the cat stamp. Using one of the Stampin’ 0.4 Journaling pens I shortened the tail of the cat, creating a wee dog to sit inside the book case.

The journaling pen also allowed me to hand draw a vase of the correct proportions for the bunch of flowers from the “She’s the Greatest” stamp set.

This cute little pot plant on the top shelf also comes from the “She’s the Greatest” stamp set. All of the books and the pair of reading glasses are all from the “For The Books” stamp set and I have to admit there was a lot of fussy cutting for this card!


The matching envelope is made from Country Woods 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper with a closure created using one of the stamps from “For The Books”.

For The Books Personalised Bookmark

This matching bookmark was super easy to make and personalise using the “For The Books” stamp set and the Stampin’ 0.4 Journaling Pens.

I’ve used the journaling pen to add the list of book club members who are gifting the present to the birthday girl!

Take a look at some more Bubble Bath 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 Helen @apaperparadise. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:

Helen @apaperparadise

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Leanne @createwithleanne2 

Andrea @andreaksargent

Vicki @vickiboucher

Rachel Woollard @handstamped_by_rachel

Kate @craftwithkate

Rosa @hum.and.stamp

Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Cajun Craze.

I hope you can join us then!



Two Blueberry Bushel Birthday Cards

Two Blueberry Bushel Birthday Cards

If it’s July, it must be birthday card making time at my place! With eight birthdays to celebrate for immediate family members in July, the only month busier for family birthdays is December and you can imagine what a hoot that is!

Week 11 of our Art With Heart 2025-26 Colour Creations Insta Hop celebrates Blueberry Bushel, a rich blue colour that I’ve used this week to make birthday cards for my brother and my father.

One card showcases the darker side of Blueberry Bushel, while the other card showcases its softer side.

I wonder which card will be your favourite?

Everyday Skies Trifold Angle Card

It’s hard to believe my dad is turning 86! A number like this deserves a special card, so I decided to use this stunning design in the Everyday Skies DSP to create an elegant Trifold Angle Card with matching envelope.

This Everyday Skies DSP design pairs Blueberry Bushel with Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Misty Moonlight and a touch of  Petal Pink. 

To make the matching envelope I used a C6 Basic White envelope, layered with some of the Everyday Skies DSP. As this is a 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper it is too small to handmake a full envelope for this sized card, so add the DSP to the front of the envelope is an easy compromise. 

I’ve used stamps and dies from the Birthday Celebration Bundle, the Stylish Shapes dies and the the You Are Remarkable Stamp Set, to create the 86 on the front of the card as well as the sentiments on the panels of the card.

The back panel of the card has been left blank for a handwritten birthday message.

I seriously cannot stop using the Everyday Skies DSP – it is perfect for so many different card styles and occasions.

Sunshine Vibes Birthday Card

This birthday card for my brother uses the half circle stamp from the Sunshine Vibes stamp step to create a modern graphic looking card in Blueberry Bushel, Pecan Pie, Night of Navy and Early Espresso. I’ve also used some of the smaller stamps in the stamp set to add details to the stamped half circles.

To line up the circles I drew pencil lines as a guide, stamping out from the centre and then I layered 5mm strips of Basic White Cardstock over the top of the stamped images to tidy the card up. Here’s a “work in progress” image of the card.

A few Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins add a touch of bling, while the layered and white heat embossed “Happy Birthday” sentiment comes from the the Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set.

Take a look at some more Blueberry Bushel 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 Rosa @hum.and.stamp. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.

Here’s the full list of this week’s InstaHop:

Rosa @hum.and.stamp

Kate @craftwithkate

Helen @apaperparadise

Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss

Leanne @createwithleanne2 

Rachel Woollard @handstamped_by_rachel

Cathy @whatcathymade  – you are here!

We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Bubble Bath,

I hope you can join us then!

 

 



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