Welcome to week twenty-six of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Garden Green, a mid green from the Regals family. This colour was a bit of a challenge for me as my “go to” greens are always Mossy Meadow and Old Olive.
After my very non-traditional pink glimmer Christmas card I made for Monday night’s blog I’ve swung the pendulum 180 degrees and made two very classic Christmas cards.
(And yes, I will admit, I’ve managed to sneak in some Mossy Meadow and Old Olive too thanks to the stunning the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP!)
Most of these products are online exclusives, some available now (the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP, the Golden Greenery Bundle and the Greetings of the Season Bundle) and two of them (the Gold Twisted Thread and the Brushed Silver & Gold Foil Specialty Paper) will be available from the 5th November.
My colour combination is taken from the colours in the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP: Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Gold, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Pecan Pie.
I’ve used the same strips of DSP and the new Gold Foil Specialty Paper on a Garden Green cardstock base for both cards. I arranged the DSP strips in a different order and made one vertical card and one horizontal card as the layout works equally well for both orientations.
All of the greenery and the bells are cut from the Season of Green & Gold Specialty DSP. Some images have been die cut using the Golden Greenery Dies designed to cut certain shapes from the DSP, while others have been fussy cut using paper snips.
Card one has a double bow made from the Garden Green Natural Tones Linen Thread and the forthcoming Gold Twisted Thread.
Here’s a closer look at these gorgeous threads. They are both soft, small and easy to tie in a bow, just perfect for adding texture and interest to cards.
For both cards I die cut the sentiments using the largest die from the Greetings of the Season dies. I left it at full size for card one, however for card two I had to shorten the largest sentiment label from the Greetings of the Season dies to make it fit my horizontal design.
To do this I simply ran the sentiment label back through the Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, lining up the dotted border edge (you can feel the die “sit” into the groove of the existing dotted border edge) and positioning the base of the die higher up before partially die cutting it again.
Both the sentiments have been gold heat embossed onto Very Vanilla cardstock. I forget to use Very Vanilla cardstock but I really should do it more often as it gives cards such a classically elegant feel!
This slightly angled photo gives you an better idea of the beautiful gold foiling on this DSP.
If you’re looking for a layout that works well for mass producing cards I can highly recommend this one.
The stunning DSP really does all the work for you and apart from the heat embossed sentiments there is no other stamping needed on the front of the card!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Amie McIlroy. I can’t wait to see what Amie has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
If you have any questions please contact me. Or you can find out more and order your Starter Kit here by scanning the QR code above with your phone.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 23rd October, showcasing Gorgeous Grape or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 12 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are continuing to inspiring you each week with our Christmas card ideas.
Warning – if you only like traditional Christmas cards in traditional colours, please turn away now! My card this week is very sparkly and definitely not traditional at all, but it features a super cool technique I had never heard of before and you might like to learn about too!
On a Facebook live last week, Stampin’ Up’s Sara Douglass demonstrated how to heat emboss glimmer paper. I had no idea glimmer paper could be heat embossed, but the technique is exactly the same as heat embossing any other type of paper.
Both Sara and I used the Decorative Trees bundle for our projects.
I decided to use the Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink glimmer papers from the 2024–2026 In Color Glimmer Specialty Paper pack, heat embossed with white embossing powder. I layered my three trees over this delightful “bokeh effect” DSP pattern from the Bright & Beautiful 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper.
In addition to heat embossing I used the die inlay technique for the middle tree. This is where you die cut twice, laying the negative image from one colour inside the postive die cut image in a different colour.
As you can see in the photos above and below, the negative pieces create another die inlay tree I can use on another card.
The white heat embossed sentiment also comes from the Decorative Tree stamp set, stamped onto a strip of Petunia Pop card stock. Can you see the delightful sparkle this glimmer paper has?
The outside photo gives you a better idea of just how sparkly these glimmer papers are!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Kate Morgan. I can’t wait to see the project Kate has created 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 Garden Green, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
Welcome to week twenty-five of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Fresh Freesia, a pink/lilac hue from the Subtles family and I’ve made a double Z fold card. Here it is lying flat and tied with a bow.
And here it is when opened up.
I was inspired to create this card by these beautiful DSP designs from the Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper. I love the colour combination of Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel and Fresh Freesia in this watercolour sky!
Here’s the metric template I use when making double Z fold cards – for this card I cut the Z fold band at 5 x 28cm before folding it.
I’ve used Stampin’ Blends in Garden Green, Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue, Blueberry Bushel and Fresh Freesia to colour in stamped and die cut coordinating images from the Garden Meadow Bundle.
The sentiments on the front and inside of the card are onto labels cut from the Nesting dies. I elongated the inside sentiment panel using the partial die cut technique.
How cute is this wheelbarrow full of flowers?
To make the card lie flat when closed and add “pizzazz” I’ve tied an extravagant bow of Iridescent Ribbon around the Z fold.
The Fresh Freesia gems from the Tinsel Gems Three-Pack are finishing touch for both the front panel and the inside panel.
Now it’s time to hop in 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.
If you have any questions please contact me. Or you can find out more and order your Starter Kit here by scanning the QR code above with your phone.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 23rd October, showcasing Garden Green or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 11 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are continuing to inspiring you each week with our Christmas card ideas.
This week’s Christmas cards were quick and easy to make with the Reindeer Fun Memories & More pack that contains contains 54 double-sided printed cards and 4 sticker sheets.
I had intended to make just one card but went on to make six cards, ideal for building up my Christmas stash!
These first two “no-stamping” horizontal cards use the large Memories & More card bases that come in an envelope with smaller card bases and matching envelopes.
I’ve layered the 3″ x 4″ (7.6 x 10.2 cm) Merry Christmas cards over the striped 4″ x 6″ (10.2 x 15.2 cm) 18 cards.
I’ve simply added a holly sticker and an assortment of Cherry Cobbler berries from the Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive-Backed Berries pack for extra dimension.
I’d run out of Memories & More large card bases to use for the next cards so I used our Australian half a sheet of A4 card bases instead.
It’s easy to make the Memories & More cards fit our Australian card bases. Simply trim a 5 mm section off the bottom of the striped Memories & More card. I’ve then adhered the small Christmas tree Memories & More card over the top of the striped large Memories & More card.
The Peaceful Evergreens Dies were used to die cut red stars from the Festive 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Glimmer Paper to top the trees.
The “Merry Christmas” sentiment was stamped firstly onto the Versamark ink pad and secondly onto the Real Red ink pad BEFORE stamping onto Basic White card stock and being heat embossed using clear embossing powder.
This technique allows you to heat emboss in any colour without using a stamp positioning tool! Just remember to clean your stamp thoroughly every time AFTER you stamp onto the card stock if you are making multiple sentiments like I have done today.
My final two cards use the small Memories & More card bases and the same small Christmas tree Memories & More cards from my second card design.
Once again they are topped with the red glimmer stars and have the red heat embossed sentiment from the Reindeer fun stamp set. I chopped the sentiment in half so it fitted across the Christmas trees.
I love how quick and easy it is to mass produce Christmas cards using the Memories & More card packs as well as the Memories & More card bases & envelopes!
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Sharon Davern. I can’t wait to see the project Sharon has created 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 Fresh Freesia, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
Welcome to week twenty-three of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Flirty Flamingo and I’m giving you a sneak peek of some of the brand new online exclusives that will be available to order from 5th November.
The Happy Hibiscus Bundle includes the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set and the Happy Hibiscus Hybrid Embossing Folder which includes and embossing folder and 11 dies.
The dies can either be used with the embossing folder to die cut embossed flowers or they can be used to die cut stamped images from the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set. I haven’t photographed all the dies, just the main die that is designed to cut out the embossed cardstock flowers.
I was searching online for a colour combination that would work well with Flirty Flamingo and found a beautiful card made my Michelle Miller for the Colour INkspiration challenge #171 that inspired both my layout and the bolder colours I’ve used.
The CI#171 colour combination that inspired me was Pretty in Pink, Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss and Summer Splash, however I’ve used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock for card one.
And I’ve used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green for card two.
Both cards began with the ink colours blended onto Basic White card stock using blending brushes.
Then I randomly stamped embossed and die cut various images and sentiments and laid them out on the blended card bases until I was happy with the layout.
This is card one. I’ve used a strip of the Happy Hibiscus embossed panel in Flirty flamingo down the left side.
This stunning Lost Lagoon Soft Cording is another online exclusive coming 5th November.
Can you see how perfectly the Flirty Flamingo and Pretty Peacock frosted dots match the card’s colours?
I heat embossed and fussy cut the Happy Hibiscus Stamp Set sentiment with my paper snips. Love, love, love these mixed fonts!
Card two was super easy to make as most of the elements were left over from card one. I just had to blend another layer and stamp and die cut a few more leaves.
It’s amazing how different Flirty Flamingo looks when used against these vibrant greens!
On both cards I added some white die cut foliage die cut using one of the Painted Lavender Dies. The Flirty Flamingo bakers twine is from the Baker’s Twine Three Color Pack.
So what do you think? Do you prefer the “dark and moody” Pretty Peacock/Lost Lagoon card or the vibrant and tropical Granny Apple Green/Lemon Lime Twist card?
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 at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
If you have any questions please contact me. Or you can find out more and order your Starter Kit here by scanning the QR code above with your phone.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 16th October, showcasing Fresh Freesia or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 10 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are continuing to inspiring you each week with our Christmas card ideas.
This week’s Christmas card is all about breaking the rules for me. Can you guess which design rule I’ve broken with my Humble Home bundle Christmas card?
The rule of 3 in design (also known as the rule of thirds) is a principle that suggests things arranged in odd numbers, especially in groups of three, are more appealing, effective, and memorable than even-numbered groupings.
Odd numbers, particularly three, create a sense of balance and asymmetry that keeps the eye engaged and creates a clear focus point. Apparently, the human brain tends to remember things more easily in sets of three!
This is why I originally stamped and punched three different houses to decorate my card front, however I just couldn’t make the design work with three houses so this little extra Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie and Pool Party house will be kept for another card.
The two houses that made the cut are created using the Humble Home bundle–this is the bundle on the cover of the Holiday Catalogue.
The Pool Party house on the left has been punched from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper and the house on the right is stamped in Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.
The white trees are die cut using some of the Frosted Forest Dies.
I white heat embossed the Falling Snow Stamp onto Pool Party cardstock, layered onto an Early Espresso layer and a Basic White card base, adding a few White Loose Snowflake embellishments for extra dimension.
The roof of the house on the right of the card is actually another piece of Country Woods DSP, punched out using the Humble Home punch and trimmed down to roof size.
I’ve white heat embossed the “Merry Christmas” sentiment from the Humble Home stamp set onto the roof.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Sharon Davern. I can’t wait to see what Sharon 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.
Don’t forget that if you have been eyeing a stamp set (or two, or three) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalogue the annual Stampin’ Up! Three-Day Stamp Sale is on now! The sale will run for three days ONLY from 7 October 2024, at 12:00 a.m. to 9 October 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (AEDT)
From 7 to 9 October, you can order those stamp sets you’ve been wanting at a 15% discount. The 15% off discount apply to all stamp sets (photopolymer and cling) from the 2024–2025 Annual Catalogue.
You can view all of the stamp sets on sale and purchase them here!
This stamp sale only happens once a year so don’t miss out!
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Flirty Flamingo, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
Welcome to week twenty-three of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Early Espresso, a rich and deep brown from the neutrals family. It’s a fabulous colour for nature themed cards and also for masculine cards and I’ve used it today to create a special fun fold birthday card.
For the entire month of October you can save up to 30% off kits and there are currently over 30 different kits to choose from in the online store!
I’ve combined components of both the Birthday Sparkle kit (reduced to $39.10) and the Light the Candles Kit (reduced to $27.30) to create a special milestone card for my husband’s best friend from school who turned 60 yesterday!
To make a card large enough to hold 60 candles I’ve created 3 cards that sit inside a front and back panel.
The front and back Early Espresso panels each measure 14.9 x 10.5 cm – that’s 1/4 of an A4 sheet of cardstock. I then adhered a layer of Nature’s Sweetness Specialty Designer Series Paper to the front and the back measuring 14.4 x 10cm.
The inside sections of the card decorated with the candles are three cards each measuring 14.4 x 10cm, folded in half and scored.
Patty Bennett (a US Stampin’ Up! demonstrator) came up with the genius concept of making a simple paper hinge on the reverse side to join these three internal cards together to make one long fancy fold.
After adhering a strip of Early Espresso cardstock along the bottom of the right side of the extended fold (to give the appearance of chocolate cake) I’ve used Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Pecan Pie designs from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper to make my candles, cutting them into strips and alternating heights, colours and patterns of DSP.
The candle flames are created using the flame stickers from the Birthday Sparkle Kit, however there were only 25 in the kit so I punched our some gold foil (backed with an adhesive sheet) using the bough punch.
I cut leaves off the gold foil boughs with my paper snips to create the remaining flames.
For the front of the card I fussy cut the cake from one of the card bases in the Birthday Sparkle Kit, layering it over a piece of Kraft paper from the same kit.
The “Happy Birthday” was stamped in Early Espresso and the Alphabet à la Mode Dies were used to die cut the 60.
More stickers from the Birthday Sparkle Kit decorate the card front, along with the smaller leaves punched out with the bough punch for the flames.
Tags and candles from the Birthday Sparkle Kit decorate the blank spaces on the reverse of the card.
Another section of the Birthday Sparkle card base creates a lined section to write a message. The “Happy Happy Birthday” sentiment is from the Light the Candles Kit.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Palmieri. 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 below.
On 5th October Stampin’ Up! are holding a free creative virtual event from 2:00 to 3:00 pm AEST. Crafters of all skill levels are invited and welcome to join. And the event and registration are FREE!
If you have any questions please contact me. Or you can find out more and order your Starter Kit here by scanning the QR code above with your phone.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 9th October, showcasing Flirty Flamingo or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Good morning and happy October! Can you believe it’s only 12 weeks until Christmas this week!
Let’s take a closer look at everything that is happening in Stampin’ Up! in October.
Save up to 30% off on all your favourite kits from 1 to 31 October
Stampin’ Up! is offering up to 30% off all kits for the month of October.
The wide range of Stampin’ Up! kits include card making, home decor, treat packaging, and more! You can find something for all ages, styles, tastes, skill levels and occasions. You get everything you need in one box, including step-by-step instructions, for easy assembly.
Two more kits have been added to the collection today.
You can view all of the kits and order online here.
Starter Kit Special
Did you know that if you have an order for $169 or more, you can place that order as a Starter Kit instead?
October is a wonderful time to consider ordering a Starter Kit instead and becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator as a Starter Kit special offer is running from 1 to 31 October.
This is what you will receive:
$286 worth of products of your choice for just $169 – that’s $117 of FREE product ($51 more than the usual Starter Kit offer)
Free shipping and free business supplies on your Starter Kit order
As a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator you’ll then enjoy early access to products, demonstrator-only events, connection with stamping friends around the globe
Enjoy 20-25% discount on ALL OF YOUR ONGOING ORDERS and even the opportunity to earn a modest supplemental income based on sales
There’s no pressure to sell or any commitment to buy more products.
If you have any questions please contact me. Or you can find out more and order your Starter Kit here by scanning the QR code below with your phone.
Last Chance to Register for FREE Online Event – World Cardmaking Day, 5th October
It’s time to celebrate one the best days of the year — World Card Making Day!
On 5th October Stampin’ Up! are holding a free creative virtual event from 2:00 to 3:00 pm AEST. You’ll create five simple cards and see some additional fun projects.
Crafters of all skill levels are invited and welcome to join. And the event and registration are FREE!
Stampin’ Up! have recently released a digital-only Scrapbooking Brochure. Whether you’re a scrapbooking expert or brand new to the craft, scrapbooking is a great way to memory keep and sharing the meaningful moments in your life!
The scrapbooking brochure is full of scrapbooking essentials and exciting new products, many of which are perfect for cardmaking and home decor items too.
As a companion brochure to the September–December 2024 Mini Catalogue, the products inside coordinate with products from the mini catalogue (and some online only products, too!).
New Product Indexes for the 2024 Annual Catalogue
Stampin’ Up! have produced a new printable picture index of all Annual Catalogue DSP, punches and dies, as a supplement to the current 2024 Annual Catalogue.
This makes it even easier to find your favourite products. You can download, save and/or print the 10 pages of this PDF index by clicking on the images below.
I’ll be back tomorrow night at 8pm, when our Art With Heart Colour Creations team will be showcasing Early Espresso.
I hope you can join me then! Until then, stay safe and keep crafting!
Welcome to week twenty-two of our Art With Heart 2024-25 Colour Creations blog hop!
This week we’re featuring Daffodil Delight, a sunny and bright yellow from the Brights family. I’ve used the stunning Mediterranean Blooms Suite collection to make some thank you cards for my wonderful customers.
Some of the dies in the Citrus Blooms Dies die cut images from the Mediterranean Blooms DSP, however they die cut the patterns that feature oranges.
As we are featuring Daffodil Delight this week I chose to fussy cut the DSP pattern with the larger lemons that does not have a matching die. These images were very easy to fussy cut out.
I used the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the Basic White cardstock layer. This was also die cut out using the large arch die from the Garden Meadow Dies. As this arch has a very Mediterranean feel, it works really well with this suite!
The “Thanks” sentiment is from the My Small Business Stamp Set, white heat embossed onto Night of Navy cardstock. The Old Olive cardstock fronds are die cut using the loose foliage dies from the Citrus Blooms Dies.
Never waste the edge pieces of a DSP design you have fussy cut! These pieces are perfect for decorating the inside of your cards. I’ve also used up leftover strips of the other Mediterranean Blooms DSP I used on the front of the card.
The inside sentiment is also from the My Small Business Stamp Set.
These cards were sent out on the weekend and I’ve already received some lovely messages from my happy customers who loved the cards and their thank you gifts.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Palmieri. 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 below.
The AWH Colour Creations team will be back next Wednesday 2nd October, showcasing Early Espresso or you can join us on Monday night for some more Christmas inspiration.
Welcome to week 8 of the Art with Heart Team Stampin’ Up! Heart of Christmas blog hop for 2024. I hope you we are continuing to inspiring you each week with our Christmas card ideas.
For this week’s Christmas card I’m featuring the beautiful vintage style Sentimental Christmas DSP. This DSP raises money for children’s literacy with $4.25 for every pack sold given to local charities around the world.
I don’t know the name of this easy fun fold, however it is a fabulous fun fold to use when you want to showcase both sides of a designer series paper. I’ve used this adorable reindeer pattern with a Pecan Pie snowflake pattern on the reverse side.
The card is basically two cards that overlap. The second card is smaller and its flap overlaps the DSP flap of the base card.
The card base is one quarter of a sheet of A4 cardstock. The DSP is adhered to the card base and has a flap on the right side that opens up. This shows the reverse side of the DSP.
Here’s what the card looks like when closed. I used a single glue dot to keep the card closed and it doesn’t tear the DSP or the cardstock when opened and closed multiple times.
Two of the Stitched Shapes circles cut out the feature piece of DSP on the front of the card. I’ve stamped a sentiment from the Peaceful Season Stamp Set in Pecan Pie along with holly from the Reindeer Fun stamp set.
Inside the card I’ve stamped another sentiment from the a sentiment from the Peaceful Season Stamp Set and some more holly.
To enable the card to stand up for display I added a piece of cardstock on the back.
This is a great design to mass produce a batch of Christmas cards. It can be made with 12″ x 12″ DSP or 6″ x 6″ DSP.
Now it’s time to hop in over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Woollard. It’s Rachel’s birthday today and I can’t wait to see what the birthday girl 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.
The AWH team will be back on Wednesday night, showcasing Daffodil Delight, or you can enjoy some more Heart of Christmas inspiration next Monday night.
