Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 3 Bermuda Bay
Welcome to week 3 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop! This week we are showcasing one of my favourite colours: Bermuda Bay. Bermuda Bay is often paired with Pool Party (and they look amazing together) but it also really looks great when used with Lemon...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 2 Basic Gray
Welcome to week 2 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop! This week we are showcasing one of the most versatile neutrals: Basic Gray. As a quilter, I know that gray is one of the best neutrals to use as a background colour because it really makes other...
Inspired by Marimekko
Isn't it amazing where the inspiration for a card can come from? Two weeks ago I went to Bendigo for the very first time to see the Marimekko exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery and I fell in love with the classic bold graphics of this design house all over again. And...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 1 Balmy Blue
Welcome to week 1 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop! Because we have 52 stunning Stampin’ Up! colours (not including Whisper White) and 52 weeks of the year, it really made sense to decide to do a weekly blog hop to showcase each and every one of these...
Birthday Delivery and Birthday Memories Memory Game
Are you as excited as I am? Just 2 more sleeps to go before the new Stampin' Up! annual catty is released...and also before some lovely products retire. Today I'm sharing a project that uses one of these retiring products: the Birthday Delivery Photopolymer Bundle....
Art With Heart In Colour Blog Hop
Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring “in colour” theme. Check out the new 2018 - 2020 in colours and let's not forget the current 2017 - 2019 in colours. If you would like a copy of the 2018-2019 annual catalogue, contact any of...
Art With Heart Retiring Products Blog Hop
Tonight the Art With Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring products from the last chance products list. There are lots of products to choose from with retiring stamp sets, ink pads and ink refills guaranteed to be available until 7 May (and all other...
Art With Heart Easter 2018 Blog Hop
Tonight the Art With Heart team are sharing their Easter creations. Don’t forget, Sale-a-bration has just over a week left to earn free product with purchase...and it is also a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! Ask any of the girls on the hop for more details....
Art With Heart Sale-a-bration 2018 Blog Hop
Sale-a-bration Second Release: Eclectic Expressions Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects using products from the sale-a-bration brochure. All sale-a-bration products are earned for FREE with sales of $90+ (AUD). •If you spend $90, you get one...
Memory Keeping By Making a Personalised Calendar
I think my favourite craft project, both to create and to enjoy, is the personalised calendar I make for my mum every year. Because my mum's birthday is January 1, a calendar is a timely gift, and making a personalised calendar ensures I reflect on the year that has...
Celebrate the New Year With Free Stamps!
Is there any better way to start the new year than with free craft stuff? Well, more time to craft is a personal new year's resolution for me, but while I'm working on finding that extra time in my week, I'll happily settle for free craft stuff! Once a year, when...
Art With Heart November Blog Hop Add Texture with Embossing
Tonight the Art with Heart team girls are sharing some creative projects by adding texture with embossing. Embossing can add a lovely dimension, and with our wonderful Stampin’ Up! products, we can create many different looks. These include heat embossing using...
Heart of Christmas Week 26
Welcome back to another week of Christmas Inspiration with the Art With Heart team. I began this project this time last year, when I was inspired by a biscuit tin that perfectly matched a stamp set from last year's holiday catalogue...totally trees. The colour scheme...
Online Extravaganza is back!
Online Extravaganza is an annual sale offering up to 40% off your crafting supplies for 1 week only. You can see all of the sale items or place an order by clicking on the image below. Don't miss out, because these stamps are all 20% off RRP for today only. ITEM #...
Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas Week 25
Welcome to another week of Christmas inspiration with the Art with Heart team. This week I'm playing with holly: holly paper, holly embossing folder, holly embellishments, and holly stamps, including a stamp set I hadn't inked up yet. I was really attracted to the...
Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas Week 23
Welcome to another week of Christmas inspiration with the Art with Heart team. This week I'm playing with the new Stampin Blends and matching stamp set, Color Me Happy, which are available for sale from today. Instead of making one of the designs in the Colour Me...
Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas Week 22
Welcome back to the Heart of Christmas weekly blog. This week I was lucky enough to borrow and have a play with 2 sets I don't own from the Holiday catalogue: Beachy Little Christmas and Wise Men from Afar. I was inspired by the graphic palm tree in the Wide Men from...
Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas Week 21
Welcome back to the Heart of Christmas weekly blog. This week I had such a short window of time to make my cards and luckily Merry Little Christmas Memories & More Card Pack came to the rescue. That's right, Memories and More Cards are not just for...
Art With Heart Designer Series Paper Blog hop
Tonight the Art with Heart team girls are sharing some wonderful ideas to inspire you with our Designer Series Papers. This month is the start of the new Stampin’ Up! year and we have a special promotion on our Designer Series Paper, buy 3 get 1 FREE for the month...
Making Birthday Cards with Christmas Supplies
I really love getting multiple uses from all of my craft equipment which is why I'm super excited to share with you a birthday card I made this week. To create my birthday card I used 2 products from the holiday catalogue: a Christmas stamp set and a...
Art With Heart, Heart of Christmas Week 19
Welcome back to the Heart of Christmas weekly blog. Have you ever had what I call a "happy accident" while crafting? Well on Monday (a public holiday here in NSW where I live) I had some unexpected craft time to myself and I was having another play with the gorgeous...
Sale, Sale, Sale!!!
Don't you just love a bargain? I certainly do and Stampin' Up! currently have two BIG sales on their products. The first sale is only on until October 10. To celebrate World Card Making Day on 7th October Stampin Up are offering 15% off the following notecards &...
Heart of Christmas Week 18
Welcome back to the Heart of Christmas weekly blog. This week I had a play with a gorgeous new free Stampin' Up! hostess set called Merry Patterns. Merry Patterns features the cutest reindeer in its very own knitted jacket. It's no secret that I adore reindeer and...
Art With Heart Blog Hop Fancy Folds
Welcome to another Art with Heart Team blog hop where we are focusing on fancy folds. You will find loads of creative inspiration tonight, showcasing different folding techniques and projects. Don't be afraid of trying some Fancy Fold cards; they may look...
Heart of Christmas Week 17
Welcome back to the Heart of Christmas weekly blog. After seeing so many beautiful eclipse cards posted on social media I decided to hop on the bandwagon as well. My "deck the halls eclipse card" was CASED from one I saw on Pinterest, however the card that inspired me...
“Wishes All Aglow” Christmas Card
Hello fellow crafters, it’s time for some weekly “Heart of Christmas” Christmas card inspiration with the Art with Heart Team. This week I decided to ink up a set from the new holiday catalogue called Wishes All Aglow. I really love this stamp set because it's playful...
The Holiday Catalogue is Finally Here!
I'm so excited...and I'm sure you are too. The Holiday catalogue is finally here and it's full of absolutely stunning products! You can look inside the catalogue right now by going to the Catalogue page of the Stampin' Up! website and download this pdf version for...
Scandi Style Christmas Card
Hello fellow crafters, it's time for some weekly "Heart of Christmas" Christmas card inspiration with the Art with Heart Team. This week I nearly threw my cards in the bin. You see I was trying to make a style of card called scandi style or motif, a style I absolutely...
Happy Father’s Day!
Okay, so I'm technically a few days early (we celebrate Father's Day on the the first Sunday in September here in Australia) but I wanted to share an idea for a quick and easy Father's Day card in case you're also struggling with ideas for a card for your dad. When I...
Art With Heart Blog Hop Holiday Catalogue Inspiration
Tonight some of the Art with Heart Stampin’ Up! team girls are sharing some fun and fabulous ideas to inspire you from our brand new Holiday Catalogue available on 1st September until 2nd January 2018. Be sure to request your copy of the catalogue today! There are so...
“Merry & Bright” Christmas Card
Welcome back to Week 13 of our weekly Heart of Christmas blog. Although I missed week 1, I'm determined to try to post a Christmas card or project every week until Christmas. I really love making Christmas cards and being part of this weekly blog with the Art with...
“Iced Gingerbread” Ornaments
Welcome back to another week of "Heart of Christmas" inspiration from the Art With Heart team. I hope you're enjoying reading our blog as much as we're enjoying making these cards! I'm just loving all the products from the new holiday catalogue (contact me if you'd...
“Joy to the World” Christmas Card
Welcome back to another week of "Heart of Christmas" inspiration from the Art With Heart team. I hope you're enjoying reading our blog as much as we're enjoying making these cards! Well I received my "little" order from the holiday catalogue this week but as luck...
“Deck the Halls” Christmas Card
Oh my goodness me the Holiday Catalogue is quite simply stunning. I've just placed a "little" order this morning and hopefully next week I'll have a new card made from one of the gorgeous suites featured in it. Luckily I was able to place an early pre-order for...
Art With Heart Blog Hop Favourite Colour Combination
The Art with Heart Team ladies are selecting their favourite colour combinations to share with you tonight. Choosing the right colour scheme can be essential to your design and with Stampin’ Up!'s stunning collection, there are 50 colours to choose from....
“Three Little Deer” Carols for Christmas Card
"Deer"y me I just adore this little deer stamp and matching die in the new Carols for Christmas bundle. You can see the little deer at the very top of the photograph below. This tiny deer stamp and die is part of a new Christmas bundle called "Carols for...
“Tabs for Everything Advent Calendar” Card
Do you love advent calendars as much as I do? I've always loved advent calendars, but the one I remember most vividly from my childhood was a Christmas card that had a mini advent calendar as its front with a tiny image under each of the 24 flaps. So as soon as...
“Boxwood Wreath” Card
Hello fellow crafters, it's time for some weekly "Heart of Christmas" Christmas card inspiration with the Art with Heart Team. This week I've focused on the gorgeous little boxwood wreath embellishments and the Be Merry Designer Series Paper, which co-ordinates with...
“Under the Mistletoe” Christmas Card
I'm really enjoying participating in The Heart of Christmas, a weekly blog bringing you Handmade Christmas Inspiration from the Art With Heart Team. Every Wednesday morning we post some Christmas card inspiration using products from the new 2017/2018 Stampin' Up!...
With Over 50% off, Why Don’t You Treat Yourself to Christmas in July?
If you've got a wishlist of products from the new Stampin' Up! annual catalogue, there's never been a better time to buy than now. By joining as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator between 1st and 31st July, you will receive supplies worth $356 for just $169...with free...
Heart of Christmas Week 5
Even though it's still 25 weeks until Christmas, I'm taking part in The Heart of Christmas, a weekly blog bringing you Handmade Christmas Inspiration from the Art With Heart Team. Every Wednesday morning we will be posting some Christmas card inspiration using...
Art With Heart Blog Hop Favourite New Bundle
Today the Art with Heart Team girls are showing you their favourite bundles from the 2017 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. Bundles make creating a breeze, because of the perfect coordination. It's a bonus that you get 10% off by bundling the products...
Art With Heart the Heart of Christmas Week 4
Today I am participating in a new weekly blog along with some of the super talented ladies in the Art With Heart Team. Every Wednesday morning we will be posting some Christmas card inspiration using products from the new 2017/2018 Stampin' Up! Annual...
Eastern Palace Bundle
Today I wanted to share with you three cards I made with the new Eastern Beauty Bundle. I really challenged myself with these cards because Whisper White or Crumb Cake are my default base colours and I don't usually feel as comfortable with Very Vanilla, however I...
Art With Heart the Heart of Christmas
Today I am participating in a new weekly blog along with some of the super talented ladies in the Art With Heart Team. Every Wednesday morning we will be posting some Christmas card inspiration using products from the new 2017/2018 Stampin' Up! Annual...
Art With Heart the Heart of Christmas
Today I am participating in a new weekly blog hop along with some of the super talented ladies in the Art With Heart Team. Every Wednesday morning we will be posting some Christmas card inspiration using products from the new 2017/2018 Stampin' Up! Annual...
Art With Heart 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue Sneak Peek
Tonight I am participating in a blog hop along with the super talented ladies in the Art With Heart Team. We thought it would be fun to share some fabulous ideas to inspire you from our brand new 2017-2018 annual catalogue, which is available 1st June. Be sure...
The importance of writing letters and cards
Last week I was delighted to finally meet in person someone I've admired from a distance for a great for many years...our former Governor General, the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO. Quite unexpectedly, I found myself sitting next to Dame Quentin at a literary...
Art With Heart Blog Hop Retiring List
Today I am participating in a blog hop along with the super talented ladies in the Art With Heart Team. We thought it would be fun to share some projects using our favourite retiring products from both the 2016-2017 annual and 2017 occasions catalogues! Select...
Art With Heart Easter Blog Hop
Today I am participating in a blog hop along with the super talented ladies in the Art With Heart Team. We thought it would be fun to share some Easter projects, seeing as Easter is only about 3 weeks away! Saleabration is a great time to join or...
Stamping’ Up! Beetles and Bugs Birthday Card
Beetles and Bugs Birthday Card for Boys Today I’m excited to bring you a blog hop with some of the awesome ladies in the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! Team. Today we focus on the kids in our lives, from birthday cards to party ideas. Sale-a-bration continues and this...
AWHT Blog Hop: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Today some of the Art with Heart Stampin’ Up! team girls have created some amazing Christmas projects to inspire you with the theme, It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We have tags, gift bags, teacher gift ideas, decorations and many more fun projects to...
Super Quick Totally Trees Christmas Card
Inspired by Kikki K I don't know about you but my card making inspirations come from the most unexpected places sometimes. And because Stamping' Up! is so on trend with its colours and designs I often find I've already got the stamp sets, papers or punches in...
Online Extravaganza Sale time!
Don't you just love a sale? Especially when it comes right before Christmas, allowing you to stock up on your Christmas card-making supplies; buy discounted gifts; purchase items you've had on your wishlist for a while; or maybe even give Santa a helping hand...
New Stitched Shape Framelits
Sometimes a new product comes along and you just know you have to have it, right? Well Stampin' Up!'s new stitched shape framelits are a 'must have' item for me. As as quilter and sewer, I know first-hand the amount of time it takes to hand stitch an item....