Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Bonanza Buddies
Do you ever buy a stamp set just for the one stamp! I tried to resist the Bonanza Buddies stamp set but that little koala bear just kept calling my name. And once I'd started using the set, the happy birthday sentiment quickly became a go to for my birthday cards. For...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Magnolia Blooms
Today I'm farewelling the Magnolia Blooms stamp set, a stamp set you might have overlooked because it was released in the beginners catalogue. I created two cards using the same hand made designer series paper technique and I love how they both turned out. Home made...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Lots Of Happy Card Kit
Today I'm farewelling the Lots Of Happy Card Kit - one of my favourite kits of all time. It includes everything you need to make 20 cards, even the acrylic block to mount your stamps on and the adhesives to attach the elements to the card front. The watercolour...
Art With Heart Creative Showcase: Sketch Challenge
Welcome to the Monthly Art With Heart Creative Showcase. This month the Art With Heart Team have amazing projects to share with you that have been inspired by the card sketch below. The sketch is to be used as a starting point and has been interpreted in many...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Honey Bee Bundle
Did you know that today, May 20, is International Bee Day? As soon as I heard this on the radio today I knew exactly which retiring product I would feature in my blog today: the adorable Honey Bee bundle. I resisted purchasing this bundle for a very long time because...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Peaceful Poppies Elements
Something old, something new... Today I'm giving you a sneak peek of the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty paper, the Forever Greenery Trim combo pack...and farewelling a beautiful product you might have previously overlooked: The Peaceful Poppies elements. Let's take...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – For the Love of Felt
Hands up if you love a card kit for super quick, easy to make cards? With card kits all the hard work is done for you, but I especially love the For the Love of Felt card kit because I'm also a sewer so I have a thing for the feel, texture and look of felt. The For...
Using Cards to Connect During COVID
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...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Artfully Aware
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....
Sneak Peek of 2020-21 Annual Catalogue Products – Lovely You Bundle
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 6x6 DSP and five brand new 2020-22 In...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Little Elephant
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...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Beautiful Bouquet
Something old, something new... 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...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Verdant Garden
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...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Enjoy Life
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...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Abstract Impressions
Day six of farewelling retiring products and I'm saying goodbye to the Abstract Impressions stamp set...a stamp set that makes anyone look like an artist! These layered stamps give you an amazing depth of colour using just the one ink pad. For my card today I've only...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Dashing Deer
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...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Tea Together
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,...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – First Frost
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...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Accented Blooms
It's day two of my "Marie Condo" farewell to the retiring products from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue. You can view all the retiring products in my online shop. Every day I will be featuring a stamp set that is retiring and...
Farewell to 2019-20 Retiring Products – Fable Friends
It's time to say farewell to many of the products from the from the 2019 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue before the arrival of the brand new 2020-21 Annual Catalogue. There are some fantastic products that are being offered on a...
Art With Heart Creative Showcase: Mother’s Day
Welcome to the Art With Heart Stampin’ Up! Team Monthly Creative Showcase. The theme for this month’s showcase is Mother’s Day. Under the current conditions Mother’s Day this year is going to be completely different to any other Mother’s Day celebrations. For most of...
New Ornate Garden Suite Mega Bundle
I'm so excited to share with you a brand new mega suite from the forthcoming annual catalogue, called the Ornate Garden Suite. And best of all, you dont have to wait for the new catalogue to be published ... this mega suite can be purchased right now. Here's a short...
Spreading Love and Sunshine with Under My Umbrella Cards
How are doing right now? Are you okay? Do you have family or friends that you cannot see at the moment due to COVID19? Even when we can't connect in person with the ones we love, we can still pick up the phone, use social media...or surprise them with the gift of a...
Art With Heart Creative Showcase: Monochromatic Cards
Welcome to another Creative Showcase with the Art With Heart Team. It feels so good to spend some time doing something creative and calming and being able to connect with other people online in these stressful and very uncertain times. I hope that whoever you are and...
Happy Birthday Card using the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper
As soon as I saw the Honey Bee bundle and the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper in the Stampin' Up! 2020 mini catalogue and Sale-a-bration catalogue I knew it would be perfect for making a card for my friend Amanda. Amanda lives just around the corner from...
Art With Heart Creative Showcase: Masculine Cards
Welcome to another Creative Showcase with the Art With Heart Team. This month we are featuring masculine themed projects. We have many masculine themed products in the Stampin’ Up! range including Stamp Sets and coordinating Dies, Designer Series Papers,...
Art With Heart January Blog Hop: Sale-a-bration
Welcome to the first Art With Heart Blog Hop for 2020. This month we are featuring cards using the amazing products you can earn for free during our Sale-a-bration promotion. Until the 31st of March for every $90 you spend on Stampin’ Up! products you will earn...
What’s so exciting about Sale-a-bration?
From 3rd January to 31st March, it's Sale-a-bration time! Whether you're a customer, thinking of becoming a demonstrator or hosting a party, Sale-a-bration has something for you. Customers earn free products With Sale-A-Bration you earn free level 1 product every time...
Introducing the Creative Eight Wow Tutorials 2020
Looking to learn new techniques or for some creative inspiration? If you love to learn new techniques or you’re looking for a little creative inspiration, I’m releasing a brand new series of monthly tutorials called the Creative Eight Wow Tutorials. I’ve collaborated...
Art With Heart December Blog Hop: Add a Little Sparkle
The Art With Heart Team are back with our last Blog Hop for 2019. Getting in the spirit of Christmas and New Year celebrations, this month our theme is ‘Add A Little Sparkle’. We have a huge range of sparkly projects to share with you featuring products such as...
Art With Heart November Blog Hop: Boxes and Gift Bags
The Art With Heart Team are back with another inspirational Blog Hop. This month we are featuring Gift Bags and Boxes, just in time for the Christmas gift giving season. The bags and boxes featured are all made using current Stampin’ Up! products and any of our...
The Most Wonderful Time Product Medley
Hello friends! Welcome to week fifteen of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! A month ago I shared with you two of the cards I made using The Most Wonderful Time Product Medley and this week I have four more I'd like to show you...this time featuring Old Olive with...
Enjoy three days of savings with the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza!
For three days only, from 20-22 November, Stampin' Up! are offering the following deals: 15% off Ink pads and Cardstock in: Neutrals CollectionRegals Collection2018–2020 In Colours2019–2021 In Colours (except Purple Posy) Take Additional 5% off the original 10%...
A Christmas Rose for Any Occasion!
Welcome to Week 13 of the Heart of Christmas blog hop. This week I'm sharing with you a variety of cards I've made using Stampin' Up!'s brand new "Christmastime Is Here Suite". This suite is not in the Holiday Catalogue, but you can order it online here. All of the...
Perfectly Plaid & Pine Tree Punch Christmas Card
Welcome to week twelve of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop. This week I've used the Perfectly Plaid Bundle (which includes the Pine Tree Punch and its co-ordinating Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set) to make a silver and white Christmas card. I've used two...
Quick & Easy Christmastime Is Here Designer Series Paper Christmas card
Last week I shared a birthday card with you that I'd made using some of the products from Stampin" Up!'s brand new "Christmastime Is Here Suite" and today I have another card to show you, this time using the Designer Series Paper...
The “Christmastime Is Here Suite” is here!
Christmas is coming faster than you think (it's less than 8 weeks to go!!!) and Stampin" Up!'s brand new "Christmastime Is Here Suite" has just been released today. You won't find this suite in the Holiday Catalogue because it is a special release, but you can order...
Most Wonderful Time Product Medley
Hello friends! Welcome to week eleven of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! Last weekend I had the pleasure of an entire day spent making Christmas cards with my friend Jenny at my mum's place - pure bliss! Take a look of the delicious scones and lemon tarts my mum...
Art With Heart October Blog Hop: Embossing folders
Welcome to another Art With Heart Blog Hop. This month we are featuring Stampin' Up's! versatile range of Embossing Folders. There are new Embossing Folders available in every Stampin' Up! catalogue and they are an inexpensive way of adding WOW! to your projects....
Heart of Christmas Week 10
Welcome to week ten of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! My cards this week features the beautiful Let it Snow Designer Series paper in one of my favourite colour combinations: Coastal Cabana and Real Red. I don't have the matching stamp set and punch that goes...
Heart of Christmas Week 9
Welcome to week nine of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! My cards this week feature two of my favourite stamp sets from the Holiday Catalogue: Itty Bitty Christmas and Snowfront. It's amazing how the same stamp sets can give totally different looks just by using...
Heart of Christmas Week 8
Welcome to week eight of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! This week I'm so excited because I got to play with 3 new products. Stampin' Up! have a new trimmer (only available to demonstrators at this stage) and I received mine yesterday. Here's a sneak peek. I'll...
Heart of Christmas Week 7
Welcome to week seven of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! This week has been hectic at our place with my latest book going to print (code for lots of last minute corrections and working all weekend!), training a new writer at my work and then my youngest son...
Art With Heart September Blog Hop: Designer Series Paper
Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing amazing projects featuring Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper, most of which is in the current promotions where you can buy 3 packs of Designer Series Paper and receive a pack for free! Only available until the 30th of...
Heart of Christmas Week 5
Welcome to week five of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! This week I've decided to challenge myself to use three different embossing folders to create my Christmas cards. I often to forget to use my folders because I'm so focussed on DSP, stamps and dies, which...
Heart of Christmas Week 3
Welcome to week three of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! The brand new 2019 Stampin Up! Holiday Catalogue is live on the website as of today full of wonderful products to get your creative juices flowing. My cards tonight were inspired by a card created by a...
Art With Heart August Blog Hop: Christmas
Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative Christmas projects, many featuring products from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue which starts on the 4th of September. If you would like a copy of the 2019 - 2020 Annual catalogue or the new Holiday catalogue,...
Heart of Christmas Week 2
Welcome to week two of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! This time next week you will be able to view and order from the 2019 Holiday Catalogue but until then I can't show the inside of the catalogue. So to get you excited about what's to come, tonight I've made...
Heart of Christmas Week 1
Welcome to the first week of the 2019 Heart of Christmas blog hop! Around this time every year the Art With Heart Stampin' Up! team begin our annual weekly blog hop, featuring the Christmas products in both the Annual Catalogue and the brand new forthcoming Holiday...
Art With Heart July Blog Hop: Simple Stamping
Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring Simple Stamping, which means our projects feature only paper, stamps and ink. It’s a great way to create a quick and easy card for new stampers or for when you need a card at short notice. These...
Happy Tails Pop Up Tab Card
In my family a lot of our birthdays fall in both July and December. One of the July birthdays we have just celebrated is for my niece Mimi, who has just turned three. Because Mimi is obsessed with my dog, Superman, I decided to use the Happy Tails stamp set to create...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 55 Purple Posy
Welcome to the final week of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We have blogged every Stampin Up colour over 55 weeks in our Colour Creations Blog Hop and our final colour is another 2019-21 Stampin' Up! in colour: Purple Posy My inspiration for my card...
Art With Heart June Blog Hop: In Colour Theme
Tonight the Art With Heart Team are sharing creative projects featuring in colour theme. Check out the new 2019 - 2021 in colours and let's not forget the current 2018 - 2020 in colours. If you would like a copy of the 2019 - 2020 annual catalogue, contact any of the...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 54 Seaside Spray
Welcome to week 54 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We have extended our one year Colour Creations Blog Hop for another 5 weeks to introduce the 2019-21 Stampin' Up! in colours. This week's colour is called Seaside Spray and it's a beautiful pale...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 53 Terracotta Tile
Welcome to week 53 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We have extended our one year Colour Creations Blog Hop for another 5 weeks to introduce the 2019-21 Stampin' Up! in colours. This week's colour is called Terracotta Tile - and it's a colour that...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 52 Pretty Peacock
Welcome to week 51 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We have extended our one year Colour Creations Blog Hop for another 5 weeks to introduce the 2019-21 Stampin' Up! in colours. This week's colour is a new teal coloured greeny blue called Pretty...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 51 Rococo Rose
Welcome to week 51 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We have extended our one year Colour Creations Blog Hop for another 5 weeks to introduce the 2019-21 Stampin' Up! in colours. This week's colour is a new shade of pink called Rococo Rose. This is the...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 50 Tranquil Tide
Welcome to week 50 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We have been hopping every week for one year now (with a 2-week break for Christmas and New Year), which means we have now used all of the Stampin' Up! colours. This week's colour is a retiring...
Art With Heart May Blog Hop: 2019 – 2020 Catalogue Preview
Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative products using supplies from the upcoming 2019 - 2020 annual catalogue. If you would like a copy of the brand new annual catalogue, contact any of the girls on the blog hop and we will get in touch with you. My...
Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Week 49 Soft Suede
Welcome to week 49 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - we have been hopping every week for nearly one year now! Another week and another colour I really haven't used much before. Soft Suede belongs in our neutral colour family but if I want to use a...