Ros Davidson, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Stampin' Up! 6th birthday lego card

I had a blast making this 6th birthday card for my nephew to go with his Lego gift. He was pretty impressed with it as well (not to mention his Lego).

I used 1" squares for the Lego bricks with a retired circle punch to finish the bricks off.


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Confetti Celebration Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142034] $31.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $14.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951] $11.50	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $11.50	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75

Stampin' Up! In Color Blog Hop

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring “in color” theme. Check out the new 2018 - 2020 in colors and lets not forget the current 2017 - 2019 in colors. If you would like a copy of the 2018-2019 annual catalogue, contact any of the girls on the blog hop and we will get in touch with you.

You may have come to my blog from Monika O'Neill. Blog hops are full circles, so start blog hopping here and and the end of my post (and everyone else's) there is a link to the next post. 

I've used all 10 in colours that will be current in the 2018 - 2019 annual catalogue and a bundle of circle punches to create tonights card along with a tiny bit of stamping and designer series paper. 

On the inside I decorated it with birthday wit stamp set and for the  "Happy Birthday" portion I used sponge daubers to apply lovely lipstick, berry burst, blueberry bushel, call me clover and pineapple punch inks to create the rainbow colour sentiment.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the very talented, Caroline Manwaring.
If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:
Ros Davidson
Caroline Manwaring
Sharon Davern
Claire Daly
Tina Gillespie
Rebecca Jacovou
Kate Morgan
Alisha Watson
Rachel Palmieri
Catherine Proctor
Monika O’Neill

Stampin' Up! materials used:
Stamps: Timeless textures, birthday wit
Inkpads: Memento, basic gray, smoky slate, tranquil tide, call my clover, lemon lime twist, blueberry bushel, fresh fig, berry burst, lovely lipstick, powder pink, grapefruit grove, pineapple punch
Cardstock: Basic black, basic gray, smoky slate, tranquil tide, call my clover, blueberry bushel, berry burst, lovely lipstick, powder pink, grapefruit grove, pineapple punch
Accessories: Big shot, happy birthday thinlets, stitched shapes framelits, eastern palace speciality designer series paper
Punches: 1 3/4" circle, 1 3/8" circle, 1" circle, 3/4" circle, 1/2" circle

Stampin' Up! Male Spinner Birthday Card featuring Birthday Wit

Today's post is showing off a spinner card I made using a digital print (for the car) and simple cutting of cardstock to complete the rest of the card. 

It's the first time I have ever used two sets of coins on a spinner card, but only one set was making the car slant one way or another!


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Birthday Wit Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145753] $33.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock [111850] $14.00
Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $11.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Up & Away Thinlits Dies [142748] $50.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Day Flower Card #2

After sharing yesterday's Beautiful Day flower card, I had a go at another one. This time, heat embossing the flower and colouring it with my inkpads and aqua painter. I used a retired design series paper but the lovely tutti fruit designer series paper stack from the occasions catalogue has a lovely black and white stripe that would work great. That is what I wanted to use but had ran out... Boo!

Do you like the happy birthday sentiment I used? It is from the birthday wit stamp set (which is very sadly retiring) and I used my paper snips to only cut out the happy birthday portion and cut it into two to fit in the space left on my card.




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Beautiful Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145915] $37.00	Birthday Wit Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145753] $33.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock [111850] $14.00
Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $11.50	Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock [116206] $14.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $11.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [109133] $8.75	Watercolor Paper [122959] $8.75
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Day Flower Card

I had a idea pop into my head the other day which is not a new technique, but a new colouring "tool" to me at least. Colouring with the sponge daubers! I had never done it before with a stamped image. The flower image from Beautiful Day stamp set is perfect to practise my sponge dauber colouring with as a the nice open wide space the flower has. I stamped the flower in fresh fig ink and used sweet sugarplum for the flower petals. Daffodil delight finished off the centre of the flower with wild wasabi leaves. 



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Beautiful Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145915] $37.00	Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock [111850] $14.00	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $11.50	Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock [144248] $14.00
Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock [144248] $14.00	Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] $14.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $11.50
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $38.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00

Try it Thursday #15 - Large Origami Gift Pouch featuring Stampin' Up! Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

Today's "Try it Thursday" create is an origami gift pouch which I used for my mother in laws gift on Mothers Day. It is quite a large pocket with the pocket portion measuring 13cm x 17.5cm (5" x 7") and made from a 12" x 12" piece of designer series paper.
One thing the video didn't say clearly to me was to after you fold the DSP in half, fold the right hand side of the triangle over to the 18cm (7") mark and then it is a lot easier to make your left hand fold. (I originally tried folding it at 6" and it was an awkward shape that had bits of paper where they shouldn't have been!)

As I mentioned in this post, I don't own any mothers day stamps so I printed a sentiment and used framelits to cut it out.


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Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] $14.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50
White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $11.50	Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper [144185] $19.25	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $58.00
Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies [143774] $50.00

Stampin' Up! Arrow Fold Mothers Day Card featuring Naturally Eclectic DSP

Happy mothers day to all my mum readers out there.
I couldn't help but make my mum a fancy fold Mothers Day card and when I saw this card, I knew it would be perfect. I did change the inside up as my card base was a little flimsy. I used a square piece of lemon lime twist cardstock 14.8cm (5 13/16") as a matt for stability with a 14.3cm (15 10/16") piece of designer series paper to echo the front of the card.
The arrow fold card design would love fabulous in the "Share What You Love" designer series paper but I am on a mission to use up some of my current (but soon to retire) designer series paper!

I don't own any mothers day stamps (shock horror!) so I printed a sentiment from my computer and die cut it with the layering oval framelits.


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Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $11.50	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250] $14.00
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $11.50	Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] $14.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [144083] $11.50	Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] $14.00
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50	Whisper White 12" X 12" Card Stock [124302] $12.25	Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper [144185] $19.25	Gold Sequin Trim [132983] $8.75
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $58.00	Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies [143774] $50.00

Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake Colouring Techniques Class

May's technique class was stamping on crumb cake cardstock. All classes attendees made 2 cards and a sample piece which is stored in a Memories & More album.

Card 1
Card 2 was CASED from Julie DeGuia
To see what other classes I have coming up, click here.


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Bird Banter Photopolymer Stamp Set [145852] $30.00	Garden In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set [139433] $44.00	Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set [143662] $37.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $11.50
Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] $14.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock [116206] $14.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad [126946] $11.50
Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack [144168] $17.50	Sweet Soirée Specialty Designer Series Paper [145564] $21.00	Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill [145406] $16.50	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [131263] $51.00	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [131259] $51.00
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $8.75

Stampin' Up! XXL Gift Bag made with Gift Bag Punch Board and Delightful Daisy DSP - Try it Thursday #14

Today's Try is Thursday post is using the Gift Bag Punch Board and Delightful Daisy designer series paper and I've made an XXL gift bag with 2 sheets of 12 x 12 paper. If you are anything like me, I have a stash of designer series paper I have been hoarding (or saving for a special project) and decided it was high time I put some to use. 
I used the 12 x 12 sheets and followed this video (The only difference was the video used A4 cardstock, but it worked the same with 12 x 12 designer series paper).


The finished bag measures 22cm h x 23.5cm w x 5cm d (8 5/8" x 9 1/4" x 2") 

A strip of so saffron cardstock around the gift bag top finishes the gift bag off (and also strengthens the bag top) and I used some retired 5/8" so saffron ribbon for the handles.


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So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $14.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957] $11.50

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137] $19.25

Stampin' Up! Washi Tape ATC's featuring Birds and Blooms Thinlets

Each month I am joining fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators in our greater team and we are making ATC's based on a technique. The theme for March was washi tape. I made great use of my washi tape stash and used many that haven't been used for a while!



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Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] $14.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Birds & Blooms Thinlits Dies [141477] $45.00	Basics Pack 1 Washi Tape [144221] $14.00	Myths & Magic Specialty Washi Tape [145602] $10.00	Year Of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape [144644] $15.75
Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape [141635] $14.00	Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape [141659] $14.00	Cherry On Top Designer Washi Tape [138384] $14.00	Epic Day Designer Washi Tape [131269] $8.95
Everyday Adventure Project Life Accessory Pack [135301] $16.95