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

Stampin' Up! Heart of Christmas #3 2018

Welcome to week 3 of the Heart of Christmas blog hop. This week, I have a card to share that features two new bundles from the upcoming holiday catalogue. The last batch of catalogues I posted out included a version of this handmade card.

If you are hanging and can't wait you get your hands on holiday catalogue product, not long to wait now, the catalogue is live to order from on September 5th.
Claire is hosting the Heart of Christmas blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Bundle [149935] $87.25	Tags & Tidings Photopolymer Bundle [149986] $71.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252] $14.75
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $13.00	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $19.25
Linen Thread [104199] $8.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #13 Crumb Cake

Our thirteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is crumb cake from the neutrals collection. I have chosen crumb cake, calypso coral & granny apple green from the color coach to work with today.
I kept today's card rather simple with a heat embossed sentiment and focal image (coloured in with stampin' blends) and a couple of popped up images. I made my own granny apple green ribbon despite Stampin' Up! selling one (but I don't own it). I coloured some whisper white ribbon with the light granny apple green stampin' blend marker and let it dry (it dries rather quickly but the ribbon will feel a littler stiffer than usual). 

Close up

Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139556] $35.00	Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set [143662] $37.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $14.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274] $15.50	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $14.75
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Calypso Coral Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144044] $7.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [146956] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Colouring In Blog Hop

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring stamp sets that you can colour in. We hope our blog hop inspires you to pick up some stampin’ write markers, watercolour pencils, stampin blends or another form of colouring medium and colour in with your stamps. Don’t forget to contact any of the ladies on the blog hop to order any products, especially they limited edition colour your season products (available this month only).


You may have come to my blog from Tina Gillespie. 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.


Tonight I am sharing a card I have made using the stunning blended seasons bundle (which of course is this months limited edition products, available till August 31st or while stocks last.) The bundle is available in wood mount $134 or clear mount $113 and is also available to purchase separately. If you purchase either of the bundles, you are eligible to take advantage of the August bonus days promotion. Spend $90 in August and receive a $9 code to redeem in September.
 
I have used the lovely floral image and stamped it onto my watercolour paper and heat embossed it several times before watercoloring it 

Close up

Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the very talented Catherine Proctor.


If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:

Rebecca Jacovou
Claire Daly
Kate Morgan
Tina Gillespie 
Ros Davidson
Catherine Proctor
Caroline Manwaring 
Sharon Davern
Rachel Woollard
Amie McIIroy
Kimberly Hern
Andrea Roberts

Stampin' Up! materials used:
Stamps: Blended seasons, sheet music, you've got style
Cardstock: Watercolor paper, granny apple green, poppy parade, mango melody
Inkpads: Versamark, old olive, granny apple green, real red, poppy parade, mango melody
Accessories: Big shot, stitched season framelits dies, aqua painter, heat tool, black embossing powder

Stampin' Up! Heart of Christmas #2 2018

Back with week 2 of the Heart of Christmas blog hop. This week, I have a card featuring the limited edition blended season stamp set and stitched season framelits (available separately or in a bundle, in either wood or clear mount) available for this month only. If you purchase the bundle this month, you also qualify for a bonus days code (spend $90 in August and receive a $9 code to redeem in September). To good to pass up if you ask me!


I have used the holly leaf from the blended seasons stamp set to create the side panel that I then watercolour in using inkpads, aqua painter and clear acrylic block. I used a new stamp set from the upcoming Holiday Catalogue, called Buffalo Check to stamp the granny apple green background and finished the card off with the stitched season framelit and heat embossed sentiment.


Close up of card front

Inside card

Have you purchased your limited edition products yet? There is less than 10 days to snap yours up (or until stock runs out!)

Claire is hosting the Heart of Christmas blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle [149894] $113.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $64.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $14.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $14.75
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $8.75	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [146956] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #12 Coastal Cabana

Our twelfth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is coastal cabana from the brights collection. I have chosen coastal cabana, melon mambo & gorgeous grape from the color coach to work with today.


I have made a fun rocker style card using a bunch of circles for a fun and funky birthday card. Perfect for the tween and teenager birthdays my kids are often off to. If you don't have large circles, bowls and plates are really handy in making larger shapes. 

I die cut three layers of whisper white happy birthdays and stacked them on top of each other before adding the gold glimmer die cut for added dimension on the card front. I also changed the coloured of two different designer series papers. The coastal cabana polka dot paper (and the gorgeous grape stripes) were both white and I used the brayer and ink pads to add colour to the paper. 

Close up (showing the layers of whisper white to pop up the happy birthday die cut)

Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 

Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Bundle [148321] $72.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $14.75	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $14.75	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $13.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Gold Glimmer Paper [146958] $8.75	Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper [146277] $24.25	Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916] $19.25
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00	Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00	Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609] $31.00
Sponge Brayers [141714] $14.00

Stampin' Blends 80's Style Birthday Card

When you mix a shaker card, cassette tapes and stampin' blends you come up with today's birthday card. I had a request for an 80's themed birthday card and this was my attempt at a RAD style card.


Mix tape source


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Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $14.75
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $15.50	Light Call Me Clover Stampin' Blends Marker [147023] $7.75	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $14.75
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker [146876] $7.75	Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144580] $7.75	Dark Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Marker [147021] $7.75
Pool Party Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144594] $7.75	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $14.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147276] $15.50
Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock [146993] $14.75	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $13.00	Dark Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends Marker [147028] $7.75	Calypso Coral Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144042] $7.75
Pumpkin Pie Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144578] $7.75	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.75	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144586] $7.75
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Heart of Christmas #1 2018

Last year, I joined with fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators and we shared a Christmas card every week. It is now time to do it all again and here we are again for week 1.


To make my triple panel fancy fold card I scored a piece of 5^1/2” x 8^1/2”cardstock at 2”, 3^1/8”, 5^3/8”, 6^1/2”
It is crazy how a couple of score lines make such a wow factor!

Inside card

Claire is hosting the Heart of Christmas blog hop each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049] $61.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $64.00	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $14.75	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $14.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Under The Mistletoe Designer Series Paper [146921] $19.25
Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50	Journaling Pens [145480] $8.75	Simply Scored [122334] $50.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #11 Cherry Cobbler

Our eleventh colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is cherry cobbler from the regals collection. I have chosen cherry cobbler, night of navy and soft sea foam from the color coach to work with today.


With my chosen colours today I made a shirt, tie and jeans combination for my card. It would also make a great fathers day card (if you obviously left off the happy birthday sentiment). Speaking of the happy birthday sentiment I was unsure where to put it and eventually decided on making it a clothing label on the shirt (the classic label punch made that super quick to do).


As you can see from my graphic, I used have used three different techniques on todays card.

The designer denim technique features Stampin' blends and is how I used night of navy in today's card and it was created by Teneale Williams. I love how it really does make the paper look like denim.
I'll have another post up soon featuring the marble technique (we used it on our team ATC's recently) and it was for me, a perfect way to bring soft sea foam into the card via the tie (with cherry cobbler accent marbling.)
Finally, I created textured on the belt to make it resemble leather by scrunching and crumpling basic black cardstock.

Inside the card (which I kept quite generic as at this point I hadn't decided if I was making a fathers day or birthday card)


Catherine is hosting the colour creations blog each week and she has links for all the other ladies participating. 

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!  

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $30.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.75	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00
Night Of Navy Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144039] $7.75	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.75	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119788] $6.50
Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $14.75	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $7.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00

Try it Thursday #19 - No Cut Patterned Paper Folder featuring Stampin' Up! Nature's Poem DSP

Did you see the amazing ink pad promotion Stampin' Up! had for people who joined Stampin' Up! as a new demonstrator last month (they got 10 new inkpads)? Well, I had 5 new lovely people join my team and I made these no cut patterned paper folders to welcome them to my team (they have catalogue labels inside the mini envelope and a note on the inside).


Inside the folder

I saw the idea for the paper folder from Diane Barnes. Isn't it a cute little folder? 


Shop now in my online store and don't forget to use this months hostess code for a free gift next month (if your order is under $250. If your order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you earn hostess benefits on your own.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?


Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $37.00	Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $15.50
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $15.50	Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252] $14.75	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $13.00	Old Olive Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144573] $7.75
Light Call Me Clover Stampin' Blends Marker [147023] $7.75	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $14.75	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144577] $7.75
Grapefruit Grove A4 Cardstock [146995] $14.75	Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $14.75	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $19.25	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00
1-3/4" Circle Punch [119850] $31.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $28.00

Stampin' Up! Calypso Coral Rejected Card

This is my rejected card from last nights Calypso Coral Colour Creations blog hop.



I was using the colours calypso coral, crushed curry and bermuda bay. I was not 100% happy with this card, I think because it had too much white showing with the "happy" being very white.


After looking at it again (as if I didn't look at it enough already) I decided to try and make it less white by colouring in the happy with my stampin' blends.
To be honest, I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier!


I am much happier with the bermuda bay letters now. It may have even made the cut for the original blog hop if I had of had a brain wave quicker! LOL


Shop now in my online store and don't forget to use this months hostess code for a free gift next month (if your order is under $250. If your order is over $250 don't use the hostess code as you earn hostess benefits on your own.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?


Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today!

Lined Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [145908] $59.00	Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $30.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $14.75	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00
Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144580] $7.75	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $14.75	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $14.75
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Garden Impressions 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146289] $19.25