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

Try it Thursday #23

Everytime I post a new Try it Thursday post, I swear I probably write "it's been a while since the last time I shared a The it Thursday creation..." I intend to post them more often but you all know how life is!

Today's card was CASED from Anne Marie Hile. Her's was a pink Christmas card but as you will see I made my card an aqua blue 15th birthday card. The stitched stars dies were originally available in the 2019 Holiday Catalogue but they are one of the many items that are still available in the carry over list. I am so glad the star dies did carry over as the are extremely versatile for all occasions not just Christmas! Your can click here to see all the holiday catalogue favourite in my online store.


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Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Scripty 3D Embossing Folder [149634] $17.00
Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Layering Circles Dies [141705] $58.00	Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622] $54.00

Stampin' Up! Smackin' Acetate ATC's

October's theme for our monthly ATC swap was smackin' acetate. I used the peaceful boughs stamp set and beautiful boughs dies and was inspired by the image on page 15 of the Holiday catalogue. 


Peaceful boughs stamp set and beautiful boughs dies are in the carry over list but the bundle pricing won't be available from January 2nd. If you want to grab this bundle at a 10% discount grab if before January 2nd!


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Peaceful Boughs Bundle (En) [153033] $90.75	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $8.75	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50

Stampin' Up Brightly Gleaming Suite Christmas Card

The Brightly Gleaming Suite has to be my favourite suite in the whole holiday catalogue but sadly I haven't paid it nearly enough attending this catalogue but thankfully many of the products in the suite are carrying over. Some after the holiday catalogue period (on January 2nd) and even some into the 2020 Holiday Catalogue! That means that the classic weave ribbon and the brightly gleaming foil elements are only available while stocks last (and I had better use them on some more cards)!

I've used the designer series paper and Christmas gleaming stamp on my card today. As there is no coordinating dies I fussy cut the holly leaves after colouring them in with ink pads and aqua painters. 



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Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En) [150464] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper [150429] $25.00
Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $61.00

Stampin' Up! So Many Stars Catalogue CASE With A Twist

We all know how amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues are don't we? Not only do they show you their fabulous stamp sets at full size but they have amazing card samples in their catalogues as well. My card today is CASED from the current Holiday catalogue on page 10 and I of course added a few more layers (because that is what I do) but I also added a little twist. I thought it would make a great Birthday card! Stars don't have to be just for Christmas! 

Here's the card I CASED: 


 My birthday version:


I kept the inside of the card simple with more star stamping from so many stars stamp set and a greeting from Itty Bitty Birthdays.



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So Many Stars Bundle (En) [153016] $99.75	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $40.00	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Mercury Glass Designer Acetate [150441] $20.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Elfie Post Card Christmas Card

This is one of the two Elfie Christmas cards made in my Elfie Christmas card class last month. How cute are the cheeky little elves? 
I used a free postcard I found online for my background and stamped and coloured the elves with Stampin' Blends. The sentiments are from the Christmas gleaming stamp set and the stamparatus made placement and re-inking a breeze. (I stamped both sentiments in call me clover before deciding to stamp Merry Christmas in red and pop it up with dimensionals.)
I used the now retired postage stamp punch for create a faux postage stamp featuring the no peaking elf stamp. Doesn't it create the sweetest little postage stamp?



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#Elfie Cling Stamp Set (En) [150509] $38.00	Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En) [150464] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Call Me Clover A4 Cardstock [146992] $15.25	Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad [147139] $13.00	Call Me Clover Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147282] $15.50	Night Of Navy Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144036] $7.75
Balmy Blue Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [148542] $7.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends [147934] $7.75
Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $7.75	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker [144606] $7.75	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00

Stampin' Up! Wrapped in Plaid Suite Card

A quick and easy Christmas card featuring the wrapped in plaid suite. My favourite kind of cards lately as my crafting time has been limited. This style of card can be made in a few different colour combinations thanks to the amazing patterns in the wrapped in plaid DSP. 


Listed at the bottom of this blog post are all the products I used to make this card.  If you would like to buy them for yourself,  you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below. If you live in Australia and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love for you to shop with me. 


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Perfectly Plaid Bundle (En) [151143] $54.75	Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [149596] $25.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50

Stampin' Up! W Fold Card Featuring See A Silhouette DSP

Earlier this year, I begun working part time in an admin role at the gymnasium where my youngest daughter trains as an Acrobatic Gymnast. Last month, my boss marked her first year in business! I could not let this amazing milestone go by and not celebrate it without making her a card.
I decided to make a W fancy fold card for this special occasion.


I kept the outside of the card simple and added a touch of wow with silver glimmer die cuts using the new stitched star dies from the Holiday Catalogue which is available to purchase from on September 4th! (Fusterd brush two font was downloaded from the internet for the sentiment.)


The inside of the W fancy fold card spells out the abbreviation of the gyms name, MAGA (Melbourne Acrobatic Gymnastics Academy) and I followed on with the silver/black and orange theme from the card front. 


Due to leaving no space to write on the inside of the card, I wrote a message on the back of the card.     


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Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper [149443] $20.00	Silver Glimmer Paper [146960] $8.75	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $50.00
Layering Squares Dies [141708] $58.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Pumpkin Pie 1/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon [119253] $9.95	Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die [127553] $155.95