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

Stampin' Up! Slimline Gnome Punch Art Christmas Card

Well, this is my last Making Merry Monday card for the year. I won't go as far to say it's my final Christmas card for the year though...
I decided to make a fun card this time, well I think so. My 17 year old son, told me it was lame and a dad joke (but from mum) but I never asked his opinion!


I used the subtle 3D embossing folder to add texture to the beard and used the heartwarming hugs DSP for the hat and the patterned paper in the background. I used some retired red foil for the 2020 and printed the sentiment on my computer using the Futura font in size 32 (I also used the same font on the inside of the card.) The red/green foil in the August - December mini catalogue would look great also only the green isn't pear pizzaz so it looked a little odd and I really wanted a glitter for the 2020. To fill in some blank space on my slimline card I used some of my gold foil faux resin dots.


Inside card - I inked the beard on the gnome to make it stand out on the whisper white card and I kind of wished I inked the beard for the card front as well... Maybe next time if I make more of these cards.


Punch art sheet so you can make your own gnome with hand drawn lines so you can see what sections I cut off with paper snips. Obviously, I used the ornament from gleaming ornaments upside which is why I have photographed it upside down.
I did use a retired 1/2" circle punch but you could easily replace that with a small die cut circle from the garage gears die for example or the middle of the "o" from playful alpahbet dies. 


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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.)
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Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00
Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $63.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Pine Tree Punch [149521] $31.00
Perennial Flower Punch [149522] $31.00	Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack [150647] $59.00

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Bright and fun Stampin’ Up! curvy edge birthday card with curvy dies and playful alphabet dies

Our twenty sixth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "merry merlot" from the neutrals collection. I have chosen merry merlot, melon mambo and daffodil delight from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I am getting the most from the curvy dies and again have used them to create a curvy edge card (my second one this week!) If you haven't already purchased the Quite Curvy Bundle or the Quite Curvy Variety Bundle you really must have another look at it. I've also used the happy dies along with the playful alphabet dies to create a bright and fun happy birthday card. The curved edge also helps add to the playful feel. The adhesive sheets are fabulous for adhering the finer details like the ballon string. I also used the foam adhesive sheets for the "happy" portion of the happy birthday sentiment. I have also used my faux resin dots to fill in some of the white space.


A bright and cheerful card for the young at heart


Inside card


Catherine is hosting the colour creations 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! 

Well Said Cling Stamp Set [148796] $77.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $15.25	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00
Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Happy Dies (English) [152708] $52.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! 24 hour sale

Stampin' Up! are having a 24 Hour sale beginning at 12.01am today till 11.50pm tonight. Shop now, in my online store.

Stampin' Up!'s annual catalogue has 864 items and sadly some of them are excluded from the sale but the good news is that ONLY 63 of those 864 items are excluded! The items that are excluded are listed here.

If you'd like a more comprehensive list of the sale, contact me and I'll send you a copy of the list.

Shop now here and don't forget November's host code if you spend more than $75 for a free gift. If your order is over $250, don't use the host code as your qualify for host benefits on your own.

Stampin' Up! Poinsettia Place DSP Christmas Card with Curvy Dies

I have again used the curvy dies (for this weeks Making Merry Monday) from the Quite Curvy Bundle or the Quite Curvy Variety Bundle and they are becoming a fast favourite. This week, I paired them with the Poinsettia Place DSP. I love that you don't need the coordinating dies or the stamp set (but by no means, you can certainly still purchase them!) and with some fussy cutting you can make a cheap, wow poinsettia card.


I created a curvy edged card using the curvy dies and I love the peek a boo it offers into the inside of the card. The curvy dies are fabulous at creating the curvy edges and the "offcut" that you get from the DSP can also be used to decorate the inside of the card. 


Inside card


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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

Peace & Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set [153430] $31.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $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	Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper [153487] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Curvy Dies [154319] $50.00	Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $63.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Personalised Kids Birthday Card using Best Plaid Builder and Playful Alphabet Dies

Our twenty fifth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is melon mambo from the brights collection. I have chosen melon mambo, night of navy and basic gray from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 


I love how the melon mambo pops on the plaid background with the night of navy and the basic gray. The adhesive sheets made assembling this background very simple and I enjoyed creating a personalised card for my cousin's daughter. I created the large number 6 using my electronic die cut machine but you could also replicate it by printing out a number on a word processing program and cutting it out/tracing around it out on cardstock/cutting it out to get the same effect. I also added my faux resin dots on the card for more pops of melon mambo.


Close up


Inside card


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

Here is my card from 2018.

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

Many Mates Cling Stamp Set (English) [152633] $40.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Best Plaid Builder Dies [152720] $77.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Quick and easy Stampin' Up! Making Merry Monday #7 2020 Christmas card using Tree Angle and Peace and Joy stamp sets

The curvy dies from the Quite Curvy Bundle or the Quite Curvy Variety Bundle make for quick and easy cards when you mix them with some stamps and designer series paper. In my case, I have used the very versatile 'flowers for every season designer series paper' and the tree angle and peace and joy stamp sets. You could replicate this card many times and with the various curvy dies and different designer series paper achieve completely different card looks!


I have raised up my sentiment with stampin' dimensionals for added height and have ran the just jade cardstock thought the stampin' cut and emboss machine with the subtle 3D embossing folder for added texture and interest. You could of course skip this skip for an even quicker card. As well as leaving the rhinestone basic jewels off the tree for a very quick card. 

Close up


Inside card - To finish off the inside I card a strip of the curvy die again and a "tree" using the flowers for every season. The sentiment comes from the Tree angle stamp set.


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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.)
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Tree Angle Photopolymer Stamp Set [153442] $30.00	Peace & Joy Bundle [155167] $78.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00
Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Curvy Dies [154319] $50.00	Stitched Triangles Dies [152710] $61.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50

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Colour Creations #24 - Mango Melody

Our twenty fourth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "mango melody" from the brights collection. I have chosen mango melody, garden green and flirty flamingo from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I have used the spring trio of colours to create a floral card featuring the many layered blossoms die. I love how this die can create many different looks. If you are a regular reader of my colour creations posts, you may have noticed I have used this die on 3 other cards yet I think it still looks unique when I use it again and again.
I have die cut the two layers of the die in the following colours: early espresso and mango melody in the fine thin layer and the other layer in flirty flamingo and whisper white. I cut garden green cardstock in both layers of the dies. I took some time to create the inlaid die cutting technique as I love the look it gives and it provides a stand out design on the mango melody designer series paper.
As the card front is quite bright and bold, I decided to have this card as a blank/no sentiment card and also left in the inside of the card reasonably plain as well.

Is this a die set, you can see yourself creating with?


Close up


Inside card


Catherine is hosting the colour creations 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! 

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Making Merry Monday #6 2020

For my Making Merry Monday card today, I had a poll on my Facebook page where I asked if I should make a traditional or a modern/bright card. The answer was 100% modern/bright card and this was my attempt at modern/bright. I went with bermuda bay for my colour and felt it would have been brighter if I had of chosen a different colour but I felt it is bright and modern in design for me.


I have used brown paper (from old Stampin' Up! packaging) to create a faux silk background ink the sky and have fussy cut the designer series paper trees. I used the playful alphabet dies with foam adhesive sheets for added dimension and height and of course, my homemade faux resin dots.

Close up


Inside card - I typed a sentiment (font Bradley Hand, size 17) as I didn't have the right sentiment and tried to replicate the front of the card 


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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! 

Coming Home Bundle [155144] $81.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00
Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00

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Colour Creations #23 - Magenta Madness

Our twenty third colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "magenta madness" from the 2020 - 2022 in color collection. I have chosen magenta madness, mango melody and calypso coral from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

Magenta madness is a very bright colour and when paired with mango melody and calypso coral it certainly gives off a fluro vibe almost! For my card today, I have used the many layered blossoms die with adhesive sheets and I die cut it out in each of the three colours. I layered the die on shimmery white cardstock and cut it in half and reassembled it on a mango melody cardstock matt and layered it onto on a magenta madness card. I went with a simple Happy Birthday sentiment from "itty bitty birthdays" stamp set and raised it up on dimensionals and finished the card off with rhinestone basic jewels. 


Close up


Inside card


Catherine is hosting the colour creations 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! 

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $40.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock [153085] $15.25
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117] $13.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490] $20.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Stampin' Up! introduces Quite Curvy Bundle, Christmas Curvy Stamp Set and Classic Christmas DSP

Stampin' Up! have released some new products this month, which include a beautiful bundle called Quite Curvy, which is an early release from the January - June 2021 Mini Catalogue, as well as two limited release items. The limited release items are: Curvy Christmas stamp set (which coordinates with the dies in the Quite Curvy bundle), and Classic Christmas DSP 6" x 6" (15.2cm x 15.2cm)
All of the items can also be purchased together in an exclusive Quite Curvy Variety bundle, which includes a 10% discount on all products.

You can find all of these products here in my online store. 

Here's a card I have made using the Quite Curvy stamp set and Curvy Dies with the shaving cream technique. 


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Inside card


Here is the variety bundle


Here's a closer look at all the products:

Quite curvy stamp set


Quite curvy bundle


Curvy Christmas (available to purchase November 3rd - January 4th)

Classic Christmas DSP (available to purchase November 3rd - January 4th)


These are some samples made by Stampin' Up! designers:





If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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! 

Quite Curvy Variety Bundle (English) [158396] $123.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147171] $6.50	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889] $15.25
Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $13.00	Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149569] $15.50	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [150092] $6.50	Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] $15.25
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154900] $15.50	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [150089] $6.50	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $15.50
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $15.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147169] $6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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