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

Stampin' Up! Rococo Rose Same Same But Different Many Layered Blossoms Cards

Our forty second colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "rococo rose" from the 2019 - 2021 in color collection. I have chosen rococo rose, merry merlot and mint macaron from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I was struggling with this weeks colour combination. I'm not sure why, but I turned to my old faithful, many layered blossoms die. Even with the many layered blossoms die, I still struggled (maybe because I was using only one of the two step dies?) You'll notice as you scroll further, I have two cards this week which is unusual.
I made the crumb cake base first and something wasn't right about it (it didn't have the very vanilla centres in the middle of the flowers). I made the second card on a very vanilla base (without the copper foil centres in the middle of the flowers) and even ran the rococo rose cardstock through the subtle 3D embossing folder first and I wasn't loving it either card. I decided I had to commit and add the centres to the middle of the flowers (which I'll admit, takes some time which is why I was probably trying to avoid it in the first place) and it certainly finished off both the cards I promise you! 
The two cards have rococo rose flowers with merry merlot outline and mint macaron leaves (just different card bases and mats and floral centres). Both cards have champagne rhinestone basic jewels to finish off the cards.
I think the thank you card with the crumb cake base is my favourite, what about you?


I used a triple banner punch for the thank you sentiment and added the rococo rose scallop linen ribbon onto the tag. 


This card has the subtle 3D embossing folder on the rococo rose petals. It is easier to see the texture on this image than the one above (that has both cards.)
I also didn't include a sentiment with this card as I went for sophisticated neutral card (or at least that is what I was aiming for!)


For the inside of both cards, I kept them very simple and used the negative of one of the rococo rose dies. It was a great way to use up something that I would normally not know what to do with.
 

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

If you have something that you want on the last chance product sale, make sure you get your order in quick smart. Products are available till May 3rd, or while stocks last!


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Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $15.25	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00
Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888] $15.25	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080] $13.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $40.00
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Rococo Rose 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149704] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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Stampin' Up! Sailing Home Masculine Monday Birthday Card

For today's Masculine Monday card, I have used a retired designer series paper, but the following current products, sailing home stamp set and smooth sailing dies, stitched so sweetly dies and two products on the last chance list, itty bitty birthdays (sadly sold out) and classic label punch. 

Onto my card, like I mentioned, I've used a retired DSP it's come sail away and used a card sketch I've used before for today's card. Featured on these thank you cards. Today's card came together pretty easily and I am loving the stash of male cards I am gathering. I inked all the DSP before I adhered it in place, and raised the die cuts and sentiment up with stampin' dimensionals. I also added in some faux resin dots for bit of added extra embellishments (I'd normally use bling but I didn't feel bling would work on this card!)


Inside card - I decorated it with Happiest of Birthdays, my favourite birthday stamp set and more of the DSP at the base 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. 

If you have something that you want on the last chance product sale, make sure you get your order in quick smart. Products are available till May 3rd, or while stocks last!


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Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set [149457] $42.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Smooth Sailing Dies [149576] $56.00
Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper Card Bases

In this months (March's) techniques class, we used designer series paper for the card base and it's a perfect way to work through your stash of DSP! 
As always, class participants made two cards and a sample piece. 


Card 1 features the artistry blooms designer series paper from the Last Chance List

Inside card


Card 2 features ornate garden speciality designer series paper, ornate style stamp set and massive thanks stamp set all from the Last Chance List. 


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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Many Messages Bundle [156272] $87.25	Ornate Style Cling Stamp Set [152572] $37.00	Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00
Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.50	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00
Terracotta Tile A4 Cardstock [150890] $15.25	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00
Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper [152488] $26.00	Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper [152495] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Stitched Triangles Dies [152710] $61.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Stampin' Up! Gilded Leafing Techniques Class with Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper

There seems to be a trend in late blogging of techniques classes this year! Here is Februrary's class (and tomorrow I will post this months class!)
In February we focused on using the Gilded Leaving Technique and used it with tear and tape and also with the heat and stick powder. As always, class participants made two cards and a sample piece. 


The first card features a few products on the Last Chance List, well written dies (which have now sold out), layering oval dies, terracotta tile cardstock and pretty peacock cardstock. 


The second card is a remake of my Old Olive colour creations card and uses the retiring stitched nested labels die. 

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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Art Gallery Bundle [156227] $87.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Terracotta Tile A4 Cardstock [150890] $15.25	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $20.00	Paper Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155222] $0.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Well Written Dies [151816] $70.00	Layering Ovals Dies [151771] $58.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $61.00	Gilded Leafing Embellishment [154560] $15.75
Heat & Stick Powder [156110] $10.50	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Stampin' Up! Last Chance Products

Select products from the 2020 – 2021 annual catalogue are retiring and this is the last chance to get them! Products are available until May 3rd, 2021, or WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! 

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Stampin' Up! Dandy Garden Thank You Card

Our forty first colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "rich razzleberry" from the regals collection. I have chosen rich razzlebery, old olive and calypso coral from the colour coach to work with today for my creation and I have also added in the purple posy and bumblebee background card. 

I've taken one of the Dandy Garden Memories and More card and envelopes and cut it down to act as a base for my card and used a purple posy tag for the main focal image. Basic white would have also worked for the tag but I was CASEING the tag from the Mini Catagloue as shown below and they used purple posy. Not to mention, if I used a basic white tag, the dandy laser-cut flowers wouldn't show up on the white tag but you could also ink them to recolour them.
I obviously have made my tag wider than the catalogue and have changed it slightly. My dragonflies are calypso coral and I have popped them up with mini stampin' dimensionals and I used wink of stella on them as well for added shine.
Seeing as rich razzleberry was the colour for the week I tried to bring in more pops of the colour by adding faux resin dots, my card base and with the ribbon at the top of the tag. We don't have any rich razzleberry ribbon so colouring whisper white ribbon with your blends will give you ribbon in whatever colour you need. 

The tag shown below is from the Mini Catalogue January - June 2021, page 27 ©2021 Stampin' Up!® and it is what I CASED for my card.


My card with the tag on it


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! 

Dragonfly Garden Bundle (English) [156224] $63.75	Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $15.25	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091] $13.00	Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154898] $15.50
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Purple Posy A4 Cardstock [150887] $15.25	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00
Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Dandy Garden 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154297] $20.00	Dandy Garden Memories & More Cards & Envelopes [154301] $17.50
Dandy Laser Cut Paper [154300] $20.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Stampin' Up! Game On Slider Chocolate Slider Box

This weeks Masculine Monday creation is a chocolate slider box featuring game on stamp set. If you saw my colour creations purple posy post the other week, this is another one I have aimed for teenagers but it would also work older men as well. 

I have used real red ribbon for my belly band around the smoky slate chocolate slider box as it was a lot easier than getting the scores perfect and it matched the slider motion perfectly as well! I heat embossed the chess pieces in clear embossing powder to make them stand out on the smoky slate cardstock. I popped both the chess pieces and the sentiment up on stampin' dimensionals.


Close up of the chess pieces


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! 


Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $61.00
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $10.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Double-Stitched Satin Ribbon [151155] $13.00

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Stampin' Up! Real Red Poppy Moments with Painted Poppies No Sentiment Card

Our fortieth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "real red" from the regals collection. I have chosen real red, coastal cabana and old olive from the colour coach to work with today for my creation and I have also added in granny apple green.

I used the painted poppies stamp set and poppy moments dies for my no sentiment card this week along with the painted texture 3D embossing folder. Lots of stamping the shadow stamp from painted poppies and lots of die cutting to get all the leaves and floral pieces to create my background. I love the texture provided from the painted texture 3D embossing folder. I added basic rhinestones jewels for added pizzaz and went with a no sentiment card as I felt the card worked well without a sentiment.


Close up - you can see the texture of the painted texture 3D embossing folder better in this photo


Inside card



If you are reading this blog post on March 17th, Stampin' Up! are offering FREE SHIPPING on orders $45 and above until 11.59pm AEST.

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! 

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set [151599] $40.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Poppy Moments Dies [151594] $64.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Playful Alphabet Chocolate Slider Box with Playing with Patterns DSP

Our thirty ninth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "purple posy" from the 2019 - 2021 in color collection. I have chosen purple posy, pool party and smoky slate from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
I have made a chocolate slider box this week instead of a card. I find they are perfect to have on hand for teenagers to hand out with some cash inside (taped to the block of chocolate) for birthdays. It's more than just cash but not a huge embarrassing (or unwanted gift) to hand over.
I've made the slider box in purple posy cardstock and have used the gorgeous grape inkpad and dauber to add some depth to the edges (I've also use gorgeous grape ink and dauber on the playing with patterns DSP). I matted the purple posy DSP with smoky slate cardstock and used the playful alphabet dies with foam adhesive sheets for dimension and height. I also added in my faux resin dots in purple posy onto the DSP. 
I finished off the chocolate slider box with a mini gift card and purple posy linen thread to act as the slider with pool party cardstock as the handle.


With the pull tab in action so you can start to see the Cadbury block of chocolate inside the slider box


Close up of the Happy B.Day on the slider box using playful alphabet dies


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! 

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Purple Posy A4 Cardstock [150887] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	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	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Purple Posy 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149706] $14.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75

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