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

Stampin' Up! Happy Birthday Card with Faux Embossing Technique with Alphabet A La Mode & Wanted to Say Dies

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, coastal cabana.
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.
This week, I have chosen coastal cabana, night of navy and gray granite from the colour coach to work with. 
I've used alphabet a la mode dies to create a numbered background for my happy birthday die cut circle to rest on. The adhesive sheets are a dream to work with for small dies cuts like these. Lots of layering and die cutting on this card and very little to explain but it does create the faux embossing technique which I have created many times before when making a tone on tone background. I did use stampin' dimesionals to pop up the happy birthday sentiment from the layer die cut circles for added depth. 


Close up


Inside card - I made use of the offcuts to decorate the inside panel along with some full size numbers to fill in the larger spaces 

With envelope - I used the leftover waste from die cutting the numbers to decorate the envelope


Up next we have Sharon Davern. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous coastal cabana creations 2020 & 2018.

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Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English) [158793] $44.00	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $17.50	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $15.75	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $17.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $15.75	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $17.50
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Alphabet à La Mode Dies [160750] $74.00	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] $68.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25

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Stampin' Up! No Occasion Pansy Dies Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, calypso coral.
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.
This week, I have chosen calypso coral, wild wheat and mossy meadow from the colour coach to work with today but I really wanted to use the pansy dies and needed to add in some extra colours so picked old olive and petal pink to complete the flowers/leaves. 
Lots of die cutting for this card and I made it plain and simple with no sentiment and rhinestone basic jewels for a small amount of bling. It took 10 passes with the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine to make this card so the adhesive sheets were extreanly handy to complete this card quickly once I had die cut and inked everything. 


Close up - I popped up the front daisy with stampin' dimensionals for added interest


Inside card


Decorated envelope 


Up next we have Rosa Leyden. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous calypso coral creations 2021, 2020, & 2018.

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

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $17.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $15.75	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $17.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75	Wild Wheat A4 Cardstock [161734] $17.50	Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad [161651] $15.75
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $17.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $15.75	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $17.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00
Pansy Dies [155680] $56.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50

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Stampin' Up! Herringbone Technique Birthday Card with Delightfully Eclectic DSP

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, cajun craze
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.

This week, I have chosen cajun craze, misty moonlight and early espresso from the colour coach to work with. 

For my card today I have used the herringbone technique with cardstock strips in the three colours. I have used delightfully eclectic DSP, made my own cajun craze DSP (distressed glue technique) and I have used embossed strips of early espresso cardstock with the twisted rope 3D embossing folder. I did however flatten the early espresso cardstock after the embossing so it wasn't raised compared to the other papers I used, (I wanted the texture on the paper so it wasn't "plain").
I feel this colour combination and pattern makes a great male card which I always need in my card stash. 


Close up


Inside card


With envelope


Up next we have Theresa Gerrard. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous cajun craze creations 2021, 2020, 2018.

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

Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $17.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $15.75	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $17.50	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $15.75	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $17.50
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161640] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Twisted Rope 3 D Embossing Folder [161545] $17.50	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00

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Stampin' Up! Triple Point Card with Wanted to Say Dies

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, blueberry bushel.
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.

This week, I have chosen blueberry bushel, granny apple green and real red from the colour coach to work with. 

My original plan was to use blueberry bushel inkpad and a stamp set I haven't given a lot of love to but after opening my inkpad and discovering it was very juicy I changed my plans. These are my hands after cleaning my ink pad up. 

I opted for a simpler card design that required less stamping with a very juicy inkpad.

I made a triple point card with embossed panels using the timeworn type 3D embossing folder which are then matted in Granny Apple Green cardstock. The happy birthday sentiment is from the Wanted to Say dies and is mounted on a basic white Something Fancy die cut. Lots of dimensionals were used to raise up the Happy Birthday die, the Something Fancy die and also the cross point of the triple point card. I finished the card front off with a few basic rhinestones. 
The blueberry bushel carsdtock inside the card is stamped with blueberry bushel ink for a tone on tone look using the "book spiral crayon rubbing" stamp from Gorgeously Made stamp set. I didn't stamp any sentiments inside the card to leave as much room as possible for writing a birthday message.  


Close up


Inside card


With envelope


Up next we have Caroline Manwaring. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous blueberry bushel creations here.

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

Gorgeously Made Cling Stamp Set (English) [161193] $42.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $17.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75	Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock [146991] $17.50	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $15.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $17.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $19.25	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] $68.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25

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August Stampin News

Hey! It's August already and we are more than half way through the year! Gee that's going by fast.
What's on in August this month at Stampin' Up!

August Promotions


If you earned coupon codes last month, don't forget to redeem them this month. 

Save up to 30% on the Kits Collection during August. Each paper crafting kit comes with everything you need to create artistically designed handmade projects. From birthday cards to festive tags, cute treat packaging to floral wreaths, you can try something new at a great discount. Craft with friends, buy as gifts, or simply stock up on your favourites—just don’t miss out on this great deal!

Shop the kits collection here in my online store.


New kit added to the online store and it's also part of the kits sale! 

Festive tags kit

Share Christmas cheer with handmade gift tags! It’s easy with this all-inclusive Festive Tags Kit. The cute wreath, snowman, holly, ornament, and Christmas tree will bring instant Christmas spirit to your gift-giving. The kit includes printed die cuts, embellishments, and twine—no stamps or ink needed, so you can assemble these almost anywhere in almost no time. Just adhere the die cuts and embellishments and finish with a twine tie. You’ll have handmade tags for the holidays in minutes! Bonus: The kit includes sentiment stickers in English, French, German, and Dutch, so you can gift in multiple languages!

Kit includes:
* Predesigned projects
* Step-by-step instructions
* Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
* Makes 15 tags: 3 each of 5 designs
Cost $23 $20.70

Shop the Festive tags kit here in my online store 

 

August Host Code for Online Orders

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?