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

Colour Creations #17 - Garden Green

Our seventeenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "garden green" from the regals collection. I have chosen garden green, melon mambo and coastal cabana from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my garden green card from 2018. 

I am calling my card today my not so garden green card as it started out greener in my head! I started with a misty moonlight sponged background that I added water droplets to (some a little larger than I intended and not exactly where I wanted!) and some Wink of Stella droplets (again larger and not where I wanted but moving on...)
I used 3 of the 4 houses from Coming Home stamp set, stacked to look like one house and I coloured main portion of the house with the melon mambo stampin' blend. I added a coastal cabana door using the woodgrain paper from the brights designer series paper stack and coloured the windows in with pool party stampin' blend. I finished the house with colouring the roof in with a smoky slate stampin' blends.
The trees are garden green sponged cardstock fussy cut with the trunks coloured with soft suede stampin' write marker and finished on whisper white die cut cardstock.
I hand cut a path from smoky slate cardstock and finished the card front off with a Merry Christmas embossed sentiment from Christmas Gleaming stamp set and some of my homemade faux resin dots in garden green. 


Close up view


Inside card - I used the 4th house from the Coming Home stamp set to decorate the inside of the card and the sentiment is from the Tree Angle stamp set


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!  

Coming Home Bundle [155144] $81.00	Tree Angle Photopolymer Stamp Set [153442] $30.00	Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En) [150464] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.50	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $15.50	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $52.50	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $10.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00

Colour Creations #15 - Early Espresso

Our fifteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "early espresso" from the neutrals collection. I have chosen early espresso, cherry cobbler and so saffron from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my early espresso card from 2018. 

For my card this week I decided long ago to make block of chocolate card as early espresso screams chocolate to me. When Kate  make her chocolate version a few weeks ago for crumb cake I was not going to be swayed in my decision. So if you think you are seeing a repeat, you kind of are. I'd also like to say thanks to Tina for the "chocolate" die cuts as I don't own the love you more than dies and she cut a whole stack for me and mailed them to me so I could finish me creation. 
My chocolate "squares" which aren't squares at all, LOL measure 2.5cm x 2cm and 2cm x 1.5cm on a 13.5cm x 9cm early espresso layer. I have used a layer of chipboard packaging between the two early espresso rectangles to give a more realistic look and depth to the chocolate blocks on the overall card.


I used 'Tis The Season DSP (and normal aluminium kitchen foil) to create the "packaging" for the chocolate bar and I love how many of the sheets from this DSP don't read Christmassy and can be used for other things (like this chocolate bar 😀.) I finished off the card with a label created from painted label dies and the chocolate word die from love you more than dies.
Did you know that if you ever get someone else to die cut dies for you, ask them to cut them in whisper white and you can make them any colour you like using the sponge brayers or daubers and ink pads. 

Close up


Inside card - as mentioned above I don't own the love you more than dies nor do I own the nothing better than stamp set so I improvised for the inside of the card. I typed the "I thought you might need some ____ today." and left a blank space for the die cut word chocolate. I used the font Andale Mono (size 14) and used the hex code (#64412C) for early espresso coloured font.   


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

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Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	‘Tis The Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153489] $20.00
Painted Labels Dies [151605] $61.00	Love You More Than Dies [152698] $52.00

Colour Creations #14 - Daffodil Delight

Our fourteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "daffodil delight" from the brights collection. I have chosen daffodil delight, mango melody and poppy parade from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my daffodil delight card from 2018. 

I decided to make an emoji style birthday card for my creation this week using punch art and focused on using my chosen colours for the emoji and the party hat. I had to use a lot of dies to create the punch art "look". I gave the party hat a bit of texture with shimmery white embossing paste and the basic pattern decorative mask and finished the hat off with a tassel I created using a cog from garage gears thinlit dies. The rest of the card was completed with a "happy b*day" that was inspired from the happiest of birthdays stamp set. I think it works well with the emoji image. Perfect for the younger teenage crowd. 


Close up


Inside card


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

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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	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $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	Shimmery White Embossing Paste [145645] $15.75	Basic Pattern Decorative Masks [150697] $10.00
1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $28.00	2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720] $31.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Stitched Triangles Dies [152710] $61.00
Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Garage Gears Dies [151812] $57.00

Stampin' Up! 100th Birthday Concertina Card

I had the lovely honour of making a very special card for my great aunt who turned 100 yesterday. My dad went to her birthday celebration in NSW and took the card up for me.


The "card" and I say that in inverted commas as the card itself is made from the thick cardboard that comes in the memories and more page protectors and measures just over 6" x 8" (when closed) and is a concertina card. When the entire card is open flat, it is over 2.3m long (it didn't fit on my table and I had to measure my kitchen table to give you that measurement!) The card has 100 years worth of history and facts inside it along with birthday wishes and large letters spelling out happy birthday. 


Most of the information (history and facts) is on the backside of the concertina card) so it isn't so overwhelming when you open the card but the first 17 years is on the 2 end panels of the front side of the card.


I choose to break up the words happy and birthday with some small balloons and kept to the same colour same colour scheme as I had been using through out the card. I used some retired die cut numbers to put a small 100 on the balloons in silver glimmer cardstock.


This card was definitely a labour of love to put together. From the research of all the information to the final assembly of the card but I certainly did learn a lot about Australian history in the process and I made what I think is a pretty WOW card as well.

Many of the products used on this card are retiring, if you want to grab any of them, the shopping list is at the bottom of the blog post, they products that are are on the the last chance list are are while stocks last. I'd suggest placing any orders for last chance products ASAP. 


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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Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252] $14.75
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $13.00	Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] $14.75	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $13.00	Powder Pink A4 Cardstock [144251] $14.75
Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147147] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	2017-2019 In Color 12" X 12" Cardstock [145453] $21.00	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331] $19.25
2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033] $26.25	Silver Glimmer Paper [146960] $8.75	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00
Berry Burst 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [145489] $12.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! New Annual Catalogue Blog Hop

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative products using supplies from the upcoming 2019 - 2020 annual catalogue. If you would like a copy of the brand new annual catalogue, contact any of the girls on the blog hop and we will get in touch with you.

You may have come to my blog from Tina Gillespie. Blog hops are full circles, so start blog hopping here and at the end of my post (and everyone else's) there is a link to the next post. 

I have chosen to showcase the "It Starts With Art Bundle" for today's blog hop and I am only using the 'it starts with art' cling mount stamp set and arts and crafts dies and the follow your art designer series paper but there is much more in the product suite. I'd love to show you the inside of the catalogue right now, but I can't showcase that online just yet! 
When you get your catalogue this product suite can be found on page 53 and it includes what I have listed above and a stunning embossing folder called button button, an embellishment kit featuring felt accents, charms and more, the sweetest little mini shipping boxes and washi tape. There is a lot in this product suite I tell you! 

Here's a sneak peak of the embossing folder, the embellishment kit box along with some of the product on the outside of the box, the mini shipping boxes and the washi tape. These photos are all from the Demonstrator only event (OnStage) I attended in Auckland last month and some were taken on the big screen (hence the fingers in photos).


Moving on to my creation for the blog post. I made a z fold card that with stamped images that I coloured the with stampin' blends and filled in some blank spots with basic rhinestone jewels as it not only filled in the blank spots but it also echoed the sentiment.


I did not use a sentiment on the inside of the card, as I wanted to keep the card neutral for any occasion for a crafting friend. 


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

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

Christina Barnes
Rachel Woollard
Tina Gillespie
Ros Davidson
Vicki Boucher
Rebecca Jacovou
Claire Daly
Catherine Proctor
Rachel Palmieri
Kimberly Hern
Kate Morgan

Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 
Please note, the new annual catalogue products (it starts with art bundle and follow your art DSP) are not available to purchase until the catalogue is live on June 4th.

It Starts With Art Bundle [151090] $81.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $15.50
Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600] $15.50	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $15.50
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $14.75	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $15.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper [149489] $20.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $61.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Ink Swiping with Butterfly Beauty Thinlits

On today's card I've used the ink swiping technique on the sadly retiring glossy cardstock and used 5 inkpads in an ombre design to create a sky to grass shading for the butterfly beauty thinlits to sit on. The silver glimmer cardstock and basic black combination really pop on the ombre background don't they?


If you are in Australia and want to grab some of the products I used to make this card, the follow products I used are retiring products:
Big shot, multi purpose adhesive sheets (already sold out), glossy cardstock, lemon lime twist cardstock and lemon lime twist ink pad. Please note, the last three items, have limited stocks left, and I'd suggest placing any orders ASAP. 


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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Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00
Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250] $14.75	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $14.75	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	A4 Glossy White Cardstock [144241] $13.50	Silver Glimmer Paper [146960] $8.75
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies [148536] $68.00	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets [144106] $17.00

Stampin' Up! Personalised Baby Card featuring Lined Alphabet Bundle

I adore making personalised gifts and when I had a request from my sister to make a baby card for her best friend’s new little bundle Henley, I had to give the Lined Alphabet Bundle a spin. I choose nice and playful colours for the letters that were fun but yet still soft but certainly not boring! 

Doesn't it make the sweetest baby card? It would make a card for any age to be honest! The fact that you can spell any word is the best! I love not running out of any letter stickers etc. when using my big shot for titles or letters etc. 


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! 

Lined Alphabet Photopolymer Bundle [148390] $249.25	Bubble Over Photopolymer Stamp Set [145868] $30.00	Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $14.75	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.75	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $14.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.75	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $14.75	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.75	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Easter Blog Hop

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects with an Easter theme. 
Don’t forget, sale-a-bration ends on March 31st! There is still time to earn free product with purchase or even join our Stampin’ Up! team. Ask any of the girls on the hop for more details.

You may have come to my blog from Kate Morgan. Blog hops are full circles, so start blog hopping here and at the end of my post (and everyone else's) there is a link to the next post. 

One of my cheeky nephews doesn't like chocolate (definitely unusual in my family!!!) so I always think outside the box what to gift him for Easter. He loves red lollies and BBQ shapes and that is what he is getting a stash of this year when the other nephews and my niece get chocolate! Of course he has to get his stash all decked out Easter like though to make it look extra special.



The gift bag punch board came to the rescue in making a bag with the botanical butterfly designer series paper from sale-a-bration (the gingham check is the reverse side of the large butterflies).  
I decorated the front of the gift bag using framelits to mimic punch art to create my "bunny". Hopefully Mitchell likes his unconventional Easter present (now I just have to go and do the rest of my Easter shopping!)

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

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

Catherine Proctor
Caroline Manwaring 
Sue Madex
Kate Morgan
Ros Davidson <-- you are here
Kathryn Mangelsdorf
Rachel Palmieri
Rebecca Jacovou
Judy May
Rachel Woollard 
Christina Barnes
Tina Gillespie 
Vicki Boucher 

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

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $14.75
Powder Pink A4 Cardstock [144251] $14.75	Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147147] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $58.00	Stitched Labels Framelits Dies [146828] $57.00	Gift Bag Punch Board [135862] $32.00
Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912] $13.00	Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $5.25	Journaling Pens [145480] $8.75

Try it Thursday #21 - Stampin' Up! All Adorned Butterfly Beauty Thinlet Card

I loved the colours Mary Deatherage used on the background on this card and recreated it myself using the same stamp set (All Adorned Photopoylmer Stamp Set), from sale-a-bration) as well. The only difference was I left a tiny portion in the top left and bottom right corners white. For my die cut, I used the stunning butterfly beauty thinlet and cut off two of the butterflies and used two of the smaller die cut images on my card also. A few basic rhinestone jewels along with a cardstock matt and top folding card and a pretty quick and easy card is done!


I've left the front sentiment-less and the inside reasonably neutral so it can be used for any occasion. A perfect addition for my card box! 


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! 

All Adorned Photopolymer Stamp Set [149728] $0.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies [148536] $68.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $14.75	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00
Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $14.75	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Non Traditional Wedding Card

Recently my step sister, Faye got married and knowing she was having her trademark funky hair colour for the wedding I made her a less than traditional wedding card. Faye and her husband Chris are both really into tattoos and I tried my best to make a card that was "them". I found a design that spoke to me and I CASED it to the best of my ability. 

Photo from Instagram


My best attempt at a non traditional wedding card



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! 

Birthday Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141506] $30.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00	Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set [143666] $47.00	Tea Together Cling Stamp Set [148779] $38.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black Dark Stampin' Blends [147941] $7.75	Basic Black Light Stampin' Blends [147940] $7.75	Smoky Slate Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [145055] $7.75
Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker [145054] $7.75	Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker [146877] $7.75	Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker [146876] $7.75	Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144579] $7.75
Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144580] $7.75	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $14.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Marker [146883] $7.75
Light Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Marker [146881] $7.75	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.75	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Marker [147032] $7.75
Light Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Marker [147031] $7.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488] $45.00
Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75	Journaling Pens [145480] $8.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75