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

Stampin' Up! Parakeet Party Corner Flip No Occasion Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. It's been a while for me so I am excited to be back creating these lovely ladies. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Parakeet Party. 
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 parakeet party, coastal cabana and poppy parade from the colour coach to work with.

For my card today, I have created a corner fold card and used the lovely summer shadows dies for the large bold floral images (and the small coastal cabana flower inside the card). I have used the inlaid embossing on the large flowers and also left some with just the outline image. I've also used the stitched greenery die to create the parakeet party background. Basic rhinestone jewels helped complete the card. I have left the card with no sentiment both on the front and the inside so it can be used for any occasion. 


Inside the card


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.

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

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Parakeet Party A4 Cardstock [159260] $16.25	Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad [159208] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $16.25
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $14.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Summer Shadows Dies [156618] $60.00	Stitched Greenery Die [155451] $56.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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Stampin' Up! Happiest of Birthdays Stitched Stars Birthday Card

My kids have been going to A LOT of birthday parties lately especially 17ths and 18ths and I have been whipping up birthday cards like no tomorrow. This is one of the cards I made for a friend of Nikki's. Her request was to use MANY stars. How do you think I did? 

I stamped the basic white background with the star stamp from the Christmas Whimsy card kit in smoky slate ink. I added flecks of ink in balmy blue, granny apple green and highland heather onto the basic white background also so it wasn't so stark before adding the star die cuts. To complete the card I added the sentiment from happiest of birthdays and some random adhesive stars that have since retired that I found in my stash. 


Side view


Both the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set $33.00 and Stitched Stars dies $66.00 $39.60 are on the Last Chance product list. I am really going to miss the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set, it is probably one of my most favourite birthday stamp sets ever. Do you have a favourite birthday 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.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?


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

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Christmas Whimsy Card Kit (English) [158166] $33.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00
Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $52.50	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin Up Artfully Layered Triple Point Card

One of my favourite new bundles from the January - June mini catalogue is the Artfully Layered bundle. I used the stamp set and dies, which are available to purchase as a bundle at a 10% discount and a couple of other products to create todays card. If you purchase the artfully layered bundle at the moment, you also qualify to get a level 1 sale-a-bration product for FREE. 

This was one of the cards made in my January techniques class. February techniques class had to be postposed due to my house being in iso with my husband getting COVID, then we got out and then we were back in iso again as my youngest daughter got COVID. My eldest daughter is the only one to not have caught COVID and I am still not 100% so haven't rescheduled February dates yet.  

Overhead shot 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. 


Get FREE products when you SHOP, HOST, or JOIN during sale-a-bration.
All the sale-a-bration details here. 

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! 


Artfully Layered Bundle (English) [157761] $92.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $15.25
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50
Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Artfully Composed 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157750] $20.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Friendly Hello Best Wishes Card

I was unsure where to start with the friendly hello DSP when I received it so I turned to the sale-a-bration catalogue for inspiration. The cards shown below are from the 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure, page 13 ©2022 Stampin' Up!®.


My card today is a CASE of the one in the centre, with the wording "You have my love and support".

I stamped the friendly hello DSP with the friendly hello stamp set and fussy cut the DSP before adhering it onto vellum cardstock. The vellum cardstock has been layered onto striped DSP which I inked the edges using sahara sand ink. I layered the DSP onto pool party cardstock and adhered it all onto fresh freesia card base. A stamped sentiment from artistically inked and die cut in layered circles dies along with rhinestone basic jewels finished off the card front. 

Stamping the floral images in pool party on basic white and an offcut of the striped DSP finished off the inside 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. 


Get FREE products when you SHOP, HOST, or JOIN during sale-a-bration.
All the sale-a-bration details here. 

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! 


Friendly Hello Bundle (English) [159990] $0.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $13.00	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $15.25
Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Stampin' Up! A Merry Hello Christmas Card

Tonight I am joining some fellow demonstrators on a Christmas blog hop. We aim to bring you Christmas inspiration every Monday evening right through to the end of November!
You may have found me via Catherine Proctor's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

I have the fourth and final card from the 6" x 6", one sheet wonder today. Again, the DSP is from Heartwarming Hugs and I have embossed the mossy meadow cardstock with the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder. I added my fussy cut/stampin' blend image on top of the gold foil/die cut image. The cut bird image and stamped sentiment (and the tree) are all from Be Jolly stamp set. For added visual interest I raised tree image up with stampin' dimensionals and of course I have also added in some rhinestone basic jewels. For those eagle eyed people, you may notice this card has a white matt as opposed to the others 3 cards (in previous weeks) all had black matts. I broke the rules of the one sheet wonder matt cutting and wanted to have my bird coloured in with stampin' blends and not have to fussy cut the legs out.   


Close up


With stamped envelope


Inside card


Up next we have Rachel Woollard. 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.

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

Be Jolly Cling Stamp Set [156370] $37.00	Holly Jolly Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English) [156362] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.50
Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.50	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $15.50
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.50	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $15.50
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $17.50	Painted Labels Dies [151605] $61.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Stampin' Up! Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Card

Tonight I am joining some fellow demonstrators on a Christmas blog hop. We aim to bring you Christmas inspiration every Monday evening right through to Mid December!
You may have found me via Kate Morgan's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

As with the last two weeks cards, (from a 6" x 6" one sheet wonder), today I have card 3 to share. The DSP is from Heartwarming Hugs and I have embossed the granny apple green cardstock with the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder. I added my fussy cut/stampin' blend images on top of the embossed cardstock and the stamped sentiment is from "Holly Jolly Wishes". For added visual interest I raised the sentiment and tree image up with stampin' dimensionals. I have also added in some rhinestone basic jewels. 


With envelope


Close up


Inside card


Up next we have Catherine Proctor. 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.

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

Be Jolly Cling Stamp Set [156370] $37.00	Holly Jolly Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English) [156362] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.50	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $15.50
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $17.50
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $31.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Stampin' Up! Jingle All The Way Card

Tonight I am joining some fellow demonstrators on a Christmas blog hop. We aim to bring you Christmas inspiration every Monday evening right through to Mid December!
You may have found me via Christine Blain's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

As with last weeks card being card 1, using from a 6" x 6" one sheet wonder, today I am sharing card 2. The DSP is from Heartwarming Hugs and I have embossed the pear pizzazz cardstock with the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder. I added my fussy cut/stampin' blend images on top of the embossed cardstock and the stamped sentiment is from "Holly Jolly Wishes". For added visual interest I raised the sentiment and Santa image up with stampin' dimensionals. 


With envelope


Close up


Inside card


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.

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

Be Jolly Cling Stamp Set [156370] $37.00	Holly Jolly Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English) [156362] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.50	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $15.50	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	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.50	Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] $15.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $17.50
Everyday Label Punch [144668] $31.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Stampin' Up! Be Jolly Christmas Card

Tonight I am joining some fellow demonstrators on a Christmas blog hop. We aim to bring you Christmas inspiration every Monday evening right through to Mid December!
You may have found me via Caroline Manwaring's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

On Saturday I took part in a Facebook event with fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators where we used a 6" x 6" one sheet wonder to make 4 cards. I used the template for the basis of my card today (and hope to use it for my cards for the next 3 weeks.) The strip of DSP is from Heartwarming Hugs and I have embossed the granny apple green cardstock with the Merry Melody 3D embossing folder. I added my fussy cut/stampin' blend images on top of the DSP and embossed cardstock. I used the messages die to die cut out the "be jolly sentiment".


Close up


With decorated envelope


Inside card


Up next we have Christine Blain. 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.

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

Be Jolly Cling Stamp Set [156370] $37.00	Holly Jolly Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English) [156362] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.50	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $15.50	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.50	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153108] $15.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $15.50	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00
Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] $15.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper [153492] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $17.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Stampin' Up! Artistically Inked Hello Card

Today, we have week 19 of the colour creations blog hop. We have returned to the traditional blog hop like a circle, for this new round so we hop you enjoy blog hoping round to everyone's blog. You may have found me via Andrea Sargent's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, gorgeous grape. 


I had trouble choosing my trio of colours from the swatch this week so I made two cards. I went with the top two sets of colours. Gorgeous grape, pool party, garden green for one card and gorgeous grape, early espresso, granny apple green for the second card. Both cards are practically the same except for the colour choices.
I have used the artistically inked stamp set and artistic dies and made two hello cards. I added in some copper foil from the brushed metallic foil from the July - December mini catalogue and some champagne rhinestone basic jewels. 


With decorated envelope - I used the large watercolour image randomly over the envelope flap


With decorated envelope in pool party ink


Close up


Inside cards


Pool party / garden green version


Which colour combination do you like best?

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 gorgeous grape creations here and here.

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

Artistically Inked Bundle (English) [155456] $92.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $26.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Delicate Baubles Christmas Split Card Where I CASED Myself

Tonight I am joining some fellow demonstrators on a Christmas blog hop. We aim to bring you Christmas inspiration every Monday evening right through to Mid December!
You may have found me via Andrea Sargent's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

For my card tonight I have CASED a card I made a few weeks back. It is a split card featuring the delicate baubles die and I have used whimsy and wonder DSP this time. I have used a basic black die cut outline and filled it with mint macaron whimsy and wonder DSP, misty moonlight and so saffron cardstock. I added basic rhinestone jewels in the centre of the what I am calling, the star sparkles. The rest of the split panel card also features the whimsy and wonder DSP. The sentiment is typed on my computer and die cut out with the messages die.   


Side view


Inside card - I stamped a sentiment from Holly Jolly wishes so it wouldn't be seen when the card was closed and the tree is from Christmas tree dies


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.

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

Holly Jolly Wishes Cling Stamp Set (English) [156362] $37.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $15.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $15.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00
So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156329] $26.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Delicate Baubles Dies [156383] $61.00	Christmas Trees Dies [156339] $61.00
Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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