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

Stampin' Up! Hello Card with Sweet Symmetry DSP from the Clearance Rack

I saw a starburst card on TikTok made by Megan Daves and it inspired me to use up some Sweet Symmetry scraps I had floating on my desk. I haven't made a starburst card in so long and I had forget how much fun they are to make. My scraps were 1 1/4" wide before I cut them in half but were too pretty to just throw away. I'm glad I had saved them as I just love my finished card. I even used the extra leftover pieces and patchworked a pattern on the envelope flap.
Did you know that you can still purchase Sweet Symmetry DSP from the Clearance rack at the amazing price of $8 for 12, 12" x 12" DSP sheets!

With envelope


Inside card


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Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English) [158793] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $16.25	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $14.00
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $16.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Sweet Symmetry 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155605] $20.00
Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $20.00

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Stampin' Up! Overlapping Fold Card Techniques Class

For February's techniques class, I focused on the overlapping fold technique and also used some of the sale-a-bration free products available. Sale-a-bration is ending TOMORROW, so best get your orders in while you can!

We made two cards and a sample piece with instructions and these are the two cards:

Card 1

Inside card


Card 2


Inside card


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This Birthday Piggy Cling Stamp Set (English) [159107] $41.00	On The Farm Bundle (English) [160661] $90.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.75	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.75
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $16.25	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.75	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $14.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $16.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $14.00
Parakeet Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159220] $15.75	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $14.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $16.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $14.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.75	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $16.25
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $16.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $16.25	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Day At The Farm 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160835] $21.00	Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160836] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Alphabet à La Mode Dies [160750] $74.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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Stampin' Up! Cards Using Favored Flowers Offcuts

After making the diagonal joy fold cards with the favoured flowers DSP I had a lot of offcuts. I wanted to find a way to use the offcuts and these are some cards I created.

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Something Fancy Bundle (English) [160425] $81.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $16.25	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091] $14.00	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $16.25
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $14.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $16.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $16.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Favored Flowers 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160833] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $10.50	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50

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Stampin' Up! Diagonal Joy Fold Card with Favored Flowers DSP

This is the second card made in the January techniques class that focused on the Diagonal Joy Fold cards. Here is the other card (in case you missed it). I again used sale-a-bration product, this time I focused on the Favored Flowers DSP. Which you of course can earn for free with an order of $90+ between now and February 28th, 2023. 

Today's card is very similar to yesterdays except I stamped the petal pink cardstock randomly with the words from Quiet Meadow so it wasn't so "empty" before adhering my fussy cut floral image and evening evergreen die cuts in place.   

With envelope


Inside card


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Fragrant Flowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [160454] $41.00	Fragrant Flowers Bundle (English) [160460] $85.50	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set [155082] $37.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $14.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Favored Flowers 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160833] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Fragrant Flowers Dies [160459] $54.00

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Stampin' Up! Diagonal Joy Fold Card with Adorable Owls Stamp Set & Dandy Designs DSP

For this months techniques class I made Diagonal Joy Fold cards. (I'll show the second card tomorrow). The first card uses the adorable owls stamp set and the dandy designs designer series paper, both items you can earn for free with orders of $90+ between now and February 28th, 2023. It is a fairly easy, yet pretty wow card. My favourite kind of card to be honest. 


With envelope


Inside card


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Adorable Owls Cling Stamp Set (English) [160269] $33.00	Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416] $41.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $14.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.75	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $14.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $14.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.75	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $16.25	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $14.00	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $15.75	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $15.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160836] $53.00

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Pinwheel Tower Flap Birthday Card with Regency Park DSP

It was my mum's birthday the other day and I always try to make her a nice, wow card. This year, I settled a Pinwheel Tower Flap card and used the pretty Regency Park DSP. I used the lovely new Alphabet a la mode dies for some of the die cut lettering, but they were too large for the word birthday so I used a retired die to spell Happy Birthday as well. If you purchase both the Alphabet a la mode dies and the Regency Park DSP, you will get a FREE level 1 sale-a-bration product of your choice. There is 7, level 1 ($90 spend) to choose from and 2, level 2 ($190 spend).

Here are the four sides of the pinwheel tower flap card:




I blanked out my handwriting on the DSP panel as I forgot to take a photo before I wrote on the card, oops! 


This is the card folded flat for hand delivering or posting.


Finally, an overhead view


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Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $16.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $16.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Regency Park 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160559] $21.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Alphabet à La Mode Dies [160750] $74.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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Stampin' Up! Car Shaped 18th Birthday Card

My eldest daughter turned 18 yesterday and as she brought her first car last week I made her a car shaped card for her birthday. I tried to make it look just like her car (which she has named Gary). I grabbed a couple of retired supplies (calendar alphabet and numbers) for the background stamping and messages die as it fit perfectly around the Happy Birthday stamp from Artistically inked. The car shape is a file from my electronic die cutting machine. 


Overhead view


Close up - I popped up the Happy Birthday banner with stampin' dimensionals 


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Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $16.25	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $14.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $16.25
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $14.00	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $16.25	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $14.00	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $16.25	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Elephant Parade Triple Diamond Point Baby Card

My cousin just welcomed a new baby boy into his family. Baby #3 but his first boy. When I mailed off the card, bubs had yet to be named hence why I went with "sweet little boy" rather than a personalised card with a name. Bubs name is actually "Rowan Walter".

I couldn't help myself and had to make another triple diamond point card as I thought the points would be perfect for a three letter word like "boy" and I love how the top portion of the card is like the "scene" portion of the card. I used Hues of Happiness DSP for the sky/grass part of the card and it did all the hard work for me. I die cut the grass from the limited edition playful piggy dies (available during September only and while stocks last) and the tree trunk is from the retired waterfront stamp set. Congratulations stamp is from A Grand Kid with the elephant and leaves from the Elephant Parade stamp set which I coloured in with Stampin' Blends. 

Close up of the trees where I popped up the top layer with stampin' dimensionals (I also popped up the grass as well).


Elephant Parade is too cute and perfect for baby cards don't you think? 

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


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Elephant Parade Bundle (English) [158697] $74.50	A Grand Kid Cling Stamp Set (English) [152500] $37.00	Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386] $30.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Black Glimmer Paper [139605] $8.75	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.75
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $14.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.75	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $16.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $14.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.75	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $16.25
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $14.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Hues Of Happiness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158822] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Playful Piggy Dies [160254] $54.00

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Stampin' Up! Best Wishes Blended Background Card with Perfect Pomegranate Stamp Set

When I first saw the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set I was shocked and unsure what to do with it but was loving the leaves stamps. I have used the larger "tree" leaves for bushes on my card today. I have also used blending brushes to create a cloud in the sky design, stamped a sentiment from Cottage Rose (a solid favourite at the moment) and the small flowers are from artistically inked. I tried to create a yellow/orange ombre design on the die cut butterflies and finished off the card with brushed brass butterflies. 


With envelope


I went a little over the top with the decorating of the inside of this card (and the envelope). It definitely matches the front of the card!  


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Perfect Pomegranate Host Photopolymer Stamp Set [159899] $39.00	Cottage Rose Cling Stamp Set (English) [159040] $44.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $16.25
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $14.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $14.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $14.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $16.25
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75

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Stampin' Up! Rings of Love DSP Birthday Card

I am crazy and find fussy cutting relaxing and saw the rings of love DSP as a perfect chance to get some fussy cutting in. You can earn the rings of love DSP for free (along with other products) if you place a $90+ order this month (ends on Wednesday August 31st, which is just days away!)   


The mandala image (which is on the backside of the houses DSP) was crying out to be layered in my opinion and I popped each layer up with stampin' dimensionals. I also cut out small sections on the side/edge of the DSP and use them on the envelope and inside the card. Using the adhesive sheets on the back of the DSP before you fussy cut the image out allows the to become a sticker and means adhering the image is a breeze.

My layered mandala image is adhered onto a layering circles die cut and it is on a painted textured embossed background. I have used retired Holiday Rhinestone basic jewels on the mandala image as they were the perfect colour and a touch of bling. I stamped a simple happy birthday sentiment from Cottage Rose stamp set.    


Close up


With envelope


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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Cottage Rose Cling Stamp Set (English) [159040] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $16.25	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $14.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $16.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00
Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $16.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Rings Of Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159939] $0.00	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels [150457] $10.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $15.75

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