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

Stampin' Up! Holly Berry Dies with an Alcohol Ink Background

I've been making lots of Christmas cards lately but not blogging them. Mostly because Typepad hasn't been playing nice of late so it has made blogging not fun and its lots more fun creating when you are in the crafting zone. 

This Holly Berry card was made by creating an alcohol ink background with Stampin' Blends on vellum and Isopropyl alcohol. When doing this technique you never get the same look twice! I created a frame for the card using stitched rectangles use the Holly Berry Dies over the alcohol ink background featuring mossy meadow and old olive cardstock with distressed gold speciality paper. 


Close up


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.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?


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

Leaves Of Holly Bundle (English) [159608] $90.00	Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English) [159871] $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	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.75
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $15.75	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $16.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $14.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $16.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $14.00
Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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Try it Thursday #24 - Triple Diamond Point Card with Trees for Sale Stamp Set & Tree Lot Dies

I was cruising 'round Facebook the other day and saw this cracker of a card that fellow Aussie SU demo Linda Dalke made and I fell in love with it. I did my best to recreate her card and added it onto a Triple Diamond Point card for some added wow. The card uses Trees for Sale stamp set from the July - December mini catalogue and it also coordinates with the Tree Lots dies that are available as a sale-a-bration freebie if you spend $180+. Sale-a-bration freebies begin on orders from $90+.

A tip that saved on die cutting the caravan many times over, I used a sharpie (black and silver) to colour in the caravan tyre and jockey wheel so I didn't have to keep on die cutting the caravan many times over.  

My card measures 6" x 6" so I made a custom envelope to suit and of course I had to decorate the envelope, along with the inside of the card. 


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.)
FAQ regarding hostess code?

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


Trees For Sale Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159785] $39.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $16.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $14.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $16.25	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $14.00
Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $14.00	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $16.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $14.00	Starry Sky A4 Cardstock [159264] $16.25	Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [159212] $14.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $16.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $14.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $16.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $16.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $14.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $16.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Tree Lot Dies [159938] $0.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75

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Another Stampin' Up! Whimsy & Wonder Front Panel Gate Fold 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 end of November!
You may have found me via Rachel Woollard's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

I again, have another Front Panel Gate Fold Card to share this week. I have gone with a pink, wintry theme this time and again used the stunning whimsy and wonder speciality DSP. I have also used a hint of mint macaron cardstock, blushing bride cardstock and snowy white velvet sheets along with silver foil and delicate baubles dies. I typed my sentiment "May your season sparkle" and printed straight onto mint macaron cardstock. I also printed wording onto blushing bride cardstock and they line the side panels. 


Close up, shows the typed panel which reads "May your season sparkle" (same as the sentiment)


To write on the card, I have attached a panel on the backside and adhered a small portion of the snowflake die cut (that I used on the card front). If I feel I need more room to write, I will add more panels on the left and right hand sides. 


Up next we have Sharon Davern (who gifted me the measurements for today's card). 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! 

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $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	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Snowy White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Velvet Sheets [156405] $8.75
Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156329] $26.00	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Delicate Baubles Dies [156383] $61.00
Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Stampin' Up! Whimsy & Wonder Front Panel Gate Fold 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 end of November!
You may have found me via Catherine Proctor's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

For my card today I have made a Front Panel Gate Fold Card. Many thanks to fellow SU demo Sharon Davern for sharing the measurements with me. (You will see her lovely creations after as she has the master list for tonights blog hop).

I have used the stunning whimsy and wonder speciality DSP for my card today along with mint macaron cardstock and Christmas tree dies. I have kept the basic colour scheme very simple, just mint macaron, soft succulent, silver foil and a tiny pop of blushing bride.
I love that the pattern on the front and back of the DSP worked so beautifully with each other. It made whipping this card up very simple. To echo the trees on the white paper, I have used the Christmas tree dies on my centre panel. I typed my Merry Christmas sentiment as I didn't have a sentiment the right size and printed straight onto blushing bride cardstock.


Close up


To write on the card, I have attached a panel on the backside and adhered a tiny little tree as well. If I feel I need more room to write, I will add more panels on the left and right hand sizes.
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! 

Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $15.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $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	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
Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Christmas Trees Dies [156339] $61.00	Messages Die [154422] $59.00
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! 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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Stampin' Up! Peaceful Prints Pocket 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 Sharon Davern's blog. If not that's ok! Hi and welcome! 

My card today is a CASE from fellow SU demo, Libby Fens in Canada. Her original design is a double pocket card but I have only made mine a single pocket today.
I have scored my DSP and adhered it to a real red card base, and then die cut out the layering circles dies from basic black cardstock and gold foil. They are adhered together and popped up with stampin' dimensionals. A reindeer has been fussy cut from the Peaceful Prints DSP and adhered onto the layered/scalloped circles. Stampin' Up! also sells a deer builder punch for $31 that coordinates perfectly with this DSP and a stamp set in the July - December mini catalogue but I don't own it (hence the fussy cutting). I have heat embossed a sentiment from Be Jolly sentiment and used stampin' dimensionals to pop that up as well at the bottom right of the card. Brushed metallic adhesive-baked dots have finished the pocket card off. You will notice, I have fussy cut out another reindeer and used it to decorate the insert. I have also used additional DSP to cover the back flap of the envelope. 


With the insert pulled out


Close up


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	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $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	Peaceful Prints 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156628] $0.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $31.00	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $15.75

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