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

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #31 Mossy Meadow

Our thirty first colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is mossy meadow from the neutrals collection. I have chosen colours from all over the color coach to work with today. I have used pear pizzaz and coastal cabana (both in the watercolored background), flirty flamingo, rich razzleberry, mango melody and mossy meadow all in the die cuts. It appears, the only colour from the colour coach I haven't used is so saffron! 


Like I mentioned last week, that the well written framelits from the occasions catalogue are a new favourite of mine and I couldn't help but use them again this week on my card. At this stage, I have left the inside of the card completely blank other than a flirty flamingo matt with a whisper white panel to write on. When I have worked out what occasion the card is being sent for I will finish the inside of the card. With the "hello friend" sentiment on the front of the card, the inside can be used for many different occasions I think. It could be for a birthday, a thinking of you, get well soon, miss you or a whole list of others I haven't even listed.




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

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Well Said Cling Bundle [150609] $132.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $14.75	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131160] $6.50	Coastal Cabana Classic In Color Stampin' Ink Refill [131164] $6.50	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $14.75	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.75
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $14.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #30 Mint Macaron

Colour creations blog hop is back after a break for the Christmas holidays. Our thirtieth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is mint macaron from the subtles collection. I have chosen mint macaron, real red and pumpkin pie from the color coach to work with today.


For today's card I have used one of the fabulous FREE stamp sets available during sale-a-bration when you spend a minimum of $90 and teamed it with my favourite new framelits from the occasions catalogue, well written framelits (it you needed to know the name.)  Expect to see me use these framelits a lot more!


Inside card


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! 

Hello Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set [149714] $0.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $64.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] $14.75
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $14.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $19.25	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Well Written Framelits Dies [148534] $70.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #26 Lovely Lipstick

Our twenty sixth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is lovely lipstick from the 2018 - 2020 in color collection. I have chosen lovely lipstick, pineapple punch and basic grey from the color coach to work with today.
I've used the fun colour combination today to create a camera birthday card. Perfect for the selfie tween and teen birthdays my kids go to. The envelope punch board came in handy to create the base of my camera. I started with a piece of basic gray cardstock 12cm x 8cm (4 3/4" x 3 3/16") and the envelope punch board. I made a tab at the top by lining up the cardstock (the left hand side) 3.8cm (1 1/2") and punched (then I flipped the card over and repeated it on the other side to create an even tab.) Trim off the excess cardstock using paper trimmer and round the corners (if you wish). I added a strip of 5cm (2") wide designer series paper for added colour.  


Inside card


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

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

Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [147067] $30.00	Birthday Wishes For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145742] $21.00	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $35.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $14.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00
Dark Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends Marker [147028] $7.75	Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock [146993] $14.75	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $13.00	Pineapple Punch A4 Cardstock [146994] $14.75
Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad [147141] $13.00	Dark Pineapple Punch Stampin' Blends Marker [147030] $7.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Broadway Bound Speciality Designer Series Paper [146277] $24.25
1/2" Circle Punch [119869] $10.00	Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $8.75	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00
Window Sheets [142314] $8.75	Envelope Punch Board [133774] $32.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #24 Highland Heather

Our twenty fourth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is highland heather from the subtles collection. I have chosen highland heather, melon mambo and pumpkin pie from the color coach to work with today.


This week I have a card using the fabulous hostess stamp set artfully folded which is found on page 228 of the catalogue in the just for hosts section of the catalogue. Did you know if you host a party with minimum $250 in sales (or place an order of $250+) you earn a minimum of $25 stampin rewards? These stampin' rewards can be spent on ANYTHING but I used them to purchase the artfully folded stamp set for $17!


I kept the inside of the card simple as the sentiment used on the outside could be used for various occasions 

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! 

Artfully Folded Photopolymer Stamp Set [146806] $17.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $13.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $14.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $14.75
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $14.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #22 Grapefruit Grove

Our twenty second colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is grapefruit grove from the 2018 - 2020 collection. I have chosen grapefruit grove, merry merlot and pool party from the color coach to work with today.


I mixed grapefruit grove and pool party with the angled backgrounds technique to come up with todays card. I threw in falling flowers and graceful garden stamp sets along with some gold foil and a merry merlot die cut to complete the card. 


Close up


Have you made a card with the angled backgrounds technique before?

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! 

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139556] $35.00	Graceful Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143849] $33.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $64.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.75
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $14.75	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00	Grapefruit Grove A4 Cardstock [146995] $14.75
Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $13.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #21 Granny Apple Green

Our twenty first colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is granny apple green from the brights collection. I have chosen granny apple green and highland heather from the color coach to work with today. I couldn't make balmy blue work with the other colours I have chosen so I left it out.


I used serene garden stamp set mixed with stampin' blends and the happy birthday thinlets for my card, keeping it very simple and finishing it off with basic rhinestone jewels. A touch of wink of stella on the butterfly adds a tiny bit of bling. 


I have been quite busy of late and it was late at night when I finished this creation (not long before this blog hop) and I sadly didn't make the time to decorate the inside. Now that I have packed up the supplies, I have to go back and finish the inside of the card. Lesson learned, decorate the inside no matter how busy you or (or how late at night it is!)

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! 

Serene Garden Photopolymer Bundle [148395] $73.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $14.75
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274] $15.50	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $14.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00
Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147276] $15.50	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #20 Gorgeous Grape

Our twentieth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is gorgeous grape from the brights collection. I have chosen gorgeous grape, early espresso and granny apple green from the color coach to work with today.

I made today's card for my eldest daughters birthday (she turned 14 last week) and when thinking of what to make for her card, a mobile phone (cell phone) was top of my list. Her mobile is always close by (and if she is not on that it's her laptop!) Teenagers! 

I made a shaker panel for the mobile phone portion of the card and again used the retired large number framelits. Don' forget the numbers from the broadway bound speciality designer series paper are a great substitute when you need numbers (except I needed larger numbers for my phone image.) I stamped the background with buffalo check in gorgeous grape for some added interest as well. A simple happy birthday sentiment (from picture perfect birthday stamp set) punched out with the classic label punch completed the greeting and finished off the card nicely.


Close up (to see the rest of the bits in the shaker panel)

To create your own mobile phone shaker card, cut a 11.3cm x 6.6cm (4 7/16" x 9/16") rectangle and cut out a 8.7cm x 5.7cm (3 3/8" x 2 1/4") approx. 1cm (3/8") from the top. Mat it on a 12cm x 7.2cm (4 3/4" x 2 3/4") rectangle. Round all the corners if you wish.
Use punched circles to create a button at the bottom of the phone (I used a 3/8" circle and one from the owl punch, sadly both retired Stampin' Up! punches). 

To complete the inside of the card, I googled and found a verse that had words about Facebook and Twitter but Nikki doesn't use those. I modified it to read what she does you and included this inside the card:
"I thought about texting you, snapchatting you or tagging you on Instagram, but some things are better the old-fashioned way… so I emailed you instead!"
Made both her and I giggle and she appreciated my lack of social media tagging. 

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!  

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $30.00	Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147794] $26.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $14.75
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $14.75	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $14.75
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $14.75	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $13.50	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75	Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916] $19.25	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Sponge Brayers [141714] $14.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #19 Garden Green

Our nineteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is garden green from the regals collection. I have chosen garden green, early espresso and so saffron from the color coach to work with today.

The colour colour garden green really stumped me for a while this week. Everything I was thinking off had green as the minority and not the focus and I kept on dismissing idea after idea. Eventually I settled on stamping a buffalo check pattern and decided to add in some lines with stampin' write markers to bring in the early espresso and so saffron and make my own DSP. I still had no idea what I was going to do with my DSP other than I was going to use it on my card some how!

After abandoning my card for a while, the John Deere logo/colours came to me. They were close to the colours I was using and I decided to try and make a punch art tractor to work with my DIY background paper. I went with a quick and easy typewriter sentiment for simplicity to complete the card.


To recreate the punch art tractor, these are the following punches (or substitutes) I used:
Letter “L” from large letter framelits for the seat (so saffron)
Letter “T” from little letters thinlets dies for the steering wheel (retired) (early espresso)
4cm x 3.5cm (1 10/16” x 1 3/8”) rectangle for the tractor body (cut the left hand side off with paper snips and round top right hand corner off) (garden green)
Layering circles framelits for the wheels (except the smaller so saffron circle is the 3/4” circle punch and [retired] 3/8” circle is used for the very centre of the wheels) (early espresso and so saffron)
Classic label punch for the back panel and roof section (garden green)
0.6cm (1/4”) strip of cardstock for the chimney cut on the trimmer and cut on an angle with paper snips (early espresso)

Inside card


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! 

Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147794] $26.00	Birthday Wishes For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145742] $21.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $14.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $14.75	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $14.75	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $52.50
3/4" Circle Punch [119873] $21.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00
Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712] $172.00

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #18 Fresh Fig

Our eighteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is fresh fig from the 2017 - 2019 in color collection. I have chosen fresh fig, melon mambo and soft sea foam from the color coach to work with today.


I made a 60th birthday card for my dad's wife and thought she would love the fun, vibrant colours with a touch of bling. This past weekend we got together with family and friends to celebrate a belated 60th birthday for Maggie (as Dad and her were travelling around Australia on her actual birthday).

Maggie (with her white chocolate mud cake) at her first birthday party (which I didn't know until afterwards that she had never had a party before!)


Ronda Wade was the original creator of today's fancy fold card. Score the 5 1/2" x 12" designer series paper at 1 3/4", 4 3/4" & 7 3/4"

I added a piece of 1 3/4” x 5 1/2” soft sea foam designer series paper [from the Tranquil Textures pack] to the front of my card to fit with my colour coach colour combination (which I later trimmed to 1 1/2” wide [so it was a little more in keeping with the size of the fresh fig panels])


Close up of the card front


I know I have used the retired big shot numbers, if you don't have those and were wanting to recreate this card, the broadway bound speciality designer series paper does have some numbers you could cut out and use. I was just wanting some large numbers for this special birthday. 

As the card is a tri fold card, I included the happy birthday verse on the second panel (as I wasn't sure what to put there for a long time!)


Inside card


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! 

Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Bundle [148321] $72.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $14.75	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00
Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [147144] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $14.75	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331] $19.25	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop - #17 Flirty Flamingo

Our seventeenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is flirty flamingo from the brights collection. I have chosen flirty flamingo, merry merlot and soft suede from the color coach to work with today.

With todays colour combination I created a paint chip or colour block background using my chosen colours from the colour coach as the base of my card. It's difficult to see, but I also ran the background layer through the big shot using the subtle dynamic textured impressions embossing folder to create a very subtle texture. With my base layer created, I added additional elements (stamped and punched out shapes and die cut wording) on top of the background. I finished the card off with the saying "to you" on whisper white cardstock with flag ends typed on my vintage typewriter.


Close up


To create my two tone sentiment multipurpose adhesive sheets were a big help! 
I used a piece of scrap paper and a piece of multipurpose adhesive sheet and adhered the merry merlot and flirty flamingo cardstock to the scrap cardstock. Then I used another piece of multipurpose adhesive sheet on the back of my scrap paper so I could adhere my die cut shape to my card front.

Inside card


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

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

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set [143669] $30.00	Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [147067] $30.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $14.75	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00
Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $14.75	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.75	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $17.00
Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00	Daisy Punch [143713] $31.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets [144106] $17.00