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

Bright and fun Stampin’ Up! curvy edge birthday card with curvy dies and playful alphabet dies

Our twenty sixth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "merry merlot" from the neutrals collection. I have chosen merry merlot, melon mambo and daffodil delight from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I am getting the most from the curvy dies and again have used them to create a curvy edge card (my second one this week!) If you haven't already purchased the Quite Curvy Bundle or the Quite Curvy Variety Bundle you really must have another look at it. I've also used the happy dies along with the playful alphabet dies to create a bright and fun happy birthday card. The curved edge also helps add to the playful feel. The adhesive sheets are fabulous for adhering the finer details like the ballon string. I also used the foam adhesive sheets for the "happy" portion of the happy birthday sentiment. I have also used my faux resin dots to fill in some of the white space.


A bright and cheerful card for the young at heart


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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Well Said Cling Stamp Set [148796] $77.00	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
Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $15.25	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $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	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Happy Dies (English) [152708] $52.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Personalised Kids Birthday Card using Best Plaid Builder and Playful Alphabet Dies

Our twenty fifth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is melon mambo from the brights collection. I have chosen melon mambo, night of navy and basic gray from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 


I love how the melon mambo pops on the plaid background with the night of navy and the basic gray. The adhesive sheets made assembling this background very simple and I enjoyed creating a personalised card for my cousin's daughter. I created the large number 6 using my electronic die cut machine but you could also replicate it by printing out a number on a word processing program and cutting it out/tracing around it out on cardstock/cutting it out to get the same effect. I also added my faux resin dots on the card for more pops of melon mambo.


Close up


Inside card


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

Here is my card from 2018.

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Many Mates Cling Stamp Set (English) [152633] $40.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Best Plaid Builder Dies [152720] $77.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Colour Creations #24 - Mango Melody

Our twenty fourth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "mango melody" from the brights collection. I have chosen mango melody, garden green and flirty flamingo from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I have used the spring trio of colours to create a floral card featuring the many layered blossoms die. I love how this die can create many different looks. If you are a regular reader of my colour creations posts, you may have noticed I have used this die on 3 other cards yet I think it still looks unique when I use it again and again.
I have die cut the two layers of the die in the following colours: early espresso and mango melody in the fine thin layer and the other layer in flirty flamingo and whisper white. I cut garden green cardstock in both layers of the dies. I took some time to create the inlaid die cutting technique as I love the look it gives and it provides a stand out design on the mango melody designer series paper.
As the card front is quite bright and bold, I decided to have this card as a blank/no sentiment card and also left in the inside of the card reasonably plain as well.

Is this a die set, you can see yourself creating with?


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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Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Colour Creations #23 - Magenta Madness

Our twenty third colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "magenta madness" from the 2020 - 2022 in color collection. I have chosen magenta madness, mango melody and calypso coral from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

Magenta madness is a very bright colour and when paired with mango melody and calypso coral it certainly gives off a fluro vibe almost! For my card today, I have used the many layered blossoms die with adhesive sheets and I die cut it out in each of the three colours. I layered the die on shimmery white cardstock and cut it in half and reassembled it on a mango melody cardstock matt and layered it onto on a magenta madness card. I went with a simple Happy Birthday sentiment from "itty bitty birthdays" stamp set and raised it up on dimensionals and finished the card off with rhinestone basic jewels. 


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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Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $40.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock [153085] $15.25
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117] $13.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490] $20.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Colour Creations #22 - Just Jade

Our twenty second colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "just jade" from the 2020 - 2022 in color collection. I have chosen just jade, shaded spruce and calypso coral from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
I have created a layered background thank you card featuring the forever fern bundle, which comprises of forever fern stamp set and forever flourishing dies. I've stamped my leaf images in just jade and granny apple green and I've added in shaded spruce die cut leaves along with gold foil and calypso coral elements. I've also used the flowers for every season DSP, peaceful moments and massive thanks stamp sets. I used the Subtle 3D embossing folder on my whisper white background for some added texture before beginning all my layering. I've also added in some of my faux resin dots in gold and I popped up my thank you sentiment on stampin' dimensionals.


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Inside card


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Forever Fern Bundle (English) [154094] $94.50	Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $37.00	Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $15.25	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00
Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $20.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Colour Creations #21 - Highland Heather

Our twenty first 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 colour coach to work with today for my creation. 


For my card today I begun typing Happy birthday! on my computer filling the screen and printing it onto whisper white cardstock (Helvetica font, size 11, if you want all the details 😀) and I then used old plastic gift cards/store loyalty cards and dots of classic stampin' ink refills (on clear blocks) and swiped my three ink colours across the printed cardstock. I will mentioned that I have a laser printer, I am not sure if the ink will run/smudge if you have an inkjet printer.  
I die cut the letters to spell Happy Birthday in both basic black and silver foil to create a shadow effect when layered together and I finished off the card front with a matt of silver foil on highland heather card and with faux resin dots.


Close up


Inside card


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

Here is my card from 2018 in case you wanted to see how I used the colour swatch in another way.

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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	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25
Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147167] $6.50	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $15.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $13.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [115662] $6.50	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [105229] $6.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00
Happy Dies (English) [152708] $52.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Colour Creations #20 - Gray Granite

Our twentieth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "gray granite" from the neutrals collection. I have chosen gray granite, mossy meadow and blushing bride from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

Today I have tried to make an elegant sympathy card with a paper toile design. I have stamped the focal image in gray granite ink, 3 times and fussy cut the top two layers subtracting parts of the design each time. I stamped the sentiment also in gray granite ink and completed the remaining portion of the sentiment with a triple layered die cut also in gray granite cardstock. 
I used the lid of my blushing bride stampin' write marker (and the marker) to create delicate splatters randomly in my background of my whisper white card front and added faux resin dots to echo the random splatters.


Close up


Close up of the "paper toile" layers popped up with stampin' dimensionals


Inside card - I had another magnolia left (from stamping on the stamparatus) so I fussy cut it out and popped it up with stampin' dimensionals to create a basic paper toile effect much like the card front. I also added the same blushing bride splatters using the stampin' write markers only concentrated with the focus more on the bottom section of the card


Close up of 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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Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298] $63.00	Well Said Cling Stamp Set [148796] $77.00	Here's A Card Cling Stamp Set [149438] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $15.25	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $13.00
Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $15.25	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Well Written Dies [151816] $70.00	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Colour Creations #19 - Granny Apple Green

Our nineteenth 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, balmy blue and highland heather from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
 

For my card today I tried using the Playful Alphabet Dies for the number 16 but I felt that they were underwhelming and not giving a big enough "wow" impact.


I switched to a retired numerical die in a larger size and kept the Playful Alphabet Dies for the inside where I found it was better suited.
I used the chevron fold technique with the brights designer series paper on highland heather cardstock which also has the faux silk technique. A painted label die in gold foil with layering circle dies in whisper white finished with large number dies in balmy blue glimmer paper. I also added my faux resin dots in granny apple green in the background along with the "Happy Birthday" sentiment stamped in Memento onto a punched out classic label. 
 

Close up


Inside card - I continued the chevron fold on the inside of the card and used the Playful Alphabet 16 from the front of the card and stamped one of the sentiments from the "A Grand Kid". 
I made this card for my eldest daughter who's birthday is on Saturday. She has been saving up her money from working at Maccas  to buy herself a new iPhone and we are giving her some money as part of her birthday present hence why I went with the "money" sentiment from "A Grand Kid". 


This is my granny apple green card from 2018. I used the same colour combination as tonight, but couldn't find a way to work in the balmy blue. 


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

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A Grand Kid Cling Stamp Set (English) [152500] $37.00	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $40.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	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	Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper [153513] $8.75
Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00
Painted Labels Dies [151605] $61.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

Colour Creations #18 - Gorgeous Grape

Our eighteenth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "gorgeous grape" from the brights collection. I have chosen gorgeous grape, petal pink and cajun craze from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 
Here is my gorgeous grape card from 2018. 

For my card today I used the brick & motar 3D embossing folder and the Stampin' Cut Emboss Machine finished with a sponge dauber in cajun craze ink to create a realistic brick wall. I added a strip of basic grey cardstock to mimic a concrete top on the brick wall and vines from the butterfly beauty dies in granny apple green to look like a garden overgrowing the brick wall. I added the butterfly beauty double layer dies as my main focal image and stamped "Just thinking of you" from Many Mates stamp set.    To make the cloud background, I have a 12" cloud cardstock "die" I purchased a long time ago but you can make one using layering circles dies or circle punches overlapping. I used the cloud die and sponge dauber at different angles to create my card background. 


Finally after all that description, here is today's card...


Close up - I covered the gorgeous grape butterflies with wink of stella for added shine.


Inside card - I just got a new order with the "Here's a card" stamp set (purchased in the 15% off sale last week) and I wanted to use the "I made you a card because you're worth it" sentiment but it was smaller than I needed for my card (as my card measures 6" x 6" or 15.2cm x 15.2cm) so I typed my sentiment on the computer and used the fonts, Ballada and Helvetica Neue. 


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!  

Many Mates Cling Stamp Set (English) [152633] $40.00	Here's A Card Cling Stamp Set [149438] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $15.25	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $13.00
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.50
Butterfly Beauty Dies [151819] $68.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
Sponge Brayers [141714] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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