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

Stampin' Up! Sympathy Card with Simply Zinnias Stamp Set

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, pretty in pink.

If you happen to like the new in colours, you can get four FREE in color products when you join Stampin' Up! in May. Contact me for more details. 

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 pretty in pink, blackberry bliss and smoky slate from the colour coach to work with. I have created a sympathy card using the stunning simply zinnia stamp set with the everyday details dies. I coloured in the zinnia with Stampin' Blends and used the partial die cutting technique to leave the stems of the flowers attached as I die cut the circle die. I ran the everyday details die through the my Stampin' Cut and Emboss on my pretty in pink cardstock so it wasn't completely plain. I also used another die from the same set for the sentiment which is from Something Fancy stamp set. I finished off my card with some pearls. 


With envelope


Close up


Inside 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! 

Simply Zinnia Cling Stamp Set (English) [163472] $44.00	Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416] $41.00	Thoughtful Expressions Cling Stamp Set (English) [162815] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00	Pretty In Pink A4 Cardstock [163794] $20.25	Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad [163807] $15.75
Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163824] $19.25	Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163827] $19.25	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $19.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $19.25	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $20.25	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $15.75
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $20.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Everyday Details Dies [162864] $60.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] $13.25

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Stampin' Up! Garden Gate Split Card with Simply Zinnia Dies

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this week's blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, petunia pop, the second of the newest in colours.

If you happen to like the new in colours, you can get four FREE in color products when you join Stampin' Up! in May. Contact me for more details. 

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 petunia pop, daffodil delight and old olive from the colour coach to work with. 

I have used the Simply Zinnia Dies and the Simply Said stamp set on my Garden Gate Split Card. If you are going to make your own Gate Split Card, make sure to use Basic White Thick Cardstock for extra stability. I inked the edges of each piece of cardstock of all the die cuts for added depth and dimension. The rhinestone basic jewels were the perfect finishing touch I think. 


Close up


Inside card - I made an extra flower (that mimicked the bottom flower as best as I could) and I tried to adhere it in the same place inside the card so it is hidden behind the gate when the card is closed


With envelope


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! 

Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] $30.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $20.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $15.75	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $20.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $20.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $15.75	Petunia Pop A4 Cardstock [163802] $20.25	Petunia Pop Classic Stampin Pad [163811] $15.75	Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] $20.25	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $15.75
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $19.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Simply Zinnia Dies [163479] $58.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50

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Stampin' Up! Attention Shoppers Cut and Flip Card

Hi, we are starting a new round of colour creations blog hops and I am trying to get back into the swing of my weekly colour creations cards again. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, peach pie.
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 peach pie, calypso coral and misty moonlight from the colour coach to work with. 

I have created a cut and flip card, I cut a section off the front of the card and I rotated that cut off piece 90°and adhered it back in place onto the card as the panel the shopping trolley/cart sits on and also has a faux silk panel for texture. On the flap I adhered a piece of Peach Pie Unbounded Beauty DSP which matched really well with the calypso coral cardstock. To bring in more misty moonlight onto my card, I added in card flap under the shopping trolley/cart. It is also a great place to put a gift card once the card is fully opened up (if I choose at a later date). I did choose to leave my card with no sentiment, although a birthday sentiment would work great with this card but I feel leaving it blank means if you need to cheer someone one up, this card is perfect.


Close up


Misty Moonlight card flap


Inside card


With envelope


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.

Stampin' Up! Brewed For You Birthday Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, crushed curry.
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 crushed curry, blueberry bushel and gray granite from the colour coach to work with. 

I'm trying to increase my stash of male cards and the colour crushed curry reminds me of beer in a frosted glass at the pub (not that I drink beer) but this is where this card started. Using the colour coach I choose my colour combination based on what I thought I could make work best with a glass (or rather 5 glasses of beer). Alphabet a la mode spell out the word "Happy" and the word birthday is from artistically inked stamp set.  


Close up


Inside card


With decorated envelope


Up next we have Theresa Gerrard. 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 crushed curry creations 2022, 2021, 2020 & 2018

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

Brewed For You Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159087] $32.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.50	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $17.50	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $15.75	Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock [146991] $17.50
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $17.50	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Brewed Dies [159092] $42.00	Alphabet à La Mode Dies [160750] $74.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25

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Stampin' Up! Happy Birthday Card with Faux Embossing Technique with Alphabet A La Mode & Wanted to Say Dies

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, coastal cabana.
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 coastal cabana, night of navy and gray granite from the colour coach to work with. 
I've used alphabet a la mode dies to create a numbered background for my happy birthday die cut circle to rest on. The adhesive sheets are a dream to work with for small dies cuts like these. Lots of layering and die cutting on this card and very little to explain but it does create the faux embossing technique which I have created many times before when making a tone on tone background. I did use stampin' dimesionals to pop up the happy birthday sentiment from the layer die cut circles for added depth. 


Close up


Inside card - I made use of the offcuts to decorate the inside panel along with some full size numbers to fill in the larger spaces 

With envelope - I used the leftover waste from die cutting the numbers to decorate the envelope


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.

Check out my previous coastal cabana creations 2020 & 2018.

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

Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English) [158793] $44.00	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $17.50	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $15.75	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $17.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $15.75	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $17.50
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Alphabet à La Mode Dies [160750] $74.00	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] $68.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25

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Stampin' Up! No Occasion Pansy Dies Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, calypso coral.
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 calypso coral, wild wheat and mossy meadow from the colour coach to work with today but I really wanted to use the pansy dies and needed to add in some extra colours so picked old olive and petal pink to complete the flowers/leaves. 
Lots of die cutting for this card and I made it plain and simple with no sentiment and rhinestone basic jewels for a small amount of bling. It took 10 passes with the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine to make this card so the adhesive sheets were extreanly handy to complete this card quickly once I had die cut and inked everything. 


Close up - I popped up the front daisy with stampin' dimensionals for added interest


Inside card


Decorated envelope 


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 calypso coral creations 2021, 2020, & 2018.

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

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $17.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $15.75	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $17.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75	Wild Wheat A4 Cardstock [161734] $17.50	Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad [161651] $15.75
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $17.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $15.75	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $17.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00
Pansy Dies [155680] $56.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50

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Stampin' Up! Herringbone Technique Birthday Card with Delightfully Eclectic DSP

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, cajun craze
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 cajun craze, misty moonlight and early espresso from the colour coach to work with. 

For my card today I have used the herringbone technique with cardstock strips in the three colours. I have used delightfully eclectic DSP, made my own cajun craze DSP (distressed glue technique) and I have used embossed strips of early espresso cardstock with the twisted rope 3D embossing folder. I did however flatten the early espresso cardstock after the embossing so it wasn't raised compared to the other papers I used, (I wanted the texture on the paper so it wasn't "plain").
I feel this colour combination and pattern makes a great male card which I always need in my card stash. 


Close up


Inside card


With envelope


Up next we have Theresa Gerrard. 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 cajun craze creations 2021, 2020, 2018.

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

Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $17.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $15.75	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $17.50	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $15.75	Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock [121683] $17.50
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161640] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Twisted Rope 3 D Embossing Folder [161545] $17.50	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00

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Stampin' Up! Triple Point Card with Wanted to Say Dies

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, blueberry bushel.
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 blueberry bushel, granny apple green and real red from the colour coach to work with. 

My original plan was to use blueberry bushel inkpad and a stamp set I haven't given a lot of love to but after opening my inkpad and discovering it was very juicy I changed my plans. These are my hands after cleaning my ink pad up. 

I opted for a simpler card design that required less stamping with a very juicy inkpad.

I made a triple point card with embossed panels using the timeworn type 3D embossing folder which are then matted in Granny Apple Green cardstock. The happy birthday sentiment is from the Wanted to Say dies and is mounted on a basic white Something Fancy die cut. Lots of dimensionals were used to raise up the Happy Birthday die, the Something Fancy die and also the cross point of the triple point card. I finished the card front off with a few basic rhinestones. 
The blueberry bushel carsdtock inside the card is stamped with blueberry bushel ink for a tone on tone look using the "book spiral crayon rubbing" stamp from Gorgeously Made stamp set. I didn't stamp any sentiments inside the card to leave as much room as possible for writing a birthday message.  


Close up


Inside card


With envelope


Up next we have Caroline Manwaring. 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 blueberry bushel creations here.

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

Gorgeously Made Cling Stamp Set (English) [161193] $42.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $17.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75	Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock [146991] $17.50	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138] $15.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $17.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $19.25	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] $68.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25

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Stampin' Up! Double Point Card with Shaving Cream Technique and Gorgeously Made Dies

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, blackberry bliss.
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 blackberry bliss, lemon lolly and fresh freesia from the colour coach to work with. 

I probably write this time I do the blackberry bliss colour challenge... blackberry bliss is one of my least favourite colours (along with cajun craze) and both of them stayed with the colour refresh we had earlier this year! I rarely ever use this colour and to be honest on when it matches DSP or comes up in one of my cardstock swatches. 
I have created a Double Point Card and made my own DSP with Shaving Cream Technique, and also used the Gorgeously Made Dies. I embossed the background lemon lolly cardstock with Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and used the Something Fancy Dies for the leaf from Gorgeously Made Dies to rest on. The sentiment is from Inked & Tiled stamp set.     

Close up


Inside card - I kept the inside quite simple with a strip of shaving cream DSP and another die cut leaf


With decorated envelope - again another strip of shaving cream DSP 


Up next we have Theresa Gerrard. 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 blackberry bliss creations 2022, 2021, 2020 & 2018.

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

Inked & Tiled Cling Stamp Set (English) [161158] $47.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.50	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $17.50	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $15.75	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [133648] $8.75	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $17.50
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $15.75	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [155612] $8.75	Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock [161729] $17.50	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666] $15.75	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [161671] $8.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Gorgeously Made Dies [161202] $56.00	Something Fancy Dies [160424] $49.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $19.25	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50

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Stampin' Up! Masterfully Made DSP This or That Cards with Nature's Prints

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, berry burst.
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 berry burst, coastal cabana and daffodil delight from the colour coach to work with. 

I have made a fractured/faux shutter card for todays Berry Burst blog hop. I started off with the happy birthday card and wasn't loving it (I think because it was so white with the strips and the centre panel) so I made a second version and added in coastal cabana strips and a daffodil delight matt and love that so much more. I think it pops and adds the wow I was wanting. I didn't want to pull apart the first card and ruin it and be left with no card so I thought you may like to see a little of my crafting thinking process of how when it doesn't quite work for me the first time round, how I add to a card (or in this card re do the entire card) till I am happy with it. 
I used Masterfully Made DSP and the floral image is from Nature's Prints stamp set. I coloured the flower in with daffodil delight stampin' blends and used a retired coastal cabana resin dot in the centre of the flower. The sentiment is stamped on a banner from Gorgeously Made dies. 

This or that? Which do you like better?


Inside card - cards are the same inside 


With envelope - envelopes are the same so I only photographed with my preferred card



Did you know that there is a 24 hour stamp set on today? It ends at 11.59pm this evening but you can purchase the Nature's Prints stamp set, Inked & Tiled stamp set and Something Fancy stamp set and ANY stamp set from the annual catalogue that is not a host stamp set for 15% off! 

Also, don't forget about Bonus Days. For every $90 you spend in an order, you'll earn a $9 coupon code that you can redeem in August.

Up next we have Theresa Gerrard. 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 berry burst creation here.

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

Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English) [158793] $44.00	Inked & Tiled Cling Stamp Set (English) [161158] $47.00	Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416] $41.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.50	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $17.50	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $15.75
Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] $17.50	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $15.75	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $17.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $15.75	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Masterfully Made 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161192] $21.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Gorgeously Made Dies [161202] $56.00

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