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

Stampin' Up! Pansy Petals 90th Birthday Concertina Card

My Grandmother turned 90th this month while we were in lockdown for the 5th time in Melbourne and sadly we still haven't been able to get together to celebrate her birthday (for the second year in a row). I made this concertina card for her and it uses the Pansy Petals DSP which is part of the DSP special. It is very similar to a 100th card I made a couple of years ago for my great aunt.  

The card is made from the thick cardboard that comes in the memories and more page protectors and measures just over 6" x 8" (when closed). When the entire card is open flat, it is over 1.8m long. The card has 90 years worth of history and facts including the population of Australia and Holland (where my Grandmother is from), when my Grandmother got married, her 5 children were born, the first/last grandchild was born and the first/latest great grandchild was born along with along with birthday wishes and large letters spelling out the word ninety.


Close up of the cut out pansy and leaves (from the DSP) which are on the inside front and back covers and also used to decorate the letters of N I N E T Y.


Don't forget about the DSP sale and grab select DSP packs at 15% off! Sale ends tomorrow at 11.59pm AEST.


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!


Pansy Petals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155807] $20.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $15.25	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $15.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00
Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $15.25	Polished Pink A4 Cardstock [155711] $15.25	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $13.00	Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155714] $12.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Building Block Pineapple Card

Today I have a building block pineapple birthday card to share. It's a birthday card for my SIL who is celebrating her birthday in a couple of days but we have her family birthday celebration tonight.


Card open


I used the retired little letters dies for the words "wish big" and on the left and right panels either side of the wish big is where i am going to write my birthday wishes.

Close up of the pineapple on the front panel


This allows you to see the texture I created with the daffodil delight ink and sponge dauber and by adding the crushed curry cardstock behind the daffodil delight die cut. 

If you grab the timeless tropical bundle for $90.75 you can make a card very similar to mine. Instead of using the tropical oasis DSP you could make your own DSP with the pineapple stamp from the timeless tropical stamp set (or purchase the coordinating DSP for an extra $20.) Either way, you would earn a free level one sale-a-bration product with your purchase and you could choose the "sending your thoughts" cling stamp set like I used on my birthday card. 


Get FREE products when you SHOP, HOST or JOIN during sale-a-bration. 
All sale-a-bration details here.

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! 


Timeless Tropical Bundle (English) [153811] $90.75	Sending You Thoughts Cling Stamp Set (English) [152297] $0.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $15.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $20.00	In The Tropics Dies [151495] $61.00
Little Letters Thinlits Die [133730] $49.00

Stampin' Up! Your The Best Thank You Card

I made a thank you card for the kids of my daughters acroabtics team to sign for their coach and as there was 22 of them signing it, I went with a reasonably large card. It is 56cm x 24cm card all up and fit into a 15cm x 25cm envelope when it was collapsed.   



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! 


Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Gold Glimmer Paper [146958] $8.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.00	Top Note Bigz Die [113463] $37.95
Little Letters Thinlits Die [133730] $49.00

Stampin' Up! 100th Birthday Concertina Card

I had the lovely honour of making a very special card for my great aunt who turned 100 yesterday. My dad went to her birthday celebration in NSW and took the card up for me.


The "card" and I say that in inverted commas as the card itself is made from the thick cardboard that comes in the memories and more page protectors and measures just over 6" x 8" (when closed) and is a concertina card. When the entire card is open flat, it is over 2.3m long (it didn't fit on my table and I had to measure my kitchen table to give you that measurement!) The card has 100 years worth of history and facts inside it along with birthday wishes and large letters spelling out happy birthday. 


Most of the information (history and facts) is on the backside of the concertina card) so it isn't so overwhelming when you open the card but the first 17 years is on the 2 end panels of the front side of the card.


I choose to break up the words happy and birthday with some small balloons and kept to the same colour same colour scheme as I had been using through out the card. I used some retired die cut numbers to put a small 100 on the balloons in silver glimmer cardstock.


This card was definitely a labour of love to put together. From the research of all the information to the final assembly of the card but I certainly did learn a lot about Australian history in the process and I made what I think is a pretty WOW card as well.

Many of the products used on this card are retiring, if you want to grab any of them, the shopping list is at the bottom of the blog post, they products that are are on the the last chance list are are while stocks last. I'd suggest placing any orders for last chance products ASAP. 


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! 


Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set [148580] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252] $14.75
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $13.00	Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] $14.75	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $13.00	Powder Pink A4 Cardstock [144251] $14.75
Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147147] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	2017-2019 In Color 12" X 12" Cardstock [145453] $21.00	Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper [146331] $19.25
2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033] $26.25	Silver Glimmer Paper [146960] $8.75	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00
Berry Burst 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [145489] $12.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! 30th birthday card using products from Joyous Noel Suite

I love it when you can use products for more than what they were originally intended for. Like the Joyous Noel Suite. It is designed for Christmas but if you don't focus on the Christmas images in the DSP for example, the paper can be used year round. I used some of the DSP on the 30th birthday card I have to share in today's post. Not to mention, I also used the glimmer paper that is from the same suite. 



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! 

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $14.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252] $14.75
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $14.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.75
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Joyous Noel 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147816] $24.25	Joyous Noel 6" X 6" Glimmer Paper [147817] $26.00	Copper Foil Sheets [142020] $7.00
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50

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

Noah Concertina Card

My nephew just turned 4 and is loving recognising his name and writing the best he can. Knowing that, I had to put his name on his birthday card and went with my current favourite card style of the moment, concertina card.

The card front was basically CASED from page 21 of the annual catalogue. 

My spin on it

Stampin' Up! Materials used:  

Balloon Builders Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140645]

$28.00

Biggest Birthday Ever Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141508]

$45.00

Cucumber Crush A4 Cardstock

[138342]

$14.00

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

[138324]

$11.50

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[126951]

$11.50

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

$11.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$159.00

Wish Big Framelits Dies

[141476]

$45.00

Thirteen

My eldest son is now officially a teenager. To celebrate I made him this concertina card and whacked on 8 different stamp sets in 13 different colours/shades! Talk about a lengthy materials used list.

I often find male cards a struggle and this one was no different so I went with my favourite technique for teens, graffiti style.  

I used the fine tip glue pen as a replacement for crystal effects on the letters and it worked wonderfully. I cannot tell you how long it took to dry though as I tend to use these things use before I go to bed so I am not tempted "to touch and see if it is dry!"

Here's a close up of the "front" of the card

Stampin' Up! materials used:

Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140273]

$28.00

Timeless Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[140514]

$49.00

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141936]

$30.00

Confetti Celebration Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141510]

$44.00

Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[135347]

$49.00

Gorgeous Grunge Wood Stamp Set

[130514]

$43.00

Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Stamp Set

[137154]

$42.00

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141749]

$44.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[126978]

$11.50

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

$12.25

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$11.50

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

[138324]

$11.50

Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock

[108598]

$14.00

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad

[126952]

$11.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[126982]

$11.50

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

[126985]

$11.50

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$14.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

$11.50

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

[138323]

$11.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[126945]

$11.50

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

$14.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

$11.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$159.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

[141712]

$172.00

Baby Concertina Card

I had a custom order request for a baby boy card and I couldn't but help give a concertina card a go. I used the babies name "Patrick Eli" across the front of the card with the babies birth stats between his two names. I also left a blank panel at the end of the card to write a personal message. 
I rather enjoyed making this card and can see many more popping up on my blog in the near future. 

I didn't have a small enough "Congratulations" stamp for the front of the card, so I used my printer and stamped the nappy pin from "Something for Baby" to finish the congratulations panel off.
Card closed

Stampin' Up! materials used:

Something For Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[134030]

$38.00

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

$14.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$11.50

Marina Mist A4 Card Stock

[121682]

$14.00

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

[126962]

$11.50

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[131181]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Big Shot

[143263]

$159.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

[141712]

$172.00

Baby's First Framelits Die

[133735]

$41.00

Just Add Ink #318

This week over at Just Add Ink the challenge is to add something starting with "S". I went with strips (very subtle stripes) and sparkle for my Noel Christmas card. 
It was a very timely challenge as this card does double duty, my Just Add Ink entry and is also for my Christmas in July card making night which is this Friday. 

Stampin' Up! materials used:

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$14.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

[126976]

$11.50

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$14.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[126973]

$11.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[126966]

$11.50

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

$22.75

Gold Glimmer Paper

[133719]

$8.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$7.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$159.00

Big Shot Die Brush

[140603]

$19.00

Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies

[139667]

$49.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

[141712]

$172.00