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

Stampin' Up! Rooster Card Featuring Labeler Alphabet

I am going to begin this post with a disclaimer. 

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I was asked to create a custom order birthday card featuring two roosters with the wording "big black cock". This is what I created.

Apparently, the recipient loved it.


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Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $35.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.75	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	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Blends Cheerleader Shaker Cards

I was asked to make two cheerleader birthday cards for a pair of 7 year old twins. Not owning any cheerleader products, I used a set of digital stamps to create these cards and coloured them in with my Stampin' Blends. I didn't blend any of the colours, just used the Stampin' Blends like I would my stampin' write markers but they leave no streak marks and are fabulous not to mention easy to colour in with. Not long now till you can order them again (and in new colours as well!)

Purple cheerleader

Pink cheerleader

I tried to make the cards the "same" but different. How do you think I did?


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Crumb Cake Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144581] $7.75	Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981] $14.00	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $11.50	Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144602] $15.50
Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock [141423] $14.00	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $14.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $11.50
Calypso Coral Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144042] $7.75	Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock [116203] $14.00	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad [126956] $11.50	Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604] $15.50
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $15.50	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Springtime Foils Speciality Designer Series Paper Baby Card

I was asked to make a baby card for a friend to give to a work colleague who is having a baby soon (sex unknown). I was a little stumped trying to work out what to make that didn't feature much pink or blue. I finally decided to use the springtime foils speciality designer series paper that is a free sale-a-bration product with $90 purchase and use my brayer to colour the white cardstock to so saffron.

A close up of the letter panels featuring stitched shapes framelits and moon baby stamp set coloured in with stampin' blends

Have you got your springtime foils speciality designer series paper for FREE yet (with any $90+ purchase.)


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Moon Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143085] $35.00	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $14.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $11.50
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $15.50	Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144595] $7.75	Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144586] $7.75
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper [147193] $0.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712] $172.00

Stampin' Up! baby shower card featuring large letter framelits dies

Nothing says baby shower card more than a stork don't you think?
Knowing that the upcoming bubs is a boy I made use of a blues and greens to create the stork card.

I used Mayton font for the "A new baby is coming" with the word baby skipped and die cut using the large letter framelit dies from Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack. 


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

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $14.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $11.50	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $14.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $11.50
Marina Mist A4 Card Stock [121682] $14.00	Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad [126962] $11.50	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $11.50
Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] $14.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack [144193] $17.50
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712] $172.00	Up & Away Thinlits Dies [142748] $50.00

Stampin' Up! Adding Texture with Embossing Blog Hop

Welcome to another Art with Heart Team blog hop where we are focusing on creative projects by adding texture with embossing. Embossing can add a lovely dimension, and with our wonderful Stampin’ Up! products, we can create many different looks. These include heat embossing using embossing powder, dry embossing using our textured folders or by adding embossing paste!

You may have come to my blog from Alisha Watson. Blog hops are full circles, so start blog hopping here and and the end of my post (and everyone else's) there is a link to the next post.

On my card today, I have used two types of embossing. I have used embossing paste to create the clouds with dimension in the background and I have also heat embossed the brads (which are the centre of the owl eyes). Did you know that you can change the colour of your embellishments with embossing powder? All you have to do is dip the brad (in this case) into the versamark ink pad, then dip the brad into the embossing powder and heat set the embossing powder using a heat tool. If you find that one coat isn't enough, once the brad has cooled, repeat all the steps again until you are happy with the coverage. Using tweezers certainly makes holding the brads a lot easier!


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Click to visit Rachel Woolard's blog and see what she has to share today. 
If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:
1.  Alisha Watson
2. Ros Davidson
3. Rachel Woollard
4. Sharon Davern
5. Kate Morgan 
6. Catherine Proctor
7. Caroline Manwaring
8. Monika O’Neill
9. Tina Gillespie
10. Leanne Mitchell
11. Rachel Palmieri

Stampin' Up! materials used:
Stamps: Painted harvest, star of light, confetti celebration
Inkpads: Early espresso, chocolate chip, soft suede, crumb cake, sahara sand, emerald envy, garden green, lemon lime twist, soft sky, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, versamark
Cardstock: Early espresso, chocolate chip, soft suede, crumb cake, emerald envy, garden green, lemon lime twist, soft sky, pumpkin pie, whisper white
Punches: 1" circle, 3/4" circle, 1/2" circle, leaf
Accessories: Embossing paste, pattern party decorative masks, palette knifes, big shot, seasonal layers thinlet dies, early espresso stampin' write marker, metallic enamel shapes, heat tool, mini silver brads (retired), white stampin' emboss powder, fine tip glue pen
Font: Bradley hand

Stampin' Up! meets Hello Kitty and Happy Birthday Thinlet

I've made today's card as a custom order for a Hello Kitty* lover.

I love the way the card turned out with the large Hello Kitty and what I love even more is that I found another use for my Happy Birthday thinlet. I don't know why it had never occurred to me before but if I take my scissors to the paper die cut (after it has come out of the big shot), I can have happy birthday in not one, but two styles! 

Original die cut

Cut apart Happy Birthday
* Hello Kitty file was downloaded from Ruth Nixon.

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Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock [111850] $14.00	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $11.50	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $14.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $11.50	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] $11.50	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Happy Birthday Thinlits Die [143700] $35.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

Stampin' Up! Foil Frenzy Speciality Designer Series Paper Handbag

I had lots of fun making a custom order, large handbag birthday card with a pocket for a gift card or something else nice and small. Ideal for a teenager or an adult who loves fashion/shopping etc.

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

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250] $14.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $11.50
Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper [144125] $21.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00