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

Stampin' Up! occasions catalogue card swap featuring Geared Up Garage bundle

To mark the beginning of the new occasions catalogue I joined with 8 fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators and we each made 9 cards and traded designed for our displays to share with customers and our teams. Here's my card:

 
I used one of my favourite techniques for the background which is similar to faux silk. I used the brown paper that comes with our Stampin' Up! orders and a glue stick and made a textured background. Isn't the texture it creates amazing? You can create a similar texture by using a brown paper lunch bag. Just make sure you scrunch it up into a ball first and flatten it out before adhering it to cardstock.


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Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle [150610] $84.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker [145054] $7.75
Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144595] $7.75	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $14.75	Dark Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Marker [146879] $7.75
Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.75	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $7.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00

Stampin' Up! High Tide Retirement Card

I am sharing a card I made for my husbands work collage who recently retired at 72! I thought it was only fitting to share while I was away at On Stage in Orlando and have yet to return home to Melbourne. Speaking of On Stage, if you'd like to see some updates, drop by my Facebook business page for snippets of my day. 


I didn't have the right stamps (or enough time to individually stamp letters) so I cheated and printed a sentiment on my computer for the happy retirement sentiment onto the balmy blue cardstock. I used the water image from high tide stamp set in pacific point which helps make the water look realistic doesn't it? 

Inside the card, the verse reads: 

We're so sorry that you're leaving us,
but you've earned the right to take,
the time to put your feet up,
and enjoy a well-earned break!

Wishing you all the very best from all your friends & colleagues.


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High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006] $45.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $14.75	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $13.00
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $14.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Up & Away Thinlits Dies [142748] $50.00

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. 

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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 - #11 Cherry Cobbler

Our eleventh colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is cherry cobbler from the regals collection. I have chosen cherry cobbler, night of navy and soft sea foam from the color coach to work with today.


With my chosen colours today I made a shirt, tie and jeans combination for my card. It would also make a great fathers day card (if you obviously left off the happy birthday sentiment). Speaking of the happy birthday sentiment I was unsure where to put it and eventually decided on making it a clothing label on the shirt (the classic label punch made that super quick to do).


As you can see from my graphic, I used have used three different techniques on todays card.

The designer denim technique features Stampin' blends and is how I used night of navy in today's card and it was created by Teneale Williams. I love how it really does make the paper look like denim.
I'll have another post up soon featuring the marble technique (we used it on our team ATC's recently) and it was for me, a perfect way to bring soft sea foam into the card via the tie (with cherry cobbler accent marbling.)
Finally, I created textured on the belt to make it resemble leather by scrunching and crumpling basic black cardstock.

Inside the card (which I kept quite generic as at this point I hadn't decided if I was making a fathers day or birthday card)


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

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Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set [145519] $30.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.75	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00
Night Of Navy Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144039] $7.75	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.75	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119788] $6.50
Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $14.75	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $7.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $7.75	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00

Stampin' Up! Retiform Techniques Class

June's technique class was retiform technique. All classes attendees made 2 cards and a sample piece which is stored in a Memories & More album.

Card 1

Card 2

To see what other classes I have coming up, click here.


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Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $61.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $14.75	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $14.75	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00
Grapefruit Grove A4 Cardstock [146995] $14.75	Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00
Petals & More Thinlits Dies [145655] $59.00	1/4" Copper Trim [144179] $10.00

Stampin' Up! St Kilda AFL Punch Art Card

Previously I made a Hawthorn Punch Art card for a reader of my blog and she requested another one but to feature St Kilda this time. For my international readers, the card features a player playing for an AFL (Australian Football League) team (called St Kilda Saints).


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Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517] $35.00	Birthday Wishes For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145742] $21.00	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	Call Me Clover A4 Cardstock [146992] $14.75
Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad [147139] $13.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $11.50	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $14.75
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609] $31.00

Stampin' Up! Male Spinner Birthday Card featuring Birthday Wit

Today's post is showing off a spinner card I made using a digital print (for the car) and simple cutting of cardstock to complete the rest of the card. 

It's the first time I have ever used two sets of coins on a spinner card, but only one set was making the car slant one way or another!


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Birthday Wit Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145753] $33.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Wild Wasabi A4 Card Stock [111850] $14.00
Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959] $11.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Up & Away Thinlits Dies [142748] $50.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00

Stampin' Up! Male Card Class featuring True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

The true gentlemen suite certainly makes masculine cards pretty quick and simple. I love the mix of the blue (night of navy) and green (tranquil tide) together. It certainly throws the old saying of "blue and green should never been seen except with a colour in between" out the window!
I made these 2 cards quickly and so did my ladies who attended the class.

Card 1

Card 2

Can you see yourself having a play with this product suite? Get your own true gentleman products online now.

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Five For All Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143784] $35.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252] $14.00
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [144085] $11.50	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $14.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $11.50	Marina Mist A4 Card Stock [121682] $14.00
Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad [126962] $11.50	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.75	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Male Theme ATC's

Each month I am joining fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators in my team and we are making ATC's based on a theme. 10 themes for the 10 years that I will have been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for (in September 2017). The theme for August was "Male". 

In case you missed the previous months posts about my team ATC's they can be found here:
Summer
Holiday
Flowers
In Colors
Winter
Punch Art

If your interested in joining my Stampin' Up! team and getting a chance to join in demonstrator activities like this ATC swap and more, click here to contact me or visit here to join now.


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Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976] $11.50	Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250] $14.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [144086] $11.50	Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] $14.00
Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] $11.50	Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper [144147] $21.00

Stampin' Up! Wiggle Wires Techniques Class

August's technique class was making wiggle wires to create an element on your card to move. All classes attendees made 2 cards and a sample piece which is stored in a Memories & More album.
Check out the video to see how the piggy moves with the wiggle wire in action.

Card 1


Card 2

To see what other classes I have coming up, click here.



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This Little Piggy Wood-Mount Stamp Set [143919] $49.00	Timeless Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set [140514] $49.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00	No Bones About It Photopolymer Stamp Set [138756] $45.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $14.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $11.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $14.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] $11.50	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00
Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $11.50	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $11.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945] $11.50
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957] $11.50	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $15.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [131263] $51.00
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Up & Away Thinlits Dies [142748] $50.00	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $38.00