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

Stampin' Up! You Are Amazing Birthday Card

Our thirty seventh colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "pretty peacock" from the 2019 - 2021 in colour collection. I have chosen pretty peacock, flirty flamingo and daffodil delight from the colour coach to work with today for my creation and I have also added in granny apple green.

I have made a striped background using strips of cardstock (in various widths) and adhesive sheets to hold the strips in place. I used the stitched so sweetly dies and happy dies to decorate the card front along with the you are amazing stamp set. A quick and simple card front yet it's bold and fun!


Inside card - I used the approaching perfecting stamp set stamped in memento ink


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! 

You Are Amazing Cling Stamp Set (English) [154534] $37.00	Approaching Perfection Cling Stamp Set [155282] $0.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Happy Dies (English) [152708] $52.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00

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Stampin Up Darling Donkey Cards with Free Instructions

Have you seen the sale-a-bration brochure with the Darling Donkey card samples? If not, you can see them here on pages 4 & 5.
Anyhow, I CASED all four of the cards and used products I had at home to recreate them.

Here's my take on them:

I've used darling donkey stamp set, brights designer series paper, stampin' blends and faux resin dots as my main products to work with. 

You're the best! card


I decorated the inside of all the cards, much the same as each another. With a basic donkey outline image (no colouring) and I used excess DSP to decorate the inside where possible.

Inside of the You're the best! card


Hee Haw! It's your birthday! card


Hey there, friend... It's your birthday! card


Hey there, friend card


I've even written up step by step instructions to share with you! In both cm and inches. 

Click here to download the PDF instructions for all 4 cards. 

There is less than one week to grab any sale-a-bration products including Darling Donkeys. Sale-a-bration products are free with any purchase of $90 or more. 

If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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


Darling Donkeys Cling Stamp Set [155264] $0.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $13.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $15.50
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $15.50	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.50	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $13.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	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
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $15.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Stampin' Up! Masculine Monday card featuring Suit & Ties Dies with Well Suited DSP & Approaching Perfection Stamp Set

I don't know about you but I never have enough male cards so on Mondays until I begin making Christmas cards (and do my Making Merry Monday cards) I am going to try and make a male card each week and I am calling it Masculine Monday! 

Here is my first Masculine Monday card. Featuring the suit and tie dies with the well suited DSP and approaching perfection stamp set.


Inside card - sentiment also from approaching perfection stamp set


Don't forget, sale-a-bration ends on February 28th! Less than one week to go to get your orders in and earn free product. 

If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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

Approaching Perfection Cling Stamp Set [155282] $0.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00
Pacific Point A4 Card Stock [116202] $15.25	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Well Suited 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154562] $20.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Suit & Tie Dies [154322] $56.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Stampin' Up! So Sorry For Your Loss Card featuring Heal Your Heart Stamp Set

The Heal Your Heart stamp set is perfect for sympathy cards (along with thank you cards and other occassions). It has very sweet and touching sentiments. I made a monochromatic sympathy card using the many layered blossoms die with the lovely sentiments from the heal your heart stamp set.


Inside card


Don't forget, sale-a-bration ends on February 28th! Only one week left to get your orders in and earn free product. 

If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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


Heal Your Heart Cling Stamp Set (English) [155291] $0.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	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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Stampin Up Corner Bouquet Wreath Thank You Card

The corner bouquet stamp set from Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration free product list makes a fabulous wreath card don't you think? With the stamp-a-rataus it was a simple card to make (and really quick as well.)


Inside card


I enjoyed making this card and wished I hadn't left it to almost the end of sale-a-bration to play with corner bouquet stamp set. Don't forget that sale-a-bration ends on February 28th!

If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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


Corner Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [155273] $0.00	Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25
Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $15.25	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper [152492] $20.00	Champagne Foil Sheets [144748] $8.75	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00

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Stampin' Up! Wedding Card with Beautiful Brushstrokes and Ornate Layers Dies

Our thirty sixth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "poppy parade" from the brights collection. I have chosen poppy parade, petal pink and shaded spruce from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I have used the delicate "beautiful brushstrokes dies" to create blooms for my card. I hadn't decided on the direction of my card other than I wanted to make flowers with my trio of colours. During my creation I figured it would be a beautiful wedding card for a wedding we are attending (hopefully) in less than two weeks. (I do say hopefully as in Victoria we are today finishing up the end of a 5 day lockdown and who knows what changes will happen with COVID!)

I have used poppy parade and petal pink in my blooms and have also added flirty flamingo as a transition colour and I used granny apple green and shaded spruce for the leaves. I also heat embossed leaves from forever fern in white stampin' emboss powder on vellum cardstock. I die cut a frame from ornate layers dies and stamped my sentiment onto a stitched rectangle die shape. My sentiment is also from forever fern stamp set. I randomly placed champagne rhinestone jewels on the basic white cardstock (except for some which are hiding an ink smudge but shhhhh don't tell!)


Close up of the lovely layers of the die cut blooms


Inside card - I typed my sentiment so it is all ready for the wedding day :)
 

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!

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $42.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $15.25
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Dies Beautiful Brushstrokes [154320] $59.00	Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $63.00	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $64.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $10.50
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00

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Creating faux resin dots

You may have noticed I use a lot of faux resin dots on my cards, I make them myself for minimal cost as I have mentioned before but haven't shown the images of my process. A great die to use is the garage gears die if you don't have a small circle punch as it makes various sized circles.

All I do it punch/die cut out the circles, and apply a decent amount of fine-tip glue on top.
You want a dome of fine-tip glue once you have applied it to the circle before it begins to dry. (As shown in the back portion of the below image.)

Faux resin dots in progress (circles all punched out and some with fine-tip glue pen applied)


Gorgeous grape faux resin dots waiting for the fine-tip glue pen to dry


As you can see for the first image, I tend to make quite a few dots at a time.

If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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


Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00

Garage Gears Dies [151812] $57.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00

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Stampin' Up! Many Layered Blossoms Birthday Card

Our thirty fifth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "pool party" from the subtles collection. I have chosen pool party, calypso coral and highland heather from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

For my card today I have used the many layered blossoms die, which is a favourite of mine. I love seeing how I can make it look different each time I use it.
Today, I fussy cut away the excess cardstock from the right hand side of the card so the inside of the card peeks through.
I've used the adhesive sheets to stick the many layered blossom die down with ease and stamped happy birthday from Zany Zebras. I've also cut very fine strips of calypso coral cardstock (that have adhesive sheets on the back) to highlight the birthday sentiment. I finished off the card front with pool party faux resin dots.


Close up - which shows the peek a boo section 


Inside card - I've used the you are amazing stamp set and hand drawn highland heather lines on basic white cardstock using a stampin' blend to create my own DSP.


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! 

Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set [152536] $33.00	You Are Amazing Cling Stamp Set (English) [154534] $37.00	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00
Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Many Layered Blossoms Dies [153582] $78.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00

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Stampin' Up! Advanced Chevron Fold with Flower and Field Designer Series Paper and Floral Gallery Dies

I'm a bit late blogging January's class cards as February's classes are already up running (we are using the Gilded Leafing this month) but it's a fun card to share. I focused on the Advanced Chevron fold and this is on of the cards everyone made. The other card was a variation of my Granny Apple Green card from the Colour Creations blog hop. 


Close up


Inside card


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post. 


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


Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $15.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155223] $0.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Playful Alphabet Dies [152706] $59.00	Floral Gallery Dies [154316] $59.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Boho Indigo Thank You Card

Our thirty fourth colour we are focusing on for the colour collections blog hop is "petal pink" from the subtles collection. I have chosen petal pink, soft suede and pear pizzazz from the colour coach to work with today for my creation. 

I have used the boho indigo product medley kit to create my thank you card this week but there is not a hint of blue in my card! I used the boho indigo stamp set for the vase (stamping in soft suede) and boho indigo dies for the leaves (cut and sponged edges in pear pizzazz). I've added in textured on my card with the painted texture 3D embossing folder (and it also adds the bulk of my petal pink colour along with some faux resin dots).


Inside card - I've kept the inside quite simple with a basic die cut leaf and a simple yet sweet thank you sentiment.  


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.

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

Massive Thanks Cling Stamp Set [152578] $38.00	Boho Indigo Product Medley (English) [153132] $122.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $15.75	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $12.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00

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