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

Stampin' Up! Twisted Ribbon Birthday Card with Artistically Inked Bundle

For my techniques class this month I featured the Twisted Ribbon technique. This is one of the cards made featuring artistically inked stamp set, expressions in ink DSP (retiring) and stitched greenery die.


Here's a slightly different angle


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post.
Please note, some products may not be available due to being on the Last Chance List and may have sold out. 


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!


Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] $15.25
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Pale Papaya A4 Cardstock [155669] $15.25	Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad [155670] $13.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Artistic Dies [155371] $61.00	Stitched Greenery Die [155451] $56.00
Messages Die [154422] $59.00	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $31.00	Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464] $26.00

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Stampin' Up! Tea Bag ATC's with Whiskey Business Stamp Set

These are some ATC's I made a while back. I found this in my drafts but I figured it was still worth sharing. The background of the ATC's (the cinnamon cider panel) is covered with a tea bag. In the one on the left, I have used the faux silk technique and scrunched the tea bag up for added texture when adhering it where as when adhering the tea bag on the right I laid it down completely flat. I personally prefer the added texture but like seeing the contrast of the two next each other. 


If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned, I have included a shopping list at the end of the post.
Please note, some products may not be available due to being on the Last Chance List and may have sold out. 


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! 

Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set (English) [152550] $33.00	Gorgeous Leaves Cling Stamp Set [153365] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $15.50
Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083] $15.25	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114] $13.00	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Stampin' Up! Happiest of Birthdays Stitched Stars Birthday Card

My kids have been going to A LOT of birthday parties lately especially 17ths and 18ths and I have been whipping up birthday cards like no tomorrow. This is one of the cards I made for a friend of Nikki's. Her request was to use MANY stars. How do you think I did? 

I stamped the basic white background with the star stamp from the Christmas Whimsy card kit in smoky slate ink. I added flecks of ink in balmy blue, granny apple green and highland heather onto the basic white background also so it wasn't so stark before adding the star die cuts. To complete the card I added the sentiment from happiest of birthdays and some random adhesive stars that have since retired that I found in my stash. 


Side view


Both the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set $33.00 and Stitched Stars dies $66.00 $39.60 are on the Last Chance product list. I am really going to miss the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set, it is probably one of my most favourite birthday stamp sets ever. Do you have a favourite birthday stamp set?

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!

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Christmas Whimsy Card Kit (English) [158166] $33.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $13.00
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00
Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00
Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $52.50	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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Free Shipping April 21st

On Thursday, April 21st from 12.00am till 11.59pm AET Stampin' Up! are offering FREE shipping on orders $65 or more.

Available on all products but great timing to take advantage of the last chance products sale for the 2021 - 2022 annual catalogue. 

Click here to shop now or call me on 0407 353 325 if you'd like help placing your order.

Remember to use the April host code when shopping online, if your order if over $75 for a thank you gift from me.

Stampin' Up! Last Chance Product List from the 2021 - 2022 Annual Catalogue

The last chance list has been released for the annual catalogue. 

Shop the sale here in my online store

Download the PDF list

All retiring products are while stocks lasts.

Increased Shipping Costs

Starting from 1st April 2022, standard shipping and handling rates will permanently increase by $1 to $6.95 or 6% (whichever is greater)

Stampin’ Up! has not initiated a cost increase to shipping and handling charges for well over a decade, even with many years of the business’s shipping-related costs steadily increasing. In fact during my time as a demonstrator (almost 15 years)  there has never been a price increase at all.

Despite Stampin' Up's best efforts to manage shipping and handling costs without increasing their associated fees for us, the acceleration of shipping and handling cost increases over the past two years has exceeded their ability to continue subsidising without this increase. 

Stampin' Up! collect less in shipping and handling fees from you and demonstrators than they pay to support these services. This change is about Stampin’ Up! not losing money at an unsustainable rate—not about making more money. This adjustment is consistent with the responsive shifts many companies have had to make in the continued global supply chain crisis.
If anyone has any questions about this then please feel free to reach out to me.

We have also been made aware that in the new catalogue, which goes live in May 2022, there will be some small price increases as well. 

Stampin Up Artfully Layered Triple Point Card

One of my favourite new bundles from the January - June mini catalogue is the Artfully Layered bundle. I used the stamp set and dies, which are available to purchase as a bundle at a 10% discount and a couple of other products to create todays card. If you purchase the artfully layered bundle at the moment, you also qualify to get a level 1 sale-a-bration product for FREE. 

This was one of the cards made in my January techniques class. February techniques class had to be postposed due to my house being in iso with my husband getting COVID, then we got out and then we were back in iso again as my youngest daughter got COVID. My eldest daughter is the only one to not have caught COVID and I am still not 100% so haven't rescheduled February dates yet.  

Overhead shot of the 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! 


Artfully Layered Bundle (English) [157761] $92.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $15.25
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.50
Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Artfully Composed 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157750] $20.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder [156505] $17.50

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Stampin' Up' Collage Stamping ATC with Friends Are Like Seashells

Late last year I took part in our team ATC swap and made some Collage Stamping ATC's featuring Friends are Like Seashells stamp set. Totally inspired/CASED by this card. I got a pile of lovely stamped ATC's back in return (my favourite part) to be honest.


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! 


Friends Are Like Seashells Photopolymer Stamp Set [154368] $45.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $13.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00

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Stampin' Up! Friendly Hello Best Wishes Card

I was unsure where to start with the friendly hello DSP when I received it so I turned to the sale-a-bration catalogue for inspiration. The cards shown below are from the 2022 Sale-A-Bration brochure, page 13 ©2022 Stampin' Up!®.


My card today is a CASE of the one in the centre, with the wording "You have my love and support".

I stamped the friendly hello DSP with the friendly hello stamp set and fussy cut the DSP before adhering it onto vellum cardstock. The vellum cardstock has been layered onto striped DSP which I inked the edges using sahara sand ink. I layered the DSP onto pool party cardstock and adhered it all onto fresh freesia card base. A stamped sentiment from artistically inked and die cut in layered circles dies along with rhinestone basic jewels finished off the card front. 

Stamping the floral images in pool party on basic white and an offcut of the striped DSP finished off the inside of the 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! 


Friendly Hello Bundle (English) [159990] $0.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $13.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $13.00	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $15.25
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
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

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Product stock update for sale-a-bration and more

Just a bit of a product stock update for you.


Flowering fields DSP now in stock (January - June mini catalogue) 
(only the New Horizons DSP is still out of stock from the January - June mini catalogue now and expected try week of Jan 31)


Sunshine rainbow DSP is now in stock (available for free with a $90 order)

Island Vibes, Driving By, Catching Butterflies stamp sets (Due in the week of Jan 24

Daffodil Afternoon DSP (due in the week of Jan 31)

Basic Gray ink pad (due in the week of Jan 24) 

Tailor Made Tags Dies (due in the week of Feb 7)