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

Stampin' Up! Hello Card with Sweet Symmetry DSP from the Clearance Rack

I saw a starburst card on TikTok made by Megan Daves and it inspired me to use up some Sweet Symmetry scraps I had floating on my desk. I haven't made a starburst card in so long and I had forget how much fun they are to make. My scraps were 1 1/4" wide before I cut them in half but were too pretty to just throw away. I'm glad I had saved them as I just love my finished card. I even used the extra leftover pieces and patchworked a pattern on the envelope flap.
Did you know that you can still purchase Sweet Symmetry DSP from the Clearance rack at the amazing price of $8 for 12, 12" x 12" DSP sheets!

With envelope


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


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.)
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Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English) [158793] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $16.25	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $14.00
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] $16.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Sweet Symmetry 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155605] $20.00
Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $20.00

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Stampin' Up! Diagonal Joy Fold Card with Favored Flowers DSP

This is the second card made in the January techniques class that focused on the Diagonal Joy Fold cards. Here is the other card (in case you missed it). I again used sale-a-bration product, this time I focused on the Favored Flowers DSP. Which you of course can earn for free with an order of $90+ between now and February 28th, 2023. 

Today's card is very similar to yesterdays except I stamped the petal pink cardstock randomly with the words from Quiet Meadow so it wasn't so "empty" before adhering my fussy cut floral image and evening evergreen die cuts in place.   

With envelope


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!  

Fragrant Flowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [160454] $41.00	Fragrant Flowers Bundle (English) [160460] $85.50	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set [155082] $37.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $14.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Favored Flowers 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160833] $21.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Fragrant Flowers Dies [160459] $54.00

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Stampin' Up! Diagonal Joy Fold Card with Adorable Owls Stamp Set & Dandy Designs DSP

For this months techniques class I made Diagonal Joy Fold cards. (I'll show the second card tomorrow). The first card uses the adorable owls stamp set and the dandy designs designer series paper, both items you can earn for free with orders of $90+ between now and February 28th, 2023. It is a fairly easy, yet pretty wow card. My favourite kind of card to be honest. 


With envelope


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! 



Adorable Owls Cling Stamp Set (English) [160269] $33.00	Something Fancy Cling Stamp Set (English) [160416] $41.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $14.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.75	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $14.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $14.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] $15.75	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $16.25	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $14.00	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518] $15.75	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $15.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160836] $53.00

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Stampin' Up! Holly Berry Dies with an Alcohol Ink Background

I've been making lots of Christmas cards lately but not blogging them. Mostly because Typepad hasn't been playing nice of late so it has made blogging not fun and its lots more fun creating when you are in the crafting zone. 

This Holly Berry card was made by creating an alcohol ink background with Stampin' Blends on vellum and Isopropyl alcohol. When doing this technique you never get the same look twice! I created a frame for the card using stitched rectangles use the Holly Berry Dies over the alcohol ink background featuring mossy meadow and old olive cardstock with distressed gold speciality paper. 


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


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! 

Leaves Of Holly Bundle (English) [159608] $90.00	Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English) [159871] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $16.25	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $14.00	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.75
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] $15.75	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $16.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $14.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $16.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $14.00
Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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Stampin' Up! Wonderful World Birthday Card

I had a quick play with the wonderful world stamp set (a sale-a-bration level 2 stamp set which also comes with a pack of 12" x 12" DSP) and came up with this birthday card. My card has tone on tone stamping in the background and markers direct to rubber on the basic white cardstock. I've used the distressed gold speciality paper for the first time and I love how it lifts the card. I will certainly be using that again for sure. 
 

With envelope


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


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!


Wonderful World Bundle (English) [159918] $0.00	Cottage Rose Cling Stamp Set (English) [159040] $44.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $14.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $16.25
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $16.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159237] $8.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $52.50	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50

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Stampin' Up! Calypso Coral Alcohol Ink Blended Background with Stampin' Blends

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, calypso coral. 
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.


This week, I have chosen calypso coral, cherry cobbler and old olive from the colour coach to work with. 
I have created an alcohol ink background using stampin' blends on vellum. I have kept the card very simple as to keep the focus on the alcohol ink background. I have die cut a floral image from meadow dies and adhered it on top of the vellum which is held in place behind a frame created with stitched rectangles dies. The card front is finished off with champagne rhinestone basic jewels.

Envelope - a strip of vellum to match the alcohol ink background

Inside card - I have created a strip of vellum with the alcohol ink background and adhered the same floral image from the card front 


Up next we have Tina Gillespie. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous calypso coral creations 2021, 2020 & 2018.

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

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $16.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $14.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154892] $15.75
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] $15.75	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $16.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $15.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Meadow Dies [155852] $67.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50

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Stampin' Up! Blackberry Bliss Corner Flip Birthday Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Blackberry Bliss.
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.


I have chosen blackberry bliss, calypso coral and daffodil delight from the colour coach to work from this week. 

For my card today, I have created a corner fold card again after making one a few weeks ago for parakeet party and I've used the brilliant wings dies for large focal images. I have a cloud design in the background so it looks like the butterflies are fluttering in the sky. I have randomly placed rhinestone basic jewels around the card along with the brushed brass butterflies. I have coloured the brushed brass butterflies in silver using a Sharpie as they fit my card design better than the original brass colour. I have also used some retired silver foil to create an inlaid design to highlight parts of the butterfly.

Close up

I continued the cloud design over the front of the envelope


Inside card


Up next we have Christine Blain. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous blackberry bliss creations 2021, 2020 and 2018.

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

Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) [151595] $37.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $16.25	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $14.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $14.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $16.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $16.25
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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Stampin' Up! Biggest Wish Camouflage Background Birthday Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Bermuda Bay
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.
This week, I have chosen Bermuda Bay, Soft Sea Foam and Garden Green from the colour coach to work with. I have used the camouflage technique and my three chosen inks (Bermuda Bay, Soft Sea Foam and Garden Green) to create my background. I stamped the Happy Birthday stamps from Biggest Wish stamp set on a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock for a simple yet bold sentiment. I finished off the card front with some retired Coastal Cabana resin dots that I coloured over with my Bermuda Bay stampin' blends.   


With envelope - decorated with a small strip of camouflage background

Inside card - A small strip of the camouflage background, sentiment from whiskey business stamp set and some more of the Coastal Cabana resin dots colour with Bermuda Bay stampin' blends


Up next we have Theresa Gerrard. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

Check out my previous bermuda bay creations 2021, 2020 & 2018.

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

Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052] $30.00	Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set (English) [152550] $34.00	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $16.25	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00
Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $16.25	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $16.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $14.00
Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.75	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $18.00

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Stampin' Up! Tahitian Tide Daisy Garden Just a Note Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Tahitian Tide.
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.


This week, I have chosen Tahitian Tide, granny apple green and daffodil delight from the colour coach to work with.
I have also teamed these colours up with the daisy garden background stamp and the spotlighting technique. I coloured the spotlighting circle in with stampin' blends, die cut it out using layering circles dies and raised the image up with stampin' dimensionals. The sentiment is from flowing flowers from the January - June mini catalogue, which I stamped onto Tahitian Tide cardstock and shadowed with basic black cardstock (and also raised up with stampin' dimensionals). I used my dark granny apple green stampin' blend marker to colour pearl basic jewels and used them to decorate my daisy garden background. 


Close up


Inside the card, I stamped a portion of the daisy garden stamp in Sahara sand. I only repeated this element on the envelope. 
I went for no sentiment inside the card, so the just a note, will work for any occasion. 

Envelope


Up next we have Catherine Proctor. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

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

Daisy Garden Cling Stamp Set [155079] $39.00	Flowing Flowers Cling Stamp Set [157880] $44.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $14.00	Tahitian Tide A4 Cardstock [159262] $16.25	Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] $14.00	Tahitian Tide Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [159221] $15.75
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.75	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $16.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $14.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $61.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $10.50

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Stampin' Up! Parakeet Party Corner Flip No Occasion Card

Hi and welcome to another round of the colour creations blog hop. It's been a while for me so I am excited to be back creating these lovely ladies. 
For this weeks blog hop, we are focusing on the colour, Parakeet Party. 
If you remember, from previous years I like to work with the color coach Stampin' Up! provides to add a challenge to my card creations.
This week, I have chosen parakeet party, coastal cabana and poppy parade from the colour coach to work with.

For my card today, I have created a corner fold card and used the lovely summer shadows dies for the large bold floral images (and the small coastal cabana flower inside the card). I have used the inlaid embossing on the large flowers and also left some with just the outline image. I've also used the stitched greenery die to create the parakeet party background. Basic rhinestone jewels helped complete the card. I have left the card with no sentiment both on the front and the inside so it can be used for any occasion. 


Inside the card


Up next we have Sharon Davern. I can't wait to see what she is sharing.

If you have find a broken link on the blog hop, the master list for the blog hop can be found here.

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

Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Parakeet Party A4 Cardstock [159260] $16.25	Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad [159208] $14.00	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $16.25
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $14.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Summer Shadows Dies [156618] $60.00	Stitched Greenery Die [155451] $56.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25

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