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

Stampin' Up! Double Gatefold Hexagon Card featuring Bloom Impressions DSP and Heart Shaped Bundle

Double Gatefold Hexagon Card featuring Bloom Impressions DSP and Heart Shaped Bundle, both sale-a-bration products you can earn for free between now and February 28th.
I pushed myself to use these sale-a-bration products because I hadn't given them enough love (in my eyes) to use them to make this card for the upcoming engagement party my daughter is attending and I really love the card I created. What do you think of my efforts?


Close up


Inside card


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


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February Host Code: XTU3PEAB 

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Heart Shaped Bundle (English) [164953] $55.75	Cutest Cows Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162892] $42.00	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $20.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $15.75	Pretty In Pink A4 Cardstock [163794] $20.25	Pretty In Pink Classic Stampin Pad [163807] $15.75
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] $20.25	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $15.75	Shy Shamrock A4 Cardstock [163796] $20.25	Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin Pad [163808] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00
Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164944] $21.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] $61.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50

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Let's Craft Together Love Is In the Air Challenge - Friendly Seagulls Anniversary Card

 

Welcome to the Let’s Craft Together blog hop. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators in Australia. Each month, one person sets a challenge that we use for the blog hop. This month's challenge is a 'Love is in the Air' challenge set by Tracy Held.


I went with a different spin on the 'Love is In the Air' challenge this month and created an anniversary card featuring seagulls and hot chips! The Friendly Seagulls stamp set is one of the many free products can earn if you make a $100 purchase during sale-a-bration (January 7th - February 28th, 2025.) I've teamed the Friendly Seagulls stamp set with Mini Alphabet Dies, Stampin' Blends and Blending Brushes to create a beach scene. 


Close up


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. The Friendly Seagulls are not included as they are not available as a free item until January 7th.

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Cake Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164870] $37.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $20.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $15.75	Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154958] $19.25	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $19.25	Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161673] $19.25
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] $20.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $15.75	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663] $15.75	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674] $19.25	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $19.25	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] $19.25
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $14.00	Basic Beige Classic Stampin Pad [163806] $15.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Mini Alphabet Dies [162934] $54.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00

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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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Custom Order Engagement Card

With Valentine's Day here tomorrow, it reminded me I hadn't posted this custom order heart shaped engagement card. I was provided with the message for inside and other than a pink heart shaped card, it was up to me for the rest of the design.


Overhead view, with the card front closed


Inside card


If you would like to order your own custom order card, contact me for a quote. 

If you want to grab any of the products I have mentioned in this post, 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 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.)
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Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 


Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set [148726] $40.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper [140550] $8.75	Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack [140548] $14.00
Black Rhinestone Jewels [144639] $9.00

Personalised Wedding Card

Today's card uses a mix of Stampin' Up! products with my Silhouette Cameo machine to create a personalised wedding card. 
I cut a fine detailed design on my Silhouette for the black background floral panel and used Stampin' Up! products for the rest of the card. 


Close up
The black vinyl cut out very cleanly, and looks stunning with the black/white/gold combination don't you think?


The word Fahran was a customer's request on the front of the wedding card. If you would like your own custom order card made, e-mail me with your request. 


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


Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Metallic Pearls [146282] $12.25	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $61.00	Little Letters Thinlits Die [133730] $49.00

Stampin' Up! Wedding Card featuring Come Sail Away DSP

My daughter has a wedding to go to recently and I volunteered to make her a card. Knowing the bride was wearing a pink dress I tried to work that into the card along with a few other details. Here's what I came up with:


I thought the pink dress looked a bit plain on it's own so I added textured with the country floral 3D embossing folder and petal pink inkpad and sponge dauber. I also loved using a sheet of designer series paper from what your would call a traditional masculine pack of designer series paper (come sail away) but it is a more subtle pattern and almost looks like wallpaper in the background. The come sail away designer series paper is one of the 10 packs of paper that are available on the buy 3, get 1 free DSP special this month. The special ends on September 30th. If you would like to grab some come sail away DSP and some others, shop now 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.)
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Live in Australia? Click on the products below to purchase them today! 


Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper [149481] $20.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $13.00
Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00	So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] $15.25	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder [151823] $16.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Non Traditional Wedding Card

Recently my step sister, Faye got married and knowing she was having her trademark funky hair colour for the wedding I made her a less than traditional wedding card. Faye and her husband Chris are both really into tattoos and I tried my best to make a card that was "them". I found a design that spoke to me and I CASED it to the best of my ability. 

Photo from Instagram


My best attempt at a non traditional wedding card



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

Birthday Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141506] $30.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $30.00	Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set [143666] $47.00	Tea Together Cling Stamp Set [148779] $38.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Basic Black Dark Stampin' Blends [147941] $7.75	Basic Black Light Stampin' Blends [147940] $7.75	Smoky Slate Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [145055] $7.75
Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker [145054] $7.75	Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker [146877] $7.75	Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Marker [146876] $7.75	Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144579] $7.75
Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144580] $7.75	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $14.75	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $13.00	Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Marker [146883] $7.75
Light Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Marker [146881] $7.75	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.75	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Dark Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Marker [147032] $7.75
Light Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Marker [147031] $7.75	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488] $45.00
Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75	Journaling Pens [145480] $8.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Second Release Sale-A-Bration Products Available Now and a Happy Anniversary Card

To view the second release sale-a-bration brochure click here.

If you'd like a hard copy of the second release brochure and a sample of the country floral dynamic textured impressions embossing folder, e-mail me and I'll post one out to you (Australia Only).

Speaking of the country floral dynamic textured impressions embossing folder, I used it to make this textured anniversary featuring the tarnished foil technique.



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

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set [145788] $61.00	Well Said Cling Stamp Set [148796] $77.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $15.75
Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $14.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock [146993] $14.75	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140] $13.00
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $14.75	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [149698] $0.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $58.00	Petals & More Thinlits Dies [145655] $59.00
Classic Label Punch [141491] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $8.75	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $8.75

Stampin' Up! Die Cut Engagement Card

My cousin recently got engaged and what kind of card maker would I be if I didn't send her a card?

This card, unusually features no stamping but a lot of die cutting! I've used eclectic layers, sunshine wishes and swirly scribbles thinlits dies to create the card but boy it is an elegant card I think. Obviously, it wouldn't take much to make this into a wedding card either. 



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

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $14.75	Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock [133682] $14.75	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092] $13.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $8.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper [146338] $19.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies [143774] $50.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $45.00	Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies [141497] $45.00

Stampin' Up! Floral Phrases Tropical Escape Engagement Card

With the beauty of scheduled posts, I still have regular posts coming to you on my blog while I am away in Orlando, Florida at Stampin' Up! On Stage Live.
Isn't the blushing bride designer series paper from the tropical escape designer series paper stack amazing? I really like it as a subtle background for this silhouette engagement card.  


Inside card



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

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141767] $31.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $14.75
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00	Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916] $19.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Frames Elements [146906] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $8.75