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Watercoloured Poinsettia 2020 Slimline Christmas Card using Stampin Up Poinsettia Petals

Hello crafty friends. Today I have another slimline card for you, a 2020 Christmas card using Stampin' Up! Poinsettia Petals bundle from the 2020 Stampin' Up! August to December Mini Catalogue. The whole Poinsettia Place Suite is so pretty!

Stampin Up Watercoloured Poinsettia Petals 2020 Christmas Card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

For my card, I started with a 21cm x 10cm slimline Crumb Cake card base and I added a layer of the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper. This has a luscious flocked design on vellum and is so pretty, plus adds great texture. I've added more texture by looping some Braided Linen Trim below where I planned for my flower and greeting to go.

Stampin Up slimline Poinsettia Petals 2020 Christmas Card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

To create my flower, I gold embossed the three different sized poinsettia's from the Poinsettia Petal stamp set onto Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (links below). I then spritzed with water and used then added watery ink from the lid of my ink pad (created this by dropping a couple of drops of water into the ink residue in the lid - just make sure you wipe with a paper towel when finished so you don't dilute your ink pad). Becuae the watercolor paper is wet, the colour quickly spreads and you get a random distribution of the colour. I love this messy watercolour look. I used tw colours on the flower, Real Red and Cherry Cobbler.

Handmade paper Poinsettia using Stampin Up Poinsettia Petals stamp set. 2020 Christmas card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

I layered these together with a Dimensional between each layer and the gorgeous Beaded Pearls (links below) as the flower centre.

Handmade paper Poinsettia using Stampin Up Poinsettia Petals stamp set. 2020 Christmas card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

Here's a closer look at the gorgeous Beaded Pearl flower centres. You get 18 pieces in a pack and they are approximately 1.3cm wide.

Stampin Up Beaded Pearls Poinsettia Flower Centres. Avaialble in my online store in Australia, 2020 August to December Mini Catalogue.I watercoloured some leaves from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set, and die cut some berrie sprigs in metallic brushed gold to add some bling. Love how all the layers look when they are put together.

Stampin Up Poinsettia Petals 2020 Christmas Card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia
Slimline cards are fun to make. There's a little more real estate to play with, but don't let that scare you. 

Stampin Up slimline Poinsettia Petals 2020 Christmas Card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

 

Here's a look at the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and the Poinsettia Place product suite (the items in the suite can also be purchased individually) from the Stampin' Up! 2020 August to December Mini Catalogue. Find all the products from this suite HERE in my online store.

Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set (also available in a die bundle for 10% discount).

Stampin Up Poinsettia Petals stamp set. Avaialble in my online store in Australia, 2020 August to December Mini Catalogue.Poinsettia Petals Bundle (10% discount)

Stampin Up Poinsettia Petals bundle. Avaialble in my online store in Australia, 2020 August to December Mini Catalogue.

Finally, here's the Poinsettia Place Suite. Each of these products can be purchased individually, but you can also purchase the whole suite together.

Stampin Up Poinsettia Place product suite. Avaialble in my online store in Australia, 2020 August to December Mini Catalogue.

You can find all the products I have used today in my Stampin' Up! Online Store, and all the individual products are linked at the bottom of the post. When you shop online with me in Australia, and use the monthly Host Code, you also qualify for a small thank you gift mid the month after your purchase. My customers love getting these little gifts in the mail. Here's the shop link (individual product links at the end of the post), and this month's host code. You can read about three ways to shop with me HERE.

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Free PDF Tutorial for a Stampin' Up! Triangle Fancy Fold World of Good Suite / Beautiful World Bundle Card

Today I have a card which would be perfect for the men in your life, someone about to go travelling, or even a graduate. It's a very cool Triangle Fancy Fold where you can make two cards to an A4 piece of card. I have used the World of Good Product Suite from the 2020-21 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

Fancy Fold Triangle card using Stampin' Up! World of Good Product Suite / Beautiful World stamp set and bundle. 2020 card by Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

This card is so simple to make, and I have provided all the measurements and step by step instructions in the downloadable PDF tutorial later in the post.

Fancy Fold Triangle card using Stampin' Up! World of Good Product Suite / Beautiful World stamp set and bundle. 2020 card by Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

The project used the gorgeous World Of Good Product Suite which is perfect for masculine cards and travel themed projects.

World of Good Product Suite Stampin Up. Perfect for travel and masculine themed projects. Availiable now in my online store in Australia. Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.Available in my online store in Australia.

I love the earthy colours and brass foiling in the World of Good Designer Series Paper. I think this is my favourite paper in the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

World of Good Designer Paper by Stampin' Up!. Availiable now in my online store in Australia. Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

The embellishments and stamped and die cut elements add lots of texture and interest to the card. The rectangle stamped panel folds up with the top triangle piece.

Fancy Fold Triangle card using Stampin' Up! World of Good Product Suite / Beautiful World stamp set and bundle. 2020 card by Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

The Beautiful World Bundle which is part of this World of Good Product Suite contains lots of great sentiments, images and die cuts.

Beautiful World Bundle by Stampin' Up!. Availiable now in my online store in Australia. Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.I particularly love these Antiqued corners and slides. The brushed bronze look really fits with the earthy vibe of the suite.

Antiques Corners and Slides by Stampin' Up!. Availiable now in my online store in Australia. Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

 

Download the FREE PDF Tutorial

I'm delighted to be able to provide the step by step instructions with measurements and pictures for this project for you to download here.

Download MWC21 Triangle Fun Fold Card PDF

You can find all the products I have used today in my Stampin' Up! Online Store, and all the individual products are linked at the bottom of the post. When you shop online with me in Australia, and use the monthly Host Code, you also qualify for a small thank you gift mid the month after your purchase. My customers love getting these little gifts in the mail. Here's the shop link (individual product links at the end of the post), and this month's host code. You can read about three ways to shop with me HERE.

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Stampin' Up! Mountain Air stamp set with ink blending for the sky and moon.

Today I have another version on an ink blended card I showed you last month. This one has different colours and I really like how they work together. It uses the Stampin' Up! Mountain Air stamp set from the 2020 Annual Catalogue and I have used Stampin' Up! sponge brayers to create the ink blending effect. There's also a bit of the Very Versailes Stamp Set in there, again from the 2020 Annual Catalogue.

Stampin Up Mountain Air and Very Versailles stamp sets. 2020 card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

I've created a video to show you how I achieved the ink blending and moon on this one.

I just love the Stampin' Up! Sponge Brayers for ink blending. They are really affordable and for just $14, you get two handles and 4 replaceable sponge heads.

Stampin Up Sponge Brayers. Available in my online store in Australia from Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

My colours for the brayering are Rich Razzleberry, Mango Melody and So Saffron. My base card is Crumb Cake, and I added a thin mat of Basic Black around the stamped layer.

Stampin Up Mountain Air and Very Versailles stamp sets. 2020 card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

To embellish my card, I have used Gilded Gems.  My sentiment and the stamping on the banner under the sentiment, are both from Very Versailles stamp set. I also used this for the leaves and branches at the top of the card.

Stampin Up Mountain Air and Very Versailles stamp sets. 2020 card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

 

Here's a closer look at the two stamp sets I have used today. First up, Very Versailles.Stampin Up Very Versailles stamp set. Available in my online store in Australia from Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

Then Mountain Air. This stamp set also has coordinating dies, and you can also stamp the solid for each mountain range shape using the reverse of the stamps. It's a fabulous set.

Stampin Up Mountain Air stamp set. Available in my online store in Australia from Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

You can find all the products I have used today in my Stampin' Up! Online Store, and all the individual products are linked at the bottom of the post. When you shop online with me in Australia, and use the monthly Host Code, you also qualify for a small thank you gift mid the month after your purchase. My customers love getting these little gifts in the mail. Here's the shop link (individual product links at the end of the post), and this month's host code. You can read about three ways to shop with me HERE.

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A simple Stampin' Up! Wishes and Wonder Christmas bundle Christmas card and all five made with this bundle, in one post.

Hey stampers.

Here's the last of the five of the Stampin' Up! Wishes and Wonder bundle Christmas cards I have made for Christmas 2020. Time to move onto some other suites. Before I do that, I wanted to showcase all five of the cards I have made with this bundle again. Let's start with today's card.

Create this Stampin Up Wishes and Wonder bundle Christmas card with easy instructions. Also features 'Tis the Season DSP. 2020 Christmas card by Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

I have used the 'Tis the Season Designer Series Paper for this card. This paper is fabulous as it coordinates with both Real Red and Cherry Cobbler for the reds, and with both Garden Green and Shaded Spruce for the greens. I really like the monotone small patterned designs too. I have used the Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce designs on this card. The paper pack is 6x6" and comes with 48 sheets (4 each of 12 double sided designs).

Create this Stampin Up Wishes and Wonder bundle Christmas card with easy instructions. Also features 'Tis the Season DSP. 2020 Christmas card by Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

To make this card you need the following pieces of Designer Series Paper:

  • 10.3cm x 14.5cm (attaches to the base layer)
  • 7cm x 11cm and adhered to a mat of cardstock 7.2cm x 11.2cm - this is the Shaded Spruce piece on my card.
  • 9cm x 2.5cm and adhered to a mat of cardstock 9.2cm x 2.7cm - this is the Cherry Cobbler piece under the sentiment.

The piece for the sentiment is 1.9cm (3/4") and I cut banners in the end using the new Banners Pick a Punch which is designed to cut banners both ways in strips of cardstock 1/2", 3/4" and 1".

Create this Stampin Up Wishes and Wonder bundle Christmas card with easy instructions. Also features 'Tis the Season DSP. 2020 Christmas card by Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.
The Reindeer (cut in Brass Foil Cardstock) and Shaded Spruce stitched shape are both cut from the North Pole Wonder Dies which are a part of this bundle. I finished the card off with some looped gold edged ribbon (from the All the Trimmings Ribbon Combo pack) and some gilded gems.

Create this Stampin Up Wishes and Wonder bundle Christmas card with easy instructions. Also features 'Tis the Season DSP. 2020 Christmas card by Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

You can find all the products I have used today in my Stampin' Up! Online Store, and all the individual products are linked at the bottom of the post. When you shop online with me in Australia, and use the monthly Host Code, you also qualify for a small thank you gift mid the month after your purchase. My customers love getting these little gifts in the mail. Here's the shop link (individual product links at the end of the post), and this month's host code. You can read about three ways to shop with me HERE.

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Here are the other four cards I have made for Christmas 2020, using the Stampin' Up! Wishes and Wonder bundle.

Card 1: Find the blog post on this one HERE.

Wishes and Wonder 2020 Christmas Card 1 of 5. Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

Card 2: Find the blog post on this one HERE

Wishes and Wonder 2020 Christmas Card 2 of 5. Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

Card 3: Find the blog post on this one HERE

Wishes and Wonder 2020 Christmas Card 3 of 5. Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

Blog 4: Find the blog post on this one HERE

Wishes and Wonder 2020 Christmas Card 4 of 5. Claire Daly Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

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24HR Stampin' Up! Stamp Sale this Wednesday 23rd September - 15% off stacks of stamp sets

Hello friends.

Stampin Up Stamp Sale September 23rd 2020

Stampin' Up! have just released details of an awesome 24HR Sale, this Wednesday 23rd September. There is 15% off a stack of sets. I wanted to give you details of which sets now, so you can check out if there are any on your wish list!

Download List of Stamp Sets on Sale 23rd September for 24HR

Here is the flyer page by page as well. You can click on each image to read it more clearly.

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Stampin Up Stamp Sale September 23rd 2020

Stampin Up Stamp Sale September 23rd 2020

 

You can place your orders on the day by:

Phone, text or email: I will be around between 8am and late to process these orders. My phone number is 04 1212 0498, and my email is [email protected].

Online via my online store: I am anticipating there will be a section of the online store dedicated to this sale and I will update this post with that link when it is live. Otherwise the link to shop online with me is below.

Here's the September Host Code and my online store link:

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Thanks for stopiing by today. Enjoy the sale,

Claire