Stampin' Up! Australia: Claire Daly Independent Demonstrator Melbourne

Happy Holly Days Stampin Up Christmas Card

September 27, 2021

Hello friends. Time for another Christmas blog hop with the Art with Heart team. How is your Christmas card making going? There is plenty of time to get started and I hope the ideas we present each week are inspiring you.

Today's card features the cute little bird from Happy Holly Days stamp set, which is in the Stampin Up July to December mini catalogue. This stamp set also can be purchased in a bundle with a coordinating Holly Border Punch, but I have just used the stamp set today. View the punch and the products I have used today using the links at the end of the post.

I have watercoloured the bird, holly and berries using water painters, ink from the inside of my ink pad lids, and Fluid 100 watercolour paper. This set doesn't have any dies, so I fussy cut which was pretty easy using my paper snips. I attached some of the gold fabric holly leaves to the underside of the coloured holly, and then attached that all to the bird with a Dimensional, and the bird to a die cute Ornate Layers shape (in Very Vanilla). My base card is Garden Green, followed by a Crumb Cake layer which has been embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder.

My sentiment is from another set in the mini catalogue called Peaceful Deer. With all that has happened in the world this year, I really love this sentiment. Here's a closer look at the Happy Holly Days stamp set.

Now it's time to visit the rest of the Art with Heart team girls. Next up we have the lovely Christine Blain.

Thanks for checking in today. Have a great day,

Claire

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Posted at 07:58 PM in 2021 July to December Mini (Holiday Mini), Art with Heart Team, Art with Heat Blog Hops, Christmas cards and other papercraft projects., Heart of Christmas 2021, Watercolouring | Permalink | Comments (11)

Stampin' Up! Forever Blossoms, for Colour Creations: Flirty Flamingo

September 22, 2021

Today the Art with Heart Colour Creations girls are are playing with Flirty Flamingo, which is one of our mid pinks in the brights colour group.

I have a water-coloured card today, using the Forever Blossoms stamp set from the 2021 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. This is such a pretty blossom image don't you think? I have coloured the blossoms in Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo, which I think is more the colours of nectarine or plum blossom.

Using die cut shapes can really elevate your card design. I have used Ornate Layers Dies to cut out the water-coloured image, and the gorgeous Encircled in Beauty dies for the Flirty Flamingo piece underneath. You can view all the products I have used in today's card using the links at the end of the post. My base card is Gray Granite and I have stamped the same image on the top left and bottom right, in Gray Granite ink.

The sentiment I have used is from Best Year stamp set, which is also in the current Annual Catalogue. I stamped it onto a scrap of Fluid 100 Watercolour paper using Crumb Cake ink, trimmed it and used the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch on the end. I also lightly sponged the edges of the sentiment label with Crumb Cake ink using a sponge dauber. Champagne Rhinestones finish off my card.

Here's another look at my colour combination for today.

Now it's time to see what the rest of the team have created using Flirty Flamingo. Next up we have the lovely Theresa Gerrard. Enjoy the rest of the blog hop.

If you get lost along the way, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog as she has the list of everyone participating.

Thanks for visiting today and see you back here again soon,

Claire

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Posted at 07:58 PM in 2021 Annual Catalogue, Art with Heart Team, Art with Heat Blog Hops, Birthday Cards, Colour Challenges, Colour Combinations, Colour Creations Blog Hop, Coloured Images, Watercolouring | Permalink | Comments (11)

Stampin' Up! Evergreen Elegance and Painted Christmas for Heart of Christmas Week 12

September 20, 2021

Hello friends. I'm excited I found time to create on the weekend, so I could participate in this weeks Art with Heart Team blog hops. For Heart of Christmas this week, I am combining my favourite Evergreen Elegance stamp set, with Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper.

Measurements

If you would like to recreate this card at home, here are the measurements:

Base Card: C6 size top folding Evening Evergreen card (1/2 A4 sheet cut vertically and folded in half).
Base layer DSP: 7.5cm x 13cm piece of Painted Christmas DSP
Stamped DSP piece: 9cm x 11cm piece of Painted Christmas DSP which has a 2mm mat of Evening Evergreen cardstock around it.

All of the trees are stamped in Evening Evergreen, with some stamped off one or two times.

My sentiment is from Peaceful Deer, as I wanted a smaller sentiment, and I just love this one. It is stamped in Crumb Cake onto Shimmery White cardstock and cut out with the Double Oval Punch.

Here's a quick look at these products I have used today (shop them all using the links at the bottom of the post).

Evergreen Elegance Stamp Set

Painted Christmas DSP

Painted Deer Stamp Set

Now it's time to see what the other Art with Heart team girls have been making for Heart of Christmas this week. Next up we have our lovely Theresa Gerrard. Let's see what Theresa has made.

If at any time you find a broken link please head to the blog of this week’s host of The Heart Of Christmas Blog Hop, Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of all those participating.

Thanks for visiting our Heart of Christmas blog hop this week. Have a great day!

Claire

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Posted at 07:58 PM in 2021 July to December Mini (Holiday Mini), Art with Heart Team, Art with Heat Blog Hops, Christmas cards and other papercraft projects., Designer Series Paper | Permalink | Comments (12)

Quick and Easy Stampin' Up! Hand Penned Cards

September 15, 2021

I love being able to whip up quick and easy handmade cards. The Stampin' Up! Hand Penned Memories and More cards make creating a breeze as you can buy the pre-printed cards and envelopes (which are SO pretty), and then you have a range of perfectly sized cards you can play around with for elements on the card front.

Here are two cards I made quickly and easily using these products.

For my first card, I just trimmed down one of the 6x4" cards and added a Daffodil Delight mat either side. The sentiment is from Hand-Penned stamp set and I have used the Double Oval Punch with the sentiment. The embellishments I have shown on this one are the Genial Gems which coordinate with this suite perfectly (links at end of post to view products I have used).

For this one, I just added a Polished Pink Mat to the 3x4" card from the Hand-Penned Memories and More pack, and then cut one of the die-cuts from the Penned Flower Dies in half and adhered to the top and bottom before adhering it to the pre-printed card. My greeting is from Best Year sentiment set and I have used the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch on the label. It would even be beautiful without the die cut as the prints in this suite are so beautiful.

Here's a closer look at Hand-Penned Memories and More Cards (50 in a pack) and the pre-printed cards and envelopes (20 of each in a pack). You can view more information about each product using the links at the bottom of the post. Add these to your next Stampin' Up! order in Australia for some quick and easy cards.

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Thanks for checking in with me today. Have a great day.

Claire

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Posted at 06:55 AM in 2021 Annual Catalogue, Birthday Cards, Memories and More Card Packs, Quick and easy cards, Thankyou Cards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Stampin Up Blackberry Beauty 'Here for You' handmade vintage card

September 11, 2021

Hello crafters. I'm back with some crafty inspiration for your weekend with a card featuring the gorgeous Blackberry Beauty suite from the Stampin' Up! July to December mini catalogue. I love the lush opulent look of this suite, especially the beautiful foiled Blackberry Beauty DSP.

In addition to the earthy Early Espresso and Cinnamon Cider, the paper has Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry and Polished Pink. Then there is beautiful gold foiling. It also has a coordinating Ephemera pack.

My base card is Early Espresso, and I have added a Crumb Cake panel which I have embossed with the AMAZING Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder. If you love vintage you need this embossing folder. Before I embossed, I stamped one of the birds from the Beauty of Tomorrow stamp set, in Rich Razzleberry. I did another one on a scrap of Crumb Cake and fussy cut it then adhered over the top with Dimensionals.

I stamped the 'Here for You' sentiment onto one of the labels from the ephemera kit, and popped that up on Dimensionals over some coiled linen thread. The Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots really coordinate well with this suite, and were a great embellishment for this card.

Here's a look at the Beauty of Tomorrow stamp set I used on today's card (it also comes in a bundle). You can find all of the Blackberry Beauty suite of products HERE in my online store.

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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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You can view all the free gifts on offer HERE on my Saleabration page.

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There's also a fabulous joining offer on (and it's fine to join just for yourself) where you get to choose a free bundle from a selection of 12. The value of the bundles is up to $104, which means you end up getting up to $339 worth of product for just $169, plus you get free postage. Click the HERE or the button below for more information on this fabulous deal.

Have a fabulous day, and thanks for stopping by today.

Claire

Posted at 12:32 AM in 2021 July to December Mini (Holiday Mini), Embossing Folders, Friendship Cards, Get Well Cards, Sympathy Cards, Vintage Style | Permalink | Comments (1)