Art With Heart Team March Creative Showcase: Monochromatic Cards

Welcome to the March Art with Heart Stampin' Up! Team Creative Showcase. This month the Art With Heart Team are featuring Monochromatic cards, that is cards that only use different shades of the same colour. This is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate the wonderful range of Stampin’ Up! colours across our inks, papers and embellishments that can be combined to produce the amazing monochromatic samples we have to share with you. To be honest, I found this quite challenging as I am so used to creating with multiple colours.

Here's what I came up with using Rooted in Nature stamp set from the Annual Catalogue. I didn't realise my sentiment wasn't wonky until I edited the pictures, so another post photo correction (I'm on a roll the last week!).

This card is for a lovely man, who lost his wife of 50+ years last week. His wife was a lovely lady, with family values that I admired greatly, I can't imagine his feeling of loss, but I hope my words provide comfort in the months to come.

Here are the steps I took to make my card:

1. I started with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock 10cm x 14.3cm.
2. Using a Stampin' Sponge, I started lightly building up colour by spongeing in a circular motion. I started with Soft Sea Foam at the top, then Pear Pizazz and then Old Olive. I wanted the look of a hill which is why I sponged on an angle in a soft curve.
3. As I was spongeing and going over the edges, this also provided some ink definition on the edges which I liked.
4. Using an aquapainter, I squeezed a little water from the nib onto some scrap cloth, then flicked the excess off as I didn't want the drops too large. Then I flicked a couple of times onto the sponged piece to create the droplet effect.
5. I stamped the tree from Rooted in Nature once in Mossy Meadow, and then again without reinking.
6. My words are stamped in Old Olive onto some scrap Shimmery White which has been lightly sponged,
7. Finally I tied a little linen thread around the bottom of the card and secured with tape on the back.
8. I then adhered the whole cardfront onto a base Mossy Meadow card.

Before I made the card above, I came up with this one for my Monochromatic card. I wasn't 100% happy, so I made another card, but thought I would post this one too. I think I would use it as a retirement card for a male perhaps? 

This card uses the Timeless Tropical bundle. I have used Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Early Espresso.

Now it's time to visit the rest of the Art with Heart team participants, and see what they have come up with for the monochromatic theme. The next person is the lovely and talented Michele Taylor.

If you have a broken link or have come to this blog hop midway, you can view all the participants below:

Rebecca Jacovou

Tina Gillespie

Kate Morgan

Sharon Davern

Vicki Boucher

Catherine Proctor

Rachel Woollard

Andrea Sargent

Caroline Manwaring

Claire Daly

Michele Taylor

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a happy week, 

Claire

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Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock

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Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

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Linen Thread

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Stamping Sponges

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Aqua Painters

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Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

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The Holiday Catalogue ends soon - see what is retiring & what is carrying over.

It will soon be time to say goodbye to the 2019 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue.

Today Stampin' Up! released the lists of what is retiring and what is carrying over in some way to 2020.

Retiring Products

First let's look at what is retiring. These products are now only available while stocks last. They have been grouped together in a section on the website called Year End Closeout Sale. Not everything is on sale, but there are some great discounts on great products (up to 30% off).

View the Year End Closeout Sale / Retiring Holiday Catalogue Product in my online store.

If there is anything here you like the look of, get in before it is gone for good. Don't forget to use the December Host Code for a free new catalogue gift in mid January.

If you would prefer to just look at a list of what's retiring, you can find that here. As the products are only available while stocks last, I can't guarantee that things will still be in stock, but you can contact me and I will check for you.

Download Year End Closeout Australia

Products which are Carrying Over

I have a PDF list of products which are carrying over which you can download in a tic, but first I wanted to draw your attention to a few important points.

1. Even if the 2 products in a bundle are carrying over, the current 10% off bundle pricing is only available until January 2nd. After that you pay full price for each separate item.
2. Some of the items will continue to be available to be ordered, but something new is being trialled this year. There is a selection of products (marked with an asterisk on the list) that are going into 'hibernation' where they won't be orderable from 3rd January, but will reappear in the 2020 Holiday Catalogue (along with a whole lot of new stuff too!).

Download Carry Over List Australia

Coming Soon - 2020 January to June Mini Catalogue & Saleabration Catalogue

On January 3rd, we have two brand new catalogues starting. If you are new to Stampin' Up!, or looking for a new Demonstrator, I would love to send them out to you (check out all the benefits my customers enjoy including free catalogues, fast ordering and delivery, free gifts with online orders and much more HERE). 

To request the catalogues, just complete this form and click submit.

If you have any questions about any of this Holiday Catalogue retiring items, let me know! I'm here to help you. My contact details are HERE.

Look forward to helping you out with your creative needs soon.

Claire

Stampin' Up! Heart of Christmas Week 12 - Sharing the joy of a handmade Christmas.

 

Welcome to week 12 of Heart of Christmas from the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! Team. We hope you are feeling inspired by these weekly blog hops.

This week I have showcased some more cards using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley that I also created with last week. I'm finding it so quick and easy to create using this medley.

This one uses one of my most favourite pieces of DSP from this kit. I love the subtle colours with the hint of gold foil on the antlers.

I love the touch of festive that the white and gold trim brings to this medley. I love those berries on the stickers too. I didn't do it on this one, but it would be great to add Crystal Effects to these.

This one is a little more clean and simple. I used an oval template to create a Seaside Spray sponged oval and then stamped the trees over the top of that.

I hope this has given you some more ideas about how to use the Most Wonderful Time product medley. It's a great collection of coordinating products and super easy to create with as it has everything you need.

Now it's time to see what the other Art with Heart girls have been up to for Christmas inspiration this week.

Vicki Boucher

Kate Morgan

Tina Gillespie

Caroline Manwaring

Sharon Davern

Diane Furniss

Catherine Proctor

Andrea Sargeant

Michele Taylor

Judy May

 

Thanks for checking in with us this week.

Have a great week,

Claire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art With Heart Team October Blog Hop: Ways to use Stampin' Up! Embossing Folders

Hey there. Welcome to another Art With Heart Blog Hop. This month we are featuring Stampin' Up's! versatile range of Embossing Folders. There are new Embossing Folders available in every Stampin' Up! catalogue and they are an inexpensive way of adding WOW! to your projects. Currently there are 24 different Embossing Folders in the range.

Tonight we plan on showing you lots of ideas on how to use these folders. My projects are using the Heirloom Frames Dies and coordinating embossing folders.

I have used these products to create some faux wood antique photo frames, which I have used on a scrapbook page and a card. I love how they turned out and they were super easy to make.

I used the woodgrain 12x12" paper in the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper. I adhered this onto some backing cardstock before I cut the frames.

The steps to make the frames are:

1. Adhere the woodgrain DSP to the backing card.
2. Cut the frames first using the dies.
3. Place the cut dies in the embossing folders, paying particular attention to which parts you wanted raised. As these are 3D folders, I recommend using the 3D embossing plate (link at bottom of page) to give extra ooomph to the sandwich and a good impression.
4. Remove the frames, and then sponge Early Espresso ink over the raised pieces, building up to the desired shade.

Now it's time to use the frames. My first project is a heritage style scrapbook page with some childhood photos of myself and my brother, who died 12 years ago. I love these photos, and I think he would forgive me for scrapbooking them in floral papers and pink, lol. 

I have used more of the Pressed Petals DSP on the page (I adhered the backing page oto Crumb Cake cardstock, ditressing the edges and spongeing with Early Espresso ink), as well as some of the coordinating Pressed Petals specialty washi tape, metal Designer Elements and a page from the coordinating Pressed Petals journal (the pages are perforated so can be torn off and added to scrapbook pages or cards).  The die-cut 'Forever' word is from the Sweet Silhouettes die set (links below the post).

As an extra embellishment, I created a vintage looking daisy with the Medium Daisy Punch and some Very Vanilla cardstock, which I sponged with Rococo Rose ink and a touch of Early Espresso to age it a bit. Love those Perennial Essence floral centres to give a realistic look to the daisy.

How beautiful is that vintage washi tape from the Pressed Petals Designer Washi tape. I also added a few subtle butterflies around the page which were cut from the Pressed Petals DSP using the Butterfly Duet punch. Now I just need to add the journaling to my page.

My second project is a Christmas card, using the rectangle frame and Toile Christmas stamp set from the Holiday Catalogue.

I have watercoloured the images on our awesome Fluid 100 cotton watercolour paper. I've used Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Garden Green ink and an Aquapainter. I've added a couple of Garden Green die cut pieces from the Leaf punch. The backing piece of DSP is from Toile Tidings.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today. Now it's time to leave the Yarra Valley region on the outskirts of Melbourne and visit the very clever Catherine Proctor in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney.

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view all the participants below:

Kate Morgan

Rachel Woollard

Rebecca Jacovou

Sharon Davern

Vicki Boucher

Tina Gillespie

Claire Daly

Catherine Proctor

Caroline Manwaring

Rachel Palmieri

Andrea Sargent

Sujatha Harding

 

Thanks for checking out our blog post this month. I hope you have lots of fun with your embossing folders and learned some new ways to use them. Look forward to seeing you back here soon. 

Remember, if you would like to take part in our blog hops, we welcome hobby demonstrators into our team from right throughout Australia and are ready to help you join in our fun creating and sharing.  Just ask me, or any of the team on the blog hop tonight.

Warm regards,

Claire Daly

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Stampin' Up! Heart of Christmas Week 9: Spreading the joy of creativity for a handmade Christmas.

Hello friends. It's time for our weekly dose of Christmas inspiration. It's week 9. I hope you are enjoying our weekly posts. Have you started making your Christmas cards yet?

Today's card features a stamp set that has been very popular in the 2019 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue. It's called Beauty and Joy. I was drawn to it because it reminded me of the beautiful stone pots and planters I admired in Europe. Isn't it lovely?

Here's the card I made with it. 

I've used Mossy Meadow as the base card and stamped the tree in Mossy Meadow with Early Espresso for the trunk. The urn is stamped in the Celestial Copper Delicata metallic ink pad. I LOVE these ink pads. Have you seen my latest You Tube video showing 4 techniques to use with them? My You Tube channel link is in top right corner.

The Designer Series Paper is from the Night Before Christmas 6x6" DSP pack.  The greeting is from the Night before Christmas Memories and More Card Pack and the embellishments are the Star Designer Elements (all product links below the post).

Now it's time to see what the other lovely Art with Heart team members are making this week for Heart of Christmas. Before we do that, have you thought about joining our fabulous crafty community? We would love to welcome new team members who love to stamp and share, and it's totally fine to just join for yourself if that's what you would like.  We have a lovely team of friendly and supportive demonstrators of all ages right around Australia. There's a great mix of hobby and business interests and lots  of daily activity to help you learn and make some new crafty friends . We would love to welcome you too. Contact me anytime to have a chat.

Here's tonight's line up:

Tina Gillespie

Caroline Manwaring

Kate Morgan

Judy May

Rachel Woollard

Di Furniss

Andrea Sargeant

Vicki Boucher

Sharon Davern

Catherine Proctor

 

Thanks again for checking in on our weekly Heart of Christmas post, We love to share and spread the joy of creativity. See you next week, and I have a couple of fun 'other than Christmas' projects coming up for you this coming week, so check back in soon!

Claire

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