Colour Creations Week 41 Sahara Sand with Stampin Up Cactus Cuties Bundle

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Hey friends, welcome to another week of Colour Creations blog hop by the Art with Heart Team. This week we are playing with Sahara Sand.

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My card is a super quick and easy one this week, as I was running a bit late to get it created and up on my blog. I had the colour scheme and products in my head though, so it was pretty quick to get it done. I have used the cactus Cuties punch bundle from the 2022 Stampin' Up! January to June Mini Catalogue.

Stampin Up Cactus Cuties Hello Card, by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

I have used Shimmery White for my background and have embossed the front layer with the Painted Texture embossing folder (I used my blending brushes to add dome Sahara Sand ink in the centre before I embossed). The pot is stamped in Sahara Sand, the cactus in Mint Macaron and the flowers in Polished Pink.

Here's a closer look at my colour combination. Stampin Up Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron, Polished Pink Colour Combination / Color Combo

 

Stampin Up Cactus Cuties Hello Card, by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

The Cactus Cuties punch bundle made cutting out some of the bits for this card super easy. Punch bundles are so quick and easy and I love how reasonably priced they are!

Stampin Up Cactus Cuties bundle. 2022 release. Available in Australia from Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

Now it's time to see what the rest of the Art with Heart team girls have done with Sahara Sand. Next up, we have the lovely Christine Blain.

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If you get lost along the way, head over to Cathy Proctor's blog as she has the full list of participants on there.

Thanks for checking in today with the Art with Heart Team. See you back here again soon.

Claire 

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Colour Creations Week 34: Petal Pink

Colour Creations 2021 to 2022 logoWelcome to this week's Art with Heart Team Colour Creations Blog Hop. Today we are showcasing Petal Pink, a warm peach pink.

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Today's card is inspired by my water bottle! It's a lovely ombre pattern in shades of Petal Pink, Polished Pink and Melon Mambo.

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Here is my card. I really love how it turned out, even though I kind of made it up as I went along!

Stampin Up Blessings of Home watercolour on blended background technique. Birthday card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia.

 

My base card is Petal Pink, and the second layer is Petal Pink embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder. 

Stampin Up Blessings of Home watercolour on blended background technique. Birthday card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia.

Step by Step Instructions for Stamped Piece

  1. I started with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and I used my blending brushes to lay down some Polished Pink ink in the bottom half, and Petal Pink ink in the top half, with lots of blending at the intersection.
  2. Next I blended a little Melon Mambo right at the bottom.
  3. I embossed the small floral image from Blessings of Home stamp set (in the 2022 January to June Mini Catalogue) in white over the top of the blended ink.
  4. Next I used a water painter (the fine tip one) to remove a lot of the ink colour from the leaves and petals. You just brush with water and it lightens the ink lots as it dries.
  5. Finally I added additional ink colours onto the image. I used Polished Pink and Rich Razzleberry for the flowers and Old Olive for the leaves.

Stampin Up Blessings of Home watercolour on blended background technique. Birthday card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia.

To finish my card, I mounted the stamped piece onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, and tucked one of the Heart and Home Doilies underneath (the Basic Gray one). I adhered this with Dimensionals. I stamped the long birthday sentiment from the Blessings of Home stamp set in Basic Grey onto Shimmery white, cut it into strips and adhered with Stampin' Seal. I finished off with a double bow of Grey Granite bakers twine.

Stampin Up Blessings of Home watercolour on blended background technique. Birthday card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia.

I hope you like today's card. Now it's time to check out what the rest of today's participants from the Art with Heart team have been making with Petal Pink. Next up we have the lovely Diane Furniss.

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If you get lost at any time, head over to Cathy Proctor's blog where you will find the full list of participants.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a fabulous week,

Claire

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Colour Creations Week 33: Pear Pizazz with Stampin' Up! Garden Greenhouse

Colour Creations 2021 to 2022 logoHello friends. Another week of Colour Creations for you. This week we have Pear Pizazz, a lovely subtle green with a warm undertone. Pear

I have combined three of my favourite products from the January to June Mini Catalogue in today's card. These are Greenhouse Garden bundle, the Bough Punch and the Abstract Beauty 4x6" Specialty Designer Series Paper. You can see these products in my online store using the links at the end of the page, and there are also product photos further down the post.

Stampin Up Garden Greenhouse 2022 card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

I started with a Pear Pizazz side folding C6 card. My next layer is a piece of Pear Pizazz embossed with one of the Greenery Mini Embossing Folders. I really love this embossed pattern. My next layer is a piece of the gorgeous Abstract Beauty specialty DSP. I love the bright happy colours in this paper. It also has some gold foiling.

Stampin Up Garden Greenhouse 2022 card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Next up I have a piece of Basic White cardstock 9.6cm x 7.5cm. I stamped the largest foliage image (from the Garden Greenhouse stamp set) in Pear Pizazz ink. The teeny flowers were added using Polished Pink ink. These were super easy to line up as the stamp set is photopolymer. Make sure you line the bottom of the foliage up with the bottom of the Basic White cardstock piece.

Next up I cut my greenhouse pieces from the Greenhouse Dies. I cut the solid piece from a Window Sheet, and the outline piece with Silver foil. I attached the Silver Foil to an adhesive sheet before I diecut, so it could easily be attached t0 the Window Sheet. I attached the Window sheet to the card with a couple of small pieces of Stampin' Seal. next time I will use mini glue dots, or try sponging a thin layer of Multipurpose Liquid Glue as I have heard that works too.

Stampin Up Garden Greenhouse 2022 card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

To finish off my card. I punched the foliage shapes from the Bough punch in Pear Pizazz (the larger piece) and Polished Pink (the smaller piece). There are great foliage pieces included in the Greenhouse dies too, but I wanted to try out my Bough Punch. Finally I stamped the sentiment in Memento black ink and added a couple of Matte Black Dots.

Stampin Up Garden Greenhouse 2022 card by Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Here's a closer look at the 3 key products I have used (check out the links at the end of the post to see them in my store).

First up here is the Garden Greenhouse bundle.

Stampin Up Garden Greenhouse 2022 bundle available from Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Next we have the Abstract Beauty DSP. This paper is double sided, 6x4" size and has gold foil accents on one side. There are 12 different designs and you get 4 of each sheet. I love the bright happy designs.

Stampin Up Abstract Beauty 2022 DSP. Available from Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Finally we have the Bough punch. This is SO versatile! 

Stampin Up 2022 Bough Punch available from Claire Daly, Stampin Up Demonstrator, Melbourne, Australia

Now it's time to check out what the rest of the Art with Heart team have created using Pear Pizazz.  Next up we have the lovely Caroline Manwaring.

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If you get lost anywhere along the way, you can find the full list of participants over on Cathy's blog.

We would love more happy crafters to join our awesome Art with Heart team (and you could participate in these weekly blog hops with us if you wanted, so ask any of the girls along the blog hop to0 tell you more about the fabulous things that happen in the team, and how you can get 2 extra free stamp sets when you join during Saleabration (on now!). 

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Have a great week and I look forward to seeing you back here again soon,

Claire

 

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Heart of Christmas Week 22: Stampin' Up! One Sheet Wonder

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It's our last week of Heart of Christmas for the Art with Heart Team in 2022, so I wanted to make sure I joined in. I have used a One Sheet Wonder template that our wonderful Demonstrator Development Managers shared with us when they held a Craftalongathon for Australian and New Zealand Demonstrators. There are lots of different one sheet wonder cutting templates floating around and they make it quick and easy to make a bunch of cards.

All of the DSP I have used in these four cards came from one 6x6" piece of  Painted Season Designer Series Paper.

Stampin Up One Sheet Wonder Christmas cards by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia

For two of the cards I have just embossed with the Tasteful Textures embossing folder straight onto the front layer of the Pool Party card, for the other two I cut an additional layer and embossed it with the Merry Merlot embossing folder.

Stampin Up One Sheet Wonder Christmas cards by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia

Stampin Up One Sheet Wonder Christmas cards by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia

For the cluster of embellishments on each card, I have sponged one of the Wonderful Snowflake embellishments (part of the Whimsy and Wonder Suite in the 2021 July to December Mini) with Pool Party ink (using a sponge dauber). I also included a piece of looped silver metallic trim (from the Simply Elegant Trim combo in the Annual Catalogue) and a little die cut tree from the Christmas Tree Dies (also part of the Whimsy and Wonder Suite in the 2021 July to December Mini). I finished off with a sentiment from Peaceful Deer stamp set, which I stamped in Evening Evergreen ink.

Stampin Up One Sheet Wonder Christmas cards by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Melbourne Australia

 

Next up we have the lovely Michele Taylor.

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If you get lost anywhere along the way, head over to the blog of Tina Gillespie, who has the full list of everyone participating.

Thanks for joining us on our last Heart of Christmas for 2021. We have enjoyed bringing these blog hops to you. Continue to follow along on Wednesday nights for the Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week the team are playing with Merry Merlot.

Claire

 

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Stampin' Up! Eden's Garden Christmas Card for Heart of Christmas Week 17

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Hello stampers. Today I have a new Christmas card for you, as part of my Stampin' Up! Australia Art with Heart Team's weekly Heart of Christmas blog hop. Can you believe we are up to week 17 already? Today I am using some new products which will be released for customers on November 3rd.  These are the Eden Dies (which coordinate with the Eden's Garden stamp set, although I haven't used that today), Ever Eden Specialty Designer Series Paper and Garden Gems. I'll have more about these products and the Eden's Garden promotion later in the week.

Stampin Up Eden's Garden 2021 Christmas card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

I love the beautiful soft pattern in this paper, and the gold foiling is perfect to add a bit of festive wow. Soft Succulent is fast becoming one of my favourite greens, My base card is Evening Evergreen, another new favourite from the 2021-2023 InColors. The little gold bits peeking out from under the labels, are the ends of a die cut in the Eden Dies. I really like how they work here. The cork and Shimmery White labels are from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and are a perfect fit for my sentiment from Merriest Moments stamp set. To embellish my card, I have used some gold metallic trim from the Simply Elegant Trim pack (you get silver and gold in one pack). You can view and purchase any of the supplies used in today's card, using the links at the end of the post.

Stampin Up Eden's Garden 2021 Christmas card by Claire Daly, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Melbourne Australia

Now it's time to see what the rest of the participating Art with Heart Team ladies have come up with for this week's Heart of Christmas. Next up we have the lovely Christine Blain. Looking forward to seeing what Christine has made (I really love following the blog hop week too to see what everyone has made).

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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 checking in today. Have a fabulous week and I hope you get some creative time in.

Claire

 

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