Stampin' Up! Australia: Claire Daly Independent Demonstrator Melbourne

Stampin Up Nothing Better Than handmade Cocktail Card for a friend

September 08, 2021

Hello stampers. It's time for a colour challenge. This week the Art With Heart Colour Creations girls are playing with Daffodil Delight, a lovely crisp bright yellow that reminds me of Spring and all things happy.

For today's card, I have decided to play with the Nothing More Than stamp set, a fun stamp set which you will find in the Stampin' Up! Australia Annual Catalogue. I love playing with layers of cardstock and Designer Series Paper. You can find all of the products I have used in today's card, by using the individual product shop links at the end of the post.

Here is my colour combination for today.

The Polished Pink and Pool Party patterned papers I have used are the reverse sides of the Whimsy and Wonder DSP from the July to December Mini Catalogue. This is a gorgeous Christmas paper, but the reverse sides are really versatile too.

The dotty embossing folder is from the Checks and Dots Mini Embossing Folder duo in the Annual Catalogue.

For the cocktail image, I stamped the outline in Memento Black, and used the Pool Party and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends for the lemon and umbrella. The glass contents is a stamp which I inked up in Daffodil Delight and then lightly stamped off once. I then sponged a little Polished Pink ink around the base before stamping into the glass. As it's a Photopolymer stamp set, it's super easy to line up. I finished my card off with some white embossed sentiments (on Polished Pink cardstock, some white bakers twine, and some of the Polished Pink Jewels (from the 2021-23 InColor Jewels pack).

Here's a look at the stamp set and coordinating dies (I only used the stamp set today).

Now it's time to visit the rest of the Art with Heart team and see what they have been making with Daffodil Delight. Next up we have the lovely Di Furniss in South Australia.

If you get lost anywhere along the way, or would like a full list of all the participants this week, please head to our fabulous coordinator Cathy Proctor's blog.

Would you like to have fun creating and sharing with our team. and meeting a whole lots of crafty friends? We would love to have you in the Art with Heart Team. There's an awesome joining deal on right now where you get an additional FREE BUNDLE valued at up to $104 (in addition to the $235 products of YOUR choice and FREE postage), all for just $169 so you save up to 50%. This deal is only on for 3 more weeks, so make sure to contact either myself, or any of the girls along tonight's blog hop for more information. You will also find lots more information below.

Thanks for checking in today with the blog hop! Have a happy week.

Claire

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Posted at 07:59 PM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, 2021 Annual Catalogue, Art with Heat Blog Hops, Bright Bold Cards, Colour Challenges, Colour Combinations, Friendship Cards | Permalink | Comments (12)

Sending brightness and sunshine to you for the weekend: Stampin Up Saleabration Delicate Dahlia 'Happy for You' card.

August 20, 2021

Hello friends. Time for a bright happy card don't you think? I wanted to send some brightness and 'sunshiney' thoughts out into the world and wish everyone a happy weekend. I know many of us are limited as to what we can do, but I find even a warm cuppa in the son, a read of a good book or wandering in the garden makes me happy right now.

I made today's card using Delicate Dahlia, which is one of the free Saleabration stamp sets from Stampin Up Australia.

This card base and stamping is Polished Pink, and some of the images are stamped off. The sentiment label shape is die cut from Tasteful Label dies. The Delicate Dahlia stamp is a Distinktive type stamp, which means you get variations in the texture with one stamping.

I hope this card brings a smile to your face and that you find some simple moments of happiness over the weekend.

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

Claire

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Posted at 08:10 PM in 2021 Saleabration August / September, Bright Bold Cards, Distinktive Stamps, Friendship Cards, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Under My Umbrella stamp set coloured with Stampin' Blends. Video Tutorial.

October 06, 2020

Hello stamping friends.

Today I have a card idea for friends. My stamp set is Under My Umbrella from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, and it has a coordinating punch. I have coloured the images with Stampin' Blends and have used a little sponging too. It's going to rain a bit this week in Melbourne (I actually love listening to the rain though, and it's great for the garden too) so this is an appropriate stamp set for sure.

I've put together a video for you showing the techniques I used to colour and blend with Stampin' Blends, and how to make the easy cloud background.

My colour palette was nice an bright and featured two of the Stampin' Up! 2020-22 InColours.

The cloud effect is super easy to make, and you don't need anything special. I show you how in the video.

I hope today's card has bought a smile to your face. I know the 'Under My Umbrella' stamp set brings a smile to my face! Here's a closer look at a couple of the products.

Here is the Under My Umbrella Stamp Set($28).

Next up we have the coordinating Umbrella Builder Punch ($31). Punches make creating so easy don't you think? Especially when they perfectly coordinate with stamp sets.

There's also another gorgeous stamp set called Pretty Parasole, that coordinates with the Umbrella Builder Punch. This stamp set is only $28.00 too.

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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Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great week and I'll be back in a day or two.

Claire

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Posted at 02:18 AM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Alcohol Markers, Backgrounds, Bright Bold Cards, Bundles: Punches and dies with matching stamp sets., Colour Combinations, Coloured Images, Colouring, Friendship Cards, Hello Cards, InColours, Stampin' Blends, Videos, Videos and Tutorials | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Basket of Blooms stamp set & Small Bloom punch

July 23, 2020

Hey there.

Today I have a bright and happy card for you, using the Basket of Blooms stamp set from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

I was immediately drawn to this stand alone stamp set for several reasons:

The great variety of outline images, including flowers, foliage, vase, basket and flower pot, which make it great for colouring.
It coordinates with the Small Bloom punch, which was one of the free choices during Saleabration 2020, and can also be purchased still.
It's a GREAT price - 14 stamps for $30.

It's so easy to create beautiful floral arrangements with this set, whether they be simple or more detailed. By being able to punch out some of the flowers, it's easy to add dimension to your project too. Here's the Small Bloom Punch it coordinates with (shop link at the end of the post).

For my card, I used Stampin' Blends to colour the vase (light and dark Seaside Spray and light Misty Moonlight). I stamped the foliage in Granny Apple Green, and the flower in Magenta Madness. My base card is Bumble Bee, and I have used Magenta Madness for the sentiment piece (the sentiment is from the Dressed to Impress stamp set) and for the mat on the stamped piece. The Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder is the perfect way to add some extra interest to the base Bumble Bee card.

I'm looking forward to having more of a play with this gorgeous stamp set. Here's some samples that the Stampin' Up! designers made with this set. Aren't they gorgeous? This set just inspires bright and happy cards and we could all do with some bright and happy right now.

I hope you enjoyed today's card, and will consider adding this affordable and versatile set to your collection. If you would like to see some more inspiration, I invite you to subscribe to my weekly tutorials.

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Thanks for stopping by today, see you back here again for my next post.

Claire

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Basket Of Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Small Bloom Punch

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Bumblebee A4 Cardstock

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Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder

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Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

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Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

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Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock

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2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

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Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock

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Dressed To Impress Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[151666]

Versamark Pad

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White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Heat Tool

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1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch

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Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Posted at 01:37 AM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Alcohol Markers, Bright Bold Cards, Coloured Images, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Hello Cards, InColours, Stampin' Blends | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Zany Zebras stamp set

June 29, 2020

I'm brighetning things up a notch or two today, with a super bright birthday card featuring the new Zany Zebra Stamp Set from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

My colours are Magenta Madness, Basic Black and Whisper White, and I have added a layer of silver foil cardstock in there too. The punch sizes to cut out the circles were 2 and 1/4" and 1 and 1/2".

This is a great stamp set for teens and kids too. Here's a softer version.

You can find the Zany Zebra stamp set in my online Stampin' Up! store (follow the links at the end of the post to see all the products I used today).

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Thanks for checking in with us today. Have a happy day, and look forward to seeing you back here again soon.

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Claire

Posted at 12:11 AM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Backgrounds, Birthday Cards, Bright Bold Cards, Ink Techniques, Kids Cards, Teen Cards | Permalink | Comments (1)