Stampin' Up! Australia: Claire Daly Independent Demonstrator Melbourne

Stampin' Up! Masculine Card with Mountain Air with Cajun Craze

July 21, 2021

Hello friends. This week the Colour Creations ladies in the Art with Heart Team are playing with Cajun Craze. This is one of my least used Stampin' Up! colours, so it definitely was a challenge. Once I got the idea though, away I went.

I wanted to create a card for a very sick relative overseas. We enjoyed time together on their trip to Australia several years ago, so I wanted to come up with a card that let him know I was thinking of him at this very hard time, and that perhaps reminded him a little of Australia. Cajun Craze definitely is the colour of some of the Australian outback, and the Kimberley region especially.

I have used the Mountain Air stamp set from the 2021 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, to create several layers of mountains by stamping in Early Espresso onto Cajun Craze and die cutting with the coordinating Majestic Mountain dies. I love the dimension you can achieve with these two products. The trees are from the same stamp set and dies, and my greeting from the Quiet Meadow stamp set.

I adhered these pieces onto a layer of shimmery white which I had applied ink using my blending brushes. The lowest area near the mountain range is Calypso Coral, then I blended in some Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, and lastly some Misty Moonlight at the very top and edges. The birds from the stamp set were stamped in Misty Moonlight too.

I then mounted this piece onto some Cajun Craze cardstock, and an Early Espresso base card. I'm really pleased how this card turned out. There was a lot of love put into it, and I think it looks quite peaceful. You can view all of the products I have used in this card using the links at the end of the post.

Here's a summary of the Stampin' Up! colour combination I have used today.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the other Art with Heart Team girls have made using Cajun Craze. next up we have the lovely Caroline Manwaring who is very creative! Let's see what she has made for us.

If you have problems anywhere along the way or discover a broken link, you can head over to Catherine's blog for the full list of participants.

Don't forget to ask for your free paper copy of the NEW July to December Mini Catalogue and Saleabration Catalogue, either from myself or any of the girls along the blog hop.

Thanks for visiting today. See you again soon,

Claire

Product List

Posted at 07:58 PM in Colour Challenges, Colour Creations Blog Hop, Ink Blending, Ink Techniques, Masculine Cards and Projects, Thinking of You Cards | Permalink | Comments (11)

Art With Heart Team 2021 Colour Creations Blog Hop: Basic Gray & In Symmetry Stamp Set

June 16, 2021

Hello friends. It's time to play with colour again. This week I am participating in the Art with Heart Team (my amazing Stampin' Up! team of awesomely creative ladies) Colour Creations blog hop. Each week we have a new colour, and this week it is a neutral, Basic Gray. I have chosen to work with the In Symmetry stamp set and coordinating Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper. Both of these were new in the 2021 - 2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

Here's the first of the two cards I made. The strip of paper I used on the cutaway edge on the inside was my favourite piece from the Sweet Swmmetry DSP, so I used that as my colour inspiration for stamping and the frame. My flower is stamped in Flirty Flamingo and I have used Just Jade for the stem and leaves. The scalloped frame is from the Scalloped Contours Dies (the coordinating dies to the Colour and Contour stamp set). This is die cut in Bumblebee. This stamp set lends itself to very graphis design, so this dotty embossing folder was perfect to give some texture to the Basic Gray front of the card. It's one of the two folders in the Checks & Dots Embossing Folder.

To add some dimension and extra interest to my flower, I stamped an additional layer and fussy cut so I could pop that up with Dimensionals. To finish my card I just needed some Rhinestone Jewels and a Basic Gray sentiment. I really love this 'hey friend' sentiment which is part of the In Symmetry stamp set.

My second card uses the same sheet of DSP, but I have stamped the larger flower (Flirty Flamingo) and leaves (Just Jade), and made the frame Basic Gray.

This time I stamped my greeting in Night of Navy, to pick up that colour in the Sweet Symmetry DSP. Here's a closer look at the colours used today.

Here's a closer look at the In Symmetry stamp set and Sweet Symmetry Designer Series paper. Both of these items (and lots more!) are available to purchase in my online Stampin' Up! store. Use the image links at the end of the post to go to the products in my store. The products are also available in a bundle and a suite, and I have included those links below as well.

Now it's time to hop onto the next AWHT blog. Next up we have Christine Blain who always makes such lovely cards.

If you get lost anywhere along the line, here is a list of everyone participating. Enjoy finding your way around the blog hop. We have some very talented team members!

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again later in the week.

Claire

Product List

Sweet Symmetry Suite Collection (English)

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Sweet Symmetry 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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In Symmetry Photopolymer Stamp Set

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In Symmetry Bundle (English)

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Scalloped Contours Dies

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Checks & Dots Embossing Folders

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Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

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Bumblebee A4 Cardstock

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Basic White A4 Cardstock

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Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

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Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

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Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

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Paper Snips

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Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Posted at 07:57 PM in 2021 Annual Catalogue, Art with Heart Team, Colour Challenges, Colour Creations Blog Hop, Embossing Folders, Friendship Cards, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards. | Permalink | Comments (11)

Colour Creations Showcase Week 48: So Saffron

May 12, 2021

Hello friends. I'm finding myself with a little more creative time at the moment, so I am excited to be able to participate in some of the creative challenges with my Art with Heart team girls. This week's colour challenge is So Saffron, a very muted yellow and to be honest not one I have created with much in the last year.

Here is my card. I chose to use the beautiful new Hand-Penned Petals bundle. By stamping off (stamping once on scrap paper and then onto your card without reinking) the Polished Pink and Soft Succulent once each, I came up with a soft colour combination using So Saffron.

Here's the colour combination if you want to Pin It for future reference.

One of the things I LOVE about this new bundle is it's designed for the stamping to be imperfect! I love the fresh vintage look you get when you stamp the solid colours for the leaves and flowers, and they don't quite fit perfectly. This really suits my style of stamping. I stamped the flowers and the sentiment in Basic Gray to tie in with the softer colour combination.

I have used the scalloped edge die from the coordinating Penned Flower Dies to create the left side edging. The flowers are two of the largest flower bunch, placed together. Here's a look at the Hand-Penned suite. You can buy the suite together (which includes 10% discount on the bundle), the bundle with a 10% discount, or individual components of the suite. All the product links for today's project are at the end of the post.

I have used a couple of other new products on my card too. My sentiment is from a great new stamp set with 11 sentiments, called Inspired Thoughts. I really love the font in this set. I have also used a great new die set called Encirled in Beauty, and there is just a peek of one of the decorative circle shapes poppng out unter the sentiment. This is going to be one of my favourite die sets for sure.

Here's a look at these two products (links at the end of the post will take you to these products in my online store). First the Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set.

These are the new Encircled in Beauty Dies. The largest die in the set is 9.8 x 9.8cm, so they are perfectly sized for card fronts.

If you would like to see more So Saffron colour combinations, head over to Cathy's blog to see what the rest of the Art with Heart Team girls have been up to.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Claire

Product List

Posted at 07:57 PM in 2021 Annual Catalogue, Bundles: Punches and dies with matching stamp sets., Colour Challenges, Colour Combinations, Colour Creations Blog Hop, Dies, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Stampin Up Colour Combinations, Sympathy Cards, Techniques, Thinking of You Cards, Two or Three Step Stamping | Permalink | Comments (8)

Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop: Rich Razzleberry

March 24, 2021

I'm excited to have had some time on the weekend to create a card for our Art with Heart Stampin' Up! team's Colour Creations weekly blog hop. This week's colour is Rich Razzleberry, one of my favourite colours for many years. It's a beautiful deep purple pink colour, and a member of our Regals collection.

My card is a watercolour scene. I haven't played with the lovely Grace's Garden stamp set for so long, and Rich Razzleberry made me think of deep pink/purple Hollyhock flowers, so that's what I went with. My scene is made on watercolour paper, with a Crumb Cake mat, and adhered with Dimensionals onto a Rich Razzleberry card base. The card base has also been embossed with the Subtle 3D embossing folder.

I have used Rich Razzleberry, Gorgeous Grape and Bumblebee for my flower colours and Garden Green for the foliage. The gate is a combination of Crumb Cake and Soft Suede, the cat is watercoloured in Gray Granite and the bird is Early Espresso with a teeny bit of diluted Real Red on the tummy. For the foreground, I have used a watercolor wash of Sahara Sand and for the sky I have used my blending brushes and Pool Party for a very light sky effect.

To finish off my card, I have added some Linen Thread, and stamped the 'Hello' sentiment from Graces Garden stamp set, in Early Espresso. I also added a metallic heart brad that has been sitting in my scrapbooking stash for many many years.

Here's a closer look at the goregous Graces Garden stamp set from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. I love how you can use the images either individually or to make your own garden scene.

To check out other team member creations using Rich Razzleberry, head over to the lovely Cathy Proctor's blog.

If you are interested in viewing or purchasing any of the products I have used on today's card, click on any of the links below which will take you to my online Stampin' Up! store.

Have a fabulous week,

Claire

Product List

Grace's Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

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Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

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Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

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Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

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Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

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Water Painters

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Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

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Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

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Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

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Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

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Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

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Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

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Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

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Linen Thread

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Blending Brushes

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Posted at 07:50 PM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Art with Heat Blog Hops, Blending Brushes, Colour Creations Blog Hop, Colouring, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Hello Cards, Watercolouring | Permalink | Comments (11)

Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Blog Hop: Purple Posy

July 02, 2019

Welcome to the very last week of the Colour Creations blog hop. We are so grateful to our Art With Heart Team Member Catherine Proctor for coordinating this blog hop for us each week. What an amazing job she has done over the last 58 weeks. Thank you Catherine.

The team will be back in August with Christmas creations though. Why not take up the Extra Extra Special Join Up Offer (you can join just for yourself or to earn some part time $) and you can play along with us in August too. Any of the girls participating tonight would love to have you join their team.

Our last colour is Purple Posy, a lovely soft lilac colour.

For my card, I have used the Detailed Bands dies again (this time the larger of the decorative filligree liks pieces, and one of the label stamps). You need this gorgeous die set in your creative stash.

I have combined the Purple Posy with some of the Purple Posy linen ribbon, Night of Navy cardstock, and two lots of Designer Series Paper. The Purple Post script paper is from the 2019-20 InColour 6x6" paper stack. The gorgeous Monet inspired floral paper, is called Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper.

Here's a closer look at the beautiful Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. You can view all of the products I have used today through the product links below my signature.

Now it's time to head over to Catherine Proctor's blog to see what the Art With Heart Team Colour Creations crew have created with Purple Posy.

Thanks for stopping by today, see you back here soon.

Claire

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Posted at 08:00 PM in 2019/20 Annual Catalogue, Art with Heat Blog Hops, Colour Challenges, Colour Combinations, Colour Creations Blog Hop, Designer Series Paper, Dies, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., InColours | Permalink | Comments (5)