Stampin' Up! Australia: Claire Daly Independent Demonstrator Melbourne

Three quick and easy Stampin' Up! cards using Heart & Home Memories and More Cards and Envelopes.

February 18, 2022

Hello stamping friends. Are you ready for some quick and easy Stampin' Up! cards?

I find one of the best ways to make quick cards, is by using the Memories and More Cards and Envelopes, and Memories and More Card Packs. Today I have three quick cards for you using these products from the Heart and Home Suite in the Stampin' Up! 2022 January to June Mini Catalogue.

The cards are already pre-printed and come in the pack with coordinating envelopes. There are two sizes in this pack: gift cards and full sized cards. The coordinating Heart and Home Memories and More Card Pack has journaling cards (in two sizes) and cardstock weight stickers which can be used for both scrapbooking and cardmaking. I have used these cards and stickers, along with other elements from the Heart and Home suite (doilies and denim ribbon) to make these cards. I love how they turned out and they were so quick and easy. These are the two gift cards:

and this is the full sized card.

Here's a closer look at the products. This is the Heart and Home Memories and More Card Pack.

This is the coordinating cards and envelopes. You can link to these product and ALL the products I have used today, in the store links at the end of the post.

I hope you have liked today's quick and easy cards.

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Thanks for stopping by today, I'll be back later in the week with some more inspiration.

Claire

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Posted at 07:00 AM in 2022 January to June Mini Catalogue, 2022 Saleabration January February, Friendship Cards, Hello Cards, Memories and More Card Packs, Quick and easy cards, Ribbon (ways to use) | Permalink | Comments (1)

Three Cards in One with Stampin Up Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper

July 24, 2021

Hello crafty friends. Today I want to show you how you can make 3 quick and easy Stampin Up cards in one! I have used the Stampin' Up! Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper from the 2021 Stampin Up Australia Annual Catalogue, along with the super versatile Biggest Wish stamp set from the same catalogue.

Here's the three cards I made.

Card Instructions

Start with 3 x C6 standard card bases in Soft Succulent (that's an A4 sheet cut in half vertically and folded in half).
Cut three pieces of coordinating DSP pieces each 10cmx 14.3cm.
Stack them together in your trimmer and make 2 angled cuts (it doesn't really matter where you make them, but aim for 3 pieces around the same size).
Select one piece from each pattern and adhere to the card leaving a teeny gap in between each piece.

The final step is to adhere a sentiment label over the join of the three pieces. I used a circle with my greeting from Biggest Wish stamped in colours to coordinate with the DSP. If you don't have the Biggest Wish Stamp Set, I strongly suggest you take a look using the links at the end of the post. It's so versatile.

I have also used a piece of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon (you need about 22cm for each card), and one of the Soft Succulent 2021-2023 In Color Jewels.

This is such a quick and easy design, I will definitely be making more quick and easy cards using this layout.

So don't forget to check out the Designer Series paper sale while it's still on until 2nd August. You can find all the on sale papers HERE in my online store.

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Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend and and I will see you next week with some more creations.

Claire

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Posted at 07:00 AM in 2021 Annual Catalogue, Designer Series Paper, DSP Cutting Templates, Hello Cards, Quick and easy cards, Ribbon (ways to use) | Permalink | Comments (1)

Quick and Easy Stampin' Up! Artistically Inked 'Hello' Card

July 02, 2021

A quick card is a good card, right? Sometimes for me that is definitely the case, other times I like to play with techniques. Today though, I want to show you a quick and easy card using the Artistically Inked bundle from the Stampin Up Australia 2021 Annual Catalogue.

Measurements / Supplies:

To make this card you will need (find these items using the links at the bottom of the post):

Standard C6 top folded Pear Pizazz card as the base.
A piece of Expressions In Ink Designer Series Paper 10cm x 14.3cm (the piece with Pear Pizazz and Pale Papaya on it)
A die cut (out of Pear Pizazz) of the large leaf /branch piece from the Artistic Dies
3 adhesive sequins from the Expressions In Ink Ephemera Pack
A piece of Pale Papaya and White ribbon, 25cm in length
White bakers twine
A scrap of white cardstock and Pear Pizazz ink pad to stamp the greeting from the Artistically Inked stamp set.

Step by Step Instructions:

I adhered the piece of DSP to the card using Stampin' Seal adhesive (you could also use Multipurpose Glue)
I adhered the die cut with glue dots in about 3 or 4 places.
Wrap the Pale Papaya and White ribbon over the top of the branch and overlap on the underside of the card. I just used Stampin' Seal to keep it in place but be sure to not place any adhesive where you will be tying the bow with the White bakers twine. You don't want the ribbon adhered too tightly for the same reason.
Stamp the 'hello' sentiment in Pear Pizazz ink onto a scrap of white cardstock. Trim and cut the ends on an angle.
Adhere the sentiment piece towards the bottom right of the card and place the three adhesive sequins around the edges.

That's all there is to it. Easy, right?

Shop with me in Australia for free gifts, great customer service and VIP treatment

When you shop online with me in Australia, and use the monthly Host Code, you also qualify for a thank you gift mid-month after your purchase. My customers love getting these little gifts in the mail. Click the button below to go to my online store (individual products are linked direct throughout the post, and in the links at the end of the post). This month's host code is also listed below. If this isn't the current month (because you are reading the post at a later date), this month's code is in the right hand column or HERE. You can read about three ways to shop with with me, and all the benefits my VIP customers get HERE.

Want more Stampin Up Inspiration from me?

If you live in Australia, and you are not a demonstrator yourself, I invite you to join my subscriber list to receive Stampin' Up! updates, inspiration from me and details of my online classes and special offers. Subscribe HERE.

Australian and International Customers and Demonstrators are invited to:

Subscribe to my blog posts by email so you never miss a thing. Each blog post will be sent to you and you can choose how and when you want to receive these when you subscribe. This is the best way to follow me and get step by step projects.
Follow me on Pinterest (every single blog post gets published to Pinterest too)
Subscribe to me on YouTube (I'm building up my channel this year and would love your support via subscribing to my channel). YouTube is great visual way to learn.
Follow me on Instagram or Facebook for more social interaction, chats and some crafty inspiration. Not everything I make gets shared to these platforms but it's a great way to socially connect more in 2021.

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again soon.

Claire

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Posted at 05:07 PM in 2021 Annual Catalogue, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Hello Cards, Quick and easy cards, Ribbon (ways to use) | Permalink | Comments (2)

Prized Peony stamp set and the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch, with a new video.

June 29, 2020

Hello friends. Today we are playing with the Peony Garden product suite and I have also incorporated my fave new punch from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch.

There's lots of layers and textures in this one! Here are the measurements of the layers I have used:

Base card is a 14cm x 14cm Blushing Bride card
Layer 2 is a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock 13.5cm square, which I have embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (see links at end of post) which is attached with Stampin' Seal.
Layer 3 is a piece of the Gray Granite DSP 11.5cm squared. This acts as a mat to layer 4 (attached with Stampin' Seal), and that combined layer is attached to layer 2 with Dimensionals.
Layer 4 is a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock 11cm square, and I have arranged punched Peony Garden DSP over the cardstock, leaving a small gap between each one to show the punched edges and colour through (see picture below which shows how I arranged the punched shapes).
Layer 5 is a 7cm square piece of Blushing Bride cardstock, which acts as a mat to Layer 6 (adhered with Stampin' Seal). That combined layer is attached to layer 4 using Dimensionals.
Layer 6 is a 6.6cm square piece of Shimmery White cardstock and the sentiment is stamped in Gray Granite.
Layer 7 is lots of looped ribbon and trim for texture (see the video below); and finally
Level 8 is the single peony stamp from Prized Peony Stamp Set . I embossed it in white, and added a wash of Blushing Bride with my Water Painters, and then added some additional shading with Rococo Rose.

Here's a look at how I did the Rectangle Postage Stamp arrangement. I arranged them on the corder of a piece of A4 cardstock so some would be overlapping the edges and be a straight cut when I trimmed this piece to size.

If you are relatively new to cardmaking, and would like to see how I have used and attached the ribbons and trims for added texture, I have created a short video for you.

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Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day and I will see you back here again soon.

Claire

Posted at 08:08 AM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Ribbon (ways to use), Texture, Tips and Tricks, Videos, Videos and Tutorials, Vintage Style | Permalink | Comments (1)

Stampin' Up! Australia: Beautiful Peacock for Saleabration 2018

January 08, 2018

Today's share is another Stampin' Up! Saleabration 2018 product which can be earned for free. This time it's the Beautiful Peacock stamp set. I have also used the Celbrate You Thinlits again (told you they were versatile!).

This is a super easy set to line up (it's photopolymer so use a foam stamping mat underneath when you stamp) and can be used in many different ways. I wanted quite a simple card today, so I just added some embossing from the Petal Pair embossing folder duo (in Occasions Catalogue) and the Celebrate Youdie cuts. To get the different colours on the feathers, I used a sponge dauber to sponge on a little Bermuda Bay to the feathers stamp that I had already inked up with Lemon Lime Twist.

I also wanted to show you a great trick that was demonstrated at the OnStage training event (another great perk of being a demonstrator) by Brandi, one of our US based trainers. Excuse the photos on these ones, as they were pictures of the video screen.

Brandi started out with the Beautiful Peacock, and it's tail stamped in different colours. This would make a great card by itself, but Brandi wanted to add a real WOW. So she went a couple more steps.

She used some of the Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon (available with 2 other colours as a free level 1 pick in the Saleabration catalogue, but we also have some in other colours in the Annual Catalogue) and pulled the shimmer thread in the ribbon to be ended with a fabulous frayed section of ribbon perfect for a peacocks tail. You can tie one end together securely using the thread you pulled out.

Here's how it looks added to the card with a few extra embellishments.

You can view all the products I have used at the end of the post. Use these links to shop, check out the great deals during Saleabration. Don't forget to subscribe to never miss a thing from me.