Stampin' Up! Australia: Claire Daly Independent Demonstrator Melbourne

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! Prized Peony Birthday Card coloured with Stampin' Blends

August 26, 2020

Hey friends,

Back with a birthday card today, using the beautiful Prized Peony stamp set coloured with Stampin' Blends.

I didn't catch the light terribly well onto the card front on the full photo, so this one is probably a better indication of true colour.

I have use Purple Posy and Highland Heather combos for my Stampin' Blends colours and Crumb Cake for my base card and layers. Isn't that Dainty Diamonds embossing folder pretty?

I've also made a YouTube video to show you how I went about colouring the Peony. I hope you like it!

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 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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Claire

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Posted at 09:46 PM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Alcohol Markers, Birthday Cards, Coloured Images, Colouring, Embossing Folders, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Stampin' Blends | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Fancy Phrases coloured with Stampin' Blends

August 21, 2020

Hey friends,

Just a quick card for you today, using Fancy Phrases stamp set from the Stampin' Up! 2020 Annual Catalogue. I really like this stamp set for it's sketchy images and the range of great sentiments.

Here's my card. I kept it pretty simple with just some Basic Grey patterns DSP, a Basic Grey sentiment and some adhesive rhinestones. My base card is Highland Heather.

I have coloured the image with Stampin' Blends. Here's the colours I used:

Purple Posy Combo
Highland Heather Combo
Old Olive Combo

Hope you like today's card. You can buy the Fancy Phrases stamp set and any of the other products I have used today, in my Online Stampin' Up! store.

When you shop online with me 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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Claire

Posted at 10:40 PM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Coloured Images, Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Stampin' Blends | Permalink | Comments (1)

Stampin' Up! Whiskey Business coloured with Stampin' Blends, plus tip to give the look of liquid

July 30, 2020

Hello stampers. Today I have a masculine card for you, featuring Whiskey Business stamp set from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Catalogue.

Here's my Whiskey Business card. Whiskey seems to be pretty popular among our male family and friends, so I needed this stamp set. My base card is Cinnamon Cider, and the front is embossed using the Tasteful Texture 3D embossing folder. The patterned paper is from the In Good Taste Designer Series paper pack. This pack has such great neutral textures.

I've coloured my image in Stampin' Blends. I have used Smoky Slate and a tiny bit of Seaside Spray on the decanter, Smoky Slate on the glass, and Cinnamon Cider with a bit of Daffodil Delight blended in for the whiskey. I've also used Daffodil Delight on the lemon twist.

Tip: to get a realistic look of liquid with some dimension, use a Fine Tip Glue pen after the Stampin' Blends have dried. I learned this tip from the lovely Linda Bauwin on an Incentive Trip many years ago when she was demonstrating colouring wine in glasses.

To finish my card off, I have adhered the decanter and glass to a circle die cut from the Stitched Shapes dies. The glass is adhered with Dimensionals, as is the Stitched Shape and the DSP (I adhered the DSP to a layer of cardstock to give it some more weight). Finally I have added some Linen Thread, and an embossed greeting from Happiest of Birthdays stamp set.

Here's a closer look at the Whisky Business stamp set.

Even though there are some great sentiments in this set, I wanted a birthday sentiment. This new Happiest of Birthdays from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue has been really popular. It's certainly one I know I will be getting lots of use from.

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If you are in Australia, you can shop for any of the products I have used today, through my Online Stampin' Up! store. If your order is under $250, I invite you to use my monthly host code with any online orders, for a free gift mid way through the month after you order. Between now and 11.59pm AEST on 3rd August, you will also earn a $9 Bonus Days coupon for each $90 spent in one transaction. There's no limit to how many you can earn, and no minimum amount needed to be spent to redeem them in August (between 4th and 31st August).

Thanks for stopping by today. Stay happy and positive, and thanks for reading my blog. That gives me a purpose to continue creating and posting, which is keeping me happy and positive during these difficult times too.

See you back here again soon,

Claire

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Posted at 02:22 AM in 2020 Annual Catalogue, Birthday Cards, Masculine Cards and Projects, Stampin' Blends, Tips and Tricks | Permalink | Comments (1)

Stampin' Up! Prized Peony coloured with Stampin' Blends.

July 28, 2020

Hello stampers. Today I have a Prized Peony coloured with Stampin' Blends for you. I am loving colouring the images in this beautiful stamp set from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

I wanted to keep my background quite neutral, so I have just used Crumb Cake cardstock. To create a bit more interest, I have used two different embossing folders. I have used the Subtle 3D folder on the first layer, and on the layer I have cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies, I have used the Dainty Diamonds 3D folder. You can view or purchase these products in my online Stampin' Up! store in Australia, using the links at the end of this post.

I have coloured the image with Stampin' Blends. I recently did a video showing how to colour the smaller Prized Peony, and used the same colouring technique here. Here's a look at that video in case it's helpful. The colours I have used are Purple Posy Stampin' Blends combo, Highland Heather Stampin' Blends combo and Old Olive Stampin' Blends combo.

To finish my card off, I have used a greeting from Well Written stamp set, which is stamped in Crumb Cake and cut out using the Stitched Nested Labels dies. I tied some linen thread around the flower stem, and placed some Elegant Faceted Gems around the flower. It's so hard to see in this picture, but I also used some Wink of Stella to add to the lowlights (dark shaded areas) on the flower. I love how that turned out.

Here's a closer look at this lovely Prized Peony stamp set, and the two embossing folders I have used.

This is the Dainty Diamonds 3D embossing folder (even though it looks 6x6", this one is actually card front size).

This one is the Suble 3D folder which gives a fabulous textured effect. This is a 6x6" folder.

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The NEW August to December Mini Catalogue (previously called the Holiday Catalogue) launches on August 4th to customers. If you are new to Stampin' Up! or don't have a regular demonstrator already, you can request a copy HERE (if you are a regular customer of mine you are already on the list and your copy is in the mail.

The Bonus Days promotion is only on for 6 more days, so get in quick! Between July 1st and August 3rd you can earn a $9 bonus days coupon with each $90 in one transaction (before post), which you can then use for shopping in August. All the details HERE.