Stampin' Up! Australia: Claire Daly Independent Demonstrator Melbourne

Stampin' Up! Queen Bee Birthday Card using Elegant Border Dies

March 29, 2023

Today I have a handmade birthday card for you using the Stampin' Up! Queen Bee bundle from the 2023 January to April Mini Catalogue, and the Elegant Border dies (released March 2023 as part of the Online Exclusives drop). This bundle really took my eye when I first glanced at the catalogue. I love it's vintage vibe.

My first sample uses Petal Pink as the base and some die cuts and some Fancy Flora DSP as the second layer. The bee is stamped in Soft Suede and immediately over-stamped with Versamark and clear embossed. This gives a deeply coloured, shiny image.

The floral die cuts fit really nicely around the largest stitched circle in the Stylish Shapes dies. I love that stitched label which comes in the dies from the bundle too. I popped a couple of Champagne Rhinestones on either end. The little flower is die cut from Distressed Gold Specialty Paper with a pearl in the middle.

For my second sample, I have used Crumb Cake as the base, and I have randomly stamped on the base card in Crumb cake ink. I used one of the die cut Elegant Border Dies (in the Online Exclusives section of the online store or order direct through me - see below) for the Evening Evergreen piece, and a scrap of Fancy Flora that was laying on my desk for the DSP piece. I think this particular Elegant Border piece is really well suited to vintage cards. I also die cut some of the smaller bees and leaves with the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper.

For the Queen Bee, I embossed her in gold, and popped her on top of some linen thread.

Here's a closer look at the Queen Bee Bundle. This bundle is in the 2023 January to April Mini. We don't know if it's carrying over yet. but we will know tomorrow. It's Item 160485 and is $87.25 for the 10% off bundle. You can buy the stamp set or dies individually if you prefer.

Here's a look at the Elegant Border Dies. They are item 161593 and are $56. These ones are part of the new Online Exclusives. They aren't in catalogues, but you can check them out in the online exclusives section in the online store. You can order them either online, or by contacting me directly by phone (0412 120 498) or email ([email protected]).

I hope you have liked todays cards. Don't forget to pop back in the morning to view the retiring colours and retiring products lists and to see what the new colours are!

See you then,

Claire

Product List

Queen Bee Bundle (English)

[160485]

Queen Bee Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160476]

Queen Bee Dies

[160484]

Elegant Borders Dies

[161593]

Fancy Flora 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160413]

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[159237]

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

[147009]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock

[155575]

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

Heart Pearls

[159190]

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[151193]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Posted at 11:32 PM in 2023 January to June Mini Catalogue, Birthday Cards, Vintage Style | Permalink | Comments (1)

Stampin' Up! Cottage Rose birthday card with ink blending.

August 22, 2022

Hello friends. Happy Monday!

Today I wanted to share with you a birthday card I made using the Abigail Rose suite in the 2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. It's such a pretty suite!

The suite comprises of the Cottage Rose Bundle, the Abigail Rose Designer Series Paper and the Natural Finish Ribbon. You can either buy the items together in a suite, or individually. Browse the suite and it's components HERE in my online store.

I really love the DSP designs in this suite. The ledger design is a a great neutral, and it was easy to add some additional colour to the rose patterned design by using my blending brushes and some Blushing Bride ink. I have used Crumb Cake as the base card, and Blushing Bride under the sentiment layer.

The ribbon in this suite is GORGEOUS. It's a really soft neutral that coordinates perfectly with our linen thread and many of our neutral cardstocks. I have used the Elegant Faceted Gems to add some additional embellishment.

I hope you like today's card. You can find all of the products I have used in my online store, or the paper copy of the Annual Catalogue. You can either order online, or direct with me via email, phone or text (you can read about three ways to shop with me HERE). 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. Here's the shop link (individual product links at the end of the post), and this month's host code.

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Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.

Claire

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Posted at 03:00 PM in 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue, Birthday Cards, Designer Series Paper, Ink Blending, Vintage Style | Permalink | Comments (1)

Stampin Up Texture Chic Suite / Season of Chic Thinking of You Card

August 17, 2022

Today's card uses one of my favourite suites from the 2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue; the Texture Chic Suite. I love the vintage vibes in this set and the many opportunities for layering. The stamp set has a really good range of sentiments too, which makes it a versatile one to add to your collection (get the bundle with the coordinating dies and save 10% on both).

The Texture Chic Designer Series Paper is a specialty paper and has gold foiled highlights on one side. This coordinates really well with the gorgeous Distressed Gold Specialty Paper which is also part of this suite. This image shows the foiling better.

Soft Succulent and Petal Pink are just two of the gorgeous colours which you will find in this suite. I love the wide variety of dies in the bundle, especially the netting and the dies which have an outline and a solid section to layer. So much opportunity to create texture.

For my embellishments, I have added in the Elegant Faceted Gems and some Linen Thread. My sentiment (from the Season of Chic stamp set) is embossed in gold.

Here's a closer look at the beautiful products in the Texture Chic Suite (find it HERE in my online store). There is also a Memories and More Card pack in these designs too.

I hope you like today's card. You can find all of the products I have used in my online store, or the paper copy of the Annual Catalogue. You can either order online, or direct with me via email, phone or text (you can read about three ways to shop with me HERE). 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. Here's the shop link (individual product links at the end of the post), and this month's host code.

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Claire

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Posted at 05:44 PM in 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue, Thinking of You Cards, Vintage Style | Permalink | Comments (0)

Stampin' Up! Cottage Rose Watercolour Birthday Card

July 24, 2022

Hello stamping friends.

As I mentioned in previous posts, it's World Watercolour Month in July, so here's a watercolour birthday card for you using the Cottage Rose bundle from the Stampin Up 2022 Annual Catalogue.

The paper is the Abigail Rose DSP which is part of the same suite that includes the Cottage Rose bundle. It's called the Abigail Rose Suite, and you can find it on page 56/57 of the 2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. The sentiment is from the same set. The embellishments I have added are Linen Thread and one of the Brushed Metallic Dots on the folded DSP corner.

For the watercolouring, I have used ink from the inside of my ink pads and Water Painters. I used Blushing Bride for the flower, Garden Green for the leaves and a bit of Crumb Cake around the other foliage poking out behind the rose.

My style of watercolouring is a messy, vintage look and I don't always stay within the lines. I like that though and it's less pressure so more relaxing! I did an in depth video some time ago showing my style of watercolouring, so have a look if you would like more information about what I do. I LOVE watercolouring. It's my favourite way to add colour to cards.

You can also view lots of other examples of my watercoloured cards HERE.

If you are interested in more card ideas using the Abigail Rose suite, I have a 5 card instant download PDF class available for $15AUD (approx $10-$11 USD on today's currency exchange rates). You can find my PDF Instant Download Classes HERE.

I hope you like today's card. You can find all of the products I have used in my online store, or the paper copy of the Annual Catalogue. You can either order online, or direct with me via email, phone or text (you can read about three ways to shop with me HERE). 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. Here's the shop link (individual product links at the end of the post), and this month's host code.

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Thanks for popping in today,

Claire

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Posted at 06:56 PM in 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue, Birthday Cards, Bundles: Punches and dies with matching stamp sets., Garden, flower and plant inspired cards., Vintage Style, Watercolouring | Permalink | Comments (1)

Stampin' Up! Texture Chic Birthday Card & sign up for my FREE PDF Tutorials

May 18, 2022

Did you know I am back to sending my weekly FREE PDF tutorials to customers and subscribers? Measurements are now included in both metric and imperial too. You can subscribe from anywhere in the world using this online form.

To give you an example of a project I send out, here is a look at last week's project. I have used the beautiful new Texture Chic Suite from the 2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, to make a vintage style birthday card. You can view the gorgeous Texture Chic Suite HERE in my online store.

I love this suite so much. It's my absolute fave in the new Annual Catalogue both in terms of style and colour. I love the illusion of texture and the gold foiling in the DSP, and all the layering options with the stamps and dies. It coordinates beautifully here with gold, Petal Pink and Soft Succulent. Other coordinating colours are Evening Evergreen, Mango Melody, Pool Party and Soft Suede.

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Hope you liked todays card. You can find all of the products I have used in my online store, or the paper copy of the Annual Catalogue (get one here). You can either order direct with me via email, phone or text (you can read about three ways to shop with me HERE). 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.

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