The card I made last week is made using the Fancy Flora Suite Collection, which I made on my ‘Live with Michele’. every Friday at 1pm (AEDT). This week I was running a bit late having too much fun playing with this suite. Have added the link to the video below.
There is a lot is this suite –
Two-Tone Flora Bundle – two step stamps flowers, easy to line up for six beautiful flowers and two one-step leaves. This also has the coordinating dies to cut out your stamped images.
Something Fancy Bundle – 10 sentiments and frame dies that could be used on any card or scrapbook layout
Last weekend the Creativity Abounds Team ran a By the Bay Stamp Camp, it was so much fun. Kylie Swain gave us a Colour Challenge and this card I made using her challenge.
How to make this card…
Cutting Measurements
Paper
Colour
Imperial
Metric
Card Base
Basic White
4 ¼ x 11”, score @ 5 ½”
10.5 x 29.9cm, score @ 14.9cm
CardFront
Basic White
4 x 5 ¼”
10 x 14.4cm
Strip
Basic White
1 x 4″
2.5 x 10cm
Sentiment
Basic White
1 x 3″
2.5 x 7cm
Cut all cardstock
Card Front
Using large Die Cut, die cut in Basic White cardstock. You may need to run through twice.
Trim Die cut piece to 10cm (4″) wide, trim length down to 13.7cm (5 ⅜”)
With Blending brush, brush on the ink onto the flowers and leaves. Colours used- Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry
MetricCard – Card Front I normally use is 14.4cm, to make up the difference cut card into 2 pieces about where the strip will cover. Spread the two pieces and adhere one piece from the top down and the other from the bottom up. Leaving a gap as per photo below.
Dot multi purpose glue onto the back of die cut and attach to the card.
Strip – With Granny Apple Green ink and blending brush, brush ink around all four sides.
Add diamenionals to the back of the strip and adhere to the card.
Stamp ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black onto basic White Cardstock. Die cut with die from the Something Fancy Bundle. Attach with dimensionals.
Colour Challenge
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Welcome to Let’s Craft Together, we are a group of Stampin’ Up!® friends and Independent Demonstrators from Australia. We love to crafting together and challenging each other each month to create new projects which we want to share with you. Each month we will be showing different ideas based around products, themes and challenges. So I hope you can join us and follow along with our Blog Hops.
Colour Challenge #001
Our first Challenge for 2023 is a Colour Challenge, using colours that gives you the feel of ‘Summer Fun’
Dainty Delight
Dainty Delight Bundle 160675 is a new bundle from the Jan- April 2023 Stampin’ Up! ® Mini Catalogue. It is just as the name says “dainty’. The bundle includes dies that cut out the stamped images, it also includes extra flowers, leaves and this beautiful ‘Vine’. Layer them altogether to create amazing floral elements for cards and scrapbook pages.
For my card today I have stamped one of the floral images with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured it with the Blends from the challenge colour palette. All 6 colours were used and below is an image showing were they are used.
Under the flowers I added the ‘Vine’ Die cut from Granny Apple Green cardstock, this just gives a nice base for the floral image. I also added 2 die cut pieces, cut from vellum and lightly coloured using Highland Heather Blends.
I love the new embossing folder, Cane Weave 3D 160580. It is part of the Regency Park Suite Collection 160583 and it is a brilliant base for this card. I can see I will be using this one a lot.
The Sentiment ‘Happy Birthday’ comes from the Sentimental Park 160561 stamps which is also from the Regency Park Suite Collection 160583.
When you purchase Dainty Delight Bundle 160675 $96.25 (AU), you can choose a Sale-A-Bration item for FREE. YES, it’s that time of the year again…..and in the SAB there is a coordinating Designer Series Paper – Dainty Flowers – it’s a must have.
SALE-A-BRATION…spend $90 or $180 and choose an item for free from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. ( will share Links to the Mini and SAB after 5th Jan)
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Now that you have enjoyed checking out my Blog post, please go and have a look at the others in our Hop. If you have any questions please post them in the comments and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own. Today our Blog Hop is about ‘Birthdays’ and I have used the Framed Florets Collection for my card.
Happy Birthday – Framed Florets
Last chance to play with this Fitting Florets Collection before it’s gone. The good thing is that the Framed Florets Bundle will be in the coming Jan- April 2023 Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up! ®.
I have gone a bit ‘Shabby’ with this card, with torn and rolled edges on the layers of DSP and cardstock. The top layer of Balmy Blue cardstock has been embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder to give it that added texture.
The edges to both layers I have either torn or run the blade of my snipes along to distress them.
The sentiment was stamped using Night of Navy Ink and fussy cut. A large double bow made using white bakers twine added behind the sentiment, with the sentiment raised on dimensionals.
Don’t throw away those flowers along the edges, fussy cut them out and add them to the inside of your cards
Thank you for reading my Blog Post. Hope you have a Joyful and wonderful Christmas with family and Friends
You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.
Follow the Hop here..
For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle
he projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.
Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.
There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…
Weeeee!….these were so much fun to make!……..So I have decided to share them with you
The Birthday Piggy was so much fun to play with and I have made three cute little easel cards using nearly all the dies that come with the bundle. They are all so cute, I don’t know which is my favorite.
So I have decided to do an Online Class, giving you a step by step instructions via a Zoom Meeting. I hope you can join me, as I want to share the fun with you.
To Purchase…CLICK the BUY NOW…check for shopping card in the bottom right hand corner of your screen
We will be using Stampin’ Blends to colour our pigs and Blending brushes to colour the backgrounds. The dies that come in the bundle add all those extra details.
The Birthday Piggy stamps can be found in both the Annual and Mini Catalogues but ONLY as a stamp set- No Dies
On the 1st September to 30th September you will be able to purchase The Birthday Piggys as a Bundle -With Dies, along with another 5 bundles to choose from. (See below)
This is a special promotion – Perfect Partners and all the details are below. If you already have the stamps, you will be able to purchase the matching dies. If you don’t have the stamps then buy them as a BUNDLE and get a 10% discount. This is a one off special, so don’t miss out.
So PLACE YOUR ORDER on the 1st September and get the “The Birthday Piggy Bundle” and Join my Class on the 23rd September
Perfect Partners
Some things are great on their own but become epic when they are paired with something else: cereal and milk, toast and butter, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. We may be biased, but our favorite combo is our stamp sets and dies—and that’s what the Perfect Partners promotion is all about!
We created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets in the 2022–2023 Annual Catalogue and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalogue. These coordinating dies will only be available during this promotion and will not be offered in any catalogue. These stamp sets and dies are available separately or as a bundle. By buying the bundle, you will save 10% off the retail price.
Put these wonderful stamp sets and dies together for more paper-crafting fun! Order now!
Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!
Stampin’ Up!® Used…
(Excluding the Dies which start on the 1st September – 30th September)
Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.
Our theme this month is Anything But Christmas. This is where we can use any product from the Stampin’ Up! ® Catalogues and make a card that doesn’t have a Christmas theme and as we are now getting closer to Christmas and the Stampin’ Up! ® Mini Catalogue is all about the Holiday Seasons it’s good to just make something not holiday related.
My cards in both the Blog Hop and the Tutorial focus on….
Brightest Beauty
Last Friday on my ‘Live with Michele’ I created a stamped 12 x 12″ Designer Series Paper(DSP) to be used in my Wedding Scrapbook Album. I also created a piece on A4 Basic White Cardstock and decided to use this piece to create this card.
The base of my card I used Sahara Sand Cardstock and made a mat using the Split Card Textures Dies. The mat piece I used the Blending Brushes and Soft Suede Stampin’ Pad to go around the edges and die cut areas to add a little colour.
The DSP I cut down slightly smaller than my mat and tore down one side at a angle giving me a rough edge. I again added Soft Suede ink to all my edges….I just wanted to give it a earthy sort of tone.
The sentiment is from the Go to Greetings Stamp Set. This is such a great set using four basic greetings like – Happy Birthday, Just a Note, Thank You and Thinking of you and 3 different fonts. This will be my go to set for sentiments. The sentiment was die cut out using the frame die from the Brightest Beauty Bundle.
I finished of the card by adding a generous triple bow, and the sentiment just sits below but with parts of the bow under caught under it. Some Rustic Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots
On the inside of my card I have added an insert using a piece of DSP where I hadn’t stamped all the way. So if you don’t like adding lots of writing it’s perfect.
Live with Michele
You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.
Follow the Hop here..
For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle
he projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.
Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.
There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…
Welcome to Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, our theme this month is ‘Cards for Men’. Cards for those men in our lives. our Fathers, husbands, brothers or sons. I hope all our ideas inspire you to create a special card
There is so much fun in this collection with lots of themes – cars…BBQ’s…adventure….retro…birthday’s and Father Day’s. looking forward to seeing where you take it.
Card Measurements
Card Base Sahara Sand – 10.5 x 29.9cm, scored at 14.9cm
Mat Cajun Craze – 10 x 14.4cm
Card Front Sahara Sand – 9.7 x 14.1cm, Using Blending Brushes blend Soft Succulent ink over the card front leaving a lighter area in the middle.
Sentiment Sahara Sand – 7 x 7cm, stamped using Early Espresso Ink and die cut with coordinating circle die. Add Crumb Cake Bakers Twine to the back of sentiment along with dimensionals
Die cut Soft Succulent – 5 x 10cm, cut 2 diamond die cuts
Card Insert Basic White – 10 x 14.4cm
Dies cut images from Specialty Designer Series Paper – Cajun Craze Arrow, Hooray Tag, 3 stars
Rustic Metallic Adheisive Dots
Creativity Abounds Team
We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.
You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up! ® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.
Follow the Hop here..
For More Inspiration we have our new Tutorial Bundle
he projects featured in this bundle are totally EXCLUSIVE, which means they can not be found anywhere else online.
Measurements are in both Imperial/ US Letter size and Metric/ A4.
There are a couple of different ways to get this tutorial…
My Live this week I used the Waves of Inspiration from the NEW 2022-23 Annual Catalogue. This was so much fun to make…who doesn’t like to make a mess sometimes…Me!
This card uses the Emboss Resist Technique with a water colour wash to create the background. Prior to making this card i played with a few ideas on how to colour my watercolour paper and in the end came up with the best result. Some of my play pieces I have shown in the video.
You could use Shimmery White cardstock instead of the watercolour Fluid 100 but you may get a slightly different result. Anyway every time you make this card you will get different effects.
I did forget to stamp the birds on my Live and did them later, they were stamped in the Starry Sky Ink.
This weeks Live I show how to make this card using the Hues of Happiness…
Measurements
Card Base- Thick Basic White 14.9 x 21cm, score at 10.5cm
Card Front- Starry Sky 9 x 13.5cm
Card Front – Fluid 100 Watercolour paper 8.5 x 13cm
Sentiment and Pelican- Basic White Reg Cardstock 6 x 10cm
YouTube Video- Waves of Inspiration
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If you have been sitting on the fence not sure if you should JOIN the Stampin’ Up! Family or not….well now is the time to jump down and JOIN.
In Color Starter Kit Promotion
It’s time to join my team with a Starter Kit deal you won’t want to refuse! Sign up between 3 and 31 May to become a demonstrator and you will get $116.50 AUD of brand new 2022–2024 In Color products for FREE. This incredible deal is in addition to the standard $235 AUD of products for only $169 AUD. Plus free business supplies, free shipping, and all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! So if you ‘Live in Australia’ and looking for a fun team and a way to save on your crafting supplies…You can be a Hobby Demo or a Business Demo the choice is yours…Contact me.
This was my first play with Stampin’ Up! ® stamp set Stellar Birthday..it’s been sitting in my shelves for almost 11 months. The Designer Series Paper is from the Abstract Beauty and as soon as I saw this particular design I wanted to use it with the Stella Birthday stamps.
The Fun Fold is a Pillar Pop-Up Window card which I saw last night demonstrated by Rachel from Stamp your Art Out. On her page she has all the measurement if you use Letter size/ Imperial Measurements. Along with links to her video on YouTube.
I have made my card using measurements in A4 Cardstock/ Metric. Below is the measurements I have used and a video showing how I made my card…LOL. Along with my errors in measurements for the stand at the back.
Measurements Used…
Card Base Misty Moonlight: 10.5 x 14.9cm
Card Base Basic White: 10 x 14.4cm
Card Base Mat DSP: 10 x 14.4cm
Window Misty Moonlight: 8.5 x 12.9cm
Window DSP: 8 x 12.4cm
Pillars DSP: 15 x 5cm, score at 1, 2, 3, 4cm
Stand Misty Moonlight: 5 x 17.5cm, score at 1.5, 12, 14, 16cm
Extra Basic White stamping images: 10.5 x 14.9cm
scrap Gold Foil Paper to stamp stars
Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!
Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project
All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store
This was such a fun card to make, using the New Horizons Suite from the 2022 Jan- Jun Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up! ®. One of these cards will be sent to my father for his birthday later this month. It’s not often I do cards that can be used for men, most of my cards are very feminine.
The New Horizons Designer Series Paper is spectacular, each piece lends to great water colour back ground and with just a couple of added elements make a great card.
On my Facebook Live this week I showed how to create this card. What I really love about these cards is the layout and elements used are exactly the same but by using different Designer Series Paper it changes the feeling completely. One is full of warmth and could be some where late in the afternoon of a summers day. The other is more of a winters day feeling with the misty colours.
Measurements Used…
Card Base Basic White Thick: 10.5 29.9cm, scored 14.9cm
Card Mat Basic White: 10 x 14.4cm
New Horizons DSP: 5.4 x 10.5cm
Mat Blackberry: 5.7 x 10.8m
Die Cut Fence Basic White: 10.5 x 7cm Approx
Thank you for stopping by and reading my Blog. I hope you have enjoyed my projects & that you’re inspired to get crafty!
Stampin’ Up! products used in today’s Project
All products used are listed below and are linked to my On-Line Store
