Meandering Meadows – Live with Michele

This card turned out really well…..I used the Meandering Meadows Suite found on the Stampin’ Up! ® page under the Online Exclusives. This is a stunning suite, the stamp images a simple and easy to colour and add elements to the beautiful papers in Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper.

This card is a Fun Fold – Spanner Panel Card (why it’s called that …I don’t know). I liked this fun fold for this card because it highlights the Designer Series Paper beautifully. You get the hint of the scene on the front and then open it up to see more of the stunning meadows. Open the center flap to find the greeting….It’s a card that just keeps getting better.

I have added the YouTube Live Video below.

Measurements Used…

 ColourImperial/LetterMetric/A4
Card BaseOrchid Oasis5½ x 8½”, score @ 4¼”14.9 x 21cm, score @ 10.5cm
Card FrontWindow Sheet1⅛ x 5”3 x 14cm
Side PanelsOrchid Oasis1⅛ x 4”3 x 10cm
Card Front  DSP2½ x 4”7.2 x 10cm
Card Insert SidesDSP1⅛ x 4”3 x 10cm
Card InsertBasic White2½ x 4”7.2 x 10cm
Stylish Shapes Circle, Stamping & die cut gateBasic White3 x 3” Circle 1½ x 3¼” Gate 2½ x 5” Stamping7 x 7cm Circle 4 x 8 cm Gate 6 x 12cm Stamping

Tips & Tricks

  • Side panels are 3.5cm wide (1 ⅜”), in the video the first base I cut it was too narrow, you will see me discard that one and re cut.
  • I used Window Sheet across the base so it allows the view of the meadow to be seen through the gate. Rather than blocking it off with solid cardstock.
  • The DSP on card front you could make the same width as center panel…either way would look great.
  • Colouring with the Stampin’ Up! ® Blends is very simple and you don’t need to use the same number of colours.

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Gift of Giving

On my Friday’s ‘Live with Michele’, I created this simple and fun Accordion Fold Card using Stampin’ Up!® Gift of Giving Stamps and Merry Bold & Bright Designer series Paper.

I saw this card by Connie Stewart, Simple Simple Stamping and had to re-create it, replacing the accordion cardstock with Designer Series paper.

This is a very simple card and simple to recreate using any image and Designer Series Paper. Measurements and video are below.

Measurements Used…

 ColourImperial/LetterMetric/A4
Card BaseLemon Lime Twist4 ¼ x 5 ½” 2¾ x 5 ½”10.5 x 14.9 7 x 14.9cm
Card FrontBasic White2½ x 5¼”6.5 x 14.4cm
Card InsertBasic White2½ x 4”6.5 x 11cm
AccordionDSP4 ¼ x 8¼” Score @ 2¾, 5 ½”12 x 22.5 Score @ 7.5, 15cm

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Oh Holly Night – Live with Michele

Last night on ‘Live with Michele’ I created this Fun Fold – Faux Step Card, using the ‘O Holy Night Suite’. This suite you will find in the Sept – Dec Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up!®.

I saw this card created by Mary Deatherage, Mary used the Trucking Along Bundle to create her fun card. Which you can see HERE. Mary has great diagrams on the scoring lines, other wise you will see on my attached video, below.

O Holy Night is a BIG suite of products, for this card I have only used half of it. For me it really depicts what Christmas is all about with the Nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus.

The Designer Series Paper, O Holy Night, has 3 sheets of scenes depicting desert, towns and night sky. They are 12 x 12″ (30 x 30cm), great for both cards and scapbooking. The only thing is you need to plan out what sections you want to use on your card and cut wisely. With my card below I used half a sheet, which left me with a few off cuts I will try to use on other projects.

O Holy Night Suite by Stampin' Up! from the 2023 Sept - Dec Mini Catalogue. This is a Faux Side Step Card

Measurements Used…

These measurements may have changed from original, I’m sorry about that. Went to fix a small error and lost the lot, so had to rewrite these. Sorry for any inconvenience.

 ColourImperial/LetterMetric/A4
Card BaseNight of Navy5 ½” x 8”, score along long edge @ 1”, 2”, 5”14.9 x 20cm, score along long edge @2.5, 5,12.5cm
Card Base FrontDSP⅝ x 5¼”2.2 x 14.6cm
Card Base BackDSP2⅝ x 5¼”7.2 x 14.6cm
Card FrontNight of Navy3 x 6”, scored at 4¼”8.5 x 15.5cm, score at 10.5cm
Card FrontDSP2⅝ x 4⅛”8.2 x 10.2cm
SentimentVery Vanilla2½ x 2½”6 x 6cm
Back PanelVery Vanilla2⅝ x 5¼”7.2 x 14.6cm
StripDSP½ x 5¼”1.3 x 14.6cm
Nativity Scene & CamelBasic Black4¼ x 3¼”8.5 x 10.5

How to…

  • Cut all cardstock and score
  • Designer Series Paper – All pieces are cut from a half sheet of DSP 15 x 30cm (6 x 12″), you need to plan out were you will be cutting first. Cut each piece in order as below, see video.
    1. Cut the Card Base Strip DSP first – this is so you can cut in one strip.
    2. Card Front Panel – Decide how much ground to sky you want to use. Cut your depth 10.2cm (4⅛”) and then work out the width for star placement on your card front.
    3. Remaining DSP- cut Card Base and writing panel strip
  • Stamp sentiment onto Very Vanilla using Night of Navy Ink Pad and die cut using stitched square from Stylish Shapes
  • Adhere the Card Base DSP strip to the small mountain fold and Card Base DSP to larger mountain fold
  • Adhere the Card Front DSP to Card Front.
  • Add glue to the back of the card front…ONLY on the bottom 2cm ( 1″), height of the small mountain.
  • Fold card and adhere the back section of the Card Front to the back of the Card Base, again only approx 1cm (½”)
  • Add sentiment to card base.
  • Attach Nativity Scene with mini dimensionals
  • Writing panel
    • Attach DSP strip along the bottom
    • Adhere the camel, being careful on the amount of glue used.
    • Attach to the back of the Card Base.
  • Add Wink of Stella to star.
Back View - O Holy Night Suite by Stampin' Up! from the 2023 Sept - Dec Mini Catalogue. This is a Faux Side Step Card

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Paper Florist Dies & Countryside Inn – Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop

Welcome to Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop. We are a group of Australian Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators 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. Each month we will be showing different ideas based around products, themes and challenges.

Tracy has given us a Tic Tac Toe Challenge….choose any three in a row, diagonal, vertical or horizontal.

You will notice we have made a few changes to Let’s Craft Together, we have changed our Logo and have added a few new members. So I hope you will enjoy the extra projects to visit. Please leave a comment as you follow our Hop around Australia.

Paper Florist Dies & Countryside Inn

For my card I am using – Easel Card, Flowers and Blue…….and ‘Yes’ you could say that my card falls into a few other categories as well such as Easel Card, Designer Series Paper and Birthday… O’ well, just making sure I was covered……LOL!

I have chosen two of the new blues or one returning colour and one new – Misty Moonlight and Boho Blue with a little bit of Basic White and Wild Wheat.

Measurements Used..

Tips and Tricks

    • Card Base – Front was scored diagonally to form Easel Card
    • Card Front, Countryside Corners Bundle – Stitching Line inked with Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Write Marker and die cut with coordinating die.
    • Card Insert – Smaller Countryside Corner die cut in Basic White for a writing panel on inside of the card
    • Countryside label die has 3 dimensionals to give it lift for stopper.
    • Large Flowers – 2 layers large petals + 1 smaller Petals
    • Small Flowers Daisy – Each flower has 3 layers

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    Bright & Beautiful – May Fun Fold Challenge

    Welcome to Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop. We are a group of Australian Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators 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. Each month we will be showing different ideas based around products, themes and challenges.

    Thank you Kylie for this fun challenge, Double Z-Fold cards are a easy & fun. There are so many great variations to the Z- Fold Card…check out this Pinterest page on Z-Fold Cards using Stampin’ Up! Products.

    Bright & Beautiful Double Z- Fold Card

    I created my card using the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the NEW Annual 2023-24 Stampin’ Up!® Catalogue. If you love Birthdays, Balloons and stars this is a fun suite. Great for birthday cards, general celebrations or any special moments. The dies cut balloons, stars, tags and work well for shaker cards. The Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP) is 6 x 6″, one side of the DSP has fun type images of stars, strips, waves, strips and confetti. The reverse side has ombre effects, variegate or shabby (as per my card), giving great texture effects for your cards.

    The DSP coordinates with Berry Burst, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lime Twist, Pretty Peacock, Azure Afternoon and Blueberry Bushel. For my card I used the Azure Afternoon DSP and die cut stars in Berry Burst, Basic White, Azure Afternoon and Parakeet Party.

    To add some extra texture to the stars I embossed them using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folder found on the Online Exclusives in my Online Store.

    The Bright & Beautiful Suite also includes Gold celebration Specialty Designer Series Paper – window sheets in 3 designs – spots, stars and confetti, streamer twirls. One side of the sheets are gold and the other side is in silver. I used the gold spots for the 2nd part of the Double Z-Fold, to create a see through element to my card. I was then able to attach the stars and tag to the window sheet so the stars and tag look like they are floating.

    NB: make sure you use your bone folder to crease in the folds and to adhere to the card base I used lots of glue dots that hind nicely behind the dots.

    On the back of the card I have added a panel to write your Birthday Greetings on.

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    Fancy Flora Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

    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.

    Fancy Flora Suite Collection

    I am really enjoying playing with this suite, I put of buying it for a little while, until I worked out what I was wanting……In the end I just had to get it, I love the flowers and the Designer Series Paper is stunning. There is so much in this suite it is totally worth the extra cost. There are 2 Bundles of Stamps and coordinating dies. But don’t feel you have to purchase the lot you can purchase just what you want.

    ** Remember you get a 10% off when you purchase the Bundles – Two-Tone Flora Bundle and Something Fancy Bundle

    What is in the Collection..

    My Card – Fancy Flora Fun Fold

    This is a 3 Fold Card, where the left side folds in first and then the left over the top. This card has two card fronts and I needed to show off this DSP, i just love all these colours.

    This is a two step stamp and I found it easier to stamp the detailed image first and then using the same colour and the second image, stamp off onto a scrap of paper before stamping the rest of the flower. I used the centers of the flowers (stamen) as my guide for lining yp the images.

    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.

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    Hand-Penned Petals Fun Fold

    Today on my ‘Live’ I created this great Fun Fold, this is another interesting find on Instagram that I just had to try. I have used the Hand-Penned Petal Stamps and coordinating Penned Flowers Dies. The Designer Series Paper used for this card is from the Dainty Flowers 12 x12″ found in the current Sale-A-Bration. When you spend $90 or $180 you can earn a product for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue. Links to Catalogues and my Online Store can be found towards the end of my post.

    The sentiment was die cut using the Amazing Thanks Dies

    I am now following a Blog called Pinkfresh Studio and this is from a post back in last November. They have called it Fun Fold Birthday Inspiration Card with a Pop-Up Twist. It is great to be inspired by so many wonderful card makers.

    Below I have added the measurements I used in both Metric/A4 and Imperial/ Letter (this is a smaller size card to Australia A4)

    Measurements Used…

    PaperColourImperial/ LetterMetric/A4
    Card Base Fresh Freesia 5½ x 8½”, cut 2
    Score- 1, 1¾, 3, 4½
    21 x 14.9cm, cut 2
    Score – 2.5, 4.5,7.5, 10.5cm
    Front Strip Fresh Freesia¾ x 3½”2 x 9cm
    DSP – Back 4¼ x 5½”10.5 x 14.9cm
    DSP – Side15½ x 5½ “, cut 2 3 x 14.9, cut 2
    Back Card Panel Basic White 4¼ x 5¼” 10 x 14.4cm
    DSP Strip¾ x 5¼”2 x 14.4cm
    FlowerBasic White3 x 4″10.5 x 8cm
    SentimentPear Pizzazz2 x 4″5 x 10cm
    SentimentGold Metallic Specialty Paper2 x 4″5 x 10cm

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    On the Farm – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

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    Our theme this month is Fun Folds.

    The card I have made is an Interactive Pop-Up Card using On the Farm Bundle from the January 2023 Mini Catalogue, plus the Day at the Farm Designer Series Paper which coordinates with the On the Farm Bundle and you can get this for FREE when you pend $90.

    The Day on the Farm is $90 just the amount you need to get this great and fun Designer Series Paper as your ‘FREEBY’

    I got the idea for this card from Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts on Youtube.

    This card was so much fun creating mini scenes of life on a farm. Can you find the little bunny? I added spots on the cows, eyes and beaks to the chicks and the ducks die cut in Basic White and coloured with Blends.

    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.

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    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.

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    Storybook Gnomes – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop

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    Storybook Gnomes

    Thanks for joining me on another Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, I have created a great card using the Storybook Gnomes.

    I only received this in my order a couple of weeks ago and it is so much fun, I don’t know why I didn’t get it sooner. I have so many ideas running around my head and I just want to play…LOL!

    You can find the Storybook Gnomes in the Stampin’® Up! July- December Mini Catalogue on pages 42 & 43. It is a suite Collection so you can order everything on one number – Storybook Gnomes 159630 or you can order by each product… REMEMBER order the Stamps and Dies as a Bundle and get the 10% discount Kindest Gnomes Bundle 159626

    I have put together a PDF Tutorial on this card because I knew you would be asking me for it. All the measurements are listed in both Imperial and metric. You can just down load and use.

    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.

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    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…

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    Stellar Birthday

    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

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