Today the Art With Heart team Colour Creators are showcasing Calypso Coral.

I find Calypso Coral a challenging colour to work with. Not that I don't like it, but its not orange, it's not red, it's not really pink, it's a kind of in between colour. And it's also a strong colour.

To show it off, for the bold colour it is, I have deliberately teamed it with just one other colour, plus the white base card, for a couple of simple projects today.

From page 16 of the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, I have selected the Bottled Happiness Bundle, which includes the Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch.

I stamped the leaves with Parakeet Party Ink, then stamped the flowers and bottle with Calypso Coral. The bottle is stamped on a separate piece and punched out, then overlayed on to the card layers.

Card layers are Basic White and Calypso Coral. I was chatting to people on Zoom as I was creating today, so rather than getting out tons of supplies, I just gathered up pieces from my stash that were cut previously, and made them into new designs.

I can't believe I completed two cards while talking to people on Zoom! Just goes to show what you can create with the supplies you have at arms length.

I think these two colours look great with all that crisp white space around them. On a mantlepiece full of cards, this would surely stand out.

If you would like to see what my stamping friends have created using Calypso Coral, please click on the Next rectangle below and you will be taken to the blog of my sweet friend Sharon.

Should the blog hop have a broken link, you can find the full list of participants by going to lovely Cathy's blog here.

Enjoy all this inspiration and creativity and I will see you again soon!

Kathryn Ruddick

(Mansfield Vic.)

Product List

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $16.25	Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad [159208] $14.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Bottled Happiness Bundle (English) [158690] $67.50	Vintage Bottle Punch [158689] $34.00

Who doesn't love a versatile soft pink which goes with everything??

It's Kathryn here, and I am excited to share that this week's AWH Colour Creations Showcase is Petal Pink!

In our January to June Mini Catalogue we have the cutest product suite - Snail Mail. The Snail Mail Designer Series Paper is loaded with beautiful bright colours and for this week's showcase I decided to introduce Petal Pink as the base colour and bring in the colours out of the suite, using fussy cut and die-cut images from the paper and a little bit of background stamping.

One of the first things I love to do with new Designer Series Paper that has coordinating dies, is sit and cut out a heap of shapes that I can then use on cards or other projects. By the time you have cut a dozen or so, the ideas are flowing.

I thought all these cut out shapes really loaned themselves to a couple of simple fancy fold cards so after cutting out a stack of shapes, I made a very straight forward "Z" fold card - Petal Pink as the base and Basic White panels.

Then it was just a matter of adhering the die cut (and a few fussy cut) images to the card. For the front panel I also stamped the toadstool image in Petal Pink and used the white Watercolor Pencil to add a couple of highlights.

The big toadstool on the front right of the "Z" fold hides the snail that appears only when the card is open. You can see that I also stamped the toadstool image on the "Z" piece.

Next I made a basic easel card with more of the pieces I had cut out earlier.

All of the die cut shapes are cut from the coordinating Snail Dies set in the same catalogue - I often add other dies to the mix, but I didn't need to with this amazing product suite.

I ended up making two more cards from all the pieces I had cut out of the paper! I will leave them for another day - because by the time I took full photos and close up photos I had about 20 photos. I don't think my blog platform will like it if I do a blog post with 20 photos in it! LOL

Anyway, you see how well the Petal Pink goes being used as a base card - kind of a substitute neutral colour on these cards. Feel free to pop back in a couple of days to see the other two cards - they are standard cards, not fancy fold - and I whipped them up in about 10 minutes each just using the leftover pieces. Got to love that!!

I hope you enjoyed looking at my Snail Mail projects, and if you would like to see how the rest of the Art With Heart ladies have used Petal Pink, please hop over to Cathy's blog where she has all the links for their posts.

See you soon with ink on your fingers!

Kathryn Ruddick

Product List

Snail Mail Suite Collection [155986] $121.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $13.00
Snailed It Cling Stamp Set [154472] $33.00	Snail Dies [154327] $52.00	Snail Mail Designer Series Paper [154577] $20.00
Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $15.25	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00

Hey there!

Who wants to see this week's amazing fresh colour creations with beautiful Granny Apple Green?

That's right! The Art With Heart Stampin' Up! team are back this week with our 19th Colour Creations Showcase and it is the beautiful Granny Apple Green, a lovely bright, fresh green just like a summer Granny Smith Apple.

I have done a real mix and match of many of my Stampin' Up! products to create today's projects. And I really love how they came up, looking so fresh.

I selected the stamp set and dies from the Boho Indigo Product Medley on page 9 of the Annual Catalogue and stamped with Granny Apple Green ink, and die cut Granny Apple Green and Garden Green leaves for accents.

I chose a sheet of mostly Granny Apple Green printed paper from the Whale of a Time 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper pack. That is the more gorgeous paper pack ever!

The greeting stamp is from Seaside Notions stamp set, stamped in Granny Apple Green ink on Whisper White cards and die cut with a label die from the lovely Beautiful Boughs Dies.

For my second card, I used the leftover strip of paper from the 6" x 6" DSP together with a piece of Granny Apple Green card , dry embossed with the Subtle 3D embossing folder, and a piece of Whisper White, dry embossed with the Ornate Floral 3D embossing folder.

The other pieces on the card are the same as the first card.

Cards are layered on Whisper White, with a Granny Apple Green base card and a Whisper White insert.

To see the rest of the gorgeous Granny Apple Green creations by my talented stamping friends, please hop over to Cathy's blog where you will find all the links to the other blogs.  Thanks again Cathy for all the work you do in hosting this Colour Showcase so we can inspire each other and be inspired by the beautiful Stampin' Up! colours!

Please leave me a comment if you would like to, and I look forward to seeing you again next week!

Kathryn Ruddick

(Croydon North VIC).

Product List

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25
Whale Of A Time 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152460] $20.00	Boho Indigo Product Medley (English) [153132] $122.00	Seaside Notions Cling Stamp Set [149278] $40.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] $15.75	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.50

It's time for another Social Stampers Blog Hop!

When my friend Kelly said this week's theme would be Share Sunshine, I didn't hesitate to join in! The first thing that pops into my head when I think of sharing sunshine is bright bunches of daisies.  I just love seeing gardens full of daisies with their faces turned to the sun. I am going to have a garden full of daisies one day! 

I really love that we currently have two Daisy stamp sets and two daisy punches in our Stampin' Up! catalogue!

I have left Delightful Daisy on the shelf this time and selected Daisy Lane to use. And I've used a whole mix of retiring, carrying over and NEW products!

I wonder if you can pick them?

For the greetings on my cards I have selected two different ones from the Share Sunshine Product Giveback pdf that Stampin' Up! has produced as a wonderful way to raise money for two charities who are working on the front line of containing and finding a vaccine and cure for Covid19.

100% of the purchase price of the pdf goes to the charities. You can get the pdf here.

Don't forget to decorate the inside of your projects!!! See that sneaky daisy!

For my second card I have used the same daisies stamped in Night of Navy on Whisper White, but this time I have thrown a little curveball into the mix. Can you pick it?

Yes! This time I have used a brand new paper from our demonstrator pre-order for the new catalogue which is coming in June. The gorgeous, delicate Misty Moonlight coloured Designer Series Paper I have used for the front layer on this card is from the Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper Stack and is part of the extensive Flowers For Every Season collection.

The fancy fold on this second card is quite easy. I have made dozens of cards with this fold. I haven't included instructions because if you google "Pop & Swing Card" you will find stacks of tutorials and videos.

You can see all the rest of the products I have used by scrolling down toward the bottom of this post. In the meantime, there are LOTS of other bloggers sharing sunshine today and you may find the full list of them at Kelly's post here .

OR you can click on the next box to be taken to Julia's post and follow the full circle.

Product List

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock [146991] $15.25	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $15.50	Perennial Essence Floral Centers [149442] $10.50
Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper [151313] $20.00	Daffodil Delight 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Ruched Ribbon [151311] $13.00	Daisy Lane Cling Stamp Set [149325] $40.00
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Daisy Punch [143713] $31.00	Medium Daisy Punch [149517] $28.00

Happy New Holiday Catalogue!

The gorgeous new Holiday Catalogue starts today - and boy oh boy are there some gorgeous projects and stamping products in there!

I have just submitted Assignment 1 for Uni semester 2 and now I am looking forward to really getting creative with Christmassy themes over the next couple of days.

I hope you can come and have a look at all this gorgeousness! I am planning on being in my stamping room in Croydon North from 10am until 1pm this Friday 6th September. Come and have a cuppa, make a card or some tags, pick up your hard copy of the Holiday Catalogue, and check out the beautiful products!

Send me a text message on 0418 361 931 if you need the address.

WRAPPED IN PLAID Product Suite incorporates traditional Christmas colours in timeless tartan with a fantastic versatile 13 piece photopolymer stamp set, Pine Tree Punch, Specialty Designer Series Paper, beautiful ribbon, bells and gold mini pizza boxes.

ALL INCLUSIVE KITS 

Pages 36-39 contain the Joy of Giving Tag Kit, Christmas Countdown Project Kit (advent calendar box drawers) and the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley. These kits make a beautiful gift for someone else, or if you are busy and on the go, they are the perfect quick project to start your Christmas Crafting.

Experienced stampers can assemble the Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar in a morning session and have it ready to fill with surprises for December. 

The Joy of Giving Tag Kit includes everything you need - a 17 piece stamp set, Poppy Parade Stampin' Spot, and all the die-cut pieces required for 30 deluxe gift tags in a designer box. This kit suits beginners through to advance stampers.

For those who like to create using their imagination, the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley doesn't come with instructions, but it does come with a massive stack of products for you to create dozens of coordinating Christmas projects. I will be putting together a pdf of beautiful Project Ideas for all those advanced stampers who purchase this medley from me or via my online shop.

DON'T FORGET!

Come and see some of the products in real life and have a cuppa this Friday morning 6th September, 10am-1pm.

And also look out for World Card Making Day activities at the end of this month and into early October. World Card Making Day is Saturday October 5th.

Product List

Most Wonderful Time Product Medley (En) [150705] $122.00	Christmas Countdown Project Kit [150703] $52.00	Christmas Countdown Cling Stamp Set [151833] $37.00
Joy Of Giving Tag Kit (En) [150700] $61.00	Perfectly Plaid Bundle (En) [151143] $54.75	Wrapped In Plaid Suite Bundle (En) [153326] $113.00

Daisies are such cheerful flowers - all sorts of daisies are my favourites!

So I was VERY happy to see the new Daisy Lane stamp set and a medium size daisy punch come in our new annual catalogue last month, to coordinate with the Daisy Delight stamp set and Large Daisy punch we already have in our range.

You know sometimes you receive a new stamp set and it seems like forever before you use it?  Well, not this time! I have already used the Daisy Lane bundle heaps - and I've only had it a couple of weeks!

I went for some non-traditional colours, including Seaside Spray, Basic Gray and Gray Granite for this little project.

This gorgeous seaweed design paper is from the Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper pack - I've sliced a sheet up and sponged the edges with Basic Gray.

Initially I planned the card as a landscape format, but once I'd gotten this far, I discovered it looked much better as a portrait card with the spray of daisies in the top left hand corner.

Isn't it so soft and lovely with the Seaside Spray blue and all the grey tones and that touch of dramatic black? I'm really pleased with it! Probably all I would do differently is maybe add some form of bling to the centres of the daisies. Haven't decided on those yet!

For the month of July I am giving away an encyclopedia of projects using the Daisy Lane bundle - a 25 page pdf with 11 full tutorials in it - to anyone who purchases the Daisy Lane bundle. Pdf will be emailed to you after the order is finalised. Order online or message me about it today!

Talk soon,

Kathryn 

Did you know January to March are the most fun months at Stampin' Up! with lots of awesome products being given away?

If you like butterflies, Stampin' Up! has you covered with 2 huge bundles of stamps and cutting tools in the Occasions Catalogue (out until May 31st), as well as the very beautiful Botanical Butterflies Designer Series Paper - a free Sale-a-bration gift available until the end of March. 

See all the Sale-a-bration items in my online shop here.

Order online, or if you have an questions, send me a message, email or text and I'll call you back.

Kathryn Ruddick

(Melbourne, Australia).

Stampin' Up! Christmas Card Ideas

Are you a person who likes to make dozens of Christmas cards to send out to your loved ones, or even to give to charity or to send out to a worthy cause?

When November clicks onto the calendar, it's quickly getting to be that crazy time of year when your realise if you're going to get started, it better be now!

 Over the next little while I'm going to share some of our projects from Christmas in July (and since then) including many of the details of how they were created. Hopefully this will inspire you to get started, or get on with it!

One thing I love is a good production line!

But not too many fancy steps, and not too many cards.

There's nothing worse than coming up with a design which includes colouring and fussy cutting, cutting all the card stock to make 100, and then realising what a massive task you've got before you! If you're going to do a production line, keep it to 15-20 cards and have more easy layers rather than lots of colouring or fussy cutting.

Pre-cutting the pieces like this also means making it very transportable. If you are going away for a weekend, or going to watch the boys play cricket, you can easily pop all the bits into one small plastic tub and take it with you to do some assembling! My dear friend Wendy Costa-Davis is an expert at this, preparing in advance so she can complete dozens of cards when she is away on craft retreat weekends.

My most excellent Stampin' Up! buddy, Michelle Corbett designed this sweet and simple Christmas Card for our classes at the Stitches and Craft Into Christmas Show at the Royal Exhibition Building last November. It was a great one to revamp for Christmas in July.

It uses the Painted Harvest stamp set which is not a Christmas stamp set so it gives you a great variation for how to use the sunflower stamp, and we used up a stack of last years' In Color Designer Series Paper in the gorgeous Tranquil Tide which is a perfect darker Christmas green.

The card also uses Cherry Cobbler ink, the Every Day Label Punch and the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set. A very simple and yet effective card.

I'm sure you have several of these items in your craft collection. Why not have a go at a card like this today? 

Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set [144783] $37.00	Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144213] $12.25	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [147146] $13.00
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $13.00	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $31.00	Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [144820] $38.00

I'll be back with more of our Christmas projects before you know it! See you then!

Kathryn

And Sweet Storybook Card Swaps

Our 2nd day on the Incentive trip was a full day at sea, cruising north on the Pacific Ocean on the outside of Vancouver Island.  How does one fill a day at sea?

Firstly we dashed back down to the Stamper's Base Camp to spin the wheel for the day and see what goodies we could spin up, then later in the morning all the demonstrators and their 1st guest were invited to attend the General Session in the theatre where Stampin' Up! staff members spoke to us on business matter, the Holiday Catalogue was launched, we received a copy of that and there were prize patrols and gifts for the guests too.

Sporting our nice Friday Night Pillow Gift jackets, and happily receiving goodies from the new Holiday Catalogue.

Stamping presentation by gorgeous Shelli Gardner, cofounder of Stampin' Up!

Specialty Designer Series Paper with beautiful foil embossing.

After lunch the South Pacific Achievers group (Aussie's and Kiwi's) got together for a group photo and afterwards exchanged swaps. Lovely Jackie Noble from NZ had organised a theme of "Friendship" with an unusual colour scheme of Blueberry Bushel, Gray Granite, Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch, Whisper White, Basic Black - (Colours of the Best Route Memories and More Card set).

What a good challenge!!

Here is what I came up with using the Sweet Storybook Stamp set and Framelits.  And LOTS of stamping with the Stamparatus.

Using the Stamparatus to stamp the toadstool outline in black, then stamping the top in Mango Melody was amazing. All 24 of them lined up perfectly!

Lots and lots and lots and lots of cutting with the Big Shot. In fact if you had called into the kiosk at Chirnside Park on the Friday before I left, you would have seen me stamping and stamping and cutting and cutting, turning that handle, turning that handle, turning that handle . . .

Ribbons and leaves . . . luckily the vine stamp and die is designed so you get 2 pieces at once. Makes it easier!

The mice were a bit challenging to stamp - because I was in a hurry and stamped all the outlines before I thought of using the Stamparatus! Derrrr! It would have been easier if I had used the Stamparatus from the start, but as it was, I had to line up the coloured stamp looking through the clear block and the photopolymer stamp . . . so not all of them were perfect!

I also embossed the Blueberry Bushel layer with the Lots of Leaves Deep Impressions embossing folder, and then lucky for me my dear friend and team member Alisha Watson came over and helped assemble all the cards, sticking all the layers with Dimensionals and mini glue dots.

Here they are all packed up ready to swap. And swapping was such a great way to meet and say hi to our fellow Aussie and Kiwi demonstrators on the cruise. I received back such a lovely variety of swaps from them too, I can't wait to show you!

Come back soon and see them! 

Coordinating products sure do make cardmaking easier for successful, eye-catching projects.

Yesterday I looked at 5 Stampin' Up! product suites that include product bundles and a range of coordinating papers, ribbons and embellishments. Today I give you 5 more, each with a free gift if ordered from me by the end of August.

1. Celebration Time Bundle (page 81).

Buy the Celebration Time Bundle together with the Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper and receive a gift of 2 metres each of 4 gorgeous sparkly ribbons - the Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party and Powder Pink 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon.

Product List

Celebration Time Clear-Mount Bundle [145369] $79.00	Foil Frenzy Specialty Designer Series Paper [144125] $21.00	Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $12.25
Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144153] $12.25	Powder Pink 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144151] $12.25	Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144152] $12.25

2. Oh So Eclectic Bundle (pages 132 & 133)

These are such beautiful coordinating products. Every card I have made with this product suite so far, I have loved because the products compliment each other so beautifully!

Buy the Oh So Eclectic Bundle, together with the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper and the Naturally Eclectic Card Overlays and receive 2 metres each of luxurious Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon in 4 colours

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle [145356] $81.00	Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper [144185] $19.25	Naturally Eclectic Card Overlays [144188] $12.25
Night Of Navy 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144189] $14.00	Peekaboo Peach 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144192] $14.00	Emerald Envy 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144190] $14.00
Berry Burst 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [144191] $14.00

3. Colour Theory Suite (pages 146-147)

The beautiful Colorful Seasons Stamp Set and Seasonal Layers Thinlets Dies are complimented perfectly with several coordinating products including paper, ribbon, glitter dots and Memories and More Cards.

Buy the stamp & thinlet bundle, along with the Colour Theory Designer Series Paper Stack and receive a packet of the Glitter Enamel Dots as your free gift

Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Bundle [145348] $92.50

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack [144193] $17.50

Glitter Enamel Dots [144200] $12.25

4. Wood Textures Suite (pages 158-159)

I adore these country style designs with the warmth of natural timber - so cosy!

Order the Wood Words Bundle and the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack and receive a roll of the delicious versatile Copper Trim as a gift.

Product List

Wood Words Clear-Mount Bundle [145316] $79.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $17.50

1/4" Copper Trim [144179] $10.00

 5. A Little Wild Bundle (page 108)

These dear little animal stamps make gorgeous swing tags when teamed with the Little Loves Framelits Dies - perfect for welcoming a new baby.

Purchase the bundle, along with the Bundle of Love Cardstock Pack and a packet of Linen thread and receive as your gift 2 metres each of the gorgeous Ombre Ribbon, so soft and gentle for your baby gifts.

Product List

A Little Wild Clear-Mount Bundle [145328] $73.75	Bundle Of Love A4 Cardstock Pack [144145] $14.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.00
Calypso Coral 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144235] $12.25	Island Indigo 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144233] $12.25	Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144234] $12.25

 The Fine Print:

All items can be purchased separately as well.

Click on the items to shop online. Or contact me direct to order. If you order online, your free gift will come separately from me after your order is finalized. If you order direct with me, your gift will be enclosed with your order.

My 50-50 promotion is still running. Anyone who orders one of these bundles (total product value around $100 mark) will get 2 entries in the 50-50 promotion - ie 2 chances to win a $50 Stampin' Up! gift voucher.

Yesterdays' Post with 5 other bundles.