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Sunflowers Galore – Stampin’ Up! Celebration Card

I am so excited. This is my first blog post of the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. I’ve been blogging for a year now. Can you believe it? When I saw this Sunflowers stamp in the new catty I knew it was coming home with me. I was so excited to see in the preorder. It was the first thing in my basket. I hope you liked it as much as me. So here is my Sunflowers Galore Card.

I love watching cycling. Normally I would start to be looking forward to the Tour de France which would have started in July. It has been postponed and may happen in the Autumn now. One of the great things about the Tour is all the wonderful scenery around France including the massive fields of sunflowers. This is my homage to those fields.

This stamp set comes with two sizes of sunflowers, leaves and sentiments so is a really useful set. I’ve only used the one size here but plan to use this set lots more. It is part of a suite of products so there is coordinating designer series paper and memory and more cards.

Measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Card Base – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Misty Moonlight Designer Series Paper (In colour stack) 14.35cm x 10cm
Whisper White – 8cm x 2.5cm
Crushed Curry – 8.5cm x 3cm

Up in the Clouds – Stampin’ Up! – Card Tutorial

Sometimes I think, wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to fly, to be up in the clouds and free from all the worries down on earth. It is nice thought but not really possible. I made a card with hot air balloon instead to compensate. I hope you like it.

The stamp set here is called Above the Clouds and has the matching hot air balloon punch. Unfortunately, this set is retiring on 2nd June 2020. If you like it then please get it now before it sells out. You can view the full retirement offering on in my shop.

I love all the blues in this card. They are Night of Navy and Seaside Spray. Thankfully we are losing neither this year. I have used the Stampin’ Blends to colour everything in. You may notice the blends are on the retirement list but don’t worry they aren’t going away. Instead of selling them singularly we are only going to sell the duo pack. This means you can get perfect shading everytime.

measurements

Night of Navy A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Seaside Spray – 14.35cm x 10cm

The retirement list went live on 22nd April. As always I am excited to see the new catalogue but sad to see some old favourites retiring. I’ve marked out all my retired items in my catalogue and will be pulling them from my shelves to make space for new goodies.

other projects

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and thank you for stopping by. The video tutorial and supply list are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Ornate Thanks Card – Stampin’ Up!

This card features the Ornate thanks stamp set to make my ornate thanks card. The Ornate Garden suite of products has just been released. It will be in the new catalogue that launches in June but you can buy this suite early which I think is a special treat in the current circumstances.

This card is totally heat embossed using white embossing powder. I can you I made an absolute mess with the powder when I made this. There was powder everywhere. I didn’t manage to get into the pot very well. There was a silver lining as it meant I cleared my whole desk and gave it a good clean for the first time in longer than I care to admit.

I want to try and make some more thank you cards in the next few weeks. I am going to give this to staff in Waitrose and Tesco which are the two supermarkets I use the most. There are a couple of staff I know as they are always at the self-scan area. I use the scan and shop as I don’t want to lift the shopping any more than I have to. I have a repetitive strain injury in one arm and a frozen shoulder on the other. A thank you card would be nice for my postie too.

measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Card base – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Gorgeous Grape – 14.35cm x 10cm
Whisper White – 12cm x 4cm
Gorgeous Grape – 11cm x 3cm

some other projects using heat embossing

The video tutorial and supply list are below. Thank you for dropping by. I hope you enjoyed the card. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

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Rose Floral Birthday Card – Beautiful Day

I have this vibrant Rose Floral Birthday card to share with you today. I call this my Rose splash card due to the vivid splash of Lovely Lipstick pink in the background.

I adore Lovely Lipstick pink. It is such a bold and vibrant colour. I am going to be very sad when it retires in May and might just have to make sure I have a few extra cardstock packs to hoard in my stash. Do you like this pink or is too bold for you? Let me know in the comments, I love to hear your feedback.

This card is really all about the stamping. I’ve used a set called artisan textures to create the splash of colour in the background. The rose is from an older set called Beautiful Day and it creates this large outline image. The sentiment and small pink flowers are also from this set. I’ve used some rhinestones as flower centres to make the card pop.

measurements

Lovely Lipstick A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Whisper White 14.35cm x 10cm

As you may see from all these projects I share I love flowers. They make me smile. I think the world would be a lot less beautiful without flowers. Here in Lincoln, the first daffodils are flowering and I am looking forward eagerly to cherry blossom and tulips.

Other floral projects

The supply list and video tutorial are below. Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Beautiful Day Cling-Mount Stamp Set
Artisan Textures Cling-Mount Stamp Set	Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Snail Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder	Take Your Pick	Stamparatus

From My Heart Balloons – Card Tutorial

I have this cute card to share with you today that I’m calling From My Heart Balloons. It combines both the From My Heart Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the Balloon Bouquet punch.

I love that Stampin’ Up! makes coordination so easy but I need to remember that just because a suite of products has specific items in it, they can be mix and matched with all the other items in the catalogue. Here, I ‘ve used scraps of the From My Heart DSP not with the coordinating Heart punch but with the Balloon Bouquet punch to create heart patterned balloons.

I love the way the balloons are carrying the sentiment along in the wind. Indeed with the wind we’ve been having, I’m surprised they are not halfway to France by now.

measurements

Flirty Flamingo A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Whisper White – 14.35cm x 10cm

I will admit I’m not the over-romantic sort and so paper covered in hearts would not normally appeal to me but I love this collection. I think it is because I love Real Red which is the red in this collection.

Other projects using the from my heart dsp

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper	Balloon Bouquet Punch	Story Label Punch
Sending You Thoughts Cling Stamp Set (English)	So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English)	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad	Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine
Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Paper Trimmer	Bone Folder

Maltesers Box – From My Heart – Stampin’ Up!

This box turns a simple box of Maltesers into something special. It is very easy to make and the paper does all the talking.

Malteser Box - From My Heart - Stampin' Up! — Maltesers Box – From My Heart – Stampin’ Up!

As I said this is a great way to jazz up a box of Maltesers. I’ve used the From My Heart Designer Series Paper (DSP). It is a great paper for Valentines’Day but also for any occasion when you want to celebrate someone. I love the foiling on each sheet which adds a touch of luxury.

The box is made in the style of a pizza box from one sheet of 12″ x 12″ paper. This includes the belly band. I would love to send this to an old school friend of mine in Sydney but I don’t think it would hold up in the post so I will have to send it via this blog.

measurements

From My Heart DSP – 11 1/2″ x 8 3/4″ Scored at:
- 1 1/2″, 5″, 61/2, 10″ on the 11 1/2 side
- 1 1/2″ and 7 1/4″ on 8 3/4″ side.
From My Heart DSP – 11 1/2 x 3 1/4″ – This is the leftover from cutting the above piece.

other projects

The supply list and video tutorial are below as usual. Thank you for coming by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper	Heartfelt Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock	Heart Punch Pack	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Snail Adhesive	Bone Folder	Simply Scored	Paper Trimmer	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Take Your Pick

I Love Paris Card Share Tutorial – Stampin’ Up!

I have this French-inspired “I love Paris” card using the Parisian Blooms Suite of products. This card is ideal if you like soft, muted colours.

The Eiffel Tower is one of those icon structures that is recognised the world over. To me, it is the symbol of Paris and of love. I’ve used the shimmery laser-cut speciality designer series paper as a layer over the Parisian Blooms paper.

measurements

Parisian Blooms Designer Series Paper (DSP) 14.35cm x 10cm
Thick Very Vanilla A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)

So have you been to France? We started to learn French very early in school. I think I was about 7 years old or even younger. The junior school I went to had a sister school in France, about two hours inland from Bordeau. From the age of 9, we visited as a class for 10 days each year for the last 3 years of school. Living in London I loved the freedom, beauty and silence of the French countryside. I would love to live in France or an extended period of time so that I was totally fluent in French.

other projects

There is the normal video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock	Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock	Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set (English)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	Snail Adhesive	Parisian Beauty Bundle (English)	Stampin’ Dimensionals
Parisian Dies	Shimmer Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper	Timeless Label Punch

The Gang’s All Meer Card – Stampin’ Up!

I have a card to share with you today using the sale-a-bration offering stamp set “The Gang’s All Meer”. These adorable little meerkats are coloured in using the Stampin’ Blend alcohol markers.

Aren’t these little guys so cute? I’m surprised to see how obsessed people are with meerkats as they are not animals we find in the UK. As some of you may know my mother was born in South Africa. My grandparents were farmers in the Orange Free State and we had meerkats on the farm. You may not know but meerkats are insectivores which is great. They hoover up all these nasty creepy crawlies but also do like eggs. My Granny kept hens for personal use and to sell the eggs. You had to be wary of the meerkats as they loved to get into the hen house and steal the eggs. The naughty little rascals!!

In this card, I’ve used the main stamp and just repeat stamped it across the card to get a whole gang of meerkats. I love colouring in and found it so therapeutic colouring in all these little guys.

measurements

Early Espresso A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Subtles Designers Series Paper – Early Espresso – 14.35cm x 10cm
Whisper White 14.35cm x 10cm

other projects using Stampin’ Blends

Thank you for dropping by. Do you like Meerkats, let me know in the comments. As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock	Subtles 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Classic Label Punch	The Gang’s All Meer Cling Stamp Set (English)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad	Rococo Rose 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon	Noble Peacock Rhinestones	Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack
Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Paper Trimmer	Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Rainbow Card – Use up your Scraps – Stampin’ Up!

I love this rainbow card. I’ve used up strips of cardstock that I had in my scrap pile and just added a sentiment and some rhinestones. I love how it came out, so bright and bold. A ray of sunshine to make me smile on this gloomy cloudy days.

The colours I’ve used here are:

Real Red
Pumpkin Pie
Daffodil Delight
Granny Apple Green
Pacific Point
Highland Heather
Gorgeous Grape

The sentiment is from the set So Sentimental. I love these big and eye-catching sentiments. It pairs beautifully with the matching Stitched so Sweetly Dies.

Measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Whisper White – 14.35cm x 10cm

other cards using scraps

Thank you for joining me today. I hope you enjoyed the post. There is a supply list and a video tutorial below. Until next time, Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Real Red A4 Card Stock	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Silver Foil Sheets	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (English)	Stitched So Sweetly Dies	So Sentimental Bundle (English)
Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Noble Peacock Rhinestones	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Take Your Pick	Paper Trimmer	Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Feels Like Frost Thank you Card – Stampin’ Up!

I can’t believe it is less than a week to Christmas. This is my last blog of this year. I will be back on the 3rd of January. I have a thank you card to share with you today featuring the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper – (DSP). This paper is going into hibernation at the end of this year but will be back in the Autumn / Winter Catalogue next year. YEAH!!!

This is a quick and easy card to make that can easily be made in bulk. It’s perfect therefore for your Christmas thank you cards. The Feels Like Frost DSP is so beautiful and works for any winter card, not just Christmas.

I’ve used the Holiday Rhinestones as accent pieces here. I thought they would retire at the end of December but they are carrying over and I am so excited. I love them. The Holiday Rhinestones come as one pack of various sizes and various colours. So useful!!

measurements

Seaside Spray A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Night of Navy 14.35cm x 10cm
Feels Like Frost DSP 13.85cm x 9.5cm

As I mentioned this is my last blog post of the year. Thank you for visiting and I hope you have enjoyed all the projects I have shared. I am going to continue posting regularly in the new year. I want to increase my subscriber base on YouTube so if you aren’t subscribed I would appreciate it if you did.

What Christmas Projects have you made this year? Please share them on my Facebook Group, All Things Crafty – Crafting with Ashee.

There are a video tutorial and supply list below as per normal. Thank you again and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock	Feels Like Frost Specialty 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	A Big Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Snail Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Paper Trimmer	Simply Scored	Bone Folder

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