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Thursday, 25 July 2019

AWH Simple Stamping Blog Hop

Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects featuring Simple Stamping, which means our projects feature only paper, stamps and ink. It’s a great way to create a quick and easy card for new stampers or for when you need a card at short notice. These projects highlight how Stampin’ Up! ink, paper and card stock coordinates perfectly.

If you would like a copy of the 2019 - 2020 annual catalogue, contact any of the girls on the blog hop and we will get in touch with you.

Young At Heart is a 'different' stamp set for Stampin' Up! but it does seem to fit a particular niche, and I think that is what makes it so good. Although this can be a fun stamp to colour, for #simplestamping, it is better to leave those outlines as they are, and just splatter a little colour about. I thought about splatters with a blend or marker, but that is something better demonstrated in person too, so I chose a spotty stamp from Delightful Day and stamped in three primary colours. It has other handy sentiments also.

A Stamparatus might not be one of the first things you purchase, but it is mighty useful. When stamping with black, and especially with a photopolymer stamp, the image may be a bit patchy, but with the Stamparatus, the stamp can be reinked and placed in exactly the same place a second or even third time.

Stamparatus is also a great help when it comes to getting the sentiment straight. There is a grid on the plates the stamp is a fixed to, and you can test it out on grid paper before stamping to the actual card.

The sentiments are very appropriate for my age group, the mature woman - I think we can all relate to these. With seven stamps in the set you can mix and match as much as you like.

The 'Laughing' card above is a great one to send to remind girlfriends how important it is to have those giggly, de-briefing sessions on a regular basis. A good laugh certainly helps to de-stress!

Notecards and envelopes are an inexpensive way to begin your crafting journey too. There are 20 of each in a pack for $12.25 and you'll find other combinations throughout the catalogue.

Since I'd already used Delightful Day, which you'll find on page 34 in the Annual catalogue and on page 6-7 in the Experience Creativity Brochure, two of the 'party' cards had this sentiment from that set stamped inside.

Delightful Day Projects

If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the participants below:

Tina Gillespie

You've been at the blog of Rachel Palmieri (me) and you're about to head over to the very talented Ros Davidson

Product List

Young At Heart Cling Stamp Set

[149343]

$37.00

Delightful Day Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149466]

$26.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$14.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$17.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$13.00

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

[147141]

$13.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Stamparatus

[148187]

$85.00

Saturday, 13 July 2019

Delightful Birthday Wishes

Maybe you are wondering how to use your pretty patterned papers? Perhaps you're not totally confident about your stamping ability. How about this #simplestamping sample then? With some great Designer Series Paper, this one is Mosaic Mood, a stamp set, a circle punch and some card, you're on your way to creating something you'll be proud to share.

Mosaic Mood really does do all the heavy lifting here, and you can buy a pack of mixed colours to make your background bases. If you need cutting dimensions, I'm happy to supply them (although I'm in Australia, we have different sizes card to USA).

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Product List

Delightful Day Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149466]

$26.00

Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149478]

$25.00

2019-2021 In Color A4 Cardstock

[149702]

$15.75

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$14.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$17.00

Clear Block C

[118486]

$12.00

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Magnolia Blooms CI#57

Colour INKspiration is a fortnightly blog initiated by Bronwyn Eastley in Tasmania. The design team is made up of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all parts of Australia and New Zealand.You are at the blog of Rachel Palmieri, Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. I run classes at my home studio in South Morang, Victoria, share Stampin' Up!® products and tools at parties for my customers, coach my lovely team and create cards and the occasional 3D project.

These colours speak of flowers, don't you think? Because my newest flower stamp is Magnolia Bloom, I chose this to make several examples in this colour range and using the three different sentiments included in this compact stamp set.

Firstly, a card for the person new to stamping. There are only two stamps to use on this card, and a small amount of colouring with Watercolor Pencils or Stampin' Blends. It would be very difficult to go wrong making a card like this, and the joy it would give the recipient receiving a handcrafted card is immeasurable!

Magnolia Bloom is a simpler version of Good Morning Magnolia, which is in the Annual Catalogue on pages 36-39. Magnolia Bloom is in a smaller brochure aimed at our beginner stamper, but using the same great quality products Stampin' Up! produce. I'm looking forward to teaching some new students about the joy gained from a little stamping and colouring.

These three cards are aimed at the casual stamper, to learn a little about using Stampin' Blends to colour, and some simple masking. The stamp set has three images, a large bloom, a smaller bud with leaves, and a single leaf, and as I mentioned already, three essential sentiments - Happy Birthday, Thank You, Congratulations.

As you can imagine, these cover many of the main events people like to make cards for. The magnolia would also be suitable for Sympathy cards, and the larger set in the main catalogue does have 'thinking of you' amongst its offerings of sentiments. Although not specifically for this sad occasion, it can sometimes suffice.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the possibilities here for simple stamping, and enjoy stepping it up with layers and easy techniques for the casual stamper.

Next you are heading over to see what creative Denita has made, and don't forget to travel all the way around the hop for crafting inspiration.