I used the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Moments stamp set and coordinating Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder Dies to create a quick Christmas card to share with you today.

This week for Create with Connie & Mary we are back to our regularly scheduled colour challenge! I am of course super excited about the launch of the new July - December Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! that I had to dive into some of my new products! This bundle really grabbed my attention right from the get go, Merriest Moments. The stamp set is paired with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder, which is just the coolest thing! I knew that it would look fantastic with the colours that w

Good morning!!! It’s that time of year that teacher’s dread – the return of the classroom!! The sad knowledge that summer is ending with teachers getting classrooms ready, many pools […]

An Independent Stampin Up Demonstrator

Welcome to Birdwing Paper Designs!! Each month I share creative projects I have made as a member of the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team. This month, the team is sharing holiday inspired proj…

Tracie StLouis Ottawa Stampin' Up! demonstrator teaching card making, card classes, papercrafts

Cherry Cobbler Old Olive Very Vanilla Today's project combines two stamp sets that are typically not shown together. The Merriest Moments stamp set is a Christmas or Holiday set and the Cup of Tea stamp set is used mainly in the spring or summer. I wanted to show you how you can get more mileage out of your Cup of Tea Bundle. The teacup is heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder to create an elegant feel and to also coordinate with the Gold Foil accents. Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper is a perfect

This is going to be a short and sweet post since I’ve been working on pricing my in person BOGO sale since 6am, and I’m heading to church shortly to […]

Welcome to Workshop Wednesday!! It was so fun to create these projects live last night on my YouTube Channel, youtube.com/stampingala. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay below. This time of the year, you cannot have enough Christmas cards. I used the Merriest Moments Bundle to create these beauties. The images are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive. I added metallic touches with Gold Foil die cuts. The second card has a more detail. This card is perfect for the avid stamper. The window is

This Merriest Moments Bundle was surely a surprise for me! I just couldn’t appreciate the products in this bundle individually… until I started to play! And then I just did not want to stop! The Merriest Moments Bundle includes ALL the things you see here in the photo below. That’s right! The embossing folder is […]

Theme #4: CASE the Catty from a page numbered in the 60s Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the fourth blog hop celebrating Bronwyn Eastly. We're a group of stamping friends that are recognising Bron's 60th Birthday in 2022 with six blog hops, over six months, with six fun themes! The theme for this blog hop is to CASE a page numbered in the 60's from Stampin' Up!s 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue. The picture above shows the cards illustrated on page 66 featuring the Awash in Beauty Suite. The card I am CASEing is the card at the top centre with the So Saffron card-base. Here is my version: I CASEd the CATTY's card layout and that there was a die cut as background to the design. I so love the background die from the Organic Beauty dies, but it hasn't made its way to my homes as yet, so I needed to find another background die. Prior to making this card I had just created my first Christmas card for 2022, so as I was starting to get into the Christmas groove my eyes fell on the Christmas Pinecone dies. That decision completely changed the mood of this CASE. I had something different in mind. I started by die cutting the finer pine/pinecone background from some Pearlescent Speciality Paper. After being partially adhered down onto a piece of Basic White card-stock that had some splatters randomly stamped in Fresh Freesia ink; some Soft Sea Foam Classic ink was very lightly blended over the background with a brilliant Stampin' Up! Blending Brush. Next - some stamping on Basic White card-stock using the Merriest Moments stamp set. The poinsettias were stamped in Polished Pink, holly in Soft Sea Foam, Pine fronds in Mint Macaron and the rounder leaves in Soft Succulent. They were all fussy cut and I couldn't resist adding some Shimmery White Embossing Paste. It's such a pity the camera doesn't show the shimmer. The flowers and leaves were arranged with a sense of the layout of the card I was CASEing. The card was finished with a white heat embossed sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set on Mint Macaron card-stock. The sentiment was die cut with a coordinating label die from the Seasonal Labels dies. The label was trimmed a little narrower with my Trimmer. Some Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels added that final touch to the centres of the poinsettias and were scattered on the label and background. I don't know what came over me - using so much shimmer - ah well it's for Christmas. An extra poinsettia and leaves were adhered to a Basic White card inner. Some extra poinsettias were adhered to the back flap of a Basic White C6 Envelope. I do love, in some simple way, to link the card inner and envelope to the card front design. Thank you so much for dropping in and helping to celebrate Bron's coming birthday. While it would have been so disappointing for Bron to give up the dream of celebrating with an overseas holiday, it is so much fun to celebrate with monthly blog hops and there are still more to come over the next 2 months. We will be here again on the 3rd of August, launching the blog hop at 7.00pm EST. Hop on over to the next blog by the lovely Elizabeth Gross and check out her delightful creation. Just click on Elizabeth's name or the Next graphic below to be taken to her Blog, Lillybet's Papers. If you come across a broken link or want to head back to Bron's blog just click on this link Apart from this Blog Hop there is also an Instagram Hop starting with Bron at @addinktivedesigns. Check it out too - there is more creativity to find. #bronsbdaybloghops #stampinup #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #merriestmoments #christmastoremember #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting

RETURNING FAVORITE! The Merriest Moments Stamp Set (Item 156353) and the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (Item 156385) are two of my favorite items that have returned from the 2021 July

Stampin' Up! Australia Independent Demonstrator, Sydney

Crumb Cake with Merriest Moments Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order. This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a biscuity colour called Crumb Cake. Crumb Cake is part of the Neutrals Colour Family and is a soft versatile colour. This is a lovely colour and can be used in so many situations; consider sand, wood, rocks, stems of flowers and so much more. As a neutral it can go with many colours. I love it with Petal Pink, Basic White and metallics, which are the colours used in this project. Crumb Cake is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Stampin' Blends; Neutrals Designer Series Paper as well as Painted Christmas, Abigail Rose, and Tea Boutique DSPs; plus the Bakers Twine Essentials Pack; Christmas Whimsy and A Million Thanks Card Kits and Abigail Rose File Folders. Here is my card for this blog hop: I love using Crumb Cake for Christmas projects, whether it's with a range of reds and greens or a more alternative colour scheme, like this one. I also really love white with Crumb Cake but couldn't resist adding a little Petal Pink and Gold. The background Crumb Cake card-stock panel was dry embossed with the pine folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders pack. Some Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue was smeared over parts of the embossed panel and Gilded Flakes were sprinkled over and the excess rubbed off. I love this relaxed gold effect peeking through the top layers. This background panel was adhered directly to the Crumb Cake card base. The Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder and Dies were used to cut and emboss a Vellum card-stock frame. A second one was also cut, so extra Vellum foliage could be added around the frame. A sentiment from the Hope & Peace stamp set was white heat embossed on Petal Pink card-stock using White Emboss Powder (found as part of the Basic Stampin' Emboss Powders), Versamark ink and a Heat Tool. Some poinsettias and foliage from the Merriest Moments stamp set were white heat embossed on Vellum. They were cut out with the coordinating dies. Glue Dots or Dimensionals were used to arrange the floral pieces and Petal Pink Elegant Faceted Gems were added to the poinsettias' centres and some more were scattered around to give a little sparkle. Gold Holly Leaves were tucked under the flowers. A Basic White card-stock inner was stamped with poinsettias in Petal Pink Classic Stampin' ink and the flower centres & a sentiment from the Merriest Moments stamp set were stamped in Crumb Cake Classic ink. A Basic White C6 envelope was similarly stamped. Thank you so much for dropping by. I do value the time you spent with me. There is more Crumb Cake creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovey & talented Rachel Woolard. I always look forward to checking out Rachel's creation. I do love seeing everyones' projects - always so much inspiration. Hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Crushed Curry as we continue the weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations blog hops. Also, don't forget many of us are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop on Monday evenings to share many delightful Christmas projects. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. Andrea 💕🐾 If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the full list of participants on Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our wonderful Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator. She is such an amazing lady. Check out her wonderful creation while you are there. If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December 2022 Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. #colourcreationsbloghop #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam #papercrafter #stamper #valleyinspirations #merriestmoments

Christmas with Merriest Moments Hi. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team 2021 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I have 2 cards to share for this week's projects, both featuring the Merriest Moments bundle. I am fascinated with the hybrid embossing folder and love the coordination of the more intricate die cut and the embossing folder which covers most of a standard card front. Given the embossed detail, a sentiment on the centre label and some stamped/die cut poinsettias & leaves are all that are needed. The colour scheme I used is inspired by the gorgeous Whimsy and Wonder Speciality Designer Series Paper (just using a few of the colours). As time is short this week my cards will be simpler than my norm. I created two cards with similar layouts and colour schemes to be able to asses the different effect of plain embossing against the addition of a die cut and embossed layer. Both cards are mainly Basic White with touches of colour from the leaves, flowers and sentiment. I love the clean look of white expanse. Card 1: This first card just uses the embossing folder for the card front's base layer, ie the Basic White card-stock card was embossed with the Merriest Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder and then adhered to the Thick Basic White card base. The sentiment was stamped on Basic White card-stock in Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' ink and die cut with the stitched rectangle from the Merriest Frames dies. It fits the centre embossed panel beautifully and was added with some Dimensionals. The poinsettias were stamped in Blushing Bride ink or die cut from Blushing Bride card-stock. The tiny die cut poinsettias had some White Craft ink added to the petal tips. The larger poinsettias were formed with 2 or 3 layers. Some leaves were stamped with Mint Macaron ink and the Holly leaves were stamped with Soft Succulent ink. The flowers and leaves were arranged and the design finished off with Opal Rounds embellishments at the flower centres plus another one so there was an uneven number of embellishments. I had some Soft Succulent holly leaves left over so they were added to a Basic White card inner. I also plan to add some Blushing Bride berries but forgot to add them prior to photographing the card. Please imagine they are added. 😉 A C6 Basic White Envelope was stamped with some of the pine fronds to coordinate with the overall design. Card 2: The second card's Basic White card-front was also embossed but a second piece of Basic White card-stock was used to die cut the leafy frame and this was passed through the embossing folder. It created such a beautiful effect. The centre panel was adhered to the underneath embossed panel leaving the frame of leaves free to add more dimension. As with card 1, leaves were stamped in either Mint Macaron or Soft Succulent ink and the larger poinsettias were stamped in Blushing Bride ink. A different sentiment from the Merriest Moments Stamp set was stamped in Soft Succulent ink and die cut with the stitched rectangle from the coordinating die set. The leaves and flowers were arranged and adhered in place with either Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Dimensionals. Opal Rounds embellishments were added at the flower centres and elsewhere. I love their subtle sparkle with that touch of pink. While not showing in the photographs, some Wink of Stella was added to give subtle all over shimmer. I also had a couple of Mint Macaron pine fronds left over so they were added to the Basic White card inner. Sometimes a little decoration is all that is needed. A C6 Basic White Envelope was stamped in Mint Macaron ink with some of the same fronds to coordinate. I always enjoy creating to share with you and I certainly had fun playing/experimenting with the Merriest Moments bundle from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue. I am pleased with both cards and while I love the addition of the extra die cut and embossed frame layer, the card with the single embossed layer is also effective and would be great for creating in batches or for a simple card class. After creating with the soft and subtle colours, which I love, next time I must also play with more traditional Christmas colours. I have a number of ideas. The Merriest Moments bundle is delightful. If you are in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Also, please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. There is so much more Christmas creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of an amazing and talented person, Tina Gillespie. I always look forward to checking out Theresa's creations as well as everyone else's. Hope to see you next week for another AWHT Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. There is so much Christmas inspiration to share using Stampin' Up!'s products and preparing early for Christmas will minimize some of the stresses of the silly season. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. Andrea XXX As mentioned, it is always a delight to see everyone's creations and the way they each use the amazing Stampin' Up! products. I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show. Don't miss checking out each blog. If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of this week’s host for the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop. #heartofchristmas #heartofchristmas2021 #awhtheartofchristmas

Christmas with Merriest Moments Hi. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Team 2021 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I have 2 cards to share for this week's projects, both featuring the Merriest Moments bundle. I am fascinated with the hybrid embossing folder and love the coordination of the more intricate die cut and the embossing folder which covers most of a standard card front. Given the embossed detail, a sentiment on the centre label and some stamped/die cut poinsettias & leaves are all that are needed. The colour scheme I used is inspired by the gorgeous Whimsy and Wonder Speciality Designer Series Paper (just using a few of the colours). As time is short this week my cards will be simpler than my norm. I created two cards with similar layouts and colour schemes to be able to asses the different effect of plain embossing against the addition of a die cut and embossed layer. Both cards are mainly Basic White with touches of colour from the leaves, flowers and sentiment. I love the clean look of white expanse. Card 1: This first card just uses the embossing folder for the card front's base layer, ie the Basic White card-stock card was embossed with the Merriest Moments Hybrid Embossing Folder and then adhered to the Thick Basic White card base. The sentiment was stamped on Basic White card-stock in Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' ink and die cut with the stitched rectangle from the Merriest Frames dies. It fits the centre embossed panel beautifully and was added with some Dimensionals. The poinsettias were stamped in Blushing Bride ink or die cut from Blushing Bride card-stock. The tiny die cut poinsettias had some White Craft ink added to the petal tips. The larger poinsettias were formed with 2 or 3 layers. Some leaves were stamped with Mint Macaron ink and the Holly leaves were stamped with Soft Succulent ink. The flowers and leaves were arranged and the design finished off with Opal Rounds embellishments at the flower centres plus another one so there was an uneven number of embellishments. I had some Soft Succulent holly leaves left over so they were added to a Basic White card inner. I also plan to add some Blushing Bride berries but forgot to add them prior to photographing the card. Please imagine they are added. 😉 A C6 Basic White Envelope was stamped with some of the pine fronds to coordinate with the overall design. Card 2: The second card's Basic White card-front was also embossed but a second piece of Basic White card-stock was used to die cut the leafy frame and this was passed through the embossing folder. It created such a beautiful effect. The centre panel was adhered to the underneath embossed panel leaving the frame of leaves free to add more dimension. As with card 1, leaves were stamped in either Mint Macaron or Soft Succulent ink and the larger poinsettias were stamped in Blushing Bride ink. A different sentiment from the Merriest Moments Stamp set was stamped in Soft Succulent ink and die cut with the stitched rectangle from the coordinating die set. The leaves and flowers were arranged and adhered in place with either Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Dimensionals. Opal Rounds embellishments were added at the flower centres and elsewhere. I love their subtle sparkle with that touch of pink. While not showing in the photographs, some Wink of Stella was added to give subtle all over shimmer. I also had a couple of Mint Macaron pine fronds left over so they were added to the Basic White card inner. Sometimes a little decoration is all that is needed. A C6 Basic White Envelope was stamped in Mint Macaron ink with some of the same fronds to coordinate. I always enjoy creating to share with you and I certainly had fun playing/experimenting with the Merriest Moments bundle from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue. I am pleased with both cards and while I love the addition of the extra die cut and embossed frame layer, the card with the single embossed layer is also effective and would be great for creating in batches or for a simple card class. After creating with the soft and subtle colours, which I love, next time I must also play with more traditional Christmas colours. I have a number of ideas. The Merriest Moments bundle is delightful. If you are in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2021-2022 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Also, please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about this project or Stampin' Up!. There is so much more Christmas creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of an amazing and talented person, Tina Gillespie. I always look forward to checking out Theresa's creations as well as everyone else's. Hope to see you next week for another AWHT Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. There is so much Christmas inspiration to share using Stampin' Up!'s products and preparing early for Christmas will minimize some of the stresses of the silly season. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. Andrea XXX As mentioned, it is always a delight to see everyone's creations and the way they each use the amazing Stampin' Up! products. I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show. Don't miss checking out each blog. If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of this week’s host for the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop, Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop. #heartofchristmas #heartofchristmas2021 #awhtheartofchristmas

Heart of Christmas Blog Hop: Happiness Abounds & Merriest Moments Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the first Art with Heart Team Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2022. It's hard to believe we are half way through the year. So glad you are joining us for our first 2022 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop. I know some people are thinking - its too early to focus on Christmas. For me, it's a great time to start so I don't have pressure to create cards on top of other Christmas preparations in December. I have enjoyed creating a card using both Christmas and non Christmas products. Here it is: Apart from Christmas in July, this month is also watercolour month so I am planning to use a range of watercolour techniques throughout the month. This project used watercolour to colour the gorgeous Happiness Abounds flowers with Cherry Cobbler Classic ink. I watched Emma Goddard, a UK SU Demonstrator, this morning stamp in Stampin' Up!s Classic ink and then use a Water Painter to pull the ink from the stamped lines to colour the flowers and leaves. Its a while since I have used this technique so thought I would give it a go for my card. My Cherry Cobbler Classic ink pad was not really juicy so the initial colouring was fairly soft. To gain greater depth of colour I added some extra Cherry Cobbler with my fine Water Painter. I love the effect of watercolour with this colour. I took my colour scheme from the a selection of the Lights Aglow Suite. It is a beautiful, beautiful suite and the speciality papers are so gorgeous. I used the Lights Aglow Speciality DSP - it is amazing with gold added to many of the designs. For this card I chose a simpler "B" side design in Evening Evergreen. It was mounted directly to an Evening Evergreen card base. Two Shimmery White card-stock frames were cut using the Merriest Frames Hybrid dies/embossing folder and they were coloured with Soft Succulent ink using a Blending Brush. All the edges were cut off and layered over the centre section of the background. The flowers were arranged then adhered in place with Dimensionals. White Glittered Organdy & Simply Elegant Trim bows were tucked under the flowers and adhered with Glue Dots. A sentiment from the Merriest Moments stamp set was white heat embossed onto Cherry Cobbler card-stock. The card design was finished with some delightful Festive Pearls (NB they are called Red and Green Adhesive-Backed Pearls on the packet). A Basic White card inner had 2 thin left over strips of the same SDSP added to the sides. A Basic White C6 Envelope was stamped with one of the flowers in Cherry Cobbler ink. Just simple touches to tie the card card inner and envelope together. Thank you so much for spending time with me on my blog. I'm so glad you joined us for our first Heart of Christmas Blog Hop for 2022. We will be back every Monday until the end of November, going live at 8.00pm AEST. It is always a delight to see everyone's creations and I am sure there will be gorgeous Christmas projects on show so don't miss checking out each blog. To continue with the blog hop, click on the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovely Caroline Manwaring. I always look forward to checking out Caroline's creations together with everyone else's. Don't forget the weekly Colour Creations Blog Hop by the Art with Heart Team that launches every Wednesday at 8.00pm AEST. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. Andrea XXX If at any time you find a broken link and the next blog doesn’t come up or you started part way through, please head to the blog of our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop Host, the very special Sharon Davern, and she will have the list of all Art With Heart Team members who are participating in this blog hop. Check out her beautiful creation while you are there. If you are in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Pease don't hesitate to contact me with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. #heartofchristmas #heartofchristmas2022 #awhtheartofchristmas #Stampin'Up! #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam #papercrafter #stamper #valleyinspirations #happinessabounds #merriestmoments #CreativeChallengeSU

Maximize your Brushed Foil by making two cards from one Merriest Moments frame! These rich, gorgeous cards are sure to impress your family and friends this holiday season! Making two cards from one frame will speed up your holiday prep AND maximize your Brushed Metallic Cardstock. I made versions of this card in different colors ... Read more

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is Focus on the Sentiment. Our Design Team are showcasing a sentiment as the focal point of their project. We really hope t…

Welcome to Workshop Wednesday!! It was so fun to create these projects live last night on my YouTube Channel, youtube.com/stampingala. If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay below. This time of the year, you cannot have enough Christmas cards. I used the Merriest Moments Bundle to create these beauties. The images are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive. I added metallic touches with Gold Foil die cuts. The second card has a more detail. This card is perfect for the avid stamper. The window is

RETURNING FAVORITE! The Merriest Moments Stamp Set (Item 156353) and the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (Item 156385) are two of my favorite items that have returned from the 2021 July

So many fun dies are in the Merriest Moments Bundle by Stampin' Up! Love the size of this stamped poinsettia...a perfect accent!

Use the new Framed Florets bundle with the Merriest Moments folder for an elegant and unique effect

Welcome back to another Stamp Review Crew blog hop . The Stamp Review Crew is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the w...

Hello Peeps !!! Happy Monday !!! I am sharing today a Christmas card from I used a designer paper for my background, used stitched circle die for my main image. I stamped the leaves using different ink pads and added die cuts too. The poinsettias were stamped in Real red ink and I used flower resin in the center. Hope you like it. Product List Merriest Moments Bundle (English) [156783] $54.00 Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156353] $22.00 Poinsettia Dies [153522] $36.00 Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00 Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00 Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00 Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $8.00 Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $8.00 Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $8.00 Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $9.25

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Crumb Cake with Merriest Moments Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order. This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a biscuity colour called Crumb Cake. Crumb Cake is part of the Neutrals Colour Family and is a soft versatile colour. This is a lovely colour and can be used in so many situations; consider sand, wood, rocks, stems of flowers and so much more. As a neutral it can go with many colours. I love it with Petal Pink, Basic White and metallics, which are the colours used in this project. Crumb Cake is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Markers; Stampin' Blends; Neutrals Designer Series Paper as well as Painted Christmas, Abigail Rose, and Tea Boutique DSPs; plus the Bakers Twine Essentials Pack; Christmas Whimsy and A Million Thanks Card Kits and Abigail Rose File Folders. Here is my card for this blog hop: I love using Crumb Cake for Christmas projects, whether it's with a range of reds and greens or a more alternative colour scheme, like this one. I also really love white with Crumb Cake but couldn't resist adding a little Petal Pink and Gold. The background Crumb Cake card-stock panel was dry embossed with the pine folder from the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders pack. Some Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue was smeared over parts of the embossed panel and Gilded Flakes were sprinkled over and the excess rubbed off. I love this relaxed gold effect peeking through the top layers. This background panel was adhered directly to the Crumb Cake card base. The Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder and Dies were used to cut and emboss a Vellum card-stock frame. A second one was also cut, so extra Vellum foliage could be added around the frame. A sentiment from the Hope & Peace stamp set was white heat embossed on Petal Pink card-stock using White Emboss Powder (found as part of the Basic Stampin' Emboss Powders), Versamark ink and a Heat Tool. Some poinsettias and foliage from the Merriest Moments stamp set were white heat embossed on Vellum. They were cut out with the coordinating dies. Glue Dots or Dimensionals were used to arrange the floral pieces and Petal Pink Elegant Faceted Gems were added to the poinsettias' centres and some more were scattered around to give a little sparkle. Gold Holly Leaves were tucked under the flowers. A Basic White card-stock inner was stamped with poinsettias in Petal Pink Classic Stampin' ink and the flower centres & a sentiment from the Merriest Moments stamp set were stamped in Crumb Cake Classic ink. A Basic White C6 envelope was similarly stamped. Thank you so much for dropping by. I do value the time you spent with me. There is more Crumb Cake creativity. To continue with the blog hop, click the "onto the next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the lovey & talented Rachel Woolard. I always look forward to checking out Rachel's creation. I do love seeing everyones' projects - always so much inspiration. Hope to see you next week when we will be featuring Crushed Curry as we continue the weekly 2022-2023 Colour Creations blog hops. Also, don't forget many of us are joining the Heart of Christmas Blog Hop on Monday evenings to share many delightful Christmas projects. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. Andrea 💕🐾 If you find a broken link or have come to this blog hop from a different entry point, you can view the full list of participants on Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our wonderful Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator. She is such an amazing lady. Check out her wonderful creation while you are there. If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of Stampin' Up's 2022-2023 Annual Catalogue and or the July - December 2022 Mini Catalogue then let me know and I will be delighted to send them to you. Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. #colourcreationsbloghop #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam #papercrafter #stamper #valleyinspirations #merriestmoments

The Merriest Moments bundle is MAGICAL: With the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder, you can emboss the foliage frame AND cut it at the same time! This first card shows the frame embossed in E…

The Merriest Moments Bundle is fantastic! It includes a hybrid embossing folder with coordinating dies which is so cool and unique!

CANDY CANE DUO! This duo of Christmas projects shows how you can decorate both a card and an Envelope Treat Box with a 12 inch strip of Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper. MY FAVORITE THINGS! The Envelope Treat Box is part of My Favorite Things from the 2022 Mini Holiday Catalog. You can see all of My

Cherry Cobbler Old Olive Very Vanilla Today's project combines two stamp sets that are typically not shown together. The Merriest Moments stamp set is a Christmas or Holiday set and the Cup of Tea stamp set is used mainly in the spring or summer. I wanted to show you how you can get more mileage out of your Cup of Tea Bundle. The teacup is heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder to create an elegant feel and to also coordinate with the Gold Foil accents. Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper is a perfect

Good Friday morning my stamping friends welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. How was everyone’s week? Does anyone have any plans yet for the weekend? I’ll be at work tomorrow and Sunday this weekend. Tod…

Evening everyone and the Merriest of Christmas wishes to you! This is the final Stamp Review Crew blog hop for 2022 and we hope you will find loads of inspiration from the crew to finish off those festive projects! Thank you to everyone that has popped my blog and left comments during the year. They are always appreciated and often what keeps me creating! This hop we are featuring the gorgeous Merriest Moments stamps and dies and l have to say l just love how versatile they are. I have gone a simple layer of repetitive stamping in Mossy Meadow-Old Olive-(retired) Powder pink-Merry Merlot for my colours and created my own dsp. Sentiments are from the fabulous "NEW" dies called Alphabet A La Mode...I was so happy to see a larger size alphabet die and they didn't disappoint! Merry Christmas everyone and l look forward to sharing and hopping with the crew in 2023! If you are happily hopping, you would have arrived here from Mike and l'm sure as always he had something fun, fabulous and creative to share! But if you've just landed here, you can follow the hop and see all of the wonderful crew projects by clicking the link above or "Next" banner below. Stamp Review Crew are a wonderfully talented group of Stampin Up! demonstrators from across the globe that come together twice a month to share lots of fabulous ideas using Stampin Up! products. Thanks for stopping by! All supplies used are Stampin Up! Next up is the lovely Holly and l'm sure she will wow you with her project!

RETURNING FAVORITE! The Merriest Moments Stamp Set (Item 156353) and the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder (Item 156385) are two of my favorite items that have returned from the 2021 July

Sometimes a simple card can look very elegant. I think that describes this card made using the Merriest Moments bundle. The base of this card is Blackberry Bliss measuring 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and folded at 4 1/4. A Basic White layer this is 4 x 5 1/4 is...

Stampin' Up! - Happy Stampin' - Janneke - Merriest Moments - Merriest Frames Embossing en Dies - Stempelen - Kerstkaart - Artisan Design Team

The card I am sharing today is an easel card. It is very easy to make. I used the Stampin’ Up! Merriest Moments stamp set to create the card along with Boughs of Holly Designer Se…

Happy Happy Hawwwmp Day, y’all! And….it’s the 8th – which means that the brand new uber-cute Christmas Kit (take a gander at it on page 6 of the Jul – Dec 2021 Mini C…

MERRIEST MOMENTS BUNDLE: This new stamp, die & embossing folder trio is a festive way to start your holiday crafting! Order Aug 3, 2021❤️

Good Friday morning my stamping friends. Welcome to my Fun Fold Friday. How was everyone’s week? Does anyone have plans for the weekend? I’ll be at work all day Saturday, but I have off on Sunday, …

This is going to be a short and sweet post since I’ve been working on pricing my in person BOGO sale since 6am, and I’m heading to church shortly to […]

Biggest Wish - You Can Create It - Join in on the challenge and get inspired. See my stunning card with Stampin' Up! Biggest Wish Stamp Set.

Happy Monday, y’all! I hope your weekend was good despite the inherent solemnity of the date. Other than my haircut on Saturday, we stuck pretty close to home. :) I’m busy getting re…