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Hi,

Welcome to my blog. Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope that you will find some inspiration for your projects as I have from many lovely people. This is just a little space for me to share some of my cards, scrap book pages and maybe even some of my embroidery and quilting projects.

Enjoy and stop back often.

Sharon



Thursday 25 July 2019

Stampin' Up! - Art With Heart Team Blog Hop July 2019 - Simple Stamping


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.

I have a few different cards to show you for our Simple Stamping Blog Hop tonight.
I have really been enjoying using the Daisy Lane stamp set so I have paired it with the Thank you sentiment from the Daisy Delight stamp set for my first set of cards.
Daisy Lane, Daisy Delight, Simple Stamping, Rhapsody in craft, Art with heart

For this first card I have done the same card but in 4 different ways.

The first way I used a post it note to help guide where I might stamp the gorgeous daisies from the Daisy Lane stamp set.
Daisy Lane, Rhapsody in craft, Art with heart

As you can see I just popped it in the middle of the card and then proceeded stamp around the edge of the Thick Whisper white card stock. I chose the Thick Whisper white card as it is a great card to start with for any beginner stamper. I used a few different colours here but you don't have to you could use just one or 2.  Everyone has post it notes hanging around at home and if you don't ask your kids or grandkids they need them for school so you can borrow some from them.
Daisy Lane, Daisy Delight, Simple Stamping, Rhapsody in Craft, Art with heart

As you can see when you take off the post it note you have  this beautiful clear spot for your Thank You or Happy Birthday etc. The colours that I have used in these Daisy cards are Rococo Rose, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive and Smokey Slate. What colour combo would you use?

Ok so the second way you could do this card is just to go completely free hand without the guide of the post it note.
Daisy Lane, Daisy Delight, Simple Stamping, Rhapsody in craft, Art with heart

So completely an easy thing to do I started with the Rococo Rose daisies in the corners, then the daffodil delight on the sides and the flirty flamingo daisies and filled in the spaces with the old olive ferns before adding in the sentiment in the middle of the card.

If you have some other coloured card stack you could add a little bit of extra interest you your card by stamping your sentiment on a piece of whisper whit card and then back it in one of the colours that you choose for your flowers. We love how Stampin' Up! has everything match so easily.
Daisy Lane, Daisy Delight, Simple Stamping, Rhapsody in craft, Art with heart, Rococo Rose

Now I have one more step up of this card for you to see. I have stamped the daisies on some whisper white card stock but have used the new in colour Rococo Rose as the card base to this card.

Daisy Lane, Daisy Delight, Simple Stamping, Rhapsody in Craft, Art with heart

For my next card have used the gorgeous Perennial Essence DSP. Stampin' Up have such gorgeous Designer Series paper that you can use a piece of place it on the the front of your card and your decoration is almost done. Just put a sentiment on the front.
First Frost, Rooted in Nature, Perennial Essence, Simple stamping, rhapsody in craft, art with heart

I decided to stamp the beautiful flower from first frost on some whisper white and then the large thinking of you from the Rooted in Nature.


To show off the gorgeous DSP I have cut the front of the card base a little short so that you can see the other side of it. DSP has 2 sides and it is a shame to not to show them both off.
Perennial Essence, First Frost, Rooted in Nature, Simple Stamping, Rhapsody in craft, art with heart

Now for my final card tonight I have really gone all out with the gorgeous DSP and use the Pressed Petal DSP. I saw this design on Ronda Wades facebook page and just adjusted the measurement for our Australian card sizes plus changed it up a bit to fit with our theme of simple stamping of only using paper, stamps and ink,
Woven Heirlooms, Pressed Petals DSP, Simple stamping, Rhapsody in craft, art with heart

As you can see this is a tri fold card but don't let that fool you to think that it is hard. Really simple to make. The card base is like a normal card base but just cut it in half. Then with get your gorgeous DSP and you can cut that in half to make it a 6x12 inch piece. I then trimmed that down a little bit make it have a border and a little off then end folded it into 3.
Woven Heirlooms, pressed petals, simple stamping, rhapsody in craft, art with heart


On the front I have stamped on Whisper which a little border stamp in crumb cake and then the sentiment in Rococo Rose.
woven heirlooms, pressed petals, simple stamping, rhapsody in craft, art with heart

Hope you enjoyed these few ideas of simple stamping if you have any questions please let me know and I will be happy to help you .



Now it is time to head over to the talented Vicki Boucher to see her creations.
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
Sharon Davern  <= You are here


Thank you for spending some time with me today
Take care,


Tuesday 2 July 2019

Stampin' Up - Colour Creations Blog Hop - Purple Posy

Purple Posy, Daisy Lane, Floral , fancy fold, Rhapsodyincraft, Colour Creations, Art With heart



Hello lovely crafters,
it has been so long since I have been able to participate in a Colour Creations blog hop but I wanted to make sure I got in on the final one. Tonight the team are showcasing one of the new In Colors - Purple Posy. It is such a gorgeous colour and there are so many options in the new catalogue for you to chose from. I have used both of these options, Purple Posy Card Stock and Woven Threads DSP which uses all 5 of the new In Colors.

So for this last Colour Creations blog hop I had to go fancy fold.
Purple Posy, In Color, Daisy Lane, Floral Essence, Fancy Fold, Slider Pop up Card, Rhapsody In Craft, Colour Creations, Art With Heart
 I have made a slider pop up card. Quite a fancy name but not hard to make and I thank Youtube and the lovely crafty ladies for your instructions.

Purple Posy, Fancy fold, Slider Pop up card, Daisy Lane, Floral Essence, Rhapsodyincraft, Art with heart
The card fold flat so you can put it straight in an envelope. You can see here that I have punched out a little half circle with the 1 1/8" starburst punch so you can pull out your slide.

Purple posy, Daisy Lane, Floral Esssence, slider pop up card, In Color, colour creations, rhapsodyincraft, art with heart
 I thought having some gorgeous Daisies punched out with the medium daisy punch in the Woven Threads DSP and layer 2 together. Add an In color  faceted dot for bling! Stamp the stems in old ink and fussy cut out and attached them to a piece of acetate to make them look like they are floating in front of the basket and sitting in the the flower box labeled friend.

Purple Posy, Daisy Lane, Floral Essence, slider pop up card, fancy fold, in colour, rhapsody in craft, art with heart
When you have pulled out your with the little mechanisms put in place your card should stand up all on its own.


Purple posy, Daisy Lane, Floral Essence, slider pop up card, fancy fold, rhapsody in craft, in colour, colour creations, art with heart
Using the Floral Essence stamp set I just love the sentiment and it is just perfect to go along with the word Friend out of the Daisy Lane stamp set.  I stamped that is crumb cake to match the cardstock of the basket backing and punched that out with the 1 inch circle punch and then backed that with a piece of Woven Threads DSP cut out with the Starburst punch.

If you have any questions about my card tonight or about purchasing products to make this card or would like a copy the new Annual Catalogue please don't hesitate to contact me.


Now please hop on over to the lovely Catherine Proctor's Blog as she is the host of the Colour Creations to see who else created tonight with this beautiful colour - Purple Posy

Thank you for spending some time with me today,
Take Care


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