Hello again! Today's card is one I have entered into the Freshly Made Sketches #FMS504 Sketch Challenge this week. I love clean and simple designs but I always have trouble pulling it back to stop adding more and more decorative elements. I think I managed to fill the brief for the sketch and also keep to a relatively clean and simple card. 

Now I will admit this card was originally a full sized 'slimline' card but a stray droplet of water ended my plans for that after I had stamped the images and ruined one side of my stamped card. But what do you do as a crafter... you often try to make it work. I ended up making a mini slimline card and to be honest I like it more than my planned full size card.

For this card I used the Delicate Dahlias Stamp Set. This free Sale-a-bration set is available if you spend over AUD$180 in the Australian Stampin' Up!® store. Don't forget Sale-a-bration is finishing on the 30th September so you only have a few more days to get this set.

Instructions:

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Hello again! Today's card is one I have entered this into the Colour INKspiration Challenges #CI105, where the colour challenge was to use Very Vanilla, Mango Melody, Fresh Freesia and Old Olive.

I used one of my favourites from the Sale-a-bration catalogue - the Delicate Dahlias stamp set. This set is a free Sale-a-bration item for spending over AUD$180 in a single order. See THIS post for more information on Sale-a-bration. 

Instructions:

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Instructions:

- Use a piece of Basic Black card A4/Letter cut in half lengthwise and folded. 

- Use a smaller piece of the Be Dazzling DSP and adhere to the card base using Liquid Glue. Use another piece of Basic Black card splattered with Clear Wink of Stella and attach this layer to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals. 

- Use a piece of Paper Lattice and apply Versamark to the whole piece and then heat emboss  with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. Apply dabs of Liquid Glue to the back and attach to the card.

- Stamp the Delicate Dahlias onto Basic White card with Versamark and heat emboss with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. Apply Clear Wink of Stella to the Dahlias. Stamp the leaves onto Vellum with Versamark and then heat emboss with White Stampin' Emboss Powder (I actually used leftovers from this card). Fussy cut both the flowers and the leaves and attach to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots. 

- Stamp the sentiment from the Delicate Dahlias stamp set using Tuxedo Black ink onto a small strip of Basic White and attach to a piece of the Be Dazzling DSP. Attach the sentiment to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

- Use some Rhinestone Basic Jewels to add some final sparkle to the card.

Measurements:

- Basic Black Card base A4/Letter cut in half lengthwise and folded

- Be Dazzling  DSP: A4 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"/ 14.4 x 10 cm or Letter 4" x 5 1/4"

- Basic Black: A4 5 3/8" x 3 5/8"/ 13.9 x 9.5 cm or Letter 3 3/4" x 5"

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Hello again! Today's card is one I have entered into the Global Design Project #GDP300 CASE the designer challenge this week. This week's challenge is to case a design from the amazing GDP Design Team Member Steffi Helmschrott.

I used the Delicate Dahlias stamp set from the upcoming Stampin' Up!® Sale-a-bration Catalogue (August-September). I also used the Stampin' Blends and Hand-Penned Designer Series Paper.

Don't forget that you can earn this stamp set if you spend more than AUD $180 in August and September.

Instructions:

- Stamp two of the the large Dahlia from the Delicate Dahlias set onto another piece of Vellum with Versamark Ink and heat emboss with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. Colour the back of one of the flowers with Stampin' Blends (Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather and Balmy Blue). Attach the uncoloured flower to the card using Liquid Glue and the second flower on top with Stampin' Dimensionals.

- Stamp the sentiment from the Delicate Dahlias stamp set using Highland Heather Ink onto Thick Basic White card. Attach to the card using Stampin Dimensionals. 

- Add some Rhinestone Basic jewels (coloured with Highland Heather Stampin' Blends) to the card.

Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter as I will have dimensions for this card. 

Don't forget to visit my Tutorial page for the Dandy Garden Mega Tutorial Bundle which contains 62 tutorials for Dragonfly and Dandy Garden inspiration from Demonstrators all over the world. I also have my Love You Always - Mosaic Card Tutorial available as a tutorial too.