Art With Heart Colour Creations – Week 6: Azure Afternoon 💙

 

A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and Week 6 is all about Azure Afternoon 💙

This week’s project is my weekly journal page, inspired by a few of my favourite things — relaxing by the sea, reading a good book, journaling, sipping a hot strong chai latte, and a little ice‑cream shop not too far away. Azure Afternoon pairs beautifully with the colours in the Relaxing Waterside DSP, and the gorgeous little scenes in this pack make creating a journal page so simple.

Project Measurements 📏

• Relaxing Waterside DSP (main panel) — 190mm x 132mm

• Relaxing Waterside DSP – Waves — 132mm x 80mm

• Relaxing Waterside DSP – Wood — 132mm x 50mm

• Azure Afternoon Cardstock (behind ice‑cream scene) — 105mm x 83mm

These layers create the soft coastal background and the structure for the journaling pockets tucked behind the scene.

The main DSP panel (190mm x 132mm) sets the tone for the page. I layered the waves and wood patterns to build a calm, coastal feel 🌊 that works perfectly with the Relaxing Waterside imagery.

Project Details ✨

Journal Page Layout

Full journal page — Azure Afternoon brings all the seaside colours together beautifully 💙.

Ice‑Cream Scene Panel 🍦

Ice‑cream shop scene — trimmed to size using Perennial Postage Dies ✂️.

Behind the ice‑cream scene sits an Azure Afternoon panel (105mm x 83mm) cut with the Perennial Postage Dies. I shortened the die‑cut by lining the piece back into the die and running it through the Cut & Emboss Machine again — a handy trick when you need a custom size.

Relaxing Waterside Elements 🪑📚☕

seagulls — stamped in Smoky Slate.

The chair, cup, book and seagulls all come from the Relaxing Waterside stamps and dies.

• Book + cup: stamped in Azure Afternoon on Very Vanilla

• Seagulls: stamped in Smoky Slate

• Chair: coloured with hints of Poppy Parade ❤️ to make it pop against the cool blues

Journaling Pages ✍️

 Journaling pockets created with Extraordinary Life — loving the Top Five Gratitude stamp 🙏.

Behind the scene are my journaling pages, created using the Extraordinary Life bundle. The Top Five Gratitude stamp is becoming a favourite — such a helpful prompt each week.

Sentiments & Finishing Touches 💬.

All sentiments are stamped in Azure Afternoon on Very Vanilla and cut using:

• Stylish Shapes Dies

• Banner Punch

These small details help tie the whole page together while keeping the colour story consistent.

I hope this inspires you. Happy Stamping Hx 🧡

To see all the other gorgeous Azure Afternoon projects head over to my Instagram page @apaperparadise 📸💙

✨ Peaceful Pine – Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Blog Hop (Week 5) ✨

This week the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and our focus is the beautiful Peaceful Pine. My project for Week 5 is my weekly journal page, created using the Moonlit Flora Suite and the Extraordinary Life Bundle — a combination that works perfectly with this rich, calming green

🌿 Project MeasurementsTo help you recreate this layout, here are the exact measurements:Soft Sea Foam panel — 192mm × 130mm

I cut out the centre to use for leaves and the arch for the journal door (no waste crafting).

Moonlit Flora DSP — 186mm × 124mm

This layers beautifully over the Soft Sea Foam base.

🌙 Design DetailsI cut a selection of leaves, flowers and butterflies from both Moonlit Flora and Extraordinary Life. Playing with these pieces helped me decide what worked best — and all leftovers will be used in future projects 

😊.Colours used:

Peaceful Pine ink, Blends & cardstock 

• Basic White 

• Golden Glow cardstock & Blends 

• Two‑Tone Peaceful Pine 

• Soft Sea Foam 

• Secret Sea ink

• In Color Dots (Peaceful Pine added the perfect sparkle).

🖋 Sentiments & BordersFor the sentiments, I used the same die and border stamp.

I stamped one half of the border, realigned the stamp, then stamped the other end to create a shorter border. After die‑cutting one side, I realigned the die to trim the other. The sentiment didn’t land perfectly in the centre — but the Peaceful Pine In Color Dot hides it perfectly 😊.

🌿 Journal Doors & Inside PagesThe “doors” covering my journaling pages were created using the large Everyday Arches Dies: 

Cut the arch in half

Emboss with the Fern & Floral 3D Embossing Folder

Score each side at 10mm so they open like little shuttersInside is a pocket where my journaling pages slide in

I glued two die‑cut pages from Extraordinary Life inside the pocket and stamped the fronts in Peaceful Pine. My plan is to write five positive things each day — a simple gratitude practice I love.

“Week 5 – Peaceful Pine journal spread featuring Moonlit Flora & Extraordinary 

“Die‑cut pieces from Moonlit Flora and Extraordinary Life — perfect for layering.

“Border stamping technique using partial stamping and realigned die‑cutting.”

“Everyday Arches doors embossed with Fern & Floral 3D folder — scored at 10mm to open.

“Pocket created to hold my journaling pages — ready for five daily positives.”

“Fern & Floral 3D embossing adds beautiful texture to the journal doors.”

💚 Final Thoughts

I hope this week’s Peaceful Pine project inspires you to create something meaningful and beautiful.

Happy Stamping, Hx

Be sure to check out the other gorgeous projects using Peaceful Pine on my Instagram page @apaperparadise and follow the links.

🌟 Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Blog Hop – Week 3: Golden Glow

This week the Art With Heart Team continues our alphabetical colour hop, and our focus is the warm and beautiful Golden Glow. My project for this week is my weekly journal page, created with the Fern & Floral Suite and the stunning Moonlit Flora DSP. I’m loving this combination more each time I use it.✨ 

My Golden Glow Journal Page

Week 3 journal page featuring Golden Glow with Fern & Floral and Moonlit Flora DSP. I couldn’t decide between two sheets of the Moonlit Flora DSP, so I used both. One sheet forms the booklet pages where I’ll write my journal entries, and the other sheet is used for the little rectangles, which I popped up on dimensionals so I can slide notes behind them📘creating the booklet pages.

Booklet pages cut with Extraordinary Life Dies and extended for extra writing space. The booklet pages are cut using the Extraordinary Life Dies, I didn't cut right to the side, so the pages are longer than the die itself. I scored each page, so it opens easily for writing — a simple trick that makes journaling much more comfortable.🌸 

Stamped Flowers & Die‑Cut Details

Stamped flowers from Extraordinary Life Dies with Fern & Floral flower dies used as leafy accents. I didn’t realise the Fern & Floral Suite also had flower dies, and I had cut out some "flowers" in Peaceful Pine, so not wanting to waste these I used those as leaves behind the stamped flowers — and I love the layered effect it created.

🎨 Colour Palette & Embellishments

My colour palette this week includes:

• Golden Glow
• Bubble Bath
• Berry Burst
• Peaceful Pine

I finished the page with the 2026–2028 In Color Dots, which add the perfect touch of sparkle.

I Hope This Inspires You

Thank you for joining me for Week 3 of our Colour Creations Hop. I hope this project inspires your own journaling, memory‑keeping, or cardmaking. Happy Stamping, Hx 🧡

➡️ To see what other gorgeous Golden Glow projects have been created go to my Instragram page @apaperparadise.🌼 

Crisp Cantaloupe – Art With Heart Team Colour Hop (Week 2)

Week 2 of the Art With Heart Team Colour Hop is here, and this week we’re celebrating the soft, peachy glow of Crisp Cantaloupe. For my project, I created a weekly journal page using the beautiful Waterside Retreat suite. The gentle tones and peaceful imagery pair perfectly with this In Color.Journal 

Page LayoutBase layers & measurements:

• Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock: 190mm × 132mm
• Waterside Retreat DSP (main panel): 102mm × 132mm
• Smaller DSP pieces: cut to the size they appear on the sheet (no trimming needed)

These layers create pockets where I can tuck in my weekly journaling pages behind the larger DSP and slip little words of encouragement behind the smaller pieces.

Fussy‑Cut Bicycle & Spoke‑Tracing Technique

I wanted the bicycle to be a feature, so I fussy cut the bicycle and removed the center of the wheel. To add the spokes back onto the DSP, I used a simple tracing‑paper method: 

• Trace the spokes lightly in pencil onto tracing paper.
• Flip the tracing paper face‑down onto the DSP.
• Shade over the back of the traced lines — the pencil transfers onto the DSP.
• Adhere the bicycle over the transferred spokes.

I was genuinely impressed with how well this worked. It looked so good that I ended up using that bicycle on a card instead of the journal page. The bicycle on the journal page is a fresh one — I didn’t repeat the spoke technique because I wanted to 3D the bike, and time was not on my side.

Cattail Reeds – Layered Colour Technique

To add more detail around the bicycle, I cut four cattail reeds:

• Two in Old Olive
• Two in Crisp Cantaloupe

I trimmed the cattails off the Crisp Cantaloupe pieces and adhered them onto the Old Olive reeds. This gave me two‑tone cattails that coordinated beautifully with the rest of the page. I then attached them in front the bicycle for a soft, natural look.

Sentiments

All sentiments are stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock using Crisp Cantaloupe ink from the Waterside Retreat stamp set. The warm tone keeps everything cohesive and gentle.

Finishing Touches

I added In Color dots for texture and interest. They give just enough dimension without overwhelming the soft palette.

 make sure you check out the gorgeous projects on Instagram, go to my Instagram page @apaperparadise to see the other projects.

I hope this project inspires you.  Happy Stamping Hx 🧡

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💜 Hydrangea Hue – Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Blog Hop (Week 4)

A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and week 4 is all about Hydrangea Hue. I’ve been so excited for this colour — especially after seeing the Delicate Dreams SDSP used by some of my team members at a gathering back in February. Of course, it went out of stock right after… so I had to wait until April to finally order it!

This week I’m sharing my weekly journal page, and Hydrangea Hue was the perfect feature colour for it. The background and all the flowers (yes, all fussy‑cut!) are from the Delicate Dreams DSP. I paired it with the Capturing Smiles bundle, which I adore because I’m always taking photos and love adding little memories to my journal.

Full view of my Hydrangea Hue journal layout featuring Delicate Dreams SDSP and Capturing Smiles bundle

Camera‑shaped journaling pages stamped in Hydrangea Hue. Journaling pages tucked into the main layout at the back.

📏 Project Measurements

Secret Sea backing layer: 190mm × 132mm

SDSP layer: 184mm × 126mm

Secret Sea behind the camera: 100mm × 80mmI cut the center out of the large Secret Sea backing piece so I could use that off‑cut behind the camera — no waste!

📸 Project Details

• Camera stamped in Hydrangea Hue on Hydrangea Hue cardstock
• Lens stamped on Basic White and heat‑embossed with WOW! Copper to match the copper accents in the SDSPSentiments stamped in Hydrangea Hue on Basic White
• Journaling pages designed as little cameras and stamped in Hydrangea Hue for a fun feature
• I didn’t plan where the sentiments would go (classic me!), but I love how they nestled into the layout without covering any of the details

I had so many photos to choose from this week that I needed a larger page — and honestly, that’s probably why I love the Capturing Smiles bundle so much. I’m always snapping photos, and I love looking back at the memories.

Close‑up of one of the photo strips added to my journal page

Second photo strip showing more captured memories

I hope my journal page inspires you.

Happy Stamping! Hx 🧡

➡️ Be sure to check out the other gorgeous projects by going to my Instagram page @apaperparadise.

 

Art With Heart InstaHop – Barely Blush (Week 1)

A group of the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and week 1 is all about Barely Blush — such a soft and beautiful colour to start us off 💕

Today I’m sharing my weekly journal page and a coordinating card featuring this lovely shade.

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A soft and elegant card featuring Barely Blush with layered elements and delicate details.

A closer look at the cake with Wink of Stella shimmer which unfortunately is hard to see in the photo.

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I’ve used the March Product of the Month – Eyelet Blooms Dies. As expected, these have now sold out, and I do apologise for including them, but I truly hope you were able to secure them before they disappeared.

To complement the dies, I’ve been focusing on my new favourite bundle, Words & Wishes. I can already tell this will be a well-loved set — I absolutely love that each word comes with a shadow. It’s perfect to use on its own or to mix and match with other stamp sets.

Colour Combination

• Lemon Lolly
• Real Red
• Garden Green
• Crisp Cantaloupe

Colour Combination
The beautiful colour palette: Barely Blush, Lemon Lolly, Real Red, Garden Green, and Crisp Cantaloupe.

I added a touch of Wink of Stella to the cake for a little sparkle ✨ and used the 2026–2028 In Color Dots in the centres of the Lemon Lolly flowers for a fun finishing touch.

I’ve also used Barely Blush cardstock along with the Two-Tone Cardstock, which I just love — especially how it comes as a bundle with all the 2026–2028 In Colors.

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My weekly journal page combining Barely Blush with fresh, bright colours for a cohesive look.

Layered florals created with the Eyelet Blooms Dies and finished with subtle sparkle.

Highlighting the Words & Wishes bundle — I love the shadow detail behind each sentiment.  A close up look at the In Color Dots in the centres of the Lemon Lolly flowers.

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Measurements

Card

• Card base: 210mm x 148mm, scored at 105mm
• Second layer: 133mm x 90mm

Journal Page Base

• Page size: 190mm x 132mm
• Second layer: 155mm x 112mm

Journal Inserts / Pages

• Pages: 140mm x 100mm

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Continue the Hop

To view what others in the Team have created go to my Instagram page Helen @apaperparadise

I hope these projects inspire you.

Happy Stamping Hx 💖

Art With Heart Team Colour Creations • Week 50: Summer Splash

This week the Art With Heart Team is hopping through the Stampin’ Up! colours in alphabetical order, and we’ve arrived at Week 50 — Summer Splash. What a gorgeous colour to play with!  

For my project, I created my weekly journal page, and once again I reached for the Rolling Waves Bundle. I paired it with the Cutest Crew and a brand‑new Online Exclusive available now in May 2026 — the Splash & Relax Bundle. As we inch closer to winter here in Australia, I wanted to hold onto those warm summer vibes just a little longer.

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Why a Summer Scene?

We often take our dog, Ollie, to the dog beach, so it felt only natural to add some playful pups into my scene. The new Splash & Relax Bundle stole my heart instantly — it’s perfect for fun, sunny, coastal projects.  

Summer Splash as a colour inspired me to build a full beachy summary scene, full of movement, texture, and bright pops of colour.

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Colour Palette & Products

To complement Summer Splash, I combined:

- Pretty Peacock  

- Melon Mambo  

- Balmy Blue  

- Crumb Cake  

- Basic White  

- Pretty in Pink

The DSP is a brand‑new release available now in May 2026 called Scenic Coast — it worked beautifully with the coastal theme.

For the journal pages, I used the Perennial Postage Dies and stamped the sentiments and images from Splash & Relax, hiding the pages behind the sea for a fun layered effect. All sentiments on the journal page are stamped in Summer Splash ink.

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A Closer Look at the Journal Page

This week’s layout is all about movement — rolling waves, splashing pups, and bright summer colour. I love how the Rolling Waves Bundle adds texture and depth, while the Scenic Coast DSP brings the whole scene to life.

I hope my journal page inspires you to create something sunny, even as the weather cools down.

Happy Stamping,  

Hx 

To see what others in the Team created go to my Instragram page Helen @apaperparadise.  To view the products, click on the Shopping Cart and go to Shop By Release and Online Exclusives and May-August 2026 Catalogue.