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How to use a card sketch – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Apr ’24…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop, where we are focussing either on new or retiring product, and I have got a fun card sketch for you. The new 2024 – 2025 Annual Catalogue is coming out on the 1st May, and inside it you will see some fun card sketches on page 22. These are a great way to kickstart your creativity, and can be used with so many stamps and paper sets. The Stamptastic Friends are a lovely bunch of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who just love what we do and want to share that far […]

Easy Easter Card – Trip Achievers Blog Hop Feb’ 2024…

Hello and welcome to today’s Trip Achiever’s Blog Hop, where today I have made an easy Easter card using one of my favourite sets from Stampin’ Up! I don’t know about you, but we treat Easter a lot like Christmas, with the whole family gathering for a meal and board games, so cards and treats are always needed. I am so delighted to be able to take part in these blog hops this year, with a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world that earned the Stampin’ Up! Incentive trip for the 2022/23 Stampin’ Up! year. Only […]

Flight and Airy DSP – Trip Achievers Blog Hop Feb’ 2024…

Hello and welcome to today’s Trip Achiever’s Blog Hop, where today I have made a birthday card for you using the amazing Flight and Airy DSP (Designer Series Paper) from Stampin’ Up! There are just a few days left to get your hands on this free paper, so don’t miss out – check out the details at the bottom of this post to find out how. I am so delighted to be able to take part in these blog hops this year, with a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world that earned the Stampin’ Up! Incentive […]

Color Fusers Blog Hop – Feb 2024

I am loving being part of this blog hop, it is so nice to have a colour challenge to play with once a month, and this is a good one, full of lots of our soon to be retired colours, as well as my favourite Gorgeous Grape. The Color Fusers are a group of Demonstrators from around the world who join up once a month to bring you crafty inspiration using a colour challenge – I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone has made for us using these colours and I would love to see what you make […]

Watercolour Emboss Resist Technique – Trip Achievers’ Blog Hop Jan ’24…

Hello and welcome to today’s Trip Achiever’s Blog Hop, where today I have made a birthday card for you using the wonderful watercolour emboss resist technique and a gorgeous new stamp and die bundle called Lifetime of Love. The flowers are just so gorgeous! I am so delighted to be able to take part in these blog hops this year, with a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world that earned the Stampin’ Up! Incentive trip for the 2022/23 Stampin’ Up! year . Only about 1% of all the Demonstrators earn this trip every year and in […]

Flight and Airy – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Dec’ 23…

Hello and welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, where we are focussing on Birthdays this month, I couldn’t help but fussy cut some of the birds from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration Flight and Airy DSP for this pretty card. The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop team area group of global Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who just love to inspire you and share our creativity. Every month we release a tutorial bundle for sale in addition to this blog post, and you can find details about that at the bottom of this post. The Designer Series Papers that I am using today will […]

A Spring Inspired Birthday Card – Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip Achievers Blog Hop Dec ’23…

Hello and welcome to my blog, where today I am hopping with the Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip Achievers and I am sharing this beautiful Spring inspired birthday card with you, perfect for the coming months. I am so delighted to be able to take part in these blog hops this year, with a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world that earned the Stampin’ Up! Incentive trip for the 2022/23 Stampin’ Up! year . Only about 1% of all the Demonstrators earn this trip every year and in April, we will be going to Mexico and staying […]

A simple sketch challenge – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Sep’ 2023…

The Stamptastic Friends have got a simple sketch challenge for you today, and I really enjoyed making this card using the Joy of Noel and Christmas Classics bundles from Stampin’ Up! I was at an all day retreat yesterday using these two sets and I was so inspired to continue to create when I got home. The two stamp sets co-ordinate beautifully together and look so pretty paired with the wintry colours of Pool Party, Lost Lagoon and Blueberry Bushel. If you would like to have a go at our challenge, you can find the layout at the bottom of […]

Rainbow Celebration Card – The Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop August ’23…

Ooooh, I have received some new craft products, super exciting, and this Rainbow Celebration Card basically sums up how I feel about all the new stamps, dies, papers and embellishments in the new Stampin’ Up! Sep-Dec Mini Catalogue! Our theme here this month at the Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Team is Celebration, and I reckon new goodies is always a reason to celebrate! If you want more inspiration around the theme of celebration, why not check out the links at the bottom of the page! The card itself is a standard DL card, so 21cm x 21cm scored in half […]

Quick and Easy Masculine Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop July ’23…

The Creativity Abounds blog hop team are focussing on cards for men this month, and I really wanted to share a fairly quick and easy masculine card using the Apple Harvest stamp set from Stampin’ Up! The Creativity Abounds crew are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who love to share ideas and inspire creativity – please do have a hop around the rest of the team’s blogs using the links at the bottom of this post, for even more ideas for cards for the men in your life. I tend to make cards for men […]