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Elegant Fun Fold Sympathy Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop March ’26…

I’ve got a lovely project to share with you today, a calming, elegant fun‑fold sympathy card made using the Delicate Whispers bundle for the beautiful foliage and florals, with sentiments from Framed All Around and Sending Salutations, plus a touch of Scalloped Wishes for that pretty scalloped frame. The colour palette is one of my favourites for soft, nature‑inspired cards: Crumb Cake and Misty Moonlight. The two photos you’ll see below are actually from the same card — one shows the front cover, and the other shows the inside once the fold is opened out. This design gives you four […]

Gorgeous Fun Fold Cards – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop February ’26…

Hello and welcome to the Creativity Abounds Blog Hop group where this month we are showcasing a fantastic array of gorgeous fun fold cards. Each month at least 12 demonstrators from around the world come together to share our love of crafting, and Stampin’ Up! with you all, with tutorials and blog hops – we love sharing our inspiration with you. I am not entirely sure what this fun fold is called, but you can find all of the instructions, with a template, in metric and imperial, by using the link at the bottom of this post. I charge just […]

Blended Florals – Color Fusers Blog Hop – February ’26

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, with one of my favourite colour combos – Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia and Bubble Bath – such a soft and gentle colour scheme, and one I truly enjoyed working with to make this blended florals card. I decided to play with some newly released products for this card, and unusually for me it is a very die heavy card, in fact, the only bit of stamping was for the sentiment! I used the dies from two different sets, that coordinate beautifully together, and actually form part of a mega suite. […]

Clean and Simple Cardmaking – Be Inspired Blog Hop Jan ’26…

Hello and welcome to the Be Inspired blog hop, where this month we plan to inspire you with clean and simple cardmaking. I’ll admit this isn’t something I am usually very good at – I am more a ‘throw the kitchen sink at it’ kind of crafter, but I love the look of clean and simple cards, so hope I have done a good job here. I used the gorgeous new stamp set Simply Beautiful for this card, I just love the large images and how they create a really striking focal point for the card. Add some colouring, with […]

Cute as a Bug scene card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop January ’26…

Hello and welcome to my blog, where today I have got a super cute fun fold to share, using the new Cute as a Bug suite from Stampin’ Up! This suite was a huge hit when we first saw it in the new mini catalogue, and couldn’t wait to get started creating with it. It is loved by demonstrators so much that we decided to use it for our next Creativity Abounds stamp camp! I would absolutely love to share the instructions for this card with you today, but I have to save those for people who sign up to […]

Soft Pastels – Color Fusers Blog Hop – January ’26

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, with soft pastels and a hint of gold – just perfect for these Winter months which can be quite dull and dreary at times. Lost Lagoon and Petal Pink work so beautifully together, and when you add Gold Foil, well that really is something truly special. I used two brand new sets for these cards, both available from today!! The leafy stamp and die are both from the Nature’s Symphony bundle, along with the background stamp, and the flower and sentiment are from the Lovely Arrangements stamp set – I […]

Monochrome Thank You Card – Be Inspired Blog Hop Dec ’25…

Hello and welcome to the Be Inspired blog hop, where appropriately for after Christmas we are focussing on the theme of giving thanks. I was really behind this year, and didn’t send any Christmas cards at all, so decided to send thank you cards in January instead! I treated myself to the 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar this year, and used the products I got to make this Monochrome Thank You Card, I just love how blue and white work together, without needing any other colours! The papers in the advent calendar are absolutely gorgeous, and there are a […]

Spring Blooms and Soft Pastels: Sneak Peek at the Lovely Arrangements Suite!

Hello and welcome, everyone! After our last venture into the world of industrial grunge, I think it’s time to switch gears (pun intended!) and dive head-first back into the beautiful, soft world of spring blooms and pastel colours. I have been playing with some absolutely stunning upcoming products today, and I just had to share this gorgeous birthday card with you! This project features the new Lovely Arrangements Stamp Set, some exquisite “Lovely and Beautiful” Foiled DSP, and the super-handy Beautifully Adorned Ephemera Pack. If you love quick, elegant layering, you are going to need these on your wish list! […]

How to make a grungy masculine card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop December ’25…

Hello and welcome to my blog, where today I have got something a little bit different for you, a fabulous grungy masculine card. We all know that Stampin’ Up! do florals and cute critters beautifully, but sometimes we just need to make a card for the men in our lives, and that can be a real struggle! So, today I am stepping out of my comfort zone and getting a little bit inky (literally!) with the soon to be released Gears and Textures bundle. This set is absolutely perfect for those masculine cards or for anyone who loves a bit […]

Coloured Florals – Color Fusers Blog Hop – December ’25

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, with a slightly unusual (I think anyway!) colour combination, which just called for some coloured florals. This month we are playing with Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Strawberry Slush – the pop of colour here against the really neutral colours looks fantastic in my opinion. I decided to play with some new products that will be coming out in January, the Fragrant Layers stamp set, but you can absolutely make this same card with any open flower and leaf stamps that you have – it will work perfectly with so […]