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Soft Subtle Snowflakes – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop October ’25…

The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Team are back with projects made with products from the recently released Online Exclusives or Mini Catalogue – and this soft, subtle snowflakes Christmas card is made using a real mix of new goodies. I had a lot of fun making it. The main set I used here is the Snowflake Kisses bundle, it has a great mix of dies and some lovely wintery sentiments too. I also brought in the Delicate Pines and Branching Out dies. The Delicate pines dies have a lovely looking pine branch snowflake and the Branching Out dies have a […]

Autumn Trees – Color Fusers Blog Hop – October ’25

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop where we are working with the colours Basic Black, Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow and Old Olive – the perfect combination for this card made with the Autumn Trees bundle. I have had a little play with watercolouring here and love how the tree itself is the star of the show. Because we are watercolouring with this card, we need to use Staz-On ink rather than Memento ink. We need an ink that isn’t waterbased, otherwise when you add water it will react and run, not the prettiest of looks! I […]

Modern Christmas Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop August ’25…

The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Team are back with another Stamp Camp in September, during which you receive instructions in both metric and imperial to make a whopping 26 projects using the Modern Christmas suite of products. We love sharing our creativity and inspiring you to get the most out of your products. The colour scheme of this suite is Black, White and Gold, but I have injected a real pop of colour by adding Gorgeous Grape to this card, I love how it pairs with the gold for a really rich and regal look. I can’t give any instructions […]

Autumn themed cards – Color Fusers Blog Hop – September ’25

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop where we are focussing on Autumn themed cards working with the colours Garden Green, Cajun Craze and Basic Beige. As soon as I saw this colour scheme I knew which stamp sets I was going to be playing with, and hope you like the end result. These are definitely not my go to colours, but sometimes it is good to go out of our comfort zone, and they are perfect for those autumn themed cards, so I tried to embrace it and see where I ended up. I loved using […]

Bright and Bold Coneflower Celebrations – Be Inspired Blog Hop Aug ’25…

Hello and welcome to the Be Inspired blog hop, where our theme this month is Bright and Bold, and I have made a card using the gorgeous Coneflower Celebrations stamp set, showcasing a variety of techniques. I hope you agree that I have met the brief!! I absolutely loved making this card, with a mix of colouring with alcohol markers, and ink blending using our brilliant blending brushes. This is a slightly larger card than usual, which I think really works well with the Bright and Bold theme! To start with I grabbed a piece of Melon Mambo cardstock measuring […]

Tri-fold Z-fold card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop August ’25…

We are talking all things fun fold this month here at Creativity Abounds and I have made a gorgeous tri-fold z-fold card for you today, using the amazing Charming Day suite of products – I am really enjoying using this suite at the moment, the flowers are just stunning, especially heat embossed in gold like I have done here. The colour scheme I have used here really isn’t my usual go to (pinks and purples for anyone wondering, lol!) but I really love how the greens and oranges work together. I went for Timid Tiger and Old Olive, with a […]

How to Stamp Off – Color Fusers Blog Hop – August ’25

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop where we are working with the colours Darling Duckling, Basic Grey and Basic White, and I am going to explain how to stamp off, in case you are new to stamping. I really love the colour combo of grey and yellow, so was really pleased to see this one this month. That said, I must say I find Darling Duckling just a little dark for some of my needs, and that is where the amazing (yet oh so simple) technique of stamping off comes in to play. By using this […]

Charming Day Floral Card – Be Inspired Blog Hop July ’25…

Hello and welcome to the Be Inspired blog hop, where our theme this month is Floral Fun (my favourite!!), and I have made a card using the gorgeous Charming Day bundle, showcasing how to make a fun blended background with a bit of heat embossing added in. I used this suite in a recent class of mine and the cards were really popular, and I was on a roll with creating so I just kept going and ended up with this one – the Charming Day suite is so great for all your colouring techniques. To start with I grabbed […]

An Alternative Christmas Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop July ’25…

The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop team are focussing on all things Christmas or gift giving this month, and I have made a slightly alternative Christmas card for you all. I focussed on gift giving for our tutorial this month (which you can purchase using the links below) so wanted to do Christmas for the blog hop. Only problem – I don’t own any current Christmas sets! So, not owning any current Christmas sets, I had to think a little out of the box for this one, hence my alternative Christmas card. I had the Painterly Pears suite on my desk […]

A Quick Card for 4th July – Color Fusers Blog Hop – July ’25

Thank you so much for stopping by today, the Color Fusers are back with another colour challenge, and these colours really worked for my quick card for 4th July. When I see a colour challenge (especially one that is a challenge!) the first thing I do is look through my stamps and see what calls out to me. As I was browsing my sets, I saw the Round We Go stamp set (currently on the Last Chance sale for just £9.50) and my mind went to fireworks and the 4th July. Now, I am not in America, and it is […]