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How to make an ink blended background – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop April ’24…

Welcome to this month’s Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, where we are focussing on techniques, and I have decided to show you how to make an ink blended background using the soon to be released Country Birdhouses bundle from Stampin’ Up! It will be available from the 1st May!! The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop group consists of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the world, and we just love sharing our joy of creativity with you. We create monthly tutorial bundles as well as blog hops, and you can grab this month’s by clicking on the button below if you fancy […]

Stippled Roses Birthday Card – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Apr 2024…

Hello and welcome to this month’s colour challenge by the Color Fusers, I have made a lovely bright birthday card using the Stippled Roses stamp set which is just a joy to colour in. The Color Fusers are a group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who come together every month with a new three colour challenge for you, and even better we provide the inspiration too! If you know me, you will know that I love to craft with all things flower related. They are my favourite stamps, especially if I can colour them in, like I […]

Sweet Treat Packaging – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Mar’ 2024…

This month the Creativity Abounds blog hop team are talking all things NON cards and home decor, so wracking my brains I decided to share this sweet treat packaging that I designed as my swaps for On Stage in Rotterdam this year! The Creativity Abounds crew are a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who just love to share all things crafty with you. Each month we have a tutorial you can purchase (find out more below) and a blog hop. We also run three stamp camps a year, which are wonderful fun filled virtual events. […]

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 […]

How to make a faux stepper card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Mar ’23…

I’ve seen a few of these types of card around recently, after a post from the Global Design Project I believe, and because I have really liked each and every one of them I decided to show you guys how to make a faux stepper card too. I made this card as part of a ‘fun-fold’ blog hop with the Stamptastic Friends group – a small but mighty collective of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who join forces once a a month to bring you some crafty inspiration. Be sure to check out the links at the end of this post to […]

Sweet Sorbet Flower Card – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Mar 2024…

I must say that when I saw our colours for this month’s hop, I was a little stumped, but I am glad that this Sweet Sorbet flower card came to mind, as these colours are perfect for some lovely floral images and this card can be easily replicated I hope. The Color Fusers are a lovely bunch of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who join together once a month to bring you colour challenges and inspiration using them. This month’s colours are Sweet Sorbet, Lost Lagoon and Pool Party, and I can’t wait to see what you, and […]

How to Make an Easy Gatefold Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Feb’ 2024…

This month the Creativity Abounds blog hop team are talking all things fun folds, and I have got an easy gatefold card for you today. I say easy, because this one came together so quickly, and the measurements in metric are really easy to remember! Keep reading to find out more… The Creativity Abounds crew are a wonderful group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who just love to share all things crafty with you. Each month we have a tutorial you can purchase (find out more below) and a blog hop. We also run three stamp camps […]

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 […]

How to make a Step-Fold Card – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Feb ’23…

How about a colour challenge and a fun fold, all in one, well that’s what you’ve got today with this tutorial for a Step-Fold Card in the colours Berry Burst, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock, brought to you by the Stamptastic Friends. The Stamptastic Friends are a global group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together to share lots of creative ideas and crafty inspiration. I love being a part of this team and can’t wait to see what the rest of the gang have in store for you this month using this bold colour challenge. To make this Step-Fold […]

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 […]