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How to colour in a watercolour style with Alcohol Markers – Be Inspired Blog Hop Nov ’24…

I am delighted to be able to join the Be Inspired Design Team, and can’t wait to share my project with you today, where I show how to colour in a watercolour style with alcohol markers, using the cutest Christmas Friends stamp set from Stampin’ Up! You’ll likely see lots more Cute Christmas Characters from the rest of the team this month, as that is our theme and what we will all be designing around. I couldn’t resist the Christmas Friends stamp set when I saw it, and have used it a lot recently, especially as it is one of […]

Reindeer Days Treat Package – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Sep’ 2024…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Creativity Abounds Blog Hop where we are talking all things Reindeer, and I have got a cute little Reindeer Days Treat Package for you. I love this suite and was so pleased we were using it for our October Stamp Camp – why not come and join the fun with us. The Creativity Abounds Crew are a group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who bring you monthly tutorials, blog hops and three times a year a fabulous Stamp Camp. Why not have a hop around using the links at the end […]

How to use the Colour Lifter from Stampin’ Up! – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Aug ’24…

I have taught many a colouring lesson over the last few years and I am often asked similar questions, one of which is how to use the colour lifter (or color lifter!) from Stampin’ Up! I absolutely love the colour lifter and I hope this post is going to help you see how you might start to use it in your own colouring too, if you don’t already. The Stamptastic Friends are a small but mighty group of Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come together once a month to bring you lots of crafty inspiration, and this month we are […]

Spotlight on Nature – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Aug 2024…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers blog hop where we have got a really fresh colour scheme for you – some of my favourite colours in this one, and they pair so well together. I finally managed to get my hands on the Spotlight on Nature stamp set last week, so I had to use it for this project. The Color Fusers are a global group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who come to your computers once a month with a colour challenge – and some are more challenging than others. This one was a lovely one for me […]

Colour challenge – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Jul 2024…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog hop where we are working with a really interesting colour challenge, and one I actually struggled with. There was too much choice for me, to choose just one colour out of the amazing range of 50 colours that Stampin’ Up! has on offer, and then just pair it with white and black! Oh man, this was tough! I was playing with the wonderful Layers of Beauty bundle when I realised that if I made good use of my Colour Lifter I could end up with some beautiful grey leaves just by […]

Color Fusers Blog Hop – Jun 2024…

Hello and welcome to this month’s colour challenge by the Color Fusers where we are focussing on the new 2024-2026 In Color range from Stampin’ Up! The Color Fusers are a group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world who come together every month with a new colour challenge for you, and even better we provide a ton of inspiration for you too! I absolutely love this new 2024-2026 In Color range and have been creating sooooo many things with them. They are beautiful on their own, with our existing complement colours or even as a set of colors […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]