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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. […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Softly Sophisticated Bundle – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Jan ’24…

Ooooh, we have got some delights in store for you with this month’s Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop, sharing all things Sale-A-Bration means I get to share this amazing Softly Sophisticated Bundle which you can earn for FREE with a £90 spend in January and February! I love hopping with the Stamptastic Friends crew. We may be a small group but we love coming together to share our creations with you, and hope that you are inspired to get creative yourself. The Softly Sophisticated Bundle is a gorgeous stamp and embossing folder bundle which work so beautifully together. I love how […]

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 […]

New and returning colours from Stampin’ Up! – Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop Jul ’23…

This month’s blog hop is focussing on the new and returning colours from Stampin’ Up! I don’t know about you but I am LOVING our new colour line up and I have chosen a really fresh and vibrant set to work with today. The Stamptastic Friends are a small group of lovely Stampin’ Up! demonstrators who come together to share their makes with you and hope to inspire your creativity. Please do check out the links at the end of the blog post to have a hop around and see what everyone else has been creating. I overlooked this stamp […]

Watercoloured Flowers – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Jun ’23…

I think I am in the zone with watercolouring at the moment, what with my watercolour cardmaking course in full swing, so I couldn’t help but bring you these amazing watercoloured flowers from the Fresh as a Daisy suite today. This suite is so versatile and the stamps and dies are just so easy to work with. The Creativity Abounds team are a super talented bunch of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who come together to bring you tutorials and creative inspiration, as well as our brilliant Stamp Camps. The next one is on the 8th July (though […]