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Beautiful Butterflies – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Apr ’25

We are really into Spring here in the UK and these colours are just perfect for the weather that we have been having, so sunny and warm, just the weather for some beautiful butterflies too. I chose to work with the aptly named bundle from Stampin’ Up! this month, I just love how the stamps, dies and embossing folder all co-ordinate together. Because the embossing folder is a 6″ x 6″ one, I opted for a large card, using a pre-made 7″ x 7″ card base and envelope. You could make your own, but I had some on hand, so […]

Umbrella Days card of support – Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop Feb ’24…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop where we are working on the theme of ‘Just to Say’ and I made this card of support using the Umbrella Days bundle from Stampin’ Up! The Stamptastic Friends are a small group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who just love to share their creativity with you all, check out the rest of the groups’ projects using the links at the end of this post! Sending a handmade card to someone can really brighten up there day and I wanted to tell a story with this card – I’ll let you […]

Floral Delight Birthday Card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop Jan ’25…

I have absolutely fallen in love with the new Delightful Wishes bundle, part of the Floral Delight suite from Stampin’ Up! The papers, the stamps, dies and oh, those cute as a button bees! I cannot wait for our February Stamp Camp and sharing all of our amazing projects with you all. The Creativity Abounds group come together twice a month, with a blog hop and a tutorial, and three times a year we hold the most amazing Stamp Camps. Basically what happens, if you purchase the Floral Delight suite of products (shown below) we give you 26 project ideas, […]

Friendly Seagulls – Color Fusers Blog Hop Jan ’25…

Hello and welcome back to the first Color Fusers Blog hop of 2025, where this month I am working with the incredible Friendly Seagulls stamp set – available for FREE with a £55 during Sale-A-Bration (from 7th Jan to 28th Feb 2025). I think this is going to be one of the most popular stamp sets on offer! As soon as I saw this colour scheme I just kept thinking Winter and Christmas, but I am so ready to be crafting with some more summery themes so I decided to pull out this new stamp set Friendly Seagulls. The Balmy […]

An easy Darling Dinos card – Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop Dec ’24…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop where we are keeping it simple (or at least as simple as we can!) and I have got this easy Darling Dinos card for you, perfect for a last minute make. The Stamptastic Friends are a small group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who just love to share their creativity with you all, check out the rest of the groups’ projects using the links at the end of this post! This easy Darling Dinos card was made using one of my favourite bundles from the upcoming mini catalogue – it is […]

Color Fusers Blog Hop – Nov 2024

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, where we are back in the land of pinks and purples – wahooooo!!I haven’t made many non traditional Christmas cards this year, having mainly stuck to reds and greens, so it was nice to play with something a bit different this month. The Colour Fusers are a lovely bunch of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who bring you a colour challenge every month, and who love to inspire you to get creative, so why not have a go at this yourself! I absolutely adore purple, so starting with a Fresh Freesia card […]

Season of Green and Gold -Stamptastic Friend’s Blog Hop Sep ’24…

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamptastic Friend’s Blog Hop where we are CASEing another Stamptastic Friend and I have made this card using the gorgeous Season of Green and Gold suite from Stampin’ Up! I CASEd a card made by the wonderful Ginny Harrell, otherwise known as Celebrate The Journey. I absolutely love how all of the elements in a suite co-ordinate when we use the suites from Stampin’ Up! The papers, dies and stamps all work so perfectly together. This card is a book fold card so I started with a base of Thick Basic White cardstock and […]

Colours of Autumn – Color Fusers Blog Hop – Sep 2024…

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, and this hop, where this month we are featuring some lovely colours of autumn. This is not one of my favoured colour palettes but I must say I was pleased with the result in the end! As soon as I saw the browns and yellows here I immediately thought of leaves, the range of amazing colours that we get through Autumn (or Fall) always delights me, so what better set to work with than the lovely Spotlight on Nature. The Color Fusers Blog Hop Team come from all over the world, […]

A stylish wintry Christmas card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop July ’24…

I know it’s only July but this month the Creativity Abounds crew are focussing on all things Christmas, so I just had to bring you this stylish wintry Christmas card using the new Sophisticated Sled Bundle. I can’t wait to see what everyone else has in store for us! The Creativity Abounds Blog Hop group consists of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world, and we so enjoy sharing our love of crafting with you all. As well as monthly blog hops, we also have a monthly tutorial bundle with the same theme, so if you want to get a […]

How to make a simple masculine card – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop June ’24…

Welcome to this month’s Creativity Abounds Blog Hop, where we are focussing on masculine makes, and I really wanted to show you how to make a simple masculine card, as these are often the kind of project we struggle with most. 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. As well as monthly blog hops, we also have a monthly tutorial bundle with the same theme, so if making cards for men is something you struggle with, this could be the […]