If you have arrived here from Gez's blog, a very warm welcome to you!
The theme today is cards for men and we have lot's of projects to share with you
To view all of today's projects, scroll down my post until you find the 'Next' button - simply click this button to be taken to the next blog and then repeat until you end up back here again!
It's been a difficult time for me and my family as last Saturday my lovely Grandma passed away. I am truly heartbroken but comforted that she was at home and with her two daughters. It breaks my heart even further that my father who lives on the other side of the world can't get here due to Covid.
Some may remember I shared a mothers day card a few weeks that I created to send on behalf of my Dad, my Aunty opened it as it arrived and showed it to my Grandma. I do hope it brought her some joy, if only for a second.
After I heard the terrible news, I spent the whole weekend focussing on my new blog redesign, it was what I needed to do to keep my mind busy and to stop the tears from falling. Everyone deals with grief in different ways and I ploughed all my energy into finally getting it done and I hope you like it.
So now you'll understand why I haven't had time to create a card for this blog hop - instead I'm sharing the Valentines card I made for my husband. It fits the brief - it's a card for a man. It may be very simple but I know a card covered in flowers or cute images isn't my husbands cup of tea. The words are more important to him.
It's been over a week since I last shared a project. That's because I've been busy working on the finishing touches of my new blog look and I finally finished it on Sunday. You might have noticed I've changed my branding too, after I updated all of my social media the weekend prior.
I really hope you like the new design, it looks so much better on mobile devices and it looks pretty cool on desktop and laptop computers too. My online shop is back too, should you wish to order any Stampin' Up! products.
I want to shout out and say a massive thank you to Eve who has done a fabulous job of putting together this mash up of several of her lovely Blogger themes, perfectly to my specification, I couldn't be happier with the end results - check out her Etsy shop here
Today I am entering this card I created into the TGIF Challenge #TGIFC308.
Today I am entering this card I created into the TGIF Challenge #TGIFC308.
I've used the All Things Fabulous stamp set, Fabulous Floral dies, Hydrangea Hill DSP and the Opal Rounds.
I have stamped the flowers and leave in Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight and Soft Sea Foam.
The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set. You might also have noticed behind the flowers is a label from the Nested Labels dies.
If you have arrived here from Gez's blog, a very warm welcome to you!
There is no theme today - although you'll find we have all used products from the Annual, Beginners or Mini catalogue from Stampin' Up!
To view all of today's projects, scroll down my post until you find the 'Next' button - simply click this button to be taken to the next blog and then repeat until you end up back here again!
Alternatively, you can click each name under the Roll Call to check out all of the amazing projects!
Alternatively, you can click each name under the Roll Call to check out all of the amazing projects!
Last weekend I attended my upline Michelle Lasts Pinkies Craft Along. We were very lucky to have 5 great projects delivered to us virtually via Facebook lives by Stampin' Up! demonstrators from our team called the Pinkies.
We gathered together on Zoom and it was so lovely to see each other. It's been a year now since the last in person event and I can't wait until it is safe to see each other in person!
I'm sharing with you today this wonderful Twist and Pop Fold Card that the lovely Lin Gostling demonstrated.
If you have arrived here from Gez's blog, a very warm welcome to you!
There is no theme today - although you'll find we have all used products from the Annual, Beginners or Mini catalogue from Stampin' Up!
To view all of today's projects, scroll down my post until you find the 'Next' button - simply click this button to be taken to the next blog and then repeat until you end up back here again!
Alternatively, you can click each name under the Roll Call to check out all of the amazing projects!
Alternatively, you can click each name under the Roll Call to check out all of the amazing projects!
Last weekend I attended my upline Michelle Lasts Pinkies Craft Along. We were very lucky to have 5 great projects delivered to us virtually via Facebook lives by Stampin' Up! demonstrators from our team called the Pinkies.
We gathered together on Zoom and it was so lovely to see each other. It's been a year now since the last in person event and I can't wait until it is safe to see each other in person!
I'm sharing with you today this wonderful Twist and Pop Fold Card that the lovely Lin Gostling demonstrated.
There were no kits for this event so we created the projects in our own style so I selected the beautiful Hydrangea Hill DSP to make this special fancy fold card for Mothers day.
I made one for my Mum and one for my Grandma to send on behalf of my Dad who lives in Trinidad and hasn't been able to visit since the first lockdown. As I write this my package of mothers day gifts to my Mum still hasn't arrived and the tracking is not providing any information. I do hope it arrives soon Mum x
Due to the very special inside of this card, I kept the front very simple. The DSP is so beautiful it doesn't really need anything else. Of course you could add sentiments and embellishments...
I used different combinations of cardstock for both cards, selecting colours from the DSP - Highland Heather, Purple Posy and Seaside Spray
Now for the inside and oh my goodness I thoroughly enjoyed stamping these panels with the Welcoming Window stamp set! It was so simple to create these gorgeous flower displays. I cannot wait to create more cards with this stamp set and use the coordinating Window Flower Box dies.
I stamped these images in Smoky Slate, Seaside Spray, *Purple Posy, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green and Mossy Meadow
*unavailable to purchase however, you could 'stamp off' with Highland Heather to get a similar colour
This Twist and Pop Fold card is certainly a style I was use again and again got those special occasions. I might even try and do a tutorial on this as I really like the proportions of this card compared to others I've seen - thanks so much Lin!
If you have never seen one before, you can watch this short video of how it opens.
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Next up we have Alison who has created a lovely project for you.
If you have the time, it would be lovely if you could leave us comments to let us know you've stopped by!
Next up we have Alison who has created a lovely project for you.
We are back again with the Stampin' for Christmas blog hop, bringing you ideas for your Christmas papercraft projects, once a month for the rest of this year!
It's 294 days until Christmas however, if you are a planner or simply love creating Christmas cards like I do, there is absolutely nothing wrong with crafting for Christmas all year round.
You'll find inspiration here today from papercrafters and demonstrators with a common love for all things Stampin' Up!
If you have arrived from Laura's blog or you are a regular subscriber, I am thrilled that you have stopped by - welcome to my blog!
I created this card straight after creating my last project. With the Peony Garden DSP and Champagne Foil Sheets still on my desk, I started looking through my stamp sets for anything Christmassy that is still available to order and let me tell you, I have very limited 'current' Christmas supplies.
So, I decided to challenge myself to make a Christmas card using the Peony Garden DSP and my favourite Christmas dies - the Snow Globe Scene dies.
The colours aren't traditional but I suppose, when are my cards ever traditional?
I think it works, what do you think?
It's definitely not a card for everyone but I am sure that there is someone in your Christmas card list that would love it!
We are back again with the Stampin' for Christmas blog hop, bringing you ideas for your Christmas papercraft projects, once a month for the rest of this year!
It's 294 days until Christmas however, if you are a planner or simply love creating Christmas cards like I do, there is absolutely nothing wrong with crafting for Christmas all year round.
You'll find inspiration here today from papercrafters and demonstrators with a common love for all things Stampin' Up!
If you have arrived from Laura's blog or you are a regular subscriber, I am thrilled that you have stopped by - welcome to my blog!
I created this card straight after creating my last project. With the Peony Garden DSP and Champagne Foil Sheets still on my desk, I started looking through my stamp sets for anything Christmassy that is still available to order and let me tell you, I have very limited 'current' Christmas supplies.
So, I decided to challenge myself to make a Christmas card using the Peony Garden DSP and my favourite Christmas dies - the Snow Globe Scene dies.
The colours aren't traditional but I suppose, when are my cards ever traditional?
I think it works, what do you think?
It's definitely not a card for everyone but I am sure that there is someone in your Christmas card list that would love it!
To make this card I die cut the trees (from the Snow Globe Scenes dies) multiple times from Champagne Foil. I snipped the trees into pieces so I could create a tree scene that wasn't following the same configuration of trees shown on the die.
I then took a piece of the Champagne Foil and cut a curvy line free hand. I positioned the trees behind this strip before adhering the piece to the card.
The sentiment has been stamped from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Gray Granite ink to match the DSP.
For the finishing touch, I added a bow in white twine I felt any other embellishment would have been too much for this modern and minimalist card.
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog to see what I've created! You can subscribe to receive my blog posts by email here.
Next up we have Alison and she has created something lovely for you!
Today we are bringing you the Butterfly Bouquet Blog Hop!
This beautiful collection of Butterfly themed stamps, dies and patterned paper is available now!
There are some beautiful stamps and lovely and colourful DSP available as part of the Butterfly Bouquet early release - the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set, the Brilliant Wings dies and the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper. You'll see examples of the stamps and DSP in other projects in this hop!
I'm not using the whole collection today as I wanted to show you just how lovely the Brilliant Wings dies are and how they can work with any DSP. I'm using the Peony Garden DSP and I've created this project as a gift as these wonderfully muted colours will suit the recipient perfectly.
Today we are bringing you the Butterfly Bouquet Blog Hop!
This beautiful collection of Butterfly themed stamps, dies and patterned paper is available now!
If you have arrived from Julie's blog, welcome to my blog!
I'm Kim and I live in Somerset in the UK. You'll find lots of inspiration here today from Stampin' Up! demonstrators and papercrafters from Canada, USA and the UK!
I'm Kim and I live in Somerset in the UK. You'll find lots of inspiration here today from Stampin' Up! demonstrators and papercrafters from Canada, USA and the UK!
There are some beautiful stamps and lovely and colourful DSP available as part of the Butterfly Bouquet early release - the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set, the Brilliant Winges dies and the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper. You'll see examples of the stamps and DSP in other projects in this hop!
I'm not using the whole collection today as I wanted to show you just how lovely the Brilliant Wings dies are and how they can work with any DSP. I'm using the Peony Garden DSP and I've created this project as a gift as these wonderfully muted colours will suit the recipient perfectly.
For the lid of my tin, I've die cut two butterflies from Vellum and one from Gray Granite cardstock - sandwiching the cardstock between two layers of vellum to add softness and depth.
I've also added a smaller butterfly die cut from Champagne Foil and added a Pearl into the centre, for that touch of luxury.
My tin holds a 7 4.5" x 4..5" cards but I am sure I could squeeze a few more in. I've intentionally not add any dimension to ensure I maximise the space in the tin.
When the cards have been posted, the tin can be used as a decorative item and could even hold special keepsakes or jewellery.
These cards are really simple but are specifically designed so they can used for all sorts of occasions - hello, thinking of you, birthdays, thank you, wedding, anniversary, congratulations and sympathy.
You could always include in the tin some embellishments and a bunch of hand stamped sentiments and adhesive so the cards can be personalised when required.
The Stitched Shapes dies are a must have for your die collection. The stitching effect adds just the right amount of details - I've used all three shapes on my cards - square, circle and ovals!
I hope you've enjoyed my project today! If you have the time I'd love you to leave me a comment to let me know you stopped by. You can subscribe to receive my blog posts by email here.
Next up is Karen and she has a gorgeous project to show you. Simply click on her name in the list below to visit her blog and then repeat, working your way down the list and back to the top, until you end up back here!
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