Welcome to March’s Build & Bloom Blog Hop. This month, our theme is Springtime and boy am I ready for that! I do beleive that Spring is my favourite time of the year. It gives me that boost after the winter and I feel ready to push forward. I know I have been very inconsistant, and I appologise, but this have settled and I am in a better place and enjoying crafting again.

The card I have chosen to share today, is a Simple Pop Up box card, using the Easter Joy Suite from the Jan – Apr 2026 Stampin’ Up!® mini catalogue. This suite is adorable and I have had great fun using it as my Product Spotlight this month, over on my social media.

How to create a simple pop up box card.

Cut a piece of Crumb Cake card stock, measuring 21cm x 14.9cm. Score, with the long edge at the top, at 5cm, 10cm, 15cm, and 20cm. This will leave a 1cm panel for your glue flap.

Turn your card 90 degrees to the right, short edge to the top, and score at 8.4cm down to the third score line. Cut along all four score lines, to your 8.4cm score line. Your will have to measure and mark the last one. Trim away top and bottom of glue flap. (see diagram below.)

Fold and burnish score lines. Add adhesive to glue flap and fold card to create your simple pop up box card.

Cut four cross bars from Crumb Cake card stock, measuring 6cm x 2cm, and score on the long side at 0.5cm and 5.5cm. Glue into the top of your pop up box card, from back to front, lining each one up to the one behind. These will be what you attach your decoration to.

Cut three pieces of Pretty In Pink DSP (designer series paper) from the Pleasant Patterns SDSP, measuring 4.7cm x 8.1cm. Adhere to the lower panels of your card, front, left, and right.

Using the Crumb Cake basket weave design DSP from the Easter Joy SDSP, cut three pieces meausring 4.7cm x 6.2cm and one 4.7cm x 14.6cm. Adhere to your three flaps and the inside back of your pop up box card.

Stamp a larger bunny image onto Basic White card stock, using Smoky Slate ink. Add Light Petal Pink Blend to nose and insde of ear. Using Light Smoky Slate Bland, add shading and soften with the Color Lifter Blend.

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, onto Basic White card stock, stamp one small bunny, one carrot, two chicks, two flower clusters, three single flowers, five eggs, and a sentiment. Colour your images using Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie, Pretty In Pink, and Shy Shamrock Blends combos. Die-cut using the the cordinating dies and fussy cut sentiment.

Die-cut four lots of grass from Shy Shamrock card stock, three scolloped banners from Pretty Ink Pink, three flower stems from Shy Shamrock, three flowers from Lemon Lolly, and three from Peach Pie. Assemble the flowers using the Peach Pie centre and Lemon Lolly base.

Adhere your grass die-cut to the front of your cross bars and adhere your flowers, chick, and eggs to the rear. I found it easir to use mini glue dots for this. Use a mix of mini glue dots and dimensionals to adhere images and sentiment to your flaps.

To finish your card add a small bow made from Balmy Blue Gingham Ribbon. Your Simple Pop Up Box card will fold flat and fit into a standard C6 envelope.

I do hope I have given you some inspiration, and you will create your own simple pop up box card. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration.

Happy Crafting

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Easter Joy Suite Collection (English) [166954] £87.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £14.00	Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock [161729] £14.00	Peach Pie A4 Cardstock [163800] £14.00
Shy Shamrock A4 Cardstock [163796] £14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £7.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] £8.50	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] £10.25	Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161673] £10.25
Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163827] £10.25	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] £10.25	Pretty In Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163824] £10.25	Shy Shamrock Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163825] £10.25	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] £5.25
Mini Glue Dots [103683] £6.75	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £65.00

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Hello and welcome to Februarys Tech 4 Stampers blog hop! This month we are all about Springtime, and I have a Springtime One Sheet Wonder to share with you all! When I think of Spring, I think of flowers growing, animals being born, new beginning and fresh colours. Colours is when I have gone with this months theme. Bright fresh colours – Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, and Peach Pie – all very zesty.

I created my springtime one sheet wonder using the Natural Botanicals stamp set. This set is a Reversibles stamp, meaning you can use both sides of the stamp. On one side is a details image which can be stamped as normal, but if you turn your stamp over you can use this side as a shadow image or to add colour to your detailed image.

Card Made Using Springtime One Sheet Wonder

Using Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, and Peach Pie inks stamp your images randomly over an A4 sheet of Basic White cardstock. This is your Springtime One Sheet Wonder. Cut into various pieces for cards, you can see how I chose to do this in the video below. You can find lots of different cutting guides online. The piece I have used is 7.5cm x 10cm, cut into four strip 2.5cm deep. Keep these in order so your pattern can be easily piece together.

Trim a piece of Granny Apple cardstock to 8cm x 11.25cm and adhere your strips, in order, ensuring an equal border all the way round.

Stamp your sentiment using Calypso Coral ink, onto Basic White cardstock and using the Stylish Shapes Dies, die-cut a circle around your sentiment.

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, from Thick Basic White cardstock. Adhere your layer to your card base, using Stampin’ Dimensionals and your sentiments using multipurpose glue.

Finish your card by adding several Peach Pie 2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems.

Watch my Facebook Live here, where I share how to create your Springtime One Sheet Wonder and how to divide it into usable pieces. I also create several card using some of the various pieces. .

I do hope you I have given you some inspiration. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more springtime inspiration.

Happy Crafting

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Natural Botanicals Photopolymer Stamp Set [164831] £21.00	Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] £16.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] £28.00	2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems [163781] £8.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] £8.50
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] £8.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] £8.50	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] £8.50	Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad [163810] £8.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £13.00
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £10.50	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] £10.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £62.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75

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Hello and welcome to my blog. For todays post I am joining the Global Design Project #GDP285. This week the theme is a colour challenge.

These colour are so soft and spring like. Initially, I was thinking a baby card, but then looking at my stamp sets I noticed the Beautiful Friendship stamp set. This set is one on my favourites, I love Hydrangeas, and it is on the retiring list for the annual 2020/2021 catalogue. I need to showcase this wonderful set more.

Simple Stamping Birthday Card

Create an A6 card base from ‘Basic White Thick’ cardstock, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Layer with a piece of ‘Seaside Spray’ cardstock, measuring 10.2cm x 14.6cm.

Cut a card front from of ‘Basic White’ cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Stamp your Hydrangea image several times, using ‘Seaside Spray’ ink, to cover three quarters of your card front. Overlapping the edges and your images.

Colour a piece of ‘White Crinkle Seam Binding’, long enough to wrap around your card front and tie in a bow, using ‘So Saffron Light Stampin Blend’. Once dry, wrap around your card front and tie with a bow. Adhere to your card base using ‘Multipurpose Adhesive’.

Stamp your sentiment on a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock, using ‘Sahara Sand’ ink. Die cut using the second largest ‘Stitched Shapes’ circle die. Stamp several flower images, onto the circle, using ‘So Saffron’ ink. Mount onto your card front using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

Finish your card by adding clear gems from the ‘Elegant Faceted Gems’.

I hope you enjoyed my simple stamping birthday card project. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149252]

£20.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

£28.00

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

£7.00

Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

£7.00

So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154905]

£8.50

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

£7.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147109]

£7.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147117]

£7.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£7.75

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock

[150889]

£8.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

£56.00

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Hello and welcome all. I am so pleased you could join me today. Life is getting back to the new normal here, after my website makeover. Learning new technology is something that really does take me awhile to get my head round.

For todays blog I am joining the ‘Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop’ and our theme this month is Easter/Spring. I am so glad that we are now in Spring and the nights are getting lighter. Seeing all the flowers blooming and garden coming to life, really does help to lift my spirits.

There really is only one stamp set I could choose for this theme, the wonderful ‘Springtime Joy’. This is such a cute set and having a sheep just makes it perfect. The images are clear and simple, which is why I have chosen to create a basic Easter card suitable for beginner stampers.

Basic Easter card suitable for beginner stampers

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, from ‘Basic White Thick’ cardstock. Stamp your Sheep/Bunny, towards the bottom righthand corner, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink. Using the same ink, stamp your sentiment in the opposite corner.

You could leave it there and just write your message inside. I have decided to add a touch of soft colour, using the ‘Soft Sea Foam’, ‘Petal Pink’, ‘Smokey Slate’ and ‘So Saffron Stampin Blends Combo’. Also a flower image on the inside.

This is a #simplestamping card, but I think it is super cute and makes a statement. Clean and simple. You do not always have to to add lots of embellishments to create a lovely card. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

I hope you enjoyed my card and have found some inspiration. For lots more please click the links below and continue to hop to may other super talented crafters.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa x

Springtime Joy Cling Stamp Set

[154403]

£19.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£7.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154902]

£8.50

Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

£8.50

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

£8.50

So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154905]

£8.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Clear Block D

[118485]

£8.00

Simply Shammy

[147042]

£7.50

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Stamptastic Friends March 2020 Blog Hop

Theme – Easter

Hello and welcome to this months Blog Hop, where we are bringing you Easter inspiration.  March has come around so fast and with it it brings Spring and the run up to Easter.  Here is the UK Easter is not as big as in the US, though we are growing the holiday celebrations slowly.  I love the pastel colours that are associated with Spring and Easter, giving me the feeling of all things new and fresh, the celebration of new life and new beginnings.

I have chosen to share with you ‘Welcome Easter’ stamp set from the new mini catalogue.  This stamp set was first on my wish list, I just love sheep, many of you many know or may have noticed in my posts, I include a sheep in all my photographs.  They are so cute and cuddly, so this stamp set was a must.  I hope you enjoy the projects I have made.

Welcome Easter card

I decided I wanted to make a shaker card for the first time, I did not realise how simple they are.  To recreate this card you will need a ‘Pear Pizzazz’ A6 Card base, cut a 6.5cm circle from the front, using the ‘Layering circles dies’.  Stamp the grass image, in ‘Pear Pizzazz’ ink, randomly below the circle cut out.  Cut a piece of ‘Window sheet’, 8cm x 8cm, and adhere to the back of the card front, covering the cut out.

Using the flower image, stamp randomly on to a piece of ‘Whisper White’ card stock measuring 10cm x 14.4cm, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink and colour using the ‘In colour Stampin’ Write Markers’.  Place ‘Foam Adhesive Strips’ around the circle cut out on the inside of the card.  Place a number ‘Woven Threads Sequin Assortment’ inside the ‘Foam Adhesive Strips’ and adhere the stamped piece of ‘Whisper White’ on top.

Take a piece of ‘Rococo Rose’ card stock and using the ‘Layering Circle Dies’ cut out a scalloped circle larger than the 6.5cm whole cut into the card front.  Using the same 6.5cm circle die, cut out the middle of the scolloped circle to create a frame.  Ahere to the card front, framing the cut out.

Stamp the rabbit onto a piece of ‘Smokey Slate’ card stock, using ‘Smokey Slate’ ink and fussy cut.  Use ‘Watercolour Pencils’ to add detail and blend using a ‘Blender Pen’.  Adhere to the card front using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.  Add a sentiment and finish with a bee stamped in memento, also coloued using watercolour pencils.

All products used are listed below and available to purchase in my online shop.

Welcome Easter Clear Tiny Treat Box

Welcome Easter Kraft Pillow Box

I do hope you have found inspiration in my make, please hop along for much more!

Happy Crafting

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Welcome Easter Cling Stamp Set (English) (£19.00)	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (£5.50)	2019-2021 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (£13.75)
Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock (£8.25)	Pear Pizzazz A4 Cardstock (£8.25)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Window Sheets (£4.75)	Watercolor Pencils (£15.00)
Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 (£11.75)	Blender Pens (£11.25)	Woven Threads Sequin Assortment (£4.75)	Layering Circles Dies (£33.00)	Paper Snips (£9.25)
Foam Adhesive Strips (£7.25)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue (£3.75)

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Friends of SUBA March Blog Hop

‘Spring Time Cards’

Hello and welcome to our March Blog Hop, where we are bringing you ‘Spring Time Cards’, as it will soon be here!

If this is your first visit to my blog you may be wondering what SUBA is and stands for. SUBA – ‘Simply Unique Business Angels’, technology training for entrepreneurs. Friends of SUBA is a group of SU demonstrators who attending a training weekend, held by SUBA, and formed a blog hop group. We look to inspire you with our creations.

Whether you have hopped over from Ginny @celebratethejourney or joined straight with me, I am so glad you could join us. I am sure you will find plenty of inspiration as you hop along. With our ‘Spring Time Cards’ theme, we are given free range of all Stampin’ Up! current products.  This gives us a wide scope and many possibilities.  I have chosen to showcase the ‘Floral Romance Suite’.  The soft colours and tiny flowers really say ‘Spring’ to me.

I have four cards to share with you, all using the ‘Floral Romance Suite’.  The lovely soft colours with in this suite are ‘Fresh Fig’, ‘Mossy Meadow’, ‘Pear Pizzazz’, ‘Petal Pink’, ‘Sahara Sand’ and ‘Whisper White’.  I have swapped the ‘Whisper White’ for ‘Very Vanilla’, I feel this gives a softer look.

You may have heard of ‘#loveitchopit’ started by Kylie Bertucci.  This is where you take you DSP, (Designer Series Paper), and chop it into card front sized pieces ready to use.  I have taken to this challenge as I would hoard my DSP, not wanting to cut into it.  This way it is done and ready to go.  The pieces can be chopped into smaller pieces as required.  For more details check out Kylie Bertucci.

Watercolour Floral

My first card uses the ‘No Line’ watercolour technique.  Stamp your image onto watercolour card using second generation stamping, in ‘Sahara Sand’.  This will give you a very faint image.  Using an ‘Aqua Painter’ colour your image with ‘Fresh Fig’, ‘Mossy Meadow’, ‘Pear Pizzazz’ and ‘Petal Pink’ inks.  Cut this out using the coordinating ‘Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies’.  Cut a strip of ‘Floral Romance Speciality Designer Series Paper’, 5cm x 14.4cm, and adhere this to a strip of ‘Very Vanilla’ card stock, 5.5cm x 14.9cm.  I used a small amount of the ‘Fine Tip Glue Pen’ in each corner, this is not noticeable through the vellum.  Take an A6, (10.5cm x 14.9cm), card base and adhere your layered strip to the left hand side, leaving a small border.  Adhere your floral image to the card base, using ‘dimensionals’.  Cut five vellum leaves using the multi leaf ‘Framelit Die’, from plain vellum.  Adhere these under your floral image, you may need to trim to fit.  Finish by adding a small pearl to each of the flower centres, I used the ‘Share What You Love Artisan Pearls’.

A full list of all products used is posted at the end of my blog.  These can all be purchased from my online shop.

You are the best thing

This card is made in the same way as the Watercolour Floral card, swapping the floral image for a die-cut sentiment, the vellum leaves for ‘Petal Pink’ springs and stamping ‘Pear Pizzazz’ foliage onto the card base.

I hope you found some inspiration here and I am sure that as you hop along you will find much more! A list of all participants can be found below or click on the next button to join Sandra @stampnstudio

Blog Hop List

Carrie at The Inky Nook

Cheryl at Cheryl Diana

Gina at Emerald Kreations

Deborah at DJC Creativity

Ginny at Celebrate the Journey

Leighsa at Leighsa’s Loft

Sandra at Sandra’s Stamp & Craft Studio

Happy Crafting

Leighsa xx

Wonderful Romance Cling Bundle (£47.50)	Floral Romance 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper (£13.00)	Vellum A4 Cardstock (£8.25)	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock (£8.00)
Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad (£7.00)
Aqua Painters (£16.00)	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls (£5.50)	Fine-Tip Glue Pen (£6.50)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue (£3.75)	Stampin’ Dimensionals (£3.75)
Big Shot (£102.00)	Stampin’ Trimmer (Metric) (£28.00)

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Bringing you Easter Inspiration

Blossoming Basket

The theme for our first Friends of Simply Unique Business Angels blog hop is Easter Inspiration, so whether you regularly visit my blog or have popped over from one of my talented friends then welcome, come in and see what project I have to show.  I have chosen to use the ‘Blossoming Basket’ stamp set and coordinating ‘Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions’ embossing folder.

I adore the delicate flowers on this stamp and they lend themselves to the use of any colour and method of adding that colour.  I have chosen to use the ‘Brusho’ and decided that yellow is an excellent colour for Spring and Easter, using ‘Smokey Slate’ as a contrast.  Yes, I love yellow and grey together, a very clean fresh look, I feel.  I find adding shading to the basket very easy to give a 3D effect.

• Using A4 ‘Smokey Slate’ cardstock, create an A6 card base.
• Cut a 8 x 10.5 cm layer of ‘Daffodil Delight’ cardstock and emboss using the ‘Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions’ embossing folder, add to your card base.
• Stamp the flower basket in ‘Smokey Slate’ ink on to a 9 x 9 cm layer of ‘Whisper White’ cardstock.  Colour the image using media of choice, I use the ‘Stampin’ Blends’ in ‘Smokey Slate’ light and dark, ‘Old Olive’ light and dark and light ‘Daffodil Delight’.  Adhere to centre of card base, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.
• Stamp flower basket again, using ‘Basic Black’ ink, on to a piece of watercolour cardstock, large enough just for the flowers.  Sprinkle on yellow ‘Brusho Crystal Colour’ and spray with water.  Watch the magic happen in front of you.
• Add a little ‘Gamboge’/orange ‘Brusho Crystal Colour’ to the centre of each flower, for shading.  Once dry cut out and adhere on top of full image using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’, this gives a fabulous 3D image and a focal point to your card.
• Finish by adding a sentiment and ‘Rhinestone Basic Jewels’.

If you would like the ‘Blossoming Basket’ stamp set and ‘Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions’ embossing folder they can be yours FREE!  Yes FREE with any order of £90 or above.  All materials used are available in my shop, pop over or contact me if you would like any further information.

Please click the link below to hop of for more Easter Inspiration!

SUBA Friends blog hop list

1. 1. Carrie at the Inky Nook
   2. Mikaela Titheridge at The Crafty oINK Pen
   3. Gina Connor at Emerald Kreations
   4. Leighsa Allport at Leighsa’s Loft
   5. Ginny Harell at Celebrate the Journey
   6. Di Richardson Craft
   7. Sandra Roberts at Sandra’s Stamp & Craft Studio
   8. Deborah Carder at DJC Creations
   9. Caroline Thomas

Thanks for hopping over!

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