Welcome to our April Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop and our theme is Fun With DSP (designer series paper)! What is more fun than creating a patchwork background? This simple technique shows off the DSP so well and can be away of using up those smaller leftover pieces. Patchwork is normally thought of as a form of needlework and involves sewing pieces together to create a larger design. Well, there is no reason we can’t do patchwork with paper.

I have chosen to use the Floral Delight Suite for my patchwork, as gingham came to mind as soon as I thought of this technique. The suite contains both gingham DSP and vellum, but for this card I have gone with the gingham DSP and floral vellum.

How to create a patchwork background

Cut two pieces of Daffodil Delight gingham dsp, measuring 4.5cm x 4.5cm and two pieces of Pool Party floral vellum, measuring 4.5cm x 9cm. Adhere to a layer of Basic White cardstock, measuring 9cm x 13.5cm.

On Basic White cardstock stamp branch image using Pecan Pie ink, leaf cluster using Old Olive ink, and the flower cluster using Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight for the detail. Fussy cut around your stamped image.

Tie a bow or faux bow using the Daffodil Delight satin ribbon and adhere to middle of patchwork panel. Add your stamped image on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamp your sentiment onto Basic White cardstock, using Old Olive ink. Die cut your sentiment and adhere to your card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Create an A6 card base, using thick Basic White cardstock, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Add your patchwork panel to your card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finish your card by adding several iridescent pearls.

I hope I have inspired you. All the products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online store.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more creativity and inspiration. I can’t wait to see what the other demonstrators have chosen to share with you.

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Floral Delight Suite Collection (English) [164716] £84.00	Delightful Wishes Bundle (English) [164710] £46.75	Floral Delight 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164700] £11.75	Floral & Gingham Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [164713] £9.50	Daffodil Delight 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Satin Ribbon [164715] £7.50
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] £7.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] £8.50	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666] £8.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] £8.50	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] £8.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £10.50	Paper Snips [103579] £11.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £62.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00

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It’s the last Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop of 2024 and we are keeping it simple. Simple stamping is perfect for quick & easy projects and who doesn’t need a quick & easy card sometimes? I want to share with you a quick & easy Birthday card using the Cake Celebration stamp set.

Most stamp sets have their main images and smaller supporting images, it is those images that I have used for todays card. The Cake Celebration stamp set is, as the name suggests, focused on images that build a cake. It also has lots of smaller floral images that can be used to decorate the cake, but I have showcased these images.

A Quick & Easy Birthday Card

Cut a layer of Basic White cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Stamp your sentiment to the center using Smoky Slate ink. You could swap out the sentiment to create and occasion card you wish.

Using the three flower images, stamp to either side of your sentiment with a mixture of Bubble Bath and Highland Heather ink. Try to slightly overlap a few as this gives a more natural look.

Add foliage between your flowers using both foliage stamps and Soft Sea Foam ink. If you have any unwanted gaps, infill using your small flower image and 2nd generation (stamped off) Bubble Bath or Highland Heather ink.

Draw a frame around your Basic White layer using a Smoky Slate Stampin’ Write Marker and add a couple of dashes along each edge. I have the older style marker which has a finer nib, but the newer style will work or your could use a fine liner.

Add your layer to an A6 Basic White cardbase, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Finish your card by adding several Rhinestone Basic Jewels to larger flowers.

I hope I have inspired you to try quick & easy simple stamping. All the products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online store.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more creativity and inspiration. I can’t wait to see what the other demonstrators have chosen to share with you.

I would just like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Also, thank you all for the continued support you have given me by visiting my blog over the past years. Though you may not have seen much change on here, I have made lost of changes elsewhere in my business over the past twelve months. Social media has been my main focus, alongside my weekly Facebook lives and these will continue for 2025.

My goals for 2025 are to grow my inperson classes, aswell as my blog. I want to bring you not just more content but useful content. The first change will be a weekly blog sharing projects that have been used in my social posts so that they are shared with you all, I know not everyone of you does social media. I hope you share my exciment for 2025 and please do feedback to me with what you like or dislike, what you would like to see more of or less.

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Cake Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164870] £20.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £5.75	Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad [161664] £8.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] £8.50	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] £8.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] £8.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £13.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £10.50	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] £30.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00

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Hello, welcome to this month’s Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. We are bringing you ‘Thanks’. Besides birthday cards, thanks cards must be the cards I make and send the most. I really enjoy creating and send them, knowing that the recipient will have a smile on their face and feel appreciated. We all say thanks many times in a day, and it can just become a word, but taking the effort to make and send a card truly shows you mean it.

I love a large die-cut sentiment, but we may not have the room, budget, or products to create these. I may have the answer, the Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. This pack contains a fabulous collection of large die-cut sentiments, as well as many others. These are great to have on hand and when traveling. They cover many occasions and can be used seperately or placed together. You can even add colour to compliment your project. Each pack contains eight sheets, two of each four designs.

Thanks Card

Cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, measuring 10cm x14.4cm, and emboss using the Birch Wood 3D Embossing folder. Adhere to an A6 Bubble Bath card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

Using the Spotlight On Nature Dies, die-cut a circle from Basic White cardstock and add Soft Sea Foam ink to the centre, using a blending brush. Adhere to your embossed Crumb Cake layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On two pieces of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, apply a wash of Bubble Bath and Soft Sea Foam ink using a Water Painter, and allow to dry. An uneven covering is best. Die-cut an assortment of flowers and leaves from the Country Birdhouse and Country Flowers Dies. Use a ball tool or end of a pen to add shape to your leaves and flowers.

Add colour to your ‘thanks’ from the Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, using Dark Crumb Cake Blend or Write Marker. Adhere this flat to your die-cut circle.

Arrange your flowers diagonal across your card front and adhere into place with Mini Glue Dot. Add some leaves around your flowers. Any you have left over can be saved and used for another project.

To finish your card, add a Linen Thread bow and Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels to the center of your flowers.

I do hope you I have given you some inspiration for using the Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration.

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Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [163761] £7.50	Country Birdhouse Dies [163400] £30.00	Country Flowers Dies [163410] £33.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] £33.00	Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder [164069] £11.25
Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] £7.00	Linen Thread [104199] £4.75	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] £10.25	Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad [161664] £8.50	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] £8.50
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] £8.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £13.00	Bubble Bath A4 Cardstock [161727] £10.75	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £10.75	Small Blending Brushes [160518] £14.00
Water Painters [151298] £13.00	Paper Snips [103579] £11.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £121.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] £6.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75

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Hello and thanks for stopping by, for this month’s Tech 4 Stampers blog hop we are bringing you ‘Birthdays’ . We all need birthday cards, and they must be the most made and sent cards. Anything really does go with this theme, and I want to share with you, how you can use a background stamp to create a beautiful card.

One of my favourite background stamps is the Drizzling Droplets. This is part of the Online Exclusive offering and is simply gorgeous. It gives a soft, textured image that is perfect for birthdays as well as weddings, christening and so much more.

Background Stamp Birthday Card

Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock, measuring 10cm x14.4cm. Using Soft Sea Foam Ink stamp your Drizzling Droplets onto your card. Adhere to an A6 Crumb Cake cardbase, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

Using the Wanted To Say Dies, die-cut a ‘Happy Birthday’ from Petal Pink cradstock and the background from Crumb Cake cardstock. Adhere these together and add to your card front, using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

From the Country Flowers Dies, die-cut one large and three small leaves using Soft Sea Foam cardstock. Also die-cut, one large and one small flower from Basic White cardstock, and one small flower from Petal Pink cardstock. Add these around your ‘Happy Birthday’ using mini glue dots.

To finish your card, add a Linen Thread bow and Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of your flowers.

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

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Drizzling Droplets Cling Stamp Set [163523] £23.00	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] £37.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £5.75	Linen Thread [104199] £4.75	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] £8.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £13.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £10.75	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] £10.75	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] £10.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £62.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £6.75	Clear Block F [118483] £18.00

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Hello and welcome to the March Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. For this month we are all about Fun Folds. Who doesn’t love a fun fold card, whether it be a simple fun fold or a more elaborate double easel card, they are all simply great fun. I have opted to a simple fun fold, a Z fold card. This can be used for any occasion and has added appeal.

Following my theme over on social media, I have used the Just My Type stamp set. I have paired it with the Countryside Inn DSP (Designer Series Paper), as I thought the florals complemented each other.

Creating your simple fun fold card

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Misty Moonlight cardstock. Score the front panel at 5.25cm app. and fold back on itself. This creates your simple fun fold card.

Trim a piece of Countryside Inn DSP to 10cm x 14.4cm and adhere to the inside of your card base. Next trim another piece of DSP to 4.75cm app. x 14.4cm and adhere to your front flap.

For the small inside flap, trim a piece of Basic White cardstock to 4.75cm app. x 14.4cm. Stamp the small flower image several times in the bottom right corner, using Misty Moonlight ink. I have used first and second generation stamping for a varied look.

Die cut a Basic White rectangle, using the middle rectangle from the Radiating Stitches Dies. Using Misty Moonlight ink, stamp the larger flowers image towards the bottom and your sentiment towards the top. Add colour to you flowers using Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight and Night Of Navy Stampin’ Write Markers or Stampin’ Blends.

Matt your die cut rectangle onto a piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock, measuring 7cm x 10.6cm. Adhere to your card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Ensure you only adhere Stampin’ Dimensionals to the lefthand side.

Finish your card by adding several Misty Moonlight 2023-2025 In Color Dots.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative. All products used and listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

You can watch me recreate this card using alternative products below.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more creativity and inspiration.

You can watch a video of me recreating this card here.

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Just My Type Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161614] £23.00	Radiating Stitches Dies [161595] £28.00	2023–2025 In Color™ Dots [161620] £7.50	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] £8.50	Countryside Inn 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161467] £11.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £10.00	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] £9.50	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154830] £9.50	Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161659] £9.50	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153108] £9.50
Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154891] £9.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £120.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £25.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.25

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Hello and welcome to the March Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. This month we are all about flowers and with Spring being just around the corner, what could be better. I wanted to create a Floral Plaque as a gift for a friend. We all have lots of floral stamps, papers and dies, that we use regularly for our cardmaking, scrapbooking, but have you ever thought about using them to create a 3D Floral Plaque? This can be a beautiful addition to your own home or used as a fabulous gift for a friend or family member.

With our theme being flowers, I just had to use the Paper Florist Dies. These dies can create a full range of flower types, depending how you fit the pieces together. For my floral plaque, I have kept it quite simple, using only two sets of petal dies and two foliage dies.

Creating your 2D Floral Plaque

Using a sponge dauber or blending brush, Old Olive and Early Espresso ink add colour to your chosen plaque. I added more around the edges. Allow to dry whilst die cutting. (I purchased my plaque from a local craft store.)

For your three large flowers, die cut two sets of the large petals for each flower, using Calypso Coral cardstock. Use a blending brush and Calypso Coral ink to add shading to the edges of your petals. Add dimension by curling the petals with your bonefolder. Adhere your petals together using mini glue dots. For two of my flowers, I have glued them together in two layers of three and the other I layered round in a circle. Die cut centers for your flowers using Lemon Lolly cardstock and adhere to your flowers.

For your five smaller flowers, die cut one set of the four X type petals for each flower, using Very Vanilla cardstock. Using your bonefolder, curl the petals both forward and some backwards. Layer together, using mini glue dots, and offset the petals. For two I have only used two layers and not all four. This just gives a different look. Die cut centers for each flower from Lemon Lolly cardstock and adhere into place.

Using Old Olive cardstock, die cut several leaves and foliage pieces. I have used three of the single leaf and four of the multi leaf. Add dimension to these with your bonefolder.

Arrange your flowers on your plaque and adhere into place using mini glue dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals. Fill in any open areas with your leaves and adhere into place with mini glue dots.

To finish up your floral plaque, heat emboss a sentiment in white onto Old Olive cardstock and trim to size. Add using dimensionals and embellish with several Brushed Brass Butterflies.

I do hope you have found some inspiration with me. All products used (excluding plaque) are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration.

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Paper Florist Dies [161284] £35.00	So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English) [162283] £23.00	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] £9.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] £8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] £9.50	Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock [161729] £9.50	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] £9.50	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £10.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £62.00
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £29.00	Bone Folder [102300] £6.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00

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Hello and welcome to February’s Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. For this month’s theme we have a colour challenge. I do enjoy a colour challenge, sometimes it really makes you think creatively. Stampin’ Up!’s full range of coordinating products makes this challenge perfect. Having the cardstock, ink, papers, blends and more, in the matching colours makes creating with a select few colours easier.

I had to choose the Darling Details Bundle to pair with these colours. For me they just fit right together. Sometimes this happens, you see a colour combo and know straight away what stamp set you want to use with it, or vice versa.

Creating your colour challenge card

Cut a panel of basic white cardstock, measuring 9cm x 12cm. Stamp the large flower image, using a light ink (I use stamped off Bubble Bath) to the center. This is a guide for stamping the other images. Either side and over lapping slightly, stamp the middle-sized flower image, using Berry Burst ink. I use second generation/stamped off for the outline and third generation/stamped off twice for the infill. Next stamp the foliage sprig four times, using Pretty Peacock ink. Finish your panel by stamping several of the small flower image around, using Lost Lagoon ink.

On a scrap of basic white cardstock, stamp the large flower using Berry Burst ink. Full strength for the outline and second generation/stamped off for the infill. Die cut with the coordinating die. From basic white cardstock, die cut the large, detailed frame, two long floral sprigs and two leaf trios.

Adhere your large flower to your panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere your die cut foliage and leaves, under your flower, using wet glue. Attach your detailed frame to your panel, using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Heat emboss your sentiment in white onto Basic Black cardstock. Fussy cut around and adhere to your panel.

Trim a piece of Lost Lagoon Tartan Foil Speciality Designer Series Paper to 10cm x 14.4cm. Adhere this to an A6 Thick Basic White card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

Finish your card by adding your panel to your card base.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative. All products used and listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more creativity and inspiration.

You can watch a video of me recreating this card here.

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Darling Details Bundle [161371] £51.25	Tartan Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [162332] £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £10.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £8.50	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £9.50
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] £8.50	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] £8.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] £8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00
Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £29.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £120.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £25.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00

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Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created these Watercolour Flowers, for the Global Design Project #GDP365. This week we have a colour challenge.

We all have our favorite and go to colours, those we gravitate to without thinking. Using a given colour combination allows us to work with colours that we might not normally choose. I am not a lover of Petal Pink, for me to is too peachy and not a colour I use often. When I first saw this combination, I was not sure, but I have been totally convinced that Petal Pink definitely deserves it place.

Watercolour Flowers Birthday Card

For this card I have used a wide selection of products. I knew straight away that I wanted flowers and foliage on my card, and I wanted to watercolour flowers. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Heat emboss your flower images onto Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper, using Versmark ink and white Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Add water to your flowers, this allows the ink to blend easier. Using a Water Painter, add a small amount of Petal Pink ink to the edges of your flowers. Add Sweet Sorbet ink in the center and allow to blend out. Keep adding more Sweet Sorbet until you are happy with the colour blend. Dab away any excess. Fussy cut or die cut your watercolour flowers.

Die cut a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper using the second largest Stitched Rectangle Die. Heat Emboss the foliage image from Amazing Silhouettes stamp set, again using Versamark ink and white Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Apply water over your embossed image, using a Water Painter and add a little Soft Succulent ink, to give a hew of colour. Dab away any excess.

Adhere your watercolour flowers to your rectangle, using Stampin’ Dimensionals. You can add extra dimension by bending your flower’s petals. Punch out foliage, using the Bough Punch, from Vellum and Soft Succulent cardstock. Place these behind your watercolour flowers and adhere using Mini Glue Dots.

Creating the look

Take a length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon and cut in half length ways, giving you a thinner ribbon. Fold in half and tuck behind your watercolour flowers, fixing into place with Mini Glue Dots. Stamp your sentiment onto Petal Pink cardstock, using Basic Grey ink, and fussy cut. I have used the Happy Birthday from the Happiness Abounds stamp set. Adhere to your Stitched Rectangle using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finishing Touches

Create an A6 card base, measuring 14.9cm x 10.5cm, using Petal Pink cardstock. Adhere your Stitched Rectangle to the front, using Multi-Purpose Glue. To finish your card, add Petal Pink Elegant Faceted Gems.

I do hope I have inspired you to get creative. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set [151599] £22.00	Happiness Abounds Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159238] £22.00	Amazing Silhouettes Cling Stamp Set [157814] £21.00	Painted Labels Dies [151605] £33.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] £33.00
Bough Punch [157711] £18.00	Elegant Faceted Gems [152464] £7.00	Soft Succulent 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] £6.75	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad [147108] £7.50	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin’ Pad [159216] £7.50
Soft Succulent Classic Stampin’ Pad [155778] £7.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad [149165] £7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] £8.50
White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] £9.50	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] £8.75	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] £8.75	Water Painters [151298] £13.00	Paper Snips [103579] £10.25
Paper Trimmer [152392] £24.00	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £59.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £5.00	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] £4.00

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Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created this card, using Watercolour Die Cuts flowers and foliage, for the Global Design Project #GDP355. This week we have a CASE the designer challenge.

For this card I have chosen to use the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and coordinating Penned Flowers Dies.

Watercolour Die Cuts

Using the Penned Flowers Dies, cut one large cluster and several single flowers and leaves from Shimmery White cardstock. Colour your dies cuts with Water Painters and Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green, and Polished Pink inks.

Cut a piece of Basic White cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm, and using Granny Apple Green ink with a Blending Brush add a soft background to the center. Adhere your images to your background with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Mat onto a layer of Bermuda Bay cardstock, measuring 10.3cm x 14.7cm.

Stamp your sentiment onto Bermuda Bay cardstock, using Versamark ink. Cover with White Embossing Powder and heat until melted. Trim to fit and die cut the bottom using the fancy edge die. Cut a length of White Baker’s Twine and loop onto your layers. Add your sentiment over your twine and adhere using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Thick Basic White cardstock. Adhere your layers to your card base.

To finish your card, add green For Everything Fancy Sequins. For a more natural look, I took a pinch, held over my card, and dropped them. I then glued them into place, where they had fallen. Removing any from the main image.

I do hope I have inspired you. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Hand Penned Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set [155070] £21.00	Penned Flowers Dies [155557] £28.00	For Everything Fancy Sequins [159187] £14.00	Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack [155475] £10.25	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00
Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [147096] £7.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] £7.50	Polished Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad [155712] £7.50	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] £9.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £9.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £8.25	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] £8.75	Blending Brushes [153611] £11.75	Water Painters [151298] £13.00

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Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created this Happy Birthday Tag card for the Global Design Project #GDP351. This week we have a theme: Shape.

I have had fun creating this card, though I must admit that I struggled to begin with. The Beautiful Shapes Dies were a must and I wanted to use the Perfectly Penciled DSP, (Designer Series Paper).

Shapes and Flowers Thank You Card

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Basic Black cardstock. Trim a piece of Basic White cardstock to 10cm x 14.4cm and adhere to your card base. Layer with a piece of Blushing Bride DSP from the Gingham Cottage paper, measuring 8.5cm x 14.4cm.

Using the Beautiful Shapes Dies, cut two small and three middle sized hexagons from Basic Black cardstock. Cut three hexagons from Perfectly Pencilled DSP, using the second smallest die. Adhere your DSP hexagons onto your Basic Black hexagons and adhere to your card front. Add your two small Basic Black hexagons.

Fussy cut two flourishes from the Perfectly Pencilled DSP and colour the flowers of one using Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Marker. Adhere both to your card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Cut a length of Black & White Gingham Ribbon, fold in half and adhere under the stems of your flourishes, using Mini Glue Dots.

Stamp your Thank You sentiment onto Basic Black cardstock, using Versamark Ink, and over with White Embossing Powder. Shake off excess and heat until melted. Fussy cut around and add to your card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To finish your Thank You card, add several Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I do hope I have inspired you. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Hello Beautiful Bundle (English) [158047] £39.50	Perfectly Penciled 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159244] £11.25	Gingham Cottage 12″ X 12″ (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159651] £28.00	Black & White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon [156485] £6.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £5.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £9.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £8.75	Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers [147156] £30.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £5.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Paper Snips [103579] £10.25	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £28.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] £24.00	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £59.00

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