Hello and welcome. This is a new blog hop for me and I am so happy to be here. I was asked if I would like to join the Stamp Impression EUrope Group and their monthly blog hop during Onstage Cologne, and I was honoured and naturally I said yes. This group is well established and consists of super talented demonstrators from across Europe.

This month we have a Tic Tac Toe board, meaning we can pick any three squares that create a straight line. For my project I have chosen the middle horizontal line of designer series paper, stamped image, and matching envelope. For those that are new here, each month I choose a product/products to showcase and use these in my creation. This month I am using the Beautiful Ordinary Life Suite and co-ordinating products.

This suite was a must have for me, as soon as I saw it being demonstrated to us at Onstage Cologne. I love the images, patterens, and colours included within the suite. The black accents are a perfect contrast to the soft papers and make a fabulous statement. My first thoughts was to use this collection for scrapbooking, but it is just as perfect for cards.

How I created my card with the Tic Tac Toe.

Trim a panel of Basic White cardstock to 10cm x 14.4cm and adhere a layer of Pool Party polka dot DSP, measuring 9cm x 13.4cm. Cut a square of Daffodil Delight honeycomb DSP, measuring 8cm x 8cm, and adhere to your polka dot layer, lining up the lefthand edge. Adhere a strip of multi-coloured stripped DSP, measuring 10cm x 2.5cm, over your honeycomb square.

Using Basic White cardstock and the Extraordinary Life Dies, die-cut a note page square. Add Pool Party ink, using a blending brush, to create a soft hue of colour. For extra texture, splatter Pool Party over the same area. Adhere to your card front at an angle.

On Basic White cardstock, stamp a butterfly in Memento and colour with Flirty Flamingo Blend. Add your sentiment and butterfly to your card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Embellish with Flirty Flamingo Array Of Dots and Wink Of Stella to your your butterfly.

Finish your card by adding strip of stripped DSP, measuring 10cm x 1.5cm, to a Basic White layer, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm, and adhere inside your card.

For your matching envelope, add Pool Party ink blending and splatters to the bottom right corner. Cut a strip of stipped DSP, measuring 1cm x 11cm, and adhere to the righthand edge. Stamp, colour and die-cut a second butterfly and add over your blending.

I hope I have inspired you to create a card using a Tic Tac Toe board. 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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Extraordinary Life Bundle (English) [167719] £49.50	Beautiful Ordinary Life 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [167553] £13.00	Array Of Dots [167559] £8.00	Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [164862] £6.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £7.50
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] £8.50	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] £10.25	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] £10.25	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £14.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] £10.25	Small Blending Brushes [160518] £14.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £65.00

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Hello, it’s time for the Build & Bloom Blog Hop. For May we are bringing you ‘Masculine’ projects and I tend to struggle with masculine cards. I am not sure why, but I always have. I mean I am sure that most of the cards we create can be made more masculine just by changing out the colours.

This month I have chosen to use the Beautiful Ordinary Life Suite as my Product Spotlight over on my social media. This suite is perfect for so many occassions and projects. I found creating my simple masculine card straightforward and easier than usual.

How to create your simple masculine card.

Create an A6 cardbase, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Smoky Slate cardstock. Add a layer of Smoky Slate cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Cut a piece of Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP (designer series paper), measuring 7cm x 14.4cm, and adhere to your Smoky Slate layer, leaving a 0.5cm gap to the left. Trim a strip of black & white DSP to 0.5cm x 14.4cm and adhere to the right.

Using the Spotlight On Nature Dies, die-cut a cirlcle from Basic White cardstock. Mine is approximatley 7cm wide. Adhere this to your DSP using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Stamp the small chevron above to the left and below to the right, using Pretty Peacock ink.

Die-cut a tag from Basic Black, small label from Pretty peacock and large label from Pool Party cardstock. Using Pool Party ink, stamp the zigzag image onto Pool Party label.

Stamp your sentiment onto Basic White cardstock, using black ink. Add the label border using Pretty Peacock and die-cut.

Layer onto your circle using a mix of Stampin’ Dimensionals and glue. Add your circle to your card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To finish your simple masculine card, add a black Baker’s Twine bow, heart from the Floral Flights Accents and Pool Party Array Of Dots either side of your sentiment. My seniment is from the A Family Celebration stamp set.

I do hope I have given you some inspiration, and you will create your own Simple Masculine 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.

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Beautiful Ordinary Life Suite Collection [167562] £74.00	A Family Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167790] £24.00	Spotlight On Nature Dies [163580] £33.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] £11.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £14.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £14.00	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] £14.00	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] £14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £7.50
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] £8.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] £8.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £131.00

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Hello and welcome to the Build & Bloom Blog Hop. I do hope you had a wonderful Easter and have managed to get outside to enjoy some of the beautiful weather we have had this past month. I have made a good start on the garden, trimming and moving shrubs, and I have brought myself a few more for an extra pop of colour.

For April our theme is ‘Birthday” and we all need plenty of birthday cards, especially a Fun Girly Birthday Card! This month I have chosen to use the Capturing Smiles bundle as my Product Spotlight over on my social media. This bundle is perfect for so many occassion, if it’s worthy of a photo it’s worthy of a card with a camera.

How to create your fun girly birthday card.

Create an A6 cardbase, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using thick Basic White cardstock. Add a layer of Basic White cardstock, measuring 10.2cm x 14.6cm. Cut a piece of Beautiful Bokeh DSP (designer series paper), measuring 9.5cm x 13.9cm, and adhere to a matt of Berry Burst cardstock, measuring 9.7cm x 14.1cm. Adhere to your cardbase.

Using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies, die-cut a cirlcle from a coordinating piece of Beautiful Bokeh DSP. Adhere this to the lefthand side of your card, half way up.

On Berry Burst cardstock, stamp your camera and lense using black ink and a heart using Berry Burst ink. Use black ink to stamp the smaller camera front onto Fresh Freesia cardstock.

Layer together using Stampin’ Dimensionals and add to your card.

Stamp Happy Birthday (I used one from Simply Said Stamp Set) on Basic White cardstock, using black ink and trim to size. Add these to your card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To finish your Fun Girly Birthday Card, add a double bow of black Baker’s Twine and several Sparkle Dots Essentials.

I do hope I have given you some inspiration, and you will create your own Fun Girly Birthday 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.

You can watch me make a version of this card here –

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Capturing Smiles Bundle (English) [167133] £44.00	Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] £16.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] £28.00	Sparkle Dot Essentials [166991] £7.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] £10.25
Beautiful Bokeh 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164607] £11.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £16.00	Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] £14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £7.50
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] £8.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £131.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00

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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.

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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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Happy New Year and welcome to the Stamptastic Friends January Blog Hop! This month we are all about Thanks and Gratitude. We can all name a reason that we can send a card to say Thank You or to show our gratitude. This is one thing I fail at often, and this year I am going to improve on this massively.

On my social media, you may have seen that I am using the Love Notes 6×6 DSP as my product spotlight for this month, and I wanted this project to keep with that. I also wanted to use the papers differently, so I have paired it with the Swirled Designs Bundle and chose Lemon Lime Twist & Balmy Blue to pair with the Azure Afternoon DSP.

How to create an Emboss Resist background

Cut a layer of Basic White cardstock measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Rub over with an Embossing Buddy, this will remove any static or grease and stop your embossing powder sticking where you don’t want it. Using Versamark ink, randomly stamp the star cluster image over your layer. Sprinkle all over with white embossing powder and shake off excess. Use a heat tool to melt all the embossing powder.

Once your embossing is cooled and set, use a blending brush and Lemon Lime Twist ink and add colour over your layer. Start from the edges and move into the centre, turning your layer as you go. Keep going until you are happy with the coverage, I kept mine very soft towards the centre. When happy, use a tissue or soft cloth to remove ink from your embossed images. This is the ’emboss resist’ technique complete.

Trim a piece of Azure Afternoon DSP to 5.5cm x 8.5cm and cut to a pennant at one end. Adhere to the top right of your layer. Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Balmy Blue cardstock. Adhere your layer to your card base.

Die-cut three large stars from Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. Layer these onto your card front and adhere into place. I added the centre cut-out to my Lemon Lime Twist star, this allowed it to standout better and gave a better base for my other star.

Stamp your sentiment using Azure Afternoon ink onto Basic White cardstock. Punch, die-cut or trim to size and add to your card using Dimensionals. I have used ‘Thank You’ from Simply Said stamp set and punched out using the Three Banner Punch. Finish your card with several silver Faceted Snowflakes.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and try the Emboss Resist technique. 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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Swirled Designs Bundle (English) [167311] £40.50	Love Notes 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Mix & Match Designer Series Paper [166985] £11.75	Simply Said Mix & Match Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163756] £16.00	Three Banner Punch [167050] £25.00	Faceted Snowflakes [166077] £9.50
Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663] £8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00	Azure Afternoon A4 Cardstock [161728] £14.00	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007] £14.00
Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock [144250] £14.00	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] £20.00	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] £26.00	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £30.00	Blending Brushes [153611] £14.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £65.00

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Happy New Year! I do hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We had a very quiet, relaxing time at home, and I am looking forward to getting back into things.

Welcome to January’s Build & Bloom Blog Hop. This month, our theme is Love & Friendship, totally fitting with upcoming Valentine’s Day and my monthly Product Spotlight. Each month I will be using a chosen product, a bundle, suite or a single item, to create with and share with you many different ideas and projects. I have chosen the Love Notes 6×6 DSP for January, and I am loving how easy it is to use.

The card I have chosen to share today, is a Fun Fold card I created at the recent Build & Bloom Craft and Chat event. We have a mystery stamping segment, where we are given measurements of card and paper to pre-cut. During the event, we are then told how to score and put the pieces together. It is a great way to see how different a card can look by using different coloured card and papers.

How to create a simple fun fold card.

Cut a piece of thick Basic White card stock, measuring 28.5cm x 14.9cm. Score each end at 3cm, 6cm, and 9cm. Fold and burnish your score line into valley, mountain, valley, valley, mountain, and valley. This will give you three panels either side of a larger centre panel.

Using two coordinating designs of DSP, cut eight strips measuring 2.7cm x 14.6cm. Adhere strips to your six panels. The remaining two strips will be adhered to the outer two panels on the reverse.

Trim another piece of thick Basic White card stock, measuring 29cm x 10cm, and score at 14.5cm. This will give you a tent fold card. Adhere a DSP panel to the front, measuring 9.5cm x 14cm.

I chose a sentiment from one of the cut-a-parts within the DSP pack and trimmed to size, you could also stamp a sentiment of your choice. Adhere your sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Add a small Real Red & White Baker’s Twine bow, using a mini glue dot and several Rhinestone Basic Jewels around your sentiment. Adhere your tent fold card to your large centre panel.

Finish your card by adding a small cut-a-part image, from the DSP, to the inside of your tent fold.

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

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Love Notes 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Mix & Match Designer Series Paper [166985] £11.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £5.75	Real Red & White Baker's Twine [164051] £4.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £16.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] £6.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00

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Welcome to the Stamptastic Friends November Blog Hop! This month we are all about Squares, square cards, square images, square patterns. Whatever way you want to use squares to create a project. When I first sat down to create my project I felt a bit lost. I could not think what I could do that involved squares other than a patchwork of DSP (designer series paper) and although this can be beautiful, it was not what I wanted. I turned to Pinterest for help and found lots of ideas and inspiration.

I finally chose to use the Gift Of Joy stamp set and create small squares which sat behind a simple stamped image. My next dilemma was how to create the squares. Cue Hayden and his suggestion to use the acrylic blocks to stamp the background. That was decision made.

How to use acrylic blocks to stamp a square background.

I used the Stampin’ Up!® A & B Acrylic Blocks, (I have relalised whilst writing this that we no longer stock the A Block, sorry but I am sure many of you have these or similar), and Real Red & Shaded Spruce Dark Stampin’ Blends. I know the blocks are not exactly square but I am using my artistic licence. lol.

Cut a layer of Basic White cardstock measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Colour your larger block with your chosen colour and spritz with rubbing alcohol. Stamp down onto your layer to the left centre. Clean your block and repeat with your second colour, stamping to the bottom right.

Using your smaller block, repeat with two of each colour. Do not worry about getting these lined up or equal distances apart. It looks better if they are not perfect.

Once dry, stamp your chosen images into each square using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. For the sentiment I used one from the Greeting For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack, but you could easily heat emboss your own and fussy cut, and adhered using dimensionals.

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Shaded Spruce cardstock. Adhere your stamped layer onto your card base. For that bit of Christmas sparkle, add several gold Drusy Adhesive-Backed Embellishments.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative with Acrylic Blocks, Stampin’ Blends and rubbing alcohol. 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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Gift Of Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165964] £20.00	Drusy Adhesive Backed Embellishments [164223] £8.50	Greetings For All Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [164862] £6.75	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] £10.25	Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154903] £10.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] £14.00	Clear Block B [117147] £6.75	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] £5.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £7.50
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00

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Welcome to November’s Build & Bloom Blog Hop. This month our theme is Celebrate. There are some many things to celebrate; Christmas, Birthday, passing an exam, new job, the list goes on. I wanted to celebrate Family! Family is, for the most of us, the most important thing we have. Family can be whom ever you choose and I have a few; my actual family, my Stampin’ family and my support family. For this project I am choosing my actual family and will be using the spread for our Christmas photos.

Celebrate Family Double Page Spread

I will share here how I created the ‘Celebration’ page as I have a video creating the ‘Family’ page on a recent Facebook Live. I will add the video below.

On 12″ x 12″ Basic White cardstock, randomly stamp the large floral image from the Christmas Greenery stamp set using Secret Sea ink. Ensure that some of your images go over the edge of your page and that you rotate your stamp for a more random look. Using the two small flower infill stamps and Bubble Bath ink, add colour to your images. I used 2nd generation/stamped off stamping for a more subtle look.

Cut a strip of Secret Sea Two-Tone cardstock measuring 12″ x 1″, Gold Foil measuring 12″ x 1/4″, and Old Olive check DSP measuring 12″ x 2″. Adhere these, in order, to the bottom of your page. I have left approximately 1″ gap.

Using Secret Sea cardstock cut three squares measuring; 3 1/4″, 3 1/2″, and 4 1/2″. Cut three squares measuring 3″, 3 1/4″, and 4 1/4″ from a piece of floral DSP. Adhere DSP squares to Secret Sea squares and onto page, I used dimensionals. Cut three Basic White squares measuring 2 3/4″, 3″, and 4″. Adhere the smallest and largest to the DSP squares.

On the middle Basic White square, using the Our Story stamp set, stamp ‘the best memories are created with’ using Secret Sea ink and ‘family’ using Red Red ink. I have also used this stamp set for the foliage and berries, using Old Olive and Real Red inks. Once dry adhere to your DSP square.

Stamp the large floral image onto Basic White, using Secret Sea ink. Using the corresponding infill stamps, add Cherry Cobbler ink to the main flower, Bubble Bath to the small flowers, Old Olive to the pines/firs, and 2nd generation/stamped off Old Olive to the leaves. Die-cut and add to your page using dimensionals.

Trim a piece of Real Red cardstock to approximately 7″ x 2″ and add adhesive sheet to the rear. Use the Alphabet A La Mode dies to die-cut ‘Celebration’ and adhere to page.

Finish you page by adding gold and green Traditional Sparkling Sequins and Wink of Stella on your Cherry Cobbler Flower.

I do hope you I have given you some inspiration and you will create your own project to celebrate. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

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Christmas Greenery Bundle [165873] £47.50	Our Story Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167109] £19.00	Alphabet à La Mode Dies [160750] £40.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] £9.50	Traditional Sparkling Sequins [165875] £7.50
Traditions Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [165853] £16.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] £4.75	Secret Sea 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166709] £9.50	Basic White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Thick Cardstock [166782] £25.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00
Secret Sea A4 Cardstock [165296] £14.00	Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad [161664] £8.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] £8.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] £8.50	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285] £8.50

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Hello, it’s time for the Stamptastic Friends September Blog Hop and this month we are going full on Autumn. Our weather has certainly changed, leaving the summer behind and giving a huge welcome to Autumn. I have to say that, other than all the rain we have been having, I much prefere this time of year. The Garden is still blooming with colour and the temprature is much more to my liking.

I have chosen to use the Branching Out Bundle and create a fun autumn background using alcohol markers. The Branching Out Bundle is a beautiful bundle and suitable for all year round crafting. The stamp set contains a variety of sentiment for many occasions, as well as some gorgeous branch and fern images. I have enjoyed playing with this bundle and created many cards, all of which are very different in style.

How to create an autumn background.

Using a selection of autumn colours, I have used Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie, and Pumpkin Pie dark Stampin’ Blends, add colour to a large acrylic block. I used the E block, but it will depend on how large you need your background to be. Add rubbing alcohol to a Stampin’ Spritzer and spray onto your coloured block until you are happy with the bleed/mix of colours.

Either lay a piece of Basic White cardstock on top of your block or stamp the block onto your Basic White. If you choose to stamp onto your Basic White your colours will run futher as you turn your block over. Allow your card/block to sit for a few seconds before removing, this will allow the colour to soak into your card. Remove and allow to dry.

Once your autumn background is dry add splatters of the same colours for added texture. Die-cut a panel using the second largest frame die from the bundle. Adhere this to a larger frame die-cut from gold foil. Create an A6 cardbase, measuring 14.9cm x 10.5cm, using Cherry Cobler cardstock. Adhere your fames using Stampin Dimensionals.

Die-cut two fern sprigs from Shadded Spruce cardstock and using a blending brush, lightly add ink to create variation and dimension. Repeat with small berry sprig and Pecan Pie. Die-cut three pinecones from Early Espresso and a long berry twig from Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Use an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker to colour the twig, leaving the berries Cherry Cobbler.

Layering your foliage, adhere to your autumn background frame. Heat emboss your sentiment on Cherry Cobbler cardstock, using gold WOW powder. Trim to required size and add to your card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finish your card by adding a Linen Thread bow and several Pecan Pie Neutral Matte Dots.

Here is a video of me creating this card on a recent Facebook Live!

I hope I have inspired you to get creative with Stampin’ Blends and rubbing alcohol. 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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Branching Out Bundle (English) [165776] £45.00	Neutral Matte Dots [165561] £7.50	Linen Thread [104199] £4.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] £4.75	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879] £10.25
Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880] £10.25	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674] £10.25	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] £10.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] £14.00	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] £10.75
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] £10.75	Pecan Pie A4 Cardstock [161726] £10.75	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006] £10.75	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] £20.00
Stampin' Spritzer [126185] £5.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £30.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £121.00

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Welcome to Septembers Build & Bloom Blog Hop. This month our theme is Embossing. There are two main types of embossing; Heat Embossing where you stamp an image/sentiment with sticky ink and cover with embossing powder, and heat to melt the powder. This gives a shinny raised result. Dry Embossing using a embossing folder to press a design into cardstock. This is usually done by inserting cardstock into a plastic folder and running through a machine.

I want to highlight dry embossing and how stunning the designs can be. I am currently in love with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder. Its delicate design is perfect for backgrounds and layering onto.

Embossed Background ThanksCard

Create an A6 cardbase, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Pool Party cardstock. Cut a piece of Pool Party cardstock measuring 10cm x 14.4cm and emboss with the Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder. Adhere to the front on your cardbase.

Fussy cut a section of flowers from the Floral Impression DSP, (designer series paper), big enough to be the main image on your card but not overpower your embossing. Adhere flat to your card front. Select a variety of extra flowers and fussy cut.

Stamp your sentiment onto Fresh Freesia cardstock, using Misty Moonlight ink. Trim to suit and adhere to your card front using Dimensionals. Adhere your single flowers around your sentiment using a mixture of Dimensionals and multi purpose adhesive.

Finish your card by adding several Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots, in Pool Party and Fresh Freesia.

I do hope you I have given you some inspiration and you will create your own card using an embossing folder. 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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Pressed Flowers Embossing Folder [165614] £10.25	Floral Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165603] £11.75	Impressions Abloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165605] £19.00	Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots [162758] £8.50	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] £8.50
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £10.75	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] £10.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £121.00

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