Friday, January 9, 2026

Creative Love & Thanks Hop | 2025 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team

 

We, the 2025 Artisan Design Team, want to give A HUGE THANK YOU to Cindy, Melody & everyone at the Concept Artists team, who helped us during our Artisan Year.⁠
On Monday, the 15th of December, a box was delivered to the Stampin' Up! Home Office, with all our gifts! We will show them in this hop!⁠

I've used the @stampinupofficial Brushed with Beauty Suite for my Thank You card. I was inspired by the amazing cards that the One Million Dollar in Career-to-Date sales achievers receive from Stampin' Up! to make my special Thank You card for the team. They help us in so many ways and almost jump over backwards for the ADT. An extra special card is what they deserve as a token of my appreciation. ⁠




I've made a type of fancy fold/gatefold card with a beautiful belly band to hold the card closed, and then once the card is opened, there is embellishment on the inside where the DSP flaps open from the top and the bottom to reveal a blank space to write a message.

Make sure you check out Ashley Van Camp @designwithink who created beautiful packaging for all our thank you goodies and an amazing banner too, for when she went to the SU Home Office to deliver all our goodies. ⁠

You surely don't want to miss anything in this hop, so here we go! Next up is Yvonne Spikmans - Van Bruggen @thecreativeteacup I'm a big fan of Yvonne's crafting style. I just love her work. ⁠

Ashley Brown Van Camp @designwithink  ⁠
Andrea Sargent @andreaksargent   ⁠
Lara Moss @scrappykea⁠
Sarine Zijderveld @sarinezijderveld⁠
Maheswari Rajaguru @maheswarirajaguru⁠
Constanze Wirtz @conibaer⁠
Jay Soriano @mitosucrafts⁠
Christine Sauvage Cabello @Christinecabello_latortuescrap⁠
Carina Voraberger @inastempelt⁠
Bree Jones Renwick @craftsomnia⁠
Kim McGillis @kim_mcgillis⁠
Cornelia Janssen @manufaktur_herzgemacht⁠
Pamela R Blackwell @passionateaboutscrapbooking⁠
Marion Molinié @einilomascrap⁠
Petra Noeth @stempelstein⁠
Jaqueline Tobiczyk @touchofjoycs⁠
Rochelle Blok @thestampingblok_rochelleblok - You are here⁠
Yvonne Spikmans - Van Bruggen @thecreativeteacup 

Visit my Instagram feed HERE, and then click through the links to view everyone's creations. Be sure to give us some Instagram ❤️ and a comment or two.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

New Artisans Coming Soon Hop | 2025 Artisan Design Team

 

We, the 2025 Artisan Design Team, want to give A HUGE WELCOME to the ☆ NEW ☆ 2026 ARTISAN TEAM! So it is with great honour that we introduce you to this fabulous team by CASEing them! So hop along with us to see which NEW Artisan was CASEd by each 2025 Artisan! 

Today I am sharing a card that I CASED from Andrea Sargent @andreaksargent
- I was so thrilled to hear that Andrea was selected to be on the 2026 @stampinupofficial Artisan Design Team for a second year in a row. I had the honour of being on the 2025 team with Andrea, and I love her amazing style. She has an amazing, pretty style and loves the use of florals on her cards, which I love too, and loves to use lots of layers, which is also right up my alley!
 

I loved the use of the layers, arches and florals in Andrea's original card and then used those elements to CASE her card by using products from the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar. I hope I did justice to her original card. She is truly an inspiration, and I am a big fan. 
 

Congratulations and all the best for the 2026 Artisan Design Team, Andrea! I can't wait to see and be inspired by your Artisan creations!


Even though the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar isn't available anymore, you can recreate my card by using alternative products to achieve the same/similar look. 

Time to keep hopping because you don’t want to miss a thing! Up next is the talented Yvonne Spikmans - Van Bruggen @thecreativeteacup, whose creations consistently leave me in awe! Be sure to follow along the full hop to gather all the wonderful inspiration and show your appreciation to all the designers!

Complete list of hoppers
 
Ashley Brown Van Camp @designwithink
Andrea Sargent @andreaksargent
Lara Moss @scrappykea
Sarine Zijderveld @sarinezijderveld
Maheswari Rajaguru @maheswarirajaguru
Stacey Marsh @stampinwithstaceymarsh
Constanze Wirtz @conibaer
Jay Soriano @mitosucrafts
Christine Sauvage Cabello @Christinecabello_latortuescrap
Carina Voraberger @inastempelt
Bree Jones Renwick @craftsomnia
Kim McGillis @kim_mcgillis
Cornelia Janssen @manufaktur_herzgemacht
Pamela R Blackwell @passionateaboutscrapbooking
Marion Molinié @einilomascrap
Petra Noeth @stempelstein
Jaqueline Tobiczyk @touchofjoycs
Rochelle Blok @thestampingblok_rochelleblok
Yvonne Spikmans - Van Bruggen @thecreativeteacup

Visit my Instagram feed HERE, and then click through the links to view everyone's creations. Be sure to give us some Instagram ❤️ and a comment or two.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

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Friday, December 19, 2025

Artisan Extra | 2025 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team | Elegant Pine Snowflakes Gift Holder


Hello stamping friends. Today I'm sharing my Creative Project  for the 2025 Artisan Design Team. Through out an Artisans year they have to contribute 3 - 4 Creative Projects that are uploaded to the Stampin' Up! Facebook and Instagram social pages.

These creative projects are projects that feature new, never-before-seen content and that also have the 'WOW' factor.

This time for my last Creative Project for the 2025 Artisan Design Team I've created a gift/gift card holder that uses products from the Elegant Pines Snowflakes Suite and shows a quick and easy way to use some of the stunning Designer Series Paper that Stampin' Up! has in their offerings.






 

If you are needing some last minute gift packaging this is it. Super a quick and super easy! It just depends on how much or how little you decorate and embellish your gift holder. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Online Exclusives Valentine Kisses Bundle | December | 2025 Artisan Design Team


This month's assignment for Group 2 of the 2025 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team is to create projects using the @stampinupofficial Online Exclusives Valentine Kisses Bundle.  

While you are all finishing up your Christmas cards and crafts, it's a good time to consider your Valentine's Day creations. The Valentine Kisses Bundle is the perfect bundle to create those Valentine's Day creations! 

 Add a sweet touch to your Valentine cards and scrapbook pages with the Valentine Kisses Bundle. It features a stamp set and coordinating dies you can use together to create a sweet kissing booth, complete with a bear, hearts, and flowers. This bundle makes it easy to design unique cards for Valentine’s Day and more.



For my first card, I utilised the heart die from the die set to create a CAS Valentine's Day card. I layered some of the smaller circles from the Stylish Shapes dies and then layered the heart from the Valentine Kisses dies for a fun layered look. The circles and hearts have a fun stitched edging, and when combined, they give a fun, coordinated look.


My second card uses the super cute bear image, coloured with the Stampin' Up! Watercolour pencils for a bright and bold card. Super fun and super cute!

 Would you like to see the projects from the rest of the group? Be sure to hop through the rest of the team's projects on Instagram here, with lots of gorgeous inspiration using the Valentine Kisses Bundle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Just Add Ink #775 | Just Add A Celebration

 Hello stamping friends. Happy Friday! I hope you are having a wonderful day. I'm here today with the Just Add Ink Design Team for the new Just Add Ink Challenge - Just Add Ink #775 | Just Add a Celebration Challenge. Our new challenge has been suggested by team member Lou.  

I could have gone with a birthday card for our Just Add a Celebration challenge but seeing as we are still in the Christmas season I've chosen to create a Christmas card for you to celebrate Christmas and I still need a few more Christmas cards so this challenge was perfect to create a few more.


 My card today uses the Elegant Pine Snowflakes Suite. This suite is beautiful! Even though we don't get snow this time of year in Australia, I still loved the suite, especially the colours in the DSP in this suite. I love the dark greens in the DSP. The rich green, blue, and gold colour palette adds a touch of sophistication to your Christmas cards, and when combined with the old favourite Country Woods, you can create some stunning Christmas cards with these two products together.

I've kept the card quite CAS so that I could make multiples quite quickly. I've used some of the stunning Shaded Spruce & Gold Edged Ribbon and Linen Thread to embellish the card. Then I've layered some Vellum, Basic White cardstock, die cuts, embossed and stamped images, and a die-cut ephemera greeting, and you have a quick and easy Christmas card. 

I hope that you have liked my take on this week's challenge. Ready to join in this week's challenge? Click on the banner below, and you'll be taken straight to the Just Add Ink Blog, where you will find the design team's inspiration creations for you, as well as all the details on how you can participate. I'd love to see you join in!


Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping! 

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Mini Catalogue Lights of Aurora Suite | November | 2025 Artisan Design Team

This month's assignment for Group 2 of the 2025 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team is to create projects using the @stampinupofficial Lights of Aurora Suite from the 2025 Sept - Dec Mini Catalogue.  

This suite is amazing, and the standout product from this suite is the 6'X6" Lights of Aurora Designer Series Paper that showcases waves of cosmic colour. This DSP helps to bring the magic of the Northern and Southern Lights to your crafting projects.

While these products would be perfect to pair with your Aurora photos for a stunning scrapbook page, I've used the Lights of Aurora products for two landscape cards showcasing the DSP, the Lights and Wonder Stamp and Die bundle, and the gorgeous embellishments.






 Want to see the projects from the rest of the group? Be sure to hop through the rest of the team's projects with lots of gorgeous inspiration using the Lights of Aurora Suite.

Would you like to see the projects from the rest of the group? Be sure to hop through the rest of the team's projects on Instagram here with lots of gorgeous inspiration using the Mini Catalogue Lights of Aurora Suite.
 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping!

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Sunday, November 9, 2025

CASE-ing the Catty | CTC #545 | CASE Online Exclusives

 Hello Stamping Friends. Welcome to a super exciting CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop. We at CASE-ing the Catty are about CASE-ing the samples from the Stampin' Up! Catalogues (Catty) with a different theme to CASE each week. To CASE is to Copy and Selectively Edit.


 If you've come from Peta Stephen's blog, welcome; if you've started here with me, also welcome. It's so good to have you here.

This week, we are CASE-ing the samples from the Online Exclusive products on the Stampin' Up! website and as the name suggests, these samples can only be found online.


 This is the sample that I have chosen to CASE this week. I was drawn to the card's simple design and layout, and as I looked at it, I got ideas for how I could use the design with the products I already had. The original sample uses products from the Hobby Haven Suite, but I've used the Christmas Tags & More Specialty DSP. It includes full-sheet designs, cut-apart designs for card fronts and tags, and pre-cut images for quick accents.



I've made my cards a little different from the original sample by adding a few extra layers, and each card needs layers. I've also added some die-cut Stylish Shapes circles instead of the banner the O.G. sample had.

I've stepped up my cards by adding ribbon, trim, and embellishments to add that extra bit of prettiness.  I really love how with one pack of DSP you can make some amazing cards or scrapbook pages with minimal stamping or no stamping, as with my cards today! Stampin' Up! has some stunning DSP packs, and they make it easy to make beautiful creations. Let's get to using them! 

I hope that you have enjoyed my CASE of the Online Exclusives sample.  Next up on the hop is the fabulous Judy May.  Be sure to give her some CASE-ing the Catty Blog hop love.

 
We would love to have you join us over at our Facebook group to share your creation CASE-ing the Online Exclusive samples. You don't need to have a blog to join in. 
 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Stamping! 
 
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