Just Add Ink #737 | Inspiration Picture Challenge

 Hello there stamping friends! Happy Friday! Welcome and thanks for joining me on my blog today. Today we over at Just Add Ink have a fabulous inspiration picture challenge - Just Add Ink #737 | Inspiration Picture Challenge.

This weeks inspiration pic has a fabulous summer vibe. Who doesn't love a cool drink and some delicious watermelon when the weather warms up.  I was drawn to the colours (but more of a muted tone) in the pic with the gorgeous pinks, greens and aqua tones.

I've used the Wildflower Birthday DSP for a Pretty in Pink birthday card. I've used one of my favourite designs in the DSP pack - the Pink Gingham, and combined it for a layered card. How pretty is that gingham?!

To go with the gorgeous DSP I've used the ready-to-use die cuts to accent the card. These die cuts make it super quick and super easy to make a gorgeous and fabulous card. The artwork in these die cuts is amazing and just all round extraordinary. There are two sheets of these amazing die cuts in the Wildflower Birthday DSP pack so there are plenty of die cuts to choose from to use on your next project.

I've finished off the card with the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Friends for Life Stamp set and then accented the card with the simple Linen Thread and the gorgeous and super fun Party Dots.

Next time you're in a pinch and need a card quick, combine the Wildflower DSP with the Wildflower ready-to-use die cuts and you'll have a card put together in no time.

Go and check out the design teams take on this week's Inspiration Picture Challenge at the Just Add Ink Blog and then come and join us in this week's inspiration picture fun! Can't wait to see what you create!

 

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CASE-ing the Catty | #ctc505 | CASE the Sale-a-bration Brochure

 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 Judy May'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 a project from the Stampin' Up! 2025 Sale-a-bration Brochure. f you've not seen the Sale-a-bration Brochure you can check it out HERE. Sale-a-bration is where you can earn FREE products from 7th Jan - 28th Feb 2025. With every $100AUD you spend on Stampin' Up! products (before shipping and handling) you can choose a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration Brochure. Its a fun time of year to be part of and to shop with Stampin' Up! If you want more details on Sale-a-bration please contact me.

There are some fabulous projects in the Sale-a-bration Brochure that show creative ideas for all types of paper crafters. I was particularly drawn to the sample above that uses the FREE Toadstool Garden DSP. What drew me to this card was the use of the DSP for the card base rather than using cardstock and I loved that it wasn't your standard looking card.

I've used the beautiful Wildflower Birthday DSP from the Wildflower Birthday Suite to CASE the brochure sample. I can't love this DSP enough. It would have to be one of my favourites from the Stampin' Up! 2025 Jan-Apr Mini Catalogue. 

With the various patterns and designs of the DSP I've kept the card fairly simple with the use of the DSP as the card base and then layered a die cut circle and then one of the ready to use die cuts that are also in the Wildflower Birthday DSP pack.

On the inside I've let the beautiful DSP do all the 'talking' with its amazing pattern and beautiful colours. I've added a small Basic White cardstock panel for to write a personal greeting and then used the same ready to use die cut piece that was on the front to keep that continuity. I trimmed this one down so that it only covered a corner of the greeting panel.

Under the die cut circle I added some Pretty in Pink ribbon to hold the card closed. It doesn't necessarily need it to hold the card closed but I thought it was pretty so, why not? 

I've finished the card off with some strands of the Online Exclusive Gold Twisted Thread, some of the Wildflower Birthday DSP all purpose designs and some of the super gorgeous Party Dots.

I'm really loving the use of the DSP for the base of the card and it's a fabulous way to use up some of that gorgeous DSP that we all tend to love (hoard) and not cut up. It's also a quick way to create a beautiful card and to let the DSP be the main star of the show, making the card beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. Let's get DSP chopping!

Next up on the hop is the lovely, Kathryn Mangelsdorf. Be sure to give her some CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop love. 

 

Julia Quinn

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Judy May

Rochelle Blok - You are here

Kathryn Mangelsdorf

Peta Stephen 

Michelle Strazds

Monique Fielder

Rebecca Scurr

Andrea Sargent

We would love to have you join us over at our Facebook group to share your creation CASE-ing a project from the 2024 - 2025 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue and join in this week's challenge. You don't need to have a blog to join in!

 

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Just Add Ink #736 | Just Add A Touch of Bling

 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 #736 | Just Add a Touch of Bling. This week our theme was chosen by design team member Lou.

I've recently received the Stampin' Up! Wildflower Birthday Suite products in a recent order and was super keen to have a play and create with them. This weeks challenge was the perfect excuse to use them and the best thing is that the DSP and trim from this suite have a little bit of 'bling' in them. Perfect!

 

My favourite design in the Wildflower Birthday DSP is the Pool Party sheet with the gold scallops so I've used that as the one of the base layers of the card on a base of Basic White. I've then layered some of the Gold Open Weave trim over the DSP for some more bling for our Just Add a Touch of Bling theme. Is there such a thing as too much bling?

Over the base layers I added another piece of the DSP that I thought was a pretty contrast. This sheet of cakes also has some more of that beautiful gold foil. So pretty! I've then layered some of the Spotlight on Nature die cut circles, one die cut in Pool Party with Linen Thread threaded around the edge and then the other one I've die cut in Basic White cardstock.

To finish off the card I've used one of the beautiful ready to use die cuts that comes in the Wildflower DSP, the stamped Happy Birthday from the Birthday Celebration Stamp Set, and some of the super pretty Party Dots.

The products from this suite would have to be my favourite from the Stampin' Up! 2025 Jan - Apr Mini Catalogue. Watch this space for more projects from me using this suite. 

I do hope that I've given you some inspiration for our bling challenge. Go and check out the design teams take on this week's challenge at the Just Add Ink Blog and then come and join us for this week's Just Add a Touch of Bling Challenge.

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CASE-ing the Catty | #ctc503 | CASE the Scrapbooking Brochure

 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 Julia Quinn'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 a project from the Stampin' Up! 2025 January Scrapbooking Brochure. If you've not seen the January Scrapbooking Brochure you can check it out HERE and shop for the products from it HERE.

I looked through the brochure to see if there was any scrapbooking layouts that I could turn into a card and I settled on this layout below.

I really liked the two different types of DSP across the page, the scalloped border down the side and then the space at the top and the bottom of the page where the cardstock was exposed.

This was the card that was then inspired by the scrapbooking sample from the Scrapbooking brochure. I've used products from the Friends of the Ocean Suite for a bright and fun card. I can't love this suite enough. The bright colours of the DSP are so fun and the beach and the ocean is where my heart belongs. Any crafting products that are beach themed then I have to have them. If only my bank account (Ha!) would allow me to live closer to the beach because that is where I would be.

I kept pretty close in design of my card as to what was on the scrapbook page sample. I've used the two different designs from the Friends of the Ocean DSP. The scalloped border from one of the dies from the Ocean Friends Dies and then I exposed some of the cardstock at the top and bottom of the card just like the scrapbook layout.

Over the front of the card I placed some of the Gold Open Weave Trim which looks like fishing netting. Over that I've then arranged some of the Ocean Friends Dies and the Crab and Lobster that have been die cut from the Friends of the Ocean DSP. How easy is that all the stamping has been done for you! All you have to do is die cut the pieces from the DSP!

I've finished the card off with some of the super fun Sunny Day Iridescent Dots and the stamped 'Hello, Friend' sentiment that has been tied off with Linen Thread.

If you are not a scrapbooker and are looking through the brochure for some creative inspiration just look at each layout and see how you can turn it into a card. It doesn't even have to be the whole layout that you turn into a card, it can be just some of the design elements. 

 

Next up on the hop is the lovely, Peta Stephen. Be sure to give her some CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop love.

Julia Quinn

Rochelle Blok - You are here

Peta Stephen

Monique Fielder

 

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Delightful Wishes Bundle | January | 2025 Artisan Design Team Monthly Project

Hello stamping friends. This month the Stampin' Up!® 2025 Artisan Design Team have been creating with the Delightful Wishes Bundle from the 2025 Jan - Apr Mini Catalogue. 

 

We were asked to create two projects with this gorgeous bundle. I wanted to use some bright and bold colours when creating with this bundle to show how this bundle could be used away from the colours as shown in the samples in the Mini Catalogue.

The first card I've used a Pretty Peacock card base and added a ink blended around the edges layer. This ink blending around the edges really gives the Pretty Peacock such a depth of colour and gives it a rich, bold look.

I've used the colours Pretty in Pink, Petal Pink and Summer Splash for the tone on tone flowers and then used Old Olive for the leaves. 

I've finished the card off with a Basic White banner, a layered 'Wishing' dies cut, a stamped sentiment, and the super cute and super gorgeous Tiny Bee Trinkets.

                                                                                   

My second card focuses on the floral stamp in the Delightful Wishes stamp set. This is a Two Step Stampin' set that allows you to layer two or more images to create one final image. I've stamped the floral image using Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, and Pecan Pie inks on the die cut circle and then stamped another flower and fussy cut it to give some more dimension.

This card I've used Pretty in Pink for the base layers, added a torn piece of Wildflower Celebrations Two-Tone Cardstock and then layered the rest of the card with Petal Pink, Summer Splash, and Pretty Peacock cardstock. I've used one of the dies from the Delightful Wishes Dies to create an accent element in the Pretty Peacock cardstock. This looks super fun with a contrasting colour cardstock placed behind it to really accentuate the accent die cut.

The card is then finished off with some Summer Splash Ribbon that I've ruffled under one of the cardstock layers, linen thread, the layered 'Wishing' die cut and stamped sentiment, and again the super gorgeous Tiny Bee Trinkets.

I love how these cards turned out and the bold and fresh colour pallet really gives these cards that WOW look. These are two cards that I want to keep for myself I love them that much.

 

I do hope that I've inspired you with another way to use this bundle and hopefully you are also inspired to used products away from the colours shown in the catalogue samples.

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Just Add Ink #734 | Just Add Something New Blog Hop Challenge

Hello, hello, hello!  Happy Friday! Welcome and thank you for joining me on my blog today! After a much deserved break and holiday over the Christmas and New Year period I'm back today to share again my crafty creations with you all. 

 I'm starting back with the team at Just Add Ink and to kick off the year and our challenges we have an all play with everyone on the team joining in for a blog hop for you. Our theme for this hop and the challenge is Just Add Ink #734 | Just Add Something New. This is such a fabulous theme to kick start the Just Add Ink year.

 I'm starting the year with my favourite thing to create with - Florals. Who doesn't love to use florals when creating? I can't resist most floral products and these products are no exception. I'm using a new bundle from the Stampin' Up! 2025 Jan - Apr Mini Catalogue - Delightful Wishes from the Floral Delight Suite. I've featured the Delightful Wishes Dies on my card today! They are just amazing!

 

These dies are perfect for layering to create a beautiful floral die cut piece. I've used the floral and leaves dies for a tone on tone look but you can layer different colours for a beautiful multi layered look. Here I've created a cluster of flowers above and below the cards sentiment.

I've started the card with a Basic White embossed base and then layered an embossed die cut piece of Crumb Cake to break up all the white. I've used the new Everyday Arches Dies to die cut the Crumb Cake. The arches are a fantastic way to add some 'curvyness' to your cards with this classic arch shape. I die cut the flowers using Pretty in Pink, Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight and for the leaves, Old Olive.

I've finished the card off with some Pretty in Pink ribbon, Linen Thread, the layered Wishing die cuts, an embossed sentiment, and the super gorgeous Tiny Bee Trinkets - these are just too cute.

I'm so loving this bundle, the dies especially so keep and eye out on my Pinterest Boards or on my Instagram to see more creations with these dies. I'm sure I'll be using them lots in the future.

I love the colours of these flowers together. How would you use the Delightful Wishes dies? Tone on tone or create the flowers in multiple colours? There are lots of ways to use them that makes them very versatile.

Next up on the blog hop is back to the start with Joanne Stubbings with her super cute card. Make sure you click your way around to everyone on the hop as there are lots of gorgeous creations and lots of different takes on our 'Just Add Something New' theme.

1. Joanne Stubbings

2. Narelle Farrugia

3. Lou Kitzelman

4. Nikki Spencer

5. Chantell Randall

6. Tristan Dawes

7. Ann Alexander

8. Diane Barnes

9. Kim Badelt

10. Kerry Parkinson

11. Jan McQueen

12. Tina Gillespie

13. Rochelle Blok - You are here

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Just Add Ink #733 | Just Choose Two

 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 #733 | Just Choose Two. This week our Just Choose Two Challenge has been chosen by team member Kerry.

This is our last challenge for the year. WOW! Where did the year go? This challenge will run for two weeks and then the Just Add Ink team will be back in mid-Jan after a well earned rest ready to share our creations and inspiration with you all again.

Today for our Just Choose Two challenge (to choose two items to feature on your project) we are choosing from Elves, Reindeer, and Santa. I don't have anything that has Elves but I do have Reindeers but not much Santa crafting products. It was nearly going to be a Just Choose One week.

With some creative thought and a going though of all my crafting products I've come up with a Christmas Card with a reindeer wearing a Santa hat. That's all I've got. My brain is a bit fried creatively at the moment. I've gone into Christmas overload just trying to keep on track with everything during this Christmas season. Do you get a bit 'frazzled' this time of year?

I've used the Reindeer Days DSP for my card today. The main Reindeer image I've fussy cut from the Reindeer Days DSP.  I've had a lot of fun with the whole Suite this year and have used it for a lot of my Christmas crafting. Check out my Pinterest Board HERE to see all the creations I made using this Suite.

I used one of the Sketches from the 2024 Sept-Dec Mini Catalogue for this card. The sketches make creating that little bit easier to get started and are the perfect way to get the creative ideas flowing.

Can you pick which one I used?

I've used Pool Party and Basic White for the base layers and then layered the Reindeer Days DSP with some Garden Green embossed cardstock, a die cut circle, and then some fussy cut DSP pieces, and some stickers from the Reindeer Days Memories & More Card Pack.

I've finished the card off with a heat embossed sentiment and some Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints.

This is my last card for 2024. I've had so much fun sharing all my creations with you all and I'm looking forward to bigger and better creative things for 2025. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

I do hope that I've given you some inspiration for our Just Choose Two Challenge. Go and check out the design teams take on this week's challenge at the Just Add Ink Blog and then come and join us for this week's Just Choose Two fun!

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