Just Add Ink #780 | Just Add Stencils - Dies or Both

Hello stamping friends. Happy Friday! I hope you are having a wonderful day. I’m thrilled to present my latest project for the design team at @justaddinkchallenges for their new challenge! This time, the focus is on using stencils and dies, and you can opt to use either one or a mix of both - Just Add Ink #780 | Just Add Stencils - Dies or Both.

For my card, I embraced the beautiful Simply Beautiful Dies from @stampinupofficial to create an eye-catching floral birthday card, showcasing the delightful Fresh Freesia flower as the main attraction.⁠ This was the first time using these stunning dies so it took a little bit to figure out but I'm glad I took the time to arrange the layers of the dies because the effect is stunning!

I've added some other products from the Lovely & Beautiful Suite, which these dies are part of,  including the Lovely & Beautiful DSP, the Beautifully Celebrated Dies, the Beautifully Adorned Ephemera pack, the White with Gold Ribbon, and the Pearlized Faceted Circles.

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! 

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CASE-ING the Catty | #ctc555 | CASE a Template Pg.17

 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 Rochelle Laird-Smith'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 templates found on pg.17 of the 2026 Stampin' Up! January - April Mini Catalogue.

Do you use the templates in the catalogues? I love the templates in both the Annual and Mini Catalogues. They are a fantastic tool and sometimes just the inspiration that you need to get creating. They really have helped me of late. I'm in a bit of a crafting slump at the moment and by having the templates as a source of inspiration they are just the thing I've needed to get those creative ideas flowing.

It's quite obvious which template I've used for my card today. I was inspired by the top left template but as I do with sketches/templates I've changed it up a little bit to suit my crafting style. I've used products from the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar but you could use whatever products you wanted - new or retired, to recreate this card.

I love that with this card I've used products that were all either pre-printed/pre-embossed or already die-cut. I love these sorts of products ,like the ephemera packs, because it makes for quick crafting. You are only limited by your imagination in how you put them together. Instead of a square on the front of the card like the template I've used a rectangle card and then I've layered the rectangle differently to the square on the front. All round I've kept the basic design on the template, I've just given it a little 'Rochelle' spin.

Next up on the hop is the fabulous Julia Quinn.

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Rochelle Blok

Julia Quinn

Peta Stephen

Rebecca Scurr

Andrea Sargent

Monique Fielder 

 

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. 

 

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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. ⁠
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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. ⁠
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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 

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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

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

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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. 

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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.

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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!

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