Colour INKspirations #207 - Guest Designer

 Hello, stamping friends! I hope you’re having a fantastic day. I’m excited to share my latest project for the Colour INKspiration Challenge—they invited me to be a guest designer a few weeks ago, I couldn’t resist especially with that gorgeous colour combo! A big thank you to CI for having me, I'm so grateful to have been asked!

 

Colour INKspiration is a community for Stampin’ Up!® enthusiasts who enjoy sharing paper craft projects inspired by curated colour palettes. New colour combinations are posted in the Facebook group every second and fourth Wednesday at 5 pm (AEST/DT), with the Crew sharing their designs in the Crew Album to inspire participants. Anyone can join by uploading a photo of their project to Facebook and optionally linking to their blog. Check out the Facebook group HERE. Sounds fun, doesn't it?

 

Now on to the challenge colour combo!  

 

Pool Party

Coastal Cabana

Bubble Bath

Daffodil Delight

 Told you it was super pretty! 

I've used the challenge colours to show some of the new products coming out in the new Stampin' Up! 2026 May - August catalogue. My main focus is the Mix and Match products, which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! And the best thing with these products is that they coordinate with the colours for this challenge so it's a Win, Win in my book.

I've started the card with a layered Pool Party base and then used some of the DSP from the new Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP that will also be in the new catalogue. On the DSP I've added some Coastal Cabana Ink splatters for some added fun. I've used the Everyday Arches Dies and the Forever Plaid embossed folder on a piece of Bubble Bath cardstock for that fun 'pink' colour and then on the bottom of the arch I've added some scallop die cuts from the Bordered in Beauty Dies - also soon to be released.

Once all the layers were down it was now a matter of choosing which Mix and Match pieces I wanted of the card and then just playing around with each piece for the placement. I used pieces from the Under the Sun Mix & match Ephemera and Sincerly Noted Mix & Match Ephemera. I finished the card off with the ever fabulous and timless Linen Thread and some Array of Dots embellishments. All super fun and super pretty!

Thank you again Colour INKspirations for having me and I hope that I've given you some inspiration with the gorgeous challenge colours.

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CASE-ing the Catty | #ctc563 | Case-ing the Easter Joy Suite Pgs 34 - 37

 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 Monique Fielder'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 super fun and super cute Easter Joy Suite found on pgs. 34 - 37 of the 2026 Stampin' Up! January - April Mini Catalogue.

So cute, right? Loving the pastel colours together!

 

This is the sample from this suite that caught my eye to CASE this week. I love the smaller top layer of DSP with the layering of different patterns underneath. Super fun! 

I've used some new products that will be coming out in the new Stampin' Up! May - August 2026 Catalogue. These products are from the Beautiful Ordinary Life Suite Collection. This suite is all about adding playful borders, labels, and accents to your scrapbooking layouts and cards. From bold silhouettes to cheerful pops of colour, each piece works together to bring out the beauty of everyday stories. Add ink, cardstock, and adhesive to complete your projects.

I've kept my card quite Clean and Simple today as I wanted the floral silhouette to be the main focus of the card. I love how it stands out agains the patterns of the DSP. I've layered it with some of the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP and the used some of the dies from the Bordered in Beauty Dies to create a patterened border as well. I've finished the card off with some of the super pretty Array of Dots embellishments, also from the Beautiful Ordinary Life Suite, and my favourite and the ever trusty Linen Thread.

I hope that you like my CASE of the original card and like some of the new products to put on your wishlist, that will be available come May 5th

 Next up on the hop is the amazing and lovely Andrea Sargent.

 Julia Quinn

Monique Fielder

Rochelle Blok - You are here

Andrea Sargent

Peta Stephen

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Judy May 

 

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!

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Just Add Ink #781 | Just Add Wings Challenge

 Greetings, fellow stamping enthusiasts! Happy Friday to you all! I trust your day is going splendidly. I'm excited to share my newest creation for the @justaddinkchallenges design team and their fresh challenge - Just Add Ink #781 | Just Add Wings Challenge. 

  This round, the theme is "Just Add Wings." Consider elements like birds, butterflies, aeroplanes, insects, or even chicken wings—anything that has wings!

For this vintage-themed butterfly birthday card, I had to dig through my crafting stash to find items from the Heirloom Arrangement Kit by @stampinupofficial - Shop for this kit HERE . I love this kit. It is a bit of an anything goes kit and you put the elements together the way you saw fit. There is a little bit of a loose plan you could follow but I liked placing the pieces together the way I wanted. Or if you wanted to try this sort of crafting, also try some of the ephemera packs that Stampin' Up! currently has on offer HERE.

Gather your supplies and join the fun! The challenge lasts for two weeks, giving you ample time to craft away!

I hope that you have liked my take on this week's Just Add Wings 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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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! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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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

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!

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