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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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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.

 

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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.

Julia Quinn

Monique Fielder

Kathryn Mangelsdorf

Rebecca Scurr

Peta Stephen

Rochelle Blok - You are here

Judy May 

Lauren Meiklejohn 

 

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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Just Add Ink #773 | Sketch Challenge

 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 #773 | Just Add a Sketch. This sketch was designed by Just Add Ink Design Team member Tristan Dawes. 

I love that this sketch gives you the basic design elements to create a card, and then it allows you to be able to make it your own. That is what I've done today using the @stampinupofficial Traditions of Christmas Suite. It's time to get on to creating more Christmas cards, so you'll be seeing a lot of festive creations from me from now on till Christmas.

I usually love my white card bases, but for this challenge, I've gone with a Pool Party card base, then layered it with cardstock and DSP. How pretty is the Traditions of Christmas DSP, by the way? Just stunning! Instead of the layered rectangles you see in the sketch, I've used layered circles with foliage die cuts from the Christmas Greenery dies, then added linen thread and ribbon bows. It's all finished off with the banner die cut and the Season's Greetings sentiment. SO festive and so fun!

Remember our Just Add Ink Challenges run for two weeks now, so you have a bit more time to come and join in the fun. Grab your crafting supplies and come and play along. 

 Ready to join in this 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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We Craft in Pink Instagram Hop | 2025 Artisan Design Team

💕🩷💕 WE CRAFT IN PINK IN OCTOBER with the 2025 Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team! Come hop along with us while we honour all the women who have battled & continue to battle the terrible breast cancer disease. 

Today, I designed a card featuring some upcoming products from @stampinupofficial, available for purchase on November 4th. My intention was to create a heartfelt message for someone dealing with breast cancer or any other serious illness, reminding them that they are in my thoughts and prayers during their difficult journey.

I utilised items from the Brushed with Beauty Suite to craft a "Just Because You've Been on My Mind" card, incorporating the beautiful Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo hues from Stampin' Up! to honour our theme of 'crafting in pink.'

If you wish to support breast cancer charities in Australia, click on the image above and consider purchasing the Stampin' Up! Love & Courage Stamp set, as $4.25 from each sale will go towards these organisations. Or visit the Stampin' Up! website in your country to purchase your Love & Courage Stamp Set. 

Time to keep hopping because you don’t want to miss a thing! Up next is the talented Pamela @passionateaboutscrapbooking, 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 @designwithink
Bree @craftsomnia
Andrea @andreaksargent
Maheswari @maheswarirajaguru
Rochelle @thestampingblok_rochelleblok
Pamela @passionateaboutscrapbooking
Carina @inastempelt
Sarine @sarinezijderveld
Constanze @conibaer
Marion @einilomascrap
Petra @stempelstein
Cornelia @manufaktur_herzgemacht
Lara @scrappykea
Kim @kim_mcgillis
Jaqueline @touchofjoycs
Christine @christinecabello_latortuescrap
Yvonne @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! 

 Most of the products used today are still on demonstrator preorder. If you want to see these products and you live in Australia, contact me today to see how you can be part of The Stamping Bloks Team and how you can get these products before everyone else.

 

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