It's already time for another Inspiration Hop with Around the World on Wednesday. On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. 😀 This month's theme is 'April Showers Bring Spring Flowers' with an invitation to share a technique that brings us the joy of the season. It's an extra special hop as it's an anniversary - four years since the first edition. Congratulations team! I wasn't here at the start but I've loved being along for most of the journey. Well, in my part of the world, it's not turning to spring but to autumn and there's not too much going on in the way of flowers! However, who doesn't love them and if they're not around, I'm sure I wish they were! So I'm going to share my favourite retiring floral set and celebrate with some autumnal colours AND a technique that brings me some joy as well. I like to create window cards so I'm going to share with you this one that uses a partial die cut as its base. It gives me so much pleasure to see the flowers floating in space like this - although I'm quite sad that this set is retiring at the end of the month. If you don't have it already, jump in and order it soon before it's gone forever. You wont' regret it! I've put together a video tutorial, in case you'd like to give it a go. It's not really as difficult as it looks. It's just a matter of doing one thing at a time as no one step is hard. There are quite a few parts to this card, so in case you want to give it a go, here's a written round up of materials: 2 Thick Basic White pieces 10.5 cm x 14.8 cm. One is for the back base, one is for the stamping and partial die cut front. 1 Basic White approximately 10.3 cm x 14.6 cm to back the card 1 Basic White 10 cm x 14.3 cm for the card inner 1 Basic White 10.5 cm x 4.3 cm to back the partial die cut base 1 Basic White approximately 10 cm x 14.5 cm, large enough to stamp a second floral image for colouring and fussy cutting plus a plain white die cut of the floral image. 1 scrap of Granny Apple Green for the die cut foliage Window sheet 10.5 cm x approximately 22cm, scored and burnished at 14.8 cm The exact length is irrelevant - as long as there is enough for a solid flap. Next up on the hop is the wonderful Leonie Stuart. I'm sure she will have some inspirational ideas for you. If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or on any of the products below. Here's a blog roll in case you get lost or want to revisit a post. Jan Clothier - NZ - You are here Leonie Stuart - AU Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU Cheryll Miller - AU Danielle Kassing - NL Aurélie Fabre - FR Mikaela Titheridge - UK Annette Ball - CA Wendy Lee - US Shel Anderson - CA Chris Smith - US Brenda Nelson - CA Tricia Butts - US Teri West - US Cheryl Hamilton - US Product List Cottage Rose Bundle (English) [159048] $112.50 Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $18.50 Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $21.75 Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $19.50 Window Sheets [142314] $10.50 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $12.75 Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $19.00 Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $19.00 Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $19.00 Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $19.00 Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $19.00 Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $19.00 Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130] $15.75 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $9.00
Around the World on Wednesday, Awow blog Hop, Embossing Technique, Hive Embossing folder, Heat emboss, Stampin' Up!
Hello and welcome to our March Blues Monochrome Colour Challenge with the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop team. On the 2nd Wednesday of each month our lovely team from all parts of the world share inspiration using Stampin’ Up! products in a collective effort to inspire you with creative ideas. The Stampin’ Up! […]
A blog about cards and paper crafts from a Canadian Stampin Up Demonstrator
Stampin' Up!, colours, Blends, In the moment, Birthday card, papercraft, cardmaking, colouring in, International Women's Day
It's already time for another Inspiration Hop with Around the World on Wednesday. On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. 😀 This month, our inspiration was to CASE another member of the team. But it wasn't as simple as just looking through the team and finding someone whose work I loved. Our team leader, Angie, likes to organise things to that the team get to know each other a little better along the way. She held a live draw where we were paired up with someone else on the team. Even then, that was not the end. The pairs were not to CASE each other but to talk together and find a third member of the team that neither of us had CASEd before, agree on one of their cards ... and then, agree on a colour we would both use. PHEW! A mission all on it's own - and I hadn't even crafted anything yet! I was lucky enough to be drawn with the delightful Angie herself. Our first mission was to find a time we could zoom, given that the time difference between us meant there were only a few hours each day when we'd both be awake! But find one we did and we spent a pleasant hour chatting and working out who we might CASE. Several message threads later, we decided on the wonderful Cheryll Miller from Australia and a few more threads later, which of her many marvellous creations we would each CASE. 😀 Here's Cheryll's card that Angie and I have CASEd. Isn't it a beauty? In my case, I preserved many of the elements of Cheryll's card: a square format, an embossed background with a matted horizontal panel, a mat around the main panel, a floral bouquet to the left side that breaks the strip, a sentiment stamped on the panel to the right and a mix of stamped images and raised elements. I think the parentage is clear! The colour that Angie and I agree we would both use was Soft Sea Foam. So while you're hopping, watch our for Angie's case of the Cheryll's original and of course, more magic from Cheryll herself. Cheerful Daisies is a great bundle to have in your stash. If you live in New Zealand it's a great time to remind you that if you purchase this bundle from me as you'll receive the tutorial package put together by me and my friend, Joanne James (aka The Crafty Owl). If you live in the UK, the same applies if you buy from her. You'll not only get the tutorial package but access to a our private Facebook Group too. All the details are here. Next up on the hop is Tatiana Tobin. I'm sure she will have some great CASE inspiration for you! If you get lost on the hop, or want to do a quick revisit, here's the links to all the participants. Jan Clothier - NZ - You are here Tatiana Tobin - AU Leonie Stuart - AU Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU Cheryll Miller - AU Melissa Gifford - AU Danielle Kassing - NL Ximena Morales - DE Aurélie Fabre - FR Mikaela Titheridge - UK Annette Ball - CA Angie McKenzie - US Wendy Lee - US Shel Anderson - CA Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US Chris Smith - US Tricia Butts - US Teri West - US Cheryl Hamilton - US If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here, or on any of the products below. Product List Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English) [161297] $112.50 Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $21.00 Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock [161729] $21.00 Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $22.25 Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $19.00 Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666] $19.00 Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $19.00 Fern 3 D Embossing Folder [158804] $21.00 Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $21.00 Small Blending Brushes [160518] $25.25 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $9.00
It's already time for another Inspiration Hop with Around the World on Wednesday. On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. 😀 Our theme for this month is.... "Let's go for a walk." Tricky one, right? We were allowed to think about any kind of walk, anywhere and with anyone, literal or figurative. I kept coming back to a walk I took with my husband when we were enjoying warm escape from winter in Samoa just before the pandemic. It was a blistering hot day and we'd gone to visit a local swimming hole. Along the way, the vibrant colours of the trees and flowers really made an impression. So I included some of those bright colours with the Tropical Leaf bundle. I stamped and cut some large and small leaves in various bright colours and stamped some directly onto the card front. I sponged a Daffodil Delight background to recreate some of the warmth of the island, and to remind me of the bright yellow flowers we saw too. Since the finished arrangement of leaves was so very bright, the sentiment from Cheerful Daisies seemed appropriate! 😀 I used Garden Green for the base and some of the leaves to help ground the bright colours. I feel warm and happy looking at this card because it reminds me of our walk and our holiday, before the world went crazy. Next up on the hop is the fabulous Leonie Stuart who will surely have more stunning inspiration for you. If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here, or on any of the products below. If you get lost on the hop, or encounter a broken link, here's a list of participants and links to help you navigate. Jan Clothier - NZ -You are here Leonie Stuart - AU Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU Cheryll Miller - AU Danielle Kassing - NL Aurélie Fabre - FR Mikaela Titheridge - UK Annette Ball - CA Angie McKenzie - US Kelly Taranto - US Shel Anderson - CA Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US Chris Smith - US Brenda Nelson - CA Tricia Butts - US Theresa McEntee - US Bree Renwick - US Lori Willcox - CA Teri West - US Product List Tropical Leaf Bundle (English) [161249] $80.00 Cheerful Daisies Bundle (English) [161297] $112.50 Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $21.00 Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $22.25 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $13.75 Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $19.00 Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $19.00 Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $19.00 Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $19.00 Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $19.00 Blending Brushes [153611] $28.00 Tinsel Gems Four Pack [161623] $17.00 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $9.00
Welcome to this month's Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! Each month, demonstrators from all over the world create projects based o...
Welcome to this month's Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! Each month, a group of demonstrators from all over the world create proj...
Awow Blog Hop, This or That, Stampin Up, Wildflower Birthday DSP, Beach theme card, balloon card, papercrafting
Welcome to this month's Around the World on Wednesday blog hop. If you've not visited us before, we hop on the second Wednesday of every month with a theme to inspire you. It's 'around the world' because we represent each time zone that Stampin' Up! operates in: from New Zealand (me) all the way around to Hawaii. Here we all are. This month's theme is to CAS(E) another designer on the team - the person following us on the hop. I was delighted to discover that after me comes Leonie Stuart. I had the pleasure of meeting Leonie at On Stage in Auckland a couple of years ago and we're both on the Crew at Colour INKspiration. Most of all, I was delighted because I love her work. You can see more of Leonie on her blog Stamping Inspiration by Leonie. I spent some time looking through the blog but the card I loved the most was the one Leonie sent me for my birthday recently. It was this one that she did for Colour INKspiration 95. It turns out that CAS(E)ing someone whose work you love can be quite stressful! It took me three goes to come up with something I was happy with... and here it is. As you can see, I kept many of the elements of Leonie's design. The layout is the same but I replaced the strongly coloured flowers with some more subtly sponged butterflies. I've used some Soft Sea Foam die cuts from the Meadow dies to replace the white and blue flowers and foliage of her card. I've also kept the twists of gold cord. I've also kept the white card base, although I'm much more likely to use a coloured card base in my own designs. I replaced the very pretty lacy die cut on the other diagonal with the die cut holes from the Brilliant Wings dies. Leonie's sentiment was half stamped, half embossed but I've gone for a fully gold embossed sentiment instead. I'm pleased with how this turned out. I can still see Leonie's design clearly but have made it my own as well. And now, you can continue the CAS(E) hop by visiting Leonie, who will have cased the person following her. In case you get lost on the hop, or encounter a broken link, here's a list of participants with links. Jan Clothier - NZ Leonie Stuart - AU Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU Cazz Boylan - AU Cheryll Miller - AU Danielle Kassing - NL Satomi Wellard Pia Gephardt - DE Ximena Morales - DE Aurélie Fabre - FR Emma Goddard - UK Mikaela Titheridge - UK Annette Ball - CA Angie McKenzie - US Wendy Lee - US Shel Anderson - CA Chris Smith - US Anne Marie Hile - US Brenda Nelson - CA Tricia Butts - US Elaine de Montmorency - CA Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US Teri West - US Cheryl Hamilton - US If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or clicking on any of products below. Product List Butterfly Brilliance Bundle [155821] $115.00 Art Gallery Bundle [156227] $105.25 Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $17.25 Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $20.50 Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $18.50 Meadow Dies [155852] $80.00 Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $15.75 Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $15.75 Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad [155670] $15.75 Blending Brushes [153611] $25.25 Simply Elegant Trim [155766] $15.75 2021–2023 In Color Jewels [155571] $14.75 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.25
Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop, Monochrome Rainbow Challenge, Celebrate Sunflowers die, stampin up
Around the World on Wednesday, Sweet Songbirds, Stampin' Up!, Never grow up, Pull tab Slider fancy fold card
Let’s Go On An Adventure is our theme for the Around the World on Wednesday blog hop this month. Our team hops together on the second Wednesday of each month with interesting themes prepared for us by Angie McKenzie who organises it so well. We are glad to have Angie back hopping with us this […]
Stampin Up, Storybook Moments, Easter card with bunny and carrots, Card sketch, Create your own patterned paper
Arrow Fold Card using the gorgeous Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper. Try making this Fun Fold card at home!
AWOW Blog Hop CASE a team Member, Around the World on Wednesday July 2020 Blog Hop, Prized Peony bundle, front flip fancy fold
Hi, Welcome to our monthly Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop. Our theme today is 1-2-3, A-B-C and our interpretations of this theme could vary from creating a project for a child, an older person in our life who is like a child as a result of alzheimers or dementia, maybr someone who is […]
AWOW blog hop, Around the World on Wednesday, Stampin Up, Country Flowers, Shabby chic card, Coastal theme diy card
