Welcome to the July Creation Station Blog Hop. We've got your back this month! The team is making handcrafted backgrounds to inspire your own creative spirit. Be sure to click on the next button at the end of each post to see every design team member's background creations. Making my own backgrounds is something I love to do. I've shown many different background techniques on past Creation Station blog hops, so I wanted to try something new (at least new to me!). This one is a twist on a watercolor background technique. I love watercolor backgrounds because they always turn out differently. I did a couple of practice runs just to see how the ink colors worked together and then I went for it! The backgrounds each started with stamping the leaf and script images from the Very Versailles stamp set in VersaMark ink onto watercolor paper and embossing them with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. To add the color, I first brushed water over the watercolor paper with my Aqua Painter. Next, I used my ink pads to place ink on my Clear Block F. I spritzed the ink on the clear block, dipped a piece of Window Sheet into the puddled ink, and pressed the inked up window sheet into the embossed watercolor paper. I kept the ink puddles separate and cleaned off my window sheet when I switched colors. I used my Aqua Painter to move the color around a bit as needed and a paper towel to remove excess water. Once the paper was dry, I added splatters to the background. For the background on this card I used Pool Party, Old Olive and a bit of Daffodil Delight inks. I created a frame using two sizes of dies from the Stitched Nested Labels dies and Old Olive card stock. The bird and flowers image was fussy cut from a pattern in the Bird Ballad designer series paper pack. "Hello" is from the Free As A Bird stamp set and was punched out with the Classic Label Punch. The watercolor paper is layered on Old Olive card stock and the card base is Whisper White Thick card stock. I added a few Basic Pearls to finish the card. Before creating the background on this card, I made a mask using one of the Stitched Nested Label Dies and copy paper. I used Washi tape to adhere the mask to the watercolor paper and then stamped the images. I carefully removed the mask before embossing, then replaced it and sealed all the edges around the inside of the mask with Washi tape before I started adding the ink. I did not want the ink to travel outside the footprint of the mask. I also added the splatters before removing the mask. I used Seaside Spray and Old Olive inks on the background. The bird image from Free As A Bird stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink and then colored with Stampin' Blends: Seaside Spray combo, Petal Pink combo, Soft Suede combo, Old Olive combo, Daffodil Delight light, and the Color Lifter. The greeting is also from the Free As A Bird stamp set. I fussy cut both the bird image and the greeting piece. The watercolor piece is layered on Seaside Spray card stock and then adhered to a Whisper White Thick card stock base. I finished the card with a Seaside Spray faceted dot and a few Basic Pearls. I hope you are inspired to try this fun background technique on your projects. Now it is time to head on over to Dena's blog, The Creativity Cave. I can't wait to see what she has for us today. To Dena's Blog . . . Thanks for stopping by today!--Sara Nell

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We are using Liz's fabulous card as a jumping off point for the Inspire Create Challenge #69 and I have a Free As A Bird Waterfall Card to inspire you!

In this blog post I have step by step instructions for a fun stamping technique with Stampin' Up! products called water lifting. It features an ombre background using Misty Moonlight ink, and I have also used the Free as a Bird stamp set from the 2020 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. Card by Claire Daly Stampin Up Demonstrator Melbourne Australia.

Stampin' Up! Products Daffodil Delight cardstock Card base measures 4 1/4" x 11" Score at 5 1/2" Calypso Coral cardstock Scrap for oval die cut Old Olive cardstock Card layer measures 4" x 10 1/4" Scored at 2 1/2" and 5" Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 1/2" Scrap for scallop oval die cut Whisper White cardstock Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 5 1/4" Scrap for sentiment die cut Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" Card layer measures 3 7/8" x 2 3/8" (cut 2) Card layer (inside) measures 4" x 3/8" Two birds cut from the DSP sheet of birds Inside the card on Dimensionals Outside of envelope Free As A Bird stamp set Memento black ink Stampin' Blends Calypso Coral Color Lifter Crumb Cake Old Olive Soft Suede Layering Ovals Dimensionals Pearl Basic Jewels

The new Annual catalogue is finally here and finally can display some of the wonderful stamps and DSP as well as ribbons and embellishments. The Free As A Bird stamp set with its coordinating DSP is one of these gorgeous bundles and I used them to make this Corner Pop Up card. I have not made this particular fun fold before, but I found several tutorials on You Tube to help me, two of which I found the most helpful here and here Below is the finished card. Opened up, this is what the card looks like. You can see the score lines clearly. Close up of Left Corner. The birds are fussy cut from the DSP and mounted on a 1 3/4" Whisper White circle. Close up of Right Corner Close up of bird and flowers on easel. The card can be folded up for mailing, but an envelope will have to be custom made for it. Here's what I used: Thick Whisper White card stock 8 1/4 by 8 1/4" Scored at 4 1/8" turned and scored at 4 1/8" again. Cut lower score line to center. Burnish all score lines. Blushing Bride card stock 1 piece 3 7/8 by 3 7/8" cut into 2 triangles DSP - Bird Ballad DSP 1 piece 3 3/4 by 3 3/4" cut into 2 triangles - add this to Blushing Bride card stock triangles and adhere to two upper corners. Blushing Bride card stock 1 piece 3 7/8 by 3 7/8" DSP - Bird Ballad DSP 1 piece 3 3/4 by 3 3/4" Whisper White 1 piece 3 1/2 by 3 1/2" - adhere this to DSP and to Blushing Bride and adhere to bottom piece. 3 birds fussy cut from DSP 3 1 3/4" Whisper White circles. Adhere birds to circles and add to upper triangles Two stitched rectangle pieces formed into an easel Image of bird , 3 flowers and a leaf sprig stamped on Whisper White , coloured with Stampin' Blends, and die cut with Bird Ballad dies. Arrange on Easel. Adhere small rhinestones in center of flowers. Adhere easel to Whisper White base Stamp sentiment on smaller rectangle die and adhere to easel. Add Easel to lower card. Add Bird Ballad trinket above sentiment Tie 5/8" organza ribbon into a bow and adhere below easel. Stamp: Free as a Bird Inks: Black Memento, Stampin Blends (Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Old Olive) Papers: Thick Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP, Blushing Bride, Whisper White Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, Bird Ballad trinkets, Stitched Nested Dies

This beautiful quilt has come all the way from Germany. I am going to take plenty of pictures of this quilt but I can’t upload them until Esther has received her quilt. We are keeping it a su…

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Stampin' Up! Free As A Bird handmade Thank You card with gift card holder by Lisa Ann Bernard of Queen B Creations

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Blueberries are finally in season, and I could not resist making a couple of nice summer sweets with them. Millet pudding is a delicious, wholesome and budget-friendly treat, so I hope you will enjoy this easy recipe! I think this lemon flavoured creamy millet pudding with raw blueberry jam makes…

Learn about fascinating South American country of Argentina for Kids in this free printable country study for elementary age kids to color, read, and learn!

Welcome to the August edition of Around the World on Wednesday! This month we have an A-B-C and 1-2-3 theme. Since we are in full on back to school mode here, I thought it would be fun to create a couple of encouraging cards for some extra special kiddos in my life. I brought together the books and birds from Bird's Eye View, the pencil from Trusty Tools and sentiments from Saying Hey and Kiddin' Around for this bright and cheerful cards! I used every Brights Collection Stampin' Blend, plus Summer Splash...so much fun! Keep on hopping along to see what Jan Clothier has to share with us...I promise you will love it! Check out the full line up here! Jan Clothier - NZ Leonie Stuart - AU Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU Aurélie Fabre - FR Kelly Taranto - US Theresa McEntee - US Bree Renwick - US Happy Stamping! Products Used:

The Black-throated Green Warbler is another songster that I’ve detected in my backyard via song. Another bird I’ve yet to spot, but whose song I hear with gusto lately. This July 4 week…

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The Layered Cube Card is simple stunning. It is not very difficult to do just a bit time consuming but the results are so worth it.

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These beautiful illustrations tell the poignant story of loss without any words.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! We are making MAN CARDS today!!! I have some fun cards and several different color combinations to share using some of the little elements from the SWIRLY BIRD stamp set! You're going to love them! You'll find all the deets in the video: If the video above does not play - click HERE to watch it on my blog. ' Don't forget to add a little bit of color to the inside - this little swirl is perfect. Dimensions: Card Base (Tranquil Tide) 11" x 4 1/4" scored at 5 1/2" Basic Black 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"...

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L’inverno è ancora lungo, ma pensando bene ai tempi per realizzare oggetti (anche piccoli!) fatti a mano, non è mai troppo presto per proiettarsi in avanti di una o due stagioni. Così, il primo schema gratuito ad uncinetto di quest’anno è una tag (etichetta) con un usignolo azzurro cenere, con il becco […]

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Hello Stamping Friends, What a wonderful summer it has been as we traveled to Yellowstone and camped at the base of the Grand Tetons and then traveled to a wedding shower and traveled again for the wedding celebration and traveled to be the guest presenter at a Stamp A Stack. Whew….. it is good to … Continue reading →

Hiya friends...and to all the U.S. mothers out there...Happy Mother's Day! Jaydee is our fabulous hostess this week at The Paper Players and she has a beautiful color challenge for us: Soft and pretty