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Colour Combo Blog Hop – April 2021
Welcome to the April 2021 Colour Combo Blog Hop The colour combo for this month is Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron and Old Olive When I saw these three colours for the Colour Combo April 2021 Blog Hop I knew straight away that I would use the Brushed Blooms stamp set and matching dies to make some birthday cards. I started by stamping the brush stroke image using the three colours using a variety of first generation and second generation stamping. Next I die cut the large flower using the larger...
Scrapbook Layout – Flowering Cactus
Welcome to this month's Stamp n Hop Blog Hop The theme this month is Anything Goes For my blog hop today I have decided to design a scrapbook layout using the Flowering Cactus Product Medley from the January - June Mini Catalogue. When I was 18 I visited Jungleland in Barnstable and recently found a picture I had taken of the Cacti area. Flowering Cactus Scrapbook Layout I started off by looking at the Designer Series Paper and decided to use one which I could die cut out all of the images...
Scrapbook Layout – Feeding Chickens
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop This Month's Theme is Spring/Easter For my project this month I have decided to do a scrapbook layout using photos of me and my granddaughter feeding chickens. Usually when you think of Spring or Easter you immediately think of new life especially little chicks. I was looking forward to taking my granddaughter to a local farm to see the baby animals especially the chicks and lambs. But due to the first COVID 19 lockdown it meant that I could...
Scrapbook Layout using a Mood Board
Welcome to the Scrapbook Global Blog Hop The theme this month is a Mood Board This month’s Scrapbook layout Mood Board theme has been decided by Sharon Dalton. I cannot remember every using a Mood Board to design a scrapbook layout so this was an great opportunity to have a go. First I started by getting the card stock and ink pads out for the colours, Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray, Highland Heather, Roccoco Rose and Pear Pizzazz. I was tempted to use the Hydrangea Haven Suite but decided...
Colour Combo March 2021 Blog Hop
Welcome to this month’s Colour Combo Blog Hop The colour combo for this month is Mango Melody, Petal Pink and Terracotta Tile. First I started by laying out the ink pads and card stock for all three colours. I then decided the Mango Melody would look good for dandelions so I then chose to use the Garden Wishes stamp set to make a quick and easy card. I stamped the dandelion plant image onto Basic White card stock using Terracotta Tile ink. Then I used Mango Melody ink to stamp the dandelion...
Fun Fold Mother’s Day Card
Welcome to this month's Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop The theme this month is a fun fold card. As it is Mother's Day in the UK this weekend I decided to make a fun fold Mother's Day card. I got the idea from a Pinterest post posted by Annette in Oz on 2013. Annette's post used a 20cmx20cm piece of paper. Template for Fun Fold Card First I started by enlarging the template to fit a 12"x12" piece of paper before transferring the measurements onto a piece of Basic White card stock. Next I marked points...
Sweet Strawberry Welcome Sign for Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop
Welcome to the Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop The theme this month is Welcome Welcome to the very first Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. We are a group of Stampin' Up Demonstrators who learning how to design and keep our websites up to date. For this blog hop I have designed a Welcome sign using the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and matching Strawberry Builder punch. First I painted a mdf wooden square sign using Gesso with a few drops of Flirty Flamingo ink mixed in. I put this to one side to...
Fabulous Flowers – Hydrangea Haven
Welcome to this months' Blog Hop The theme this month is Fabulous Flowers For this month's theme of Fabulous Flowers I wanted to use the Hydrangea Haven Bundle from The Hydrangea Hill Suite. I also wanted to have a go at using one set of Stampin Blends to colour in the flower. Card 1 - Highland Heather Hydrangea I started off my card with a Basic White card base. I then cut a mat layer out of Highland Heather card stock and then cut a smaller one using Basic White. Next I embossed the...
Scrapbook Bingo
Welcome to this month's Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop The theme this month is Bingo This month's Scrapbook layout Bingo theme has been decided by Sherry Roth. I love doing any Bingo challenge especially when it is for a scrapbook layout. For Bingo you have to choose three of the nine options to make a line on the Bingo board. My three choices are: Sponge or Ink the edges of your project Use 3 different patterned papersChoose 2 or more photos. SCRAPBOOK BINGO - use 3 different patterned papers -...
Stamp ‘n Hop February 2021 Blog Hop
Welcome to this month's Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop The theme this month is a Colour Challenge These three colours I would not normally use together but I decided to use them with the Blossoms in Bloom bundle to make a couple of quick and easy cards. I started off with two Misty Moonlight card bases and two Basic White mat layers. Next I stamped the main Blossom in Bloom image using Misty Moonlight ink and the leaf image using Mossy Meadow. Card 1 - Simple Stamping I wanted one card to be simple...
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