Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - Christmas in July

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop for July!

This month we are celebrating Christmas in July with Christmas projects using one of two colour palettes. I chose the more traditional colour palette below. Colours included are Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Garden Green, Shaded Spruce and Crumb Cake. It was left up to us to decide how many colours we worked with. I have kept everything simple for my card as I wanted to show a card that anyone can reproduce in bulk easily for Christmas with no ribbon or embellishments.

I’m using the Woodland Wishes stamp set, which is such a sweet one! It’s now available as an Online Exclusive, and I’m pretty excited about it. I love the whimsical animals and design of this set. I have really enjoyed colouring the critters, and wanted to keep the design simple and very clean. I enjoy making Christmas cards in large quantities and thought I’d share how I create for Christmas. You could just stamp and not colour the critters to speed up the process if you are making a lot at the one time.

The card base is a piece of basic white thick card stock. The matt layer is Crumb Cake. I glued the matt layer to the card base. I tore a 10.5 cm piece of Real Red two tone card stock to create the central band. On a thin white piece of card stock, I stamped the dots using a stamp from the Bordered in Beauty stamp set in Real Red Ink. I glued them together and then glued them to the card base.

I stamped all three animals in Crumb Cake ink on Basic White card stock. I coloured them in using the Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends. I added some little white spots to the back of the Deer and the head of the Fox using our new white gel pen. I then proceeded to die cut the three animals using three stitched circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies. I adhered the three stitched circles with animals to the card front using Dimensionals. The two stitch circles on the right hand side are sitting underneath the larger circle circle with the deer.

On a basic White piece of card stock I stamped the sentiment in Garden Green Ink. I trimmed this sentiment layer with paper snips and adhered it on top of the spotted strip and under the deer circle using dimensionals. I kept all my layers low profile as this would make the process of putting together and posting much simpler. You could add more layers if you so wish.

Up next on this month's blog hop is the wonderful Marga Bultena! Click on the next blog button below for more inspiration from the Design Team.

 

Leonie Stuart  ●  Marga Bultena  ●  Mo Rootes

Teri West  ●  Jan Musselman

Rachael Merrick  ●  Kelly Taranto  ●  Angie McKenzie

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I’m really hoping you’ve been inspired to whip up some Christmas cards this July. It’s winter here in Australia, and the days have been pretty chilly this week. So, it’s been the perfect excuse to dive into the craft room and get creative for this Christmas theme.

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Colour INKspiration #CI213

 

Hello and welcome to Colour INKspiration #CI213!

The team have another beautiful colour palette for this challenge. A stunning sunset scene. This challenges inspiration image was chosen by Design Team Member Sharon Dalton.

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When I saw our beautiful inspiration image, I was drawn to create another sunset inspired card. But, as I had made a sun inspired card for our last challenge, I decided to use my newest bundle, the Splash & Relax Bundle, to create a fun card. I think the colours also lend themselves to a summer inspired card. And the Splash & Relax Bundle is just perfect for fun summer.

The card base is thick Basic White card stock. The next layer is also Basic White but I have used the water Mask from the Water & Lines decorative masks. I have gently used Secret Sea ink and a blending brush to create my background layer. I love these decorative masks. They make such a wonderful addition to your craft room as they create the most to amazing backgrounds by just adding ink.

I stamped the pool rings in Timid Tiger and Strawberry Slush before die cutting them with the coordinating die. I stamped the ball in Timid Tiger and die cutting it with the coordinating die, I die cut the drink bottle, thongs, glasses and sun visor out of the three challenge colours. I created the flower for the sun visor from the Fern & Flora dies as that was the perfect size. When I die cut the sunglasses I used Sea card stock for the lenses, but before I die cut the pieces I inked the card stock with Versamark™ Ink and sprinkled it clear embossing w and setting with the heat tool. This gives the lenses some shine for added fun. I adhered all the die cutting pieces using glue and Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in secret sea ink on basic white card stock. I die cut this sentiment using one of the dies from the gears and textures bundle. It is a perfect fit and I just had to shorten it and adhere using Dimensionals. . The final touch was three Secret Sea In Colour dots placed around all the elements.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will join us for this colour challenge or feel inspired to create a card of your own. 

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Splash & Relax 

Sneak Peek at Woodland Wishes Stamp Set - The Sweetest Christmas Critter Stamp Set!

Hello and welcome friends to my blog post where I am sharing a fun card I made using the Woodland Wishes Stamp Set to create a Christmas card. This is a sneak peek at a stamp set that will be available as an Online Exclusive from July…..so not long to wait!!

The card base is Peaceful Pine. A favourite new colour from the 2026-2028 In Colour™ Range. I have teamed it with the 2026 - 2028 In Colour™ Gingham Gallery Designer Series Paper which is also coming as an Online Exclusive in July. I love everything Gingham! I used the  light Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend to add an extra stripe to the Gingham paper to make it a little more festive.

The white notebook page die belongs to the Extraordinary Life Dies. I have used this as the layer to arrange my critters on. This die is such a wonderful addition to your die collection. I think it works so well with many other stamp sets and dies. It is always fun to use. 

The critters were stamped in Pecan Pie ink before fussy cutting them. The deer and porcupine both coloured using Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends, The fox was coloured with Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends. I used the new White Gel Pen to add small dots to the back of the deer.I arranged them on the notebook die layer and adhered them with Dimensionals. I stamped the three stars in Pecan Pie ink on the top left of the notebook layer. This layer added to the card front on an angle and secured with Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Peaceful Pine on Basic White card stock and punched with the Triple Banner Punch. I adhered a length of Peaceful Pine Ribbon to the back of the sentiment using glue tape. I bannered the ends of the ribbon and adhered this layer to the bottom left of the Notebook layer using Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you like my Sunday project. I sure had fun creating it with the sweet images from this stamp set. Be sure to check it out in the Online Exclusives section from July 1.

 

Colour INKspiration - #212

Hello and welcome to another Colour INKspiration Challenge!

We have a wonderful colour palette for #CI212. This inspiration image was chosen by crew member Monica Formosa.

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I love the inspiration image and the fun, retro kitchen vibe it brings! I was hoping to stamp something with a geometric design, but when the ink pads landed on my desk, all I could see was a sunset. And what’s even better to pair with that sunset is the gorgeous lighthouse die cut from the Scenic Coast Bundle. This is such a wonderful set of products that are easy to create with. I’d love for you to check it out on page 26 of the new May to August 2026 Catalogue. 

The card base and the lighthouse die cut layer are both Basic White. I glued a piece of Basic White card stock under the rocks and part of the lighthouse to keep the colour from showing through. This die cut layer with the lighthouse is a bit smaller than the card front base.

A piece of Basic White card stock was cut to create the water and sunset scene. I stamped the water in Lost Lagoon ink. Then I used stamped off Golden Glow to create the  reflection of the sun.  I lightly blended the rest of the water with Lost Lagoon. Then I masked the top of the water and stamped the setting sun in Golden Glow. Golden Glow, Crisp Cantaloupe and Strawberry Slush ink was blended with Blending Brushes to create the sunset sky. They work so perfectly together! I used Dimensionals to adhere this layer to the card front

The seashells were created by colouring a piece of Basic White card stock using Golden Glow Ink. I then used the golden glow stamping blends to splatter some spots on this piece of card stock. I die cut the shells using the coordinating dies from the set. I also cut a piece of Crumb Cake card stock and die cut it with the mesh dye to sit behind the shells. I glued the mesh piece to the bottom of the Lighthouse. I used Dimensionals to adhere the three shells.

I stamped the sentiment in lost Lagoon in on a piece of Basic White card stock. I die cut the sentiment using a die from the Gears and Textures die set. It is the perfect height and I shortened the length.  I cut a length of Linen Thread and created a double bow. I adhered the bow to the back of the sentiment layer using glue dots. I then used mini dimensionals to adhere the sentiment layer across the mesh and shells. The final touch was three golden glow in colour dots adhered The shells and sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. I hope you will play along with our colour challenge. Using colour palette is such a fun way to start creativity and you never know where it will take you.

Sunset Coast

Stamping Inspiration Blog Hop - Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop for June 26!!

Each month on the second Saturday or Sunday, depending where we live in the world, a wonderful group create a project using Stampin' Up!® products around a theme by our wonderful friend Angie McKenzie from Nature"s Inkspirations. You may have arrived here from Angie’s Blog Post.

This month, we’re having a fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge! I always have a lot of fun with these challenges as there are so many lovely choices. For my project, I went with Distress, White and Flower. After thinking it over, I decided to make a card with a white flower. I used Barely Blush as the background layer, and I embossed white flowers on one of the layers. I absolutely love Barely Blush because it’s such a soft pink. I think using it as a background colour really makes the White flowers pop and gives you a lovely sense of that beautiful colour.

I started with a Basic White thick card base. Then, I cut a piece of Gingham Gallery Designer Series Paper to match the card front and glued it on. For the next layer, I stamped some embossed flowers and leaves from the Boutique Blossoms stamp set in Versamark Ink™ on Basic White card stock. I sprinkled white embossing powder over the stamped images and set them with the heat tool. Next, I coloured the entire piece of card stock with Barely Blush ink and a blending brush. I then lightly crumpled the card stock, rolled two corners and roughed the edges with scissors to give it a distressed look. I glued a piece of torn two-toned Barely Blush card stock to the centre of this vintage layer. Finally, I used Dimensional’s to attach this to the top of the Gingham Gallery DSP layer at an angle.

I die cut multiple flowers leaves and sprigs from the Boutique Blossoms Dies  to create my spray of flowers. After arranging them, I used Dimensionals to adhere them to the left hand side of the card front. I stamped the sentiment from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set in Barely Blush ink and fussy cut it close to the letters. Adhering the sentiment with Dimensionals. The final touch was three Barely Blush In Colour Dots around the blooms.

Up next on this month’s Blog Hop is the wonderful Mo Rootes!

Continue hopping for more inspiration for this challenge.

 

Leonie Stuart  ●  Mo Rootes

Jan Musselman  ●  Karen Henderson

Kelly Taranto  ●  Angie McKenzie

Thanks for stopping by today. You are appreciated!

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Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop - Playing With Sand

Hello and welcome to another Around The World On Wednesday Blog Hop!

Every month, this amazing team of stampers from all over the world comes together to create projects based on a theme, aiming to spark your creativity! The team members hail from every time zone where Stampin’ Up!® operates. It’s truly incredible how Stampin’ Up!® connects so many people from different parts of the world. It’s a real pleasure to be part of this Design Team, organised by the wonderful Angie McKenzie from the US. You can see where we’re all from in the image below.

This month’s theme is ‘Playing with Sand’, and straight away, I thought of the beach—a pretty Aussie thing to do! I took my dog to the beach over the weekend because she’s a beach bunny, always running around, meeting other dogs and their owners and, when it’s warm, splashing in the ocean. 

For this theme, I used the Rolling Waves Bundle to create a birthday card. A friend kindly collected sand for the card while on patrol with Surf Life Saving Australia. I have chosen colours that make the card suitable for gifting to anyone.

My card base, mat layer and background layer are Coastal Cabana card stock. I stamped the water image in Coastal Cabana ink on the card stock.

The waves were die cut from the Rolling Waves Dies  using Coastal Cabana and Basic White card stock. These pieces were glued to the piece with the water images. I added some Crumb Cake card stock to the base of the water images under the oceans edge. I stamped some of the small abstract sand images from the Rolling Waves stamp set in Crumb Cake ink on this piece. I then glued some lines of sand on this piece. I didn’t want to cover the whole piece of Crumb Cake with sand as I felt it may make a mess when someone opens it in their home.

I created the shells by colouring  Basic Beige card stock with some blended Crumb Cake ink and then spattered Stampin’ Blends in Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie on the card stock. Then die cutting the shells and adhering them with glue to the card.

The Umbrella was die cut from Basic White and Basic Black card stock. Adhered together using Tear n’ Tape and adhered to the card front using Dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark™ Ink on a piece of Basic Black card stock. I sprinkled some white embossing powder on top and set with the heat tool. I fussy cut this sentiment and then adhered it to the card front using Dimensionals.

Next up, we’ve got the lovely Rochelle Laird-Smith, who’s going to share something truly beautiful with you. Click on the next blog button below to find out more and get inspired!

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Kelly Taranto - US

Chris Smith - US

Bree Renwick - US

Lori Willcox - CA

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Thanks for  visiting my blog today! You are appreciated!

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Colour INKspiration - #211

Hello and welcome Colour INKspiration #CI211!

The Crew’s colour palette is just gorgeous! I chose for this image inspiration for this challenge. I’m a big fan of hydrangeas, and that wreath on the blue door is stunning. 

The Help Me Grow Bundle is becoming a favourite from the Online Exclusives Range currently available. I hope you have been able to look at all the Online Exclusives. There are some amazing products available online only. I decided to create my card using Misty Moonlight as the colour of my pots as I have some very pretty blue pots that look so beautiful around my home.

The card base and mat layer are Misty Moonlight stock. The last layer is Misty Moonlight embossed with the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. I glued the embossed layer to the slightly larger mat layer and adhered the card front using Dimensionals.

I die cut a piece of Basic White card stock using one of the Everyday Arches Dies. I used Hydrangea Hue ink and a Blending Brush to lightly colour this piece. 

I cut a length of the Wood Grain Designer Paper and used the die from the Help Me Grow Bundle to make a shelf for the pots to sit on and adhered it to the base of the arch piece. This shelf piece is wider than the base of the arch. I adhered the two pieces to the card front using Dimensionals.

I cut two Pots from Misty Moonlight card stock. Using a Blending Brush and Misty Moonlight ink I coloured the edges of the pots to give them some definition and dimension.I cut the leaves from Peaceful Pine card stock. Two of the thinner sprigs. 

I lightly coloured a piece of Basic White card stock using Bubble Bath ink and Hydrangea Hue ink. I die cut multiples of the flowers from these coloured pieces of card stock. I did this to soften the colours.

I adhered the leaves to the pots using glue and then the flowers to the leaves. I adhered both pots to the top of the DSP shelf using Dimensionals. I tied a length of Bubble Bath Faux Linen Ribbon in a double bow and adhered it to the top of the right pot using a GlueDot®. This ribbon is gorgeous!

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark® ink, sprinkled on some white embossing powder and set with the Heat Tool. Adhered it on top of the bow using Dimensionals. The final touch three of the Hydrangea Hue In Colour Flat Pearls around the pots.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you’re inspired by our colour challenge and my card today.

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