Sunday, 14 December 2025

Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - Sounds of the Season



Hello and welcome to the final Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop for 2025.

This month we are creating with the Sounds of the Season as our theme. There is a Christmas Carol, called "I heard the bells on Christmas Day",  based on a poem written in 1863 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and American Poet. The refrain "Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men" is a reference to the Bible, in which angels herald the birth of Christ. It is a carol that I have loved hearing over the years and isn't as heard as often as some others. It is a beautiful piece of music.

I have used the" Peace on Earth" sentiment from the Peace on Earth stamp set to represent this Sound Of The Season. I would love it if you listened to this beautiful Carol.




I have kept the card simple letting the sentiment shine. The card base is Secret Sea. The mat layer is Secret Sea Two Toned card stock and I have embossed the lighter side using the Peaceful Greenery Embossing Folder. I then cut this mat layer down to match the embossed area. I cut the height of the card base does as well to frame the embossed layer. I rubbed a nail file across the top of the embossed layer to expose the white core of the raised areas. I also used the nail file to roughen the edges of the mat layer for s Shabby Chic look.

The sentiment was stamped in Secret Sea ink on Basic White card stock before die cutting using the coordinating label die. I die cut two if the leaf sprigs from Basic White card stock and adhered them to the sides of the sentiment label using glue  I adhered the sentiment layer with Dimensionals.

I die cut the Dove in Basic White card stock and the small sprig and two stars from the beautiful Cloud Cover  piece of Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper. I adhered the Dove with Dimensionals and glued the sprig under its beak. The stars were glued on.




I love this card in blues for Christmas. The hues suit the elements from the dies and sentiment. When you are making Christmas cards I must admit I enjoy more simple projects so they can be made in bulk.

Up next on this month’s Blog Hop is the wonderful Aurélie Fabre! 



Jan Musselman  ●  Leonie Stuart  ● Aurélie Fabre

Danielle Kassing  ●  Angie McKenzie  ●  Mo Rootes



Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to have inspired you to create and/or listen to the Christmas Carol.

I hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas and New Year 🎄
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Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Around the World on Wednesday - Fun Fold with a Technique



Hello and welcome to the last Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop for 2025. 

It has been a wonderful year hopping with these lovely creatives who are also friends now. Below is and image of where we all live around the world.




This month we have a dual challenge. A fun fold with a technique. And we are CASeing the amazing Tina Zinck - MacDonald. She is such a creative and talented lady. I love her YouTube channel. Such a great source of inspiration and her teaching style is wonderful too.

I tried a new Fun Fold this time called a Front Panel Stepper Card. You can watch Tina's presentation and instructions here. I created the card using her measurements and it was incredibly easy to follow and create. It looks difficult but is truly the easiest and most fun way of creating a card. I will definitely be using this template to create another fun fold. Thanks for the inspiration Tina!

Below is Tina's projects using this fold. They really are just so beautiful.

You can watch her YouTube presentation here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClSonAf2bqI



Below is my CASe of her fun fold.




You can see in my CASe that I have used coordinating products from the Traditions of Christmas Suite. Cherry Cobbler card stock for the card base and Cherry Cobbler ink for the sentiment on the back.  The Designer Series Paper measurements are as instructed by Tina.




 The white panel is partially embossed using the Traditional Wreath 3D embossing folder before adhering the die cut blooms from the DSP. I glued the DSP with the bloom on another piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock before die cutting to give it strength as it is adhered using Dimensionals. I tied a length of the Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon in a knot and glued it to the White Panel before adhering the sentiment on top using glue and Dimensionals. Three gold sequins surround the bloom and sentiment.

My technique for this card was a very simple one. I used Old Olive Stampin' Blends to colour some Vellum card stock. A simple way to add some gentle colour to your card. I die cut the sprigs from the coordinating die and adhered them to each end of the bloom using GlueDots™. A simple, but effective technique.




The back of the card has a white panel that is glued to a piece of DSP the same size. As per Tina's instructions. This panel is glued to the back left hand side panel only. So that the DSP shows through to the front of the card. The sentiment is stamped on the back and two thin strips adhered to each side to complete the card.




Up next on this months blog hop is the wonderful Rochelle Laird-Smith. I am sure you will enjoy everyone's Fun Fold with a Technique cards this month CASeing Tina Zinck-MacDonald.




Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Marga Bultena - DE

Angie McKenzie - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US



Thank you for stopping by today. I hope to have sparked your creativity and that you would like to try this easy fun fold sometime soon.

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones 🎄
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