Around the World on Wednesday - Paper Tearing This or That

Hello and welcome to the first Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop for 2026!

I am excited to share projects with this wonderful group of creatives this year. We have so much to share with you this year. Below is an image of our locations around the world.

This month we are showcasing This or That projects featuring paper tearing and focusing on our wonderful Team Member Jan Clothier from New Zealand. I have loved Jan's projects for many years and really love her style of creating. Jan is an Alumni of the Artisan Design Team and loves to create using a faux torn paper mask background using a mask. We became friends many years ago and met her in 2019 in Auckland for our OnStage event. It was wonderful to meet in person.

I found this gorgeous card Jan made for a Colour Challenge. I love her clean and elegant style. This is a perfect example of Jan using a ton paper technique. Isn't is a beautiful card?

I wanted to create similar cards using a different stamp set and colour palette. My favourite colours at the moment are Secret Sea and Cloud Clover. I also recently acquired the Nature's Symphony Bundle and felt this was the perfect opportunity to use it. For my this or that I have used some different products to create the torn paper. One card is simpler and the other more stepped up.

For my first card I have used Stampin' Up!® Masking Paper to mask off the top and bottom of a piece of Basic White card stock mat layer. The card base is also Basic White card stock. I then used blending brushes and Cloud Cover ink to create the central image. I stamped the branches in Secret Sea ink and the horizontal broken lines image in Cloud Cover ink. 

I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea ink on Cloud Cover card stock and cut it out using a die from the Textured notes dies. I had to make this die cut smaller by moving the die along to cut the rectangle smaller. 

I cut two of the leaves in Secret Sea card stock. I adhered these to the right hand side of the card and used Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment label on top. Then Three of the Cloud Cover Flat Pearls were adhered around the leaves. The stamped layer was glued to the card front.

For my second card I have stepped it up. Using a Basic White card base and mat layer. I then tore a piece of Cloud Cover Two toned card stock. The lighter side was then stamped using the branch stamp in Secret Sea ink and the horizontal broken lines image in Cloud Cover ink. This torn layer was glued to the Basic White mat layer.

I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea ink on Cloud Cover card stock and cut it out using a die from the Textured notes dies. I had to make this die cut smaller by moving the die along to cut the rectangle smaller. 

I cut two of the leaves in Secret Sea card stock. I adhered these to the right hand side of the card and then cut a length of the Secret Sea Ribbon, tied it in a bow and adhered to the mat layer below the strip using GlueDots™. I used Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment label on top. Then Three of the Secret Sea Flat Pearls were adhered around the leaves. The stamped layer was adhered to the card front Dimensionals.

I love how both cards turned out and really enjoyed using both techniques to display a torn effect. I have to say that the Two Toned card stock is a wonderful addition to our papers for many reason. Especially the white core when you tear or Emboss and distress this paper. It was a lot of fun!

Up next on this month's blog hop is my friend Rochelle Laird-Smith. Click on the next button below to keep hopping.

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Danielle Kassing - NL        

Marga Bultena - DE

Annette Ball - CA

Kelly Taranto - US

Bree Renwick - US

Teri West - US

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will create using a torn effect someday. I am sure you will enjoy it immensely. Have a great week.

Product List

Nature's Symphony Bundle (English) [166926] $82.75	Textured Notes Dies [165555] $54.00	Secret Sea 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Open Weave Ribbon [166932] $15.00	2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [165192] $15.00
Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [165285] $15.75	Cloud Cover Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [165279] $9.75	Secret Sea A4 Cardstock [165296] $25.00
Secret Sea 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166709] $17.50	Cloud Cover 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166708] $17.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678] $37.00	Heat Tool [129056] $56.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $12.75
Paper Snips [103579] $21.00	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $244.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $25.00