Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop - Layer Up!



Hello and welcome to my blog post for Around the World on Wednesday for March.

This month the crew have Layer Up! as our theme. I love layered cards and the more layers the better. I am sure that many of the crew love layers too. Each month this talented group of paper crafters get together with a theme in mind. Below is an image showing where we all live around the world. I love hopping with this amazing and supportive group of people.




This month I have created my card with the Honeybee Home Bundle and coordinating Heart & Home Designer Series Paper.




  1. Start with a Basic White card base measuring 21cm x 14.9cm scored and folded in half
  2. Cut a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock to measure 10cm x 14.3cm
  3. Cur a piece of the Fresh Freesia DSP to measure 9.6cm x 13.9cm and adhere to the Fresh Freesia card stock using glue
  4. Around the centre of the DSP layer adhere a 12cm length of the White Frayed Ribbon securing at the back with glue dots
  5. Run a 12cm length of Linen Thread across the top of the Frayed Ribbon securing again with Glue Dots
  6. Adhere this layer to the card front using Dimensionals to pop it up
  7. Cut a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock to measure 7.5cm x 10.3cm
  8. Cut a piece of Basic White card stock to measure 7.1cm x 9.9cm and run this through your Cut &Emboss machine using the Hive 3D Embossing Folder. Adhere the embossed layer to the Fresh Freesia card stock then adhere to the card front using Dimensionals
  9. Stamp the floral spray, 2 sprigs of the other spray and the Bee in Sahara Sand ink on Basic White card stock  die cut with the coordinating dies. Colour the floral spray with Fresh Freesia for the flowers and Light Crumb Cake for the leaves. Use light Crumb Cake for the bee and the other two sprays
  10. Die cut two of the reeds and one of the flower topped sprigs from Sahara Sand card stock
  11. Arrange all die cut pieces into a spray and adhere with glue dots and Dimensionals on the top of the Embossed layer
  12. Stamp the sentiment in Fresh Freesia ink on Basic White card stock and use paper snips to cut out the sentiment close to the lettering. Adhere to the card front using dimensionals
  13. Secure five of the Fresh Freesia In Colour Jewels around the floral image
  14. Tie a length of Linen Thread in a double bow and secure to the right hand side of the card using a glue dot
  15. I counted 10 layers on my card!!


Make sure you click on the next blog button to head to the lovely Rochelle Laird-Smith's Blog Post for more layering inspiration. She always has something beautiful to share each month.





Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Tina Zinck - CA

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Wendy Lee - US

Chris Smith - US

Tricia Butts - US

Elaine de Montmorency - CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US



Many thanks for stopping by today. 

I hope I have inspired you to be creative today and use layering in your projects. 

Have a creative week!


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Colour INKspiration #117



Hello and welcome to my blog post for CI#117!

The crew would love you to join us for one of the challenges! It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Basic Black as well as Metallics. 

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. Make sure that you answer the joining questions. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.

I love this fun image chosen by crew member Michelle Miller. Aren't these the most beautiful birds and evoke feelings of being in the tropics somewhere special.




I wanted to create a tropical card with the challenge colours but I kept coming back to the Pirate stamp from the Pirates & Mermaids Stamp set. It is really fun and worked well with the colours. I have used the  wood stamp from the On The Horizon Bundle to create the look of a raft. And Timeless Tropical stamp set for the Palm Trees.



  1. Start with a Bermuda Bay card base measuring 21cm x 14.9cm scored and folded in half
  2. Cut a piece of Basic White to measure 8.5cm x 12.9cm and another to measure 8.2cm x 12.6cm and run this piece through your Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timber Embossing Folder. Glue both these pieces together and adhere to the card base using dimensionals to pop it up
  3. On Basic White card stock stamp the Pirate and the chest in Memento™Tuxedo Black Ink and fussy cut both images. Colour the Coat of the Pirate in Real Red Stampin' Blends, his body with Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker the sword and buckle with the Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker. Colour the chest in with the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and the coins with the Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker
  4. Stamp the wood image in Crumb Cake ink on Crumb cake card stock and die cut with the coordinating Die from the On The Horizon Bundle. Adhere to the card front using Dimensionals
  5. On a piece of Basic White card stock stamp the Palm trees by colouring the Palms in with Bermuda Bay ink and the Palm Trunks from the Timeless Tropical stamp set with Crumb Cake ink. Die cut using the coordinating die. Adhere to the card font using Dimensionals and placing the base of the tree on the wood image
  6. Adhere both the Pirate and the chest to the card front on top of the wood using Dimensionals
  7. On a small strip of Basic White card stock stamp the sentiment in Bermuda Bay ink and trim the end to banner. Adhere to the base of the images using Dimensionals



This was  a lot of fun to create and the mash up of different bundles and stamp sets work so well together.

Thank you so  much for stopping by. You are appreciated.

Hope you find time to be creative this week!

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