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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Around The World On Wednesday February Blog Hop Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday February Blog Hop and this month we have a Sketch Challenge to help spark our creativity. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to give this sketch a try. There are so many wonderful options to explore.

For this month's Sketch Challenge, I decided that I wanted to combine one of my favorite bundles from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog with one of the Level 1 Sale-a-bration Rewards to show how you can create a beautiful clean and simple card for Valentine's Day and beyond.

It is miserably cold here in Colorado at the moment, so I thought I would create a pretty card to help brighten someone's day and help them look forward to Spring. I chose one of the gorgeous designs from the Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper, a Level 1 Sale-a-bration Reward you can earn Free with a qualifying order. I paired it with the fun Hugs For Love Bundle which combines the wonderful stamp set with the coordinating punch to help you create clean and simple cards.

Products Used:

Hugs For Love Bundle (item #165738)

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper (item #164944)

Sale-a-bration Level 1 Reward

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Melon Mambo Cardstock (item #115320)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Melon Mambo Classic Ink Pad (item #147051)

Peach Pie Classic Ink Pad (item #163810)

2024-2026 In Color Shimmer Gems (item #163781)

Peach Pie 3/8" Bordered Ribbon (item #163783)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Melon Mambo Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

3 Strips - 1/4" x 4"

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Label stamped and punched with the Hugs For Love Bundle

Bloom Impressions Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Often when we think of Valentine's Day, we focus on romantic card designs for our partners or cute designs for our kids. For today's card design, I wanted to create a card that would be perfect to give to anyone who could use a hug to help them get through these cold Wintery days and hopefully make them smile. The floral card front reminds me of cherry blossoms and I love how the combination Melon Mambo and Peach Pie work together to create a fresh, pretty design. I created the elements to recreate the sketch using three narrow strips of Melon Mambo cardstock and a medium Basic White circle to frame the sentiment label. I used the Hugs For Love Bundle to stamp and punch out the sentiment label and popped it up onto the circle with Stampin' Dimensionals to add some dimension. I used a piece of the Peach Pie Bordered Ribbon to create the pretty bow and added several of the Peach Pie Shimmer Gems for a touch of sparkle.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this card sketch a try and see what you can create with the supplies in your craft stash. It is so much fun mixing and matching products from the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and 2025 Sale-a-bration Catalog to create beautiful projects.

Now it's time to visit Theresa's blog and see what she has created with this month's sketch challenge. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

Roll Call List

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Saturday, January 11, 2025

Stamping Inkspirations January Blog Hop Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations January Blog Hop and we are starting off 2025 with a Sketch Challenge to help warm us up. Our wonderful Design Team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore creating your own beautiful projects using this month's sketch for inspiration. Sketches are a great way to spark creativity, especially if you are struggling to get started. It's like having a road map or a plan that can help prompt your imagination.

I love using sketches as a way to create fun card designs. With Valentine's Day just over a month away, I wanted to show how you can create a beautiful card design without having to do any stamping. Using the sketch layout, I chose to create a bold, bright design using the Full of Life Designer Series Paper with the Mix & Match Ephemera Packs from the new January-April 2025 Mini Catalog.

Products Used:

Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (item #164857)

Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (item #164859)

Full of Life 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #163357)

Real Red Cardstock (item #102482)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Baker's Twine Essentials (item #155475)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Real Red Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Full of Life Designer Series Paper

Card Front Accent Layer: 5" x 4 1/4"

Cut 1 Strip - 1" x 4 1/4"

Tear left side of remaining piece along the 4 1/4" side to create gap between the 2 pieces

Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack

Pink Wash Tag

Celebrate Love Mix & Match

Real Red Heart Die Cut

Red & Pink Floral Die Cut

Red Sentiment Label

This sketch was a lot of fun and I admit it really challenged me to think outside my comfort zone. I recently ordered several of the new Mix & Match Ephemera Packs from the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog and I wanted to explore creating a card design that had no stamping by using different elements from these packs. For my background design, I chose to use one of the patterns from the Full of Life 6"x6" Designer Series Paper and I loved the contrast of the bold, vibrant colors against the Basic White background layer. I chose one of the tags from the Washes & Florals Tags Mix & Match Ephemera Pack for my focal layer and added several elements and a sentiment label from the Celebrate Love Mix & Match Ephemera Pack to create the focal design. I loved how the different elements coordinated to have it all come together. For the twine and bow element, I wrapped a piece of White Baker's Twine around the card front twice and tied a bow on the right side near the edge. I made sure that the twine was placed about halfway across the card front and then added the focal tag over the top using Stampin' Dimensionals, so that the bow was against the right edge of the tag. I chose not to add any bling, instead letting the bold colors and the design elements shine for this design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to give this Sketch Challenge a try to create your own beautiful projects. There are so many wonderful options to explore to help spark your creativity.

Now it's time to visit Leonie's blog and see what she has created with this month's Sketch Challenge. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List to find your way. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.

Roll Call List

Mo Rootes ● Karen Henderson ● Aurélie Fabre

Annette Ball ● Teri West ● Jan Musselman

Tricia Butts ● Leonie Stuart ● Judith Henderson

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Saturday, February 10, 2024

Stamping Inkspirations February Blog Hop Color Challenge

Welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations February Blog Hop and this month we have a Color Challenge. We have been challenged to use 3-5 of the following colors: Misty Moonlight, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Real Red and Pretty Peacock, to create our project. Our Design Team will be sharing their ideas and projects to help inspire you to try this color challenge.

For my design, I was able to use all five colors to create my card. I wanted to create a bright and cheerful design that would be perfect for Valentine's Day. I chose to use the Bee My Valentine Bundle to create my focal design and paired it with the Perennial Postage Dies to add a little extra detail. This is the first time I have used Lemon Lolly and I must admit, I was surprised at how bright this color is. I chose to use one of the designs from the Subtles 6"x 6" Designer Series Paper for the background to add some subtle texture.

Products Used:

Bee My Valentine Bundle (item #162554)

Perennial Postage Dies (item #162607)

Subtles 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper (item #161644)

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Lemon Lolly Cardstock (item #161720)

Real Red Cardstock (item #102482)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Vellum Cardstock (item #101856)

Pretty Peacock Classic Ink Pad (item #150083)

Soft Sea Foam Classic Ink Pad (item #147102)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Festive Pearls (item #159963)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4')

Mat Layer - 2 1/4" x 3"

Basic White Cardstock

Focal Layer die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

Bee antenna stamped and punched out with the Bee My Valentine Bundle

Lemon Lolly Cardstock

Bee body stamped and punched out with the Bee My Valentine Bundle

Vellum Cardstock

2 Wings stamped and punched out with the Bee My Valentine Bundle

Real Red Cardstock

Sentiment Label die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

2 small hearts punched out with the Bee Builder Punch

Lemon Lolly Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

For this card, I chose to create a clean and simple design with the focus being the cute little bee. I just love the Bee My Valentine Bundle and how versatile the Bee Builder Punch is. Rather than stamp the body with Lemon Lolly Classic ink onto Basic White cardstock, I chose to use Lemon Lolly cardstock and stamp the stripes and detail with Memento Tuxedo Black ink to make it pop. For the wings, I stamped them onto Vellum cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched them out with the large heart from the punch to get the wing shape. For the antenna, I stamped the image onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock and used the small heart on the punch to punch it out. I then attached the antenna and wings to the back of the bee body.

For the focal layer, I die cut the Basic White cardstock layer using the Perennial Postage Dies to add some detail to the panel. I stamped the flight trail, I stamped it at an angle with Memento ink and created the flower on the right side of the panel using Soft Sea Foam Classic ink for the stem and Pretty Peacock Classic ink stamped off once to stamp the flower. I layered the focal panel onto a piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock to coordinate with the card base and provide some contrast against the Lemon Lolly Designer Series Paper background. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto Real Red cardstock and die cut it with one of the dies from the Perennial Postage Dies and attached it to the bottom right corner of the panel. I also added two small Real Red hearts that I punched out using the Bee Builder Punch and added one to the body of the bee and the other just below the sentiment. For a touch of bling, I added several Gold Pearls from the Festive Pearls. Isn't this just the cutest card design? I love how it turned out and how well these colors worked together to create this design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope this cute card design will help spark your creativity and encourage you to give this color challenge a try. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to visit Jan's blog and see what she has created with these wonderful colors. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy our blog hop this month.

Roll Call List

Angie McKenzie ● Karen Henderson ● Leonie Stuart

Rebecca-Jo Unwin ● Aurélie Fabre ● Jill Chapman

Annette Ball ● Mo Rootes ● Shel Anderson

Tricia Butts ● Jan Musselman

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Friday, February 2, 2024

Global Stamping Friends February Blog Hop Lovely & Sweet

Welcome to the Global Stamping Friends February Blog Hop as we showcase this month's theme "Lovely and Sweet". With Valentine's Day approaching, this is a great opportunity explore the wonderful ways to send a little love to the special people in our lives.

One of my favorite bundles for creating cards from the heart, would have to be the adorable Fluffiest Friends Bundle, I love the variety of cute animal images in the stamp set and the wonderful coordinating dies that help to add creative touches to my projects. For today's card, I chose to use the beautiful Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper to create a fun, sweet Valentine's card. This pretty pack of paper is a Level 1 Sale-a-bration Reward that you can earn Free with a qualifying $50 order and is perfect for creating Valentine's Day cards to send to family and friends.

Products Used:

Fluffiest Friends Bundle (item #162850)

Perennial Postage Bundle (item #162608)

Deckled Circles Dies (item #162286)

Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper (item #162976)

Level 1 Sale-a-bration Reward

Crumb Cake Cardstock (item #120953)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Crumb Cake Classic Ink Pad (item #147116)

Early Espresso Classic Ink Pad (item #147114)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154882)

Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #161674)

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154899)

2022-2024 In Color Baker's Twine Pack (item #159195)

Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers (item #162557)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Sponge Daubers (item #133773)

Measurements:

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Large Circle die cut with the Deckled Circles Dies

Rectangle die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

Beaver Nest stamped and die cut with the Fluffiest Friends Bundle

Basic White Cardstock

Large focal circle die cut with the Deckled Circles Dies

Beaver image stamped and die cut with the Fluffiest Friends Bundle

Sentiment Label die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

For today's card design, I chose to use the cute beaver image holding a stick heart. I thought it would be a sweet focal image for my Valentine's card. I also used the nest image to help ground him inside the Basic White circle die cut with the Deckled Circles Dies. I colored the images with Stampin' Blends Markers and added the images to the circle using Stampin' Dimensionals to pop them up. I used a larger Crumb Cake deckled circle to frame the focal circle and I sponged the edge of the circle with Crumb Cake Classic ink using a Sponge Dauber. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with Gold embossing powder onto Basic White cardstock and used the Perennial Postage Dies to die cut it out. I layered it onto the slightly larger Crumb Cake label, which also has the edges sponged with Crumb Cake Classic ink. Using Sweet Sorbet Baker's Twine, I wrapped a piece around the card front twice and tied a bow on the left side. I added the sentiment over the top of the twine with Stampin' Dimensionals and attached the focal image above the sentiment, making sure to center both of them. To finish off the design, I added a red heart from the Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers to complete the design. I had so much fun creating this sweet card design and hope it will help bring a smile to someone special.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful projects to share with the people you love. The beautiful Most Adored Specialty Designer Series Paper is a wonderful option for creating cards from the heart. Remember, you can earn it free with a qualifying order of $50 during Sale-a-bration, which ends February 29th.

Now it's time to visit Kimberley's blog and see what she has created to share with us. Just click on the Next button below to visit her blog. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you like about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.