SHAKING IT - STAMPIN' FANCY FRIDAY

Hello and welcome to my very first hop with the Fancy Friday Design Team! I'm excited to be part of this talented group of stampers from around the world who are either past or continuing Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Members. You may have arrived here from seeing my talented friend Mikaela Titheridge's  gorgeous project, or if you are starting here please follow all the way around so you don't miss any of the inspirational projects the team have created. And even though this is my first blog hop with the team, it is also my last, we are shaking things up this year on the Fancy Friday Design Team! This will be our last official 'blog hop' because we're moving in a new direction! We'll be posting a challenge on the first Friday of every month over on Instagram and Facebook . And then we'll show you our team projects as the month progresses. We can't wait to have you around so any time you're inspired by our challenge, tag us in ...

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BE INSPIRED - LOVE

Welcome to the first Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop for January! Our theme this month is Love and Friendship, just in time for Valentine's Day. You may have arrived here from my lovely talented friend Stesha, or if you are starting here be sure to hop all the way around, you won't want to miss any of the inspirational projects the design team have created.  I love all the hearts in the Meant to Be Bundle, both the stamped images and the die cuts. To create some different styles I stamped the floral and striped hearts and cut them with other smaller dies (i.e. not the co-ordinating ones)! The Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon has been coloured with Balmy Blue Ink using my Aqua Painter. I love the softness of the blue created by watering-down the ink. The background has been embossed with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder and a few Rhinestones added for a little bling! Next up in today's hop is my lovely friend Janneke, I'm l...

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INK IT! STAMP IT! MINI AND SALE-A-BRATION CATALOGUES

Welcome to the Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop. You may have arrived from my lovely and talented Stephanie Fischer from Australia. If you are starting here please see the complete list at the bottom of this post which will guide you through all the creative projects the team has to share. The theme for this hop is "Mini and Sale-A-Bration Catalogues". These catalogues are full of gorgeous new products and inspiration ! How cute is the Little Ladybug Stamp Set? This set is a free Host set when a party order or personal order is over $575 NZD during Sale-A-Bration! Yes this card did involve a lot of fussy cutting but that is about to change as there are co-ordinating Ladybugs dies to go with this stamp set! I watercoloured the background over the sentiment that had been embossed in white, then I layered up the flower and ladybug. The images where coloured using Stampin' Blends and I finished off my card with a few sequins from the Peace...

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