BE INSPIRED | SUNSHINE & HAPPINESS

Welcome to this month's Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop! Our theme this month is "Sunshine and Happiness". You may have arrived here from my very talented friend Stesha from the United States, 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 created by the design team. Daffodil Delight was my immediate thought when I saw this month's theme and, of course, sunflowers! I decided to mix it up a bit by sponging the background in Daffodil Delight and adding the sunflower die cuts in Whisper White. I layered the two Whisper White die cuts (slightly askew) and added a Daffodil Delight centre. For the centre, I water-coloured a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock with Daffodil Delight and then die cut it. The sentiment is stamped in Smoky Slate and fussy cut. I added three of the clear gems from the Elegant Faceted Gems collection and a splattering of Wink of Stella. Next up in today's hop is my lov...

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AROUND THE WORLD ON WEDNESDAY | CAS(E) A TEAM MEMBER

Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Design Team's July Blog Hop. The Around the World on Wednesday has been created by my lovely friend Angie McKenzie and comprises a group of super talented demonstrators from around the world. The Around the World Hop goes live on the second Wednesday of each month. This month we have special guests, the talented and super kind Kylie and Bruno Bertucci . I love these guys! This month's theme is Cas(e) a Team Member and I was thrilled to be matched up with Angie McKenzie.  Angie is inspired by nature, hence her blog name Nature's Inkspirations. I love Angie's style it's so refreshing and colourful. I have chosen to Cas(e) Angie's blue card on the left. I love the mono-chromatic look and as blue is my favourite colour it was an easy choice. I love Angie's layout and colours, and used the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle to recreate her card. I started with an embossed background using the Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Fol...

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STAMPING SOCIETY JULY BLOG HOP | FLOWERS FOR ALL SEASONS

Welcome to the Stamping Society's July Blog Hop and Monthly Tutorial! It's great to be part of this team of amazingly talented Stampin' Up!® demonstrators from around the world. Our theme this month is the " Flowers for All Seasons" , and here's a sneak peek of the gorgeous creations everyone has made. JUNE TUTORIAL SNEAK PEEK: We  have an exclusive video tutorial available, showcasing six different and exclusive projects. You can get these tutorials by: Buying the tutorials ($10.25 NZD from me or equivalent in each market), click on the Buy Now Button under Tutorials for Sale at the top of this page, to make your purchase; or Spend $37 worth of Stampin' Up! product from me and you'll get these for free. Get them for free as a member of my Stampin' Up! Team. The Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle has quickly become a favourite of mine, with its lovely images that, I think, don't have to be limited to traditional sunflower colours. The main panel of my...

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