BE INSPIRED | HOLIDAY CREATIONS

Welcome to November's Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop! Our projects this month are Holiday Creations, please be sure to hop all the way around for lots of inspirational projects created by the design team.  You may have  arrived here from my talented and lovely friend Stesha   from the United States, or if you are starting here, welcome! Combing the trees from the Tag Buffet Project Kit, the gold words from the Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin Kit and the Heart Warming Hugs Designer Series Paper made creating this cards a joy! The ribbon was coloured using the Dark Real Red Blends and layered over the tree and under the sentiments. A generous gold bow and a trio of gold Metallic Pearls completed my cards. Next up in today's hop is my sweet and inspirational friend Janneke   in The Netherlands, I'm looking forward to seeing what gorgeous creation Janneke has to share with us. Be Inspired Design Team Blog Roll: Angela Meiritiz-Reid (You are Here!) Janneke Dijkstra de J...

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AROUND THE WORLD ON WEDNESDAY | THE MARKET - ALL ABOUT TEXTURE!

Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Design Team's November 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. Our theme this month is The Market - All About Texture! It is a broad theme with a specific focus on Texture! I've chosen to use the new Enjoy the Moment Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!, it is a new stamp set due out in the new Mini Catalogue in January.  The seed pods, leaves and seeds immediately made me think of the markets where you can buy an array of different items including dried flowers and seeds.  These images are so real I can imagine the feel and texture of them, but to add some extra texture, I ran the stamped panel through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textile Embossing Folder. Despite dried "things" usually being...

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2021 STAMPIN' UP! ARTISAN DESIGN TEAM

I am so happy to let you know that I have been selected as a member of the 2021 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team. This is a huge honour and I look forward to sharing this exciting year with you.   I am one of 21 demonstrators from around the world chosen to be part of this team. Here's a list of the 2021 team -  I had to keep it a secret for a while so I was pleased when it was announced at On-Stage@Home at the weekend! I received a beautifully decorated white lacquered box with a personalised Artisan Design Team stamp and a gorgeous Tiffany's bracelet inside!   A big thank you to the 2020 Artisan Design Team, you have been amazing!   Thank you everyone for your support and here's to 2021!

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STAMPING SOCIETY NOVEMBER BLOG HOP | POINSETTIA PLACE SUITE

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Society's November Blog Hop and Monthly Tutorial. I love being part of this team of amazingly talented Stampin' Up!® demonstrators from around the world. Our theme this month is the Poinsettia Place Suite from the Mini Catalogue. Here's a sneak peek of the gorgeous creations everyone has made. NOVEMBER TUTORIAL SNEAK PEEK: We  have a 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. I traditionally associate Poinsettias with red but today I decided to try them in Flirty Flamingo with a Pool Party background! I white embossed the bracts, water-coloured them and layered ...

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