Textured Floral | Thank You | Positive Inkers Design Team Blog Hop | Stampin' Up!

Happy Sunday and happy 1st day of October!  The first of each month means our Positive Inkers Global Design Team blog hop goes live - excitng!  I love our theme this month - it's Thank You / Giving Thanks!

I decided to go with earth tone colours for the flowers and lots of foliage for my card!

I fell hard for the Textured Floral bundle from Stampin' Up! with gorgeous florals and leaves.  I've stamped the leaves in Lost Lagoon, and the flowers using Pecan Pie, Crushed Curry and Crumb Cake. Notice how the stamped flowers aren't solid?  That's because this is a Distinktive set with depth and dimension imagery.  Cool, eh!

Have you seen the Throughout the Year set from the Mini?  I love sentiment sets as they cover so many occasions, which is great value for our money! 

Heat embossing is my go-to in cardmaking!  It's often the WOW that takes a card from 'oh that's pretty' to 'that's awesome!'

Dry embossing is also a WOW!  I've used the Leaf Fall folder fo rmy background.  It seems to compliment the floral focus of my card.

 

Finishing touches help bring everything together and I tend to go subtle with these: curling one corner of the layer, adding embellishments and spritzing a bit of ink here and there. When I looked at my almost finished card, I realized it needed a bit of shine, so using Rose Gold specialty paper which I cut using my Natural Prints dies. And just like that, card complete!

Thank you for stopping by!  Please continue on our hop:

Sandy McCullough - Canada – you are here

Maheswari Rajaguru – Australia 

 Elly Rijnvis – Netherlands 

Anne Marie Hile – USA 

Jo Blackman – UK - sitting out this month

Everything I used for my card is available in my Online Store , and all other Stampin' Up! supplies.

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In Colour Challenge | Positive Inkers Design Team | Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! You are in for a colour treat today because our Positive Inkers Design Team have been busy creating cards based on our August Challenge - use 2023-2025 In Colours from Stampin' Up!

I'll post my Tues@7pm ET video once it's complete and downloaded.  Catch the actual live on my Facebook page HERE

For my card, I chose the gorgeous combination of Moody Mauve & Pebbled Path!

I started my card layer by using a Blending Brush, one of the Foursquare Decorative Masks and Moody Mauve ink to create a subtle background. I love the creative possibilities with the masks - I feel artsy!

I'll post my Tues@7pm ET video once it's complete and downloaded.  Catch the actual live on my Facebook page HERE

MY YOUTUBE CARD TUTORIAL VIDEO

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I love when all the paper bits comes together and make something pretty!  

Thank you for stopping by today!  Please continue on our hop:

Sandy McCullough – Canada - you are here

Maheswari Rajaguru - Australia

EllyRijnvis – Netherlands 

Anne Marie Hile – USA 

Jo Blackman - UK 

My 7th Annual Retired Product Bogo Sale

My Stampin' Up! Retired product BOGO sale Starts on July 15 at 8am EST.  You'll receive the retired items free when you place an order with current products of equivalent value! AND you earn Bonus Days coupon codes with every $60 you spend! After your new product order is submitted, you'll receive an email from Stampin' Up! with your coupon codes. Keep that email!

HERE'S THE LINK TO MY BOGO SALE: https://forms.gle/yhRXioZvDB5bsX256

The link goes live on July 15,2023 at 8am ET

Watercolouring | Paper Florist | Positive Inkers Design Team | Blog Hop

Happy Saturday and Happy Canada Day everyone!  I'm excited for another Positive Inkers Design Team blog hop!  "Foral' is our theme this month and you're going to see some amazing cards!

Here's my finished card!

Do you love watercolouring?  Well, for me, it's been a while and I jumped in with both feet....erm....hands 😊

Stampin' Up! has the best watercolour paper ever!  Fluid 100 paper works brilliantly with our inks and it's so easy to get amazing results.  I used our Water Painters along with Gorgeous Grape, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party & Balmy Blue ink refillers.

Once the inks dried I cut flowers & greenery using the Paper Florist and Cheerful Daisy dies.  Both sets of dies give you loads of floral & greenery options!

A nice little additon is peeking out from under the flowers - it's a Basic White layer cut using Radiating Stitches dies.  Do you love texture as much as me?!

Let's talk backgrounds!  Beautiful detail from the Countryside Blossoms folder provides a subtle texture for the first layer  I'm certain you'll want to add these dies to your shopping list!

I love this sentiment from Charming Sentiments!  Perfect for birthday, wedding, retirement and so many other special occasions.  It's one of seventeen stamps in the set!

Thank you for stopping by today!  Please continue on our hop:

Sandy McCullough – Canada - you are here

Maheswari Rajaguru - Australia

EllyRijnvis – Netherlands - sitting out this month

Anne Marie Hile – USA 

Jo Blackman - UK 

Would you like to make this card?  Below are the supplies I used:

If you live in Canda you can shop at my ONLINE STORE or click on any of the pics below or  

SHOP here: https://bit.ly/SandysStampinUp  

Charming Sentiments Bundle (English)

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

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Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Metallics Embossing Powders

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Paper Florist Dies

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Cheerful Daisies Dies

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Radiating Stitches Dies

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Countryside Blossoms Embossing Folder

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Paper Trimmer

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Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

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Water Painters

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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Simply Elegant Trim

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Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Paper Florist Dies | Positive Inkers Design Team | Blog Hop

Thank you for dropping by my blog today!  Happy June!  You are in for a treat!  Our Positive Inkers Design Team are ready to WOW you with our Sketch Challenge blog hop using Stampin' Up! products of course!

Here's my finished card.....

Question for you - when you flipped through the pages of the catalogue or looked online, did you notice the Paper Florist dies?  I did!  And if you're like me, once you see them, these dies will be on your shopping list!

Soooo, I used the new Paper Florist dies to create this lovely card.  Are you a subtles person?  Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath & Soft Seafoam sure look pretty together.  I bet you're imagining so many awesome colour combos!

Do you love a good challenge?  Try out our sketch!  I love sketches because you're free to interpret them and use your creativity! 

Sweet details on the petals, greenery and the fringed piece - all from the Paper Florist dies!  

Texture - love it!  Have you seen the Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder?  For my card, I've used the debossed side of the paper for an understated look.

Oh...and let me ask you - how cute is the sentiment stamped on one of the patterns from the Bright & Beautiful DSP!  Was that really a question 😄   Love You - such a sweet greeting from Timeless Arrangements!

Well, my friends, that's my take on the Sketch Challenge.  Your thoughts please - feel free to leave a comment.

Thank you for stopping by today!  Please continue on our hop:

Sandy McCullough – Canada - you are here

Maheswari Rajaguru - Australia

EllyRijnvis – Netherlands 

Anne Marie Hile – USA 

Jo Blackman - UK 

Would you like to make this card?  Below are the supplies I used:

If you live in Canda you can shop at my ONLINE STORE or click on any of the pics below or  

SHOP here: https://bit.ly/SandysStampinUp  

Timeless Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad

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Paper Florist Dies

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Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder

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2023–2025 In Color™ Dots

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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