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Friday, 1 September 2023

A Beary Cute Bundle | New Mini Catalogue | Positive Inkers Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! It's a new month and that means our Positive Inkers Design Team have a new blog & Instagram hop for you! We're featuring the brand new Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue - super exciting!

I fell head over heels for the Beary Cute bundle! I mean seriously...how cute are those polar bears!!

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I stamped the bears using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and for the scarf, Real Red. , fussy cut two of them and used the punch to cut out the third.

Lately I've been obsessed with Blending Brushes, and I used them, along with Balmy Blue ink on the same colour cardstock to create a cool background for the bears.

How cute is this little family and their snowy background - which is DSP from the Beary Christmas paper! I cut it using one of the Nested Essentials dies!

For even more snow, I heat embossed the snowflakes from the Beary Cute stamp set. It's still summer here in Canada so now snow yet LOL....at least not in Southern Ontario! 😊

Last, but not least, I heat embossed the sentitment in white onto Balmy Blue cardstock. I love how this simple card turned out! This would be a great card to make multiples! What do you think?

Be sure to continue on our hop:

Sandy McCullough - Canada - (you are here)

Maheswair Rajaguru - Australia

Elly Rijnvis – Netherlands

Anne Marie Hile – USA

Jo Blackman – UK

The new Mini Catalogue products will be available starting on Sept 6! If you live in Canada and are looking for Stampin' Up! supplies, I would be honoured to help you along your creative journey!

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Sandy xx

Tuesday, 1 August 2023

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

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Little Pink Houses | Ringed with Nature | Blending & More!

Hi Crafty Friends! My card reminds me of the song...you know it....Little Pink Houses for you and me! I used the uber versatile Ringed with Nature Bundle from Stampin' Up! for all the cards you see in my video!

It's Sale-a- bration time! And time for you to earn FREE products with every $60 spend! Hurry though, the FREE Sale-a-bration goodies are while supplies last!

Here's my card!

One of the things I love is using the second generation stamping technique. For example, the ink I used for the house is Sweet Sorbet, which you can see in the graphic below. By stamping off, my house is a light pink - pretty, eh!

I'm definitely exploring lots of colour combinations lately! In my video (further down in this post), you'll see how I used my Blending Brushes to get that awesome light and dark background colour.

Why I love this bundle! The stamps, naturally, and the hybrid embossing folder that is used with the dies. Amazing results, as you'll see in my video!

RINGED WITH NATURE BUNDLE #159889

Here's the must-have Ringed with Nature bundle. Look at all the stamps & dies you get!

And, this is another set that will take you through the seasons!

Purchase this bundle before August 31 (or anything from the active catalogues, and you earn a FREE Sale-a-bration product for every $60 spend!

Please remember to shop early as the items are while supplies last!

Live in Canada? Shop with me here!

WATCH MY YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL

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Check out the house - it looks like it's stone - so rustic! Did you check out my video above? Then you'll know I used Blending Brushes, Wink of Stella and a splattering technique!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Sandy xx

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Tuesday, 5 July 2022

Simple Blending | Simple Heat Embossing | Hand-Penned Petals | Heartfelt Thank You Card

Happy Tuesday everyone! I'm so happy to be sharing a project with you that's crisp & clean with a burst of colour! Every once in a while I can't figure out what to make and I end up with lots of pieces and no plan. Does that happen to you as well? I walk away for a bit, and when I come back refreshed, the card comes together!

Here's my card.

I love how simple layers add texture and depth to cards! For my card I chose the Timeworn Type folder from Stampin' Up! as my first layer - it's subtle - subtlety that is needed to avoid overtaking the focal point of the card.

Love these colours together?

Wait 'til you view my Video Tutorial further down in this post!

I changed up one of the colours!

Now for the burst of colour! Do you use Blending Brushes? I do - they help add colour quickly and they're sooooo easy to use! Once the ink dried, I heat embossed the floral image in black, then cut it using a die from Penned Flowers. Super pretty!

Have you seen the beautiful images & lovely greetings in the Nature's Prints stamp set? A must-have set for sure! I heat embossed the greeting in black on our Kraft paper, then cut using Tailor Made Tags.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

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Hand Penned Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Nature's Prints Cling Stamp Set (English)

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Kraft 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Paper Pack

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Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad

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Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

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Versamark Pad

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Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Penned Flowers Dies

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Scalloped Contours Dies

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Tailor Made Tags Dies

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Timeworn Type 3 D Embossing Folder

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Blending Brushes

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Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

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Basics Embossing Powders

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Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

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Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Easy Messy Blending | Nature's Prints | Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends and happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing a messy blending technique that is easy and effective as a background!

Why messy blending? Because it lets you be creative and being messy is fun! It also takes away some of the blending 'rules'. So come with me my rebel friends and let's get messy!

For this card I've used Starry Sky - a new In Colours from Stampin' Up! In my Video Tutorial further down in this post, I used 2 colours! All meaurements and card details are given during my video.

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Prior to Stampin' Up! offering Blending Brushes, I had purchased some brushes from Amazon, and truthfully, they were okay, but the Stampin' Up! brushes are far superior! I wouldn't say that unless I stood behind the product 100%!

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Click on the image below to view my YouTube video! I enjoyed making the video and telling you all about my mistakes I made on my first few attempts. It's an easy technique, but I messed up....find out how....

The images from Nature's prints heat emboss so easily! I used white embossing powder, which against the blue of the Starry Sky ink pops!

I never get tired of this blending technique! You get an amazing background that's one of a kind and it is such a huge WOW factor! I hope you'll give it a try!

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