Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - December 2021

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I am taking part in a blog hop with some fellow enthusiasts who love sharing their creative talents using their Stampin' Up!® products. This month the Stamping Inkspirations blog hop is all about Christmas Tunes.

My card today is for a friend who loves the countryside and anything to do with nature.    They have a real soft spot for deer! I feel as if I have been immersed in Christmas tunes for weeks now because the bulid up to Christmas starts early in Primary School. We have songs to learn for the plays and the service in Church and yesterday we were treated to a whole host of of festive tunes at the pantomime.

So, my card is a Christmas Medley both in terms of songs and techniques. I can see references to dashing through the snow, silent night, snow lying deep and crisp and even and the musical note embossing folder could reperesent any song of your choosing!

The embossed white musical layer sits on a top folding Evening Evergreen card and the little scene sits within a Scalloped Contours die cut layer. I stamped a row of trees in Evening Evergreen ink across the width of the white layer. The darker trees are stamped full strength and the lighter ones are stamped off first. The bottom portion of this white layer was then embossed using the Wintry 3-d folder adding texture and giving the illusion of a snowy bank. 

Using a Blending Brush and Balmy Blue ink I created a bluish bloom around the outside edges of the card. I couldn't decide how I wanted the sky to look, so I have made two versions. To one of the cards I added a few gold heat embossed stars and the other one simply has a gleaming die cut gold foil star. Both cards have a stamped and punched deer for decoration (I punched a couple of extra deer and layered them up to make it a bit more sturdy), a Merry Christmas stamped in Evening Evergreen and a trio of gold metallic pearls.

I hope that you are inspired by my card today and that you will continue along the hop to see what the others have created too. Enjoy the projects. We would love to hear from you and so if you have been inspired, please leave a comment. 

 

 

Angie McKenzie  ●  Libby Fens  ●  Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes  ●  Gez Carpenter

Rochelle Laird-Smith  ●  Tricia Butts  ●  Elaine de Montmorency

 Jill Chapman ●  Jo Blackman  ●  Jan Musselman  

Annette Ball  ●  Karen Henderson  ●  Teri West 

Danielle Kassing  ●  Terry Hamilton  ●  Susan Simpson

Do you need any of the products used on today's card? If you live in the UK you can click on the shopping links below to add them to your collection today.

Thank you for joining us today! Looking forward to seeing you next time. Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the hostess code 9FHFRRDR to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. 

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All Star Tutorial Bundle Blog Hop - Bloom Where You Are Planted Suite - December 2021

Hello and welcome to our All Star Tutorial Bundle Design Team Blog Hop for December 2021. This month we are using the Bloom Where You Are Planted Suite. The projects featured in the bundle are exclusive and the tutorials come complete with photos, video directions and a supply list that includes both Metric and Imperial measurements.

Here is a sneak peek of the Bloom Where You Are Planed Suite bundle of tutorials.

To enjoy the tutorials you have several options:

• shop with me -  if you order from my online store you will receive that month's bundle for free
• purchase - buy the bundle for £11.50 
• Join my Team - team members will receive the tutorials for free

In my project for the Tutorial Bundle I used Gray Granite and Evening Evergreen as my colour combination and I worked with the Designer Series Paper as well as the stamps and coordinating dies. Here is a sneak peek of my project. 

To give you even more inspiration each of us has created another project using the Bloom Where You Are Planted Suite products. Here is my project for today.

It's a card in a card with a flap at the front folding out to reveal the message inside. The elements for the potted plant are cut from the Designer Series Paper in this suite and it forms a gorgeous little focal point on the front of the mini card.

I have used the same two colours again for the card bases as they are featured in the DSP and they really make the patterns pop. The inside portion of the card looks like this:

Let me know what you think in the comments below. If you want to be inspired with more ideas using this suite you can purchase the tutorial bundle (along with previous tutorials) HERE. 

Thank you so much for visiting today. Click on the names below to hop around and see all the other amazing projects for using this suite. Enjoy! If you live in the UK you can purchase these products below.

Blog Hop List:

Stay safe and as always happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the hostess code 9FHFRRDR to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. 

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

Click on the images below to purchase them in my online shop:

 

 

 

 

All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store

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Have fun shopping!

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the hostess code 9FHFRRDR to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. 

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

 

All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

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Whimsical Trees for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop - November 2021

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I am delighted to be taking part in the Ink and Inspiration blog hop for November. The theme this month is Use Your Stash and I am using some trees cut out with the Christmas Trees dies from the Whimsy and Wonder suite together with a sentiment from the Christmas Whimsy Card Kit.

The theme of this Blog Hop is very apt at the moment! I have little piles of bits and pieces all over my desk. As I start making a batch of cards I often cut or stamp out several of the same thing in different colours. It gives me options and I can see what works out best by using trial and error! It is very rare that the picture I have in my head at the start of my cardmaking ends up being exactly like the finished card. So, as a result I have little piles growing round my desk...they might be useful someday, so I don't throw tham away. The neat and tidy person in me (sometimes!) packs them up with the relevant stamps or dies but, the creative me moves on to another project and leaves little piles of disgarded elements all over my desk ready to use another time! 

Well, these fantastic trees are left overs from an old project and are from one of those said piles. They are absolutely gorgeous and look stunning grouped as a little trio on this snowy scape. I can't believe that this is my first blue, silver and white card this year - It's a classic combination that I adore. I stamped the Seasnon's Greetings using Night of Navy ink onto a square of Basic White card and then embossed it with the Wintry 3d folder. Luckily, I had had the forethought to use adhesive sheets on the card before die cutting the trees so they were super easy to adhere to the embossed background. 

To finish, I wrapped some of the White Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the layer and, using glue dots, also added a tiny bow. They twinkle beautifully when they catch the light. Naturally, I had to add a trio of Metallic Pearls to complete the look!

Now, all I need to do is convert the other neglected piles into more cards. I hope that you are inspired by my card today and that you will continue along the hop to see what the others have created too - click on the names below to enjoy their  projects. We would love to hear from you and so if you have been inspired, please leave a comment.

Do you need any of the products used on today's card? If you live in the UK you can click on the shopping links below to add them to your collection today.

Thank you for joining us today! Looking forward to seeing you next time. Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the hostess code M434GABM to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE. 

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

Click on the images below to purchase them in my online shop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Star Tutorial Bundles

All Star Tutorial Bundles have 12 AMAZING video tutorials to inspire you each month.

Click HERE for sneak peeks or to purchase.

FREE with a purchase from my online store