Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop - February 2022

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 a colour challenge.

Our inspiration this month comes in the form of a colour palette. The colours are Blushing Bride, Polished Pink, Fresh Freesia, Bumblebee and Garden Green. The challenge was to use at least three of the colours and the ultimate challenge was to incorporate all five of them. I managed to include all but Blushing Bride.

As soon as I saw these colours I knew which stamp set I wanted to use. The colours simply scream flowers to me and I've been looking for the excuse to pull out the Flowing Flowers set. 

I have really focussed on the colours today and where the stamps have multiple colours I inked them up using sponge daubers. Using the Scalloped Contours dies I mounted my little picture in a frame. I love this effect. Using the Bouquet of Love embossing folder results in a deeply embossed floral background (the heart is hidden under the scalloped layer!) that sets off the stamped flowers beautifully.

Unusually for me, I haven't added any ribbon or gems or any other type of embellishment to the card. I like the simplicity of the coloured flowers with the different layers and textures just the way it is. I chose the Just a Note sentiment from the set as I am sending quite a few of those type of cards at the moment.

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

 

 

Angie McKenzie  ●  Leonie Stuart  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Rachael Merrick  ●  Jan Musselman  ●  Jo Blackman

Karen Egan  ●  Mo Rootes   ●  Robbie Susan Chandler

Danielle Kassing  ●  Gez Carpenter  ●  Ann Krucek

Annette Ball  ●  Susan Webster  ●  Karen Henderson

Elaine de Montmorency  ●  Chris Smith  ●  Tricia Butts

Teri West  ●  Linda Moore  ●  Marieke Bart

Vickie Littlewood  ●  Jill Chapman  ●  Susan Simpson

Terry Hamilton  ●  Cheryl Hamilton  ●  Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

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 2F9FUWCN 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

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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

 

Customer Thank You cards for February 2022 - Kylie's Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop

Hello! I am participating in a blog hop organised by Kylie and Bruno Bertucci as part of their Demonstrator Training Program. We are a group of Demonstrators from around the world who are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin' Up!® business and to reach some goals that we have set. So, whether you are a regular visitor or if you have hopped in from another blog, I am delighted to welcome you here to my blog!  

Throughout the hop we are sharing ideas and inspiration for Thank You cards to send to our customers during February.  For today's project I wanted to highlight the same suite that is featured in the All Star tutorial this month - Artfully Composed Suite.

I have so enjoyed creating with this suite. During the gloomy February days creating something with a tropical feel is most welcome. To purchase the suite you can click HERE and if you place an order with me during February you will receive one of these cards as a thank you for your purchase together with one of the video tutorial bundles as a gift.

At the beginning of any new catalogue a group of us participate in a team swap to share ideas and to inspire each other. I really enjoy coordinating the swap and love seeing all the different designs and styles. I need to say a big thank you to Ruth Blackett because I have used one of her swap cards as the basis for my thank you cards this month.

It is very satisfying to be able to transform a pile of ingredients into a finished project. Here are the card pieces before the production line began.

I've taken a sheet of the Designer Series Paper and cut it into layers that are smaller than a card front and embossed them with the stripes pattern from the new Stripes & Splatters 3-d embossing folder. I missed these folders the first, and second, time I flicked through the catalogue! Next, I've layered it onto a Cajun Craze layer and then onto a Mint Macaron card base. 

For the decoration I've picked out the colours in the DSP (Mint Macaron and Old Olive) and die cut a trio of leaves for extra dimension and texture. Cajun Craze isn't a colour that I use very often but, I think that here, it helps the foliage and the sentiment to pop. Finally, I added a trio of metallic gold pearls.

Thank you so much for visiting today, I hope you have been inspired! As mentioned at the beginning, this is a blog hop so make sure you hop ar0und to see the other amazing projects on the hop! Click on the links below to visit them.

Do you need any of the products used on today's card? Click on the shopping links below to add them to your collection now.

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 2F9FUWCN 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.

 

 

All Star Tutorial Bundle Blog Hop - Artfully Composed Suite

Hello and welcome to our All Star Tutorial Bundle Design Team Blog Hop for February 2022. This month we are using the Artfully Composed 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 Artfully Composed Suite bundle of tutorials.

 

During the first six months of 2022 we will be designing Tutorial Bundles featuring the following products from the January to June Mini Catalogue: 

• January 2022 - Sweet Talk Suite
  
• February 2022 - Artfully Composed Suite
  
• March 2022 - Abstract Beauty Suite
  
• April 2022 - New Horizons Suite
  
• May 2022 - Flowering Fields Suite
  
• June 2022 - Heart & Home Suite

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 £11.00 
• Join my Team - team members will receive the tutorials for free

To give you even more inspiration each of us has created another project using the Artfully Composed Suite of products. Here is my project for today.

I have combined designer series paper, dies and stamps from the Artfully Composed Suite together with other staples from my collection. The front of the Thick Basic White card base is completely covered with an embossed piece of Basic White. The  Wintry 3-d Embossing Folder is one of the narrower folders, but I've hidden the join under the decorative panel, and I love how the texture complements the DSP.

The DSP panel is the full height of the card and is enhanced with a narrow border of Evening Evergreen and a decorative, die cut Pear Pizzazz border. I've also used Pear Pizzazz for the die cut spray of leaves but, to provide some contrast, the larger leaf is cut from the slightly darker shade of Old Olive. For consistency, I stamped the leaf detail and the sentiment using Evening Evergreen ink and I really like the way it pops against the green and the white. I'm also really pleased how the Stitched Rectangle die cut label is such a perfect fit for the sentiment!

To complete the card I added some sparkle (Iridescent Rhinestones and Wink of Stella on the larger leaf) and a dainty Baker's Twine bow. This was so much fun to put together and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I hope you like it too.

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. 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 2F9FUWCN 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.