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February Product of the Month – Painted Illusions DSP

A handmade card with two large squares of printed paper diagonally opposite each other and two strips of a floral printed paper next to these

Welcome to the February blog hop for the Stampin’ Up! Product of the Month – Painted Illusions Designer Series Paper. This craft paper features soft watercolour gradients in pink, green, blue, teal, and yellow, with white patterns that flow over the background. Colours included are Darling Duckling, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon, Misty […]

Let’s craft together – February colour challenge

A handmade card with two red and black hearts slightly overlapping and the sentiment Hugs & Kisses

This month it was my turn to set the challenge for the Let’s Craft Together team. I decided rather than limiting the team to Valentine’s Day, to make the theme RED. They can also add black, white, silver and gold. My husband doesn’t like to celebrate Valentine’s Day – he thinks its way too commercialised. […]

Ink & Inspiration – colour challenge for January

Image of a handmade card with flowers on it that have been cut out and stuck onto the card piece by piece

Thank you for visiting me for the Ink & Inspiration blog hop for this month. The colour challenge is actually taken from a photo I took of a sunset at a lake my family has been going to for over 30 years. This one was taken over the Christmas/New Year break. To create my card, […]

January 2026 Product of the Month – Fabulous Sayings Stamp Set

A handmade birthday card stamped with the words Happy Birthday multiple times

This month’s Product of the Month from Stampin’ Up! is the Fabulous Sayings stamp set. This versatile stamping set features all-occasion sentiment stamps for birthdays, thank-you notes, love, friendship, and support cards. The mix of a handwritten script with a classic serif font pair beautifully with a wide range of card making and paper crafting […]

Shadowbox fun fold card using Fragrant Layers

Image of a handmade shadowbox card, with a pale yellow front and a Blackberry Bliss floral image inside the box

Welcome to another Fun/Fancy Fold Blog Hop. This month, I have created a Shadowbox card, after seeing one done on YouTube. Of course, it was in Imperial so I had to convert it to metric for my Australian sized envelopes. I have used the Fragrant Layers bundle, an Online Exclusive released this month. I’ve stamped […]

Series 4 Card Chain Swap – following Tracy’s card

Handmade card

Welcome to the tenth card in the fourth series of our Card Swap Chain. A group of Australian Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators formed a team to create cards and swap them in a process like a chain letter. The first card in each sequence is an original idea. For this blog hop, it was time for […]

Ink & Inspiration December Sketch challenge

A handmade card with a blue-green leafy printed paper background, and a white rectangle with a hot pink rose die cut

For the last blog hop of the year for the Ink & Inspiration team, we had a sketch challenge. This is the sketch we were given: I have kept my card very true to the sketch, using the rectangle and circle, although I have added an extra mat under my circle. I have used Pretty […]

Series 4 Card Chain Swap – following Monique’s card

A handmade card with pink printed paper with small white flowers. Three yellow bees punched from cardstock are the feature

Welcome to the ninth card in the fourth series of our Card Swap Chain. A group of Australian Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators formed a team to create cards and swap them in a process like a chain letter. The first card in each sequence is an original idea. For this blog hop, it was time for […]

December fun/fancy fold blog hop – puzzle slider card

handmade card with three staggered panels that lock into place with three matching panels on the right of the card

It’s time for another Fun/Fancy fold Blog Hop. This month I am showing you a puzzle slider card I created for a tutorial group I am in. I have used one of the papers from the Beautiful Gallery 6 x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. This style of card works really well with an […]

December’s Product of the Month – True Blue Florals DSP

The inside of a handmade card, with two blue flowers adhered to the bottom

Welcome to the brand new Product of the Month Blog Hop! Each month we will be using the Product of the Month from Stampin’ Up! to create samples to inspire you. To earn the Product of the Month, you need to reach a particular value in your order (in Australia it is $125), then you […]

Series 4 Card Chain Swap – following Genna’s card

Handmade card featuring three uneven layers with strong pink flowers and bright green foliage

Welcome to the eighth card in the fourth series of our Card Swap Chain. A group of Australian Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators formed a team to create cards and swap them in a process like a chain letter. The first card in each sequence is an original idea. For this blog hop, it was time for […]

Series 4 Card Chain Swap – following Ros’s card

Handmade baby card, with three onesies - pink, purple then pink

Welcome to the seventh card in the fourth series of our Card Swap Chain. A group of Australian Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators formed a team to create cards and swap them in a process like a chain letter. The first card in each sequence is an original idea. For this blog hop, it was time for […]

Ink & Inspiration Colour challenge

It’s time for another Ink & Inspiration blog hop! This month we have an inspirational image and color challenge, you can use either part to create your project i.e: INK – use the color challenge to create a project unrelated to the image – {there are 6 colors for the color challenge – you may use […]

Series 4 Card Chain Swap – following Cindy’s card

A masculine handmade card featuring a hammer, shifter and paint brush on a peg board

Welcome to the sixth card in the fourth series of our Card Swap Chain. A group of Australian Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators formed a team to create cards and swap them in a process like a chain letter. The first card in each sequence is an original idea. For this blog hop, it was Cindy’s turn […]

Series 4 Card Chain Swap – following Danielle’s card

Handmade card with 6 panels

Welcome to the fifth blog hop in our fourth series for our Card Swap Chain. A group of Australian Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators formed a group to create cards and swap them in a process like a chain letter. The first card in each sequence is an original idea. For this blog hop, it was Dannii’s […]