We fall in Colours – April challenge
I’ve been invited to join a new blog hop, called We fall in Colours. We have been given the following colours to use for our project this month. Grey Granite Granny Apple Green Calypso Coral As soon as I saw the colours, I knew I wanted to use the Gallery Blooms […]
Chain Card Swap Series 5 – following Tracy’s card
If you haven’t seen our chain card swap blogs before, Tracy Held decided to organise a group of Australian Stampin’ Up! demonstrators for a fun card swap idea. Each member in the group creates an original card, then sends it on to the next person on their list. They then have to CASE (Copy And […]
Chain Card Swap Series Five – following Monique’s card
If you haven’t seen our chain card swap blogs before, Tracy Held decided to organise a group of Australian Stampin’ Up! demonstrators for a fun card swap idea. Each member in the group creates an original card, then sends it on to the next person on their list. They then have to CASE (Copy And […]
Ink & Inspiration March Challenge
This month for our Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop, we have a colour and/or image challenge. You can use some, or all of the colours, or just use the photo as your inspiration. When I have a colour challenge, I often reach for the Layers of Beauty bundle, as it is so easy to use […]
Chain card swap Series 5 begins! Let’s follow Ros’s card
The team have just finished our FIFTH series of our fun chain card swap! If you haven’t seen our chain card swap blogs before, Tracy Held decided to organise a group of Australian Stampin’ Up! demonstrators for a fun card swap idea. Each member in the group creates an original card, then sends it on […]
March 2026 Fun/Fancy fold blog hop
It’s time for another Fun/Fancy fold blog hop. This month I found a card I hadn’t seen before, created by Lisa Curcio. She has called it a Pivot and Flip Panel card. You can see her various versions plus download the measurements and watch her video here. I have adapted it from her Imperial measurements […]
Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop – Animal Kingdom
This month, the challenge for the Let’s Craft together blog hop team is Animal Kingdom. While the only current set I have with animals is the Turtle-y Awesome bundle, I was lucky enough to be crafting with a friend last week who has the new Cutest Crew bundle, released this month in the Online Exclusives […]
February Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop – Sketch Challenge
Thanks for joining me for the February Ink & Inspiration blog hop. This month we have a sketch challenge. I have used the Paradise Garden bundle, which means I’m giving you a sneak peek of a new Online Exclusive coming out next month. This bundle is a hybrid bundle, which means you get a stamp […]
February Fun/Fancy fold blog hop using Capturing Smiles bundle
It’s time for another Fun/Fancy fold card! This month I’m showing you an upcoming Online Exclusive bundle, which is being released next month. It’s called Capturing Smiles and is perfect for crafting for photographers, either for a card, or for a scrapbook layout. I knew when I saw it that I wanted to make an […]
February Product of the Month – Painted Illusions DSP
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]