Stamping Archives - The Stamping Green

Touches of Ink – using the Butterfly Flight hot foil bundle

Welcome to another Touches of Ink blog hop. This month, I’ve made my card using the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil bundle – part of the new Stampin’ Hot Foil System. This bundle comes with hot foil dies, cutting dies and masks. I used the gold foil with the hot foil die on vellum, then flipped […]

We fall in colours – August 2026

Handmade card with squares of three colours - Crushed Curry, Pool Party and Calypso Coral

Welcome to the Stamping Green and my post for this month’s We fall in colours blog hop. Usually I look at the colours and try to work out which stamp set to use, but this time, I’d been making a card for my Chain swap challenge using DSP, and my friend suggested I use the […]

Ink & Inspiration blog hop – July 2026 colour challenge

Handmade card with a focal point of a blue vase with red tuplips and green leaves, on a fancy die cut, layered onto an embossed mat of Real Red, then on a black card base

Welcome to the Stamping Green for my post in the Ink and Inspiration blog hop. This month, we have a colour challenge, using a photo that one of my friends took. I ended up making two cards for this challenge, because I just wasn’t happy with the first card I made. It had all the […]

Begonia Belle – July 2026 Product of the Month

Handmade card with a stamped begonia and a leaf

Welcome to the Stamping Green. This month, the Product of the Month from Stampin’ Up! is the Begonia Belle stamp set. To earn the ability to purchase it, you need to place an order of $125 AUD or more then you can add this for an additional $9 AUD, during the month of July, while […]

Touches of Ink blog hop – July 2026

Handmade card featuring a silhouette of a yacht in a circle, with a sunset on the printed paper behind

Thank you for visiting my blog today for this month’s Touches of Ink Blog Hop! We can choose any suite or bundle currently available from Stampin’ Up! I have used the Scenic Coast Suite, which includes the Sunset Coast bundle, and the gorgeous Scenic Coast Designer Series Paper pack. I have die cut the yacht […]

Safari Smile card – July 2026 Let’s Craft Together

Thank you for visiting my blog for this month’s Let’s Craft Together Blog Hop. This month, we have a Tic Tac Toe challenge set by Annette. I have highlighted the row I chose to use, then realised later that my card also fits the left column. I have used the Safari Smiles stamp set for […]

We fall in Colours – July hop

Handmade card showing a beach theme, with yellow sand at the top and a white and lime green beach umbrella top, and blue waves with white foam at the shore

Thanks for visiting my post for this month’s We fall in Colours blog hop. This month, the colours we can use are Lemon Lime Twist, Misty Moonlight and Daffodil Delight. I have used the Rolling Waves bundle to create my card. To give the card a more textured look, I have stamped the Daffodil Delight […]

Ink & Inspiration June sketch challenge

Handmade card made following a sketch. three strips of cardstock across mots of the card, then a central focal panel with a flower and the sentiment Just a note

For this month in the Ink & Inspiration Blog hop, we have a sketch challenge. The team can use any current product to create their project. I have used the Bloom Boutique Suite to create my card. This suite features all the new 2026-2028 In Colors®, so I’ve used the new Barely Blush card stock […]

June Product of the Month – Wild bunch

Handmade card featuring a cartoon koala, sitting amongst leaves

Welcome to our Product Of The Month (POM) blog hop. Every month Stampin’ Up! release an exclusive product. To get your hands on the product, all you need to do is place an order above $125 AUD then you can add the Product Of The Month to your order for only $9 AUD. The product […]

We fall in Colours – June colour challenge

We fall in Colours Blog Hop For this month’s We fall in Colours challenge, we were asked to use the colours Real Red, Timid Tiger and Crisp Cantaloupe to create our project. To create my card, I used Blending Brushes to add colour to a piece of Basic White card stock, starting with Crisp Cantaloupe […]

Let’s Craft Together Challenge – Black, White and Bright!

A fancy fold handmade card, with a black card base, red mats, and black and white floral paper

This month, the Let’s Craft Together team has a Black, White and Bright challenge, set by Nancy. One of my favourite colours to team with black and white is Real Red. I am involved in a tutorial group that creates a monthly Fancy Fold for subscribers. Last month, the instructions we got were for this […]

Ink and Inspiration May Colour Challenge

Handmade card featuring rich pink flowers and three butterflies

It’s time for another Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. This month we have a photo/colour challenge from Vickie. We can use the photo, the colours or both for our inspiration. This card uses the Fragrant Layers stamp set. The outline has been stamped in black, then the flowers have been filled in with Berry […]

Berry Botanical Vellum – May 2026 POM

Welcome to the Stamping Green. Today, I’ve joined the Product of the Month blog hop to show you different ways to use the Berry Botanical 12 x 12 Vellum, which is the Product of the Month for May 2026. When I first saw this vellum. I had a couple of ideas – the first was […]

Touches of Ink – Boutique Blossoms bundle

Welcome to The Stamping Green! Today I am joining the Touches of Ink blog hop for the first time. You can also find us on Instagram! This team runs a blog hop once a month, to feature a bundle of our choice. I have chosen to feature the Boutique Blossoms bundle. I usually prefer bright […]

Background techniques for the Let’s Craft Together team

Front of a handmade card. The mat has been stamped multiple times with a flower image in the same colour, them a flower ribbon and leaves added

This month, the Let’s Craft Together team has a background challenge. The instructions were – show us how you make the background of your cards more interesting. You can use anything you like – embossing, tone-on-tone stamping, scoring, splatter, smooshing, weaving strips or surprise us with a new idea! This card has been made by stamping […]

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