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Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop – July 2024

Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. You are currently visiting Sharni Green from Melbourne, Australia. This is the prompt we were given for this month’s challenge. We could use either the colours (any or all) or the photo, or both as inspiration for our cards. I used Calypso Coral and Old Olive from […]

Hot air balloon Make & Take card

Handmade card featuring a red, yellow and blue hot air balloon in the sky

At my recent Mini catalogue launch, attendees made two Make & Take cards using new products. One of the cards was this hot air balloon card, using the new Hot Air Balloon bundle. The background was created by die cutting a piece of white cardstock using a die from the Basic Borders Dies to create […]

World Card Making Day – 1 Oct 2022

World Card Making Day 2022

Stampin’ Up! held a virtual event on Saturday 1 October, creating three cards. I opened my house to allow friends to come watch and create along with me. Lots of laughter, chatter – and brownies! The first card was made using the Cottage Rose bundle. We coloured the flower in using Dark and Light Flirty […]

Using Blending brushes with the Artistic Mix Decorative masks

Used two masks with blending brushes to create the background of this card

When I saw the new Artistic Mix Decorative masks in the new catalogue, I knew I had to order them. They are a great way to create backgrounds for your cards in the exact colours you want! I created this card by first using the more detailed mask. I used a blending brush to add […]