Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global July 2023 blog hop. Thank you so much for joining us. This months theme is to create a grid pattern layout. I can’t wait to see what everyone created! As part of the Scrapbooking Global design team we participate in a monthly blog hop and challenges but anyone can join in if they’d like. We’d…
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Looking to create some fun, creative cards? Come join me at the It’s a Science card class! These pun-filled sentiments are sure to bring smiles. To celebrate my 19th anniversary as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator – I’m hosting a free class (in person or to go) for anyone who places a minimum $60 order between July 19th and 31st. At…
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For this weeks scrap your stash project I’m sharing this seize the day layout. This is the fifth layout I created as I work through my summer scrap your stash challenge. If you missed the previous layouts, I’ve linked them below. Click Layout A Special Gift Layout Oh Happy Day Layout Family Time Layout Celebrate 24 Layout Look at all…
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This month Laura & I are super excited to focus on 4 different Just My Type fun folds for our club offering! If you love a good, simple fun fold then you are going to love this months club. The fun folds are beautiful but not time consuming or fussy and the receiver of the card won’t be stumped as…
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In today’s post I’m sharing a couple Horse & Sleigh card ideas. I’ve paired it with the beautiful new One Horse Open Sleigh dsp. This is a 6″ x 6″ patterned paper that has beautiful scenery on one side and then simple generic patterns on the back. The Horse & Sleigh bundle, along with the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp,…
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Today I’m sharing this fun, summery So Refreshing slimline card. My inspiration for this card was last weeks Global Design Project colour challenge. As soon as I saw the colours I pulled out the So Refreshing bundle and got to work. When I saw the colours, I thought of lemonade, limeade and pink lemonade (or strawberry lemonade). I think it’s…
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For this weeks scrap your stash layout, I’m sharing this ‘Click’ layout highlighting a photo of my son and his girlfriend. If this is your first time visiting, I’ve challenged myself to use bits and pieces from my stash this summer. This can be anything from supplies that I’ve had for years, die cut/punched shapes that never got used, leftover…
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Today I’m sharing 2 simple watercolour background ideas using the So Refreshing bundle from the 2023-2024 annual Stampin’ Up! catalogue. For these techniques I’d recommend using watercolour paper, or if you have any, our retired Shimmer White card stock. Because we are adding significant moisture to the paper, our basic white, regular or thick, don’t work well. For this first…
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Laura and I are so excited to release the July So Refreshing class to go! If you’re looking for fun, bright, cheerful cards then this is the class for you! The So Refreshing bundle can be found on page 29 of the 2023-2024 annual Stampin’ Up! catalogue and is perfect for creating thank you, birthday or friendship cards. The So…
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Today I’m sharing an acetate graduation card that I created. Acetate cards are so fun to make but do require a bit of thought when you design them. Keep reading for some tips on how to successfully create one. What are acetate cards? They are cards that are created using acetate, or window sheets, a clear plastic-like product. Sometimes you…
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For this weeks scrap your stash project, I’m sharing this A Special Gift layout. There are so many random bits and pieces on this layout. I’m having so much fun just playing with product that I forgot I even had! Here’s what I pulled out. You can find more specific details below. I encourage you to pull out some older…
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