Hello and welcome back to my blog! Thank you for joining us for this month's Let's Craft Together Blog Hop. We are a group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators in Australia who have developed a strong friendship through the love of stamping and our admiration of each others style of crafting. Each month one of us sets a challenge that we use for the blog hop. Make sure to check the blog links below to see the team's fabulous creations.

This month's challenge is a theme challenge suggested by ME! As it is summer here in Australia, and most crafting items for this time of year tend to reflect a more northern hemisphere colder climate Christmas, I wanted to pick something that would resonate with all of us Aussie Stampin' Up!® demonstrators. The theme I picked was "A Bush Christmas".

Instructions:

- Use Lost Lagoon as a card base and mat with a layer of Basic White. Add another layer of Basic White that has had the Gold Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper adhered to it with Liquid Glue.

- Stamp leaves from Magical Meadow set onto Basic White card using Stampin' Write Markers. (Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry and Real Red) to give more varied colour to the leaves.

- Use the Magical Meadow Dies to cut out the leaves. and layer them onto the card. Stamp a sentiment from the Magical Meadow set onto basic White using Lost Lagoon ink and then mat onto some Lost Lagoon card. Finally add some Adhesive Backed Sparkle Gems to the card to complete.

Blog Links:

Hello and welcome back to my blog! My card for today is for the FAB Instahop Design Team Monthly hop. We are a team of demonstrators from all over the world who are sharing creations on Instagram sparked by monthly challenges. 

This month our challenge is to create a card inspired by our "Favourite Artist". One of my very favourite artists is the Impressionist painter Claude Monet. 

The Masterfully Made DSP in particular reminds me of the Garden at Giverney (see below for my inspiration picture (obtained from Wikipedia).

In addition to the Masterfully Made DSP, I also used the Gorgeously Made Bundle (stamp set and dies) and the 2 3/8" Circle Punch. I tried to keep my card simple to really highlight the beautiful DSP.

Visit my Instagram page HERE to see all the creations from the rest of the team.

Instructions:

- For the card base, use a piece of Basic White cut in half lengthwise and folded. Layer with a piece of Azure Afternoon card and then a piece of Lost Lagoon card. Finally layer a piece of the Masterfully Made DSP on top.

- Use a 2 3/8" circle punch to cut a circle from Fresh Freesia card. Stamp the text stamp from the Gorgeously Made set onto the circle using Fresh Freesia ink (second generation stamping). Also use the Thank You sentiment from the set with Azure Afternoon ink on Basic White card to stamp the sentiment. 

- Die cut a leaf from Basic White and a border from Azure Afternoon using the Gorgeously Made Dies. Layer the leaf onto the circle and and the sentiment onto the border to complete the card.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for Global Design Project's GDP422 Sketch Challenge. 

For this week's card, I used products from the upcoming Bee Mine suite (Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalogue). I used the Bee My Valentine stamp set, Bee Mine DSP and Adhesive-backed Hearts and Flowers. 

Instructions:

- Use Basic White card for the card base and layer a piece of Bee Mine DSP onto it. Cut four 2" squares from Basic White card.

- Stamp images from the Bee My Valentine stamp set onto the four squares using Daffodil Delight and Petal Pink ink. Adhere the squares to the card.

- Fussy cut bees, jars, and flowers from the Bee Mine DSP and decorate the various squares with the images. Complete the card using the coordinating Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers.

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My NOVEMBER 2023 Host Code: QPQYKKWM . When you spend over $40 in my store, you will receive a handmade card and a FREE gift from me.

If you would like to purchase any of these supplies, please click here. 

Please email me if you would like a copy of the 2023-2024 Annual Catalogue or the September - December 2023 Mini Catalogue.

Follow me on social media via Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Hope you are getting some crafty time today, chat soon! 

Hello and welcome back to my blog! My card for today is for this week's CAS on Friday Challenge #271 theme which is a 'Christmas' Challenge.

For my card today, I used the Christmas Classics stamp set to create my greeting, Zany Zoo Dies for the die cut trees, Merry Bold & Bright DSP for the background and Gold Blooming Pearls.

Make sure to visit the blog HERE to see the rest of the team's projects.

Instructions:

- Use Basic White card and layer with a piece of Poppy Parade card and then another piece of the Basic White.

- Use a piece of the Merry Bold & Bright DSP to create the background and layer with a small piece of Pretty Peacock card. Use the tree dies from the Zany Zoo Dies to cut trees from Basic White card.

- Stamp the sentiment from the Christmas Classic set onto a strip of Basic White card, cut down and attach. Use Blooming Pearls to complete the card.