Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the Global Design Project's Sketch Challenge! Make sure to visit the Global Design Project's Instagram & Facebook pages during the week to see the rest of the team's entries.

I turned the sketch to the side and used the Simply Beautiful stamp set, Everyday Essentials Mix & Match DSP, Stampin' Blends and 2025-2027 In Colour Flat Pearls.

Instructions:

- Use Lost Lagoon for the card base and layer with Basic White. Use different pieces from the Everyday Essentials Mix & Match DSP to layer onto the card and mimic the sketch.

- Stamp images from the Simply Beautiful stamp set using Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White. Fussy cut all the images and colour with Stampin' Blends in colours that coordinate with the DSP.

- Stamp a sentiment from the Simply Beautiful set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink and fussy cut. Adhere the images and sentiment to the card. Finally add some 2025-2027 In Colour Flat Pearls to complete.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the Global Design Project's Colour Challenge! This week we are using Peaceful Pine, Barely Blush and Timid Tiger. Make sure to visit the Global Design Project's Instagram & Facebook pages during the week to see the rest of the team's entries.

I used the All Aflutter stamp set, Beautiful Ordinary Life and Bloom Boutique Specialty DSP, Barely Blush Two-Toned Cardstock, Stampin' Blends and 2026-2028 In Colour Butterflies.

Instructions:

- Use Peaceful Pine for the card base and layer with two pieces (lighter and darker) of Barely Blush Two-Toned card stock.Tear the ends of a piece of the Bloom Boutique Specialty DSP and layer. Then add a layer of the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP that has been coloured with Stampin' Blends.

- Stamp butterflies from the  All Aflutter stamp set using Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White and either punch or fussy cut the images out. Colour with Stampin' Blends in the challenge colours and adhere the pieces to the card.

- Stamp a sentiment from the All Aflutter stamp set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink and adhere. Finally add some Barely Blush 2026-2028 In Colour Butterflies to complete.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the Global Design Project's Case the Designer Challenge! This week we are CASEing  Jay Soriano. Make sure to visit the Global Design Project's Instagram & Facebook pages during the week to see the rest of the team's entries.

I was inspired by the garden themes and use of colours in Jay's card. I used products from the new Moonlit Flora Suite Collection including the Fern & Flora Bundle, Moonlit Flora DSP and Dewdrops Embellishments.

Instructions:

- Use Secret Sea for the card base and layer with pieces of the Moonlit Flora DSP. Layer with a smaller piece of Basic Beige card. 

- Die cut various leaves from cardstock coordinating with the DSP colours using the Fern & Flora Dies and layer onto the card. Fussy cut a large butterfly from the DSP and adhere.

- Stamp a sentiment from the Fern & Flora stamp set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink and adhere. Finally add some Dewdrops Embellishments to complete.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the 'Use Your Stash" Instagram Hop June 2026. I am joined by an amazing lineup of crafters so make sure you go to my Instagram page HERE to see the rest of the team's creations. 

The aim of the hop is to use up some of the huge stash that we all accumulate. Hopefully it will also inspire both ourselves and others to combine some of our old and new products to reduce that stash.

This month's theme is "Botanicals". There are so many botanical themed stamps and papers in my stash but when I saw the very sweet images from the Forever Friendship stamp set, I knew I had to use it for today's challenge. i added in quite a few coordinating retired items including the Forever Greenery DSP (an all time favourite and one of the very first I purchased from Stampin' Up!®), Paper Lattice and the Elegant Eucalyptus 3D Embossing Folder. I also used a 2 3'8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Blends and added some Old Olive Dewdrops Embellishments.

Instructions:

- Use Pretty Peacock card for the base and layer with Soft Seafoam card. Layer with a piece of the Forever Greenery DSP, a smaller piece of Pretty Peacock card and then a piece of the Paper Lattice. 

- Stamp an image from the Forever Friendship stamp set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink, colour with Stampin' Blends and fussy cut out.  Use the same ink and stamp the sentiment onto a separate piece of Basic White card.

- Punch a circle from Basic White using a 2 3/8" Circle Punch. Emboss with the Elegant Eucalyptus Embossing Folder and add some ink lightly over the embossed areas with a Blending Brush. 

- Fussy cut leaves from the Forever Greenery DSP and then layer these leaves, embossed circle and plant images onto the card. Mat the sentiment onto a piece of Pretty Peacock card and adhere. Finally add some Old Olive Dewdrops Embellishments to complete.

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