Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the 'Use Your Stash" Instagram Hop September 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 "Hardly Used". For my card, I chose a few things that qualify as my 'hardly used' products, including the retired So Much to Celebrate Kit, Delightful Doily Hybrid Embossing Folder, Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder and Vellum. I also used the retired Simply Said stamp set (a favourite set) , Muted Palette Dots and 2 3/8" Circle Punch. 

Instructions:

- Use Basic White card for the base and layer with trimmed card from the So Much to Celebrate Kit which has been embossed with the Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder.  

- I used a found scrap from my desk which was an already die cut doily from Basic White using the Delightful Doily Hybrid Embossing Folder. Layer this piece onto the card. 

- Use a 2 3/8" Circle Punch to punch out circles from Pumpkin Pie card and Vellum (to tone down the vibrancy of the Pumpkin Pie card). Adhere the circles together and layer them onto the card.

- Fussy cut pieces from the So Much To Celebrate Kit and adhere to the punched circles. Stamp the sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink and adhere. Finally add some Muted Palette Dots to to complete the card.

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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 where we are CASEing my dear friend Janneke. 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 colours, use of different elements and design of Janneke's card. I used the Beautiful Ordinary Life  DSP & Sticker Sheet, Stampin' Blends and Ink Blending to add colour to the background and Array of Dots.

Instructions:

- Use Basic White for the card base and layer with Lemon Lolly. Add another layer of Basic White and use Stampin' Blends and Ink Blending to add colour to the background.

- Fussy cut pieces from the Beautiful Ordinary Life Sticker Sheet and layer them onto the card. Use a sticker from the Beautiful Ordinary Life Sticker Sheet for the sentiment. Finally add some  Pool Party dots from the Array of Dots to complete the card.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the Global Design Project's Theme Challenge where the theme is 'Garden/Harvest'. 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 Simply Leaves stamp set, Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder, Harvest & Holly Mix & Match Ephemera Pack and 2025-2027 In Colour Flat Pearls.

Instructions:

- Use Secret Sea for the card base and layer with Basic White which has been embossed with the Fern & Flora 3D Embossing Folder. 

- Stamp images from the Simply Leaves stamp set using Pecan Pie and Darling Duckling ink. Fussy cut the images and layer onto the card. 

- Use a sentiment and accent pieces from the Harvest & Holly Mix & Match Ephemera pack and adhere. 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 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 used the Lily of the Valley Bundle, Valley In Bloom DSP, Stampin' Blends and Shimmering Dots.

Instructions:

- Use Garden Green for the card base and layer with Basic Beige and then a piece of the Valley In Bloom DSP. Add four strips of the Valley In Bloom DSP to mimic the sketch.

- Stamp images and the sentiment from the Fern & Flora stamp set using Tuxedo Black ink. Fussy/die cut the images and cut apart the sentiment. Use Stampin' Blends to colour the flowers, stems and leaves.

- Adhere the sentiment to a piece of Lemon Lime Twist card and adhere. Finally add some Shimmering Dots to complete.

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