Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the Global Design Project's "Landscapes" Theme 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 May Online Exclusive Thoughtful Octopus Stamp Set and combined it with the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP from the May - August 2026 Catalogue, and the brand new White Gel Pens. 

Instructions:

- Use Pretty Peacock for the card base, layer with Basic White and then a piece of the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP. 

- Stamp images from the Thoughtful Octopus stamp set using Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Pretty Peacock ink, fussy cut and adhere to the card. Stamp the seahorses from the set using Petal Pink ink directly onto the card front. 

- Stamp a sentiment from the Thoughtful Octopus stamp set. onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink and mat the sentiment onto a strip of Pretty Peacock card and adhere. Use a White Gel Pen to add details to the card to complete.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! My card for today is for Stampin' Fancy Friday's Stampin' Up!® Colours Challenge. I love the soft new 2026-2028 In Colours so I thought they would be perfect for this month's challenge.

To create my card, I used the new Heirloom Boutique Bundle, Bloom Boutique Specialty DSP, Heirloom Boutique Sticker Sheet, 2 3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Blends and 2026-2028 In Colour Butterflies.

Instructions:

- Use Golden Glow for the card base. Layer with a piece of Basic White and then a piece of Barely Blush card. Use a 2 3/8" punch to cut a circle from the Bloom Boutique Specialty DSP and adhere to the card front.

- Stamp images from the Heirloom Boutique set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink.  Fussy/die cut the stamped images and colour with Stampin' Blends (Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine and Hydrangea Hue). Adhere the images to the card as well as floral stickers from the Heirloom Boutique Sticker Sheet.

- Stamp the sentiment from the Heirloom Boutique stamp set onto Basic White using Peaceful Pine ink, cut out and adhere to the card front. Finally add some Crisp Cantaloupe In Colour Butterflies to complete the card.

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Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the 'Use Your Stash" Instagram Hop May 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 "Specialty Papers". I hoard so many of my specialty papers but when I saw the Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP in my stash, I thought it would be perfect for this challenge. I combined the papers and images from the DSP with a sentiment from the Perennial Postage stamp set (also retired) and added some dots from the Array of Dots.

Instructions:

- Use Pretty Peacock card for the base and layer with Basic White card. Layer with a piece of the Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP and then a smaller piece of Basic Beige card. 

- Use floral pieces from the Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP and layer onto the card. Stamp a sentiment from the Perennial Postage stamp set onto Basic White using Pretty Peacock ink and adhere. Finally add some Pretty Peacock Dots from the Array of Dots set 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.

To create my card, I used the Delicate Whispers Bundle and Stampin' Blends using the Blends to both colour the images and also create the background to mimic the sketch.

Instructions:

- Use Basic White for the card base and layer with Basic Beige. Use Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends, Isopropyl Alcohol and a plastic bag to create a background on a piece of Basic White using a smooshing technique.

- Stamp images from the Delicate Whispers stamp set using Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White card and colour with Stampin' Blends. Use the Delicate Whispers Dies to die cut out the images and also leaves from Crumb Cake, Basic Beige and Basic White card. Colour the Basic White card with Stampin' Blends. Adhere all the pieces to the card front.

- Stamp a sentiment from the Delicate Whispers set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink and mat the sentiment onto a strip of Basic Beige card and adhere to complete the card.

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