Hello and welcome back to my blog! Today's card is for the 'Use Your Stash" Instagram Hop October 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 "Pastes & Paints". I went hunting through my stash and while I used Embossing Paste which is still a current catalogue item, I used retired colour reinkers (Pale Papaya, Mango Melody and So Saffron) to create my coloured embossing pastes. I also used the Valentine Kisses & Wild Bunch stamp sets (both retired) Artisan Sketched Garden DSP and Stampin' Blends.

Instructions:

- Use Basic Black card for the base, and then layer with a piece of the dotted Artisan Sketched Garden DSP. 

- Apply some White Embossing Paste to a Silicone Mat using a Palette knife. Make sure to apply three separate "blobs". Use reinkers (Pale Papaya, Mango Melody and So Saffron) and blend the colours into the paste. Use the Palette Knife and apply strips of the coloured paste to a piece of Basic White card and allow to dry and then adhere this piece to the card.

- Stamp images from the both the Valentine Kisses and Wild Bunch stamp sets onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink. Fussy cut the various images, colour with Stampin' Blends and layer onto the card.

- Stamp the sentiment from the Wild Bunch stamp set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink and adhere.

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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 the amazing Krista this week. 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 soft colours and general design of Krista's card. I used the Botanical Expressions stamp set, April 2026 Paper Pumpkin (Lakeside Retreat), Softly Woven Embossing Folder and Pecan Pie Opaque Faceted Gems (retired).

Instructions:

- Use pieces from the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin kit to create the card base, including using the Softly Woven Embossing Folder to emboss one of the layers. 

- Use die cut pieces from the Lakeside Retreat kit to mimic the elements from Krista's card

- Stamp a sentiment from the Botanical Expressions stamp set onto Basic White card using Misty Moonlight ink. Mat the sentiment onto strips of card and adhere them all to the card.

- Finally add some Pecan Pie Opaque Faceted Gems 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 Sketch Challenge this week. 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 Oh My Fright Bundle, Frightfully Fun Times DSP and Sticker Sheet, Vellum,  Stampin' Blends and Adhesive-Backed Bats, Ghosts & Dots .

Instructions:

- Use Basic Black for the card base. Layer with 2 pieces of the Frightfully Fun DSP, and then a piece of Vellum.

- Stamp the cat image from the Oh My Fright stamp set using Tuxedo Black and colour with Stampin' Blends. 

- Use a sentiment and pieces from the Frightfully Fun Times DSP and Sticker Sheet, to add a background for the stamped image, and a mat for the sentiment and adhere them all to the card.

- Finally add some Adhesive-Backed Bats, Ghosts & 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 Sketch Challenge this week. 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 Everlasting Thanks stamp set, Stampin' Blends and 2025-2027 In Colour Flat Pearls.

Instructions:

- Use Darling Duckling for the card base. Layer with another piece of Darkling Duckling and then a piece of Basic White which has Timid Tiger ink splattered onto it.

- Stamp floral images and a sentiment from the Everlasting Thanks stamp set using Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White card. Fussy cut the various images, colour with Stampin' Blends and adhere to the card.

- Attach the sentiment to a strip of Darling Duckling card and adhere the sentiment to the card. Finally add some Timid Tiger 2025-2027 In Colour Flat Pearls to complete the card.

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