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 'Use Your Stash" Instagram Hop August 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 "Foods". For my card, I chose the retired More Than Autumn stamp set, 2024-2026 In Colour DSP, Vellum, Stampin' Blends and Gold Metallic Enamel Effects.

Instructions:

- Use Basic White card for the base and layer with Pretty in Pink card and then a layer of the 2024-2026 In Colour DSP. Layer a smaller piece of Basic White onto the card front and adhere a crumpled piece of Vellum onto it to mimic tissue paper.

- Stamp images from the More Than Autumn stamp set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black and Barely Blush ink, colour with Stampin' Blends and fussy/die cut out. Use the same black ink and stamp the sentiment onto a separate piece of Basic White card.

- Fussy cut the sentiment and adhere to the donuts. Finally add some details to mimic icing on the donuts using Gold Metallic Enamel Effects 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 July 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 "Sunny Summer". It's the middle of winter here in Australia, so I wanted to pick a set that reflected an Australian summer. I ended up choosing the retired Kangaroo & Company stamp set, 2024-2026 In Colour DSP and Adhesive Backed Milky Dots (all retired). I also added in some current items - the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP and Everyday Arches Dies. I added in colour to the card using the DSP, ink blending and Stampin' Blends.

Instructions:

- Use Crumb Cake card for the base and layer with Basic White card and then a layer of the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP. Die cut Basic White card using the Everyday Arches Dies and ink blend coordinating ink colours, to give the appearance of the dry and sunny Australian outback. Adhere the arch to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

- Stamp images from the Kangaroo & Company stamp set onto Basic White using Tuxedo Black ink, colour with Stampin' Blends and fussy/die cut out. Use the same ink and stamp the sentiment onto a separate piece of Basic White card.

- Fussy cut leaves from the 2024-2026 In Colour DSP and layer these leaves under the arch and onto the blended background placing them to frame the stamped kangaroos. Adhere all the images and sentiments to the card. Finally add some Adhesive Backed Milky Dots 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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