Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - Sketch Challenge

 

Welcome to August's Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are focusing on a sketch!

This is what I came up with!

I used the Prairie Grass Stamp Set and Memento Tuxedo Black ink for the reeds and sentiment. The card base is Basic Black and the scene and sentiment are on Basic White. I cut the arch out of Country Woods 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper using the Everyday Arches Dies. The frame is also from the same DSP. I used Blending Brushes on the scene with Crushed Curry, Peach Pie and Balmy Blue inks, and a mask punched out of a Post-It Note with a circle punch.

The inside has a strip of Country Woods DSP and the sentiment stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black.

I finished the card with a Linen Thread bow and some Neutral Matte Dots.

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Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - Online Exclusives

 

Welcome to July's Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are focusing on products in our Online Exclusives!

I chose to use the beautiful Floral Charm Suite Collection from the Online Exclusives just released in July! From this suite, I used the Charming Day Stamp Set for the sentiment, the Floral Charm 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, and the Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots.

I've used the mosaic strips technique on previous cards with various patterns of paper, but this is the first time I've used it with one pattern cut into various angled strips! Cardstock used was Thick Basic White, Petal Pink and Pretty Peacock.

The ribbon is the Petal Pink 3/8" Scalloped Ribbon which is currently on sale in our Last Chance Products!

The sentiment is stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed in white from the Basics WOW! Embossing Powder. It was punched out with the Labeled With Love Punch.

I finished with 3 Petal Pink dots from the Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots.

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AWOW Blog Hop - Tic Tac Toe

 

Welcome to this month's Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! We are celebrating our 5 year anniversary with a series of "team member focus" blog hops where we are CAS(e)ing a different team member each blog hop. Our team member focus this month is the fabulous Aurélie Fabre!

Our theme this month is Tic Tac Toe. We chose a line from the following and I chose texture, line and bold.

I was inspired by Aurélie Fabre's card here which has texture, lines and a bold black & white colour scheme with a touch of gold.

My card is much simpler but still has the texture from the brand new Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder, the lines from the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder on the Basic Black strip, and the black & white colour scheme with a touch of gold!

The flower and the "hello" were die cut using the Circle of Season Dies, available to Paper Pumpkin subscribers, in Gold Foil and Basic White Cardstock. I cut three layers of the "hello" and glued them together to give it some depth.

I dragged a Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad across the Basic White layer which had been embossed with the sunflowers.

I topped off the gold flower with a Neutral Matte Dot in black!

Please enjoy hopping around below and you can click on the daisy to go to the next blog post by my very talented colleague, Teri West!

Jan Clothier - NZ
Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU
Cheryll Miller - AU
Marga Bultena - NL
Ximena Morales - DE
Aurélie Fabre - FR

Kelly Taranto - US
Chris Smith - US
Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US
Lori Willcox - CA
Teri West - US
Cheryl Hamilton - US

Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue

 

Welcome to June's Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are focusing on products in the 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue!

I chose to use the Beautiful Gallery Suite Collection. My favourite part of this suite is the Beautiful Gallery 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper. It's full of gorgeous artwork! There are two stamp sets in the suite. I've used the frame die from the Gallery Blooms Dies and the sentiment stamp from the Beautiful Motifs Stamp Set, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Cardstock colours are Basic Beige, Basic Black and Gray Granite. The Gray Granite layer is embossed with the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. Circles are die cut from the Spotlight on Nature Dies and the Stylish Shapes Dies.

The bow is tied from the Basic Beige 3/8" Classic Ribbon, and I finished with Pressed Flower Motifs.

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Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - Sketch & New "In Colors"

 

Welcome to May's Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are focusing on the brand new 2025-2027 In Colors and a Sketch!

There are five new In Colors - Strawberry Slush (a returning colour), Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover and Secret Sea.

I used three In Colors in my card - Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Timid Tiger. The card base is Secret Sea and I cut off 2" from the front which is used for the sentiment mat, adhered to a Timid Tiger layer.

I used the brand new Florals in Bloom Suite Collection. The DSP pieces are from the Florals in Bloom 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper. The sentiments are from the Sweet Blooms Bundle.

The vertical strip of Secret Sea was embossed with the Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder and covered with Wink of Stella for some glitter.

I added a strip of DSP on the inside and finished the card with the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls in Timid Tiger.

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AWOW Blog Hop - Seasons

 

Welcome to this month's Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! We are celebrating our 5 year anniversary with a series of "team member focus" blog hops where we are CAS(e)ing a different team member each blog hop. Our team member focus this month is the fabulous Cheryll Miller!

Our theme this month is "Seasons". I decided to focus on spring and chose this gorgeous card made by Cheryll for my inspiration!

Here is what I came up with!

I changed the colour scheme to use some of the new In Colors, including Secret Sea, Cloud Cover and Strawberry Slush. I added in Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green to keep the basic colour scheme of Cheryll's card.

The flowers and leaves on my card are all die-cuts from the Pretty Florals Dies. I added Strawberry Slush ink with a Sponge Dauber to the edge of the flowers and the centre die-cut pieces.

In keeping with the stripes on Cheryll's card, I used Cloud Cover striped paper from the Florals in Bloom 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper. The card base and mat are Secret Sea.

The sentiment is from The Right Words Stamp Set and is stamped in Secret Sea. I finished with Two-Tone Sparkle Gems which have the light blue/purple colours to go with the card.

Thank you, Cheryll, for the beautiful inspiration!

Please enjoy hopping around below and you can click on the daisy to go to the next blog post by my very talented colleague, Teri West!

Leonie Stuart - AU
Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU
Cheryll Miller - AU
Marga Bultena - DE
Aurélie Fabre - FR
Kelly Taranto - US
Chris Smith - US
Theresa McEntee - US
Lori Willcox - CA YOU ARE HERE
Teri West - US
Cheryl Hamilton - US

Celebratory Sips MEGA Stamp Camp

 

Are you ready for another MEGA weekend stamp camp online with 10 AWESOME projects? Join me and 4 incredibly talented friends as we bring you our Celebratory Sips MEGA Stamp Camp! This will be a weekend stamp camp, June 7-8, 2025, from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm PT on Saturday and 9:30 am to 12:30 pm PT on Sunday! It will be a fabulous weekend, crafting together online from anywhere in Canada! See Option 3 below for residents outside of Canada. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING DETAILS CAREFULLY!

What does the Celebratory Sips MEGA Stamp Camp include?

• 10 Make 'n Take Kits for 10 awesome projects including all cardstock, envelopes, and any die-cuts not included in the Cheers & Sips Bundle!
• Unlimited access to an EXCLUSIVE Facebook group just for stamp camp attendees!
• 10 Video Tutorials! These will be LIVE but recorded so you can watch again later!
• 10 Written Tutorials in a printable PDF PLUS an additional Bonus Tutorial with 5 more projects!
• A Mystery Stamping session!
• An Entry into our Prize Draws!

All you need are inks, adhesives, Blending Brushes, Stampin' Blends, clear packing tape, a paper trimmer and a die cutting machine such as our Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. A list of supplies will be provided ahead of time, but we will be mainly working with the colours in the Designer Series Paper which are: Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss, Bubble Bath, Cloud Cover, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, Peach Pie, Pretty in Pink, Secret Sea, Strawberry Slush and Timid Tiger.

OPTION 1: Get all of the above, plus the FULL Celebratory Sips Suite Collection for $107.75 plus shipping & taxes for your province/territory. The suite includes the Cheers & Sips Bundle (stamps & dies), Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders, Celebratory Sips 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, Gold Striped 3/8" Mesh Ribbon, and Holographic Resin Dots! Register on the link below and, once I give you your total, pay by etransfer by May 4th.

IMPORTANT NOTE for Option 1; Payment must be sent to me by etransfer (or there is a PayPal option with a $3 fee). We are ordering all the suites for everyone this time, the moment they are available!

OPTION 2: Do you already have the Cheers & Sips Bundle (stamp set & dies)? No problem! Get the 10 Make 'n Take Kits, Facebook videos and PDF tutorials, as well as the Celebratory Sips 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, the Gold Striped 3/8" Mesh Ribbon, and the Holographic Resin Dots for $77! Register on the link below and pay by etransfer (either $77 or $89.25 with add-on embossing folders) by May 4th.

ADD-ON for OPTION 2: We will be using the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders in some of the sessions. You may add this onto your Option 2 order for $12.25 (no shipping or taxes) or substitute other embossing folders that you have already.

OPTION 3 (for residents outside of Canada only): For $25 CAD, you will have access to the videos and PDF tutorials and can join us on Facebook! Register on the link below by June 5th and I'll send you a PayPal invoice!

Make 'n Take packages will be mailed by May 26th. With the mail being unpredictable, there is a small possibility that they will arrive after the stamp camp. No worries, as you can enjoy the weekend with us and put your Make 'n Takes together afterwards! You can also pick up your package from my home in Hope, BC.

Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - Outgoing 2023-2025 In Colors

 

Welcome to our April Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are focusing on the 2023-2025 In Colors which are retiring as of May 5th.

I decided to use the Take to the Sky Suite Collection which has two of the retiring colours - Boho Blue and Copper Clay - two colours I'll really miss!

I started with a Boho Blue card base. The Copper Clay plaid DSP was layered on Copper Clay cardstock. The airplane scene was also cut from the Take To The Sky DSP and mounted on a Night of Navy cardstock layer.

I wrapped Linen Thread around this layer. The sentiment from the Adventurous Sky stamp set was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in white. I then die cut it with the smallest die from the Everyday Arches Dies.

I finished with some Copper Clay embellishments from the 2023-2025 In Color Opaque Sparkle Dots.

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Sketch Challenge - Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

 

Welcome to our March Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop! I am hopping with talented demonstrators from all over the world! This month, we were inspired to create from this great sketch!

I chose to use one of my favourite new suites, the Botanical Textures Suite Collection.

Cardstock colours are Early Espresso, Pecan Pie and Basic Beige. I also used Linen Thread and Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots.

I used 3 different stamp sets - Textured Notes, Kiss of Texture and Simply Said. The Designer Series Paper is Woven Textures. The squares and banner are all cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies. I used the "kissing" technique on the upper and lower squares, first inking the solid square stamp in Pecan Pie. Then I inked the wood grain pattern in Early Espresso and kissed the two stamps together to transfer the wood grain to the solid square stamp.

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Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop - Colour Challenge

 

Welcome to our March Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we had a Colour Challenge inspired by this pic!

I chose to use the You Are Remarkable Stamp Set with the Beautiful Bokeh 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper!

I started with a Thick Basic White card base and adhered the DSP. The Basic White and Balmy Blue layers are die cut with the Textured Notes Dies. I stamped the flower in Versamark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

I filled in the flower with a white Watercolor Pencil and then went over the stem and leaves with an Old Olive pencil, and the flower centre with a Daffodil Delight pencil and a Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. I adhered the Balmy Blue layer to the Basic White layer and then wrapped some Balmy Blue twine (from the Baker's Twine Three Color Pack) around the two layers. I added a double bow with a Mini Glue Dot and adhered the layers to the card front.

The sentiment, from the Year of Flowers Stamp Set, was stamped in Balmy Blue and die cut with a Stylish Shapes banner die. I added some Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots to finish.

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