Sunday, June 14, 2026

Coast to Coast Creators Hop - Sketch Challenge

 


Welcome to our Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we were given this sketch to use as inspiration while using products from our current May - August 2026 Catalogue.


My card uses the Scalloped Blooms Bundle. It's a great bundle with several nested scallop dies! I just used the two smallest for the flower on my card.

My card base is Timid Tiger and the next layer is Secret Sea. Blues and oranges are opposite each other on the colour wheel so they are complimentary colours.

The patterned paper is from the 2025-2027 In Color 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper in Secret Sea.


The ribbon is the Timid Tiger 3/8" Faux Linen Ribbon which is now on the Last Chance List for half price! I finished with the 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls in Secret Sea.


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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

AWOW Blog Hop - Playing with Sand

 


Welcome to this month's Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop! This month my global colleagues and I are inspired by the theme "Playing with Sand". The very first thing that came to my mind was a recent trip to Cabo San Lucas with my son, Tom, his wife, Hannah, and our 11-month-old grandson, Harrison. We had so much fun seeing Harrison discover how much fun playing with sand could be!

Thoughts of Cabo then led me to think of our Scenic Coast Suite Collection which has an arch die that always makes me think of the arch in Cabo! 
We took a boat tour to the arch and watched the sun set there. it was beautiful!


That finally led me to create this card!


I used the gorgeous Scenic Coast 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper, along with the dies and stamps from the Sunset Coast Bundle. I used the arch die-cut as a starting point and cut some additional black cardstock freehand to try to mimic the Cabo arch. It's not a perfect match but close enough!


The sailboat was die cut from Strawberry Slush and then I added some sparkle with the Crisp Cantaloupe Shimmer Brush. The ribbon is a sneak peek of the Black 3/8" Iridescent Ribbon coming in the July Online Exclusives!


The sentiment was stamped in black on a Highland Heather banner cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.


I used a leftover strip of the DSP on the inside of the card and added the two small sailboat die-cuts in black. I finished the card with the Sunset Sparkle Sequins.


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



Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Kelly Taranto - US

Chris Smith - US

Bree Renwick - US

Lori Willcox - CA YOU ARE HERE

Cheryl Hamilton - US