Friday, August 14, 2026

Coast to Coast Creators Hop - Fun Folds

  Fourteen of the month so you know what that means! It's team blog and Insta hop day! This month we are playing with Fun Folds!

I actually had forgotten this was the theme and by happy accident was working on a two card class and one of the cards was a fun fold!



This card started with the need to use these fabulous specialty papers before they "retire" at the end of the month. I started with a 2" strip of the Luxe White Specialty DSP

I added Lemon Lime Twist and Coastal Cabana with my blending brushed to highlight the lovely pattern. I then used a second pattern of the same DSP for the Stylish Shapes Circle - I love the vibe it gives (I'll be doing this lots more until it's gone)

I stamped the small image an coloured with Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party (no Cabana blends) and then stamped the sentiment on a Coastal Cabana Banner. 


And then a smattering of Lemon Lime Twist embellishments of course!



Because of the nature of the fold, there needs to be more DSP, so I went with a subtle pattern in a neutral from the Valley in Bloom DSP. Thankfully I still had some of a past roll of Basic Beige ribbon to use to bring this all together.





It's a bit of a modified fun fold since it doesn't open fully with the way I have anchored the ribbon but it's equally fun (I think) in the fact that you have to use the ribbon to get into the card!



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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Coast to Coast Creators Hop - Simple Stamping

 Fourteen of the month so you know what that means! It's team blog and Insta hop day! This month I threw down a Simple Stamping Challenge! Cardstock, stamps and ink - that's all!


Everyone had the option to also add one bonus item - DSP, ribbon/twine, embellishment, embossing folder or embossing powder. NO Dies. NO punches.

I have made a very similar design before but it is just such a great option for Simple Stamping with such a stunning end result. I took the challenge one step further and combined it with a team colour challenge. I would not have put all 4 of these colours together but I LOVE the way it works!

The key to this design is to mask off the area where you will eventually stamp the greeting.  You can do this with masking paper, post it notes or even just tape down a strip of cardstock!  And then you just stamp your images all around the area and when you peel away the mask, you are left with a pristine white strip to stamp the greeting!

My bonus item was some embellishments as I needed to cover up an ink smear I had left.


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Friday, July 10, 2026

Playing along with Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #492

 There is SO much to choose from in this Challenge Inspiration photo but I went with the fuchsia, black, gold & white colour combo. It was perfect for the milestone birthday card I needed to make for one of my favourite people!


With no obligation to use any specific products, I pulled out some of my favourite retired Stampin' Up! DSP from my stock. It set the perfect backdrop and I just went from there!

I choose Berry Burst as my shade of fuchsia and I love how the metallic gold just pops with it.  I also love how the gold embossing pops off the black. After that, this card basically made itself, lol!  I did do a quick google image search for some options on how to arrange 3 balloons but other than that.... 
I was going to fussy cut the greeting but I actually think the rectangle with more black grounds the elements better!



Here is the inspiration photo:
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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Coast to Coast Creators Hop - Sketch Challenge

       Fourteen of the month so you know what that means! It's team blog and Insta hop day! This month we have a fun sketch we are working with!



I loved this sketch from the moment I saw it months ago and I asked our teammate Kisha if she could recreate a version we could use for one of our hops and here it is!

You can see that I have been quite literal with the layout, only changing from flowers to balloons. This card was quick to come together once I decided on the elements I wanted to feature.


I don't have any good flower stamps/dies in my current collection so I started off knowing I was going to used the Balloon Festoon Dies.  Next, I decided to work with the bright and fun Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP. 

I loved how the different patterns made for perfect balloons without me needing to do any stamping!



I love the effect you can get on Basic White cardstock of scoring a design into the cardstock to add some texture and interest.  I used my scoreboard but you could also use your scoring blade on your trimmer. It's such a simple thing but it has such a big impact.




I took some liberty with the bow/ribbon in the sketch and instead used the streamer stamp from the Balloon Festoon stamp set and stamped along the strip of Pretty Peacock. I then stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in Pretty Peacock.  Lastly, I added a few die cut balloon strings and a bow from twine.  I really like how this turned out and know I will turn to it again to make a quick card when I need one in a hurry!


I can't wait to see everyone else's interpretation!  

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