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WITH THANKS

Hello to each of you who pop by to see what I have been creating. I appreciate each of you and your interest.

It’s time for this month’s blog hop!

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Thank you for joining us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

Each month I look forward to creating thank you cards to send to my customers who have placed an order with me during that month. Some of these cards will also have a gift from me as well, if the order was at least $50 and the HOST CODE was used.

The ‘thank you’ cards I have made for March have six different designs. I decided to use a few of the FREE Sale-a-bration products. I hope that you all placed your orders in time to earn these these amazing products – PAPER BLOOMS DSP and the A TOUCH OF INK STAMP SET.

I really went outside my usual ‘style’ but wanted to see how they could be teamed together.

The colour palette from the Designer Series Paper, I think, made it quite easy – Night of Navy, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Rococo Rose, Seaside Spray and Soft Sea Foam.

I think my favourite sheet of DSP is the one with the individual water colour circles.

It was loads of fun using the STITCHED SHAPES DIES circles to cut all the colours from the DSP for some of these cards.

For each of the butterflies I stamped the outlinebefore stamping off the in fill colour. I love the way the in fill colour is that it is not confined to wings. It looks like it is a messy watercolour (my favourite kind of water colouring).

The 12 different designs in the PAPER BLOOMS DSP pack have so many ways they can be used and combined.

And, now it’s time to move onto the hummingbird!

I hope that my wonderful customers enjoy their March THANK YOU card – in the mail in the first week of April.

Let’s take a closer look.

I added some ribbon from the BOHO INDIGO PRODUCT MEDLEY to wrap around the card front. I used my Rococo Rose Stampin’ Blends to colour some OPAL ROUNDS to add to the card front.

A ‘very’ thankful card! I used the OPAL ROUNDS again, as well as some of the ROCOCO ROSE SCALLOPED LINEN RIBBON. The butterful was coloured using Blends and Wink of Stella before fussy cutting it.

It is easy to underestimate the versatility of the STITCHED SHAPES DIES.

It’s so interesting how using different DSP can create such a different look for a similar layout.

I liked that this DSP could be used to feature the hummingbird.

There is no butterfly or hummingbird for this card – it just features the leaves and flowers.

While I have created six different THANK YOU card designs, I look forward to sending them to my customers.

I hope that you let me know what you think. Which card would you like to receive?

There will lots of other thank you cards, made by demonstrators around the world. Check them out and get some great ideas for your own cards. I hope you enjoy hopping.

Happy stamping!

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Opal Rounds
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$13.00
Paper Snips
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$17.00
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ANOTHER HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Hello! I am so delighted that you chose to pop by and take a peek at today’s project.

If you have been checking out my posts, over the past few days, you know that I have been focusing on the Sale-a-bration Paper Blooms DSP as well as the PRETTY PERENNIALS BUNDLE from the JANUARY – JUNE MINI CATALOGUE.

I don’t think that you can have too many birthday cards in your stash – so, here is another one.

And, it was time to make another fun fold card.

I am going to miss the 2019-2021 IN COLOURS when they are retired in May. Seaside Spray has been a definite favourite. And, Rococo Rose … and, Terracotta Tile. Fortunately, I still have a few months to play with them.

I like the way this card opens to reveal itself.

And, on the inside a small sweet space to write something wonderful to the birthday recipient.

Now it is time to move on to some other new JANUARY-JUNE MINI CATALOGUE products. I hope you like what is yet to come.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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YOU MAKE ME HAPPY

Hello lovely crafting friends. I hope each of you have been having a wonderful time creating your own paper projects. Thank you for popping by – I appreciate the time you take and I am always delighted when you leave me a comment.

I am still working playing with the PAPER BLOOMS DSP and PRETTY PERENNIALS BUNDLE.

This is a side fold card – the first I have ever made – crazy, right?

This is the second side fold card that I have ever made! Can you spot the differences?

If you haven’t had a really good look at the PRETTY PERENNIALS STAMP SET, here it is. I really love the way the sentiments can be used in conjunction with the ‘happy’. Yesterday’s cards were ‘happy birthday’ cards. Today, it’s all about ‘you make me happy’.

PRETTY PERENNIALS PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET

The CLASSIC LABEL PUNCH was perfect to cut a wedge at the top and bottom of the side of the card to wrap the twine.

I always try to have a stamped image on the inside of the card. From time to time, I might have a stamped sentiment; however, I prefer to leave messages inside the card to the person sending the card.

What do you think of these two cards? Did you spot the differences?

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00