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A Seabed of Seashells

February 17, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Today I share simple little card teaming the Seabed Embossing Folder with some Seashells.

The new Sand and Sea Suite is a stunning suite in the new Mini Catalogue. I wanted to show how the products within this suite coordinate so well with other products.

Changing up the colours entirely, I Embossed a matting layer of Old Olive using the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder. With a great embossed background, I wanted a peeled back foreground. Tonally I stamped Balmy Blue onto a Balmy Blue layer using a selection of images. Friends are like Seashells offered most and the script came from the stamp set, Very Versailles.

Having a dramatic black backdrop to this layer, really helped frame it and teamed nicely with the heat embossed sentiment.

A simple addition of some Linen Thread and self adhesive sequins from the Artistry Blooms suite and my card was complete.

I hope I’ve helped you to see this suite in a different light. Some different colours and teamed with something different too.

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Stamping Sunday – Mini Favourite

February 14, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 8 Comments

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop where this Valentines Day we are sharing our love for a Mini Favourite.

I am loving so much in this January – June 2021 Mini Catalogue but I pulled upon the True Love Papers from the Love you always Suite. Colouring them in using Alcohol Blends Pens and fussy cutting, I used the flowers across the card base.

The sentiment was heat embossed white on a black die cut panel from the Potted Succulents Die pack. I loved these colours for this card, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.

The textured background gave a neutral backdrop for these detailed flowers to trail across.

Taking a piece of 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper in Flirty Flamingo and returned to an old favourite. The Tea Bag treat holder. Folded papers that take two wrapped tea bags that I embellished with a sentiment and yet more flowers.

A scattering of sequins and a ribbon bow and my projects were complete.

True Love Designer Series Papers

Black and White printed papers open up so many opportunities for you to colour them to your hearts content. Great for using as a full background or fussy cutting to use certain elements, these papers really are a firm favourite right now.

I hope you have enjoyed my offering today and that you’ll grow to love these papers too. Take a look at the Hop Participant list below and hop on over to the next in the list to see what favourites they have.

Enjoy and Happy Stamping

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Stamping INKSpirations – Share True Love

February 13, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 20 Comments

Today, the Stamping INKSpirations Team are here to share some true Love. Valentines is upon us but we just want to share love in all manner of ways.

A very warm welcome to today’s hop where we are sharing the love today. I have pulled upon the beautiful True Love Papers from the Love you Always Suite today. Black and White in appearance they are perfect for colouring in with our Alcohol Pens.

I had seen a beautiful card by a fellow crafter, Vertity Biddlecombe who had created a card layout just like the one I share today. I loved Verity’s card so much that I wanted to try and recreate it using Stampin’ Up! Products and the True Love Flowers.

Three strips of Brass Foil were die cut first using my favourite heart-shaped edge die from the Floral Hearts Dies set. Our Blends Alcohol Pens were then used to colour in a series of flowers and leaves that I then fussy cut with paper snips.

I love this heart-shaped edge die for it’s beauty but also for the fact its self generating heart embellishments. A White on Black Heat Embossed sentiment from A Wish for Everything and my card were complete. Cutting the flowers and layering in them with Dimensionals and curling the leaves gently with a bone folder, helped to give some added shape.

I hope you have liked the inspiration that I have shared today and the layout that Verity had me fall in love with. Next up in the hop sharing her Love today is Elaine de Montmorency, do show her some love by hopping over.

Enjoy the rest of the hop and feel the love out there this Valentines.

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Angie McKenzie ● Alejandra Gomez ● Vicki Milyard

Tricia Butts ● Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Annette Ball

Jo Blackman ● Leonie Stuart ● Jan Musselman

Terry Hamilton ● Lisa Mackey ● Deb Macdowell

Sue Allen ● Gez Carpenter ● Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Linda Moore ● Satomi Wellard ● Aurélie Fabre

Melissa Faust ● JoAnn Pollock ● Narelle Fasulo

Mo Rootes ● Karen Henderson ● Susan Webster

Susan Simpson ● Anne Marie Hile ● Ann Krucek

Shel Anderson ● Kimberley Morris ● Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Danielle Kassing ● Chris Smith ● Mikaela Titheridge

Elaine de Montmorency ● Jill Chapman ● Teri West ● Libby Fens

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Facebook Live: Sweet Strawberry Blessings

February 13, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This week’s Facebook Live was as sweet as can be with a whole host of Sweet Strawberry blessings.

The Sweet Strawberry Bundle with Punch is a fabulous bundle that coordinates beautifully with a free offering in Sale-a-Bration. The Berry Blessings Bundle is a Stamp Set and Paper pack that coordinates beautifully as is well worth getting.

To earn this freebie, you need to spend £90 in the UK. I can honestly say that it’s well worth it for what you can create with it.

This first card from my Facebook Live teamed together both stamp sets the papers and a sentiment from another set. The sentiment came from the Pretty Perennials set from the new Mini Catalogue. I showed a great little tip of how to stamp and punch the images out in one step and clustered them beneath this sentiment.

These images certainly packed a punch … a strawberry punch and boy did it scream summer.

The free papers reminded me of a Gingham checked table cloth and the berries, my morning breakfast. Strawberries and Blueberries some fussy cut and the Strawberry Punch helped punch the strawberries. The flowers you see have a pearl for the centre coloured using a Blends Pen.

Recreating an old favourite

This final card was one that saw me recreate a card from one of my very first class cards. The Strawberries created a detailed edge that I fussy cut to reveal the checked papers behind. Each Sentiment was stamped and embossed White on Basic Black card.

An enjoyable Facebook Live creating three striking summer based cards using juicy Strawberries and Blueberries.

I loved creating these cards. Ink, Stamps, paper and a punch, with a spot of fussy cutting, I took things back to basics.

If you missed my Facebook Live and you’d like to go back and take a look, then you can click HERE.

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Love you Always Very Versailles

February 12, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 1 Comment

Last week’s Facebook Live had me be creative with the Love you Always Suite of products. The cards made were a spin off of the card shared within my recent All Star Tutorial Blog Hop. One card using Very Versailles, had me want to step things up further, which I share here for you today.

This was the card that I wanted to age up a little more. Switching up the colours a little and changing the sentiment I set to work.

Today’s version

Switching up the base card to Night of Navy, I added a top layer of Crumb Cake. Using Crumb Cake ink, I was able to blend the edges, adding a little Soft Suede for depth. A mix of first and second generation stamping from the Very Versailles set, added to that vintage feel.

Wanting an aged look, I used a dauber to add Versamark to the image before adding Heat and Stick. Once tacky, I added the Gold Gilding leaf that gave a scattered aged appearance of this image in the background. I added a layer of Gold foil to pull this all together and used the blade of my scissors to age up the edge of the cardstock.

A few splatters of water gave that weathered feel in places, seen here more on one card than the other. You’ll also notice the fabric feel to these cards, created by the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.

A scattering of the same flowers used within my live, from the Love you always Suite and my focal point came alive. A calming card to let a friend know that I was thinking of them. I hope you like this version of my original.

If you missed my Facebook Live and you’d like to go back and take a look, you can do so by clicking HERE.

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OSAT – One Stamp at a Time – Where the Wild things grow

February 11, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

With One Stamp At a Time we’ll be showing you Where the Wild Things Grow. Today we are sharing inspiration of all things that grow. From a Flowering Cactus to a pot plant or Rose the choice is ours.

Welcome to this month’s hop and to a hop with lots of botanical inspiration. Opening up Stampin’ Up!s Product Medley, Flowering Cactus, I thought I’d get creative for this hop.

Coordination is a strength for Stampin’ Up! and I just loved how the Potted Succulents Dies teamed up so well with this Medley.

The incredible full die of succulents fully covered the front of a simple slider card base, giving a great textural backdrop. Using our fabulous Blending Brushes, I blended three colours to create a glowing sunset. Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral and Magenta Madness blended and cut using Stitched Shape basic circle. This fabulous punch of colour gave the focal point for the flowering cactus to sit upon.

The tall cactus shape was die cut from Mossy Meadow cardstock and the others from the inclusive papers from this Medley. The beauty of our Product Medleys are that they include a Stamp Set, Dies, Papers and Embellishments. The little felt flowers were embellishments within this kit.

I love this tongue in cheek sentiment but it’s so incredibly fitting right now and teams so well with what’s inside.

This little gift box takes individually wrapped Tea Bags, the perfect gift for a friend in need. British people often talk things through over a cup of tea, so it seemed perfectly fitting. Embellished in the same way as the slider card, I added a few more die cut shapes from the Potted Succulents Die set.

I absolutely loved creating with this Product Medley and look forward to playing with it more. I do hope you have enjoyed what I have created and shared with you today.

Head over and see what the rest of the OSAT Team. A full list of those taking part can be found further down.

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Around the World on Wednesday – You’ve Got Mail

February 10, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 19 Comments

You’ve Got Mail, as we head around the world on Wednesday.

A warm welcome to all who’ve started the hop here or hopped over from my lovely friend Aurélie. You’ve Got Mail is the theme for our hop today which allows us to interpret this in many ways. For me, I turned to a new set, Pretty Perennials to create some Happy Mail.

Following a rather long and dreary January here in the UK, I wanted something that would be bright and cheerful.

This fabulous Stamp Set was designed by one of our Million Sales Achievers, Dena Rekow who is bright and cheerful herself. Starting with a Coastal Cabana base, I stamped a floral background using tone on tone stamping. A bold background but one that sure packed a cheery punch.

Adding a white banner panel, allowed a focal point for the happy sentiment. I hoped for these cards to lift the spirits of the recipients and that word happy sure is happy. The word happy and for you were stamped directly onto the panel with the addition of a heat embossed Mail raised for interest.

Stamping different coloured flowers and sizes on scraps of white cardstock allows for multi die cutting. Feeding several strips into the Cut & Emboss machine at the same time, allowed for stamped flowers and skeleton leaves to be cut together.

A length of twine and some Artistry Blooms Sequins helped embellish this cheerful little card.

I hope you have enjoyed my share with you today and that you’ll enjoy the rest of the hop.

You can hop on over the sea to be inspired further by Annette Ball and see how she has interpreted this theme.

Thank you for hopping by today …. Enjoy!

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Jan Clothier – NZ

Rochelle Laird-Smith – AU

Cheryll Miller – AU

Danielle Kassing – NL

Satomi Wellard

Aurélie Fabre – FR

Mikaela Titheridge – UK

Elaine de Montmorency – CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – US

Teri West – US

Cheryl Hamilton – US

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Hydrangea Haven on Hydrangea Hill

February 9, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 1 Comment

Today, I share two of the cards I created and shared within our Mini Catalogue Launch Party back in January. Hydrangea Hill is a beautiful suite of products that create the most incredible Hydrangea flower.

On 2nd January I teamed up with Tanya Reese from Australia to offer another online catalogue launch party. With two suites each, I designed with Hydrangea Hill.

This first card used the Hydrangea Haven Stamp set and coordinating Dies to help create this incredible flower head. A split card, I part embossed the back panel with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder.

Stamping the images onto Watercolour Paper using Versamark and heat embossing White, allows for some resistance of ink. The Water Painters allow you to add patches of colour that give a mottled effect that you see here. A gentle background stamp of Soft Sea Spray helps to lift the flower and give depth to the card. Using Misty Moonlight, helped to coordinate the sentiment with the blue tones seen in the flower.

If you give a wash of ink colour to your remaining Watercolor paper it saves you from having to have alternatives coloured cardstock.

Adding Designer Series Paper

Adhering strips of Designer Series Paper to a matting layer, I die cut with the Stitched Rectangle Dies for detail. Wrapping a length of Gorgeous Grape Ribbon around I added another stitched rectangle. This rectangle had been pre stamped with a wash of Soft Sea spray ink and the sentiment in Misty Moonlight.

I wanted to show how you could layer up this flower using the smaller images within the bundle. I think you can see the dimension achieved.

For someone who isn’t a great lover of purple and lavender tones, I have actually fallen in love with this suite.

I hope my share has made you smile today and that you’ll consider adding the Hydrangea Haven Bundle to your collection. Click on any of the links below to be taken to my online shop to place your order. Remember to use my Shopping code at checkout to receive a gift from me and your copy of this months All Star Tutorial Bundle. You’ll also qualify on orders over £45 for free products from the Sale-a-Bration offering.

Happy Crafting

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Creation Station – Cute Critters

February 7, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 7 Comments

Welcome to the Creation Station Blog Hop where this month we’ve been designing with Cute Critters. Arrived here from Antoinette’s blog then you’ll have seen the cute critters she chose to work with.

So many Critters to choose from, it was hard to decide. Well hopefully I’ve Snailed it … forgive me, I couldn’t resist that. Yes, the Snailed it stamp set was my choice for this blog hop and a Tri Fold Birthday card.

I love this little fellow. I’ve coloured him in soft tones and bright but here I chose deeper, perhaps more masculine colours.

Tri Fold Card

I wanted something a little different so pulled in the dies from my So Much Happy Bundle to die cut the word happy. My only regret is that I stamped the word Birthday before positioning the snail. It would have perhaps looked better if it were sat right behind him on the ground, as if his trail.

I coloured the snail with our Alcohol Blends Pens and adhered him to the front Panel using Dimensionals. Adhering each panel to a back panel, allowed me to change up the colours.

Flip open the front panel to reveal the central panel and one where some of the balloons from the front are adhered. Created to look a little like a night sky the Snail is heading off to the party, head down at full speed. He only wants to be fashionably late.

You can create the twinkling stars that you see here by the flicking action of a Wink of Stella.

Open the card fully to reveal the central part where you can write your message and yet more balloons.

This cute critter looks so happy to have arrived but its now time to hand over that gift parcel from his back.

Gift Packaging

Two coordinating gift boxes made from cardstock and Designer Series Paper, I tied together with Mossy Meadow Breaded Linen. The tag was created to pull the entire colour scheme and theme together. The parcel is ready for opening and the party ready to begin … but which critters are going to be joining him?

Take a look at my dear friend Kathy Kartak’s blog, who’s next up to see which little critters he’ll be partying the night away with.

Thanks for hopping by today, enjoy the rest of the hop. I bet you never knew these parties existed in your back yard at night did you?

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Facebook Live: Love you Always Suite

February 7, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

This week’s Facebook Live had me be creative with the Love you Always Suite of products. These cards were a spin off of the card I had shared within my recent All Star Tutorial Blog Hop.

I could have recreated this card but I wanted to change things up and create some cards with a difference. I like to also pull in other products from my shelves to show you how they merge so well with other products. Here’s what I created with your help.

This card was created with the base card being that of my blog hop share. I like to be guided by my viewers in what they think might work. The layering of the scalloped ovals was a great suggestion and helped bring in an additional depth of colour. A simple sentiment and a few flowers and this card was complete.

Bring in a larger sentiment from the So Sentimental Stamp Set and stamp a simple background and you’ve another quick card. Using up the die cut elements I had left over and I’ve a beautifully elegant floral cluster.

I stepped up this final card by bringing in the Gilded Leafing and a different stamp set for the background. Very Versailles is a set I’ve not used anywhere near enough but thought it worked well with the floral images. I wanted to step this card up again and if you come back in the next few days, you’ll see just how that card turned out.

If you missed my Facebook Live and you’d like to go back and take a look, you can do so by clicking HERE.

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A Seabed of Seashells

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