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Christmas to Remember and Painted Christmas

October 4, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

When preparing for my Online launch Party, I couldn’t resist but make use of the Painted Christmas Suite. I just knew that I’d enjoy creating with these beautiful products.

The Christmas Pinecones Die set created the perfect backdrop for this red sentiment panel offering Love & Joy.

Using a base of Evening Evergreen that had been embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, I then set to decorating. Using both Soft Succulent and Garden Green allowed for some variation and depth using the Christmas Pinecones Die. Be that this launch took place at the beginning of Sale-a-Bration, I added some of the beautiful Be Dazzling Paper. I have loved using this to give some glitz to my projects and I’m sad that Sale-a-Bration is now over and this product retired.

The Pinecones themselves were die cut from Soft Suede and Early Espresso and the whole card flicked with White Ink to depict the impression of snow. Finally adding a White Heat Embossed sentiment to a Real Red Panel, gave a real lift of colour. The Painted Christmas Suite really is a traditionally fabulous suite to be creative with and I’ve loved working with it.

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Creation Station – ’tis the season

October 3, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 6 Comments

Welcome to the Creation Station Blog Hop, Tis the Season.

Welcome to this month’s blog hop, where this month, ’tis the season to share the season we are in. I hope you’ve enjoyed the season that Sara Levin has shared her fabulous season with you over on her blog.

I am sharing my thoughts of Autumn, from falling leaves to Toffee Apples and the blessing of Harvest festival. Today is Harvest Festival in the UK. It’s an important part of the Christian calendar, with giving to others in need. Churches are decorated with baskets of fruit and other food that parishioners have donated.

Living in a village surrounded by arable land we’ve seen the Combine Harvesters out a lot recently. To pull these papers depicting wheat seemed most appropriate. A wonderful neutral backdrop for the colourful auburn leaves falling and crisp toffee apples.

The Toffee Apples and cake stand come from the Sweets & Treats stamp set. Stamped with Memento Ink and coloured with Blends Pens, I went on to fussy cut and layer them.

After applying Ink to a sheet of watercolor paper with a Water Painter, I die cut leaves from the Beautiful Leaves Dies. Allowing these to scatter across the card lifted the otherwise neutral feel.

From a sheet of 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper that coordinated with the card, I made a little treat holder. Starting my embellishment with the ribbon, I added a circular seal with a single Toffee Apple and finished to match the card.

I really enjoyed the colours I pulled together for this little set and hope that you like them too.

Do head over to see what Denita has to offer in her season.

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You Can Create it with Cute Halloween

October 2, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

You Can Create it this month with our Quarterly Papercraft kit using Stampin’ Up!’s Cute Halloween.

This month’s kit we had to play with, comprised of papers and coordinating cardstock from the Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper. We always have an incidental kit of basics to pull from, which this quarter is Glue dots, a Dauber and some Basic White cardstock.

I fussy cut the cute halloween ghosts from the paper I had selected and teamed with Playful Alphabet words. I tailored the words to the look of each ghost with the first offering a Trick.

By Black Heat Embossing the Bats from the Banner Year Stamp Set, I was able to complete an emboss resist effect panel. Using the Sponge Dauber and Highland Heather, I worked from one end of both the heat embossed panel and the tag.

Using a Blends Pen, I was able to create the striped edge panel that you see either side of the central panel. This alcohol pen was also used to add colour to the ribbon for coordination.

Trick or Treat

My second card was created with some treats in mind and some mock Candy Corns. These were created by die cutting circles of Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Basic White and cutting into wedges.

Each word was created by using our Playful Alphabet letters on Black Glitter Paper, upon adhesive foam sheets.

My final card used the remaining piece of Designer Series paper and yet another fussy cut Cute Halloween Ghost. A smaller tailored Tag housed the word ‘Boo’

Washing our sponge daubers enables you to make use of them with other colours, should you need to. I stuck to two colours within this team, Highland Heather and Pumpkin Pie, along with Black and white.

Three fun cards made from the nominal supplies on offer with this papercraft kit that I hope you’ve enjoyed.

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In each Quarterly pack you receive a variety of papers, cardstock, embellishments and other bits to get you creating and sampling our products. It’s just £15 including postage, which works out at just £5 a month for a taster of a few new suites and products. Allow us to share lots of inspiration on how you could use your kit and join in the challenge if you wish.

Take a look below to see what the other Designers have to share. The inspiration is here to help you see what you can create. Enjoy!

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Anja Luft

Heike Fallwickl

Danielle Kassing

Fanny Minne

Karina Chin

Aude Barbara

Linda Stevens Cullen

Simone Bartrum

Rose Packer

Karen Hadler

Alanna Klemick Wharf

Do share your creations with us, we’d love to see what you come up with using these supplies. Enjoy your day and keep crafting.

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Stampin’ Creative – Sending Thanks

September 30, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 6 Comments

Today, the Stampin’ Creative Team are Sending Thanks.

Welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop where we are Sending Thanks.

Christmas is a time when I’m sending Thanks, so a festive Thank you card seemed most fitting.

I wanted to create a non traditional colour palette for this festive Thank you card. The base for this card is Soft Sea Foam, which I felt soft and unusual to team with Misty Moonlight and Polished Pink.

A randomly stamped matting layer sits beneath a Banner with a layering circle focal point. The Polished Pink scalloped layer has been cut from Designer Series Paper. By cutting the top circular layer out of Shimmery White cardstock allowed me to do a watercolour wash. By stamping the sleigh image with Memento Black Ink allowed me to colour with alcohol Blends Pens.

I kept to a colour palette of Misty Moonlight, Polished Pink and Soft Sea Foam for my presents. The simplicity of this card layout and it’s image was most appealing.

I hope you have enjoyed my share with you today and you’ve taken a look at the Be Jolly stamp set in a different light. Do hop on over to see what the others have to share today.

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Whimsy and Wonder Sweet Stockings

September 24, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

Look what you can create with the darling Whimsy and Wonder papers and Sweet Stockings Suite.

I designed this card for my recent Online Mini Catalogue Launch Party as an at home Make & Take. Unable to send stamped images, these papers were perfect to give attendees the chance to fussy cut these papers. They could pull from their own stash for a sentiment of their choice, if they even wanted one.

The striped paper you see in the background comes from the Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper that’s FREE with a qualifying order. I teamed this up with a Misty Moonlight die cut panel from the Stockings Dies from the Sweet Stockings Suite. I couldn’t not add one of these amazing Wonderful Snowflakes, they are just gorgeous!

Fussy cutting the parcels and die cutting the stocking from these papers, allowed me to coordinate this soft palette of colours. The Linen cardstock was perfect to cap the sweet stockings toes and trim the heel and top.

Sentiments like this one from the Christmas to Remember, allow you to stamp the sentiment in your chosen colour, leaving the words white, which I love.

A cute little card that I hope you like and an easy one to replicate on mass.

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Penguin Playmates from Sale-a-Bration

September 23, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

We have just one more week of Sale-a-Bration and your chance to get your hands on these Penguin Playmates.

Our Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper has been a real hit and such a fun selection of festive papers to play with. I created this fun card using the papers and some of the characters in a non traditional colour scheme.

Using a Blending Brush and some Fresh Freesia Ink, I added a misty look to the background that I then Dry Embossed. The Wintery 3D Embossing Folder gives a beautiful snowflake impression that was perfect for this card. Of course I had to add a Wonderful Snowflake to set off my little fussy cut characters.

A playful sentiment for a playful card was in order and a few Rhinestones to sparkle and my card was complete.

These papers really are just so beautiful and perfect for your children to fussy cut in the half term break to create their own Christmas Cards and Thank you cards.

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Let’s Get Hopping #46 Anything but a Card

September 20, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 25 Comments

The Let’s Get Hopping Team are bringing you inspiration for Anything but a Card today.

Welcome to the Hop and an abundance of inspiration from the Let’s Get Hopping Design Team. If you’ve hopped on over from Elizabeth Edlin’s blog, then I’m sure you’ve been wowed by her inspiration already.

I have been looking forward to this hop for the fact it had me thinking … thinking of what I should create that wasn’t a card.

Our Son recently attended a Swim Race Camp run by our own Team GB Olympic Swimmer, Adam Peaty. Known for his incredibly fast Breaststroke, Adam coached the children himself. They also had a gym session with his personal trainer and a Psychology session with his personal psychologist. It was one of the most inspiring day, even for me as his Mum.

Adam started the day with a talk about his journey to the Olympics and recent achievements in Tokyo. Two Gold Medals and one Silver. Personal group swim sessions with Adam took place throughout the day and Bertie was in the first session. Such an awe inspiring person that Adam is, Bertie was glued to his every word. The energy and encouragement was so heartwarming.

The children loved Adam but so did the parents. I couldn’t not scrapbook this amazing day and these two photos summed it up entirely.

Anything but a Card

Wanting the page to revolve around water, I pulled in the ombre papers and die cut with a curve to depict water to the left of the page. I used the incredible Artistically Inked background stamp with Pacific Point ink to create a watery backdrop. The rope die from Smooth Sailing Dies were perfect to edge the ombre paper and break up this sea of water.

Our Layering Circles Dies were perfect to create my own Olympic Rings which had to appear here. Adam explained how he loved Black and Gold, the colours of his AP Race Logo and branding.

A mock Gold Medal was achieved using the Give it a Whirl Dies and the sentiment “You’re kind of a Big Deal” from the Whale Done Set. Adams medals sat before him with his Silver medal laying down.

A good 16 years older than our son, who was star struck and could barely talk when he finally meet Adam for a photo. It was indeed an Amazing Day, which of course had to be heat embossed Gold on Black.

Fishes really do come true and this sentiment couldn’t be any more fitting. My encouraging words before every swim session to Bertie are “Go Swim like a fish”. I am in awe of our son’s passion for his sport, his determination, growing strength and his achievements.

This was a magical day for both of us and one that just had to be captured on paper like this. Many have told me to get scrapbooking and I can honestly say … I loved creating this. Wonderful to create anything but a card and pull from all of my stamp sets and dies to create a theme.

I hope you have enjoyed my share with you today and perhaps I’ve inspired you to create a Scrapbook page of your own.

Let’s now hop on over to see what the talented Alicia Yap has created that’s Anything but a card. I can’t wait to see.

Enjoy the rest of the hop and thanks for stopping by.

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Stamping Sunday – Celebrate

September 12, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 15 Comments

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop where we Celebrate all things worth celebrating.

Welcome to our Blog Hop today and to a celebration of inspiration. I felt that many celebrations come with the appearance of Balloons, so this was where I based my thoughts. There is a fabulous balloon in the Penguin Place Stamp Set that I used along with other Die Cutting accessories from the Give it a Whirl set.

Card One

I decided to stamp in a rainbow colour palette for this series of cards. My first card is simply Stamp, Inks and Paper and uses the masking technique.

By placing a post it note mask over my Pumpkin Pie Balloon, I would then stamp my Real Red balloon. The result is that the Red Balloon would look set back behind the orange one. Continuing this along the line gave for a more effective looking cluster.

Step it up

Using the same colours I had no need to mask, as I layered up both stamped and fussy cut balloons. From the same Penguin Place Stamp Set I stamped a scattering of Smoky Slate stars around the balloons.

By adding Baker’s Twine, helped bring these balloons to life a little more. This card was to the coolest friend for her Birthday.

Step It Up Again

The sky has just become busier with lose balloons, as I die cut an aperture. The Dies used for the scalloped circle, clouds and stars came from the Give it a Whirl set. In comparison to the first two cards, this one is much busier with the rainbow of balloons.

Dimensionals were used to help add depth and height to this final celebratory card.

Three colourful cards, using just a few stamps from the Penguin Palace Stamp set and a rainbow of colours.

I hope you have enjoyed my sharing today and that you’ll hop around the rest of the team to see what they are celebrating with.

Enjoy and Happy Stamping

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OSAT – One Stamp at a Time – Step it Up

September 9, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 3 Comments

With One Stamp At a Time this month, we show you how to Step it Up.

Welcome to this month’s hop where we show you how to Step it Up from an Ink and paper creation to the works. I’ve taken the Delicate Dahlias Stamp Set that’s currently FREE During Sale-a-Bration and used this for my inspiration.

My creation started from an unusual colour scheme that I wanted to try. Blackberry Bliss, Misty Moonlight, Poppy Parade and Bumblebee. The more of these colours I added, the more I liked the combination. It came from some colours I saw on a Parrot.

Card One

This card uses mainly Ink and Paper. A single stamped Dahlia to the centre of a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock. Adding some blue leaves did feel slightly strange but I’m still pleased with the overall effect. A cardbase of Blackberry Bliss brought about some richness and a flash of Bumblebee Ribbon finished it off.

Step it Up

This card shows how you can quite easily, Step it up a little. I added a flash of Bumblebee cardstock to the outer sides of the Shimmery White card layer and bannered the ends of the sentiment panel. By introducing Two-Step Stamping, I was able to add further detail to the leaves and flower head. By fussy cutting these, it allowed for layering and dimension.

Step it Up again …

My final card saw me introduce some Die cutting and a water colour wash background. The die shapes came from the Penned Flowers Die pack and were perfect for this combination. Adding a scalloped edge to the Bumblebee layer added both texture and detail. A wash of Bumblebee Ink to the shimmery white layer gave a glowing back drop for a cluster of flowers that now included a smaller yellow flower.

I heat embossed the final part of the sentiment to again add variety here and scattered the card with self adhesive sequins. The finished card really pleased me.

Here are my three cards together showing how, when we Step it up, we can create a cohesive wow. All items used for these cards are listed below and a £90 order would earn you this beautiful Delicate Dahlias stamp set for Free if you wished.

I hope you have enjoyed my share with you today and that you’ll take a hop around the rest of the Team for yet more inspiration.

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All Star Tutorial Hop – You’re a Peach Suite

September 8, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 5 Comments

The All Star Tutorial Design Team have been playing with the You’re a Peach Suite for this month’s Tutorial.

Welcome to this month’s blog hop, where we are sharing our inspiration using the You’re a Peach Suite. What we share within this hop isn’t what you’d receive in the Tutorial Bundle, it’s additional inspiration.

I created this simple card using the blue and white striped paper as a background and a white Brick embossed foreground. Cutting rectangles with my Stitched Rectangle Dies, gave windows for the fussy cut peaches to nest between.

Having them cascade down the side of the card allowed or a cluster at the point of a sentiment. This was heat embossed white on a Crumb Cake Stitched rectangle and a linen thread bow added.

A few perfectly placed sequins to add some lift and a strip of patterned paper to the inside and my card was complete.

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There is more inspiration from the Team within this Blog Hop and another twelve designs in the Tutorial Bundle this month. Below is a sneak peek of what you could expect from us this month.

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