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OSAT – One Stamp at a Time – Masculine Boys in the Hood

June 10, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

With One Stamp At a Time this month, we are going masculine with our Masculine Boys in the Hood theme.

Welcome to this month’s hop where we are going Masculine with the Boys in the Hood.

With the launch of our Kits Collection recently, I decided to pull from the All Inclusive Kit, For the Guys. It’s a fabulous kit showing mountainous scenes in very earthy colours.

You receive all the various elements in the kit to create 10 fabulous card in two designs. You also receive a clear block, adhesive foam pads an Ink Spot and a great stamp set. This stamp set has pretty much all the masculine sentiments that you’ll want to use on other projects.

Not wishing to reinvent the wheel, I decided to slightly adapt this kit and create a card and mini Gift Box from the elements received. I did pull out one additional sheet of cardstock to add to this project.

For the Guys Alternative

Looking at this card, you’d wonder really what the difference was from the kit original, until you open it. Firstly I created a tent card using the coordinating card colour, Grey Granite. This card was then extended to help depict the mountains and depth of field you’d have looking at this scene.

Adding a further fold to the front, did require me using two sets of trees for one card but it certainly made an impact. By cutting a second card base, I was able to create this fold and matt the inside of the card with the same colour.

It’s not a massive difference but it’s one that’s unusual with its extended tree scene.

Gift box made from a Card

Using the remaining cardstock from the second card, I was able to create the base for this gift box. The top came from the off cuts of Grey Granite and elements designed to be used on the second card within this kit.

The shield style label was the perfect shape to score and overhand the edge of this box. Big enough to take some small treats or even potentially a slim tie. All of the elements, except for the Grey Granite card, came from the All Inclusive Kit. It really is a kit worth looking at even if the cards are not your style, as the Stamp Set is just fabulous.

I hope my little bit of inspiration has had you ‘look outside the box’ today and see our kits for the amazing kits they are. Be sure to check out more masculine inspiration from the rest of the Design Team below.

Enjoy the rest of the hop and the rest of your day. Thanks for hopping by.

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Measure of Love – Facebook Live

June 10, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Last week’s Facebook Live saw me cooking up a storm with a new set, Measure of Love.

A wonderful stamp set that would work well for anyone who loves to bake or spend time in the kitchen. My Mum loves to bake, so this will be perfect for a Mother’s Day card when the time comes.

This Facebook Live brought about simple layouts and simple elements. A flash of Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper, a simple embossed background panel and a focal point.

Decorating the inside of a card can help tie both layers together and take the detail through to the next layer.

Scaling things up

Fussy cutting and colouring the scales, allowed me to raise them on Dimensionals. The cute shelf came from the Welcoming Window Bundle.

Tempting as it was to load the scales with cupcakes, I decided to have the sentiment to the front and a cupcake inside.

Double chocolate … yum! This sure looked tasty.

Often we miss elements within a stamp set and this floral image comes from the same stamp set but could so easily be overlooked.

The Ornate Floral Embossing Folder was used to add detail and texture to the card base. Simple shapes layered and fine detail added and my card set was complete.

I hope you grow to love this set and have found my share of inspiration. If you didn’t see these cards being made Live, you can return to watch by clicking HERE.

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Around the World on Wednesday – Step it Up

June 9, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 19 Comments

Join the Around the World on Wednesday Design Team and I, as we Step it up with inspiration. Yes, this month, we step it up in whatever way we see fit or interpret the theme.

A warm welcome to all and if you’ve hopped on over from my dear talented friend Emma Goddard, then you’ll have already been spoilt with inspiration.

I’m stepping things up from a basic card using the same theme and layout to a more advanced card.

This first card uses this cute Sail Boat and sentiment from the Sweet Farewell set and the sea and birds from You are my Anchor. The stamp sets you receive in kits can often be over looked but often merge beautifully with other stamp sets.

Keeping the colours simple helped keep things looking fresh and blended with the Sweet as a Peach striped paper used. You can see above how I added a strip of Designer Series Paper to the edge of the inside panel.

The Sailboat was coloured using Alcohol Blends Pens, Smoky Slate, Misty Moonlight and Poppy Parade.

Step it up

Sticking to my theme, layout and basic elements I decided to introduce some Heat Embossing and Sponging. Randomly stamping and heat embossing the Anchors over the base layer I used the Emboss Resist technique over the top. Our soft Blending Brushes and Balmy Blue ink rubbed in a circular motion gave a subtle ombré effect.

Changing up the shape and colour of the sentiment panel and the focal panel behind, helped change things up a little. The sentiment for this card, came from the You are my Anchor card kit stamp set, along with the anchor.

The die cut shapes were created using the Sailing Home Die set, which I use more of for this next card.

Step it up again

Changing up the background again, I Dry Embossed using the 3D Seashells Embossing Folder that again, I sponged gently using Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight. Sponging helps the detail of this beautiful embossing folder to really show up.

Variation and texture was created by using the seaweed die in both Basic White cardstock and Vellum. Opal Rounds embellishments gave another level of detail to this final card.

I really enjoyed creating this set of cards and stepping things up for you. I hope I’ve inspired you to both Step it up and also to consider he stamp sets that come with our amazing kits. The kits themselves are a great value item but the on going stamp set makes them even better value.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my share with you today and that you’ll now hop on over to see what Annette Ball has to offer.

Thank you for stopping by today …. Enjoy the rest of the hop!

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Leonie Stuart – AU

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Cazz Boylan – AU

Cheryll Miller – AU

Danielle Kassing – NL

Mikaela Titheridge – UK – You are Here

Elaine de Montmorency – CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – US

Teri West – US

Cheryl Hamilton – US

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Creation Station – Floral Frenzy Mash Up

June 6, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 4 Comments

Welcome to the Creation Station Blog Hop where this month we’re having a Floral Frenzy Mash Up.

Welcome to this month’s blog hop, where we are showcasing stamp sets that would create a Floral Frenzy. We’ve a fabulous line up for this hop, so I hope you’ll hop around the inspiration on offer. You may have already hopped on over from the fabulous Jeanna, who I know will have shared something wonderful for this theme.

I decided to ink up a new set from the Annual Catalogue called Artistically Inked which has a beautifully artful look.

Simple Stamping

This first card is a relatively simple card, with a fully stamped background to give a watercolour marbled look. Stamping tone on tone gave a subtle background allowing the sentiment and flower the chance to sing. The darkness of the Evening Evergreen allowed the Polished Pink and Gold details to stand out. Cutting the top edge of the sentiment panel straight, I chose to fussy cut around the flower beneath. This added additional detail without fuss.

Floral Die Cutting

Simple Die Cutting can help take a project to a whole new level. The Basic Borders Dies allowed me to die cut this fabulous angled edge that I overlay with a single flower. The same tone on tone stamped background helped anchor this card. Switching the Gold Foil to the Gold Simply Elegant Trim and a Gold Embossed sentiment gave a fresh vibe to this card.

Gilded Leafing Detail

Adding Gold Foil Die cut flowers, a Gold Heat Embossed sentiment and more really did mash this floral frenzy up further.

Adding random lines of glue and allowing it to go tacky before adding Gilded Leafing, helped to create this fabulous background. I added more of the Bumblebee colour to this card, which I think works so well with Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent.

I really enjoyed creating this floral frenzy of cards and hope that you like my inspiration today.

Next up in the hop is the talented Sara Levin who I feel sure will have something beautiful to share. Be sure to head over and take a look.

Thanks for hopping by, enjoy the rest of the hop.

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All Star Tutorial Hop – Sand and Sea Suite

June 2, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 6 Comments

The All Star Tutorial Design Team have been playing with the Sand and Sea Suite to bring you this month’s Tutorial Bundle.

Welcome to this month’s blog hop, where we are sharing our inspiration using the Sand and Sea Suite.

Oh this suite just keeps giving with shells of all sorts of colours, shapes and sizes. Collect them up and you can make all varieties of projects with them.

Picture this …. the sand … the sea … some shells and the sea foam tickling through your toes … yes, it’s a picture I wanted to capture. This card started with a frame made from our Stitched Rectangle Dies to allow a picture to be captured within.

I thoroughly enjoyed using the colours that I used for this card in Pacific Point and Shaded Spruce. I added touches to the largest shell for that shell like glisten. It was easy to add texture by using a variety of cardstock. Crumb Cake Cardstock was used for the largest shell, Shimmery White for the Sand dollar and Pearlescent Paper the final shell. Each one suitable for the shell it represented and each one giving a different feel and sheen.

Ripping the Designer Series Paper from this suite made for a great waters edge feel. Our Watercolor Paper was perfect for combining the blue and green of the greenery at the bottom.

A fun card to create and one that had me use up quite a few scraps, which was a bonus.

The Team’s Inspiration

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.

How to obtain this Tutorial Bundle

Twelve amazing Video Tutorials each and every month offering amazing inspiration with Stampin’ Up! Products, Bundles, Suites and Product Medleys.

January 2021 – Fine Art Floral Suite
February 2021 – Love You Always Suite
March 2021 – Hydrangea Hill Suite
April 2021 – Flowering Cactus Product Medley
May 2021 – Ice Cream Corner Suite
June 2021 – Sand and Sea Suite

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You Can Create it with Stampin’ Up!’s Ice Cream Corner

June 2, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

You Can Create it this month with our Quarterly Papercraft kit using the Ice Cream Corner Suite. Right now we have the perfect weather here in the UK for Ice Creams, so this seems so topical.

This month’s kit we had to play with, had two pieces of the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper and coordinating cardstock and ribbon. We always have an incidental pack to pull from. You can see this Quarter’s pack below.

My Papercraft Inspiration

I created two cards with my supplies. This first card saw me use the Shimmery White Cardstock from the incidental pack. A wash of Bermuda Bay Ink created using a Water Painter helped back the focal point you see here. A simple torn strip of striped Designer Series paper gave a colourful panel for the sentiment to sit upon. This sentiment was taken from the new Art In Bloom Stamp Set. I heat embossed this Black to give a great sheen to it.

The Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper is great to gussy cut, which is what I did with my second piece of DSP. A very simple but effective little card and one that could be recreated with so many different papers.

With the remaining Cardstock in this month’s packet, I created this little slider card that is opened when you pull the bow out. There is no need to untie the bow, just simply use it as a point to draw the card out. I’ve used a narrow strip of the patterned paper I had left after fussy cutting the Ice Creams to edge the internal card.

The Layering Circles Dies are a great staple to have in your craft stash. I die cut the circles from the matting layer before giving a Bermuda Bay Ink wash and adding the scalloped circle layers. The Blackberry Bliss cardstock layer died in nicely with the ribbon and the central Ice Cream.

I hope I’ve inspired you to get creative with these fun papers and that you’ll realise the benefits of fussy cutting the Ice Creams.

The Kit

This Quarter’s Kit is ready for you to purchase and take part in.

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 is just £5 a month for a taster of a few suites and products. Allow us to share lots of inspiration on how you could use your kit.

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!

Inspiration from the Team

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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Last chance Products from Stampin’ Up! with up to 50% discount

June 1, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

It’s that Last hurrah for the January – June Mini Catalogue and your chance to grab yourself some bargains. The Last Chance product list has been published with up to 50% Discount and is available from 7pm tonight.

The January – June 2021 Mini Catalogue will be retiring soon! It’s a bittersweet moment when we see a classic Stampin’ Up! catalogue Retire with so many fabulous products in. But, we’re looking forward to all the new products on their way and we hope you are too.

At 7pm UK this evening, the Discounts will apply and you’ll be able to stock up on your favourite products before they’re gone for good. Save up to 50% on essential craft supplies … while supplies last!

Discounts are not always available but there are some fabulous deals to be had on this Last Chance list. With products available while stocks last, you won’t want to leave it too late before you add them to your cart and check out.

Sale Starts at 7pm UK 1st June and ends 10.50pm UK 30th June

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Alternatively, place an order of £200+ and you’ll earn yourself an extra £20 in Stampin’ Rewards to spend in the catalogue. This promotion lasts until 14th June inclusive.

That’s extra spend that you could use to purchase one of our lovely new Kits.

Our fabulous new Kit Collections have launched ranging from non stamping kits to All Inclusive with Stamp set and Ink. There is something for everyone and they’re great for crafting on the go. Gift Boxes, feminine, masculine and great at coordinating with many other stamp sets that we have. They are brilliant for gift giving and perfectly priced for just that.

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Last chance to get MORE for your money in May

May 30, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

We’re in the last couple of days of May for you to take advantage of getting MORE for your money with our Enhanced Starter Kit.

If your wish list is extensive, then you’d be better off purchasing the enhanced Stampin’ Up! Starter kit this month. Not only do you get to fully customise your kit but this month you get to choose £154 worth of products for just £99. This comes with free shipping and free catalogues.

You’ll earn greater ongoing savings as you’ll benefit from a 20% discount on all future orders submitted through your own personal account. With the chance to become part of a community of friendly crafters, earn and even build a business if you wish. If you’d like to discuss this option with me, then feel free to get in contact.

Want to take advantage? Then don’t delay, you have until 10.45pm tomorrow night (Monday 31st May) to get your Starter Kit ordered. When you’re ready, simply click to Join my Team and work your way through the steps. Know what you want? Then click on the little Spy Glass at the top and enter in your product codes as you build your starter kit with the products that you’d like.

Many have already taken advantage of this deal this month, so come join in the fun.

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This year I am offering a Full and a Mini Paper Share, along with a Ribbon Share.

Want the less patterned papers papers that our Colour Family Collections or In Colors offer? Well, again, I’m offering you the chance to have a share in these also.

In Color Club – Two slots available and ready to start

Find out how you can build your In Color collection over a period of 5 months at just £32 a month AND earn yourself some freebies one month too. Sign up to my first ever In Color club and as soon as I have 5 gaps filled, I’ll get buying in the products for you.

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Stampin’ Creative – Masculine Makes

May 27, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 1 Comment

Today, the Stampin’ Creative Team are bringing you some Masculine Makes.

Welcome to this month’s Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop where we are honouring the men in our lives with some masculine makes.

I had fun being creative with the Shark Frenzy set from the current Mini Catalogue. This was the first time I’d inked this set up and boy did it make me smile … and sing!

With a long overdue and fast approaching visit with my Father-in-law, I had him in mind when I made this card. Our son, like many 10 year olds, has spent a lot of time singing the infamous Shark song, so I knew he’d find this agreeable.

This card actually started with the sea background that I created using Blends Pens on Vellum. Randomly scribbling, I then added some Rubbing Alcohol in drips to create this marbled effect for the sea. I could have darkened it up but I liked the focal point, which then had me create the front panel in Misty Moonlight. Self adhesive sheets made die cutting and adhering the little bubbles to this panel, easy. I then cut a large circular aperture for the vellum sheet to sit behind.

The fun began when I had to decide upon how to dress up the Shark. Moustache, hat, cane and spectacles, the choices make for such variety. My Father-in-law regularly wears a hat and uses a cane, so this seemed most fitting. The addition of Garden Green foliage swayed me towards the green card base for this project.

I think the little fish make for a fabulous embellishment without the need for anything else.

Oh how I had fun doo doo doo doo doo doo …. yes I did doo doo doo doo doo doo. Now let’s see what masculine makes the others have to share this month. Enjoy!

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Aloha Maui Hawaii with Timeless Tropical

May 22, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

I’d be in Maui, Hawaii right now if it wasn’t for this Pandemic, on the Stampin’ Up! Incentive trip that I’d earned. A timeless tropical destination that I’d have loved to have visited.

Thursday night Stampin’ Up! hosted a zoom call for those achievers who sadly couldn’t attend but were still left at home. I met Demonstrators from around the globe all saddened to not be on the beaches of Maui. Some I’ve had the pleasure of meeting in person on previous Incentive Trips that I’ve attended and others the pleasure of meeting for the first time.

We had a few giggles and generally tried to ease the sadness that this situation has caused. A sadness but an understanding that we had done the right thing by staying home.

We were asked to join the call with a card created with a beach/tropical theme and this was what I created to share.

Having been such a dull miserable day here, I wanted something bright and punchy … a Tropical Fruit Punch!

Starting with a Bermuda Bay card base, I adhered die cut leaves all over to create a faux embossed layer. I added a white centrepiece with a vellum layer over the top to allow my friend to really stand out.

Die cut from Daffodil Delight and sponged with Mango Melody, I added the textural Pineapple, along with a Melon Mambo Pink Flower. All super bright colours that just cheered me up on this miserable day. This card was a cheery little Aloha to all of my Stampin’ Up! family, no matter where they were in the world.

More than anything, I hope this finds them all in good health so that we can again one day, be back together again.

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