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Beautiful Boughs to create a frosted Wreath

September 23, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

I’ve been Wreath making again … I’m guessing you could say it’s a passion of mine to make a Home Decor piece. This weekend I made the frosted wreath using the Beautiful Boughs Dies and some frosty wintery colours.

The Peaceful Boughs bundle didn’t grab me at first, but I sat down to play and fell in love. I found myself frantically die cutting all the beautiful boughs. The more I had on my desk, the more I felt the need to create a fresh new Wreath.

A Polysterine Foam Ring covered in either basic string or Burlap Ribbon is a good base for the Hot Glue to adhere to. Wanting a frosty looking wreath, so chose soft-toned colours of Mint Macaron, Soft Seafoam and White. Team this with the browns of the Pinecones and a punchy red bow and my wreath needed little more.

A little Puff Snow was added to the Pinecones and a few strategically placed Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets and my wreath were complete. In the absence of the Puff Snow which is currently unable the Shimmery Embossing Paste is a great alternative.

It even generated a WOW from hubby and son, which is always a welcome relief when being creative.

A frosted wreath to hang with pride and one that should compliment any home colour scheme.

Now you’d think this would generate a LOT of die-cutting, which of course it does, but only 24 rotations through the Die cutter. I don’t think that’s too bad.

This Wreath will be added to my class offering later, so if you’re living in the area of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, then this might interest you. Check back later to my Events tab for more information.

Oh yes, I never did ink up that Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set … or did I? …

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Frosted Frames Facebook Live Christmas Card

September 19, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Last night’s Facebook Live had me creating with a whole load of Dies, with the main focus on Frosted Frames. Oh my, this Die set is quite simply to die for and a real must for your craft room.

I’m becoming quite predictable with my colour choice at the moment, as I’ve fallen in love with Pretty Peacock. I used this colour as a base and sponged both Whisper White Ink and Night of Navy Ink onto the card front before splattering with Frosted Shimmer Paint. The Dies used were mainly from the Frosted Frames set above with some additions from the Beautiful Boughs Dies.

Whisper White and Soft Seafoam were perfectly soft choices for the Frosted Frames Dies. I thought these colours went so well with the card base. Loving the frosty feel of this card, I was reluctant to add red berries, so opted for Pinecones. The Beautiful Boughs Dies offers two beautiful Pinecones that when layered give great dimension.

I used some of the new Snowfall Accents Puff Paint on the Pinecones to add yet more frosting. Sadly this item is currently not orderable but will be back in stock soon. As an alternative, you could use Shimmery White Embossing Paste.

A few Frosted Epoxy Droplets finished off the centres of the White Snowflakes, which are just gorgeous.

The sentiment was die cut from Silver Foil Cardstock using the Word Wishes Die set. Not a stamp used here at all, just sponging, paint flicking and die-cutting. Something quite different for a change.

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Well, I hope you like this festive share with you today and that you’ll take a better look at the Dies in our Catalogue. Perhaps you’ll consider joining me when I’m Live again next Wednesday at 8 pm. Until then …

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Artisan Design Team Blog Hop – Woven Threads DSP

September 19, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge 5 Comments

Welcome to the Artisan Design Team Blog Hop, where this month we are showcasing Designer Series Papers (DSP). I was assigned the Woven Threads DSP to create with.

Isn’t it funny how Manuela before me received the same papers to work with and how our projects are both so different? I love what Manuela has created, so if you’ve not seen, before to either hop back or continue round through the hop to take a look. There is some truly fabulous inspiration in this month’s hop that you’ll not want to miss.

I liked the Vintage feel of the papers that I received to play with and at first wanted to create a Scrapbook page, but ended up creating this slider card and Gift Voucher Wallet.

I’ve made a few of these simple slider cards before but wanted this to have a photo frame on the front. A picture frame that could actually be used to hold a photo. I’ve adhered the frame in such a way (3 sides) so that a photo could indeed be slotted in. It might be a photo to represent the occasion that the card is being given for, like an Engagement photo for a Wedding Card.

The fine detail of the Flourish Dies seemed to team up with this suite so beautifully. I also loved Faucted Gems in the same coordinating colours, to add texture and dimension.

Do you see the trim along the bottom of the frame? That’s cut from the Woven Threads Trim. Isn’t it cute?

So often we give Gift Vouchers or Money for Weddings that I wanted to re-make a money wallet that I’d made years ago. Freshened up with new papers, it takes on a whole new lease of life. I cut the Seaside Spray trim edge from the ribbon to tie around the wallet to hold in place.

Inside I kept the same suitable sentiment of love and joy and stamped it on the wallet flap. With two internal compartments, I was able to put a sheet of cardstock for a message to be written, leaving the other compartment for the monetary gift. I just feel this is a far nicer way to dress up the gift of a voucher.

You could make this in any colour and embellished with any season of papers and you’d create a whole new vibe for it.

Measurements for making this Money Wallet

You can very easily upscale and downsize this wallet to suit. I have added the basic measurements here for how I made this one. The concertina sides were easier to measure and score in centimetres, so you’ll not see imperial measurements for those.

Cardstock – 5 3/4″ x 10 7/8″ scored at 4″, 81/8″ / 14.6cm x 27.6cm scored at 10.2cm, 20.6cm

Concertina edges x 2: Cut two pieces of 10cm x 8cm and score every 1cm along the 10cm edge.

Stick the front and back panel of the concertina panel to the front and back inside edge of the Wallet.
Add an internal divider if required. Cut to width depending upon where you have positioned your side panels and calculate the height by how high you have positioned it too.

I hope you’ll enjoy creating your own wallet. Don’t forget to check out the Designer Series Promotion that’s currently taking place. Buy 3 packs and choose one FREE (selected packs only).

Now you’ll want to hop on over to see what Narelle has in store for us this month and the rest of this fabulous team.

Have a great day and enjoy the rest of the hop.

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September 2019 Greek Isles Blog Hop – Dino Days

September 16, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge 6 Comments

This year we sailed the Greek Isles as part of the Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip 2019. It was with the help of you, my customers, and my Team that I managed to earn it. Today I celebrate those friends who have earned the next trip with a card made using Dino Days.

This trip was one I could enjoy with both my husband and son, which made it all the more enjoyable.

We didn’t exactly leave the ship on this trip, for we simply enjoyed some much-needed RnR. It’s been quite a year for hubby and I, so a week of total relaxation came as a welcome break. The Jewel of the Seas was a wonderful ship, smaller than others, but we liked it for that reason.

There was plenty on this ship for us to enjoy as a family from Crazy Golf to the water slides and the pool and an educational journey home by an erupting volcano, Stromboli in action.

These trips are of course about the Crafting Business, but also the friendships that we make along the way. I’m not one for collecting photos with others but did capture a few photos of some other Demonstrators. Many faces here you may recognise and many are taking part in this hop. Oh, the laughter shared!

During each Incentive Trip, the announcement is made for what the next trip will be. 2021 will be a fabulous trip of the Eastern Caribbean and another cruise with Royal Caribbean, but the earning period for 2020’s trip hasn’t ended yet.

2020 Incentive Trip to Maui

The earning period for 2020’s trip to Maui, is about to come to an end. Some good friends have successfully earned this amazing trip and I couldn’t be happier for them. I created this card for one special friend and wanted something that would be a calming reminder of the trip she’ll have to enjoy. I wanted her to imagine herself there in Maui, by the card I created to celebrate her achievements. Who’d have thought Dino Days would have been the stamp set that I’d turn to though?

A thought in the middle of the night of hearing the sound of the Sea in a conch shell brought about the inspiration for this card. I was going to die cut the word ‘Maui’ and create a kind of shaker card. One that when tilted from side to side would sound like the tide of the sea coming and going.

I filled a narrow channel with Ice Stampin’ Glitter and Sequins of various shades of blue and backed the word with window sheet. It was the Palm Tree came from the fun Stamp Set, Dino Days and those coconuts? …. well they were the centres of the ‘a and o’ from the die set (waste not, want not).

A pop of colour was needed so I edged the card with a Crushed Curry Decorative Ribbon Border and finished off with a few scattered sequins. The remainder of the sentiment ‘Here’s to you!’ came from the aptly named stamp set, Seaside Notions. A suitably fitting card for a fabulous achievement and one to get her in the mood for the sea of Hawaii.

Congratulations to all of my fellow Demonstrators for having earned this trip and for those still working on it, I wish you all the very best.

I hope you have enjoyed my little share with you today. I wish you could hear the sea sound that I have created here, but you too will just have to imagine it.

Enjoy the rest of the inspiration of this hop and thanks for dropping by.

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Let’s Get Hopping #24 CASE the Catalogue

September 16, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge 9 Comments

The Let’s Get Hopping Team are CASING the Catalogue today and I’ve chosen to CASE the Annual Catalogue.

Welcome to this month’s Let’s Get Hopping Blog Hop. I’m sure the talented Nina will have already shared some fabulous CASE inspiration with you and I hope to do more of the same.

I have a real love for the Bird Ballad Suite on page 91 of the Annual Catalogue. I felt inspired to recreate the little Copper Tin of cards at the forefront of the page. Such an adorable little tin of cards I couldn’t not CASE.

This entire suite is just adorable. The papers, the stamp set and even the embellishments, they are all just gorgeous. The little Copper Tins are perfect for holding a little set of 3″ x 3″ note cards and can be so easily dressed up with a layer of Designer Series Paper.

It’s hard to see here, but the sentiment banner is made from Copper Foil with a heat embossed sentiment. You can see it better in a photo below.

Just look at these adorable little cards. How cute are these?!

Coloured in with our Blends pens, I had to add a layer, so that the colour wouldn’t bleed through.

These would make such a beautiful little gift to someone. Thank you cards, or friendship cards, the choice is yours.

I hope you have liked my share with you today. Next up is Tracy Bish, who I’m sure has something special in store.

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Leave a Little Sparkle in Still Scenes

September 13, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Ever look at a product and only see it for what it’s showing? I fell for the Still Scenes Snow Globe but wanted it to be for more than just Christmas. Today I’m going to leave a little sparkle for two little girls turning 9 years old, with a Still Scenes Snow Globe.

What little girls wouldn’t love a Snow Globe with a Unicorn in? I mean it has sparkle it has glitter, it has mystery and magic and everything that dreams are made of.

Last night as part of my weekly Facebook Live, I demonstrated how you could make this card yourself. You can see that video HERE.

The Purple Posy base seemed the most fitting colour for a little girl. I stamped the Snow Globe from the Still Scenes Stamp Set (available in the new Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue) and die cut this from the banner piece.

The Unicorn, from Leave a Little Sparkle, was then stamped onto the piece cut out and coloured in using a variety of Blends Pens. These fabulous little Snow Globe Shaker Domes are also a new addition to the Seasonal Catalogue. The crystals inside the dome are the new Ice Stampin’ Glitter, which offers chunkier pieces of glitter and looks fabulous here with a few Iridescent Sequins.

Wouldn’t it be great if the base could be turned to play music? A subtle look was achieved by stamping the base and heat embossing clear on Silver Foil. A bow, a few embellishments and a pieced sentiment and the card were finished.

I have a feeling this card will be appreciated by both the girls it has been created for.

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Artisan Design Team – Stampin’ Write Marker Watercolour Stamping

September 11, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Today I am sharing with you a Stampin’ Tip using Stampin’ Write Markers to create Faux Watercolour Stamping.

Throughout the year the Artisans are asked to share a variety of tips with you. Today I am sharing a faux watercolour technique that’s easy to create using our Stampin’ Write Markers.

I love this watercolour look that has a relaxed feel about it. Selecting some vibrant colours, I set to creating these step by step instruction for you to try this watercolour stamping for yourself.

The Brush end of the Stampin’ Write Marker is perfect for carefully adding colour to a Stamp image. Picking out and colour in as you choose using the colours of your choice. If you then spritz the surface with water before stamping and holding it there, the water helps the ink seep into the cardstock.

Of course Watercolour Paper would be the best option, but you can always use our Shimmery White Cardstock too. I opted for the later and chose to stamp the image twice, back to back.

You can see here how the ink starts to gently bleed. The beauty of this technique is that each and every piece will be unique in it’s finished effect. I actually loved the effect on the gift-tag here.

Once stamped, I then took an Aqua Painter to add some further colour to the flowers, taking the ink directly from the nib of the pen.

A heat embossed sentiment on a bold dark colour was a great way to counterbalance the vibrancy of the card base.

I love how our sequin packs just always seem to have the most perfectly fitting colours to coordinate with our projects. A few strategically placed and a length of ribbon and the projects were complete.

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Stamping Sunday with Mercury Glass Acetate

September 8, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge 4 Comments

The Stamping Sunday Team are sharing inspiration using the Mercury Glass Acetate this month. A new product from the Autumn/Winter seasonal catalogue that launched on 4th September, it’s sure to inspire you.

Oh, this new catalogue has some wonderful new products in it and one is this gorgeous Mercury Glass Acetate. This acetate reminds me of shattered Ice, so it seemed only right to team it with We’ll Walrus Be Friends. What a fabulous Stamp Set this is.

I firstly die cut a Stitched Rectangle from Shimmery White cardstock before embossing. I only embossed half of it with the High Seas Embossing Folder. By taking a Blender Pen, I was able to add hints of colour to the waves before adding a gentle wash of Seaside Spray all over the Sea. A blender pen is a great tool for adding highs and lows of the same colour.

Using the Acetate as a matting layer for this first card, I decided that I wanted to make an entire card from it for my second.

I adhered a stitched rectangle both to the front and the inside of the card, layering them up. The rest of the card was the see-through acetate. I loved this look … something quite different.

Again I used the Blender Pen to colour in the Walrus with Soft Suede ink and the Iceberg with Seaside Spray and Pacific Point.

Also new in the Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue are these gorgeous Snowflake Sequins. I added a few to this card to show that the air was frosty.

I hope you have enjoyed the spot of inspiration I’ve shared today with you. Such a gorgeous acetate, that I look forward to making more use out of it.

Thanks for stopping by and if you do leave me a message telling me what you think of this project, then Thank you. I value all the feedback I receive.

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Now don’t forget to hop around the rest of the Design Team to see what other inspiration can be found. I’m sure there will be an abundance of inspiration between us all … so take a look at the list below and hop on to the next person in line.

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You Can Create it Kit – Sailing Home

September 2, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

Today the You Can Create it Team are sharing inspiration of a nautical theme as we’re Sailing Home. We share ideas for the second packet within this Quarter’s You Can Create it Kit, that we hope you’ll like. The fabulously talented Team spreads globally and the styles and ideas offer a real variety.

Founded in the spring of 2014, Anja and Heike had the idea to offer a taster of materials with the concept to “Make something out of it”. The entire team publish ideas of how you could use the kit, along with others who have purchased it. We have global Teams from the Netherlands and Austria to the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK.

The Team design from a pre-selected Quarterly Kit chosen by the Team and comprises of a mini kit for each month within that quarter, plus some additional items. Then each month you check back here for inspiration for each kit packet. You’ll get ideas not only from the Team but from others who have purchased and played with the kit themselves. You can also submit ideas to me, made from your kit, to have posted to my blog post. It’s the perfect, ‘try before you buy’ way to have a taster of each collection of the products.

What does it cost?

For just £15.00 you will receive a Quarterly kit consisting of 3 different kits plus some additional items that’s inclusive of P&P to UK addresses.
Inspiration can be obtained each month from me and the You Can Create it, Team. You can also submit photographs of your creations using that month’s kit, to have posted to my blog, to share even more inspiration.

The Kit and August’s Packet

August’s Packet has us playing with the Sailing Home Suite and comes with two random sheets of Designer Series Paper from this suite. I thoroughly enjoyed creating what I have for you this month. Looking at the sheet of newsprint and immediately saw a double layer image. I’d not stamped directly onto Designer Series Paper in a long while and loved the almost watermark like image that I created here.

Firstly I stamped the lighthouse with Memento Black Ink before using the Crumb Cake Duo and Balmy Blue Duo Blends Pens to colour in the image. I just wanted a halo of sky and sea around the lighthouse and didn’t want it solidly coloured.

I loved the almost vintage look that I’ve managed to capture by using this technique. The centre of the die-cut frame made for the perfect sized Gift Tag.

This Sailing Home Stamp Set has some fabulous images within it and they all work so well together.

By fraying the Baker’s Twine, you can create some real texture and interest.

Below you’ll find some more ideas using August’s kit from the rest of the Design Team, so do take a look.

Message me If you’d like to purchase a kit and/or submit a photo to be published. You can also simply click on the BUY Button further up this post. Let’s see what you can create with it and share in the fun!

Sailing Home Inspiration

Anja Luft

Heike Fallwickl

Hélène Den Breejen

Fanny Minne

Karina Chin

Simone Bartrum

Ann-Marie Breurkes

July’s Bird Ballad Inspiration

I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration that we have all shared with you today and that you’ll head back here at the beginning of October to see what we create using September’s kit.

Until then, You Can Create it …

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Creation Station – His and Hers Card Layout

September 1, 2019 by Mikaela Titheridge 8 Comments

The Creation Station Team are playing a game of Mr & Mrs today, with a His and Hers card layout theme. One layout, two cards, one for him and the other for her.

If you’ve arrived here from the lovely Sara Levin’s website, then you’ll have already seen some fabulous creativity, but follow the hop around and you’ll see lots more. Before you leave, I’ve some creativity of my own to share with you.

I’ve created two Thank you cards today, one masculine and one feminine, both using the Seaside Notions stamp set.

My chosen card layout has a matting layer and a circular, corner focal point that is reflected in both cards.

This first card is based around the Seahorse and offers vellum foliage from the Smooth Sailing Die set. I’ve pulled several nautical and sea-based products for these cards. The High Seas 3D Embossing Folder offers a gorgeous textured backdrop for the focal point.

A spot of fussy cutting and some careful placement on the Stitched Circle shape, together with a scattering of sequins and the card was complete.

A Thank you For Him

My nephew has recently been of great help to us, so a suitable masculine Thank you card was necessary. I said goodbye to the Calypso Coral used on the feminine card and switched it for Basic Grey. Repeatedly stamping the coral across the matting layer gave a great random effect that I heat embossed clear black.

I cut the Stitched Circle from the newsprint found in the Come Sailing Home Designer Series Paper pack. It kept the colour palette similar but added additional texture and interest.

Be that my nephew is in his 20’s, I felt the card needed to have a contemporary feel about it. Taking an Aqua Painter and building an Ombré wash of Balmy Blue, I die cut the hashtag, t and y, from Shimmery White Cardstock. It somehow didn’t look complete, so repeated the heat embossed Thank you on Basic Black cardstock to emphasise the Thank You. Would sequins be right for a masculine card? Oh yes … why not … just a couple just added that final lift without making it too girly.

I really liked the overall look of both of these cards and the base silver foil matting layer to frame my work.

Two quite different Cards, based on one similar layout. I wonder what Sara Nell Langland has in store for us next. Again, two cards based on one layout.

I’m sure you’ll agree there’s a lot of inspiration amongst this hop … enjoy!

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Beautiful Boughs to create a frosted Wreath

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Frosted Frames Facebook Live Christmas Card

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Artisan Design Team Blog Hop – Woven Threads DSP

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Mikaela Titheridge

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September 2019 Greek Isles Blog Hop – Dino Days

2020 Incentive Trip to Maui

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Let’s Get Hopping #24 CASE the Catalogue

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Leave a Little Sparkle in Still Scenes

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Artisan Design Team – Stampin’ Write Marker Watercolour Stamping

Stamping Sunday with Mercury Glass Acetate

Seeing more inspiration and obtaining a Catalogue

Hop Participants

You Can Create it Kit – Sailing Home

What does it cost?

The Kit and August’s Packet

Sailing Home Inspiration

Anja Luft

Heike Fallwickl

Hélène Den Breejen

Fanny Minne

Karina Chin

Simone Bartrum

Ann-Marie Breurkes

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Creation Station – His and Hers Card Layout

A Thank you For Him

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