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Stampin’ Fancy Friday –   Black and White Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Black and White Challenge

September 21, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This month at the Stampin’ Fancy Friday …  Black and White Challenge. The Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge this month is all about Black and White. A monochromatic theme that’s bold and beautiful, I used it to create my husband’s upcoming Wedding Anniversary Card. The reverse side of the Spooktacular Designer

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Stampin’ Fancy Friday –  Inspired by Water Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Inspired by Water Challenge

June 10, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This month at the Stampin’ Fancy Friday we share creations Inspired by Water. The Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge this month is all about water and I lean towards the April Paper Pumpkin kit. The Relaxing Retreat Bundle by Stampin’ Up! beautifully compliments the Waterside Retreat Paper Pumpkin kit. Taking one

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Filed Under: Challenges Tagged With: Die Cutting, DSP, Fussy Cutting, Paper Pumpkin, Paper Pumpkin Alternatives, Stampin' Fancy Friday

Global Design Project #GDP547 – Landscape Challenge

Global Design Project #GDP547 – Landscape Challenge

May 16, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

This week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP547 is a Landscape Challenge. Having been playing with the Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin, I was inspired by this landscape image. Layering up various blue patterned papers from the Lakeside Retreat pack, helped give an interesting backdrop to my landscape scene. The dark Secret

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Global Design Project #GDP542 – Sketch Challenge

Global Design Project #GDP542 – Sketch Challenge

April 8, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP542 is a Sketch Challenge. Having just enjoyed my breakfast of berries, yoghurt and granola, I knew the layout lent itself to a row of rich juicy berries. Rich in colour themselves, I chose to use a dark moody backdrop of Secret Sea. Taking

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Filed Under: Challenges Tagged With: Die Cutting, Global Design Project, Heat Embossing, Stamping, Watercolouring

Team Challenge – Spring is in the Air

Team Challenge – Spring is in the Air

April 7, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Spring is in the Air with a recent Team Challenge that saw me create with the Easter Basket Bundle. Focusing mainly on the Dies, I set to creating this cheerful basket of Daffodils. Starting with a Crumb Cake cardbase, I added a postage stamp style matting layer by using the

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Global Design Project #GDP541 – Colour Challenge

Global Design Project #GDP541 – Colour Challenge

April 1, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge 3 Comments

This week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP541 is a Colour Challenge. With three fabulous colours to use, I knew immediately what I wanted to create. The new Made with Sweetness Dies offered the perfect citrus fruit segment die that would work beautifully with two of the colours. Timid Tiger and

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Global Design Project #GDP535 – Baby Challenge

Global Design Project #GDP535 – Baby Challenge

February 18, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP535 is a Baby Themed Challenge.   I make use of the bears from the Valentine Kisses Bundle for my baby themed card. Starting with a Crumb Cake card base. Wanting a neutral card suitable for any gender, I opted to use the Peaceful

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Team Challenge – Sending Love

Team Challenge – Sending Love

February 16, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Our current Creative Team Challenge sees us Sending Love. I turn to the Endless Love Die set and pair this with the Party Alphabet Dies for a simple contemporary card. With a Basic White card base, I added an embossed mat layer, embossed with the Lovely Stripes Embossing Folder. This

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Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Shades of Purple Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Shades of Purple Challenge

February 8, 2026 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This month at the Stampin’ Fancy Friday we’ve a Shades of Purple Challenge. The Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge this month was to share shades of Purple. Not a shade that sits naturally for me to use, I’m very particular about which shade I work with. The Celebratory Sips Designer Series

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Global Design Project #GDP524 – CASE Cordula De Challenge

Global Design Project #GDP524 – CASE Cordula De Challenge

November 26, 2025 by Mikaela Titheridge 3 Comments

This week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP524 – is a CASE Cordula De Challenge.   With this beautiful card, designed by Cordula De as inspiration, I decided to use her layout and pull from her colour palette. With a desire to richen the palette up a little, I focused more

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This quarter's Piccadilli Players hop is all about This quarter's Piccadilli Players hop is all about Seasons from around the globe. 

For me I share the beautiful rich colours of Autumn through the wonders of @stampinupofficial Radiant Sunflowers and rich Cajun Craze. Bright popping sunflowers, warm rich colour palette, autumn is a season of great change and one I love. 

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Today I share a Monochomatic contemporary card tha Today I share a Monochomatic contemporary card that's Black and White and designed for the Stamping Fancy Friday Challenge this month. 

Created using the Spooktacular Designer Series Paper, Extraordinary Life and Fern & Flora Dies from @stampinupofficial  Layering up elements for a contemporary collage, helped create this Anniversary Card. 

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I share a Timemless Design that's Elegant and Vint I share a Timemless Design that's Elegant and Vintage as part of today's Stamping Station Hop. 

Designed using the beautifully vintage Bloom Bouquet Designer Series Paper from @stampinupofficial along with their Bordered in Beauty Dies. A delicate little card with flowers created from the Fern & Flora Dies in Hydrangea Hue. 

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I may have been quieter than normal with my crafti I may have been quieter than normal with my crafting but I recently designed a series of cards for Die Cutting Essentials Magazine using the Fern & Flora Bundle by Stampin' Up!

I adore the botanical feel of these dies and what you can create with them. This wreath card screams whispy fresh air combined with richness, I just loved creating it. Would you welcome a botanical card like this for your birthday?

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This week's Global Design Project #GDP563 is a Gar This week's Global Design Project #GDP563 is a Garden Harvest Challenge. 

Pairing up two new bundles from @stampinupofficial Radiant Sunflowers and Painted Pumpkins for this autumn themed card. Rich autumn colours and autumn themed images for a card of gratitude. 

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This week's Global Design Project #GDP562 is a Ske This week's Global Design Project #GDP562 is a Sketch Challenge. 

From this sketch layout I could see a layering hillside that I recreated using torn Moonlight Flora Designer Series Paper from @stampinupofficial With this I teamed it up with a wholesome house from the Welcome Noel Die Set that I coloured with Stampin' Blends. 

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