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Around the World on Wednesday – 10 in 30 Cards

Around the World on Wednesday – 10 in 30 Cards

October 13, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 9 Comments

The Around the World on Wednesday Team are sharing multiples this month with a 10 in 30 challenge. A warm welcome to all and a special welcome if you’ve hopped on over from my dear friend Aurélie in France. Starting the hop here or continuing around, I’m glad to have you

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Blog Hops, Challenges, Christmas, Tutorial Tagged With: Around the World on Wednesday, Batch Making, Die Cutting, Stamparatus, Video Tutorial

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Colour Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Colour Challenge

October 9, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

The Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge this month had us creating for a Colour Challenge. Yes, this month we are basing our inspiration from a colour challenge of Coastal Cabana, Old Olive and Real Red. Inking up the Bright Bauble Stamp Set for the first time I coloured using a water

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Christmas, Die Cutting, Heat Embossing, Stampin' Fancy Friday, Watercolor, Watercolouring

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Fancy Floral Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Fancy Floral Challenge

August 9, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

The Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge this month had us creating for a Fancy Floral Challenge. Yes, this month we’re going all Floral … Fancy Floral, so I decided to pull from a fabulous new set from Sale-a-Bration. Delicate Dahlias is a beautiful FREE set that you can earn with a

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Dry Embossing, Fussy Cutting, Heat Embossing, Stampin' Fancy Friday

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – In-Color Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – In-Color Challenge

June 18, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

The Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge this month had us creating for an In-Color Challenge. This month the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team are sharing their inspiration with the new In-Colors. We were challenged to come up with a new colour combination using at least one of the new colours. I chose

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Alcohol Markers - Blends, Blends, Cards, Die Cutting, Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Fancy Friday

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Manly May

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Manly May

May 14, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

It’s an Manly May this month with the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge.  This month the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team are sharing their inspiration of a manly nature. With my husband’s Big Birthday having been in April, I had designed this card for him, well in advance. The little boy of

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Male Cards, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Die Cutting, Embossing, Male Cards, Masculine Cards, Stampin' Fancy Friday

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Ombre Alphabet

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Ombre Alphabet

March 16, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

It’s an Ombre Challenge this month with the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team and I’ve been quite Playful.  This month the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team are sharing their Ombré Inspiration. With so many styles of Ombré, the world really is your oyster. I decided to keep things simple and use strips

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Die Cutting, Embossing, Ombre, Stampin' Fancy Friday, Time Saving, Tips and Tricks

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Alphabet

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Playful Alphabet

December 15, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

It’s a Time Saver Challenge this month with the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team, as we share our inspiration.  The festivities often build up and become crazy busy, so this month our challenge is all about Time Saving. They say that every second count, well it really does. I share a

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Filed Under: Artisan, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Dry Embossing, Embossing, Punches, Punching, Stampin' Fancy Friday, Time Saving, Tips and Tricks

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Core Colour Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Core Colour Challenge

November 10, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This month the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team are sharing inspiration using our Core Colours. This Core Colour Challenge challenged us to use just four colours, one from each colour family.  Stampin’ Up! have four Core Colour families, Brights, Subtles, Neutrals and Regals and each year have five new In Colors

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Filed Under: Artisan, Avid Crafter, Cards, Challenges, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, Dry Embossing, Embossing, Splattering, Stampin' Fancy Friday, Watercolour

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – My Kind of Christmas Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – My Kind of Christmas Challenge

October 23, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This month the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team are sharing their kind of Christmas Challenge.  We all have our traditions at Christmas and this month’s Fancy Friday Challenge is all about this. The challenge is to incorporate our type of Christmas in our project and for me, it’s Poinsettias. The Poinsettia

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Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Two Stamp Challenge

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Two Stamp Challenge

September 19, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

This month the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Team have a Two Stamp Challenge, where we pull together two stamp sets for our finished project. Wanting to step outside of my comfort zone, I thought I’d create using an Autumnal Harvest feel. I pulled two stamp sets off of my shelves, Gather

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I immediately had a vision of my IKEA Peg Board when I saw the new Dots & Spots Die and had to combine it with the Cheerful Basket bundle to create this fun card that I gave as a Team Swap at my Team Gathering yesterday. 

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Are you ready to Seas the Day? ... The ladies who Are you ready to Seas the Day? ... The ladies who attended last week's classes of mine were. We created three bright and cheerful Sealife cards that were made using Seas the Day and Whale Done. 

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Something Old, Something New, Something borrowed, Something Old, Something New, Something borrowed, Something Blue is the theme for today's Let's Get Hopping InstaHop. Based from a card layout borrowed from former 2019 Artisan, Jackie Aitken, I proceeded to use the new Nature's Print Bundle. My sentiment came from a retired stamp set, Heartfelt Wishes. 

Could you work with this theme?

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Nina King McMillan @ninassouthernaccents 

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Have you warmed to our Sweet Songbirds? Please all Have you warmed to our Sweet Songbirds? Please allow me to melt your heart ... These three cards were cards I recently shared during the Online Catalogue Launch party that I held jointly with @tanyareespapercraft 

I've fallen in love with these cute Birds that can be used all year round, as my examples show. Need more inspiration? You can either head over to my website as stated below or follow todays #sstcchallenge @stampinthroughthecatalog who are featuring this very bundle today. 

Can we convince you to pop this in your shopping basket?

(Credit goes to @kyliebertuccisudemonstrator for her recent Angry Birds inspiration)

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Do you like Sending Smiles? You can send your smil Do you like Sending Smiles? You can send your smiles and best wishes very quickly with this fabulous new Stamp Set the I showcased during last week's Live Crafting Session on Facebook. 

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