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Spring is in the Air with Mixed Florals

Spring is in the Air with Mixed Florals

March 14, 2025 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Our recent Creative Team Challenge had a theme of Spring is in the Air. For me, I turned to the Mixed Floral bundle to create my share. Stamping the floral tulip image onto a width of Basic White cardstock using Black Memento, I prepared to die cut the ends. The

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, Paper Piecing, Stamping

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Annual Catalogue Favourites

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Annual Catalogue Favourites

July 4, 2024 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Stampin’ Fancy Friday where throughout June we shared our Annual Catalogue Favourites. The Stampin’ Fancy Friday challenge for June was to share our Annual Catalogue Favourites. There’s a clear favourite for me and I make no attempt to hide this. Attention Shoppers is such a fun bundle

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Filed Under: Artisan, Challenges Tagged With: Alcohol Markers - Blends, Die Cutting, Dry Embossing, Embossing, Paper Piecing, Stampin' Fancy Friday, Tips and Techniques

The Crafty Carrot Collective – Attention Shoppers

The Crafty Carrot Collective – Attention Shoppers

May 23, 2024 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

The Crafty Carrot Co are sharing their inspiration with the Attention Shoppers this month. Ahead of our Tutorial month using the Attention Shoppers bundle the Crafty Carrot Co Team are sharing some sneak peeks. I designed this card making use of the cake, the bouquet of flowers and the plant

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Crafty Carrot Collective Tagged With: Blending, Die Cutting, Dry Embossing, Paper Piecing, Stamping, The Crafty Carrot Co.

Artisan Design Team – Vellum and Paper Piecing tip

Artisan Design Team – Vellum and Paper Piecing tip

April 5, 2024 by Mikaela Titheridge 2 Comments

The Artisan Design Team bring you weekly Tips and Tricks to inspire you. Paper Piecing was my tip for this month’s share. Using the Circle Sayings Stamp Set and some Designer Series Paper, I was able to create this rainbow of cupcakes. To create my funky background, I first cut

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Filed Under: Artisan Tagged With: Alcohol Markers - Blends, Artisan Design Team, Artisan Design Team 2024, Blends, Colouring, Paper Piecing, Tips

Rock and Roll Birthday for a teenage Rock Star

Rock and Roll Birthday for a teenage Rock Star

January 19, 2024 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

The Rock and Roll suite offers the amazing Rock Star Bundle. New in the Mini Catalogue by Stampin’ Up! this set was a joy to play with. A Blending Brush and some Night of Navy Ink worked in a circular motion, helped give a halo that would sit behind my

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Filed Under: Artisan Tagged With: Artisan Design Team, Artisan Design Team 2024, Blending, Die Cutting, Heat Embossing, Paper Piecing

Day or Night …. Les Shoppes

Day or Night …. Les Shoppes

September 11, 2023 by Mikaela Titheridge 1 Comment

Day or Night, Les Shoppes and with online shopping this really is possible, even with these fabulous Stampin’ Up! products. Here I extended the shop front image from the Let’s Go Shopping stamp set,  to create a double fronted Restaurant. With some clever blending a nighttime vibe was achieved. This

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Filed Under: Classes, Techniques Tagged With: Designer Series Paper, Masking, Paper Piecing, Stamping

Speedy Recovery Class

Speedy Recovery Class

November 29, 2022 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

Speedy Recovery was the theme for last week’s Dunelm Class and boy was it appropriate. Sadly we had three of our regular ladies who had to pull out at short notice due to ill health, so I wish them all a Speedy Recovery. This time of year brings no end

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Filed Under: Casual Crafter Tagged With: Alcohol Markers - Blends, Die Cutting, Paper Piecing, Stamping

Stamping Sunday – Sale-a-Bration Favourites

Stamping Sunday – Sale-a-Bration Favourites

January 10, 2021 by Mikaela Titheridge 6 Comments

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop where this month we are sharing our Sale-a-Bration favourites. I am loving pretty much everything in the Sale-a-Bration flyer, so it was quite easy for me to get designing. It was restricting myself to just a few items, that was hard, but these

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Filed Under: Beginners, Blog Hops, Cards, FREE Products, Techniques Tagged With: Beginner Stamping, Die Cutting, Dies, Dry Embossing, Free Products, Heat Embossing, Paper Piecing, Sale-a-Bration 2021, Stamping Sunday, Two-Step Stamping

Press on to the Sweetest Time of Cookies and Candy Canes

Press on to the Sweetest Time of Cookies and Candy Canes

October 16, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

This week’s Facebook Live saw me Press on to the Sweetest Time with Cookies and Candy Canes. I showed how to reverse a mug image from the Stamp Set Press on. I then showed how you can throw pretty much every stamp set at it to create a fun festive

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Christmas, Facebook Live, Techniques Tagged With: Cards, Designer Series Paper, Die Cutting, DSP, Heat Embossing, Paper Piecing, Reverse Stamping, Sponging, Stamping, Tips and Tricks

A cup of Tea Together is the perfect tonic

A cup of Tea Together is the perfect tonic

May 20, 2020 by Mikaela Titheridge Leave a Comment

When a cup of Tea Together would help but a card will have to do, use Tea Together. A good chat with a friend over a cup of tea is often one of the best tonics. Here I used the retiring Tea Together stamp set and stamped onto Woven Threads

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Filed Under: Avid Crafter, Techniques Tagged With: Blends, Die Cutting, Paper Piecing, Sponging

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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. 

Next up in the hop is the fabulous Bree @craftsomnia who I know will have something quite amazing to share. Be sure to show her some love before heading over to the rest of the team and those taking part today. Enjoy!

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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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