October Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #35

Welcome to the October Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #35. This month’s blog hop is a colour challenge. You may have landed her from Melissa’s Blog or you may have started here. You will be able to continue to the blog hop by clicking on any of the links below or by clicking on the Next button which will take you to the next blog.

The creative juices were flowing and so I created 2 cards this month. Both cards I used the Color & Contour Stamp set. The inspiration for the first card came from Beth McCullough using blending brushes to create the background and masking off sections of the card each time to create a line and an ombre effect. The Basic Border Dies is a favourite product for me right now and so I chose the zigzag border to cut off the edge of the card front .

The Cards

The second card I made is a simple card just using stamps ink and paper. My husband is more partial to the cleaner look. Which one do you like better?

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You can continue on the October Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #35 by clicking on any of the links below. Elizabeth is the next stop along the way. If you get lost along the way just come back here and click on any of the other links.

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  1. Kylie
  2. Melissa
  3. Sharon – you are here
  4. Elizabeth
  5. Meighan
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September Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #34

Welcome to the September Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #34. This month’s blog hop is a layout challenge. You may have landed her from Melissa’ Blog or you may have started here. You will be able to continue to the blog hop by clicking on any of the links below or by clicking on the Next button which will take you to the next blog.


In my card I have used 3 different die sets, Scalloped Contours, Floral Heart & Stitched Rectangle Dies. The Designer Series Paper I used is the Beautifully Penned paper which is available to earn FREE during Sale-a-bration which ends at the end of September. You can choose this paper FREE if you place a qualifying order for $90. If you purchase these three die sets and some card stock you will get over the $180 and you can then choose 2 items FREE from the Sale-a-bration brochure.

I layered the patterned papers onto basic black card and layered them all onto Petal Pink card stock. I cut the intricate heart out of the Rose Metallic Specialty Paper. Using the banner die that is in the Floral Heart dies was also cut out of Petal Pink card stock and I stamped in Memento Black ink and made it into an anniversary card.

You can continue on the September Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #34 by clicking on any of the links below. Elizabeth is the next stop along the way. If you get lost along the way just come back here and click on any of the other links.

You can go to the next blog by clicking on this button or click any of the names below.
  1. Nikki
  2. Melissa
  3. Sharon – you are here
  4. Elizabeth
  5. Marelle
  6. Olivia
  7. Kylie
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August Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #33

Welcome to the August Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #33. You may have joined me from Elizabeth’s Blog or you may have started here. This month’s Blog Hop is a colour challenge. Initially I didn’t have any idea what I was going to create but after playing with a Sale-a-bration stamp set today, the card came together really quickly. The new Sale-a-bration Stamp set “Textures & Frames” which you can earn for FREE with a $90 purchase. I paired this set with the “Enjoy the Moment” stamp set from the Annual Catalogue.

We needed to use 3 of the new In Colors from the Annual Catalogue, Pale Papaya, Soft Succulent & Evening Evergreen. I chose to use the Tuxedo Black ink for the seed pod. Layering it onto a piece of Evening Evergreen and then onto a piece of Whisper White Thick card stock.

You can continue on the August Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #33 by clicking on any of the links below. Marelle is the next stop along the way. If you get lost along the way just come back here and click on any of the other links.

  1. Nikki
  2. Melissa
  3. Kylie
  4. Elizabeth
  5. Sharon – You are here
  6. Marelle
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July Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #32

Welcome to the July Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #32. You may have joined me from Meigans Blog or you may have started here. This month’s Blog Hop is to create a card a designated layout. I enjoy the layout challenges as it can take some of the hard work out of the challenge for me. Are you loving the Hand-Penned stamp as much as I am? That’s why I chose this stamp set to create with this month. The sentiments weren’t quite going to work with my card so I did need to substitute with another stamp set for the sentiment and so I used the stamp set Peaceful Moments for the Thank you.

One of the colours that I really love is Granny apple Green and so I paired that with Polished Pink & Fresh Freesia and then also used Basic Black to make the flowers pop.

You can continue on the July Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #32 by clicking on any of the links below. Nikki is the next stop along the way. If you get lost along the way just come back here and click on any of the other links.

  1. Nikki
  2. Olivia
  3. Elizabeth
  4. Melissa
  5. Kylie
  6. Marelle
  7. Meighan
  8. Sharon – You are here!
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June Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #31

Welcome to the June Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #31. You may have joined me from Kylie’s Blog or you may have started here. This month’s Blog Hop is to create a card using Black, White and add one other colour. The challenge may sound easy as you just work in monochrome but then you need to decide which colour you want to add into the project and with 50 colours to choose from, that can get quite challenging. I chose to use Daffodil Delight and used the blending brushes to colour in the True Love Patterned paper that is retiring at the end of the month so you should purchase your pack today before it is gone.

Tying some daffodil delight ribbon around the centre breaks up the daisies. Using the tailored tag punch and the retiring You are Amazing stamp set for the sentiment finishes off the card.

You can continue on the June Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #31 by clicking on any of the links below. If you get lost along the way just come back here and click on any of the other links. Melissa is the next stop along the way.

  1. Nikki
  2. Kylie
  3. Sharon – You are here
  4. Melissa
  5. Olivia
  6. Elizabeth
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May Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop #30

Welcome to the May Stampers Anonymous Team Blog Hop #30. You may have joined me from Melissa’s Blog or you may have started here. This month’s Blog Hop is to create a card using this layout. The layout challenges can be quite fun and this one came together really quickly. I have had a very busy month and so wasn’t sure if I was going to get the chance to create my card but on Wednesday I sat down and created this card. What do you think?

Starting with the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set and coordinating dies, I created this card. I added some of the gold leaf foil to the centre of the flowers to add a bit of interest. The foil is to die for.

Its hard to see the shimmer of the foil in the photo but, if you look carefully, you may just see it and the foil is so fabulous to play with. I used the Curvy dies for the shape of the Fresh Freesia card in the background. Using the Black ink I stamped the flowers and then coloured in the flowers and leaves using the fill in stamps from the Hand-Penned Petals.

You can continue on the blog hop by clicking on any of the links below. If you get lost along the way just come back here and click on any of the links. Nikki is the next stop along the way.

  1. Nikki
  2. Kylie
  3. Elizabeth
  4. Melissa
  5. Sharon You are here
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$17.00
Curvy Dies
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$50.00

April Stampers Anonymous Team BlogHop #29

Welcome to the April Stampers Anonymous Team BlogHop #29. You may have joined me from Kylie’s Blog or you may have started here. This month’s Blog Hop is to create a Fancy Fold card. This month I wanted to create a card that had a number of elements within the card and so I went for a little search on the interwebs and stumbled across this one from Simply Simple Stamping. I like that there are a number of elements to this fancy fold card. And generally with a fancy fold card there is a limited amount of space to write your message and have it not be seen before you open it. However, with the extra panel there is a lot of space to write.

Don’t you think the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper is absolutely stunninng? I knew I had to use these papers as I just love the colours. What paper would you choose if you were to make this card?

April Stampers Anonymous Team BlogHop #29
Here is a view from the top of the card so you can see all the different folds within the card.

Continue along our Blog hop by clicking on any of the links below or by clicking on the “Previous” to be taken to Kylie’s Blog or “Next” to be taken to Elizabeth’s Blog.

  1. Nikki
  2. Kylie
  3. Sharon – You are here
  4. Elizabeth
  5. Olivia
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