Okay, so this card has been sitting in my “must share” pile since May… and I figured it was probably time I finally let it out into the wild! I created this Pop-Up Expanding Pocket Card during Session 2 of the Online Stamping Retreat, in a class with the lovely Kylie Bertucci, and it was such a fun project to…
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Pop-Up Expanding Pocket Fun Fold Card – Stampin’ Up! Nature Walk Suite
Ready, Steady, Craft! | Celebrating 2 Years of The Stamping Lounge
We recently celebrated a pretty special milestone at The Stamping Lounge — our 2nd birthday! … and of course, we couldn’t celebrate without getting crafty! For our birthday party, we brought back one of our favourite challenges — Ready, Steady, Craft! The concept is simple… we spin the crafting wheel and let fate decide what we have to create! For…
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Glow of Harvest & Hot Foil Magic
There’s something about new crafting products that makes me want to drop everything and play..and my latest live video on my Facebook & Youtube channel was the perfect excuse to do exactly that. For this video, I created two completely different cards using the gorgeous Glow of Harvest Specialty Designer Series Paper — August’s Stampin’ Up! Product of the Month…
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Two Cards, One Beautiful Stamp Set: Begonia Belle
There are some stamp sets that you look at and immediately start imagining all the cards you could make with them… and Begonia Belle was definitely one of those sets for me! This beautiful Stampin’ Up! stamp set was our July Product of the Month at Stampin’ Up!, and after playing with it, I can absolutely see why it was…
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Hot Foil Butterflies: A Little Touch of Gold ✨
There is something about hot foil that makes a handmade card feel just a little bit extra—and I am completely hooked!For this card, I played with the new Stampin’ Up! Hot Foil System, combining beautiful purple tones (that I generally don’t tend to gravitate towards) with the Garden Silhouette Hot Foil Die and Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies. I finished…
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Christmas in July Card Inspiration with The Stamping Lounge
What an incredible weekend we had celebrating Christmas in July at The Stamping Lounge!It was wonderful to spend time crafting with so many paper crafters from around the world as we created festive projects, shared inspiration and got a head start on our Christmas card making. There was plenty of creativity, lots of laughs and, of course, beautiful handmade cards….
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Brand New Stampin’ Up! Hot Foil Card Featuring the Botanical Glow Bundle
I have been so excited to finally get my hands on the brand new Stampin’ Up! Hot Foil collection, and I couldn’t wait to create my very first project! This card was made during one of my recent live videos, so if you’d like to see exactly how it came together, I’ve embedded the replay below. It’s a great way…
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Global Design Project #GDP550 | Garden Poetry Sketch Challenge
This week’s Global Design Project challenge was a sketch challenge, and I always love seeing how many different interpretations can come from one simple design! For my card, I used the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Garden Poetry Suite, drawing inspiration from the sketch layout while adding plenty of texture, colour and layered floral details. The sketch featured a central focal panel…
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Global Design Project #GDP548 | Moonlit Flora CASE Card Inspired by Kim Fee
This week’s challenge for the Global Design Project was to CASE the designer, featuring a gorgeous card by Kim Fee. I absolutely loved Kim’s layered layout, embossed background and the way she combined texture with soft detail, so I decided to use those elements as inspiration for my own project. For my card, I reached for the beautiful new Stampin’…
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Alternating Pop Up Panel Fun Fold Card with the Help Me Grow Bundle
I always love learning new interactive folds during creative events and this Alternating Pop Up Panel card from the recent Online Stamping Retreat was such a fun project to make! This fold was taught by the talented Lisa Curcio and Gina Hawley, and I decided to recreate mine using the Stampin’ Up! Help Me Grow Bundle (inspired by Lisa’s version)…
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Alternative Card Ideas with the Stampin’ Up! Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin Kit
I’ve been having so much fun creating with the brand new Stampin’ Up! Paper Pumpkin kits now that they are finally available here in Australia — and last month’s Lakeside Retreat kit was such a beautiful first introduction! While the kit includes everything you need to create the projects exactly as designed, one of my favourite things about Paper Pumpkin…
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