Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop - October 2024

Wednesday, 30 October 2024


Welcome to our October 2024 Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop featuring the October Nests of Winter Paper Pumpkin Kit.  This kit is so beautiful with the Shades Spruce foil accents!  I've made the cards as designed and also a fun shaker card using the supplies from the kit.

Memory Keeping Monday

Monday, 28 October 2024

It's been a long time since I scrapbooked, but I have been inspired by the amazing new scrapbooking line from Stampin' Up!.  Each Monday I will be sharing a new layout with you and then on Monday night at 6:30pm Pacific, I will be live with a layout.  I hope it will inspire you to get back to memory keeping.

Share It Sunday Blog Hop - October 2024

Sunday, 27 October 2024



It's time for another Share It Sunday Blog Hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world and we are sharing our projects with you as part of this blog hop.  There is no theme for our blog hop today. We share projects we are working on to inspire you!

Festive Friday Challenge - Odd Socks

Friday, 25 October 2024

It's time for another Festive Friday Challenge! Every second Friday we post a challenge for you with a specific theme and an Inspo List of 10 items to choose from to create your project.  We encourage you to create a project based on the theme and Inspo List and then post it using at least 3 items from the inspiration list.

Regal Winter Thank You Card

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

One of my favourite suite in the Stampin' Up! Sept to Dec Mini Catalogue is the Regal Winter Suite.  The Designer Series Paper is stunning!  Check out this pretty "Thanks" Card.

Stamping With Friends Blog Hop - Colouring Tools

Saturday, 19 October 2024


Today I'm hopping with the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.  For this Blog Hop the theme is "Colouring Tools".  I used the Baby Wipe Technique for this pretty card featuring the Caring Leaves Stamp Set.

Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop - October 2024

Wednesday, 16 October 2024



Welcome to the October Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop!  This month Tina Parson's challenged to scraplift our favourite layout! 

 I "lifted" one of the layouts from the Halloween Memories Scrapbooking Kit from Stampin' Up! using the Autumn to Remember Designer Series Paper and Autumn to Remember Stamp Set.

Creativity Abounds Blog Hop - October 2024



Time for another Creativity Abounds Blog Hop!  We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world who are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can inspire you to make creations of your own. You may be starting here or you may have come from someone else's blog - either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed - so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin' Up!® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin' Up!® teams.

Poised Peony - Definitely Pretty in Pink!

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Check out this gorgeous Peony in Pretty in Pink!  Peonies are one of my favourite flowers - I have one in my back yard this close to this colour!

Light the Year

Sunday, 13 October 2024

Have you spotted the Light the Year Bundle in the Stampin' Up! Sep to Dec Mini Catalogue?  I love the traditional feel to this bundle and had fun using the new WOW! Metallics Embossing Folder for the lanterns.  

Festive Friday Challenge #170 - Halloween

Friday, 11 October 2024


It's time for another Festive Friday Challenge! Every second Friday we post a challenge for you with a specific theme and an Inspo List of 10 items to choose from to create your project.  We encourage you to create a project based on the theme and Inspo List and then post it using at least 3 items from the inspiration list.

Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - October 2024 - Ghosts & Goblins

Thursday, 10 October 2024



Today I'm hopping other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop.  The theme this month is "Ghosts & Goblins". Have you started thinking about your Halloween costume?

Sea Turtle Smooshing

Tuesday, 8 October 2024

I had fun playing with smooshing technique to create this pretty Thank You Card.  The colours definitely called out for the Sea Turtle Stamp Set.  Isn't this pretty!  Have you played with the smooshing technique recently?

Loving the Stampin' Up! Reindeer Days Suite!

Sunday, 6 October 2024


I've been having so much fun with the Reindeer Fun Suite of products from the Stampin' Up! Sep to Dec Mini Catalogue. I'm actually surprised how much I love it, but these little reindeers are so adorable!.

Stamping With Friends Blog Hop - Bloggers Choice

Saturday, 5 October 2024


Today I'm hopping with the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop.  For this Blog Hop the theme is "Bloggers Choice".  I'm sharing a beautiful card featuring the Artful Amaryllis Bundle.  I love this bundle and it was fun to create this card using the Season of Elegance Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Regal Distressed Patterns Designer Series Paper.

IDEAS Blog Hop - October 2024

Wednesday, 2 October 2024



Welcome to our October IDEAS Tutorial Blog Hop!  This month our theme is "Christmas Crafting". Our global team is from Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States.  Join me to hop to each designers' blog for sneak peeks of our projects.  The collage below has a tiny peek of each designers' project!

Technique Tuesday - October 2024 - Partial Die Cutting

Tuesday, 1 October 2024


Time for another Technique Tuesday Blog Hop.  This month our theme is "Partial Die Cutting". I used the Spotlight on Nature Bundle for this pretty card in Petunia Pop.  This is one of my favourite bundles in the Annual Catalogue - perfect for simple stamping or for a technique such as partial die cutting!

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