Demonstrator Training Program Blog Hop – February 2023

G’Day Friends,

Thank you so much for joining me today.  Once again I am joining Kylie & Bruno’s  Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Monthly Training Blog Hop.  I love these hops so much.

You may be starting here – Vicky Wright – or have come from another blog – either way you can find the Blog Roll at the bottom of this post.  By clicking on the links, you are sure not to miss out on lots of inspiration for your next project.

Each month I make and send Customer Thank You Cards for everyone who orders from my Online Store. This month my Thank You cards have been created with the oh so gorgeous Seaside Bay Bundle which is in the new 2023 January-April Mini Catalogue.

The Ink colours are Blushing Bride & Balmy Blue.  The Cardstock is Basic White, Balmy Blue & Petal Pink.  Some of my favourite colour combinations.

As mentioned, this is a blog hop, so be sure to check out all the inspirations on today’s hop by clicking on the links below.  Don’t forget to leave a little love too as I’m sure the would appreciate it.



If you live in Australia, click on the Host Code Link to shop in my Online Store.  Don’t forget to use the February Host Code –3UNWDYWV – if your order is under $250.  Valid from 1 – 28 February.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $50 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Seaside Bay Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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February Focus Online Class

February PDF Tutorial Bundle

Spend over $50 in my Online Store to receive it for free

1, 2, 3 Demonstrate

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Seaside Bay Bundle Focus Online Class – W2

G’Day Friends,

Well, Week 2 of our Seaside Bay Bundle Focus Online class is now up & running.

I love everything about this Bundle especially the gorgeous papers.

Have you seen them?  Check them out on Page 23 of the new Mini Catalogue.

Each week, we step our cards up a little which means they are perfect for the Beginner Stamper right through to the Advanced Stamper.

I love that we can showcase our gorgeous papers in so many ways including this one.  Change it out a little or a lot by creating with different papers, images & dies.

The label shape is from the Painted Labels Dies.  Perfect for all occasions!

Be sure to check out the video to see how I created my card.

If you live in Australia, click on the Host Code Link to shop in my Online Store.  Don’t forget to use the February Host Code –3UNWDYWV – if your order is under $250.  Valid from 1 – 28 February.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $50 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Seaside Bay Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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February Focus Online Class

February PDF Tutorial Bundle

Spend over $50 in my Online Store to receive it for free

Hydrangea Haven by Stampin’ Up!

G’Day Friends,

Thanks so much for dropping by today.  It is very much appreciated.

Did you see our Week 1 of Caseing the Mini Catalogue last Sunday?  Today, we are back for Week 2, but of course with a completely different case.

Today’s Sketch Layout has been taken from Page 62 of the January-April Mini Catalogue.

Now, neither Robbie or myself know what the other is using on their project as all we have is the Sketch Layout we have created to match the card we are caseing.

If you use Letter size, then head over to Robbie’s Blog to grab her measurements – bearing in mind, they may be a completely style card to mine – while here I will have the Letter Size – Metric & Imperial – for my project.

To download your preferred layout, all you have to do is click on the images, save to your PC or print on A5 paper & save in your Sketch Layout Folder to use over & over again.

To decide on the size of my card, I went by the Slimline Envelopes from the Annual Catalogue, Page 137.

My hand went straight to the Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set, which I must admit haven’t used in some time so that is a good thing, right?  I went with the colours of the layout as another starting point but of course as they do, the card took a life of its own.

The paper comes from the Dandy Designs DSP, Level 2 of 2023 Sale-a-Bration.  I just love these papers.

I must admit that the Dies & Stampin’ Blends have done most of my work for me.  I’ve let them shine!

Since the video was created, I’ve added a few more elements to my card since the video, ie White Baker’s Twine & Pearls which I think help finish the card.

Be sure to watch the video to find out!

I hope you have enjoyed my take on our 1st Sketch Layout this week.  Be sure to visit Robbie’s blog to find out what she created from the Sketch.

To see Week 1, be sure to click HERE.

Don’t forget to join us again next Sunday for another fun Case from the Mini Catalogue.

If you live in Australia, click on the photo below to purchase this Bundle.  Don’t forget to use the February Host Code –3UNWDYWV – if your order is under $250.  Valid from 1 – 28 February.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $30 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Seaside Bay Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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February Focus Online Class

February PDF Tutorial Bundle

Spend over $50 in my Online Store to receive it for free

February Stamp N Hop Blog Hop

G’Day Friends,

Welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop for February where we are showcasing the gorgeous new product from the 2023 Mini Catalogue.

If you are a current SU! Demonstrator & would like to join us, please do.  Click HERE to join our group.  We’re from all over the world & love to share our love of Stampin’ Up!

You may have arrived from Victoria’s blog where she shared her lovely creation.  If you are starting from me, all you have to do is click on the Blog Roll below.

I;ve been playing with the lovely By the Bay Suite of late.  Anything to do with the ocean & I’m gone!  It is truely gorgeous.  You can find this lovely Suite on Page 22 of the new Mini.

My card today is fairly easy as I wanted to have a little play with the images from the Seaside Bay Stamp Set.  Check out that gorgeous Balmy Blue & White Variegated Ribbon!  Not to mention the stunning Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Next up is Mo.  Don’t forget if you get lost, click on the Blog Roll below.  Please share a little love by leaving comments as you visit.  I know they would appreciate it.

Roll Call –

  1. Mo Rootes
  2. Karen Egan
  3. Angela Kober
  4. Gez Carpenter
  5. Annette Elias
  6. Victoria Littlewood
  7. Vicky Wright – That’s ME!

If you live in Australia, click on the Host Code Link to shop in my Online Store.  Don’t forget to use the February Host Code –3UNWDYWV – if your order is under $250.  Valid from 1 – 28 February.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $30 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Seaside Bay Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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February Focus Online Class

February PDF Tutorial Bundle

Spend over $50 in my Online Store to receive it for free

Seaside Bay Bundle Focus – W1

G’Day Friends,

I thought I would share our February Bundle Focus creation from last week.  It has been created with the gorgeous Seaside Bay Bundle, along with the lovely By the Bay DSP, Balmy Blue & White Variegated Ribbon & the Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearls which all make up the By the Bay Suite Collection.  You can view this lovely Suite on Page 23 of the new Mini Catalogue.

Check out that gorgeous Paper.  Of course, you know me, I just had to randomly chop it into pieces lol.

The stitched shape is from the Stitched Rectangles Dies while the sentiment has been stamped with Night of Navy Ink.

Be sure to check out the video to see how I created my card.

If you live in Australia, click on the Host Code Link to shop in my Online Store.  Don’t forget to use the February Host Code –3UNWDYWV – if your order is under $250.  Valid from 1 – 28 February.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $50 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Seaside Bay Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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February Focus Online Class

February PDF Tutorial Bundle

Spend over $50 in my Online Store to receive it for free

Caseing the Mini Catalogue

G’Day Friends,

Did you see our #acardadayinjanuary on our FB Pages last month?  It was all about Birthday Cards!

Well, once again, Robbie & myself are teaming up again each Sunday during February to bring you a month of Caseing the current Mini Catalogue.  Now, neither of us knows what the other is using on their project as all we have is the Sketch Layout we have created to match the card we are caseing.

Our first Sketch Layout has been taken from Page 12 of the January-April Mini Catalogue.

If you use Letter size, then head over to Robbie’s Blog to grab her measurements – bearing in mind, they may be a completely style card to mine – while here I will have the Letter Size – Metric & Imeperial – for my project.

To download your preferred layout, all you have to do is click on the images, save to your PC or print on A5 paper & save in your Sketch Layout Folder to use over & over again.

To create my card I decided to dig out the lovely Season of Chic Bundle.  So of course I had to use the coordinating Texture Chic Papers.  Of course, feel free to use what you have in your stash.

See the panel?  I’ve sponged a small amount of Soft Succulent Ink with a Blending Brush to create the background.

The gold leaf was die cut with the die from the Chic Dies with Gold Distress Paper.  Love this paper!

Be sure to watch the video to find out!

I hope you have enjoyed my take on our 1st Sketch Layout this week.  Be sure to visit Robbie’s blog to find out what she created from the Sketch.

Don’t forget to join us again next Sunday for another fun Case from the Mini Catalogue.

If you live in Australia, click on the photo below to purchase this Bundle.  Don’t forget to use the January Host Code –HUXS7CUZ – if your order is under $250.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $30 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Framed Florets  Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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Simply Stamping In Person Class & Simply Stampin @ Home

February Focus Online Class

February PDF Tutorial Bundle

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Favored Flowers #4 by Stampin’ Up!

G’Day Friends,

So today I have another card to share with you, again using theLevel 1, Favored Flowers DSP from 2023 Sale-a-Bration.  

Earn the papers FREE when spending $90 or more in my Online Store up to 28 February.

It’s actually the same card I shared with you a couple of days ago which I had cased from the 2023 Sale-a-Bration Brouchure, Page 11.

You can see the 1st sample I shared by clicking HERE.

When I do my lives, instead of creating 2 or 3 cards the same I like to create 1 live & then share a 2nd version & step you through it on how it was created & the colours that weere used.

A Decorative Mask from the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks was placed over a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock prior to blending Fresh Freesia Ink over the top with a Blending Brush.

The colours used on today’s card are Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla & Smokey Slate Cardstock.  The Garden Green Twine is from the Three Twine Combo Pack.

 Once again, the flowers were fussy cut fom a piece of the Favored Flowers DSP before being adhered onto a Vellum die cut circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals The Vellum circle was then adhered to the card front with Adhesive.

To see how I created this card, click on this link to watch the video

If you live in Australia, click on the photo below to purchase this Bundle.  Don’t forget to use the January Host Code –HUXS7CUZ – if your order is under $250.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $30 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Framed Florets  Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

Favored Flowers DSP by Stampin’ Up!

G’Day Friends,

Have you seen the new PDF Tutorials available on the PDF Tutorials for Sale Page?  Yep, they have been updated with a couple of new Tutorials.  Ones that I know you are gonna love.

Click on the PDF Tutorials for Sale Page to purchase your favourite today!

I have another card to share with you created from the  Level 1, Favored Flowers DSP from 2023 Sale-a-Bration.  

Earn the papers FREE when spending $90 or more in my Online Store up to 28 February.

Today’s card is one we created in a FB Live a little time ago but am only just getting around to sharing.  It is also one that was cased from Page 11 of the 2023 Sale-a-Bration Brouchure.

Sometimes we look at inspiration from our Catalogues & think we can’t recreate the projects as we don’t have the same product.  Well, let me say that you don’t need the same product as this proves that you can use what you have in your stash.

I’ve placed a Decorative Mask from the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks over a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock prior to blending Petal Pink Ink over the top with a Blending Brush.

The Pumpkin Pie Twine is from the Three Twine Combo Pack which I think adds more interest to the whole card.  The flowers were fussy cut fom a piece of the Favored Flowers DSP before being adhered onto a Vellum die cut circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals The Vellum circle was then adhered to the card front with Adhesive.

If you live in Australia, click on the photo below to purchase this Bundle.  Don’t forget to use the January Host Code –HUXS7CUZ – if your order is under $250.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $30 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Framed Florets  Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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Coming SOON

Simply Stamping In Person Class & Simply Stampin @ Home

Birthday Cards PDF Tutorial Vol 1, Vol #2, #3 & #4

February Focus Online Class

PDF Tutorial Bundle

Spend over $50 in my Online Store to receive it for free

1, 2, 3 Demonstrate

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Dainty Delight Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

G’Day Friends,

I hope you have enjoyed my projects created with the Dainty Delight Bundle & the Danity Flowers DSP this month.  Today is my last share but if you would like more inspiraton on this Bunde & Papers, be sure to check out the pervious project links along with the video links below.

To create my project, I’ve chopped 2 pieces of the DSP & adhered them to a piece of Basic White Cardstock with a small amount of Basic White showing around all sides of the DSP.

The coloured elements on the card have all been die cut from Rich Razzleberry,  Crushed Curry & Fresh Freesia Cardstock with the Danity Delight Dies.  Love it when the dies can do all the work for you & blend in so perfectly with the gorgeous DSP.

The sentiment is from the Dainty Delight Stamp Set, stamped onto Basic White Cardstock with Mossy Meadow Ink before being die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies.

It was then adhered to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals before randomly adhering Gorgeous Grape Glossy Dots to the card front too.

You can see my past projects created for the month with the Dainty Delight Bundle & the  Dainty Flowers DSP, click on the links below –

Project #1 Project #2

YouTube links for January Bundle Focus Class

#73 – Dainty Delight Bundle, Card #1

#74 – Dainty Delight Bundle, Card #2

#75 – Dainty Delight Bundle, Card #3

#76 – Dainty Delight Bundle, Card #4

#77 – Dainty Delight Bundle, Card #5

If you live in Australia, click on the photo below to purchase this Bundle.  Don’t forget to use the December Host Code –6ZVJGYMC – if your order is under $250.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $30 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Framed Florets  Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

February Classes

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Coming SOON

Simply Stamping In Person Class & Simply Stampin @ Home

Birthday Cards PDF Tutorial Vol 1, Vol #2, #3 & #4

February Focus Online Class

PDF Tutorial Bundle

Spend over $50 in my Online Store to receive it for free

1, 2, 3 Demonstrate

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PDF Tutorial Store 

Inspirations in Ink January Blog Hop

G’Day Friends,

Thank you for dropping by where once again it’s time for our Inspirations in Ink Blog Hop.

Welcome to January where we are showcasing the oh so gorgeous Seaside Bay Bundle.  I have loved playing with this Bundle so much that I know you will too.

You may be starting here – Vicky Wright, Australia – or have come from another blog.  Either way, you can find our Blog Roll at the end of this post, especially if you get a little lost.  All you have to do is click on the links to follow along.

Chcek out this cute little Seagull!  Don’t you think he is just the cutest?  To achieve this look, I inked the image with Sahara Sand Ink, prior to randomly daubing Night of Navy Ink over the feathers with a Sponge Dauber.

The sand/seahells image was stamped direct onto a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock with Sahara Sand Ink.  Yep,  you read right!  I wanted to play & create with Very Vanilla Cardstock instead of Basic White Cardstock which is what coordinates with the By the Seaside Designer Series Papers.  I think it worked out perfectly, but you be the judge.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project today.  I have a few more projects to share with you throughout February along with the Bundle Focus Online Class all created with this gorgeous Bundle.

As mentioned above, this is a blog hop.  I know you will see amazing projects created with this Bundle along the way.  Of course, don’t forget to leave a little comment or 2 as you go.

Roll Call-

  1. Julie Golding Page – Canada
  2. Rebecca Nutley – Australia
  3. Robbie Rubala – USA
  4. Theresa McEntee – USA
  5. Vicky Wright – Australia
  6. Christy Gridley – USA
  7. Deirdre Croal – USA

If you live in Australia, click on the photo below to shop this Bundle.  Don’t forget to use the January Host Code –HUXS7CUZ – if your order is under $250.

  1.  Place an order & receive a Handmade Card
  2. Place a $30 order to receive a Handmade Card & an exclusive Framed Florets  Inspirations in Ink PDF Tutorial
  3. Place a $100 order to receive all the above PLUS a Make-n-Take kit for my card in the PDF Tutorial Bundle
  4. Place a $250 order to receive all the above PLUS your own Host Rewards & a small gift from me

Seaside Bay Bundle = $95.25

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!