Creation Station Design Team Blog Hop - Core colour + In Color

 It's the first Sunday in the month of July, which means it's Creation Station Design Team Blog Hop time!

Thankyou for joining me, and you may be here after visiting Sara Nell in the US or you have started with me in Australia.

Our theme this month is '1 New Core Colour + 1 New In Colour + White'... get ready for a fun Colour Challenge and get hopping with the rest of the Design Team at the bottom of my post.

I had a little trouble deciding the 2 colours that would coordinate together, and I looked at the 5 NEW In Colors seeing that 'Boho Blue' is almost the blue from Wedgwood blue and white Jasperware.

I also used a touch of NEW 'Azure Afternoon' which is very similar to Wedgwood dark blue Jasperware, and together with 'Boho Blue' and 'Basic White' makes for a lovely card.

I die cut the beautiful rose pattern from 'Designer Tags Dies' using 'Boho Blue' cardstock.

Removing the die carefully, the pieces remained and I adhered the die cut card front to 'Azure Afternoon' cardstock.

I repeated the die cutting, this time using 'Basic White' cardstock.

Adding a tiny touch of 'Multipurpose Liquid Glue' to the 'Boho Blue' pieces, I overlayed the 'Basic White' pieces pressing gently and lifting the stencil away.

*You might have to realign the 'Basic White' pieces to the 'Boho Blue' pieces using the 'Take Your Pick Tool'.

• Stamp the sentiment from 'Circle Sayings' stamp set, using 'Azure Afternoon' ink onto 'Basic White' cardstock.
• Die cut the label from the 'Designer Tags Dies'.
• Die cut a 2nd 'Basic White' label - cutting to the pattern only. Take the die away, snip the label so it fits to the underneath of the stamped label and adhere.
• Die cut the end of the label die using 'Boho Blue' cardstock, and adhere the pieces to the top of the 'Basic White' pattern.

Wrap 'White' twine around the top of the card, securing with 'Mini Glue Dots'.

Loop through double twine and tie a bow to the card front, securing the label with 'Mini Glue Dots.

Next up is Mikalea from the UK, with her beautiful Colour Challenge creation.

Thankyou for visiting, and I hope you enjoyed my creation?

Looking forward to seeing you next month for our August hop. D x

Product List:

Circle Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161348] $42.00	Designer Tags Dies [159165] $56.00	Azure Afternoon A4 Cardstock [161728] $17.50	Boho Blue A4 Cardstock [161733] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50
Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663] $15.75	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25

Creation Station Design Team Blog Hop - Beach Life

 One of my favourite things to do is to go the beach, and 'Beach Life' is this months theme for the Creation Station Design Team Blog Hop.

I live in Kiama NSW, and it's a beautiful Coastal town on the East Coast of Australia. We live by the beach, and we love where we live.

You may have hopped to me from Sara Nell Langland in the US, or have started with me?

Enjoy our 'Beach Life' creations as you hop along following the Design Team at the bottom of my post.

My 'Happy Birthday' card features the 'Waves of Inspiration' and 'Biggest Wish' stamp sets.

I inked the wave using 'Pool Party' and 'Balmy Blue', stamping directly to 'Basic White' cardstock.

I stamped the 'Birthday' sentiment, then the 'Happy' sentiment, and a few birds using 'Misty Moonlight' ink.

The card front is adhered to a layer of 'Misty Moonlight' cardstock, and I added a square knot using 'White Baker's Twine' - wrapping the ends of the twine to the back of the, and adhering the ends with 'Tear & Tape Adhesive'.

'Stampin' Dimensionals' were added to the back of the card front, removing the backing tape to adhere to a 'Misty Moonlight' card base.

I found a little box of Seashell Chocolates, and I made a gift tag using the 'Delightful Tags Dies'.

Stamping the seashell images from the 'Circle Sayings' stamp set, colouring with 'Stampin' Blends' and fussy cutting the images to complete the tag.

'Happy Birthday' sentiment stamped using 'Copper Clay' ink.

Tag: 'Petal Pink' & 'Crumb Cake' cardstock

Ribbon: Retired '1/8" (3.2mm) Cotton Ribbon 'Petal Pink' 

(& Misty Moonlight) found in the Specials tab under Clearance.

Artisan Design Team member Vicki, is up next, and I can't wait to see her super amazing creations....

Thankyou for paying me a visit, and I look forward to seeing you next month.

D x

Product List:

Waves Of Inspiration Cling Stamp Set (English) [158833] $41.00	Biggest Wish Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155052] $30.00	Circle Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161348] $42.00	Designer Tags Dies [159165] $56.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $17.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $17.50	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $17.50
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $15.75	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $15.75	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $15.75	Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $15.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $17.50	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $17.50	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $17.50
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $17.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Cotton Ribbon Combo Pack [158140] $15.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $12.25	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - New Beginnings

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Design Team Blog Hop.

We have a merger, and we have a wonderful team of incredible International Stampin' Up! Demonstrators to showcase our first Blog Hop together; 'New Beginnings'.

We also have a new banner, and our Blog Hop will go live every 3rd Sunday of every month.

I have used a NEW Bundle and colour for my 'New Beginnings' card.

I have used the fun 'Circle Sayings Bundle' with a NEW colour - 'Lemon Lolly' for my creation.

I just love the little cupcake!

And I'm loving the polka dot 'Vellum Basics 12" x 12" Specialty Designer Series Paper'! I think it makes for a great background and covering the 'Crumb Cake' card base.

Happy Birthday stamped onto a 'Designer Tags Dies' giving some lovely, stitched detail and die cut gorgeousness to the banner.

Below is the list of our Design Team, and you can click on the NEXT BLOG to visit Mikaela from the UK. I know you are going to love Mikaela's creation...

Product List:

Circle Sayings Bundle (English) [161355] $72.75	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Designer Tags Dies [159165] $56.00	Vellum Basics 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160839] $17.50
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $17.50	Lemon Lolly A4 Cardstock [161729] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Pebbled Path Classic Stampin' Pad [161648] $15.75
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $15.75	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $17.50	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $17.50	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $8.75
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75