Sunny Sentiments Thank You Card

Leave a comment November 3, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

All week I am creating using the Sunny Sentiments cling stamp set. Today I created this card for the TGIF Challenge #340.

I used the mash up of :

Color Challenge – Basic Black, Vanilla, Blackberry Bliss
Sketch Challenge

The three background panels on this card were created by stamping leaves and dots from the Christmas Season stamp set using Blackberry Bliss Ink on Very Vanilla CS.

Product List

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) $27.00	Christmas Season Bundle (English) $73.75
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Matte Black Dots $9.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine $82.00
Paper Trimmer $34.00	Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes $10.25

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Sunny Sentiments Birthday Card

Leave a comment November 3, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Today’s card was created using the Sunny Sentiments cling stamp set by Stampin’ Up! All of the sentiments in this set are fabulous – but the Birthday one I especially love because “all the best things” leaves this sentiment open to be used with such a wide variety of images – puppies, flowers, cocktails, chocolate, family & friends, and of course the gorgeous mountains.

I paired this sentiment set with the Mountain Air stamps et and Majestic Mountains dies. These long stamps fit perfectly across a card front (both vertical or horizontal) and make for fast but stunning cards.

I stamped the mountains in Smoky Slate and the trees in Just Jade. Then I added some Metallic Mesh Ribbon to fill the space below and some Soft Succulent Ink for the birds in the sky.

The sentiment was heat embossed on Soft Succulent cardstock. Embossing an image always makes it pop for me. I keep my embossing powder out in trays and ready to use – which means it is easy to do, so I emboss a lot more than if I kept them packed away.

You can see all the details of this card in my video below – make sure to subscribe to my channel while you are there.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock $11.25	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Mountain Air Photopolymer Stamp Set $27.00
Majestic Mountain Dies $49.00	Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) $27.00	Layering Circles Dies $48.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25
Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Sponge Daubers $7.00	Versamark Pad $13.00	Basics Embossing Powders $24.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) $41.00
Metallic Mesh Ribbon $11.00	2021–2023 In Color Jewels $9.50	Stampin' Seal+ $16.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Mini Glue Dots $7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine $82.00	Paper Trimmer $34.00	Paper Snips $13.50	Whisper White Medium Envelopes $10.25

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #376 – Inspiration Challenge

Leave a comment November 2, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I am SO EXCITED to be a new member of the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge Design Team! This week’s challenge is an inspiration challenge. I loved the purple, blue and green watercolour look so I was thrilled to spend some time playing in my craft room with water painters.

To create my card I used a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock. I find it to be the perfect paper when you want to create some watercolour art with out the texture of water colour paper.

I started by using blending brushes to apply a soft Highland Heather and Balmy Blue background. Then I used my water painter and some Balmy Blue reinker to splatter blue dots on the cardstock.

Next I added my leaves. I did this by using Highland Heather, Balmy Blue and Evening Evergreen reinkers to create water colours. I then used my water painter to paint my leaf stamps and I then stamped the painted image onto the cardstock. This technique keeps the water on the page to a minimum since I wasn’t actually using water colour paper.

Once that background dried I stamped the deer from Peaceful Deer on to my image using stamped off Soft Suede. Then I coloured him in with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends and added the eye and nose with Light Basic Black Stampin’ Blends. I am not a brave enough watercolourer to paint the deer as well – although I think the look worked well enough.

I finished the card with a 3D Wintry Embossing Folder Background, my current favourite ribbon (White Glittered Organdy) and a sentiment tag from the Stitched So Sweetly dies.

I hope you give painting your solid stamped images a try on the Shimmery Cardstock, it’s a great cheater way of having watercolour skills.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock $11.25	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $13.25	Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $13.50	Peaceful Deer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) $30.00	Christmas Season Photopolymer Stamp Set $30.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad $10.25	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad $10.25	Blending Brushes $16.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $5.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $5.00
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $5.00	Water Painters $16.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad $10.25	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00
Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders $13.50	Stitched So Sweetly Dies $44.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals $5.50	White 3/8” (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon $11.50
Whisper White Medium Envelopes $10.25

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Lighthearted Birthday Card

1 Comment October 26, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I have been so focused on creating Christmas cards for the rapidly approaching season that I have fallen short on Birthday cards in my stash. Time to refocus. Here is a birthday card I created using the Lighthearted Lines stamp set.

The colour scheme was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiment Colour Challenge (HSSCC375).

To start I used blending brushes and one of Stampin’ Up!’s awesome masks to create the background. I blended Rich Razzle berry and Misty Moonlight. Then I attached that layer to a piece of Misty Moonlight and attached it all to a Smoky SLate background.

Next, I stamped the sentiment on a large tag from the Tailor Made Tags using Misty Moonlight ink. I also stamped the sentiment a second time using Rich Razzleberry ink and fussy cut the Happy Birthday.

The perfect touch to this card though Is the White Glittered Organdy ribbon that I coloured with the Misty Moonlight Blends. I tied it on using a small piece of Silver twine from the Simply Elegant trim pack.

You can find a full supply list below.

Product List

Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $12.00	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $13.25	Plenty Of Patterns Decorative Masks $11.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad $10.25
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad $10.25	Blending Brushes $16.25	Tailor Made Tags Dies $30.00	Lighthearted Lines Cling Stamp Set $29.00	White 3/8” (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon $11.50
Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Simply Elegant Trim $10.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals $5.50	Opal Rounds $10.25

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Be Jolly – Freshly Made Sketch

4 Comments October 25, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This Santa set is so cute! I love the little extras that come with him – like this sweet Christmas tree.

I designed this card using the Freshly Made Sketch #508.

I fussy cut Santa so that I could pop him up in front of the tree. I also added some Wink of Stella to the trim of his hat and cuffs so that it would look a bit different than his beard.

Product List

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper $15.75	Scalloped Contours Dies $48.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $8.25
Be Jolly Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Versamark Pad $13.00	Basics Embossing Powders $24.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) $41.00	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Just Jade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Cinnamon Cider Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush $11.00	Paper Snips $13.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels $6.75

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Paper Pumpkin – October 2021 Peaceful Christmas

Leave a comment October 25, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This month’s Paper Pumpkin was FABULOUS! It coordinates with the Peaceful Place DSP and I can’t wait to recreate some of these cards using alternate DSP from the pack.

Here is a video of the original cards in the kit. Below you will find many alternative cards. Happy Stamping!

Here are some alternative cards. The first one is a quick card that allows you to get two for one. Simply recereate the snowy card from the kit – but cut your card base in half and trim it down to 3-7/8″ X 5-1/8″ and mount it on a black trim 4″ X 5-1/4″ , then attach it to a Thick Basic White card base 4-1/4″ X 5-1/2″.

The next alternative is similar. Just cutting the card base into even smaller bits. Which actually gives you this cute piece, plus a long strip you’ll see on another of my alternatives below. The background was embossed with the snowflakes from the Wintry 3D embossing folder set.

This card utilizes the gorgeous silver trees from the envelopes as an accent. Don’t be afraid to trim up your envelopes to get some fun Buffalo Check or even just the perfect green accent.

A bit of embossing, a little bit of snowflake stamping and some strategically placed mini glue dots to hold the trees in place. The Buffalo Check strip came from the inside of the fabulous envelopes.

This card uses a leftover strip of card base on a Wintry 3D embossed background. The Shaded Spruce cardstock is such a rich holiday colour!

I hope you have as much fun creating some alternative cards as I have. These are the key items I used to create my alternative cards, (not shown Thick Basic White, Basic Black and Shaded Spruce cardstock.

The refill kit is also now available. Don’t wait – this one is going to go quickly.

Peaceful Christmas Paper Pumpkin Refill Kit

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FESTIVE FOLIAGE CASED CARD & A 24 HOUR STAMP SALE!!

Leave a comment October 20, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Today only (October 20th) Stampin’ Up! is holding a 24 hour sale on most of their cling stamp sets! This gorgeous Festive Foliage stamp is part of that sale. You can Shop the stamp set sale directly from my store.

This card was a case from Joanne James ( The Crafty Owl) and demo in the UK. I LOVED this layout and colour scheme too much not to case it and share with you all. You can see all the details of how this card was created in my video. Don’t forget to subscribe while you are there.

If you would like to make this card for yourself here is a full list of supplies used. If you are new to stampign and need many of these items, you may want to consider the Starter Kit as the best way to get all these materials. If you live in Canada, contact me for more details or check out my Iink below about joining my fabulous Ink Pad Pals team.

Product List

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Festive Foliage Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) $37.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25
Versamark Pad $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders $24.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) $41.00	Tasteful Labels Dies $42.00	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon $11.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Whisper White Medium Envelopes $10.25

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24 hour Stamp Sale!

Leave a comment October 18, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Can’t stop staring at a certain stamp set (or two, or three)? Stock up on stamp sets at a stellar price! For one day only, you and can snag select cling stamp sets at a 15% discount. This short and stamp-tacular sale only happens once a year, so get in gear—it’s time to shop ’til you drop! Here is a full list of the stamp sets available in the sale – it is basically all of the CLING stamp sets.

SALE runs all day (24 hours) on October 20th!!

Click here to see a printable list with sale prices.

For a full image list of the stamp sets included see below ( NOTE the prices here DO NOT reflect the sales price)

Birch Cling Stamp $23.00	Nature's Beauty Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set $31.00	Stacked Stone Cling Background Stamp $23.00	Drybrush Cling Stamp Set $23.00
Wild Roses Cling Stamp Set $23.00	Stitchery Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Daisy Garden Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Festive Foliage Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Spiral Dye Cling Stamp Set $23.00
A Good Man Cling Stamp Set $33.00	Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set $31.00	A Wish For Everything Cling Stamp Set $53.00	Daisy Lane Cling Stamp Set $31.00	Back On Your Feet Cling Stamp Set $29.00
Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set $33.00	Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Forever Blossoms Cling Stamp Set (English) $31.00	Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) $31.00
Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English) $29.00	Beautiful Moments Cling Stamp Set $31.00	A Grand Kid Cling Stamp Set (English) $29.00	Prized Peony Cling Stamp Set (English) $33.00	Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) $33.00
Pampered Pets Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English) $33.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) $26.00	Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set (English) $26.00	Campology Cling Stamp Set $30.00
Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) $33.00	Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) $31.00	Hand-Drawn Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English) $31.00	Best Year Cling Stamp Set (English) $27.00	Senior Years Cling Stamp Set (English) $27.00
From All Of Us Cling Stamp Set (English) $29.00	Way To Goat Cling Stamp Set (English) $26.00	Evergreen Elegance Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Garden Wishes Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Dragonfly Garden Cling Stamp Set $31.00
Handsomely Suited Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Enjoy The Moment Cling Stamp Set $31.00	Stellar Birthday Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Hey Birthday Chick Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Simply Succulents Cling Stamp Set $30.00
What's Cookin' Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Handmade For You Cling Stamp Set $23.00	Many Messages Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Brew Some Fun Cling Stamp Set $26.00	Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set $33.00
Many Happenings Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Seascape Cling Stamp Set $31.00	Sending Hugs Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Sunny Sentiments Cling Stamp Set (English) $27.00	After The Storm Cling Stamp Set (English) $29.00
Lighthearted Lines Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Make It Happen Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Party Puffins Cling Stamp Set $27.00	Celebrate With Flowers Cling Stamp Set (English) $24.00	Quiet Meadow Cling Stamp Set $29.00
All Squared Away Cling Stamp Set $31.00	Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set $23.00	Elegantly Said Cling Stamp Set $31.00	Flowers Of Friendship Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Encircled In Friendship Cling Stamp Set $26.00
Bunches Of Fun Cling Stamp Set $27.00	Path To Greatness Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Wildly Adorable Cling Stamp Set $29.00	One Happy Family Cling Stamp Set (English) $29.00	Bamboo Beauty Cling Stamp Set $29.00
Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set $26.00	Forever Grapevine Cling Stamp Set $27.00	Count On Me Cling Stamp Set $30.00	Henna Hearts Cling Stamp Set $24.00	Pirates & Mermaids Cling Stamp Set $24.00
Sweet Farewell Cling Stamp Set $27.00	Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set $31.00	Right Behind You Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Through It Together Cling Stamp Set (English) $30.00	Badger Besties Cling Stamp Set $26.00

If you need any help creating a wishlist or placing your order please feel free to contact me.

Festive Foliage trio of cards

Leave a comment October 18, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I featured the Festive Foliage cling stamp set this weekend during one of my FREE online workshops. This stamp set is not quite a full background – but close enough, so I like to use it with my Stamparatus to ensure a full stamped image.

Here are the three cards I created. I love how one stamp (paired with sentiments from Christmas to Remember) can create 3 very different looking cards.

Blended Background with coloured ink on top

stamped image on edges only and coloured

To see all the details of how I created these cards check out my replay video on You Tube below, or go directly to my On-line Facebook Group.

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Here is a list of some of the supplies I used to create these cards.

Festive Foliage Cling Stamp Set $29.00	Stamparatus $67.00	Versamark Pad $13.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) $41.00
Simply Elegant Trim $10.25	Simply Elegant Trim $10.25	2021–2023 In Color Jewels $9.50	Scalloped Contours Dies $48.00	Blending Brushes $16.25

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Frosted Gingerbread- Another Sketch Challenge

5 Comments October 15, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I adore Sketch Challenges and this one from Freshly Made Sketches (#FMS507) is so cute! I actually created two cards – but one of them is also a fun fold.

The first card I created using this sketch uses a super fun colour combo – the snowflakes are Balmy Blue with Misty Moonlight sponged on the edges. The sentiment is heat embossed onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock and the background DSP is from the host reward – Pattern Party DSP. This card just seems so happy!

The second card I created is a fun fold card you can actually see all the details on yesterdays blog post.

For a full list of supplies to create the snowflake card see below – each item is even clickable if you live in Canada and want to pick up some new stamping supplies.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock $11.25	Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper $24.00	Frosted Gingerbread Bundle (English) $66.50	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Versamark Pad $13.00
White Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) $41.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Sponge Daubers $7.00
2021–2023 In Color Jewels $9.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine $82.00	Whisper White Medium Envelopes $10.25