Dragonfly Garden Mask

Leave a comment February 16, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Today’s card features the Dragonfly Garden stamp set and coordinating punch. I used the Basic Pattern Decorative Masks with Blending Brushes to create the background. These masks are similar to the masks and sponge available in the new March Paper Pumpkin.

You can also check out my Facebook Page all this week to see samples of other cards made using the Dragonfly Garden stamp set. If you love it, check out my Dragonfly Garden Card class – RSVP by Feb 20 https://stampinup.net/crm/events/89742

To see the whole card being made, you can watch my video below.

Product List

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153611 $16.25	149496 $10.25	156224 $49.50	151690 $44.00	151690 $44.00
150673 $82.00	159236 $10.25

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West Coast Creators Blog Hop – February 2021

7 Comments February 14, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

It’s the 14th of the month – time for another West Coast Creators Blog Hop! This one features Birthday cards and a lot of the TWO amazing Hey Chick Bundles!! Hop around see all the amazing cards created by our team members! Leave a little love and then come back to see us again on the 14th next month!

Live in Canada, don’t have a demonstrator? Contact me to get a catalogue or find out why right now is the best time to join our team.

Here is my card for the Blog Hop. I used the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set and dies.

I used some soon to be retiring Terracotta Tile scalloped ribbon and pinched it in a bow with Linen Thread. The Happy Birthday die cut has adhesive sheet on the back to help it stick to the card easily and the vellum stitched circle creates a nice soft focus on the card. Scroll down to see the full product list.

Of course I also stamped the inside of the card – no naked cards (or envelopes)!

You can find the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the Jan-June Mini Catalogue, however the dies and the Hey Chick stamp set are “out of catalogue” offerings. So here are all the details. You can click the image to go directly to my shop for a closer look.

Grab these fun stamps and die sets from my shop by February 28th and you can also earn sale-a-bration rewards.

Product List

119686 $12.00	152487 $15.75	105118 $12.00	159276 $13.25	101856 $13.50
152323 $41.00	158631 $59.25	132708 $8.25	144045 $12.00	144601 $12.00
147101 $10.25	147096 $10.25	149705 $11.00	104199 $6.75	152477 $9.50
104430 $5.50	110755 $5.50	152334 $13.50	159236 $10.25	150673 $82.00

Hey Birthday Chick & other Workshop Cards

12 Comments February 13, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I can’t get enough of these chicks!! This weekend I held an online workshop (the live demo was at 9 am Saturday Feb 13th- you can click here to view it). The three cards I created all used the Hey Birthday Chick and Hey Chick bundles.

This first card was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments Colour Challenge #357. The Snail Mail DSP was the perfect paper to accent this card.

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154899 $12.00	154579 $9.50	154578 $9.50	104430 $5.50	110755 $5.50
150673 $82.00

A little bit of masking ( using post-it notes) helps create a triple bouquet of balloons. You can earn the Oh So Ombre DSP for free with a $60 purchase. See all the details below.

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147105 $10.25	154904 $12.00	154830 $12.00	147274 $12.00	153106 $12.00
144602 $12.00	144045 $12.00	153620 $13.50	104430 $5.50	110755 $5.50
150673 $82.00	103579 $13.50	159236 $10.25

The last card I created has a great shabby chic feel and uses the out of catalogue Metallic Mesh Ribbon.

tams# 56561

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151326 $10.25	154284 $9.50	153611 $16.25	147096 $10.25	152320 $13.50

The Hey Birthday Chick sets is in the Jan – June mini Catalogue, but the other stamps and the dies are not. Here is the info about the bundles. You can even earn Sale-a-bration items when you purchase a mnimum $60 order before Feb 28th.

Sweet Strawberry Shaker card

Leave a comment February 9, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I had a request for a shaker card video from a previous student, so this week I gave it a go. I was pretty happy with the end result.

I actually shared a bunch of tips in the video about how to line up the Playful Alphabet dies, masking to create the strawberries and of course – how to create a shaker card.

Here is the video with all the details. If you enjoy the video – please subscribe to my blog and my you tube channel . Thanks!

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154456 $23.00	147050 $10.25	147095 $10.25	154394 $24.00	138995 $9.50
142314 $6.75	141825 $10.75	144107 $14.00	154568 $8.25	131297 $12.00
157613 $0.00

Hey Chick! Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop

5 Comments February 5, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This is my first time joining a Craft Collaborations Blog Hop! This one features the hilarious Hey Birthday Chick Bundle!! Hop around and see all the amazing cards created by some amazingly talented crafters!

Here is my fun birthday card. The dies make using this set so simple – and I even remembered to use adhesive sheets on the back of the Basic White cardstock before I cut out the Happy Birthday sentiment.

To create the colourful background, I used strips of paper adhered to a Window Sheet and then die cut the whole layer with a circle. A great way to use up paper scraps!

Let’s Hop!

1.Stefanie Pletscher – The Crafty Medic (Canada)

2.Dana Sullivan – The Stampin’ Chic (USA)

3.Tracie St Louis – For The Love of Stamping Canada

4.Sue Allen – (Australia)

5.Melissa Faust – Stamp with Melissa – USA

6.Glenda Mollet – Craft Room Stamper, Canada

7.Danielle Bennenk – Mrs. Brightside (Netherlands)

8.Angie McKenzie – Nature’s INKspirations (USA)

9.Diane Evans – Stampin With Diane – Canada

10.Chris Smith – from my ink pad to yours (US)

11.Nina McMillan Nina’s Southern Accents (US)

12.Mary Bush – Stampin’ In The Sand (USA)

13.Ashley Fifer – stampedAF (Canada)

14.Sara Sayers – KISS Kreative (UK)

15.Narelle Fasulo – Australia

16.Gillian Long – Gillybean Crafting (Canada)

17.Leah Dixon – Stampin with Leah (Canada)

18.Julie Davison – Julie’s Stamping Spot (USA)

19.Marieke Bart – De Stempelcoach (NL)

20.Laura Mackie (UK)

21.Sandra Roberts – Sandra’s Craft Studio – UK

22.Fiona Whitten – Oakfield Crafts (UK)

The Hey Birthday Chick stamp set can be found in the Stampin’ Up! Jan- June Mini Catalogue, however the rest of the products featured in this blog hop are out of catalogue offerings. Here are all the details:

Don’t forget you can also earn Sale-a-bration items right now for every purchase over $60 (before taxes & shipping). Click the SAB catalogue image on the sidebar to see all the offerings.

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159229 $11.25	131197 $12.00	122924 $12.00	122925 $12.00	115316 $12.00
142314 $6.75	158631 $59.25	132708 $8.25	147107 $10.25	147091 $10.25
144602 $12.00	145058 $12.00	144603 $12.00	154881 $12.00	144605 $12.00
151770 $48.00	154579 $9.50	154571 $8.75	138995 $9.50	110755 $5.50
152334 $13.50	104430 $5.50	149653 $163.00	159236 $10.25

Live in Canada, don’t have a demonstrator? Contact me to get a catalogue or find out why right now is the best time to join our team.

Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Monthly Technique Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Ink Pad Pals Team. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future prodcts!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my newsletter, too! Click here and enter your email. When you include your birthday you will even be added to my birthday card mailing list 🙂

Hey Birthday Chick!

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

You may have noticed the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set in the Jan – June Mini (p. 52) and thought Gee that’s fun! You may have even thought it looked familiar – because it is. During Sale-a-bration 2017 a set called Hey Chick was the most popular stamp set, so Stampin’ Up! created this new birthday version. Even better, they are bringing back Hey Chick and they are offering coordinating dies to go with both sets!! These two bundles are only available from Feb 2^nd – June 30^th.

The advantage to ordering the bundles is that you save 10% and you can earn FREE sale-a-bration items with every $60 order.

I loved this stamp set the first time around – so I am THRILLED to have more pieces to play with. Here is the card I created today. We did a little bit of masking and used the amazing Blending Brushes.

To see more samples using these bundles – follow my facebook page – I’ll be posting cards daily this week.

The video below goes into some details about how I made the card – you may want to layer up the front piece – I got lucky and my Blends did not bleed into the inside of my card. Phew!

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147051 $10.25	147052 $10.25	153611 $16.25	144600 $12.00	154830 $12.00
154881 $12.00	154884 $12.00	154894 $12.00	154571 $8.75	110755 $5.50
104430 $5.50	103579 $13.50	149653 $163.00

Darling Donkeys – Love You Always Treat Boxes

Leave a comment January 26, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Valentine’s is approaching and it is always fun to package up the goodies we give in sweet wrapping. Today I am highlighting Stampin’ Up!’s no adhesive Love you Always Treat Boxes (154285 – $12.25cdn for 10 food safe boxes). You can decorate these boxes for any occasion really – this one I gave it a bit of a Valentine feel, but kept the sentiment neutral so it can be used any time of the year.

The size of these boxes is great too. I fit two cookies in this one. A twine combo pack and some chocolate would also fit nicely.

The base of this box is extra sturdy and fits together without adhesives at all. It is easy to assemble – but not exactly obvious how to do it. So the first part of my video below goes over how to assemble the Love You Always Treat Box.

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132708 $8.25	154922 $12.00	145058 $12.00	103579 $13.50	145667 $24.00
154579 $9.50	151690 $44.00	153611 $16.25	147096 $10.25	154578 $9.50
110755 $5.50	104430 $5.50	144108 $5.50	138995 $9.50

You can earn the Darling Donkey set I used on this box for free with a qualifying purchase. For all the details about Sale-a-bration and the free products you can earn check out my website: https://www.stampinup.ca/categories/sales-specials/sale-a-bration?dbwsdemoid=2189587

Contact me today to place an order or learn more about Stampin’ Up! and our quality products.

Darling Donkeys – FMS469

3 Comments January 24, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches (FMS469) was exactly what I needed to use up some paper scraps on my desk. I grabbed 3 different 4″ X 1/2″ strips, added some details by stamping and embossing them and voila, perfect background.

I love this little donkey – he is so fun and cute! It is also so nice that I got this stamp set for free – and you can too! Right now Sale-a-bration is happening, which means for every $60 or $120 you spend you can earn a free SAB item.

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154922 $12.00	152718 $12.25	152323 $41.00	151770 $48.00	154284 $9.50
110755 $5.50	104430 $5.50

If you have a big wish list and would like to become a discount shopper, I recommend purchasing some of what’s on your wish list in the Sale-a-Bration Starter Kit. That’s how you’ll be able to get your hands on 200 sheets of this pretty monochromatic 6×6 patterned paper, too. (That paper is the free gift that is in the Sale-a-Bration Starter Kit available through the end of February. Click here for more details about Sale-a-Bration.)

A Touch of Ink

Leave a comment January 19, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I love how easy it is to create with this stamp set. The images are beautiful and simple to colour.

On this card I used Stampin’ Blends to add colour to the butterfly wings. It is also simple to use the two step stampin’ images to colour the butterfly. You can check out my video to see all the details of this card.

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132708 $8.25	147105 $10.25	148544 $12.00	153106 $12.00	149566 $12.00
154289 $10.25	110755 $5.50	104430 $5.50	152323 $41.00	149653 $163.00

This stamp set is part of the amazing Sale-a-bration FREE offerings. Check out the whole Sale-a-bration catalogue by clicking the image below. Or contact me directly to get a paper copy of the catalogue.

Happy Stampin!

Leah Dixon

leahdixon41@gmail.com

604-317-4882

leahdixon.stampinup.net

January 2021 West Coast Creators Blog Hop

7 Comments January 14, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I am so lucky to be a part of a fabulous team – The West Coast Creators. The group is full of creative inspiration and challenges, support, and good friends. For this month’s hop I was playing around with the new Pretty Perennials stamp set and dies from the Stampin’ Up! Jan – June Mini Catalogue. I was also inspired by the TGIF Sketch Challenge #298. I love these flowers and how the die accents make them pop. The font for the sentiments was the real eye-catching part of this set for me – it just makes me HAPPY!

To create this card I stamped the flowers in 2nd Generation Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry. Then I die cut the flowers and added accents in the same colours using the coordinating dies. The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay and then fussy cut. The background is Smoky Slate, embossed with the Pine Planks Embossing Folder. The circle in the back is cut using the largest Stitched Shapes circle out of Fine Art Floral 12 X 12 DSP. I embellished the flower centers using Opal Rounds. I think these are my new FAVOURITE embellishment!

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147052 $10.25	147101 $10.25	147087 $10.25	147096 $10.25	154289 $10.25
110755 $5.50	104430 $5.50	149653 $163.00

Right now is also Sale-a-bration, which means that every $60 or $120 purchase earns you free Sale-a-bration items! Contact me for details or click here to check out the catalogues for yourself.

Want everything in the catalogue? Then join my team to get a 20% discount on all your purchases. This is truly the best deal in the catalogue!