Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop – March 2022

7 Comments March 14, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

It’s the 14th of the month – time for another Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop (previously known as West Coast Creators Hop)! This one features the soon to be retiring 2020 – 2022 In Colors!! 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!

This card was created featuring my FAVOURITE retiring In Color – Misty Moonlight.

All of the retiring colours (Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, Just Jade, Bumblebee and Cinnamon Cider) are amazing! Make sure you stock up on your favourites and don’t forget to grab your ink refills. I wouldn’t wait – in the past ink refills have sold out quickly and early.

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Here is a full list of supplies needed to create these fun cards. If you already know what supplies you want/need – shop here: http://bit.ly/shopwithleahdixon

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045]	Magenta Madness 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153080]	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153081]	Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock [153077]
Just Jade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153079]	Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [153078]	In Color 2020–2022 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper [155230]	Daisy Garden Cling Stamp Set [155079]	Amazing Thanks Dies (English) [157816]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136]	Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Adhesive Sheets [152334]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236]

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I have another perk to ordering with me in the month of March – any order over $65cdn, I am also emailing out an amazing 37 card Tutorial Bundle. Just use the host code below.

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Right now Stampin’ Up! also has a great savings in Bloom promotion. Get 20% off the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine as well as 13 select bundles. See the details below.

ALL the Savings in Bloom Promotion Bundles

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]	All Squared Away Bundle (English) [158382]	Art Gallery Bundle [156227]	Beauty Of Friendship Bundle (English) [155834]	Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English) [154065]
Garden Wishes Bundle (English) [156220]	Hydrangea Haven Bundle (English) [159519]	Pansy Patch Bundle (English) [155674]	Quiet Meadow Bundle (English) [155847]	Seascape Bundle [158359]
Sweet As A Peach Bundle (English) [155823]	Welcoming Window Bundle [159529]	What's Cookin' Bundle [155845]	Wild Cats Bundle (English) [155507]

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West Coast Creators Blog Hop – January 2022

6 Comments January 14, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

It’s the 14th of the month – time for another West Coast Creators Blog Hop! This one features brand new FREE Sale-a-bration items!! Read below to find out how you can earn your own FREE SAB items. First – 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!

My card this month was created for one of my stepsons. He is majorly into cars so I hope he’ll love the card.

I used the FREE SAB set Driving By and then altered the sentiment slightly by grabbing a ‘Happy Birthday’ from the Party Puffins stamp set.

Some other details on this card are the Gingham embossed background, the rainbow stripes from the Sweet Talk DSP and the Resin Stars embellishments.

I love the fact that just by spending $60cdn (the cost of the Resin Stars embellishments, the Gingham EF, the Real Red cardstock and 3 Stampin’ Blends Combos) you get the Driving By stamp set for FREE! If you need the FULL supplies list then you may want to consider getting more than one SAB item or joining my team.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock $11.25	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $12.00	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $12.00	Sweet Talk 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $15.75	Driving By Cling Stamp Set (English) $0.00
Party Puffins Cling Stamp Set $27.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $8.25	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad $10.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00
Basic Black Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Gingham Embossing Folder $10.25	Resin Stars Embellishments $11.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals $5.50	Paper Snips $13.50	Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine $163.00

Check out all the FREE SAB items here and start shopping to earn!

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.

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West Coast Creators Blog Hop – December 2021

4 Comments December 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 gift card holders!! Hop around see all the amazing creations made by our team members! Leave a little love and then come back to see us again on the 14th next month!

My gift card holder is a bookmark as well. Great as a gift on it’s own or slip a coffee shop gift card into the bookmark and gift it inside a book. Perfect for teachers or the book lover on your list.

The bookmark base is 5-1/2″ X 2-1/2″, the front pocket is 3″ X 3″-1/4″ (score 1/4″ on 3 sides to fold in and tape down using tear and tape or seal + to create the pocket.

I used the soon to be retiring Frosted Gingerbread DSP, stamps and dies to create this bookmark – but you could go with any theme.

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Product List

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Some of the products that I used to create this bookmark are retiring Jan 2nd ( or when supplies run out).

Click the image below to see all the retiring items.

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West Coast Creators Blog Hop – November 2021

4 Comments November 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 all thing Christmas!! 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!

This card was created as a quick and easy card for a hostess party. The assembly of this card is quite quick and easy.

Attach DSP to the card base.
Use blending brushes to add some Shaded Spruce ink onto a Contour Scalloped Die.
Add this layer to the card base suing Dimensionals.
Attach a Wonderful Snowflake with a mini glue dot.
Adhere the word JOY using adhesive sheets on the back or Real Red cardstock ( die cut using the Playful Alphabet Dies).
Embellish with Rhinestones.

See all the products used to create this card below.

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 – you won’t want to miss the HUGE sale on the starter kit!

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	Scalloped Contours Dies $48.00	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock $12.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad $10.25
Blending Brushes $16.25	Adhesive Sheets $13.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals $5.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Wonderful Snowflakes $8.25
Rhinestone Basic Jewels $6.75

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West Coast Creators Blog Hop – October 2021

4 Comments October 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 fun folds!! 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!

My card uses a fold whose name I don’t even know. Here are a few photos to help explain how I folded it though.

Start with a regular card, 8-1/2″ X 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″. The flip it over and score again at 2-1/8″ so that it folds in the opposite direction.

Put a liner inside if you are going to have one and then close the card and hole punch through both (or all 3 layers) using the round bit on the Trio Punch.

It will look like this – punched all the way through.

Next you want to add a piece of DSP – cut at 2″ X 5-1/4″ – right along the center fold line.

Next attach the ribbon by running it through the holes on the closed card.

Then tie the ribbon around the front and back the card – creating a bow on the right hand side.

Next, create a piece to go on the front ( whatever design you want – I used the Frosted Gingerbread bundle to create mine in Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape). The inside will look like this after you attach the front panel over top of the ribbon and DSP.

That is the finished card! Have fun making your own creations with this fold!

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 a full list of supplies I used to create his card, you can add these directly to your Starter Kit. You can also click to order items or contact me directly if you would like to grab a few items.

Product List

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper $20.00	Silver Foil Sheets $6.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00
Frosted Gingerbread Bundle (English) $66.50	Blending Brushes $16.25	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Versamark Pad $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder $8.25
Pastel Pearls $8.75	3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon $9.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Detailed Trio Punch $27.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine $82.00	Simply Scored $41.00

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West Coast Creators Blog Hop – April 2021

6 Comments April 14, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

It’s the 14th of the month – time for another West Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are featuring retiring items!! The product we are using will only be available until May 3rd. Hop around see all the amazing cards created by our team members! Leave a little love (do a bit of shopping if you see something you 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.

My card is inspired by Tammy Wilson ( Stampin’ Up! Artisan) and is a mash up of 3 retiring sets.

Ridiculously Awesome Cling Stamp Set

[152512]

$30.00

Pretty Perennials Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154435]

$24.00

Well Said Cling Stamp Set

[148796]

$61.00

I created this card for my friend’s daughter who graduates from high school this year. I used a fun watercolour technique to create the colour strip and I embossed the images and sentiment with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. To see how I created the rainbow background check out my facebook live: https://fb.watch/4S98yKT4ZU/.Can you also spy the new product in this card?

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 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.

Product List

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!
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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 🙂

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!

Product List

159229 $11.25	131202 $12.00	154558 $15.75	146990 $12.00	141416 $12.00
122925 $12.00	152320 $13.50	156234 $61.00	152323 $41.00	145667 $24.00
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!

Happy Stampin’!

Leah Dixon

leahdixon41@gmail.com

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West Coast Creators October Blog Hop

4 Comments October 14, 2020 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I am excited to once again be participating in the West Coast Creators Blog Hop.

I am loving creating for Hallowe’en and especially the orange/purple/black combo (this time I specifically used Calypso Coral and Highland Heather). What makes my card even better is that the Playing With Patterns DSP that I used is on sale!! Check out the full details of the DSP sale here.

Some of the fun techniques I used on this card are:

The Black Ribbon – which is actually Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding, coloured in using a Black Stampin’ Blend.
Sponging Black Memento ink onto an embossed piece of cardstock to allow it to look tarnished and to let the pattern pop out more. I also sponged the edges and across the front of all the other strips of paper to make them less bright.
Using the Celebration Tidings dies twice to cut one tag down to the size and shape I wanted it to be.
The paper strips are each 1″ wide which allowed for nice spacing on the 5.25″ black card front that was then attached to a 5.5″ wide Blackberry Bliss card base.

Happy Haunting and Stamping!

Leah

Shopping List

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [133675] $12.00	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Playing With Patterns 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490] $15.75	Celebration Tidings Bundle (English) [155201] $63.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $10.25	Stamping Sponges [141337] $7.00	Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends [147942] $12.00	Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $10.25
Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $9.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $5.50