HSS469 Colour Challenge- Cheers to Blackberry Season!

Leave a comment August 5, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #469 features a beautiful combo of:
🟣 Blackberry Bliss
🟪 Fresh Freesia
🩵 Pool Party

This palette immediately reminded me of the juicy blackberries I picked earlier this week — so of course, I had to add a few to the glasses on this card! The Cheers & Sips stamp set and Celebratory Sips DSP were the perfect pairing for this berry-inspired design.

🛠️ Step-by-Step Instructions:

Card Base: Pool Party cardstock, A2 size (5½” x 4¼”).

Embossed Layer: Fresh Freesia panel (4″ x 5¼”). Emboss using the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder (tile pattern) for a patio-inspired backdrop.

Arch Focal Point: Die cut stitched arches from Everyday Details Dies (4th and 5th largest) in Blackberry Bliss and Basic White.

Adhere with liquid glue.

Drinks & Details: Die cut two drink glasses from the Celebratory Sips DSP. Use the texturing die on the taller glass. Add stamped blackberry clusters (because why not bring the garden to the glass?) Arrange and adhere with Dimensionals over the arch panel.

Sentiment Label: Stamp “Cheers” in Blackberry Bliss on Pool Party cardstock. Die cut using Beautiful Butterflies Dies label.

Final Touches: Stamp “Let’s Celebrate!” on the arch. Scatter a few Starburst Sequins for some bubbly sparkle. Tuck in more blackberries for flavour and fun! To create the blackberries I stamped them in B;ackberry Bliss Ink and used a blending pen to add Blackberry Bliss Ink to the insides, then die cut.

💡 TIP: Heat emboss the drinks for a glassy look or add Wink of Stella to the berries for extra juice-inspired shine!

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613]	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]
Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165586]	Cheers & Sips Bundle (English) [165594]	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092]	Blender Pens [102845]	Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder [164614]
Everyday Arches Dies [164629]	Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders [165597]	Starburst Sequins [165539]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Take Your Pick [144107]	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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HSS468 – Celebratory Sips Inspiration Challenge

Leave a comment July 22, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge (#HSS468) is filled with summery fun, so I reached for my Celebratory Sips 12×12 DSP and created a trio of refreshing drink elements to fussy cut. For the backdrop, I watercoloured loose circles on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper using Azure Afternoon and Blueberry Bushel reinkers.

🌟 Watercolour Tip: Start by painting your circle shape with just water, then load your brush with a watered-down drop of reinker. When you add this to your wet area, the colour blooms beautifully, and using two shades together creates stunning blends and movement!

I mounted everything on Blueberry Bushel and Azure Afternoon cardstock, and finished the look with Strawberry Slush and Pretty in Pink Adhesive-backed Gems. A perfect “Cheers—it’s your day!” kind of card!

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Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop – July 2025 Featuring Online Exclusives

Leave a comment July 14, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Welcome back, friends! It’s time for another Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop, and this month we’re celebrating our favourite products from the Online Exclusives (both ones that have been there for a while and the brand NEW ones just dropped. I chose to feature the Not 29 Anymore stamp set ( new), paired with the amazing – slightly older Celebratory Sips DSP, to create a fun and sassy card.

🌟 Card Details:

Card background: Celebratory Sips DSP
Ribbon: Gold-striped Mesh Ribbon
Sentiment: Stamped in Blackberry Bliss and Strawberry Slush Inks.
Embellishments: Holographic Resin Dots
Layout: The sentiment is stamped on a stitched rectangle from the Textured Notes dies. The background DSP brings a fun party vibe. The focal images were fussy cut from another piece of Celebratory Sips DSP.

This card is perfect for all of us middle-aged and beyond partiers who also like a full night of sleep. 🙂

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #466 – Cheers & Sips Colour Challenge

Leave a comment June 24, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Hello crafty friends!
I’m so excited to share this cheerful creation for this week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments Colour Challenge #466, featuring the fun trio:

I used the Cheers & Sips stamp set and dies—perfect for summer celebrations, patio parties, or just spreading sunshine in an envelope!

🍹 Design Details:

Stamp Set & Dies: Cheers & Sips bundle
Designer Series Paper: Celebratory Sips DSP (fussy cut the drink from the DSP)
Cardstock Colours: Strawberry Slush base, accent layer in Coastal Cabana
Embossing Folder: Glass & Gardens (adds perfect subtle texture behind the drinks)
Sentiment Label: Stylish Shapes Dies
Embellishments: 2025–2027 In Color Flat Pearls (in Strawberry Slush)

💡 Tips & Tricks:

🎨 DSP Hack:
I coloured right on the Cloud Cover umbrella print from the DSP using a Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend—it helped balance the colour challenge beautifully and brought new life to a neutral element!

🖌️ Embossing Tip:
Use the Glass & Gardens Embossing Folder to add just the right amount of elegant texture—perfect for grounding bold images like these sassy summer sips.

✨ Colour Balance:
Keep bright combos cohesive by repeating each colour in multiple places—like background layers, embellishments, and accents—without overwhelming the eye.

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1 Layout, 3 Cards – Featuring Celebratory Sips DSP!

Leave a comment May 14, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week, I took on the Global Design Project Challenge #GDP496 by CASE-ing the designer with a fun twist: using one layout to create three unique cards – each with a different stamp set, but all showcasing the Celebratory Sips DSP and Holographic Foil Resin Dots!

This kind of layout challenge is my favourite way to spark creativity. It keeps design decisions simple while allowing for endless variation. Here’s a closer look at each card:

🍹 Cheers & Sips Card

Bright, summery, and refreshing! I paired cocktail images from the Cheers & Sips bundle with Soft Sea Foam cardstock and Old Olive DSP. The embossed panel adds just the right texture.

🐷 Party Piggy Card

How fun is this little pig?! The Party Piggy stamp set brings such whimsy to the same layout. I swapped in a cheerful orange stripe for a party-perfect look.

🦋 Beautiful Butterflies Card

This third card has a completely different vibe – rich Secret Sea and sweet Strawberry Slush and Petunia Pop butterflies from Beautiful Butterflies make this one elegant and eye-catching. Same layout, totally different feel!

All three cards use the same:
✔️ Celebratory Sips DSP
✔️ Holographic Foil Resin Dots
✔️ Layout from GDP496

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Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165586]	Holographic Resin Dots [165598]	Cheers & Sips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165588]	Party Piggy Bundle (English) [165483]	Beautiful Butterflies Bundle (English) [164615]
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders [165597]	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988]	Textured Notes Dies [165555]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [163799]	Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161720]	Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad [165278]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]
Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161675]	Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922]	Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]	Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163826]	Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165621]
Secret Sea 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165624]	Petunia Pop Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163828]	Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [165290]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Paper Snips [103579]	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]

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💡 Crafting Tips from This Live:

Let patterned paper guide your colours – it makes mixing sets easy!

Pick one layout and play with different stamps for quick cardmaking.

Use dimensional layers to make simple layouts pop.

Repeat your embellishments for a cohesive collection of cards.

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Throwback Thursday: Cocktails & Celebratory Sips

Leave a comment May 8, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

For today’s Throwback Thursday, I’m dusting off the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set—retired, but still one of my favorites! I created this playful cocktail card using Celebratory Sips DSP and Strawberry Slush cardstock for a fun, vibrant background.

The cocktail image is stamped with Memento Black Ink and Strawberry Slush Ink and die-cut, colored with Granny Apple Green (for the lime slice 🍋), Pool Party (for the glass), Berry Burst and Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends for the mini umbrella. I added gold striped ribbon and Holographic Resin Dots for extra sparkle—because cocktails deserve a little bling!

Inside, I stamped “You make everything better”—a heartfelt sentiment that pairs perfectly with this cheerful card.

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Cheers to You! Featuring the Celebratory Sips Suite

Leave a comment May 7, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Let’s raise a glass! 🥂

In today’s Facebook Live, I shared a bright and cheerful card using the Celebratory Sips Suite—which also happens to be the featured suite for my upcoming Celebratory Sips Mega Stamp Camp. I couldn’t resist creating with these adorable drink images and fun textures.

Here’s a closer look at the card:

👉 I started with an Old Olive card base and added a Glass & Gardens embossed background (I love how it adds subtle texture!).
👉 The drinks were fussy cut from the DSP in the suite—aren’t they adorable?
👉 I layered them onto a Soft Sea Foam Everyday Arch, stamped some Old Olive mint leaves behind for extra greenery, and tied it together with that stunning Gold Striped Ribbon.
👉 For sparkle, I used the Holographic Resin Dots—love the shine they give!
👉 The sentiment, stamped in Blackberry Bliss, pops perfectly against the soft background.

You can catch the replay of today’s Live on You Tube—let me know what you think of this card!

💡 Why I love this suite:
The Celebratory Sips Suite makes it SO easy to create cards for birthdays, brunches, and summer parties. The fun drink imagery, fresh colour palette, and versatile sentiments mean you can use it year-round. Plus, the matching DSP makes designing quick and easy—just cut, layer, and go!

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Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161719]	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968]	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612]	Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165586]	Cheers & Sips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165588]
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138]	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663]	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147176]	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [161668]	Water Painters [151298]
Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems [165615]	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Strawberry Slush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165625]	Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165586]	Nothing's Better Than Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158295]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [165286]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885]	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]	Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161681]	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897]
Gold Striped 3/8" (1 Cm) Mesh Ribbon [165599]	Holographic Resin Dots [165598]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

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Celebratory Sips Suite

HSS469 Colour Challenge- Cheers to Blackberry Season!

🛠️ Step-by-Step Instructions:

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HSS468 – Celebratory Sips Inspiration Challenge

🌟 Watercolour Tip: Start by painting your circle shape with just water, then load your brush with a watered-down drop of reinker. When you add this to your wet area, the colour blooms beautifully, and using two shades together creates stunning blends and movement!

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Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop – July 2025 Featuring Online Exclusives

🌟 Card Details:

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #466 – Cheers & Sips Colour Challenge

🍹 Design Details:

💡 Tips & Tricks:

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1 Layout, 3 Cards – Featuring Celebratory Sips DSP!

This week, I took on the Global Design Project Challenge #GDP496 by CASE-ing the designer with a fun twist: using one layout to create three unique cards – each with a different stamp set, but all showcasing the Celebratory Sips DSP and Holographic Foil Resin Dots!

🍹 Cheers & Sips Card

🦋 Beautiful Butterflies Card

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Throwback Thursday: Cocktails & Celebratory Sips

Cheers to You! Featuring the Celebratory Sips Suite

Let’s raise a glass! 🥂

Looking for more ways to enjoy stamping? Join my Stampin’ Up! Ink Pad Pals team! Right now we have a great Starter Kit deal!

Strawberry Slush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [165625]	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Celebratory Sips 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165586]	Cheers & Sips Bundle (English) [165594]
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [165286]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [165290]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885]	2025–2027 In Color™ Flat Pearls [165192]
Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders [165597]	Paper Snips [103579]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988]	Celebratory Sips Suite Collection (English) [165600]	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [147092]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]
Blender Pens [102845]	Paper Snips [103579]	Everyday Arches Dies [164629]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]