Colour Challenge Cactus Cuties Card

Leave a comment February 8, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This is such a beautiful colour combo for the TGIF Challenge #354. The second I saw it I knew I needed to create with the Cactus Cuties stamp set ( there is a matching punch too- but I forgot to buy it when I ordered the stamps – ugh!). Anyways – check out my card and watch my social media all week for more Cactus Cutie cards. I even have a Cactus Cuties Card Class coming up – see the details below.

Here is what I created:

All of the supplies I used are listed below. You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00
Sunshine & Rainbows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $0.00	Cactus Cuties Photopolymer Stamp Set $24.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Beautiful Shapes Dies $39.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack $15.00	Genial Gems $11.00
Paper Snips $13.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50

Right now there are so many perks to ordering. You get SAB rewards like the DSP that I used on this card (free items for every $60 or $120 cdn you spend), AND for any order over $65cdn I am also emailing out an amazing 34 card Tutorial Bundle. Just use the host code below.

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge # 382 – Inspiration Challenge

2 Comments February 8, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is an fun Inspiration Challenge. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

Here is my take on it.

This card is a great little fun fold. Start with a regular 5-1/2″ X 8-1/2″ piece of cardstock, but score it at 2″, 3-1/8″, 5 3/8”, and 6 1/2” instead of in half. This will allow you to fold it in this cool pop up manner.

Next I adhered the two 1 3/4” x 5 1/4” petal pink pieces of Sunshine & Rainbow DSP ( a FREE SAB item) to either side of the card front and the 2” x 5 1/4” Navy piece to the front.

To create the front card candy I die cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock and a piece of Layering Vellum using the largest label in the Tasteful Labels dies. I adhered them together in opposite directions (Navy horizontal, Vellum vertical). The I stamped the cute van from the FREE Driving By stamp set using Memento Black Ink, coloured it with Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends and fussy cut it. Then I stamped the palm trees from Timeless Tropical using Night of Navy Ink and die cut them. Next, I stamped the thank you sentiment from Timeless Tropical using Night of Navy Ink on a 3/4″ X 2″ strip of Basic White cardstock. I used mini glue dots and Dimensionals to adhere all the bits to the card candy and then glued it to the center layer of the card front only. The light pink adhesive-backed Hexagons were the finishing touch.

All of the supplies I used are listed below. You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock $11.25	Sunshine & Rainbows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $0.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Layering Designs $13.50	Driving By Cling Stamp Set (English) $0.00
Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) $31.00	In The Tropics Dies $48.00	Tasteful Labels Dies $42.00	Paper Snips $13.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad $8.25
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00
Adhesive Backed Hexagons $10.25	Stampin' Seal+ $16.25	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Whisper White Medium Envelopes $10.25

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Right now there are so many perks to ordering. You get SAB rewards like the DSP and Driving By stamp set that I used on this card (free items for every $60 or $120 cdn you spend), AND for any order over $65cdn I am also emailing out an amazing 34 card Tutorial Bundle. Just use the host code below.

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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.

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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!

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #380 – Sketch Challenge

Leave a comment January 11, 2022 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is an awesome Sketch Challenge. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

I used the Honeybee Home Bundle with a ton of elegant embellishments (Gilded Leafing, Polished Dots, and Flirty Flamingo Metallic Ribbon) to jazz up the design. The DSP is from the FREE Sale-a-bration pack – Sunshine and Rainbows 6X6 DSP. You can earn this DSP for free as well with a $60CDN order between Jan 4 – Feb 28th. See all the details below.

All of the supplies I used are listed below. You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.

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Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Sunshine & Rainbows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $0.00	Honeybee Home Bundle (English) $61.00
Flirty Flamingo 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic Ribbon $11.00	Polished Dots $10.25	Basic Pattern Decorative Masks $11.00	Versamark Pad $13.00	Heat & Stick Powder $8.25
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) $41.00	Gilded Leafing Embellishment $12.25	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack $12.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Double Oval Punch $24.00	Paper Snips $13.50
Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine $163.00

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

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge # 379 – Inspiration Challenge

1 Comment December 14, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is a holiday themed Inspiration Challenge. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

To create this card I started by stamping the word Merry in Crumb Cake Ink on my Crumb Cake card base. Then I embossed a piece of Basic White ( 4″ X 2-3/4″) using the Checks & Dots embossing folder. I tied a piece of the Playful Pets twine trim around the Basic White like I was wrapping a parcel.

Finally I added some painted holly leaves and Gold Holly embellishments and the sentiment tag – just like I was decorating a gift.

I LOVE this set and just can’t stop creating with it.

All of the supplies I used are listed below. You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #378 – Colour Challenge

3 Comments November 30, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is a festive Colour Challenge. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

I absolutely LOVE stamping with the Christmas Season stamp set. You can create such incredible cards with such ease. The stamps themselves create all the texture on the images. Just brilliant!

Once I was done stamping, I added a bit of Wink of Stella to the berries. Very subtle, but beautiful.

Here is the whole Christmas Season bundle.

All of the supplies I used are listed below. You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.

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You’ve still got some time to order supplies and start creating cards for your loved ones.

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Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge # 377 – Sketch Challenge

4 Comments November 16, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge is an awesome Sketch Challenge. Take a look at all the beautiful cards created by our design team and then join the challenge.

As soon as I saw the sketch I knew I wanted to use the great circle die from the Painted Labels Dies, but I wanted to keep it a bit soft so I cut it out of a piece of Evening Evergreen (2021 – 2023 In Colour) Shimmer Vellum. I then added some Sprig punches that I cut out of the excess iridescent paper from the Wonderful Snowflakes. I just can’t stand to waste any of this beautiful shimmery white.

Some other details that I added to this card were some 2021 – 2023 In Colour Jewels and a piece of silver Simply Elegant Trim. A ton of shimmer and glimmer to balance with the very subtle Soft Succulent cardstock and the gorgeous Painted Christmas DSP.

Once I had finished designing this Christmas card I took the exact same idea and created some cards for my fabulous Ink Pad Pals team members. Here is the result.

Again I used the 2021 – 2023 In Colour Shimmer Vellum, but this time I grabbed the Pale Papaya. It was a bit too light in colour for the DSP I chose – so I used my blending brushes to add some Calypso Coral to the back of the vellum.

All of the supplies I used are listed below. You can place an order by contacting me directly or clicking on the image(s) below.

If your order is over $100 cdn or you are looking for more stamping friends, you may want to consider joining my Ink Pad Pals team. We have a ton of fun together, an active and inspirational fb group, monthly virtual stamping nights, team prizes, and more. Plus right now ( until Nov 30) the Starter Kit is on sale for only $100cdn – no shipping!!

Product List

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $15.75	Greenery Embossing Folders $11.00	2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum $16.25
Wonderful Snowflakes $8.25	2021–2023 In Color Jewels $9.50	Simply Elegant Trim $10.25	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) $30.00
Tailored Tag Punch $24.00	Harvest Meadow 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $15.75	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Blending Brushes $16.25	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels $8.25