Throwback Thursday | Mountain Air Meets GDP512

Leave a comment September 4, 2025 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This week’s Throwback Thursday takes me back to one of my all-time favourite bundles—Mountain Air. Though retired, this set still holds a special place on my shelf, and I couldn’t resist bringing it out for the Global Design Project GDP512 challenge. I paired it with current papers and textures for a fresh twist that feels timeless.

✨Card Details:

Stamp Set: Retired Mountain Air Bundle
DSP: Need for Tweed 12×12
Cardstock: Secret Sea Two-Tone and Basic Beige
Extras: Linen Thread, Adhesive Sheets (for the tree die)

How To Make This Card:

Base: Start with a standard card base in Basic Beige.
Layer 1: Emboss the 4″ X 5-1/4″ Secret Sea Two-Tone cardstock with the Need for Tweed 3D Embossing Folder.
Layer 2: Add a 3″ X 4-1/4″ piece of Need for Tweed DSP slightly to the embossed panel.
Focal Panel: Stamp the mountains in Pretty Peacock and the tree line in Secret Sea Ink onto Basic Beige. Add the sentiment “You are seriously the best” in Secret Sea Ink.
Die-Cuts: Cut the tall pine tree from the Mountain Air dies in Secret Sea cardstock and adhere to the focal panel.
Finishing Touches: Wrap Linen Thread around the bottom, tie a bow, and adhere all the layers to the card base with Dimensionals.

This design is a mix of rugged and refined—perfect for outdoor lovers or simply letting someone know how much they mean to you.

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What’s On Your Wishlist?

Leave a comment November 11, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

It’s that time of year when our loved ones ask us “What do you want for Christmas?”

As a crafter I get lots of strange looks from family when I ask for a Wink of Stella and some Contour Scalloped dies. Time to make things simple!

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This is perfect for sharing with your spouse, parents or friends. It takes all the guess work out of picking the perfect gift. Go make your wishlist now and share it with someone! http://bit.ly/shopwithleahdixon

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Banner Year smash up CASE

Leave a comment November 10, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I had some fun creating this Christmas card today. I took two Banner Year project ideas from the Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue and combined them to create this card – I LOVE the end result.

You can see all the details of how I created this – plus a full supply list below.

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Product List

Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Greenery Embossing Folders $11.00	Tidings Of Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper $15.75	Ombre Gift Bags $8.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25
Banner Year Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) $23.00	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Versamark Pad $13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders $24.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) $41.00
Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon $9.50	Simply Elegant Trim $10.25	Tailor Made Tags Dies $30.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50
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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.

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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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