Paper Pumpkin – May 2021 Batter Up!

Leave a comment May 17, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

This month’s Paper Pumpkin was a Home Run!! The Batter Up kit came with 3 pieces of Double Bubble Bubblegum, a Night of Navy Ink Spot, fabulous envelopes and all the card bits, plus the best stamp set.

Check out the video below to see how quick and easy the three cards are to make.

You won’t want to miss next month’s Paper Pumpkin either. June’s ink-credible kit contains enough elements to create nine cards—and coordinating envelopes—including ink-stained paper pieces, an exclusive stamp set, and not one, but two Classic Stampin’ Spots! And, it all comes in a cute, colorful, and collectible box.

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Have A Peachy Day

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

The weather here in BC feels like summer and these peaches transport me to my childhood, summer days in Penticton. I created today’s card specifically for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. If you haven’t tried your hand at a sketch challenge you really should. Such a great way to design cards and sometimes really stretches your creative thinking.

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I have been enjoying playing with the Sweet As A Peach bundle. I am getting ready for a Sweet As A Peach stamp camp being put on by myself and 6 other demos. There will be 14 projects total!! Registration has ended; however I still have two spots remaining for Option 2 and unlimited spots for people in the U.S. to order the PDF and attend the online portion. Click the image below for all the details.

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Here is a full listing of the products I used to create today’s card.

Product List

Pale Papaya 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock $12.00	You're A Peach 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper $15.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock $13.25	Sweet As A Peach Bundle (English) $49.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad $10.25	Sponge Daubers $7.00
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers $40.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels $8.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $5.50	Mini Glue Dots $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals $5.50
Tailored Tag Punch $24.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine $82.00

Cute Fruit In Colour

1 Comment May 15, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

In Colours are the BEST! I love all the Stampin’ Up! colours, but the In-Colours always add a touch of freshness to the year.

This card features a 2020-21 In-Colour ( Magenta Madness) and a 2021-22 In-Colour ( Fresh Freesia). I created this card for the Spot Challenge #161 – Color Challenge.

Check out all the new In-Colours on-line here.

If you love them, there is still time to join my In Colour Club ( deadline says May 10th – so you may not get your first month’s packet in advance, but you’ll be right on schedule for the next 4 months!)

Click the image to see all the details.

Product List

159229 $11.25	155613 $12.00	152718 $12.25	153070 $15.75	145667 $24.00
155560 $48.00	153301 $22.00	153117 $10.25	147095 $10.25	132708 $8.25
155571 $9.50	110755 $5.50	104430 $5.50	150673 $82.00

Love all the product you see? Join my team! We have an AMAZING deal this month. Receive $206CAD in product for only $135CAD!! Click the image for all the details.

New Catalogue Launch

4 Comments May 8, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I am SOOO excited about the NEW 2021-2022 Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalogue! Last night I launched the catalogue on my FB Page. I walked everyone through the new catalogue – showing amazing samples along the way (created by myself and other people in a team swap I participated in). I also created 3 cards live. You can see the full video below.

The first card I created featured the Party Puffins. I shared some tips on how to get a great image when stamping the puffins.

Next up I created a lovely card using the Color & Contour stamp set and dies. This card was inspired by a sketch on Freshly made Sketches (FMS484 and the Color Throwdown Challenge #641.

After creating with the Color & Contours I also couldn’t resist sharing a sample using the Party Puffins again. Can you tell I LOVE the Puffins?

Finally I created a card using the Ombre Specialty Paper, one of the fabulous dies from the Basic Border Dies and a soon to be retiring from the Mini Catalogue – Pretty Perennials stamp set. Watch the video below to see how I created the fun rainbow look on the word ‘happy’.

Live in Canada? You can get a make’n’take pack (which includes the cardstock and specialty paper bits as well as the embellishments needed to make the three cards I made in the video) plus a mystery embellishment as a little thank you from me if you place a $60+ order using my host code: BWWEEQGM before Sunday night.

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You can also enter to win the three cards by filling in my Door Prize draw form.

Here are some quick links to all the events I have coming up. You definitely don’t want to miss ANY of them!!

Party Puffins Birthday Card

10 Comments May 4, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

We have a new catalogue that launched today – you can use the link in the sidebar to view it!!

This card was created using my FAVOURITE set from the new offerings.

I designed this card for the Colour Challenge at Handstamped Sentiments (HSSCC363)

I even used the Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends and the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends (there isn’t a Bumblebee Blends) to create the orange on the Puffin beak.

You can see all the details of how I created this card in the video below.

Please also check out all of my upcoming events – you can see the full list on my home page of this blog or under events at https://leahdixon.stampinup.net/

Here are all the supplies used for today’s card.

140272 $11.25	152487 $15.75	122924 $12.00	153077 $12.00	153608 $31.00
159276 $13.25	155054 $27.00	132708 $8.25	154843 $12.00	102283 $13.00
109132 $8.25	129053 $41.00	154883 $12.00	154884 $12.00	154894 $12.00
152477 $9.50	103579 $13.50	110755 $5.50	104430 $5.50	103683 $7.25
159236 $10.25

Strong and Beautiful Mother’s Day Card

2 Comments April 20, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

Mother’s Day is approaching ( in just under a month’s time). So today I pulled out a favourite retiring stamp set (Strong and Beautiful) and paired it with a soon to be released new floral set (Colour and Contour). The layout of this card was inspired by the Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #362.

Some of the finer details that you may not be able to see in this photo are the Dainty Diamonds embossing on the Basic Black cardstock , the coating of Wink of Stella and the fact that the flower was stamped on Shimmery White cardstock. If you want all the details check out the video below.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $11.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder [152702] $12.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910] $13.50
Basic Pattern Decorative Masks [150697] $8.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $10.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $16.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Water Painters [151298] $16.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $48.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50

In addition to these products I used some not yet released items ( Polished Pink Ink, Soft Succulent Ink, Colour and Contour Bundle and 2021-2023 In Colour Gems). You can grab these items on May 4th or contact me today to join my team and add these items to your Starter Kit now.

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?

Sweet Silhouette

1 Comment April 13, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

These beautiful (soon to be retiring) silhouette stamps and dies create quick and stunning cards.

The first card I created for the Spot Sketch Challenge #157. If you would like to see how I created the coloured background on the left check out my video below. I think this card could make a fabulous grad card or celebration of most life changes.

I then used some other pieces from this great bundle and some spare watercolour pieces ( because I never paint just one paper at a time!) to create a variation of this card.

The Sweet Silhouette dies and Silhouette Scenes stamp set will no longer be available after May 3rd. So if you love these grab them now! You can use the host code: BWWEEQGM, any order over $60 using this code will receive a little something special from me as a thank you.

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $11.25	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $13.50	Clear Block H [118490] $11.50
Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad [147093] $10.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147051] $10.25	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad [147099] $10.25	Stampin’ Spritzer [126185] $4.00	Sweet Silhouettes Dies [149541] $48.00
Silhouette Scenes Cling Stamp Set (English) [149223] $31.00	Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack [154579] $9.50	Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets [147801] $12.25	Black Stampin’ Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $8.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $82.00

Dino Days

1 Comment April 10, 2021 Leah Dixon - Stampin Up! Demonstrator

I don’t have small kids anymore and yet I STILL love creating with dinosaurs. Luckily I have friends and family with littles who appreciate these cards. The dino card I created today was inspired by a sketch challenge #mojosketch557

I also used a ton of soon to retiring product. Like the real dinosaurs, the Dino Days stamp set, the Denim ribbon and the DSP will all be extinct soon. Check out my full product list below and grab your items before they are gone! Or head straight to my shop to choose from the full retiring list.

Product List

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $12.00	Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper [152495] $15.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Dino Days Photopolymer Stamp Set [149406] $29.00
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $10.25	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $10.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $10.25	3/8" (1 Cm) Denim Ribbon [149590] $9.50	Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems [153547] $11.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Wildly Happy Baby Card

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

I LOVE having a reason to create and when I created this card I actually had 3 reasons to make it!

Most importantly – my cousin and his wife just welcomed their first child into the world – Welcome Harriet Batchelor!

Secondly I wanted to participate in two different challenges. The Global Design Project (#GDP286) and the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge (#HSSIC361).

My third reason to create this card was to highlight some of our soon to be retiring products from Stampin Up! I don’t want to miss out on a minute of playing with some of my favourite supplies. I also don’t want you to miss out on grabbing these while you still can! See below for a full list of supplies used ( and click the links to purchase – some even have sale pricing right now!)

For all the details on how I created this card check out my video below or pop over to my Facebook page. Will you are there, make sure to follow or subscribe to my page so you get notified every Tuesday when I post a new project.

Product List

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $12.00	Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper [154567] $15.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $41.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $12.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $12.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.25
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Simply Shammy [147042] $11.00	Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack [152479] $9.50	Gold Glitter Enamel Dots [152155] $11.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $14.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $82.00