Hi Stamping Friends, I had so much fun on my Facebook LIVE today! I shared two completely different projects and both were sneak peeks! The first pair of projects I shared are the focus of today's post! They feature the new Bird Ballad suite of products from the upcoming 2019-2020 Catalog,

Welcome to this months Stamp 'N Hop Blog hop, your currently with Laura Mackie I'm a UK Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Our hop is made up of Demonstrators from all over the world so sit back and relax and enjoy the creative Inspiration! This Month are theme is Hello NEW Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue, the new catalogue went live on Wednesday! here is my card, Using the new Free as a bird Stamp set I've also used the Bird Ballard Dsp as the base layer of my card How beautiful is the Polka Dot Petal Pink paper and cardbase!?!?! I have seriously not given this colour a second thought until now! I've coloured my birds with Pool Party Stampin' Blends in fact all the colouring is done using my blends! I stamped in Early Espresso for a more vintage feel, I've inked my edges of everything on this card with Crumb Cake ink and a piece of Sponge, The sentiment is stamped also in Early Espresso then Die cut with the new Nested Stitched Dies, I added a bow wrapped around by layer with Linen Thread, and added a few rhinestones to finish off my card, Everyhing I've used to make my card is listed below and can be purchased via my online store.. Your next hop is over to Mo Rootes click on the next button below to visit here blog If you don't already have a demonstrator or are looking for a demonstrator I would be delighted if you choose to order your Stampin' Up! products through me, you can shop with me now via my online shop, Im committed to providing excellent customer service and I'm always happy to offer help when placing your order or if you need product advice, please don't hesitate to get in touch, 01842 828643 Heres what I've used today and all available to order right now: click on an image below to go to my online shop Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (£10.75) Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set (£20.00) Stitched Nested Labels Dies (£33.00) Free As A Bird Bundle (£47.50) Petal Pink A4 Cardstock (£8.25) Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00) Early Espresso A4 Cardstock (£8.25) Linen Thread (£4.75) Rhinestone Basic Jewels (£4.75) Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00) Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack (£8.50) Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack (£8.50) Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack (£8.50) Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack (£8.50) Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack (£8.50) Don't forget when you shop online to use my Monthly Hostess code, for a FREE extra goodie from me, this will arrive after your order and come direct from me with a hand made card... This month hostess code is 6WC6VMCH (for orders under £150) Receive a FREE PDF tutorial - receive a free 75 page Tutorial when you spend £30 on Stampin' Up! products via my online shop, I will then email you the PDF full of cards and projects, the PDF is full of inspiring and creative Projects put together by a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world including myself! Thank you so much for coming by today, til next time happy craftin'

I was inspired to create this card after viewing THIS YouTube video. I have listed my measurements below. I did find an error in one measurement stated in the video. Stampin' Up! Products Crumb Cake cardstock Card base measures 10 1/2" x 5 1/2" Follow video for cutting and scoring lines Calypso Coral cardstock Card layer measures 10 1/4" x 5 1/4" Follow video for cutting Card layer measures 3 1/4" x 2 3/4" (cut 2) Apply one to back for writing sentiment Scrap for flowers (cut 2 for added dimension) Whisper White cardstock Card layer measures 3" x 2 1/2" (cut 2) One is for the back for additional sentiment I do not attach this layer until after writing additional sentiment Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper Card layer measures 10" x 5" Follow video for cutting Free As A Bird stamp set Memento black ink Stampin' Blends Calypso Coral Crumb Cake Daffodil Delight Old Olive Itty Bitty Accents punch Dimensionals Pearl Basic Jewel (dyed black)

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Welcome to the July Creation Station Blog Hop. We've got your back this month! The team is making handcrafted backgrounds to inspire your own creative spirit. Be sure to click on the next button at the end of each post to see every design team member's background creations. Making my own backgrounds is something I love to do. I've shown many different background techniques on past Creation Station blog hops, so I wanted to try something new (at least new to me!). This one is a twist on a watercolor background technique. I love watercolor backgrounds because they always turn out differently. I did a couple of practice runs just to see how the ink colors worked together and then I went for it! The backgrounds each started with stamping the leaf and script images from the Very Versailles stamp set in VersaMark ink onto watercolor paper and embossing them with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. To add the color, I first brushed water over the watercolor paper with my Aqua Painter. Next, I used my ink pads to place ink on my Clear Block F. I spritzed the ink on the clear block, dipped a piece of Window Sheet into the puddled ink, and pressed the inked up window sheet into the embossed watercolor paper. I kept the ink puddles separate and cleaned off my window sheet when I switched colors. I used my Aqua Painter to move the color around a bit as needed and a paper towel to remove excess water. Once the paper was dry, I added splatters to the background. For the background on this card I used Pool Party, Old Olive and a bit of Daffodil Delight inks. I created a frame using two sizes of dies from the Stitched Nested Labels dies and Old Olive card stock. The bird and flowers image was fussy cut from a pattern in the Bird Ballad designer series paper pack. "Hello" is from the Free As A Bird stamp set and was punched out with the Classic Label Punch. The watercolor paper is layered on Old Olive card stock and the card base is Whisper White Thick card stock. I added a few Basic Pearls to finish the card. Before creating the background on this card, I made a mask using one of the Stitched Nested Label Dies and copy paper. I used Washi tape to adhere the mask to the watercolor paper and then stamped the images. I carefully removed the mask before embossing, then replaced it and sealed all the edges around the inside of the mask with Washi tape before I started adding the ink. I did not want the ink to travel outside the footprint of the mask. I also added the splatters before removing the mask. I used Seaside Spray and Old Olive inks on the background. The bird image from Free As A Bird stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink and then colored with Stampin' Blends: Seaside Spray combo, Petal Pink combo, Soft Suede combo, Old Olive combo, Daffodil Delight light, and the Color Lifter. The greeting is also from the Free As A Bird stamp set. I fussy cut both the bird image and the greeting piece. The watercolor piece is layered on Seaside Spray card stock and then adhered to a Whisper White Thick card stock base. I finished the card with a Seaside Spray faceted dot and a few Basic Pearls. I hope you are inspired to try this fun background technique on your projects. Now it is time to head on over to Dena's blog, The Creativity Cave. I can't wait to see what she has for us today. To Dena's Blog . . . Thanks for stopping by today!--Sara Nell

Hello, crafty friends. I hope you are enjoying the Memorial Day weekend! Yes, it is fun to have a 3 day weekend, but let us also remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice and include them in a prayer this weekend. Today, I am sharing a card featuring the Free as a Bird stamp set and the May Paper Pumpkin kit called Hugs from Shelli. Let me first start by saying that I was so excited to see how well this kit coordinates with the Free as a Bird stamp set! I am totally happy that Stampin' UP! did this, and hope they continue to do this coordination with other stamp sets in the future. Thank you, Shelli, for helping in the design of such a beautiful Paper Pumpkin kit! Yes, I did some fussy cutting, but with all the stamp sets that have matching dies, it was actually fun and relaxing to cut out the images for a change. :) This is another fun set that is easy to color. Stampin' Blends: Pool Party Soft Suede Old Olive Petal Pink Product List: 1-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription [137858] $19.00 Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $22.00 Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $11.50 Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] $35.00 Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim [149593] $7.00 Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75 Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.50 Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $9.00 Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00 Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] $9.00 Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $9.00 Pumpkin Pie Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144578] $4.50 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00 Place a $50 (before shipping/tax) using my current host code: EQ9R29E4, and receive a pack of Sponge Daubers and Mini Dimensionals as my thank you gift; Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00 Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00 OR: Purchase the Everything is Rosy Product Medley using my current host code: EQ9R29E4, and receive the following: a PDF Card Class containing 10 project ideas (two are 3D projects) a pack of Spritizers, a pack of Mini Dimensionals; and the pre-made templates for the 3D projects- ALL FOR FREE as my thank you gift. Complete details are HERE! Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00 Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00 Happy Stamping, and thank you to all who are serving or have served for our country! Without you and those that have made the ultimate sacrifice, we would not be able to cherish the freedoms bestowed upon us. Thank you and in remembrance of you- God bless you.

The new Annual catalogue is finally here and finally can display some of the wonderful stamps and DSP as well as ribbons and embellishments. The Free As A Bird stamp set with its coordinating DSP is one of these gorgeous bundles and I used them to make this Corner Pop Up card. I have not made this particular fun fold before, but I found several tutorials on You Tube to help me, two of which I found the most helpful here and here Below is the finished card. Opened up, this is what the card looks like. You can see the score lines clearly. Close up of Left Corner. The birds are fussy cut from the DSP and mounted on a 1 3/4" Whisper White circle. Close up of Right Corner Close up of bird and flowers on easel. The card can be folded up for mailing, but an envelope will have to be custom made for it. Here's what I used: Thick Whisper White card stock 8 1/4 by 8 1/4" Scored at 4 1/8" turned and scored at 4 1/8" again. Cut lower score line to center. Burnish all score lines. Blushing Bride card stock 1 piece 3 7/8 by 3 7/8" cut into 2 triangles DSP - Bird Ballad DSP 1 piece 3 3/4 by 3 3/4" cut into 2 triangles - add this to Blushing Bride card stock triangles and adhere to two upper corners. Blushing Bride card stock 1 piece 3 7/8 by 3 7/8" DSP - Bird Ballad DSP 1 piece 3 3/4 by 3 3/4" Whisper White 1 piece 3 1/2 by 3 1/2" - adhere this to DSP and to Blushing Bride and adhere to bottom piece. 3 birds fussy cut from DSP 3 1 3/4" Whisper White circles. Adhere birds to circles and add to upper triangles Two stitched rectangle pieces formed into an easel Image of bird , 3 flowers and a leaf sprig stamped on Whisper White , coloured with Stampin' Blends, and die cut with Bird Ballad dies. Arrange on Easel. Adhere small rhinestones in center of flowers. Adhere easel to Whisper White base Stamp sentiment on smaller rectangle die and adhere to easel. Add Easel to lower card. Add Bird Ballad trinket above sentiment Tie 5/8" organza ribbon into a bow and adhere below easel. Stamp: Free as a Bird Inks: Black Memento, Stampin Blends (Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Old Olive) Papers: Thick Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP, Blushing Bride, Whisper White Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, Bird Ballad trinkets, Stitched Nested Dies

Hello my Crafty Friends, Today I wanted to share with you a project that I made for a little get together with some of my Team, we spent the day at Susanna’s house, and I prepare them a make n take! We had a fab day, always laughter whilst we craft. I was inspired by […]

What does a shaking, watercoloring, sequins, AND fussy cutting all have to do with my post today?! Why...those are some of my favorite things AND just happen to all be elements of a shaker card I made! It is using the Free As A Bird Stamp Set. I am so excited to share this card with you!!! Colors: Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White, Gold Inks: Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, VersaMark Cardstock/Papers: Thick Whisper White, Shimmery White, Basic Black, Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper Stamps: Free As A Bird Tools: Stitched Rectangle Dies, Aqua Painter Accessories: Baker's Twine, Iridescent Sequin Assortment, Gray Granite 1/2" Textured Weave Ribbon, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder Those birds make me smile! Do they have that affect on you?! Maybe you need to see them closer... I stamped all of the images onto Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper in VersaMark ink, and embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. Then I just used ink and an Aqua Painter to color them in! I did some of the extra leaves and flower images so I could build up that main bird focal point. I mean seriously... There is even a little ribbon/twine touch at the top... I do love that shake though! I hope you enjoy! Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything! Thanks so much for visiting!! Contact: [email protected] Shop 24/7: www.ashleyvancamp.stampinup.net

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I promised I'd be making more cards with our gorgeous DSP and here you have my first card using the brand new products from the 2019-2020 annual catalogue. You won't have to wait long to see more either! I am a complete convert to how beautiful cards are when they draw on the paper in this way, and so effortless to make up, it's a dream. This card uses the Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper as well as the Free as a Bird stamp set. I stamped off the bird and coloured him in using Blends which helped me get that shading effect. The sentiment I stamped on a strip of Whisper White and then cut a banner end with my Snips. Fussy cut the bird, stick him to the end of the banner, and pop the whole lot up using dimensionals. HOW EASY IS THAT? What you need to make this: Free as a Bird stamp set Bird Ballard DSP Blends: Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Bronze Basics: Thick Whisper White cardstock, Snips, Liquid Glue, Dimensionals Happy crafting, Fiona x Have you ordered your 2019 Annual Catalogue yet? Click here to order yours and get a $20 voucher to spend in my store. Shop with me Join my team Like me on Facebook Watch my YouTube videos Check out my pins on Pinterest Send me a message

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Welcome to the next challenge at Just Add Ink. This week Tina has set the challenge for you and it's a brilliant colour combo - Rococo Rose, Smoky Slate and Basic Gray. As you’ll see below the design team have come up with a variety of ways to use the colours and provide you with inspiration... Tina Gillespie Rachael Lewsley Kim Badelt Narelle Farrugia Rochelle Blok Nikki Spencer Kelly Kent Chantell Randall Patrice Easton Denita Wright-Smee Jan McQueen JUST ADD INK RULES Create a card, layout or 3D project using our challenge as inspiration. Link your post, NOT your whole blog back here. Your project must be new, created for this challenge and combined with no more than 5 other challenges. Please mention JUST ADD INK in your blog post and provide a link so others can come and join in the fun too. Colour Challenges: Please use "ONLY" the challenge colours or as close as possible when creating your project. (Black-White-Vanilla & Metallics may also be added) Alphabet Challenges: Please comment in your post exactly what your "Alphabet" element is. Choose Two Challenges: Please comment in your post which of the "Two" elements you chose. Please DO NOT use your challenge entry as self promotion. We are here to have fun and encourage creativity. We reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with the above guidelines. The challenge closes each Wednesday at 10.00 pm (AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time.

ESAD 2019-2020 Blog Hop Annual Catalogue Sneak Peek Stampin Up, Bird Ballad Suite, Free as a Bird, Watercolouring with ink

Pretty 5" x 7" stitched notebook decorated using Perennial Essence DSP, the Free As A Bird Stamp Set and Stitched Nested Label Dies from Stampin' Up!

I wanted to create a card that can be used for many occasions for my newsletter this week. I am in need of a card to send out for gifts that I received during the holiday season. I think this card will work perfectly. The image is from the Free as a Bird stamp set. I stamped the image on Shimmery White card stock with Stazon Ink and water colored the image using a Water Painter. If you haven't tried water coloring, it is so easy and fun with our Water Painters. Here is a closer look.

Over the past couple of days, I've covered a lot of information on my blog. On Monday, I shared Stampin' Up!'s retiring list, along with some suggestions for how you can grab up some of these amazing products before they are gone (you can see that post here). Yesterday, I provided

What can I say? It was love at first sight of this new stamp set from the Stampin' Up! 2019-2020 catalogue. My favourite technique is water colouring stamped images and the images in the Free As A Bird Bundle are perfect. I could see in my head an image of these lovely birds on fabric, so instantly remembered the fabulous Subtle Embossing Folder. The first effort was on water colour paper, and although I love to work with this type of paper it did not give me the effect of fabric that I was looking for. The Subtle Embossing folder was a little too subtle when combined with the texture of the w/c paper. It was so easy to colour this image using an Aqua Painter and classic ink from the lids of the Stampin' Up! ink pad. I wanted something earthy as my finished product, so decided to try stamping on Crumb Cake card stock. Painting on this is a little more difficult but I'm happy with the effects achieved using Rococco Rose, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso inks. And look at that texture! To assist the paper a little, I spritzed alcohol on the back of the image prior to running it through the Big Shot with the Subtle Embossing folder. It gave me exactly the effect I was looking for. To finish the card I used the Stitched Rectangle Framelits to cut out the image, a mat and the greeting. I also embossed some Very Vanilla card, crinkled the edges and added some Burlap ribbon and lace. It is all matted onto a Very Vanilla card base. The new catalogue is really wonderful with so many products to suit all levels of crafter. Let me know if you live in Australia, and would like a copy. Until Next Time Happy Crafting

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I'm very excited to be sending you this post from Stampin' Up! Onstage Live in Auckland New Zealand. I can now reveal that I was very lucky and honoured to be asked to do one of the presentations at Onstage. I was extra lucky to be given the beautiful Bird Ballad Suite to present. The Bird Ballad Suite consists of; Free as a Bird stamp set and Stitched Nested Labels Dies Bird Ballad Tin in Gold and Petal Pink, which includes 12 laser cut cards and envelopes in Very Vanilla, Bird Ballad Trinkets in Antique Gold, 6 of each design, and Bird Ballad DSP, 12x12 sheets, 2 each of 6 designs and Very Vanilla Lace. Here are the samples I presented, Beginner stamper, #simplestamping. Casual Stamper - Blends colouring Bird Ballad Trinket - Key Avid Stamper - Fussy cutting and Stitched Nested Label Dies Here's a video to show the technique I used to cut out the bird image on this card. My Love It! sample, #fussycutting I hope you love this suite as much as I do. I certainly have had a wonderful time playing with it so far... lots more to come. I have lots more samples that I used on the display boards to show you. Pop back in soon the see what else is happening at Onstage. I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Contact me if you would like to join us at the next event in November. Happy Stamping, Rachel xx

Hello my crafty friends I wanted to share with you a beautiful card today that I made for my lovely friend Linda, Tomorrow is a big birthday for Linda, and I wanted to make something special, fear not Linda has received and opened her card, and loved it. This fun fold was inspired by my […]

I think this is my first time playing along with the TGIF Challenges. I really like this sketch. I started with the DSP called Bird Ballad. I layered it on the Daffodil Delight base and added the other design of paper banner I punched with the Triple Banner punch. I cut the stitched label die in white and stamped the sentiment from Free As A Bird in Memento Tuxedo Black. I stamped the flowers and the bird in Memento on white and colored with my Stampin Blends. I punched the leaf with the Leaf punch in Old Olive paper. I hand snipped the flowers and birds. I finished it off with the pearls. Sweet card and so pretty thanks to the paper. Check out the challenge at tgifchallenges.blogspot.com Thanks for stopping by! Windy Stamp set: Free As A Bird Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Stampin Blends- So Saffron, Smoky Slate, Calypso Coral Paper: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Bird Ballad DSP, Whisper White Stitched Nested labels dies, Leaf punch, Triple Banner punch, pearls

I'm very excited to be sending you this post from Stampin' Up! Onstage Live in Auckland New Zealand. I can now reveal that I was very lucky and honoured to be asked to do one of the presentations at Onstage. I was extra lucky to be given the beautiful Bird Ballad Suite to present. The Bird Ballad Suite consists of; Free as a Bird stamp set and Stitched Nested Labels Dies Bird Ballad Tin in Gold and Petal Pink, which includes 12 laser cut cards and envelopes in Very Vanilla, Bird Ballad Trinkets in Antique Gold, 6 of each design, and Bird Ballad DSP, 12x12 sheets, 2 each of 6 designs and Very Vanilla Lace. Here are the samples I presented, Beginner stamper, #simplestamping. Casual Stamper - Blends colouring Bird Ballad Trinket - Key Avid Stamper - Fussy cutting and Stitched Nested Label Dies Here's a video to show the technique I used to cut out the bird image on this card. My Love It! sample, #fussycutting I hope you love this suite as much as I do. I certainly have had a wonderful time playing with it so far... lots more to come. I have lots more samples that I used on the display boards to show you. Pop back in soon the see what else is happening at Onstage. I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Contact me if you would like to join us at the next event in November. Happy Stamping, Rachel xx

ESAD 2019-2020 Blog Hop Annual Catalogue Sneak Peek Stampin Up, Bird Ballad Suite, Free as a Bird, Watercolouring with ink

From legendary photographer Herman Leonard, a rare glimpse of the underbelly of a cultural revolution through stunning, luminous never-before-seen images of jazz icons.

This card was "quick & easy" with the Free As A Bird Stamp Set. I have birds on my mind, because I'll be receiving the new bird stamp set with dies from the 2020-2021 Annual

Helloooo, stampers! Boy, have I got something FUN to share with you today....it's a sneak peek at my new favorite stamp set, called Free As A Bird, that's coming in the 2019-20 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog. Yesterday I shared one of the images on a guy card, and today I'm sharing another. This is one of the cards we are making in today's Second Saturday Stampers stamp club. Yeah, I know this is the third Saturday, but I was in Charlotte last Saturday for OnStage, so we rescheduled. Anyhow, these sweet birdies on a branch are just a delight to color, so quick and easy with the Stampin' Blends! The Stitched Nested Labels die set that is part of the bundle didn't have any flower dies, so the flowers were fussy-cut. But that was simple to do....not too much detail, LOL. I wanted to use something old and something new on this project, so the Gingham Gala DSP and Coastal Cabana/Granny Apple Green ribbon were just right with the color of the birds. Well, I have to cut this short today. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

I always get super excited when I get NEW Stampin' Up! supplies and this card a sneak peek into the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue. I had to share the 2nd Part of my Haul in a LIVE Video which included the totally adorable Bird Ballad Laser Cut Cards and Tin. I paired it with the Free as a Bird stamp set and Bird Ballad Paper and matching Stitched Nested Label Dies and a touch of Wink of Stella. To see how this card came together you can watch the replay of the Facebook LIVE Video or below on You Tube SHOP NOW - go to my Online Store or contact me to place an order RIGHT NOW! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Be sure to check out my CLASSES below or consider Hosting a Party and share your love of Stampin' Up! and the NEW Catalogue with your friends. My Classes are mostly monthly on a Sunday exact times and dates are in the Classes Tab above. Embossing Class April 28th 1pm $20 Come along and play with a few cool embossing techniques with various Stampin' Up! products Say Goodbye Class May 19th 1pm $25 Its time to say goodbye to many of our catalogue products so lets have one last play before they are gone forever RSVP to me on 0421074703 to RESERVE your spot. Enjoy Ellen xxx

I'm very excited to be sending you this post from Stampin' Up! Onstage Live in Auckland New Zealand. I can now reveal that I was very lucky and honoured to be asked to do one of the presentations at Onstage. I was extra lucky to be given the beautiful Bird Ballad Suite to present. The Bird Ballad Suite consists of; Free as a Bird stamp set and Stitched Nested Labels Dies Bird Ballad Tin in Gold and Petal Pink, which includes 12 laser cut cards and envelopes in Very Vanilla, Bird Ballad Trinkets in Antique Gold, 6 of each design, and Bird Ballad DSP, 12x12 sheets, 2 each of 6 designs and Very Vanilla Lace. Here are the samples I presented, Beginner stamper, #simplestamping. Casual Stamper - Blends colouring Bird Ballad Trinket - Key Avid Stamper - Fussy cutting and Stitched Nested Label Dies Here's a video to show the technique I used to cut out the bird image on this card. My Love It! sample, #fussycutting I hope you love this suite as much as I do. I certainly have had a wonderful time playing with it so far... lots more to come. I have lots more samples that I used on the display boards to show you. Pop back in soon the see what else is happening at Onstage. I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Contact me if you would like to join us at the next event in November. Happy Stamping, Rachel xx

One of the new product suites that I was able to pre-order as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is the Bird Ballad Suite. This is a gorgeous suite including stamps, paper, dies and embellishments …

Phénomène étrange. Lundi 7 février 2022, les habitants du quartier Álvaro Obregón, division territoriale de Mexico, ont découvert des centaines d’oiseaux morts dans les rues Primera et Aldama. À cinq heures du matin, un nuage de Carouges à tête jaune survolaient les maisons situées dans le centre de Rubio, avant de s’effondrer subitement au sol. Un évènement choquant qui a nécessité l’intervention des forces de l’ordre. Abasourdie, la police a fait appel à un vétérinaire. Ce professionnel avait pour mission de découvrir la raison de cet effarant spectacle. D’après les dernières informations, c’est la pollution atmosphérique qui serait à l’origine de cette tragédie.En effet, cette région mexicaine est connue pour son utilisation du chauffage au bois. Les fumées toxiques seraient donc la principale cause de la mort des volatiles. Pourtant, rien n’a été confirmé. Il ne s’agit ici que d’une simple hypothèse. Outre la pollution atmosphérique, les produits agrochimiques ou les basses températures pourraient aussi être la source de ce drame. Le vétérinaire aurait aussi mis en cause les lignes électriques à haute tension présentes sur le trajet des oiseaux. Ces derniers étaient en pleine migration du Canada vers le nord du Mexique. Ils n’auront malheureusement jamais pu rejoindre le territoire vers lequel ils se dirigeaient.Sur les réseaux sociaux, la vidéo de ce phénomène a choqué de nombreux internautes. Les images proviennent d’une caméra de surveillance située au cœur du quartier. La communauté scientifique est très inquiète. D’autant plus qu’il ne s’agit pas uniquement de cette espèce. Le New York Times a également rapporté que « les oiseaux migrateurs meurent massivement et sans explication apparente dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis ». Notamment au Nouveau-Mexique, mais aussi dans l’ouest du Texas et dans le sud du Colorado.Au Mexique, une centaine d'oiseaux meurent subitement en tombant au sol pic.twitter.com/I2M6s5Khkp— BFMTV (@BFMTV) February 14, 2022 À voir également :

Hello and welcome, Tonight, is the latest Colour INKspiration Challenge #74 and this photo was captured by Simone Bartrum a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator who was on holidays on the stunning island of Mykonos last year. It was one of her favourite places while traveling on the 2019 Greek Isles Incentive Trip. The colours for the challenge are Night of Navy, Whisper White, Basic Grey and Mango Melody. You can also add Basic Black, Very Vanilla and metallics. The challenge runs for almost 2 weeks and will end at 7pm (AEST) on 6th April 2020. I hope you’ll enter into the Colour INKspiration Challenge we would love to see your creation. The card I’ve created is using the Free As A Bird Bundle and Forever Blossoms Stamp Set. I haven’t used the Free As A Bird Stamp Set for awhile so it was nice to get it out and do a little water colouring. I started with the Night of Navy card base, added a panel of Night of Navy Cardstock and stamped in Night of Navy Ink using the larger flower branch stamp from the Forever Blossoms Stamp Set. I used a Sponge Dauber with Night of Navy Ink and sponged around the edges of the Cardstock. I used the second largest die from the Stitched So Sweety Dies and die cut out the Whisper White Cardstock. Using the Sponge Dauber, I lightly sponge Night of Navy Ink onto the Whisper White Cardstock. I’ve stamped the bird, flowers and leaves images in Stazon Ink onto Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Using the colours from the challenge, I’ve water coloured the images in and fussy cut them out. I love the sentiment from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set and I think it’s very appropriate with what’s going on in the world at the moment. We all need lots of hope, virtual hugs and our health to see us through. Make sure you visit our Facebook group to enter the competition, we would love to see how you would use this latest colour challenge. Click here at Colour INKSpiration Facebook group to take part and upload the photo of your creation. You don’t need a blog to enter either. Share with your crafty friends, so they can join in with the challenges too. Hope to see you there! Thank you for stopping by today. Happy Crafting and stay safe Vicki Boucher Product List Ink: Night of Navy, Mango Melody, Basic Grey and Stazon Ink Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White and Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper Stamp Set: Free As A Bird and Forever Blossoms Dies: Stitched So Sweetly Other Stampin’ Up! Products: Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine, Sponge Dauber and Aqua Painter

Hi Stamping Friends, I had so much fun on my Facebook LIVE today! I shared two completely different projects and both were sneak peeks! The first pair of projects I shared are the focus of today's post! They feature the new Bird Ballad suite of products from the upcoming 2019-2020 Catalog,

After I created my first card with Tasteful Textures, I was drawn to re-create one of the examples from the Annual Catalogue. This time, I cut Mossy Meadow card using the die from the Tasteful Bac…

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I'm very excited to be sending you this post from Stampin' Up! Onstage Live in Auckland New Zealand. I can now reveal that I was very lucky and honoured to be asked to do one of the presentations at Onstage. I was extra lucky to be given the beautiful Bird Ballad Suite to present. The Bird Ballad Suite consists of; Free as a Bird stamp set and Stitched Nested Labels Dies Bird Ballad Tin in Gold and Petal Pink, which includes 12 laser cut cards and envelopes in Very Vanilla, Bird Ballad Trinkets in Antique Gold, 6 of each design, and Bird Ballad DSP, 12x12 sheets, 2 each of 6 designs and Very Vanilla Lace. Here are the samples I presented, Beginner stamper, #simplestamping. Casual Stamper - Blends colouring Bird Ballad Trinket - Key Avid Stamper - Fussy cutting and Stitched Nested Label Dies Here's a video to show the technique I used to cut out the bird image on this card. My Love It! sample, #fussycutting I hope you love this suite as much as I do. I certainly have had a wonderful time playing with it so far... lots more to come. I have lots more samples that I used on the display boards to show you. Pop back in soon the see what else is happening at Onstage. I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Contact me if you would like to join us at the next event in November. Happy Stamping, Rachel xx