Scrappy Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Scrappy Saturday! 

Today’s 12x12 layout was inspired by playing along with a sketch from Stick it Down over on Facebook.

I’m getting inky with the Cutest Crew bundle, Painted Illusions 12x12 DSP, Alphabet À la Mode dies, retired Swirly Birds dies, Sunshine Sayings Dies, rhinestones and unbranded Silver Twine.

Final Smiles for Kitty is the perfect layout for photos of our granddaughter playing with the girls. 

Paired nicely with last week’s layout for a double layout.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Gatefold Explosion Fun Fold Friday

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday - today I am sharing my attempt at the Gatefold Explosion card.

My design came together from playing along with a couple challenges 

The floral spring vibes from the Mood board #82 over at Inspiration Station. 

Cant get enough of the Colour INKspiration Colour challenge #CI204 - Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon

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The Paper Players #PP774 Sketch Challenge

Inspire.Create challenge to use florals #210

I’m getting inky with a few different products to get my final to come together - Words of Beauty for my outer sentiment, Beautiful Butterflies for my inner sentiment, Fragrant Layers for my inner insert & envelope, Covered in Flowers Accents for my front focal flowers blended with colour palette colours, Painted Illusions DSP, Everyday Arches dies, Rhinestones and unbranded Silver twine. 

Painted Illusions 12x12 DSP Colours: Darling Duckling, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Petal Pink, Pretty Peacock

Measurements for various pieces.

Triangle Cutting tips 

Blending on the flower accents - you can add any colour desired to these accents which makes them very versatile. 

Process video of the card coming together:

All the elements came together for a stunning card that should give an explosion of warmth & love to the receiver who opens it 🫶🏼

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday a chance for me to challenge myself to getting inky with old favourites and mixing them with some current ones.

Today’s card design is inspired by playing along with a couple card challenges. The Global Design Projects Case the Designer #GDP536 for my layout elements.

The Colour INKspiration colour palette #CI204 Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon.

I have been seeing so many gorgeous designs using the current Simply Beautiful stamp set so was inspired to shop my stash to see if I had something close to work with instead. 

So today I am getting inky with the retired Fifth Avenue Floral paired with the Patterned Illusions 12x12 DSP the February Product of the Month, So Swirly Embossing Folder, the Beautiful Butterflies dies for my leaves, inks and marker, blending brushes, Wink of Stella, rhinestones and unbranded silver twine. 

Love how the colours, texture and softness of the flower all combined for a gorgeous Happy Birthday card. 🫶🏼

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Whimsical Wednesday

Welcome to another edition of Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday and what’s more Whimsical than an old fashioned Tea Party! 

Today’s card design came together while playing with a few challenges.  My colour palette from over at Colourful Options Pinks & Purples mood board.

Just Us Girls mood board #JUG811 also inspired with pink and fancy drinks

Inspired By Challenge #IB376 has a tea party garden mood board and a fun sketch! Had me itching to pull out an old favourite Tea Shoppe stamp set.

I am getting inky with the retired Tea Shoppe stamp set, Splash of Sparkles 12x12 DSP, Bubble Bath, Pretty in Pink and Highland Heather inks, Bubble Bath ribbon and rhinestones.  

Love how the final design came together it’s a perfect card to thank someone who has let you stay with them for an extended visit with it’s sentiment “Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary!” 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Technique Tuesday

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday - today I am playing with the Ink Puddle technique. An artisan from Stampin’ Up! shared an example recently and I had to give it a try.

My card design is also inspired by playing along with a couple challenges. My colour palette is thanks to AAA Colourful Themed challenges and mood board #25. I have chosen Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana and Pretty Peacock with some Gold from the hues in the colour board.

My layout was inspired by CAS Colours & Sketches sketch challenge #579 - still working in the whole clean and simple end of things but I did keep to the 2 focal images and a sentiment but my big butterfly took up a lot of white space on me. 😜

Sweet Stampin’ has a prompt to not use patterned paper or DSP in your design which worked well as my butterflies didn’t need any competition from patterned paper. 

Today I am getting inky with the Beautiful Butterflies bundle and embossing folder, Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape and Lost Lagoon reinkers to do my puddle and Pretty Peacock ink for stamping my sentiment. Some Wink of Stella, Rhinestone’s and unbranded Gold twine.  

Quick video version 

Step by Step tutorial as shared by Artisan Pamela that inspired me to give it a try:

I followed along but I chose 3 ink colours for my puddle and for my stamp I have used the back of the large butterfly for a solid image. I didn’t stamp over my watercolour image and instead used the die cut for the butterfly outlines on my wings.

Final design ended up with two pretty butterfly inspired Happy Birthday cards.

Happy Stampin 

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Monday Sneak Peek 👀

Welcome to another Monday on the blog - today I am sharing a sneak peek at upcoming March online exclusives.

Colour palette for my card was inspired by over at Color Dare challenge #CD692 to use at least two colours from the palette. I have all 3 in my palette Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight and Lost Lagoon.

My sketch layout is from Just Add Ink challenge #JAI779

I am getting inky with the sneak peek of Capturing Smiles bundle coming March 2026 and have paired it with the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set, Days Like This Memories and More cards and from my stash some unbranded silver twine, rhinestones and Wink of Stella.

The full Colour Palette in the Days Like This card pack is so pretty with Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Pool Party, Secret Sea, Timid Tiger. The butterfly imagery is just so pretty - just perfect for both cards an memory keeping layouts! 

I just in love with this upcoming Capturing Smiles bundle! Perfect for using with your scrapbook projects but also for cards for those who love to take photos 🫶🏼

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life