Blog Hop

Welcome to our StampInkPaper Team Mother's Day Blog Hop.  A blog hop is where you 'hop' from blog to blog linked by the same theme, you may have arrived here from Carolyn Campbell-McLean's blog, or just happened upon the tour by chance.  Our theme is of course Mother's Day.  Each of our team members have made a card using Stampin'Up! products.

My Mum is a woman of simple taste- no frills or flowers for her!  I knew she would love something so plain and simple.  I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest (a great way to spend 5 hours).  The card was inspired by Amiee Cretsinger.  It was made by using three shades of green using a stamp from the Betsy's Blossom set.  I then punched out the images with three sizes of circle punches (2 1/2", 1 3/4" and 1 1/4").  I used Stampin' Dimensionals to give the tree some depth.  I then attached a red  (Real Red) heart using the Small Heart Punch.  The trunk was hand cut and I ran it through the big shot using the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  The 'Mum' greeting was from a versatile stamp set called For My Family.  I love how it it a set that spells 'Mum' like we do here in Australia.


When you have finished here, you can continue the hop through the link at the end of this post to the next team member's creations.

Lost?  Here's a list of links to all the participants so you can find your way again.

Vanessa Cook - www.stampness.blogspot.com
Michelle Dyson - www.stampinkpaper.blogspot.com
Clare McIlhatton -  http://craftycowcreations.blogspot.com.au/
Anne Farrar - http://stampinannies.blogspot.com.au/
Marilyn Scholz- http://marilynscholz.typepad.com
Carolyn Campbell-McLean - http://carolyncampbell-mclean.blogspot.com.au/
Karen Fowler- http://karenfowler61.blogspot.com.au


You'll find lots of great ideas as you hop through the chain of our different team members’ fantastic blogs.  Why not add my blog to your "follow" list, or subscribe to my newsletter for info about my upcoming events.

Want to win some Free Stuff?  Simply leave a comment on each blog in the hop and then email Vanessa and let her know you’ve done so and you’ll be in the running for a fantastic prize of handmade cards plus other goodies from each of the participants.  SU demonstrators are not eligible, but we'd love to read your comments!

Next up on the hop is Michelle Dyson,  enjoy the rest of the tour.

Christmas in Winter Blog Hop with the Inklings!

Welcome to The INKlings’ Team’s Christmas in July blog hop. You may have arrived here from Amy Anderson's blog or just be visiting my blog, whichever way once you’ve checked out my creations you can continue the hop through the link at the end of this post to the next team member.

How quick is this year going! Have you started to think about your Christmas cards and projects yet? The INKlings team has and we thought that this month was the perfect time to host a Christmas in July blog hop. You'll find lots of great ideas provided by 15 team members’ fantastic blogs.


Want to win some Blog Candy? Simply leave a comment on each blog and then email Clare and let her know you’ve done so and you’ll be in the running for a fantastic prize of 15 handmade items plus other goodies.

Sorry Blog Candy prize not available to SU! demonstrators but you're more than welcome to leave us a comment!

 I made a simple card for Christmas as you will always need to make more than one!  The colours I used were Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke.  I punched out some circles and put them through the Big Shot machine to get the polka dot and lattice texure.  I inked the sides to give them some depth.

Well that’s all from me. Next stop on the INKlings’ Team Blog Hop is my lovely upline,

Michelle Dyson. Have fun and don't forget to leave a comment on each blog to win some great Blog Candy.


If for any reason you find a missing link on the blog hop head back here to find links to all the members taking part. After the blog hop is over, I'll pop back in here to convert these to permalinks to the actual Blog Hop posts, so you will be able to do it all over again for inspiration later on!


1. Clare http://www.crafty-cow.com
2. Janice http://www.janicespencer.blogspot.com
3. Christie http://www.christiescreativecorner.blogspot.com
4. Kari http://www.karigail.wordpress.com
5. Joanna http://www.joannawassens.com
6. Michelle http://stampinground.wordpress.com
7. Alana http://www.alanagalagher.blogspot.com
8. Carol http://www.inkantations-and-inkarnations.blogspot.com
9. Cath http://cathdeanpapercraft.blogspot.com
10. Amy http://amyandersonsblog.blogspot.com
11. Vanessa http://stampness.blogspot.com
12. Michelle D http://stampinkpaper.blogspot.com
13. Ryn http://rynscraps.blogspot.com
14. Fiona B http://fionajanestamping.blogspot.com
15. Liz Halbisch http://lizhalbisch.blogspot.com

Mother's Day Card

Mother's Day is almost here.  I was inspired for this card from my talented manager, Michelle Dyson.  She had  made a beautiful one in some retired colours and I have chosen blue for mine.   The Vintage Vogue set is versatile as you have flowers and florishes.   I love cutting out the flowers and making them stand out by adding some Stampin' dimensionals.  I leave a gap between the image and where I cut- giving it a nice outline.    I cut the 'Top Note' using the Stampin' Up! Sizzix Big Shot machine.   I hope my mum likes it.  Maybe I will be favourite daughter this year...

Ness