Friday, July 03, 2026

STAMPlorations Birthday Celebration - Day 5

Welcome back to Day 5 of the STAMPlorations 13th Birthday Celebration! 

My first card uses All Things Coffee Ephemera Cut-Outs and All Things Coffee Clear Stickers


and my second card uses Flowers and Coffee Focal Fronts, All Things Coffee Ephemera CutOuts, and stamps from my set And Coffee


Head over to the STAMPlorations blog to see all of today's gorgeous team projects. Leave a comment letting us know which of the new featured products is your absolute favourite for a chance to win it! 🎂🎉

Wednesday, July 01, 2026

STAMPlorations Birthday Celebration - Day 3

It's Day 3 of the STAMPlorations 13th Birthday Celebration! 

My first card uses Nostalgia #1 Ephemera Cutouts along with a Happy Birthday diecut.


This second card uses the Nostalgia #1 Ephemera Cutouts again with Big Birthday Cakes Colourables 


and the tag also uses Big Birthday Cakes Colourables.



Head over to the STAMPlorations blog to see all of today's gorgeous team projects. Leave a comment letting us know which of the new featured products is your absolute favourite for a chance to win it! 
🎂🎉

Monday, June 29, 2026

STAMPlorations Birthday Celebrations - Day 1

It's the STAMPlorations 13th Birthday Celebration!  We've got a week of celebrations for you, with new products and daily giveaways.



Head over to the STAMPlorations blog to see all of today's gorgeous team projects. Leave a comment letting us know which of the new featured products is your absolute favourite for a chance to win it! 🎂🎉

My first card is made with one of Sanna's new stencils, Henna Pattern Slimline, along with a sentiment from Floral Magic Clear Stickers.


This next card uses Lavender Pocket Backdrops and Floral Parade Ephemera Cutouts, paired with a Feel Better Soon diecut.



Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog to be in with a chance of winning!

Friday, June 26, 2026

The Bee's Knees - Layered Poppies

 


Hello!  Here's a look at my final stamp set, Layered Poppies.

For this first card I've stamped the large solid image in a peachy colour, then overstamped with the smaller solid image in orange, then overstamped with the line image in black.  The birthday sentiment is from Carved Flowers.


Originally I started a different card with a pink and red colour scheme, but then I smudged the black outline, and not wanting to waste it, I turned it into a mixed media piece by stamping text on some of the petals, scribbling Neocolours onto the background, then spraying a cardboard base with Distress Oxides, and adding some ribbon.


***** GIVEAWAY! *****

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog to see what Maria and Vicki have created, and don't forget to leave a comment here, on their blogs, and on the STAMPlorations blog for your chances to win the stamp set of your choice.

And if you're buying, you can get 20% of this set (and any other stamps, stencils or dies) by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Seize The Birthday - Use Blue, Pink and Yellow


Hello!  Time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, and Barbara has chosen Blue, Pink and Yellow.



Or, if they're not your colours, you can always play along with our Anything Goes theme.



I've used a Tim Holtz floral spray, watercoloured with Distress Inks, and added a stamped and die-cut sentiment from The Stamp Market.

Pop on over to the Seize The birthday blog for more fabulous inspiration from the team and our Surprise Party Guest, Kathy, and play along with us.

The Bee's Knees - Layered Stars




Hi, I'm back today with a couple more cards featuring Layered Stars, one of my new sets with STAMPlorations.

For this first card I created a galaxy background with Distress inks and splattered water.  Once it was dry I stamped the large star and sentiment, then painted and splattered with Gansai Tambi starry colours.


For my second card, I stamped a border of stars down the left side of the card, then stamped solid stars and the sentiment on white card, trimmed to show the border.


***** GIVEAWAY! *****

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog to see what Maria and Monica have created, and leave a comment our blogs and the STAMPlorations blog for chances to win your choice of stamp set from this release.

And if you're buying, you can get 20% of this set (and any other stamps, stencils or dies) by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Back tomorrow with Layered Poppies.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

The Bee's Knees - Layered Mushrooms



Hello!  Today we're taking a closer look at Layered Mushrooms, one of my new stamp sets for STAMPlorations.

Great for making quick and easy cards, like this thank you card, just using the solid shapes:

or this card for the fun guy in your life, just using the line images:



***** GIVEAWAY! *****

Check out what Vicki and Monica have created on the STAMPlorations blog, and don't forget to comment here, on the STAMPlorations blog and on Vicki's and Monika's blogs for more chances to win the set of your choice.


And if you're buying, you can get 20% off this set (and any other stamps, dies and stencils while you're at it) by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Pop back tomorrow for some more Layered Stars.