Hello and welcome to the first Global Stamping Friend's blog hop for 2021! With the new January to June Mini Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue there are some wonderful new products out to create with. This month we are sharing our Meant To Be! Whether it was the stamp set, new bundle or crafting something for an anniversary or Valentines Day we are sharing with you our projects to inspire you.
The Berry Blessings bundle from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue was my Meant To Be. Relatives on both sides of my family have blueberry fields in Nova Scotia so this one had to be added to my collection! This bundle includes the Berry Blessings stamp set and the Berry Delightful 12" x 12" designer series paper. And it coordinates with the Sweet Strawberry bundle from the Jan-Jun Mini Catalogue.
A great way to make stamping the filler image to match up perfectly with the outline image is to use the Stamparatus. The picture above shows how I had it set up with multiple stamps. The plates can come off and then rotate so that you put 1 stamp on each side of each plate. First stamp the outline of the leaves and blueberries. Then clean the stamps before removing them from the plates. Next place the clean filler stamp over top of the stamped blueberry or leaf image. Make sure to line up the edges so its perfectly placed. Swing the plate over the clean stamp to pick it up from the stamped cardstock then open the plate. Ink up the stamp and then close the plate to ink up the inside of the blueberry. To create the lighter image on both the blueberries and the leaf place a clean scrap piece of paper over the cardstock and stamp on it, remove the scrap paper, don't ink the stamp up but press it onto the cardstock to get the lighter image. Try it both ways to see what you like best! Full colour or half strength.

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Thank you for stopping by! Next up in the blog hop you'll visit June. ~ Amanda 

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Love is in the air! January's Sending Hearts 💘 Paper Pumpkin Kit is has hearts to help celebrate Valentine's Day, anniversaries and love! Using this kit you will create 8 cute cards perfect to send love by post. Bonus for January's kit: a great add-on that has 20 printed mini boxes and 24 die-cut decorative pieces and labels. This add-on will be available to order Jan 1. Sign up for this heart filled kit by Jan 10th: https://www.paperpumpkin.com/en-ca/sign-up/?demoid=2157916




Hello and welcome to Facebook Thursday! Every week I pick a product to create at least one project and show you how to create it during a Facebook Live. This week I'm sharing a sweet and quick card using items from the Ice Cream Corner suite in the new Jan-Jun Mini Catalogue that was released this past Tuesday.

In case you've never joined me for a Facebook live, I go live every week on Thursday at 7:30pm Eastern om my From Where I Stamp page:https://www.facebook.com/FromWhereIStamp. Everyone is welcome to join! If you are unable to join me live you'll find the recording below to watch:

 
 
 
 
 


Hello and welcome to January's Technique Tuesday blog hop! Today we are sharing projects featuring the watercolouring technique.
 
I love the look of strawberries but did you know I'm allergic? It's sad but true! In the new Jan-Jun Mini Catalogue, just released today, there is the new Sweet Strawberry bundle. This bundle includes the Sweet Strawberry photopolymer stamp set and the Strawberry builder punch. The leaves were cut out using that punch. Sale-A-Bration also starts today and there is a matching stamp & designer series paper bundle called the Berry Blessings bundle. The designer series paper on this card comes from that bundle.
To create the background start with a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolour paper. Squeeze a few drops of Real Red ink onto a clear block, then using the Water Painters squeeze a few drops of water on top of the ink. Add extra water for a more subtle look and less water for a darker blob. Gather the ink & water mixture up using the medium sized water painter and make the blob at the bottom half of the watercolour paper about the size needed for 2 berries. For the top greens use a mixture of Garden Green and Granny Apple Green ink refills and water. Make sure to put the lighter colour down first, then carefully added the darker colour but try to not use a lot of water. In the above picture I used the stamp set to help me see where the leaves would end up so I could add the Garden Green accent to that part of the blob. Make sure to let your watercolour paper dry completely before stamping. 

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Happy New Year to you and welcome to today's Sale-A-Bration blog hop. Sale-A-Bration begins on Tue Jan 5th! If you aren't sure what Sale-A-Bration is let me fill you in on the details: for every $60 or $120 Canadian before shipping and taxes you earn a free Sale-A-Bration product! Your order can be items from the Annual or Jan-Jun Mini Catalogues (psst the Jan-Jun Mini catalogue starts the same day - Jan 5th!). To create this card you would need to place a $120 order to receive 2 Sale-A-Bration items: the Approaching Perfection stamp set and the 6" x 6" Oh So Ombre designer series paper.
The first card is Bermuda Bay and the second is Granny Apple Green. Both were created using the same cardstock dimensions but in different orientation. You'll need a card base measuring 8.5" x 5.5", scored on the long side at 4.25". Cut your designer series paper to 4" x 5.25" - since the ombre design starts off dark on one side and goes very light on the other decide what part you will trim off to achieve the look. For both cards the lighter side was trimmed off. Next cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock to 2.5" wide x 2.75" height. Stamp the candles 3 times across the top of the cardstock then stamp them again 3 times along the bottom of the cardstock. The sentiment piece will cover the bottom candle's flames and will make your candles look longer! Since the candles aren't straight in the stamp image if your stamping is off on the bottom no one will notice.
Finish the card with a piece of either Bermuda Bay or Granny Apple Green measuring 3.75" x 1.5". Stamp your chosen greeting from the Approaching Perfection stamp set with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Pop this strip onto the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
The final project! The Oh So Ombre designer series paper also has the bubble design in Blackberry Bliss and Rococo Rose. This designer series paper pack also includes a different design, a solid full colour that transitions to very light colour in each of the 4 colours.

Next you'll want to check out the other blog's in today's hop for more inspiration:

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