Hello hello! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today, so happy you're here. In this post, I'll be sharing a simply stunning 'thank you' card, featuring the Sun Prints Suite as part of our November All Star Tutorial Design Team Blog Hop:

This month, we are featuring a gorgeous suite of products in our Stampin' Up! Annual 2022-2023 Catalogue, called Sun Prints. And as you might expect, this suite has stunning images and printed paper and has a gorgeous nature vibe to it. Here's my card for today's hop:

I'm ALWAYS in need of thank you cards to let people in my life know I'm grateful for them, so this sentiment was perfect for the card. You'll find all of the supplies used (and shopping links) below.

Here are the details:

• I used a thick white card base, though you could use any coordinating colour as the whole card base is covered
• I chose a neutral print from the Sun Prints Designer Paper and cut a panel large enough to cover the card base
• I embossed a smaller piece of white cardstock using the Fern 3D embossing folder
• I stamped and die cut the images using the Nature's Prints Stamp Set and coordinating dies
• I die cut additional pieces to add in the background
• The sentiment is heat embossed onto a die cut label from the Nature's Prints Dies
• To embellish, I added some shimmery ribbon and Iridescent Pearls

I love the neutral colour combo of this card, with some pops of yellow, makes me happy!

If you're loving this vibe, you'll definitely want to check out our November All Star Tutorial bundle, there's so much inspiration from this talented group of crafters! And if you like to see things demonstrated step-by-step, you'll love the video tutorial format accompanied by our PDF with photos, supply lists and measurements. 

Here's how you can get your hands on this VIDEO tutorial bundle:

1. Purchase the November 2022 Tutorial Bundle featuring the Sun Prints Suite - $19.50 CLICK HERE
2. Place an order in my Online Store for $50 or more and get it FREE! CLICK HERE TO SHOP
3. Or simply, become a part of my creative community the Pretty in pINKsters, they get all my tutorials for free! CLICK HERE
   

And for even MORE inspiration, go check out the projects created by the other talented creators in our design team:

I would love to hear what you think of the card, please let me know in the comments below! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

xo

Zahra

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All Star Tutorial Bundle Blog Hop - Cottage Rose

Hello there and welcome to our All Star Tutorial Blog Hop featuring the Abigail Rose Suite! 

I had so much fun designing with this suite, I can never get enough of pretty flowers and fonts, so this suite is totally my jam! This month, for our All Star Video Tutorial Bundle, each member of the design team created a project and an accompanying video and tutorial. Here's a sneak peek of the tutorial projects:

Aren't they just so pretty? Here's a close up of my project:

And here's my project for today's Blog Hop: 

I decided to keep the background fairly neutral and opted for a soft grey and white floral pattern from the Designer Series Paper (which basically just means, pretty patterned paper). I cut the paper to the size of the size of the card base, as well as a layer of Smoky Slate cardstock that was also the same size as the base. I then used my Stitched Rectangles dies on that cardstock layer to create a frame for the card. I stuck this frame down with dimensionals to add some pop!

I then stamped, coloured and die cut the rose and leaf image as well as some additional leaves and added them to the card. 

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black cardstock, added some silver Elegant Trim and stuck down the sentiment. Lastly, I used the Iridescent Pearl Jewels to add some sparkle to the card.

It was a fairly quick and simple card to create, whipped it up in less than 10 minutes! When you have coordinating dies and stamps, it makes cardmaking so easy and effortless. Any questions or thoughts about this card? Please feel free to leave them in the comments below! 

Here's how you can get your hands on this VIDEO tutorial bundle:

1. Purchase the September 2022 Tutorial Bundle featuring Abigail Rose Suite - $19.50 CLICK HERE
2. Place an order in my Online Store for $50 or more and get it FREE! CLICK HERE TO SHOP
3. Or simply, become a part of my creative community the Pretty in pINKsters! CLICK HERE
   

Hope this has inspired you to go create! Be sure to check out the gorgeous projects from other talented creators in the All Star Tutorial Design Team:

Thanks so much for stopping by today and happy stamping!

Hugs,

Zahra

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Sweet as an Apple 🍎

Hello there and thanks for stopping by!

I'm so excited to be hopping along with my talented friends on the All Star Tutorial Design Team for our monthly blog hop. This month we're featuring the Sweet as a Peach Bundle and have each created a project for today's blog hop. 

Each month, our design team chooses a bundle to focus on and we each create a project and put together a video tutorial with step by step instructions as well as a PDF with supplies, measurements and photos. Here's our sneak peek graphic for this month:

And here's a sneak peek of my project for the tutorial bundle: 

For my project today, I decided to not use the peach as a peach, but instead, as an apple! Here's why: most kids are going back to school this week - THANK GOODNESS - or might have just started back at school and this mama couldn't be happier! Yes, I'll miss being able to see and hug my kids throughout the day, but I am so stoked for them to be back in school, with their friends and teachers and not be sitting at a screen all day. 

As you might know, apples have historically been a symbol of knowledge and education. I wasn't exactly sure how this originated, so I asked my trusted friend Google. If you're interested, you can find a quick explanation here. 

As an employee of our local school board returning to work in person, I can just imagine some of the worries and anxieties teachers might be facing (and of course, excitement to see the kiddies in person). So I decided to create a card for my daughter to give to her teacher on the first day of school, a little sunshine to brighten her day.

Without further ado, here's my project:

For this card, I took inspiration from a card in the Annual Catalogue (p 43) featuring the Sweet Strawberry Bundle and tweaked it a little. I started with a Poppy Parade card base and added a panel of basic white, which I ran through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Stitched Greenery Die. Such a fun background, don't you think? I used two shades of red - Poppy Parade and Real Red - to create some dimension for the apple. The paper is from the Pattern Party Designer Series Paper, which is a host gift which you can get for FREE when you host a qualifying party or place an order over $200 CAD. I just love the gingham pattern in this paper pack. The sentiment is from the Color & Contour Stamp Set, one of my most used sentiments. All of the supplies used on my project can be purchased from my online store and are listed at the end of this post.

Here is my card close up:

I also wanted to send a little treat for Amelia's teacher, so I used the Mini Jam Jars (part of the You're a Peach Suite) and dressed it up with the same paper, some black twine and a stamped and die cut apple. I filled it with some red, black and white jelly beans to coordinate with the colours for my card and jar. 

I just LOVE how it turned out, what do you think? I would love to hear from you in the comments!

If you're looking for more inspiration using the Sweet as a Peach Bundle, you'll definitely want to check out these other projects as part of the hop:

And for even more inspiration and step by step video tutorials for creating 12 different projects featuring this bundle, you'll definitely want the September All Star Tutorial Bundle! Whether you're a beginner or experienced stamper, these tutorials will help you be successful with your crafting. Look at all the amazingly talented team members I get to create with each month:

There are three ways to get your hands on this awesome video tutorial bundle:

1. Place any order of $50 or more in my Online Store
2. Purchase it by clicking the PayPal Button below:

      3. Members of my Pretty in pINKsters community get my tutorials for FREE! 

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If you have any questions or if I can help with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know! You can email me at stampwithzahra@gmail.com

Thanks so much for stopping by today and happy crafting!

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