Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Simply Leaves Colour INKspiration #212


Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.


Tonight I'm joining in with the Colour INKspiration crew and our awesome colour combination!!


I think I say this every time - but check out these colours!!  


I'm using a new set coming in July - Simply Leaves and there's a coordinating punch!!  Gotta love a coordination punch!! 


The little leaf is fussy cut but really leaves are so easy to cut out anyway!!  And I've added some splattering for extra colour!!


Inside the card is very similar - and I've stamped the same word three times (it comes from the saying on the front) but using some judicious inking of the stamp so only that word has ink!!  What a great way to get more value from your stamps!


And to highlight the greeting on the front, I've used an oldie but a goodie technique to ink the edges by gently putting the edge of the cardstock on the ink pad just to give it a little colour!


INKspired to join the challenge? It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Basic White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige and Basic Black as well as Metallics.

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. We can't wait to see what you create with these gorgeous colours.




Simply Leaves Colour Challenge


Sunday, June 21, 2026

Which Technique is your favourite? CTC#575


 Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.


Tonight you get to enjoy our amazing CASEING the CATTY blog hop.  To CASE is to Copy And Share Everything or to Copy And Selectively Edit and we love to CASE from our amazing Stampin' Up! catalogues (catty!)




This week, we are CASEING a technique from the catalogue!!


I've cased the lovely card in the middle from page 23 of the catalogue featuring the lovely Valley in Bloom Suite.  This card features a bunch of techniques!  Embossing, colouring with Stampin' Blends, Tearing, Paper Piecing.


My card is almost identical - I've changed the colours a little and added some leaves for the lillies.


My colours are Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Cherry Cobbler and Lemon Lolly.


After I made the first card, then I wondered what it would look like with more white.


So I embossed some of the Luxe White specialty paper using the Foral Spray embossing folder.  


Which do you prefer?


Inside the card I've painted the lillies using White Ink and Blender Pens to replicate the flowers from the front of the card.  
Up next is the extraordinary Rochelle

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of great ideas!

Check out our Facebook group for lots more inspiration!



Valley in Bloom technique card













Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Wild Bunch cuteness!!


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Today I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented crafters who love sharing with you!!  We are sharing projects created with our Product of the Month - so be sure to check out our hop every month to see lots of fabulous inspiration!!  Each month the Product of the Month is chosen to tempt you to get your creative juices flowing!!  You can easily purchase this product  for only $9 when you have a qualifying order of $125!!  Isn't that FANTASTIC!!



This month, our Product is:  The Wild Bunch!!  And it is a set that just oozes cuteness overload!


And I think? I've chosen the cutest animal?  The snail is really cute..... and so is the koala, and the penguin and especially the highland coo!!  Let's face it - they are ALL soooo adorable! 


I coloured this guy with my Stampin' Blends in Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Petal Pink and some Bronze.  And I've stamped and coloured the greenery that comes in the stamp set in a wreath around the cutie!!


This is a fun fold card that gives you a little surprise when you open it!!  


And the designer paper on the front comes from the Valley in Bloom suite which is sooo sweet too!!  

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of amazing inspiration just for you!




Fun Fold Snail Wild Bunch








Simply Leaves Colour INKspiration #212

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn. Tonight I'm joining in with the Colour INKspiration crew and our awesome colour combinatio...

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