Friday, September 04, 2026

Merry Christmas Lets Craft Together Blog Hop


Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.


Tonight I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented Australian crafters who love sharing with you!!


This month we are introducing you to the new catalogue which is full of wonderful and amazing inspiration!!


When I first opened the catalogue, I immediately loved the Noel Tidings bundle with it's traditional greetings and greenery for Christmas.  I love the main greeting!  


My cards is almost identical to one of the cards featured in the catalogue - and I'm sure you can easily identify it!!  I've changed the banner designer paper, and I've used gold foil for the berries around the wreath but the rest is the same!!  This wreath die is VERY detailed which looks spectacular, but means it takes some time to get it out of the cardstock properly!!  


Inside is some stamped the mimic the arrangement on the front of the card.


I love the texture and luxurious feel of this gold design in the Neutral Noel papers!!

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




Noel Tidings gold berries






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Sunday, August 30, 2026

A favourite stamp set is usually WORDS! CTC#585


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 our favourite stamp set - and for me, that usually means a WORDS set.


So for this week's challenge, I have chosen the Scalloped Blooms stamp set and specifically the card on page 46 of the catalogue with the slightly wonky layer.


I think having the top layer a little offset gives this card a lot of interest - because otherwise it's a really simple card.  


I have used the Swiss Dots Hot Foil die and Gold Hot Foil with Barely Blush cardstock for the top layer.  The card base is Cherry Cobbler which is an amazingly dynamic colour.


When I chopped off the edges of the cardstock, I added them inside the card - waste not want not!!! 



Up next is the extraordinary Kathryn

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

Check out our Facebook group for lots more inspiration!



Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Blooms






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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Lovely Celebration Happy Birthday Colour INKspiration #216


Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.


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


What a delicious looking cake!!!!


The cake was my starting point so I am using a New stamp set from our September Catalogue starting next week called Lovely Celebration.  It was perfect for this image with the lovely cake stand and all the yummy cake extras.


I've added some Shimmery Embossing Paste to the top of the cake - my icing of the cake is not very flash (the same as when I bake a REAL cake too!!) but it does give the card some fun texture!!  


I also love love love the gorgeous stripey glimmery paper for the background - it takes the ink blending like a dream!!  It's called Shimmering Stripes specialty paper.


I've stamped and coloured the stand onto Soft Seafoam cardstock, and the cake I stamped onto Fresh Freesia cardstock - it's a great way to get awesome 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.




Lovely Celebration Colour Challenge


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