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Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop – September 2023

Welcome to the September 2023 Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. You may be starting at my blog or landed here from another one.
Each month there is a new Inspirational image and colour challenge. This month we have a different type of challenge – the colour challenge is to select one of your favorite colour palette(s) from the new September – December 2023 Mini Catalogue. The image is a sketch challenge:

I took a very narrow focus for the colour challenge (possibly because I was so excited about the sketch I didn’t read the description properly) and just used the colours in one piece of DSP from the O Holy Night pack.

You can click here to purchase all the products used to make this card at my online store. This will add all the products to your cart, you can remove any that you don’t want to purchase. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00.

You are currently visiting Tracy Held at Trace Of Creativity in Australia. Please see the list below & hop through all of the other participants to see how they were inspired by the sketch.

Product List
Stars At Night Bundle (English)
[162007]
$99.00
Deckled Circles Dies
[162286]
$65.00
Stylish Shapes Dies
[159183]
$53.00
More Dazzle 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper
[161749]
$13.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock
[121688]
$17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
$18.50
Copper Clay A4 Cardstock
[161730]
$17.50
O Holy Night 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[161986]
$21.75
Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad
[161647]
$15.75
Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins
[161627]
$13.25

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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International Crafters Video Hop – Gift Of Giving

Thank you for joining us for our monthly Internationals Crafters Video Hop. Each month we will have a video (my YouTube link is below) and the description in the video will have a link to the next video in the hop. The theme for this month’s hop is “September – December 2023 mini catalogue”

There is so much awesome stuff in the catalogue it is difficult to choose one thing. I decided to make a flip flap fun fold card using the Gift Of Giving stamp set.

The first flap opens like this:

The card then opens completely:

Watch the video to learn how to make this card

You will find the link to the next video in the description. Once you have watched my video, hop around and see all the other cards that are made from the mini catalogue products.

You can click here to purchase all the products used to make these cards at my online store. This will add all the products to your cart, you can remove any that you don’t want to purchase. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00.

Product List
Gift Of Giving Cling Stamp Set (English)
[162075]
$42.00
Deckled Circles Dies
[162286]
$65.00
Shining Brightly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[162378]
$17.50
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock
[106577]
$17.50
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock
[106550]
$18.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
[147110]
$15.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
$11.50
Night Of Navy & Gold 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Glittered Ribbon
[162011]
$15.75
Blooming Pearls
[162238]
$14.00

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Technique Tuesday – Simple Stamping with Gift Of Giving

Thank you for joining us for our Technique Tuesday blog hop. The theme this month is “Simple Stamping”. This is one of the most difficult stamping techniques for me. I always need to go and add to my cards until they aren’t so simple any more! When I started with this card, I had ideas for how I was going to add and embellish the stamped images. I did the stamping and then hit a barrier – I loved the card and couldn’t bring myself to add anything more to it!

You can click here to purchase all the products used to make this card at my online store. This will add all the products to your cart, you can remove any that you don’t want to purchase. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00.

Hop around and see what simple stamping cards the other participants have made to share with us.

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Count Down To Christmas

For the 14th day before Christmas, i am going to share something different to the tutorials that we have had for the last few weeks. As a special event in the global SU Share Fair Facebook group we have been hosting an additional event – 12 Days Of Christmas. This is the project that I demonstrated:

This project was cased from Heather Thomas – one of the talented ladies who is a member of the Creativity Abounds tutorial group. You can see her version of the candle here You can watch the Facebook live replay below

If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00. Boughs of Holly is on the retiring list from the July – December 2022 mini catalogue. If you want this bundle, you need to order it soon!

Product List
Leaves Of Holly Bundle (English)
[159608]
$90.00
Tailor Made Tags Dies
[155563]
$39.00
Boughs Of Holly 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[159600]
$21.00
Distressed Gold 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[159237]
$8.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
$18.00
Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock
[155777]
$16.25
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
[147084]
$14.00
Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon
[155780]
$12.25
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$7.50
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
[144108]
$7.50
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$9.25

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Count Down To Christmas – Merriest Moments

Following in the Christmas tradition of sharing and caring, I have collaborated with an international group of talented demonstrators, and we have come up with 40 tutorials for Christmas cards. For day 19 before Christmas, I am sharing a pretty card created by Michelle Bryant from Crafty Paper in the United Kingdom

To download the tutorial, click here. If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00

Product List
Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[156353]
$39.00
Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder
[156385]
$68.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
$18.00
Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride
[131287]
$16.25
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad
[131172]
$11.50
Gray Granite 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon
[152463]
$12.25
Metallics Embossing Powders
[155555]
$32.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
$16.75

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Count Down to Christmas – Santa’s Delivery Treat Bag

Following in the Christmas tradition of sharing and caring, I have collaborated with an international group of talented demonstrators, and we have come up with 40 tutorials for Christmas cards. For day 23rd before Christmas, I am sharing a treat bag created by Dianne Evans from Stampin’ With Dianne in Canada

To download the tutorial, click here. If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00

Product List
Clear Medium Envelopes
[102619]
$10.50
Santa's Delivery Bundle (English)
[159590]
$85.50
Basic Borders Dies
[155558]
$51.00
Stylish Shapes Dies
[159183]
$53.00
Santa Express 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[159582]
$21.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
$18.00
Basic Gray A4 Card Stock
[121689]
$16.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
$10.50
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154958]
$15.75
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154903]
$15.75
Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154843]
$15.75
Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154886]
$15.75
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154897]
$15.75
Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154893]
$15.75
Tear & Tape Adhesive
[138995]
$12.25

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Count Down To Christmas – Gingham Cottage

Following in the Christmas tradition of sharing and caring, I have collaborated with an international group of talented demonstrators, and we have come up with 40 tutorials for Christmas cards. For day 27th before Christmas, I am sharing a project created by Melissa Thomas from Sea To Sea Stampin’

To download the tutorial, click here. If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00

Product List
Cottage Wreaths Bundle (English)
[159659]
$91.75
Banners Pick A Punch
[153608]
$42.00
Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[159651]
$53.00
Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes
[159247]
$17.50
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock
[147006]
$16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
$18.00
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad
[147050]
$14.00
Adhesive Backed Seasonal Sequins
[159964]
$12.25
Linen Thread
[104199]
$8.75

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Count Down to Christmas – Peaceful Deer

Following in the Christmas tradition of sharing and caring, I have collaborated with an international group of talented demonstrators, and we have come up with 40 tutorials for Christmas cards. For day 30 before Christmas, I am sharing a project created by Sandra Roberts from Sandra’s Craft Studio in the UK. As today is Black Friday, this tutorial offers 4 gift tags from one sheet of card stock!

To download the tutorial, click here. If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00

Product List
Peaceful Deer Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[156891]
$39.00
Deer Builder Punch
[156390]
$34.00
Stripes & Splatters 3 D Embossing Folders
[157980]
$17.50
Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders
[155433]
$17.50
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock
[159230]
$15.25
Gray Granite A4 Cardstock
[147008]
$16.25
Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock
[121681]
$16.25
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad
[155576]
$14.00
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad
[147083]
$14.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad
[147118]
$14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
$10.50
Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154886]
$15.75
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[144220]
$10.50

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code on the side of this post.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! It costs $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 15thDecember 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features Gift Packaging Ideas. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Count Down To Christmas – Storybook Gnomes

Following in the Christmas tradition of sharing and caring, I have collaborated with an international group of talented demonstrators, and we have come up with 40 tutorials for Christmas cards. For day 34 before Christmas, I am sharing a card created by Angélique Nederpel from de Stempelkeuken in the Netherlands. She has used one of my favourite suites from the current mini catalogue – Storybook Gnomes.

To download the tutorial, click here. If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00

Product List
Kindest Gnomes Bundle (English)
[159626]
$86.25
Storybook Gnomes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[159615]
$21.00
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
$18.00
Pacific Point A4 Card Stock
[116202]
$16.25
Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad
[147098]
$14.00
Balmy Blue & White 3/8" Double Stitched Ribbon
[159629]
$12.25
Fine Sparkle Adhesive Backed Gems
[159967]
$13.25

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code on the side of this post.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! It costs $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 15thDecember 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features Gift Packaging Ideas. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

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Count Down To Christmas – Decorated With Happiness Teepee Card

Following in the Christmas tradition of sharing and caring, I have collaborated with an international group of talented demonstrators, and we have come up with 40 tutorials for Christmas cards. For day 37 before Christmas, I am sharing a card created by Helen Jennings from Love-a-Duckie in the United Kingdom. As it is the weekend and you may have a bit more time on your hands, this is slightly more complicated – a teepee card!

To download the tutorial, click here. If you would like to purchase the products to make this card, click here. This link will take you to the project at my online store that has a list to all the products to make this card so that you can add them to your shopping cart. If you already have some of them, you can just remove them from the cart. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00

Remember today is the last day of the seasonal sale. For more information about this sale click here

Product List
Decorated With Happiness Bundle (English)
[159711]
$90.75
Painted Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[156292]
$21.00
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$8.75
White Vellum A4 Card Stock
[106584]
$17.50
Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock
[155575]
$16.25
Real Red A4 Card Stock
[106578]
$16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock
[159228]
$18.00
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad
[155576]
$14.00
Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Combo Pack
[159577]
$13.25

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code on the side of this post.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! It costs $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 15thDecember 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features Gift Packaging Ideas. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month: