Posted in 2023-2024 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog, Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop, Blending Brushes, Ink, Nature, Outdoors, Techniques

Around the World On Wednesday Blog Hop-April 2024- This or That? with Grassy Grove

Hello and welcome! I am Theresa McEntee, creator of Theresa’s Treasures Paper Crafts. Today I have the pleasure of participating in the Blog Hop with Around the World on Wednesday (AWOW) organized by Angie McKenzie. 

On the second Wednesday of each month, the AWOW team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. This or That? is this month’s theme. My project is Sunrise? or Sunset?

My Project for today

I really enjoy using the Blending Brushes and the vibrant Stampin’ Up! Inks to create the sunrise and sunset scenes.

This card was made using the Grove Dies which coordinate with the Grassy Grove stamp set. The exciting news is that these are crrying over to the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog!

I really struggled with coming up wtih a This or That? for this month’s Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop. I have always enjoyed playing with the Blending Brushes. I love how you can blend the inks together! Heere are photos of the sunrises and sunsets here in Arizona that I used for inspiration.

The AWOW Team

I am so glad you have joined me today in this worldwide hug that stretches all the way from Australia to Alaska across twelve different time zones. Each month this group of creative friends prepare a project for a theme. Below is an image of the whole crew and where they are from around the globe. Such a talented and wonderful group of people! You will want to visit everyone to be sure to see all the amazing projects!

We all love sharing joy with you through projects from our individual parts of the world. I hope that you will be filled with lots of inspiration!

See More Inspiring Projects

Jan Clothier – NZ

Leonie Stuart – AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith – AU

Cheryll Miller – AU

Danielle Kassing – NL

Aurélie Fabre – FR

Angie McKenzie – US

Kelly Taranto – US

Chris Smith – US

Tricia Butts – US

Theresa McEntee – US

Bree Renwick – US

Lori Willcox – CA

Teri West – US

Cheryl Hamilton – US

Thank you so much for visiting today. I hope you enjoyed learning more about our projects. Have a most wonderful day!

Theresa

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Tips for the New Stampin’ Up! Ink Pad

Hello! It is a lazy day for me and Cutie here. The boys are back in school so it is nice and quiet and I can get some work done.

The Stampin’ Up! ink pad was recently redesigned. It can be somewhat difficult to open. The following are some tips to make that easier.

Also, in order to help the stamp pad slide more easily when you open it, you can take a birthday candle and rub it along the track to put a little wax on it. Blow off the small flecks of wax so they do not get into your ink.

You may think doing a video on how to open the stamp pad to be silly, but when someone new comes to my card-making classes, that is the first question they ask.

I plan to address the difference types of stamps and how to get the best stamped image in the next blog. So I hope you will join me for that soon!

I apologize for this blog to have taken so long. I am learning how to do this, and found putting the video in to be quite challenging to say the least.