Vickie Lou Designs

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Garden Gatherings Happy Birthday Card - Touches of Ink Blog Hop - May 2024

Good Evening Everyone,

Today I'm hoping with the fabulous Touches of Ink ladies! Each month we get together and hop - without a set theme, just the expectation to showcase a bundle or suite!

I'm using the Garden Gatherings Bundle - which is a brand new bundle from our May-Aug catalogue. I've pulled together lots of our colours from the Brights Collection to create a quick and Easy, but equally bold and beautiful birthday card.

What do you think?

Measurements

Azure Afternoon Card Stock

1pc - 5 7/8" x 8 1/4" - scored at 4 1/8"

Gorgeous Grape Card Stock

1pc - 3 7/8" x 5 5/8"

Melon Mambo Card Stock

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Basic White Card Stock

2pc - 5 1/2" x 3 3/4"

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Take the Azure Afternoon card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base, adding one of the Basic White pieces to the inside.

On the Remaining piece of Basic White stamp the sentiment from Garden Gatherings in Azure Afternoon ink across the top as centrally as you can.

Layer this to the Gorgeous Grape Card stock and add to the card front.

Now in some scraps of Basic White stamp the flowers and stems images. I used Granny Apple Green for all the stems, then some flowers are Pumpkin Pie and the others are Berry Burst. Cut the out using your Cut & Emboss Machine using the coordinating dies. Also cut out the vases from Melon Mambo card stock.

Add a little liquid glue to the stems and stock the vase over then so that you see mainly flowers. Trim off any bits that stick out behind the vases.

Pop some dimensionals onto the back of these and space then out evenly on your card front.

I loved creating this card today - just randomly pulling together colours from our Brights collections, but this card design would work with any colour combinations! I will definitely be trying some more variations out.

Please take a few minutes to continue through the hop - you are sure to get some amazing ideas and inspiration from these talented crafters. Janice Thomson is up next! Be sure to check out her blog

derdiedasKleine bastelt - Simone Kleine
iriStempelt - Iris Philipps
Stempelfamilie - Angela Köber
TraceOfCreativity - Tracy Held
TheStampingGreen - Sharni Green
gittisgiftcorner - Tatjana Niederberger
Vickie Lou Designs - Vickie Littlewood - You Are Here
JazzleDazzleCraft - Janice Thomson
StampWithNellie - Heather Forgan

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List

If you are on Facebook, why not pop over and check out our community group Craft & Banter. If you have a passion for paper craft, are brilliant at baking or a super talented seamstress then we would love to see you there. We share all types of crafting, run challenges and giveaways & generally have a right good natter.

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Become a Stampin' Up Demonstrator - Join an Amazing Community!

Good Evening Everyone.

Happy Wednesday! I wanted to share our super duper awesome Joining Offer with you today because throughout May, to celebrate our new catalogue and the launch of our New Ink pad style, Stampin' Up! have made it BRILLIANT!

Our Joining offer is a great offer year round, but Stampin Up are pulling out all the stops this month and going giving you MORE.

You can choose from two options :-

Pay £99 and choose £135 worth of products and the 5 brand new design 2026-28 In Color Ink Pads (worth £68)

or....

Pay £99 and get £165 worth of Products

You can put in whatever you want, not many companies let you chose your kit!!! And if you join now, you can add products from our Current annual & Mini catalogue, Clearance Rack, online exclusives, or from our Kits Collection - add what you like!

Why sign up instead of being a customer?

Becoming a Demonstrator doesn't mean you have to sell the products, share on social media etc, you do not have to take this on as 'business' - the help and support to help you achieve this is available if you would like, but you are not obliged to sell anything - you can Just purchase goodies for your own personal stash, with a lot of Free stuff in you starter kit. You will also receive a 20% discount on orders placed. As long as you hit the low quarterly minimums you will continue to get the discounted rate.

There isn't a catch or hidden terms. Join my team, take the free goodies from the starter kit and see how you go!

Another benefit of being a Demonstrator is that you will get to Pre Order new product from catalogues before customers, see exclusive products and get a heads up of up and coming offers before they go out to the general public .

There are events held which you will be able to attend, which we have both official events and team specific events that are a mix of online and in person events.

So, what if you would like to earn as a business?
Well, you get all the perks above along with help and guidance to achieve your goals. There's a great compensation plan and you can also work towards the yearly incentive trip*!

If you are interested or have any questions, give me a call, email or find me on Facebook, I would love to have a chat and see how you could fit into our Stampin Up family

Email - vickieloudesigns@outlook.com
Tel - 07905615260 (I do have two daughters at home, so if I don't answer, please do leave a message and I will come straight back to you).
Facebook - Vickie Lou Designs.

Instagram - @vickieloudesigns
Website - https://vickielittlewood.stampinup.net/ or join direct via this link: http://www.stampinup.uk/join?demoid=5048389

See you soon
Vickie
Xxx

* Less than 1% of Demos achieve the Incentive trip

Monday, 11 May 2026

Bike & Blooms Paper Pumpkin - June 2026

Good Evening Everyone,

Bring a breath of fresh air to your crafting with the Bikes & Blooms Paper Pumpkin Kit! This cheerful all-inclusive kit is filled with beautiful floral details, charming bicycle imagery, and coordinating elements designed to make heartfelt cards with ease. Whether you’re celebrating birthdays, sending thanks, or simply brightening someone’s day, these elegant spring-inspired designs make every project feel special. With pre-cut pieces, coordinating embellishments, and exclusive stamps included, you’ll have everything you need to create handmade cards that bloom with creativity. This is the kit you will receive if you sign up before 10th June!

What is Paper Pumpkin?

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly crafting subscription that delivers a complete, ready-to-create project kit straight to your door. Each kit includes exclusive stamps, an ink spot, pre-cut supplies, and step-by-step instructions to help you create beautiful handmade cards, gift packaging, home décor, and more. Every month features a new surprise theme, making it a fun and easy way to enjoy creativity without the need for extra supplies or planning.

Here's a link to the Paper Pumpkin section on my website where there is so much more information about the specific kit and how Paper Pumpkin works. Click to head over to My Stampin Up Website

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Brand New Creative Colour Challenges Combo - #CCC240

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are well. Welcome to the next Creative Colour Challenge.

I love playing around with colour combinations and I'm always up for a challenge with varied and different combinations.

What do you think?

I would love to see how you create using these three colours. Feel free to make a project and add it to the list below. You can add your blog details if you wish, or just add an image - it's entirely up to you.

So, what is this? I hear you ask?

Well, quite a while I did a card with a slightly wild colour combo and everyone seemed to love it, so I thought that I would set up a regular challenge blog, so I can share some of my colour combos with you, and in turn we can all get some fabulous inspiration. Some will be more difficult than others, but I will be entering a project myself each week so you can see one idea of how the colours go together.

How does it work?

Every Monday at 10am (GMT) I will add a brand new colour combo for that week.

You will have until Sunday at 8pm (GMT) to submit entries via an Inlinkz form. You can link this back to your blog if you have one, or just submit a picture if not.

I will announce a winner that evening and then a new challenge starts on Monday Morning.

Don't forget to click follow over on the right or visit mt dedicated Creative Colour Challenges Blog Page!!

See you soon

Vickie

xxx

Creative Colour Challenges - #CCC239 Entries!

Good Morning Everyone,

I run the Creative Colour Challenges blog. Each week three Stampin Up Colours are randomly selected and I ask you to create a projects using those colours! Some week's are easier than others - but what I do find is that there's a lot of inspiration given from those who participate, so I thought that on a Sunday, once I have announced the Winner of the Week's Challenge over on Creative Colour Challenges Blog, I'd hop on over here and share the entries with you in the hope that we can give everyone some more inspiration, and I will link to those I can (as anyone can enter, you don't have to have a blog or a website), so It's also my chance to share there work and show some support.

JOLANDA JOHNSTONE

https://jolandasinquespotstudio.com/

CHRISTY STANFORD

https://snapdragonstamps.blogspot.com/

I hope you will head over and take a look at the link provided and check out these blogs and all their amazing creations!

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Saturday, 9 May 2026

All Aflutter Quick and Easy 'Fluttering by to Say Hi' Card. Monochromatic Insta Hop - Old Olive 2026

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Yesterday I took part in the weekly Monochromatic Insta Hop. This week we get to work with Old Olive. This has to be one of my favourite Greens - It's been around for many many years and my go to - although it falls within our Regals family, its not too dark, not too light its rich and just utterly awesome!

Measurements

Old Olive Card Stock

1pc - 11 3/4" x 4 1/8" - scored at 5 7/8"

Basic White Card Stock

2pc - 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"

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Take the Old Olive Card Stock and fold along the score line to create your card base. Adding one of the Basic White pieces to the inside.

Ink up the sentiment in Memento Black ink and stamp into the centre of the remaining piece of Basic White.

Now ink up the solid butterfly stamp in Old Olive and stamp one below and one above, making sure to fit the three images nicely. Add this to the card front.

One a scrap of Basic White stamp these again twice, then add the detailed stamp in Memento directly over the top to get your butterfly image. Cut these out using the All Aflutter Punch.

Add a mini dimensionals to the back off each butterfly the adhere them directly over the same sized butterfly on the card front. Gently tease up the wings to create a 3D effect, and show some of the 'shadow' below.

I really enjoyed creating this card - This bundle is one of my firm favourites from the new catalogue already - be sure to take a look at all the brand new products available (click the link to the right).

If you would like to get lots more inspiration using Old Olive from some incredibly talented crafters - then head over to my Instagram page to hop along - https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFQQIEjHnB/?img_index=1

Here's a list of supplies I used in today's project, click on the images to head over to my online store Product List