Around The World on Wednesday - January 2026

Welcome to the first Around the World on Wednesday blog hop of 2026!  This month we are CAS(e)ing the talented Jan Clothier and her love of the Faux Torn Paper Mask technique.  We're also adding in a This or That twist to the mix...so much fun!

Here's a little peek at one of Jan's projects that inspired me:

I chose the Celebratory Sips bundle to create some refreshing birthday wishes!

Who doesn't love a yummy pink drink with an umbrella?  I used shades of Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger and Bubble Bath to blend together a beautiful background for these sweet sips.

Maybe a tall glass of lemonade is more your sipping style.  I blended Daffodil Delight, Timid Tiger and just a bit of Lemon Lime twist.  If you look closely, you'll see some Lemon Lime Twist ice cubes stamped as well.

Celebratory Sips Designer Series Paper compliment each card and the Textured Notes dies added just the perfect amount of texture around each layer.  Cheers!

Next up is my sweet friend Teri West at Alaska Stamper

See our full line up of hoppers:

Jan Clothier - NZ

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Danielle Kassing - NL

Marga Bultena - DE

Annette Ball - CA

Kelly Taranto - US

Bree Renwick - US

Teri West - US

Happy Stamping!

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Around The World on Wednesday - July 2025

Welcome to the July edition of Around the World on Wednesday!  After a little hiatus, I'm happy to be hopping along with this talented group of stampers. We are continuing our CAS(e)ing our French team member, Aurelie and playing along with a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.

I went for a diagonal Tic-Tac-Toe and brought in bold colors, lines and texture. Take a look at what I created.

I drew my inspiration from Aurelie's card seen below.  Isn't it the cutest?

I CASed the layout, switching out the fun fish for some summer sips! I used the strips of paper for the "lines" of the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge, along with the Soft Waves 3D embossing folder for "texture" and Celebratory Sips DSP for "bold".

With 100+ degree weather in my neck of the woods, this card almost feels like it quenches your thirst!

Next up in the hop is Lori Wilcox.  You are going to love what she created!

Happy Stamping!

See the full list of hoppers below:

Jan Clothier - NZ
Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU
Cheryll Miller - AU
Marga Bultena - NL
Ximena Morales - DE
Aurélie Fabre - FR
Chris Smith - US
Theresa McEntee - US

Bree Renwick - US
Lori Willcox - CA
Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

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Freshly Made Cheers & Sips

Happy Mail It Monday!  Today is all about making a card AND mailing it...who will be the lucky recipient of today's card?!? 

With some help from the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge and my trusty Paper Snips, these refreshing images from Celebratory Sips helped to create a card that's perfect for the taste-of-summer weather we've been having!

All of the images were snipped from the DSP, except for the sweet and simple sentiment.  If you haven't noticed, I LOVE DSP that has cute images to fussy cut!

The Mini Corrugated 3D embossing folder added some fun texture and a few Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems added just the right amount of sparkle!

Who will you making a card for and mailing it to today?

Happy Stamping!