Vickie Lou Designs

Monday, 2 February 2026

Creative Colour Challenges - #225

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.

JENNIE MAIER

https://jenniemstampinspot.blogspot.com/

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!

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

Saturday, 31 January 2026

Lovely Arrangements Hello Friend Card - Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Insta Hop - Pumpkin Pie 2026

Good Morning Everyone,

Yesterday I took part in the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Insta Hop. I absolutely love this Hop as it pushes me to create within a stricter theme than I may normally do - Sticking to a full on Monochromatic card in soe of our colours - as beautiful as they are, can be a bit of a challenge for me!

This week we are Showcasing Pumpkin Pie and although I love it, the thought of a card full of Pumpkin Pie only really scared me! haha.

I did it though and by using Basic Beige as my neutral - it gives such a different effect to using either Basic White or Very Vanilla which look bright against Pumpkin Pie.

What do you think?

Measurements

Pumpkin Pie Card Stock

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

1pc - scrap

Basic Beige Card Stock

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

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

scraps

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Take the Pumpkin Pie card stock and fold along the score line to create your card base - adding the larger piece of Basic Beige card stock to the inside.

Ink up the full flower outline in Memento ink and stamp all over the remaining piece of Basic Beige and then add to the card front.

Stamp three of the same flowers onto a scrap of Basic Beige Card Stock.

Colour these flowers in using your Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends. I love how soft the colour looks when used on Basic Beige. It's much lighter than the card stock, giving you two shades.

Bring in your Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine and cut out the flowers using the coordinating die, cut the sentiment strip from Basic Beige and the circle panel in Pumpkin Pie card stock.

Add the Pumpkin Pie circle die cut into the centre of the card front, then place the three flowers, with dimensionals, down the left hand side of the card onto the edge of the circles, so they cover some of it.

Ink up the sentiment in Memento Black ink and stamp onto the remaining die cut pieces. Add this to the card front positioning it so that it overlaps the middle flower slightly. I popped a dot of liquid glue under the part where it sits over the flower, then dimensionals towards the right side so that they are all at the same level.

I hope you liked my card today - It works so well with Pumpkin Pie - but I reckon It would probably work as a monotone card with every simple Stampin' Up! colour - I may have a go at recreating this in some of my faves!

If you have a few minutes, please pop on over to Instagram to follow the hop and get a huge amount of inspiration from these wonderfully talented ladies.

Click to here to take a look - https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJAlLxCtAS/?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

See you soon

Vickie

Xxx

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Thanks a Million Splash of Sparkles 2x2x2" Cube Gift Box

Good Afternoon Everyone

Last week I took part in the Crafty Collaborations Product Insta Hop and made these cute little 2" cube gift boxes - I've been asked a few times to share a tutorial - so here it is!

I used the exact same piece of DSP on both boxes - put used Highland Heather & Pretty in Pink as the bases - both these colours appear in that piece of Splash of Sparkles DSP, but by using a different base colour - it gives a different effect. What do you think?

Measurements - I'll just give measurements for the Highland Heather box as both are identical except for colour

Highland Heather Card Stock

1pc - 8 1/2" x 6 1/2"

1pc - scrap

Splash of Sparkles DSP

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

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Take your piece of Highland Heather Card stock and score as Follows:-

Long Side - 2", 4", 6" & 8"

Short Side - 2", 4" & 6"

Fold and burnish all the score lines, the take you snips and cut away to create a shape like this...

Take the 5 pieces of and adhere these pieces to the Highland Heather card stock, four pieces running along the centre and one on the top - this one on the top create your lid, so if you are using directional stamps or DSP, it will need to be stuck upside down as you look at the flat card - this way once built it will be the right way round

Add tear and tape to the thin rectangular tab on the left and fold round. Then at the bottom fold in the sides, back and then adhere down the front to create your base. Fold your lid over and tuck in to close. The mitered edges on the tab will help it close smoothly.

Finally, on a scrap of Highland Heather card stock stamp the sentiment in Highland Heather ink and then cut out using the Three Banner Punch. Add this to the lid of the box with mini dimensionals

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