Welcome to the Around the World Stampin' Up! Blog Hop featuring flowers, blossoms and anything that blooms!

After the last two blog hops in honour of the Occasions Catalogue release and Sale-A-Bration, the design team for the Around the World Stampin' Up! Challenges have decided to regularly blog hop, which is great news for you. That means lots of Stampin' Up! inspiration from all over the world! If you have been following all the links through the blog hop, you will have come from Miriam van Eyden (Netherlands) and seen her gorgeous floral creations. At the bottom of this post is a list of links for everyone else in the team, so you can hop your way through all the wonderful projects we have created.

My friend's wedding was a few weeks ago and this is the card I sent her to congratulate the happy couple...

Stamps: Birthday Blooms (wood: 140655, clear: 140658), Petite Pairs (wood: 128706, clear: 122497). Ink: Real Red (126949), Cherry Cobbler (126966), Old Olive (126953), Pool Party (126982), Basic Black (140931). Card/Paper: Very Vanilla (106550), Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper (138444), Watercolor Paper (122959), White Vellum (106584). Accessories: Pool Party 3/8" Glitter Ribbon (140561), Basic Black Designer Button (Neutrals: 130031). Tools: Banner Triple Punch (138292), Aqua Painter (103954), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

I started with the gorgeous big flower from the Birthday Blooms stamp set, stamping it on Watercolor Paper in Basic Black ink, then watercolouring in Real Red and Cherry Cobbler (to match the beautiful red roses in my friend's bouquet). When it came to pulling the card together, I was inspired by Jessica Williams' card and the matching floral imagery reflected in the Timeless Elegance DSP.

The gathered Pool Party 3/8" Glitter Ribbon adds glamour and shine, and anchors the watercoloured bloom on the card...

Birthday Blooms wood-mount stamp set (140655) - $57.00
Birthday Blooms clear-mount stamp set (140658) - $40.00

Thank you for joining us on this international blog hop. Make sure you check out all the wonderful creations from the Around the World Stampin' Up! Design Team by using the links below. Your next hop from here is to see what the talented Anke Hämsch (Germany) has created.

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