Hello! This week I’m back from On Stage in Brisbane where I had a wonderful time catching up with many of my Stampin’ Up! friends and exploring the exciting new products from the forthcoming 2025 -2026 Annual Catalogue and Online Exclusives, both coming in May.
I’ll be sharing some sneak peeks of the new products with you very soon, but in the meantime here are my cards for Week 45, which is all about Pretty Peacock, a member of our Regals family.

For my monochromatic colour scheme I’ve teamed Pretty Peacock with Lost Lagoon and Basic White. I love this colour combination!

The gorgeous DSPs I’ve used for these cards are called Serene Love 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper (on sale in the Last Chance section of the website now).

And this is the Everyday Happiness 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper, an Online Exclusive product.

All three cards use the the Linked Together Dies and/or the Linked Together Decorative Masks.
Card one has a fussy cut flower from the Serene Love DSP. The sentiment is from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and the ribbon is Lost Lagoon cording. The Pretty Peacock layer is die cut with the Linked Together Dies.

Card two uses a gorgeous checked pattern from the Everyday Happiness DSP. The “hello friend” sentiment is also from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and the embellishments are Pool Party embellishments from the Glossy Dots Assortment.

For card three I used the Linked Together decorate masks with Pretty Peacock ink applied with a blending brush. I think the Lost Lagoon die cut stems would have shown up better if I’d used Lost Lagoon ink for the mask and Pretty Peacock cardstock for the die cuts.
I’ve only used one of the masks for my background – these masks are so affordable and a wonderful way to make your own DIY interesting backgrounds in any colour!

Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects! Simply click on the links below.
Next in our hop is Claire @clairedalycreates. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s Insta Hop are listed below:
Vicki @vickiboucher
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Rachel P @rachelpalmieristampin
Helen @apaperparadise
Rachel W @handstamped_by_rachel
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
Claire @clairedalycreates
Kate @craftwithkate
#artwithheartteamSU #stampinupaustralia #cardmakersofinstagram
If you live in Australia, you can find and purchase these products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.
Ill ‘be back next Wednesday night with our weekly AWH Colour Creations Insta hop when we will be showcasing Pumpkin Pie.
I hope you can join us then.
The links don’t work for the blog hop. Your cards are beautiful.
Beautiful cards!!