This week on the Seven Hills Crafts blog, I have two cards to share with you, both featuring an abstract floral pattern. To create these cards, I used: MFT Fall Florals set MFT Brushstroke Birthday Greetings (these are available as stamps too). MFT Scalloped Edge border dies To find out more about how these… Continue reading Abstract Florals
Category: Handmade Cards
Seven Hills Craft October Challenge
I'm using the third colour palette from the Seven Hills Crafts October challenge for this card. Turquoise is one of my favourite colours so it was an easy choice for me. On a piece of watercolour card, I white heat embossed flowers and the stem from the Altenew Oriental Orchid stamp set. I masked the… Continue reading Seven Hills Craft October Challenge
Rainbow Hello
I'm thrilled to have joined the wonderful design team at Seven Hills Crafts! Their online store offers so many fabulous American craft brands and is my first stop for crafting supplies in the U.K. My first card as part of the team features the MFT Big Hello die-namic. It's perfect to create a bold greeting on… Continue reading Rainbow Hello
MFT Sketch Challenge 301
I'm joining in with the MFT Sketch challenge today. To create a circle wreath on my card, I die cut a circle frame using the MFT Single Stitch Circle Frames die-namics. I used this as a guide to help place flowers and leaves from the MFT Mini Modern Blooms set. Before adding the floral wreath… Continue reading MFT Sketch Challenge 301
Sunset Distress Ink Background
Sometimes it's nice to make a stamp the focus of a card. The Woodware Going to Seed stamp is a beautiful large intricate stamp, that really works as a focal point. I started by making my own rectangle stencil from white card, using a rectangle die. I taped the stencil over another piece of card,… Continue reading Sunset Distress Ink Background
Chevron Jump for Joy
Today I'm finally getting around to sharing the third card from my day 2 September guest designer post with My Favourite Things. See my post on the MFT blog here. Chevron Jump for Joy The MFT Split Chevron cover-up die-namic offers so many possibilities for adding interest and colour to a card. Just by using… Continue reading Chevron Jump for Joy
Birthday Bear Hugs
The bears in the MFT Beary Special Birthday stamp set are so cute. I decided to combine them with the MFT Stitched Triple Peek-a-Boo Windows die-namics for a fun birthday card. I stamped images from the set with Memento tuxedo black ink, then coloured them with Copics and promarkers. I added some white gel pen… Continue reading Birthday Bear Hugs
MFT Sketch Challenge 300
I'm joining in with the MFT Sketch Challenge today. I started by die cutting a frame and rectangle using the MFT Single Stitched Line Rectangle Frames. On the right edge of the frame, I die cut an MFT Inside/Out Oval off the edge. I won't be needing the inside oval for this card. On the… Continue reading MFT Sketch Challenge 300
Gathering Friends
Today I want to share in more detail a card from my 2nd post as guest designer on the MFT blog this month. It features the Harvest Buddies stamp set, a really cute set from their new release for September. Check out my post on their blog here. Gathering friends When I saw the squirrels… Continue reading Gathering Friends
MFT Colour Challenge 54
I'm joining in with the MFT colour challenge today. I created a stencil with the MFT Birthday Candle die-namics, then used distress inks to add candles on a white card base. On another piece of white card, slightly shorter than the card base, I die cut the candles again. I used the MFT Stitched Strip… Continue reading MFT Colour Challenge 54
