Hello and happy Tuesday. Today I’m sharing a hot air balloon card. I love the retro vibe of the C&9th Happy Balloon set. The set includes a hot air balloon basket so I decided to use that for my card. I began by die cutting the background, using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Cloud Backdrop Portrait… Continue reading Hot Air Balloons
Today I’m sharing a fun window scene birthday card. I began with a piece of white card cut to the same size as my card base. I scored some lines into the card to add interest, then die cut a rectangle window from it using the MFT Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window dienamic. On the card base… Continue reading Wishing Ewe
Today I’m sharing a fun underwater card, featuring the Lawn Fawn Duh-Nuh stamp set. The star of the show is definitely that gorgeous Avery Elle Waves Cover die, though. I began by blending distress oxides on to a piece of white card. I used peacock feathers, salty ocean and broken china. I flicked it with… Continue reading Jawsome Day
Today I have an acetate window card to share, which was inspired by a YouTube video from MFT design team member Stephanie. I love the look of the acetate window cards she created with the MFT Sending a Smile stamp set, so I thought I’d have a go at making my own version. I began… Continue reading Sending a Smile Your Way
Today I'm sharing a card featuring the beautiful Wildflower stamp set from Altenew. This set includes some sentiments for sympathy cards, which are always difficult to make, so I appreciate sets like this. I decided to try some simple white embossing on patterned paper. I chose a piece of watercolour patterned paper from MFT, and… Continue reading Wildflower Sympathy
Today I’m sharing a happy Mama Elephant Little Agenda card. I wanted to use the Little Agenda frames to create a border edge on a card. I began by stamping the frames and some of the cute Little Agenda animals within them. I masked the edges of the frame when stamping the animals, so they… Continue reading Little Agenda Frame Border
Today I’m sharing two cards featuring bold colour and sentiments. I took inspiration from a card sketch I found on Pinterest. I often look for sketches when I'm stuck for an idea as they can be a great starting point. I began by cutting strips of white card - each 2cm tall x 9.8cm wide.… Continue reading Bold Sentiments
Today I’m sharing a card featuring the Lawn Fawn Village Shops stamp set. This is a great stamp set for scene building but I decided to go for a more clean and simple look instead. I began by using Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot backdrop die with a sheet of kraft cardstock. From this, I die… Continue reading Ice Cream Birthday
Today I’m sharing a card featuring colour blocking, which is definitely one of my favourite looks. I’m teaming it with navy and rose gold, a favourite colour palette of mine. I took a piece of Lawn Fawn Blue Jay cardstock, and trimmed it down to create two panels. On one panel, I added some stencil… Continue reading Colour Blocking
I’m continuing my theme of simple floral cards on the SHC blog this week. My card today features no ink blending or colouring at all! Almost unheard of for me! My inspiration for this card came from a clothing print that I really like. I chose a piece of stripy patterned paper from my craft… Continue reading Red Stripes and Spring Bouquet
