We have a great sketch challenge over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog this month. For my inspiration card, I used the Flora and Fauna Texture stamp set to create the background circle element of the sketch. The flowers are from the Waffle Flower Hibiscus stamp set, stamped in MFT inks and Wink of Stella… Continue reading Seven Hills Crafts October 2017 Challenge
I love big sentiments on cards and the Neat & Tangled Hooray is so fun! That font is gorgeous and works so well as a focal point. I teamed it with the balloon duo stencils, also from Neat & Tangled. These stencils are really clever. I began by using the stencils to add balloons across… Continue reading Hooray for Balloons
The girl from the MFT Jumping with Joy stamp set looks like she's having so much fun, playing in the leaves! I coloured her in using Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils. The die cut leaves are heat embossed in gold and coloured with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush pens. On a piece of white… Continue reading Jumping in Autumn Leaves
At the beginning of September, we have the local fair in my town. It visits each year and I always love walking through the fair during my lunch break, taking photos, sampling food, and watching all the fun. It inspired my card today. I wanted to show the fun and excitement of the fair by… Continue reading Carousel of Colour
I love the Lawn Fawn Winter Alpaca stamp set as the sentiment always makes me smile. I went to a farm park with my nieces recently, and we saw some alpacas. I told them about the sentiment and it made them laugh too, so I thought I would make cards for them featuring the winter… Continue reading Alpaca My Scarf Shaker Cards
I have a floral card to share today. I haven't reached for my floral sets much recently, so it was nice to use the Altenew Orchid set again. I only used two layers of the orchid layering set this time - the outline and a detail layer, which I stamped with a pink ink. I… Continue reading Celebrate with Orchids
I love this months challenge at Seven Hills Crafts. Spotlighting is such a fun technique and can be used in many ways to make a great card. For my design team inspiration card, I chose the Lawn Fawn Out of this World stamp set and used one of my galaxy backgrounds that I made a… Continue reading Seven Hills Crafts September 2017 Challenge
There's a definite feeling of autumn in the air. I love the changing seasons and I'm ready for snuggly jumpers and winter boots now! I'm bringing that autumn feel to the blog today, with a card perfect for those fall birthdays. On a piece of card, I blended on inks in autumnal colours. I then… Continue reading Autumn Leaves
I have a birthday card to share today, featuring the fabulous C&9th Happy Balloons stamp set and dies.I started by die cutting a rounded rectangle frame. On the rectangle, I added die cut stitching details and then blended on some pinks inks for an ombré look. I adhered the frame and rectangle on a card… Continue reading Happy Balloons
I thought it would be fun to make a treasure map card, that opens out to reveal the treasure inside. I began with a piece of white card, measuring 8 1/2 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches tall. I then scored two vertical lines at 2 1/8 in on both sides of the width of… Continue reading Treasure Map Fold Out Card
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