Simple Wreath Card

I love the irresistible blooms dies, my favourite is the circular die, as I think it makes a lovely simple wreath. I have paired it with the cheerful daisies dies and I love the end result. I wanted to keep the colours subtle for this card, since I was working with a crumb cake base.

Products used

 

Dies: Cheerful daisies, irresistible blooms & wreath builder

Tools: Banner punch & subtle embossing folder
Cardstock: Crumb cake, whisper white, basic black, soft sea foam, pistachio pudding & bubble bath

Inks: Whisper white, verso mark & white embossing powder

Sentiment: Itty bitty greetings

Embellishments: White enamel dots & linen thread

 

Timeless Arrangements Thank You Card

I have a clean and simple card to share which uses the 'Timeless Arrangements' dies. As the name suggests it doesn't take too much time to arrange the die-cuts. 

I first created my background with two lots of DSP and went for an angled design to add a bit of interest. I used 3 of the flower die-cuts in different colours and layered them on top of each other and then added my sentiment on top. Lastly, I added some flowers and a bit of bling...card done in no time!

Products used

 

Stamps: Timeless arrangements

Dies: Timeless arrangements

Tools: Itty bitty accents punch pack
Cardstock: Whisper white

DSP: Heart and home & colour theory

Inks: Smoky slate

Sentiment: Timeless arrangements 

Embellishments: White pearls

 

Cheerful Daisies Thank You Card

The cheerful daisies dies are one of my favourite die sets in the current annual catalogue. I have made a heap of cards with these dies and will share them over the coming months.

This card is one of my favourite cards I made. I love all the foliage and the colours I used. We made this cards for one of my stamp club nights last year.

Products used

 

Stamps: Handwritten

Dies: Cheerful daisies, wonderful floral framelits, splendid stems, boho indigo, succulent framelits & stitched rectangles

Tools: Banner punch
Cardstock: Whisper white, basic black, lemon lolly, lemon lime twist, granny apple green & gumball green

Inks: Smoky slate, verso mark & white embossing powder

Sentiment: Banner banter 

Embellishments: Black rhinestones

 

Cute Critters Birthday Card

Who doesn't love cute little critters. I know I do, especially the cute furry kind!

I have a card today that uses the 'We Must Celebrate' stamp set that I cased from Maike Beimler but made a few subtle changes. Those little critters are so adorable, and the mushrooms are pretty cut too!

Products used

 

Stamps: We must celebrate

Tools: Banner punch & variety of blender markers

Cardstock: Whisper white & basic black

DSP: Wood textures
Inks: Memento black, old olive, verso mark & white embossing powder

Sentiments: We must celebrate

Embellishments: Linen thread & clear enamel dots

Holly Jolly Christmas Card

Oh wow, I have just realised it has been ten months since I last put up a post. Apologies for not posting sooner, but to be honest life has just been very busy. One of my new years resolutions is to get back into the swing of things with my crafting this year.

I know Christmas is over, but thought I should at least share one Chrissy card. It is an older card that I made some years ago and is a very simple to make. It uses the 'Holly Jolly Layers' stamp set.

Products used

 

Stamps: Holly jolly layers
Dies: Layering circles

Tools: Lucky stars embossing folder, banner punch & round corner punch
Cardstock: Whisper white, kraft and basic black

DSP: Pocket full of posies
Inks: Real red & garden green

Sentiment: Holly jolly layers 

Embellishments: Black stitched ribbon & red rhinestones

 

Brightest Beauty Card

Sharing another wattle card, but this time I am not using the traditional wattle colours, as I wanted to do something different. I used the candy canes background die and cut the die-cut piece diagonally in half and layered that over some white glimmer card stock.

My card is simple enough that it can be used for any occasion.

Products used

 

Stamps: Brightest beauty
Dies: Golden beauty, candy cane & bouquet bunch

Tools: Timber 3D embossing folder
Cardstock: Whisper white & white glimmer paper  

Inks: Tranquil tide & blushing bride

Sentiment: Banner Banter 

Embellishments: Enamel dots & blushing bride baker's twine

 

Bubble Over Birthday Card

Today I have a card that I made ages ago which uses the retired 'Bubble Over' stamp set and coordinating dies from Stampin Up. I do like how the bright colours pop against the white.

Products used

 

Stamps: Bubble over
Dies: Bottles & bubbles framelits

Punches: Itty bitty accents heart
Cardstock: Whisper white, melon mambo, daffodil delight & vellum 

Inks: Memento black, melon mambo & daffodil delight 

Sentiment: Bubble over

Embellishments: White baker's twine & clear enamel dots

 

Adorable Owls Shadow Box Card

I can't seem to get enough of these adorable owls...my mind is just spinning with so many ideas that I want to make with these little cuties!

For this card, I knew I wanted to create a shadow box type card, that folds flat and is suitable for posting. I wanted to make the colours go from light to dark, so the card had some depth and a mystical feel about it. It took me a little while to work out all the measurements, and I will do a tutorial at some stage with the instructions when I have some more time on my hands.

For the owl, I used my water brush and a couple of drops of refill ink in crumb cake and tip top taupe for the head and body. I used my stampin blends for the eyes, beak and feet. I also used a thin strip of a window sheet to hold the owl in place, which makes the owl look like it's flying.

The tree dies unfortunately are not Stampin Up dies, as I was after a certain size for this card. The sentiment is one I created and printed myself.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls

Dies: Circle, banner & winter trees (by MFT)

Cardstock: Crumb cake, soft suede, early espresso, whisper white & window sheet
Inks: Memento black

Stampin blends: Granny apple green & mango melody

DSP: Twinkle twinkle

Sentiment: made myself (non SU)

Sketch Challenge Card

Since Valentine's Day is only 10 days away, I am sharing a card that will be suitable for the ocassion. I made this card for a sketch challenge for one of my up-line meetings I attended. We are always given either a sketch or colour challenge to complete and bring along to the meeting to share with everyone. I really loved this sketch challenge as it was my style of card I like to make. 

For the tag component, I was inspired by one that Madeleine Mrotzek made, but used different colours and changed the sentinment. Madeleine is very talented and makes stunning cards and tags and she often uses beautiful rainbow colours in her work.

Sketch challenge

 

Products used

 

Stamps: Painter's palette
Dies: Tailor made tags, wreath builder, sports event, sunflower & cherry blossom

Punch: Banner
Cardstock: Whisper white, pool party, real red & blushing bride
DSP: Snail mail & gold specialty paper
Inks: blushing bride, verso mark & white embossing powder

Sentiment: Sealed with love 

Embellishments: White linen thread (non SU)

 

Adorable Owls Birthday Card

Sharing a clean and simple adorable owls card which doesn't take too long to make. I created the clouds using a cloud stencil from MFT using soft sky ink, then stamped the tree branch from the 'take care' stamp set (retired). 

For the owl and balloon I used my stampin blends and then fussy cut them both. I assembled the owl and balloon to sit on top of the branch and added a handmade sentiment that I created myself.

Products used

 

Stamps: Adorable owls, bird banter & take care
Dies: Banner

Cardstock: Whisper white

Inks: Memento black, soft sky, early espresso & granny apple green

Stampin blends: Crumb cake, SU300, tahitian tide, pumpkin pie & granny apple green

Sentiment: made myself (non SU)

Hello Cupcake Birthday Card

Sharing a card I made quite some years ago which I cased from Mary Haugen at the time. It uses one of the free sale-a-brations items back from 2019, which I still own today. I did make some subtle changes to my card so that it was a little different.

Products used

 

Stamps: Hello cupcake
Dies: Call me cupcake Thinlits

Punches: Banner triple
Cardstock: Whisper white, crumb cake, basic black, daffodil delight & regal rose
DSP: Botanical butterfly
Inks: Crumb cake, pink pirouette, regal rose, verso mark & white embossing powder 

Sentiment: Hello cupcake 

Embellishments: Linen thread & silver rhinestones

 

Christmas Gleaming Card

I love the rustic feel to this card and it was very easy to make. I fussy cut 3 of the holly leaves and berries and used my blender markers to colour them. I added the clear enamels dots to finished off the card.

Products used

 

Stamps: Christmas gleaming
Dies: Stitched nested labels

Cardstock: Very vanilla
DSP: Wood textures
Inks: Memento black & real red

Markers: Old olive & real red

Sentiment: Christmas gleaming

Embellishments: Clear enamel dots

Sailing Home Masculine Card

The 'Sailing Home' stamps and dies are still one of my favourite sets to use for masculine cards. I cased the below card from Susanne Rehm but made some changes to make it my own.

Using this sentiment, makes it a perfect card for a graduation card.

Products used

 

Stamps: Sailing home
Dies: Smooth sailing & stitched nested labels

Cardstock: Whisper white & balmy blue
DSP: Come sail away
Inks: Night of navy

Markers: Balmy blue & smokey slate

Sentiment: Sailing home

Embellishments: Sail away trinkets & baker's twine

 

Tree Rings Greeting Card

When I first saw this card from Katie Drew, I loved it so much, that I ended up buying the products to be able to make the card myself.

This was a very time consuming card, as it took ages to colour all the little branches, berries and toadstools with my stampin blends. However, once the colouring was done, it didn't take too long to assemble all the bits and pieces. 

I didn't stray too much from Katie's card, as I felt it was perfect the way it was, but I did make a few slight changes to make it my own. I didn't use as many little branches, and added a side piece of DSP and a strip of cherry cobbler card stock to add a little more interest. I also used a different sentiment and fussy cut around the words.

Products used

 

Dies: Tree Rings

Embossing Folder: Tree Rings

Cardstock: Very vanilla, soft suede & cherry cobbler
DSP: Neutrals
Inks: Cherry cobbler

Stampin blends: Cherry cobbler, pink pirouette, crumb cake, SU300 & granny apple green 

Sentiment: Flowing flowers

Embellishments: Brushed bronze metallic dots

 

Beautiful Angled Scalloped Tri-Fold Wedding Card

I have been wanting to try my hand at the angle tri-fold cards for a little while now, as I have seen many of these amazing cards on the web. I also wanted my card to be a tall slimline card that fits nicely into a DL envelope. I have made more complicated cards in the past, so I was sure this one wouldn't be too difficult to master. 

I decided to make a wedding/engagement card, so I could use a new 'congrats' sentiment die I purchased recently...sorry it is not a SU die. I used one of my favourite colour combinations and kept the design fairly simple. The hardest part of the card was doing the scalloped edge around the whole card (except the bottom) and getting the angles correct.

I also added a different DSP design to the inside left and right sides and the back of the card which I didn't take a photo of...sorry! This helped to cover the bottom edge of the scalloped pieces, so the card looked much cleaner. There is no stamping on this card, as I often like to use different die cuts instead.

I made quite a few of these cards all in different colour combinations and sizes, and will share them down the track.

Products used

 

Dies: Stitched be mine, wonderful floral, cherry blossoms

Punch: Itty bitty accents flower

Cardstock: Whisper white, pool party, real red & flirty flamingo
DSP: From my heart & silver glimmer

Sentiment: congrats die (non SU)
Embellishments: Silver rhinestones & white pearls