Card Clubhouse IG Hop - June 26 snack time

Hello lovely friends; I'm back to share my card for the Card Clubhouse IG hop organised by my sweet friend Kelly. We are on Week 12 and our theme is 'snack time' so we would like to see all your food and drink related dies, stamps, papers etc. We can't wait to see what everyone makes. There are going to be so many awesome creations along the hop this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

My favourite food has to be pizza so when I saw the theme I knew exactly what I was going to use! This is an older die set but it always makes me smile when I use it.  I am a vegetarian so the pepperoni topping I used would be a no-no (much prefer mushrooms) but it looks so pretty on my die cut pizza.  The 'onions' are actually flower centres but I think they look fab.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting all the pieces of my pizza slices and added some shading using the ink left on my blending brushes.  I used foam squares to adhere the crust and liquid glue for everything else.  I thought this red gingham card would be perfect for my background as it reminds me of a tablecloth. I cut a panel 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to the front of my card base with double sided tape.  I die cut the ciao! word x 4 and stacked them up using liquid glue.  I also white heat embossed my sentiment onto black card and used my trimmer to cut it out.  I added the pizza slices to my background using foam squares and the ciao! with liquid glue.  The stamped sentiment was added with a mix of foam squares and liquid glue and I added some leaves around the pizza slices with liquid glue.  For the inside I cut a white panel 3 3/4" x 5" and added it onto a mat layer of the gingham card.  I also added a piece of the gingham card to the bottom of the panel with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment with black ink and added another die cut pizza slice to the bottom left corner with liquid glue.  The panel was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cardclubhousehop2026 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Spellbinders - D-Lites party food die set (retired but found a pre-loved one here on sale!)

Spellbinders - sugar coated sentiments stamp on sale!

Spellbinders - be bold blooms die set (for leaves and 'onions')

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Limetree Craft - 160gsm maize versatile card

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

WOW! - opaque bright white super fine embossing powder

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Versamark - embossing & watermark ink pad

Memory Box - cranberry gingham card (no longer available)

all other card from my scraps bin

Uniko June Release Day 2 Introduction

Good morning friends and welcome back to my blog. It's day two of introductions for Uniko's June release. Our next introduction is a fantastic stencil called 'Ink & Flip: Triangulate'. Bev has quite a lot of these amazing and innovative stencils in her collection now and this one is just as amazing. There are so many possibilities of how to use them.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stencilling my panel using 4 different ink pads (a yellow, orange, light and dark pink).  Instead of using the whole panel on the front of my card I decided to cut some circles from a white panel and layer it over the stencilled background for a fun, clean and simple layout.  Before adhering them together I stamped the split sentiment using black ink.  The panels were then adhered together with a mix of double sided tape and liquid glue.  I didn't add anything else as I really loved the clean design with the pop of colour from the circles.  For the inside I cut a white panel and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  I had a small piece of the background left over so I cut some small circles and added them to the bottom of the panel with liquid glue (I think they actually look like beach balls so an idea for a future card maybe lol!).  The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

Please check out what Bev and the rest of the team have created by clicking the links below:

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Natalie

Vinita

I hope you can pop back tomorrow at the same time to see day 3 of the introductions.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Uniko - Ink & Flip: Triangulate stencil (will be available on Saturday)

Uniko - everyday sentiments & everyday love stamps (for outside sentiment)

Uniko - organic wishes stamp (for inside sentiment)

Waffle Flower - nesting circle dies

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

*Gina K Designs - ink pads - wild dandelion, tangerine twist, bubblegum pink & passionate pink

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you x

Uniko June release: Day 1 introduction

Good morning friends and welcome back to my blog. It's day one of introductions for Uniko's June release.  Our first introduction is 'Background Blocks: Thank You Scramble'.  Bev has previously released a Birthday scramble and also one for Christmas and this one is along the same lines; perfect for a quick and easy card just by colouring the letters or ink blending/smooshing the background.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a larger panel than I needed so that I could save a little piece for the inside.  I stamped the image into the centre and then rotated it and randomly stamped it all around to fill the panel.  I coloured the image in the centre using my Promarkers in rainbow colours. I trimmed down the panel to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to my card base with double sided tape.  I decided to do a faux eclipse look so die cut 4 frames using nesting rectangles from black card and layered them together with liquid glue.  I adhered the frame to the panel with liquid glue.  A fairly simple design but I think the black frame and rainbow coloured letters really pack a punch.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added the leftover strip of the background I created to the bottom with liquid glue; I also added a thin strip of black card along the edge.  I again coloured the letters on the strip with my Promarkers.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and added the panel to my card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated * 

Please check out what Bev and the rest of the team have created by clicking the links below:

Bev

Izzy

Julie 

Natalie

Vinita

Please pop back tomorrow at the same time to see the day 2 of the introductions.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Uniko - Background Blocks: Thank You scramble stamp (releasing Sat 27/06/26)

Uniko - doodle flowers clear stamp (for inside sentiment)

Promarkers

Hero Arts - nesting rectangle dies (to create my frames)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Memento - tuxedo black ink

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Uniko June release sneak peeks!

Hello friends and happy Monday.  I hope you had a good weekend and are taking care in this scorching heatwave we're experiencing at the moment.  As you may have seen on social media I am joining Uniko as a brand ambassador and I am still pinching myself that Bev asked me at all lol!  Bev has a new release on Saturday so this week is all about the sneak peeks.  Bev is introducing a new stamp set and a trio of fantastic and versatile stencils; here's a peek at what's coming soon.

First up is new 'scramble' background block stamp:

Bev has previously released a few other 'scramble' style stamps and they have proved popular as they create a quick and simple cards.

The next is another of Bev's really clever Ink & Flip stencils that has been in use at a couple of the recent Uniko retreats.

Next up is a gorgeous layering, floral stencil.

And finally another stencil duo that can be used individually or together to create fabulous all over backgrounds.

That's all for the peeks but I'll be back with Bev and the other brand ambassadors tomorrow with the first of our introductions. All these items will be available from 9am BST Saturday 27th June, see you tomorrow!

Love and hugs, 

Patterned Paper IG Hop - June 26

Hello friends, welcome back to my little blog. I'm here today to share my card for this month's Patterned Paper Party Instagram Hop. Do you love patterned paper? Do you have a huge stash that needs using? Well so do we and it's time to get it used! We will be hopping on the 20th of each month to share our ideas. We will definitely be creating cards, but maybe sometimes tags, ATCs, gift bags/boxes, mini albums and scrapbook pages too. We want our patterned paper to be used.

The theme is always 'anything goes' but each month we will have an optional twist that can be used if you like; this month the twist is 'chevrons' which are so fun, especially for masculine cards. I made a Father's Day card for my FIL and it's 5" x 7" in size.  Surprisingly I didn't use chevron patterned paper but instead die cut some chevrons from patterned paper for my background.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the image onto alcohol marker card, coloured it with Promarkers and fussy cut it out.  I did add some white highlights with a gelly roll pen too.  I found this fun paper pad from DCWV and although it's hard to tell in the photo but the orange/bronze stripe has some foiling detail.  All the papers are from the pad including the brown mat layers and the chevrons were cut from it too.  I cut the main panel 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" and matted it onto the brown layer with double sided tape.  I cut a white panel 3 1/2" x 2 7/8" and again matted it onto a brown layer; I also added some thin cream strips of paper to the top and bottom of the white panel with liquid glue.  I added the image onto the white panel with foam squares.  I stamped the sentiment onto the cream paper with brown ink and die cut the DAD letters from the brown paper and stacked them x3 with liquid glue; the letters were then adhered to a cream piece with liquid glue.  I cut 4 x chevrons for my background and adhered them with liquid glue.  The image panel was added to the centre of the panel with double sided tape and the sentiments were added to the top right and bottom left with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4 3/8" x 6 3/8" and stamped the sentiment in the centre with brown ink.  I cut some of the papers and layered them together with double sided tape and also cut another chevron and placed that across the centre with liquid glue.  the panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape (oops I forgot my brown layer but it still looks ok I think). 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

We hope you will be inspired by our Patterned Paper Party IG Hop and will pop over and check out all the gorgeous creations along the way. If you would like to join us please visit my Instagram page or use the hashtag #patternedpaperpartyhopjune2026 and we will find you.

Thanks for stopping by and take care.

Lots of love

card supplies:

LOTV - vintage boys - mr fixit A5 polymer stamps (available in digi only now)

MFT - stepped up chevon die

MFT - little letters die set

Woodware - one for the boys stamp (for inside sentiment although I did some stamp surgery to remove the happy birthday)

DCWV - the natural stack 8" x 8" pad

Promarkers

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

*Gina K Designs - dark chocolate ink pad

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you x

Just Us Girls challenge #828 - moodboard

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am here to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and it's our 'mood board week' and I am your hostess. It's such a pretty floral mood board and I'm sure you'll all have a lot of fun creating from it and I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.

There are so many flowers and in so many colours in the mood board.  Obviously the flowers are the focal point but the colours and fun squares in the layout could also call to you.  I decided to go with multi coloured flowers on a dark background, which I don't do often enough, as I love the look.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting my navy panel to 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and scored some lines horizontally using my score board (they are hard to see in the photos but are more obvious in real life).  I die cut the flowers from coloured card from my scraps bin and the centres from white and then ink blended the centres using a slightly darker ink.  I added the centres to the flowers with a tiny foam square.  I die the 'hello' word from gold mirror card and the shadow from vellum and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I heat embossed the sub sentiment onto the navy card using white embossing powder and used a sentiment strip die to cut it out.  I added some scrap white card behind the navy panel and adhered this to the card base using double sided tape.  I added the flowers to the panel again using a tiny foam square and both the sentiments were added with foam squares (cut really small).  I finished off with some gold pearls and also decided to add some white dots using my gelly roll pen to the flower centres and randomly in the background.  For the inside I cut a white panel 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and added a piece of the navy card (although it looks black in the photo) to the bottom.  I die cut one more flower and added thatto the bottom left with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment using navy ink and then adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge - anything goes from the garden

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge - sketch #686

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG optional blooms

Creative Moments challenge - pastels or brights 

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - summer flowers

Triple B challenge - birds, butterflies, blooms optional mood board

Unicorn challenge - flowers

Such a great mood board and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for the rest of the design team. Our guest designer is Kellianne, so please leave her some love too.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Spellbinders - be bold blooms die set

Spellbinders - hello smile die set (I only used the hello)

*Gina K Designs - a little hello stamp (for outside sub-sentiment)

Gina K Designs - sentiment strips die set

Gina K Designs - layered carnation stamp (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - in the navy ink pad

Gina K Designs - gold, black and silver pearl mix

Limetree Craft - white 300gsm card (for card base)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

WOW! - opaque bright white super fine embossing powder

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum (retired)

all coloured card from my scraps bin

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x

Krafty Chicks challenge #825 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends and welcome to my little corner of blogland. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 3; and as always the theme is 'CAS (clean and simple)' and Diane is our hostess. Now we know that CAS is subjective but generally it's lots of open space (doesn't have to be white), no embellishments (or very few) and an uncluttered design. It can be a difficult design to pull off but we hope you will take on the challenge and come over and join in the fun with us.

I recently got this fun stamp set from Uniko and thought I would show it some love before I put it away.  I'm trying to do this more often as usually I get new products, organise them and put them away and then completely forget about them - please tell me I'm not the only one that does this!  I think it turned out super cute and I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ink blending all over with a light blue/teal ink pad.  I added some white spatter and also some spatter using the ink pad.  I stamped the images onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers and fussy cut them out.  I stamped the sentiments directly onto the background with black ink and added the panel onto the card base with double sided tape.  I adhered the clouds with liquid glue and the hot air balloon with foam squares (so a tiny bit of dimension but not too bad for me lol!).  For the inside I cut another white panel and ink blended along the bottom, again adding spatters.  I stamped, coloured and fussy cut one more cloud and added that to the bottom right corner with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'CAS' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori. Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

card supplies

Uniko - up & away stamp

Uniko - floral vines stamp (for happy birthday)

Uniko - pure florals: cosmos stamp (for inside sentiment)

Promarkers

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store closed)

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for spatters)

*Gina K Designs - ocean mist ink pad

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x