Just Us Girls challenge - 847 - CASE a DT Member Week

Hello again friends! I'm back to share my DT card for the Just Us Girls challenge and as it's a five week month this week it's 'CASE a DT Member Week'. You just have to use one of the DT creations (doesn't have to be mine) as your inspiration and create something of your own. In case you're not sure 'CASE' means to 'copy and share everything' or alternatively 'copy and selectively edit' which basically means use the parts of the design you like and maybe change up the colours or use the colours and change the focal image; you get it. I'm sure there will be lots of entries for this one.

For my card I used a 3D embossing folder that's been sitting in my stash for a little while and wanted to show some love.  I did something different for a change and once I had embossed the panel I coloured the design using my ink pads and some very small detail blending brushes.  I think it turned out soft and pretty and I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ran it through my die cutting machine with the pretty 3D embossing folder.  I used some soft, pastel ink pad colours and lightly blended all over the design.  The dark purple I chose was a little too bold in retrospect but it was too late by this point; I wasn't going to start again!  I thought I would add a little shimmer as it was quite a simple card but went a little heavy handed with my perfect pearls mix (but it looks super shimmery in real life).  Once the panel was dry I cut it down to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8' and layered it onto a purple mat layer using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment using the dark purple ink pad onto white card and used the coordinating die to cut it out (I also cut 3 more from white card to layer up).  I adhered the sentiment onto the background using liquid glue.  I finished off with some clear quartz sequins and added the panel onto my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and did some partial embossing on the lower part of the panel.  I again coloured it with my ink pads and added some perfect pearls.  I cut a purple mat layer and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in purple and adhered the panel to my card base using double sided tape.  

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

* to be updated *

Such a great challenge 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.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Gina K Designs - floral burst 3D embossing folder

Gina K Designs - graceful greetings stamp & die set (for outside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - birthday cheer mini stamp (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - blue sky, lovely lavender, medium lilac, lemon drop, innocent pink, dusty rose

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins 

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)

Ranger Perfect Pearls - perfect pearl colour

purple card from my stash

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 links as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you x

Krafty Chicks challenge #844 - ATG with a twist

Good morning lovely friends; I hope your week is going well so far. I'm sharing my card for the new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 5; and as it's an extra week this month we have an anything goes theme and Lori is our hostess. However we are mixing it up this year and adding an optional twist and the twist this time is 'coffee' so we would love to see all your coffee inspired creations.  Such a fun twist and we hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

I recently picked up this stamp & die set and it was perfect for this theme.  I also needed a card for a friend's birthday so it worked out for that too.  I made my card 5" x 7" as it was for a special friend and used a new to me stencil too.  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 5" x 7" and used the coffee bean stencil and a warm cocoa ink pad to create my background.  I cut the panel down using the stitched rectangle from master layouts 08 and the plain rectangle die to cut a black mat layer and adhered them both together using liquid glue.  I stamped the image onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured it with my Promarkers and added some white highlights.  I used the coordinating die to cut it out.  I cut a circle from vellum and added the image onto it using foam squares.  I then added the circle onto the background using liquid glue. I stamped the two sentiments onto white card using black ink and die cut them out with stitched fishtail banner dies; I also blended the warm cocoa ink over both of them so that they would match the background.  I added both sentiments with liquid glue.  I finished off with a few pearls and adhered the panel onto my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and black panel as before and adhered them together using liquid glue.  I used a scrap piece of white card and using the coffee bean stencil and the warm cocoa ink.  I die cut it using the stitched rectangle and added it to the bottom of the white panel.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink and adhered the panel to my card base using 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 'ATG with a optional twist of coffee' 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. I'll be back later with my DT card for the Just Us Girls challenge.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

MFT - latte love stamp & die set

MFT - everything wonderful clear stamp (for birthday sentiment)

Promarkers

Time for Tea Designs - coffee beans stencil - store now closed

Waffle Flower - nesting circles die

Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum - no longer available

Gina K Designs - master layouts 08 die set

Gina K Designs - master layouts 05 die set (for banner dies)

Gina K Designs - warm cocoa ink pad

LOTV - verses A5 polymer stamp set - no longer available

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

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed

Little Things From Lucy's Cards - seashells crystal collection - store now closed

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

Thank you x

Card Clubhouse IG Hop - Week 22 - Thrills & Chills

Hello lovely friends; I'm here to share my card for the Card Clubhouse IG hop organised by my sweet friend Kelly. We are on Week 22 and our theme is 'Thrills & Chills' so we want to see all your Halloween/spooky creations. This is going to be a great hop this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

I recently picked up a few things in the 'end of an era' sale over at Time for Tea Designs (sad to see another craft store close) and one of them was this fun haunted house.  I did some ink blending and spatter and I love how it turned out.  I hope you like it too.

Here is my card:

Plus a closer look at the house:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ink blended over the whole panel using plum punch ink; I also darkened the edges with black ink for a bit more drama and added some white spatters. At this point I decided to add a black mat layer so trimmed my blended panel down to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and adhered them together using liquid glue.  I found a strip of script patterned paper so blended some black ink all over and tore one of the edges, again adding some white spatters.  I adhered that over the blended panel using double sided tape.  I stamped the image onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured it with my Promarkers and added some white gelly roll highlights.  I don't have the dies so I fussy cut it out.  I added foam squares behind the image and added it onto the background, more towards the top.  I stamped and white heat embossed my sentiment onto black card and used a stitched banner die to cut it out.  I added this below the house, again using foam squares.  The panel was adhered to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and black mat layer.  I ink blended a border along the bottom of the white panel and again added white spatters.  Once dry I adhered the panels together using liquid glue.  I found a black bat left over from a previous project so added that to the bottom right corner using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink and then adhered the panel to my card base using 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 #cardclubhouse2026 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:

Time for Tea Designs - haunted house clear stamp - store now closed

Promarkers

Clearly Besotted - fright night clear stamp - retired

Gina K Designs - plum punch ink pad

Gina K Designs - white pigment ink cube (I use this when embossing in white)

Tracey Hey Designs - 'words' A4 paper pad

Gina K Designs - master layouts 02 die set (for stitched banner die)

MFT - extreme black hybrid ink pad

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for spatters)

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

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Wow! - opaque bright white super fine embossing powder

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed

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

Thank you x

The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown IG Hop - Oct 26

Hello friends and welcome to the 1st Annual 'It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' Instagram Hop hosted by my lovely friend Kelly. 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of this beloved classic’s first airing on tv and it’s still warming our hearts today. We’re celebrating with fun, pumpkin-inspired projects, so hop along with us for lots of creative inspiration; plus there’s a special treat waiting for you!  Just as Linus waited all night in the “most sincere” pumpkin patch for The Great Pumpkin to deliver toys to those who believed, we have a gift for one (1) lucky winner! Hidden somewhere along the hop is a giveaway prize because Halloween wouldn’t be complete without a few treats. Head to the beginning at Kelly's stop for giveaway details! Happy hopping, and may the Great Pumpkin bring a little magic your way!

I wanted to use something Charlie Brown/Snoopy related but didn't really have anything with a pumpkin.  I found a very old Stampabilities Snoopy Joe Cool stamp that's been in my stash for years and decided to get resourceful.  I used a favourite Penny Black stamp featuring hedgie and a pumpkin balloon and did some creative masking to merge the Joe Cool image and the pumpkin balloon together.  I think it turned out super cool and I hope you like it too.  

Here is my card with the stamps I used:

A better look at the 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 stencilled the pumpkin background using my Gina K inks.  I stamped the images, masking as I said, coloured it with Promarkers and fussy cut it out.  I decided I wanted a bit more orange so used an orange gingham paper as my mat layer so cut down my stencilled panel by 1/4" and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I added the image onto the background using very thin foam squares.  I used 3 different stamp sets to create my sentiment which I stamped directly onto the background using black ink.  I added a few black pearls and the panel was adhered to my card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and orange gingham mat layer.  I stencilled the pumpkins at the bottom of the white panel and stamped my sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The layers were adhered together with liquid glue before adding to my card base with double sided tape.  

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

* to be updated *

Please pop on over to IG to see the amazing pumpkin creations in the hop. Don't forget there is 1 prize up for grabs so check out Kelly's stop for all the details on how to win.

Thanks for stopping by; enjoy the rest of your day

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Stampabilities - Joe Cool Snoopy wooden stamp - retired

Penny Black - frightful flight wooden stamp

Promarkers

Pretty Pink Posh - pumpkin background stencil 

Memory Box - mango gingham paper - no longer available

MFT - SPECtacular clear stamp

MFT - you're super clear stamp

MFT - document it days & dates clear stamp

LDRS - the magic of fall clear stamp

Gina K Designs - ink pads - warm cocoa, sweet mango, sweetcorn, jelly bean green

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver metallic pearl mix

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

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

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

Thank you x

Uniko Christmas *almost* in July release review - brand ambassador inspiration

Good morning friends.  Today I'm joining Bev of Uniko and my fellow brand ambassadors for a Christmas *almost* in July release review and revisiting the gorgeous products released in early August.  Bev is sharing some of our new creations over on the Uniko blog but we are also showing some extra cards on our personal blogs too.  I used almost all of the new release but didn't get around to using the Ink & Flip: Christmas Star, Star stencil as I ran out of time.  

My first card is the one that Bev is sharing on her blog and it's using 'Rustic Snowflake'.  

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I went fairly simple with this card and used only stamps, ink and paper (and a little bit of stickles for a bit of sparkle) and the ink colours are lovely lavender and sky blue.  The inside sentiment is from the 'rustic wreath' clear stamp.  I love how soft and dreamy it turned out.  

For my second card I used 'Layering Modern Poinsettias' layering stencil set

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I masked off a strip and did some partial stencilling using only the smallest of the poinsettias.  I added a large sentiment from the  'Christmas wishes' clear stamp in black and some gold highlights.  A really CAS card but I think it turned out so elegant.  

For my third card I used one of the stamps from the 'winter garlands' clear stamp

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I stamped the garland randomly over my background and coloured it with pencils and sansodor and added a red mat layer.  I stamped and fussy cut a bold sentiment from the 'mid century modern wreath builder' clear stamp and added it with foam squares.  The inside sentiment is from 'Christmas wishes'.  This card screams traditional Christmas to me.  

Do you have a favourite of the three cards I'm sharing today; I'd love to know?  I love how they all turned out but I think if I had to choose my favourite would be the CAS card using the poinsettia stencil.   

For more inspiration please check out what Bev and the rest of the team have created by clicking the links below:

Bev

Izzy

Julie

Natalie

Vinita

Bev is generously offering one lucky commenter a £15 eGift Certificate to spend in store, just make sure you comment on all the brand ambassador blogs/socials for a chance to win.  The winner will be announced next Saturday 31st October.

Have a great weekend; hopefully Storm Boelo won't cause too much damage if you're in its path.  We had Storm Austen yesterday but luckily we just had lots of rain in the morning and some wild winds for most of the day.  Wherever you are take card and thanks for stopping by.     

Love and hugs, 

non Uniko supplies used:

Gina K Designs - ink pads - lovely lavender, blue sky, soft stone, light cranberry, medium cranberry, dark cranberry, light spruce, sea glass

Gina K Designs - master layouts 02 die set

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver metallic pearl mix & mini pearl mix

Ranger - crystal stickles

Arteza Expert pencils (venetian red, emerald green, burnt ochre & sky blue)

Winsor & Newton - sansodor low odour solvent (for blending)

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

coloured card from my stash

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

Thank you x

Just Us Girls challenge #846 - ATG Stencil Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am back to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and it's Stencil Week and Bobby has given us the simple theme of 'anything goes'. We all love our stencils don't we so I'm sure this is going to be a really popular week. I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.

I used a stencil that I've had in my stash for quite a while and never used.  It's a lovely bold stencil with large snowflakes and I couldn't resist doing a red and white card today.  I even did some fussy cutting, but don't look too closely at that lol!.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4 and stencilled the beautiful snowflakes using a red ink pad.  I also stencilled just one of the snowflakes onto a scrap of white card and fussy cut it out.  I used a stitched rectangle die and cut down the background plus I also cut a black mat layer.  So that my fussy cut snowflake wouldn't look lost against my background I cut a strip of white card and used the stitched rectangle die to cut it so that the decorative edge would match the background panel; I also added a black mat layer.  I placed it across the centre of the background with liquid glue.  The snowflake was added to the left of the strip using foam squares and I stamped a sentiment next to it using black ink.  I finished off with a few black pearls.  The panel was adhered to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I die cut another stitched rectangle panel and black mat layer.  I stencilled the snowflakes along the bottom of the white panel and added a black strip of card along the top for a more finished look.  I adhered the panels together with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and added the panel to my card base using double sided tape.  

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

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up challenge - ATG Christmas

ABC Christmas challenge - U for unused stash (my stencil)

Dream Valley challenge - ATG

Peace on Earth Christmas challenge - ATG Christmas optional inspiration photo

Stencil Fun challenge - use a stencil optional theme orange

I'm sure this will be a popular challenge as and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for our guest designer Carrie Sheridan and the rest of the design team.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Uniko - Christmas folk snowflake stencil

Uniko - pure florals: poinsettia clear stamp (for sentiments)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 14 die set (for stitched rectangle)

Gina K Designs - cherry red ink pad

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver metallic pearl mix

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 - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

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

Thank you x

Krafty Chicks challenge #843 - Masculine

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 4; and as always the theme is 'Masculine' and Lori is our hostess. Now we know that masculine cards are our least favourite to make but we do need them from time to time.  There are so many fun images for the men in our lives which makes creating for them so much easier. We hope you will take on the challenge and come over and join in the fun with us.

Quite some time ago I picked up this fun stamp in a friend's crafty destash and it's been sitting unloved and waiting to be used so today was its turn in the spotlight.  It's quite a busy card, with lots going on, but I think it turned out super cute.  I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and used a small checkerboard stencil and some black ink to create my background.  I stamped and coloured the images and added some white gelly roll highlights.  I don't have the dies so I fussy cut them all out.  I die cut a white frame and also one from green card and placed the green inner inside the white frame to replicate grass.  I felt the frame looked a little lost on the background so cut a black stitched rectangle to make it stand out a little more.  Before adhering the layers together I roughly handcut a 'road' and used my white posca pen to mark the white lines.  I added the road onto the grass, and the frame and grass onto the black mat using liquid glue.  I stamped and white heat embossed my sentiment onto black card and used a fishtail banner die to cut it out.  The image and the sentiment were added with foam squares and the tyre and flag with liquid glue.  No embellishments this time as there was so much going on already!  The panel was adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  I stencilled a small border and added that to the bottom of the panel using liquid glue.  I stamped, coloured and fussy cut one more image and cut him a little grass mound to stand on to cheer his friend across the finish line, adding both with liqud glue.  The panel was then adhered to the card base using double sided tape.    

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

Atlantic Hearts sketch challenge - sketch #704

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

I Love Promarkers challenge - your favourite colours or ATG

The Male Room challenge - geometric

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'Masculine' 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:

MFT - fast-track friends stamp set

Promarkers

MFT - you wow me clear stamp

MFT - rectangle frames die set

MFT - small checkerboard stencil

MFT - blueprints 27 die set (for fishtail banner die)

MFT - extreme black hybrid ink pad

Gina K Designs - master layouts 05 (for stitched rectangle die)

Wow! - opaque bright white super fine embossing powder

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Posca - white PC-5M medium bullet tip paint pen

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

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

Thank you x