Patterned Paper Party IG Hop - February 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 pinks/red'', which is suitable for any occasion, so grab your patterned papers and join in the fun. The patterned paper I used was originally black and white striped but I had an idea to try colouring the white stripes with my pink and red Promarkers and it turned out really well so I used it.  I was excited to see the MFT challenges have restarted again so I followed their sketch. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

A quick comparison of the paper before & after I coloured it:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by colouring the patterned paper with my Promarkers and set it aside to dry.  I cut a white panel to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and a pink mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I stamped the image onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured it with Promarkers and added some white gelly roll pen highlights.  I also stamped the banner onto white card and also onto the patterned paper so that I could fussy cut the pennants and paper piece them onto the white one.  I also fussy cut the whole banner to go onto my card.  I die cut the dotty edge rectangle and cut the image panel down to fit inside which I adhered with double sided tape.  I added some scrap white card behind this panel.  I adhered the patterned paper to the bottom of the white panel with liquid glue and added the dotty panel on top with double sided tape.  I adhered the banner with a mix of foam squares and liquid glue to the top and a happy birthday sentiment (which I cut with a fishtail die) to the bottom.  I finished off with some pink and red gems.  For the inside I cut another white panel and pink mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I stamped and paper pieced a portion of the banner in the top left corner and added a strip of the patterned paper to the bottom.  I finished by stamping a sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The panel was adhered to the card base with liquid glue.  

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

613 Avenue Create challenge - ATG optional twist animal magic

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Alphabet challenge - V is for volume (I have dimension behind all my panels)

A Place to Start challenge - ATG optional twist small critters

As You Like It challenge - cute or elegant (I love using cute critter images; they make me smile)

Crafter's Cafe challenge - for the girls

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Creative Moments challenge - feminine

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Die Cut Divas challenge - pink/red colours

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - dies or punches

Inkspirational challenge - February collage (I was inspired by the colours)

Little Red Wagon challenge - just the way you are 

MFT Card challenge - sketch challenge

Paper Rocks Scissors challenge - use paper and/or scissors (I used both, I fussy cut the banner)

PINspirational challenge - red and pink

Stamping Sensations challenge - favourite stamp or ATG (I love all MFT stamps and use them a lot)

The Dream Factory challenge - any type of animal

Tic Tac Toe challenge - red/pink, sentiment strip, patterned paper

Unicorn challenge - animals

We Love Stamping challenge - hearts or ATG (I went with ATG this month)

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 #patternedpaperpartyhopfeb2026 and we will find you.

Thanks for stopping by and take care.

Lots of love

card supplies:

MFT - sending sweet celebration wishes stamp 

MFT - black & white stripes 6x6 paper pack

Promarkers

Spellbinders - essential rectangles die (for dotty edge)

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

*Gina K Designs - ML 18 (for flag die)

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed

gems from Little Things from Lucy's Cards - store now closed

pink 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 link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x

Just Us Girls challenge #811 - guest designer card

Hello again lovely friends. I'm back with my third card as guest designer for the Just Us Girls challenge and this week is 'Mood Board week' and there is a gorgeous inspiration photo to get your creative juices flowing.  

Here is a larger photo:

Is that just a gorgeous photo?  You could be inspired by the actual mug or just the colours, whatever speaks to you.  I went very literal and used the mug and colours as my inspiration but I think it turned out super cute.  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 my pieces from white card (I cut 3 of the mugs so that I could stack them) and coloured them with my ink pads.  I used pink for the mug and used a slightly darker shade on the edges for some dimension.  I used the light pink on the marshmallows, a light beige on the cream and a dark brown on the chocolate pieces.  I used liquid glue to adhere the mug, add the cream and chocolate pieces and added foam squares behind the marshmallows.  For the background I cut a panel from white card 3 3/34" x 5" and used a floral stencil and the light beige ink and using a light hand stencilled the whole panel but fading out at the edges.  I also cut a pink mat layer from pearlescent card and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I added foam squares behind the mug and adhered it to the background; I also added two more marshmallows at the base of the mug with a mix of liquid glue and foam squares.  I stamped and gold heat embossed the sentiment and used a sentiment strips die to cut it out.  I adhered the sentiment over the mug with foam squares.  I finished off with some gold pearls and some dots of glitter accents.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and pink mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I used the floral stencil and just stencilled a strip at the bottom of the panel, adding a thin border of the pink card.  I added two more of the marshmallows in the bottom right corner with liquid glue and stamped the sentiment in the centre with pink ink.  I adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Aud Sentiments challenge - dies and/or love, anniversary, wedding + sentiment

Crafter's Cafe challenge - for the girls optional ATG

Creative Inspirations challenge - think pink

Creative Moments challenge - feminine

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - dies or punches

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - anything food (or beverage) goes

First Cup challenge - anything drink related

Little Red Wagon challenge - just the way you are

Make My Monday challenge - use 2 dies

Stencil Fun challenge - create your own background 

I hope you will be inspired by the gorgeous photo and I cannot wait to see what you create.  Please pop over to the challenge blog and check out all the amazing creations by the Design Team.  

I appreciate you stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

card supplies:

Pretty Pink Posh - winter mug die set

Pretty Pink Posh - valentine mug additions die set

MFT - sweet birthday wishes stamp (for sentiments)

Versamark - embossing & watermark ink pad

Cosmic Shimmer - bright gold detail embossing powder

Tonic Studio - nuvo glitter accents - fresh snowfall

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

pink pearlescent card from my stash

*Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments die

Gina K Designs - flower garden stencil

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

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sandy beach, warm cocoa, dark chocolate, light carnation, medium carnation

*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 #808 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends, I hope you're having a good week so far. 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 white/empty space, 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 saw a sketch on the CAS Colours and Sketches challenges blog that I really liked so that was the layout sorted for this card.  It is also Uniko's 14th birthday celebrations so I thought I would pull out some oldie but goodie stamps and join in their challenge too.  I love the fun flower stamps and I think the card turned out great.  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 to 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped the linear pattern stamp in each corner in a grey ink.  I also stamped the sentiment in the same grey ink.  The flowers are two-step stamps so I stamped the first layer in a light pink ink and the second layer in a medium pink ink and used the matching die to cut them out.  I stamped the leaves in the same grey ink and fussy cut them out.  I arranged the flowers/leaves as I liked them and adhered the leaves and the lower level flowers with liquid glue and added the top flower with foam squares.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel, stamped the linear pattern stamp in both corners and the sentiment in the centre with the grey ink.  I added one flower and one leaf to the bottom right corner with liquid glue.  I adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  A fairly quick and simple card but I think it's really pretty. 

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

Addicted to CAS challenge - pink

As You Like It challenge - cute or elegant (I love cute images but I think for older relatives/friends sometimes flowers are more appropriate and flowers can be any colour so are more versatile)

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

CAS Colours and Sketches challenge - sketch

Colorful Options challenge - pink and purple (use one or both)

Craft Rocket challenge - flowers

Creative Inspirations challenge - think pink

Little Red Wagon challenge - just the way you are (I love making birthday cards)

Moving Along With The Times challenge - floral

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 - flower power #6 stamp

Uniko - flower power #1-#6 dies

Uniko - background blocks linear stamp

Uniko - everyday sentiments stamp (for the birthday word)

Uniko - everyday love sentiments stamp (for the happy word)

Uniko - wonderful day stamp (for inside sentiment)

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

Versafine clair - morning mist ink pad

*Gina K Designs - light and medium carnation ink pads

*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

Card Clubhouse IG Hop - Week 4

Good morning friends; I'm back to share my card for the new Card Clubhouse IG hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. We are on Week 4 and our theme is 'kind words matter'. We are thinking use an oversized word/words die or stamp as the focal point with a thoughtful message but whatever you make we can't wait to see it. 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.

I was pushed for time this week so went with a clean and simple layout, using some large alphabet dies and some ink blending and I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I hope you like it too.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I decided to make a 6" x 6" card for a change so used a 12" x 12" piece of card to create my card base.  I cut it in half at 12" x 6" and scored it on the long side at 6".  I also cut a panel 5 1/2" square and added some black spatter.  Whilst the spatter was drying I cut the WOW letters from white card (4 times for each letter so that I could stack them).  I took the top later of the letters and using my ink pads blended them in rainbow colours and then adhered them all together with liquid glue.  Once my background was dry I stamped the sub-sentiment in black ink in the centre and adhered the rainbow blended word above with liquid glue.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel 5 1/2" square and ink blended the rainbow at the bottom (I did pick up the yellow ink pad instead of the orange so my rainbow is slightly out of order lol!) and added some black spatter over the blended part.  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 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:

Craft Addiction UK - bold alphabet dies

MFT - sassy pants b-day greetings 3 stamp (for outside sentiment)

MFT - inside & out birthday greetings (for inside sentiment)

*Gina K Designs - ink pads - red velvet, tangerine twist, wild dandelion, lucky clover, blue sky

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

MFT - extreme black hybrid ink pad (for spatter)

*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

ATC Scrap Makes IG Hop February 26

Hello friends, I hope you're doing great and you've had a great start to your week. I'm sharing my creations for this month's ATC Scrap Makes IG Hop. We challenge you to use leftover die cuts, sentiments and card stock to create Artist Trading Cards (ATC's). You can send them in happy mail, save them on a ring to highlight your favorite creations, swap them with friends or add sweet notes to a lunchbox. Join us if you like; the only rules are to use scraps and create cards that are 2.5” x 3.5” in size. We share our little snippets of happiness on the third Tuesday of the month.

I had some ink smooshed backgrounds left over from a previous project so they were my starting point this month.  I won a recent challenge and one of the prizes was an ATC stamp set so I also used that.  I went very mixed media/grungy this time around and I think they turned out great.  I hope you like them too.

Here are my ATC's:

and a closer look at each individual ATC:

I decorated the backs very simply this time:

I began by stamping the ATC stamps on each of the ink smooshed backgrounds and roughly trimmed them down, I stamped and gold heat embossed a small butterfly in the top right corner and ink blended around the edge with a brown ink pad.  I took 4 plain white ATC's and created some distressed looking backgrounds using a stamp from MFT and again ink blended all around with the brown ink pad.  I stamped 4 of the floral images with a light brown ink onto white card and used the matching dies to cut them out.  As I didn't want too much colour I used 2 prismacolor pencils to lightly colour the florals.  The white was a little bright so again used the remainder of the brown ink on my blending brush to tone down the white.  I added some white and gold spatter over all of the backgrounds and also brushed some of the gold randomly around the edges of the ATC's.  Once dry I tied some twine around each of the smaller panels, adhered the florals with liquid glue and added foam squares behind.  I used some pre-printed sentiments and again coloured them by blending with the brown ink.  A stamped the ATC info stamp onto the back using black ink and lightly blended around the edges of the back of the ATC's.  I then added the smaller panels onto the ATC's and adhered the sentiments with liquid glue.  

I would like to enter my ATC's into the following challenges:

* to be updated * 

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #ATCscrapmakes2026 or #ATCscrapmakesfeb26 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I really appreciate you stopping by today.

Love and hugs,

ATC supplies:

*Gina K Designs - floral friendship stamp & die (for flowers)

Gina K Designs - spring mountain stamp (for butterflies)

Gina K Designs - warm cocoa ink pad

MFT - distressed patterns stamp

Creative Expressions - wordies sentiment sheet - everyday

ATC silicone stamp won in a recent challenge

Kuretake - gansai tambi starry colors palette (for gold spatter)

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for white spatter)

Prismacolor Premier pencils - light green & light aqua

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Versamark - embossing and watermark ink pad

Cosmic Shimmer - bright gold detail embossing powder

twine 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 link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x