Just Us Girls challenge #838 - Stencil Week

Hello again friends! I'm back to share my DT card for the Just Us Girls challenge and this week it's 'ATG Stencil Week'. As long as you use a stencil you can create anything you like so I'm sure there will be lots of entries.

Stencils are so much fun and can be used for so many different occasions.  I used a fun stencil that I've had in my stash for a little while but hadn't gotten around to using and wanted to show it some love.  I went with a cool colour scheme and I think it turned out so pretty.  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 stencilled the leaf design all over using light blue and light spruce ink pads and once finished I used a stitched rectangle die to cut out the panel.  As soon as I saw the stencil I had the idea to create a butterfly from the leaves so I masked off two leaves and stencilled them 'back to back' to create a butterfly shape; I also fussy cut it out.  I wanted to add some interest to the butterfly body so I took a leaf stamp and stamped onto the 'wings' with black ink.  I cut a thin piece of black card for the body and two tiny slivers of black card for the antenna and adhered them with liquid glue.  I'm really pleased with how it turned out.  I die cut a stitched circle and a plain black circle and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I added foam tape behind the centre of the butterfly and added it to the top of the circle with foam squares and stamped the sentiment below it with black ink.  The circle was added to the stencilled panel with foam tape.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and adhered it to my card base with double sided tape.  I finished off with some spearmint sequins.  For the inside I die cut a white panel using the stitched rectangle.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and adhered the panel to my card base with double sided tape.  As I had cut the stencilled panel quite evenly I decided to add that around the white panel with liquid glue for something a little different.  

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. Our guest designer is Betty so please leave her some love too.

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Uniko - ink & flip mid century leaves stencil

Uniko - doodle flowers clear stamp (for outside sentiment)

Uniko - flower power #10 clear stamp (for butterfly details)

Uniko - simply said blocks clear stamp (for inside sentiment)

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

Gina K Designs - master layouts 01 (for plain rectangle die)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 03 (for stitched circle die)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - ocean mist & light spruce 

Waffle Flower - nesting circles die set (for black circle)

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

Little Things From Lucy's Cards - 4mm & 6mm spearmint sequins - store 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

Krafty Chicks challenge #834 - Masculine

Good morning lovely friends; I hope your week is going well so far and you've managed to fit in some crafting. I'm sharing my card for the new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 4; as always the theme is 'Masculine' and Lori is our hostess. We know it's not everyone's favourite challenge, but we do have to make some masculine cards sometime and this challenge will hopefully help you get them done. We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

I recently bought a few things from a friend's crafty de-stash and she sent me some lovely Hunkydory pre-printed images as a thank you.  I thought they would be perfect for a quick and easy masculine birthday card.  The images are so super cute and perfect for males of all ages.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute pre-printed image:

plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting the pre-printed image panel down using a stitched rectangle die and I also used the same die to cut a panel from lime green gingham paper.  I adhered the image onto the paper, using liquid glue, leaving an equal border at the top and bottom.  I also cut a mat black layer and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I used two pre-printed sentiments and die cut them out using a sentiment strips die.  I adhered the sentiments to the top right and bottom left along the border between the image and the paper using liquid glue.  I finished off with some stars die cut from gold mirror card.  I adhered the panel to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a white panel with the stitched rectangle die and also a small piece from the lime gingham paper and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink and finished off with some gold stars.  The panel was adhered to a black mat layer and then added to my 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 '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'll be back later with my card for the Just Us Girls challenge.  

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Hunkydory - smudge & mitten pre-printed images (can only find them on eBay)

Memory Box - key lime gingham paper - discontinued

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

Gina K Designs - master layouts 01 (for plain rectangle die)

Gina K Designs - birthday babble sentiment sheets (for outside sentiments)

Gina K Designs - sentiment strips dies

Gina K Designs - birthday cheer stamp (for inside sentiment) *Bumbleberry Crafts

MFT - tag builder blueprints 6 (for stars)

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

gold mirror card from my scraps bin

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

Uniko - brand ambassador inspiration

Good morning friends and happy Saturday yay!  I hope you can manage to fit some crafting into your weekend plans.  I'm here today to share some more inspiration using Uniko's newly released 'Ink & Flip: Christmas Star, Star stencil but this time I wanted to show that this stencil is definitely not just for Christmas.  

It's my sister's birthday next week so I thought I would get ahead and make a card for her from my sons.  I decided to make a tri-fold card as I've seen quite a few of them on blogs and social media recently.  I went with a subtle grey, black and white colour combo and I think it turned out great.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the first panel:

A closer look at the middle panel:

And a closer look at the third panel:

An extra photo of them laying flat:

I began by cutting 3 white panels 4" x 5 1/4" and stencilled the Christmas star into the bottom left and top right corners using a light grey ink and a dark grey ink.  I die cut each panel using an arch die and also cut a slightly larger arch from black card 3 times.  I adhered each stencilled arch onto a black arch using liquid glue.  To create the card base I cut a piece of white card 12" wide x 3 1/2" tall and scored it at 4" and 8" into a z shape.  I stamped all the sentiments using black ink and then added each arch onto the card base using liquid glue.  I also added another plain white arch on the backside of the card to make it look more finished.  I embellished with a few tiny silver stars and added some silver crystals in the centres of the stencilled stars.  A fairly simple card but I think it's quite dramatic and elegant.  

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

* to be updated *

Thanks for stopping by; I appreciate your comments.

Love and hugs, 

card supplies:

Uniko - Ink & Flip: Christmas Star, Star stencil

Uniko - everyday family sentiments clear stamp

Uniko - everyday sentiments clear stamp

Uniko - everyday love clear stamp

Uniko - reach for the stars clear stamp (retired)

Uniko - wonderful day clear stamp (retired)

Mama Elephant - B2B arches die set

Gina K Designs - ink pads - soft stone and slate

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

Limetree Craft - 12x12 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

bling from my stash

I 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

World Goat Day IG Hop 2026

Happy Friday friends; I hope you've had a great week.  I'm back today as we are celebrating World Goat Day with an Instagram Hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly.  We are excited to share our goat themed cards and projects with you and we hope you'll hop along with us, learn fun and fascinating facts and check out all the crafty creations.  

Goats are extremely intelligent and curious and are very often not given credit for being the smart and loving creatures they actually are.  Their inquisitive nature is exemplified in their constant desire to explore and investigate anything unfamiliar which they come across.  

I know it's hard to believe but I didn't have one goat stamp in my (vast) stash but luckily found one by Sugar Pea Designs on eBay.  It has adorable images and some very punny sentiments, which I love. I think my card turned out super cute 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 stamping the images with memento ink onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured them with Promarkers.  I don't have the dies so I fussy cut them out and added some white highlights.  I cut a piece of patterned paper to fit the front of my card base (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") and adhered it with double sided tape.  I die cut the decorative stitched rectangle and ink blended some blue and green ink to signify sky and grass; I also added some tufts of grass with a promarker.  I added the images with foam squares, except for the one tin can, which was added with liquid glue and stamped the sentiments with black ink.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel before adhering it to the background using double sided tape.  For the inside I die cut another decorative panel from white card and also used the same die to cut a small piece of the patterned paper, which I adhered to the bottom of the panel with liquid glue.  I added another image and tin can in the bottom left with liquid glue and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The panel was then adhered to my card base with double sided tape.  

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

* to be updated * 

We hope you will be inspired by our World Goat Day IG Hop and will pop over and check out all the gorgeous creations along the way.

Thanks for stopping by and take care. 

Lots of love,

card supplies:

Sugar Pea Designs - totes ma goat stamp (store now closed)

Spellbinders - playful stitched panels die set

Promarkers

DCWV - the natural matstack 8x8 pad (discontinued)

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sea glass and grass green

Gina K Designs - detail craft scissors (for fussy cutting)

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 now closed)

I 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

Patterned Paper Party IG Hop - August 26

Hello friends, I'm back again 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 'black and white' which I'm sure will be very popular. I found a really old A5 block of black & white papers and paired them with some hot pink flowers for a pop of colour and a great sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  I think it turned out so 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 die cutting the dotty paper using a stitched rectangle die and also a black mat layer using a plain rectangle die, I used a stitched die to cut the flower paper and again a plain die to cut the mat layer and cut the stitched circle from white card and a fancy circle to cut the black layer and used liquid glue to adhere them together.  I die cut some small flowers from bright pink card so that I could have a pop of colour and assembled them using liquid glue; I also cut some leaves from green card.  I stamped the sentiment onto white card using black ink and used the coordinating die to cut it out (I also cut 3 plain white ones so that I could layer them).  It was now time to assemble my card.  I added the flower paper panel onto the dotty panel using double sided tape and added the circle with foam tape.  The flowers, leaves and sentiment were added with liquid glue.  I finished off with some white pearls.  The panel was added to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a white panel using the stitched rectangle and a black mat layer using the plain rectangle and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I used some of the left over paper to create a border at the bottom and also added a thin strip of black card along the top.  I added one flower and one leaf to the bottom right corner with liquid glue and stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink.  The panel was then adhered to my card base using double sided tape.  I really like the pop of pink against the black and white.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge - sketch #695

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist use die cuts

Creative Knockouts challenge - use your fave embellies (pearls)

Inkspirational challenge - garden

Love Those Pretty Papers challenge - must use designer/patterned paper optional look to the skies

Unicorn challenge - layer it up

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:

black & white paper block ? Joanna Sheen (but her store closed years ago)

John Next Door - daisy circle and leaves die set 

Gina K Designs - master layouts 01 (for plain rectangle)

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

Gina K Designs - master layouts 13 (for tall plain & stitched rectangle)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 15 (for circle dies)

Gina K Designs - sketched roses stamp & die set (for outside sentiment) ? retired

Gina K Designs - perfect posy stamp (for inside sentiment) *Bumbleberry Crafts

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)

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Little Things From Lucy's Cards - soft snowball mix pearls (store closed)

pink and green card from my scraps bin

I 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

Just Us Girls challenge #837 - mood board

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 Mood Board Week and Lisa has a beautiful board to inspire us this week. It is such a gorgeous image this week and I'm sure this is going to be a really popular week. I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.

here is a better look at the mood board:

Isn't it a stunning picture?  Obviously you can be drawn to the sunflowers, butterflies or both or just use the colours as your inspiration.  I decided to use both on my card today 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 began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and blended all over the panel using Christmas pine ink. The sunflowers are a three step stamp and I used Gina K's tip on how to mass produce using a template (or 3 in this case) to get perfect alignment; and it really worked, they are all stamped perfectly.  Once they were all stamped I used the coordinating die to cut them out.  I also stamped the butterfly and coloured it with my Promarkers before using the coordinating die to cut it out.  I added the sunflowers using foam squares in a cluster in the centre of the panel and added the butterfly at the top again adding a thin piece of foam tape behind the body so that the wings could be lifted up a little.  The sentiment was stamped onto white card using black ink and cut out with the matching die (I also cut 3 more from plain white card to layer up).  The sentiment was adhered over the sunflowers using liquid glue.  The panel was then added to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and blended the Christmas pine ink along the bottom.  I had one sunflower and one butterfly left over so adhered them over the blended border using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink and then adhered the panel to the card base using double sided tape. 

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

Alphabet challenge - I is for insects

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood photo

Classic Design challenge - ATG optional twist use die cuts

Craft-alnica challenge - sunflower

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge - inspiration photo

Inkspirational challenge - garden

Inspiration Station challenge - inspiration photo

We Love Stamping challenge - summer blooms or ATG

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

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Gina K Designs - breath of sunshine stamp & die set (*Bumbleberry Crafts)

Gina K Designs - courage to fly mini stamp (current incentive - will be available next month)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sweet corn, honey mustard, dark chocolate, Christmas pine

Promarkers

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed 

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