2024 Crafty Kickoff IG Card Hop - Week 1

Hello again friends and Happy Hump Day.  I'm joining in with a new Instagram Hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly called 2024 Crafty Kickoff and each Wednesday we will share a themed card inspired by the New Year.  This week's theme is 'what's new to you'.   

You can interpret this theme any way you like; whatever inspires you.  I went literal and used a new background stamp that I got recently as the starting point.  Here is my card:  

A closer look:

I decorated the inside:

I also decorated the envelope:

I began by stamping the background stamp twice with navy ink onto white card to make a panel for my card.  I ink blended the same navy ink all over so that the white parts became a lighter blue.  I die cut a circle from the upper centre and added acetate behind so that I could create a shaker window.  I die cut some lighter blue card using the same circle die and one size larger to make a frame for my shaker window.  I added this with liquid glue.  I added foam tape behind my panel and around the window, poured clear sequins onto my card base and removed the foam tape backing and placed it over my sequins to seal them in.  I stamped and coloured a cute bunny image using my Promarkers, added some white highlights with a gel pen and fussy cut him out.  I added him to the bottom right of the shaker window with foam squares.  I used the same light blue card and stamped my sentiment in navy ink and die cut it with a banner die; I also added this to the panel with foam squares.  I added a few more sequins to the front of the card for some extra bling.  

For the inside I cut a white panel and stamped a sentiment in navy ink.  As I had some spare background pieces (as I did a test run before making my card) I added a thin strip at the top and bottom of the panel.  This was added to my card base with double sided tape.   I also decorated the envelope with the extra background pieces.  

I love making shaker cards and don't know why I don't do it more often.  I could have put a few more sequins in my shaker but it shakes and looks ok so no worries.  

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

Allsorts challenge - make your own background

CRAFT challenge - new (new BG stamp)

Cardz for Guyz challenge - something new from stash (BG stamp)

Colourful Options challenge - blue lagoon

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG include an animal

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG optional twist - no design paper

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Cut It Up challenge - use something new (BG stamp)

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - stamp it

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG/animals

Make My Monday challenge - happy birthday

My Time To Craft challenge - something new in your stash (BG stamp)

Sweet Stampin' challenge - what's new with you? (BG stamp)

Try It On Tuesday challenge - winter blues

We Love Stamping challenge - something new (BG stamp)

I would love it if you would pop over to Instagram and see the amazing work by all the other crafters taking part in the hop.  Please use the hashtag #2024CraftyKickoffIGCardHop to find the hop and also so that we can find your creation if you are inspired to take part.  

I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for this week's Krafty Chicks challenge so please pop by and check it out.  As always I appreciate the comments you leave and thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

Uniko Stamps - Background Blocks Layered Stripes stamp

MFT - Sending sweet celebration wishes stamp set

MFT - Old friends stamp set (for HB sentiment)

MFT - Blueprints 27 (for banner die)

Gina K Designs - Birthday cheer (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - In the navy ink pad

Spellbinders - Standard circles large die set

Little Things From Lucy's Cards - sprinkles - crystal circles

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card (for panels and card base)

Sakura - white gelly roll 10 pen