Cards for all seasons IG Hop - Week 2

Hello friends; I hope you're having a great week so far. I'm back today to share my card for this week's Cards for All Seasons IG hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. Unfortunately I missed Week 1 because I was ill with the 'flu that was going around over Christmas but I'm happy to be joining in again for Week 2.  This week is hosted by Kelly and she has chosen 'frosted florals or winter birds'. A really fun theme and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

This is the first card I've made this year as I was really rough with the flu and didn't feel like crafting.  It was lovely to get back into my craft room (although I left it in such a mess after Christmas that I seriously need to tidy up now).  I was going to go with birds but changed my mind at the last minute as I love florals.  I used a blue colour combo to make it feel more frosty.  I hope you like my card.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the images:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the florals in black ink, used the coordinating stencils to colour them in and die cut them with the matching dies.  I die cut the stitched panel from white card and the mat layer from teal card.  I used a snowy background stamp to create my soft background using teal and applemint inks.  I adhered the panels together with double sided tape.  I cut a smaller stitched panel from white card and again the coordinating mat layer from teal and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I thought this smaller panel would make a good grounding spot for my florals.  I added foam squares to both of the florals and added the large one to the top and the smaller one to the bottom right.  I stamped the sentiment with black ink and die cut it out.  I again added foam squares and added it to the centre of the smaller panel nestled between the flowers.  I added some Nuvo glitter accents to the centres of the flowers and finished off with a few silver pearls.  For the inside I again cut a white stitched panel and a mat teal panel and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I used the snowy background but only around the edges of the panel, leaving some white for my sentiment and personal message.  I had one more floral left over so added that the bottom right of the panel with double sided tape.  I messed up stamping my sentiment so re-stamped it in black ink and used the matching die to cut it out and adhered it over my mis-stamping with liquid glue.  The panel was adhered to my card base with double sided tape.  I love this colour combo and it was inspired by a card I saw by Karen Day Hightower over on the Gina K Designs & StampTV Friends FaceBook page.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Allsorts challenge - close to nature

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - letter O - rectangle, stitching, free

Creative Moments challenge - winter blues

Daisy Chain challenge - no design paper

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge - rectangle card base (please delete if winter not allowed)

Papercraft challenge - winter wonders

Stencil Fun challenge - use stencils optional hello and/or winter 

The Four Seasons challenge - winter optional mood board

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

We Love Stamping challenge - anything but square

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cardsforallseasonshop2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back in the morning with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card ingredients:

Gina K Designs - holiday floral stamp & die bundle

Gina K Designs - holiday floral coordinating stencils

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sea glass, tranquil teal, turquoise sea, Christmas pine, applemint, lucky clover

Gina K Designs - snowy background stamp

Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 8 (for stitched & mat panels)

Gina K Designs - black, gold and silver pearl mix

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - currently oos but this is available as an alternative

Tonic Studios - Nuvo glitter accents (fresh snowfall)

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

teal card from stash