Cards for All Seasons IG Hop Week 20 - anything pumpkin!

Hello again friends; I'm bombarding you with posts today - hopefully you don't mind!!  I'm back to share my card for this week's Cards for All Seasons IG hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. We are now on Week 20 and our theme is 'anything pumpkin'. Such a fun theme this week and even if pumpkins are not your thing you could just use lots of orange instead.  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 a bit short on time this week so went clean and simple for my layout and used ephemera and patterned paper for a quick card.  I really like how it turned out though and I hope you do too!

Here is my card:

A closer look at the pumpkins:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and mat it onto an orange layer cut to 4" x 5 1/4".  I cut a piece of the patterned paper 1 3/8" x 5 1/8" and adhered it to the right side of the white panel with double sided tape.  I know you can only just see it but I did add a thin strip of orange card along the edge of the paper with liquid glue.  I die cut the pumpkins from the ephemera sheet using the coordinating die, added foam squares and arranged them down the card along the join where the white card and paper meet.  I didn't have time to root around my stash for the perfect sentiment so made my own and printed it out.  I die cut the sentiment with a sentiment strips die and added it over the pumpkins with foam squares.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  No embellishments this time as I liked the CAS design as it was.  For the inside I thought I would create a punny sentiment (as I'm hilarious in my own mind lol!) and thought this one was really fun.  I again used the computer and printed it out and used my master layouts to cut out the panel along with a panel from orange card.  I adhered the panels together with double sided tape.  I used the left over paper along the bottom of the panel and again added a thin strip of orange card along the edge.  I had two pumpkins left over too so added them in the left lower corner with liquid glue.  The panel was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  A really fun card which took hardly any time to make - so win-win!  

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

Cardz 4 Guyz challenge - autumn/fall

CAS on Friday challenge - sketch

Color Throwdown challenge - green, red and orange

Crafty Gals Corner challenge - fall___ colours and pumpkins

Creative Inspirations challenge - autumn/something spooky

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG optional twist autumn/fall colours

Dream Valley challenge - autumn colours

Everybody Art challenge - clean and simple

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge - spooky fun (inspired by the pumpkins)

Make My Monday challenge - autumnal festival/autumnal fall

Papercraft challenges - amazing autumn

Pearly Sparkles challenge - pumpkins and/or autumn leaves 

PINspirational challenge - pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere optional inspiration photo

The Four Seasons challenge - ATG fall optional mood board

Tic Tac Toe challenge - orange, plaid, pumpkin

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cfascardhop2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back tomorrow 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 supplies:

Gina K Designs - autumn splendor ephemera sheets & coordinating die plate

Gina K Designs - autumn splendor 6x6 patterned paper pack

Gina K Designs - master layouts 01 die set

Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments dies

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

orange card from my stash

The Male Room challenge - GDT card

Hello again friends; I'm here again this morning to share my card as GDT for The Male Room challenge.  I was lucky enough to win one of their recent challenges and was honoured to be asked to be a guest designer for them.  The challenge this month is 'for a baby boy' which was perfect for me as one of my son's friends has just welcomed a new baby boy. 

I've seen lots of baby dresser shaped cards on Pinterest so was inspired to give one a go. I love making baby cards, especially shaped ones, but sadly don't seem to need them very often these days.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I made a 5" x 7" top folding card but cutting 1 panel 5" x 7" and one panel 5" x 8" and scoring at 1" on the 8" side.  I then adhered them together with strong red liner tape.  I cut 5 'drawers' from white card using a flag die and cut off the flag end and also cut a thinner 'top' for my dresser from white card.  To make the decorative detail on the bottom of the dresser I used a spellbinders scalloped die.  I added the top and drawers with foam squares.  I recently bought a super cute baby die set so of course I had to use it; I die cut two outfits, a teddy bear, a duck and a baby rattle using scraps of blue, yellow and kraft card.  I added some details with Promarkers, a white gel pen and black memento pen and adhered all the pieces together with liquid glue.  I also die cut the hello baby words, letters to spell out Isaac and a few white hearts.  I arranged the die cuts as I wanted and added them with liquid glue.  I finished off with some silver pearl embellishments for the drawer handles.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4 1/2" x 5 1/4" and add a blue mat layer with double sided tape.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with blue ink and added a few more die cuts to match the front.  The panel was adhered with double sided tape. A really sweet card and even though it's not perfect, it is handmade after all, I love it and I hope Isaac's parents do too.  

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

* to be updated * 

Please pop over to The Male Room challenge blog for all the details/rules and to see the amazing creations from the design team.  I would like to thank Helen and the team for having me as a guest this month.  I hope you will find the time to enter the challenge and cannot wait to see all your projects in the linky.  

Thanks for stopping by and see you all soon.  

Love and hugs, 

card supplies:

Scrapbook.com - welcome baby die set

MFT - little letters die set - store now closed

Spellbinders - scalloped labels one die set - retired

Clearly Besotted - hello and baby word dies - retired

MFT - fishtail flag stax dies (for drawers) - store now closed

Kraftin' Kimmie - baby love stamps (for inside sentiment) - ? retired

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Gina K Designs - blue sky ink pad

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

coloured card from stash

AAA Birthday challenge #74 - Ombre

Hello again friends and welcome to October. I hope last month was good to you and you're ready to start a brand new month.  I'm here today to share my card for this month's AAA Birthday challenge and this month our theme is 'ombre' which is such a fun challenge and can be achieved in so many different ways.  I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone interprets the theme this month.  Our guest designer this month is the lovely Karen so please pop over to her blog and leave her some love.

I was originally going to do an ink blended ombre background but changed my mind and decided to make an ombre birthday cake.  I love the finished card so much and it would look awesome in all the colours of the rainbow.  I hope you like it too.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cake:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the cake using a border stamp using light to dark purple ink pads.  I then trimmed it down to 2" x 2 1/2" and splattered it with white gouache.  I used a scalloped border die to create the cake stand and hand cut the base using scissors (it's a very dark purple but for some reason looks navy in my photos!).  I cut a white scalloped panel and using some of the darker purple ink I splattered the background; once dry I layered this onto a pale purple panel cut to 4" x 5 1/4" with double sided tape.  I added the cake and stand with foam squares and then stamped my sentiment with the palest purple ink I had used for the cake.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and then adhered this to my card base with double sided tape.  I finished off with some pearls and heart crystals.  For the inside I cut another white scalloped panel and purple layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  To continue the cake theme I stamped and die cut two candles and added them to the bottom right corner with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with one of the darker purple ink pads.  The panel was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

* to be updated * 

The Design Team have created amazing cards as always so please pop over to the blog and check them out and perhaps leave them some love on their personal blogs. I hope you will be able to join in with the challenge this month but don't forget it has to be birthday themed. I can't wait to see your creations in the linky.

Have a great day. 

Love and hugs,

 

card supplies:

Uniko Stamps - background builders: classic stamp (for cake layers)

Clearly Besotted - scalloped edges die collection (for cake stand) - retired

Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 4 die set (for scalloped rectangle)

Gina K Designs - sketched flowers stamp (for outside sentiment)

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

Gina K Designs - birthday bash stamp & die set (for candles)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - lovely lavender, medium lilac, wild lilac

Gina K Designs - light orchid ink cube

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

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for splatters)

purple card from stash