Card Clubhouse IG Hop - Week 21

Hello lovely friends; I'm here to share my card for the Card Clubhouse IG hop organised by my sweet friend Kelly. We are on Week 21 and our theme is 'opposites attract' for example, black/white, dark/light, clean/layered, pastel/bright, warm/cool, soft/texture. This is going to be a great hop this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

For my card I decided to go with colours vs white as my opposites attract and I think it turned out quite pretty.  I used some bright patterned paper, white card and a leafy die cut and I'm really happy with it.  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 patterned paper and white card using a die set from MFT and adhered the pieces onto a white panel cut to 4" x 5 1/4".  I die cut the leaf die from white card and also from the patterned paper and adhered the white piece onto the front of my card using liquid glue.  I pieced the white leaf inners back into place over the patterned paper and pieced the patterned paper leaf inners over the white card using liquid glue.  I chose an ink pad of a similar colour to the teal stripe and stamped my sentiment in the upper part of the white section.  I finished off with some pastel pearls on the white section and some white pearls on the paper section.  The panel was adhered to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" stamped the sentiment in the centre using the teal ink pad.  I cut a piece of the patterned paper and die cut part of the leaf from it before adding it onto the bottom of the panel, as well as the outline leaf inner, with liquid glue.  I adhered the panel onto my card base using double sided tape. 

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

613 Avenue Create challenge - ATG optional twist: think pink

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Dream Valley challenge - pearls and/or gems

Love Those Pretty Papers challenge - use patterned paper optional ghost/ghouls

Paper Rocks Scissors challenge - use patterned paper or scissors 

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - think pink

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cardclubhouse2026 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:

Simon Says Stamp - outline clustered leaves die

MFT - blueprints 18 die set

Altenew - across the pond stamp set (for outside sentiment)

Simon Says Stamp/Studio Katia - flower bunch stamptember set (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - blue lagoon ink pad

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)

Primark - paper pad

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Thank you x

Summer Crush Wednesday week 5

Hello again friends; I'm back as promised with this week's card for Week 4 of the Summer Crush Wednesday IG hop organised by my good friend Kelly.  The hop will run for 6 weeks (this is week 5) and we will have some fun themes and even some techniques I've never tried before!  If you would like to join us just use the hashtag #scwcardhop23 and we will find you (you can also see all the other participants of the hop using this hashtag).  This week is 'tropical vibes' so think bright colours, lush vegetation and hot temperatures!  

Here is my tropical card:

a few different views of my fun fold:

For my card this week I decided to make a double dutch fold card that I had seen on another crafters blog (you can see her card here).  I followed this tutorial that I found when I did a google search.   I began by stamping the toucans, leaves and branch and coloured them with Promarkers; I used the matching dies to cut them out.  I then followed the tutorial and made my card base using white card.  I found this tropical looking paper pad in my stash so cut all the layers with that and also decided to go with pink mat layers behind which matched the pink flowers.  I die cut a pink frame for the front panel of the card and placed a white panel behind it for my images to stand on.  Onto this white panel I stamped some leaves using the second generation stamping technique for a softer effect.  I stamped the sentiment at the bottom and added the branch, 2 leaves and a toucan above.  I also added a toucan, a leaf and a secondary sentiment on the inside.  It's a fun card shape but not one I think I will make a lot of.  Plus it was really hard to photograph lol!

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

Daisy Chain challenge - summertime

Creative Knockouts challenge - finish the inside

Creative Inspirations challenge - feathered friends

Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies

Four Seasons challenge - summer

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG feature a critter

Please pop over to Instagram to see what the other participants of the hop have created; and we cannot wait to see what you make.  Don't forget to pop back again next week for the final week of our summer fun crafting.  

Enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

Time for Tea Designs - toucan do this (? retired)

Time for Tea Designs - A2 nesting frame die set

Gina K Designs - so many sentiments (for the inside sentiment)

Promarkers

Primark paper pad (must have been a gift as don't remember buying it)

Versafine onyx black ink pad

Memento tuxedo black ink pad

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm white smooth card