Card Clubhouse IG Hop - Week 19

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 19 and our theme is 'inspired by....' so we are all creating a project inspired by something or someone else.  This is going to be a great hop this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

I didn't really know what to do this week until I saw my pile of folded laundry on the table.  I have this really pretty short cotton nightie that I wear in the summer as it's so cool and the colours are beautiful.  I thought this would be the perfect inspiration for my card plus the colours are ones that I definitely wouldn't put together normally.  I'm apologising now for the very creased nightie but if you had waited for me to iron it, well let's say it would have been a while lol!  I hope you like it.

Here is my inspiration:

Aren't the colours just gorgeous?

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by hunting through my coloured card stock to try and find colours that matched.  Most of them were from Stampin' Up! (a really old pack) and one from Heffy Doodle and one from Lawn Fawn.  I went with a pink card panel to replicate the pattern and cut it to 4" x 5 1/4".  I found a die set that had lots of pretty flowers and leaves and die cut them from the coloured card.  I cut the centres of the flowers, along with some dots, from gold glitter card.  I used liquid glue to adhere everything together except I added a foam square between the small flower and the large flower for a little dimension.  It did take me a while to decide on a layout but once I was happy I added them to my background with liquid glue.  I used the glitter dots to fill in any obvious gaps.  I stamped the sentiments onto the light pink card using plum punch ink and used the coordinating dies to cut them out (I also cut 3 more for each from the light pink card so that I could stack them up).  I added the sentiments onto the background using liquid glue.  The panel was then adhered to my card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another light pink panel and stamped the sentiment in the centre using the plum punch ink.  I die cut a few more flowers and leaves and added them to the bottom of the panel using liquid glue.  I also added a few glitter dots.  

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

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional inspiration photo

Craft Rocket challenge - use dies

Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG optional lots and lots of colours

Creative Crafting Uncles challenge - males go feminine

Seize The Birthday challenge - add a sentiment strip

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:

Spellbinders - family & friends vignette die set - on sale!

Spellbinders - nature's dance clear stamp & die (for hugs and inside greeting) - on sale!

Spellbinders - colorful expressions blossom clear stamp (for strip sentiment)

Gina K Designs - lots of dots die set

Gina K Designs - plum punch ink pad

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

Stampin' Up! - subtles collection pack

Heffy Doodle - variety card pack - store now closed

Lawn Fawn - rainbow card pack

Tonic Studios - craft perfect gold dust glitter card

 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 #834 - CASE a DT Member Week

Hello again friends! I'm back to share my DT card for the Just Us Girls challenge and as it's a five week month this week it's 'CASE a DT Member Week'.  You just have to use one of the DT creations (doesn't have to be mine) as your inspiration and create something of your own.  In case you're not sure 'CASE' means to 'copy and share everything' or alternatively 'copy and selectively edit' which basically means use the parts of the design you like and maybe change up the colours or use the colours and change the focal image; you get it.  I'm sure there will be lots of entries for this one.

For my card I used a fun die set from Gina K Designs that I've had on my desk for a few months and have been dying to use and today was that day lol!  I used a bright and happy colour combo inspired by the current CAS Colours & Sketches challenge, although my design got a bit away from me and I don't think it qualifies as CAS anymore lol, but anyway I think it turned out super sweet.  I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cupcake:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a panel 4" x 5 1/4" from light pink card and created my own background using small stamps and coral and turquoise ink pads.  I decided to use a stitched rectangle die to cut out the panel to give a nice decorative edge. I die cut all the pieces for the cupcake using pink, coral and turquoise card from my scraps bin, lightly inked the edges with a slightly darker ink and adhered them together using liquid glue.  I die cut the picture frame from white card x 2 and adhered them together using liquid glue (I left the inner squares as a single layer).  I stamped the sentiment onto white card using the coral ink pad and used the coordinating die to cut it out  (plus 3 from white so that I could stack it up).  I added the frame to the background, at a jaunty angle, using liquid glue and also added the inner squares using liquid glue.  The cupcake was added over the lower square using foam squares and the sentiment was added in the upper square using liquid glue.  I also added a bow in the top left corner using liquid glue.  The panel was adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  I finished off with a few clear solid sequins and some crystal glaze over the heart.  For the inside I cut another white panel using the stitched rectangle die and added a strip of my homemade 'patterned paper' to the bottom using liquid glue.  I also added a thin strip of turquoise card along the top using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using the coral ink pad and finished off with a heart and bow in the bottom right corner.  The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

Color Dare challenge - colour challenge #714

Farmquest Grocery Game challenge - anything food or drink related

Little Red Wagon challenge - one thing (one cupcake, one sentiment, one bow)

Papercraft challenges - good enough to eat

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - stitch it (I used a stitched rectangle die)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

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. 

I appreciate you stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Gina K Designs - sweet celebrations die set

Gina K Designs - picture perfect frames die set

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

Gina K Designs - birthday sprinkles stamp & die (for sentiment and small stamps)

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

Gina K Designs - ink pads - light carnation, sunkissed coral, ocean mist, tranquil teal

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins

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)

Stampin' Up - subtles card stock pack (for pink card)

Tonic Studios - Nuvo crystal glaze clear

all other card from my scraps bin

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

Krafty Chicks challenge #831 - ATG with a twist

Good morning lovely friends; I hope your week is going well so far. I'm sharing my card for the new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 5; and as it's an extra week this month we have an anything goes theme and Diane is our hostess. However we are mixing it up this year and adding an optional twist and the twist this time is 'mood board' and we have a beautiful summery board to inspire you.  Such a fun twist and we hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

Here is the gorgeous mood board image:

My eye was immediately drawn to the water melon image and luckily for me I had just purchased a fun fruity stamp set from Time For Tea Designs in their recent sale so it was shown some love right away!  I created my own 'patterned paper' using the stamps and I think it turned out super cute.  I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and created my background using the single melon slice stamp; I also stamped the bunny with the melon slice and coloured them all with my Promarkers.  I used the coordinating die to cut out the bunny image (along with 3 more from plain white) and added white highlights with a gelly roll pen.  I stamped the sentiment using black ink on white card and also die cut another 3 from plain white card and stacked them using liquid glue.  I decided to cut out the background using this fun wavy edges die and also cut a mat layer from black card using the next size up; I adhered the layers together with double sided tape.  I used the same wavy edge die set and cut a smaller one from vellum to use as a grounding layer for my image and sentiment (as the background was super busy).  I decided I needed another layer of vellum to give some separation.  I added the bunny and sentiment onto the vellum using liquid glue and added the two layers of vellum together using double sided tape.  This was then adhered to the background panel using liquid glue. The panel was added to my card base using double sided tape.  I didn't add any embellishments as the background was busy enough already.  For the inside I cut another white layer and black layer using the wavy edge dies.  I had a tiny piece of the background left over so cut a strip for the bottom again using the wavy edge die and adhered all the layers together using liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink (I did some masking so that I could slightly change the sentiment).  I stamped, coloured and die cut one more melon slice and added that to the top right corner using liquid glue.  The panel was then adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  

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

Craft-alnica challenge - children

Double D challenge - favourite fruit

Dream Valley challenge - hand coloured image

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - anything food or drink related

I Love Promarkers challenge - children

Little Red Wagon challenge - one thing (1 image, 1 sentiment, 1 panel of handmade paper)

Papercraft challenges - good enough to eat

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

Sweet Stampin' challenge - for the children

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'ATG with a optional twist of mood board' 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 appreciate your lovely comments.  I'll be back later with my DT card for the Just Us Girls challenge.  

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Time for Tea Designs - fruitful friends stamp & die set - on sale!

Scrapbook.com - nested wavy rectangles die set

Promarkers

Sakura - black ballsign glaze pen (to darken the bunny nose and melon pips)

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 (for card base)

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum - no longer available

Card Clubhouse IG Hop - Week 15

Hello lovely friends; I'm back to share my card for the Card Clubhouse IG hop organised by my sweet friend Kelly. We are on Week 15 and our theme is 'letters home & anything postage' and we know how popular the postage trend is in crafting right now and there are so many stamps, dies and stencils available that this is bound to be a fun hop.  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 knew what I was going to use as soon as I saw this week's theme. I've had this stamp, die and stencil from Spellbinders since April 25 and it's never been used so this was the perfect time to dust it off.  I think it turned out great 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 cutting a white panel 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and used the air mail stencil to create the fun red, white and blue border; I love this look so much and this could be used for lots of different occasions by changing up the colours.  I took the letters and envelope stamp and stamped it once onto white card using memento black ink and once on blue card using versafine clair black ink.  I coloured some of the white images very lightly using my Promarkers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.  I added foam squares behind them and added them onto the blue background.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink onto white card and again used the die to cut it out; this was also added to the background with foam squares.  The blue background was added to the air mail panel with double sided tape and I finished off with some clear sequins.  The panel was adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped a sentiment in the upper centre using black ink.  I stamped a small part of the letters and envelopes background and again cut some extras from white card, which were lightly coloured with Promarkers.  I added these with liquid glue and also added a thin strip of red card behind the blue panel before adhering it to the bottom of the white panel with double sided tape.  I had one envelope left over so added that next to the sentiment with liquid glue.  The panel was added to my card base with double sided tape. 

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

Colorful Options challenge - red, white & blue (option 1 and 4)

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge - red, white & blue (inspired by the colours)

Just Add Ink challenge - dies or stencils or both (I used dies)

NBUS challenge - never used my stamp & dies or stencils before

PINspirational challenge - red, white & blue (inspired by the colours)

Tic Tac Toe challenge - middle row - any colour, free, sentiment

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cardclubhousehop2026 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:

Spellbinders - send and seal stamp & die (on sale!)

Spellbinders - air mail layering stencils (on sale!)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - blue denim & red hot

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins

Promarkers

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

Stampin' Up! - brights collection card stock (for blue card)

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

Just Us Girls challenge #829 - 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.

I'm really enjoying using my stencils more and it's making me re-visit ones I haven't used for years. My card today is using a stencil set that I really love but not used for a very long time.  I used a fun orange and teal colour combo and I think it turned out super cute.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stencilling the gorgeous butterfly background and cut it down using a stitched rectangle die.  I also cut an orange mat layer which I adhered together with double sided tape.  I die cut a white circle, which has some pretty dot detail, and stamped the sentiment in black ink.  I fussy cut one of the butterflies and added it above the sentiment with foam squares.  I also die cut a slightly larger vellum circle and adhered them with liquid glue. The circle was added in the bottom right corner with foam squares and I finished off with some black pearls. The panel was adhered to the card case with double sided tape. For the inside I cut another white stitched rectangle and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  As I had managed to cut the front panel fairly evenly I decided to add that around the stitched panel for a different look adhering them with liquid glue.  I fussy cut another butterfly and added that in the bottom right corner with liquid glue.  The panel was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - die cuts and/or stencils (I've used both)

Craft Rocket challenge - birthday

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - something beginning with B (butterflies)

Girlz Creative Crafts challenge - butterflies

Make My Monday challenge - use a stencil

Paper Rocks Scissors challenge - I used scissors to fussy cut my butterflies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

Stencil Fun challenge - use a stencil optional theme butterflies

I had stencilled an extra panel thinking I would use it on the inside but changed my mind so I used some of it to fussy cut the butterflies but then had quite a lot left over.  I decided to make a matching tag to go with my card.  

Here is my matching tag:

Plus I decorated the back of the tag:

I simply cut two tags from white card (one for the front and one for the back).  For the front I had a piece of the stencilled panel that was large enough to cover 3/4 of the tag, and adhered it with liquid glue; I also added a thin strip of the orange card.  I fussy cut another butterfly and die cut a small vellum circle and adhered them together with foam squares.  I stamped and cut out a sentiment and placed that across the butterfly with foam squares.  I finished off with a few black pearls.  For the back of the tag I added a small border of the stencilled panel along the bottom and also a strip of orange card using liquid glue.  I stamped a sentiment above this with black ink.  I also added an orange hole re-inforcer to both tags.  I adhered both tags together using liquid glue, threaded through some white ribbon and tied a bow using teal twine. 

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

A Place to Start challenge - ATG optional twist anything but a card

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards & Tags challenge - ATG

Tag-Along (& ATC's) challenge - add some text or ATG

Try It on Tuesday challenge - in the garden

Here is the card and tag together:

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 Kellianne so please leave her some love too. 

I appreciate you stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Taylored Expressions - butterflies stamp & stencil combo

Waffle Flower - nesting circle dies

MFT - sweet 16 freebie stamp 

*Gina K Designs - master layouts 02 (for stitched and plain rectangle)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 19 (for decorative circle die)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - butterscotch and blue lagoon

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 - 160gsm tangerine versatile card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Stampin' Up! - card stock vellum (no longer available)

tag supplies (in addition to above):

Waffle Flower - nesting tag dies

Clearly Besotted - a little sentiment stamp (no longer available)

ribbon & twine from my stash

*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 link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x