Summer Soiree Card Making IG Hop - Week 8

Hello friends; I hope you've had a great start to your week.  I can't believe it's Wednesday already.  It only seems like 5 minutes ago I was posting last week's card! 

We are now up to Week 8 of our Summer Soiree IG card hop, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly. This week's theme is 'you are my sunshine' so think sunshine, sun-rays, yellow, encouragement etc. 

I decided to take the theme very literal this week and created and fairly clean and simple but at the same time super cute card (I think so anyway lol!).  I hope you will like it.

Here is my card:

A close up of the cute sunshine:

I also decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" from smooth white card and ran it through my die cutting machine with a sun-rays embossing folder.  I didn't actually have a sun die (I know shock horror) so used a pinking edge circle and matching smaller circle die that I found in a set from MFT.  I cut them from some orange and yellow offcuts that I had in my scraps bin.  I also die cut some clouds from white card.  I used the same yellow card to die cut the word 'sunshine' and also 2 more from white card so that I could glue them together for some dimension.  I did some stamp surgery on one of my stamps and used part of it to stamp 'you are my' in black ink onto white card; which I then cut with a sentiment strip die.  I added the circles together with liquid glue and added them to my panel with double sided tape.  I added the larger cloud with foam squares and the smaller cloud with a mix of foam squares and liquid glue as it overlapped the larger cloud.  The die cut sentiment was added with liquid glue and I added the stamped sentiment with foam squares.  The panel was added to my card front with foam tape.  I didn't add anything else as I thought it was cute as it was.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and cut a white strip 2" x 4" and again ran it through my die cutting machine with the embossing folder.  I die cut another 'sun' and one small cloud. I added the embossed strip, sun and cloud with double sided tape.  I stamped a sentiment in the upper centre of the my panel with black ink.  A really fun card I think.  

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

AAA Cards challenge - anything CAS goes optional twist holidays/travel

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Can You Handle The Pressure challenge - anything embossing goes option things with wings

CAS on Friday challenge - two colours (with white or cream) -  I used yellow and orange with white

CRAFT challenge - summer 

Die Cut Divas challenge - wet or dry embossing (I used an embossing folder)

Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - romance/friendship

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge - be happy (inspired by smiley face/colour)

Double Trouble challenge - what makes you happy/include a smile and/or smile sentiment

Moving Along With The Times challenge - summer fun

My Time To Craft challenge - summertime fun

PINspirational challenge - die cuts

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - anything CAS goes option off centre

The Four Seasons challenge - anything goes summer

Try It On Tuesday challenge - keep it simple

Word Power challenge - make the sentiment the focus of your card

If you would like to follow the hop over on Instagram please use the hashtag #summersoireecardmakinghop2024 to find us or alternatively visit my profile and you will find the list of participants in my post.  We would love it if you would give the summer soiree challenges a try and again use the hashtag and we will find your projects.  

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge but until then enjoy the rest of your day and thank you for stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

card ingredients:

MFT - blueprints 13 (for circles) - retired

W Plus 9 - sunshine layers die set (for sunshine word) - retired

Clearly Besotted Stamps - sky's the limit (for clouds) - retired

MFT - beach bunnies stamp (for 'you are my' sentiment)

MFT - Polynesian paradise (for inside sentiment) - retired

Gina K Designs - sentiment strips dies

Lawn Fawn - you're the zest (for face on the sun)

We R Memory keepers 6" x 6" embossing folder (unsure of the name)

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine - onyx black ink

coloured card from my scraps bin

AAA Birthday challenge - DT card

Good morning lovely friends and happy 1st of June.  I can't believe we are already in the 6th month of 2023 - where has the time gone?  

I am here today with my DT card for this month's AAA Birthday challenge.  This month our hostess is Deekshita and she has chosen 'water colours'.   The challenge lasts from 1st June - 30th June and it is for birthday cards only.  

I started my card with a completely different plan in my mind but I changed it after finishing my water colour background; the final result is not what I envisaged but I think it turned out ok.  

here is a closer look:

As I say I began by water colouring the background using my Gamsai Tambi water colours.  I was originally going to add a little critter image over the top but I didn't like it so searched through my stamps and found this beautiful Gina K Designs stamp which fit the shape I'd created perfectly.  I did use some clean water and 'bleached' out the flowers a little so that there would be some colour difference from the background.  I haven't made a circle card for such a long time and I thought it would be perfect for the wreath shape.  I used an old Go Kreate XXL circle die set but had to trim the black circle as the size difference was too big but don't look too closely as my border is a little wonky in places lol!  I finished off by adding a scripty sentiment and some black pearls.  The card base was created with the same larger circle dies and I added some extra interest with an embossing folder.  The finished card is 5 3/4" diameter.  

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

Craft Rocket challenge - use dies

Krafty Chicks challenge - stamp act

SSS Wednesday challenge - anything goes

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour challenge - ATG (option bright colours)

Can you handle the pressure challenge - ATG (option bird/birdhouses)

Double D challenge - flowers

Allsorts challenge - anything goes (option use a stencil)

I hope you will have a chance to join in with our challenge this month.  Please pop over to the blog for all the details and to check out the wonderful creations from the rest of the DT.  We also have Ana as our guest designer this month.  

I cannot wait to see your amazing creations. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty hugs and love, 

Card ingredients:

Gina K Designs - Kindness wreath stamp set (not sure if discontinued)

Gina K Designs - Spring floral BG stamp set (for sentiment)

Strathmore Bristol smooth watercolour card 

Gansai Tambi watercolour palette

Go Kreate XXL circle dies 

Gina K Designs - embellishment pearl mix

We R Memory Keepers sunburst EF (discontinued)

Mother's Day 2021 part 1

Hello friends.  I hope you've had a good start to the week.  I'm on leave this week so my start has been very good.  Today I'm sharing the card I made for my mother for Mother's Day (we had ours last weekend in the UK).  I've titled this post part 1 as I made cards for my boys to give their grandmas and I also made a card for my husband to give his mother but I'll share them in separate posts so not to bore you lol!).   I hope you like today's card.

Isn't that image just adorable.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured it with my Promarkers.  I thought the card looked too plain so I added the small heart randomly around the image and again coloured them with the same Promarkers.  So that they matched the dark lines of the stamped image I used a multi-liner pen to draw around them.  I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onxy Black ink and added a few sparkle gumdrops to finish.  I added my panel onto a yellow card panel and then adhered this to my card base.  As my card was 7x5 in size I made a matching envelope from plain green card.  I did decorate the inside too with a few hearts but forgot to take a photo d'oh!  Of course my mother loved it lol!

There are lots of spring inspired challenges around at the moment so I would like to enter my card here:

Inkspirational challenge - fur or feathers (my little bear has fur)

Daisy Chain challenge - flowers

Alphabet challenge - Y is for yellow

Sweet Stampers challenge - Easter or spring

Allsorts challenge - spring flowers

Simon Says Stamp IG challenge - hello spring

Cute Card Thursday challenge - spring fever

Sweet Stampin' challenge - spring mood board

I hope you have a great week, whatever you are up to.  Tomorrow is going to be a tough day for us as it's the first anniversary of my father's passing.  It's been a very difficult year, especially with everything else that has been going on, but we are all supporting each other and as long as he is in our hearts he will never truly be gone.  

Stay safe lovely friends, sending lots of love. 

Card ingredients:

Tracey Hey - wreath rascals stamp set

Hero Arts - Happy stamp & cut (for the sentiment)

Promarkers

Your Next Stamp - white sugar & sparkle gumdrops (Dies to Die For)

Versafine Onyx black ink

Memento Tuxedo black ink

Yellow & green card from stash

We R Memory Keepers - envelope punch board

Sloth happy birthday

A colleague at work recently celebrated her birthday and she is obsessed with sloths.  I remembered I had this fun stamp set from Tracey Hey which would be so perfect for her.  

This is the card I made:

I made a matching envelope:

close up of the card:

I also decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the fun image with memento tuxedo black ink and coloured the image with Promarkers.  I cut the panel and added a chocolate brown layer behind it to frame the image.  I made a kraft card blank and attached a piece of patterned paper with liquid glue.  I then attached my coloured panel onto this with foam tape.  I finished by adding some sequins for a bit of bling.  For the inside I used the same chocolate card and added the left over pieces of patterned paper to the edges and stamped a sentiment in the centre.  Simple but I think it ties everything together to use elements from the front of my card on the inside.  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - frame it

Crafty Hazelnuts's Patterned Paper challenge - use patterned paper

Allsorts challenge - I love.... challenge (I love colouring, cute images and making my own envelopes)

Simon Says Stamp IG monthly challenge - put a stamp on it

I hope you are all keeping well.  The news is full of talk that there may be another lockdown soon; I really hope it doesn't happen this time.  Let's hope everyone complies with wearing their masks and social distancing before it gets that far.  

Enjoy the lovely weather but remember to stay safe. 

card ingredients:

Tracey Hey Alpaca Pals - rocking the wreath stamp set

Crafter's Companion - Neenah desert storm card

Chocolate card from stash

Studio Katia - dazzling celery fusion sequins

Little Things from Lucy's Cards - just peachy sequins

MME 'now & then' - Izzy 6x6 paper pad

Memento Tuxedo black ink pad

Versafine Onyx black ink pad (for sentiments)

We R Memory Keepers - envelope punch board

Promarkers:

forest green, bright green, leaf green, lime zest

orange, mango, soft peach

burnt sienna, cinnamon, caramel, sandstone

My sister's birthday card

Happy September friends.  I don't know what happened to last week - it went by in a blur.  I was home from work on annual leave from Wednesday on but I still don't know where it went even though I had more time to craft and chill out lol!  It was my sister's birthday last week so I thought I would share the card (and matching envelope) I made for her.  

Close up of the card:

Card & envelope together:

I stamped the gorgeous image onto a white card panel and coloured it with Promarkers.  I stamped the sentiments (which are from 2 different sets) in Versafine onyx black ink and matted this onto a green panel.  I then added this to my card front (which was 7x5 in size) with foam tape.  I finished off with a few sequins for some bling.  I made the envelope with the same green cardstock and stamped the image again using Versafine Clair morning mist ink and coloured them with pencils for a softer look.  

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

Penny Black and More challenge - say it with flowers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - anything goes

Krafty Chicks challenge - all occasions

I will try and be a bit more organised this week and share another card in the next few days.  Have a wonderful week and if your children/young adults are going back to school and university I'm sending you my love.  It's a stressful time normally but everything is that little bit 'extra' at the moment isn't it. 

Take care and stay safe.

card ingredients:

Taylored Expressions - doodle flowers background

Ranger - Letter it - birthday (for large HB sentiment)

Clearly Besotted Stamps - happy birthday all (for the smaller sentiment)

Promarkers

Little Things by Lucy's Card - sprinkles: crystal circles

Heffy Doodle - white cardstock

green card stock from stash

Versafine onyx black ink pad for sentiments

Memento tuxedo black ink pad for floral image

envelope ingredients:

green card stock from stash

We R Memory Keepers - envelope punch board 

Taylored Expressions - doodle flowers background

Versafine Clair morning mist ink pad

Spectrum Noir 'essentials' coloured pencils 

Pet sympathy card

Unfortunately I've had to make 2 sympathy cards this week, one for a person and one for a pet.  They are sad cards to make aren't they.  I thought I would share the pet one today.  My lovely friend in work had to say goodbye to her beautiful dog Jenny last week and this is the card I made for her and her husband:

I also made my own envelope:

I ink blended the paw/heart stencil with some white ink onto red cardstock and adhered this to a white panel.  I die cut a white heart and a black dog (only using the dog part from the Waffle Flower 'rainbow bridge dog die') and added this to the panel.  I used a beautiful sentiment also from Waffle Flower and stamped it with Versafine onyx black ink.  I found this sweet 'bones' 12x12 paper in my stash (from many moons ago) and thought it would make the perfect envelope.  I also decorated the inside but I keep forgetting to take a photo until after I've already written on it!

It's such a hard thing to say goodbye to a pet, especially when they've been ill and you know the day is coming.  I'm sure my friend took some comfort in my card and even though I couldn't take the pain away she knew I was thinking of her and her husband. 

I'm going to enter this card into the following challenges:

CCC Digi Creations challenge - no patterned papers

Simon Says Stamp IG challenge - friendship (made for my friend)

I'm really struggling with my back at the moment, I was getting clothes out of the washing machine on Thursday and it suddenly gave way.  Over the years I've suffered with sciatica but this is a different type of pain so I think I must have pulled a muscle or something.  I'm taking paracetamol and using my heat-bag to try and ease the pain but it's really uncomfortable.  Fingers crossed it will get better in a few days.

Have a great week everyone and take care.

Card ingredients:

Honey Bee Stamps - friends furever set of 2 stencils

Waffle Flower - rainbow bridge dog die

Waffle Flower - rainbow bridge stamp

MFT - hearts a plenty dies

Taylored Expressions - sugar cube mini ink pad

Heffy Doodle - cherry on top red card stock

We R Memory Keepers - envelope punch board