Cards For All Seasons IG Hop Week 25 - baking

Hello again friends; 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 25 and our theme is 'baking/Christmas cookies/gingerbread'. Such a great theme this week and I know we all have cute images or die cuts that are baking themed. 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 found an adorable image that I wanted to use and thought I would create a shaped card with a plate full of gingerbread men as my focal point.  Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, with this card but I think it turned out ok in the end.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute gingerbread men:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by creating my circle card base by die cutting two large circles from white card, scoring one of the circles at the very top and glueing them together with liquid glue.  I used the same die to cut another circle from patterned paper and adhered that to the front of the card.  I used a fluted circle die (which I think looks like a paper plate) and die cut that 3 times from white card and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I stamped 7 of the cute gingerbread men onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers before using the coordinating die to cut them out.  I added the 'plate' to the centre of my card base with liquid glue and added 6 of the gingerbread men on top with foam squares.  I stamped a sentiment in black ink and cut it out with a small circle die.  I added that overlapping the bottom of the plate with foam squares.  Finally I added some clear sequins for a little sparkle.  For the inside I cut a slightly smaller circle from white card and also a piece from patterned paper just to cover the bottom of the circle and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I added the one remaining gingerbread man with liquid glue to the bottom left and stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The panel was adhered to the card base with liquid glue.  

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

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up challenge - anything goes Christmas

ABC Christmas challenge - Y is for yummy

Aud Sentiments challenge - (non) traditional Christmas and/or winter + sentiment 

Crafty Calendar challenge - winter/Christmas

Creative Inspirations challenge - tis the season

Die Cut Divas challenge - Christmas/winter + must include a die cut

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - Christmas

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - anything food goes

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards & Tags challenge - ATG on a shaped card and/or tag

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge - time for Santa with inspiration photo

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG or purple & yellow

Merry Little Christmas challenge - anything Christmas goes

Peace on Earth challenge - anything Christmas themed optional mood board

Sweet Stampin' challenge - it's Christmas!

The Dream Factory challenge - candy cane lane or anything Christmassy goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - anything Christmas

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. 

Thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs,

Gina K Designs - Christmas cheer stamp & die set (for gingerbread man)

Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins

Spellbinders - fluted classic circles dies

Spellbinders - Santa's sippin' sayings stamp (for outside greeting)

Gina K Designs - merry sentiment strips (for inside greeting)

Waffle Flower - nesting circles dies

Go-Kreate - XXL plain circle dies - no longer available

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Paper pad from TK Maxx

*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

AAA Birthday challenge #66 - circle shaped

Good morning friends and welcome to October.  Well unfortunately autumn has started with lots of rain in my neck of the woods so not the start I wanted.  Let's hope I get the crisp and bright days I am dreaming of arrive soon.  Today I'm sharing my card for this month's brand new challenge over at the AAA Birthday challenge. This month Deekshita is the hostess and she has chosen 'circle shaped' as our theme.  Our guest designer this month is Nancy so please pop over to her blog and leave her some love. 

To be clear: your card should be a circle shape, not just a card with circles on it.

I love the look of circle cards and definitely don't make them often enough.  I made my own card base using a large circle die and the finished card is 5" diameter.  I haven't coloured flowers for ages and after rooting through my stash found this large floral image that I hadn't used before and it was the perfect fit for my card base.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A close up of the beautiful flowers:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping the flower image onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured it with Promarkers and cut it out with the matching die.  I also stamped the sentiment in black ink and die cut it with a sentiment strip die.  I took an A4 sheet of white card and using a large circle die created my card base.  I cut another circle the same size as my card base and lightly ink blended some sea glass ink all over; I then added this to my card base with liquid glue.  I adhered the flower image with liquid glue.  I decided to make a frame to go on top of the card front and I created this with the same circle die and the next size down in the set.  I added this with foam strips.  I added the sentiment strip with foam squares and a few silver sequins.  For the inside I used the left over circle (from creating the frame) and stamped a portion of the flower image in grey ink on the left side.  I also stamped a sentiment in black ink.  This was added to the card base with double sided tape.   A fairly simple card but I'm happy with the finished result.  

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

Allsorts challenge - ATG

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes & optional mood board

Die Cut Divas challenge - ATG on a card

Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - always birthday

My Time To Craft challenge - spring season

PINspirational challenge - shapes (shaped card)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

The Cutie Pie challenge - birthday girls  

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.

I'll be back in a short while with an extra card for you so I hope you can call back and check it out.  Until then, enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

Reverse Confetti - roses stamp & die - on sale!

Promarkers

Gina K Designs - large strip sentiment dies

Gina K Designs - sea glass ink pad

Little B - circle dies 100381

Spellbinders - color essentials sequins silver smooth disc

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - currently oos

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed

Heffy Doodle - adhesive foam strips - store now closed

Versafine - onyx black ink pad