Card Clubhouse IG Hop - Week 12

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 12 and our theme is 'hello sunshine' so we would like to see sunshine dies, stamps, papers etc. We can't wait to see what everyone makes. 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 recently picked up this super cute sunshine die that I thought would be perfect for this challenge. It's quite large so I didn't really need to do much more to my card lol so it's quite a simple card today. I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the fun die cut:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting the sun 3 times so that I could layer them up with liquid glue.  I cut the outer part from orange card and the inner circle from yellow card.  I used some scrap card to cut the face pieces.  For the background I embossed a white panel using an older folder that I've had in my stash for years; the clouds are so cute.  I also cut a piece of orange gingham card 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" to go behind my embossed panel and I adhered them together with double sided tape.  I die cut the letters x 2 to spell 'sunshine' from the yellow card and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I stamped and white heat embossed the sentiment and use a sentiment strips die to cut it out.  I added the sun and strip sentiment with foam squares and the sunshine word with liquid glue.  The panel was then added to the card base with double sided tape.  I finished off with some pastel orange and yellow pearls.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and added a strip of white card to the bottom that I also embossed with the cloud folder.  I die cut another sun and added that over the embossed piece, cutting off the overhanging piece.  I stamped a simple sentiment in black ink and added the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

AAA Cards challenge - 1+1 challenge (summer sun) - maybe not CAS enough so delete if not!

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Creative Knockouts challenge - die cuts/stencils/punches

Die Cut Divas challenge - ATG must use a die cut (4th entry)

Make My Monday challenge - dry/heat embossing 

Moving Along With The Times challenge - use your favourite stamp, die or tool (the alphabet letters are super old but they are the perfect size)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - add a sentiment

The Four Seasons challenge - ATG summer optional mood board

Try It On Tuesday challenge - flying high (the sun floats high in the sky)

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:

Lawn Fawn - stitched sun frame die set

Darice - clouds embossing folder

MFT - little letters die set

Clearly Besotted - a little sentiment stamp (retired)

Memory Box - mango gingham card 

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Limetree Craft - maize and faded marigold 160gsm card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

*Gina K Designs - sentiment strips die set

Gina K Designs - rainbow pearl mix

*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

2nd Annual Sunshine Hop

Hello and welcome to a brand new week!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend; wasn't the weather glorious last week?  For once I have an empty washing basket (but not for long I'm sure).  

I don't normally post on a Monday but I am honoured to be part of an Instagram Hop to raise awareness of skin cancer, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly.  This has a personal significance for me as my mother-in-law was diagnosed with skin cancer on her face and had to have surgery to remove it.  It was a scary and worrying time but thankfully they told her that they managed to get it all during surgery.  

The purpose of this hop is to bring awareness to skin cancers/melanoma with helpful tips, reminders to get your annual skin checks and beautiful projects focusing on the sun and the colour yellow! As a thank you for hopping with us, there is a giveaway prize hidden somewhere on the hop so make sure to visit each stop along the way!  I used some fun dies for my card today that I've had for a while but haven't used before so that was a bonus.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the fun sunglasses:

I also decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting the sentiment from white card 3 times and before I stacked them I did an ombre ink blend using yellow ink on one set.  I then adhered them together with liquid glue.  I die cut the sunglasses (again 3 times) and also adhered them with liquid glue.  I thought it would be fun to put a sunshine image behind the glasses so stamped the image onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured it with Promarkers.  I then use the sunglasses die to cut out image.  I again stacked them 3 times so that they would be the same depth as the frame.  I cut a piece of yellow card 4" x 5 1/4" and used a cloud embossing folder to create a fun background for my card.  I die cut a stitched rounded rectangle from white card as a base for my sentiment and sunglasses.  The yellow panel was added to the card base with double sided tape and the white rounded panel was added with foam tape.  The sentiment and sunglasses were added with liquid glue.  I tried adding some bling but I preferred it without so left it as it was.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink.  I used the cloud embossing folder to emboss a thin piece of the yellow card and added that to the bottom of the panel with double sided tape.  I stamped and coloured an image of the sunglasses and die cut it out before adding it onto the yellow strip with liquid glue.  A really fun and cheerful card.  I hope you like it.  

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

AAA Colourful challenge - inspiration colour board

Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - must use an EF option flowers

Crafts Galore Encore challenge - ATG

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG optional twist summer

Creative Knockouts challenge - finish the inside (10 challenges max)

Cut It Up challenge - add a sentiment (3rd entry)

Inkspirational challenge - seasonal (summer)

NBUS challenge - never used my dies before 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - use die cuts

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

I thought I would add a fact about skin cancer/melanoma, which you may find interesting.  I have another fact for you on my Instagram post too.

* Did you know regular daily use of SPF15 or higher sunscreen reduces risk of melanoma by 50%.

 Please pop over to my Instagram post to see the list of stops along the hop or use hashtag #scawarenesssunshinehop to find us. As a thank you for hopping along with us there is a giveaway prize hidden somewhere on the hop so make sure to visit each stop along the way!

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments; I really appreciate them all.

Love and hugs,

 

Card ingredients:

MFT Stamps - Stay cool die-namics

MFT - SPECtacular stamp & dies

MFT - stitched rounded rectangles stack dies (retired)

Clearly Besotted Stamps - balloon bunch backdrops (retired)

Darice - clouds embossing folder (no longer available)

Promarkers

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card

Memento - tuxedo black ink

Versafine - onyx black ink

Gina K Designs - wild dandelion ink pad

yellow card from scrap box

Birthday kitties

I made this card for a good friend of mine at work. As it was her birthday yesterday I can now show it here. I stamped the penny black kitties and coloured them with my pro-markers. I also highlighted parts of it with a sakura glaze pen. The dp is by the paper company and the plain green cs is from the papermill shop. I used shocking pink self-adhesive ribbon by darice and the flowers are by prima and heidi swapp. The sentiment was done on my pc and the adhesive stones are papermania. Thanks for looking.

p.s. thanks for all the good wishes after my fall. The bruises are out and changing colour now but I'm almost back to "normal". I'll definitely take my time going down those steps again hehe!