Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop - August 26

Hello and welcome back to my blog lovely friends. It's a busy day on my blog today as this is my third post!  It's time for the Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop, which takes place on the 5th of each month. You always have the option to go for anything goes but the extra prompt this month is 'baby shower'. I was a little daunted when I saw this theme as I've never made a baby shower anything before but obviously it's the same as a welcome baby card just with a slightly different sentiment.  So get creating and let's see all your baby themed tags. I can't wait to see what the rest of my fellow hoppers have made and I hope you can pop over to Instagram and join us.

I thought it would be fun to create a onesie shaped tag and went with a gender neutral colour scheme so that it could be used for a boy or a girl.  I even did some paper piecing on this one!  I think it turned out super cute and I hope you like it.

Here is my tag:

A closer look at the cute image:

Plus I decorated the back of the tag:

I began by die cutting two of the onesies from white card and two from neutral patterned paper and I adhered one paper onesie to one white card onesie for each side of my tag.  I stamped the image on darker striped paper and also a light spotty paper and fussy cut them out.  I added some crystal glaze to the large heart and the cluster of smaller hearts.  I stamped the sentiment onto the same paper as the tag using brown ink and also fussy cut it out.  I also cut the hole reinforcer from the darker striped paper.  I decorated the background with some stars in various shades of brown ink before adding the image and sentiment with foam tape.   I inked the edges with the brown ink.  For the back of the tag I stamped the sentiment with brown ink and also added some stars around it in the lighter brown inks and again inked around the edges with the brown ink.  I adhered both tags together using liquid glue and tied a ribbon and some twine through the hole for a finishing touch.  

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

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut optional fall flowers

A Place to Start challenge - ATG optional twist no rectangles

As You Like It challenge - favourite safari animal (another favourite is the elephant, they are such intelligent and empathetic animals, caring for each one in the herd)

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Daisy Chain challenge - animals

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

Paper Rocks Scissors challenge - I used scraps of paper for my image and fussy cut it out

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - monochrome

Sweet Stampin' challenge - stripes or chevrons (I stamped my elephant onto striped paper)

Tag-along (& ATC'S) challenge - fashion or ATG 

The Little Things challenge - flamingo and/or elephant 

We hope you will be inspired by our Gorgeous Gift Tags Instagram Hop and will pop over and check out all the gorgeous tags along the way. If you would like to join us please visit my Instagram page or use the hashtag #gorgeousgifttagsaugust2026 and we will find your tags.

Thanks for stopping by and take care.

Lots of love,

tag supplies:

Creative Expressions - new arrival - baby onesie die set

Kraftin' Kimmie - baby love stamp - retired

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sandy beach, kraft, warm cocoa

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

Tonic Studios - Nuvo crystal glaze clear

Tonic Studios - craft perfect classic jute twine

Echo Park - dots & stripes Christmas collection 6x6 pad

Echo Park - dots & stripes summer 6x6 pad

Basic Grey - basics manila 6x6 pad

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

Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop - Jan 26

Hello friends, I hope you're doing ok and that you've had a lovely day so far. It's time for the Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop, which takes place on the 5th of each month. You always have the option to go for anything goes but the extra prompt this month is 'Icy' and I can't wait to see what the rest of my fellow hoppers have made. I hope you can pop over to Instagram and join us.

As soon as I read the theme I wanted to use some cute critters and make a scene in the snow/ice.  I looked through my stash and found this un-loved set from Kraftin Kimmie stamps that was perfect. The polar bears are adorable and I loved the sentiment.  I don't have any dies for this set so had to fussy cut them out which I think looks ok.  I hope you like my icy, cool tag.  

Here is my tag:

A closer look at the cute polar bears:

I began by die cutting one tag from one white card and one from the snowy patterned paper.  I stamped the images onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured them with Promarkers (just some light shading around the edges and some pink on their cheeks and ears).  I fussy cut the images and added small foam squares behind the three polar bears.  I die cut a curved piece from white card for the bottom of my tag and stamped the sentiment with black ink.  I decided to add some snow hills above the sentiment so used some light grey ink and a piece of torn paper to give the hint of colour; I then adhered this to the tag with liquid glue.  Once I had decided on my layout I adhered the polar bears and added the snowballs and brrr sentiment with liquid glue.  I stamped the single snowball directly onto the tag with black ink.  I added the white tag behind for a bit more stability and for a space to write on and lightly ink blended the grey ink around the tag for some extra interest.  I finished off with some tulle ribbon and tied a bow with some white and grey striped twine.  A really fun tag and it really does look so much nicer in real life.  

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

Aud Sentiments challenge - ATG + sentiment

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - Line N - winter weather, blue, free

Colorful Options challenge - blue & white

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

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

Mix It Up challenge - ATG optional use ribbon

Paper Rocks Scissors - ATG (I used scissors to fussy cut my images)

Pearly Sparkles challenge - use patterned paper

Stamping Sensations challenge - something beginning with B (bears, blue)

Tag-along (& ATC's) challenge - love/romance or ATG

The Four Seasons challenge - winter season + inspiration board

We Love Stamping challenge - something new or ATG

We hope you will be inspired by our Gorgeous Gift Tags Instagram Hop and will pop over and check out all the gorgeous tags along the way. If you would like to join us please visit my Instagram page or use the hashtag #gorgeousgifttagsjan2026 and we will find your tags.

Thanks for stopping by and take care.

Lots of love,

 

tag supplies:

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - shake it up polar bears stamp (retired)

Promarkers

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now closed)

Waffle Flower - nesting tags die set

Clearly Besotted - decorative edge shallow die collection (now retired)

The Works - snowy Christmas 12x12 paper pad 

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card

*Gina K Designs - soft stone ink pad

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

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

The Male Room challenge - GDT card

Hello again friends; I'm here again this morning to share my card as GDT for The Male Room challenge.  I was lucky enough to win one of their recent challenges and was honoured to be asked to be a guest designer for them.  The challenge this month is 'for a baby boy' which was perfect for me as one of my son's friends has just welcomed a new baby boy. 

I've seen lots of baby dresser shaped cards on Pinterest so was inspired to give one a go. I love making baby cards, especially shaped ones, but sadly don't seem to need them very often these days.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I made a 5" x 7" top folding card but cutting 1 panel 5" x 7" and one panel 5" x 8" and scoring at 1" on the 8" side.  I then adhered them together with strong red liner tape.  I cut 5 'drawers' from white card using a flag die and cut off the flag end and also cut a thinner 'top' for my dresser from white card.  To make the decorative detail on the bottom of the dresser I used a spellbinders scalloped die.  I added the top and drawers with foam squares.  I recently bought a super cute baby die set so of course I had to use it; I die cut two outfits, a teddy bear, a duck and a baby rattle using scraps of blue, yellow and kraft card.  I added some details with Promarkers, a white gel pen and black memento pen and adhered all the pieces together with liquid glue.  I also die cut the hello baby words, letters to spell out Isaac and a few white hearts.  I arranged the die cuts as I wanted and added them with liquid glue.  I finished off with some silver pearl embellishments for the drawer handles.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4 1/2" x 5 1/4" and add a blue mat layer with double sided tape.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with blue ink and added a few more die cuts to match the front.  The panel was adhered with double sided tape. A really sweet card and even though it's not perfect, it is handmade after all, I love it and I hope Isaac's parents do too.  

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

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Girlz Creative Splash It With Colour challenge - blue

Moving Along With The Times challenge - sentiment as focus

The Paper Funday challenge - ATG optional twist cute or creepy

Try It On Tuesday challenge - animals: real or imaginary

Please pop over to The Male Room challenge blog for all the details/rules and to see the amazing creations from the design team.  I would like to thank Helen and the team for having me as a guest this month.  I hope you will find the time to enter the challenge and cannot wait to see all your projects in the linky.  

Thanks for stopping by and see you all soon.  

Love and hugs, 

card supplies:

Scrapbook.com - welcome baby die set

MFT - little letters die set - store now closed

Spellbinders - scalloped labels one die set - retired

Clearly Besotted - hello and baby word dies - retired

MFT - fishtail flag stax dies (for drawers) - store now closed

Kraftin' Kimmie - baby love stamps (for inside sentiment) - ? retired

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Gina K Designs - blue sky ink pad

Gina K Designs - gold, black and silver metallic pearl mix

coloured card from stash

Cupcake craft challenge #105 – DT card

Hello again, I’m back to share with you my card for this week’s cupcake craft challenge.  Keep reading to the end of my post as I will be announcing the winner of my personal blog hop candy.  This week’s challenge has been chosen by the lovely Shelly and she has chosen “blue and green” as our theme.  For my card I stamped yet again (!) and used another new stamp, this time it’s “snow white” from kraftin’ kimmie stamps (isn’t she so beautiful).  Here is my card:

I cut around the image as she was a little large for the sketch and even though I’m not very good at cutting out things I even cut around the star flourish (a clear stamp by verve) which took me forever lol!

Our sponsor this week is the cutting cafe and one lucky winner will receive 3 digi sets of their own choice (and you will be spoilt for choice as they have lots of lovely images and sentiments to choose from). 

The rest of the DT have created beautiful samples once again this week so why not pop over and take a look, you won’t be disappointed!!  Whilst you are there why not leave them a nice comment as they are so appreciated. 

Again I’m still catching up with all the challenges so will link my card up later but I know I can enter my card at cute card Thursday challenge (as I used their sketch) and also kraftin’ kimmie challenge (whose theme is “you’re a star baby”). 

Now for the exciting bit, as you know we were celebrating our 2nd birthday over at cupcake craft challenge last week and we had a blog hop for you to take part in with lots of lovely prizes up for grabs.  All the winners are being announced over on the main blog along with the new challenge but I also would like to announce the winner of my personal blog hop candy (which was a gorgeous stamp set by the greeting farm called “xmas sweeties”).  The lucky winner is:

SARI

Congratulations Sari, please can you email me with your address and I can get your candy on it’s way to you.  Thanks to everyone for taking part. 

Don’t forget we still have our cupcake madness prize up for grabs – if you enter two or more challenges during August you will be in with the chance of winning 3 x CC designs stamps courtesy of Crafts U Love.  

Not only that we have some cupcake lovers candy up for grabs and all you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this Cupcake Lovers Candy is follow a few simple rules (check out the challenge blog for details).  Once we have reached 1000 followers, we will randomly draw a winner! Easy Peasy!

You definitely deserve a prize just for staying with me for this super long post!!  I appreciate all your comments and your visits to my little ‘ol blog lol!  Thanks for stopping by today

Card ingredients:

Image: kraftin’ kimmie stamps – snow white

Papers: papermania rose garden, wild rose studio polka dot paper, SU whisper white card

Tools: promarkers, MS border punches, MS leaf punch, SU oval all punches, ek success retro flower punch, nellie’s choice stamen punch, pearls from the hobby house, sentiment from clear set by personal impressions, star flourish by verve stamps

Happy Friday :)

Yay – am I soooo glad it’s the weekend. This week has been so hectic in work and at home and with DT commitments and card orders I’ve been burning the midnight oil (well more than usual shall we say lol!!). I even over-slept for work this morning (but luckily where I work they are very understanding and I didn’t have to stay late to make up for it ‘phew’).

I was luckily enough to receive this image from Tracy (Dies to Die For). Tracy is so kind and always sends a few extra bits and pieces when she sends out my orders :)

My card fits in with the following challenges:

Kraftin’ Kimmie challenge – a little punchy

Stamptacular challenge – sugar & spice and everything nice

ABC challenge – r is for red

Stamping for the weekend – ribbons and bows

Little paper shop challenge – sketch

This card is A5 in size and I made it for my mother to give to my auntie for her birthday, which is today. Happy birthday auntie Celia x x

Card ingredients:

Image – Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps - ‘Vivienne’

Papers – Me & My Big Ideas - Bright co-ordinates paper pad

Card – from the Papermill shop

Tools – Promarkers, Fiskars decorative scissors, ek success retro flower punches, L'em leaf punch, adhesive stones from Joanna Sheen, SU ribbon

Sentiment created on the pc

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping by today.

Papertake challenge – sketch #31

 

I’m back with my first card of 2010 woohoo!  The papertake challenge this week is a brilliant sketch by Dawny p but I did rotate it to fit my image.  It’s my great-auntie’s 97th birthday today and this is the card I made for her.  I used my new kraftin’ kimmie stamp called ‘Clara’ (thank you Maria) and coloured her with my promarkers.  The stripey paper and plain paper is SU, the embossed panel is Bazzill card and the trellis paper is from my scrap box.  The sentiment was created on the pc and the adhesive stones are PM.  I doodled around the edges with my black fineliner pen a la Dawny p!  A simple card but I really loved using this sketch – one to keep for again I think.  Have a fab Sunday, I’ll be back tomorrow with my DT cards for cupcake craft challenge and stamp with fun challenge.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Susie’s sassy challenge #3 – DT card

Hello and welcome to a new challenge over at susie’s sassy challenge.  Our challenge for this fortnight is ‘buttons & bows’ and for my card I used an image kindly sent to me by Tracey (at Dies to Die For).  The image is called ‘Oliver‘ and is by kraftin’ kimmie stamps and I coloured it with my promarkers.  The paper is by K&Co from the Tim Coffey Christmas pad (which I got last year) and the plain paper is from the papermill shop.  The adhesive gems are PM (they were clear but I coloured them with my crimson promarker to match my card) and the green velvet ribbon is dovecraft.  The white ribbon which I made into bows is SU and the buttons are from my stash.  The snowflakes are MS and dovecraft punches and the sentiment is craftwork cards.  It’s difficult to tell in my useless picture but I added stickles to the snowflakes on the paper for a bit of extra bling!  I hope you will have time to check out the rest of the DT cards as they are stunning.  I can’t wait to see what you create and look forward to visiting your blogs. 

The prize up for grabs is a guest DT post on susie’s sassy challenge – how awesome is that!!! 

I will also be entering my card into the following challenges:

Pollycraft challenge – their theme is Christmas

Creative card crew challenge – their theme is also Christmas

Kraftin’ kimmie’s challenge – their theme is touchy feely (I have gorgeous velvet ribbon on my card)

All that scraps Wednesday challenge – their theme is Christmas as well!

Thanks for stopping by today.