Patterned Paper IG Hop - March 26

Hello friends, welcome back to my little blog. I'm here today to share my card for this month's Patterned Paper Party Instagram Hop. Do you love patterned paper? Do you have a huge stash that needs using? Well so do we and it's time to get it used! We will be hopping on the 20th of each month to share our ideas. We will definitely be creating cards, but maybe sometimes tags, ATCs, gift bags/boxes, mini albums and scrapbook pages too. We want our patterned paper to be used.

The theme is always 'anything goes' but each month we will have an optional twist that can be used if you like; this month the twist is 'flowers', which is such an easy theme, so grab your patterned papers and join in the fun.  I have this gorgeous paper pad from Gina K Designs that I wanted to use but I was torn which papers to use so I picked out a few to try and ending up loving them all so to solve my problem I made two cards lol!  I used a postage die and filled the spaces with the patterned paper and I think they turned out so pretty.  I hope you like them too.

Here are my cards:

Here is Card 1:

and here is Card 2:

A closer look at the gorgeous paper on card 1:

Plus I decorated the insides:

I began by die cutting two of the postage dies from white card.  Also in the same die set there is a window frame die that cuts out the frame but also the rectangles and these fit perfectly in the postage die so I used the frame to cut my patterned paper plus an extra white layer for each piece to give them a bit more stability.  I adhered the rectangles to the postage piece with liquid glue.  For the lighter papers and die cut a mat layer from a peachy coloured card and for the darker papers I cut a mat layer from green paper (that also came from the paper pad) and I adhered them together with liquid glue.  I didn't want to hide too much of the papers so I just grabbed two sentiment stamps/dies and gold heat embossed the sentiment onto white card for the lighter papers and white heat embossed onto the green paper for the darker papers.  I cut both sentiments out with the coordinating dies.  I also cut an extra 3 layers for the sentiment so that I could stack them out.  I adhered the sentiments with liquid glue.  I finished off with some gold pearls on the lighter card and pink pearls on the darker card.  I added some scrap white card behind each panel and adhered them to the card bases with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut a stitched rectangle from white card and the mat layer was cut with the peach card for card 1 and the green paper for card 2.  I added a strip of the paper to the bottom of each panel with liquid glue and stamped a sentiment (using a similar colour ink pad) to the centre of each panel.  The panels were then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  Do you have a favourite card?  I love them both but I think the peachy coloured one just pips it for me.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - birthdays

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Daisy Chain challenge - flowers

Girlz Creative Crafts challenge - flowers

Girlz Rebel challenge - pearls

Love Those Pretty Papers challenge - use your patterned papers optional theme circles

Paper Rocks Scissors - use papers and/or scissors 

We hope you will be inspired by our Patterned Paper Party IG Hop and will pop over and check out all the gorgeous creations along the way. If you would like to join us please visit my Instagram page or use the hashtag #patternedpaperpartyhopmarch2026 and we will find you.

Thanks for stopping by and take care.

Lots of love

card supplies:

Gina K Designs supplies:

watercolour floral paper pad

master layouts 11

master layouts 2

elegant thoughts stamp & die (for card 2)

graceful greetings stamp & die (for card 1)

birthday cheer stamp (for inside sentiments)

sandy beach & fresh asparagus ink pads

warm glow card stock (came in an old kit, don't think it's available now)

black, gold & silver pearl mix

rainbow pearl mix

other supplies used:

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

Cosmic Shimmer - bright gold detail embossing powder

WOW! - super fine opaque bright white embossing powder

Versamark - embossing and watermark ink 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 link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x

AAA Birthday challenge - DT card

Hello friends and happy 1st of November.  I hope you had a great October (although not too sure where it went) and are ready for a brand new AAA Birthday challenge.  We have two hostesses this month and they will each pick a winner - Helen and Kati - and their theme this month is 'large sentiment'; but remember it has to be birthday themed.  Our guest designer this month is Deborah Wheeler so please pop over and show her some love.  

I made two cards this month but was really struggling with lack of mojo so they ended up being very clean and simple.   Here are my cards:

a close up of card one:

I also decorated the inside:

a close up of card two:

I also decorated the inside:

For card one, I began by ink blending a panel using 3 warm colours of ink, added some water droplets and stamped the sentiment over top in black ink.  I used the matching die to cut it out.  I used a dashed rhombus panel die for my background and I did try partial ink blending but didn't like it so in the end I stuck with white.  I cut a black mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  The large sentiment was added with foam squares.  I decided to add a sub sentiment from the same stamp set and stamped it onto black card with white embossing powder.  I then die cut it with a strip sentiment die and added it below the large sentiment with liquid glue.  The panel was added to an A2 card base with foam tape.  I finished off with some black sequins.

For card two, as I had a spare die cut left over I thought I would try and stamp directly onto the die cut and if I messed up it wouldn't matter.  I wanted something different to my first card so I stamped it in versa mark and heat embossed it in gold.  I surprised myself by stamping it perfectly (although I did a test stamp first onto acetate to double check my placement - a tip I learned from Gina K).  I used an embossing folder for this background and matted it onto gold mirror card with double sided tape.  I added the large sentiment with foam squares and finished off with some gold sequins.  The panel was adhered onto the card base with double sided tape.  

Please pop over to the challenge blog and check out the wonderful creations from the rest of the DT; you will not be disappointed.  

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

Allsorts challenge - embossing heat or dry (I've used both on my gold/white card)

Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - embossing option vines/greenery

Cut it Up challenge - add a sentiment (must include a die cut)

Just Us Girls challenge - CAS week - just use the centre of your card

Seize the Birthday challenge - ATG birthday - no topping this time

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - emboss it (heat and dry embossing on my gold card)

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - get inky (I ink blended on my red/pink/purple card)

I hope you will be able to find the time to enter our challenge this month and I cannot wait to see your birthday creations in our linky.  

Enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

Waffle Flower - happy birthday duo sentiments stamp & die set

Waffle Flower - dashed rhombus panel die

Spellbinders - candles for every birthday embossing folder (EOM May 23)

Spellbinders - essentials sequins in black smooth and gold smooth discs

Gina K Designs - sentiment strips dies

Gina K Designs - birthday cheer (for inside sentiments)

Gina K Designs - inks for blending red velvet, passionate pink and wild lilac

Gina K Designs - blending brushes

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm white smooth card

Hobbycraft - A4 luxury black card

gold mirror card from stash

Wow - opaque bright white super fine embossing powder

Cosmic Shimmer - detail bright gold embossing powder

Reindeer Christmas card

Happy Sunday friends; oh my goodness it has been so long since I last posted, I hope you missed me!  My mojo has been lacking for the last few weeks and I have been in a bit of a creative slump.  However I found an image that I had already coloured up so thought I would try and make something with it.   Here is my card:

a close up of the adorable image:

I also decorated the inside:

As I mentioned I had already coloured up the cute reindeer image with my Promarkers and fussy cut him out.  I embossed a background of kraft card with a snow flake embossing folder and cut it to 4 " x 5 1/4".  I die cut the beautiful decorative circle and also some small trees from white card and also a small snow bank (but it's hard to see it).  I placed the larger tree behind the bank and adhered the smaller tree in front using liquid glue.  The reindeer was added on top with foam squares.  The kraft panel was added to the A2 card base using  double sided tape and then the decorative circle was added towards the top using foam tape.  I stamped and heat embossed a small sentiment and cut it out with a sentiment strip die.  This was added to the bottom right with foam squares.  For the inside I stamped a sentiment in black ink onto a white panel and this was added onto a kraft panel.  This was added to the card with double sided tape.  I lightly inked some sea glass ink into the bottom left corner and placed a white tree on top with liquid glue.  I didn't add any embellishments as I thought it looked ok without any.  

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

Crafty Animals challenge - must include an animal

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG option lots of layers

Creative Moments challenge - it's alive

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Cut It Up challenge - add a sentiment (must include a die cut)

Inkspirational challenge - word prompt - cold

Little Red Wagon challenge - patterned paper or not - I find myself using paper less and less but do try and use up some of it from time to time.  I use embossing folders a lot, as I have on this card

Moving Along with the Times challenge - ATG

Pearly Sparkles challenge - let's go cute

I will try and hunt down my mojo and make something else really soon so that there is such a long break between posts again.  I appreciate you stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

LOTV - penguins and reindeer A5 stamp set

Gina K Designs - snowflakes embossing folder

Gina K Designs - princess circle decorative die

Gina K Designs - winter wonderland die set (for trees)

Gina K Designs - holiday wreath builder (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - sea glass ink pad (for light ink blending)

Lawn Fawn - stitched hillside borders

Clearly Besotted Stamps - mini messages

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card

Crafters Companion - neenah desert storm kraft card

WOW! - opaque bright white super fine embossing powder

Versamark ink pad

Promarkers

Falling for Wednesdays IG Hop - Week 7

Happy Wednesday friends; I hope you've had a great week so far.  I'm back with my card for the Falling for Wednesdays IG Hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly.  It is Week 7 and this week is the last week of this hop but don't be sad we'll be back very soon with a Winter Wonderland Hop.  This week's theme is 'BOO-tiful' and we want to see all things Halloween.  

I don't really make Halloween cards as none of my family really celebrates the occasion so I decided to make some fun Halloween inspired sour cream containers.  I'm sorry but my post is photo heavy so scroll through if you don't want to see them all.  Here are my cute containers:

here they are individually:

a close up of the cute images:

I began by making the containers.  I used 4 sheets of patterned paper in 2 different colours and cut them to 5 1/2" x 6 1/2".  I've made these before so knew what to do but if you're not sure there are loads of tutorials on Pinterest and YouTube.  Typically I couldn't find my paper crimper to crimp the edges (isn't it always the case when you need something) so just left them plain on the bottom.  For the top I punched 2 holes with my Crop-a-dile (another hunt around the craft room first though) and tied some ribbon in a knot before wrapping some black twine in a bow to secure and make it look pretty.  I didn't have any lime green or orange ribbon so I coloured some white ribbon with my Promarkers to match.  

I stamped the 4 adorable images and coloured them with Promarkers; I made sure to leave enough room so that I could cut them out with a circle die (whilst the die was still in place I lightly inked around the edges with a grey ink pad for some definition).  I also cut the matching scallop die with card to co-ordinate with the images.  I didn't have any lime green card so ink blended that one to match before cutting it out.  The sentiments are from the same stamp set; I stamped 2 in black ink and 2 were white heat embossed onto black card.  I added the stamped circles on to the scalloped circles with foam tape and then they were added to the container with double sided tape.  The sentiment was then added on top with double sided tape.  I added a few white gel pen highlights and voila they were done.  

I tied the opening with ribbon because I didn't have any small treats available to fill them with so it means I can undo them and fill them when I'm ready.  

I would like to enter my treat containers into the following challenges:

Colourful Options challenge - neon

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG option spots and/or stripes (my paper has spots)

Creative Inspirations challenge - autumn or Halloween

Dream Valley challenge - occasions other than birthday

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - show us some colouring (coloured with Promarkers)

Get Creative challenge - purple, black, green and orange 

Papercraft challenges - ribbon

Pearly Sparkles challenge - let's go cute

Shopping Our Stash challenge - colour me beautiful - 13 challenges max

Tic Tac Toe challenge - purple, orange, black/purple, witch, embossing/free, orange, embossing/free, broom, black

Unicorn challenge - autumn and/or Halloween

We Love Stamping challenge - mood board (I was inspired by the colours)

I hope you will be able to join us over at Instagram and check out the hop.  Please use the hashtag #ffwcardgroup2023 to find all the creations by the participants of the hop and if you want to join in we can find your makes too.  

Enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

MFT - fab-BOO-lous friends stamp set (bought new from a store on eBay)

Spellbinders - standard circles large dies

Spellbinders - classic scalloped circles large dies

Gina K Designs - key lime and stormy sky ink pads

card, ribbon and twine from my stash

Promarkers

Wow - white super fine embossing powder

Memento tuxedo black ink pad (to stamp images)

Versafine onyx black ink (for sentiments)

Sakura - white gelly roll 10 pen