SHC - Pinwheel Birthdays ....

... Good afternoon - I'm running a bit late with my Seven Hills craft blog post today. I've made pretty well all the Christmas cards I need for this year, but December and January are full of birthdays for family and friends. So, today I've got a couple of birthday cards to share with you. Here's the first:

Stamps: The Greetery - Pinwheel Party

Inks: Gina K - Innocent Pink, Red Hot, Applemint, Lucky Clover; Versafine Claire - Nocturne

Dies: Gina K - Master Layout 7

Accessories: White Card; The Greetery - Pinwheel Stencils; Silver Holographic Card

I'm submitting this card to Addicted to Stamps and More - ATSM#420 where it's die cuts and/or stencils, and to Sunday Stamps - SSC#271 where I've used their colours.

I started by making the mini slimline notecard from white card. The finished card measures 6½" x 6¼" - it's a super size. Next I used the Pinwheel party stencils to create the pretty garland. I used more pastel shades for set A and brighter shades for set B. I used a couple of stars from the matching stamp set and added silver stars. I used a stitch edged die to cut out the panel and layered it onto a piece of holographic silver card stock. I finished the front by adding a simple birthday greeting. Inside the card, I cut a mat layer of holographic card. On the white panel I stamped a bright red 'let's party' greeting and added one of the smaller messages too. I finished by stamping more silver stars.

Next I have an easel card to share - it's been a while since I made one, but this was fun:

Stamps: The Greetery - Pinwheel Party, Birthday Blooms; Altenew - Just a Number

Inks: Gina K - Sandy Beach, Kraft, Warm Cocoa, Dark Chocolate

Dies: The Greetery - Pinwheel Dies

Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Early Espresso; The Greetery - Pinwheel Stencils

I'm submitting this card to AAA Birthday - AAAB#32 where they want us to make an easel card, and to Cardz 4 Guyz - C4G#285 to use shades of brown.

I made a top folding A2 card (US size which measure 5½" x 4¼"). I scored the front panel half way at 2¾". I cut two pieces of white card to 5¼" x 4". On one piece I marked the centre with a pencil and used the pinwheel stencils upside down. By this, I mean place the flat edge of the stencil to the pencil line and use four shades of brown ink to create the garland. I then used the co-ordinating die to cut the fancy edge. I stamped a birthday greeting in the bottom half of the panel and added a brown line with a marker. I adhered this to the front of the card - only the bottom portion. Inside the card, I repeated the pinwheel garland at the bottom of the white panel, this time using only two shades of brown ink. I added a fun message towards the top of the panel. To complete the card I adhered a small die cut pinwheel. It's just the right size to hold the easel in place.

I'm rather late coming to The Greetery, but this pinwheel suite is just fab and I can see it making more appearances on my cards. That's all for now. I do believe the sun is trying to come out - would make a nice change from all the wind and rain. See you soon.