SHC - Birthday cards ....

... Hello, I'm typing this post in advance (actually on Saturday 9th). It's a glorious day, the sun's shining, the snow's melting and I've been playing in my craft room - as I said perfect!! I'm here with my weekly post for Seven Hills Crafts. I've made a couple of much needed birthday cards for my stash. Here's my first card:

Stamps: Concord & 9th - Snail Mail, Cuddles & Hugs; Altenew - Geo Frames

Inks: Gina K - Soft Stone, Red Velvet; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: Altenew - Geo Frames

Accessories: White & Black Card; Concord & 9th - Retro Petals Turnabout Stencils Pack

I'm submitting this card to AAA Birthday - AAAB#21 where they want use to use a Stencil Background, to Just Us Girls - JUGS#566 where they want us to use a stencil, and to Color Hues - CH#09.

 

I started by making the stencil background. I used a Concord & 9th turnabout stencil, inking alternate diagonal rows in red and grey, and repeating the process to give a finished panel of diagonal red and grey stripes. I cut the panel to fit the front of an A2 card. I used a die to cut a white rectangle and added a black frame from the matching stamp set. Then I had fun playing with the super Snail Mail stamp set. I used several of the word stamps to build up the message in the rectangle and finished by adding the cute snail. I stamped the snail on white card and fussy cut it out. On the inside, I simply cut a panel of white card, stamped a birthday greeting and added another snail along with a snail trail!

I was having such fun with the Snail Mail stamp set that I decided to decorate the envelope too:

My next card uses the strip of left over stencil background.

Stamps: Concord & 9th - Cuddles & Hugs

Inks: Gina K - Soft Stone, Red Velvet; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Accessories: White Card; Concord & 9th - Retro Petals Turnabout Stencils Pack

I'm submitting this card to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#22. I've had both the stencil pack and Cuddle & Hugs for a long while, but this is the first time they've been used for cards!! My bad!

I used my MISTI to stamp the big, bold word 'hugs'. I stamped it a couple of times to make sure that the image was really black and crisp. Next, I edged the left over stripe of card with a black marker pen and adhered it flat to the card. I repositioned the card in the MISTI and stamped the word 'hugs' again to make it show on the strip. On the inside, I simply stamped the rest of the greeting and added some softly stencilled petal pattern.

That's all from me today. See you again next week. Keep safe.

SHC - Hugs ....

.... Hi! How's everyone coping with staying in their homes? I find it's wonderful to have us all together, but at times can be quite stressful. I have two ways to cope - I go out for a daily walk and I play in my craft room. It's fun making cards and I love mixing products from different companies. I'm here today with a couple of cards for my Seven Hills Craft blog post:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Zest Wishes; Waffle Flower - Simply Said 1

Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black; Gina K - Wild Wisteria
Dies: Waffle Flower - Simply Said 1 Die
Accessories: White Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Black, Highland Heather; Clear Embossing Powder, Copic Markers; Sakura Stardust Pens; Nuvo - Clear Aquashimmer Brush

I'm playing along with Perfectly CAS - PCAS#07 where they want us to use die cuts, and with Time Out Challenge - TOC#158 where they want lots or a little purple, I have a little purple.

I stamped the lemon and flower images on white card, coloured them with Copic markers, restamped with Versafine Onyx Black and heat embossed with clear powder. I used Sakura Stardust pens to add lots of sparkly dots to the background. I also used a clear aqua shimmer brush to add sparkle to the lemons. I adhered the panel to the bottom third of the card and added a thin strip of black card. I stamped the word hugs in wisteria ink and used the matching die to cut it out. I also die cut three plain hugs, adhered the stamped word on top of the others to create dimension. On the inside, I cut a strip of lilac card and on the white panel added a greeting and a little flower.

My next card is very clean and simple, in fact I made it for the current challenge at Less is More - LIM#416 where they want a one layer card with no sentiment. I'd finished the card and then got black ink on the edges, so not playing along with them this week!! However, I liked the image and decided to cut it out and mount it on a clean white card:

Stamps: Altenew - Botanical Garden, Geo Frames
Inks: Gina K - Black Amalgam; Versafine - Onyx Black
Accessories: White Card; Copic Markers; Nuvo - Clear Aquashimmer Brush; Clear Embossing Powder

I stamped the frame in the centre of the card. I masked off the bottom edge of the frame and then stamped the flower and butterfly inside the frame. I coloured the iamges with Copic markers, restamped and heat embossed with clear powder. I added a touch of sparkle and called it done. Then I got ink on the card. So I cut out the panel and adhered it to a new card base. I used the colours from the current Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - CIC#490. I left the inside of the card blank for my own message.

It's lots of fun mixing up stamps from different companies. Why not pop over to Seven Hills Craft shop to check out what they have in store? That's all from me today, see you soon.