Happy Happy Happy Birthday To You

Today I have a bold sentiment card to share, using panels of colour and a classic alphabet die set.

An alphabet die set is something that I think everyone needs in their crafty stash. The Altenew Simple Alpha set is perfect as it’s a good size for building custom sentiments on cards or scrapbook layouts.

To begin, I chose 5 colours of distress oxide inks - squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, mowed lawn, evergreen bough and peacock feathers.

I used masking tape to section the card base, then blended on ink to create the panels of colour. I added water droplet details, then put the card base aside to dry.

Next, I die cut from white card all the letters needed for my sentiment. I glued two layers together for dimension. I then adhered them to my card base.

To finish, I added some Wink of Stella clear glitter to the letters.

Have a lovely day,

Gemma

Monster Pivot Pop-Up

Today I'm sharing a monster pivot birthday card, which I made for my nephew.

I began by stamping and colouring lots of images from the Lawn Fawn Monster Mash stamp set. I fussy cut them out and added some gel pen, glossy accents and glitter details.

Front of the card

I decided on a party photo design for the front of the card. I layered a piece of patterned paper on a white card base, then a stack of white polaroid frames on top. On one of the inside frame pieces, I added a blend of distress oxides and stamped a present (from another Lawn Fawn stamp set) for a fun pattern. I added four monsters and adhered the piece within the polaroid frames. To finish the front of the card, I stamped a greeting from Elphie Selfie.

Inside the card 

On the inside of the card, I first added a layer of light purple ink. I didn’t spend long blending as the messier the better for a monster card!

I die cut all the pieces for the pivot mechanism from a lightweight cardstock, using the Lawn Fawn Pivot Pop-Up die set. I’ve found this to be better than the card I would normally use as it’s not too bulky and folds better. 

I used the same combination of colours for the scene inside, adhering more monsters and accessories. I love the Lawn Fawn sets for being able to mix and match different elements. They all work so well together.

For a big sentiment, I used the Altenew Simple Alphas set and a C&9th Double Cut Number.

Thanks for joining me today,

Gemma

C&9th Double Cut Numbers

Lawn Fawn Monster Mash

Altenew Simple Alphas

ME Polaroid Fun

Lawn Fawn Pivot Pop-Up

Inspired by the May Challenge

My card today is inspired by the May challenge over on the SHC VIPs Facebook group. I love the inspiration photo with the rainbow colours and bold sentiment. 

I began by working on the background. On a white card base, I repeatedly stamped an image from the Flora and Fauna Texture Two stamp set. I used a rainbow selection of distress oxide inks, trying to vary the length of the stamping to add interest.

For the sentiment, I die cut the word ‘celebrate’ several times from black card, using the Altenew Simple Alphas die set. I love the font and size of this alphabet set.

I layered three of each letter together to create some dimension. On the top layer, I added some sparkle with the Wink of Stella clear glitter pen.

Next, I cut a rectangle piece of vellum and used my grid mat to space out the letters as evenly as possible. I adhered the letters to the vellum, and then the vellum to the card.

Finally, I added a layer of glossy accents to each letter. I’ll admit that this step was a bit messy as I’m not the best with glossy accents. I always seem to put my finger in it! I think it turned out alright this time and I love how it accentuates the glitter on the letters.

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you’ll feel inspired to join in with the competition too. 

Gemma