Autumn Anniversary

I'm dodging back today from the onslaught of Christmas card making to the glorious colours of 

Autumn whilst there are still leaves on the trees... they've not been blown away yet!!

I needed to make an anniversary card so I reached for the Autumn Leaves dies from Newtons Nook

and cut a whole bunch in different seasonal shades. The fun thing with these dies is you can swap the veins 

and stalks around which makes a colourful display and saves on the die-cutting too.

For a sentiment I used an oldie but goody... Perfectly Penned from Concord & 9th, and stamped

the letters onto a piece of card. I then used an Altenew Fine Frame, which was coloured using the same 

ink as the sentiment, to adhere around the sentiment and trimmed the edges to make a framed

panel. I then arranged and adhered the leaves and acorns around the sentiment.

I just love those vibrant colours against the cream card 😊

 

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

We Heard There Was Cake Kitty Birthday Card

Hi everyone, Taheerah here wishing you a happy Thursday!

I don't know about your office, but as soon as 'cake' is mentioned at mine a crowd gathers faster than you can blink! So when I was staring at the Mama Elephant The Cat's Meow stamp set, and thinking about that crowd of kitties assembled like that, I immediately thought back to that!

I couldn't wait to put my idea into action:

Fun, right? I'm cracking up over this!

I stamped the row of kitties three times, using some simple masking and moving the stamp slightly for variation. I spent a little while colouring my kitties but by keeping to similar colours it didn't take that long at all!

I built my sentiment using an alphabet stamp set. The one I used is out of stock right now, but the Avery Elle Elle's Alphas stamp set is a great alternative!

I wanted to make sure that my recipient knew that this was a birthday card, so I used two sentiments from the Mama Elephant Sweetest Greetings stamp set to build my birthday sentiment!

I'd love to hear what you think of this card. Is there someone you know who'd love to receive it? Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Banner Tags

I have a happy banner card to share today, with fun rainbow colours.

I cut five tags using the MFT Tiny Tags die-namics and used MFT inks to add colour to each. I made sure the ink was dry on each tag, before white heat embossing a letter from Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned on each tag, to spell HAPPY.

I added the tags to a card base with foam tape, laying them out to create a banner across the card. Some twine through the tags adds to the banner effect.

To hide the ends of the banner and add some more colour, I used two rectangle dies to create a frame and coloured it with yellow ink. I love this pop of colour around the card.

I found a 'birthday' word stamp and added that in black ink underneath the banner, and then finished with some sequins.

This is such a fun and happy card, sure to brighten anyone's day.

Thanks for joining me,

Gemma

C&9th Perfectly Penned

MFT Stitched Tiny Tags

Lawn Fawn Blue Jay Twine

Elphie Selfie Baby Box Card Pop Up

I've been having great fun with the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop Up die set. Today I'm sharing a new baby card I made using it.

I thought I'd first share a tip I've discovered from making several of these box pop up cards.

The box card pop up die will fit on 6x6 paper, but remember you'll need two die cuts to create the box so two sheets of the same patterned paper. If you use 6x6 papers, you may want double-sided so there is some pattern or colour on the inside of the box. If you're not worried about that, any 6x6 papers will do. 

On to my card, I die cut two box pieces from a 12x12 piece of patterned paper I had in my stash of supplies. I die cut three tabs and added grassy hills to each before putting the box together. 

Next I stamped, coloured and die cut lots of images from the Lawn Fawn Elphie Selfie stamp set. I added these to the tabs with strong adhesive tape. 

I used some thin strips of acetate to attach the bird and one of the balloons. This is a fun trick to give the illusion that they are floating. 

The scalloped box card pop up die set comes with a great banner and different pennants to add to it. I used these to add a personalised banner to the card.

To finish, I added a card panel to the box card with a heat embossed sentiment on it, made up from greetings in the Lawn Fawn Elphie Selfie and Altenew Oriental Orchid stamp sets.

Thanks for joining me today,

Gemma

Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop Up

Lawn Fawn Elphie Selfie

MFT Grassy Hills

C&9th Perfectly Penned

Altenew Oriental Orchid

Flora Cat Greeting Card Set

Waffle Flower have recently released some gorgeous new stamp sets featuring cats. I love the nature inspired patterns and the cats expressions are perfect! 

There are four sets to choose from and I just love the fun sentiments in the Flora Cat set. I also couldn't resist the cat in the box image! I think all cat owners will recognise that scenario!

I decided to make a set of greeting cards to give as a gift to my friend. 

Choosing a classic colour palette of blue and peachy pink, I stamped the images with a dark blue ink, and added colour with coloured pencils.

I kept the cards simple and one layer, allowing the beautiful images to take centre stage. I just love the expression on this cat!

To add a finishing touch to my gift, I created a sleeve to add around the cards and envelopes. I used the Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned stamp set to add a message, then wrapped the sleeve around and secured with adhesive. 

I stamped a paw print on the front of the sleeve and also on the envelopes to tie everything together.

I'll link to all the Waffle Flower Flora Cat stamp sets below.  

Thanks for joining me today,

Gemma 

Waffle Flower Flora Cat

C&9th Perfectly Penned

MFT Inks Set 8

Waffle Flower Flora Cat Dream

Waffle Flower Flora Cat Play

Waffle Flower Flora Cat Meow