Bold Sentiments

Hello, Gemma here today, sharing two cards featuring bold colour and sentiments. 

I took inspiration from a card sketch I found on Pinterest. I often look for sketches when I'm stuck for an idea as they can be a great starting point.

I began by cutting strips of white card - each 2 cm tall x 9.8 cm wide. I then blended on distress oxide inks in blues and pinks (including two of the new colours - spun sugar and tumbled glass!).

Next, I stamped a greeting from the Neat & Tangled Celebrate stamp set onto each card strip. A stamp positioner is really handy for this part.

I stamped the large 'Celebrate' on to two card bases, then added the coloured strips of card above with foam tape.

Thanks for joining me today,

Gemma

Tim Holtz Travel Stamp Platform

Neat & Tangled Celebrate

Distress Oxide Inks

Hello Sunshine Floral Border

The Hello Sunshine stamp set from Altenew has been on my wish list for a while, so I was excited when the Altenew restocks came in recently and I managed to get hold of it. 

I love the illustrative style of these flowers and leaves. I thought they would look great in black and white as there is a lot of detail to them.

I planned to use a stitched rectangle frame so I masked off the edges of a white card base so no stamping would appear outside the frame. I stamped directly onto the card base with black ink, to make a floral frame.

Next, I chose an accent colour (MFT Razzle Berry dye ink) and blended on some ink in two opposite corners of the rectangle frame, softening the colour out to white. I then added this to the card with liquid glue.

I die cut the Neat & Tangled Celebrate word die from white card, and blended on the same ink at the bottom, gradually fading to white. I added this to the card too, then stamped in the same pink ink, a small greeting from the Avery Elle Sentimental stamp set. 

I toyed with adding some pink sequins but decided to keep the accent colour to a minimum and used clear sequins instead.

This is a simple design to recreate with any of your floral stamp sets, but I think it works particularly well with Altenew Hello Sunshine.

Thanks for joining me today,

Gemma

MFT Single Stitch Rectangle Frames

Neat & Tangled Celebrate

Avery Elle Sentimental

Altenew Hello Sunshine

MFT Ink Cubes Set 9

Blue Ombre Birthday

I have a fun and easy birthday card to share with you today. Can anyone tell I'm over making Christmas cards?

I started by blending a blue ombré background on watercolour card with distress inks. I flicked it with lots of water to add some distressed details.

Next, I ran the it twice through my die machine with the MFT Stitched Strip Die-namics to cover the card. I love this die-namic - it's perfect for adding detail to a background. 

I attached the background to a top folding A6 card, then moved on to the sentiment. I wanted a big bold sentiment on this card, so decided the Neat & Tangled Celebrate stamp set and coordinating dies would be perfect.

I die cut the 'Celebrate' from blue glitter paper. To help it stand out against the blue background, I added a white die cut shadow behind it. I then heat embossed a greeting in white on black card, and cut down to fit on the card.

To finish, I added some glitter stars, die cut using the smaller dies from the MFT Stitched Strip die-namics set.

This card is easy to make in your favourite colours, and the Neat & Tangled Celebrate stamp set has lots of sentiment options for different occasions.

Have a lovely day,

Gemma

Neat & Tangled Celebrate

Neat & Tangled Celebrate

MFT Stitched Strip Die-namics

Hero Arts White Embossing Powder