General – card_days

Paper hugs

I bought this really cool Concentric Doodle cling stamp from Simon Says Stamp back in Stamptember last year, and still hadn’t gotten around to using it, so I thought it really was about time! I love it and actually made 5 different backgrounds, which I’ll share as I turn them into cards, but for todayContinue reading “Paper hugs”

MFT Wednesday sketch challenge

I mentioned in my last blog that I was inspired by some card sketches recently, so when I saw MFT’s Wednesday sketch challenge, I was keen to join in! I actually had some foxes already stamped and coloured from the MFT Let’s Curl Up stamp set, so I used those and then did some freeContinue reading “MFT Wednesday sketch challenge”

Hello bluebird color challenge

I love Hello Bluebird, so I was excited when they recently launched a monthly challenge! This is my entry for this month’s challenge, which is based on the following colour palette: I looove these spring pastels and I knew exactly which stamp set I wanted to use for my project – Feed the Birds. IContinue reading “Hello bluebird color challenge”

Otterly amazing – Hello Bluebird

Hey crafty friends, hope you had a lovely weekend. Today I’m sharing a card that I made with my long-awaited Hello Bluebird supplies! I started out by creating my seashore background. I used my blender brushes to ink blend the following Concord and 9th colours: Wheat (for the sand), then (lightest to darkest), Aqua Sky,Continue reading “Otterly amazing – Hello Bluebird”

Lawn Fawnatics sketch challenge

Hi everyone, hope you’re all well! It’s been a rough week here with illness so I took some time to recoup today and make a couple of cards for the current Lawn Fawn challenge. I stamped out the super cute images from Lawn Fawn’s Scripty Bubbles stamp set using Gina K Amalgam Onyx Black inkContinue reading “Lawn Fawnatics sketch challenge”

Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Collaboration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Collaboration Blog Hop!Design Team members from both companies are sharing inspiration using products from both companies! For my card, I’ve combined some of my absolute favourite stamps and dies from both companies – full products listed throughout the tutorial, below! To make my card, I dieContinue reading “Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Collaboration Blog Hop”

Winter Hugs

Are you tired of all the storms? It feels like winter is never going to end at the moment! So what better time to send out some wintery hugs to your friends? For today’s card, I used some of the products from the latest Time for Tea Designs release, combined with a few older setsContinue reading “Winter Hugs”

Love you a Latte – Gift card tag

Happy Friday!! I am really feeling the shift into autumn now, and I think that inspired my latest creation – this little gift tag with a space to pop in a gift card for your recipient’s favourite coffee shop. I love the autumnal colours that went into this 🙂 It is NEW RELEASE time atContinue reading “Love you a Latte – Gift card tag”

Hey friend

I absolutely love the jammy dodger stamp included in the Teariffic set from Time for Tea Designs, so today I’m sharing another card project I made with it! I started by stamping the image with Versamark ink onto a rainbow of different cardstock. I heat embossed in white, and then fussy cut around each oneContinue reading “Hey friend”