The Crafty Den

I made my card back in December for my sister and brother-in-law's second wedding anniversary.  I don't know why but I always struggle with anniversary cards but I think this turned out super cute. For my embossing twist I used a gorgeous heart swag embossing folder.  The card was 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" as I like to make bigger cards for my family.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel and used the beautiful heart swag embossing folder to create my background.  I also cut a gold mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I stamped the images onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers and added some white gelly roll pen highlights.  I die cut the pretty heart wreath frame from the gold card, cut the image panel from a slightly smaller circle die so that it would fit behind the frame and adhered them together with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiments in black ink and cut them out using an oval die.  I adhered the heart frame in the centre of the embossed panel with foam squares and added the sentiments with double sided tape.  To embellish I used some of the hearts that fell out of the frame and adhered them with liquid glue.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel and then adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  A fairly clean and simple design but I was really happy with it.  For the inside I cut another white panel and gold mat layer and adhered them with double sided tape.  I embossed another panel of white card and cut two strips for the top and bottom of the panel, adhering them with liquid glue.  I also added thin strips of the gold card to the edges of the embossed pieces to make it look more 'finished' and a few gold hearts to match the front.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and then adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'ATG with a twist of embossing' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

I didn't make this card for anyone in particular, I just grabbed some supplies on my desk and had a play.  Thinking now though it is my brother-in-law's birthday at the end of the month so maybe he will be the lucky recipient lol!  I decided to make a 5" x 7" card for a change and although it ended up being fairly clean and simple I think it's super cute.  I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 5" x 7" and using a new to me stencil created the 'wave' design using 5 different shades of blue inks.  I used Master Layouts 8 to cut the stitched rectangle and also used the plain rectangle to cut a blue layer.  I added some white gouache spatter for some extra interest.  I was going to simply add a sentiment and call it done but nothing looked right (do you have days like that?) so as the background looked like the sea to me I decided to add some super cute fish.  I stamped the fish and two shells onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.  I stamped the water bubbles directly onto the background using white pigment ink, although it faded back quite a bit on the dark ink, and added the fish with foam squares.  I found a long, bold sentiment which I think suits masculine cards and manipulated it slightly so that it followed the curve of the 'wave' and stamped it onto the panel with black ink.  I adhered the panels together with double sided tape, added some scrap card behind it for some dimension and added to the card base with double sided tape.  I didn't add anything extra as I liked it as it was.  For the inside I cut another white stitched rectangle and blue mat layer using the master layouts dies.  I used the stencil to create some waves at the bottom of the panel and added some white spatter.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and using liquid glue added the two shells into the bottom right corner.  I adhered the layers together and added the panel to the card blank with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge - for boys or men

As You Like It challenge - favourite occasion (definitely birthday, 95% of my makes are birthday cards)

Aud Sentiments challenge - ATG + sentiment

Crafter's Cafe challenge - one for the boys

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal (hope my fish are ok)

Creative Crafting Uncles challenge - happy birthday

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Girlz Makes Guyz Cards challenge - ATG male

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge - BEWAS (birthday)

Inkspirational challenge - shades of blue

Moving Along With The Times challenge - use stencils and/or dies

Stamping Sensations challenge - something beginning with B - blue

Stencil Fun challenge - must use a stencil optional twist anything with 4 legs

Unicorn challenge - birthday

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'Masculine' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

*Gina K Designs - beautiful backdrops stencil

Gina K Designs - just keep swimming stamp & die 

Gina K Designs - master layouts 8 die set

Gina K Designs - flowing florals stamp (for outside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - in the navy, blue denim, blue raspberry, blue sky, sea glass

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card - store now closed

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for spatters)

Promarkers

blue card from my stash

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Thank you x

card supplies:

Craft Addiction UK - bold alphabet dies

Time for Tea Designs - snow flurry cover plate die

*Gina K Designs - all at once - holiday season stamp & coordinating die

Gina K Designs - holiday wreath builder stamp (for inside sentiment)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Trinity Stamps - vanilla sugar snowflake embellishment mix

Craft ID paper pad bought from TKMaxx a few years ago

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you.