Aqua Florals

I don't make many floral cards..... not sure why as I love flowers but my favourite sort for

 cards are sketchy, whimsical flowers just like these below....

This is just the sort of pattern or print I would be drawn to in a clothing shop.

I started with a light blue colour wash over the stamped images and removed some

 of the colour from the flowers with a piece of paper towel.

I used Distress Oxides to over-stamp with the solid images... 

those inks are fast becoming my favourite ;)

Extra doodling is courtesy of a black fine-liner and a white gel pen and 

I added a sentiment label from Altenew.

Stash used:

Sketched Blooms 2 - MFT stamps

Label Love - Altenew

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Bring on the Big Gifts

I broke out this new stamp set from Newtons Nook called Holding Happiness...

 love the girls holding the large parcel and cake :)

If you're not so up on colouring people these stamps are great... 

colouring hair is not my thing so these are fine ;)

 I used distress inks to watercolour the images and had you noticed both ladies

 are colour coordinated with their gift!!

I had a rummage through my stash to find different sentiments to use and this Big Hugs die from Neat and Tangled was quite easy to adapt for the sentiment too :)

Stash Used:

Holding Happiness - Newtons Nook

Piece of Cake, Gift Card Greetings, Stitched Rectangle Scalloped Edge Frames - MFT

Big Hugs - Neat & Tangled

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

A Tropical Frame

I was obviously dreaming of warm weather subconsciously when I made this card and it seems to have charmed the sun out this past week!!! I decided to ink up these whimsical leaves and florals to make a frame using lots of masking and fussy cutting!!

I quite enjoy both fussy cutting and masking... the toucan was a bit more tricky and the edges a little more rough than I'd have liked but hey ho.

More details on the Seven Hills Crafts blog here if you're interested.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Blissful Blooms - MFT Stamps

Toucan of Friendship - Reverse Confetti

Snail Mail

I'm loving pretty much all of the stamps Flora and Fauna bring out, the sets mix and match so well and you have endless possibilities whenever you add to your collection!!.
I couldn't resist making a snails-eye-view scene on this one layer note card....

I stamped everything in Distress Oxides and just moved the colour around with a damp brush......well, apart from Mr Snail.... I had to add extra colour to him.

More details on the Seven Hills Crafts blog here 

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Thanks a Munch, Slow Down Snail and Snail Mail - Flora & Fauna

Rain to Rainbow

Okay it's time to catch up on DT projects from the last few weeks!!
Like many, we've just finished a rather wet Easter break but unlike this card, the rainbow never appeared!!

It's a tri-fold card which gives you a peek through to the layer underneath. 

The sunshine is from Reverse Confetti.... I think it works well with these dies :) 

This set is just so wonky and whimsy, even down to the font for the sentiments.. Love it :)

There's more detail on the Seven Hills Crafts blog here if you're interested.

Well the warm sunny weather finally arrived today... right on cue for the schools going back!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Rainbow Wishes Stamps and Dies - Concord&9th

My Sunshine Stamps and Dies - Reverse Confetti

Brighter Days

As you've probably gathered from some of my projects I'm all into nostalgia and retro designs so as soon as I saw the Biking Girls stamp set from Waffleflower I was immediately transported back to old book illustrations from the era of Enid Blyton and the likes....

I chose an 'old print' classic colour combo of black, grey and red with a touch of dirty blue. I felt this young girl needed a horizon and scenery to aide her bike ride and found an unlikely partner in Avery Elle's Shine Bright stamp set. The tree is a lovely simple design from a MFT stamp set which is ironically called Modern Trees but I thought it worked well in the scene. The sentiment is also from the Shine Bright stamp set but really these bikes could be for any occasion.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stamps used:
Biking Girls - Waffleflower
Shine Bright - Avery Elle
Modern Trees - MFT