Say it with Flowers

Well I'm gradually catching up now with all my cards to show you 

and this collection are all about the florals...

This gorgeous frame is a Hero Arts/Pinkfresh collaboration and I couldn't wait to try

 it embossed on dark card so I could use Prisma colour pencils to add some colour... 

When I had finished this next card I had flower pot envy!! Love this die set from MFT,

 all the pieces are well thought out and make such cute gardening tools, bench and flowers..

Flowers on the go!! Flora & Fauna have such whimsy images and this little van is 

just one of them. For a background I thought I'd try some subtle pattern making with 

a few smaller images... love the effect 😊

Saving my favourite til last and these silhouette stems from MFT are such a dream to stamp in 

layered colours thanks to my MISTI ... I was especially pleased with the daisies!

The vase is actually a take out coffee cup die that's been given a contemporary look.

Well that's all for this post, not sure what the next collection will be,

think we are heading towards a miscellaneous assortment!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

For the Guys

Hello folks.... I'm back with another 'catch up' instalment of cards and today is all about 

the men! As I make cards to sell in a local shop, I always create a few extra Father's Day cards

 and, although like a parent you shouldn't have favourites, I'm afraid I did which I'm sharing here..

If you visit often you'll know I can't resist a pun so this Lawn Fawn sentiment paired well 

with an older Paper smooches stamp but I have to say I really love those paint 

swish dies in shades of blue as a backdrop the most :)

Another fun card that's text based (pun intended) ... love the bold graphic style

all finished off with that cute phone die cut :)

Dad's and beers equals cheers, love this new stamp and die set from Waffleflower..

that's quite a head on that beer too... is that a good thing??

Now this was the actual card I sent to my dear Dad, the stamped image does take quite a few years off him but he knew it was meant to be him!! During lockdown he had to get to grips with 

Zoom and Skype... he managed okay with a lot of help but it's much better to be

 able to see him in person again now!

Not forgetting those dad's that are the Hero's without capes....although I don't actually 

agree with the killing of spiders.... rather they be caught and liberated elsewhere!! 

This is a riot of colour... a nod to Pop Art using a VW Beetle from a 

Christmas die set finished off with a pun.

Only one card actually mentions Father's Day I hear you say!... that way they can be 

used all year round... clever eh? 😉

Thanks for stopping by

Jenny x

Long Time No See!!

TAP TAP TAP......hello anybody there?? 

Well it seems my blog has been in lock down too! I'm not the best at keeping it up to date 

but then things have been different (i.e home tutoring/mentoring our 24 year old Autistic lad) 

so hopefully that's a good enough reason.

I have been crafting and, in fact, sharing everything over on my Instagram acct 

(link in the side bar) as well as posting every week on the Seven Hills blog so

 I have a quite a few cards to share here now!!

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Let's start with something topical! I was inspired by the fun cards I saw on social media 

for those who had lockdown birthdays, I decided to try an make my own hybrid version for

 a family member and these fun toilet dies from Create a Smile sure helped!!

I do love to mix up all my alpha stamps and dies for these cards, the challenge makes

 the end result more satisfying. I've used new and old fonts... yes I do have quite a collection,

 some are even Quik cutz dies.. remember them?

This next card was inspired by a Jennifer McGuire video, I wanted to try a bridge card to 

use with the Kraken set from Avery Elle...

I love how this turned out and it was fun to colour too. The lighthouse from Shine Bright 

was a perfect size for the scene as well.

Just look at those rough waves!!

 This is how the card looks from above and it just folds flat sideways for posting... 

check out Jennifer's video here

One more project for this blog post and this was a card for my Mum earlier in the year which I framed afterwards, it seemed the perfect piece of wall art for a coffee addict :)

The background stamp was one I picked up at a local craft fair in February... isn't it fab? I over stamped with a woodgrain background too and then added the wording over a square of cream vellum....another rummage through alpha sets for this one too😉

When it came to framing, I used this deep box frame with a piece of dark brown card-stock layered behind the card which is raised away from the background for a floating effect. Mum was chuffed with it and it hangs pretty in her kitchen or 'Coffee HQ' as it's otherwise known :)

Well I think that's all for this time... I don't want to shock blogger!!

I've lots more to share so will be back soon. 

I've listed items I've used as much as I can down below.

Lock down card:

Bella letters - Mama Elephant, Simple Alpha die - Altenew, Mini Well Connected Alphas - MFT

Whimsy Alpha - Mama Elephant, Cool Cuts Potty die and Oh Poo stamps - Create a Smile

Kraken Card:

Legendary, Shine Bright - Avery Elle, Cloud Stencil - MFT, Waves dies - MFT

Coffee Art:

Love of Coffee - Picket Fence Studios, Tall Type - Concord & 9th, Coffee Love - Altenew

Mug and font are older discontinued stash

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x