Autumn Feels

 Hello there,

I'm sharing a few autumnal cards today, my favourite to make as the colours mother nature showers us with are just gorgeous. I've discovered and become obsessed with colouring die cuts with Distress Oxide inks... the colours are intense and I love the chalky matt finish when they are dry. I've used this technique for the first two cards...

This card uses dies and alphabet stamps from Concord & 9th... and the die cuts below are by sizzix... isn't that toadstool cute :) 

It just so happens these next two cards are both water coloured and are stamps from Colorado Craft Company, I love their large images for practising my painting..

This oak leaf image is my favourite, it's been a great year for acorns, lots of seeds and nuts in fact. I've been collecting the acorn cups when out walking so I can needle felt some acorns to go in them... not sure what I'm going to do with them yet but I quite like the idea of a garland :)

I hope you've been enjoying the autumn colours too :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Bright Lights

Ahh, bright lights.... quite ironic that the day I photographed this card was 

anything but bright!! I could have done with some good lighting.

I love coloured fairy lights and this set makes it super simple to add them twirling and 

sprawling across your card front. The gap I left was just the right shape and size for this 'bright'

die cut and all that was left was to add some glossy dimension to each bulb :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Party lights stamp and die set - MFT

Rainbow Wishes die - Concord & 9th

Mini Merry Messages - Mama Elephant

Red, White and Grey Greetings

Time for a Christmas turnabout and I was brave and decided to heat emboss this one in white. 

I did all the stamping and pouring on of the powder first then hit it with the

 heat as I just knew it would be hard to stamp on warped card!

Actually doing it this way, it didn't warp much and after leaving it for several 

hours it had flattened out again!!

I was not going to be that lucky again so I stamped the berries with Candied Apple Distress

 Oxide ink and I think they show up brilliantly on the grey.

I used the coordinating die set for the vellum panel and glittery sentiment, 

all that was needed then was a little bell :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Holly Berry Turnabout Stamp, Holly Berry Die - Concord & 9th

Autumn Anniversary

I'm still enjoying the beautiful autumn colours in this neck of the woods, 

the wind has taken all the leaves away yet! I dug this die set out for an Anniversary card I

 needed to make and just immersed myself in rich shades of greens, oranges and browns...

I simply swapped the stem/veins and arranged the leaves around the sentiment panel by 

tucking them slightly underneath it... love those bright colours against the cream card :)

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Autumn Leaves Dies - Newtons Nook

Perfectly Penned - Concord & 9th

Fine Frames Rectangle - Altenew

Plant Lady

Well it's been a while but I'm trying to get caught up again with my DT makes 

for Seven Hills Crafts and I made this card to highlight the arrival of Flora & Fauna stamps 

back into the store..... I cannot resist anything green and growing!! 😃

You can mix and match the pots and plants in this set and some are solid so you can be 

creative with your inking, I trimmed all the plants out with scissors and then broke out the 

Faceted Turnabout stencil from Concord and 9th for a background.

Oh my goodness, this stencil is fantastic! You don't need a stamp positioner to use it and

the results are amazing. I used three shades of yellow Distress Oxide ink which 

also leaves you with a gorgeous chalky finish to your backdrop

I'm thinking it reminds me of a paved terrace for all 

those potted plants to live on 😊

More details and links to the products used can be

 found on the Seven Hills blog HERE

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash used:

Plant Lady, Oh Hello Friend - Flora & Fauna

Faceted Turnabout Stencil - Concord and 9th

Penguins Waddle

Well aren't these a happy bunch? 

These penguins are great to colour and quick too 😉

Just for something different I thought I'd decorate the inside of the card using 

a spot background and then curve the penguins so the front piece could 

slip into a notch I'd cut on the back panel...

I love to mix new stamps with older sets and this sentiment caught my eye from 

a previous Mama Elephant stamp set. This is how the card looks flat for mailing..

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash used:

The Penguins Waddle, Jolly and Merry - Mama Elephant

Dotted Fill in stamp - Concord & 9th

Confetti and Cake

A cake with candles is always a great image for a birthday card, don't you agree?

I mean who doesn't like a piece of cake on their special day!

The confetti turnabout stamp and cake layers die from Concord & 9th are such a cute pairing. 

The confetti background is a nice little circle of celebration that would work well with any 

image and the dies are well thought out with separate candle bodies so you can layer

them over the lit candles...

This first card is not necessarily boyish but I did decide to go quite girly for my second 

birthday cake with pink ombre icing..

I used pink Copics to colour a piece of copy paper then 

used the scalloped die to cut the layers

mmm.... my tummy is rumbling now!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash used:

Confetti Turnabout Stamp, Cake Layers Die, Top it Off - Concord & 9th

Bitty Birthday Wishes Stamps - MFT

Autumn Park

I make no apologies for another Autumnal card but I felt we needed some full 

on colour to represent the season plus I've had these trees in my stamp 

collection a while now and they needed some love...

I was thinking the green background of the sentiment was a good substitute for parkland 

and the line of trees a nice edge to it.... in a very stylised and simplistic way of course.

Mixing inks on a stamp gives such great results for autumn leaves as does a soft

 blend of scattered straw distress oxide behind the trees... 

I'm very happy with how this card turned out!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Modern Trees stamps and dies - MFT

Sweater Weather dies - Concord & 9th

Kiwi Lolly

Vellum makes a great Ice Lolly... not so much in real life but definitely 

for a fake one on a card and especially when you add some fruit slices 

between the layers too....

I couldn't wait to use this Concord & 9th set to make the Kiwi slices... 

that seed die is just the cutest!!

To add the white line detail I used an orange slice stamp in the same set 

and partially inked it with white pigment ink before stamping and 

rotating the image a few times.

You can find more details on this card on the Seven Hills Crafts blog HERE if needed.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Cool Treats Die, Cool Treats Turnabout, Orange you Sweet - Concord & 9th

Stick It Adhesive Sheet

Swim Team dies (discontinued) - Avery Elle

Sound the Alarm!!

I was inspired to try a different card design using the Peek-a-Boo 

pals car stamp...... it just needed a pop up scene to sit in...

I basically searched on You Tube for a guide to making these floating floor cards and found 

them quite simple to do once you've worked out where you want to place the images.

My party-goer is a dinosaur from a coordinating set also from Avery Elle . 

I gave him a city backdrop and an inked road to travel along...

Using acetate for the flashing light lines and balloon strings gives 

an invisible way to add them.

I chose to make my floating scene a bit short of the base and then added a simple 

sentiment with room to add a handwritten one too.

The outside of the card needed a wrap/belly band to help keep it closed so

I used a fun font to add the siren noise to a speech bubble for a simple decoration

to the band... I like the fun, striking colour combo too :)

You can find a few extra details for this card on the Seven Hills Crafts Blog HERE if needed

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Peek-a-boo Pals Car, Peek-a-boo Scary Pals - Avery Elle

City Stacks - Concord & 9th

Speech Bubble dies - Waffleflower

Colour Me Letters - Mama Elephant

Happy You Day

I do love the Concord & 9th turnabout stamps and this particular one is 

called Flower Patch and has a lovely die set to go with it.

Instead of making an all over background I just used a section to place behind 

the flower shaped aperture which gives a more clean and simple design...

The flower patch dies mix quite nicely with the Beautiful Branches dies as the leaves 

and flowers are a similar shape. I used the extra floral stamps in the set

to decorate the envelope too... they look pretty stamped tone on tone style :)

You can find more details and links to products on my DT blog post

over at Seven Hills Crafts HERE.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash used:

Flower Patch Stamps and Dies - Concord & 9th

Beautiful Branches Dies - Concord & 9th

Coffee for Mum

I had to revisit this fab stamp set from Concord & 9th.... it's perfect for a 

Mother's Day card especially for my Mum :)

I love the look of the harsh lines of watercolour layers, I'm just not so good at 

being patient and waiting for the paint to dry so I can achieve it!! 

Well I tried my hardest this time and sat on my hands.... I'm pretty pleased with the result.

Love the hand-drawn lines from Lil Inkers to make a checked tablecloth and we seem to have a 

very clever Barista that has written 'For You' with the steamed milk!! 😃

More details for this card can be found on the Seven Hills Crafts blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Lets Chat - Concord & 9th

So Kind stamp set - Avery Elle

Cozy Plaid, Pretty Painted Alpha - Lil Inkers

Ocean Waves bold prints - Hero Arts

Cutting out Cacti

Cacti still seem to be a trend.... not that I make cards to follow trends but I do love cacti!! 

These have been cut out from the Concord & 9th's turnabout set.... once you've

stamped out a 5x5 panel you have a quite a few coordinating images to play with...

I added a few touches of gold to the pots and some background 

stamping for a modern contemporary feel.

I had enough to make a second card too, these are grounded on a frame with

 Lil inkers stamps and dies spelling out the sentiment...

It's good to get another use from the turnabout sets :)

You can find more details on my Seven Hills DT blog post here

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

To The Point Turnabout - Concord & 9th

Pretty Painted Letters - Lil Inkers

Flora & Fauna Texture stamp sets

Fine Frames Cover Die - Altenew

Shining Super Heroes

Here are a couple of Super Heroes.... I think there were a few of those last week

 helping stranded motorists caught in the snow!! Luckily we had

 hardly any snow here so life carried on as normal... phew 😌

Do you like the shining sparkle background? 

Its the new sunshine turnabout from Concord & 9th... I think it looks great

 embossed in white on the blue and the flying stars add the extra zing. 

It's a great set with lots of sentiments to mix and match with other stamps and 

the chunky banner has room for good sized words too.

This card featured on the Seven Hills Crafts blog here

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Tiny Heroes and dies - Mama Elephant

Hello Sunshine Turnabout and dies - Concord & 9th

Winter Bear Hugs

I love this cuddly bear!!.... never thought of him as retro looking but this 

card comes across like that! 

Perhaps its the colours I used and the black trees in the background but 

I'm quite pleased how this card turned out

Another card for my stash...

 not everyone wants a jolly, happy or merry Christmas card 

You can find more details for this card on my DT blog post here

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash used:

Holiday Hugs - Wplus9

Hugs - Concord & 9th

Arctic Starry Night - Flora & Fauna

Just because it's Autumn

I have a couple of cards I made using the thankful leaves turnabout stamp from Concord&9th.

I love the vibrant colour of the oxides on Kraft card 😊

I made one whole patterned piece and trimmed strips from around the edges for the first card and cut an aperture in the remaining scrap for the second. The water-coloured leaves are also from the background, I just trimmed them out and used them as embellishments.

You can find more details on my DT post on the Seven Hills Crafts blog here.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Thankful Leaves Turnabout, Just Because dies - Concord&9th

Signature Word dies - Altenew

Time to Twirl

I'm back with another Interactive Card inspired by the awesome Jennifer McGuire... this one is a peek-a-boo card and you can find her You Tube tutorial here 

I thought the Tu-Tu Cute set from Waffleflower would work well... the little ballerina changes poses 

I even got 'techy' brave and made a short silent video to show the card in action...

I love the simple mechanism for this card.... 

now thinking which other sets would work 🤔

You can find my DT post for this card on the Seven Hills Crafts blog here.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Stash Used:

Tu-Tu Cute - Waffleflower

Star Turnabout - Concord & 9th