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Festive Fridays: Our House Joy

Morning all!

Well, this week's Festive Friday make was a bit of a fraught one.

As it turns out that I have lost the tiny bow die that is included in the Our House die set from Concord & 9th.

The last time I used this set several months ago, I obviously managed to not place the bow back on the magnetic storage sheet properly and poof! It has disappeared and probably accidentally made it into the bin and is long gone... :(

A real tragedy...

Especially as I don't believe I have any bow dies as small as that one that would act as a good substitute.

And I didn't realise all this until it came time to add my little bow dies on today's card.

Anyway, here is how the card turned out with a bigger bow substitute!

Dies: Concord & 9th - Our House, Concord & 9th - Paper Bouquet, The Greetery - Winter Medley

I'd already cut the house and roof elements in a previous craft session, so it was just necessary to assemble everything else, most of which was cut from scraps of C9, Spellbinders, and The Stamp Market cardstock.

I leant into those coral and peachy tones from C9 and Spellbinders.

And the substitute bow is from the C9 Paper Bouquet set. It still works well with The Greetery's Winter Medley greenery that I cut for the windows.

I used a white Posca pen to add snow details first, then went in with white puffy paint to make those areas dimensional.

Then I used a gold Posca pen for the flower centres on the wreath.

And to add to the tale of woe associated with this card, my Glossy Accents left a huge blob on the card that was hard to clean away. The bottle started running as soon as I took the lid off and my card was right under it waiting for me to add the gloss to the lights.

But ultimately it's not that noticeable, thankfully!

Here's to next week's card being a smoother experience.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Concord & 9th - Our House stamp, die, and stencil bundle Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Paper Bouquet dies Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	The Greetery - Winter Medley dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Pale Rose Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Rock Candy Shop at: AZ (UK)	Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Spellbinders - ColorWheel - The Full 48 12x12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: MISC | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Gold metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Uni Posca pen PC-1M - Gold Shop at: AZ (UK)	Uni Posca pen PC-1M - White Shop at: AZ (UK)	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Folksy Birthday Wishes with Spellbinders Enchanted Garden

Morning all!

I'm back with some more floral inspiration, featuring another die set from Spellbinders that I picked up in a sale.

The Enchanted Garden set designed by Zsoka Marko of A Pocket Full of Happiness.

This set reminded me a lot of Polish Wycinanki, a look I love.

Stamp: Agateria - Zestaw do napisów na każda okazję 3
Dies: Reverse Confetti - Diagonal Stitches Cover Panel (r), Spellbinders - Enchanted Garden, Spellbinders - Grommet Tags (r)

I selected the following shades of cardstock to work with using the Enchanted Garden dies:

• C9: Lemongrass, Grasshopper, Artichoke, Pimento, Watermelon
• The Stamp Market: Powder, Cerulean, Cornflower

Once I'd assembled four sets of each flower stem in those colours, I ran an A2 panel of C9 Nectar through my die cutting machine with the Diagonal Stitches cover plate from Reverse Confetti. This provided me with the perfect alignment guide to stick the florals down.

I probably should have varied the order of the flowers a bit more between rows, but I was worried about running out of blooms.

Once that was done, I grabbed a strip of Spellbinders Chiffon cardstock to cut out with a very old label die from the Spellbinders Grommet Tags set to stamp my sentiment on. And yes, it's a Polish sentiment from a Polish brand called Agateria - completing the theme.

And there we go, card complete.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Agateria - Zestaw do napisów na każda okazję 3 stamps Shop at: MISC	Reverse Confetti - Diagonal Stitches Cover Panel die (r) Shop at: MISC	Spellbinders - Enchanted Garden dies Shop at: MISC	Spellbinders - Grommet Tags dies (r) Shop at: MISC
Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - 2024 Color Collection card pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - 2025 Color Collection card pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th - Nectar cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Spellbinders - ColorWheel - The Full 48 12x12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: MISC | SBC	Spellbinders - ColorWheel cardstock - Chiffon Shop at: MISC | SBC	The Stamp Market - Cerulean cardstock Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Cornflower cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Powder Blue cardstock Shop at: MISC	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

'Tis the Season with Waffle Flower Crafts Winter View Elements

Morning all!

I'm back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with another Christmas in July project.

The Winter View Elements die set by Waffle Flower was still on my desk from a recent project where I'd used it inside the Christmas Cloche die set from Concord & 9th.

If you happen to already have that set, then I have a top tip for you: There is a little highlight die in that set that acts as the perfect cable for the cable cars in the Winter View Elements die set.

But before all that, I needed to set the scene for these elements with Waffle Flower's The View die set (now discontinued - so once it's gone, it's gone).

Stamp: Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2
Dies: Waffle Flower - Winter View Elements, Waffle Flower - The View, Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2, Concord & 9th - Christmas Cloche

The main mountain range die cuts into an A2 panel, allowing you to then place paper behind the cut layers to mask out the rest of the background as you ink up the sky and the slopes of the mountains.

For my wintry sky, I used Distress Oxides in Saltwater Taffy, Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire, then finally some sunlight with Fossilized Amber.

Then I added Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass to highlight the edges of the mountain slopes.

I splattered the whole panel with white paint and set it aside to dry while I got to work cutting all the Winter View Elements from cardstock scraps.

My white Posca paint pens provided the perfect snowy highlights, and really made everything pop.

I added the glittery accents from The View set as I stuck down the elements on the layers, working from top to bottom.

And as you can see, the little cable cars are riding down the "cables" cut from the Christmas Cloche die set.

Finally, I added a sentiment from the Elegant Christmas 2 stamp and die set and card complete!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2 stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Christmas Cloche dies Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Elegant Christmas 2 dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - The View dies Shop at: SHC (UK)
Waffle Flower - Winter View Elements dies Shop at: SHC (UK)	Distress Oxide ink pad - Chipped Sapphire Shop at: SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Fossilized Amber Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Saltwater Taffy Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Distress Oxide ink pad - Seedless Preserves Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Tumbled Glass Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	Spellbinders - ColorWheel - The Full 48 12x12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: MISC | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Silver metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Memory Box - Delicate Pastel glitter pad Shop at: MISC
Dr. Pj. Martin's Bleed Proof White watercolour Shop at: AZ (UK)	Uni Posca pen PC-1M - White Shop at: AZ (UK)	Uni Posca pen PC-1MR - White Shop at: AZ (UK)	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Birthday Greetings with Spellbinders Four Petal Bloom Reflection

Morning!

So, to break up the Christmas in July projects, I decided it was time for a little floral action with some Spellbinders dies I picked up earlier this year during one of their sales.

The Four Petal Bloom Reflection die set is another one great for using up cardstock scraps, as every die in the set fits inside the Sidekick machine.

Here's how my little colour experiment turned out:

Stamp: The Greetery - Tear Strip Tags Birthday
Dies: The Greetery - Tear Strip Banners, Spellbinders - Four Petal Bloom Reflection, The Greetery - Deco Frames

I wanted to go with a softish colour tone for the florals are here's the cardstock I used for them:

• C9: Eucalyptus, Nectar, Grapefruit, Aqua Sky, Lakehouse, Juniper, Stardust
• Spellbinders: Chiffon, Sicily

I also used a little white for the daisies.

There are some matching label dies that fit perfectly around the reflection florals, but I don't own those. So I flicked through some die sets to find something that would nicely frame the florals.

Enter The Greetery's Deco Frames!

Then, I spent like 20 minutes flicking through my stack of A2 panels cut from C9 cardstock to find the right shade to make those florals pop.

And I finally settled on Midnight blue! Pimento was actually a close second. Who'd have thought?

I already had the perfect sentiment good to go, from The Greetery's Tear Strip Birthday set cut with the coordinating banner die.

Finally, I mounted the assembled panel on a powder blue card base and card complete. 

Until next time, happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Tear Strip Banners die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Spellbinders - Four Petal Bloom Reflection dies Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC	The Greetery - Deco Frames dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - 2024 Color Collection card pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - 2025 Color Collection card pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th - Eucalyptus cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Grapefruit cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Juniper cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC	Concord & 9th - Midnight cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th - Nectar cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	PTI - Rustic Cream cardstock Shop at: MISC	Spellbinders - ColorWheel - The Full 48 12x12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: MISC | SBC
Spellbinders - ColorWheel cardstock - Chiffon Shop at: MISC | SBC	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Festive Fridays: Season's Greetings Christmas Cloche

Happy Festive Friday!

Boy, this week's card has been a labour of love - made on the hottest day of the year so far. Absolutely sweltering in the 30°C temperatures of my office.

I basically melted more than the glittery snow caps of these mountains...

Stamps: Concord & 9th - Christmas Cloche
Dies: Concord & 9th - Christmas Cloche, Lil' Inker Designs - So Stylish Cover (r), Essentials by Ellen - Home & Hearth (r), Hello Bluebird - Glacier Peaks (r), Hello Bluebird - Hill and Dale, Memory Box - Stitched Village (r), Waffle Flower - Winter View Elements

So this week, it's the return of a good old festive mash up!

I wanted to build a wintry little scene inside the Christmas Cloche die from Concord & 9th using a mix of tiny dies.

I started out cutting the outer cloche die from white cardstock and blending Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink over it to use as the base to this scene.

Then I grabbed my handy accordion wallets of cardstock scraps from Spellbinders ColorWheel and C9 cardstock to cut the following:

• Mountains: Spellbinders Fog with Memory Box Majestic Glitter card
• Cable cars: Lawn Fawn Metallic Silver, C9 Dove, Black, Spellbinders Pomegranate
• Trees: C9 Clover
• Houses: Spellbinders Tutu, Mint, Orchid, Anchor, Truffle, with Majestic Glitter card
• Cloche elements: C9 Nutmeg, Seaglass, Wild Berry, Fern, Lawn Fawn Metallic Gold

I wanted to finally use some of the Winter View dies from Waffle Flower for this scene. And if you have the Christmas Cloche set, one of my top tips is that the die that is supposed to act as a highlight on the glass dome actually doubles up nicely as a cable between the towers.

I love the little houses in the Winter View set, but I needed something a little smaller, so out came my trusty Stitched Village dies from Memory Box, which also have dies to cut the snow for the roofs. To add a glow to the windows, I used a gold Posca paint pen. I also brought in some narrow pine trees from the Essentials by Ellen Home & Hearth die set. For such a small set, I sure have found it useful over the years for the folksy stars, hearts, trees, and little houses.

Rather than get my paints out in this weather to add snowy splatter, I instead opted for a white Posca paint pen to do the job. And my silver Posca pen added some great metallic detail to the bigger cable car.

Once my sentiment from the Christmas Cloche set was stamped on the base, I assembled everything and added it to the card base I'd run through with the So Stylish cover plate from Lil' Inker Designs.

And there we have it!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Concord & 9th - Christmas Cloche stamps Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Lil' Inker Designs - So Stylish Cover die (r) Shop at: MISC	Concord & 9th - Christmas Cloche dies Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Essentials by Ellen - Home & Hearth dies (r) Shop at: MISC
Hello Bluebird - Glacier Peaks dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Hello Bluebird - Hill and Dale dies Shop at: MISC	Memory Box - Stitched Village dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Waffle Flower - Winter View Elements dies Shop at: SHC (UK)
Distress Oxide ink pad - Salvaged Patina Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	The Stamp Market - Jade ink pad Shop at: MISC	Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Spellbinders - ColorWheel - The Full 48 12x12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: MISC | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Gold metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Silver metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Memory Box - Majestic Hues glitter pad Shop at: MISC	Uni Posca pen PC-1M - Gold Shop at: AZ (UK)
Uni Posca pen PC-1M - Silver Shop at: AZ (UK)	Uni Posca pen PC-1M - White Shop at: AZ (UK)	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Christmas in July with Concord & 9th Winter Wonderland

Morning all!

I'm back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today, kicking off my Christmas in July creations.

I wanted to feature a favourite set of mine from Concord & 9th called Winter Wonderland.

Stamps: Concord & 9th - Winter Wonderland
Dies: Concord & 9th - Winter Wonderland, Memory Box - Heritage Rectangle Frames

It offers so many possibilities with the stand-alone dies and coordinating stamps. 

And of course it was the snowglobe elements that won me over!

The snowglobe stamp that I've used today has elements that can be filled in with detail stamps, like the trees and candy canes, but also the main sentiment.

The little car with a tree strapped to the roof, is another element in the die set that made this set a must for me.

So I assembled a festive station wagon from cardstock scraps, built the snowglobe (adding a bit of gold washi tape around the base and cut the fa la la sentiment from white glitter cardstock. Then it was time to build the rest of my card around this wintry scene, complete with a smattering of glittery snowflakes from the die set.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Concord & 9th - Winter Wonderland stamps Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Winter Wonderland dies Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Memory Box - Heritage Rectangle Frames dies Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Cherry Kisses ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Forest ink pad Shop at: MISC	Jackdaw Express - AM440 - White Ivory Bristol Board 335gsm Shop at: AZ (UK)	Memory Box - Festive glitter pad Shop at: MISC
DCWV - Down the Chimney collection Shop at: MISC	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Festive Fridays: Merry & Bright

Happy Festive Friday!

During last weekend's very hot weather, I found myself at my craft desk creating another wintry scene... thinking cool thoughts, alas, didn't help to reduce the temperature in my craft space!

But, it was the time to grab some old favourites from my stash for a pretty dimensional card.

Digital paper: DCWV - Down the Chimney
Stamp: The Greetery - Ornament Box Top Vertical
Dies: The Greetery - Ornament Box Top Vertical, Concord & 9th - Home for the Holidays Stacks

I started out by stamping and cutting The Greetery's Ornament Box frame, ready to build a wintry scene inside it.

Then it was time to cut and assemble the Home for the Holiday Stacks die cuts from Concord & 9th, using scraps of Spellbinders ColorWheel cardstock and vellum behind the windows of the houses, to layer everything behind the frame.

Finally, I added some snowflake paper as a backdrop and card complete!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Ornament Box Top Vertical stamp Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Concord & 9th - Home for the Holidays Stacks dies Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	The Greetery - Ornament Box Top Vertical dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Stamp Market - Cherry Kisses ink pad Shop at: MISC
Jackdaw Express - AM440 - White Ivory Bristol Board 335gsm Shop at: AZ (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	Spellbinders - ColorWheel - The Full 48 12x12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: MISC | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Vellum Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
DCWV - Down the Chimney collection Shop at: MISC	Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC