Morning!
I'm over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with a new card project.
My parents' wedding anniversary is just around the corner, so I grabbed my supplies over the Bank Holiday weekend and indulged in a bit of crafting time.
Paper: Carta Bella - Flower Market (r)
Stamp: Avery Elle - Simple Sentiments, The Greetery - Tagged Elegance
Dies: Altenew - Creative Edges Scalloped Scallops, Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle, MFT - Fishtail Flags STAX (r), The Greetery - Christmas Pudding, The Greetery - PreText Banners, The Greetery - Round About Hearts
I wanted to use some pretty papers from an old Carta Bella 6x6 paper pad for the background to this card, the only problem was this much-loved and retired paper pad is running very low on full sheets of paper and I had limited options for which designs I could use.
Thankfully, though, I'd hung onto the left-overs from previous projects and was able to use them up with some creative die-cutting!
I used the Altenew Creative Edges Scalloped Scallops border die to add a little fancy detail to one of the floral strips of paper. I then realised I could create a rosette kind of look to my card if I cut fishtail banners from some of the other paper scraps.
And for the actual "fancy" rosette element, I found that The Greetery's Round About Hearts die worked perfectly. You need to cut this die twice to create a full circle, and once assembled it looks a bit like a doily.
For contrast, I cut the centre of this die from another scrap of floral paper.
I stamped the With Love sentiment from the Tagged Elegance stamp set on ivory cardstock, and cut this with a smaller circle die that I could then mount on another circle of paper.
Top tip: When layering circles on circles, you can add extra interest and texture by using your scissors to create a fringe edge on one of the circles and ruffling the edges.
I was looking for the right fancy bow in my stash to finish off the rosette and found the perfect one in The Greetery's Christmas Pudding die set, of all things!
There is a large 4x2 in. version of this bow available individually - The Figgy Pudding Bow Topper die, which I may need to add to my wish list, as I really do love the style of this bow.
Finally, I stamped the Happy Anniversary sentiment from Avery Elle's Simple Sentiments set on one of the Pretext Banners dies from The Greetery and added Nuvo drops and a mini jewel as a finishing touch.
I forgot how nice it is to play with patterned paper again, all the more so when you are using up some of your scraps!
Until next time, happy crafting!
 Avery Elle - Simple Sentiments stamps Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 The Greetery - Tagged Elegance stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Altenew - Creative Edges Scalloped Scallops border dies Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK) |
 Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 MFT - Fishtail Flags STAX dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 The Greetery - Christmas Pudding die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery - PreText Banners dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery - Round About Hearts die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Bazzill Cardshoppe - Pale Rose Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH |
 Simon Says Stamp - Ivory cardstock Shop at: MISC |
 Carta Bella - Flower Market - 6x6 paper pad (r) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Altenew - Golden Edge washi tape Shop at: MISC | SBC |
 Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops - Simply White Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH |
 3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH |
 Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | 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) | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC |
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