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Happy and Bright - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Morning all!

There's a new challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog today, where Rizwana is challenging us to embrace all things happy and bright!

And for me, that always means playing with some happy colours in ink form.

Stamps: Concord & 9th - Whimsical Wings, The Greetery - Sign Off Sentiments
Dies: The Greetery - Sign Off Sentiments, Pinkfresh Studio - Notched Corner Frame
Stencils: Concord & 9th - Whimsical Wings

In fact, this colour combination is a new one for me - or at least I think it is, since I so rarely use purple on my projects, except as little accents.

However, if I am going to use purple, then it's the plum ink trio from The Stamp Market that I gravitate towards.

Here I stencilled the outer floral stencils in the Whimsical Wings set from Concord & 9th onto pale pink cardstock, ready to add the butterfly wings in Pale Plum and Sugar Plum.

I ran the pink panel through my machine with the largest of the Notched Corner Frame dies from Pinkfresh Studio and mounted the panel on Eucalyptus cardstock from Concord & 9th.

Finally, I added a sentiment from The Greetery's Sign Off Sentiments set on ivory cardstock.

Make sure you check out the rest of the projects from the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Concord & 9th - Whimsical Wings stamps Shop at: MISC | SBC | SHC (UK)	The Greetery - Sign Off Sentiments stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Sign Off Sentiments dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Pinkfresh Studio - Notched Corner Frame dies Shop at: MISC | SBC
Concord & 9the Whimsical Wings stencils Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Cobalt ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Pale Plum ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sage ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Slate ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sugar Plum ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Tropic Teal ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Pale Rose Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Concord & 9th - 2024 Color Collection card pack Shop at: C&9 | SHC (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	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	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

Time for Tea with The Greetery Garden Party release

Morning all!

I'm back over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with a rather fancy card - even if I say so myself!

I absolutely loved so many items in the new Garden Party collection from The Greetery, but the must-haves for me were the tea set items!

No doubt I will be picking up more items from this release in due course, but those china patterns and coordinating elements went right to the top of my list.

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Paper: Crate Paper - Little Bo Peep (r)
Stamps: The Greetery - Fine China
Dies: The Greetery - Fine China, The Greetery - Sips Tea Stamp and Cut Combo, The Greetery - A2 Stitched Scallops, The Greetery - Pours Tea
Stencil: The Greetery - Pours Tea

As soon as I receive an order of craft supplies, I have a little ritual of cutting all the dies to test them out in my machine before snipping them apart and popping them in their new storage pockets.

So there are several elements from various sets used in today's project, simply because they were all cut and ready to go (and still out on my desk!).

Here are the sets I've used:

• Fine China stamps and Fine China die and stencil
• Pours Tea dies and coordinating stencil
• Sips Tea Stamp + Cut combo
• A2 Stitched Scallops

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Tip for the Fine China dies: Before snipping the dies apart, run the die through your machine with heavy-weight cardstock to create yourself an alignment template. While the pieces are still in the die, stick them all together using some sturdy tape.
Also, while the die is still in one piece, it's also a good idea to flip it over and draw a line down the centre with a permanent pen and ruler, marking the top and bottom of the dies for easy reference.
Once you snip the dies apart, you can simply nestle them into the cardstock template you've made and hold them in place with some low-tack tape so they are perfectly aligned when running the various die combinations through your machine. This makes it super easy to ensure the dotted circle die is accurately centred in the middle of the plates.

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So with all the elements already cut for this card, it was time to get blending, stamping, and adding that gold lustre!

I started out with the Pours Tea teapots, which I blended in a few different pastel shades, one of them being the pink I would eventually use on this card.

As someone who doesn't own a foiling system, I was happy to see some tips from Betsy for replicating the look of foiling using the coordinating stencils. As luck would have it I still had a refill bottle of Glue Pad ink in my stash (must be 15 years old by now!) and an even older set of Ranger Perfect Pearls (which haven't seen much use until now!), and thankfully one of the shades in that set (Sunflower Sparkle) passes as a fancy gold!

So I am pleased to report, the technique with the Glue Pad ink, finger dauber, and Perfect Pearls was a winner! Thank you Betsy!

Once I'd stencilled and stamped my Fine China plates, I tested out some different methods of adding gold.

For the biggest plate, I stamped the edge and inner detail in Versamark ink and went over this with Perfect Pearls. This initially looked great, but after handling the finished plate, the powder came off a bit - not a problem for a more vintage, tarnished look!

For the other plate, I simply stamped with Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink. The effect is good, but again it comes off easily with handling, and as it is a pigment ink it may easily smudge.

So, now I will be on a mission to see if I still actually own the Glue Pad ink pad - otherwise I will simply use the Glue Pad ink on a finger dauber to ink the stamps rather than using Versamark.

I found the Glue Pad ink easily washed off from the stencils, and it will no doubt easily wash off stamps too.

Once I finished up the three main elements for my card, I grabbed some coordinating papers, to create my card base.

To break up the patterns, I trimmed down the largest A2 Stitched Scallops die to create borders for the pink paper.

Before sticking anything else down, I stamped the For You sentiment from the Fine China set in the top right corner.

There was a little something missing from this card, so I took the teabag label and string from the Sips Tea die and stamp combo to add the Tea Time label coming out of the teapot.

And there we have it, card done!

I'm looking forward to using the other die-cuts I cut and coloured for some future projects.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Fine China stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Sips Tea Stamp and Cut Combo Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Fine China dies and stencil Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - A2 Stitched Scallops dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery - Pours Tea dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Pours Tea stencil Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Lawn Fawn - Apricot ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Ballet Slippers ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Minty Fresh ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Peachy Keen ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Dijon ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Fern ink pad Shop at: MISC
Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | 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	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
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

DCM - At the Beach

Morning all!

This week's challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog is all about the beach, and a great opportunity for me to combine some sea-themed products from different brands!

Always fun!

Stamps: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days
Dies: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, Waffle Flower - Postage Collage, SugarPea Designs - Ahoy Word, SugarPea Designs - Nautical Notions (r), The Stamp Market - 1/2" Quick Strips
Stencil: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days

I enjoyed using the Nautical Notions and Ahoy dies from SugarPea Designs so much the other week, that I decided I needed to use them again, this time in combination with the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Beach Days stencil (for the seagull inside the ring) and the coordinating Beach Days stamps to add a little postcard look to this card.

I also used another great sentiment from the Waffle Flower Birthday Wishes set!

Make sure you check out the projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
SugarPea Designs - Ahoy Word dies Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	SugarPea Designs - Nautical Notions dies (r) Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - 1/2" Quick Strips die Shop at: MISC	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days stencils Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Altenew - Sea Glass dye ink Shop at: MISC	Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Mango ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Poolside ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Slate ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Midnight cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC
PTI - Vintage Cream cardstock Shop at: MISC	Simon Says Stamp - Lipstick Red cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Slate 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	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot 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

Make a Wish - The Greetery Container Garden and Jumbo Jar

Morning all!

I'm back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with a new card featuring an old favourite.

Seeing the new Trendy Tumbler products in The Greetery's latest release, it got me inspired to get one of my favourite Greetery product combos out.

The Jumbo Jar die and Container Garden stamp and die set.

Always a winner when I want to just stamp some pretty flowers in some pretty ink colours and keep things simple.

Stamps: The Greetery - Container Garden, Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes
Dies: The Greetery - Container Garden, Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, The Greetery - Deco Frames, The Greetery - Jumbo Jar

I used fresh summer shades for the flowers and added a little pencil detail to the smaller blooms and berries.

I cut the Jumbo Jar from ivory cardstock 3 times to build up the frame, and also used the Distress Oxide ink already on my "light blue" blending brush to colour in the jar background, adding a little blue ink splatter to peek out from behind the flowers.

For the background to the jar, I cut the Deco Frame die from pale pink cardstock and popped it on a kraft card base with a little gold ink around the edges.

Then it was just a case of assembling the Container Garden elements inside the jar, cutting the Jumbo Jar lid from matt gold cardstock, and adding little details like the twine and sequins.

I kept things super simple with the sentiment, using another of my ready-to-go Birthday Wishes sentiments from Waffle Flower.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Container Garden stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	The Greetery - Container Garden dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
The Greetery - Deco Frames dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Jumbo Jar dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Lawn Fawn - Moonstone ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Bubblegum ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Cactus ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Gumdrop ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Melon Orange ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Rosy ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Salmon ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sugar Plum ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sunshine ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Tropic Teal ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah 80 lb smooth Desert Storm cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | 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
Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	Ranger - Mini Mister Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous Splat Box 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
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

DCM - Pack Your Bags

Morning all!

There's a brand-new challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog today.

Kathy has challenged us to feature any type of bag on our card, including (thankfully) a suitcase!

I really had to rummage in my stash for a bag of some sort - but phew! I happily found a chipboard suitcase from an old Crate Paper collection called Wonder, and I basically built the rest of my card around it!

Paper, ephemera, chipboard, stickers: Crate Paper - Wonder (r)
Stamp: Flora & Fauna - Everyday Word Party 2
Die: PTI - Scallop Border (small/medium/big) (r)

In addition to all those elements from the Wonder collection, I added a little stamped sentiment from Flora & Fauna above the "LOVE" and used a wide scallop border die to break up the paper elements.

And of course, I was happy to find a coordinating enamel dot in my stash to complete the look.

Make sure you check out the other cards from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Flora & Fauna - Everyday Word Party 2 stamps Shop at: MISC	PTI - Scallop Border (small/medium/big) dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (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	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot 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

Ahoy!

Morning all!

I'm over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with a fun nautical card.

Waffle Flower had a fun (and very popular!) release last month that was beach/sea themed and while waiting for those items to be restocked I had a little rummage in my supplies for more nautical products.

The wonderful Nautical Notions and coordinating Ahoy word die from SugarPea Designs are currently heavily discounted here along with all other products from SugarPea Designs.

Stamps: Avery Elle - Swell (r)
Dies: SugarPea Designs - Ahoy Word, SugarPea Designs - Nautical Notions (r)

So to set the scene for my card, I started out by creating a nautical striped background with half-inch strips of white and Blueberry cardstock.

The Nautical Notions layering dies are easy to assemble - I love the little details like the stripes for the yacht, the wave edge, the elements for the crab (so you can add inking for the body and pincers), and the rope for the life ring. Just so well-thought-out.

The Ahoy word die also comes with a shadow outline, making it super easy to add over other elements, with no fiddly 3D foam behind the thin lettering.

But the nautical theme doesn't stop there.

I wanted to turn this card into a Father's Day card, so I used another older stamp set from Avery Elle for the inside. The Swell stamp set includes a nautical frame that showcases various sentiments inside, including a Father's Day sentiment!

Perfect!

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Avery Elle - Swell stamps (r) Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	SugarPea Designs - Ahoy Word dies Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	SugarPea Designs - Nautical Notions dies (r) Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - 1/2" Quick Strips die Shop at: MISC
Lawn Fawn - Deep Sea ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Lobster ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Walnut ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Waterfall ink pad Shop at: MISC
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Concord & 9th - Blueberry cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Midnight cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah 80 lb smooth Desert Storm cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK)
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	PTI - True Black cardstock Shop at: MISC	PTI - Vintage Cream cardstock Shop at: MISC	Simon Says Stamp - Lipstick Red cardstock Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Lakehouse cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Mango cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Poolside cardstock Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Slate 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
Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	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

DCM - June Elemental Inspiration

Morning all!

It's my turn to set the elemental inspiration challenge this month over on the Daring Cardmakers blog, and well I've gone for something that will hopefully be seasonal! ;)

Weather permitting!

For my card I took inspiration from the seaside theme, the colours, and the pattern elements:

Stamps: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days
Dies: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, Waffle Flower - Postage Collage
Stencils: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days, Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Coloring

And yes, it may very well be a shameless excuse to use my Waffle Flower Beachy Days stencils and stamps, but if I don't use them this time of the year, when else will I? ;)

I used a few different ink colours for the various elements, including two recently reinked blue shades from The Stamp Market that I may have overinked! Oops.

I even managed to cover up a stamping boo-boo (upside down seagulls) by covering that first attempt up with the lovely Birthday Wishes stamped sentiment.

And, of course, there had to be some traditional seaside rock-inspired stripes!

Make sure you check out the projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Beach Days stencils Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Coloring stencil Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Distress ink pad - Fossilized Amber Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Distress ink pad - Tumbled Glass Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Blue Jay ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Chili Pepper ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Deep Sea ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Doe ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Fake Tan ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Poolside ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Waterfall ink pad Shop at: MISC
Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | 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	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	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

Mini Birthday Wishes

Morning all!

I'm over on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with the mini version of one of my favourite birthday die sets from The Greetery.

The Takes the Cake series is a real favourite for creating fancy birthday cake cards, but there's also a wonderful mini version of the dies that allows you to create different cake styles on a smaller scale.

Great for pairing with tags and layering dies!

Stamp: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes
Dies: Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes, Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle, Neat & Tangled - Scored Shapes (r), The Greetery - Christmas Pudding, The Greetery - Crimped Circle Tags, The Greetery - Curly Q Streamers, The Greetery - Deco Frames, The Greetery - Takes the Cake Mini

I started out by creating my tiered cake from cream cardstock with the layers coloured in with Saltwater Taffy Distress Ink. For a touch of glam, I cut the frosting from pastel glitter card and the cake stand from gold metallic card. A great way to use up your scraps!

For my tag element, I used the large Crimped Circle Tag, but needed something to make the cake stand out against the white background.

A rosette was my first idea, but I didn't have any rosette dies the right size.

No problem!

I cut a piece of vellum with a circle die and went over it with the Saltwater Taffy ink pad to make it match the colour palette.

I then snipped into it with a pair of scissors to create that ruffled fringe look.

The colour was still a little too light, so I went over the snipped rosette again with the ink pad and some of the ink settled into the cut lines. I dabbed off the excess ink by pressing the rosette between two sides of printer paper.

For my background, I cut the Deco Frame from Sea Glass cardstock and mounted it on my card base.

Then it was time to add the decorative party accents - with the Curly Q Streamer dies cut from pastel pink glitter cardstock, the bow from The Greetery's Christmas Pudding die cut from a darker shade of aqua cardstock, and a glittery silver star to finish off the tag.

I'm still making my way through all the sentiments I stamped and cut from Waffle Flower's Birthday Wishes set - such a time-saver and more importantly, the perfect sentiment for this card!

Finally, I added some sparkly sequins to complete the look.

Until next time, happy crafting!

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Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Waffle Flower - Birthday Wishes dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Neat & Tangled - Scored Shapes dies (r) Shop at: MISC
The Greetery - Christmas Pudding die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Crimped Circle Tags dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Curly Q Streamers dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Deco Frames dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery - Takes the Cake Mini dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Distress ink pad - Saltwater Taffy Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Butter Mints Shop at: AZ (UK)
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Taffy Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC	Concord & 9th - Seaglass cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th - Tidepool cardstock Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC
Jackdaw Express - Vellum 110gsm Shop at: AZ (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Gold metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Memory Box - Delicate Pastel glitter pad Shop at: MISC	Memory Box - Festive glitter pad 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
Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)	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