Elf Hats

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing four Christmas themed Slimline cards I created for Christmas in July. I didn’t manage to post any Christmas cards on my blog last week, so I am making sure I do this week.

For my cards I have used Waffle Flower Crafts Elf Hat die set which was recently released. This is such a fun die set.

As you can see, I die cut two hats per card and added a portion of a face using a circle die from my stash. I adhered one to the bottom right corner, and the other to the top left corner. I added googly eyes to the bottom elf,

I couldn’t decide which patterned paper to use, so I used two different ones. But otherwise they are the same. Although one card, the elf does have eyes on the top elf which the others don’t have, as the face area ended up being larger.

For the sentiment, I used Waffle Flower Crafts Elf Sentiments stamp/die set. 

I added another of the sentiments from the stamp set on the inside of my card. I also added the left over gold glitter pieces that came out of the bell.

 

Seas The Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two beach themed 5 x 7 postage cards I created recently.  Both cards use the Waffle Flowet Crafts Coastal Postage Collage stencil and Postage Collage die sets.

For the first card, I cut apart the postage stamps and added them to the top portion of the card.

I decorated the lower portion using Waffle Flower Crafts Coastline Die-N-Stencil. I added a sentiment from Spellbinders June 2025 Stamp of the Month.

The red base panel was embossed using Spellbinders Mariners Weave Embossing Folder for June.

For the inside I added two more of the postage stamps & another sentiment.

For my second card, I kept the Postage Collage panel in tact. I layered it to my 5 x 7 card base which I have again embossed using the Mariners Weave  Embossing Folder.

For the inside of the card, I added the lighthouse using Spellbinders Large Die for June 2025. I also added a sentiment from the Clear Stamp for June 2025.

 

Walrus Skipper

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have a card I created using some of the products from Spellbinders June 2025 Club kits, I just loved this theme especially that walrus.

I created a Centre Step Card using an older die set from my stash. The background panel uses the Cast Away Glimmer Plate which was the Glimmer Plate for June. The walrus & smaller seagull are from the Small Die of the month. The ships wheel & larger seagull are from the Stitched Die of the Month.

Finally the lighthouse is from the Large Die of the month.

For the inside of the card, I used the Cast Away 3D Embossing Folder on the left side of the panel. I added the sentiment which is also included in the Glimmer of the Month set.

 

Influence of a Great Teacher

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing three more teacher themed cards I created for my daughter to use for Early Chiodhood Day in September.

As you can see this time round I made Slimline cards, using slimline dies from Lawn Fawn.

I stamped the sentiment to the upper portion of the card. This sentiment is from Trinity Stamps.

I added the pencils which are from Spellbinders May 2025 Glimmer of the Month set. I used black foil, coloured and then fussy cut them out.

I added another sentiment on the inside and added a few more pencils.

Lemons

Hi Crafty Friends,

Last month I participated in Spellbinders Weekender Virtual Class, I managed to get about 6 cards made over the weekend. Today I am sharing two more cards I made inspired by two more of the classes. 

My first card is from Cathy Zielske’s class featuring the Lemon Fresco 3D Embossing Folder. This is such a beautiful embossing folder. I inked the embossing folder with lemon drop ink before embossing a panel of white cardstock. I made my card a 5 x 7 card rather than A2, otherwise I followed the class directions for the front of my card. 

Here is a look at the inside of my card, I used the embossed panel along the bottom.

My second card is from Jaycee Gaspar’s class. I used the same embossing folder, but used yellow cardstock & Hero Arts Blue Hawaii ink. 

I again changed the size of my card to 5 x 7. As m card is bigger than the class card, I swapped my sentiment using the Lisa Horton A Little Hello die set.

Here is the inside of my second card.

Candy Cane Wishes

 
Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog! Can you believe it is July already, this year is definitely flying by fast!

Many of us who make cards, like to do "Christmas in July", so this month I hope to post at least one Christmas card a week to celebrate this.

For my card today I am playing with new products from Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott. This is part of her Christmas Showstopper collection and includes the Circle Accordion Showstopper die set; two Christmas themed stamp/die sets; Christmas Sentiments stamp set; Patterned Paper Pad and a Christmas themed Embossing Folder. 

As this is the first time using the Circle Accordion Showstopper die set, I decided to keep this card simple by just using it as it is designed. But there are lots of different ways to use this die set which I will get to later on.

I decorated the back of the card using the same papers I used on the front. I also added a sentiment to the centre panel, leaving lots of white space so I can add a hand written message to the recipient.

Here is a look at my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope. It will fit inside a 5 x 7 envelope.

Scribbled A Note Mini

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing four teacher themed Mini Slimline cards I created using products from Spellbinders Mau 2025 Club Kits. This is four more of the 18 cards I need to make for my daughter’s Childcare Centre for September. 

For the front of the card I used the pencils from the Glimmer of the month and the Alphabet Background from the Betterpress of the Month.

 

For the inside of my card, I added a stamped sentiment from MFT Stamps and then added a few more pencils randomly around the sentiment.

July 2025 Karen Burniston Designer Challenge

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to our July Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.

Check out Karen Burniston's blog on Wednesday (US Time) when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month, plus Karen will have an amazing video tutorial to share with us all.

Our challenge theme this month is ... "RAINBOW" - This can be an actual rainbow, or you can use it as a colour or shape prompt.

For my card today it wasn't hard to decide to use the new Arch Pop-up die set with the Rainbow Add-ons die set to create my rainbow themed card. As my previous card I made using this set was an A6 card, I decided to make a Slimline card this time around 4 inches x 8 1/2 inches. Last time I also created a pastel rainbow, so this time I went for the more traditional bright rainbow.

As suggested by Karen's Rainbow Assembly video, I create three rainbows using all my die cut pieces, I used the rainbow with the correct order for the pop-up on the inside of the card. I used the other two to decorate the back of the rainbow pop-up and the front of the card.

I used cloud patterned paper that I found in my stash recently for the base of my card. I used the grass die from the Curved Edges die set to create the grass along the bottom of the card.

The large clouds that have my sentiments were created by using the cloud die included in the Curved Edges die set. After die cutting the card once, I then repositioned the die to the bottom and kept diecutting until I got the shape I wanted.

As I wanted to make this a birthday card, I added presents using the present dies included in the Gift Pivot Panels die set which I added to the grass area.

I also added a few party hats using the Birthday Charms die set which i added to a few of the clouds.

Here is a few of my card when it is partly open, you can see how I used one of the other rainbows I created to decorate the back of the pop-up rainbow. It looks so much nicer than having a white backing piece.

For the front of the card, I used pretty much the same layout that I used on the inside, adding the cloud patterned paper and grass. 

I added one of the rainbows I created when I die cut all the rainbow pieces so it stretched from the sky to the grass. I decorated the rainbow with the sun and clouds included in the Rainbow Add-ons die set.

I added another rainbow themed sentiment using the Rainbow Greetings die set. The large cloud is another I created by diecutting the cloud die from the Curved Edges die set twice (top and bottom).

Finally to finish off the card, I added some presents to the bottom of the rainbow. If it's not a pot of gold, why not presents for a birthday!

Rebus - Movies Starting with "E"

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time to share another rebus swap with you. This month the theme is "Movies starting with the letter 'E' "

If you would like to solve my rebus puzzle, why not post a comment on my blog post with your answers. I will let you know what the correct answers are next time I post a rebus card here.

How did you go solving my May Rebus which was "Types of Fish"

 Here are the correct answers so you can check how you did.

1. Mackeral
2. Snapper
3. Carp
4. Rainbow trout
5. Grouper
6. Oysters
7. Tiger Shark

You can find all my past Rebus Cards here.