A little hello stencil by Gina K Designs finally turned into a card after being ink blended months ago. Slowly working through my pile of backgrounds.
CardMaynia day 10 – A little hello
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CardMaynia day 9
Day 9 of CardMaynia … I used a fussy cut flower and leaf from my first ever colouring exercise when I started cardmaking last year. Trying to use up things that have been sitting around unloved.
Sweet Stuff
I used the Sweet Stuff stamp set by Rina K and Gina K Designs. I stamped the donuts first in Sandy Beach and then Wild Lilac (which turned plummy) then added a thick layer of glossy accents and some clay sprinkles to act as the glazed icing and decoration. Three Angel Aura rhinestones finish the sentiment off. Simple stamping made fancy … such fun!
CardMaynia day 4
I decided to finally use up a stenciled background I did maybe 9 months ago – this was my very first set of layering stencils and I love it as much today as I did when it first arrived. I just love the flower design so much.
Supplies used:
- Stencils: A Little Love layering stencils by Gina K Designs
- Inks: Sea Glass, Lovely Lavender, Wild Lilac, Jelly Bean Green and Fresh Asparagus by Gina K Designs
- Sentiment: from a pre-printed sentiment sheet by Gina K Designs
- Dies: Master Layouts 2 by Gina K Designs
- Cardstock: Ocean Mist by Gina K Designs
- Embellishments: Basic rhinestones by Stampin’ Up!
Golden Days by Altenew
I honestly think this is one of the most beautiful flower stencil results I have ever seen – the Golden Days layering stencils by Altenew are just exquisite!! I find the layering pretty easy to do and it always receives great feedback from friends. I’ve even just ordered the hot foil plate for this, even though I don’t have the foiling machine yet, I love it that much haha. I have a machine on order locally, but who knows when it’ll be back in stock, so in the meantime I’m sticking with the stencils on their own – and I actually don’t think the foiling is essential, it’s beautiful on its own.
Inks that were used:
- Pink card: Gina K Designs: Innocent Pink, Dusty Rose, Bubblegum and Passionate Pink
- Yellow card: Gina K Designs: Lemon Drop, Wild Dandelion, Prickly Pear and Honeyed Mustard … I think (unfortunately the images have disappeared from my phone)
- Purple card: Altenew Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris and Midnight Violet
Two more backgrounds are ready to go to a friend as art to be framed, which is so sweet.
The inks used in the above card are Altenew Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart, Purple Wine and Cosmic Berry.
The inks used in this one are in the photo, which was a blend of Gina K Designs Innocent Pink and Passionate Pink, and Altenew Rose Quartz and Puffy Heart.
Welcome to my papercraft site
After being a needleworker for many years, back in May 2021 I started learning how to make cards. I started off with monthly papercraft kits from a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, which really helped me to start learning all the basics and to kickstart my imagination. I then found the rabbit-hole of YouTube tutorials where I started to find tutors and designs that made my heart sing and my motivation soar even higher. Queens of the industry such as Jennifer McGuire and Gina K became my spare time viewing and I’ve contined to grow and be inspired by these and many others since then while I start o find ‘my own style’. Another inspiration comes from Craft Roulette‘s weekly improv challenges that really get the grey matter working overtime on four spins of the roulette wheel!
After sharing my cards with friends on Facebook, and sharing more publicly on Instagram, I decided it was time to start documenting my card details properly, and this blog is the start. Even if nobody else reads it, I’ll have a more detailed documentation of the products I used and any tips I learnt along the way for my own records. I think documenting the learning process over time really helps you to see how you’ve grown in a craft over the years.
If I feel brave, I may provide a tutorial or two in the future, but for now this is just a place to share my journey and my new love of all things paper.