Hibiscus Happy Birthday

My card today features the Waffle Flower Hibiscus stamp set with a clean and simple design. This is a layering stamp set and I love the loose artsy feel of the layers.

I stamped the outside flower layer with black ink, and used some MFT cube dye inks to stamp the two coloured layers. I then fussy cut them out. I had some coloured images left over from another project so used one of the leaves on this card.

Next, I die cut a stitched rectangle and stamped a greeting from Avery Elle Spring Bouquet. I marked in light pencil where this would go on my card then moved it to the side whilst I worked on the background.

I used a dot pattern stamp from the Flora & Fauna Texture 2 stamp set, stamping in black ink a diagonal down the card front. I also added some second generation stamping for more interest.

I adhered the sentiment panel onto my card, then the leaf and two flowers. I used some foam tape under one of the flowers for dimension. I finished by adding some clear embellishments amongst the background stamping.

Have a lovely day,
Gemma

Waffle Flower Hibiscus

Avery Elle Spring Bouquet

F&F Texture Two

Square Necessities

A rainbow of colour always makes me smile! My card today features brightly coloured squares and some fun Waffle Flower stamp sets. 

By masking stamped images, you can add bold colour around them and really make them stand out. I just love removing the masks to see the images behind! 

This technique works best with outline images. Offset the stamped images on the squares, rather than in the centre, to add some additional interest.

I used full post it notes to create the masks, stamping then fussy cutting them out. If you have matching dies, you could use these to create a mask, but fussy cutting helps to minimise the white space around the images.

I chose some fun bright inks and blended them onto the squares. I've used distress inks but other inks will work well for this technique. 

I used foam tape behind the squares to add dimension, then added a die cut sentiment on top. I layered a black die cut word over a silver glitter die cut word to help it stand out.

I think this design can work for so many occasions. Change the colours (an ombré would look great), switch the sentiment and stamps used to create a different look.

Thanks for joining me today,

Gemma

Waffle Flower Hibiscus

Waffle Flower Willy

Waffle Flower Yippee

Lawn Fawn Stitched Squares