Altenew | Thinking of you

Hello there, well how's everyone bearing up from the Easter break? have you slightly overindulged with Easter treats? I must admit that I've enjoyed eating my favourite food type which is chocolate, but I have been very sensible and only had a little bit of chocolate at a time. Well yesterday I managed to squeeze in some crafty time and started by playing with a old favourite stamp set by Altenew that turn into this card.   

Started with white A2 US card blank, using the medium Go Kreate medium circle die, I cut the circle from piece of white card and ran it through the cuttlebug machine. Stamped the layered roses onto the circle using the Altenew stamp set and my diy stamp tool using three colours of memento ink pads which were Angel pink, Rosebud and Love Letter. Then stamped the layered leaves using these colours Pear Tart, Cottage Ivy, Northern Pine memento ink pads. 

Applied double sided foam tape to the back of the circle and place on the card blank just to the centre of the card. Cut a narrow stripe of white card and stamped the Thinking of you which is from Clearly Besotted Mini Messages stamp set using versa fine onyx black ink and my diy stamping tool. Slightly cut the stripe down to fitted and overlap the actual circle and adhered this with strong double sided tape onto the the circle die cut out just little lower down from the centre and used a ruler to make sure it was straight. 

Spitz a little Shimmer spritz sparkle on some acetate and with a small narrow paintbrush brushed a little shimmer onto the roses. To finish I added a few AB sequins and used micro glue dots to stick them down.

I really enjoyed using this old stamp that I got free with a magazine last year and it's good to give it a new lease of life. Also it's allowed me to use my new memento ink pads that I'd purchased earlier this year and I'm loving using them so much. Do you enjoy using older stamps in your craft stash too?

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Simon Says Spring Inspiration Wednesday Challenge

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Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop - Angel Pink	Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop - Rose Bud	Memento Dew Drop - Love Letter	Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop - Pear Tart	Tsukineko Cottage Ivy Memento Dew Drop - Cottage Ivy	Memento Dew Drop - Northern Pine
DIY Stamping Tool	Clearly Besotted Mini Messages	Wedding inspirations 300gsm card	Simply cards and papercraft magazine	Versafine Onyx Black ink	Josey Rose Cupped Clear AB Sequins
Reverse Tweezers	Tesco Ruler Shatterproof 30Cm	Wilko Alcohol Free Baby Wipes	Super Strong Double Sided Tape	Tonic 12" Guillotine	Poundland Double Sided Foam Tape
Glue Dot Micro roll	Crafters Companion The Envelobox Board	Crafters Companion Big Score Board	Tsukineko FROST and SPARKLE Sheer Shimmer Spritz	Go Kreate Circles	Amazon Loew Cornell Brush Set 25 Pack

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Inlay Design | Silhouette Cameo

Hello there, I'm back today with a card I've had in mind for a while but have only just managed to get round to achieving it. Inlay with dies is such lovely technique and it looks ever so effective. Has I have Silhouette Cameo I thought it would be good to use this instead of metal dies that you have to purchase.

Created scalloped rectangle with a stitched border inset into the scallop panel, then typed Happy and centred this to the middle of the panel in the Silhouette Studio program and placed piece of Crelando grey card onto Cricut mat and cut the design out on the Silhouette Cameo. Using the same Happy sentiment I then cut it out of Crelando aqua blue card. 

Adhered strips of strong double sided tape to the back of the Happy sentiment and inlay the words into the panel with tweezers and gently rubbed on the back to make sure the letters were adhered properly. Using my DIY stamping tool, I stamped birthday from the Clearly Besotted stamp set using versa fine onyx black ink pad. Applied double sided foam tape to the rear of the panel and adhered this to A2 US card blank. Finally adding three AB sequins and adhering them with micro glue dots.    

Do you like the inlay technique? if so please do share you thoughts with me, as I love to hear other crafter's ideas. Enjoy the rest of your day.

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