Fun Fold Friday - Hydrangea Haven

 Hello everyone, thank you for joining me for this fun fold Friday post. Do you ever feel that you take 2 steps forward and 5 steps backwards? That's me this week! Crazy isn't it? No matter how much you organise and plan...it all goes to pot! Out of the window! Oh well, it's Saturday tomorrow, I was going to say I'm going to enjoy a lovely day off! Nope! We have another all day class, so up early again. Never mind, I always enjoy our classes anyway. 

Today's card finishes off me using the gorgeous Hydrangea Haven stamp set for now. I have really enjoyed using these stamps, they are honestly worth considering to treat yourself to. We used the set for our retreat last month. It went very well and those who didn't have the stamps absolutely love them now. Brilliant!
I digress... Fun Fold Friday is sort of what I made. This is a very simple card but it is a pull tab, flip, card and the fun fold is on the front mat only. That's a mouthful! I used Blackberry Bliss and White card along with a flower cut from one of the Designer Series Papers, Hydrangea Hill DSP. They are double sided so you get double the effect and usage. I coloured in the small flowers using Stampin' Blends in Highland Heather and Blackberry Bliss. I added a little of my retired ribbon for the pull on the tag as it's one that I bought quite a lot of and I love it still. So waste not want not! If you have bought a product in the past, there is nothing to say that you can't keep on using it once it has been replaced with something else. For more information on any of the products from Stampin Up! please click HERE  It will open up a new window so you don't loose the page you were on.

I added a piece of the purple Acetate onto the Blackberrry Bliss mat and the slip strap hides nicely beneath it. To complete the card I added some messages to the inside front mat and the inside of the card then blinged the Hydrangea with Rhinestones. They look like little beads of dew on the petals.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by this week, I hope that you have managed to be insipired to make some cards of your own. 

Cary is back on Monday with her creations. Is she going to go cutsie again or not? Mmmmm!! Watch this space! :)

Until I come back, please take care, stay safe and keep well.

Gill xxxxx  😍😍😍

Throwback Thursday - Hydrangea Haven

 

Hello and I must first apologise for missing the water colour Wednesday blog post this week. I now have the pleasure of looking after my grandson Theo now mummy and daddy are both at work. He is now 15 months old and as a rule a bundle of fun. Which he has been all week until Wednesday! Nothing could be done to console him! He has new teeth coming through and only wanted cuddles and playtime with nana. So guess who got nothing done at all? 😞

Here is yesterday's picture just after he had woken up. Along with the Bed Hair!

He is sooooo cute!!!

Never mind, I love him to bits! However today, now he's asleep, I have managed to make this card. Again using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set. It's just truly gorgeous! It stamps so well and the images are so precise and clear they could be real hydrangeas. Not quite but very close! 😁😁 The card was cut at 14.85cm along the length of the A4 card, so 29.7cm. I scored it at 14.85 in the centre and then on one side, at 7.4cm. It is a simple half gatefold card. (I think that's what it's called anyway)!

Using the gorgeous matching papers, I added 2 different designs to inside and out then stamped and die-cut the whole Hydrangea and lots of the little flowers. The little flowers all come out in one row so it's so simple to get them all at the same time. I even went crazy and added the gorgeous Rhinestones.  It's brilliant what you can make with a little card, paper and ink!

 

 

Fully open. When folded it fits in a 6" square envelope beautifully.

Technique Tuesday - Hydrangea Hill

Hello and welcome back to my sort of technique card. I used Hydrangea Haven stamp set but the message was from a free set that I got during Saleabration this February. This card has a single piece of the Hydrangea Hill Acetate for the front of the card, a flower and simple message. The acetate replaces the main card front apart from a 2cm strip at the top and bottom of the card just to add strength. That's it! The inside has become the extra decorated piece this time and the back of the card is for the message. Basically, a back to front card! The acetate is so beautiful. It comes is 2 colours, the gorgeous lilac/purple colour and a dusky rose pink. To protect it, the acetate has a clear film on the inside to stop it being scratched. You remove it before you add it to the card base. Brilliant idea!