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Shining Wings dies 2024

Hello everyone!

Today I’m sharing cards I made with some dies kindly sent to me by Penny Black from their new Shining Wings release. This is such a beautiful release with so many products that I was excited to create with.

My first card showcases the stunning Ascending die (51-820) which is probably my favourite Penny Black foliage die! I used a stencil from the Background Basics set (25-021) and blended some distress ink on my card base. I coloured the Ascending die cut with distress inks and arranged it on my card, leaving room for a foiled sentiment from the new Shining Wishes Stick & Shine Sheet (15-017) which I covered with foil from the new Blooming foils set (21-003). I also applied some foil to a small piece of card for the bow from the Jumbo Bauble die set (51-743) and centres for my vellum flowers, which are cut with dies from a new-to-me set, Flourish (51-421).

 

I then turned my attention to the elegant Dignified die (51-821) which I coloured with distress inks. The background panel was cut using the largest die from the Dainty Dashes Stackers die set (51-636) which I adhered to a green card base. After masking off the frame, I blended a little distress ink over the centre of my white panel. I applied two butterflies from the from the new Shining Wings Stick & Shine Sheet (15-015) to a piece of card, added foil from the new Blooming foils set (21-003), fussy cut and adhered them to my card. I was so excited to see more of these beautiful butterflies as I use the ‘original’ die ALL the time – it’s from the classic Flourish and Butterflies set (51-198), and of course a die cut makes an appearance here – cut from vellum! The sentiment is from the new Brighten the World stamp set (31-056).

 

As soon as I saw the release, I was drawn to the pretty Flower Family die set (51-819). I am CONVINCED that this mirrors a wood-mounted stamp but I can’t find it in my (rather extensive) wood-mounted stamp collection or online! Anyway, this super simple card came together really quickly! I coloured the centres with different distress inks and added some gems. I blended some Black Soot and Chipped Sapphire distress ink across the bottom of a navy card panel and adhered the flowers.  I then chose a sentiment from the new Shining Wishes Stick & Shine Sheet (15-017) which I covered with foil from the Metallics foils set (21-001). To complete my card, I added a thin strip of silver card to anchor my flower family. Click here to see another card that I made with this die set.

 

Next up is my card using the bold Layered Bloom die set (51-818). I coloured it with distress inks and added it to a base that I had embossed with the Noted embossing folder (65-005).  The sentiment is from the new Shining Wishes Stick & Shine Sheet (15-017) and the foil is from the new Blooming foils set (21-003). Click here to see another card I made with this die set.

 

 

 

Last but definitely not least is my card using the gorgeous Refresh die set (51-817). I love this set of three big statement blooms – I’ve already planned more cards with it!! For this card, I tucked the flowers into windows in a panel cut using the Slimline Medley die set (51-718) and added a sentiment from the Trust Me builder stamp set (30-7100).

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

 

Little Cotton Tails

Hello everyone!

Next up today is my card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

I knew I wanted to use the sweet Oh Bunny set by Simon Says Stamp for my take and I love Lisa Addesa’s clever card using this set so decided to incorporate her inspiration into my take on the sketch.

I used a couple of dies from the My Favorite Things Stitched Domes STAX die set to cut a window in my card base and a separate base for my bunny scene. I blended distress ink over the larger dome and then stamped, cut and coloured the largest bunny image from the stamp set.

I blended various green distress inks on a panel of white card which I then cut using a couple of Lawn Fawn grass dies. I then adhered the grass die cuts to the outside of the card and the bunny scene to the inside of my card. I adhere some white mini pompoms to each bunny.

To complete my card, I added a Memory Box sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Lighthouse thank you

Hello everyone!

There’s a really unique sketch for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week! The team share amazing inspiration – it was quite difficult for me not to CASE a few of their brilliant ideas, but I really wanted to come up with something ‘different’.

In the end, I decided to make a graphic/deco design but as I was hunting for the deco stamp set that I wanted to form the basis of my design, I unearthed an old Altenew set called Be a Lighthouse…. and inspiration hit me! As a craft supplies hoarder curator, I knew I had some metal boats from back in the day when I used a lot of embellishments and thought that one of those would work perfectly in the centre of two stamped images. I was rather concerned that I wouldn’t be able to find them but can you believe that it only took me a few minutes? I usually spend longer looking on my table for a die I was just using!

Armed with my little boat and stamp set, I got crafty! I masked off a section of my card so that the rectangular sea stamp would appear more oval and I coloured the lighthouse image with my Twinkling H2O paints. I decided not to use a sentiment from the stamp set and instead used a small stamp from an older Simon Says Stamp set.

This ended up being SO different to what I had planned earlier today, but it was so much fun and BONUS – I used some very old supplies!

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week – Day 6

Hi there!

Welcome to Day 6 of Heart Week!

My heart card today is my entry for the colour challenge at the Color Throwdown which has a palette of blue, lime and brown.

My focal point today is one of my oldest Simon Says Stamp die sets – the Heart Wreath die which dates from 2014! I can’t believe this die is ten years old! I can’t remember when I bought it but I do know I’ve had it a while.. maybe eight years or so. I went back into the Simons gallery to get some inspiration and found this beautiful card by the talented Debby Hughes.

I coloured the wreath, leaves and hearts with distress inks and cut a vellum tag using a die from the Stitched Banners set. I adhered everything to a background that I’d stamped with a 2018 stamp (Modern Rose Blooms). I then added a Poppystamps sentiment (Doodle Happy Valentine’s Day) and a sprig by Memory Box (Sylvan Sprig).

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week – Day 5

Hi there!

Welcome to Day 5 of Heart Week!

What happens when Heart Week and Festive Friday collide? Well, you get my heart card today for starters – and it’s my entry for the sketch challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

My focal point today is a pretty tree from the Simon Says Stamp Festive Trees set, coloured using my Twinkling H2O paints. I cut the hearts from the Bundled Hearts set by Memory Box and adhered all images to a card base that I’d sponged with Tumbled Glass distress ink. I also stencilled a few hearts using an older Simon Says Stamp stencil

To complete my card, I added stamped sentiment from a My Favorite Things set.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Heart Week – Day 3

Hi there!

Welcome to Day 3 of Heart Week!

Today I’m using products kindly sent to me by Penny Black. I chose the main image from the fabulous Crafting stamp set (30- 947) as my focal point. This is quite a large image and although it would sit comfortably on a standard sized card, I wanted to have a little more open space around the image so I opted for a larger slimline card design. I coloured the image using my Twinkling H2Os and inked the backgrounds with Old Paper and Tumbled Glass distress inks. To top and tail my card, I used dies from the Hugs Edgers set (51-761) and the Heart Balloons set (51-493) plus sentiments from the Without Limits mini stamp set (30-949).

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.