Embossed Best Wishes

I still have new stash that I haven't used yet, so I thought I would get some out to play with. I'd seen a card on Pinterest where the front had been divided in two and the pretty pretty paper peeking through. I liked this idea but wasn't sure whether it might look a bit plain if I just used plain white card, so picked out my new Crafters Companion Sara Davies embossing folder and then inked the card once embossed to bring out the lovely pattern:

I might try inking the folder first before embossing the card next time and see how that looks :)

Snap happy birthday

I made this card a couple of nights ago for the new Sketch Saturday challenge #402 (click blog name for direct link). The card sketch is really clean and simple so it gives you the option of dressing up you card or keeping it minimal. I went for a male minimalist card!

I stamped Happy Birthday and Uncle and then heat embossed the wording. You could do so many different variations with this sketch though!

Thank you Tulips

I have finally got round to playing with my new Altenew Brush Art stamps! I love them! They give such a lovely clear print. For this card I used the tulip stamps from the set:

I would like some new ink pads in lots of colours so I can create different versions! Can't wait to try the rose stamps too...

I have entered this card into the challenge at the cardmakingandpapercraft.com - Think Pink

Birthday stars

I made this card a while ago for my brother-in-law. It was quite fun to make, putting together the different layers for each letter:

I thought it was a good layout for a card for a male :)