Monday, 27 November 2023

Softly Said Thank You for the International Blog Highlights Winner's Hop

Hello and welcome to my blog. Earlier in the month, I participated in Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights and after the voting had closed I was delighted to find myself in the Top Ten and therefore able to participate in this blog hop!

Thank you so much to everyone who visited the gallery and voted for my card. If you missed it, you can read all about it here. I am absolutely thrilled to be eligible to take part in this winner's hop.

For my card for today I have chosen to use one of my brand new stamp sets - it is called Softly Said and it is one of the Online Exclusive sets, which does not appear in any of the catalogues and can only be found online! Softly Said is a collection of hand-lettered sentiments which have a watercoloured effect. They are perfect as the focal point on a card, which is exactly what I had in mind.

I stamped Thank you on Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink and surrounded it with some mini, blossom style flowers from the Modern Garden stamp set. These were stamped off first to create a lighter more subtle shade. To this, I added layers of Pretty Peackock and an embossed layer of Basic white before adding them to the easel portion of a faux stepper card. The background of the card is decorated with one of the floral pieces of DSP from the Garden Walk paper pack. So pretty!

Finally, I added a trio of Bloomimg Pearls. They have such a beautiful lustre (and there is a great selection of colours too). The faux stepper card base looks complicated to make, but luckily it isn't! It is a very adaptable design that is becoming one of my go to card styles. It looks like this from the side:

It's easy to add an extra layer on the reverse of the card to hide the join and to write a message on. And it squishes down to fit in an envelope!

Click on the names below to hop around and see the other fabulous projects. Enjoy! I hope you have been inspired today - please leave a comment let me know what you think, and if you live in the UK you can purchase these products below.

Blog hop list:

If you want to purchase the items used for this card, or any other supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Remember to use the current hostess code (November 2023 code: CFMZYVJM) to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com

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