Stamping With Ginny: Canada Inks Up! Team Blog Hop - Friendly Gnomes Country Gingham Card

Jan 25, 2023

Canada Inks Up! Team Blog Hop - Friendly Gnomes Country Gingham Card

It's another fun day today when our Canada Inks Up! team shares some new products from the January - April 2023 Mini (aka Spring Mini) - I can't wait to see what everyone has done as it's always the best inspiration for new ideas!

I wanted to make a couple of cards with two different colours from the Country Gingham Designer Series Paper as I thought they were bright and spring-like . . . and I wanted to have my stamping layer have the Stitched With Whimsy Dies on it because I love the effect.

When I ran the rectangle shaped die through my Basic White Cardstock strip, I realized I could make another card with the square Whimsy Die and that became my favourite card idea to share with you today! Funny how that happens sometimes LOL!

I reached for the new Friendly Gnomes stamps and picked the cute guy holding the heart and then added the Love You sentiment too - I stamped some of the grass image in Parakeet Party to coordinate with the blends I used for the gnome's shirt . . . I added some vellum behind the stamped piece for added texture.

The Thick Basic White card base was a great start and the Sweet Sorbet Country Gingham pattern added the bright contrast I was going for . . . I cut the 6" x 6" DSP at 4" then cut that piece at 5 1/4" and used the 2" x 6" piece that was left for my envelope flap, and the 3/4" x 4" piece on the inside of my card - that used every bit of the DSP for the one card - don't you love when that happens?? If you look carefully you can see the bit of Wink of Stella I added to the heart shape and my final embellishments were the smallest size of the In Color Matte Decorative Dots.

Then I went back to my original plan to use the Balmy Blue Gingham Check for a card, and cut it the same as the first card - giving me a 2" strip to add to my envelope, and a 3/4" strip to decorate the inside of my card.

This time I wanted to share how easy it is to get great results with the Two-Step in the Beautifully Happy Stamp Set - a Sale-a-bration item that you can choose as a Free Gift when your order is $120 - and with so many great new bundles in the Spring Mini it will be easy to reach that amount!!

The flower and the Balmy Blue cardstock and DSP make for a really pretty birthday card - I know someone is going to enjoy their happy mail from me very soon! I added some Gold Pastel Adhesive-backed Sequins for a bit of bling - what do you think?? Which card do you like best?? I'd love to see what you are making so share with us here😉💕