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Congratulations - Floral themed black and white card - Day 37 of my 365 day challenge

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Congratulations - Floral themed black and white card -  Day 37 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! I really enjoy trying to use black and white as a combination and I think this card shows this off perfectly! How I made this card:- This is an C6 Red Button black card and first of all added a white insert which I left blank so people can leave their message. I then cut out the white frame by using 2 sizes of Tattered Lace dies - the smaller one being a straight edged one and the larger of the two has a scalloped edge. I then glued it to the top of the front of the card using PVA glue. I cut out the Pink Peony Tattered Lace die using a sheet of purple self adhesive paper from DoCrafts XCut range. To make sure that the die-cut was secure, I ran it through my cutting machine again on some white cardstock (without the die) which made it stick perfectly. I trimmed the white card so that there was a narrow border around the flower and then attached it to the fram...

Floral Hugs and kisses 6in scalloped edged card - Day 11 of my 365 day challenge

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Floral Hugs and kisses 6in scalloped edged card -  Day 11 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Today's challenge is a really stunning card made using a Stamps by Me floral die and the sentiments from For the Love of Stamps collection from Hunkydory. How I made this card:- I had cut this flower out in black card from a Stamps by Me die before I realised that it only cut within the cardstock, I didn't want to waste it so just cut around it leaving a wide border. I then stuck it to the front of a 6in scalloped edged linen effect white card using Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue (you could also use Pinflair's Glue-it glue) It looked really striking in black and white but felt it might be good to add a bit of colour, so I used an Orange Zig Clean Color Pen to fill in the centre of the flower and two shades of their Green pens to paint several of the stems and leaves. I then used the Hugs and Kisses and From Me to You stamps from the Simply Vases collection from...