Wildwood in Blue - The Greetery

Happy Monday! I am back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog with this week's design team card. Today I’m showcasing the Wildwood stencil and embossing folder by The Greetery using lots of beautiful shades of blue.

 

This card is so quick and easy to make, full of texture, and, as an added bonus, still wonderfully post‑friendly while keeping plenty of dimension. I embossed an A2 panel using the Wildwood embossing folder, then laid the stencil over the top and added shading with the Altenew Lapis Lazuli ink cubes. (I know you are supposed to stencil first but I find this way so much easier!).

 

To finish, I added a sweet sentiment from the Laid Back Basics stamp and die bundle. I heat‑embossed the sentiment in white on Concord & 9th Capri cardstock, die‑cut it, and popped it up using my favourite Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape (1/16'' x 1'' x 15m). 

I hope you have a fantastic week!

North Pole Greetings - Concord & 9th

Happy Friday, I am here with a bonus blog post to celebrate Festive Friday (there are only 12 weeks left until the big day!)

Today I’m using the Concord & 9th North Pole Greetings stamp and die kit to make a sweet tri‑fold card for the festive season. Check out this fun little video on Instagram that I put together to showcase it's assembly!

I die cut my houses using Concord & 9th cardstock in Pink Lemonade, Berry Kiss, Lilac, Aster, Bluebell, Capri, and Midnight. Once you’ve die cut all of the elements, they’re so easy to assemble.

For my tri‑fold card, I used some arch dies for the panels, each measuring 3½ inches wide, and mounted them on a 10½‑inch strip of cardstock scored at every 3½ inches. The fun part is deciding where to place all of the pretty decorations!

Exciting Announcment and Pinkfresh Studio Golden Poppies

Hello, I am finally back to blogging and I am so excited to share that I am now a member of the Seven Hills Crafts Design Team. I was thrilled when Tara messaged me to ask if I would be interested and I don't think I could have said yes any quicker! Today I am sharing some pretty Pinkfresh Studio florals with you.

I began with an A2 yellow card base and layered the Celestial Quilt Coverplate in white over the top, followed by the Celestial Weave Coverplate in lilac for a soft, textured background. Next, I used the Golden Poppies stencils to colour a whole bouquet of flowers and leaves. One of my favourite things about Pinkfresh stencils is how easy they are to align, the triangle guides make the process effortless.

Once everything was inked, I cut the florals using the Golden Poppies die. The slightly smaller die edges mean you get beautifully clean cuts without any white halo around your images, which I absolutely love.

To bring everything together, I added a panel using the Essentials Dotted Fancy Frames Die for a touch of white space, but any one of your favourite shaped dies would work here, then arranged the florals around it, popping a few up on foam pads for dimension. A sweet sentiment from the Celebrate in Blooms stamp and die set finishes the card perfectly.

Wishing you a wonderfully crafty week!

Supplies used  

• Celestial Quilt Coverplate
• Celestial Weave Coverplate
• Golden Poppies Stencil and Die Kit
• Essentials Dotted Fancy Frames Dies
• Celebrate in Blooms Stamp, Die and Stencil Kit

Hello and Welcome!

I can't believe that it's been 11.5 years since I last posted here, how time flies!

I paused crafting in 2015 but picked it up again at the start of 2025, posting my creations over on Instagram - I had been locked out of my blog - but I have recently gained access again so aim to share my projects here too, along with supply lists and instructions. I can't wait to welcome you here again.

I'll be back posting here again in a couple of weeks :)

24 Valentine's Day Cards Round Up

Happy Valentine's Day! I thought I would pop in and post a quick recap of all the Valentine's Day cards I have ever featured on my blog. Happy viewing and have a wonderful day :)

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7 more cards for Valentine's Day.

As I mentioned in my last post I had fun making a whole bunch of Valentine's Day cards a couple of weeks ago and I am back again to share some more from that weekend.

I have to say that the first one is one of my absolute favourites.

Cardstock - Bazzill. Patterned paper and die cuts - Crate 

Paper. Stamps and die - Lawn Fawn. Enamel dots - hand 

made. Twine - American Crafts.

I love it so much that I don't think that I can part with it. It's all in the small details, the matching die cuts, the roller skate ticket, the punny sentiment and I had fun 'lacing' the boot too!

I need no excuses to make a shaker card!

Cardstock and glitter paper - American Crafts. Patterned paper 

and ribbon- Doodlebug Design. Die - Lawn Fawn. Colouring 

medium - Promarker. Heart sprinkles - Cake shop. Nested 

heart cut file #23523 - Silhouette America.

I nested 3 hearts and then separated them in Silhouette Studio and cut them from white, red and pink paper. I then glued the 3 panels together to create the nested heart. Sprinkles from the cake store made a fun shaker addition, as did some very old Doodlebug paper and ribbon. I cut the Scripty love die from a foam sheet so it would pop on the front of the card.

As I said, no excuse for a shaker!

Cardstock - Bazzill. Die - Lawn Fawn. Sentiment font Paprika #40924 

- Silhouette America. Shaker contents - Poundland.

This was super simple to make. I cut an A2 panel and ran it through my silhouette machine with the sketch pen setting to create the sentiment, I then die cut the word 'love' with my Lawn Fawn die, the panel was then mounted on acetate and foam tape. The contents were purchased at my local Poundland in the nail art section, I love the scale of the sequins.

Do you ever rediscover things that you forgot you owned in your craft room? C'mon, I know I am not alone and I do it an unhealthy number of times a month too :/ In this instance it was the stamp set.

Cardstock - Bazzill. Stamps - Wplus9. Dies - Wplus9, Avery Elle.

I like how fresh and clean the card feels compared to some of the others I have made.

I purchased the heart acetate on this card many moons ago and this is the first time I have used it.

Cardstock - Hero Arts. Acetate - Anna Griffin. Patterned paper - Amy 

Tangerine. Ribbon - Doodlebug Design. Stickers - Accessorize.

And sometimes clean and simple is what's needed.

Cardstock - Bazzill. Patterned paper - My Minds Eye. Dies - 

Paper Smooches, Lawn Fawn. Glitter paper - American Crafts.

and sometimes I like things pastel and frou-frou!

Cardstock - Bazzill. Patterned paper - Prima. Sentiment 

panel - Crafty Secrets. Flowers - Hobbycrafts, Crate Paper.

Decorative pin - Dainty Paperie.

Shabby chic is not my usual style but it worked well with the sentiment.

What's your favourite occasion to craft for? As you can see one of mine is Valentine's Day, closely followed by Easter, I love the springy colours and soft pastels.

Thanks for reading,
Ang.

6 Cards for Valentine's Day

I had a blast a couple of weeks ago making Valentine's Day cards, I think it must be one of my most favourite occasions.

I had the idea in my head for this one for quite a while and was happy with how it came together, I just hope my husband likes it!

Patterned paper - Crate Paper. Dies - Avery Elle, Paper Smooches. 

Font - Automobile. Glitter paper - American Crafts. Stickers - Accessorize.

I cut the title from AC glitter paper with my trusty Silhouette and it cuts like a dream. You can usually find it Oct-Feb in TK Maxx/Homesense in a 12x12 mix pack, it rocks!

Cardstock - Bazzill. Paper elements - Crate Paper. Heart viewfinder 

cut file #53828 - Silhouette America. Brad - American Crafts.

I made this one first, I had seen the heart viewmaster cut file and just knew that I wanted to incorporate it on a card somehow and I liked making it so much I had to do it again...

Cardstock - Bazzill. Patterned paper - Crate Paper. Paper elements - 

Crate Paper, My Minds Eye. Brad - American Crafts. 'Spin Me' stamp 

- Papertrey Ink. Heart stickers - K&Co.

I was pleased to discover I owned the 'spin me' stamp in my Papertrey Ink Movers and Shakers sentiments set.

I had forgotten that I owned this set and I am looking forward to making some more interactive cards in the future.

I love virtually every Crate Paper release, Emma's Shoppe from 2011 is no exception. I have hoarded quite a bit of paper from this line and it was fun to use it on the next library themed card.

Cardstock - Bazzill. Patterned paper - Emma's Shoppe and Love 

Notes, Crate Paper. Stamps - Papertrey Ink. Dies - Papertrey Ink,

Lawn Fawn, Lil Inker, Mama Elephant. Glitter paper - American 
Crafts. 4x6 library pocket cut file #47236 - Silhouette America.

 This is using some very old paper by K&Co, I just love the cute little plaques.

Cardstock - American Crafts. Patterned paper - My Minds Eye, 

K&Co. Stickers - Papermania, Accessorize. Glitter pen - Sakura. 

Ribbon - Dainty Paperie.

I wasn't happy with this card for a while, originally I had the 'happy' banner over the red glitter heart and it left the sentiment floating in too much space, I was able to peel it off and move it to it's new position and I like it a lot more.

Cardstock - Hero Arts. Patterned paper - Crate Paper. Glitter 

paper - American Crafts. Dies - Paper Smooches. Letter stickers 

- Recollections. Heart and banner cut file #54405 - Silhouette 

America. Stickers - K&Co.

Thanks for reading, I hope you have seen something that tickles your fancy. I'll be back on Friday with 7 more Valentine's Day cards so check back soon!

Ang.