Another year flying by . . .

 Somehow the months of 2026 are flying by. When the hot foiling system was released I couldn't resist the Butterfly Flight Bundle, and obviously mentioning the Hot Foil system, here's a card that doesn't have hot foiling 😕 It does however show the gorgeous detail of the Butterfly Flight Decorative Masks

Cardstock: Moonlit Flora DSP, Soft Sea Foam, 

Whisper White and Silver Foil

Ink: Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock

Dies: Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies 

(also used for the butterfly bodies in Silver Foil) 

and the Birthday Wishes Dies for adhesive backed silver foil greeting.

Accessories: Retired Gems in Pretty Peacock shades.

Keep enjoying the flora and fauna in the garden,

GenGen XxX

Happy Halloween!

 Although my Halloween is a smaller affair, I love to celebrate the changing seasons, and autumn is definitely my favourite.

Today's card uses the Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folder in Old Olive card stock on the left, with the basic black Tree and Silver glimmer star burst dies from the Oh My Fright Bundle which also has the Pumpkin Pie greeting and stars. The Pumpkin is simply from 3 oval punched Pumpkin Pie card stock with darkening of the edges of the Pumpkin Pie Ink with sponge daubers, and who could resist the Adhesive backed Bats Ghosts and Dots? Not me 😂

Hoping your Halloween is more Treat than Trick,

GenGen XxX

Hot Foil First timer!

 Despite getting all the gear, it remained in the delivery box for a longer time than I care to admit really! So this is my first foiled image . . 

This is the Botanical Glow Bundle, the above image showing the silver foil image on Soft Sea Foam card stock, and then I printed the photopolymer stamp in Old Olive ink, as I wanted a tonal effect.

I also used Old Olive as the base card, and think I might change the greeting so it sits flat on the card, rather than raised up on dimensionals.

Keep on crafting, GenGen XxX

Let there be cake!

 Sometimes, Birthday Wishes for a fourteen year old boy need reining in on my part, so hoping this is a bit less is more 🤞

In my current phase of trying to use my stash, the background of this card is a retired 6x6 DSP, and a retired blank card base which is rather lovely embossed stripes, (on the envelope flap too). The cupcake and candle is also from a previous ephemera pack, and the foam stars I think are left over from last Christmas! 

The fabulous greeting IS current, from the Words and Wishes Dies, using night of Navy for the Background with Silver glimmer that I put adhesive sheet onto before running through the die for easy lettering placement, (particularly helpful for the i dot of Birthday).

Keep the Light alive with a little glimmer and sparkle,

GenGen xxx

Autumn Birthday Wishes!

As the days darken and the sunshine fades, today's Birthday card is holding onto the summer sunshine with vibrant Sunflowers (HB TI🎉)

 As always, I'm making a card with retired products! This is the now retired 3D Sunflower embossing folder. I coloured the reverse emboss image with blender brushes in Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive, then running the Momento black ink, pad side down on the debossed image to create the sharp contrast and make the colours pop.

The greeting is from the Balloon Festoon stamp set, printed in Pumpkin Pie on Daffodil Delight cardstock, with a Gilded Wings Butterfly, with frosted embellishments, and retired ribbon underneath the greeting ;-)

Keep the sunshine going with your card making,

GenGen XxX  

Flash Sale! 16-18th September

Have you been waiting for the perfect opportunity to add the latest stamp sets to your collection? 

From 16 to 18 September, you can get select stamp sets at 15% off! 

Grab stamps that have been on your wish list or use this opportunity to explore new stamp styles. 

Act fast—this stamp-tacular sale only lasts for three days!

Balloon Festoon!

 It's quite frequent that I get inspiration from wrapping paper, and this card is a case in point. I also wonder if you're ever too old to have numbered Birthday Balloons on your card? I think never ;-)

Here I've used The Balloon Festoon Bundle

Simply printing the Happy Birthday sentiment in Real Red, Crushed Curry, Balmy Blue  and Night of Navy for a background, using the Balloon Dies and some retired glimmer cardstock for the Balloons and Silver glimmer for the Birthday Numbers from a retired die set.

Keep on Crafting, one card at a time XxXxX