I've Missed Cardmaking!

 

Has it really been over a year since I posted to my blog? I can't believe it but it's true!

I've really missed card making but I've been busy with my daughter putting on our planner conference, Planning By The Beach. 

I'm not really a planner but I have enjoyed being exposed to a whole new hobby filled with it's own form of crafty goodness. The planner community like the card making community is very welcoming and encouraging. Next year in April my daughter and I will be attending Go Wild once again and we will be traveling to Dallas, TX this time. If you like planning at all you should check out the Go Wild conference. It's a huge party with 1400 of your closest friends!🤣

Last night I got to sit at my craft table and create a card and it's amazing to me that I stayed away so long! Even though I haven't been creating cards, I never stopped stalking all of my favorite card makers and watching card making on Tik Tok and YouTube!

I watched a video by Mindy Eggen the other day and her card inspired the card I made last night.

It's no secret that stenciling is one of my favorite techniques and I just love the way it looks over this scripty background!

I started with some Spicy Yogurt Cardstock from Altenew and stamped the background with the background stamp A Faithful Letter from Unity Stamp Co. using my faithful MISTI stamping tool.

I created some beautiful stenciled flowers using the Joyful Blooms Layering Stencils from 

LDRS Creative. There are a total of 7 stencils in this set but I only used 1a and 1b for the flowers.

I repeated this step a few more times and ended up with 6 gorgeous flowers!

I just love these color combos together! I also used the 3a, 3b and 3c stencils to add some gorgeous green leaves to my flowers. The stencils are so versatile and can be used in so many different ways!

I finished off my card with a clean and simple Thank You die cut from Simon Says Stamp!

I layered black card stock onto vellum and popped the sentiment up with foam tape for some dimension.

I couldn't resist adding some fun black splatter before I popped that TY onto the card.

I just love the way the whole card turned out! 

If you've stuck around for this whole post than thank you from the bottom of my card making loving heart! I can't wait to get back to my craft room today and resume my favorite hobby of all time! Who knows, maybe I'll dust off the old YouTube channel and make the videos I've always wanted to make?🤷🏼‍♀️

Until next time friends......

Have a great day! I already am!

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