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Card Making

5 Feb

๐Ÿšจ Itโ€™s LIVE right now! ๐ŸšจIf youโ€™re reading this at 5:00pm UK time, registration for the Card Maker Success Summit has just opened โ€” and this is the moment to jump in. โฐโœ‚๏ธ The best value access and VIP upgrade opportunities are available for a limited time, so if youโ€™ve been even slightly curiousโ€ฆ ACT NOW. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Grab your FREE…
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Create a Romantic Postage-Style Card with the Love Tickets Stamp Set from Alex Syberia Designs

Card Making

3 Feb

Hello crafty friends! Today Iโ€™m sharing a romantic, vintage-inspired card created using the Love Tickets Stamp Set from Alex Syberia Designs. This set is full of beautiful sentiments and postal-themed details that are perfect for love cards, anniversaries, and heartfelt happy mail. Iโ€™ve paired it with soft neutral tones, layered florals, and a touch of texture to create a design…
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Create an Elegant Floral Card with the Wrapped with Love Stamp Set from Alex Syberia Designs

Card Making

1 Feb

Hello crafty friends! Today Iโ€™m sharing a soft yet striking floral card created using the Wrapped with Love Stamp Set from Alex Syberia Designs. This design combines bold florals, warm earthy tones, and delicate details to create a card that feels both luxurious and heartfelt. If you love colouring floral images and building layered designs with impact, this oneโ€™s for…
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Create a Soft Floral Friendship Card with the Altenew Build-A-Garden Hellebore Haven Set

Card Making

31 Jan

Hello crafty friends! Today Iโ€™m sharing a soft, elegant floral card created using the Build-A-Garden Hellebore Haven set. This is one of those designs that feels calm, timeless, and perfect for letting beautiful florals do all the hard work. If you love detailed blooms, gentle colouring, and cards that work for so many occasions, youโ€™re going to adore this one….
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Alex Syberia Designs February Release & Giveaway

Card Making

30 Jan

Hello crafty friends! Iโ€™m so excited to be joining todayโ€™s Alex Syberia Designs February Release Blog Hop and sharing a project created with one of the standout products from this beautiful new release. This hop is packed with inspiration from an incredibly talented group of designers, and I canโ€™t wait for you to see all the creative ideas along the…
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Hello crafty friends!

Card Making

23 Jan

Today Iโ€™m sharing a closer look at this soft, garden-inspired card created using the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Rosa Gallica set. This card is all about gentle colour, layered florals, and subtle texture, coming together to create a calm and thoughtful design that would suit so many occasions. I was really inspired by the elegance of the Rosa Gallica blooms and wanted…
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Hello! Iโ€™m Martin, the creator behind Martinโ€™s Mayhem. I craft to break up the monotonous life of working 9-5. I hope you enjoy my little bit of crafting mayhem.

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Soft florals and layered details are definitely my Soft florals and layered details are definitely my happy place ๐ŸŒธโœจ

For this card I used the Craft-A-Flower: Grand Dahlia Layering Die Set from @altenewllc to create these dreamy ink-blended blooms in soft yellow, peach, and coral tones. I paired them with an embossed background and layered foliage for lots of texture and dimension without losing that soft elegant feel.

I also added a little white splatter because apparently I physically canโ€™t stop myself at this point ๐Ÿ˜‚

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This card is proof that you should never throw you This card is proof that you should never throw your scraps away ๐Ÿ‘€โœจ 

The navy background panel here? Total leftover cardstock from another projectโ€ฆ and honestly, it ended up becoming the star of the whole design ๐Ÿ’™ 

I paired it with the Hello Friend Bundle from @heroarts, added some tiny floral accents, a layered sentiment, and finished it off with a little twine detail for texture. 

I love when scraps force you to get creative because sometimes they turn into cards youโ€™d never have planned from scratch ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

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Big bold sentiments and tiny florals? Say less ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŒธ Big bold sentiments and tiny florals? Say less ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŒธ

I had so much fun creating this clean and colourful friendship card using the Hello Friend Clear Stamp & Die Bundle from @heroarts ๐Ÿ’™ The โ€œhelloโ€ makes such a statement while the little flowers soften everything perfectly.

Alsoโ€ฆ can we talk about that orange twine detail? It gives the whole card just the right amount of movement and texture without overwhelming the design.

This is definitely one of those cards that looks layered and detailed but comes together surprisingly quickly once you start building it up.

What colour combo would you try with this design? ๐Ÿ‘€

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Obsessed with how elegant this monochromatic desig Obsessed with how elegant this monochromatic design turned out using the Gilded Glass Bundle from @concordand9th โœจ

Keeping everything in those rich Peacock tones really lets the detail from the dies shine, and the gold splatter adds just the right amount of drama. Honestly, this bundle does all the hard work for you!

I also love how versatile this design could be โ€” switch up the colours and youโ€™d get a completely different vibe every time.

Would you keep it monochrome or add extra colours? ๐Ÿ‘€

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I think this might be one of the most relatable se I think this might be one of the most relatable sentiments Iโ€™ve ever put on a cardโ€ฆ because honestly, sometimes we really did just come for the cake ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŽ‚

This card was created with the amazing Icing on the Cake Bundle from @concordand9th and I had so much fun leaning into a bold cartoon-style design with bright florals, a graphic sentiment, and all the celebration vibes.

One of my favourite things about this bundle is how customisable it is. You can make elegant cakes, cute birthday cards, or slightly cheeky designs like this one depending on your mood ๐Ÿ˜…

Would you keep the sentiment as isโ€ฆ or would you have gone even cheekier? ๐Ÿ‘€

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