A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Thursday, 11 September 2025

Favourite Blue / A Card for a Child


Sweet Stampin' wants us to use our favourite colour.  Mine is blue.


My best friend also loves blue and she asked me to make an anniversary card for her to give to her partner.  

Stamped in royal blue ink, heat embossed with shimmery embossing powder, trimmed with a stitched square die, and bordered with royal blue cs.

Try It on Tuesday challenge wants to see a card aimed at children or featuring children.  I stayed with my favourite colour and did a variation of a card I've done before, featuring a child and also suitable to give to a child.  It's also for the We Love Stamping "Make It Cute" challenge.

I created a background by inking up an embossing folder and stamping with it.  I then stamped the tree, child and pony, and sentiment (created by combining two different stamps) in black, trimmed it and bordered it in a matching blue.  

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Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Visible Image
Ink -  ColorBox Royal Blue
Paper - white shimmer and royal blue cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - SU Irridescent Ice embossing powder, Lil Inker stitched square die

Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - Isobel Craft Collection Thelwell stamps, Penny Black and Simon Says Stamp sentiments
Ink - Archival Jet Black, Distress Broken China                                                                            Paper - white and blue cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder

6 comments:

  1. Two lovely cards featuring blue. Your friend is going to love the anniversary card for her partner. Such a beautiful image and adding the shimmer makes it special. Adorable card for a child. It bet this is what you asked Santa for when you were little. :) xx

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  2. Two great cards, I must admit my favourite is the Thelwell horsey image 🤩

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  3. I love the pretty heart and perfect using the shimmery blue embossing powder Susan, and I'm sure your friend will think so too, and the sweet horse image is a wonderful choice for the challenge. The inked up embossing folder works beautifully as a stamp on the background too. x

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  4. Adorable image, great card. Thank you for joining We Love Stamping challenge. Anesha

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  5. A somewhat belated visit to thank you for sharing your lovely card with us at We Love Stamping challenges.

    B x

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  6. Lovely cards Susan. I love the background on your horse one. Lovely idea.
    Thanks for playing along with us at We Love Stamping.
    Pinky

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