Hugs in a Card

Was it a coincidence or what? My latest cardmaking project was for my friend at work for her request. This design uses the Adriana Easel Dies from Poppystamps and I used a printed sentiment which reads “May your day bloom with happiness.” This easel handmade card has an inside message as well that greets “Have a happy birthday.”

I haven’t been updated in the cardmaking community in a long time but out of curiosity, I peeked at Poppystamps Challenge which I loved to join back then. Life happens and responsibilities get overwhelming but circumstances always lead me back to cardmaking. Making handmade cards is not just a hobby, it calms my mind down and I find it therapeutic.

I was really glad to see that the challenge was exactly matching with this cardmaking project and what’s even more amazing was I used Poppystams to create this handmade card design. I had this easel die set for a while now but this time around, there was a nagging feeling to use this for may birthday card design.

The process how to make this easel card was not complicated. Thanks to the easel die sets from Poppystamps – they have the best easel dies, I swear! If not only for money issues, I would have bought all of them hehehe. Anyway, I’m taking it one at a time.

The inspiration for the colour scheme was from a backdrop I saw at a party. It was the prettiest combination of blues and pinks and purples and when I tried it on the Adriana Easel leaves die cuts, I discovered it really went well with crystals and silvers so I added some tiny flowers and gems too. I also splattered some pearl white paint to add some interest.

As a last touch, I traced the printed sentiment with black to make it more crisp. Then, in the same colour scheme, I added the sentiment inside using Lawn Fawn Very High Five stamp set and a die cut from MFT Outside The Box dies.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! If you like this card, you can also check out ideas from Instagram at Hugs in a Card. You can also check out and join the Poppystamps challenge.