How I made Two Love and Friendship Greeting Cards

Welcome to this month’s Build & Bloom Stampers Blog Hop

This month’s theme is Love and Friendship Greeting Cards

Hello Everyone,

I’m so excited to be joining in with this month’s Build & Bloom Stampers blog hop, where the theme this month is to create a Love and Friendship Greeting Card. When I first saw the theme, I struggled to think of how I could make a card for love and friendship theme, as I haven’t bought any current Valentine’s stamp sets. Then I remembered the Sweet Jar stamp set has hearts, so I have used this stamp set for my projects.

How I made my Love and Friendship patterned paper using stamps from Sweet Jar stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

I started with a sheet of Basic White A4 card stock, which I randomly stamped hearts on using the stamps from the Sweet Jar Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!

Once I was happy with my design, I cut it up to use on my cards. I have some more of my patterned paper left to make more cards with.

My Love and Friendship patterned paper

How I created my first Love and Friendship Greeting Card

To create this card, I started with A4 sheet of Poppy Parade card stock, which I scored at 10.50 cm and then cut at 14.85 cm to form two card bases. I love to score first as it’s a quick and easy way to make two cards at the same time.

The front panel was then scored at 5.25 cm and folded back to make a Z‑fold.

I decorated the front flap with Petal Pink card stock (4.75 cm × 14.4 cm) and my patterned paper (4.25cm x 13.9 cm).

For the focal point, I stamped a jar overflowing with hearts on Basic White card stock (6.5 cm × 10.50 cm), then layered it onto Petal Pink and Poppy Parade mats.

A sentiment layered on Poppy Parade completed the front.

Inside, I added a Basic White panel measuring 14.4 cm × 10 cm.

My First Love and Friendship card

How I created my second Love and Friendship Greeting card

I started by scoring a piece of Poppy Parade card stock at 14.85 cms, then cut at 10.5 cms down the short side.

Next I scored at 12 cms. I glued the area between the 12 cms and 14.85 and stuck this down.

I added my Petal Pink matt layers (10 cms x 2.50, and 10 cms x 11.5 cms) on top of the card base and added my patterned paper.

I stamped my sentiment and mounted this on to a Poppy Parade layer on the front

Inside I added a Basic White layer measuring 10 cms x 11.50 cms.

My second Love and Friendship card

My completed Love and Friendship Greeting cards

I had such a wonderful time creating the Love and Friendship greeting cards and making my own patterned paper to use for this month’s Build & Bloom Blog Hop. I hope my projects inspire you to create one yourself.

I’d love to see your creations. Please do share your makes, it’s always such a joy to celebrate creativity together!

Well, that’s it from me today. Herbie has been sat patiently, hoping it’s time for a walk and maybe a visit to the local Costa shop for a sausage or two.

Until next time, stay safe and happy crafting.

Please click on the names below to visit each website and see what lovely projects my other friends in the Build&Bloom Academy Group have designed for their Love and Friendship blog hop. Please do leave comments as you visit each one.

Thank you.

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