Handmade by Natty

After the short Christmas break, I’m back on the Seven Hills Crafts blog today with a return to non-festive cards.

And to ease myself back into the crafting groove, I played with an idea that’s been going around in my head recently…

Combining The Greetery Bitty Botanicals with the Hoopla Mini embroidery frames.

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Products featured today:

• The Greetery | Bitty Botanicals stamp and stencil + dies
• The Greetery | Hoopla Mini and Hoopla Mini Inserts dies
• Waffle Flower | Cross-Hatch Texture die
• The Greetery | Tear Strip Tags Banners dies
• The Greetery | Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamps
• The Greetery | Tear Strip Tags stamps
• More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

I started out by stamping the red rubber Bitty Botanicals stamp on ivory cardstock and adding all the floral details with the stencil that comes with it. I used fineliners and a white pen to add extra definition to the florals once cut out with the coordinating die.

There were enough florals to create two cards, so time for some assembly line cutting of all the rectangular Hoopla Mini inserts and Hoopla Mini embroidery hoops.

I used two different shades of brown for the wooden frames, and went over them with dark brown ink to bring out the woodgrain texture.

For my first card, I went with a light and airy look, using ivory cardstock for the inserts (all splattered with light gold paint).

I also splattered the Waffle Flower Cross-Hatch Texture background panel with a darker shade of gold paint.

This background really helps you line things up so they’re more or less straight, as the little pierced dots in the pattern provide a useful guide.

For my sentiment, I used the Tear Strip Tags Birthday set stamped on the coordinating Tear Strip Tags Banners die set.

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In complete contrast, the botanicals for my second card are mounted on bold inserts inspired by Zweigart embroidery fabrics. The frames and inserts are splattered with light gold paint.

To make them really pop, I used ivory cardstock as my cardbase, with the Waffle Flower Cross-Hatch Texture die providing enough interest in the background.

This time, the sentiment is from the original Tear Strip Tags stamp set – a nice universal option for celebrating various occasions.

As you can see, this is a pretty versatile design. So if you’re trying to get ahead with your Christmas cards this year, you can swap out the Bitty Botanicals with the Bitty Holiday Botanicals and use the Christmas sentiments in the original Tear Strip Tags stamp set. Easy as that!

Until next time, happy crafting!

Supplies

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. See note in sidebar about my project supply lists and the use of affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support is always appreciated!

The Greetery – Bitty Botanicals stamp and stencil Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery – Tear Strip Tags Birthday stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery – Tear Strip Tags stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
Waffle Flower – Cross-Hatch Texture die Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	The Greetery – Bitty Botanicals dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery – Tear Strip Banners die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG
The Greetery – Hoopla Mini dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery – Hoopla Mini Inserts dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Lawn Fawn – Walnut ink pad Shop at: MISC | SHC (UK)
The Stamp Market – Blossom ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market – Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market – Cobalt ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market – Cotton Candy ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market – Golden ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market – Greenery ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market – Pale Plum ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market – Peach ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market – Peony ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market – Powder Blue ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: C&9 | SBC | SHC (UK)
Hero Arts – Antique Ivory cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel – The Full 48 12×12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: MISC | SBC
Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Chiffon Shop at: MISC | SBC	Lawn Fawn – Gold metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Colors 6-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
Uni Posca pen PC-1MR – White Shop at: AZ (UK)	Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: MISC | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Tim Holtz – Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Waffle Flower – Shader Brush Size 1 – Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger – Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Crafter’s Companion – Gemini machine Shop at: MISC
Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC