Saturday, 1 March 2025

Birds, butterflies and flowers

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is "Anything but a Card". We have recently had new bedroom furniture, different to the old, which had left a piece of blank wall. So I decided to make a picture to fill the gap, using paper craft materials. I've made a couple of others for the house so thought I'd give it a go. I hope you like the end result!

I also hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes with us. 


Card recipe

20" x 16" mahogany and gold frame with a cream mount
Crafter's Companion gold patterned backing card
Maximum Crafts 5 x 7 Easy Frame die
Terracotta card and cream card for the small frames and spots 
Pictures from First Edition Botanical Notes and Falling Leaves paper pads

I'd like to enter my project into the following challenges:
Crafts Galore Encore March 2025 #133


I hope you like the picture I've made, fortunately it does look good in my bedroom. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think if you've got time. I do appreciate them and like to read them.


 Please also join us over at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, 
 we'd love to see your makes.


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Gnomes in the garden

Hello there,

Welcome to another Challenge over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.  As always it starts the first Saturday of the month, and as usual it lasts for about a month. I do hope that you'll join us. 

The theme of the Challenge, as always, is Fantasy, however as long as it's Fantasy pretty much anything goes. If you're not sure what we mean by that just check out the guidance in the Challenge Rules, and in the side bar on the Challenge blog. We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Gnomes. I've made a card using images from a digikit to create a scene. I've not put a sentiment on, I might use it as a new home card should the occasion arise.


Card recipe

A5 white landscape card blank
Daisytrail No Place Like Gnome digikit images
Gold, Burgundy, and White card
Maximum Crafts A5 easy Frame die set
2 Jays Dots and Swirls stamp
Memento Sweet Plum ink
Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir OR1
Promarkers Burnt Sienna pen

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave a comment to let me know what you think if you've got time. I do appreciate them and like to read them.



Please also join us over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.






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Saturday, 1 February 2025

Congratulations on your engagement

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is "Love is in the Air". I decided to make an engagement card as a friend had asked me for one. 

I do hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes with us. 



Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank 
Heart paper and sentiment stamp from an old Die Cutting Essentials magazine
White card
Gold card
Maximum Crafts 8 x 8 Frame die
John Next Door heart, leaves and oval stitch dot dies
Tattered Lace initials die
Sapphire circle die

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave a comment to let me know what you think if you've got time. I do appreciate them and like to read them.



 Please also join us over at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, 
 we'd love to see your makes.


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Lucky leprechaun

Hello,

Welcome to another Challenge over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.  As always it starts the first Saturday of the month, and as usual it lasts for about a month. I do hope that you'll join us. 

The theme of the Challenge, as always, is Fantasy, however as long as it's Fantasy pretty much anything goes. If you're not sure what we mean by that just check out the guidance in the Challenge Rules, and in the side bar on the Challenge blog. We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Leprechauns. I've made a card using a pre-coloured image from a CD.

 


Card recipe

A5 white card blank
Daisytrail Myths and Legends CD pre-coloured leprechaun image
Christmas Evergreen card and White card
Maximum Crafts A5 easy Frame die set
Memento Northern Pine and Cottage Ivy inks
Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir DG3
Stamps from my stash 

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave a comment to let me know what you think if you've got time. I do appreciate them and like to read them.



Please also join us over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.

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Saturday, 4 January 2025

Cupid's arrow

Hello,

Welcome to another Challenge over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.  As always it starts the first Saturday of the month, and as usual it lasts for about a month. I do hope that you'll join us. 

The theme of the Challenge, as always, is Fantasy, however as long as it's Fantasy pretty much anything goes. If you're not sure what we mean by that just check out the guidance in the Challenge Rules, and in the side bar on the Challenge blog. We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Cupid. I've chosen to create a card I will be able to use as a Valentine's card for my husband next month.


Card recipe

8 x 8 black card blank
Red glitter card and White card
White heart embossed card
Cupid from the challenge blog website
Tonic Affections heart die
Craft Artist Mica Magic to enhance the embossed card
Black gems, ribbon, and sentiment die from my stash 

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave a comment to let me know what you think if you've got time. I do appreciate them and like to read them.

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Challenge #1 January 2025
Crafts Galore Encore January 2025 #131





Please also join us over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.

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Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Birthday cat

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is "Something old and Something new". I decided to make a card using a frame die I've had a while and used several times, and a new cat die I've not used before. I needed to make a card for my sister-in-law who loves cats so this seemed ideal.

I do hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes with us.  


Card recipe

7 x 7 grey card blank 
Maximumcrafts 7 x 7 Focal Frame die
Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Pet Pals Collection - Mittens cat die
Inkylicious Cats on a Branch stamp for the paw prints
Phill Martin Classic Birthday Verses sentiment stamp
White textured card
Red card
Grey pearlescent card
Craft Artist Mica Magic to enhance the embossing

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave a comment to let me know what you think if you've got time. I do appreciate them and like to read them.

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:


 Please also join us over at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, 
 we'd love to see your makes.



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