Congratulations!

Hello, 

It's time again for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, which as always starts on the 1st of the month, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Pink, Pearls and/or Sparkle. This is a card I made at a Zoom workshop recently, organised by Maxine at Maximumcrafts.com, and run by John Lockwood (John Next Door), all of the components were provided but needless to say I do have all of the dies to make this 😂  I thought it would be suitable for a wedding, anniversary, or any other special occasion. 

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

Card recipe

3.5 x 5.75 inch tent shape card blank

John Next Door 4", 5" and 6" layering dies:  scalloped circle, plain circle and dotted circle

John Next Door Michaelmas Daisy die

John Next Door Holly spray leaves 

John Next Door Nested flag die and Special Sayings Congratulations sentiment die

Craft Artist Coconut white, Apple green and Blush pink card 

Craft Artist Dew Drops

Ribbon and pearls 

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.

Magical unicorn

Hello there,

Welcome to another Challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, which as always starts the first Saturday of the month. As usual it lasts for about a month, and I do hope that you'll join us. This month I decided to use the Unicorn Magic kit by Anne Constantly-Carding, available from craftsUprint. 

It's a very pretty and flexible kit, and comes with backing paper, an insert, various sentiments, and images to create decoupage. As I'm rubbish at fussy cutting I just used the flat image, die cut it and mat and layered it. 

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. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Unicorn Magic kit from craftsUprint  

Tonic Essentials Card in light and dark teal 

John Next Door dies: Oval Layering dies, Plain and Stitch Dot, Blossom flower die, Leafy sprigs and Magical sentiment

Pearls and teal ribbon from my stash

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges: 

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge  August #8

Classic Design Challenge August #8

Creative Crafters Challenge #66

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #259

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #75

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 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Cool cat!

Hello fellow crafters, 

It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge which, as always, starts on the 1st of the month, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Spots and/or Stripes. I decided make a card using this fabric square with a spotty cat for my sister-in-law who is cat mad .. like many of my friends. My friend gave me the fabric square, so I'm not sure of the brand.

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 white card blank

Terracotta card for the mats and frame

White card 

Fabric Square cat picture 

Dotty embossing folder, I think a Tattered Lace one, dusted with Craft Artist Mica Magic to enhance the embossing

Press Cut Square Nesting dies for the mat and the frame

Happy birthday sentiment from my stash, possibly Creative Expressions.

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  August #8

Classic Design Challenge August #8

Creative Crafters Challenge #66

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #259

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #75

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