Happy floral birthday

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 Floral. I've made a birthday card, which which is for a friend of mine. As it was a big birthday I wanted to make it a bit special so I made an easel card and added some flowers. I also made a box for it as it had some dimension to it. I used similar products for the box, plus a Tattered Lace sentiment die.

I also made a similar card for another friend's big birthday, but in apricot, Happy 75th birthday. 

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 and white card to create the easel card

White hammered card

Red card and green card

John Next Door Cosmo Trellis, Mandala Leaves, Flag die sets and sentiment stamp

Craft Artist red pearl drops

Kanban red flowers

Phill Martin Birthday Greetings stamp

Red pearls 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 #8 August 2024
Crafts Galore Encore #126 August 2024
Creative Inspirations Challenge #17 
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #81

 Please also join us over at the 

 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, 

 we'd love to see your makes.

Happy 75th birthday

Hello again,

I made a card for the Pearly Sparkles Challenge blog for August using some John Next Door products.  The card I made is Happy floral birthday which is a red colour based card, but I decided to make a  similar apricot based version, using many of the same products, for another friend with a big birthday. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank and white card to create the easel card

White hammered card

Apricot card and green card

John Next Door Cosmo Trellis, Mandala Leaves, Flag die sets and sentiment stamp

Craft Artist red pearl drops

Kanban apricot flowers

Phill Martin Birthday Greetings stamp

Apricot gems 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.

Mythical mermaid

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 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 now have optional monthly themes and this month it's Mermaids. I decided to use a new mermaid die I bought at a craft show I went to quite recently. The die is a very large one, so I've made a piece of home decor from it and put it in a 10 x 12 inch frame. It's now hanging on the wall in my craft room. 

Back in October 2023 I won a prize from LeighSBDesigns for my Magical Fairies card, which I entered into the Creative Inspiration Challenge. I was featured as her Fan Feature Guest for March with that card. For this picture I have used papers from Leigh's Mermaze Digi Paper Pack. I have used Caribbean Depths for the mat behind the mermaid die, and Caribbean Bubbles for the main backing paper . I am thrilled to be Leigh's Fan Feature Guest again, for July, on the LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog. 

Card recipe

10 x 12 picture frame with a white mount

Creative Expressions Papercuts Mythical Mermaid die

LeighSBDesigns Caribbean Depths from the Mermaze Digi Paper Pack

LeighSBDesigns Caribbean Bubbles from the Mermaze Digi Paper Pack

Press Cut plain oval and stitch dot oval dies

Create and Craft Sea Siren die set for the ferns, shells and starfish

Cut and Make mini die for the large sea shell

Sentiment from the Polkadoodles Mermazing Winnie set

Craft Artist Mica Magic to colour the mermaid's face

Spectrum Noir Colour Blend pencils 014 Bumble bee, 015 Canary, 018 Honey

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - July #7 2024
Classic Design Challenge #6-2024 Jun/July
Crafts Galore Encore July 2024 #125
Crafty Catz #675
Creative Crafters Challenge #77
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #281
Creative Inspirations Challenge #16
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #81

I hope you like the picture I've made, it looks really great on my craft room wall. 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.

Why not join us over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.