Sunday, 1 February 2026

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #116 Hearts

Hello and welcome to my blog.

It's time for a new challenge over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is to use Hearts. This is a card I made for a Golden Wedding Anniversary. I used a very old die from the Tonic Affections die set. It's a large with lots of dies and I've used it a lot.  I also created a box for the card using the same products. 


I also used the following:

Cardstock: Ivory textured, Gold pearlescent, Heart backing paper from a magazine
Dies: Maximum Crafts 8x8 Easy Frame, John Next Door Sunflower leaves, Tattered Lace numbers and sentiment, Tonic Clarice letters 
Two Jays Congratulations stamp
Ribbon from my stash

I hope you like the card and box I've made. If you've got time it would be great if you could leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it. I would really appreciate it.




 Why not join us at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month?
 We'd love to see your makes.



Critter Crazy Challenge #107

Hello and welcome to my blog.

I recently joined the Critter Crazy Challenge Design Team. Challenges start on the 1st of the month and are anything goes but you must include an animal of some sort as the main focus. This is in the broadest sense of the word and can be furry, feather or insect etc. 

The main focus of my card is a fabric square with a cat on it, which a friend gave me. I used it to make a card for my sister-in-law who loves cats. 


I also used the following:

Cardstock: Red, Ivory, Gold Mirror
Dies: Maximum Crafts 5x5 Easy Frame die set, John Next Door Flag die, sentiment die from my stash
Inkylicious Cat stamp set
Tattered Lace dots embossing folder
Red pearls from my stash

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time it would be great if you could leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it. I would really appreciate it.



Please also join us at the Critter Crazy Challenge this month. We'd love to see your Critter makes 

Saturday, 31 January 2026

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge February 2026

Hello and welcome to my blog. 

I recently joined the A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog Design Team. Challenges start on the 1st of the month and are always anything goes. You can find out more at  A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge Open Challenge Blog.

Our sponsor this month is craftsUprint I have chosen the Quick Card For Him 4 kit by Marijke Kok, which is a muscle car kit. I've made a card for a car geek friend who loves his muscle cars!



I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time it would be great if you could leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it. I would really appreciate it.


Why not join us at the  A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge Open Challenge Blog We'd love to see your makes.