Saturday 6 April 2024

Gnome and hedgehog buddies

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. With the rename and relaunch of the Challenge Blog recently there are a few changes in what we mean by Fantasy, so it might be worth checking it out.

We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Gnomes, so I've chosen a Polkadoodles gnome image to use.


Card recipe

7 x 7 white card blank
Polkadoodles Hedgehog Gnome from the Spring Gnome set 
Kiwi green pearlescent card
Satin gold mirri card
Maximumcrafts Focal Frames dies
John Next Door corner dies
2 Jays Simple Sayings sentiment stamp
Memento Rich Cocoa ink

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenge: 
Birthstone Challenges 8 optional theme of Birthday 

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.



Monday 1 April 2024

Music man

Hello, 

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 For a Man or Boy. I decided to make a birthday for my nephew-in-law, who is into his music, and rather apt as we'd bought him vinyl LPs for his birthday. Very "old school"!

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 
Black card for the mats and die cuts
White stars embossed card
Record patterned shirt paper from Vintage Americana pad in my stash
Creative Expressions shirt die
Tonic musical notes die
Silver Mica Magic for highlighting
Happy Birthday die and black brads from my stash

I'd like to enter my card into this challenge:
Birthstone Challenges 8 optional theme of Birthday 


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 
 we'd love to see your makes.



Saturday 2 March 2024

Mermaid in the sea

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. With the rename and relaunch of the Challenge Blog recently there are a few changes in what we mean by Fantasy, so it might be worth checking it out.

I won a prize from LeighSBDesigns for my Magical Fairies card, which I entered into the Creative Inspiration Challenge in October 2023. I am also thrilled to be featured as her Fan Feature Guest for March on the LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog

I've used some of the papers from LeighSBDesigns in this card. I used Starfish on the Seashore from the Vintage Sand and Sea Decorative Digi Paper Pack , and Vintage Crystal Bubbles and Vintage Deep Bubbles from the Vintage Bubbles Decorative Digi Paper Pack to create this mermaid card.


Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank
LeighSBDesigns Starfish on the Seashore for the aperture mat
LeighSBDesigns Vintage Crystal Bubbles for the large background mat
LeighSBDesigns Vintage Deep Bubbles for the aperture mat an the inner cirls mat
Maximumcrafts Easy Frames 7x7 Focal Frame to create the aperture and its mat
Cut & Make mini Make Waves die
Create and Craft Sea Siren die set for the mermaid, shells and starfish
Craft Artist Mica Magic to colour the die cuts
Craft Artist Dew Drops

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.