Saturday 7 November 2020

Unicorn dancing in the snow

Hi there,
We've a new challenge starting over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog today, which as usual lasts for about a month.

The theme 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 side bar on the blog.

I know it's only November but I'm sure we're all thinking of and preparing for Christmas, so I thought I'd make a fantasy themed Christmas card as my DT card, I hope you like it!



Card recipe

7 x 7 royal blue card blank
Crafter's Companion unicorn die cut from white pearlescent card and then Cosmic Iced Snow Sprinkles added to resemble snow
Silver mirri mat
Snowflake embossed card, brushed with silver Mica Magic
Royal blue card for mats and backing the die cut unicorn
Sentiment die free with a magazine
Finished off with some snowflake stickers. and a blue bow

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'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #28 November Anything Christmas Goes



Please also join us over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Sunday 1 November 2020

Merry Christmas from the Christmas critters

Hello there,
we've a new challenge starting at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog today. The challenge theme this month is Christmas/Winter Critters.

I'm sharing the card with you here and hope that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month. Why not pop over and see what the DT have made for this theme, we'd love to see your entries.



Card recipe

8 x 8 White card blank
Lime Tree Crafts Green and Evergreen card stock
Patterned paper from a magazine
Di's Digis pre-coloured image
Tonic frame die
John Next Door Lesley's Twigs
Sentiment free with a magazine - I think!
Promarkers Holly, Poppy and Cardinal Red
Red pearls

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #28 November Anything Christmas Goes


Thanks for stopping by, if you've time to leave me a comment that you be great - all are gratefully received!



I hope you like the card I made and that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you there.

Saturday 31 October 2020

Live every moment ...

Hello,
this card is a bit out of my comfort zone as it involves stamping and colouring which are not my forte, but I was inspired by a friend's card with really good instructions, so thought I'd give it a go. I was very pleased - and surprised - with how well it turned out! 



Card recipe

7 x 7 cream card blank
Black card for mats
Cream card for main layer and sentiment
John Next Door Dotty stencil and Square and Stitch Dot dies
Flower, leaf and sentiments stamps free with magazines
Tea Bag Distress ink for the stencil and edging
Memento black ink for outline stamping and sentiment
Promarkers Leaf Green, Meadow Green, Gold, Tulip Yellow, Lemon
Gold metallic "gems"
Gold Glitter Touch for flower centers


I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #263 ATG plus a sentiment
The Creative Crafters #33 ATG 

Thanks for stopping by, if you've time to leave me a comment that would be great as I do like to read them.


Saturday 3 October 2020

Spooktacular!

Happy Halloween!

We've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog starting today, and lasting for about a month. The theme as always is Fantasy, however as long as it's Fantasy apart from that pretty much anything goes. If you're not sure what we mean by that just check out the guidance in the side bar on the blog.

Here's my DT card, which will hopefully give you some inspiration - as it's October I thought Halloween!


Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank
CraftArtist using  the Spooktacular digikit, made in two parts; the background then the topper.
Die cut square orange card mats to match the sentiment
Tonic cat and cobweb die cut from black card
Birds from a Spellbinder's die cut from black card
Orange Mica magic to highlight the die cuts
Orange gems in the other two corners.

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:
A Bit More time to Craft #124 Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft #10 October 2020 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #261 Fall/Halloween
Classic Design Challenge Blog #10 October 2020 Anything Goes
Country View Challenges October 2020 Halloween (Make a Scene) 
Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog Thoughts of Autumn 
Dies R Us Challenge Blog #154 Anything Goes
SheepSki Designs Challenges #43 Autumn and/or Halloween 
The Creative Crafters Challenge #32 Anything Goes


Thanks for visiting, and if you've time to leave me a comment to let me know what you think of my card that would be great.



Please also come over and join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, we'd love to see your makes. 


Friday 2 October 2020

Happy yellow Noel

Hello there,
This card is a rather unusual colour combination for Christmas, yellow, shades of turquoise and black to make it all pop. I find it hard to use these types of colours for Christmas but am quite pleased with this in the end.





Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank
John Next Door dies: Stitch Dot Squares, Snowflower and Stencil Sentiment
Presscut Star Die single layer
Tonic Snowflakes
Black card for the mats
Yellow card for the two layers
Clarity Indian Summer Designer paper used behind the cut out die and for the snowflakes and flowers
Gold brads

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Creative Finger Challenge Blog #194 Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers Challenge #216 Anything Goes
Cut it Up Challenge Blog #210 World Card Making Day
Dies R Us Challenge Blog #154 Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #27 Anything Christmas Goes
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #70 Optional Twist Colours 
Thanks for dropping by, if you've time to leave me a comment that would be great as I love to read them. 

Christmas treats - mulled wine and chocolates

Hello there,
there are lots of treats at Christmas, like mince pies, pudding and cake, but some of the nicest are mulled wine and chocolates. This card shows the latter two.


Card recipe

Basically all I used was an 8 x 8 card blank folded to a Z fold card blank, a Hunkydory kit and Gold mirri card.
I put gold mats on the narrow fold back front and the inside of the card, then cut the A4 sheet to cover them both, and added the verse topper to the inside

This was a very quick and easy card to make, very important at Christmas when you're usually making lots of cards.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crimbo Crackers Challenge #216 Anything Goes
Christmas Craft All Year Round October No tricks just treats
Fezziwigs Festive Frolics September Inside Out
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #27 Anything Christmas Goes

I hope you like the card I've made, if you've time to leave a comment that would be great as I love to read what you've said 


Thursday 1 October 2020

Purple and black anniversary card

Hello there,
we've a new challenge starting at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog today. The challenge theme this month is to use black and or purple in your card. I decided to use both to make a 1st anniversary card for my niece as their wedding colours were black and purple.

I'm sharing the card with you here and hope that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month. Why not pop over and see what the DT have made for this theme, we'd love to see your entries.


Card recipe

7 x 7 white card blank
Purple, white and black card
Presscut Multi layer (3) Star dies
Sue Wilson Noble Collection square dies
Purple Card candi and black lace ribbon from my stash
Sentiment stamp probably a free gift with a magazine

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:
A Bit More time to Craft #125 Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft #10 October 2020 Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge Blog #10 October 2020 Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness Challenge #68 28 September 2020 Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge Blog #154 Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters Challenge #32 Anything Goes

Thanks for dropping in, if you've time to leave me a comment that would be great, I do like to read them. 


I hope you like the card I made and that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you there.

Saturday 5 September 2020

Autumn pixie

Hello,
We've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog starting today, and lasting for about a month. The theme 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 side bar on the blog.

Here's my DT card, which will hopefully give you some inspiration - as it's September and Autumn is approaching I thought I'd go with an Autumnal theme, I do like the changing colours of the leaves at this time of year. Plus I'd just got the John Next Door Autumn Special magazine which as some lovely dies and a folder with an autumn theme. Why not pop over to the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, check out what the design have made to inspire you and join in.




Card recipe

7 x 7 gold pearl card
Cream pearl card and copper pearl card for mats and frame
Crafter's Companion Fairyopolis CD Autumn fairies image
John Next Door Autumn Special magazine dies, folder and sentiment stamp
Presscut Dots and dashes dies
Memento Cocoa ink for the sentiment
Mica Magic oranges and golds
Brads from my stash

Close up of the pixie




I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #123 Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog #9 2020 Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge Blog #9 2020 Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore #79 Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #50 Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters Challenge #31 Anything Goes


Thanks for dropping by, if you've time to leave a comment that would be fab as all are gratefully received.

I hope you like my card and it inspires you to join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge.

Tuesday 1 September 2020

Pearls and a sparkly butterfly

Hello there,

we've a new challenge starting at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog today. The challenge theme this month is Pink pearls and sparkle.

I'm sharing the card with you here and hope that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month. Why not pop over and see what the DT have made for this theme, we'd love to see your entries.




Card recipe
7 x 7 white card blank
Tonic Floral Frame and Rococo Butterfly dies
Pink and green double sided floral papers free with a magazine
Pale green card and pale pink card for the mats and flourishes
Pink glitter card for the mat, butterfly and flourishes
Double sided floral paper
White pearls coloured with Rose Pink Promarker as I had no pink pearls, also used it to edge the mats


I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #123 Anything Goes 
Classic Design Challenge Blog #9 2020 Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore #79 Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #50 Anything Goes 
The Creative Crafters Challenge #31 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, if you've time to leave me a comment that you be great - all are gratefully received!

I'm not sure who I will give this card to yet, and for what occasion so I've not added a sentiment. It's actually based on a card I won on a Tonic show on Create and Craft way back in 2015! At the time I made a card myself based on it but stuck pretty much to the same design, you can see both cards here Pink butterfly. I was sorting through my stash and found the papers I'd used so thought I'd make it again but with more of my own input into it, plus the challenge theme.



I hope you like the card I made and that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you there.


Saturday 1 August 2020

Babies are such sweet beginnings

Hello,
We've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog starting today, and lasting for about a month. The theme as always is Fantasy, but 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 side bar on the blog.

Here's my DT card, which will hopefully give you some inspiration - it's a new baby card for a friend. 




Card recipe

Joanna Sheen CD Daisy Christmas Fairy
A5 white landscape card
Pink card and pink gingham card for mats
Sentiment probably free with a magazine
Promarkers: Almond, Blush and Rose Pink
Spectrum Noirs: PP2, PP3, PP4, LY1
Pink gingham ribbon
Pink and white paper flowers
White pearls and white pearl butterflies
Glamour Dust glitter on the wings and dress. It's a bit more glittery in real life, it's a shame it doesn't show more on the photo.


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

Thanks for dropping by, if you've time to leave a comment that would be fab as all are gratefully received.


I hope you like my card and it inspires you to join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge.



Happy anniversary in blues

Hello there,
we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. This month the theme is Anything Goes so feel free to get your creative juices flowing!

I've made an anniversary card for my husband as my DT card which I hope will inspire you to join us.


Card recipe 

7 x 7 royal blue card blank
Royal blue and white card stock
Clarity Indian Summer designer paper
John Next Door Mosaic die and Stitch Dot square die
Crafter's Companion Heart die and sentiment die
Craftwork Cards Blue Card Candi

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft August #8 2020 ATG
The Creative Crafters Challenge #30 


Thanks for stopping by, if you've time to leave me a comment that you be great - all are gratefully received! 


I hope you like my card and that it encourages you to join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month.

Thursday 23 July 2020

Christmas silver stars and sentiment

Hello,
It's the first time I've used this Twinkle Star die and I was surprised how large it is. As it's a large card with lots of embellishments I think I'll be hand delivering this one! 


Card recipe

Sue Wilson dies, the Twinkle Star die with the stitched inner and outer edges, and the tree sentiment die
7 x 10 white card blank
Raindrops embossing folder for the background 
A selection of different shades of grey card
Silver mirri card
Silver glitter card
Silver metal gems and ribbon

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:
Christmas 24 Holiday Card Challenge Blog: #104 Ribbons and/or Buttons
Dies R Us Blog #149 Christmas in July

Thanks for dropping by, if you've time to leave a comment that would be fab as all are gratefully received.


Jolly Santa

Hello there,
this is a Z fold card I've made for a couple of challenges.


Card recipe

5.5" red Z fold card blank and mats
Gold mirri
Cream background paper
Hunkydory Santa topper
Red button sentiment
Red pearls
Gold metallic embroidery silk for the bow


I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:
52 Christmas Card Throwdown July Theme Challenge Santa
Christmas 24 Holiday Card Challenge Blog #104 Ribbons and/or buttons

Thanks for stopping by, if you've time to leave a comment that would be great as I love to read them! 


Wednesday 22 July 2020

Arctic polar bears

Hello there,
this is a card I made using CraftArtist and the Winter Wonderland digikit. 


Card recipe

7 x 7 square silver grey card blank
Created the background and the topper as two separate sheets
Background and topper matted on to silver glitter card
Cosmic Shimmer glitter jewels to add a bit of sparkle to the snow

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
12 Months of Christmas Link Up: #67 Anything Goes
Christmas Crafts All Year Round: July Cool for Christmas
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #137 Christmas in July Week 3
Merry Little Christmas Blog: #24 Anything Christmas Goes
My Time to Craft: #436 Christmas in July 
I hope you like my card, if you've time to leave a comment that would be great! 

Sunday 12 July 2020

Passing of time

Hello there,
This is the card I made for my brother's birthday which is in July. I find it hard to make cards for men, the theme for this is time so I hope he likes it! 



Card recipe

7 x 7 dark grey card blank
Medium grey and light grey mats
White card pre-embossed with cogs and clocks and highlighted using Mica Magic
Dark grey to match the card blank for the main topper
Clock embossing folder
John Next Door sentiment stamp
Tim Holtz clock embellishment

I also made a box using the same card stock and a Tonic sentiment, this is below.


I'm entering this for the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft July #7 2020 Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge July #7 2020 Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness Ch #55 Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenge #93 - Birthday
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #48 July Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #246 1st July Anything Goes 

Saturday 4 July 2020

Rose fairy

Hello there,
we've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge starting today, and which lasts for a month.

The theme, as always, is Anything Goes so long as it's a Fantasy related project, and I'd like to share the card I made to hopefully give you a bit of inspiration. I have chosen the Rose Fairy from the Flower Fairies collection by Cicely Mary Barker as my focus.





Card recipe 

7 x 7 cream card blank
Hunkydory peach card
Kanban rose embossed cream card
Cicely Mary Barker Flower Fairies topper
Tonic sentiment dies
Card Making Magic border from the A5 Box Die set
Mica Magic peach and green brushed onto the cream background
Pearls in shades of peach
Hobbycraft Rose Flower trio


I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #119 Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft July #7 2020 Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge July #7 2020 Anything Goes
Crafting Happiness Ch #55 Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #48 July Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #246 1st July Anything Goes

I hope you like my card and it inspires you to join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge.



Wednesday 1 July 2020

Floral birthday card and box

Hello,
we've a new challenge starting at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog today. The challenge theme this month is Three of a Kind, so as it's a dear friends 70th birthday this month I decided to make a birthday card as my DT card.

I'm sharing the card with you here and hope that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month. Why not pop over and see what the DT have made for this theme, we'd love to see your entries for Three of a Kind.


Card  recipe

8 x 8 gold card blank
Coffee, cream, yellow and green card stock
Tonic embossing folder
John Next Door Blossom and Foil Roses dies
Crafter's Companion sentiment
Pearls, Pollen for the flower centres and Mica Magic to dust the background

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft July #7 2020 Anything goes
Classic Design Challenge July #7 2020 Anything Goes
Creative Moments Challenge #193 Anything Goes - Option for the Girls
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #134 Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #48 July Anything Goes
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #246 1st July Anything Goes

I hope you like the card I made and that you will join us at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you there.



I also made a box for the card, using the same card and dies, which is below.



Sunday 14 June 2020

For a wine aficionado

Hello there,
I needed to make a birthday card for a male friend of ours, who happens to like a glass of wine now and then so decided to make this.


Card recipe

8 x 8 gold card blank
Gold mirri card
Images and backing paper from My Craft Studio's From a Man's Point of View: the Golden Years
John Next Door sentiment stamp

I've used the My Craft Studio wine images for quite a few cards as they are very handy for men, here's one I made last month.




I'm entering the top card for the following challenges: 
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 368 Masculine
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge June Make it Masculine
Paper Funday Challenges #18 Anything Goes with a Twist Make it Masculine
Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog #52 For the Boys/Men
Try it on Tuesday 9 June Make it Masculine
Unicorn Challenge Blog #55 Masculine

I hope you like the cards I've created, if you've got the time please leave me a comment to let me know what you think of them.

Saturday 6 June 2020

Sunset fairy

Hello there,
we've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge starting today, and which lasts for a month.

The theme, as always, is Anything Goes so long as it's a Fantasy related project, and I'd like to share the card I made to hopefully give you a bit of inspiration.



Card recipe

Stepper card blank created from a 20 x 16 cm piece of card, scored at 3, 6, 11, 16 and 26 cm, then folded into mountains and valley folds
Black card mats with Clarity's Groovi Indian Summer designer paper
Spellbinder die to cut the floral borders
Fairy and wings die free with a magazine
Stamps from Creative Stamping magazine issue 83

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft - challenge #6 2020 Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz - challenge #123 More than one score
Classic Design Challenge - June # 6 2020 Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges - challenge #92 Fantasy
Love to Craft Challenge Blog - #47 June Anything Goes


I hope you like my card and it inspires you to join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge.


 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog

Saturday 2 May 2020

Alice in Wonderland

Hello,
here's another card I've made for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, this one's for May and as always the theme is anything goes so long as it's fantasy. If you're not sure what we mean by this you can check that out on the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog.

I used an Alice in Wonderland kit which came with a magazine. It was designed by Maria Taylor and is based on the original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel for Alice in Wonderland back in 1865.


Card recipe

Alice in Wonderland papers and stamps
6 x 6 white card blank
Lime Tree Craft Peacock blue card
Crafts Too Circle die and Stitch Dot Circle die
Promarkers: Satin, Powder Blue and Gold
Spectrum Noirs: TN1, TN2, TB6
Ribbon from stash

Thanks for stopping by, if you'd like to leave me a comment that would be great. Please also be sure to join us over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.



Saturday 4 April 2020

Easter fairy

Hello,
given what's going on in the world at the moment with the corona virus I hope you're all keeping safe and well.

This is my card for the April Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, as usual the theme is anything goes, so long as it's Fantasy. I included bunnies in the card as I may use it as an Easter card - if not I'll have to send it to someone who likes fairies and rabbits!


What I used

8 x 8 white card blank
CraftArtist digi kits for the topper and background
Pink satin card from Create and Craft
Anna-Marie pearl 160 gsm paper
Memento Lulu lavender and Angel pink dies
Tonic Art Nouveau collection die
Butterfly die free with Die Cutting Essentials
Celebrate lilac organza butterfly ribbon
Small pearls

I'm entering this for the following challenges

A Perfect Time to Craft - April
Classic Design Challenge - #4
Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog -  #50
Craft-Dee BowZ - April


Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my card, if you've time to leave me a comments that would be great. Please also join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see your entries.



Saturday 7 March 2020

Dark unicorn

Hello there,
another card made for the March Fairy and Unicorn challenge, where as always it's anything goes so long as it's fantasy.



What I used

White 8 x 8  card blank
Black card
Clarity Indian Summer 8 x 8 designer paper for the large mat
Crafter's Companion unicorn die matted on to a matching card topper
Crafts Too (I think!) corner dies
Sentiment and stars stamp both free with a magazine
Circle dies
Black card candi and black ribbon bow to finish it off

I hope you like my card, please leave a comment if you've time. Please also join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month.


Saturday 1 February 2020

Springtime fairy

Hello there,
thanks for stopping by, here's my card for February's Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, as always the theme is anything goes as long as it's fantasy.


What I used

Cream 8 x 8 card blank
Image for topper from the Fantasy Fairies CraftArtist digikit
Lilac glitter card
Cream card
Tonic leaf embossing folder
Tonic Decorative Bows die set
Hobbycraft lilac ribbon bows
Lilac and silver organza ribbon
Lilac pearls

I've not added a sentiment as I'm not sure yet whether I'll use it as a Mother's Day card or a birthday card.

I hope you like my card, please leave a comment if you've time. Please also make sure to join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafter's Castle 26 ATG
Crafty Catz 491 ATG
Creative Fingers 178 ATG
Creative Moments 183 ATG
Krafty Chicks 492 ATG
Love to Craft 43 ATG

Saturday 4 January 2020

Fairies in the woods

Hello,
Happy New Year to you! I hope you had a good festive season.

This is my card for the January 2020 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, the theme as always is anything goes so long as it's fantasy.


What I used

White 8x8 card blank
Clarity Indian Summer paper for the background
Black glitter card for the mat
Most of the stamps were free with various magazine, except one of the flowers which is an IndigoBlu stamp.
Black Archival Ink for stamping
Tonic Nuvo Charcoal glitter for the stars dotted around the card - doesn't show very well in the photo but is much better in real life

Thanks for looking, if you've time to leave a comment that would be great. Please do join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month - anything goes so long as it's fantasy!