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.