Magical Christmas

Hello again,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog which as always starts the first Saturday of the month.. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us. This month I've chosen a Halloween theme with a cute witch and some ghosts for good measure.

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 Challenge blog. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Royal Blue card for mats and for die cuts

White snowflake embossed card

Silver snowflake embossed card

Creative Expressions Fairy Door Edger die

John Next Door snowflakes and Magical Christmas sentiment die

Press Cut stitch dot die for the frame

Silver glitter pen to highlight the wings 

Blue gems from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11 2022 ATG

Classic Design Challenge November 2022 ATG

Crafty Catz #613 ATG plus optional 3 or more layers

Crafty Friends Challenge 161 November Christmas

Creative Crafters Challenge #57 ATG

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #71 ATG 

Unicorn Challenge #82 Christmas is coming

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #10 ATG

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 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Christmas stags in the forest

Hello there, 

It's time to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. As Christmas is only around the corner the theme this month is Happy Christmas! I've chosen to use some new dies I'd bough as the main focus, in fact most of the dies I've used are John Next Door ones. 

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

Ocean Blue card for mats, sentiment and drop shadow effect

White card

First Edition North Star snowflake paper

John Next Door Majestic Ivy, stag scenes and sentiment dies 

Press Cut plain and stitch dot dies

Sue Wilson Pierced Square dies

Glamour Dust glitter

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11 2022 ATG

Classic Design Challenge November 2022 ATG

Crafty Friends Challenge 161 November Christmas 

Creative Crafters Challenge #57 ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #192 ATG

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #71 ATG 

Unicorn Challenge #82 Christmas is coming

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #10 ATG

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 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.

Happy Halloween!

Hello there, 

It's time to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is Autumn and/or Halloween, and I've chosen the Halloween theme. 

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 mirri for mats

Black card for die cuts

Hunkydory grey pattered card for the background

Polkadoodles Winnie Wednesday and dog bat pre-coloured image 

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Cat chat stamp and die colouired with Spectrum Noir pens

Spellbinders birds die

Tonic cobweb die

John Next door plain and stitch dot dies

Tattered Lace alphabet die

Craft Artist silver Mica Magic, black lace and pearls from my stash

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft October ATG 

Crafty Calendar Challenge October - Halloween 

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 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.

Boo! Says Winnie the witch

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog which as always starts the first Saturday of the month.. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us. This month I've chosen a Halloween theme with a cute witch and some ghosts for good measure.

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 Challenge blog. 

Card recipe

7 x 7 purple card blank

Purple card and silver satin mirri for mats and for die cuts

Hunkydory purple pattered card for the background

Polkadoodles Winnie Wednesday Witch and Cat pre-coloured image 

Purple lacy ribbon - I thought it looked a bit like cobwebs

John Next Door alphabet die

Ghost stickers

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft October ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge October - Halloween 

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 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Autumn fairy

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog which starts today, 3rd September. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us.

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. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 cream card blank

Anna-Marie gold card and copper pearl paper

Crafter's Companion Fairyopolis CD Autumn

Paper Studio Antiquity paper pack

Gold satin and gloss mirri card

Limetree Crafts Evergreen card

John Next Door plain and stitch dot square and rectangular dies 

Sapphire small circle die

Tonic butterfly and border punches

X Cut leaf punch 

Gold birthday sentiment

 

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

Classic Design Challenge #9

Creative Crafters Challenge #55

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #236

Four Seasons Challenge September

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  #188

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #70

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #9-2022

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #8

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 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Happy anniversary

Hello there,

We've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is pink, pearls and sparkles., please use at least one of these on your project if you join in. I made this card for some friend's wedding anniversary. I was pleased with how it turned out so also plan to make a blue version for my brother and sister-in-law whose anniversary is next month. 

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

Pink glitter card, white glitter card, pink pearlescent card

Heart embossed white card

Crafter's Companion Love die and embossing folder

Happy anniversary sentiment die, possibly Tattered Lace

Heart shaped pearls from my stash

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

Classic Design Challenge #9

Creative Crafters Challenge #55

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #236

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  #188

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #70

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #9-2022

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #8

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them and really do appreciate them

Please also join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.

Musical gnome

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog which starts today. As usual it last for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us.

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. 

This month I've chosen a musical gnome as my theme. I needed to make a birthday card for my brother who is very much into his music so when I saw this image I thought it would really fit the bill. I used CraftArtist to create the backing paper by adding different images to the Gamer Dude paper. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blanks glued together to create the fold back card

Black card for mats and musical notes

Polkadoodles Music Record Collector Gnome images, and backing paper from Gamer Dude

Tonic musical notes dies and Deco die for the topper

Extra embellishments from Papercraft Essentials Issue 199

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 like to read them all.

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

Classic Design Challenge 

Creative Crafters Challenge

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends 

Love To Craft Challenge Blog

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge 

Polkadoodles

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

 

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

Happy birthday sausage!

Hello there,

It's time to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is Anything Goes, so let your imagination lose on this one. 

I do hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes with us.

Card recipe

7 x 10 white card blank

Mid brown card for the mats

Footprints embossed white card

Woodware Sausage Dog stamp set

Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Brush pens: CT, GB, BO, GY and TN

Craft Artist Mica Magic to highlight the embossing

Baker's Twine and brads from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #8 August 2022 - ATG 

Classic Design Challenge August #8 - ATG 

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge week 30 - ATG colour challenge

Creative Crafters Challenge #54 - ATG

Polkadoodles week 31 - ATG

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #07 - ATG

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them and really do appreciate them

Please also join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.

Unicorn at sunset

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, which is starting today on 2nd July. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us and share your makes.

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 challenge blog. This month I've made a unicorn card.

Card recipe

5 x 7 purple card blank

Light purple card for the mat and flourish

Crafter's Companion Enchanted Forest Unicorn die

John Next Door DL dies for the sentiment and mat

Flourish die possibly a Crafter's Companion over the edge die

Sentiment found on the internet

Clarity Indian Summer designer paper for the background

Purple and silver Craft Artist Mica Magic to highlight the embossing on the unicorn and the moon

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.

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

Fabulous at 50

Hello there,

We've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is CAS - clean and simple, no embellishments, patterned paper etc. I made this card for a friend's big birthday, her name is Agnieska but is called Aga, and kept it very minimalist. 

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

White pearlescent, White embossed and Metallic silver card

Jamie Rodgers Canvas Collection Large Hexagon die

Tattered Lace numbers dies

Docrafts letter stamps

Sentiment die from my stash possibly Sue Wilson

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them and really do appreciate them

Please also join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.

Dancing in the grass

Hello again,

I made a card for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog for June using a Crafter's Companion fairy die and the card I made is Smile with the fairies which is a blue colour based card, but I decided to make a  smaller green version too. 

Card recipe

5 x 7 white card blank

Crafter's Companion Springtime Fairy die

White card for the die cutting

Clarity Indian Summer designer paper and Dark green mirror card for the mats

Green Craft Artist Mica Magic to highlight the embossing

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.

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

Smile with the fairies

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, which is starting today on 4th June. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us and share your makes.

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 challenge blog. I had to make a card in a hurry again as I had just come back from holiday! I went with a die based card as I knew I'd not got time to colour an image and chose a Crafter's Companion fairy die. 

I also made a smaller version with the die using green shades which is at Dancing in the grass.  

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

White card for the die cutting

Crafter's Companion Springtime Fairy die

John Next Door Poppy Heads die

Smile sentiment die from my stash

Clarity Indian Summer designer paper and white glitter card for the mats

White glitter card

Blue Craft Artist Mica Magic to highlight the embossing

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.

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

Game on!

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is One for the Boys, I've made a birthday card for a friend who is mad about his gaming, I hope you like it. 

I do also 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

Polkadoodles Gamer Dude precoloured image and backing paper

Black, white and blue card

Presscut Square and Rectangle dies

John Next Door Stencil Collection Alphabet and Numbers

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them and really do appreciate them

Please also join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.

Make a splash!

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, starting today. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us and share your makes.

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 had to make a card in a hurry again as I was going to be away on holiday, so chose a Polkadoodles pre-coloured Winnie Mermaid image. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Blue card from a Hobbycraft pad for the mats

Polkadoodles Winnie Mermaid Anchors Away digi image, backing paper and sentiment

Tonic Delicate Lace die for the image

John Next Door ovals dies for the Sentiment

Ribbon and fish stickers 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.

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

Fabulous Forties

Hello there,

It's time to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is Let's Layer it Up! I've made a card for a 40th birthday and as he's a Manchester United support I chose red and white as the colour theme. Including the card blank this has 7 layers in all!

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

Red, white and black card for the mats and sentiments

Presscut Stitch Dot Squares and Circle dies 

Presscut Multi Layer dies - Circles, all 3 layers

John Next Door Alphabet dies

Tattered Lace Number dies

Sentiment die and banner, possibly Tonic

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them and really do appreciate them

Please also join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see your makes.