Christmas fairy

Hello,

Welcome to another 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, and 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. 

This month I decided to use an image from the Crafter's Companion Fairyopolis CD, a winter pixie one. 

Card recipe

A5 size white stepper card blank

Red Craft Artist card, Limetree Crafts Christmas Evergreen card and White snowflake embossed card 

John Next Door Pine Branch and Magical sentiment dies

Green Craft Artist Mica Magic

Red pearls

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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #12 December

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

Don't forget your broomstick!

Hello there,

Welcome to another 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, and 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. 

This month I decided to use a Polkadoodles digi kit, Halloween Gnome. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Tangerine card and White card

Polkadoodles digi kit, Halloween Gnome 

John Next Door circle dies and Flags dies

Maximum Crafts 8 x 8 Easy Frames die set

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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11
Classic Design Challenge #10

Crafts Galore Encore #117 November

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #265

Creative Inspirations Challenge #8

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #77

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

Let it snow

Hello there, 

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 Christmas or Winter, as it's November the festive season is nearly on us! I decided to make a wintery Christmas card.

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

Navy card, White card, Silver matt mirri card

Hunkydory Snowfall acetate 

Crafter's Companion Snowflakes embossing folder

John Next Door dies: Let it Snow and snowflakes, Sam's Snowflakes die set

Craft Artist Silver Festive Stamens and silver Mica Magic

Silver brads and snowflake brad 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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11
Classic Design Challenge #10

Crafts Galore Encore #117 November

Creative Inspirations Challenge #8

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #77

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

Magical fairies

Hello there,

Welcome to another 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, and 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. 

This month I decided to use a project pack I've had for ages, which came with Papercraft Essentials Issue 147. It is fairy themed and has a pad of papers, die cut toppers and silhouettes, and I was inspired by one of the cards in the magazine. 

 

Card recipe

White circular card blank cut using dies 

Papers, topper and silhouette fairies from the project pack

Purple card for the mats and sentiment

Crafter's Companion white pearlescent card

Presscut circular dies, plain and stitch dot

John Next Door sentiment die

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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #10 October

Creative Fingers #263

Creative Inspirations Challenge #7 October 2023

Crafts Galore Encore #116

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #215

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #76

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

To Gnome you is to love you!

Hello there, 

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 Make it Cute, I made this card for my husband for our anniversary. 

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

Purple and white card 

White heart embossed card

Polkadoodles Spring Gnomes digi set

John Next Door Stitch Dot and Plain nesting dies and Layering Die set

Banner die set, probably Tonic Studios

Woodware Bubble die

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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #10 October

Crafts Galore Encore #116

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #215

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #76

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

Silent Night Angel

Hello there,

Welcome to another 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, and 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. 

This month I decided to use a Crafter's Companion angel die as my main focus. I've had it in my stash for a while but not used before. 

Card recipe

7 x 10 white card blank

Blue and Silver Mirri card for the mats, notes and sentiment

Crafter's Companion white pearlescent card

Crafter's Companion Angel die

Tonic musical notes dies

John Next Door sentiment die

Craft Artist Pearl Dimensions drops

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.

Congratulations!

Hello, 

It's time again 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 Pink, Pearls and/or Sparkle. This is a card I made at a Zoom workshop recently, organised by Maxine at Maximumcrafts.com, and run by John Lockwood (John Next Door), all of the components were provided but needless to say I do have all of the dies to make this 😂  I thought it would be suitable for a wedding, anniversary, or any other special occasion. 

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

Card recipe

3.5 x 5.75 inch tent shape card blank

John Next Door 4", 5" and 6" layering dies:  scalloped circle, plain circle and dotted circle

John Next Door Michaelmas Daisy die

John Next Door Holly spray leaves 

John Next Door Nested flag die and Special Sayings Congratulations sentiment die

Craft Artist Coconut white, Apple green and Blush pink card 

Craft Artist Dew Drops

Ribbon and pearls 

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.

Magical unicorn

Hello there,

Welcome to another 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, and I do hope that you'll join us. This month I decided to use the Unicorn Magic kit by Anne Constantly-Carding, available from craftsUprint. 

It's a very pretty and flexible kit, and comes with backing paper, an insert, various sentiments, and images to create decoupage. As I'm rubbish at fussy cutting I just used the flat image, die cut it and mat and layered it. 

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. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Unicorn Magic kit from craftsUprint  

Tonic Essentials Card in light and dark teal 

John Next Door dies: Oval Layering dies, Plain and Stitch Dot, Blossom flower die, Leafy sprigs and Magical sentiment

Pearls and teal ribbon from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge  August #8

Classic Design Challenge August #8

Creative Crafters Challenge #66

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #259

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #75

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.

Cool cat!

Hello fellow crafters, 

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 Spots and/or Stripes. I decided make a card using this fabric square with a spotty cat for my sister-in-law who is cat mad .. like many of my friends. My friend gave me the fabric square, so I'm not sure of the brand.

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 7 white card blank

Terracotta card for the mats and frame

White card 

Fabric Square cat picture 

Dotty embossing folder, I think a Tattered Lace one, dusted with Craft Artist Mica Magic to enhance the embossing

Press Cut Square Nesting dies for the mat and the frame

Happy birthday sentiment from my stash, possibly Creative Expressions.

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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge  August #8

Classic Design Challenge August #8

Creative Crafters Challenge #66

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #259

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #75

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

Mermaids in the sea

Hello there,

Welcome to another 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, and I do hope that you'll join us. This month I decided go with Mermaids as I'd just received my issue of Simply Cards & Papercraft which had a seashells embossing folder as the gift. 

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. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Simply Cards & Papercraft seashells embossing folder

Polkadoodles Winnie Mermazing image and papers

Cut & Make Mini Dies for shells and sentiment

Broken China Distress ink for highlighting

Blue glitter card

Net ribbon from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #7

Classic Design Challenge #7

Creative Crafters Challenge #65

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #258

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #75

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 Joy, Hope and Peace

Hello there, 

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 Christmas in July. 

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 card for the mat and tree

Gold glitter card for the background mat

White card 

Hunkydory snowfall acetate

John Next Door Marc's Tree die and poinsettia type of dies (not sure of the name)

Gold gems from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #7

Classic Design Challenge #7

Creative Crafters Challenge #65

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #258

Double Trouble #142

Jingle Bells 30th June 2023

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #75

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge #143

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.

Butterfly fairy

Hello there,

Welcome to another 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, and I do hope that you'll join us. This month I decided go with die cutting and used products by Tonic and John Next Door. 

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. 

Card recipe

7 x 7 white card blank

Limetree Crafts Indigo Blue and Powder Blue card stock

Blue background paper from my stash

Tonic Fae Trellis Topper die

John Next Door Layering die, Sam's Corners and Wish sentiment from the Butterfly and Dragonfly die set

Craft Artist Pearl Fusion Indigo ink for highlighting

Blue 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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #6 June

Classic Design Challenge #6 June

Creative Crafters Challenge #64

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #256

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #74

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

Riding Route 66

Hello there, 

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 Make it Masculine. I made this card for a friend who live in the USA, and loves his cars, not just driving but also restoring them. He's driven Route 66 and he really loved the card. 

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 7 card blank

Brown card for mats, cars and sentiment and sentiment backing

Cream card 

Tattered Lace die set

John Next Door sentiment and Flag dies

Craft Artist Mica Magic for highlighting

Brads to spell out the name Mike 

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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #6 June ATG

Classic Design Challenge #6 June ATG

Crafty Catz #640 ATG

Creative Crafters Challenge #64 ATG

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #74 ATG

Moving Along with the Times #155 June Man/Boy 

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