Saturday, 2 November 2024

Centaur in the forest

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. We also have a monthly optional theme now, this month it's Centaurs. I've chosen to create a digital card this month using the Daisy Trail Myths and Legends and Fantasy Elves Digi kits.


Card recipe

8 x 8 cream card blank
Daisy Trail Myths and Legends and Fantasy Elves Digi kits
Craft Artist 2 Pro program
Christmas Evergreen, Christmas Green and Cream card
Maximumcrafts 8 x 8 Easy Frames die set
Sizzix Trees and Holiday Greens dies
Crafter's Companion sentiment stamp
Brown 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.

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



Please also join us over at the 
Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.

Friday, 1 November 2024

Oh Holy Night

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Angels, so I decided to make a card using some very old dies which I've had for a while, most I'd not even used before! I do hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes with us.  



Card recipe

A5 landscape white card blank 
Limetree Crafts Winter Sky blue card
Craft Artist White Glitter and Silver Waterfall card
John Next Door Calling Angels die set
Tonic O Holy Night sentiment die
Stars from a Sizzix die
Ivory 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.

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



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


Saturday, 5 October 2024

Floral unicorn

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. We also have a monthly optional theme now, this month it's Griffin. However I've made a unicorn card as I was very keen to use a new unicorn die that my friend had given me.


Card recipe

7 x 7 white card blank
Tonic Craft Perfect purple and lilac card
Rainbow Unicorns paper by Anne Constantly-Carding from craftsUprint
Crafter's Companion Silhouette Unicorn die
Maximumcrafts Focal Frames1 6 x 6 die set
Craft Artist Mica Magic Basic Brights to colour the unicorn


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.


Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Halloween gnomes

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Fantasy, so I decided to make a card with some Halloween gnomes. 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 hammered card
Tangerine card and Black card
Polkadoodles Halloween Gnome image, papers and sentiment.
Maximumcrafts  Focal Frames 1 6 x 6 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 this card for the following challenges:




 Please also join us over at the 
 we'd love to see your makes.


Saturday, 7 September 2024

Pegasus in flight

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 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. 

We also now have optional monthly themes and this month it's Pegasus. I decided to use a Joanna Sheen, Josephine Wall CD Rom, which I've had for ages. I followed the Daydream Believer project on the CD, it made a huge card!

Card recipe

Joanna Sheen, Josephine Wall CD Rom
A4 card blank made using Royal Blue card
Royal Blue card
Gold mirri card
Gold vellum
Tonic Studios Fanciful Flourish die
Tonic Studios embossing folder
Gold brads

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.



Why not join us over at the 
Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.


Sunday, 1 September 2024

Happy anniversary

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Pink, Pearls and/or Sparkle, and I've gone for all three with this anniversary card. I also made a box for it as it had some dimension to it with the roses. I used similar products for the box, I think the sentiment is a Tattered Lace one. My friends really liked 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

8 x 8 white card blank 
White rose embossed card by Kanban, from many years ago
Pink card for the mats 
Image from a Hunkydory Little Book
Maximum Crafts Easy Frames dies 8 x 8 and 5 x 5
White roses dusted with Glamour Dust to make them sparkle
Pearls and pearl butterfly 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 this card for the following challenges:




 Please also join us over at the 
 we'd love to see your makes.


Saturday, 3 August 2024

Elf in the woods

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 earlier this year 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 now, this month it's Elves. I've chosen to create a digital card this month using the Daisy Trail Fantasy Elves Digi kit.

Card recipe

7 x 7 dark grey pearl card blank
Daisy Trail Fantasy Elves Digi kit
Craft Artist 2 Pro program
Green card
Maximumcrafts Focal Frames 1 6 x 6 die set
Two Jays Happy Birthday stamp
Pewter Grey brads 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 this card for the following challenges:



Please also join us over at the 
Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.


Thursday, 1 August 2024

Happy floral birthday

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Floral. I've made a birthday card, which which is for a friend of mine. As it was a big birthday I wanted to make it a bit special so I made an easel card and added some flowers. I also made a box for it as it had some dimension to it. I used similar products for the box, plus a Tattered Lace sentiment die.

I also made a similar card for another friend's big birthday, but in apricot, Happy 75th birthday

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 and white card to create the easel card
White hammered card
Red card and green card
John Next Door Cosmo Trellis, Mandala Leaves, Flag die sets and sentiment stamp
Craft Artist red pearl drops
Kanban red flowers
Phill Martin Birthday Greetings stamp
Red 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.

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



 Please also join us over at the 
 we'd love to see your makes.



Happy 75th birthday

Hello again,

I made a card for the Pearly Sparkles Challenge blog for August using some John Next Door products.  The card I made is Happy floral birthday which is a red colour based card, but I decided to make a  similar apricot based version, using many of the same products, for another friend with a big birthday. 




Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank and white card to create the easel card
White hammered card
Apricot card and green card
John Next Door Cosmo Trellis, Mandala Leaves, Flag die sets and sentiment stamp
Craft Artist red pearl drops
Kanban apricot flowers
Phill Martin Birthday Greetings stamp
Apricot 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.

Saturday, 6 July 2024

Mythical mermaid

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 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. 

We also now have optional monthly themes and this month it's Mermaids. I decided to use a new mermaid die I bought at a craft show I went to quite recently. The die is a very large one, so I've made a piece of home decor from it and put it in a 10 x 12 inch frame. It's now hanging on the wall in my craft room. 

Back in October 2023 I won a prize from LeighSBDesigns for my Magical Fairies card, which I entered into the Creative Inspiration ChallengeI was featured as her Fan Feature Guest for March with that card. For this picture I have used papers from Leigh's Mermaze Digi Paper Pack. I have used Caribbean Depths for the mat behind the mermaid die, and Caribbean Bubbles for the main backing paper I am thrilled to be Leigh's Fan Feature Guest again, for July, on the LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog

Card recipe

10 x 12 picture frame with a white mount
Creative Expressions Papercuts Mythical Mermaid die
LeighSBDesigns Caribbean Depths from the Mermaze Digi Paper Pack
LeighSBDesigns Caribbean Bubbles from the Mermaze Digi Paper Pack
Press Cut plain oval and stitch dot oval dies
Create and Craft Sea Siren die set for the ferns, shells and starfish
Cut and Make mini die for the large sea shell
Sentiment from the Polkadoodles Mermazing Winnie set
Craft Artist Mica Magic to colour the mermaid's face
Spectrum Noir Colour Blend pencils 014 Bumble bee, 015 Canary, 018 Honey

I hope you like the picture I've made, it looks really great on my craft room wall. 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.




Why not join us over at the 
Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.





Monday, 1 July 2024

Have a Merry and Bright Christmas

Hello there,

It's the first of the month again, so it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, 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

7 x 7 white card blank 
White hammered card
Silver mirri card 
Midnight blue pearl card
Creative Expressions Lattice Snowflake die set
Creative Expressions Festive Garland Edger die set
Tonic Studios sentiment die
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 
 we'd love to see your makes.


Saturday, 1 June 2024

Dawn fairy

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 last month there are a few changes in what we mean by Fantasy so it might be worth checking it out.

We also now have optional monthly themes and this month it's Fairies. I decided to make a card using a Crafter's Companion Fairy die.


Card recipe

7 x 7 black card blank
Crafter's Companion Enchanted Forest Fairy Die
Clarity Indian Summer Designer Paper
Happy Birthday die from my stash
Black card and Silver card for the sentiment
Craft Artist Mica Magic Silver
Strip of black patterned card from Kanban 
Black 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 
Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.