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.


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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:




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 we'd love to see your makes.


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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.


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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.



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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.

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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 Challenge. I 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.





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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.


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 we'd love to see your makes.


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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.



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Happy 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 One for the Girls. I've made a birthday card, which which is for a friend of mine. She likes minimal things so I decided to go for white on white, with just a hint of silver. I also made a box for it as it had some dimension to it. I used a Tonic embossing folder, the same flower dies, and a Chloe Happy Birthday die for the box.

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 linen effect card
Silver mirri card for the mats 
John Next Door Cosmo Trellis die set
Maximum Crafts Easy Frames dies 8 x 8 and 5 x 5
Two Jays Happy Birthday stamp
Silver studs 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.


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 we'd love to see your makes.



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Saturday 4 May 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. 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 Unicorns, so I decided to use the Unicorn Magic kit by Anne Constantly-Carding, available from craftsUprint. It's a very pretty and flexible kit, and I've used it a few times now, picking one of the colours to use as the focus. It 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. 



Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank
Tonic Essentials Card in pink and green
John Next Door dies: Square and Oval Plain and Stitch Dot Layering dies, Blossom flower die and Leafy sprigs die
Happy Birthday sentiment die from my stash
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 Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.



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Wednesday 1 May 2024

Walking the dog

Hello there,

As it's the first of the month it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Cats or Dogs. I decided to make a birthday card, which will either go to a dog mad friend or niece. I used some dies I've had for a very long time, which is great, but I'm not sure of the exact provenance of some of them!

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 white card blank 
White linen effect card
Gold pearlescent card for the mats and die cuts
Tattered Lace Lady and dog  die
John Next Door Flag die 
Flower dies from and old Create and Craft die set
Happy Birthday die possibly Sue Wilson
Butterfly die, ribbon and gold pearls from my stash

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



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.



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