Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Pearly Sparkles October Challenge Pumpkins and/or Autumn leaves

It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. 

Our theme this month is Pumpkins and/or Autumn leaves. I've gone with Autumn leaves for my card.


What I used

8x8 Kraft card blank
Gold mirror, Copper, and Yellow card
Backing paper and topper for Sweater Weather pack, magazine free gift
Maximum crafts Woodland Glory Easy Frames die
Phill Martin sentiment stamp
Craft Artist copper Mica Magic
Copper 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 at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month?
 We'd love to see your makes.



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Saturday, 6 September 2025

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #9 Genie Optional theme

It's time for a new challenge at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge. Our optional theme this month is Genies. However I've chosen the ATG Fantasy option as I needed to make a fairy card for a friend. 


What I used

A5 landscape card blank
Dovecraft kit, a free gift with a magazine
Maroon card, White card, and Silver Mirri card
Butterfly acetate
Tonic For You sentiment die
Silver brads

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 Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.



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Monday, 1 September 2025

Pearly Sparkles September Challenge Pink, pearls and/or sparkle

It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. 

Our theme this month is to use Pink, pearls and / or sparkle in your project. I went for all three, but the sparkle doesn't show up very well in the photo.


What I used

A5 card blank
Deep pink, and White card
Hunkydory Little Books page
Maximum crafts A5 Easy Frames dies
Sizzix heart border die
Glamour Dust and Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen for Sparkle
Heart shaped 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.


 Why not join us at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month?
 We'd love to see your makes.



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Saturday, 2 August 2025

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #8 Dragons Optional theme

It's time for a new challenge at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge. Our optional theme this month is Dragons. I've used an image from the Free Printables Designs Facebook group.


What I used

Dragon image
Maximum Crafts 7x7 Easy Frame die
Gold mirri card and White card
Phill Martin Classic Birthday Verses stamps
Memento Teal Zeal

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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Friday, 1 August 2025

Pearly Sparkles August Challenge - Under the sea

It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. 

Our theme this month is "Under the sea".  I've decided to go with a mermaid card as I bought a pack of lovely papers that I'm keen to use.


What I used

Graphic 45 Make a Splash paper pack 
Blue mirri and Cream card
Maximum crafts 8 x 8 Easy Frames
Create and Craft Sea Siren die set - Mermaid, ferns and starfish
Cut & Make Shell and Sentiment dies
John Next Door Genoa Corner dies
Craft Artist Mica Magic for highlighting
Craft Artist Dew Drops Blue 

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.


 Why not join us at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month?
 We'd love to see your makes.



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Saturday, 5 July 2025

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #7 Elves Optional theme

It's time for a new challenge at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge. Our optional theme this month is "Elves". I decided to go with some Christmas elves.


What I used

Clarity Stamps Wee Folk Elf
Maximum Crafts Torn Edge Easy Frame
John Next Door Handy Sentiment and Sentiment Lines stamps
Red card and White card
Cosmic Shimmer Iced Snow
Black Memento ink and Cardinal Red Promarker

I'd like to enter this card into 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 Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.

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Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Pearly Sparkles July Challenge - Shaped Card - The cat's meow

It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. 

Our theme this month is "A Shaped Card". This card is for my niece who loves her cat.


What I used

Dark Grey, Burgundy and White card
Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Pet Pals Collection - Mittens die set
John Next Door Layering Dies Collection, Stitch Dot DL dies, Flags dies
Sentiment die 
Inkylicious and Sizzix/Time Holtz stamps
Craft Artist silver Mica Magic

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


 Why not join us at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month?
 We'd love to see your makes.



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Saturday, 7 June 2025

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #6 Fairy Optional theme

It's time for a new challenge at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge. Our optional theme this month is "Fairy".


What I used

Crafter's Companion Fairyopolis CD
Gingerbread, Green, Yellow and Pale Yellow card
Embossing folder
John Next Door Leaf Sprigs die
Vaessen Creative Flower Punch
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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Sunday, 1 June 2025

Pearly Sparkles June Challenge - Masculine - For a car freak

It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. 

Our theme this month is "Masculine". This card is for a car freak friend, who restores old cars. 


What I used

Black glossy, Silver and White card
White cogs embossed card
Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Dream Cars die set
Craft Artist silver Mica Magic
Black brads

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


 Why not join us at the 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month?
 We'd love to see your makes.




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Saturday, 17 May 2025

Born to be a mermaid

Hello,

It's Challenge time again over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.  As always it starts the first Saturday of the month, and  lasts for about a month. I do hope that you'll join us there. 

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 Challenge Rules, or in the side bar on the Challenge blog. We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Mermaids. Sometime last year, while on holiday in the US, I bought a pad of Mermaids themed papers by Graphic 45. So decided to use that to make a second card. 


Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank
Graphic 45 Make a Splash paper pad
White card
Blue mirri card
Maximum Crafts 8 x 8 Easy frame die set
Cut & Make shell die
Create and Craft Sea Siren starfish dies
John Next Door Genoa Corner dies

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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Saturday, 3 May 2025

Make waves!

Hello,

It's Challenge time again over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.  As always it starts the first Saturday of the month, and  lasts for about a month. I do hope that you'll join us there. 

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 Challenge Rules, or in the side bar on the Challenge blog. We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Mermaids. Sometime last year, while on holiday in the US, I bought a pad of Mermaids themed papers by Graphic 45. So decided to use that.

Card recipe

8 x 8 cream card blank
Graphic 45 Make a Splash paper pad
Cream card
Blue mirri card
Maximum Crafts 8 x 8 Easy frame die set
Cut & Make shell and sentiment dies
Create and Craft Sea Siren starfish dies
John Next Door Sam's Corners dies
Craft Artist Mica Magic for highlighting

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 Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog this month, we'd love to see you.




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Thursday, 1 May 2025

Happy 70th 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 "Black and White plus 1 other colour". I've a friend celebrating a big birthday so wanted to make a special card for her. As she's a Liverpool supporter I decided to add red to the mix, as that's the colour of their strip. I hope you like the card I've made, I've done a couple of variations of this in different colours, including easel cards.

I 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 black card blank 
White card, Black card and Red card
John Next Door Stitch Dot and plain nesting squares dies
John Next Door Cosmo Trellis die
John Next Door Mandala flower and leaves dies
John Next Door sentiment stamps 
Number dies and Black gems 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 
 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, 
 we'd love to see your makes.


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Saturday, 5 April 2025

Unicorn in the woods

Hello,

It's Challenge time again over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.  As always it starts the first Saturday of the month, and  lasts for about a month. I do hope that you'll join us there. 

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 Challenge Rules, or in the side bar on the Challenge blog. We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Unicorns. I had to come up with something with limited resources this month as  I'm still in the process of setting up a new PC, plus my printer's playing up! So my craft room is a mess, and my main die cutting machines aren't accessible at the moment!

Fortunately I remembered a Hunkydory kit from which I'd got some bits left over. So I chose a unicorn image from the Little Book of Twilight Kingdom.



Card recipe

7 x 7 black card blank
Hunkydory Little Book of Twilight Kingdom
Maximum Crafts 5x7 Easy frame die set
John Next Door Flags dies
White card
Pink paper from Anna Marie Garden Blooms paper pad
Stamps free with magazines
Glamour Dust glitter to highlight the stars and for dots on the frame

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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Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Have a fantastic 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 "Monochrome". I've made a twisted easel card and box in shades of purple/lilac using some Papermania items I've had in my stash for years. I'm on a mission to use up my stash! I hope you like the play on words with the title as this is a fan card 😂

I also 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 
Lilac and purple card
Docrafts Papermania French Lavender: Paper, Rosettes, and Lace paper - for the box lid
Sentiment dies from my stash

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



I hope you like the card and box 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.



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