Thursday, 30 April 2026

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge May 2026

Hello and welcome to my blog. 

This is my DT card for the A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog Design Team. Challenges start on the 1st of the month and are always anything goes. You can find out more at  A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge Open Challenge Blog.

One of our sponsors this month is Fred She Said Designs and I have chosen the Scribbled Floral 1 digi stamp. I've made 2 cards using this image using 2 different colour palettes. 

I also used the following:
5x7 card blank 
Cardstock: Tonic Craft Perfect Yellow, Green
Dies: Maximum crafts 5x7 Oval Easy Frame
Coloured using Spectrum Noir brush pens


I also used the following:
5x7 card blank 
Cardstock: Purple and Light purple
Dies: Maximum crafts Deco Frame Easy Frame, Crafter Companion Chic Butterfly
Stamp: John Next Door sentiment stamp
Coloured using Spectrum Noir brush pens

I hope you like the cards I've made. If you've got time it would be great if you could leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it. I would really appreciate it.

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

Classic Design Challenge #03 ATG
Crafter's CafĂ© April ATG
Crafty Catz #172
Creative Crafters Challenge #99
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #321


Why not join us at the  A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge Open Challenge Blog We'd love to see your makes. 

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #118

Hello and welcome to my blog

This is my DT card for the new April challenge over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is to use something old and something new. I've used a new Maximum Crafts Oval Lattice Easy Frame die, and an old sentiment die, old Crafter's Companion butterfly die and an old Vaessen Creative flower punch.



I also used:
Cardstock: 2 shades of Pink, Silver
An image left over from a Maximum Crafts card kit or workshop, I'm not sure which!
Pink gems from my stash

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

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time it would be great if you could leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it. I would really appreciate it.



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


 

Critter Crazy Challenge #109

Hello and welcome to my blog.

This is my Design Team card for the April Critter Crazy Challenge. Challenges start on the 1st of the month and are anything goes. but you must include an animal of some sort as the main focus. This is in the broadest sense of the word and can be furry, feather or insect etc. 

The main focus of my card is the Maximum Crafts Spring Bunny die.

I also used the following:

A5 stepper card blank
Card/paper: Craft Artist Christmas Green, Textured mid green card, White textured card, Hunkydory Spring Meadow floral paper
Dies: Creative Expressions Happy Easter, Spellbinders Cross 
Yellow Promarker pens to colour the daffodils

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

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time it would be great if you could leave me a comment to let me know what you think of it. I would really appreciate it.


Please also join us at the Critter Crazy Challenge this month. We'd love to see your Critter makes