Pearly Sparkles Challenge #121

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This is my DT card for the new July challenge over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Christmas in July, as crafters we know we need to make an early start on this! The main focus of my card is Jeanine's Frosty Scene die.

I also used: 

7x7 white card blank
Paper/Cardstock: White, Silver Glitter, Silver Mirri, Star background paper
Dies: Maximum Crafts 7x7 Easy Frame, Snowflake die
Sentiment: a sticker from a very old Kanban collection

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.

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

Classic Design Challenge #6-2026 Jun/July

Crafter's Café June/July 2026
Crafts Galore Encore #149
Creative Crafters Challenge #101

Die Cut Divas July 2026

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #93

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

 

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge July #7-2026

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This is my July 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 Conie Fong Art and I've chosen one of the Snowy Delivering Presents digital images as my main focus.

I also used: 
8x8 white card blank
Cardstock: Red, Tartan Embossed, Holly pattern, Satin Gold mirri
Dies: Tonic Merry Christmas sentiment
Spectrum Noir pens to colour 
Gold Versa Colour ink
Gold gems 

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 #66 2026 Jun/July

Crafter's Café June/July 2026

Creative Crafters Challenge #101

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

 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #12 Angel Optional Theme

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It's time for a new challenge at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog. Our optional theme this month is Angels. The main focus of my card is a very old Kanban image, to which I added some colour using Spectrum Noir pens. I'm trying to use up some of my stash!

I also used the following:
Cardstock: Gold Mirri, White and star embossed White dusted with gold ink
Maximum Crafts 8 x 8 Easy Frame
John Next Door sentiment  stamp
Gold brads

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time please leave a comment to let me know what you think. I love to read them and I really do appreciate them.

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

Pearly Sparkles Challenge 114 December Silver Bells/Use silver

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It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The main focus of my card is a John Next Door die called Sam's Bell. I cut two bells and then cut the frame it comes with to create four corners. 

I also used the following:
Cardstock: Silver mirror, Ombre Foil card from Hobbycraft, Ivory embossed, and White 
Maximum Crafts 8 x 8 Easy Frame die set
Jamie Rodgers sentiment stamp
Silver brad and silver gems

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time please leave a comment to let me know what you think. I love to read them and I really do appreciate them.

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

Critter Crazy Challenge # 105

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I'm delighted to have recently joined the Critter Crazy Challenge Design Team. 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 an image which a friend gave me. She gave me a few sheets from Hunkydory with Christmas dog images on them.

I also used the following:
Cardstock: Kraft, Gold, White, and snowflake embossed card
Maximum Crafts Woodland Glory Easy Frame die set
John Next Door sentiment stamp
Red gems

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time please leave a comment to let me know what you think. I love to read them and I really do appreciate them.

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

A Perfect time to Craft Challenge December

Hello and welcome to my blog. 

I'm delighted to join 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.

Our sponsor this month is Dr Digi's House of Stamps. I've used  the Christmas Chaos Digi stamp for my card.

I also used the following: 

Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir pens
Cardstock: Satin Gold Mirror, Christmas  
Maximum Crafts 8x8 Easy Frame die set

Sentiment die from my stash
Stars punch

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

Pearly Sparkles Challenge 113 November Snowman/Woman/Family

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It's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Snowman/Woman/Family. The main focus of my card is the Spellbinders Mr and Mrs Snowman die set.  

I also used the following:
Cardstock: Black Glossy, Red Satin Mirri, Ivory embossed, White, and White Pearlescent 
Maximum Crafts 7 x 7 Easy Frame die set
Jamie Rodgers sentiment stamp
Red pearls

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

A Perfect Time To Craft #11-2025 

Classic Design Challenge #10-2025

Crafts Galore Encore #141 November 2025
Creative Crafters Challenge #93
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #311
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #89

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #65

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time please leave a comment to let me know what you think. I love to read them and I really do appreciate them.

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

 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #11 Optional theme Yeti or Abominable Snowman

Hello and welcome to my blog.

It's time for a new challenge at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge. Our optional theme this month is Yeti or Abominable Snowman, but I've gone with a normal snowman. The main focus of my card is a snowman stamp, which I think is by Two Jays.

I also used the following:
Cardstock: Black Glossy, White, and snowflake embossed White Pearlescent 
Maximum Crafts Focal Easy Frame
John Next Door sentiment die and snowflakes stamp
Crafts Too Artificial Snow

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

A Perfect Time To Craft #11-2025 

Classic Design Challenge #10-2025

Crafts Galore Encore #141 November 2025

Creative Crafters Challenge #93
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #311
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #89

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #65

I hope you like the card I've made. If you've got time please leave a comment to let me know what you think. I love to read them and I really do appreciate them.

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

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:

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge July #7 2025

Crafts Galore Encore #137 July 2025

LeighSBDesigns Inspiration Blog #42 Christmas in July
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #87

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.

Hark the herald angels ...

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, as we're approaching Christmas, it's Angels. I've chosen to create a card this month using a Hunkydory image.

Card recipe

8 x 8 Kraft card blank

Gold Mirri card

White embossedcard

Maximumcrafts EasyFrames 1 7 x 7 and 8 x 8 die sets

Hunkydory Peace on Earth angel image and sentiment

Craft Artist Mica Magic - gold used on the frames

Gold 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.

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

Happy Christmas

Hello,

Happy Christmas, or I hope that you had a very good Christmas, depending on when you're reading this! 

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, so I decided to make a card based on a card I made at a Maximum Crafts workshop. I do hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes with us.  

Card recipe

Black pearl card to create custom card and for the sentiment

Crafters Companion White Pearl card

Limetree craft Evergreen card and Poinsettia Red card

Gold satin and mirror card

Poinsettia patterned paper from my stash

Maximum Crafts Christmas Candle die set bundle

John Next Door sentiment die

Press Cut 3D Poinsettia embossing folder

Craft Artist Mica Magic to highlight the embossing

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.

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:

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11 - 2024

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog #129 November 2024

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #83 

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

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - July #7 2024
Classic Design Challenge #6-2024 Jun/July
Crafts Galore Encore July 2024 #125
Crafty Catz #675
Creative Crafters Challenge #77
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #281
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #81

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #57

The Holly and the Ivy #165

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.

Christmas gnomes

Hello,

Welcome to the first Challenge of the renamed Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog, which was the Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge.  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 there are a few changes in what we mean by Fantasy so it might be worth checking it out.

This month I've chosen one of the Christmas cards I made, using some gnome stamps I've had for ages.

Card recipe

5 x7 white card blank
2 Jay's Party Gnomes stamp
Limetree Crafts Poinsettia Red and Christmas Evergreen card stock
Spectrum Noir DR4, DR7, AG3, AG4, IG1, IG3 and IG4
Red gems 

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 really 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.

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.