Birthday cat

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 "Something old and Something new". I decided to make a card using a frame die I've had a while and used several times, and a new cat die I've not used before. I needed to make a card for my sister-in-law who loves cats so this seemed ideal.

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 grey card blank 

Maximumcrafts 7 x 7 Focal Frame die

Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Pet Pals Collection - Mittens cat die

Inkylicious Cats on a Branch stamp for the paw prints

Phill Martin Classic Birthday Verses sentiment stamp

White textured card

Red card

Grey pearlescent card

Craft Artist Mica Magic to enhance 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.

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Challenge #1 January 2025
Crafts Galore Encore January 2025 #131

Crafty Animals Challenge #90 

 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.

Music man

Hello, 

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 For a Man or Boy. I decided to make a birthday for my nephew-in-law, who is into his music, and rather apt as we'd bought him vinyl LPs for his birthday. Very "old school"!

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 

Black card for the mats and die cuts

White stars embossed card

Record patterned shirt paper from Vintage Americana pad in my stash

Creative Expressions shirt die

Tonic musical notes die

Silver Mica Magic for highlighting

Happy Birthday die and black brads from my stash

I'd like to enter my card into this challenge:

Birthstone Challenges 8 optional theme of Birthday 

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.

Blue is the colour ...

Hello there,

First of all I'd like to wish you a Happy New Year!

Now I'd like to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is Blues, and I've decided to go with blue flowers. This card is a variation on one I made at a Maximum Crafts online workshop, I hope you like it. 

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

Limetreee Crafts Indigo Blue card for the mats and sentiment 

Clarity Indian Summer Designer Paper

White mat

JustRite Black Eyed Susan stamps

Creative Expressions Canvas Collection - Large Hexagon die

Sentiment die from my stash

Spectrum Noir TriBlend Brush pens: True Blue Extend, Light Green Blend

Spectrum Noir Finesse Flagstone ink pad

I hope you like the card I've made, please leave me a comment if you've time, I love reading them and really do appreciate them

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