Sing your own song

 Hello there,

Today's post is to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog, the theme this month is clean and simple. My card has a music theme and is basically all stamped. I made it for the daughter of a friend who loves music and even performs and writes her own music. The challenge lasts for about a month and I do hope you'll join us.

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Black card for mats

White stamping card

Various stamps from Creative Stamping Issue 52

Black Archival ink

Square pin dot die to cut the sentiment, probably Tonic

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

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog #5 May 2021 - Anything Goes 

Creative Moments #213 - Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge #557 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters #39 - Anything Goes 

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #4 - Anything Goes

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

Sunset fairy

Hello there,
we've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge starting today, and which lasts for a month.

The theme, as always, is Anything Goes so long as it's a Fantasy related project, and I'd like to share the card I made to hopefully give you a bit of inspiration.

Card recipe

Stepper card blank created from a 20 x 16 cm piece of card, scored at 3, 6, 11, 16 and 26 cm, then folded into mountains and valley folds
Black card mats with Clarity's Groovi Indian Summer designer paper
Spellbinder die to cut the floral borders
Fairy and wings die free with a magazine
Stamps from Creative Stamping magazine issue 83

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft - challenge #6 2020 Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz - challenge #123 More than one score
Classic Design Challenge - June # 6 2020 Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges - challenge #92 Fantasy
Love to Craft Challenge Blog - #47 June Anything Goes


I hope you like my card and it inspires you to join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge.

Car theme birthday cards

Hello there,
here are a couple of birthday cards made for some male friends - who as we all know are often difficult to make for. Both are interested in cars so I chose that as the theme.

Both cards were made using stamps from Creative Stamping magazine, I just changed the colours I used and tweaked the design a bit. I used to be a bit worried about stamping as the image didn't come out very well - that was until I discovered stamping platforms! I bought the Misti at a show having had a play with it there, however as I quite often make larger cards I wanted one with a larger base so I bought the Tonic/Time Holtz one. Then a won a set of We R Memory Keepers tools in a competition which included their stamping platform, so now I'm really spoiled for choice, and my stamping skills have improved enormously with using them.

Unfortunately I got the age wrong on the 65 one - but as he was older than that I think he was quite flattered so I got away with it!

I hope you like the two variations of this card, please leave me a comment if you've time as I do really appreciate it.