Halloween gnomes

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 Fantasy, so I decided to make a card with some Halloween gnomes. 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 

White hammered card

Tangerine card and Black card

Polkadoodles Halloween Gnome image, papers and sentiment.

Maximumcrafts  Focal Frames 1 6 x 6 die set

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 October #9 
Classic Design Challenge #9 October
Crafty Catz #679
Creative Crafters Challenge #80
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #82

 Please also join us over at the 

 Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month, 

 we'd love to see your makes.

Don't forget your broomstick!

Hello there,

Welcome to another Challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, which as always starts the first Saturday of the month. As usual it lasts for about a month, and 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. 

This month I decided to use a Polkadoodles digi kit, Halloween Gnome. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Tangerine card and White card

Polkadoodles digi kit, Halloween Gnome 

John Next Door circle dies and Flags dies

Maximum Crafts 8 x 8 Easy Frames die set

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 my card into the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11
Classic Design Challenge #10

Crafts Galore Encore #117 November

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #265

Creative Inspirations Challenge #8

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #77

Please also join us over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Happy Halloween!

Hello there, 

It's time to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. The theme this month is Autumn and/or Halloween, and I've chosen the Halloween theme. 

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 mirri for mats

Black card for die cuts

Hunkydory grey pattered card for the background

Polkadoodles Winnie Wednesday and dog bat pre-coloured image 

Tim Holtz / Sizzix Cat chat stamp and die colouired with Spectrum Noir pens

Spellbinders birds die

Tonic cobweb die

John Next door plain and stitch dot dies

Tattered Lace alphabet die

Craft Artist silver Mica Magic, black lace and pearls from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft October ATG 

Crafty Calendar Challenge October - Halloween 

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.

Boo! Says Winnie the witch

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog which as always starts the first Saturday of the month.. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us. This month I've chosen a Halloween theme with a cute witch and some ghosts for good measure.

The theme 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 side bar on the Challenge blog. 

Card recipe

7 x 7 purple card blank

Purple card and silver satin mirri for mats and for die cuts

Hunkydory purple pattered card for the background

Polkadoodles Winnie Wednesday Witch and Cat pre-coloured image 

Purple lacy ribbon - I thought it looked a bit like cobwebs

John Next Door alphabet die

Ghost stickers

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

A Perfect Time to Craft October ATG

Crafty Calendar Challenge October - Halloween 

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 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Happy Halloween says Winnie the cute witch!

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog which starts today. As usual it last for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us.

The theme 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 side bar on the blog. 

This month I've gone with a Halloween theme as it's Halloween at the end of the month. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 black card blank

Purple card for mats

Black card for die cuts

White card embossed with stars and dusted with silver Versacolor ink

Polkadoodles Winnie Wednesday Witch and Cat pre-coloured image 

John Next Door Stitch Dot die for some of the mats

Tonic cobweb die

Hunkydory Happy Halloween die

Purple star 

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 Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, we'd love to see you.

Spooktacular!

Happy Halloween!

We've got a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog starting today, and lasting for about a month. The theme as always is Fantasy, however as long as it's Fantasy apart from that pretty much anything goes. If you're not sure what we mean by that just check out the guidance in the side bar on the blog.

Here's my DT card, which will hopefully give you some inspiration - as it's October I thought Halloween!

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank
CraftArtist using  the Spooktacular digikit, made in two parts; the background then the topper.
Die cut square orange card mats to match the sentiment
Tonic cat and cobweb die cut from black card

Birds from a Spellbinder's die cut from black card
Orange Mica magic to highlight the die cuts

Orange gems in the other two corners.

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

A Bit More time to Craft #124 Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft #10 October 2020 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #261 Fall/Halloween
Classic Design Challenge Blog #10 October 2020 Anything Goes

Country View Challenges October 2020 Halloween (Make a Scene) 

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #194 Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog Thoughts of Autumn 

Dies R Us Challenge Blog #154 Anything Goes

SheepSki Designs Challenges #43 Autumn and/or Halloween 

The Creative Crafters Challenge #32 Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, and if you've time to leave me a comment to let me know what you think of my card that would be great.

Please also come over and join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, we'd love to see your makes. 

Happy Halloween

Hello there,
time for another Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, this month being October I went with the theme of Halloween with witches, spells and ghosts! The challenge theme as always is anything goes so long as it's fantasy.

What I used

White A5 Landscape card
CraftArtist2 with the Spooktacular digikit for backgrounds and embellishing
Oddball Art Book of Spells image for the main topper
Black ribbon bow

I designed the overall card, then split it into 3 layers, printed them separately and layered them up with foam pads to give some dimension.

I made an insert from the middle layer of the card and some of the same embellishments. The verse is from the Craftsuprint website, which has a very good selection of cards you can buy and make, plus verses to use in them.

I hope you like the card, please leave a comment if you've got time. Why not also check out the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge and join us there this month.

Happy Halloween!

Hello there,
Almost there with getting my new craft room finished, just my new desk to arrive now.

This is my card for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge for October, as usual it's anything goes so long as it's magical/mythical but as it's October the optional theme has to be spook it up!

What I used

CraftArtist and the Spooktacular digikit.
8x8 black card blank
Created the complete card, printed it out twice and cut the house part out and mounted it on to black card
Added cobwebs using a Tonic die
Mounted the house image on the card front using foam pads.

I hope you like my card - it's not that scary is it? If you've time to leave a comment that would be great. Please join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, we'd love to see your makes.

Happy halloween

Hello,
these are my cards for the Fairy and Unicorn October Challenge, also the first Halloween cards I've ever made!

The first one is made using the Skellie Gossip stamp from IkesArt which I mounted on to black card and then added cobwebs to the corners. I created the background and sentiment using Craft Artist and some Halloween digikits which I then layered on to the same card, then added the skeleton image using some foam pads.

The second one is also from IkesArt and is called Trick or Treat. For this one I made my first Z fold card. I coloured the image using Promarkers in Orange, Terracotta, Gold, Almond and Black, plus Spectrum Noir CG3 Green. I cut the image with an oval die and layered on to black card. I decorated the Z fold piece with orange card which I'd embossed with a dotty embossing folder and layered it on to black card. I used green card to match the dress for the top panel. To finish it off I drew a cobweb and added a Trick or Treat sentiment and a pumpkin.

I hope you like the cards, please join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month.