Showing posts with label Tonic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tonic. Show all posts

Monday, 6 July 2026

Happy anniversary

Hello and welcome,

These are a couple of anniversary cards I've made recently. 

For the gold one I used Tonic's very old Affections die set, which I must say I have used quite a lot.

I made the copper and cream version using mainly John Next Door dies, his Honesty Heart and some of his leaves dies.


I've also recently made an anniversary card featuring cats for the Critter Crazy Design Team  

Tuesday, 30 June 2026

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

Hello and welcome to my blog. 

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: 


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

 

Monday, 1 June 2026

Critter Crazy Challenge # 111

Hello and welcome to my blog.

This is my Design Team card for the June 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  Maximumcrafts Celebration Bear die set which I got as part of one of Maxine's workshops. I made the card for my niece who recently had a baby girl. 


I also used the following:

7x7 card blank
Card/paper: White, Cream, Light Pink, Mid Pink, Dark Pink mirror card
Dies: Maximumcrafts Crochet Circle, Tonic Ovals
Misc: stamp from my stash, Dotty embossing folder  

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 


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 Café 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. 

Saturday, 28 February 2026

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge March 2026

Hello and welcome to my blog. 

I recently joined 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 Moondrea Designs and I have chosen a pre-coloured butterfly image as the focus of my card.


I also used the following:
Cardstock: Butterfly embossed white card, Pink linen card
Tonic Rococo Butterfly Sprig die
Butterfly stickers from my stash 

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: 



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

Sunday, 1 February 2026

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #116 Hearts

Hello and welcome to my blog.

It's time for a new challenge over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is to use Hearts. This is a card I made for a Golden Wedding Anniversary. I used a very old die from the Tonic Affections die set. It's a large with lots of dies and I've used it a lot.  I also created a box for the card using the same products. 


I also used the following:

Cardstock: Ivory textured, Gold pearlescent, Heart backing paper from a magazine
Dies: Maximum Crafts 8x8 Easy Frame, John Next Door Sunflower leaves, Tattered Lace numbers and sentiment, Tonic Clarice letters 
Two Jays Congratulations stamp
Ribbon from my stash

I hope you like the card and box 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: 





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



Friday, 1 November 2024

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:



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


Saturday, 2 September 2023

Silent Night Angel

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 Crafter's Companion angel die as my main focus. I've had it in my stash for a while but not used before. 


Card recipe

7 x 10 white card blank
Blue and Silver Mirri card for the mats, notes and sentiment
Crafter's Companion white pearlescent card
Crafter's Companion Angel die
Tonic musical notes dies
John Next Door sentiment die
Craft Artist Pearl Dimensions drops

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.

Saturday, 7 January 2023

Unicorns rock!

Hello and Happy New Year,

It's time for the first challenge of the year 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 decided to use a unicorn stamp I've had for a while and not used yet.

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

8 x 8 white card blank
Black card for mats and for die cuts
AALL and Create Unicorn drummer stamp coloured with Spectum Noir and Promarkers
Polkadoodles Gamer Dude music backing paper
Tonic music dies
Sue Noble Stitch dies
Purple card candi 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 my card into the following challenge:
Double Trouble Challenge #130 Keep us in stitches




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

Saturday, 3 September 2022

Autumn fairy

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog which starts today, 3rd September. As usual it lasts 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. 


Card recipe

8 x 8 cream card blank
Anna-Marie gold card and copper pearl paper
Crafter's Companion Fairyopolis CD Autumn
Paper Studio Antiquity paper pack
Gold satin and gloss mirri card
Limetree Crafts Evergreen card
John Next Door plain and stitch dot square and rectangular dies 
Sapphire small circle die
Tonic butterfly and border punches
X Cut leaf punch 
Gold birthday sentiment
 

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.


Friday, 1 April 2022

Sparkly gift bag

Hello there,

Today 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 Anything But a Card, so feel free to use your imagination with this. I made this gift bag using a Tonic die set, the colour scheme means I could use it for Christmas but as the embossing is stars it could be used for other occasions, depending on the tag which is added. . 

I do hope you'll join us over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog this month and share your makes with us.



Card recipe

Red, green and white card
Tonic gift bag die set
Gold Mica Magic to highlight the embossing, gold metal gems and red/gold ribbon to finish it off

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.



Saturday, 7 August 2021

Fairy in the woods

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 fairy theme and used a kit which came with an issue of Papercraft Essentials. I'm not sure who I'll give it to so I've not added a sentiment yet. I edged the mats with double sided tape and added the glitter, I'd not tried this before and probably won't again as I got glitter everywhere!



Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank
Papercraft Essentials Issue 198 Fairy Kit
Tonic Light Gold Glitter
Blue ribbon 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 like to read them all.

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



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


Tuesday, 1 June 2021

Motorbike rider

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 For the men / boys. My card has a motorbike as its main feature, I made it for the  a friend who has a bike rather than a car. The challenge lasts for about a month and I do hope you'll join us.



Card recipe 

7 x 7 dark grey card blank
Black card for the mats
Silver mirror card
Docrafts Papermania Monochrome paper pack
Tonic motorbike and sentiment dies
Crafter's Companion heart die
Black and dark grey Card Candi

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'd like to enter this into the following challenges:



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



Saturday, 3 April 2021

Happy birthday from the gnomes

Hello,

We've a new challenge starting over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog today, which as usual lasts for about a month. 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 done a mix of digital crafting to produce the background and topper, than added some die cuts and a stamped sentiment. 



Card recipe

7x7 Kraft card blank
CraftArtist No Place like Gnome digikit
Lime Tree crafts Poinsettia and Vanguard Red card stock
Tonic flower punch Sizzix Garden Greens leaf
Creative Stamping Issue 94 sentiment stamp
Gold/brown pearls

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. 



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