Unicorn in the woods

Hello,

It's Challenge time again over at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog.  As always it starts the first Saturday of the month, and  lasts for about a month. I do hope that you'll join us there. 

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 Challenge Rules, or in the side bar on the Challenge blog. We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Unicorns. I had to come up with something with limited resources this month as  I'm still in the process of setting up a new PC, plus my printer's playing up! So my craft room is a mess, and my main die cutting machines aren't accessible at the moment!

Fortunately I remembered a Hunkydory kit from which I'd got some bits left over. So I chose a unicorn image from the Little Book of Twilight Kingdom.

Card recipe

7 x 7 black card blank

Hunkydory Little Book of Twilight Kingdom

Maximum Crafts 5x7 Easy frame die set

John Next Door Flags dies

White card

Pink paper from Anna Marie Garden Blooms paper pad

Stamps free with magazines

Glamour Dust glitter to highlight the stars and for dots on the frame

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge April #4 2025

Classic Design Challenge #03 2025 Mar/Apr
Crafts Galore Encore #134 April 2025

Crafty Catz #691
Creative Crafters Challenge #86
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #298
Creative Inspirations Challenge #25
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #85

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.

Floral unicorn

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 it's Griffin. However I've made a unicorn card as I was very keen to use a new unicorn die that my friend had given me.

Card recipe

7 x 7 white card blank

Tonic Craft Perfect purple and lilac card

Rainbow Unicorns paper by Anne Constantly-Carding from craftsUprint

Crafter's Companion Silhouette Unicorn die

Maximumcrafts Focal Frames1 6 x 6 die set

Craft Artist Mica Magic Basic Brights to colour the unicorn

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

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #286

Creative Inspirations Challenges #19
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #82

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

Floral unicorn

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. With the rename and relaunch of the Challenge Blog last month there are a few changes in what we mean by Fantasy so it might be worth checking it out.

We also now have optional monthly themes and this month it's Unicorns, so I decided to use the Unicorn Magic kit by Anne Constantly-Carding, available from craftsUprint. It's a very pretty and flexible kit, and I've used it a few times now, picking one of the colours to use as the focus. It comes with backing paper, an insert, various sentiments, and images to create decoupage. As I'm rubbish at fussy cutting I just used the flat image, die cut it and mat and layered it. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Unicorn Magic kit from craftsUprint  

Tonic Essentials Card in pink and green

John Next Door dies: Square and Oval Plain and Stitch Dot Layering dies, Blossom flower die and Leafy sprigs die

Happy Birthday sentiment die from my stash

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 #5 May 2024
Classic Design Challenge #4 April 2024
Crafts Galore Encore #123

Crafty Catz #671
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #277
Creative Inspirations Challenge #14
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #80

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

Unicorn band rocks!

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. With the rename and relaunch of the Challenge Blog last month there are a few changes in what we mean by Fantasy so it might be worth checking it out.

This month I decided to use some ALL and Create Unicorn stamps to make a birthday card for my brother.

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

ALL and Create Unicorn #9 stamps

Black card, White card

Hobbycraft Blues paper pad

Polkadoodles Gamer Dude backing paper 

Presscut Plain Rectangles and Stitch Dot Squares dies

John Next Door Flags and Happy Birthday dies

Spectrum Noir pens

Black brads

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge  February #2-2024 ATG
Classic Design Challenge #01-2024 Jan/Feb ATG optional twist of blue and white
Crafts Galore Encore #120 February 2024 ATG 
Crafty Catz #664 ATG
Creative Crafters Challenge #72 ATG
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #270 ATG
Creative Inspirations Challenge #11 ATG
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #78 ATG
Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge Blog #13 ATG with an image

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.

Magical unicorn

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. This month I decided to use the Unicorn Magic kit by Anne Constantly-Carding, available from craftsUprint. 

It's a very pretty and flexible kit, and comes with backing paper, an insert, various sentiments, and images to create decoupage. As I'm rubbish at fussy cutting I just used the flat image, die cut it and mat and layered it. 

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. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Unicorn Magic kit from craftsUprint  

Tonic Essentials Card in light and dark teal 

John Next Door dies: Oval Layering dies, Plain and Stitch Dot, Blossom flower die, Leafy sprigs and Magical sentiment

Pearls and teal ribbon from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge  August #8

Classic Design Challenge August #8

Creative Crafters Challenge #66

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #259

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #75

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 birthday unicorn

Hello,

This is a very special post for me as I was asked to be a Guest Designer at A Perfect Time to Craft Challenge blog when I won 2nd prize in their February challenge with my Hearts and flowers from the gnome card. As you can imagine I was absolutely delighted when I won 2nd prize. For my Guest DT card I chose the Unicorn Magic kit by Anne Constantly-Carding, available from craftsUprint. 

It's a very pretty and flexible kit, and comes with backing paper, an insert, various sentiments, and images to create decoupage. As I'm rubbish at fussy cutting I just used the flat image, die cut it and mat and layered it. 

Card recipe

8 x 8 white card blank

Unicorn Magic kit from craftsUprint  

Tonic Essentials Card in pink and lilac 

John Next Door dies: Oval Layering dies, Blossom flower die, Leafy sprigs and Happy Birthday

Corner rounder punch 

Pearls from my stash

I hope you like my card, and please do join in this month's challenge at A Perfect Time to Craft

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

Classic Design Challenge #6 June

Creative Crafters Challenge #64 ATG

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #74

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.

Unicorn at sunset

Hello there,

It's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog, which is starting today on 2nd July. As usual it lasts for about a month so I do hope that you'll join us and share your makes.

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. This month I've made a unicorn card.

Card recipe

5 x 7 purple card blank

Light purple card for the mat and flourish

Crafter's Companion Enchanted Forest Unicorn die

John Next Door DL dies for the sentiment and mat

Flourish die possibly a Crafter's Companion over the edge die

Sentiment found on the internet

Clarity Indian Summer designer paper for the background

Purple and silver Craft Artist Mica Magic to highlight the embossing on the unicorn and the moon

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.

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

Happy New Year from the cute unicorn!

Hello there,

Happy New Year, lets hope it's a good one!

My first post of the year is to let you know that it's time for a new challenge over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge blog starting today. 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. 

This month I've decided to make a unicorn card as I had some pretty unicorn paper which I must have had for at least 3 years, and also a unicorn digi stamp.

Card recipe

7 x 7 white linen effect card blank

Unicorn paper from my stash

Purple card for the mats

Oddball Art Supercute Winking Unicorn 

Spectrum Noir alcohol markers IG1, IG2, IG3, IB1, PL1, PL2, PL3, LV1

Spectrum Noir Pencil 29 for highlighting

John Next Door Stitch Dot dies for mats, and Circle die

Spellbinders Sapphire die for the sentiment

Sentiment from my stash

Purple 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 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.

Magic unicorn in the flowers

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 used a unicorn die Dawn Bibby Creations Magic Unicorn die and coloured it with Craft Artist Mica Magic as a bit of an experiment. The jury is still out on that one - as they say! Although it does look better in real life than it does in the photo.

Card recipe 

8 x 8 white card blank

White card for the die cut and sentiment

Purple and black card for the mats

Clarity Groove Designer Paper

Dawn Bibby Creations Magic Unicorn die

Craft Artist Mica Magic greens, grey, pink and lilac to colour the unicorn

Tonic, Spellbinders and John Next Door Stitch Dot Dies 

Sentiment from my stash probably free with a magazine

Purple net ribbon, purple roses and black pearls to finish it off

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.

May your wishes come true

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 unicorn theme, I've only used this die once in the couple of years I've had it so thought it was about time I got it out again. I'm not sure who I'll give it to yet so I've kept the sentiment quite general.

Card recipe

7 x 7 white card blank

Hunkydory blue Adorable Scorable card

American Crafts backing paper

Joy Magic Unicorn die

John Next Door Stitch Dot square and circle dies

John Next Door Decorative Corner dies

John Next Door sentiment

Craft Artist Mica Magic white, blue and grey for highlight the die cut

Papermania blue ribbon

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.

Unicorn dancing in the snow

Hi there,
We've a new challenge starting over at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog today, which as usual lasts for about a month.

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.

I know it's only November but I'm sure we're all thinking of and preparing for Christmas, so I thought I'd make a fantasy themed Christmas card as my DT card, I hope you like it!

Card recipe

7 x 7 royal blue card blank
Crafter's Companion unicorn die cut from white pearlescent card and then Cosmic Iced Snow Sprinkles added to resemble snow
Silver mirri mat
Snowflake embossed card, brushed with silver Mica Magic
Royal blue card for mats and backing the die cut unicorn
Sentiment die free with a magazine
Finished off with some snowflake stickers. and a blue bow

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 my card into the following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #196 ATG

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #28 November Anything Christmas Goes

The Creative Crafters #33 ATG

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge #82 ATG Christmas

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

Dark unicorn

Hello there,
another card made for the March Fairy and Unicorn challenge, where as always it's anything goes so long as it's fantasy.

What I used

White 8 x 8  card blank
Black card
Clarity Indian Summer 8 x 8 designer paper for the large mat
Crafter's Companion unicorn die matted on to a matching card topper
Crafts Too (I think!) corner dies
Sentiment and stars stamp both free with a magazine
Circle dies
Black card candi and black ribbon bow to finish it off

I hope you like my card, please leave a comment if you've time. Please also join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month.

Unicorn in the clouds

Hello,
it's been a long time between posts again as I've been dealing with quite a few family issues. Fortunately I've managed to make my design team card for the Fairy and Unicorn challenge for September. The challenge is returning to its original status as a Fantasy challenge, and theme this month is anything goes but it must be a fantasy creation. I decided to use a new die I bought at a recent craft show for it, which is the Joy Crafts Magic Unicorn die.

What I used

White A4 landscape stepper card
White stamping card
Limetree Crafts Peacock Blue card
Pale blue cloud patterned paper which was free with a magazine
Joy Crafts Magic Unicorn die
Sue Wilson Double Pierced Circles dies
Tonic plain circle die
Spectrum Noir markers: IG1, IG2 and IG3; TB1, TB3 and TB5
Blue ribbon and blue and white pearls from my stash

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

Super cute unicorn

Hello again,
here's my card for the May Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, this month we're sponsored by the amazing Oddball Art. The theme is anything goes, with the option of Spring, I've chosen the Oddball Art's Super Cute Winking Unicorn image, and placed it on a background of spring flowers.

What I've used

White 8x8 Mont Blanc card blank from Anna-Marie Designs
Tonic floral background paper
Limetree Crafts Teal card
Sue Wilson's Noble Collection Double Pierced Squares die to cut the mat and layers
Spectrum Noir markers: IG1, 2, 3; BT1, 2. 3, 4 and 7; IB1
Free stamp for the sentiment and a bow from ribbon in my stash

I hope you like my card, please leave a comment if you've time. Please also join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, sponsored by Oddball Art.

Unicorn on the rainbow

Hello,
Finally moved into my new craft room and fairly sorted out, it's great to have space to I can organise things better - and hopefully find them easier too!

This is my card for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge for September. The theme is Anything goes so long as it's mythical/fantasy with the option of unicorns. This month we're sponsored by the lovely Bugaboo Stamps, and I've chosen the Unicorn Believe in yourself image.

What I used

8x8 white card blank
Indigo blue card for matting and layering
A Touch of Craft clouds backing card
Creative Expressions white lace
Sizzix pin dots layering die
Image coloured using Spectrum Noir LY2, LG1, PL1, GG1, GG2, TB1, TB7 and DR5
Sentiment stamped using a free stamp and Versa Colour Royal Blue

I hope you like my card, please leave me a comment if you've got time, they are greatly appreciated. Please also join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge this month, hope to see you there.

Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog launch card

Hello there,

This is my first post for the new Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog, and I'm really pleased to be involved with a team of such talented ladies.

This card is a mix of items from CD crafting and die cutting. I started with a silver 8 x 8 card blank on to which I layered a dark blue mat. I created the image with the fairy and unicorn using CraftArtist 2 and the Fantasy Fairies digikit, and highlighted the wings with clear Wink of Stella. I also printed a background paper from the Snow Queen digikit which I layered on to the dark blue mat on the card.

I used the outer edges dies from the Thank You set of the Tonic Sentiments Collection Dies to cut a dark blue mat and a mat from silver card which matched the card blank, and from an inner edge to cut the image. From the same die set I used the fancy edge from Just a Note to cut the pattern into the silver card. I then layered them all up and attached it to the card using foam pads. I finished it off with a Tonic sentiment and an organza and silver bow.

I hope you like the card, please join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog. If you've time to leave a comment I'd really appreciate it.