Happy Valentine's Day

Hello and Happy New Year, 

It's time to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is no using designer paper. I decided to get ahead of the game and make a Valentine's Day card for my husband, February will be here before we know 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

Red card for mats

White heart embossed card

Woodware stamp, coloured with Cardinal Red Promarker

John Next Door alphabet stencil dies for the name 

Press Cut plain and stitch dot dies

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 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.

Magical Christmas

Hello again,

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

8 x 8 white card blank

Royal Blue card for mats and for die cuts

White snowflake embossed card

Silver snowflake embossed card

Creative Expressions Fairy Door Edger die

John Next Door snowflakes and Magical Christmas sentiment die

Press Cut stitch dot die for the frame

Silver glitter pen to highlight the wings 

Blue gems from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11 2022 ATG

Classic Design Challenge November 2022 ATG

Crafty Catz #613 ATG plus optional 3 or more layers

Crafty Friends Challenge 161 November Christmas

Creative Crafters Challenge #57 ATG

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #71 ATG 

Unicorn Challenge #82 Christmas is coming

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #10 ATG

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.

Christmas stags in the forest

Hello there, 

It's time to let you know that we've a new challenge starting today over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. As Christmas is only around the corner the theme this month is Happy Christmas! I've chosen to use some new dies I'd bough as the main focus, in fact most of the dies I've used are John Next Door ones. 

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

Ocean Blue card for mats, sentiment and drop shadow effect

White card

First Edition North Star snowflake paper

John Next Door Majestic Ivy, stag scenes and sentiment dies 

Press Cut plain and stitch dot dies

Sue Wilson Pierced Square dies

Glamour Dust glitter

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11 2022 ATG

Classic Design Challenge November 2022 ATG

Crafty Friends Challenge 161 November Christmas 

Creative Crafters Challenge #57 ATG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #192 ATG

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #71 ATG 

Unicorn Challenge #82 Christmas is coming

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #10 ATG

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.