Have a beautiful day

Hello, 

It's time again for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, which as always starts on the 1st of the month, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Anything but a Card, so you've plenty of scope! This is a tag I made at a Zoom workshop recently, organised by Maxine at Maximumcrafts.com, and run by John Lockwood  I thought it would be suitable for a birthday, wedding or any special occasion. 

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

Card recipe

Tag blank made using John Next Door scalloped rectangle layering dies

Craft Artist Coconut white and clotted cream card 

John Next Door Michaelmas Daisy die centres 

Craft Artist Dew Drops

Ribbon and sentiment (possibly Tonic Studios) from my stash 

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

A Perfect Time to Craft #4 ATG

Crafting from the Heart #1 not a card

Crafting Happiness #142 May Flowers 

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.

Land of make believe

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 have a play with CraftArtist, and chose the Fantasy Elves digikit to use. 

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

7 x 7 Kraft card blank

Red mirri card

CraftArtist, and the Fantasy Elves digikit

Press Cut plain and stitch dot square dies

Brown brads from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #4 April

Classic Design Challenge #4 April 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog #110

Creative Crafters Challenge #62 

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #73 

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.

The cats meow!

Hello, 

It's time again for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge which starts, as always on the 1st of the month, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is All creatures great and small, so include an animal, insect, bird or beast on your card. I've made a cat themed card for a friend who loves cats. In fact I've several cat mad friends so I think I'll be making a few cards like this one.

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

Card recipe

Handmade card blank as the stamp is very large

Blue card for mat, and sentiment backing

White pre-embossed dotty card dusted in light blue ink

Woodware Les Chats stamp

Fish and Meow stamp from Sizzix Cat Chat

Stamped in dark grey, coloured in various shades of grey, with pink and blue highlights 

Sentiment die from my stash

Blue gems from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #4 April

Classic Design Challenge #4 April 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog #110

Creative Crafters Challenge #62 

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #73 

Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge Blog #3

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.