Walking the dog

Hello there,

As it's the first of the month it's time for a new Pearly Sparkles challenge, over at the Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is Cats or Dogs. I decided to make a birthday card, which will either go to a dog mad friend or niece. I used some dies I've had for a very long time, which is great, but I'm not sure of the exact provenance of some of them!

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 white card blank 

White linen effect card

Gold pearlescent card for the mats and die cuts

Tattered Lace Lady and dog  die

John Next Door Flag die 

Flower dies from and old Create and Craft die set

Happy Birthday die possibly Sue Wilson

Butterfly die, ribbon and gold pearls from my stash

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
Creative Crafters Challenge #75
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #80

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.

Gnome and hedgehog buddies

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 recently there are a few changes in what we mean by Fantasy, so it might be worth checking it out.

We also have a monthly optional theme, this month it's Gnomes, so I've chosen a Polkadoodles gnome image to use.

Card recipe

7 x 7 white card blank

Polkadoodles Hedgehog Gnome from the Spring Gnome set 

Kiwi green pearlescent card

Satin gold mirri card

Maximumcrafts Focal Frames dies

John Next Door corner dies

2 Jays Simple Sayings sentiment stamp

Memento Rich Cocoa ink

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

Birthstone Challenges 8 optional theme of Birthday 

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.

Music man

Hello, 

It's time 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 For a Man or Boy. I decided to make a birthday for my nephew-in-law, who is into his music, and rather apt as we'd bought him vinyl LPs for his birthday. Very "old school"!

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 card for the mats and die cuts

White stars embossed card

Record patterned shirt paper from Vintage Americana pad in my stash

Creative Expressions shirt die

Tonic musical notes die

Silver Mica Magic for highlighting

Happy Birthday die and black brads from my stash

I'd like to enter my card into this challenge:

Birthstone Challenges 8 optional theme of Birthday 

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.