Claire's Crafty Corner

Saturday, 1 February 2025

Lucky leprechaun

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, this month it's Leprechauns. I've made a card using a pre-coloured image from a CD.

Card recipe

A5 white card blank

Daisytrail Myths and Legends CD pre-coloured leprechaun image

Christmas Evergreen card and White card

Maximum Crafts A5 easy Frame die set

Memento Northern Pine and Cottage Ivy inks

Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir DG3

Stamps from my stash

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

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #2 2025
Classic Design Challenge #1 2025 Jan/Feb
Crafts Galore Encore #132 February 2025
Crafty Catz #686
Creative Crafters Challenge #84
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #292
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #84

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.

Saturday, 4 January 2025

Cupid's arrow

Hello,

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, this month it's Cupid. I've chosen to create a card I will be able to use as a Valentine's card for my husband next month.

Card recipe

8 x 8 black card blank

Red glitter card and White card

White heart embossed card

Cupid from the challenge blog website

Tonic Affections heart die

Craft Artist Mica Magic to enhance the embossed card

Black gems, ribbon, and sentiment die 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 Challenge #1 January 2025
Crafts Galore Encore January 2025 #131

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

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Birthday cat

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 "Something old and Something new". I decided to make a card using a frame die I've had a while and used several times, and a new cat die I've not used before. I needed to make a card for my sister-in-law who loves cats so this seemed ideal.

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

Card recipe

7 x 7 grey card blank

Maximumcrafts 7 x 7 Focal Frame die

Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Pet Pals Collection - Mittens cat die

Inkylicious Cats on a Branch stamp for the paw prints

Phill Martin Classic Birthday Verses sentiment stamp

White textured card

Red card

Grey pearlescent card

Craft Artist Mica Magic to enhance the embossing

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 Challenge #1 January 2025
Crafts Galore Encore January 2025 #131

Crafty Animals Challenge #90