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Sunday, 6 April 2025

Dragonfly Dreams - Animals


Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Dragonfly Dreams, a new challenge chosen by Pamela begins. Our challenge for April is - Animals. To see the remainder of the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card I made a white easel card with blue and beige card for background mats. I die cut a blue and a white circle to feature the main image of a Sloth, a stamp being part of a stamp set - Go Wild, which was with #3 Creative Stamping magazine. I used Brushed Corduroy DI to stamp the sloth and the leaves. I used pencils to colour the branch and the sloth.  I added black gems on the blue circle and to the easel card. The sentiment is also from the set.  Please take care and be safe. 



Friday, 4 April 2025

Z is for Zoom


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today at Alphabet Challenges we, once again come to the end of theA-Z,. Melanie from the design team has chosen Z is for Zoom, we would like to see anything which can go really fast, making a Zoom sound as it goes.

Looking through my stash, I rememberd one of my golden oldies - a CD from La Pashe - The Best of 2012, gosh, is it that long ago? From the images of the speeding bike and background materials from my stash I created this card, old but still relevent today.



Thursday, 3 April 2025

Stripes


 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Cardz 4 Galz we begin with a new challenge, chosen by Dawn, #247 Stripes. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began with a 5.5" white sq. card, I wanted something pretty for the galz but to have interesting stripes, so I ventured onto Pinterest and was inspired by the floating circles, hence, this is the card style I made.

It all began by die cutting a circle of strong acetate. I cut six strips of paper approx 1/2 " deep, from a paper pad.  I stamped the sentiment from my stash. The paper pieces were glued to the acetate, then cut around the circle when dry. I adhered the circle to the card with foam strips added behind the paper strips. I then die cut a flower from Lisa Horton's wild flower dies. Clean, simple and I think feminine.


Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Monochrome - Pearly Sparkles


Hello everyone, today we begin a new nmonthly challenge at

Fiona, on the design team has chosen,

Monochrome

                                To see the remainder of the team's wonderful inspiration please visit the blog.
I began with a 6" white card. I added a black mat. On a white card I blended several tones of yellow - orange Distress Inks. Thhe moon mask is from a Woodware punch. The stamps I used are from Stampscapes - Nature set #6, the Lakeside Cabin , the rocks and the grasses, all stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.  The sentiment is from Hobbyart. 
Have fun, I look forward to sdeeing your Monochrome project. 


Fun and Games


Hi, welcome to my blog.  Today we begin a our new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. It being my turn, I chose the challenge, #369 Fun and Games. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I created a 7" sq card showing the lively sport of Badminton. This one one of my favourite activities in days gone by. I created the card by sorting pieces of a Hunkydodry kit of Sporting Silhouettes. I used 3 d foam pads to lift some of the pieces to give differing heights and dimensions. I also added a relevent insert. I hope you enjoy the challenge, so many vasriables depicting either a fun activity or a participant game. I look forward to seeing your entries. 

Christmas Foliage


 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at our monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenges. Dawn, from the design team has chosen #171 Christmas Foliage. To see the remainder of the team's inspirational projects, please visit the blog.  

I began with a 6" white card, I  added a blue card for a mat. Using a piece of white card. I lightly stamped small blue flowers in each corner of the card. Then I lightly blended with blue ink around the edges. I used the stamps Festive Florals from the Creative Stamping magazine #101. I re-stamped the flowers and foliage, coloured them with Promarkers, fussy cut and adhered to the circle with 3D foam pads. The sentiment is a freebie in my stash. 

Monday, 24 March 2025

Make It Green


 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday, Heather has chosen #248 Make It Green - so much to choose from, anything you like, as long as it is predominately Green. To see the remainder of the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began with a 5" x 7" white card. I added a sage green card for the mat. Added to this is a sheet of bubbles from a Hunkydory Duo Design paper pad. The main image is made with  4 sheets from a Hunkydory Little Book of Dragons. I cut 3 additional layers to decoupage parts onto the first sheet. The sentiment is from a Hunkdory Just my Type sentiment strip pad. Have fun and happy crafting.