Animals

Hello and welcome to my blog. Firstly I apologise for the delay, we should have published this challenge on Saturday 15th August. I am a few days late. My computer totally crashed and died on me on Thursday evening. Here I am with  a sparkling new computer, after many hours of stress and uncertainy, of having to dip into the savings meant for a few trips away to buy a computer. I really would have had doubts but I love the challenge blogs I organise, so hear I am. Still working my way through a few teething problems.

Our new challenge for the next month, at Sparkles Monthly is #203 Animals chosen by Samantha. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a white 6" card. I added a piece of black card for the main mat. Using an A5 set of Zebra stamps from Hobby Art, I stamped each part onto plain copyypaper, fussy cut them out then onto another piece of copypaper I played with them as if a jigsaw puzzle, arranging till I had my final design. I created the background onto white card iusing DI's then inked the stamps with Versafine, placing them as my oriaginal design. I added the  African artwork along the base of the card.  Thanks for your visit.

Hot Air Balloons

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4, Guyz. It's my turn to choose and I love to see Hot Air Balloons flying over the fields near my home. The answer is NO. I have no desire to be on board any, never, never, but they do look amazing. so here we are #389 Hot Air Balloons. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began with a  white 6" card. I cut the right side of the front off, leaving a piece wide enough for the blue background, gold mirri and the Bookmark of a Hot Air Balloon from Hunkydory Bookmark Toppers. I placed a piece of acetate to fit on and over and the cat flap and main card, affixing with red tape. The background is a piece of blue sky and clouds from my stash, lucky find, and a page from a Hunkydory Little Book, - Planes, Trains and Automobiles., adhered to a plain blue piece of card.

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A few of our team are taking a break, so here is a card,which I made a number of years ago.

Materials used were The countryside background is a stamp by Hobbycraft Art Lt.-flypast set.(closed, sadly). The red balloon is by Crafty Individuals CI 336, the other two balloons are from Creative Expressions Vintage Aircraft set. All coloured with both watercolours and Promarkers. 

Boardwalk/Coastal path

Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at MMM - Make My Monday. Pamela has chosen #284 Boardwalk/ Coastal path. to see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog,  

For my card based on a 6" white folded card, I began with one sheet from a Hunkydory Little Book - Coastal Charm. I then used a further three sheets to decoupage the Fishing Shop . The background is from an 8 x 8 paper pad of the same make again from Hunkydory. I added a die cut Happy Birthday greeting. 

Horticulture -Creating Gardens

 Hello, welcome. today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. It was my turn to choose the theme, bearing in mind the weather, we in the Uk and Euripe have been having, I thought of gardens. Our challenge is H is for Horticulture - the science of creating gardens. Have fun. To see the inspiration from our design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6 x 4 inches piece of card. I splodged it with several neutral colours, dried it, then blended with a few Distress inks. I added a piece of hessian (burlap), then a strip of card, coloured with DI Pumice Stone. I then stamped the plant pots and herbs from a magazine, Simply Cards and Papercraft #214. Fussy cut and coloured the pots and plants with Promarkers and a few fine tipped pens. They were all attached . Additional stamps added to the card. This was matted onto a dark green card, then the 6x4 completed piece was glued to a 7x 5 card. 

Blue Skies

Hello and welcome to my blog, today at Cardz 4 Galz, we begin a new two weekly challenge. It is my time to choose the theme and I love to see #282 Blue Skies. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog.

The first card I have just photo'd prior to preparing this challenge. Leaving things to the last minute again, and I find my photo adjustments have let me down. As you can see with late night crafting and living in the very North of England,  normal light is insufficient for good photography, which is why I use a light box. 

To make the card, I first found the piece of card with blue skies, in my stash. I added a silver Mirri mat to this. I fussy cut the bear in his aeroplane,  from a Hunkydory Little Book - Teddy Bears. I added a fussy cut piece of card to make the cut piece more firm. Using red d.s. tape I fixed the bear to a piece of acetate, then scored the acetate at the point of the fold over to the back of the Mirri card, again adhered with red d.s.tape. I glued several small birthday greetings. A Happy Birthday message and a small areoplane to the Blue Skies. I was thrilled with the movement, the image is floating or ? flying.

                      NEW made card, sorry my photo adjustments seem to not be working. I'll try to

get this fixed. In the meanwhile here is one I made a while ago for another challenge.

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Previously made card -

 https://cazroscraftycorner.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-is-for-air-anything-in-air.html

I hope you do enjoy the challenge of #282 Blue Skies

#213 Jobs or Progessions - The Male Room

Hello and welcome . Today we begin a new challenge at The Male Room. For the month of August our challenge is #213 Jobs or Professions. To see the inspirational creations by the design team, please visit the blog.  

For the main card I used a 7" sq. white card. I added a pale blue mat finish card. Then added a sheet of blue/purple card with theatre lights and at the base a silhouette section of a cheering crowd. This page is from a paper pad from Hunkydory for Teenagers Backgrounds. My main topper is from a Little Book by Hunkydory, simply called Teenagers. From this I took three sheets of the page of the disc jockey, the chosen job for the challenge. #1 page was for the base background and pages #2 and #3 were die cut with alternating oval dies. I added layers of 3d foam, to lift each piece higher as they were added to complete the design od the disc jockey. In the photo he looks flat but you can see the varying oval shapes.I added the vertical dies for a Happy Birthday, also from Hunkydory. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Beach or Seaside - Dragonfly Dreams

 Hello, welcome to my blog. today at Dragonfly Dreams, we begin our new monthly challenge. For August Elizabeth has chosen ' Beach or Seaside. To see the creations from our design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a 7 x 5 inches white card. Onto this I added a fishing net piece of paper, then strips of wood to add dimension and interest. I then created the topper which was added onto a blue Mirri card. The topper was created by using three pages from a Hunkydory Little Book, - Coastal Charm. I cut out pieces to create a decoupaged finish to the beachside filled with boats. The sentiment die cut was added.