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Monday, 16 June 2025

One or More Butterlies.

 


Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday - Sue has chosen 

#254 One or More Butterlies. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a plain white 6" sq. card. I added a lilac piece of card for a mat. I cut and positioned the lower part of a sheet from a Hunkydory A5 paper pad - Butterfly Meadow, From another sheet I fussy cut the three butterflies, then with 3d foam pads added them to the page on the card.The sentiment is a piece of acetate with the sentiment Get Well Soon. This is resting on a vellum strip to help reading the acetate. Finally I added a few light purple gemstones to the upper right corner. Take cae.

Sunday, 15 June 2025

Fairytale/Storybook


 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges with Samantha's choice - #189 Fairytale or Storybook. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a scallop edge 6" white card. Somethime ago I bought a 'Frozen' card making kit magazine., and fortuately I still have  a good supply remaining. I used a piece of blue card for a mat. I then added a background and the sentiment from the kit. I die cut the three characters . Added them to die cut card circles on which I had added glitter, (non-shedding) paper.The circles were added with foam pads. I think this is a nice happy bright card suitable for lots of little girls. Stay well. 

Friday, 13 June 2025

E is for Embossing Wet or Dry


Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges, Deborah has chosen E is for Embossing either the Wet or Dry Technique. To see the remainder of the design team's inspirational cards please visit the blog. 

I have made a simple, white A6 card, i.e 6" x 4".I firstly cut a strip of paper to fit the embossing folder and used Distress inks to blend the colours. I then used a 2" x 5.5" strip of a rose embossing folder. Given time to dry, I then sandpapered the strip to create the white parts on the design. I then matted and layered this onto white and tan card. A sentiment strip, from my stash,  was added. Happy embossing. 

Thursday, 12 June 2025

An Easel Card


Hello and welcome to my craft blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Debbie, on the design team has chosen #252 An Easel Card. To see the other member's inspiration please visit the blog above. 

For my card, I began with a 6" white card for the base.  The front of the card was scored and folded at approx 3". For the back and the two sections at the front of the card, I added a light lilac card mat and then Hunkydory Butterfly Jewels Designer backing paper. For the easel section I used a purple background, the added a decoupaged sheet from a Hunkydory Little Book of Butterfly Jewels.  For the stopper section on the base of the card, I used left over pieces from two of the LB pages used for the decoupage. All added on with 3 d foam strips. A smaller butterfly  to embellish and a greeting frrom my stash. Siince this was photographed I have added some purple jewels to the easel section. 

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Seashells -another card


 

Here is another card for #374 Seashells. 
Techniques and Materials.
Kraft card, Blue and white card, Distress Inks blended. Heat embossing with embossing powders.
Gold sprinkles by Stampendous Frantage powders embossed. Twine, starfish charm. Sheena Douglass seashell stamps. Sentiment by Kaisercraft. 

Seashells

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Deb H has chosen  #374 Seashells. To see the remainder of the design team's inspirational cards, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" sq. plain white card for the base. A coral/orange mat. I used an embossing folder on the piece of blended blue card and the blended oranges card. The blue was cut for two border pieces, the gap was covered with a deep blue card. Both  of the embossed colours were sandpapered to present the white colour on both. I used Sheena Douglass shell stamps added a piece of hessian. Finally I addded pearl gems and varied colours of ocean sequins. The design and instructions I gleamed from a Simply Cards and Papercraft #245 magazine , which provided the E.F.  Happy shell creating. 

 

Monday, 2 June 2025

Something Fishy



Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday, Guylaine has chosen #253 Somthing Fishy. I so love this title, there are many ways to include fish in our craft world, I think the design team have shown this in their inspirational cards. Please visit the blog to see them. 

For my card, I started with a white 6" card, I folded the front page back, to create a Fold back card or maybe called a 'Z' fold card. I mounted black card on the half piece and the back page. The following papers/card added are from a Hunkydory Sporting Silhouettes design kit. I added 3 small square gems to complete. I hope you enjoy the challenge.