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Friday, 16 May 2025

C is for Circles


Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Alphabet Challenges , we have reached the letter C, and Tee has chosen C is for Circles. To see the remainder of the teams' inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with a cream 7 x 5inches card. I added a Kraft card for the mat. I created a die cut circle on cream embossed card. Behind this I added a dark blue card. I covered the piece cut from the card with lacey paper., then a smaller circle was covered with paper. On a smaller circle I stamped the greeting. I added a strip across the width of the card. Finally I added a die cut butterfly, with three gemstones added to the thorax. I was initially inspired by a card I sw on Pinterest. 

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Flowers


 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. Vicki, of the design team has chosen #188 Flowers. To see the remainder of the team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I began for the base with a white 7 x 5 inches card. I added or contrast a black background. On a white card, I partly stencilled in opposite corners with Fossilized Amber DI. The stamped flower and leaves are by Honey Doo Crafts - Flower Reasons. I used Promarkers ( my favourite medium) to colour the image. The sentiment is on the same set. 

Things with Wings - Real or Fantasy


 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Cardz 4 Galz we begin a new challenge. Lynda, on the design team has chosen #250 Things with Wings -Real or Fantasy. To see the remainder of the team's inspiration please visit the blog. 

I bgean with a white 6" card for the base. The background is a piece of green linen card and a smaller square of cream linen card. The main picture is a construction of three pages of decoupaged layers  from a Hunkydory Little Book of Fairy Decadence. Thw wings are cut so they open wider, the flowers at the lower part of the card are also decoupaged. I hope you all enjoy the challenge. 

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

A Sketch

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  Jolanda has chosen and provided for #372 A Sketch. Thanks to Jolanda for the wonderful sketch. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog.  


(Feel freem to flip, reverse or mirror version)

This is my interpreation of Jolanda's interesting sketch.


I began with a 7" x 5" base cream card. A black mat with a dark cream/light beige
 background card. I followed the design using scraps of paper and card. The central square 
image is a sheet from a Hunkydory Little Book of Wizardry. The sentiment/greeting are 
two strips from a Hunkdory Just My Type Dentiment Strip Pad.
I hope any little boy (or girl) would love to receive a Congratulary card from Hogwart's. 

 

Monday, 5 May 2025

Fun Folds


 Hello everyone, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at Make My Monday.
Dawn has chosen for #251 Fun Fold. We love to see the amazing and even regular fun in your card folds. To see the design team's inspirations, please visit the blog. 

I have decorated a lovely folded card, from Hunkydory. On the back page, the background is a satin sheet. The butterlies page and the remainder of the pretty pages are from an A5 paper pad, Hunkydory Butterfly Meadow. I blended DI Evergreen Bough on all of the edges to cover the white edges. I created a label for the sentiment and finally added 3 pearl cascading gems.  I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Sunday, 4 May 2025

Dragonfly Dreams - Sea Life


 Hello and welcome to my  blog. Today a new challenge begins over at Dragonfly Dreams. It being my tme to choose the theme, I have chosen for  May - Sea Life. To see the remainder of the wonderul inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

My card has a 5" white scallop edge for the base. I then embossed with a Beneathe the Waves embossing folder, a gift with Creative Stamping #97 magazine, after embossing I lightly coloured the embossed lines with Distress Inks, Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon. I then stamped the background stamps, the Just for You and the bubbles, all from the same stamp set also with the magazine. The Sea Turtle was stamped onto white card, coloured with pencils, fussy cut and added to the card. Finally from the set, I added the stamped Happy birthday greeting. I hope you feel inspired and will enjoy the Sea Life theme. 

Friday, 2 May 2025

Butterflies -more than 2


Hello and welcome, I had a busy day yesterday, but today is a quiet and peaceful challenge. We begin today with our Alphabet Challenge. Veronika has chosen B is for Butterflies - More than 2 is required.
To see the inspirational cards created by the desisgn team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7" white scallop edge card for the base. A black mat added then a white mat. The stamped image of Tall Flowers by Kanban is based on a black mat. The butterflies are by Lyndsey Mason - Tattered Butterflies. The flowers and butterflies are coloured with a bright orange Promarker. The sentiment is by Honey Doo stamps. 


Thursday, 1 May 2025

#107 Pearly Sparkles Black & White with One colour



Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at 



The design team have produced some wonderful inspiration, please pop  over to see them and check out the challenge. I recently, again, bought some more Gorguss rubber stamps, I need them, like a hole in the head, BUT I can't resist them. The card is a 6" sq. scallop edged. The papers are from a Dovecraft Back to Basics Monochrome pad. The stamp by Santoro Mijni Gorguss - The Scarf. Dies used are the Greeting and a Marianne Oval. Embellished with a Debonair white flower with a crystal gem. 

                                       

Flowers


Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. 
Billie a has chosen #249 Flowers. To see the inspirational projects by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a 5" square, scallop edge white card. The flowers, butterfly and ManyThanks, are all in the same set as the 'Sending' word die, by Hunkydory crafts. I coloured the flowers with Promarkers and pencils. 
Best wishes to you all, happy crafting. 



#172 Christmas Stockings


Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges.
I (Caz) have chosen for the month of May -#172 Christmas Stocking/s. to see the remainder of the design teams inpirational projects, please visit the blog. 

For my card
I began with a scallop edge Kraft card. All background papers are from a Papermania 12 days of Christmas paper pad. I added white, kraft and red card. The season's greeting is by Dreamees. The main stamp of the owl is by Woodware stamps- Christmas Hoot, coloured with Promarkers. The fur and pompom on the hat, I added Fluffy Stuff. This is applied wet, when heated with a heat tool it dries and puffs it up. I hope you can see it, for it is a terrific effect. Happy crafting to you all.