Favourite Technique

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Sparkles Monthly Challenges, Pamela has chosen for us,   #204 Your Favourite Challenge. This is going to be interesting, to see the amount of favourite challenges we may be seeing. To see the inspiration from our wonderful design team, please visit the blog. 

A few of our design team are on holiday, so I have added two of my favourite techniques. 

To begin the above is an example of a Triple Mat  Stamping Technique., there are instructions and ideas for this technique on both You Tube and Pinterest.

The stamps I used - Sweet Dixie - Lighthouse set. Tandastamps (no longer with us) Pirates set 2, Creative Expressions Travel set 1. Using Distress Inks, Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean and Broken China. 

Finally I added twine and a charm of a fish. 

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My additional technique is accepting a challenge, where I was able to decoupage on the project. This one was to make a card for a teenage boy interested in small cc motor bikes and Quad bikes. 

I made an easel card, the section holding the easel up is made to look like a road, with crystal stones added to light the way. Neither of the bikes are road bikes but if you won't tell, I can let my imagination carry on. The background, is of course corrugated card, from a box, messed up with TH Distress Walnut Stain ink and a page torn from an old road map book.  Both of the decoupaged bikes could have been from a Kanban sheet, I'm not sure, I bought a stack of decoupage sheets ages ago. I had fun making these two favourite technique cards, a little time to play away. I hope you enjoy playing too. 

Fall/Autumn Theme Colours

Hello, welcome to my blog,  today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Billie A has chosen   #390 Fall/Autumn Theme Colour/Colours. To see the inspiration created by the wonderful design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a small card, approx. 4.5 sq. in. I stamped, in black, the images directly onto the card. The stamps are by Dare 2B Artzy - Tangle Leaves.I then stamped the leaves and acorns, with Black Versafine, onto a prepared sheet of blended Distress inks, using autumnal colours. I used clear embossing powder to emboss the images. Additional colour where need was added with Promarkers.They were then fussy cut, decoupaged above the orignal stamped image with foam pads. Finally the sentiment blended with autumnal Distress inks, was added. Have fun. 

Apples

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Heather has chosen #286 Apples.To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white card. I then began from the background card up through several layers to build up a collage effect, using die cut pieces from a Studio Light "Country Roads" paper pad set of two pads. I loved finding all the pieces for Apples, even Apple Pie. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Monochromatic

 Hello, welcome to my blog. today at Dragonfly Dreams, we begin our new monthly challenge. For September. Alyson  has chosen #204 Monochromatic. To see the creations from our design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7 x 5 inches Kraft card. I stamped with black ink from Woodware stamps -Cosmos Flowers. I used several tones of fawns - brown Promarker alcohol pens., to colour. I finally used a Sakura Gellly Roll #8 White pen to add  tips to the flowers. The sentiment is also from the same stamp. I added peach coloured pearl stones to embellish. 

 

J is for Just Kidding (a funny card)

 Hello, welcome ot my blog, sorry, still not got my photo editing sorted. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Veronika has chosen J is for Just Kidding (a funny card). To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a white 6" card, I created the centre fold, then added gold Mirri card as the mat, followed by green and gold Mirri patterned  card. The topper added is from a Hunkydory Humour design kit . The topper says, Wow! Look at all of the shiny foil! You must be really special. Below on the strip it says - You mean so much to me - Just don't make a big deal of it, okay, I hope you enjoy making your funny card.

Interactive (Kinetic)anything

 

Hello welcome to my blog, sorry my photo editing is not being friendly with me at the moment. 
Today at Cardz 4 Galz we begin a new challenge , chosen by Jill. #284 Interactive/Kinetic, anything which has movement. To see the designs from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" sq. card. I began by cutting off half of the front page. I added a light purple Adorable Scorable card, as a mat to the front piece and the back page of the card. I created the mechanism using the design and pieces from a Hunkydory Wonderful Waterfalls Kit. I used paper with small flowers from my stash. The sentiment was created using a Crafter's Companion die. Enjoy and I hope you have fun.If your stuck and would love to make a kinetic card, go to You tube for ideas and tutorials. 

#214 The Male Room -Dots and or Sripes

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

#214 Dots and or Stripes. To see inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 7" sq. white card, I laid a dark blue card for the mat. The striped paper is from my stash. I created the ship in a bottle and fussy cut the anchor with additional shells, from Hunkydory Coastal Charm 8" paper pad ad a Little Book - Coastal Charm. The sentiments are die cuts and finally I added several pearls. 

How Sweet it is

 Sorry, as you can see , I still haven't mastered my new photo editing.

Hi and welcome to my bog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Kate has chosen #188 How Sweet It Is - please include something sweet. To see the inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 7 x 7 inches white card. I added for the background part of a backing sheet from a Hunkydory set of  Christmas toppers and background card. I added a topper of the delicious Christmas cup cakes. Finally adding a sentiment. One more for my Christmas basket.

Four Legged Friends

Sorry, I still haven't got the photo editing sorted out, I will get there one day!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at MAWTT, Tina has chosen for the challenge - #192 Four Legged Friends. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a 6" x 6" Kraft card.  I added a dark brown with varied coloured pattern stripes for the main background. Followed by two rectangle card, light brown and orange, laid at angles. I then added the topper from a pack by Dreamees Ltd of many dogs. This was added onto black card and added with 3d foam pads. I chose this dog because my son has one very similar and it's 1st birthday is due soon, so this card will be for Hugo. I finally added small flags of the patterned card and a few words cut from a background sheet of doggy words. The birthday sentiment is from a Hunkydory Paper pad - Just My Type. Have fun. 

 

#122 Pearly Sparkles - Pink/Pearls/Sparkles

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Pearly Sparkles Helen has chosen #122 Pink/Pearls/Sparkles, in memory of Traci, the founder of this challenge blog. Traci loved the three required challenges, the Pink, the Pearls and of course Sparkle. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a white 6" card, I arranged it tent style. Firstly I added a piece of Pink and gold Mirri stripes.I added a page from a Little Book - Fairy Decadence. Then added a pink frame from a set of Hunkydory frames. I then decoupaged two layers fussy cut from two more pages from the book. The frame was added with 3d foam pads. I added a die cut greeting and finally pink pearls were added to each corner. I so enjoyed making this card, more feminine than I normally do.  I hope you too enjoy.

#285 Use Yellow and White + one other colour

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Make My Monday, we begin a new challenge  chosen by Dawn. #285 To use Yellow and White, plus one other colour. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 5" x 5" white card. I die cut the centre with the patterned die. Behind this on the rear page I added a yellow circle, which was the centre piece of a Hunydory border frame.I die cut 2 pieces of the same flower design . I coloured the top one with Yellow and the other colour being the green leaves, all with Promarkers. To the centre of the yellow flowers , I added white Card Candi, do you remember them, from a while back? I still have lots and lots and never get round to using them. Finally I stamped a Thinking of You sentiment. I hope you enjoy making your card/project for the challenge. 

 

I is for Insects

Hello and welcome to my bog, all new with my latest new computer, stressful for now but I know I will soon be all calm and a right know all.  Today at Alphabet Challenges we begin a new challenge. I have have chosen, I is for Insects. To see the inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

I began with a a5 x5 inhes white card I folded one half of the front page to make and easal card. The front of the easel and the base I added gold Mirri card. The easal half I added the completed page of the Steampunk Dragonfly. The page/s are from a square Little Book  of Dragonflies from Hunkydory. I decoupaged the body then the wings. I then created the background on the base of the card, selecting pages from two of the Hunkdory Essential paper pads. the metal dragonfly, I found in my box of embellishments, I finally added gold gems to several areas. I have been a lover of steampunk since way back when, and it was wonderful for me to play with it again. 

Colour Challenge Kraft and Blue

 Hello and welcome to my blog, today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz. Sue J has chosen,     #283 Colour Challenge Kraft and Blue - any shades. Sadly Sue is unable to join us, as she is unwell, we are all sending her our get well wishes. To see the design team's inspiration for the challenge please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7 x 5 in. Kraft card. Using a rectangle die I drew around on the inside with a Gellyroll White pen, to create the white lines. I die cut the flower arrangement from my stash. Coloured using Promarkers and a few  Zig brush pens for the very small areas. I then adhered the flowers to the card. 

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.

Feminine (MAWTT)

 Hello and welcome to my blog. today we begin a new challenge at MAWTT -Moving Along With The Times- Carol has chosen the topic to be - Feminine-. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

This stamp has been a favourite of mine for some time, it's from the Daisy B creative company, which sadly is no longer in business. I do miss each and every member of the team. I began with a 6" white card. The mats are a piece of gold and then a piece of pink pearlised card.I  stamped the young lady and coloured her with Promarker alcohol pens. I added a shadow with a light grey Promarker pen. I addded glitter to the sunflower in the hat. Pretty pink gemstones and a sentiment die cut using pearlised pink card. I think this young lady epitomizes feminity. I'm looking forward to your Feminine creations. 

Clean and Simple -Christmas

 Hello, how are you?  thanks for your visit. Today at Sparkles Christmas Challenges we would like to see for our #187 challenge - Clean and Simple. to see the creative cards from our design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 7 x 5 inches white scallop edged card. I will confess before I go any further, to the persons who require the clean and simple to be purely that to the letter. I started off, thinking that this is exactly as I expected for the challenge. however, as I went along, (My first time) I found it wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be. It will be the next time I make it, because I learnt along the way, the does and the do nots. Confession over. 

I die cut the two baubles, then die cut the aperture for them onto a piece of plain white card. Behind the two bauble apertures I added a piece of gold glitter card. I glued the die cut baubles onto the glitter card. I cut two strips from the glitter card for the ribbons and tied two bows, adding all these with glue to the card. I also added the die cut 'Peace' sentiment. I had wanted to raise this with 3d foam but only too late realised I shouldn't have glued the glitter paper to the base card, too late, so it is flat. I have also since this was photographed added some gold gems to the small sections on the baubles. More is more in my eyes with these baubles. Happy crafting

Summer Holidays (Pearly Sparkles)

 
 Hello and welcome, the beginning of the month is a busy time for me, which I do enjoy. Today at     Pearly Sparkles we begin a new challenge for the month of August. I chose this month's challenge, I do hope you enjoy it. I chose 'Summer Holidays' which of course, is an open book, for we all enjoy our sumemr time in many ways.

The large stamp is 'The Big Wheel' from Picture This, sold by Nice Crafting in UK.  It is part of a series of showground/fairs entertaining rides etc. It took me several sessions to colour this, so many unseen interesting parts to do, but I did enjoy the peaceful time in doing it. I used Promarkers throughout with the additional back up of a fine pointed penciil. I added a background of a shadow with a grey Promarker, and a small amount of a sandy colour to ground it. The Admit One ticket is from my stash. Happy crafting. 

Wedding/Love Wishes

Hello and welcome. Today at Make My Monday we begin a new challenge, being led by Billie A, who has chosen #283 Wedding/Love Wishes.  To see the design team's inspirational cards, please visit the blog. 

For my card, I chose a white 6" folded card. I added a gold Mirri mat. Onto this I added a plain piece of white card. I was inspired to create this card as soon as I decided to buy the entwined hearts die, which I first cut in gold Mirri, then the hearts section again in red. I then added the red hearts on top of the gold hearts. I added 3 gold gems and a 'Happy Anniversary' sentiment, I created on my computer, added to gold Mirri and raised with foam pads. Happy thoughts and love to you all. 

G is for Games

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today at Alphabet Challenges, Pamela has chosen G is for Games. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visist the blog. 

I began with a 6" white base card. I added a gold mat. Followed by a red glittery background card. The topper was raised on 3d foam pads. I added a vertical die cut sentiment. All card, topper and sentiment are from Hunkydory. 

Word Inspiration - Rainbow

 Hello and welcome, firstly sorry about the slight blur on my photo. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz.  Pamela has chosen #281 Word Inpiration - Rainbow. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. We send our best wishes to Sue J who is recovering from surgery. Get well wishes sent from us all. 

Word Inspiration -Rainbow, Wow, this sent the old brain waves into motion. I had to think of this one for a few weeks, all I kept thinking of was the old ditty, I learn't as a child, Richard of York, Gave Battle In Vain, If your not sure of it , here it is                                                                                                                    Richard -Red Of,Orange York -  Yellow, Gave -Green, Battle -Blue In -Indigo - Vain- Violet. 

 When looking through some dies for inspiration I came across my branch of birds, seven needed, perfect, cut one off. I kept repeating the sentance of Richard of York, from there it just all fell in place. I embossed the white sheet with a bark like Embossing Folder. Matted onto black card. The birds were coloured in the seven rainbow colours. I die cut the sentiment You Brighten my day,  Hunkydory, then coloured it with Prism Inks also from Hunkydory I glued at random seven colours of sequins. The lower sentiment , You are Amazing is from a Hunkydory 'Just My Type' paper pad, again Hunkydory. I hope you have as much fun and are inspired by this challenge as I was.

Summer Theme

 Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Pamela has chosen #388 Summer Theme. Lots of options here, maybe you know just the right item in your stash to get started. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I first took an A 4 blue Matt card and folded it in half, giving me an A5 card for the base of my card.I then added white card then I added a striped paper. I used the same Matt card to mat the design at the beach. I then added a strip of sea shells as an embellishment down the left side. The sentiment is a die cut. The card and papers  are all from a Hunkydory  - 'Coastal Charm' collection. The sentiment is also a die from Hunkydory.

A Kid's Card

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. Dawn has chosen #202 A Kid's Card. to see the inspiration from the design team please visit the blog. 

I made two cards from the same source. all card and topper designs are from Hunkydory - the kit being Teddy Times with an 8x8 paper pad and backing cards.

The top card, I cut with both a die and a blade the oval aperture, adding the topper on the inside.  Matted onto a gold backing card. I added gold pearls to the front. The insert was added on the back of the card.

The lower card - I used a backing card to create an easel card, decorated with toppers and sentiments. Red gems were added and a gold frame.

Happy crafting. 

Christmas in July MMM

Hello and welcome to my blog. today, we begin our new challenge. I apologise for the delay, better late than never. Today at Make My Monday, Sue J has chosen #282 Christmas in July.  We send our love and wishes for a speedy recovery to Sue following her recent illness. To see the inspiration from the design team, plaease visit the blog. 

For my card, I began with a white 5 x 7 inches card, then added a dark blue mat. On this I have added a background of snow flakes. The topper has a mat of the same blue card. I added the sentiment foilage and a Christmas present box. Finally addding a die cut sentiment in gold Mirri. The papers and topper design are all from an Electric Ink Design for Christmas.  

For Festivity Card

 Hello and welcome to my blog. 

Today at Alphabet Challenges we begin our new challenge. I have chosen F is for Festivities. To see the inspirational cards from the design team, please visit the blog.

I chose to celebrate a wedding because I knew I had a wedding folder in my stash. All the wedding related ephemera were given to me from a friend, some time ago. I began with a white 7 in x 5 in. I added a pretty beige mat decorated with a rose ribbon strip of paper and a few white small pearls. Inside the  die cut white card frame I added the tag of the happy couple. The glasses and a few fussy cut roses were added with glue and a small 3d foam pad.  I hope you will find a festivity to create a card. Best wishes. 

For a Friend/Friendship

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge for Cardz 4 Galz. Debbie has chosen      #280 For a Friend or Friendship. to see the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog

I began with a 6" white card. I added a cover of a deep pink card. Onto this I placed my final topper. I created this by first embossing the upper pink panel and the lower white panel of card with an embossing folder. These two labels were added onto a piece of silver Mirri card, From a sheet of  ' Stamps by Me' by Toni Darroch,  provided in a Creative Stamping magazine # 134 I stamped the group of three friends, coloured with alcohol marker pens.Then fussy cut them adding to the card with 3d foam. I added silver peel off dots to the embossed areas. Finally I added the two sentiment stamps from the same stamps sheet. Looking forward to seeing your cards for friends.

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas in July with Sparkle.

 

Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin our new challenge at Dragonfly Dreams.  Maria has chosen #202 Christmas in July with Sparkle. To see the inspiration created by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a piece of white stamping card, cut to fit onto a 6" card. I blended with DI Chipped Sapphire, to cover the full page.. I then stamped with Versamark, using Visable Image Sketched Snowflakes, adding White Embossing powder and then heat embossing . I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set. On looking at the card now, I have decided it needs a few scattered silver sequins to add more shine. I added the finished stamped page to a mat of silver Mirri, this was added to glued to the page silver Washi tape. I hope you enjoy the challenge, happy crafting. 

P.S. Picture #2 now in place. I have added a few gems to the card.

Monochrome Winter Wishes

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges. Debs has chosen for us, #186 Monochrome Winter Wishes. to see the design team's inspiration, please visit the blog. 

I began with an A5 card, I added a gold Mirri mat. All the papers, sentiment buttons and the paper ribbon strip are all from a Christmas Hunkydory topper sheet of Peace and angels, I added a number of very sparkly gems. I hope you enjoy the challenge of making a monochrome winter card. 

 

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas in July

Hello and welcome, today at Pearly Sparkles, we begin our new challenge. Magdelene has chosen               Christmas in July. to see the design team's inspirational creations please visit the blog. 

Following a template design, I made a single side stepper card. The papers and sentiment used are from a design sheet by Hunkydory. I added 3d foam pads to the frame, so the beautiful Christmas tree looks as though sunk below the frame,. Blue gems were added. I created a writing space on the inside. 

 

The Male Room - #212 Hobbies

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today at The Male Room our new challenge is #212 Hobbies. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visit the blog. 

The older my eldest son becomes, it seems each decade brings along a new hobby. His birthday is coming up soon, and this challenge inspired me to create a card showing his newest hobby which is attending events and exhibitions, anything to do with Classic cars and motor bikes,I got the template for the card , from a Hunkydory programme on You Tube. I used one sheet of metallic Adorable Scorable red/brown card. All the pictures are cuts from various Hunkydory  Little Books. The sentiment is from a Hunkydory Judst My Type paper pad. 

Use A Colouring Medium

Hello, today we begin with the new challenge at MAWTT- Moving along With the Times. Pamela has chosen - Use a Colouring Medium. I decided, for a change for me, to go full out with Water-Colouring using pens from my Zig pen collection 

I began with a 6" white card, To apply the background main water area, I used the technique with a number, of different Zig pens, I added, yellow, orange, red to an acrylic block, then sprayed with water , mixing up the colours. Then I turned it upside down and stamped the mixed watercolours onto a piece of card to fit on the main card at a later time.Using a small background stamp I stamped this, coloured with a Zig pen, all over the card, to enclarge the background,. I then stamped the Sunflower Grunge stamp from Visable Image, onto the piece of card with the background coloured. I then stamped the sunflower head only onto another piece of card, I coloured this several times with yellow, orange and a touch of brown. I then fussy cut the flower head and with 3d foam pads added it to the flower stamped on the main card. I then coloured the stem and leaves. The completed card was added to red card added to the card base.

I finally added the sentiments, all from the same stamps set from Visable Image. -Sunflower Grunge. 

 

Blending 2 -3 colours

 Hello and welcome. Today at Make My Monday, Billie A has chosen #291 Blend 2 - 3 colours. To see other member's of the DT inspiratioinal blending, please visit the blog. 

I began with a white 6" card for the base. I cut a piece of card, knowing I could add the stamp when the colouring was completed. I used Distress Inks Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron, Fozssilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade. I sprayed with water and patted dry with a paper towel. After fully drying with a heat tool, I stamped a stamp from my stash, another 'golden oldie'., using Versafine Onyx Black. Then the piece was cut to size and adhered to a piece of black card. A small sentiment stamp added. Finally a few Enamal Gloss gems were added to the card. 

E is for Embossing Wet or Dry

 

 Hello and welcome. Today at Alphabet Challenges we looking at the letter E. Helen has chosen                 E is for Embossing, Wet or Dry. To see the inspirational creations from the design team, please visit the blog.    

                                                               

 I began with a 6" white card for the base. I used an embossing folder on a piece of blended card coloured with blue inks and a blended card with orange inks. The blue was cut in half to create two edges. The gap was covered with a darker blue card. Both of the embossed coloured pieces were sand papered to show the base white colour. I used Sheena Douglass shell stamps, coloured with Distress Inks, added a piece of hessian. Finally I added pearl gems and varied colours of the ocean sequins. The design and instructions I gleamed from a Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine #245, which also gifted the Embossing folder. 

CAS

 Hello and welcome. Today  we start our latest challenge for you at Cardz 4 Galz. Helen, has chosen   #279 Clean and Simple (CAS) .To see the inspirational designs from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with an A6 i.e 4" x 6" pale green card. I die cut a white flower within a rectangle frame. I then die cut several more flowers, then decoupaged these onto the design, I added five pale green pearl gems to the centre of the flowers. Finally I die cut a thanks sentiment in white with a pale green background. I hope you enjoy the simpliciity of my CAS card. I look forward to seeing your cards. 

Gardens/Gardening

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new monthly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Dawn has chosen #387 Gardens/Gardening. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" white card, I added a black card mat. On a piece of white card I stamped various garden tools, then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. When dry and cold I blended shades of yellow, orange and red for the background. The large sentiment is something I found in mys stash. The garden tools and plants are from various stamps collections in Creative Stamping magazines. All were coloured with Promarkers with a little glitter.  I look forward to seeing what's in your garden.

Masculine

 Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. This month's challenge chosen by Helen is #201 Masculine. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a 5" x7" white card, I added a pale blue metallic mat for the vibrant striped background paper from a Hunkydory Teenage  Years background paper pad. A page with guitars from a  Hunkydory Little Book of Teenage Years was added to a plain white card. I decoupaged a further  two layers, fussy cutting these additional pieces. Additionally I added two sentiments from my sentiment stash.

Use A Stencil

 Hello, welcome to my blog. today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Helen , on the design team has chosen #289 Use A Stencil. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a DL card, I used a measured piece of pink metallic card. On a piece of measured white card, I blended using Peacock Feathers DI and a stencil by Card Making magic - DL. Trellis stencil. The stencil and stamps , the flowers and the sentiment were enclosed in a Creative Stamping magazine # 111. I coloured using Promarker alchol pens, then fussy cut the flowers, adding to the project with 3d foam pads. Finally I added some pink gemstones.

D is for Double

 Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Melanie has chosen D is for Double,  - to have two of the same thing on your project. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a 6" white card, Applied a gold Mirri mat. I added a peice of pretty pink paper from my stash. I used my image from a Debbi Moore Inspiration magazine #75 from a Meadow Lane Collection. The larger image is lain flat, the smaller version is decoupaged. The sentiments are also with the kit. I hope you enjoy the challenge.