You Got This

Hello once again. The Alphabet Challenge has started a new themed challenge. We have reached the letter ‘U’, and Melanie has chosen the theme of:

‘Uplifting – positive and encouraging’

Here is my card:

The background was created using a Waffle Flower die and layering stencil set. When the panel is die cut, the elements stay in place – it is only partially die cut so you can create added dimension if you wish – and then I used the matching stencils and Pinkfresh Studio inks to colour each element in.

The butterflies were also die cut and coloured with their own matching layering stencils, then attached to the background with 3D foam pieces.

The sentiment is from Concord & 9th (So Many Sayings) stamped then die cut, and attached as you see.

I hope you can come and join us with your encouraging and positive – uplifting – creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes floral

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Triple B – birds and/or butterflies and/or blooms

Bunny Hugs & Kisses

Hello everyone. It is my turn to host at Cardz 4 Galz, and I have chosen the theme of:

Hugs & Kisses

Here is my card:

I first created the little bunny using a die set from The Greetery, which also included the little flower it is holding.

The florals to either side are a layering stamp and die set – also from The Greetery, and created using Pinkfresh Studio inks.

The background was created die cutting a panel out of white card stock using a cover plate die – I think from Pinkfresh Studio – then attaching that to a white card base.

The bunny and the florals were then added with thin 3D foam pieces.

The sentiment is from Heffy Doodle.

The final touch was to add some black gems as the eye for the bunny, and three more as you see.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Inkspirational – hugs & kisses

Critter Crazy – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

A Cut Above – anything goes with a die cut

T is for Texture

Hello once again. It is my turn to host the new challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. Having reached the letter ‘T’, I chose the them of:

T is for Texture

Here is my card:

For this card I chose to add texture by using an embossing folder and many layers.

The main floral image is from The Greetery, a layering stamp of a carnation, then die cut with the matching die.

The oval layers are also from The Greetery, and I stacked three of the layers on top of each other for dimension with the pattern adding more texture, stamping the words on the top layer.

The panel in the background was created using an embossing folder from Spellbinders.

The back layer was glued flat to the card base, then each of the oval layers added on top, the uppermost payer with thin 3D foam, then the floral image also added with more thin 3D foam pieces.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations featuring some form of texture. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Triple B – birds and/or butterflies and/or blooms

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Garden Party – anything in or from the garden

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes with florals/flowers

Friendly Pink Flowers

Hello everyone. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. This time the host is Billie A, and she has chosen the theme of :

add pink flowers

Here is my card:

I first stamped the Altenew images then used the matching layering stencils to colour them in. I added slightly more ink towards the centre of the flowers and the base of the leaves to create more dimension, die cutting them with the matching die set. This set also has an embossing folder to add details to the florals, but I didn’t use that this time.

To highlight the florals and the colours, I chose to use a mid grey coloured card stock, and embossed using an older We R Memory Keepers 3D embossing folder with the basket weave pattern.

The sentiment is gold foiled, and some gold gems were also added.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Triple B – birds and/or blooms and/or butterflies

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Corner Garden Party – anything in or from the garden

Beautiful Blossoms – florals anything goes – optional mood board

For Someone Special

Here is a card using items from the list provided by Festive Friday:

I chose to use the elements of silver, white, and rhinestones.

For this I used a new product from Waffle Flower Crafts – the ‘Happy Chevrons’ die. I first cut it out of white card, then silver glitter card, snipping the two edges so I could alternate the white with the silver.

I then started by placing the top white piece flat to a piece of card, adding the silver with 3D foam to raise the image and create some dimension, and on downwards to fill the panel.

This was then layered with another piece of silver glitter card, then attached to a card base, the gems added, and then the foiled sentiment.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Festive Friday – 3 items from the list – silver, white, rhinestones

Time Out – all that glitters

Die Cut Divas – die cuts and something new

Craft Rocket – something new

Winter Birthday

Hello everyone. I have a card to share inspired by several challenges:

I started this card by taking a light blue piece of card and using a Simon Says Stamp snowflake embossing folder. I then ran – very gently – a white pigment ink pad over the top to bring out some of the embossing d3etails on the snowflakes.

This panel was then cut down slightly so I could a have a thin white border around when attached to the card base.

I then used some Pinkesh Studio snowflakes and die cut them out of vellum, attaching with a little tape runner to the blue panel, and adding gold gems to the centre of each snowflake.

The final step was to add the gold foiled sentiment.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Seize The Birthday – birthday with the option of snowflake background taken

Addicted To Stamp & More – birthdays

AAA Birthday – winter birthday

Sparkles Monthly Challenge – snowflakes

A Season of Merry Moments

Hi there. I have another card to share inspired by the current challenge at Sparkles Christmas:

This stamp, die, and stencil set is from Pinkfresh Studio – another virtual event from last year and not used yet.

I began by gold heat embossing all the images, then used the matching layering stencils to colour them in. This was then die cut – one stamped image and one die to cut out all the elements – which were set aside whilst I considered the background.

I found some Hero Arts snowflakes transfers and rubbed part of the sheet down onto a light blue piece of card stock.

The bottom piece of a white card with a little light blue ink blending – the same as I used for the snowy areas on the main image.

The blue and white panel were glued down to a white card base, and the tree adhered with 3D foam, as were the critters – but the ladder was glued flat, but was layered a couple of times for stability.

The sentiment was also gold heat embossed, die cut with the matching die – layered a couple of times – then glued to the bottom.

These snowflakes are lovely, and so easy to rub them onto a piece of card – I can see I will be using all of them at some point in the near future…

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge – Christmas with an animal and a tree

Critter Crazy Challenge – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Purple Flowers

Hello yet again. When I didn’t have access to the internet last week for quite a few days I spent a lot of time crafting, and luckily had been able to access a few challenge pages on my phone whilst out and about.

This card was inspired by the current challenge at Pinspirational:

Here is the inspiration photo:

As soon as I saw all the purple and blue tones, I knew I wanted to make flowers, and this Concord & 9th set seemed perfect to me – large and bold flowers to go with the large and bold colours.

This die set is from their 2025 Winter Retreat and has a stitched background to enable you to match the layout they provide -but you know I went my own way with this….

I die cut flowers and foliage from card stock from Concord & 9th, Spellbinders and others from my stash.

I ink blended the larger flowers a little in the centre of each layer then glued them together. I did the same with the light blue die cuts – just a little extra interest.

The background panel is light grey, and I also used another of the products received for that same virtual event – the ‘Double Card Front‘ which adds some stitched lines. This creates stitched lines onto an A2 panel, but as this card is 5 x 7 inch, I did have to play around with the stitched die a little, some partial die cutting, so I could lengthen it to fill the whole size.

Once this stitched panel was adhered, I then played around with the layout, adding the flowers first with 3D foam, then adding each of the leaves and extra small flowers with glue and 3D foam as I felt was needed.

The final steps were to add the foiled sentiment and gems:

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Pinspirational – colour board

Triple B – birds and/or butterflies and/or blooms

Love To Craft – anything goes

Winter Cabin

Hello again. Here is a card I created using dies from the Concord & 9th ‘Winter Retreat’:

The cabins, mountains and clouds were die cut and assembled, then put to one side whilst I thought about the layout and what kind of scene I wanted to create.

I decided to go with a winter scene, with clear blue skies, so I cut the blue card and attached the clouds flat, then took some white glitter card for the ground.

I added some champagne glitter card for the tops of the mountains so they would look a little different to the snow on the ground.

The layers were all added, attaching the cabins and mountains as you see, before stamping and adding the sentiment.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie – inspiration cookies – cabin in the woods in winter

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Merry & Bright

Hello and welcome to the first challenge of the year at ABC Christmas Challenge. Helen is hosting, and for the letters ‘A’ & ‘B’, we have the Christmas themes of A is for Anything goes, and B is for Bright. Here is my card following the theme of ‘Bright’:

I created this card using this inlay die of Christmas trees, die cutting the whole panel in white, then used strips of coloured card stock to die cut the trees.

The white layer was then added to a piece of card with a piece of double-sided sticky sheet – leaving the opening for the trees sticky – then each tree inlaid.