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Best Wishes

Hello there. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. Pamela is hosting and she has chosen the theme of ‘Embellishments’. Think gems, sequins, buttons, bows, etc. Here is my card:

The background panel is a purple card stock and dry embossed using a Spellbinders embossing folder.

I die cut the frame from a Pinkfresh Studio die set out of brushed gold card stock, then added the washi tape blue roses – again from Pinkfresh Studio. I only used one of the multiple images from the strip of washi tape, the others are for another project.

The sentiment is heat embossed, and my nod to the challenge theme was to add multiple gems – some small sparkly gems and a few larger coloured gems.

I hope you can come and join us with your projects incorporating our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Tic Tac Toe – top left to bottom right diagonal – enamel dots – die cuts – dry/heat embossing

A Cut Above – anything goes with a die cut

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms – anything goes with flowers/floral

Delivering Warm Hugs

Hello once again. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge is starting a new ‘anything goes Christmas’ challenge. Here is my card:

I first created thew background panel using a stencil from Funky Fossil. I used a light blue card stock, then white pigment ink for the snowflakes. This was cut down to slightly less than an A2 card panel.

The central die cuts are from The Greetery and the die is called ‘Frost Buds’. The branch part was die cut from some white glitter card stock, and the buds themselves cut from silver glitter card stock. These were layered and added as you see.

I die cut some extra small pieces and added them to the background, then added some glitter gems to the centre of each of the die cut snowflakes.

The sentiment is from a previous foiling session.

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations – anything goes is the theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Christmas (or not) Bingo – column G – free – pearls/gems – die cuts

Love To Craft – anything goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Crafty Catz – anything goes – option to use a die taken

12 Months Of Christmas Link Up – Christmas anything goes – option of couples taken – a couple of branches

Stencil Fun – use a stencil – option of pinks and reds not taken

V is for Vintage

Hello again. The Alphabet Challenge has reached the letter ‘V‘, and Caz has chosen the theme of ‘Vintage‘. Here is my card:

I really struggle with the vintage feel of projects, they aren’t my usual style, but I embraced the challenge and created this.

I started by using a 5×7 card base, and onto that I layered some patterned papers from my stash. These were given a torn edge with my scissors, then some brown ink blended around the edges.

The bottom two were adhered direct to the card base, then I found this vintage lady in my stash so I used her to be the focus in the bottom left corner.

I then used some flowers which had a vintage feel – to me anyway – and framed here, also adding some brown die cut wreaths and leaves which were laying on my table.

This quite a dimensional project but hopefully it works.

I hope you can come and join us with your vintage projects, and I look forward to being inspired. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms – florals

Mix It Up – anything goes, option of monochrome

Love To Craft – anything goes

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz – Polka Dots

Hello once again. Debbie is hosting the new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz, and she has chosen the theme of ‘Polka Dots’. Here is my card:

I chose to use a couple of items received as part of the Spellbinders Advent calendar for 2024.

The background panel was dry embossed using a Spellbinders embossing folder. I wanted a darker and vibrant colour to enable the centre panel to stand out more. I die cut a square from the top half and added a light grey frame.

The polka dots were a set of stencils from the advent calendar, the two layers ink bledned, and I also rotated a layer to get a different colour in there. I die cut a square from that little panel, and placed behind the window on the dark blue panel.

The cat and balloon were also from the advent calendar, die cut as you see, with the balloon being die cut from a silver glitter card stock. These were added, and the sentiment glued below, with some gems top right and bottom left for a little extra sparkle.

I hope you can come and join us with your polka dot themed creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Addicted To Stamps and More – die cuts and/or stencils (I used both)

Allsorts – anything goes – option of romance and/or music not taken

Love To Craft – anything goes

Ellibelle’s I Spy – feathers or fur – fur for me

2 Crafty Critters Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Warm Snowflake Wishes

Hello everyone. It’s been a busy week so I am sorry I am late with this post for the new challenge at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge. I’m also still getting to grips with the changes that WordPress has made – small changes – but it has made it more difficult and less intuitive for me.

The challenge is always ‘anything goes Christmas‘. Here is my card:

For this card, I used some older products. The background panel is a foiled plate from Lawn Fawn – I love this foil plate and have it foiled in a variety of colours of foil, and a variety of colours of card stock. I did enjoy playing that day…

The gold foil is on some blue card stock and cut to an A2 panel.

I used the Spellbinders ‘Delicate Snowflakes’ die set and white glitter card stock for the base layer of the snowflakes, and some purple tones for the layers.

The sentiment is also a Pinkfresh Studio foiled sentiment and I added some Pinkfresh Studio ombre glitter gems for the centre of the die cut snowflakes, and also the centre of the snowflakes on the foiled panel.

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas themed creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Give A Crafter A Cookie – anything goes

12 Months Of Christmas Link up – anything goes Christmas – option of Polar Bears not taken

Inkspirational – prompt word – snow

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Girls Creative Christmas – Christmas and snowflakes

Addicted to Stamps and More – die cuts and/or stencils

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

U is for Underwater

Hello again. It is time for the next challenge at The Alphabet Challenge. We have reached the letter ‘U’ and Deborah has chosen the theme of:

U is for Underwater

Here is my card:

I used some die sets from Spellbinders to create this card. The ‘underwater tunnel’ dies were used, and card stock from my stash, including from Concord & 9th and Spellbinders, as well as some from Creative Expressions if I remember correctly.

Once I had decided which card stock, and where the apertures were to go, I then die cut the turtle, coral and anchor, layering as I went along.

The layers for the tunnel were glued onto an A2 card base, but the top lighter layer I added a very thin 3D foam for a little more dimension, and so I could slot the other die cuts in where I wanted.

The final touch were the clear gems, to represent some bubbles.

I hope you can come and join us with your underwater themed creations. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critters Crazies – anything goes with a critter

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Crafty Calendar – add a die cut

Allsorts – close to nature

Give A Crafter A Cookie – anything goes

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Love To Craft – anything goes

Season’s Greetings

Hello everyone. The Holly and Ivy Challenge is back with their first challenge of the year. There was quite a lot of blogger issues with our leader at the end of last year, and a few of us weren’t able to comment or even find where to add things. We apologise if your entry over the past couple of months wasn’t commented on – it was a nightmare for us all.

Here is my card for the first challenge of the year, with the theme being ‘anything goes Christmas‘:

I decided to try a different colour scheme, using more purple tones, with a little bit of pink.

The background is hot foiled using a Lawn Fawn plate – silver onto a dark blue panel, and adhered flat to the card base.

The ice skates are from Spellbinders, and die cut using different tones of purple, with matt silver for the blades, and black for the sole of the shoes.

The flowers and foliage were die cut and assembled, then all arranged onto the card base. Some silver sequins added for a little more shine – to the centre of the flower and some around the background.

I hope you can come and join us and start building your stash.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Peace On Earth – anything goes Christmas

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams – use pinks and purples

Crafty Calendar – add a die cut

12 Months Of Christmas Link Up – anything goes Christmas – option polar bears not taken

Merry Little Christmas Challenge – anything goes Christmas

Roses Thank You

Hello once again everyone. The Alphabet Challenge has started a new challenge. Billie A is hosting, and she has chosen the theme of:

T is for Thank You

Here is my card:

The background roses are from a Waffle Flower Crafts stencil. A layering stencil. I used the stencil three times on an A2 card panel to create the three roses, just by rotating the stencil each time, and masking off the leaves where necessary.

I then used the stencil to add a few leaves, and found a little stamp with dots on to add more details in the open spaces.

I used my gold shimmery acrylic paint to add splatters. Once dry, I used a foil plate from Crafty Meraki which had a lot of hearts, and dry embossed using the silicone mat and my die cutting machine. You can see the subtle background hearts:

This panel was cut down and added to a dark green A2 panel leaving a small border around the edge, then the stamped and die cut sentiment was added.

I may have to use these background foil plates more often for an embossed look – if I can remember what sandwiches to use each time…

I hope you can come and join us for this challenge. I look forward to seeing you in our gallery. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

MAWTT – Thank You

2 Sisters on the Blog – anything goes

Crafts Galore – anything goes

Give A Crafter A Cookie – anything goes

Stencil Fun – stencils – option of hello/winter not taken

Using Stencils

Hello again. Cardz 4 Galz has started a new challenge. I am hosting this time round, and have chosen the theme of:

Use Stencils

Here is my card:

I chose to keep this a fairly simple design, but I did do quite a bit of masking and changing colours on the same stencil layer.

There are three layers to this stencil set, and I wanted each of the flowers to be different colours.

Once the flowers were complete, I then used a small blending brush and some light brown ink and went round the edges of each of the compartments, hoping to create a muted and vintage look to each of the small backgrounds. I then used the same light brown ink to splatter, and also to stamp some of the Royal Mail detail. I think it is great that Waffle Flower Crafts recognises us over here – love that idea.

Once dry, this was then die cut using the postage collage die.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations using stencils. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms – flowers/florals

A Perfect Time To Craft – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Corner – anything goes

Stencil Fun – use stencils – option of hello/winter not taken

ABC Christmas Challenge

Happy New Year everyone. I hope you had a fabulous past few weeks. We are back at ABC Christmas Challenge at the beginning of the alphabet. We are having a little change in the amount of entries you can make to our challenge – it is now 5 entries maximum to make it fairer for the random prize winner.

Helen is hosting and we have the Christmas themes of:

A is for Anything Goes

B is for Buildings

Here are my cards:

My first card was created using some layering stencils from Spellbinders with Pinkfresh Studio Inks. This involved quite a bit of masking so I could add different colours to the same stencil layer, but I must have been in a fiddly and faffy mood because I enjoyed the process.

Once the image was ink blended, I then used the matching die to cut it out.

The background was created using white embossing paste from Altenew with a stencil from Brutus Monroe to create the white on white background. Once dry, the ink blended image was adhered with 3D foam.

I then used some gold shimmery acrylic paint to splatter across the whole card, and added some gems. The sentiment is also from Spellbinders and using their gold card stock.

For the second card with the houses, I went slimline. I die cut the house strip using glittery silver card stock and Time 4 Tea Designs slimline die. Some of the same glittery card stock was adhered to the card base, the blue layer added after die cutting with a Elizabeth Craft Designs ‘Dotted Background‘ slimline die so the glittery card stock would show through.

The blue card stock from my stash must be years old, and has some very. very fine texture of lines to it.