Saturday 27 August 2016

Floral Birthday

Good morning lovely crafters.

For today's card I've used some dies that I finally got out of the packaging having purchased them a while ago.  As I may have mentioned before I love flowers and these Tonic Beautiful Blooms are gorgeous.  The larger flowers were a little too big to embellish this card so I've used the smaller one in the set - equally pretty.



Items used:

DP: Sweet Dixie
Dies: Tonic Sew Pretty Circle Frame, Happy Birthday Pansy Topper, Beautiful Blooms Woodland Aster,Royal Fern
Emb. Folder Cr. Comp.
DI
Pearls

Challenges:

Creative Fingers :#115 anything goes
Simply Papercraft :#35 anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks #313 Sentiment
Crafty Gals Corner :#86 emboss it
Little Red Wagon :#356 Happy Birthday
The Crafty Addicts :#22 anything goes/use die cuts


Thank you for visiting and any comments.

Happy Crafting

Fatima
xxx



Monday 22 August 2016

Cup of Roses

Good morning lovely crafters.

For today's card I've used a cute Woodware stamp featuring some of my favourite flowers roses (that's what I think they are anyway lol!).  The second flush of roses are beginning to come into flower in my garden and I look forward to their gorgeous fragrance floating around the garden.



Items used:

DP: WRS Peach Blossom
Image: Woodware stamp 'Cup of Love' coloured with Promarkers
Dies: MFT Zig Zag Stitch Circles; SB Lacey Circles; Cheery Lynn Banner; MD Ivy Corners
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles glitter
DI Victorian Velvet
Rosebuds from stash


Challenges:

In The Pink #101 Make It Sparkle
Fussy and Fancy #170 Pink and Cream
Stamping Sensations anything goes
As You Like It favourite flowers and why - difficult to choose from so many, but it would have to be roses because they are timeless, suitable for so many occasions, come in an array of colours and the real ones have the most divine fragrance.
Inkspirational #115 patterned paper
The Pencil Case #26 anything goes





Thank you so much for popping by and any comments you leave - always appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx

Friday 19 August 2016

Krafty Butterflies

Good morning crafters.  What a soggy morning it is too!

I've gone all krafty for today's card using some really yummy Craft Sensations papers and one of my favourite butterfly dies.




Items used:

DP: Craft Sensations
Dies: WRS butterfly, TL Victorian Rose Label, MB Kensington Border
Embossing folder: Tatty Teddy
Twine: Forever Friends
pearls from stash


Challenges:

Inky Chicks # 71 Lots of butterflies
Cardz 4 Galz #29 butterflies/dragonflies 
Sisterhood of Crafters  Close to nature
Tuesday Throwdown #307 anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #123 anything goes
Fab n Funky #316 anything goes
Creative Moments #100 anything goes
Double D Neutrals 

Thanks so much for popping by and any comments - much appreciated.

Happy Crafting

Fatima
xxx


Monday 15 August 2016

Have a Sparkling Day

Good sunny morning crafters.

Bling, bling, bling this morning!  This is a Dawn Bibby Designs stamp I've had for quite a while now but not used in ages. Tut Tut!


Easy to colour in (my favourite colour) and just begging to be glitzed up. Happy to oblige :-)

Items used:

DP: M & C Boutique and PM Lucy Cromwell
Image and sentiment : Dawn Bibby Designs coloured with Promarkers
Dies: Go Kreate Frilly #10 rectangle; Cr. Comp. flowers
MS border punch
Glitters: Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles and Chloe's Sparkleicious
pearl and gems from stash

Challenges:

Inkspirational: #115 Patterned paper
Seize the Birthday:  birthday + anything goes
Cardz for Galz: #28 monochrome
I Love Promarkers: #315 Birthday
Passion for Promarkers: #358 hip to be square

Thanks for visiting and any comments you leave.

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx



Wednesday 10 August 2016

Floral Watering Can

Hello crafters.

Not seen much of the sun lately so I thought I'd cheer things up a bit with some bright papers :-)

Something a little bit different for me today.  I usually just cut out dies and use them, but this time I've coloured this die in - something I might do more of with my other dies.


Items used:

DP Tonic Simply Blooms
Dies: Sweet Dixie Floral Watering Can coloured with Promarkers; MD Stitched Floral Circle inked with DIs
Ch. Lynn banner
Sentiment: LOTV stamp
gems

Challenges:

Fussy and Fancy #169 Walk in the Garden
Allsorts #375 Spots and stripes
Artistic Inspirations anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs anything goes


Thank you for stopping by and any comments you leave - always appreciated :-)

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx

Monday 8 August 2016

Flowers For You

Hello crafters.

For today's card, I've inked up an old favourite stamp which I haven't used in ages. I really enjoyed colouring in this
little chap :-)







Items used:

DP: First Edition Summer Breeze
Image: Trimcraft Fizzy Moon With Love stamp coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment: LOTV stamp
Dies: Tonic Sew Pretty Circle Frame; SB Lacey Circles
buttons, twine, silk ribbon (PM), glitter glue

Challenges:

In the Pink  #100 anything goes
Seize the Birthday  pink and brown
A Gem of a Challenge #175 buttons and bows
Come and Get It  buttons and bows
Fussy and Fancy #169 A Walk in the Garden

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx


Saturday 6 August 2016

Blooms and butterfly

Hello crafters.  Playing around with some dies today.

I love flowers and there's nothing nicer than strolling around the garden admiring nature's floral gorgeousness!  Or adding some flowers to a project :-)

I have to admit I go weak at the knees when I see flowers - real ones or dies - letting me loose in a garden centre, especially if it has a craft shop is very dangerous!!

Nevertheless I have been treating myself to some dies from the lovely Sara Signature range.  I cut up some Hobby House pearl flower strings to attach to the centre of the flowers and the butterfly. It wasn't too painful (lol) and I think these finish off the flowers very nicely.


Items used:

DP: First Edition New Bloom
Dies: Sara Sig. Pretty Petals and In Bloom; Tonic butterfly frame; MD Anja's Vintage Frame (inner die);
Poppystamps Daphne Butterfly
Pearl flowers: Hobby House

Challenges:

Inky Chicks #70 use 5 or more flowers
Lemon Shortbread #21 anything goes
TTCRD anything goes
Crafting with Friends #26 anything goes
Simply Papercraft #34 anything goes
As You Like It   favourite papers - I love so many different brands but if I HAVE to choose then mine are First Edition.  These are the ones I use the most. I love the colour palettes they have and the different finishes within each paper pad : foiling, glitter, linen effect, pearlescent, gloss etc. I look forward to each new release.

Thanks so much for visiting and any comments you care to leave.

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx


Thursday 4 August 2016

Baby Boy

Hello crafters.  A baby card today. I can't take the credit for colouring this image as it's from the wonderful art pads fron LOTV.  I did have fun embellishing it though.


Items used:

DP : Dovecraft Back to Basics IV
Image : LOTV art pad
Dies: Xcut stars;Tonic Scalloped Square, Royal Frame;
MFT Blueprint 20 Stitched Rectangle
Buttons, twine and gems from my stash

Challenges:

Fairy Tale #148 use blue, stitches and buttons
Paper Shelter Ch. #259 anything goes
Inspiration Destination #95 anything goes

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx

Tuesday 2 August 2016

Mr and Mrs

Hello crafters.  Sticking with the wedding theme for today's card.


Items used"

DP: Wild Rose Studio Peach Blossom
Dies: TL Pearl Pin Dot Rectangle, Pin Dot Rectangle, 
Joycrafts Hearts with Butterflies, Cr. Ex. Mr and Mrs, Poppystamps Heart Sprinkle Sash, MD and S Wilson leaves.
Tonic flower punch and Nuvo drops.

Challenges:


One Stitch at a Time #267 anything goes with dies
Incy Wincy Designs anything goes
Craft Your Passion #323 anything goes
Artistic Inspirations #162 anything goes

Thanks for looking and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx