Thursday 21 November 2019

Happy Birthday Floral Frame

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

I can't believe how fast the days are flying by!

This card is the result of a rummage in my die cut stash.  I think I may have intended to use the floral frame as a shadow but it never happened. It was destined to be the star of the card!



I've intensified the green around the edges with DI as well as the leaves and flower tips.

Items used:

Poppystamps Happy Birthday frame
MB stitched aster blooms
John Next Door oakham lattice
Chloe EF
Tonic scalloped square

Challenges:

Polkadoodles #46 AG
Little Red Wagon #524 Birthday

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting

Fatima
xxx






Thursday 24 October 2019

With Love orange flowers

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

Here's another CAS card I created. I find I'm rather liking this style of card - there could be more on the horizon!


The flowers are from a Craft Sensations stamp and die set. After stamping, I coloured them with Promarkers and then die cut them.  The foliage is a single Sue Wilson die (Spring Foliage) which I cut up into the individual leaf clusters - very handy.  

I had wanted to use a curved MFT border die, but it wasn't quite wide enough so I ended up using a couple of borders from Lisa Horton's Chevron Elements.

Challenges:

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.ca/

http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/search/label/CAS%20challenge


http://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.ca/


Thank you for dropping by.

 Happy crafting.

Fatima 
xxx






Tuesday 22 October 2019

Bold Blue Blooms

Hello again crafters.

Onto the card.... a Woodware stamp coloured with Promarkers.




I've kept the layout simple, with an MD die cut sentiment and a TL frame in blue.

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers #516 clean and simple
Get Creative #85 AG
Alphabet Challenge O is for one word sentiment
Creative Fingers #173 AG 
Polkadoodles #42 AG 2nd entry
I love  Promarkers #395 AG/CAS

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx



Breathe in the Autumn Air

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

One of the best times of year for a long walk and breathing in the air I think.


I raided my Kanban kit for this card, just adding a tag die from Creative Dies Designs, a bow and a gem which I coloured with an alcohol pen to change from yellow gold to more orangey tones.

Challenges:

Crafting Happiness #19 Halloween colours
Crafty Cardmakers #243 Sparkle
Crafty Calendar autumn colours
Crafty Catz #479 AG / autumn colours
Crafty Gals Corner #200 hallowenn colours

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Monday 21 October 2019

Bunny with flowers

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

Onto today's card:



Items used:

WRS stamp coloured with Promarkers
DP : Craft Sensations
Dies: Tonic various circle and square, John Next Door Gerberas, SB leaves
docrafts EF
glitter glue

Challenges:

Polkadoodles #42 AG
Cute Card Thursday #604  spots and dots
Fab n Funky #453 feature a creature
i love promarkers #395 AG/CAS

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Sunday 13 October 2019

Happy Anniversary pink flowers

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

A simple anniversary card today with some paper piecing.  A little bit time consuming, but the flowers look so much better filled in.



I've used a combination of Tonic, Dawn Bibby, Crafters Comp., Sue Wilson and The Works dies. The paper is PM.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz #478 AG
Polkadoodles #41 AG

Thanks for dropping by and any comments.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Monday 30 September 2019

Hide and Seek in the garden

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

I've often wondered what the critters in our gardens get up to. Most are probably busy now fattening up, stashing and storing for the coming winter months, but who knows, they may have time for a little fun like these mice!

I sometimes know what the cat's been up to - the evidence is usually fluttering about the house ( it was a sparrow last week and during the summer it's moths and dragonflies!).


Items used:

Stamp - Di's Digis coloured with  Promarkers
Paper First  Edition Boho Chic
Dies: TL, Lisa Horton stitched flowers
Sentiment stamp - Dovecraft
gems

Challenges:



thanks for popping by

happy crafting

fatima
xxx

Thursday 26 September 2019

Happy Anniversary

Hello  crafters.  Hope all is well.

Onto to today's card...




I've used some flower dies which are fast becoming my favourites!
I fussy cut the hearts from the same, lovely papers and added  a sprinkling of layered punched flowers.

Items used:

DP : First Edition  Sweet Nothings
Dies: SW  Cosmos flowers and  sentiment, TL Beatrix Lace Panel
Xcut flowers punches
glitter glue, nuvo drops, pearls

Challenges:

Let's craft and create - ag + extra layers
Brown sugar #293  ag
Aud sentiments  #236 ag + a sentiment
TTCRD ag


Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx





Monday 23 September 2019

A Special Thank You.

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

A lovely bouquet of flowers to say thanks.  I really enjoyed colouring this sweet image. I chose blue as the main colour as I wanted to use these beautiful glitter embossed papers ( the photo doesn't do the glitter justice!).



Items used:

Image: Di's Digi Stamp 'Special Just For You' coloured with Promarkers
DP First Edition Family Ties
Dies: Tonic Scalloped Squares, TL Pin Dot Circle and Border, Hunkydory flowers
ribbon
glitter glue 

Challenges:

Ellibelles Crafty Wednesday - things beginning with b
Paper Shelter #398 use a digi - 2nd entry
Cute Card Thursday #600 dies/punches
Crafty Catz #475 AG  + thank you
Papercraft Business Ch. #22 There's a bear in there
Pearly Sparkles Ch. #44 add ribbon/bow
Di's Digi Ch. - 2 or more patterned papers - 2nd entry

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Sunday 22 September 2019

Sweet Dreams Little Kitten

Hello crafters.   Hope all is well.

Just what you feel like doing on a gloomy day like today - curl up somewhere cosy and dream away!





Items used:

Image: Di's Digi Designs 'Woolcup Kitty' coloured with Promarkers
DP  : First Edition Desert Blooms
Dies: Tonic Scalloped  Circle, Creative Dies  Wonky Stitched Circles
PM ribbon, bow and buttons.

Challenges:
I Love Promarkers #393 AG + cats
Show us Your Pussies : #46 Furrything goes
Through the Purple Haze : #159 Furtastic
Paper Shelter #398 use a digi
Passion for Promarkers : #511 use 3 of something - I've used 3 buttons to embellish
Di's Digi Ch. - 2 or more patterned papers
Cards 4 Galz -#105 welcome autumn/fall
Crafty Gals Corner #199 fall colours
Unicorn Ch. #47  autumn

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Floral Happy Annivsary

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

An anniversary card in pastel shades today.  I cut down the Hunkydory Little Book topper so it would fit within the Tattered Lace  frame.  I layered the SW flowers  -inking through the die first.


The paper is First Edition. The peel off sentiment was adhered to a SB banner die. A few pearls and lots of glitter glue.

Challenges:

TTCRD AG
Tuesday Throwdown #440 Pile it On
Crafting Happiness #14 Layers
Crafty Calendar - Sep - lots of layers

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx





Sunday 15 September 2019

With Love to a dear friend

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

Sharing an autumnal card today.  This kit from Kanban caught my eye with its rich, warm colours - perfect for this time of year.


Items used:

Card, topper and leaves Kanban
Dies : Paper Boutique card base and frame
TL flowers
SW sentiment
Xcut butterfly punches
gem

Challenges:



Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima 
xxx

Sunday 8 September 2019

Friend

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.


The papers used on this card are from an old Papermania pad  and I've always thought that this image would lend itself very well to being decoupaged.  So here it is...



Items used:

DP - Papermania
Dies - Dawn Bibby Clematis Frame and sentiment
Nuvo drops
glitter glue

Challenges:




Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Wednesday 21 August 2019

It's a Boy

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

It's a boy card today.  I already had the Hunkydory frame (which is A5) cut out but wanted it to fit a 6x6 card, so some trimming was required.  I think it makes a pretty good square frame too.





Items used:

Dies : Hunkydory Fabulous Trellis Frame, Cr. Comp. Little  Angel Beautiful Baby frame, SW New Arrival, Cut and Make banner and hands.
Ribbon and button

Challenges:

Allsorts  Something for Baby
Crafty Friends  #116 Lace/ribbon
Crafting Happiness  #10 Ribbon

Thanks for popping by.

Happy Crafting.

Fatima
xxx




Saturday 17 August 2019

Periwinkles

Hello crafters  Hope all is well.

Sharing today's card....


I cut the main die in green and then cut away the flowers.  I cut and embossed the die again in pink card, cut away the flowers and after shaping and inking with Victorian Velvet adhered them to the green die cut.
The oval detailed die looked a bit plain in just white, so I stamped a flower all around the edge (also in Victorian Velvet).

Items used:

Paper from The Works
Dies: Dawn Bibby Designs Fragrant Blooms Oval, Periwinkle  Flourish
Heartfelt Cr. stamen dies
Nellie Snellen stamen punch
Craft Sensations flower stamp
gems

Challenges:

Paper Shelter #393 punches and dies
Sisterhood of crafters Use dies as focus
TTCRD AG
Craft Rocket #62 AG
Polkadoodles #33 AG

Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx


Friday 16 August 2019

You're Blooming Lovely

Good morning crafters.  Hope all is well.

Onto today's card.  I've used Chloe's Summer Bloom stamps and dies for the flowers and leaves - embossing them in glitter embossing powders. 


The papers are Tatty Teddy. The sentiment and lovely floral frame are from Hunkydory. The scalloped square is Tonic and I've finished with a gem.

Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Thursday 15 August 2019

Home Sweet Home

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

Today's card features a sweet, decoupaged image and papers  from Papermania's Country Life collection.


That cat looks so cosy tucked under there! Best thing if it's a day like today - wet and windy!

The sentiment and square dies are all Tonic.

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Wednesday 14 August 2019

Just For You

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

For today's card I did a little snipping and trimming - using parts of a large, detailed die to embellish the corners of my card. 


I love these new flower stamps and dies from Chloe - couldn't resist! I've used two different patterned flower stamps and then layered them.

Items used:
DP Dovecraft Fairytale Princess
Heartfelt Creations Eyelet Lace Frames
Chloe Summer Bloom collection
John Next Door Elderflower Leaves
Tattered Lace and Tonic Squares
pearls

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx


Tuesday 13 August 2019

Happy Wedding Day

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

Sharing a card today featuring a cut and emboss die from Chloe - Blooming Daisy.  Love the flowers on this. 



I've used a Paper Boutique sentiment die.  Plenty of glitter along the edges of the mats! The DP is Papemania Capsule. I've finished with some Craft Buddy Gems in the flower centres and gems dotted around.

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting!

Fatima
xxx


Tuesday 2 July 2019

With Fairy Love

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

Where did June go?! It was a very busy month for me but I did find some time to craft and this is a quick card I made.


I used the Fairy Tales collection from Dovecraft along with a SB die and lots of distressing!

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting.

Fatima
xxx

Saturday 8 June 2019

Summer in a Jar

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

No sign of summer here I'm afraid.  We've had non stop rain for the past three days! Still, on the bright side, everything's getting a good soak and that means no watering!!



Items used:

Woodware stamp (Fresh Cuts) coloured with Promarkers.  I love Woodware stamps, particularly the florals which are nice and clear and easy to colour in and also their sentiment stamps.

DP : Papmania Capsule and papers from The Works
Dies : Cheery Lynn banner, Creative Dies Wonky Stitched Rectangles
glitter glue.

Challenges :

As You Like It - favourite stamp brand and why (see above)
Craft Rocket Ch. #160 Summer is coming
MAWTT #99 Sketch

Alphabet Ch. - F for flowers
Polkadoodles #23 AG
TTCRD - AG
Crafty Creations  #391 AG
Krafty Chicks #458  die cuts

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy Crafting.

Fatima
xxx