Baby Girl

Good morning crafters. Hope all is well.
Today's card uses a similar layout to a wedding card I did a while back.

Items used:

Dies:  Sweet Dixie, Tonic

Nellie Snellen punches

TL embossing folder

Tonic Nuvo drops

gems and pearls and glitter

Challenges:

Craft your Passion - anything goes

Crafty Friends Challenge - #43 anything goes

Crafty Catz #344 - anything goes + use diecuts/punches

Creative Fingers #119 - anything goes

Thanks for looking and any comments - always appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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A Dreamee Especially for You

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

For today's card I've used some floral stamps.  I've had my eye on these for a while and finally gave in!

It didn't actually take too long to colour and cut these out. I love them so much that I've stamped a few whole white A4 sheets with flowers in different sizes and cut them out whenever I have time, ready to colour in.

Items used:

DP: LOTV Pastel Dreams

Flowers: Dreamees - stamped, coloured with Promarkers and cut out

Dies: Tonic Boudoir Square Base, SW Lace Edged Leaves

Sentiment: Clearly Besotted stamp

rainbow drops for flower centres

Challenges:

I love Promarkers #318 flowers/nature

Crafty Girls Creations anything goes

Creative Fingers #116 anything goes

Crafting with Friends anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge #178 female  birthday

Thanks for popping by and any comments - always appreciated :)

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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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

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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

Sweet Sketch #96

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

Happy crafting

Fatima

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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

Critters and Creatures anything goes

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

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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

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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

Crafting from the heart anything goes

Incy Wincy Designs anything goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs Use dies

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

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

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

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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

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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

Crafty Sentiment Designs  anything goes

Paper Shelter Ch. #259 anything goes

Inspiration Destination #95 anything goes

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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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

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On Your Wedding Day

Hello fellow crafters.  Quick (welcome!) break from demolishing the shed to do this post. 

Items used:

DP: LOTV Promises

Dies: Tonic Regal Fern, Sara Sig. Floral Duo, Nellie S. Hearts, S. Dixie Embroidery Frame

Cr. Comp. emb. folder

Sentiment: PM stamp

DI Peacock Feathers

pearls

Challenges:

Aud. Sent. Ch #160 anything goes

Simply Papercraft #34 anything goes

Creative Fingers #114 anything goes

Crafting with Friends anything goes

Brown Sugar #209 anything goes

Thank you for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Birthday shoe

Good morning crafters.

For today's card I've used a lovely shoe stamp from Chloe. It wasn't too tricky to paper piece the different parts of the shoe and I think the papers, although from a Christmas pad, look nice too.

Items used:

DP First Edition Gilded Winter

Stamps: Chloe Shoe, LOTV birthday

Dies: Craft Sensations flower stamp and die set - stamped and heat embossed with Frantage, Tonic Royal Fern foliage

Frantage

pearls and pearl flowers

Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner#82 anything goes

Creative Moments #98 anything goes

Fresh Brewed Designs: Birthdays

Lemon Shortbread - # 20 anything goes

thanks for looking and any comments - always appreciated

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

Have a Wonderful Day - teal and gold

Ooops! It's been a while - life getting in the way again.

Had a go at using some Nuvo mousse...not brilliant but I like it.  I have to say this mousse is rather lovely to use - great texture. I went to use my usual gilding wax ( Creative Expressions), which I have had for quite a while and found it had completely solidified.  I think I'll be sticking with the Nuvo.

Items used:

Embossing folder: Embossalicious Floral Wonder

Nuvo mousse Indian Gold

Dies: Downton Abbey Classical Edge, Sweet Dixie Pretty Petals, Sue Wilson Delicate Fronds, SB Labels 10

Sentiment: Dovecraft Sweet Paris stamped with Memento Black

DI Peacock Feathers

Gems from stash

Thanks for dropping by and any comments you leave - always appreciated

Happy crafting

Fatima

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To have and to hold

Hello crafters.  Hope you're all well.  

For today's card, I've used some dies and stamps which I've had for a while but just never got round to using!

Items used:

Paper: First Edition The Promise

Dies: MD Horseshoe, Tonic Deco Frame Rose and Scalloped Square,  Ch. Lynn Banners

Stamps: Cr. Exp. Orange Blossom (stamped, embossed and fussy cut), Woodware Mr and Mrs

WOW embossing powder St Tropez Sands

ribbon, pearls, DI Victorian Velvet, H.dory Crystallina glitter

Challenges:

Crafting for all seasons :#125 add a banner

The Papershelter :#247 Love is in the air

The Crafty Addicts :#14 anything goes /use a ribbon

Crafty Sentiment Designs: anything goes

TTCRD : anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers :#163 pearls/gems

Thank you for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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All your hopes and dreams

Hello crafters.  Hope you're all well.

Today's card is the result of a challenge I've set myself of using up  those odd toppers lying around...the bits left over from kits and die cut sheets. One down, I don't know how many more to go!!

Items used:

Kanban sentiment topper ( not sure which kit/set)

Dies: SB Tudor Rose Card Front, Detailed Scallops

Paper: First Edition Spring Drop

Pearls from stash

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion - #310  anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers - #163 pearls/gems

Get Creative Ch. - #38 pink + 1 other colour

Melonheadz Friends Ch. - pastel colours

Thanks for stopping by and any comments you leave.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Spring Flowers

Good morning fellow crafters. Hope you're all well. 

Still going along with the floral theme today - I do love my flowers :-)

Items used:

LOTV pre-coloured image

Papers: combo of First Edition Hideaway and Family Ties

Sheena Floral embsg folder

Tonic border punch

Nellie Snellen Floral dies

gems, ribbons, button, twine from stash

Challenges:

Crafting with Friends #19 anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz :#21 include a button or two

Crafty Girls Creations : #18 anything goes

Crafty Ribbons :#149 buttons

Moo-Mania & More : floral

The Crafty Addicts :#14 anything goes/ use ribbon

Creative Card Crew :#111 embossing wet/dry

Thanks for taking the time to visit and any comments you leave

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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With Love - hugs and kisses paper

Hello crafters.  Another floral card today.  

Items used:

Dies: H Cr. Arianna Blooms, Sweet Dixie Flourish (cut up), SB Curved borders, SB Floral Oval, MFT Cross Stitch Oval

Papers: First Edition Love Story

Stamps: Dovecraft Sweet Paris, H Cr. Arianna Blooms

Embsg folder: Cr Exp Tied Together

DI Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold

Nuvo Drops

Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner :#69 anything goes

Fresh Brewed Designs :anything goes

Inspiration Destination :#83 anything goes

Creative Fingers : #107 anything goes

Polkadoodles :#16 Swirls and Flourishes

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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Heartfelt thanks

Hello crafters.  Hope your're well and crafting away happily :-)
For today's card I've used a new die set I treated myself to recently, namely the Cr. Exp. SW Stitched Lattice Frames - love it! I resisted the urge to put a pearl or gem on each cross point - maybe on another card!

Items used:

Dies: SW as mentioned, Beaded Swirl Flourish (cut up)

TL Lacy Daisy, Pearl Pin Dot Rectangle, Pin Dot Rectangle

Sent.: Clearly Besotted stamp 

Papers: Dovecraft Back to Basics Berry Blush

Nuvo drops Violet Galaxy

I would like  to enter the following challenges:

Polkadoodles - #16 Swirls and Flourishes

Cut It Up -#94 Spring Flowers

Robyn's Fetish -#313 anything goes

Love To Scrap -anything goes

Die Cuttin Divas -#263 April's Symbols - daisies

Deep Ocean Ch. -#127 Dots/ Stripes

Thank you for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Happy Annivesary layered hearts

Good sunny morning crafters. Hope the sun's shining where you are.  For today's card, I've used my favourite colour - teal.  This is actually Creative Expressions Foundation card and I really like it.  Maybe I need a few other colours in my collection :-).

Items used:

Dies: TL: Happy Ann., Pin Dot Hearts, Pearl Pin Dot Hearts

MD flowers, Cr. Ex. SW Lace Edged Leaves

Xcut floral punch

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner #67 dies/punches

Fresh Brewed Designs - flowers

Inspiration Destination#81 anything goes

Paper Shelter Ch. #244 flowers everywhere

Through The Purple Haze #99 layers

Crafty Catz #320 monochrome

Simply Papercraft #27 anything goes

Creative Fingers #107 anything goes

Crafting with friends anything goes

Thanks for popping by and any comments you care to leave.

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

How sweet it is to.be loved by you

Hello crafters

I've dipped again into this gorgeous paper pad from First Edition - I like the colours and the vintage feel.

I particularly liked this sentiment which I die cut from the pad.

Items used:

Image and papers: First Edition Love Story

Dies: MFT Zig Zag Circles, Go Kreate Frilly #10, 

SB Decorative Curved Squares, H. Cr. Birds and Blooms

Stamps: H. Cr. Birds and Blooms

WOW embossing powder

DI Forest Moss

Gems

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread : anything goes

TTCRD : anything goes

Crafting from the Heart : anything goes

Craft Your Passion : anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards : anything goes

Simply Papercraft #24 : anything goes

Thanks so much for popping by and any comments you leave.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

On Your Special Day

Hello fellow crafters

I do seem to be making more wedding/anniversary cards lately and I'm also a big fan of white on white. So....

Items used:

Dies: SB Classic Hearts, MB Katie corner

Embossing folder: Sue Wilson

Sentiment: Do crafts

Pearls, pearl heart, Hunkydory glitter

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner :#60 anything goes

Creative Moments :#87 anything goes + embossing

Crafty Sentiment Designs : anything goes

Lemon Shortbread : anything goes

TTCRD : anything goes

Craft Your Passion : anything goes

Crafty Boots : no stamps

Thanks for popping by and any comments you care to leave.

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

Spring Happy Birthday

Good Saturday morning lovely crafters.  A chilly, wet morning so let's cheer it up a little with some spring colours :-).
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I dug out some pots of Perfect Pearls which I hadn't used in ages.  I know they do look best on darker cards and it is difficult to catch the shimmer on white card, but I'm quite pleased with the background.

Items used:

Stamp: Chloe's Swirly Grass

Perfect Pearls Green Patina and Perfect Gold

Dies: MFT Zig Zag Stitch Circles

Poppystamps Happy Birthday Floral Frame

DI Mustard Seed

Tonic butterfly punch

Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles, gems and glitter glue

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Brown Sugar :#186 anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards : anything goes

Crafting with Friends: anything goes

Creative Fingers #103  : anything goes

That's Crafty : Circle it

Crafty Girls Creations : anything goes

MAWTT #14 : Words only No images

Whimsy Inspiration #91 : anything goes

Inspiration Destination #73 : anything goes

Thanks so much for popping by and any comments you leave

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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