congrats

Hello lovely crafters.  Hope all is well.

Onto today's card....silver mirri and pink glitter card.

Dies used: Diesire 'Elizabeth'

Tonic flourish

Xcut flower

Imp. Ob. sentiment

gems

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

A Special Day

Hello crafters...hope all is well :)

I've used one of my favourite Sue Wilson dies but cut in half to frame the card.

SW Maggie die

Cr Exp EF

Nellie flower punch

Dovecraft sentiment stamp

glitter glue

pearls

Thanks for looking and any comments

Happy crafting

 Fatima

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Happy Anniversary

Hello crafters and I hope all is well :)

A quick card today.  I was impressed with the detail in this 3D embossing folder. The design is gorgeous and I didn't think it needed much embellishing.

Cr. Comp. 3D embossing folder English rose

Tonic sentiment die

black bow

Thanks for dropping by and any comments you take the trouble to leave.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Congratulations

Hello crafters....hope all is well :)

An easel card today....not done one of these for ages!

I've used the gorgeous die'sire die as the stopper.

Items used:

Die'sire Creat-a-card Elizabeth die

Tonic sentiment die

MS edge punch

Embossalicious EF

Chloe flower stamp - cut out, layered and glittered

gems and bow

Thanks for popping by

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Gorjuss in a teacup

Hello crafters. Hope al  is well :)

Onto today's card...

Apart from the SW die and flower centres, everything else is from a Gorjuss kit.

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Floral Heart

Good morning and I hope all is well :)

Today I've used a pretty heart die.  I've used it flat on another card I made, but here I've covered all the flowers in the die with lots of different die cut flowers, infilled the leaves with glitter glue and of course glittered the flowers too.

Items used:

Dies:  X cut Floral Heart

Sweet Dixie Embroidery Frame

different brands of flower dies

Nuvo droos

glitter glue

Thanks so much for looking.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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The Most Wonderful Birthday

Good morning. Hope all is well :)

Onto today's card.

Items used:

DP Craft Sensations

Dies:  Tonic Square and Scalloped Square

SW leaves

SW Cornflower inked with Victorian Velvet DI

Woodware sentiment stamp

gems

Thanks for looking

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Happily Ever After

Hello.  Hope all is well.

Today's card features an X cut die I haven't used before.

The words are in the main die but also come as a separate die,  which is great for using the sentiment on its own.  I've cut it out again in purple glitter and overlaid on top.  The same purple has been used for the corner accents.  Lots of gems in the centre of the flowers.

Items used:

Dies: X cut Happily Ever After

Sweet Dixie corners

Tonic Scalloped Squares

DP: First Edition Wildflower

gems

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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With Love

Good morning.  Hope all is well.

It's all Tonic today.  This is a flip flop die but I've used it flat. I've also extended it so the floral edge is on the bottom too.

Items used:

Dies: Tonic Balustrade in Bloom flip flop die

Scalloped square

DP: First Edition Sweet Nothings

pearls

Thanks for looking and any comments.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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Love and Best Wishes

Hello crafters.

Hope all is well.

On today's card, I've used a sweet little floral frame combined with layers of other dies.

Items used:

DP 1st Edition Paper Flower

Dies: Tonic scalloped and straight squares, pin dot circles, scalloped circles

SW delicate fronds

Cheery Lynn banners

Precious Marieke seasonal flower frame

Sentiment: LOTV stamp

Dreamees flower stamped and coloured with Pros and DIs

pearls and glitter glue

Thanks for looking and any comments you leave.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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swirls and pearls

good morning.

hope all is well.

playing with a new die today.

items used:

die'sire create-a-card die

cr. comp. flower dies

s wilson leaves

xcut flower punch

pearl strings, glitter glue, pearls

craft sensations papers

thanks for looking

happy crafting

fatima

xxx

Happy Birthday

1. Good morning.

Hope all is well.

When it comes to paper, I must admit I have a weak spot for anything floral or pastel.  I always look forward to the new First Edition paper pads. 

 When the new Wild Flower pad came out, I wasn't immediately drawn to it.  However, I succumbed recently and I surprised myself because the bold patterns and bright splodges and spots etc are actually growing on me! 

Items used:

DP: First Edition Wild Flower

Dies: Tonic Jasmine Sunset, Cr. Comp. Pretty Petals, SB Stately Circles

D Inks, gems

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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A New Baby

Good morning. Hope all is well.

Couple of cards today.

The first one is another card where I've created a frame by joining up several cuts of the same die - trying to use my dies in different ways!

Items used:

Dies:  Wild Rose Studio, Tonic words, SB plain and scalloped ovals

Nellie flower punch

TL EF

pearls

My second card features some paper flowers that I've had for ages. I recently had a good sort out and have stored them all (and there are a lot of them!!) according to colour.

Now I just need to use them up!

items used:

Tonic dies, Xcut butterfly die

First Edition papers

layered flowers and pearls

glitter

Thank you for popping by and any comments you take the time to leave - always appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Mr n Mrs

Good sunny morning all. Hope all is well.

Simple white and gold combination for today's card.

Items used:

Dies:J. Sheen lace edger 

Tonic border

TL heart

S Wilson words

Poppystamps flowers

Thanks for looking and any comments - always appreciated.

Happy crafting!

Fatima

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Lace Butterfly

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

I love butterflies and the one on today's card is I think my favourite so far.  I've wanted to do this pale colour combo for a while and was inspired by a design on the Tonic Blog. I've used some lovely Crafters Comp. pearlescent cardstock which gives it a subtle sheen.

Items used:

Tonic Patterned Panel Budding Vine and Sentiment die (from Sew Pretty Circle Frame)

Sue Wilson Lace Butterfly

J. Sheen butterfly flourish

MFT Cross stitch ovals

Tonic border punch (I've used flowers from the waste on the sentiment)

pearls and glitter glue

Challenges:

My Time To Craft #343 no designer papers

Crafting with Friends #41 AG

Creative Fingers #128 AG

Polkadoodles #15 AG

Crafting with an Attitude  #26 AG

Crafty Girls Creations #35 AG

Thanks for popping by and any comments you take the trouble to leave.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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Happy Anniversary

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

I think my colour choice for this card was a subconcious decision influenced by all those gorgeous daffodils out there at the moment!

Items used:

Sue Wilson:  Maggie, Scalloped Trellis Adornment and Lace Edged Leaves dies and Love Hearts EF.

Heartfelt Cr. Blazing Poppy stamp and die set heat embossed with glitter EP

LOTV sentiment stamp

gems and pearls

Thanks for popping by and any comments you take the time to leave - always appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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Thinking of You

Good morning crafters.  Hope all is well.

Onto today's card....

Items used:

Image:LOTV Art Pad

Craft Sensations papers

Dies: SB Labels 18

MFT Cross Stitch Ovals

Sweet Dixie flowers and flourish

Craftwork Cards sentiment

gems

Thanks so much for popping by and any comments you take the time to leave.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

Mr n Mrs

Hello lovely crafters.  Hope all is well.

Today's card features lots of glitter - well, you can never have too much!

items used:

Craft Sensations papers

Dies: Cr. Exp. words

MFT Blueprints 20

Tonic scalloped squares

Image: Chloe's Bride and Groom stamped, heat embossed and then I highlighted the dress and veil with Sparkelicious glitter

organza bow

gems

crystallina loose glitter for all edges

thanks for looking and any comments - always appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

A Special Day Dress

Good morning lovely crafters.

A little bit (well quite a bit!) of glitz and sparkle today in my favourite colour combo.  I fell in love with this stamp and knew that I had to have it in vellum. Lots of other ideas buzzing around in my head though, so watch this space!

close up of the sparkle

Items used:

Chloe's Beaded Dress stamped onto vellum and embossed with docrafts Tinsel Gold EP

SW Orange Blossom flowers and Dawn Bibby sentiment also stamped and heat embossed 

TL Pin Dot Circles

SW Love Hearts EF

Tonic embellishment mousse Indian Gold

gems

Challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs: Happy Birthday

Ooh La La Creations #225 Layer It Up

Dragonfly Dreams - girly + die cut/punch

Glitter n Sparkle - for a female/mother's day

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Brown Sugar #243 AG

Crafting with Friends - AG

Creative Fingers #126 AG

Inky Chicks #80 flowers stamped or embellishments

Tuesday Throwdown #336 Sparkles

Die Cuttin Divas #310 AG

Thanks for dropping by and any comments you care to leave - much appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima

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May Your Day Be Filled With Sparkle

Hello crafters.

Oops! It's been a while but when you have the nasty flu what can you do?

Anyway, here's my card for today.  Using more papers from my favourite pad at the moment and some new goodies.

Items used:

DP: Craft Sensations English Blossom

Dies: TL Paisley Parade

MB stitched aster blooms

Sentiment: Chloe's - stamped, embossed in silver and filled in with green glitter

gems

Thanks for popping by and any comments - always appreciated.

Happy Crafting!

Fatima

xxx

Handbags and Shoes - you can never have too many!!

Hello lovely crafters.

Today's selection of cards is a continuation of my quest to use up odd toppers and also make a dint in my (big) box of flowers.

The papers are a combo of First Edition and Craft Sensations.  The die cut frames are Sue Wilson Atlantic Ocean,  Swirly Square and Sweet Dixie Embroidery Frame , some Sue Wilson leaves and some MB butterflies.

Lots of gems, sequins and of course flowers.

Thank you for dropping in and any comments you leave - much appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

On Your Wedding Day

Hello lovely crafters.

For today's card, I've used some beautiful Craft Sensations paper.  I love this pad and have used it for quite  a few cards.  It has lovely florals and shades of pink and green. I've picked out the dark red in the flowers with my plain colour.

Items used:

DP: Craft Sensations English Blossom

Dies: X Cut Filigree Heart, Scalloped Heart

Cr. Exp. Heart Spray

Cr. Comp. Arch Edge

Poppystamps Bow and String

Sweet Dixie On Your Wedding Day

 Cr. Comp. Floral Duo and Pretty Petals flowers dies

gems and pearl hearts

Challenges:

Crafting from the Heart #150 AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends    #53 AG

Fussy and Fancy  #182 AG

Thanks for popping by and any comments - always appreciated.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

Mr and Mrs

Hello crafters.

A wedding card today.  I was looking at the new X Cut releases for this month and saw a die which was strikingly similar to the one I've used on my card.
Phew! Don't need to think about buying that one if I've already got something very similar!!

Items used:

DP: LOTV Promises

Dies: Taylored expressions Mr and Mrs

J Sheen Lace Border

Sweet Dixie Christmas Rose shaped and inked with DI

gems, pearls, glitter

Challenges:

Kitty Bee Designs -#89 flowers

Dragons Lair Designs AG + spring flowers

Brown Sugar #240 AG

Crafting with Dragonflies - purple

Crafty Friends Ch. - all that glitters

Dream Valley Ch. #151 lots of layers

Thanks for popping by and any comments

Happy Crafting

Fatima

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Pattys Plum Poppy

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

Today's card was inspired by the colours of my favourite garden poppy.  I love the big blousy blooms of oriental poppies and to watch the bees tumbling in is just a joy!  Bring on the summer!

Items used:

Image: Woodware stamp coloured with Promarkers

DP: Dovecraft Leyton

Dies: MD Ribbon and Bow

Go Kreate Frilly Frame #10

pearls

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers #384 in the pink

Die Cuttin Divas #306 Ribbons and bows

Lemon Shortbread AG

TTCRD - AG

Crafty Creations #336 AG

Creative Moments #112 AG

Inspiration Destination AG

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

New mushroom house

Hello crafters.  I hope all is well.

I was having a little rummage through my papers and found this bright, colourful pack - just the thing for my spotty mushroom house roof!

Items used:

Woodware stamp coloured with Promarkers

DP: PM Spots and Stripes Brights

Dies: MD Stitched Circle and Flower

TL Torn Edge Rectangles and Circles

Tonic Scalloped Square

MFT Stitched Scalloped Border

Sentiment: LOTV stamp - flowers coloured with Promarkers

Card Candi

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers #383 something new

Tuesday Throwdown  #331 favourite embellishment - flowers 

Cute Card Thursday #466 Florals

Crafty Girls Creations  AG

Craft Rocket Challenge #33 AG

Brown Sugar #239 AG

Thanks for popping by and any comments you leave.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

Wishing you the best

Good morning.  Hope all is well.

I fell in love with this gorgeous EF and when I saw these new stamps from Chloe, I knew they had to go together.

Items used:

Cr. Exp. Jasmine Frame EF

Chloe's 3D flowers - stamped and embossed with WOW glitter embossing powder and cut with matching die.  

SB Floral Ovals

Honeydoo sentiment stamp

gems

Thanks for popping by and any comments.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

Watercolour Happy Birthday

Hello crafters.  I hope you are all well.

I'm back with another gorgeous Yvonne die. It's a beautiful frame which does have a flower in the bottom left of the design, but I decided to cover it with some lovely Dreamees flowers.

Items used:

Yvonne Creations Springtastic Frame

Tonic scalloped squares

Chloe sentiment stamp

Dreamees Fancy Florals, stamped, coloured with Promarkers and cut out and layered

gems and pearls

paper from stash

Challenges:

Kitty Bee Designs #88 colour challenge

Brown Sugar #238 Birthday

Morgan's Art World #3 add flowers

Polkadoodles #7 AG

Creative Fingers #125 AG

Thank you very much for dropping in and any comments you leave.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xx

Happy Birthday

Hello crafters. I hope all is well.

For today's card I've used a sentitment die from Yvonne Creations - not had any of these dies before, but they do cut beautifully. I'm looking forward to using more dies from this company.

I have also used some new and old dies from my favourite brands too.

Items used:

DP: M & C Boutique

Dies: Yvonne Creations Happy Birthday

TL Swirl Edge Circles

Tonic Pinhole Circle

MD Anjas Square

SW Christmas Rose inked with DI Evergreen Bough

Darice EF

pearls

Challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - fave colour combo - turquoise and white for me

The Crafty Addicts #33 AG

Inspiration Destination - AG

Creative Moments #111 AG

Thank you for taking the time to pop by and any comments you leave - always appreciated.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

Mr and Mrs

Hello lovely crafters. I hope all is well.

For today's card, I've used a gorgeous swirly background.  The blue is more vibrant IRL.

Items used:

Dies: Tonic Scalloped Squares

SW Petite Peony Cluster, Swirly Vine Background, Mr and Mrs

TL Pearl Pin Dot and Pin Dot Hearts

gems

Challenges:

Ooh La La Creations - AG
Crafting from the Heart - AG
TTCRD - AG
Lemon Shortbread - AG

Thank you for dropping and any comments you care to leave - always appreciated.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

Dogwood Flowers

Hello crafters.  I hope all is well.

Having a play with some new stash today.  Love this Dogwood set.

Items used:

DP: LOTV Perfect Pair

Dies: Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood stamped and coloured with Promarkers then cut with matching dies.

Tonic Scalloped Squares

SB Sentiments

SW Atlantic Ocean Background

Thanks for popping by and any comments you take the trouble to leave, always appreciated.

Happy crafting

Fatima

xxx

Just For You tag

Good morning crafters and I hope all is/are well.

For today's card I've used a sweet stamp that's not been inked for a while.

Items used:

Image: Cr. Exp. 'For Richer For Poorer' coloured with Promarkers

DP: LOTV Always and Forever

Dies: Sweet Dixie Dec. Circular Frames (I've cut this in half), 

TL Pin Dot Hearts, Dovecraft Just For You tag

docrafts hearts embossing folder

Ribbon and pearls

Challenges:

Brown Sugar : #236 pink and pearls

CreativeCorner:  perfectly pink

Dragon's Lair Designs : hearts-a-flutter

Really Reasonable Ribbon #157 hearts and ribbon/trim

Simply Create Too : Love

Challenge up Your Life : hearts

Crafty Friends Challenge:#50 Girly

Dragonfly Dreams : hearts and flowers

In the Pink :#112 with love

Love to Scrap :#94 who loves you baby

Today is all about You

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

For today's card, I've used a sweet little sentiment die and an old(ish) Papermania flower stamp.

Items used:

Image: PM Botanical 'Roses are Red' coloured with Promarkers

DP: Craft Sensations

Dies: Sweet Dixie Doily Circle, MFT Zig Zag Circles, 

SB Scalloped Circles, Tonic sentiment

Tonic Nuvo Crystal drops

pearls

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers #379 Feminine Fancy

Polkadoodles #4 AG

Come and Get It - 3 or more layers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

Love to Scrap  AG

May today be the start...

Good morning fellow crafters.  Hope all is well.

Dusting off some more dies for this card and using a sentiment from a recently purchased stamp set.

Items used:

Dies: Tonic Climbing Clematis corner, Scalloped and Straight Squares, TL Pearl Pin Dot Oval, MFT Cross Stitch Oval,  SW leaves, First Edition flowers

Sentiment: Honey Doo Stamps

Pearls

Challenges:

Crafting from the Heart  AG

Tuesday Throwdown  #327 AG

A Gem of a Challenge  #186  Hearts or Flowers 

Brown Sugar #235  AG

Thank you for dropping by and any comments you leave - always appreciated.

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx

Black Bows

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well.

Having another play with my dies - using them in different ways.  I thought I'd use this Tonic die to make a frame and I think it's come out well.

Items used:

DP: Tonic Simply Blooms, Dovecraft Garden Party

Dies: Tonic Scalloped Squares, Garland Terrace, MB Tall Chloe Stem

Ribbon and Pearls

Challenges:

Ike's World #80 AG +  use a bow

The Crazy Challenge #240 Black is Back

The Paper Girls #120 Patterned Paper

Cupcake Inspirations #391 Pearls

The Ribbon Girls any image

Craft Rocket #31 add a bow

Fab 'n' Funky #335 Ribbon and/or pearls

Crafting By Designs  pink, pretty and girlie

Tonic  take your pick : colour

Welcoming a Little Princess

Good morning fellow crafters.  Hope all is well.

For today's card, I've used one of my favourite baby sentiment stamps from Woodware. Baby boys are catered for too (!) changing the wording to 'Prince' and they are little royalty aren't they? Being waited on hand and foot!  Worth it though.

Items used:

Sentiment: Woodware stamp

DP: LOTV Pastel Dreams

Dies: Tonic straight and scalloped squares, Sew Pretty Oval Frames, SB Curved Borders, First Edition flowers.

Pearls

Challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - use dies

Inky Chicks #77 AG

Lemon Shortbread  #33 AG

TTCRD - AG

Cupcake Inspirations #391 Pearls

Win and Tonic - layering

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

Happy Crafting!

Fatima

xxx

A New Little Baby

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

Today's card was made for a friend who had a baby girl recently. I liked the way it turned out and decided to make it in several different colours - I'll post those pics another time.

Items used:

Tonic and Cr. Comp. dies

Spotty ribbon and flower gems

Challenges:

Dragon's Lair Designs - new beginnings

Simply Create Too #123 new beginnings

A Gem of a Challenge #185 celebrate something new

Crafty Calendar - something new

Crafty Friends Ch. #49 new beginnings

My Time To Craft #337 something new

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

Happy Crafting

Fatima

xxx