Festive Wishes

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

A festive card today.  I've stuck to traditional colours and I do love the combination of red and gold.

I stamped, heat embossed with gold powder and fussy cut the poinsettia cluster. I did this twice and layered just the flowers on top, adding pearls to their centres. This stamp is an old one from Woodware which I bring out every year. The whole stamp includes a sentiment too, but I didn't use it this time as it didn't fit in with my new Yuletide Frame from Crafter's Companion.

I arranged the flowers  in the left corner and used a sentiment die from Sue Wilson - white with a red metallic drop shadow.

Some red gems in the holly in the corners were all that was needed to finish.   I wanted the flowers and die to be the stars as it were, so I used simple dotty paper in the background from Papermania's Tulip Christmas range.

Challenges:

Crimbo Crackers  #213 AG

Aud Sentiments Ch. #257 AG + sentiment

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #502 Anything christmas goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG

Dream Valley # 230 add gems, pearls or both

Crafting Happiness #61 AG

TTCRD AG

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Ch. #76 Anything Christmas goes

Lemon Shortbread #126 AG

Crafty Sentiment Designs AG
Krafty Chicks #520 Christmas

Thanks for visiting and any comments you leave - always appreciated.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima

xxx

Flowers in a vase

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

Onto today's card...
 Once again I've used a LOTV art pad image and teamed it with some new papers from Craft Consortium - Bright Blooms. 

I've used some Crafter's Companion butterfly and flower dies - I inked through the latter to highlight the embossing on the petals.  The flower border die is from Tonic. A button and some pearls add the finishing touches.

Challenges:

Creations in Pink AG

Creative Craft Cottage Ch. #132 ribbon/lace / pearls

TTCRD AG

Let's Craft and Create #162  AG + lots of layers

Dream Valley #230 add gems/ pearls

Thanks for dropping by and any comments - always appreciated.

Happy crafting.

Fatima

xxx

Boating Fan

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

I've used a cute topper from a LOTV  Art Pad. I just added a little colour to the sails of the boat.

The paper is from Craft Sensations and I've used a selection of dies for the sun, clouds and border.

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge #16 AG

Allsorts #583/4 make it masculine

Crafty Friends Ch #142 AG

Daisy Chain Ch. #44 for the boys/men

Love to Scrap #136 for the kids

Aud Sentiments Ch. #257 AG + sentiment

Let's Craft and Create #162 AG + lots of layers

Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima

xxx

Pearl Anniversary

Hello crafters. Hope all is well.

I've used an Hunkydory Little Book topper for today's card.

As it's a Pearl anniversary, lots of pearls!  I cut the topper with a Spellbinder Die. The background embossing was done using a Sue Wilson EF.  The flowers and leaves are all Sweet Dixie, finished with pearl centres.

Challenges:

Unstampabelles #103 Good  News

The Paper Players #502 Wed/Ann.

Die Cut Divas - flowers

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Crafting and take care.

Fatima

xxx

Hip Hip Hooray!

Hello crafters. Hope all is well with you.

Lots of glitter and sparkle on today's card (I'm still dusting it off everything as I type!).

I fell in love with this paper pad from a recent docrafts goody bag and when I saw these flower stamps and dies - well, a perfect match!

I stamped and embossed the flowers with WOW glitter embossing powder, die cut and layered them up. I added some stamens to the centres.  I used the same embossing powder for the sentiment stamp. I glittered some of the edges using  Hunkydory loose glitter. 

Items used:

Tonic Classical Curved Layering Dies
Chloe's Rose Mallow Flower stamp and die set
Kaisercraft sentiment stamp 'Hip Hip' 
Papermania Bluebirds and Roses paper
Dreamees stamens 
WOW embossing glitter powder Pretty in Pink
Hunkydory Diamond Sparkles Blush Pink


Challenges:

Allsorts  #581/582 flowers all over
Crafty Friends Ch. #140 Happy Birthday
Creative Knockouts #360 flora and fauna
Kraft Chicks #517 all occasions 
Seize The Birthday #195 
Fab n Funky #491 use a real stamp
Creations in Pink #24 AG


Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima xxx

Happy Birthday

Hello crafters. Hope all is well with you.

A birthday card today.

I started with a 10 x 7 card from Lynda Chapman. I cut it in half and further trimmed it so the largest TL rectangle would fit. 

I recently treated myself to some of Sara Davies' latest collection one of which was the sentiment die and here I've cut it from some lovely foiled paper and shadowed it with some plain green. I inked the flowers and added a pearl to the centre of each.

Items used:
Happy Birthday die - Sara's Rose Gold Collection
Tonic scalloped rectangles  
TL Pearl Rectangles 
Sweet Dixie flowers 
DP Sara's Garden of Love
Pearls

Challenges:
A Place to Start - flowers
Crafty Sentiment Designs AG
Pearly Sparkles Ch. #53 three of a kind - I've used 3 pearls
Love to Scrap #135 AG
Love to Craft #48 AG
Creatalicious Ch. #191 AG + opt. 3 of a kind - I've used 3 pearls
Creative Craft Cottage Ch. #131 add flowers
Crafty Creations  #411 AG

Thanks for visiting today.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima

 xxx

Birthday Wishes

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well with you. 

For today's card I've used a sweet LOTV digi which I've coloured with Promarkers.  

I've also used papers  from a First Edition pad called Dreamcatcher,  docrafts polka dot ribbon and bow to match the dress, a square and some circles cut with  Tonic scalloped dies, a Craftwork Cards sentiment topper, a flower button and some enamel dots.

Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown #461 polka dots
Crafty Sentiment Designs AG
Passion for Promarkers #551 animal antics
Crafty Friends Ch. #139 circles
Crafty Calendar add a ribbon
Allsorts #580 something beginning with B - I've got bunny, bows and butterfly
Incy Wincy Designs curvy/curves
Cutie Pie Ch. #149 delightful digi stamps
Crafting Happiness Ch. #57 AG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG


Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima
xxx

Christmas Greetings

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well with you.

A christmas card today. With the drop in temperature today, Christmas doesn't feel that far away!

This adorable image is called Harriet Cold Christmas and I've coloured her with Promarkers.

Items used:

Crafty Sentiment Designs digi stamp

DP First Edition Neroli

Dies: circles - Tonic, TL, MD poinsettias, The Works snowflakes, 

SW Star Spray

Sentiment: The Paper Boutique 

enamel dots and glitter glue.

Challenges 

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas #496 AG opt: snowflakes 

Allsorts #578 so cute

A Gem of a Challenge #13 AG

Jingle Belles- shaping up

Christmas with the Cuties #39 2 or more patterned papers 

Crafty Sentiment Designs  AG

Passion for Promarkers #548 use a die

I love Promarkers #413 embellishments 

Krafty Chicks #513 all occasions 

Fab n Funky #487 Christmas

Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx

Just for You LOTV Springtime Puppy

Hello crafters. Hope all is well with you.

Onto today's card....

I've used a cute puppy digi from LOTV which I've coloured with Promarkers.

The papers and sentiment stamp are from Trimcraft's Lillibet collection.  The rectangular stitched frame was a magazine freebie.

I've embellished with some Xcut punched butterflies and pearls. 

My furry friend is a cat and I don't think a butterfly would have any chance of surviving if it landed on her nose!

Challenges:

Allsorts #577 Pets

Sweet Stampin get the blues

Cutie Pie Ch #148 layer it up

Dream Valley  #228 all occasions

Incy Wincy Designs man's best friend

Passion for Promarkers #548 use a die

Tuesday Throwdown #460 AG

The Paper Shelter #433 going digital

I love Promarkers #413 embellishments

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx

Best Wishes butterflies

Hello crafters. Hope all  is well with you.

Don't know where the last week has gone - it's flown by!

Anyway, today I'm sharing a card I created using the lovely Beautiful Butterflies collection from Crafter's Companion. 

I used the embossing folder and inked over with DI. I embossed another piece of card and this time  cut out the butterfly and after  inking with pink DI,  I layered this on top of the main embossed panel. The sentiment, topper and other butterfly as well as the papers are all from the paper pad. The butterflies were embellished with pearls.

Challenges: 

Craft Rocket Ch #71 embossing dry/wet

MAWTT #119 things with wings

Creative Knockouts #354 AG

Crafty Creations AG

Fab n Funky #485 creature feature

Paper Shelter things with wings 

Thanks for popping by

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx

What Is Meant To Be

Hello crafters. Hope all is well with you.

I love the sentiment on this digi stamp from Bugaboo and the flowers are an added bonus!

I coloured the image with Hunkydory Prism Markers and teamed it with some lovely woody paper from a First Edition pad called Sweet Nothings. I didn't want anything fussy or busy in the background so this was perfect. I embellished with twine, glitter glue, a layered butterfly sticker and some gems.

Challenges 

Crafting Happiness #51 AG/opt. Summer

Crafty Sentiment Designs AG

Digi Choosday #22 AG

TTCRD AG wb 2nd June

Little Red Wagon #552 patterned paper

Krafty Chicks #510 stamp act

Cute Card Thursday #637 AG

Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx 

Ladybug Love

Hello crafters. Hope all is well with you.

Onto today's card.....

This sweet Bugaboo stamp (Ladybug Love) was coloured with Promarkers.  I teamed it with some First Edition papers called Summer Breeze (something we need in this heat wave!) and embellished with some pearls.

Challenges:

Passion for Promarkers #544 it's a summer thing

I love Promarkers #410 AG/opt. circles

Little Red Wagon #551 line it up

Just Us Girls #538 use 2 different patterned papers

Cute Card Thursday #636 stripes

Crafty Catz #508 AG/opt. at least 2 layers

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx

Enjoy Your Day

Hello again lovely crafters.

Having a play with some Woodware stamps this time.  I really like the way you are able to construct your own image using the different components in these new sets from Woodware.

I  created the background with Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers and added a few splashes of water. I stamped the images using black Distress Oxide ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I've used TL and MFT dies and some Papermania Liquorice Sherbert paper. The card was completed with some ribbon and pearls.

Challenges:

Sweet Stampin anything but a square

Allsorts #573 gingham/spots or stripes - I've gone with spots

Color Throwdown #595 black, white, turquoise

A Bit More Time to Craft #116 AG

Crafts Galore Encore #75  AG

Love to Craft #46 AG

Love to Scrap #133 AG

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima xx 

Time for You

Hello crafters.  Hope all is well and safe with you.

More florals today! ( I love my flowers!)

I've used a LOTV stamp called Time for You and coloured this with Hunkydory Prism Markers.  The papers and sentiment are from the docrafts Bluebirds and Roses collection. I've embellished with Hunkydory flower dies, flourishes from my stash and lots of pearls and gems.

Challenges:

Aud Sent. Ch. #152 flowers + sentiment 

Creative Knockouts #352 fancy flourishes

Krafty Chicks #509 all occasions

Paper Shelter -  #429 flower power

Addicted to Stamps and More #391 AG

TTCRD - AG wb 26th May

Di's Digi Designs include a sentiment 

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx 

Wishing You a wonderful Birthday

Hello crafters. Hope all is well and safe with you.

For today's card, I began by creating a background for my sentiment stamp. I used Distress Oxide to colour my card and then brushed my mesh stamp with water before stamping it onto my oxide background to leave an imprint of the mesh design. I used Versafine to stamp the sentiment.

I used these sumptuous papers which have a lovely shimmer - bit difficult to see in the pics. The butterfly was fussy cut from some of the patterned paper.

I used TL dies for the flowers and leaves using more patterned paper. I inked the edges of the flower bases and finished them with a gem in the centre.

Items used

Chloe's sentiment stamp, Woodware Fine Mesh stamp

First Edition Floral Fusion papers

TL Alexandra Lace Panel and flowers

Black gems

Challenges:

Hand stamped Sentiments #340 photo inspiration 

Crafting Happiness #50 AG opt. Red

Crafty Sentiment Designs AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends*  AG

A Gem of a Challenge  AG

Crafty Catz #507 AG

Seize the Birthday AG

TTCRD AG

Simply Create Too #160 use flowers

Lavinia World Ch. #27 AG using stamps

MAWTT #118 flowers

Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx

Stamps by Chloe

Hello crafters. Hope you're keeping well and safe.

For today's card I delved into the latest magazine kit from Chloe's Creative Cards.

I stamped and glitter heat embossed the floral corner. I then stamped more flowers, heat embossed with WOW glitter embossing powder and die cut with the matching die. These were then coloured with Promarkers and layered onto the stamped panel. The same was done with the leaf stamp, this time I cut them out as there is no die. I filled in the leaves and flower centres with lots of black glitter. I used Tonic and SB dies for the card base and layers.

Challenges:

Craft Rocket Ch. #70 shaped card

Crafty Friends Ch #136 add embellishments

Sweet Stampin anything but a square

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  AG

Dream Valley #226 add some sparkle

Get Creative  #91 make it sparkly

Try it on Tuesday  cut it out

Incy Wincy AG

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx 

Spring Boot

Hello crafters. Hope you're keeping well and safe.

For today's card I've used a digi stamp which I've coloured in with Promarkers.  I've embellished with some flowers which after diecutting, I embossed and inked through with DI before removing from the dies. This nicely  highlights the dots on the petals.

Items used:

Bugaboo digi stamp Spring Boot

DP Nature's Garden Beautiful Butterflies 

Dies: MD, SW border, Sweet Dixie flowers and leaves

Ribbon bow and pearls 

Challenges: 

I love Promarkers #410 AG

Lemon Shortbread #120 AG

Passion for Promarkers #543 Spots &/or stripes

Cutie Pie Ch. #147 pretty in pink

As You Like It - favourite embellishment- my favourite embellishments are die cuts - flowers, leaves, borders etc as they add nice little accents to a card and you can never go wrong with pearls  - great for flower centres and empty corners!

Paper Shelter nature or sea.

That's all for today. Thanks for visiting.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima 

xxx 

Vintage Roses

Hello crafters. Hope you are keeping well and safe.

A little bit of shabby chic today. The papers and toppers are all from Dawn Wheeler's lovely Summer House Paper Kit. I distressed and inked all the edges and die cuts with Victorian Velvet.

I didn't have a matching coloured ribbon, so I coloured a Papermania light pink silk ribbon with my Burgundy Promarker. I finished with pearls and drew in some glitter on the flowers with a Sakura pen (hard to make out). 

Challenges:

International Art and Soul #83 flowers and butterflies

A Vintage Journey Beautiful Blooms 

Use your Stuff #397 flowers &/ or butterflies 

Dragonfly Dreams  - ribbon, lace  pearls 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG

Craft-Dee  Bowz AG

Let's Craft and Create #159 AG/ ribbon, lace, twine

Pearly Sparkles Ch. #51 add a ribbon &/or bow

Thanks for popping by.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima

xxx

Blossom Branch

Hello crafters. Hope you're keeping well and safe.

I'm using a couple of dies that I've had out on my desk for a while but just not got around to using them. When I got the wreath die, I knew the branch die would go well with it. What do you think?

 I coloured all the dies with my Promarkers and layered up the flowers which look almost red but are actually a very bright pink. I also had a rummage in my box of ric rac and various trims and selected this sparkly number.The papers are from a nearly finished pad - so more old stash used!

Items used:

Sweet Dixie Rustic Wreath die, Amy Designs Blossom Branch die

DP PM Rose Garden

Gems, ribbon trim

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #553

Passion for Promarkers # 541 in the pink

Dragonfly Dreams ribbon, lace, pearls

Use your Stuff # 397 flowers &/or butterflies

TTCRD WB 5th May AG

A Bit More Time to Craft # 115 AG

A Perfect Time to Craft  AG

Crafter's Cafe #241 AG

Creations in Pink #21 AG mainly pink

Thanks so much for visiting.

Happy crafting and take care.

Fatima

xxx