MY FAVOURITE FLOWERS SWEETPEAS

Good morning, and welcome to my blog.  Living in the Southern Hemisphere, it's the first week of Spring, thank goodness, which means summer is just around the corner. Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Now it's time to see what I've been up to this month.  I've had a busy month of August, and September is looking very similar.

This month over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, we have another two new sketches and one from the past. We would love to see your cards, especially if you used all three sketches.   

Sketch #310 

I really try to be creative and design these sketches each year with something new in mind and something a bit different. 

I do hope you like this month's sketches.

This is an easy sketch, and with this card, no design paper is in sight.  I let this beautiful image speak for itself.

  

Sweetpeas are my very favourite flowers.  The perfume is amazing, and my dad would grow a big fence line of them every year for my Mum, as they were her favourite flowers as well. 

A quick peek inside.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what the rest of the design team has created this month.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge September #-2025 Anything Goes

2. A Place To Start Challenge Week 1 September 2025

3. The Paper Funday Challenge # 80 Anything Goes Sept 2025

The Change of season for me is Spring, as I live in the Southern Hemisphere

4. Beautiful Blooms Challenge #32 Anything Goes

5. Classic Design Challenge # 08 -25 Aug - Sep Anything Goes

6. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #139 Anything Goes

7. The Crafting Challenge # A Wonderful Thought, September 2025 Anything Goes

8. The Neglected Stuff Challenge # September 2025 Anything Goes

Neglected Stuff is my corner-cutting die and my flower pearls.

9. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge # 604 Anything Goes Using Paper

10. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #260 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Fireberry By American Crafts

3. Third Layer: White cardstock embossed.

4. Image: Sweetpeas from Beccy's Place (my very favourite flowers)

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Flowers: The flowers are coloured and then covered with Glossy Accents for added texture.

7. Tools Used:

8. Dies Used: Spellbinders Petite Oval Large, Scolloped Oval Large, Joy Craft Corner Die.

9. Embossing Folder: 3D Cushion Folder

10.. Embellishments: Joy Craft Corner Die and Ribbon, and Pearl Gems, all from my stash.

11. Inside and the back of the card:

Take care, everyone, have a great month and happy crafting.

FANCY A CUPPA

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Today, I'm sharing a card I made with this adorable Polkadoodles image, Fancy A Cuppa.   

This is my second card for the month, and I'm using my other sketch.  

Sketch # 309

This isn't a hard card to make.  I feel it makes a change having a triangle as your centre image.

Here's a quick look at the inside of my card.

Don't forget to stop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, as we would love you to create and enter it into our challenge this month.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge # 8  Anything Goes August 2025

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge August 2025 Anything Goes TOP ROCKER AWARD

3. A Place To Start Week 1 August 2025 Anything Goes *

4. Grafts Galore Encore Challenge #138 Anything Goes *

5. Dragonfly Dreams August Challenge Lots of Layers

6. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scap Challenge #12 Anything Goes  TOP 3 AWARD

7. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge August Summertime

8. Polkadoodles Challenge #9 Week #3 Anything Goes *

9. DigiChoosday Challenge # 8 Week # 3 Anything Goes *

10. Four Seasons Challenge August 2025 Anything Goes Summer *

11. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge #7 Anything Goes

I used paper, no rocks, but I did use scissors

12. Gem of A Craft Challenge #9 Anything Goes

13. Allsorts Challenge #829 Anything Goes Blooms *

14. Festive Friday Challenge # 190  Die Cuts, Ink Blending, Flowers *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: American Crafts Taffy and Key Line.

3. Design Paper: Polka Dots from One Craft One Mind and the Plaid is American Craft A Reason To Smile.

4. Image: Polkadoodles Fancy A Cuppa

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used:

7. Glossy Accents: For the Cup and Saucer and the spots on the Mushroom.

8. Embellishments: Flowers and Brads from my stash.

9. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Large Circles and Ribbon Circles.

10. Inside and the back of the card.

Take care, everyone. Happy crafting, and I have some exciting news for you next month.

THANKS YOU SO MUCH

 Today I'm sharing a card with you that I made for a friend.  It's designed with double-sided design paper.  There are a lot of pieces to this card, but it turns out really cute.  I saw it on Pinterest and visited Connie's blog on Simply Simple Stamping.

I made a slight adjustment by adding the white back cardstock.

This was perfect for the occasion I had in mind.  I also made an envelope to match the card.

It was a nice change from my normal cards.

The card opened up.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1.  A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge # 8  Anything Goes August 2025

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge August 2025 Anything Goes *

3. A Place To Start Week 1 August 2025 Anything Goes *

4. Creavite Creases Challenge #106 Anything Goes

5. Dragonfly Dreams August Challenge Lots of Layers

6. Cut It Up Challenge #336 Add A Sentiment *

7. Girlz Creative Fun Art Challenge # 12 A Splash Of Colour *

8. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge August 2025

9. Triple B Birds, Butterflies & Blooms August 2025 *

10. Paper Rock Scissors Challenge #7 Anything Goes *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Taffy and Key Lime.

3. Design Paper: Kaiser Craft Sweet Treats

4. Sentiment: PC Generated 

5. Embellishments: Gems from my stash.

Daisy, a flower with a brad centre.

6. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Squares Large & Small, Large Circles, Lacy Circles and Cherry Lynne Daisy die.

7. Tools Used: 

8. Inside and the back of the card.

Fussy cut flower embellishments from the design paper.

Take care, everyone and happy crafting.

DAISY DELIGHT

Good morning, and welcome to my blog.  Thanks so much for coming over to see what I've been up to this month.  Not a lot, as it's winter here in New Zealand, and I would rather stay in than adventure out, especially in the evenings.  OMGoodness, I'm sounding old.  

This month over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, we have another two new sketches and one from the past. We would love to see your cards, especially if you used all three sketches.  

Sketch #308

This is an easy sketch, and you can use up some of those scrap design papers we all have hanging around.

I love my card, it's bright and cheery and makes me smile.

This card is easy and effective.  The bottom layer is the design paper, and on each of the corners, there is one small square.

Don't forget to visit the rest of the design team over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out what they have created this month.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge # 8  Anything Goes August 2025

2. 613 Avenue Create Challenge August 2025 Anything Goes *

3. A Place To Start Week 1 August 2025 Anything Goes  RISING STAR AWARD 

4. Grafts Galore Encore Challenge #138 Anything Goes *

5. Dragonfly Dreams August Challenge Lots of Layers 

6. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scap Challenge #12 Anything Goes *

7. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge August Summertime

8. Polkadoodles Challenge #9 Week #1 Anything Goes *

9. DigiChoosday Challenge # 8 Week # 1 Anything Goes *

10. Four Seasons Challenge August 2025 Anything Goes Summer *

11. Paper, Rocks, Scissors Challenge #7 Anything Goes *

I used paper, no rocks, but I did use scissors

12. Gem of A Craft Challenge #9 Anything Goes

13. Allsorts Challenge #829 Anything Goes *

14. Festive Friday Challenge # 190  Die Cuts, Ink Blending, Flowers *

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercard Splice and Bazzill Basic Purple Pizzazz.

3. Design Paper: One Heart One Mind ( The first-ever design paper I ever bought)

4. Image: Daisy Delight by Polkadoodles

5. Colour Medium: Copics, White Gel Pen 

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Large and Small Squares

8. Embellishments: Purple Card Candii from my stash.

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9. Inside and the back of the card.

 

Take care, everyone and happy crafting.