FAIRY MAGIC

 Good morning. Today, I'm showing a card I made as a guest designer for Penny's Paper Crafting Challenge.

The sponsor's image I've used is from 

All Dressed Up, and the image I've used is

Fariy Magic.

Here's a quick peek of the inside of the card.

Don't forget to drop by 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge: Check out what the rest of their team has created this month.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. All Dressed up Challenge # 160 Anything Goes

2. A Place to Start Challenge March 2025 Anything Goes

3. Crafty Catz Challenge #690 Anything Goes

4. Creative Knockouts Challenge #543 Spring Is In The Air

5. Let's Craft and Create Challenge # 217 Anything Goes + Purple & Green

6. A Gem of A Craft Challenge #4 Anything Goes

7. Allsorts Challengee # 819 Feminine  

8. Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #265 Fairy Tale Magic 

9. Triple B for March 2025 Butterflies

10. Polkadoodles Cardmaking Challenge #4 Week 3 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen.

2. Coloured Card: Unsure

3. Design Paper: Fairy Tales by Kaisercraft 12x12

4. Image: Fairy Magic by All Dressed Up 

5. Tools Used:

6. Dies Used: Spellbinders Classic Circle, Lacey Circle, Unbranded Butterflies, Joy Craft Butterflies.

7. Embellishments: Butterflies, Gems and ribbon all from my stash.

   

 9. Kindy Glitz for the Fairy's wings and bows and Glossy Accents for the Butterlies.

10. Inside and on the back of the card.

Thankyou for visiting my blog, and wishing you all a wonderful month crafting.

FLOWER CAN

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.  We're half way through the month and we are showcasing some more cards over at

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 with this months sketches.

Sketch #299

This is a very easy sketch and also you can use some of those scraps we all have in a draw, basket, folder or on your craft table.

A quick peek of the inside of the card.

Remember to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 to see what the rest of the team has created this month.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create March 2025 Twist Any Occasion

2. A Place To Start Challenge March 2025  

3. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge March 2025

4. Triple B Challenge March 2025

5. The Crafting Challenge Waiting for Spring March 2025

6. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge March 2025

7. Creative Inspirations Challenge  Anything Goes March 2025

8. Polkadoodles Challenge #4 Week 2 Anything Goes

9. DigiChoosday Challenge #3 Week 2 Anything Goes 

10. The Neglected Stuff Challenge March 2025

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen.

2. Coloured Card: Bazzill Wake

3. Design Paper: From Kaisercraft Wandering Ivy collection 12 x 12 and the side squares are from Kaisercraft Elsie's collection scraps.

4. Image: Sparkle N' Shine: Flower Can 

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used:

 Spellbinders  Classic Large Retangles,  Large Squares and Large Classic Circle.

8. Embellishments: Flowers and Pearls from my stash.

9. Inside and the back of the card.

Wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.

BIRTHDAY WISHES

 Good afternoon and welcome to my blog.  Stunning Autumn day here in New Zealand so we're making the most of this beautiful weather before daylight savings finishes on the 6th April.

I'm sharing a birthday card I made for a very good friend and ex-PA for my husband. She said she's kept every card I've made for her for the last 23 years for birthdays and Christmases. 

A quick peek at the inside of the card.  It's nice to do something different for a change.

I'm going to enter this card in the following challenges.

Challenges I'm Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create March 2025 Twist Any Occasion TOP ROCKER AWARD

2. A Place To Start Challenge March 2025  RISING STAR AWARD

3. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge March 2025

4. Triple B Challenge March 2025

5. The Crafting Challenge Waiting for Spring March 2025

6. Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge March 2025

7. Creative Inspirations Challenge  Anything Goes March 2025

8. Little Red Wagon Challenge #797 B is for Birthday  TOP 3

9. Krafty Chicks Challenge #758 Birthday *

10. The Neglected Stuff Challenge March 2025

* Paper Flowers

* Brads

* Martha Stewart Leaf Punch 

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Kaisercraft Card colour Sage.

3. Design Papers: Crafters Choice Pale Garden

4. Sentiment: PC generated using Typewriter

5. Tools Used:

 6. Dies Used: Lace Circle Unbranded, Spellbinders Large Classic Circles,  Butterflies Unbranded, Happy Birthday Unbranded and a Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, With Love Embossing folder by Cuttlebug.

 

7. Embellishments:

Gems, Brad, Purple Flower, Leaves

 

8. Inside and the back of the card.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week

 and happy crafting.

Baby Elephant Nell

 Good morning and welcome to my blog.  March is here, which means over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 we have two new sketches for you to play with and one retro sketch from 2017.

All the sketches are easy, so we would love you to join us and see your creations.

Today I have one of my sketches for March 

Sketch # 298

I made this card for a child who is turning 3 very soon.

I'm pleased how it turned out and kept true to my colours used. 

Here's a quick peek of the inside of the card.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out what the design team have created.

Challenges I Entering:

1. 613 Avenue Create March Challenge Twist Any Occasion    TOP ROCKER 

2. The Neglected Stuff Challenge March 2025

Not only is the image old, so are the design papers.  They're some of the first I ever purchased and I had a tiny piece left of each.

3. A Place To Start Challenge March 2025 Anything Goes Twist Fairy Tales

4. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge March  #03 2025 

5. Moving Along With The Times Challenge #176 Pets March 25

6. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge March 2025 Anything Goes

7. Die-Cut Divia's Challenge # March 25 Critters

8. Unicorn Challenge # March 2025 Boys/Men

9. Love To Scrap Challenge #172 Anything Goes

10. Mix It Up Challenge #76 Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White French Linen card stock.

2. Coloured Card: Sky by American Crafts

3. Design Papers: Plaid so old I can't remember and gingham was a digital download.

4. Image: Birthday Nell by Digi Stamp Boutique

4. Colour Medium: Copics and Glossy Accents for the balloons and gift.

5. Embellishments: Coloured gems, blue, yellow and orange from my stash and coloured buttons I've had for years from my stash.

6. Tools Used:

7. Dies Used:

Spellbinders Classic Large & Small Circles and Lace Doilly unbranded.

  

8. Inside and the back of the card:

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