A Pot of Poinsettias

Hello! The November A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge has begun and my inspiration uses the Red Christmas Poinsettia Pack from sponsor, Fred She Said. I've always wanted to create a "flower pot" card but I struggled to find any templates online that fit with my perceived idea of making one. I searched for a …

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Simple Elegance, Using Mirror Card

Hello! Another Creative Fingers Challenge has just started and, for my inspiration, I've created a solely die cut slimline card, using just plain white cardstockand gold mirror board. I decided to create the front on a separate piece of die cut cardstock, rather than just adding my feature pieces directly onto the card base. I …

Asian Beauty

Hello! Today sees another Creative Fingers Challenge getting underway with the awesome Conie Fong joining us as our sponsor. I chose Kimono Kayuki to make a sweet oriental themed, shaped card. It may look like a technically difficult card to put together but it was actually one of the fastest makes I've done in quite …

Christmas Roses

Hello! The Creative Fingers Challenge is back after a brief northern summer break and my inspiration for the new challenge is also my first Christmas card for 2022. I must admit it takes me a while to get into the swing of making Christmas cards again. I find my mojo needs a little encouragment before …

Mixed Media Fun

Hello! Today sees the start of the month long Creative Fingers Challenge. This month, there's a set of five stencils up for grabs! Accordingly, my inspiration is the end result of me brushing up on my mixed media skills. Unusually for me, I started by making some background papers. I just had the urge to …

Memories Of Porcelain

Hello! I'm sponsoring over on the Creative Fingers Challenge again! This time, my inspiration features the two single sheet, card topper pages available over on CraftsÜprint, part of my Blue Flowers Collection range. My first card uses the Blue Flowers topper page #1 (cup1152827_100289) as intended. I cut the base and several flower layers from …

Charming Dahlias

Hello! Today sees the start of the May A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge and, this month, I've created a relatively quick digital design using the Dahlia Garden digital set from sponsor, Fred She Said. I decided to create my card front on my phone, using the Adobe Express: Graphic Design free app. I just …

Tropical Thanks

Hello! I've had a horrid time recently with illness and I haven't been up to crafting for weeks. While it was lovely to finally feel well enough to sit at the craft table, I felt like I'd completely lost my mojo. I decided to try and get back into the swing of things by playing …

Oriental Butterflies

Hello! Today I'm sharing my inspiration for the February instalment of A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge. This month, we have the awesome CraftsÜprint as our sponsor and they have provided some beautiful kits and digital stamps as our prizes. I used the Oriental Butterflies topper page to create a stunning 5"×7" card. This kit …

Stunning Silver Candles, Card 10, Personal Christmas Card Challenge 2021

Hello! Today I'm sharing my latest card in my Personal Christmas Card Challenge, a challenge to see how many different ways I can use a seasonal looking background to create my Christmas cards. This is also my inspiration for the final Creative Fingers Challenge of 2021. Tindaloo is our sponsor for this final challenge but, …

All That Glitters And Gold: Card 7, Personal Christmas Card Challenge 2021

Hello! Today I'm sharing my seventh card in my Personal Christmas Card Challenge, a challenge to see how many different ways I can use a seasonal looking background to create my Christmas cards. The main panel of this card is made from a single piece of metallic kraft cardstock that I created using my DIY …

Layered Tulips and DIY Layering Stencils

Hello! Today, for the start of another Creative Fingers Challenge, I want to share how I created my own layering stencil with a nesting die set. I saw some companies selling layering stencil sets a while back, where there were several stencil pieces that can be fitted together to allow stencilling of the same basic …