Challenge Winning cards

Sunday, May 04, 2025

Heartfelt Thanks

I was greatly inspired today by the current challenge at AAA Cards Challenge - I just love this colour combination!



It's always useful to have a supply of thank you cards.




What I used:

Flower dies - Mariane Designs

Leaf dies - Crafter's Companion

Background hexagon die - unbranded

Pearls - The Range

Greeting stamp - free with Papercraft Essentials


I'm also playing along with the challenges at:

Crafty Catz #693 - May Flowers

Cardz 4 Gals - Flowers

Simply Clean and Simple - CAS Flowers

613 Avenue Create





Just Us Girls #773







Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Monday, April 21, 2025

New Job

It's been a while!

Life has taken over in the last couple of months and I've had no time for crafting. However the Bank Holiday weekend gave me some time to make a card for a friend who has just got a new Job...


What I used:

Letter Dies - from a charity shop - (one of my best finds ever!)

Patterned paper -from stash

Peel-off strips - from stash

Black pearls - from The Range

I kept the layout simple but used rainbow colours to make the letters pop.


I'm playing along with the challenges at:

As You See It Challenge #346 - gotta be peel-offs - I still use these a lot and they are often very cheap in 'bargain bins'. I have loads of sheets from when I first started crafting in around 2005. Very handy for stars, lines, lettering and numbers. 








As You Like It - CAS or fussy and fancy

Always CAS - I find CAS cards are easier to 'design'. The less is more style is easy on the eye and easy to fit into envelopes. I love a lot of white (or even black) space - this can have more impact than loads of embellishments.

Just Us Girls #771


Thanks for visiting !

Sharon

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Friday, January 03, 2025

New Year New Focus

 So, I wasn't sure whether to continue with my blog or not - I just don't get the time lately to make cards, and I'm also trying out other crafts, so my focus has shifted a bit. But - I got some 'stuff' for Christmas which is a shame not to use, and I've also had a mad idea of doing some running exercise this year and trying for the 'couch to 5K' challenge.

To keep a record of my journey/progress, I have upcycled a notebook I picked up for free at a jobs fair...







What I used:

Number dies -     Stephanie Weightman

Coloured/mirri card -     from stash

Title -     created in Publisher using Copperplate Gothic font

Silver dots -     peel-offs


I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Love to Craft Challenge #84 - AG

Time Out Challenge #279 - Beginnings

Just Us Girls #756 - AG/use dies

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #746 - AG

Crafting Happiness #207 - AG


Thanks for visiting - happy crafting in 2025!


Sharon

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