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Monday, April 29, 2024

Buttons and Bows Butterfly

 It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...


There's no sponsor this week - the challenge is just for fun.

The theme is:

BUTTONS  AND  BOWS


As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:





What I used:

Butterfly die - free with SC&P magazine
Vellum - from stash
Button - from stash
Bow - unbranded embroidery thread
Greeting die - unbranded


I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Dragonfly Dreams April - use a die

Ellibelle's Corner #14 - something with wings

My Time To Craft #532 - Everything dies

Cut It Up Challenge #32 - starts with a 'B'

Creative Friday #358 - insects

As You Like It - clean or fussy? Clean by a mile! I love the expanse of space that makes a simple image or die pop from the card. 

So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Friday, April 26, 2024

Hip Hound

Today's card is for my Birthday box rather than a specific Birthday - it's useful to have a pile of ready made cards!


The papers came with the April 2014 issue of Making Cards Magazine (now defunct) so they are almost vintage! I used cream linen textured card for the base and for matting the image and greeting. Finally, I used two tiny pearl stars (which I found today in the wedding section of a pound shop!) as embellishments.

I'm playing along with the challenges at:

Crafting Happiness #171 - D is for dogs

Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge #570 - AG

Daring Cradmakers - something old (papers) something new (pearl hearts)

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2416 - AG

Time Out Challenge #262 - photo inspiration









Thanks for visiting

Sharon


Monday, April 15, 2024

Model Girl Birthday Card

It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...


This week's challenge is just for fun. The theme is:


MAKE IT FEMALE


As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:





What I used:

Image - old edition of Making Cards magazine
Papers - same magazine
Matting card - from stash
Greeting - very old free digi - may be LOTV
Card candi - Craftwork  cards 


I'm entering this card into the 'Anything Goes' challenges at:


Crafty Gals Challenge #254

Creative Fingers #275

Crafty Catz #669

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #227


So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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Monday, April 01, 2024

Happy Birthday

 It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at Dream Valley Challenges ...


This week's challenge is just for fun. The theme we are following is:

SPRING COLOURS

As always the design team have come up with some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing - here's my card:




What I used:
Birthday/floral Dies - SCP Magazine No 255
Happy Die - The Range
Papers - Papermania
Pearls - The Range

I was very impressed with this birthday die given away with this month's Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine. It's a very versatile die - I've kept the negative letter to use on a future card.

I'm entering this card into the challenges at:

Seize The Birthday #280 - Spring florals

Cardz 4 Galz #221 - Spring flowers/dies

My Time To Craft #530 - multi coloured florals

Cut It Up Challenge #300 - Happy Birthday

Allsorts Challenge #773/4 - keep it simple/AG


So have a pop over at the Dream Valley Challenge Blog to see some more lovely inspiration from my teamies on the design team and have a chance at winning a prize.

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

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