Midsummer's Day - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

A bright start to the day my end - it's been really odd weather of late as it's muggy but wet.  I've had not 1 but 2 men down over the week with man flu.  One has gone back to school today.

Over on the Daring Cardmakers, Nat has chosen the Challenge and she has opted to celebrate the longest day in the northern hemisphere which happens to be today - Midsummer's Day.  Bascially she'd like to see anything summer related on a card with extra points if it's related to the Midsummer Night's Dream play.

I've gone bold and bright with my creation which shouts summer to me with the blue skies, sunshine and ice cream that I associate with summer the most.

I've used nuvo drops on the ice cream and inside the speech bubble.  The lion is coloured in with my Chameleon pens and fussy cut.  You can see more inspiration from my team mates HERE and I hope you'll join in with this fun challenge.

Another packed weekend, we are going to an induction at my eldest son's secondary school tomorrow and I have my last Trimcraft demo of the season on Sunday at The Range in Hemel Hempstead.

See you again tomorrow,

Shabneez 

Products Used:

Dovecraft Over The Rainbow Range Elements

Trimcraft Chasing Rainbows Paper Pad

Heffy Doodle Ad-roar-able Lions Stamp Set

Ranger Birthday Letter It Stamp Set

Tonic Nuvo Jewel and Vintage Drops

Sizzix Magical Unicorn Die Set

Chameleon Pens

Everything else from my stash

Alphabet Soup - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

How was your Valentine's Day yesterday? My almost 7 year old asked me whether Daddy was my Valentine and I replied that this year it would be him for a change.  He thought for a while then said he loved me but wasn't in love with me.  I thought that was rather a profound statement for someone so young....

On with the Daring Cardmakers Challenge and this week Sylvia has chosen 'Alphabet Soup' as the theme so you need to use words or numbers as the focus for your card.  The same child I spoke about earlier celebrates his birthday this weekend so this was the perfect challenge for me to make his card.

I chose vibrant colours and used a number 7 die to form the number in die cuts.  This was one of those cards I chose the elements but wasn't sure whether it would come together and as a consequence it took me longer than envisaged to design, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Hopefully the recipient will like his card.  He's having a party so I have a lot to prepare and then a day out during the week as it's half term so it should be fun.

You can find lots more wonderful inspiration from my fellow team mates HERE and I hope you'll join in.

Enjoy your weekend!
Shabneez

Products Used:
Dovecraft Back to Basics Over The Rainbow Pad
Sizzix Dainty Birthday Numbers Die Set
Elizabeth Craft Designs Garden Notes Frame It Stitched Rectangles
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Die Set
Evertyhing else from my stash

Lots of Colour! - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

How's your week been?  Did you get any snow? We had a sprinkling but that's it and I'm pleased about it although it certainly has been very chilly!

Over on the Daring Cardmakers Ruth has decided to banish the blues and set a challenge to add as much colour as possible to cards this week.  Now I love the concept of colourful as you know and for me a multitude of colours usually means rainbow colours.  That's exactly what I went for in the shape of the Dovecraft Back to Basics Over The Rainbow paper pad.  It's my current go to paper pad......

I used a sheet of paper from the pad for the circle background and added a navy frame.  I then stuck washi tape from the same collection to the top and bottom.  I used my trusty Fiskars heart punch to add a couple of hearts to the stamped sentiment strip in the middle.  

Well, that's it for me today.  I've a rather long journey to make to get back home as I've been away for the last couple of days.  I'm certainly looking forward going back home and the weekend.

Enjoy your weekend whatever you do!

Shabneez

Products Used:

Dovecraft Back To Basics Over The Rainbow Paper Pad and Washi Tape

Lawn Fawn My Silly Valentine Stamp Set

Fiskars Medium Heart Punch

Sizzix Circle Dies

Versamagic Chalk Ink - Night Sky

Everything else from my stash

Glitter Fairies! - CrafTangles DT

Happy Weekend!

I did warn you I'd be back today and here I am!  I'm up on the CrafTangles blog today with their new Fairies stamp set.  I've never owned a fairy stamp before so this was a novelty and with fairies so on trend at the moment I couldn't wait to have a play!

For my first card I stamped the fairy, coloured her with Chameleon pens and fussy cut her out.  I added just a line of stickles to her wings and a little to her dress.  I used a beautiful shaded glitter paper and used another of my sale die purchases to make the background.  The sentiment is from the stamp set.

Next up, those of you that follow me on social media may have seen this fairy star on my FB and instagram page after I'd finished colouring her with Chameleon pens and adding stickles to her wings.  I also stamped, coloured and fussy cut the toadstool before adhering to my papers and adding an apt sentiment I'd had in my stash but never used as I didn't have any fairies!

Finally it's the turn of my purple haired fairy.  I just love her outfit!  I made her in the same way as her friends and this time made a sky themed setting.  Her wings have stickles all over and the sentiment is from the same stamp set.

So there we have it - fairies with a sprinkling of glitter!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend whatever you do,

Shabneez 

Products Used:

CrafTangles Fairies Stamps

HNDMD Stitched Cloud Dies

Chameleon Pens & Colour Tops
Docrafts Enchanted Meadows Paper Pad
Dovecraft Back to Basics Over The Rainbow Paper Pad
Darice Glitter Prints
Craftwork Cards Sentiment
Sizzix Whoosh Die
Everything else from my stash