December Elemental - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy December!

It's the first Friday of the month so time for the elemental challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers.  Today I am sharing a Christmas card I made for a client to give to his wife.

I made a rocker card using a very old Kanban die set and this card is a good size - fits into a 7" square envelope.  The gnome elements are from the Christmas Gnomes Pop Up Card Kit by Katy Sue Designs.

This is the mood board from which you choose any 3 elements, colours count as 1.  I used the christmas tree, gnome and snowy background.  You can see more from the rest of the Design Team and join in HERE.

See you again next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Katy Sue Designs Christmas Gnomes Pop Up Card Kit

Kanban Rocker Die Set

Everything else from my stash

Song (Crafty Christmas 2024) - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's been freezing this week and I've had to scrape the frost off the car in the mornings again which I haven't missed at all!

Today I'm sharing a song themed card for the Daring Cardmakers latest Christmas challenge.

I used the Festive Furry Fun collection from Katy Sue Designs.  It has such a cute image of carol singers on it and I love all the gold foiling.  I added a bow to finish.

You can join in and see more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE.

I hope you have a lovely weekend and see you again next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Katy Sue Designs Festive Furry Fun Collection 
Icy Winter Double Sided Bows

Warm (Crafty Christmas 2024) - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's getting chilly and so my jumper and boots are out today!  The Daring Cardmakers have an apt challenge this week using the word WARM.  You can see more from the rest of the Design Team HERE and if you fancy joining in there is a link too.

I have got a fire place on my card and a cosy setting.  It's from the Fairy Tale Christmas Collection from Katy Sue Designs and the Die Set is also from there but no longer available which is a shame as it's a useful one!

Have a lovely weekend and see you again soon,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Fairy Tale Christmas Collection from Katy Sue Designs

August Elemental - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

Back to normal this week after spending a week with my Mum which was lovely.  The boys and I had a wonderful day trip to Windsor on Monday as well.

As it's the first Friday of the month it is the elemental challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers.

I used A Touch of Blush collection from Katy Sue Designs to make this card and I used the bird cage, butterfly and flowers from the photo below.

You can see lots more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE and join in.

Have a lovely weekend,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Kanban A Touch of Blush Collection

Cosy - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

The Daring Cardmakers would like you to use their one word prompt this week which is COSY.  It's perfect for this time of year and you can see the knitted papers, the cosy scene and not forgetting the perfect sentiment on my card!

I used the Kanban Crafts Festive Furry Fun collection to make my card as it had all the cosy elements I could ask for! 

The images are so cute and I love the colour scheme of this collection.  You can see the blanket, the jumper and scarf and the knitted background paper.

You can see more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE and I hope you'll join in!

See you again next week,

Shabneez 

Products Used:

Kanban Crafts Festive Furry Fun Foiled Toppers and Paper Pad
Everything else from my stash

 

Billions of Butterflies - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's a good job the weather has been so good as I've managed to do loads of washing following our trip away.  Getting the last bits ready for school as it's not long now and I'm looking forward to both boys being in the same school once again as my youngest will join his big brother in secondary school!

I was tasked with setting the challenge for the Daring Cardmakers this week and I have opted for butterflies - Billions of Butterflies!  

I love using butterflies on my cards and my rocker card above uses them both on the topper itself as a focal point and I've added extras as embellishments. I used the Kanban 'A Touch of Blush' collection to create the card - both paper pad and toppers.

You can see lots more inspiration from the Design Team HERE and I hope you'll join in.

Have a lovely weekend whatever you do,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Kanban 'A Touch of Blush'  Collection

Craftwork Cards Sentiments

Kanban Rocker Die Set

Everything else from my stash

Christmas in July - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

Well the boys have both finished school now.  My youngest finished at Primary School and will join his brother at Secondary School in September.

The Daring Cardmakers is encouraging you to get ahead with your festive cardmaking by making and sharing your Christmas cards in July.

I love slimline cards and used a paper pad and decoupage to create this card.  I love mixing collections up.

I must admit I am one who makes other people their Christmas cards early but I am always late with my own ones! What about you?

You can see lots more inspiration by my fellow team members HERE.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Katy Sue Designs Die Cut Decoupage

Kanban Crafts Winter Wonderland Paper Pad

Everything else from my stash

Everything's Coming Up Roses - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

The latter part of the week has been lovely - warm and sunny!  I hope it lasts over the weekend although I did see thunderstorms are forecast.

Did you know that roses are one of two birth flowers for the month of June?  Neither did I! Well, the Daring Cardmakers would love to see roses somewhere on your card.

I decided to use the Kanban A Touch of Blush collection.  Lots of roses on my card so I'm hoping for extra points from Joanne who thought up the challenge!

I love side stepper cards and Katy Sue has a set of mixed ones ready made so I didn't even need to get my score board out!

You can see lots more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE and I hope you join in.

Have a lovely weekend whatever you get up to,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Katy Sue Designs Stepper Cards & Envelopes Mixed Style

Kanban Crafts A Touch Of Blush Paper Collection

Everything else from my stash

Bloom & Grow - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

We are two thirds of the way through our month of fasting and it's been bliss having no school runs.  Both boys are back to school next week though but it'll be Eid soon after.

Bloom and grow is the theme for this week's Daring Cardmaker's challenge and Dawn wants to know what we intend to plant in our gardens.  This was hard as I tend to plant bulbs and don't remember what I plant so it's a bit of a surprise!  Therefore, I have a variety of flowers on my card.

I made a double frame card using frames and floral decoupage from Katy Sue Designs which is on Create & Craft on Monday 17 April.

This is the front of the card which I opted to keep simple as the frame would be open on display.  I added space on the back for a message.

You can see lots more from inspiration from the Design Team HERE.

See you again soon,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Katy Sue Designs Floral Box Frames

Katy Sue Designs Floral Decoupage

Katy Sue Design A Kaleidoscope of Die Cut Butterflies

Everything else from my stash

Gift - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's been a very hectic week with work , celebrating my birthday and various Christmas themed activities for the boys.  

The Daring Cardmakers are still sharing their prompts which are coming in handy for Christmas but you can use whatever occasion that suits you.  This week is a gift theme and my creation has the gnomes holding lots of them!

The background is die cut snowflakes and I added gems to the centres then I added circles and die cut the gnomes image.  A simple card but I love the colours!

I will be back later today with another blog post so keeping this one short!

Shabneez

Products Used:

Katy Sue Designs Christmas Gnomes Papercraft Pad

Hunkydory Family Sentiment Die Set

Everything else from my stash

Cards With Attitude - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

Wow! I can't believe it's been over a month since I last blogged.  I think there has been so much going on that I had to prioritise harshly with what I needed to do.  

I had to join in with the challenge this week for the Daring Cardmakers set by Kathy, to share cards with different shapes.

I love rocker cards and as it's Christmas in July for a lot of the craft industry at the moment I thought I'd share one of the latest collections from the latest Kanban collection - Home for Christmas.  I think the flowers from the collection add a little more elegance to the card.

I hope that you'll join in with the challenge and you can see more inspiration from the Design Team HERE.

Have a lovely weekend,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Kanban Home for Christmas Collection

Everything else from my stash

Let's Hear It For The Bees! - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's been a whirlwind of a week and I haven't had time to do any crafting at all.  It's a good job I had prepared and made this card last weekend especially as it's my turn to host the challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers!  I have chosen the theme 'Let's Hear It For The Bees'.  

I used elements from the Zuzz & Friends Paper Craft Kit by Katy Sue Designs.  It's such an adorable kit and as I enjoy fussy cutting so much I cut out the images I wanted to use.

I created a hexagonal aperture in the middle of my card blank and used one of the honeycomb papers from the kit in the middle.

I think the little bee is just so adorable and to finish I simply added some pearl gems.  I love the warm colour tones don't you?

You can see lots more inspiration from the rest of the DT HERE and I do hope you'll join in.

I'm hoping to get some gardening done this weekend, what are your plans?

Enjoy your weekend whatever you do,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Katy Sue Designs Zuzz & Friends Paper Craft Kit

Dovecraft Pearl Gems

Sizzix Nested Hexagon Dies

Time for Tea Designs Stitched Square Quilted Dies

Everything else from my stash