February 2020 Elemental Challenge - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

I'm relieved it's Friday this week.  It's been a full on week coupled with a child who 'accidentally' poked holes in his school trousers with scissors which hasn't helped.  Funnily enough, it was the same child that cut his tie accidentally exactly 2 years ago according to my FB memory!

Being as it's the first Friday in February it's the start of the Elemental Challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers and I've loved creating the inspiration for this one!

As Valentine's Day is fast approaching I definitely had love on the brain.  I decided to make my own heart mask with a die cut heart and inked around lightly with my distress ink.

I die cut the cacti elements and then began by adding googly eyes but it wasn't enough so I found some foil lip stickers which worked really well.  I heat embossed the sentiment in black to finish.

Here's the moodboard from which you have to choose 3 elements or more - colours count as one.  I chose the colours, the cacti, flowers, hearts and the XOXO.  You can see lots more inspiration from the Design Team HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend and see you again soon!

Shabneez

Products Used:

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Cacti by Debi Potter

Pink & Main True Love Stamp Set

Ranger Distress Ink

Ranger Black Embossing Powder

Everything else from my stash

Layer It Up! - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's been a very exciting week for me with lots of amazing crafty adventures on the horizon.  I also received some crafty packages in the post together with a very thoughtful card from a fellow crafty friend.

Today I'm hosting the Daring Cardmaker Challenge and I've chosen the theme to be 'Layer It Up!'.  I've used paper layers on my card with an additional layer of wire!

I used items from a couple of my craft packages received namely the die set and the WRMK Happy Jig.  I often buy used items as you can pick up some good bargains and both these certainly were!  This card is centred around the love birds.  I googled what love birds look like and used the bright colours to layer up the die cuts.  

It only took me about 5 minutes to shape the word 'love' on the Happy Jig - it was much easier than I had anticipated.  I definitely think it's a tool I'll be using often and one I recommend for sure.

Lots more wonderful inspiration can be found HERE together with the link to join in with this week's challenge.  I can't wait to see your creations!

We have guests for dinner this weekend so it'll be a busy but enjoyable one once I decide what to cook that is!  I always finding deciding what to cook the most difficult.  

Have a great weekend!

Shabneez

Products Used:

WRMK Happy Jig

Sizzix Love Birds Shadow Box Thinlit Dies

Everything else from my stash