Clean & Simple With a Dash of Sparkle - Daring Cardmakers DT

Happy Friday!

It's odd as it doesn't seem like a Bank Holiday weekend does it?  The days really are all rolling into each other.  So, from a neighbourhood perspective we have been tasked to make an egg for our windows so the children can do an Easter Egg hunt.  That's on my to do list with the boys this morning.

Dawn has set the challenge for the Daring Cardmakers this week and she'd like to see clean and simple with some sparkle.

I must admit I wasn't sure about this one.  Now, I'm not afraid of white space on a card in the slightest but I was soooooo tempted to add a little bit more but then refrained!  I did use some products which I bought some time back and hadn't used so this was a good opportunity to use them.

I die cut a tag and then stamped clouds on it using distress oxide inks to give texture.  I then stamped, cut and coloured my birds using my Chameleon pens.  To finish I die cut a balloon heart from glitter card for the sparkle element and added some twine.  

I hope you'll join in with this challenge this week and you can see lots more inspiration HERE.

See you again next week,

Shabneez

Products Used:

Avery Elle Love is in the Air Stamp and Die Set

Distress Oxide Inks

American Crafts Bakers Twine

Chameleon Pens

Sizzix Tag Die Set

A Trio of Love & Sequin Cards

Happy Monday!

How was your weekend?  I'm all refreshed and ready to take on the new week. 

I'm up on the CrafTangles blog HERE today with a selection of cards using their love themed papers and element pack.  While I was making the cards it got me thinking how you don't really need a day to tell someone you love them do you?  So, I recommend you make love theme cards all year round!  I know I'd like that - haha!!!

As you know from my previous blog post, I'm big on bright colours and so this collection is an ideal one for me!

My first creation is the most simple using a strip of paper, a couple of fussy cut elements and sequins to embellish.

The second creation is a gap card using the heart element to secure the 2 parts together.  I've added a sentiment, strips of paper and sequins to embellish.

This final creation is my favourite.  I used twine to wrap around the fussy cut flower bouquet and used it as part of the background too.  I stamped a sentiment onto the fussy cut tag and added sequins once again to embellish.  Do you have a favourite?

Have a wonderful week and I'll see you again on Friday!
Shabneez

Products Used:
CrafTangles Be My Valentine Paper Pad
CrafTangles Be My Valentine Element Pack
CrafTangles Sequin Mix - Candy Blue
CrafTangles Sequin Mix - Hot Pink
CrafTangles Everyday Sentiment Stamps
Everything else from my stash

Hearts And Flowers - Bubbly Funk DT

Happy Thursday!

I'm up on the Bubbly Funk blog HERE with another creation from the January 'Love' Box.  This time I have decided to use the wonderful assortment of hearts in the box and use some to make a simple flower.

I've added one of the wooden heart buttons as a centre for the flower and threaded a little twine through it.

For the stem and grass I used one of my stitched dies.  As some of the hearts from the box were already glittered I added a die cut 'love' word cut from glitter card.

To complete the card I added some smooth wooden hearts which kind of blend into the cream background.

I'll be back tomorrow with my usual Friday blog post!
Shabneez

Products Used:
Everything from the Bubbly Funk January 'Love' Box apart from adhesive, twine and dies.