Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween Day Three - Poison Bottle Halloween Card

 Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well.

  Storm Amy has arrived here in the UK so the best idea would be to stay indoors and look at it out of the window but I have theatre tickets for tonight so I am having to go and brave the wind and rain.   I did manage to get A Halloween card made today using day 3 of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box.

For my card I have used:

• Poison Bottle is from day 3 of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box.
• The wine glass is from the Happy Hour die set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
• Spider and web are from the Fright Night die set by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
• Striped background paper is from the Idea-ology Halloween Backdrops paper pack
• Wooden background was made using is the Honey Bee Stamps Wood Plank 3D embossing folder

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog, I'll be back tomorrow with Day 4 and also details of the new challenge over at Crafty Calendar

Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween Day Two - Halloween Raven card

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  Back again with another Halloween card using day two of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween.

With this card I was going for a Disney Haunted Mansion feel.

For this card I have used

Raven and Skull from day two of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween.

The books are from the Spellbinders Stitched Read and Sip die set

The background was created using the Tapestry 3D embossing folder by Tim Holtz from Sizzix.

The sentiment is from the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween stamp set.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.  See you soon, I will try to post tomorrow with day 3 but I have a busy day so may not get time to create a card.

Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween Day One - Cute Vampire Halloween Card

Good evening I hope you are keeping safe and well.  I have just started opening the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box and I am going to try to make a card each day with the contents.  I just couldn't bring myself to open it before October.

So I have opened card number one and there today there is this cute vampire die set.

For this card I have used:

Spellbinders Cute Vampire die set from day one of the 13 days of Craftoween.

Sizzix Haunted House by Tim Holtz die set.

Background is blended using Distress Oxides in Villainous Potion, Stormy Sky and Black Soot

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog, see you soon x

Crafty Calendar September Challenge - Waffle Flower Sew Fun Birthday Card

Good morning, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  After a summer break we are back over at Crafty Calendar with a new monthly challenge for September.

Our theme for this month is

"Lots of Layers"

For my card I have used:

Waffle flower Sew Fun Die for the Sewing Machine, fabric, threads, scissors and thimble.

Waffle Flower Tiny Square Texture Die for the background coloured using the Waffle Flower Quilted Floral Stencil and Altenew inks.

The sentiment is from the Waffle Flower Birthday Wishes stamp set heat embossed in white

We are sponsored by:

Polkadoodles who are offering a prize or two digital images of your choice.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to check out gorgeous cards from the rest of the DT and to join us in this months challenge.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar June Challenge - Big Birthday Wishes Card

Good morning I hope you are keeping safe and well.  I can't believe we are nearly halfway through the year already.  Finally summer has arrived and I'm enjoying some nice weather for a change.

As it is the first Saturday in the month we have a new monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is 'Add A Sentiment'

For my card I have used:

Concord & 9th Artisan Petals Turnabout Stamp stamped using Versafine Clair inks in Hawthorn Rose, Avocado, Arctic and Medieval Blue.

The sentiment was cut from black card and layered with black foam using the Time for Tea Designs Big Birthday Wishes Large Sentiment Die.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and check out all of the gorgeous DT cards and to join us in this months 'Add a Sentiment' challenge.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Spellbinders Birthday Dinosaur Birthday Card

Good morning, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  We have a new challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this month is for a child.

My card is for Martyn's niece Grace that who is turning 4 this year.

For my card I have used:

Spellbinders Birthday Dinosaur Die Set from the Monster Birthday Collection

Spellbinders Birthday Balloons Die Set

Spellbinders Make a Wish Arch Labels Etched Dies

Pink polka dot DP is from my stash

We are offering these two stamp sets to the lucky winner of this months challenge.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to check out the gorgeous DT cards and join us in this months challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

See you soon x

Spellbinders Floral Bunny Basket Easter Card

Good Morning, I hope you are safe and well.

Just a quick post today to share another Easter Card.

For this card I have used:

Background: Created using Distress inks and the Lawn Fawn Plaid Stencil

The dies are from the Spellbinders Floral Bunny Basket Die Set.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon.

Time for Tea Easter Wishes Card

Good Morning, I hope you are safe and well.

Just a quick post today to share an Easter Card that I made for my niece  I managed to get it delivered to her before she headed off on a trip to Norway with the Guides.

For this card I have used:

Background: Time for Tea Designs Eggstra Special Layering Stencil - base layer coloured using Simon Hurley Create Piggyback ink and second layer using Simon Hurley Cross my Heart Solar Paste.

Sentiment is created using Time For Tea Designs Easter Wishes Large Sentiment Die.

The images are from the Cottontail Cuties stamp set by Neat and Tangled coloured with copics.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

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Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Spellbinders Foiled Mothers Day Card

Good morning, I hope you are keeping well.

We have a new monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme is "Feminine".

I had a request to make a Mothers Day card so I thought that would fit the challenge and I went a bit over the top with foil.

For my card I have used:

• Monoline Stars Glimmer plate foiled onto pink card with rose gold foil.
• The flowers were created by foiling the March 2025 Betterpress society plate and pastel peach satin foil then cut with the coordinating die. 
• I foiled the peach satin foil waste onto rose gold metallic card to create the arch background.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar to check out all of the gorgeous DT creations and join us in this months challenge.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.

See you soon x

Crafty Calendar March Challenge More Than One Fold Card

Good morning, I hope you are well.

It's the first Saturday in the month so we have a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar and the theme this week is "More than one fold"

I was inspired by one of my favourite Disney films for this card.

For my card I have used:

The balloons are from the Time for Tea Designs Love Is In The Air Clear Stamp Set coloured with copics.

The house is a digi image from etsy.

The card layout is from Lori Whitlock and is the called the French Door Easel Card

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and check out the gorgeous DT creations and share your more than one fold creations.

Thanks for taking the time for visit my blog.

I'll see you soon.