Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween Day Seven - Owl Halloween Card

Good evening I hope you are safe and well.  I'm a bit late posting as I had to go and fetch my new glasses after I finished work today but I have still managed to fit another card in,  I'm now on day seven of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box.

I was trying for a Harry Potter Professor Snape Potions lesson type of look.

For my card I have used:

• Books die set is from day seven of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box.
• Owl is from the Spellbinders Wise Owl die set.
• The toad is from the Spellbinders Hoppy Halloween die set.
• The background paper is from Tim Holtz Halloween Backdrops paper pack
• Potion bottles are from the Sizzix Halloween Icons die set (666453)
• Cauldron is from the Sizzix Toil & Trouble die set (665561)

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Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween Day Six - Skeleton Halloween Card

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

I'm still managing to keep up to date with my 13 Days of Craftoween box so I have another Halloween card today using the die set from day six.

For this card I have used:

Skeleton die set is from day six of the spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box, attached to the card using an action wobbler.
Boo is from the Sizzix Halloween Toppers Die Set (665951) cut using glitter foam.
The background paper is from my stash.

 

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Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween Day Five - Spider Halloween Card

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  I'm managing to keep up to date with the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box so today I have a Halloween card using the die set from day 5.

For this card I have used:

• Spider die set is from day 5 of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween box.  He does come with a little top hat die but I decided against using it.
• The background is the Spellbinders Spider Web Background betterpress plate.  Pressed with betterpress black ink onto Pebble Betterpress cotton cardstock.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog,  all being well I will be back tomorrow with a card using whatever is in day 6.

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Crafty Calendar October Challenge - Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween Day 4 - Ghostly Halloween Card

Good morning I hope you are keeping safe and well.  Can you believe it is October already.  My autumn and Halloween decorations are up so I'm pretty much prepared for spooky season.

I'm on day four of the Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween and this card is my DT card for our monthly challenge over at Crafty Calendar.

The theme this month is Halloween.

For my card I have used

• Spellbinders 13 days of Craftoween Day Four - Ghost.  I cut two of the ghosts and used the reverse of the die cut for one of them so that they were facing different directions.
• The background is the Spellbinders Spider Web Background betterpress plate.  Pressed with betterpress black ink onto Spellbinders Dahlia cardstock and then ink blended the edges with Picked Raspberry and Black Soot Distress inks.
• Sentiment from the 13 Days of Craftoween Set.

Pop over to Crafty Calendar and check out the gorgeous DT creations and also share your spooky creations with us in this months Halloween themed challenge.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Crafty Calendar February Challenge - MFT Monster Love Valentine Card

Good afternoon, I hope you are keeping safe and well.  A little late posting today as I was working this morning and then out at the theatre this afternoon.   A few of us go every year to see the annual Agatha Christie production.  This years play was Murder on the Orient Express, I must admit I was curious how they would adapt it to the stage but it was fab.

As it is the first Saturday in the month so we have a new challenge over

at Crafty Calendar and the theme is "HEARTS" and I went for a lot of hearts...

For  my card I have used:

• The monsters are from the Monster Love stamp set by MFT (My Favorite Things) stamped in Bee Sting and Love Struck Simon Hurley inks.
• The background was created using the Simon Hurley stencil Happy Hearts and the same Bee Sting and Love Struck inks.  You can't really tell in the photo but the Bee Sting hearts have a bit of sparkle from the addition of some Astro Paste.
• The black heart was embossed using the Sizzix embossing folder Confetti Hearts.

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT creations.

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

Crafty Calendar January Add a Die Cut Challenge - Delightful Butterflies Birthday Card

Good morning and a happy new year,  I don't really make resolutions but I normally state that I will get through the various craft kits that I have received over the years and never got round to doing so we will see how that goes.  It's the first Saturday in January 2025 so we have a new monthly challenge for you over at Crafty Calendar and the theme for this month is

Add a Die Cut.

For my card I have used:

Crafters Companion Photopolymer Stamp - Delightful Butterflies stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

After I heat embossed I sprinkled some color burst powders over the top of the butterflies and then sprayed the image with water so that the powders react and give little explosions of colour over the background.

The sentiment was die cut using the Lawn Fawn Scripty Happy Lawn Cut die.

Please pop over to Crafty Calendar and join us in this months challenge and also check out the gorgeous DT creations.

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