October Elemental Inspirational challenge- Daring Cardmakers

  Hello and welcome back to my blog!

Its the first Friday of the month, which means its the October Elemental Inspirational Challenge. This months mood board is set by DT member Shabneez and it's full of inspirational elements that have a fresh autumnal feel. To join in all you need to do is to choose 3 elements for your card. Remember colours count as one element.

For my card I chose brick wall, mushrooms, colours and textures. I die cut a couple of brick wall strips from a Sizzix border die. I then used distress oxides to colour the wall using a few different brick colours. For the main image I have used printables from Fox and Found Studio (Vintage Toadstools, Foliage and Leaves and Vintage ATC's). For all the other elements I have recycled a clothes tag, a small piece of vinyl and a bronze piece of fabric. With the left over piece of vinyl I cut out some tiny hearts and added them to the bottom of the card.

I haven't added a sentiment yet as I couldn't decide who I was going to send it to. Then maybe it just doesn't need one what do you think?

Here is a close up of the finished card. I hope you enjoyed my take on this weeks challenge. Show us some of your creations and don't forget to share on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very happy weekend. Check out all the inspiration from the DT over on the Daring Cardmakers blog;

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Crafty Hugs,

Rizwana xx

Be Happy- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Hello and happy Saturday!

Welcome back to my blog I hope you've had a good week. This weeks challenge for the Daring Cardmakers blog has been set by Shabneez and she says;                    

 Be Happy     

Happiness is so important to us all and I'd like to see the word 'HAPPY' on your card.  It could be for a birthday, anniversary or anything that makes you happy!

So for my card I decided I wanted it to be just a happy card, to make someone smile and feel happy when they received it. I bought a stamp set from a craft fair I recently visited with a friend, which I thought worked perfectly for this challenge.

I stamped the flower head a couple of times onto watercolour card and added the sentiment. The flowers were coloured using zig water colour pens and a water brush. Once dry I added some sparkle using stickles star dust. To finish off the card I drew some stitched lines to the outer edge of the card and then added some splatters using a black and white posca pen.

I hope you enjoyed my take on this weeks challenge. Show us some of your creations and don't forget to share on the Daring Cardmakers blog. Thank you so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very happy weekend. Check out all the inspiration from the DT over on the Daring Cardmakers blog;

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Crafty Hugs,

Rizwana xx

Comfort and Hope- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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This past week has been very sad and emotional for the whole nation. As we say farewell to our beloved Queen Elizabeth II we cannot help but feel this immense sense of loss. Words fall short of what we are feeling right now but it is times like these that words of comfort and hope are needed.

COMFORT AND HOPE

So for this weeks challenge we would like to see cards with words of comfort and hope for those who have lost a loved one or are experiencing a difficult time, by showing your kindness and support.

For my card I chose some patterned papers by Anna Marie Designs and the sticker words are by Studio Light. The die cut is by Sizzix .

Show us some of your creations and don't forget to share on the Daring Cardmakers blog. Check out all the inspiration from the DT here;

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Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog.

Crafty Hugs,

Rizwana xx

September Elemental Inspirational Challenge

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Its the first Friday of the month, which means its the September Elemental Inspirational challenge. This months mood board is set by DT member Miri and she says, 

"If all the leaves, the rain puddle and blanket is too autumnal for you … why not go for textures, floral/leaf elements or be inspired by the “work/writing” element?! We can’t wait to see what you will make out of it!"

The mood board it's full of inspirational elements that has a cosy autumnal feel. To join in all you need to do is to choose 3 elements for your card. Remember colours count as one element.

For my card I chose some soft colours, a teacup, leaves and textured backgrounds. I decided to go a little vintage and selected some printables from the Fox and Found Studio. I started off by fussy cutting all the elements and then inked all the edges using distress oxides (vintage photo and tea dye). The fun part after all the fussy cutting and inking is when you arrange all your elements and see how well they all work together. I usually take a couple of photos whilst arranging my pieces so I can decide which layout I like the best before sticking anything down.

Here is the list of the Fox and Found Studio pintable's I have used;

1.Antique French Ledger.

2.Edwardian Women Old Postcards.

3.Vintage Teacups.

4.Foilage and Leaves Victorian.

5.Mini Vintage Printables.

I hope you enjoyed my take on this weeks challenge. Show us some of your creations and don't forget to share on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very happy weekend. Check out all the inspiration from the DT over on the Daring Cardmakers blog;

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Crafty Hugs,

Rizwana xx

Cakes and Candles - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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Well we're half way through August and we've already had 9 birthdays! Yes it’s birthday month in my family and there isn’t a week in August where it isn’t someone’s birthday. So as there's lots of cards to create, which sometimes I wish I had done a month earlier as it gets so busy with the kids being off school and finding the time to craft. I thought why not challenge you all to create some birthday cards for loved ones so you have them ready in advance. This weeks challenge is called;

Cakes and Candles

 I would love to see your take on birthday cards with cakes or candles or both. 

I created my card using an old die set by First Edition called 'Build your own Cupcakes' which is perfect for this challenge. I started off by stamping Happy Birthday all over my base card in three different coloured dye inks that coordinated with the cupcakes I had die cut. The stamp is from one of Janet Klein's sets by Aallandcreate called 'RiseUp'. I then assembled the cupcakes and arranged them onto the card base using foam tape. Fairly easy right? Now to create a few more.  

I hope you enjoyed my take on this weeks challenge. Show us some of your creations and don't forget to share on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very happy weekend. Check out all the inspiration from the DT over on the Daring Cardmakers blog;

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Crafty Hugs,

Rizwana xx

Keep Your Cool -Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Good Morning and Happy Friday!!

Welcome back to my blog! This weeks challenge is set by Kathy and its called;

KEEP YOUR COOL!

It's been pretty hot so far this Summer - even here in the UK!  

So let's see your favourite ways to keep cool when the temperatures soar features on your cards this week. A dip in the sea, putting your feet in a bucket of water, 

A snooze in a hammock in the shade. Sunhats and parasols, Ice cream and ice lollies. A slice of juicy water melon or a long cold drink...

 

I hope you are all enjoying the amazingly warm or should I say hot weather. I absolutely love the summer months, as long as there is a nice breeze to go with it, I think it works well for me. 

So the question is how do you keep yourself cool in this heat? My favourite way is to just sit in the shade and enjoy some watermelon and keep hydrated and cool at the same time. So yes you've guessed it my card this week is shaped like a watermelon. This has been created by die-cutting three circles and folding them in half pretty simple really but effective. I used patterned cardstock for the green layers and a red embossed layer on top. To create the seeds I just hand cut some tear shapes from black card. To finish it off I have added a sentiment using a Tonic sentiment strip and there you have it a cool watermelon card.   

 I hope you enjoyed my take on this weeks challenge. Show us some of your creations and don't forget to share on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very happy weekend. Check out all the inspiration from the DT over on the Daring Cardmakers blog;

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Crafty Hugs,

Rizwana xx

August Elemental Inspirational Challenge

  Hello and welcome back to my blog!

Its the first Friday of the month, which means its the August Elemental Inspirational challenge. This months mood board is set by DT member Nat and it's full of inspirational elements that have a fresh summery feel. To join in all you need to do is to choose 3 elements for your card. Remember colours count as one element.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on the blog. I can’t believe it’s August already!! Time seems to be passing by ever so quickly at the moment. My days and weeks seem to be all rolled into one but I’m glad I found some time to break away from it all and have some time to create.

For my card I chose colours, flowers and circles. I was really drawn to the colours in this mood board they look so fresh, bright and have a lovely summery feel. I chose my papers some plain and patterned, although you can't actually see the polka dots on the yellow clearly in the picture. They were then matted and layered on to the main card base. I then die cut some circles and placed them on the card overlaying each other. I used the stems and floral elements from one of Tim Holts die sets called Wildflower Stems #1. They were die cut from white cardstock and coloured using Distress Oxides. After arranging them onto my card base I added some pearl gems onto the flower heads and a tied bow, finishing it off with a sentiment from Tim Holtz idea-ology metallic stickers.

Here is a close up of the finished card. I hope you enjoyed my take on this weeks challenge. Show us some of your creations and don't forget to share on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very happy weekend. Check out all the inspiration from the DT over on the Daring Cardmakers blog;

 https://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com

Crafty Hugs,

Rizwana xx