My Sweet Valentine- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Hello and welcome back to my blog!

Have you created your valentines card yet? Well not to worry this weeks challenge is all about creating your valentines day card which is set by DT member Dawn and its called;

                                                My Sweet Valentine

Valentines day is nearly here so I would like you to show me the love and share your Valentines makes.  Make sure your cards feature lots of shades of red and pink and of course love hearts.

For my card I have used papers from ABStudios. I chose two papers to create the background and used the left over sheets to punch some hearts using Fiskars punches. I then die cut a stitched tag and threaded some ribbon through the top. The hearts were then arranged onto the tag and glued in place.The tag was then mounted onto the card base with foam pads. To finish it off I added a sentiment and some sequins.

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 or our Facebook page Daring Cardmakers Create and Share. 

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

February Elemental Inspirational Challenge- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Hello and welcome back to my blog!

Its the first Friday of the month and its time for another Elemental Inspiration Challenge. This months mood board is set by DT member Enfys and its full of inspirational elements. 

She says, "I've chosen a leafy mood-board with cool greens and aquas, warmed up with pink red and yellow.  But its not just about colours, check out all the little details on the image and you're sure to find the minimum 3 elements you need to use when you make your card. As usual if you use the colour combo it counts as 1 element."

I chose colours, circles, leaves, flowers and words for my card. I used papers from the Finding Paradise collection by Craft Label. These papers were perfect for this challenge as they fit the colour palette and some of the elements found in the mood board. After choosing my papers I decided to mount each one onto some white copier paper. I did this to break up the busy look of the papers and to make them stand out individually. Also by using copier paper it creates less bulk and ideal when posting as card can add more weight. I die cut two co-ordinating coloured circles and adhered them onto my card. I then fussy cut some leaves and the a parrot and glued them in place onto the circles and finishing off by adding the word Hello using  glitter alphabet stickers.

Here is a close of my 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 or our Facebook page Daring Cardmakers Create and Share. 

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

In The Frame- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Hello and welcome back to my blog!

I'm back with another Daring Cardmakers challenge and this weeks challenge is set by DT member Nat and its called;

In The Frame.

She would like you to feature a frame on your card to spotlight a sentiment or image, or go the whole hog with a large frame that showcases your entire card design.

 I have really enjoyed colouring on Kraft card lately and pretty pleased with the results. I stamped a floral image on kraft card and used colouring pencils to colour the image. I then mounted it onto some orange card then attached it to my main card. I die cut a few different sized circle frames, using some co-ordinating colours. I then layered them onto each other, gluing them together at one point, which created a nice frame for my flower.

Here's a close up of the 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 or our Facebook page Daring Cardmakers Create and Share. 

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

Think of A Number-Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Good Morning and happy Friday!

Welcome back to my blog for another Daring Cardmakers Challenge. This weeks challenge is called ;

Think of a Number

This weeks challenge is set by DT member Kathy, she would like you to make one or more numerals the stars of your card in some way this time. It could be for one of those 'special number' birthdays or anniversaries. Using a background formed from numbers or perhaps you could even make a number shaped card.

I decided to create a birthday card for my neice who turns 20 next month. I die cut a square shape out of a black piece of card and then die cut some numbers into the  top half. This would give me some random number shapes within the card a bit like waste. I then die cut the number 20 at the bottom and adhered a small piece of pink glitter card at the back of it to make the numbers stand out a bit. I mounted the square piece of card onto my main card using foam tape and adding in any extra bits for some of the numerals. I wanted to add a cute and quirky character to my card and decided the toucan from Janet Kleins Strange Birds stamp set was perfect. I stamped and coloured the toucan using Ohuhu brush pens and then fussy cut it out. So then I wanted my bird to sit on a branch and decided to use one of the flower stems from Janet Kleins Trois Fleurs stamp set and added a few extra hand drawn leaves. Now the colouring was done and my bird was sitting nicely on a branch I adhered it to my main card. To finish it off I added a sentiment from the Rise Up stamp set also designed by Janet for Aall and Create.

Here is a close up of the 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 or our Facebook page Daring Cardmakers Create and Share. 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

UP UP AND AWAY- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Hello and welcome back to my blog!

I'm back with another Daring Cardmakers challenge and this weeks challenge is called;

UP UP AND AWAY

So for this weeks challenge we would like to see balloons on your cards. They can be hot air balloons or party balloons. It could be one big ballon or lots of little ones!

For my card I am using the 'Some Bunny' stamp set by Cas-ual- Fridays. I've had this set for a couple of years and had forgotten about it. Well I say forgotten it was buried under lots of other crafts. So was glad I found it as its perfect for this challenge. I created my ballon by simply die cutting a circle and adding some twine. I stamped the cute little bunny without its orginal balloon and coloured him in using Ohuhu markers. I also used one of the tiny hearts to create a subtle background and added some stickles to each one. To finish it off I added a sentiment from the same set.

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 or our Facebook page Daring Cardmakers Create and Share. 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

January Elemental Inspirational Challenge 2022- Daring Cardmakers

      Hello and Happy New Year!

Welcome back to my blog for the very first challenge of the year. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break and I wish you all the best for the year ahead.

Its the January Elemental Inspiration Challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog and this month's mood board is set by DT member Shabneez. All you have to do is choose any three elements from the moodboard for your cards. Remember colours count as one element. The mood board is full of warm and wintry images and is just perfect for this time of year. There's lots to choose from and I hope you will enjoy joining in.

So for my card I chose colours, foliage and a bird. I started off by creating a background using distress oxides (vintage photo and tea dye). I layered the ink onto a cream piece of card using a brayer, this gave it a patchy effect. I added some handmade copper paper and some die cut flag tails. I inked a small doily with some tea dye ink and placed that on top of the flag tail. I then added some images from Fox and Found Printables which really went well with this challenge. To finish it off I added some foliage, a button and a robin. Gold Pebeo gilding wax was used to add some shimmer and interest.

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 or our Facebook page Daring Cardmakers Create and Share. 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

Baubles, Bows and Boxes - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday!

Welcome back to my blog for another new challenge with the Daring Cardmakers. This weeks challenge is called; 

                                 Baubles, Bows and Boxes.

Three things beginning with B - you can choose one of them or all three to feature

when you make your project this week! Maybe make a bauble to put in a box and decorate with a bow!

Remember it doesn't have to be Christmas themed, and it can be a card or anything else you're inspired to get crafty and make. We'll leave this challenge open until we return on 7th January 2022 after our Christmas break.

This week I decided to take a break from card making and created a gift box using my We R Memory Keepers 123 punch board. These boxes are really quick and fun to create. I tied the box with ribbon and added some mini baubles. I created a bow using some silver ribbon and tied it in with the baubles.

 So this was the last of the challenges for this year while we take a short break over the festive season. I would like to thank you all for taking part in the challenges and for taking the time to comment on my social media pages and on the blog.

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 or our Facebook page Daring Cardmakers Create and Share. 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