WARM-ONE WORD PROMPT ( Jolly Crafty Christmas 2024) DCM

 Hello and welcome back to my blog!

We hope you enjoyed using the first One Word Prompt last week - thank you so much for joining in and sharing your creativity! 

The Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024 challenges will have either a picture or a word prompt each week, all the way to the lead upto Christmas. 

 

This weeks ONE WORD PROMPT of the week is:

WARM

What do you think of when you read that word?

Remember, anything goes -  make Tags, Bags, Cards, Décor, Boxes... 

whatever  takes your fancy that fits the theme.

Christmas themed or not - it's up to you!

For this weeks challenge I am using a stamp by Art Inspirations designed by Mr Barghest called Snow Monster. Its a super fun image of a snowman with his warm scarf and hat playing in the snow, which I thought was perfect for this challenge. 

Forcast is snow for the coming weeks so dress up warm if your out and about. 

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

BIRD- One Word Prompt( Jolly Crafty Christmas 2024) DCM

 Hello everyone!

Its been a while since I've posted anything on the blog. Life's been a little crazy lately, I feel like I'm always chasing time. I'm not a big fan of the winter months as it gets dark too quickly but I love the build up to the seasonal festivities and the holidays. I'm looking forward to nice cozy evenings spent with family.

Its time to welcome you to join in with our annual seasonal craft-along!

Jolly Crafty Christmas Time 2024

For the challenges leading up to Christmas we'll give you either a picture or a word prompt each week and then the rest is up to you! 

Anything Goes - you're free to make anything that takes your fancy that fits the theme.

Tags, Bags, Cards, Décor, Boxes... whatever you want to make.

Christmas themed or not - it's up to you  

Now it's time for the first ONE WORD PROMPT and the word of the week is

BIRD

My card features this cute little owl from Hobby Art. I knew this would be perfect for this weeks prompt. I have used christmas papers from an old First Edition paper pad that I've had in my stash for years.The colours are very traditional and went well with the colours I used to colour the stamped image. The word stamp is by Uniko stamps, look them up they have some amazing stamps too.

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

Furry Pet Friends - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Hello and welcome back to my blog!

This weeks Daring Cardmakers Challenge is hosted by me and its all about our beloved pets. I remember having pets at my grandparents house, they had a cat and a parrot. My parents too had a cat for many years until one day it never came home. My dad was quite fond of this cat and decided he didn't want to keep another pet after Mano went missing. My kids have been pushing for pets since they were little but haven't had the green light from me yet. Perhaps one day I'll tell you all about a pet we decided to keep!

In the meantime lets look at this weeks challenge.

FURRY PET FRIENDS.

So this week I would love to see a card with your favourite pet if you have one or if would like to have one in the future.

Show us your two or four legged pets. Do you have more than one type of pet? Let’s celebrate our furry friends by adding photos to your cards too.

So for my card this week I decided to choose cats to be the main feature. I created a background using distress inks. The stamps used are by Art Inspirations called Cats Rule by Mr Barghest. Just love this stamp its cute and mischievous at the same time. All of the elements of the stamps are separate and give you more versatility in creating different scenes for your cards. I used the fish stamp to create a border which looks pretty cool don't you think?

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

Leafy Lushness

 Hello and welcome back to my blog!

 This week we have a brand new challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog and its set by DT member Nat. The challenge is called;

LEAFY LUSHNESS

Make leaves the prominent feature of your card - in all their lushness!

There are so many possibilities - whether rich autumnal shades, something a little festive, or creatively using leaf dies or stamps to create a seasonal wreath.

For my card I used Funky Fossil stamps and decided to keep it clean and simple. I stamped the leaf image onto a piece of vellum and then mounted it onto some black and white pieces of card. I then added some embroidery foss and tied a small bow before adhereing it to the main 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

On or At the ball.- Daring cardmakers challenge.

 Hello and happy Friday!

Welcome back to my blog for another Daring Cardmakers Challenge. This weeks challenge is hosted by Kathy and it's called:

ON OR AT THE BALL

Kathy say, " You don't have to make a football themed card!

Believe it or not, there are actually other ball games you might feature, or you could add a beach ball, or throwing a ball for a doggy friend OR how about a different kind of ball altogether?

Meat balls, gumballs, high ball glass, disco ball - you could even create a fabulous ball gown, or a 'Strictly' style ballroom extravaganza!

This weeks challenge has been quiet fun. For my card I have used a decoupage kit from my stash. I can't remember who its by as its so old only that the collection was called Smirk I think. Anyway I did enjoy putting this golfer together he looks so happy having a great time playing golf, perfect card for a retirement.

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

Lucky Numbers- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Hello and happy Friday!

Welcome back to my blog for another Daring Cardmakers Challenge. I’m hosting this weeks challenge and it’s all about numbers.

LUCKY NUMBERS

This weeks challenge is nice simple! Just create a card with one or more numbers on it! Maybe for a special occasion like a birthday or an anniversary.

A Little 'Un about to start school, or perhaps a 'Well Done' for someone who's just passed their maths exam!

August is a busy month filled with lots of birthdays and anniversaries. Although there are lots of cards available in stores for different ages groups but I never seem to find cards with odd numbers. So here I am creating a card for someone who turns 17 next week shhhh I can’t tell you just yet.
I created my card using some Heffy Doodle products I just recently bought. The background was created using a chevron stencil and distress oxides. Loved how that turned out with all the bright colours. I used  the birthday number dies to create two balloons withn the number 17. To finish it off I stamped the word 'today' and added some sparkle to the numbers.

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

HAPPY AND BRIGHT- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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I haven't blogged for some time over the last couple of months. As some of you may know, I lost my beloved father in April. Its been a very difficult time coming to terms with his loss. Some days have been more difficult than others. I am trying to take each day as it comes and still trying to make sense of it all. My dad would always bring me the brightest coloured flowers on my birthday. This year I will be reminded of that and of all the happiness he brought into our lives. May his star shine brightly as I dedicate this theme in his name. I would also like to dedicate this weeks happy and bright theme, for all of you out there who maybe going through some difficult time right now. So be strong now, because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever.

              

This challenge is also a nudge to our British summer, two days of sunshine and we're back to the dull and gloomy days of rain.

This weeks challenge is called:

HAPPY AND BRIGHT

For my card I have chosen some pretty bright coloured papers from Simple Stories called Good Vibes. Once I had decided which papers I wanted to use I matted and layered them onto card. I added some more papers with geometric patterens then added my circle cut out with a setiment from one of Funky Fossil design stamps. 

 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