Hello and Happy Friday!

Well the cold spell has certainly arrived and my thermals are on. I spent most of yesterday glued to the radiator and still felt so cold. The festive season is fast approaching and I do need to get a move on and finish creating my Christmas cards. I'm glad the Daring Cardmakers have had lots of christmas themed challenges which has given us a head start with our crafty christmas makes. So we are now in week 4 of our Christmas challenges. This weeks challenge is called;

Show us Your Stockings!

Probably Christmas Stockings - but maybe cute little socks for a new baby's feet or possibly even fishnets and garters! 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.

I created my card using papers from Artic Christmas by Paper Addicts and Cracker and Stocking Dies by First Edition. I loved creating these cute stockings using different patterened papers and die cutting contrasting colours for the toe and heal. Once I had assembled a couple of the stockings I decided to add some papers to my base card to create the background. A sentiment was added to the base card and I doodled some stitch lines around the card. I tied some twine across the the front of the card and used some small pegs to hang my stockings. To finish it off I added some gems.

So heres another stocking card I made the collection is slowly building.

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

Silver, Aqua and a Dash -Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Hello and welcome back to my blog!

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

Silver, Aqua & a Dash 

We've a colour theme this time!  

Just use Silver and Aqua/turquoise shades and add a pop of any 

other colour you fancy. 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.

I love aqua colours they are great for lots of winter themed cards. I have created a card using First Edition papers called Arctic Winter. They worked perfectly for this challenge. I added green as my third colour and used silver glitter card.  I added a strip of snowglobes a sentiment and gems to finish it off.

 

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

Jolly Holly-days - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 

Hello and Happy Friday!

Welcome back to another Daring Cardmakers challenge.Our theme for the challenge this week is;

Jolly Holly-days!

We'd simply like to see some holly or other Winter greenery on your 

projects this time.We'd love you to share anything you make so, not just cards but boxes, bags, tags, labels and decorations.  Whatever you make, we want to see!

 And of course, remember, your makes don't even have to be Christmassy!

This week I decided to create a gift bag, as it would definately come in handy over the festive season. For my project I use a pre-made kraft bag which usually comes plain and you can decorate it however you like. I die cut two holly wreaths and layered them on top of each other to make the wreath look fuller. I used patterened papers to add a border on the top and bottom of the bag. I adhered the wreath to the centre and added red gems to the holly leaves. Then to finish it off I added a tartan bow and created a small tag matching the bag, which I tied using some twine and bells. I loved the finished result.

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

November Elemental Inspirational Challenge- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

Hello and welcome back to my blog!

Its the first Friday of the month which means its the November Elemental Inspirational Challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog. This months moodboard is full of Christmas Inspiration all you have to do is pick three elements and create a card. Remember colours count as one element. 

I have chosen colours, words and pinecones. When I saw this moodboard I knew exactly what I wanted to create using one of my well loved Waltzing Mouse stamp sets called Festive Foilage by Claire Brennan. I stamped the pinecone stamp with Versa Claire ink pads and then fussy cut them. I also stamped some of the individual cones and fir branches. I cut two strips of green and red cardstock and die cut a frame out of grey cardstock, using one of the Tattered Lace dies. I then stamped and embossed my sentiment onto the grey frame. Now the frame was ready to have the foilage assembled onto it. I used foam pads to add height to the individual pinecones which I added onto the main stamped image. To finish it off I added stickles for sparkle and some pearl gems.

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