19 August 2022

Cakes and Candles - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Hello welcome back to my blog!

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;

Crafty Hugs,
Rizwana xx


12 August 2022

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;

Crafty Hugs,
Rizwana xx

05 August 2022

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;

Crafty Hugs,
Rizwana xx