October Elemental Challenge-Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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Its the first Friday of the month which means its the October Elemental Inspirational Challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog. Shabneez is the host for this weeks challenge her mood board has quiet an eclectic mix of elements! There's lots to choose from like the colours, blue sky, flowers, grass, tortoise, turtle shell and textures!  

All you have to do is pick 3 elements for your card and remember colours count as one element. I hope you enjoy creating with months mood board and if you'd like some more inspiration, don't forget to check out the rest of the design teams creations.

I chose flowers, colours, textures and rectangle blocks. I have used a woodware stamp for my focal image which is coloured with alcohol markers. I added textures on the coloured blocks using embossing folders and doodle a frame around the stamped image.

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

 

Under and Over, repeat... -Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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

Under and Over, repeat..

 This one is all about weaving! You could do some actual weaving with paper strips or yarn... 

or use a stamp or embossing folder with a woven patters... 

or add some woven fabric...

There are lots of possibilities and I can't wait to see what you will make!

For my card I decided to draw a weave pattern for the background using a fine liner pen. This was fun to do and quiet therapeutic. I added some images to a tag which I have cut from paper napkins. This napkin technique is pretty cool as you can make the image sturdy. You can do this by sandwiching the 1ply napkin image, cling film and some card and placing it between two pieces of baking parchment and then ironing them using a hot iron no steam. This makes the cling film fuse together the napkin image to the card as it melts. Make sure you have a enough parchment so you can protect your iron from anything sticking to it. I hope you will give this technique a try and let me know if you enjoyed using your napkins for cards or other crafts.

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

Always Autumn Forever Fall- Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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Wow we are nearly at the end of September! All the days, weeks and months seem to be rolled into one. Its been super busy these past couple of weeks with the kids back at school and older one back at university. The days are getting shorter and there's a fresh chill in the air as the warmer weather seems to be drifting away. We have had rain continuously this past week and lots of trees have started to change colour. I always associate September with the start of the Autumn season. 

This weeks challenge is set by DT member Dawn which is also all about  Autumn, she says;   

"I love this time of year as the season changes and all the months that end in "BER".  The colours are just beautiful and I love to get all cosy at home.  So this week I would like to see your cosy autumn inspired projects.

Always Autumn/Forever Fall

My card for this challenge has been created using patterned papers which were perfect with all the autumn coloured leaves. I don't really know what this style of card is called but it was super fun to create and pretty easy too. I trimmed the front of the card and added the papers to the front and a panel on the inside of the card. I used the same strip I had taken off the front to create a flap that just comes around and sits on the front half of the card. I added a sentiment and a wooden leaf embellishment to the front of the flap. Its a simple but effective 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

Take A Break-Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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Today we have a brand new challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog. This weeks challenge is set by Miri and its called:

TAKE A BREAK

Miri says, 'I guess that most of us are back to everyday life after summer. And now let's not forget to take breaks regularly. Show us on your card what "taking a break" means for you: a cup of tea/coffee, a nap, a walk in nature, taking a sun bath, crafting etc.'

For me taking a break means having some time out to do some crafting. Recently I have been enjoying the art of doodling. This can be anything really but I do love to doodle pretty patterns and botanical drawings. I love the process of just taking your time and drawing things slowly and letting your mind wander freely. Usually I just doodle on a two inch square piece of card using a fine liner pen and then adding them to my sketchbook. Five or ten minutes of mindful doodling is really good for your mind and soul. Doodling on a smaller piece of card helps you to create something quicker and there isn't that overwhelm of a large space to cover. Sometimes I'll get adventurous and create larger pieces and then use watercolours to colour them in. 

For my card this week I have created this doodle leaf drawing using Nova Fineliners and Nova watercolours.

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

Collage It - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

 Hello and Happy Friday!

Wow its been a while since I've posted anything on the blog and I can't get over the fact that its September already! It's been an extremely busy 6 weeks and now everything seems like a blur. We started off with my middle sons graduation which was just amazing as he gained a first class honours degree and made us super proud. August is always the busiest month with non-stop birthday celebrations and wedding anniversaries. Then just recently we had more good news as my youngest passed his GCSE's. So proud of them both. 

Today I'm hosting this weeks Daring Cardmakers Challenge and its called:

COLLAGE IT!

 I would love to see your cards using collage techniques.

You can use anything from magazine cut outs, patterned papers, bits of fabric or anything you have in your stash that
you can use as collage.
Have fun!! 

For my card I created two watercolour backgrounds and added some marks using the same colours. I also used a butterfly napkin and separated the top layer, so I was left with a fine transparent layer. All these were then torn into strips along with some dictionary pages and some tissue paper. They were then arranged onto my card and adhered once I was happy with the way they looked. I added some marks and words around the edges. Then to finish it off I placed some sticker words under each butterfly. 

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

Bon Voyage - Daring Cardmakers Challenge

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This week I'm hosting a brand new challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog and it's called;

BON VOYAGE

A lot of people are getting ready to go on holiday either abroad or at home as the schools close for the summer. I would like you to create a fun travel card to wish someone happy holidays.

I have created a card using the Bon Voyage papers by DRK Crafts and dies by Tonic. This has been really fun to create as I love the papers in this paper pad. I used a few co-ordinating colours and created a background in different layers. I then used the dies to create the suitcase and tag. Once I had attached the suitcase to the card I added some small destination labels to the front. I used a Fiskars punch to create the small banners and finished it with a small plane die cut.

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

July Elemental Inspirational Challenge.

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Its the first Friday of the month which means its the July Elemental Inspirational Challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog. I am your host for this weeks challenge. I have chosen a mood board full of vibrant summery colours, ice lollies, cool drinks, beautiful flowers and lots more. All you have to do is pick 3 elements for your card and remember colours count as one element. I hope you enjoy creating with months mood board and if you'd like some more inspiration, don't forget to check out the rest of the design teams creations.

For my card I have chosen flowers, colours, butterflies and textures. Lately I have been using watercolours a lot in my projects and have really enjoyed playing with them and love the effects I can get. For my card I have used a Woodware stamp called Circle Flowers, which I stamped onto watercolour card. Then I applied Nova watercolours to colour the image and the background. 

     Once dry I created a border around my image with a fine liner pen and stamped the sentiment in black ink. To finish it off I've added some butterflies using similar colours.

 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