Calling all Crafters!

Friday, 1 August 2025

Conjurer of Dreams DT

I am very pleased to announce that I am now on the Conjuror of Dreams DT.

I made quite a few items using Conjurer Of Dreams images and you will see these on the 21st of the month. However this month's challenge is Sea Adventures and at the start of this you will see my pirate cards:

These used Dark Fantasy Pirates and Pirate Quotes

Have a look on the CoD site for more challenges and the Facebook Group

Happy Crafting!

August Gecko Galz Challenges

Don't we all love a challenge? Gecko Galz Papercrafting has many monthly challenges...

This month the main Challenge theme is

Scheherazade

Follow the link to share your make!

August 1st - 29th.

Feel free to grab our badge, and share on your blogs.

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE product from Gecko Galz!!

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!! It is up to you!!
The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree

A page from a whimsical journal:

I also have two more journal pages - take a look on the 12th!

But we also have challenges on the Facebook Group

These are the August challenges:

Then there are also, with freebie images, the

MONTHLY Christmas Challenge

Fantasy Challenge

MONTHLY Gothic Challenge

Find also the new tag challenge

Have Fun!

Happy Crafting!

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

WOYWW #843

It is Wednesday so I am linking to WOYWW at Sarah's craft shed

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #843.

On my desk easel you can see another page from Michelle's Creative Warriors Junk Journal July Challenge This is the second week: again l have managed to do two pages.

Day 3 again using images and sentiment from Confidence.

The background is a sunburst using paint markers. The idea came from looking at pop art examples on the internet. I coloured the image using water colours and ABM markers.

For my second page I used another page in my looseleaf journal.

I again used the image from 'Confidence', this time pre-coloured. I painted the surrounds with watercolour. I placed this behind vellum and a window (coloured with pastel) from a set by Michelle Grant called 'Girl Next Door'

I added this to the background which is book paper, pastels, inks through a brickwork stencil and drips. I then added the sentiment and leaves die cut using a die and paper from Bee Arty.

There are also some more journal pages on my desk but they are to be blogged next month so I cannot share yet.

Nothing else to share really, although I did have a lovely dinner out last night with my cousin Helen and her husband Sean who are over from the UK for the Lions tour.

All for now...

Happy WOYWW!

Addicted to Stamps and More - Birthdays Challenge #498

Here's my Birthday project...for the Challenge #498 at Addicted to Stamps and More

My card has a white base matted with a variety of layers of card and embossed paper. The brown card was used to die cut the bird and a frame. Finally I added a wooden sentiment.

Hope you will enter the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge! Do hop over to see the fabulous inspiration from my team-mates!

Happy Crafting!

Friday, 25 July 2025

Folding the Flat Mail I mentioned earlier

Take a rectangle of paper - this has a pattern on one side and is white on the other. The white side is where you might journal or write a letter...

Fold one corner down.

Unfold this and fold the other corner down.

Unfold again and fold the bottom two corners up to the point where the previous two folds cross.

Fold the top strip down.

Flip this fold back to the other side and fold the little corners in.

Unfold the paper and look at the middle fold lines. Have the triangle fold at the bottom and the square above. Push the horizontal folds above the triangle together. This forms a pocket in which you can add some enclosures.