Summer Time at Unicorn

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new monthly challnge at Unicorn.  Our theme this time is Summer time

Here's a card for my Dad for Father's day.  He likes gardening and what could be more summery than sitting in a lovely garden in the sunshine?

I've picked some nice flowery paper from my stash for thebackground and bright yellow card.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Gem of a Craft Challenge - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the other design team members makes for inspiration!

For a Baby or Child at Unicorn

 

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new monthly challnge at Unicorn.  Our theme this time is For a Baby orChild

This chart was a free cover kit from World of Cross Stitching magazine but I've not used the aperture card that came with it and have used card, paper and embellishments from my stash.  I'm going to give it to my friend whose baby is due this month.  Let's hope her scans are correct and she is having a boy!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes

Crafting Happiness - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Crafty Animals - Anything goes 

Crafty Hazelnuts - Patterned paper

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the other design team members makes for inspiration!

Shaped Cards at Unicorn

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new monthly challnge at Unicorn.  Our theme this time is Shaped Cards.

This kit is from The Nutmeg Company and I bought it at the NEC a couple of years ago, being super organised for my parents' golden wedding anniversary.  It's quite fiddly to cut the shape out but I love the finished effect.

It's also full of gold metallic thread which is my least favourite thing to stitch with but you can't have a golden wedding card without gold!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes

Crafter's Castle - Anything goes 

Taylormadecards4u - Anything goes 

Crafting Happiness - Anything goes

A Place to Start - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the other design team members makes for inspiration!

 

 

Include an Animal at Unicorn

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new monthly challnge at Unicorn.  Our theme this time is Include an animal.

We got 2 kittens last year and I couldn't agree more with the sentiment in this picture! Cats are my favourite though, even if they do wake you up and destroy your furniture!

I Found this image in my stash, it's by Hunkydory.  The little felt stars were a bargain in Sainsbury's after Christmas. 

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts - Patterned Paper

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the other design team members makes for inspiration!

 

 

 

Make it Feminine at Unicorn

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new monthly challnge at Unicorn.  Our theme this time is Make it Feminine

 I'm getting ready for Mother's day and have made two cards, one for my Mum and one for my Mother-in-Law.  I think I prefer the one with the green card background but unfortunately I only had enough to do one background so had to use cream for the other.

I got the idea for the layout from Pinterest.  There are so many lovely cards on there that I would like to try but I'm struggling to get into my craft room these days as it's become the home school room since Christmas!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts - Patterned Paper

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes 

Moving Along with the Times - Spring is coming

Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the other design team members makes for inspiration!

 

 

Use Flowers at Unicorn

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new monthly challnge at Unicorn.  Our theme this time is Use Flowers.

 This chart is from Ultimate Cross Stitch Flowers magazine.  It has soooo many french knots and beads and that border is all metallic thread - all my least favourite things!  But it looks very pretty and was worth it for my Mum's 70th.

It's really hard to be apart from everyone at the  moment, especially when there are milestone events that won't come round again.  I got to leave this on Mum's doorstep and wave at her through the window, not quite the celebration we wanted but if it keeps us all safe then that's what we have to do.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes

Show us your Pussycats - Furrything goes

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the other design team members makes for inspiration!

 

Clean and Simple at Unicorn

Good morning everyone, it's time for a new monthly challnge at Unicorn.  Our theme this time is Clean and Simple

 

I absolutely love CAS cards but struggle to design them myself so I had a look at Pinterest for some inspiration.

I used three snowflake dies and some silver card from my stash and stamped a sentiment in the corner.  I'm quite pleased with the result and it was quick to do.  I might try some more with different coloured card underneath.

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything goes
Gem of a Craft Challenge - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting, don't forget to check out the other design team members makes for inspiration!