Madcap Manor

Just a quick post today, in about 10 minutes we have a friend for tea! Our Challenge is to Add a Sentiment and our sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy - I have used Halloween Cat. I used papers from my stash. The sentiment is a very old one by Clearly Besotted, embossed with Pumpkin Pie embossing powder by Love from Lizi. Go and see my teamies' gorgeous creations and join in the fun with us! Thanks for looking love Mags B x

Hello there! I hope you're all keeping well. We havea new challenge at Dream Valley which is to use a Hand-coloured Image . I used a lovely image from our sponsor Fabrika Fantasy. This is Spring Fairy and I loved colouring her! The papers are Nitwits' Bonnets and Bowties digi papers. I added a pink ribbon from my stash and a die-cut sentiment. Have a look at my teamies' creations, using some adorable images from our sponsor! Thanks for looking, andhave a good week! love Mags B x

Hi, guys! I hope you're all keeping well! We have a new Challenge at Dream Valley and it's a lovely, girlie theme - Pink Birthday. Our fab sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy and the DT were lucky enough to be given some images to work with - I chose the darling Flying Elf. So cute! I chose the Promarker colours from the background paper, which is a very old piece by Kanban, and has lovely silver foiling which really gleams in the light. Because I didn't have quite enough to stretch across my card I added a matted scrap of an old Nitwits paper down the middle to hide the gap. The elf's hair and dress, and the dragon's horns, have Spectrum Noir sparkle added to them. The silver-embossed banner and sentiment are also old, they are by Clearly Besotted. I added pink Nuvo drops around the scalloped mat which I cut with a Spellbinders die, and inked the edge of the image with Spun Sugar Distress Ink. Is this pink enough, do you think? So if you want an excuse to ...

Good morning! Happy Monday, everyone, I hope this is the start of a good week for you! Our new challenge at Dream Valley is Animals. Our sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy and a lucky winner will be able to choose 3 of their digis! I went with the adorable Little Dragons (scroll down to find the image.) All the papers are from the Snippets drawer, which is now almost too full to shut properly! I took the colours for my dragons from the spotted paper, using mint green and purple to make a congratulations card on the birth of twins. Do fly over to Dream Valley to see what my teamies have made and be inspired to join in! Thanks for looking! love Mags B x

Hi, guys! Well, the weekend's over and we have to cope with That Monday Morning Feeling. However, there is a new Challenge at Dream Valley to cheer you up! Our theme is Things With Wings - Angels, Fairies, Birds, Insects - even Aeroplanes are all suitable! I have a card made with a dramatic Fire Fairy with lots of hot, fiery colours! This is Fire Fairy by Fabrika Fantasy Stamps, she is so dynamic! I cut some red dotted card with a Spellbinders Heirloom Legacy die for the background. The red ribbon and broderie anglaise lace are from stash, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Our sponsor this fortnight is Fabrika Fantasy. My teamies have used several of their Fairy images to make some gorgeous cards! Do join in the fun! Thanks for looking, and have a good week! love Mags B x

Good morning! Are you all getting back to the normal routine after the Festive Season? I have been tackling the washing and ironing - talk about coming back to earth with a thump! And now we have our first Challenge at Dream Valley which is Anything Goes. I made a ridiculous mistake when making my card - more anon! My first version was this: All weekend I was puzzling over why it looked wrong, then yesterday I realised - it's all the wrong way round! Cue a lot of careful removing of elements and replacing them correctly! Oh dear, what a palaver! The cute image is Fairytale Princess from Fabrika Fantasy Stamps. I took the pictures using a daylight lamp, which has made the papers (from an old First Edition pad) look brighter and the image look paler, for some reason. Sorry! The sentiment is from an old Hero Arts set called 'You're Pretty Sweet.' The wooden heart and gems are from stash. We have a lovely new sponsor, Fabrika Fantasy Stamps. Go and se...