Desert diva
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I am a South-African living in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) for the last 8 years. Card making helps me cope with being far away from home, and challenges my right brain, since I am a left brained, logical and analytical pharmacist at heart!
Desert diva
15h ago
Hi there!Here are two more cards using the Taco Bout It stamp set from Simon's new "Celebrate" release!I used :Taco-bout-it stamp setBrush strokes stencilInks from Simon as shown in pictures aboveVersafine black inkRhinestonesFoam tape for dimensionPinpoint rectangle die - Memory BoxThanks for visiting me today ♥Hannelie ..read more
Desert diva
3d ago
Hi there!I'm sharing a card on Instagram today , as we are still celebrating Altenew's 10th anniversary!Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and 5 winners will receive a $20 gift certificate! Hop over to Instagram, to see what you have to do ta stand a chance to be one of the winners :)We hope to inspire you to pull out those older Altenew products, and ..read more
Desert diva
6d ago
Hi there!
I have a new card today using the pretty new Forest fantasy fresh dye ink mini cube bundle from Altenew !
I just love this color combo... so fresh and happy!
Here's my card :
I also used :
Floral radiance layering stencil set : 4-in-1
Timeless sentiments 2 die set
Bold sentiments stamp set
Autumn Blaze ink from the Warm& cozy crisp dye ink mini cube set
Instant dimension foam tape
Thanks for visiting me today!
Hannelie ..read more
Desert diva
1w ago
Hi there!
If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen these card already ... but if not, I am so happy that you popped in to take a look!
I will soon share more of the lovely products from the Altenew - April release :)
The first card shows off the beautiful Build-a-garden : Morning Glory :
This coloring stencils and coordinating dies create so many possibilities for different designs! I used Purples from the Enchanted-garden-mini-cube-set , Greens from the Tropical-forest-mini-cube-set, as well as Industrial Diamond gray ink from Roc ..read more
Desert diva
2w ago
Hi there!
The theme at A Blog Named Hero this month is an easy one , come share your birthday or anniversary creations with us :)
I am back as promised with the second card I made using one background !
For this card I used the larger remainder of the panel I stenciled as a frame to the birthday sentiment. I just popped it ..read more
Desert diva
3w ago
Hi there!
We've got a brand new Stay Crafty challenge for you at A Blog Named Hero !
I made this card to invite and inspire you to play along!
I used :
Color-layering-golden-poppies stencil set
Celebrate word dies
Distress inks
Oval die
To add interest to the card I did some simple scoring on the background and added rhinestones.
The sentiment was cut with craft foam and adhered the card stock die cut to it to make it stand out.
Stay tuned to see how I used the rest of the background... its a 2 for 1 win-win situation ?
I hope you will join us !
See you in ..read more
Desert diva
3w ago
Hi there!
We have a lovely new color pairing for you at Color Hues to inspire your creations!
Here's my card :
&nbs ..read more
Desert diva
1M ago
Hi there!
We invite you to make a card using only dies and share it over at CAS on Friday !
I used :
Boho-chain-wafer-die and Boho-celebrate-wafer-dies both from Simon Says Stamp
Gold Textured card stock and Turquoise card stock
Rhinestones
Dimensional foam tape
Hope to see you in the gallery!
Thanks for visiting me today ♥
Hannelie ..read more
Desert diva
1M ago
Hi there!
Time for your fortnightly color inspiration from Color Hues !
I used a darker hue of blue, and here is my card to invite you to play along!
I used :
Alstroemeria-stem-wafer-die - Simon Says Stamp
Hibiscus-blooms ..read more
Desert diva
1M ago
Hi there!
Time for a new challenge at CAS on Friday ... and with Easter approaching, this is your opportunity to get going with those Easter cards.
I love making Easter cards reflecting the meaning of Easter, so I went looking for some kind of element with a cross... and I found it in the word Easter itself ... and a font with a perfect ?
I used :
The word Easter, cut with my Silhouette cameo : Font - Galantis
Happy Sentiment- Part of a sentiment strip from Altenew
Embossing folder - Magazine freebie from long ago
Palm frond die
Arched BG also cut with ..read more