Neapolitan Birthday

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's Colour Challenge week and the colours are Neapolitan.

I have used cream card stock and papers from the My Minds Eye Lost & Found paper pad.  The flowers were cut with Joy Crafts Flower dies and the sentiment is a Marianne Design Sentiment die.  I used an Impression Obsession background stamp and Memento Rich Cocoa ink to create the striped papers.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Less is More Challenge 331 - Neapolitan

AAA Challenge 91 - The 3rd Big Birthday Bash
The Paper Players Challenge 347 - Birthday

Thank you for calling today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Melody playing guitar

Have you joined in with The Paper Shelter 6th Birthday Blog Hop yet, if not you will want to take a look at my post HERE, there are lots of fabulous prizes on offer.

I have created this card using the same collection that I used for my Blog Hop card called Melody.

For my previous card I used the Composition to create a decoupage image, for this card I have used the digital stamp and coloured her with ProMarkers.

The papers are from the My Mind's Eye Happy Day collection.

Make sure you take a look at my post HERE so that you can see the other card and why not join us for our Birthday Blog Hop if you haven't already.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Halloween Mice

It's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Halloween or the colours Green, Orange, Black and Purple.

I chose this fun image called Halloween Mice, I coloured them with ProMarkers and used some My Mind's Eye papers that have been in my stash for ages.

The bats and spiders are Paper Smooches dies, I added black sparkle pen to them.

I made the sentiment using my latest purchase - a Dymo label maker, I've wanted one of these for ages!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cut it Up Challenge 107 - Pumpkins

Dragons Lair Designs October Challenge - Boo!

Simply Create Too Challenge 120 - Halloween

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - Halloween

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 448 - Halloween

Crafting By Designs Challenge - Halloween

Pattie's Creations Challenge 127 - Halloween or Autumn

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the Di's Digi Designs Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Halloween or the colours Green, Orange, Black and Purple challenge.

Pauline
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Chasing Butterflies

It's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Summer is Here.

I chose to use this adorable image called Chasing Butterflies and some papers from My Mind's Eye that have been in my stash for ages.

I used Kraft card stock and made my flower with my Stamps by Chloe Floral Embellishments Stamp, the flourish is from the English Country Garden Signature Collection by Sara Davies.

The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 76 - Summer Fun

Inky Impressions June Challenge - Summertime

Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge - Summer
Sisterhood of Crafters Challengs - Summer Time Fun

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Magic
The Crafty Addicts Challenge 17 - Anything Goes/Summertime

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the Di's Digi Designs Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Summer is Here challenge.

Pauline
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Take a Selfie

This is my second DT card today - my Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra card is below and my Paper Creator DT card will be along shortly.

This is my card for the new challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge. The theme is always Anything Goes - you may enter any creation on which patterned paper has been used, you are no longer required to completely cover your project with patterned paper, as long as you use some on your creation.

I have used a Studio Light kit along with some My Mind's Eye papers.  All of the edges have been inked with Distress Ink and I have popped some of the layers up with foam pads. 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge 237 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends Challenge 3 - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge 89 - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 98 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge 91 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge 10 - Anything Goes

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Patterned Paper Challenge.

Pauline
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Work!

I have another little vintage card to share today, a masculine design this time.

I have used a Studio Light kit along with some My Mind's Eye papers.  All of the edges have been inked with Distress Ink and I have added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to the embellishments.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Scrappy Hands Challenge 43 - Clock
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 30 - Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity Challenge 260 - Vintage

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog and leave a comment, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Birthday Girls

Craftng for all Seasons is "FOUR" and to celebrate we have a special challenge with lots of sponsors.

Our theme for you this fortnight is Birthdays with four of something and I have made a card using a fun image called Make it Snappy - Birthday Girls from Bugaboo who are one of  our many sponsors for this special challenge.

I used the current Stella Says Sketch from the Bugaboo blog and coloured my image with Spectrum Noir markers, my papers are from the Happy Day Collection by My Mind's Eye.

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

That Craft Place

Bugaboo

Ppinky Dolls

FaeryInk

Just Inklined

Dr Digis

Milk Coffee

Tiffany Doodles

Please check the Craftng for all Seasons challenge blog for full details.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Doodle Pantry Challenge 5  - Anything Digital Goes

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge 198 - Anything Goes
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - All About Kids

Scribble and Scrap Challenge 44 - Always: Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Bugaboo Stella Says Sketch Challenge 309 -

 

Thank you for calling this morning, make sure you pop over to the Craftng for all Seasons challenge blog and join in with our Birthdays with four of something challenge.

Pauline
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Romantic Rose

I love the theme at Less is More this week, it's 'Newsprint' and lots of ideas popped  into my head when I saw what it was.

This is my second card, this time I have used papers from the My Mind's Eye Madison Avenue collection and as always my inspiration came from Pinterest.

Unfortunately, this is one of those cards that just does not photograph well!  I cut the heart with a Sizzix die and the rolled rose is a Marianne Creatables die.  The lace border is a Fiskars edge punch.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Less is More Week 195 - Newsprint
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 126 - Cut It Out

A Creative Romance Challenge - Pink

My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Anything Goes with a Twist Challenge 4 - Anything Goes with a twist: Touch of Pink

Thank you for calling this morning, please leave a comment so that I know you've been and will be able to come and visit you.

Pauline
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Flying by .....

The theme at Less is More this week is 'Newsprint', I had loads of ideas pop into my head for this challenge - you could be seeing some more later in the week!

This card uses stamps and dies from the Lawn Fawn Sunny Skies collection and the sentiment is from their Flying By stamp set.

I coloured the little birds with ProMarkers and the newsprint papers are from the My Mind's Eye Portobello Road collection

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Less is More Week 195 - Newsprint
Brown Sugar Challenge 117 - Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers Challenge – Sentimental

Sister Act Challenge 80 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge 274 - Thinking of you

Thank you for calling this morning, please leave a comment so that I know you've been and will be able to come and visit you.

Pauline
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The last one ..

This is the last one of these cards using my Woodware 18th Birthday stamp, well at least until my 16 year old turns 18.

This one is for my eldest son's best friend, they have known each other since nursery and I popped a photograph of them both when they were about 5 years old inside the card.

I paper pieced the stamped image with papers from the My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane paper collection and the stars are an X-cut die with a good coat of 3D Crystal Lacquer.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Male Room Challenge - Seeing Stars
Sweet Stamps Challenge 184 - Masculine Birthday
Creative Corner Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge 109 - Anything Goes

Frosted Designs Friday Challenge - Include Stamping

Sister Act Card Challenge 72 - Anything Goes

Crafting At the Weekend Challenge 5 - Anything Goes

Red Rubber Inspirationals Challenge - Stay Focused on Stamping Anything Goes

Little Claire's Monthly Challenge 48 - A Man's Birthday Card

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Thank You Teacher

This is a card that I made for my son to give his teacher, he went back to school after being home educated for 8 years to take his GCSE exams and she has been absolutely brilliant.

I got the idea for the chalkboard style from a card by Kitty Frampton in the Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine.  I have used a sentiment from the DigiStamp Boutique, the original is black on white - I reversed it for the chalkboard look, the papers are some from My Mind's Eye that have been in my stash for ages.

The stars are my favourite X-cut die and I used an EK Success notebook edge punch, the little pencil has also been in my stash for ages.

I also made a matching gift bag.

I would like to enter my card and gift bag into the following challenges:

Simply Create Too Challenge 64 - Sentiment as the Highlight

Crafty Boots Challenge - Thank You
Stamp and Create June Challenge - Thank You

Scribbles Designs Challenge 18 - Say it with a Sentiment

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 24 - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 41 - Anything Goes
DigiStamp Boutique June Customer Competition - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Especially for You

I made this card for my Son to give to his girlfriend, she is eighteen today, we had a look at some cards on Pinterest and came up with a plan - this is nothing whatsoever like the plan, fortunately he liked it!

I used papers from the My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline collection, lots of Walnut Stain Distress Ink, my Tim Holtz Tattered Flower die, Marianne leaf die, Spellbinders Belly Band One die and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat.

The only other additions are a button, twine and ribbon from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts April Challenge - Distress

Hobbybook Designer Challenge - Add a sentiment
It's all about the Vintage Challenge 68 - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge 64 - Circles & Squares
Creative Knockouts Challenge 36 - Ribbons & Bows
UnstampaBelles May Challenge 35 - A Special Person (My sons girlfriend)
Polka Doodles Week 19 - Something Old/Something New (old papers/new Spellbinders die)
Sentimental Sundays Challenge 205 - Shabby Chic or use Lace/Doily

Thank you for calling today, please leave a comment so that I know you've been and will be able to come and visit you.

Pauline
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Yellow and Blue

My eldest had another 18th Birthday Party to go to so that meant another card, this time I managed to please him with my first attempt - didn't I do well!

It's another of my Woodware stamps paper pieced with My Mind's Eye papers - I really like the yellow and dark blue combination.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Paper Minutes Challenge 313 -Sentiments
The Artistic Stamper March Challenge - Letters, Words and Numbers
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge 75 - Happy Birthday
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Sentimental Journey
Brown Sugar Challenge 86 - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge 168 - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 77 - Use Some Blue

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and leave a comment, your company is much appreciated..

Pauline
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You're the best

It's time for our mid challenge reminder at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge and this fortnight we have everyone's favourite theme: Anything Goes chosen by Dorte.

For my card I've used a fabulous stamp from Joanna Sheen's Happy Hoppers 'Always There' stamp set.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the taps and his toothbrush handle.  My papers are from the My Mind's Eye 'Miss Caroline Dolled Up' collection and the sentiment is a Clearly Besotted stamp.  I spent hours trying to find embellishments for this card and nothing looked right so in the end I left it plain.

We have two fabulous sponsors again this time:

EUREKA STAMPS

Prize - 5 Digital Stamps of the winners choice from their online store http://www.eurekastamps.com/

and we also proudly welcome a new sponsor

Marianne Design

who are offering this fabulous prize

So what are you waiting for, one of these awesome prizes could be yours, you still have a week to play along.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter Challenge 147 - Animal Magic
Crafts Galore March Challenge - Use a Stamp or Digi Stamp
Creative Fingers Challenge 25 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge 46 - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar March Challenge - Animal Antics!
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Cute
The Corrosive Challenge 194 - Animals
Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge 39 - Anything Goes
That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too Challenge 56 - Shop in your Stash (stamp and papers from stash)

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Anything Goes challenge.

Happy Halloween

I'm quite enjoying playing with my Halloween crafting bits and pieces this year - I've made another card using my Clearly Besotted stamps and dies.

I created my cloudy background with distress inks and cut the frame with my Spellbinders Labels Three dies.  The papers are My Mind's Eye and the small bats are a Memory Box die, everything else is from Clearly Besotted with the exception of the black pearls and 3D Crystal Laquer that I have aded to the black cat and large bat.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a rubber or clear stamp
Simply Create Too Challenge 48 - Halloween  (or use Orange)
Crafty Catz Challenge 202 - Time for Halloween
Emergency Crafters - Halloween
Polka Doodles Week 41 - Halloween
MilkCoffee Challenge - Spots and Dots
Paper Crafting Journey - Use Halloween Colours
Sarah Hurley Challenge 85 - Halloween

Thank you for visiting today, there is still plenty of time to enter my Candy draw, if you would like to take a look you can find it here.

Pauline
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Spooky Treats

I thought I would make something special for our Trick or Treat visitors this year, we don't get that many - most of the children in our area have grown up now.

Here are the first two, made using my Clearly Besotted Boo to You and Fright Night stamps.  I have the matching die for the Pumpkin but the set to go with the Ghost were sold out so I fussy cut my ghost.

Here is a close up of them both individually:

The papers are My Minds Eye and Dovecraft Back to Basics - I coloured the orange stripes with ProMarkers.  I added some black corrugated card, punched the small stars and added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to them.  The sentiments are from Pink Petticoat.

Inside there is a little pocket just the right size for a small packet of sweets.

I would like to enter these treat holders into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a Rubber or Clear Stamp
Creative Inspirations Paint - Halloween
Hobbycutz Challenge 19 - Halloween
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 10 - Halloween
Crafty Calendar October Challenge - Halloween
Party Time Tuesdays Challenge 141 - Pumpkins
Paper Pretties Challenge 229 - This is Halloween
Creative Inspirations Challenge 235 - Happy Haunting!
Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Spooktastic Times

Thank you for visiting today, please pop in again soon.  There is still plenty of time to enter my Candy draw, if you would like to take a look you can find it here.

Pauline
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A gloriously spooky time!

This is my third card as a guest designer for the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, only one more to go - doesn't time fly when you're having fun.

The theme this fortnight is Hey Pumpkin - create a project using Pumpkin as your inspiration - an image of a pumpkin, pumpkin coloured paper or inks, pumpkin shaped embellishments - use your imagination and have fun!

Make sure you pop over the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge blog for more details and to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and great prizes.

I used a fabulous Halloween image from Joanna Sheen's House-Mouse Triple CD teamed with some My Mind's Eye papers.
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I have kept things quite clean - just some matting and layering, a die cut corner and some card candy along with the sentiment from the CD layered onto a scalloped circle die cut.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Animals
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 227 - Cats and Dogs/Pets/Animals
Card Makin' Mamas Challenge 75 - Trick or Treat
Fairytale Challenge 77 - Pumpkins, Mushrooms and Bats
2 Sisters Challenge 164 - Fall Fun
Allsorts Challenge Week 227 - Autumn Colours
Crazy 4 Challenges #206 - Halloween
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge 64 - Autumnal Colours
Quirky Crafts Challenge 20 - Pumpkin Time
There She Goes Challenge 228 - Colour Challenge

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with the Hey Pumpkin challenge.

There is still plenty of time to enter my Candy draw, if you would like to take a look you can find it here.

Pauline
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The older I get ...

I noticed that the new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts was Bring Humour to your Creation and decided that I would make a card using one of my Bugaboo Gus images.

I eventually chose Gus golf and teamed him up with some My Mind's Eye papers.

I coloured Gus with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers and used Distress inks to create the sky and grass.  The burgundy panel has been embossed with my Cuttlebug Diamonds in the Rough embossing folder and I framed the sentiment with a disc cut using two Spellbinders circle dies.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 187 - Bring Humour to your Card
Rhedd & Rosie's 16th Challenge - Something for the men
Paper Crafting Journey - For a boy!
A Gem of a Challenge #100 - Let's hear it for the Boys
C... is for Challenge #7 - Boy's & Men
Digi Sketch Challenge - For the Boys
Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 147 - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for visiting today, there is still plenty of time to enter my Candy draw, if you would like to take a look you can find it here.

Pauline
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Let's Shop

I've made another card with this fabulous image from Bugaboo, you've probably noticed by now that I rather like her!

She has been coloured with ProMarkers and the papers are from the My Mind's Eye - The Sweetest Thing Bluebell collection.  I have added 3D Crystal Lacquer to her glasses and shoes, the sentiment comes with the image and I have stamped a little tag around it.  The ribbon, button and card candy are all from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge 101 - Out with the Girls
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 288 - Pretty Ribbons
Creative Craft Challenge 19 - Use Ribbon
Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge - Anything Goes, include a HANDMADE BOW
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe 143 - Anything Goes
Digitally 'Sweet' Challenge 55 - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting me today and for any comments that you may like to leave.

Pauline
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So much plastic ...

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and this week the theme is Make it Funny.  I have made a CAS card using a fabulous image from Bugaboo who are our sponsors this time.

The Bugaboo image is called JJ Shopping - so much plastic and she comes with the sentiment.  I have coloured her with ProMarkers and the papers are from the My Mind's Eye - The Sweetest Thing Bluebell collection.  I have added 3D Crystal Lacquer to her glasses, shoes and handbag, along with a little pearl from my stash.

Our sponsor this time is:

Bugaboo

Prize: 7 digital images

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Devine Digi's
Love to Create Challenge 83 - Clean N Simple
Sentimental Sundays Challenge 172 - Humorous
Created with Love Challenge 58 - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge 80 - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Challenge 217 - Digital Images or Digital Papers
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 186 - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations Challenge - Stamped/Digi Image
Creative Inspirations Challenge 232 - Clean and Simple

Make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog and check out the DT projects, we would love for you to join us for our Make it Funny challenge.

Thank you for calling this morning, please come back and visit again soon.

Pauline
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