WOW with a touch of Blue

This is my second DT card for Crafting for all Seasons Challenge 15, as I said on my previous post the thought of making a card that was predominately white filled me with dread.  However, once I got over my panic I really enjoyed the challenge and will certainly be making some more WOW cards in the future, so if you look at the challenge and think I don't do WOW, I would say give it a go you might surprise yourself like I did.

We have two great sponsors again this week, Some Odd Girl who are providing 3 digital images for one lucky winner and Whoopsi Daisy who are offering 2 sheets of digital images that's 8 images in total to a second lucky winner.

This is the card I made using one of the Whoopsi Daisy images from Sheet 199, there are four fab images on each sheet, pop over and check them out they are gorgeous.

This time I've added just a touch of blue with my ProMarkers and some glitter to her wings.

Card Recipe

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 199
Tools:  Spellbinders - Picot Edge Circles, Marianne CreaTables LR0164
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Embellishments:  glitter, button, ribbon and bakers twine from stash

Sentiment:  Crafters Companion rub-on

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

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - White on White

Mami Doodles Challenge 38 - Fairy Tales are Real

Sweet Stampin - Punches and Dies

Stamps R Us - Emboss It

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and enter the challenge.

Please leave me a comment, I'd  love to know what you think.

Pauline

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White on White

This is the first of my DT cards for Crafting for all Seasons Challenge 15, I must admit I had a bit of a panic when I saw that the challenge this time was WOW (White on White), you might have noticed that I rather like my colour and the thought of making a card that was predominately white filled me with dread.  However, I must admit I rather enjoyed the challenge and will certainly be making some more WOW cards in the future, so give the challenge a go even if you don't normally do WOW, I'm sure you will enjoy it.

We have two great sponsors again this time, Some Odd Girl who are providing 3 digital images for one lucky winner and Whoopsi Daisy who are offering 2 sheets of digital images that's 8 images in total to a second lucky winner.

This is the card I made using the Some Odd Girl image Head in the Clouds Kaylee, you must pop over and check out these fab images.

I think I did quite well considering my love of colour,  just a few splashes of yellow apart from her face and hair which I coloured using ProMarkers.

Card Recipe

Image:  Some Odd Girl - Head in the Clouds Kaylee

Tools:  Spellbinders - Blossom Tags and Accents, Labels D

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Embellishments:  flowers, glitter, buttons and raffia from stash
Sentiment:  LOTV stamp

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

Magical Monday Challenge - Sketch (must use a magical image)

Creative Card Crew - Monochromatic

A Gem of a Challenge 35 - Monochromatic

Dream Valley Challenge 21 - Sparkle (there is glitter on her wings and the cloud)
Ladybug Crafts Challenge 48 - White on White

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and enter the challenge.

Please leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Pauline

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Willow Sketchie Midway Reminder

As some of you know I had a table at a local Christmas Craft Fair yesterday, well this is it.

It was a long day, 10am to 4pm, but it was good.  Not as busy as previous years and people did not spend quite as much as normal but still quite a few cards were sold so there is now more room in my craft room and more money for crafting goodies.

There is still plenty of time to join this weeks challenge over at the Willow Sketchie Challenge blog.  This is the lovely sketch we have this week:

Pop over and have a go you could win a voucher to spend in the Willow Sketchie Shop.

Thank you for looking.

Pauline

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Christmas Friends

It's time for another Willow Sketchie Challenge and we have a lovely new sketch for you.  Many thanks to everyone that entered the challenge last week and used my sketch, make sure you pop over to see if you are the lucky winner.

The DT have all used the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD again and I have chosen the Walter and Mr Robin image - this is definitely my favourite image on the whole CD.

The image and papers are from the CD and I have layered them onto Core'dinations card stock and then onto a scalloped card base.  I inked the edges of the papers with Distress Ink.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of my card which has been decorated to complement the front:

Image:  Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD - Walter and Mr Robin

Papers:  Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Tear Drop Circles, Classic Triple Scallop Edgeabilities
Embellishments:  ribbon, button and flower from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV label

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Christmas Crackers
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 27 - Christmas or Winter Related
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Anything Goes at Christmas
CES Challenge 62 - Snowflakes (on the backing paper)
Everybody Art Challenge 169 - Christmas card
Pollycraft Monday Challenge 120 - Christmas Fun
My Mums Craft Shop Challenge 33 - Things with wings (Owl and Robbin)
Paper Sundaes Challenge 96 - Beautiful Bows
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 36 - CAS Christmas & Ribbon Theme

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at the sketch and the other DT members cards.  The prize this week is a voucher to use in the Willow Designs Shop so come on have a go.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment I would love to know what you think.

Pauline
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Let it Snow

This is a card I have made for this months Crafter's Companion Challenge - Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow.  Well there's certainly plenty of snow on my card, I got out my World of Beatrix Potter CD, one of the very first CDs I ever bought and used a set from the Decoupage Books section, yes back to my favourite decoupage.

I added some glitter to some of the snow drifts, trees, roofs and fence but it doesn't show up very well on the photo.  The sentiment is from one of my Polka Doodles CDs, sorry I can't remember which one.

The backing paper and insert are also from a Beatrix Potter CD.

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

Crafter's Companion Challenge 18 - Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Moving Along with the Times Challenge 125 - Let It Snow
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 99 - Baby, it's cold outside
Creatalicious Challenge 28 - Christmas and make sure it sparkles
Crafty Catz Challenge 109 - Snowflakes

Don't forget there is still time to enter the Willow Sketchie Challenge, make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog to check out the other DT members cards and join in with the challenge, I would love to see what you can do with my sketch and you could win a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs Shop.

Thank you for stopping by, please leave me a comment, I would love to know what you think.

Pauline
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Midway Reminder

These are a couple of items that I've made for the craft fair I'm selling at next weekend, the cute little tag is an image from the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD available in the Willow Designs Shop, I might use the gift bag to package the handmade jewellery that I am selling alongside cards and other paper crafted items.

This is a closer view of the tag, I printed a ready coloured image and just added a little more colour to the stocking with ProMarkers, I then mounted it onto some red core'dinations card stock.  I also added some more white card stock to the back of the tag for the greeting to be written on.

I used the same core'dinations card stock to cut a little border for the gift bag, I then added a button with a seam binding bow to finish.

There is still time to join this weeks challenge over at the Willow Sketchie Challenge blog, it is my turn to host this week and this is my sketch:

Pop over the the challenge blog and have a go you could win a voucher to spend in the Willow Sketchie Shop.

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

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 60 - Tags

Crafty Ribbons Challenge 6 - Anything but a card

Karen's Doodles Challenge 89 - Anything but a card

Bows and Berries Challenge 14 - Tags

 

Thank you for looking.  Please leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Pauline

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Christmas Stocking

This week it's my turn to host the Willow Sketchie Challenge again and this is the sketch that I've chosen:

I think it's quite an easy one to follow and of course you can rotate the sketch or re-size the elements as long as the original layout can be recognised.  You can use anything from your crafty stash but we'd love to see something from Willow Designs if you have it.

This week the Design Team all used the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD again and here is the card that I made:

This image is also available as a digital stamp from the Willow Designs Shop.  The papers are from the CD and the card stock is Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Core'dinations.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of my card, I have decorated it to co-ordinate with the front:

Image: Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD -  Keeping Warm

Papers:  Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD

Tools:  Spellbinders -Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Tim Holtz Alterations - Snow Flurries,

Tonic Studios - Snowflake punch

Embellishments:  gems from stash

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

Digital Tuesday 137 - Christmas

Hooked on Craft Challenge 12 - Something punched

Paper Sundaes Challenge 95 - Digital Images

Paper Creations Ink Challenge 12 - Holiday Wishes for Kids

Craft Your Passion Challenge 84 - Let it Snow

Crafts and Me Challenge 61 - Simples!

Wags 'n Whiskers 67 - Christmas Themed

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog to check out the other DT members cards and join in with the challenge, I would love to see what you can do with my sketch and you could win a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs Shop.

Thank you for stopping by, please leave me a comment, I would love to know what you think.

Pauline
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Give Thanks and Celebrate

This is my second card for the new Crafting for all Seasons Challenge which has two great sponsors again this week, The Stamping Boutique who are providing a great prize of either 3 digi images or 1 digi paper pack and Bugaboo Stamps who are offering a fantastic 7 digis as a prize.

This week we are celebrating Thanksgiving but you have the choice to make

a Thanksgiving card

a Thank you card

use the sketch

or any combination of the three

We don't really celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK but I decided to make this card using The Stamping Boutique image 'Audrey the Pilgrim' anyway:

I followed this weeks sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge.  I coloured the image with ProMarkers and cut it out using a Spellbinders die, Kraft card stock has been used as a base and for the sentiment.  The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's 'House Mouse Inserts CD' and the flowers, buttons and bakers twine are from my stash.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to match the front:

Image: The Stamping Boutique - Audrey the Pilgrim
Papers:  Joanna Sheen - House Mouse Inserts CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Ovals, Beaded Ovals, CREAlies Label

Embellishments:  flowers, buttons and bakers twine from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Sketch Saturday Week 181 - Sketch

Patties Creations Challenge 33 - Birthdays or Thanksgiving
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 93 - Thanksgiving
Crafty Catz Challenge 108 - use a digital image
The Corrosive Challenge 137 - give thanks

Freshly Brewed Challenge 73 - I am Thankful

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the sketch and the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and then have a go at the challenge.

Thank you for looking.  Please leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Pauline

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Say it with Flowers

It's Crafting for all Seasons Challenge time again and this week we are celebrating Thanksgiving but you have the choice to make

a Thanksgiving card

a Thank you card

use the sketch

or any combination of the three

We have two sponsors this week, The Stamping Boutique  who are providing a great prize of either 3 digi images or 1 digi paper pack and Bugaboo Stamps who are offering a fantastic 7 digis as a prize.

I decided to make some Thank You cards using the 'Flower Can' image from Bugaboo Stamps.  I printed the image four times and coloured it in four different colours.

I cut each image out using my Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals and then drew around the die and cut out the larger shape to back them, I then added some colour to the base cards, the scalloped mats and the images using Antique Linen Distress Ink.

To complete each card I added a seam binding bow coloured with ProMarkers to match the flowers on the image and some roses.  The sentiments are a LOTV label stamp with computer generated text.

I had to colour the roses on this one to match the image and ribbon as I couldn't find any the right colour, I don't know how I ever managed before ProMarkers.

I just added a plain white insert to each card.

Card Recipe

Image:  Bugaboo Stamps - Flower Can

   Tools:  Spellbinders -Large Scalloped Ovals

Embellishments:  seam binding, roses and leaves from stash
Sentiment:  LOTV Label Stamp and computer generated text

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

Crafty Ann's Challenge 53 - Floral Frenzy

CES Challenge 61 - Roses and Ribbons

Aud Sentiments Challenge 41 - Thank You Cards or Thanksgiving cards

Creative Card Crew - Thankful

Sentimental Sundays Challenge 71  -  Thanksgiving/Thank You

Simon Says Stamp - Thanksgiving/Thanks
Card Makin' Mamas Challenge 33 - Be Thankful

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the sketch and the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and enter the challenge.

Please leave me a comment, I'd love to know what you think.

Pauline

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Wrapped up for Christmas

This is one of the cards I made for the recent Willow Sketchie shows on Create & Craft, the image and papers are from the decoupage section on the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD available in the Willow Designs Shop.

There is still time to join this weeks challenge over at the Willow Sketchie Challenge blog, Lisa has provided us with this fab sketch to follow:

Pop over the the challenge blog and have a go you could win a voucher to spend in the Willow Sketchie Shop.

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

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 59 - Anything Christmas Goes

Charisma Cardz Challenge 44 - Cutesy Projects
Digital Tuesday Challenge 136 - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes Challenge 95 - Digital Images
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge Week 81 - Your Favourite Technique (Decoupage)

Thank you for looking.  Please leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Pauline

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Keeping Fit

This is a card I made for my Husband's Birthday, he's become a bit of a fitness fanatic, me and the boys have decided that he's having a mid life crisis!

I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday and used some of my Joanna Sheen House Mouse Decoupage, I love using this decoupage but can't bear to give the cards away, so using it on a card for my husband means I can at least keep it in the house.  I used backing paper and a sentiment from the House Mouse Inserts CD and the card stock is my favourite core'dinations.

The panel and corners were embossed using one of my new Darice embossing folders from Crafter's Companion and the buttons and twine are from my stash.

I printed an insert from the CD and backed it with matching core'dinations card stock for the inside of the card.

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

Sketch Saturday Week 180 - Sketch
One Stop Crafts week 136 - 3 is a magic number (3 mice, 3 purple buttons, 3 embossed shapes)
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 23 - Embossing
Crafts and Me Challenge 60 - Birthdays

Thank you for stopping by, please leave me a comment, I would love to know what you think.

Pauline
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Warmest Wishes

Time for another Willow Sketchie Challenge and this week it's Lisa's turn to host and provide us with a sketch.  The DT have all used the gorgeous Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD and I chose another of the fab ready coloured images, I'm just so busy at the moment preparing for my craft fair at the end of the month and these images are great for making a quick card.

Both of the gorgeous papers are from the CD and I've inked the edges and layered them onto core'dinations card stock.  I have also inked the edges of the image and the stamped sentiment so that everything co-ordinates.  A few die cut snowflakes and gems finish the card.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have used the same papers and die cut shape to decorate the inside of my card.

Image: Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD -  Winnie in her Santa Suit

Papers:  Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Labels D, Cheery Lynn Designs - C146 Snowflakes 

Embellishments:  gems from stash

Sentiment:  Creative Expressions

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at Lisa's great sketch and the other DT members cards.  Join us for this weeks challenge there is a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs store for the lucky winner.

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

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 87 - Use a Digi

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 59 - Anything Christmas Goes

Papertake Weekly - Christmas

The Crazy Challenge - Something with Wings

Ellephantastic November Challenge - Weather Related

Sweet n' Sassy Digi Challenge 27 - Christmas/Holiday Theme

Crafty Calendar Challenge November - Winter Wardrobe

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment I would love to know what you think.

Pauline

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Secret Garden

Good evening everyone, this is a card that I've made for the Polka Doodles Challenge this week which is to make a Shaped Card.  I really enjoyed making  this card, it is very different from the type of card I normally make.

Everything except the base card stock is from Polka Doodles Paper Boutique Vol 1.

As you can see the little door opens to reveal the 'Secret Garden'  within the card and there are loads of decoupaged layers, it took ages to cut everything out but it's quite relaxing to do.

This view shows the inside of the card and the 'Secret Garden' within.

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

Polka Doodles Challenge Week 44 - Shaped Card
All Sorts Challenge Week 128 - Anything but Square
Little Darlings Challenge 10 - Not Square

Thank you for looking.  Please leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Pauline

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So Cute ....

Well, that's the weekend almost over, I hope you had a good one.  I've been busy making things for the Craft Fair I have been lucky enough to secure a table at.  This is one of the desk calendars I've made, I just love this image from Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends CD

I kept things quite simple, the backing paper is actually part of the matching insert from the CD and I've added a seam binding bow, some buttons and heart shaped gems from my stash.

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

Cooking It Up With Katie Challenge 82 - Anything But A Card
One Stop Crafts Week 156 - 3 is a magic number (3 gems and 3 buttons)
Bearly Mine Challenge 22 - Anything But A Card

Thank you for looking today, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline
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Christmas Owl

Willow Sketchie Challenge time again and this week Kate has provided us with a great sketch.  I've chosen to use the Walter and Mr Robin image, he's just so cute, from the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD again and here is my card:

The image and papers are from the CD and I've layered them onto Kraft card stock.  I have inked the edges of the base card, the backing papers, the image and the stamped sentiment with distress ink and then added some gold organza ribbon and gold pearls to complete the card.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of my card which has been decorated to complement the front:

Image: Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD -  Walter and Mr Robin

Papers:  Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Peony

Embellishments:  organza ribbon and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  Creative Expressions

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at Kate's sketch and the other DT members cards and join in with the challenge.

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

The Squirrel and the Fox - Hats or flowers

Craft Your Passion Challenge 82 - Bingo (Pearls, Free, Ribbon)

Card Makin' Mamas Challenge 32 - Cut it out

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 35 - Christmas (must use ribbon)

The Craft Garden November Challenge - Christmas but no red or green
Creative Craft Challenges - Fancy edges

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment I would love to know what you think.

Pauline

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Winter Hug

This is my second DT card for the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge, this week the theme  is 'Texture' and we have two fabulous sponsors - Meljen's Designs who are offering our winner four digis of their choice and The Paper Shelter who are offering a $20 gift certificate, fab prizes aren't they.

This is the card I made using the lovely coloured image 'Warm in Winter' by The Paper Shelter:

I cut the image using a Spellbinders circle die and matted it onto a Scalloped circle of plain grey card stock.  The papers are from a Willow Designs CD and I have stitched them onto the same card stock.  I used my Tim Holtz 'On the Fence' die to make the little picket fence and then ribbled it for extra texture.  The snowflake is another spellbinders die along with the Ironwork Motifs die that I think makes a perfect large snowflake.  Some gorgeous Creative Expressions ribbon and a stamped LOTV sentiment complete the card.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front:

Image:  The Paper Shelter - Warm in Winter
Papers:  Willow Designs - Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Ironwork Motifs, Scalloped Circles and Create-A-Flake Three,

 Tim Holtz Alterations - On the Fence
Embellishments:  Creative Expressions - ribbon, gems from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Ooh La La Challenge 92 - Stitching (faux or real)
CD Sunday - Puss Cat
By The Cute and Girly November Challenge - Christmas Girls
Lothian Crafts Online Challenge 20 - Christmas
Digital Tuesday - Cute and Cuddly
The Paper Shelter Challenge 38 - Christmas Fun

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and enter the challenge.

Please leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Pauline

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Warm and Cozy

Time for another Crafting for all Seasons Challenge and this week the theme is Texture.  We have two fabulous sponsors this time - Meljen's Designs who are offering our winner four digis of their choice and The Paper Shelter who are offering a $20 gift certificate, I just wish I could enter.

This is the card I made using the gorgeous Meljen's Designs image 'Cozy Winter Owl':

I just loved working with this image, I coloured it using my ProMarkers and then added some flower soft to his hat and the snow on the branch.  I then cut the image out before layering it onto an embossed die cut.  I layered the Dovecraft papers onto my new favourite Core'dinations - Tim Holtz Kraft-Core, I don't know how I managed before Core'dinations.

I used my edgeabilities to cut a border strip from the same Core'dinations card stock which I then embossed with a wood grain embossing folder and added some raffia and a charm.  A stamped sentiment, die cut snowflake and punched snowflake with gems in the centre finish the card.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of my card, I have decorated it to complement the front:

Image:  Meljen's Designs - Cozy Winter Owl

   Papers:  Dovecraft - Jolly Happy Christmas

Tools:  Spellbinders - Edgeabilties Classic Ric Rac, Scalloped Ovals, Scalloped Circles and
Create-A-Flake Three,

 Darice Embossing Folders - Wood Grain and Snowflake

Embellishments:  raffia, charm and gems from stash
Sentiment:  Creative Expressions

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

Cupcake Craftroom November Challenge - Sweet Christmas
Sketch Saturday Week 179 - Sketch

Meljen's Designs Challenge 82 - Christmas

Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 22 - Use a Digi

Lexi's Creations Challenge 52 - Charming

Jingle Belles - Not a CREATURE was stirring
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 86 - Christmas

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and enter the challenge.

Please leave me a comment, I'd love to know what you think.

Pauline

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