Christmas Cottage

This is the Christmas card I made my Mother in Law this year, she loves Thomas Kinkade and both the decoupage image and papers are from Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kinkade CD.

I used some Gold Mirri card stock, also from Joanna Sheen and some gold ribbon from my stash.

The sentiment is two separate LOTV stamps, embossed with gold WOW embossing powder.

This is the inside of the card, you can also see the decoupage in this photograph.

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

Emergency Crafters - Winter Wishes
Raise the Bar Challenge 124 - Let it Snow
Quirky Crafts Challenge 26 - Last minute Christmas!
That Craft Place Challenge - Christmas
Craft us Crazy Challenge 33 - Merry Christmas
Sarah Hurley Challenge 75 - Christmas
Joanna Sheen Challenge - With Love at Christmas
Crafts and Me Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Papercraft Star Challenge 125 - Snow
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 151 - Christmas, Holidays or New Year

Thank you for visiting, I hope you all have a lovely day.

Pauline
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Birthday Boy

This is the card I made for my son who was seventeen recently, I thought the image looked rather like his bedroom does most of the time.  I am going to enter it into this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - All about Birthdays.

I have used an image from The Best of La Pashe CD again, the image is decoupaged but you can hardly see it in the photograph.  The papers are also from the CD and everything has been layered onto some Onyx Stardream card stock from Joanna Sheen.  My sentiments have been computer generated and I have embellished with a couple of music note brads.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card, this time I have used the same papers but in a different colour, I was going to use this colour on the front to start with but changed my mind and rather than waste them I used them on the inside.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - All about Birthdays
Here Come the Boys Challenge 42 - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge - Celebration
My Heart Pieces Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge 66 - Anything Goes
The Little Red Wagon Challenge 165 - Boxing Day (include a box or a square)

I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas break, I work quite hard on Christmas day as both my family and my husband's family come to us for the day, Boxing Day is my day of rest when everyone looks after me, so I decided to do a bit of crafting while the boys play their new games.

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Today's the Day

It's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy and it's Team A's turn to provide the inspiration. Our theme for the week is - CELEBRATE - it can be New Year, Christmas, Birthday, Wedding anything you like just as long as you can celebrate it!

I've used one of Linnies gorgeous new coloured  images from the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop for my card this week.

I have followed the sketch from The Sweet Stop.  The two sentiments and the outside of the flowers have been embossed with WOW embossing powder and my papers are from Docrafts.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and design.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 394

Papers:  Docrafts - Papermaina Lucy Cromwell Designstax

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft
Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle, Standard Circle, X-Cut - Border punch,
Embellishments:  flowers. WOW embossing powder and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Simply Sophisticated

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

The Sweet Stop Challenge 190 - Sketch
Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge 85 - Favourite Colour (Pink)
Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge 24 - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe 103 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use any sentiment
Delightful Challenge - Anything Goes
DYSU Challenge 103 - Anything Goes
In the Pink Challenge - Pink and Pearlie!
PaperPlay Challenge Week 51 & 52 - Out with the Old/In with the New (old papers, new digi stamp)

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks CELEBRATE challenge but don't forget you can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project.

I would like to wish all of my followers and visitors a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Thank you so much for calling today, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Pauline
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Christmas Bear

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Teddy Bears, I think I'm probably going to give it to my eldest son's girlfriends family.

I have used my The Best of La Pashe CD again, the image is decoupaged but you can hardly see it in the photograph.  The holly embellishment is from one of the other images on the CD and has also been decoupaged..

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card, it is quite simple as I did not use any design  papers for this card.

Card Recipe

Image:  La Pashe - The Best Of La Pashe CD

Card Stock:  White - Crafter's Companion, Red from stash

Tools:  Crafter's Companion - Die'sire Embossalicious folder,
Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Sentiment:  from stash

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Teddy Bears
Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Christmas
Dream Valley Challenge 47 - Christmas

PanPastel Challenge 49 - Christmas Time
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 35 - Christmas
Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Holly or Mistletoe
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 150 - Christmas/Holidays
Lexi's Creations Challenge 80 - Snow
The Cutie Pie Challenge 33 - Cute Christmas

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Happy Birthday Matt

My eldest son is seventeen today, he was due to be born on Christmas Eve but there was no way I was going to be in hospital over Christmas so we went to see Mel Gibson's Braveheart at the Cinema and that seemed to get things moving - he was born the next day!

This is the card that I made for my younger son to give him, actually it was the one that I made for me and his dad to give him, but Laurence somehow managed to write in the wrong one:

Quite a simple card, but I often find these more difficult to make as you don't have the opportunity to cover up any mistakes.  As usual I have decorated the inside of my card as well:

Card Recipe:

Papers:   Echo Park - So Happy Together

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Spellbinders - Standard Circle and Classic Square (inside card),

X-Cut Star Die

Sentiment:  Simon Says Stamp - Monthly Card Kit

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

Polka Doodles Week 50 - Birthday at Christmas/Young Adult (this qualifies for both)

PaperPlay Challenge Week 50 - You're a Star

Here Come The Boys Challenge 42 - Anything Goes

Papelitos Challenge 24 - Anything Goes

Well, that's about it from me today, Matt will be home from college soon and I'm cooking him a his favourite dinner - Roast Chicken.  Thank you for calling, I hope to see you again soon.

Pauline

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Good Friends

Good Morning everyone, it's time for the last ever challenge at The Crafty Pad, Debbie has decided to close The Crafty Pad Designs Shop and so the Challenge Blog will also be closing.  The theme for our last challenge is - FRIENDSHIP/KEEP IN TOUCH so please take the time to join us this week and share in our final goodbyes.

This is my card, made using my favourite Crafty Pad Image - Dress Form Trio:

My papers are Hot Off the Press and I have inked all of the edges with distress inks.  Full details of what I have used are listed below:

My card has been decorated on the inside with matching papers and layout:

Card Recipe:

Image:  The Crafty Pad - Dress Form Trio

Papers:  Hot Off the Press - Nonna's Garden Paper Pack

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Floral Oval, Fiskars edge punch

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  Creative Expressions - Antique Dressforms

Our Sponsor for our last ever challenge is the fabulous Joanna Sheen

and the prize is £10 to spend in her online shop

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

Crafty Creations Challenge 200 - Wise Words

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge 28 - Recipe
Mema's Crafts December Challenge - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 62 - Anything Goes and Ribbon
Papercraft Junkies Challenge 6 - Bingo (Ribbon, Pearls, Pink)
Simon Says Stamp - What's Your Favourite?  - Dress Form Trio Image
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge 39 - Anything Goes
ATC's & Cards with Attitude Challenge 29 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations Challenge 19 - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge Blog, check out the DT projects - the whole team is playing along this last time and make sure you join us for our FRIENDSHIP/KEEP IN TOUCH Challenge.

The Crafty Pad Designs Shop will remain open for purchases until officially closing on 7th January 2012 and there is currently a 25% Sale so make sure you pop over and take a look.

Thank you for calling today, I hope you are having a great weekend.

Pauline
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Christmas Scene

This is my entry for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Frosty Days, I was so busy I missed last weeks challenge, but I've managed to join in this week.

I have made these cards for my two immediate neighbours, we are lucky to have brilliant neighbours - something I am very thankful for.

Both cards have been made using the same image from my The Best of La Pashe CD, I have just decoupaged the holly and ivy a little differently on each.

Card Recipe

Image:  La Pashe - The Best Of La Pashe CD

Card Stock:  White - Crafter's Companion, Silver from stash

Tools:  Crafter's Companion - Die'sire Embossalicious folder

Sentiment:  from stash

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

The CD Sunday Challenge - Frosty Days

Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 53 - Red, White and Green

Emergency Crafters Challenge - Deck the Halls

Little Scrap Pieces Challenge 21 - I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

The Paper Shelter - Two of Anything

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 106 - Something New (New CD and Embossing folder)

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 59 - Anything Goes with Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 185 - Winter

Charisma Cardz Challenge 49 - Christmas Makes

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - Christmas - Traditional Colours

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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All I want for Christmas ...

Well it's Wednesday afternoon again and that means it's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and our theme this time is 'GREEN AND RED PLUS SPARKLES/GLITTER', you have four weeks to complete your projects this time, our next challenge will be on Wednesday 9th January 2013.

We have three great sponsors for this challenge:

Bugaboo - 7 digital images
Some Odd Girl - 3 digital images
and
A Day for Daisies - $12 gift certificate

I have decided to use the fun Bugaboo image: Stella Christmas - Boy List, I love these fun images and I know just who is going to receive this Christmas card.

My papers are Bearly Mine Designs and the corrugated card, button, ribbon and twine are all from my stash.  The tag shape is a Die'sire Scalloped Tag die and my Sparkles/Glitter element consists of stickles on her hat and the glittery button.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front using the same layout and papers.

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

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop December Challenge 17 - It's Christmas!
Creative Craft Challenge - Humorous
LEJ Designs Challenge 33 - Sentimental
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas Projects
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 69 - Red, Green and Choice
Songbird Challenge 10 - Merry Christmas Everybody
Dream Valley Challenge 47 - Christmas
Joanna Sheen Challenge - With Love at Christmas
Cupcake Craft Challenge 222 - Merry Christmas
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Use a Sponsor's Image (Bugaboo - corrugated card, button and ribbon all over 6 months old)

Make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our month long 'GREEN AND RED PLUS SPARKLES/GLITTER' challenge.

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

Pauline

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1 Today

Good morning, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the new week. We have a new challenge for you at Bearly Mine Designs and this week the theme is everyone's favourite - ANYTHING GOES.

My image is from The Digi Stamp Boutique and the papers are Bearly Mine Designs - Spring Delights and Gingham.  I thought I'd have a change from making Christmas cards for a little while so I've made a child's birthday card.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and layout as the front:

CARD RECIPE:

Image:  Digi Stamp Boutique

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Spring Delights and Gingham

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:   Spellbinders - Standard Square

Embellishments:  flowers and card candy from stash

Our Sponsor this week is

The Paper Shelter

$20 Gift Certificate

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

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

The Kraftyhands December Challenge - Child's Play

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 94 - Anything Goes

Nutcrafters Challenge 32 - Numbers

Ready Teddy Go Challenge 17 - Clean & Simple

Pan Pastel Challenge 48 - Song or Carol Title (One - U2)

Everybody-Art-Challenge 217 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge 44 - Anything Goes

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks 'ANYTHING GOES' challenge.

Thank you for visiting today, please pop in again soon.

Pauline
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Reflections

I can't believe how quickly the time goes, it's time for another challenge over at Ooh La La Creations.   Our theme this fortnight is - Reflections - I have to admit I did struggle with this theme for a while, but as soon as I had a look at my Carnival of Colour CD I was spoiled for choice, eventually I decided to use the 'A Little Piece of Heaven' image - I certainly wouldn't mind being there at the moment, it's freezing here!

The image and matching papers are all from the CD, full details of everything I have used are listed blow.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and layout.

Card Recipe:

Image and Papers:  Ooh La La Creations - Carnival of Colour CD

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  X-cut - Scalloped border punch, Spellbinders - Classic Rectangle (inside card)

Embellishments:  ribbon and pearls from stash

Sentiment - from stash

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

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 246 - Red and Green
Southern Girls Challenge 59 - Endless Summer
My Heart Pieces Challenge - Vibrant Colours
Fat Pages with Attitude Challenge 28 - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 32 - Summer or Winter
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 137 - Red and Green

Make sure your pop over the the Ooh La La Creations Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our 'Reflections' challenge.

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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Vintage Beauty

It's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy and it's Team A's turn to provide the inspiration. Our theme for the week is - USE UP YOUR STASH - it can be a Christmas card, a Birthday card or anything you like just as long as you use some of your stash and tell us what you have used.

I've used one of Linnies gorgeous new vintage images from the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop for my card this week.

I absolutely adore this image - she is available coloured and non coloured, perfect for when you want to take some time and colour your image and also for those quick cards that you need to make in a hurry. My stash items are my papers, card stock, ribbon and pearls.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and design.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 409

Papers:  Prima - Sun Kiss Collection

Card Stock:  Create and Craft
Tools:  Spellbinders - Labels Eighteen, Martha Stewart - Edge punch,
Punch Bunch - Flower punches

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers, leaves and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Vintage Labels

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

ABC Challenge - C for Clear it Out (papers, card stock, ribbon and pearls)
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies and/or Punches
Alphabet Challenge - V for Vintage
Card Makin' Mamas - Silver and/or Gold
Stampin' with the Dragon - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs Challenge 154 - Celebrations
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Vintage
That Craft Place - Recipe Challenge - 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Colours (yellow, green, gold), 4 embellishments (flowers, leaves, pearls, ribbon)

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks USE UP YOUR STASH challenge but don't forget you can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project.

Thank you so much for calling today, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Pauline
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Carl the Snowman

Good Morning everyone, it's time for a new Challenge over at The Crafty Pad, and this week we have a CHRISTMAS RECIPE for you, these are the ingredients::

3 Snowflakes

2 Ribbons

and

1 Sentiment 

This is my card, made using an image from our sponsor for this week Robyn's Fetish:

I forgot about the recipe when I was making my card and had a bit of a panic trying to decide how to incorporate 2 ribbons but I got there in the end.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and layout as the front:

Card Recipe:

Image:  Robyn's Fetish - Carl The Snowman

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Wishes

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Create-A-Flake and Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishments:  ribbon and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Christmas Grungy Messages

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

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Snowmen or Ladies
Everybody-Art-Challenge 216 - Christmas
LEJ Designs Challenge 32 - Countdown to Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 126 - White Christmas
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 146 - Anything Goes
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 58 - Let it Snow
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Snowflakes
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge 119 - Snowmen
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge 54 - Anything goes so long as it's Festive!
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Let it snow (card stock, ribbon an pearls all over 6 months old)

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge Blog, check out the DT projects and join us for our CHRISTMAS RECIPE Challenge.

Thank you for calling today, I hope you are having a great weekend.

Pauline
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BEARLY MINE DESIGNS - STORE WIDE SAVINGS

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Make sure you pop over and grab yourself a bargain!

Baggy Jumper!

I'm so excited, this is my first post as a Design Team member for Forever Friends, I just love these cute little bears.  I have joined the Monthly Challenge DT and our theme for December is 'Christmas Cards', I'm sure you still need to make a few - I know I certainly do.

This is my card, my youngest son decided he wanted it to give to his big brother, hence the sentiment - Matt always wears big baggy jumpers so I can see why Laurence thought it would be ideal for him.

It's quite a simple card really, I printed the image several times and decoupaged it, I bet that's a surprise to those of you who know me.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same design and papers as the front:

Card Recipe:

Image and Papers:  Docrafts - Forever Friends Collector's Edition CD

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations, corrugated card from stash

Tools:  Spellbinders - Standard Circle and Scalloped Circle, X-cut - Star die

Embellishments:  buttons and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  Basic Grey - alphabet stickers

We have two fab sponsors this month, the sponsor for the randomly picked winner is::

Di's Digi Downloads

Prize - $10 voucher to spend in their store

and The Forever Friends Favourite is sponsored by:

Meljen's Designs

Prize - 4 digital images

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

Lexi's Creations Challenge 79 - Christmas

Creative Card Crew Challenge 25 - Star

Digital Tuesday Challenge 189 - Non Traditional Christmas

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 91 - Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 150 - Not a Traditional Christmas

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 235 - Christmas Inspired
Charisma Cardz Challenge 48 - Christmas
PaperPlay Challenge Week 49 - Christmas is Coming

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 80 - Winter Holiday or Snow/Winter (corrugated card, buttons, raffia all old stash)

Make sure you pop over to the Forever Friends Challenge Blog and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for this months 'Christmas Cards' challenge.  Whilst you are there you still have time to join our special Christmas Give-Away Prize Draw

There are three wonderful prizes but you need to be quick because the Give-Away ends on Saturday 8th December at 11:59 GMT.

Thank you for joining me 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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Forest Friends

Just a very quick post from me this evening, I must apologise to everyone for being such a bad blogger at the moment, I'm just so busy with Craft Fairs and the Children's Christmas activities are all in full swing already.  This is the card I made for my Mum and Dad for their Wedding Anniversary:

This is an 8 x 8 inch card, I don't make many of those these days.  Both Mum and Dad love nature so I chose this lovely squirrel decoupage from Joanna Sheen's Giordano Forest Friends Collection.  The papers are from one of Joanna's CD's - I don't know which one as they were already printed out. Everything has been layered onto some bronze card stock and the leaf embellishments were cut using a Cheery Lynn Designs Small Leaves die.  I added some pearls and ribbon from my stash and a computer generated sentiment cut out with a Spellbinders Labels Four die.

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

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

The Crazy Challenge 133 - Autumn Colours
Card Mania Challenge 9 - Wedding/Anniversary
Crafty Ann's Challenge 79 - Birds and/or Animals
The Corrosive Challenge 163 - Anything Goes
Gingerloft Challenge 53 - Leaves

Thank you for popping by this evening, please call back again soon.

Pauline
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