My Five Favourite Creations of 2014

Not only does Debby host her 'My Favourite Five Christmas Cards' challenge she also hosts 'My Five Favourite Creations of 2014' and I have decided to join the fun again - it was much more difficult to whittle this one down to five but I got there in the end.

This is my selection, they are all cards:

An adorable image from Di's Digi Designs

One of my favourite Woodware Huge Stamps

A sweet image from Nicecrane Designs

Some gorgeous Clearly Besotted stamps

A fabulous kit from Paper Creator's Crafts

There could have been so many more, but I tried to be good and stick to five. I look forward to browsing everyone else's Five Favourite Creations of 2014 so make sure you join the fun and add your post to the Linky over on Debby's blog.

I'm also going to link my selection up over at On a Stampage where Mynn is hosting a Blog Highlight for 2014 Link Party!  Make sure you pop over and check out her fabulous blog

I would just like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New year, I know that 2014 was rather tough for some of my blog buddies - putting it mildly, I hope that 2015 is a much better year for you all.

Take care.

Pauline
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More old stash

I have made two more simple cards using the 3 Birds kit that I bought from Crafter's Companion a very long time ago and have never used, these two are new baby cards.

This one has been made following the instructions in the kit:

This is the second one inspired by a design I found on Pinterest, a little more simple than the first:

I used an All Occasion die from Joanna Sheen to cut the New Baby sentiment, I cut it three times and layered it up.  I also added some die cut stars and some twine.

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

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 117 - Anything Goes
Robyn`s Fetish Challenge 244 - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge 34 - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge 187 - Everything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 182 - Thrice as Nice (the first card)

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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We're expecting!

No not me!  The gorgeous mum to be in my Pink Gem image.

This is the card that I have made for the current Less is More Challenge - the theme is Family and I must admit this one had me stumped for a while, then I remembered this fabulous image called Yummy Mummy Emma from Pink Gem Designs.

I coloured her with ProMarkers and die cut two Die-namics Fishtail flags, I added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp to one banner and attached them with a Die'namics die cut Star.  The striped papers are from Pink Petticoat.

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

Less is More Week 203 - Family
Little Claire's Challenge 52 - A Special Card

Cut it Up Challenge 61 - New Beginnings -- Babies

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline
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Using old stash

I have made two simple thank you cards using a 3 Birds kit that I bought from Crafter's Companion a very long time ago and have never used.

The kit is called 'Card Making by number' and contains everything you need to make 40 cards, two each of 20 different designs.

I think the papers are showing their age a bit but I am determined to use of some of  my old stash.

This card has been made following the instructions in the kit:

I added some additional orange card stock and changed the orientation on this one:

I am going to be using a lot more of my old stash in the coming weeks, I really do need to make some room in my craft room.

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

Kraftyhands December Challenge - No Squares Allowed

Inspiration Destination Challenge 13 - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays Challenge 163 - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew Challenge 77 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge 58 - Anything Goes/Non Traditional Christmas Colours

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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For my wonderful Husband

This is the last Christmas card I will be posting this year, it is the one I made for my husband - the most difficult one that I had to make!

I used  a Tim Holtz Christmas Blueprint 4 stamp, stamping it on some Heartfelt Creations patterned paper and also on plain paper. I coloured the plain version with ProMarkers and added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the berries before fussy cutting it.  My sentiment is a Clearly Besotted stamp on a Die-namics Fishtail flag cut from the patterned paper.

I distressed the papers and sentiment with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and added some twine from my stash.

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

Crafty Little Fairies December Challenge - Holly and/or Ivy

Creative Knockouts Challenge 69 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 353 - Anything Goes

Bloggers Challenge - Holiday Cards

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

That's Crafty! Challenge - Anything Goes

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 144 - Merry Christmas

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline
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Snowman Snowballs

I have some exciting news to share today, some of you may have noticed that Hazel has announced her new design team members over on the Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra blog and I am proud to announce that I am one of them.

I am already a member of the Winter Wonderland DT and now being a member of the CHNC DT as well I will hopefully manage to create a good number of Christmas cards throughout the year.

To celebrate I have made a card using a Bugaboo image, Bugaboo sponsor all of the CHNC Extra challenges.

I have used the fun Snowman Snowballs image, colored him with ProMarkers and teamed him up with some NitWit Collections papers.  I added lots of glitter to my image and used some white seam binding to make a bow.

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

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Patterned Paper

Crafty Creations Challenge - Who Wants To Build A Snowman
Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge 107 - Add Glitter

I ♥ Promarkers Challenge 250 - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 207 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede Challenge 119 - Santa or Snowman
Bugaboo Bingo Challenge - Bingo (Bugaboo Image, Ribbon, Non Traditional Christmas colours)

Fresh Brewed Designs December Challenge - Christmas Anything Goes
Creative Moments Challenge 58 - Anything Goes/Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Why don't you pop over to the Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra blog and see who the other new DT members are, there is time to enter the December challenge as well if you still have some Christmas cards to blog,

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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My Favourite Five Christmas Cards of 2014

Debby is hosting her 'My Favourite Five Christmas Cards' challenge again this year and I couldn't resist taking part - it's always fun to look back through all of this years Christmas cards.

This is my selection:

This one is from the Ooh La La Creations Christmas Presence CD, I love the images on this CD.

A little Pink Gem Cutie, such an adorable image.

Well, there had to be a House-Mouse among my favourites.

A CAS design using Bearly Mine Designs papers.

More adorable mice, this time from Di's Digi Designs.

There could have been so many more, but I tried to be good and stick to five.  I look forward to browsing everyone else's favourite five Christmas cards so make sure you join the fun and add your post to the Linky over on Debby's blog.

I would just like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New year, I know that Christmas is going to be difficult for some of my blog buddies, please know that you will be in my thoughts.

Take care.

Pauline
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Merry Christmas MIL

Yesterday I shared the card that I made for my Mum, today I am sharing the card I have made for my Mother in Law - she loves Santa images on cards so I chose this fabulous decoupage image from Debbi Moore's Santa Claus II CD.

I used papers from Joanna Sheen's House-Mouse Christmas Project Book and the sentiment is from the Ooh La La Creations Shawn Jenkins Collection CD.

I layered everything onto black card stock and then gold Mirri card, Mother in Law likes all things shiny.  I added a bow made with ribbon from my stash and some pearls also from my stash.

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

Deep Ocean Challenge 94 - Christmas is all Around

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge 97 - Christmas

Not Just Cards Challenge 9 - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge 187 - Everything Goes

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge 50 - Christmas Reds and Blues

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Christmas/Winter Holiday

Craft-Dee BowZ December Challenge - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline
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Merry Christmas Mum

This is the card I have made for my Mum this year, I always leave it until the last minute.

The decoupage image is from Jayne Nestorenko and the papers are from the Simple Stories Cozy Christmas collection.

I used a Fiskars punch for the border and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash, I'm pretty sure that the sentiment came from one of my Ooh La La Creations CDs.

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

Dream Valley Challenge 97 - Christmas
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 116 - Traditional Christmas Colours
ABC Christmas Challenge  - 'Y' is for 'Your Family'
The Glory of Christmas Challenge 49 - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge 214 - Anything Goes
A Crafty Mess Challenge 2 - Anything Goes/Traditional Christmas Colors

CHNC Challenge 208 - Whatever is still urgently needed for Christmas

Completely Christmas Challenge 43 - Anything Goes With A Twist Add You're own - lots of layers

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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Pudding Mice

It's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Any Winter Holiday - this is my card.

I chose to use the adorable Holly Pudding image, coloured it with ProMarkers and added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the holly berries.  I cut my image out with a Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square die and used papers from NitWit Collections, the sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

I added some glittered die cut holly, I coloured the berries to match the image and added some more 3D Crystal Lacquer.

Our FABULOUS Sponsor this fortnight is CRAFTY RIBBONS and the prize is a £10 voucher for their shop.  (Winner pays shipping if any)

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

Alphabet Challenge - W for Whiskers

Brown Sugar Challenge 125 - Christmas

QKR Stampede Challenge 118 - Lots of Layers

Fresh Brewed Designs - Christmas

Stampavie and More Challenge 227 - Christmas

Little Red Wagon Challenge - Anything Christmas Themed

Words 2 Scrap By Challenge 12 - Eat, Drink, and Be Merry!

Natalie and Amy's Challenge 27 - Cute & Cuddly Christmas

Crafty Little Fairies December Challenge - Holly and/or Ivy

Passion For Promarkers Challenge 227- Christmas Bingo (Die Cut, Free, Glitter) 

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 Any Winter Holiday challenge.

Pauline

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Happy Birthday Son

Something a little different from me today - it is my eldest son's 19th Birthday and this is the card I made for him.

I have used papers from the Crafter's Companion Camden Town CD and paper pack along with a topper from the same collection.

The striped paper is from an Ooh La La CD and the sentiment tags are LOTV.  Everything has been seriously distressed, something a little unusual for me as I don't like the mess.

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

Divas by Design Challenge - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge 12 - Anything goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 208 - Anything goes

Scrappers' Delights Challenge 37 - Anything goes
It's All About the Vintage Challenge 82 - Knot

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December Challenge - Anything goes with Patterned Paper

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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White Christmas

Another CAS Christmas card from me today, a White on White one this time.

I have used the 'merry' die from the Papertrey Ink Wonderful Words Holiday Die Collection,  I cut it out four times and adhered them together, the 'Christmas' is a Clearly Besotted stamp and the Poinsettia was cut out with Sue Wilson Dies.

I apologise for the rubbish photo, I find white on white is virtually impossible to photograph and it was very dark and miserable here today.

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

Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Winter Whites

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 225 - Christmas

Card Mania Challenge 62 - Christmas
Dream Valley Challenge 97 - Christmas
Incy Wincy Designs - Christmas Anything Goes

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline

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Wishing you .....

This is a very quick card for the Less is More challenge this week. It's one layer week and the theme is Snow.

I have used a Stamps by Chloe stamp called wishing you a Merry Christmas, I stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with some Platinum Sparkle embossing powder - it is really lovely and sparkly in real life but the photographs don't really show it.

I embossed an oval around the outside of my stamped image to add a little interest.

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

Less is More Week 202 - One Layer
Fantasy Stampers Challenge 25 - CAS Christmas

Allsorts Challenge 289 - White Christmas
Addicted to Stamps Challenge 93 - Snowflakes

Christmas Card Challenge 2  - CAS Design

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline
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Football and Xbox

I have made this card for my youngest son to give his brother for his birthday.  It combines two of his pleasures in life - football and Xbox games.

I have used papers from Echo Park and a stamp from the Simon Says Stamp All Boy collection, the sentiment has been computer generated. I used an EK Success punch on the edge of the panel and wanted to add some enamel dots but Laurence thought they were 'girly' so it has been left very CAS.

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

Dream it Up December Challenge - Quick and/or Cute (Quick)

Moving along with the Times - December Birthdays

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday
Creative Card Crew Challenge 76 - Birthday with Sentiment

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 207 - Anything but Christmas
Not Just Cards Challenge 8 - Anything Goes

That's Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge - Inspiration from Something In Your Home (Xbox controller)

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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Trimming the Tree

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and the theme this week is:

Christmas Presents

We would like to see an image with presents or you can make a present.
  

I have used a gorgeous topper from LOTV, this is another of the older pre-coloured die cut squares, I added gold glitter glue to the stars and 3D Crystal Lacquer to the baubles.

The papers are also from LOTV and the sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.  To embellish I die cut a large star and punched some smaller ones, I then added a coat of gold glitter glue.

Our sponsor for this challenge is  

Whiff of Joy



and the prize is a Stamp of the Winner's choice

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Paper Play

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 224 - Family Christmas

Use Your Stuff Challenge 165 - Red & Green
Divas by Design Challenge - Seeing Red

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 241 - Christmas

Crafty Creations Chalenge 278 - Something to Die for
Sisterhood of Crafters - Name that Tune (O Christmas Tree)

A song in your He{ART} Challenge 22- I'll be Home for Christmas

Make sure you pop over to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our Christmas Presents challenge.

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline
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A time for giving

This is a very sad post for me, it's the last time I will ever post an inspiration project as part of the Bearly Mine Designs DT.

You probably already know that as a result of the new European VAT Laws coming into effect on 1 January 2015 Donna has made the difficult decision to close Bearly Mine Designs on Wednesday 31 December 2014.  She is currently having a 50% off sale over at the Bearly Mine Designs Store so make sure you pop over and take a look.

Anyway, here is my inspiration project for the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenge Blog.

I have used gorgeous papers from the Festive Fun collection to make a Christmas card.

I used my Tattered Lace Starlight Square to frame my LOTV image, this is one of the older pre-coloured die cut squares with Rock Candy distress glitter added to his hat and present.

I created my glittered snowflake by die cutting several Clearly Besotted snowflakes, adding Rock Candy distress glitter and layering them up.  The sentiment tags are LOTV stamps, they have been attached with a seam binding bow.

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

City Crafter Challenge 241 - Glittering Snowflakes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Christmas

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Anything Christmas

Crafty Boots Challenge - Merry Christmas

Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch and/or Waiting for Christmas

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 129 - Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Snowy Days

Thank you for visiting me today, make sure you pop over to the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenge Blog and join in with our Christmas Decorations (anything but a card) challenge.

Pauline

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Hanging Around

It's time for a new challenge at Craftng for all Seasons and the theme for our month long challenge is Anything Christmas BUT a Card.

I have made a Santa Please Stop Here Door Hanger using a fun image from Bugaboo who are one of our sponsors for this challenge.

I coloured my Snowman Broom image with ProMarkers and used papers from NitWit Collections, the SANTA was cut out using Lawn Fawn dies,

Our sponsors this time are:

Bugaboo

Prize 7 digi images

Lacy Sunshine

Prize 3 images

AND

Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

Prize 3 images

I would like to enter my door hanger into the following challenges:

A Random Fan Challenge 20 - Christmas

All Crafts Challenge Dec/Jan  - Anything but a Card

Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch and/or Waiting for Christmas

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas

Love to Scrap Challenge 43 - Shape Shift

Not Just Cards Challenge 8 - Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity Challenge 228 - No Flowers

The Crazy Challenge 186 - Christmas

Thank you for calling this morning, make sure you pop over to the Craftng for all Seasons challenge blog and join in with our Anything Christmas BUT a Card challenge.

Pauline
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