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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Cute Kitty

This is my second post today, if you are looking for my Inkspirational Challenge Guest Designer card you can find it HERE.

It's time for a new challenge at  Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is All About Animals - this is my card.

I apologise for the poor quality photographs, I forgot how early it starts to get dark lately.

I have used the adorable I've Got This Kitty image and coloured it with ProMarkers.  I followed the current sketch from Papertake Weekly and used papers from the LOTV Bonnets & Bowties Paper Selection.

The sentiment tags are a LOTV stamp and the butterfly is a Die-namics die cut, I have edged it with glitter and added some gems - the ribbon is from my stash.

Our FABULOUS Sponsor this fortnight is Love Bug Creations and they are offering a $15 voucher for their shop (Winner pays shipping if any).

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

A Creative Romance - A Touch of Kraft

Sweet Pea Stampers - Use Lots of Layers

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 247 - Animal/Pet

Delightful Weekly Challenge - Layer It

My Heart Pieces Challenge - Use a Digistamp

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Let's Craft and Create Challenge 96 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Witch Kraft
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketchie Free For All

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 All About Animals challenge.

Pauline

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All for show

I was delighted to be invited to join the team at the Inkspirational Challenge as a Guest Designer this week.  It is a photo inspiration challenge and this is the wonderful photograph that I was given:

I have taken my inspiration from the beautiful Peacock and made a card using a digi from A Day for Daisies.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers, created a mask and added some distress ink around the edges.  The patterned paper is from Bearly Mine Designs and I created the striped paper by colouring a panel with the same ProMarkers that I used for the image and then stamping the stripes with distress ink.

The border is an EK Success border punch and the sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp, I added a bow made with ribbon from my stash.

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

Divas by Design - Happy Birthday
Inky Impressions Challenge 174 - Anything Goes
Scrapper's Delights Challenge 30 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Birthday with Ribbon
Creative Knockouts Challenge 52 - Whimsical Wings
The House That Stamps Built DDC 827- Celebrate Birthdays
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 234 -Make Your Own Background Paper

Thank you so much to the team at the Inkspirational Challenge for inviting me to be Guest Designer this week, I really enjoyed making my card.

Pauline
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Bearly Mine Designs - Design Team Call

Just a quick reminder about the Design Team call at Bearly Mine Designs - we are looking for 2.-3 new Design Team Members so pop over to the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenges blog to take a look at the DT requirements and benefits.

Where Flowers Bloom .....

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge - we have a sketch to follow this week

The adorable stamp is from the Crafter's Companion Mulberry Wood collection, I have coloured it with ProMarkers and added a little Wink of Stella glitter to the centre of the flowers  I chose this image with the two cute little cats on it to fit the theme for the current Craft Room challenge.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

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

Craft Room Challenge - Cats
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Animals

A Random Fan Challenge 13 - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 50 - Anything Goes

Less is More Week 186 - Sketch

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

Pauline
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Baby Blue

I was asked by a close family friend to make a Christening card for them, I actually made two so that they had a choice and this is the second one.

This one is quite different from the first one, the image is from a kit that I bought from Scrapbookingmad - in the kit the image is actually a pyramid decoupage but I decided to print it several times and fussy cut the image to make traditional decoupage.

I have used several spellbinders dies and computer generated the sentiment.  I also decorated the inside of the card using the same papers.

As with the first card  I have made a matching box with a velum wrap printed in the same pattern as the card.

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

Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Sweet 7 Challenge 2 - Baby

Love to Create Challenge 120 - Mad about Plaid

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 33 - Anything Goes

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

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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Food, Glorious Food

It's time for a fabulous new challenge at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, this fortnight our theme is: Food, Glorious Food hosted by Christine - so any House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image that has food on it.

I've used an adorable Happy Hopper image from Joanna Sheen's Happy Hoppers Special Day Rubber Stamp set and used ProMarkers to colour it.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat, the scalloped border was cut using a Spellbinders die and the sentiment tags are LOTV stamps. I have kept things really simple for this card just adding a twine bow.

This fortnight we are sponsored by:

QKR Stampede

Winner will receive 5 Digital Stamps of their choice to QKR's online store

Christine is offering a pack House-Mouse Designs Food/Drink Decoupage sheets to another lucky winner

AND

we have a FUN TEAM PRIZE to give away to a third Winner

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

My Time to Craft Challenge 256 - Food and Drink

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 226 - CAS

Fussy and Fancy Chalenge 121 - Pets or Favorite Animals

Our Creative Corner Challenge - Summertime

MilkCoffee Challenge - Add Stripes

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 109 - CAS

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 Food, Glorious Food challenge.

For our Godson

I was asked by a close family friend to make a Christening card for them, I actually made two so that they had a choice and this is one of them.

Quite different from my normal style - I have so many dies that I never use and I have decided to make a concerted effort to get them out and play with them more often.

For my card I have used dies from the Tattered Lace Westminster collection, I bought these dies when they were first released and this is the first time I have used them.

I have used a LOTV topper and computer generated sentiments. The card stock is Joanna Sheen's Elegance Satin printed with two colours from the Pink Petticoat Natural Neutrals collection.

I also made a matching box with a velum wrap printed in the same colour as the card.

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

Sweet 7 Challenge 2 - Baby

Krafty Girlz Challenge 25 - 25 Anything Goes

Nutcrafters Challenge 75 - Celebrations (Christening)

Papertake Weekly Challenge - To Die For

Sister Act Card Challenge 71 - Anything Goes

Scrappers' Delights Challenge 29 - Anything goes/die cuts

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 191 - Christmas, Children, or Critters

City Crafter Challenge 225 - Inspiration image (I was inspired by the colours and the young chlid)

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

Pauline
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Bearly Mine Inspiration - Fun Time Dan

Good morning, I'm here to share an inspiration project for the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenge Blog.

I have used a fabulous image from the Digi Stamp Boutique and gorgeous papers from the Bearly Mine Designs The Boys Zone collection.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and used Core'dinatins card stock.  The sentiment is a Clearly Besotted stamp cut out with a Spellbinders Banner die and the Anchor is also a Spellbinders die.  The button and twine are both from my stash..

Make sure you pop over and check out the Bank Holiday Sale in the Bearly Mine Designs Shop  - it will run until midnight Tuesday 26th August 2014 (here in the UK), there is also a fabulous new paper collection called Halloween Fantasy..

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

Digi Sketch Challenge - Summer Fun
Perfectly Rustics Challenge 29 - Masculine Card
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 226 - For the Kids
Digitally Sweet Challenge 102 - Guys Only

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - This is a Man's World

The East Wind Challenge 13 - For the Kiddies

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - Let's get Masculine 

Crafts 4 Eternity Challeng 190 - Oh I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside
Digi Stamp Boutique August Customer Competition - Use a Digi Stamp Boutique image
Clear it Out Challenge - Theme: Anything Goes, Stash: Anything Goes (almost everything used on this card is from my stash)

Thank you for visiting me today, make sure you pop over to the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenge Blog and join in with this months 'Anything Goes' challenge.

Pauline
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DT Call and other news ....

We are looking for 2.-3 new Design Team Members over at Bearly Mine Designs, pop over to the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenges blog to take a look at the DT requirements and benefits.

There is also a Bank Holiday Sale over at the Bearly Mine Designs Shop  - it will run until midnight Tuesday 26th August 2014 (here in the UK).

Last, but not least. there is a new arrival in the Bearly Mine Designs Shop called Halloween Fantasy.   Make sure you pop over and grab yourself a bargain.

Here is a little peak at the new Halloween collection

Don't forget that Bearly Mine Designs runs a monthly challenge and there is still plenty of time left to enter this months Anything Goes theme.

Pauline

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Bank Holiday Sale

Just to let you know that there is going to be a Bank Holiday Sale starting tomorrow over at the Bearly Mine Designs Shop  - it will run until midnight Tuesday 26th August 2014 (here in the UK).

There will also be a new arrival in the Bearly Mine Designs Shop called Halloween Fantasy.   Make sure you pop over tomorrow to take a look and grab yourself a bargain.

Here is a little sneak peak at the new Halloween collection

Don't forget that Bearly Mine Designs runs a monthly challenge and there are still 8 days left to enter this months Anything Goes theme.

Pauline

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Spread your wings ....

It's time for a new challenge at Craftng for all Seasons and the theme for the next fortnight is Monochrome.

I have made a card using a card kit from Paper Creator's Crafts called Butterfly.

I embossed the black base panel with a Die'sire Embossalicious embossing folder and added some black card stock and white card stock to mat all of the layers.

The image is a Jumbled Pyramage topper, these are quite easy to layer up - I always do a 'dry run' before I add sticky pads or glue

I decorated the inside of my card with an insert from the card kit and decorated a box to put my card in.

Our sponsor this fortnight is:

Stitchy Bear Digi's Outlet

and the prize is 3 images from any of the showcased creators
( Stitchy Stamps , Scrapper's Delights , Coosty Creations )

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

Simply Create Too Challenge 68 - Monochromatic Madness
Creative Card Crew Challenge 68 - Embossing (wet or dry)
Sentimental Sundays Challenge 220 - Monochromatic Colours
Fitztown Challenge 49 - Wet or Dry Embossing

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 49 - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Flat Friends Challenge 23 - Say It With A Quote
Word Art Wednesday Challenge 146 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over to the Craftng for all Seasons Challenge Blog to check out the DT inspiration and join in with our Monochrome 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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Pink House Mouse

This is my second DT post today, you can find my Ooh La La Creations card HERE.

It's time for our mid challenge reminder at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, this fortnight our theme is:  Do Not Colour Image hosted by America - this doesn't mean use only black and white, it means you can have colour(s) everywhere on your project, or no colour(s) at all, just DO NOT COLOUR in/on the image itself.  Just make sure you use a House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image to join in.

I have used an adorable image from Joanna Sheen's Happy Hoppers Love Bunny stamp collection, I cut out my image with a Spellbinders circle die and placed it on a scalloped circle die cut. The heart papers are from the Joanna Sheen House-Mouse Triple CD and the dotty papers are from Pink Petticoat.

I have used a Pink Petticoat sentiment cut out with a Spellbinders Banner die and I inked it whilst still in the die. The scalloped border is a Clearly Besotted die cut and the pink heart is a Sizzix die cut with 3D Crystal Lacquer added to it.

This fortnight we are sponsored by:

Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads to one very lucky player



AND

Marianne Design



AMERICA will also be sending a special prize to one lucky player.

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

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations Challenge - Animals
Creative Moments Challenge 47 - Anything goes/Animals

Inky Impressions Challenge 172 - Animal

Scribble and Scrap Challenge 25 -Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge 178 - Cute little Animals
In the Pink Challenge 50 - Anything Goes, as long as it's PINK!
Craft Your Passion Challenge 226 - Use at Least 3 Patterned Papers

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 Do Not Colour Image challenge.

Summer Birdhouse

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme for the next fortnight is Fancy Folds chosen by Dawn.

I have used an image and papers from the Ooh La La Creations Shawn Jenkins Collection CD to make a twister card.  The pyramid decoupage image is called Birdhouse and I have used papers from the same collection printed directly onto the card base.

The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the flower is a Memory Box die, I have also added some white gems from my stash.

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

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge 85 - For the Birds

Kitty Bee Designs Challenge 30 - In The Garden
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 42 - Anything Goes......
Crafting from the Heart Challenge 32 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations Challenge 105 - Anything Goes and/or Up, Up and Away

The Corrosive Challenge 206 - B (Birdhouse, Birds, Blue, Bloom, Bling)
Sarah Hurley Challenge 95 - Favourite things (Craft CD's and Decoupage)

Make sure you pop over to the Ooh La La Creations Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our Fancy Folds 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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