Bake a Cake

This is my second DT post today, if you are looking for my Pink Gem Designs card you will find it HERE.

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

I chose to use the gorgeous Bake a Cake Mice image, I coloured my image with ProMarkers and used papers from NitWit Collections.

My sentment is from Pink Petticoat and I have added some ribbon and pearls from my stash.

This week we have 2 returning Sponsors:

MARKER POP

Prize:  $10 voucher to the shop

(Winner pays shipping if any)

AND

THE CUTTING CAFE

Prize: 3 items of choice from their shop

(Winner pays shipping if any)

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

I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge 258 - Animals

Digi Choosday Challenge 8 - Anything Goes
Digitally Sweet Challenge 129 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge 95 - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - More than one Layer

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 77 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze Challenge 79 - Anything Goes

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 Birthdays challenge.

Pauline
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Welcome Baby

This is the first of two DT posts today, my Di's Digi Designs card you can find it HERE.

It's time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the theme is Clean and Simple chosen by Debs.

I decided to make a Baby card using the adorable Baby Set, the kit contains black outline and coloured images for both a boy and a girl.  I used the black outline image and coloured it with ProMarkers - not that it needs much colouring!

The sentiment stamp is from Simon Says Stamp. I embossed some lines around the outside and added the image to a pale blue card base - very Clean and Simple.

The prize is:

2 Individual Digi images

(NO SETS, PERSONALISED WATERMARK'S OR SENTIMENT SETS)

of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS

Make sure you pop over to the Pink Gem Designs Shop and take a look, Janet is always adding lots of fabulous new images, Card Topper Digi Kits and Project Kits.

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

Scrapbooker PhD Challenge 20 - CAS (use a Stamp)

Crafty Creations Challenge 283 - White Plus One
Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge 59 - Little Boy Blue

Everybody-Art-Challenge 313 - Monochrome
Less is More Week 213 - This makes me happy! (New Babies always make me happy and I just love the adorable little newborn clothes)

Make sure you pop over to the A Gem of a Challenge blog and join us for our Clean and Simple challenge.

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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A Golden Oldie

I have decided to join some of my blogging buddies and visit Erika at Snappy Crafts today to show a golden oldie, I hope she doesn't mind.  This is the very first card that I ever blogged back in April 2011.

The stamp is Outdoor Adventure by Sugar Nellie, coloured with ProMarkers and the sentiment is a Polkadoodles stamp.  The standard of photography hasn't improved much - hubby is going to buy me a new camera for my Birthday, hopefully that will help!

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend, hubby is going out for the day on Sunday so guess what I will be doing!

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

Pauline

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Easter Tweetings

I know I'm a bit early for Easter, but the theme at Less is More this week is 'Wings' and I just had to use this adorable Pink Petticoat chick.

I printed him onto some pastel papers with clouds on, also from Pink Petticoat and coloured him with ProMarkers.

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

Less is More Week 212 - Wings
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge - 1 Image and 1 Sentiment

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge 75 - Sketch (I have flipped the sketch, I hope that's OK)

Thank you for visiting my blog this morning, please leave a comment so that I can visit you.

Pauline

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The happiest of Birthdays

This is a little CAS Birthday card that I made some time ago and didn't get around to posting.

The papers are Nitwit Collections and I think the sentiment is from Pink Petticoat cut out with a Fishtail Flag Die. .

 The flower is a Sue Wilson die topped with a Crystal Rhinestone Sparkler

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

Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge - Clean and Simple

Creative Card Crew Challenge 81 - Birthday with Sentiment

Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge 228 - No Coloring
WordArt Wednesdays Challenge 172 - Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps Challenge 129 - Birthday Cards 

Melonheadz Friends Challenge -  Die Cuts

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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Happy Birthday Stud

This is the Birthday card that I made for my son to give his girlfriends Father, I take absolutely no responsibility for the image - he chose it!

It is a decoupage kit from CraftsUprint, I cut out some extra beer mugs and cut the handles away because otherwise his fingers were showing and popped them up as embellishments.

 The papers and the sentiment are part of the kit.

Matt gave him the card on the morning after his Birthday Party and he said it was just how he looked!

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

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 48 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 50 - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Challenge - Use a Sentiment

Sparkles Monthly Challenge 65 - One for the Boys

Craft for the Craic February Challenge - Birthday or Anniversary

One Stitch At A Time Challenge 231 - Anything Goes with BIRTHDAYS

613 Avenue Create Challenge 112 - Anything Goes/Optional Twist: Birthday

Your Scrapbook Place February Challenge - Anything Goes with a twist of Masculine Card

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

Pauline
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Chamomile Tea

It's time for our mid challenge reminder at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, our theme is: Friends, chosen by Sue Kment - alternatively you can enter an Anything Goes card just as long as you use a House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image.

I have used an adorable decoupage image from Joanna Sheen's House-Mouse Decoupage CD ROM.

My Papers are from Nitwit Collections and the sentiment is from a Paper Creator kit.  I have used a quite basic layout, I really don't think these gorgeous images need over designed backgrounds, I couldn't decide whether to centre the sentiment under the image or the whole card, on reflection I think it would have looked better in the centre of the card.

My only embellishments are some seam binding and a few gems.

Our fabulous sponsors for this challenge are:

House-Mouse Designs

  

Simon Says Stamp

   
AND

Di's DigiStamps

Please check the challenge blog for full details.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Everything stops for tea
Come and Get It Challenge - Layer It On

Quirky Crafts Challenge 4 - Our Best Friend

Allsorts Challenge Week 299 - The colour purple

DoubleClick Skittles Challenge 16 - Use Any Animal

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge - Animals

As You Like it Challenge 47 - Favourite CAS or Fussy & Why (Fussy because I love decoupage)

Gruffies & Guests Challenge 14 - Love is all Around + Option of anything goes

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 Friends challenge.

Good Luck

A friend of my youngest son is moving away and this is the card that I made for him to give to her.

I have used one of my favourite Woodware Huge stamps and paper pieced it with some LOTV papers.

I have added a few pearls to embellish, I wasn't allowed to add anything else!

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

Fantasy Stampers Challenge 30 - Pretty in pink

Simply Create Too Challenge 79 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge 94 - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge 62 - Anything Goes/Paper Piecing

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge  - Rubber Stamps Only

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

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

Pauline

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Rudolph

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

Krafty Creations

Don't forget that it is one of the few months of the year when you don't have to make a Christmas project to enter our challenge, although you can still make a Christmas project if you wish.

I have used an adorable Digi Stamp from Pink Gem and coloured him with ProMarkers before fussy cutting him.

I used the card base from the Card Topper Digi Kit and layered it up with some Kraft card stock before adding my Digi Stamp image, the sentiment is also from the Card Kit.

I dry embossed the base panel of Kraft card stock with a Die'sire Dot embossing folder from Crafter's Companion who are one of our sponsors for this challenge.

We have two fantastic sponsors for this challenge:

Crafty Sentiments with a prize of 3 digis

 

AND

Crafter's Companion with a £10 voucher

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

Creative Knockouts Challenge 77 - Spots & Dots

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 215 - Spots and Stripes

Inky Impressions Challenge 197 - Cute and Cuddly

Scrappers' Delights Challenge 41 - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps Challenge 98 - Embossing: Dry or Heat

Creative Moments Challenge 62 - Anything Goes/Paper Piecing

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Non Traditional Christmas Colors 

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 Krafty Creations challenge.

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

Pauline
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Best Dad Ever

My eldest son's girlfriend asked me to make a card for her Father's Birthday, the only brief I had was it had to have something to do with 'fishing' - this is what I came up with.

I have used Alf Fishing from the DigiStamp Boutique and coloured him with ProMarkers.

The sentiment is also from the DigiStamp Boutique and my papers are from Nitwit Collections.  I inked the edges of all of the papers and used a Clearly Besotted Scalloped Border die on the central border panel.

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

DigiStamp Boutique February Customer Competition - Use a DigiStamp Boutique Image

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 132 - Make Your Mark

Come and Get It Challenge - Birthdays

Whimsy Inspiration Challenge 80 - Use A Sentiment

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations Challenge 19 - Digi/Stripes
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge 150 - Use Blue

Scrap & Craft Challenge 3 - Birthday

Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday

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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Sit Back and Relax ...

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and the theme for this fortnight is Dies and/or Punches.

I have made a card using an Ultimate Kit from Paper Creator called Beer Bears.

Everything on my card is from the kit including the sentiment.  I have used Spellbinders dies to cut out the image and the sentiment and an EK Success punch on the border.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Tiffany Doodles

Prize 3 images

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

Creative Card Crew Challenge 81 - Birthday with Sentiment

Cuttin and Stamping Bi Weekly Challenge 8 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - D is for Diecuts

Crafting Musketeers Challenge 22 - Cute

Sparkles Monthly Challenge 65 - One for the Boys

Your Scrapbook Place February Challenge - Anything Goes with a Twist: Masculine Card.

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 71 - Anything Goes with a Twist: Use a Die

Thank you for calling this morning, make sure you pop over to the Craftng for all Seasons challenge blog and join in with our Dies and/or Punches challenge.

Pauline
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Oops!

I'm a day late with my House-Mouse and Friends Monday DT card, Oops, better late than never!

It's time for a new challenge at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, our theme is: Friends, chosen by Sue Kment - alternatively you can enter an Anything Goes card just as long as you use a House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image.

I have used a fun decoupage image from Joanna Sheen's Gruffies and Happy Hoppers CD ROM.

My Papers are from the MME Cupid's Arrow collection and the sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.  My only embellishment is some card candy.

Our fabulous sponsors for this challenge are:

House-Mouse Designs

  

Simon Says Stamp

   
AND

Di's DigiStamps

Please check the challenge blog for full details.

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

Craft Your Passion Challenge 249 - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - Use a Sentiment
My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Challenge 266 - For the Boys

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge 213 - Two's (2 backing papers, 2 bears)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

The Crafting Cafe February Challenge - Your Favourite Technique (Decoupage)
Gruffies & Guests Challenge 14 - Love is all Around + Option of anything goes

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 Friends challenge.

Good Shoes

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme for the next fortnight is Add Something Green.

Green is not a colour that I use very often so I chose papers with a lovely pastel green base.

I have used a fabulous image and papers from the Ooh La La Creations Say It With Words CD to make my card.  This is such a beautiful CD, on which you will find a selection of images and quotes from Marie Rayner's paintings.

Everything used to make my card comes from the CD apart from the ribbon, button and twine, these are all from my stash.  I also used one of the inserts to decorate the inside of my card.

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

Robyn`s Fetish Challenge 251 - Square Cards

Scribble and Scrap Challenge 38 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge 67 - Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 111 - Buttons & Bows

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 67 - Anything Goes/Add a Bow

Catch The Bug February Challenge - Girls just want to have Fun!
Not Just Cards Challenge 13 - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenge 47 - Anything Goes

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 Add Something Green 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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Christmas Gifts

It's time for our mid challenge reminder at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra, our theme is always 'anything goes' - you can use any materials, any techniques etc., as long as the end result is a Christmas card.

I have used the fabulous image called Rudolph Presents kindly provided by our regular sponsor - Bugaboo.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers, added Wink of Stella glitter to the presents and 3D Crystal Lacquer to his nose.

I printed an extra image and coloured and fussy cut the presents, the sentiment is from my stash along with the gems.  My papers are from the LOTV Festive Trimmings collection.

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Bugaboo Stamps are our sponsor this challenge

They are offering $21 of digital stamps to the randomly selected winner.

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

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 298 - Christmas: Traditional Colours

Allsorts Week 298 - Any occasion other than Birthday

Digi Galore Challenge - Anything Goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge 49 - Let's Party

Creative Corner Challenge - Kiddy Fun
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 4 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

Make sure you pop over to the Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra blog and check out the fabulous DT inspiration - we would love for you to join us for our Anything Goes Christmas challenge.
Pauline
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Hedgehog Love

It's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Lots of Embellishments.

I chose to use the gorgeous Pots of Hedgehog Love image, I coloured my image with ProMarkers and lightly inked the outside with Distress Ink.

I have used a Crafter's Companion embossing folder on the base layer and the frame is a Spellbinders die cut.  I know there might not be lots of embellishments by most peoples standards, but there are a lot for me!  I have added a bow, a flower, black gems and a butterfly.

This week we have another new sponsor:

Craftin' Desert Divas Shop

Prize will be a clear stamp set from their shop.  (Winner pays shipping if any)

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

Animal Friends February Challenge - Hedgehog
Artbymiran Challenge 25 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge 79  - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge 93 - Anything Goes

Just Inspirational Challenge - Any Animal

Brown Sugar Challenge 133 - Use a Bow and a Die Cut

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 104 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small

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 Lots of Embellishments challenge.

Pauline
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Mother's Rose

Today I am sharing my fifth and final card that was recently published in Creative Cardmaking magazine.

I did find it rather difficult to create five cards to the same quite rigid specification, but I do like a challenge!

For this card I used an image and papers from Joanna Sheen's Jane Shasky From the Heart of the Garden CD ROM.

The sentiment is a LOTV stamp cut out with a Spellbinders Banner die, I also added a bow tied with ribbon from my stash

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

Creative Knockouts Challenge 76 - Floral Delight

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 360 - Perfectly Pink
The Sisters of Craft February Challenge - Anything Goes

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

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

Pauline
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Another two .....

Today I am sharing another two of my cards that were recently published in Creative Cardmaking magazine.

As I said yesterday, I was commissioned to create 5 Mother's Day cards and each one had to be achieved within a 20 minute time limit.  When I say that each card had to be achieved within 20 minutes, that did not include the planning of the card or deciding on which image/papers to use etc., it was purely the time taken to actually put the card together.

For this card I used a decoupage image from Joanna Sheen's Jane Shasky Decoupage Sheets, I only used one layer of the decoupage and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat.

I added a scrap of woodgrain paper from my stash and the scalloped border is a Clearly Besotted die.

For the second card I used papers from Joanna Sheen's Jane Shasky From the Heart of the Garden CD ROM and created another CAS card.

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat again and I just added a knotted piece of.ribbon.

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

CD Sunday Challenge - Floral Frenzy
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 6 - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 46 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 248 - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze Challenge 77 - Flowers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 3 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar February Challenge - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create Challenge 110 - Anything Goes - Optional Twist: CYOC: Color Bingo

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

Pauline
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