Have a Cracking time!

It's time for a new challenge at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge and the theme is Easter. Alternatively you can enter an Anything Goes project just as long as you use a House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image.

I have used an adorable image from Joanna Sheen's The Gruffies and Happy Hoppers CD to make my card along with some NitWit Collections papers.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Pink Gem Designs

The winner will receive: 

2 Single digi images OR 2 card Topper Kits (or one of each) 

(no sets or sentiment sets) of the Winners choice.

Make sure you visit the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge Blog for full details.

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

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 172 - Furry Friends

Little Red Wagon Challenge 330 - Furry Friends

Mod Squad Challenge - Animal Fun
The Paper Shelter Challenge 237 - Animal Magic
Hiding In My Craftroom Challenge 240 - Any Holiday

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 Easter challenge.

Fairisle Ornaments

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme for the next fortnights challenge is Add a Sentiment.   The prize for one lucky winner is 2 digi downloads from the Ooh La La Creations shop.

I have used a fabulous image and papers from the Fairisle Ornaments collection on the Ooh La La Creations The Shawn Jenkins CD to make my card.

The sentiment is also from the CD, the ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

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

February Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 293 -  Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 270 - Use a Sentiment
Christmas Card Challenge 13 - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge 187 - Pearls
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 66 - Add a Sentiment

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Occasion - Christmas because all of the family come home

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 a Sentiment challenge.

Thank you for calling 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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Up, Up and Away

I have another sample to share from the fabulous new Verity Rose collection from Crafter's Companion. Have you managed to watch any of the shows on Create & Craft, I don't know if it's going to last the weekend.

I have used one of the card templates and elements from the Destiny collection along with a button from my stash as the stopper.

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

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - Circle It

Fresh Brewed Designs - Oh So Girly

Crafting By Designs Challenge - Button Up

The Crafty Addicts Challenge 9 - Anything Goes/Spots or Stripes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 119 - Anything goes with a twist:  Fantasy

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

Pauline
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Flowers for You

I's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Two or More Dies.

I chose to use this adorable coloured image called Izzys Spring Stroll and some papers from NitWit Collections to make my card.

I cut my image out with a Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Die and made my flowers with a Die'sire Essentials Flowers for all Occasions Die.

I inked the edges of everything and added some ribbon from my stash, the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge 187 - Pearls

PDE Linky Party Challenge 112 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends Challengen15 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge 24 - Anything Goes

The Stamping Boutique - Ribbon and/or Lace

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Must Use a Sentiment

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 Two or More Dies challenge.

Pauline
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Moonstruck

I have another sneak peek at the fabulous new Verity Rose collection from Crafter's Companion to share today. The collection is being launched on Create & Craft this Saturday.

I have used a gorgeous image from the Moonstruck collection for this card and have used elements from the Embellishments, Toppers, Design Papers and Co-ordinating Papers.

Make sure you tune into Create & Craft on Saturday, this is one collection you will not want to miss.

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

Crafty Boots - No Stamps Allowed

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge 16 - Get a Hat

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 352 - Mother's Day/Female

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 132 - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination Challenge 74 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 15 - Always Anything Goes

Thank you for calling 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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Verity Rose Sneak Peek

I'm here to share a sneak peek at the fabulous new Verity Rose collection from Crafter's Companion that will be launching on Create & Craft this Saturday.

I have used elements from the Toppers, Card Companions, Design Papers and Co-ordinating papers from the CD along with some Die-cut Toppers from the Sunbeam & Destiny Set.

I also decorated the inside of my card.

Make sure you tune into Create & Craft on Saturday, this is one collection you will not want to miss.

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

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 60 - Anything Goes

Fresh Brewed Designs - Oh So Girly

Inspiration Destination Challenge 74 - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge 9 - Anything Goes/Spots or Stripes

Thank you for calling 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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The winner is ...

What a wonderful response to my little magazine giveaway, a big thank you to everyone that joined in, it was lovely to see so many of my regular followers and I hope my new followers will continue to visit often.

I have used RANDOM.ORG to select the winner:

#36 - Jane Willis

Would you please contact me at cotnob@hotmail.co.uk with your details so that I can pop your magazines in the post.

Many thanks.

Pauline
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A little peek and ...

I would like to share a little peek at some cards that are in this months Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine, I was commissioned to create five cards and a matching box using one 12x12" piece of double-sided patterned paper.

This was a fun project and I think I will be doing this again in the future.

I also have a copy of  the magazine that these cards are published in along with last months issue as well - they both have fabulous free gifts with them.

If  you would like to win both of these magazines this is all you need to do:

You must be or become a follower of my blog with Google Friend Connect

Add the picture to your sidebar with a link back to my blog

http://craftingwithcotnob.blogspot.co.uk/

Add your link to the linky

I will post worldwide

My giveaway will remain open until 7am on 25th February 2016 when I will use RANDOM.ORG to choose a winner.

Thank you for taking part and good luck.

Pauline
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WITH Love

This is another of the cards that I made for last months edition of Simply Cards & Papercraft along with the box that I decorated to match.

I used one double-sided sheet from the Echo Park Happy Easter 12x12" collection to make five cards and a matching box.  For this card I also used a Fiskars Apron Lace border punch along with some blue and pink card stock.

I made up a box from Craftwork Cards and decorated it to match.

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

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge 9 - Always Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Make sure you check out my little giveaway HERE, I'm giving away a copy of this months and last months Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine.

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

Pauline
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One-sheet wonders

The new edition of Simply Cards & Papercraft is published this week so I am going to share one of the cards that I was commissioned to create for last months edition.

I made five cards and a matching box using one 12x12" piece of double-sided patterned paper and I have to say I really enjoyed making them and I think I will be doing this again in the future.

I used one sheet of double-sided paper from the Echo Park Happy Easter collection and some blue card stock.

I cut out the sentiment with my Spellbinders Belly Band One die and attached it to the card with some pink seam binding.

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

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 100 - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 300 - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - No Stamps

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Birthdays

Make sure you check out my little giveaway HERE, I'm giving away a copy of this months and last months Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine.

Thank you for calling 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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It's raining ...

It's time for our mid challenge reminder at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge and the theme is Rain or Shine. Alternatively you can enter an Anything Goes project just as long as you use a House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image.

I have used an adorable image from Joanna Sheen's House-Mouse Decoupage CD to make my card along with some NitWit Collections papers.

There are quite a few layers of decoupage, with some rather fiddly bits but I do enjoy cutting them out, I find it very relaxing!

I added a seam binding bow, a Craftwork Cards sentiment and some pearls from my stash.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

STAMPENDOUS

The winner will receive a $20 Reward Card

Make sure you visit the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge Blog for full details.

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

The Ribbon Girls - Use Any Image Challenge

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 28s- Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challeng 149 - Cute + Sentiment

In The Pink Challenge 88 - So Cute
Paper Shelter Challenge 236 - Make It Digital

Craft for the Craic February Challenge - Something To Make You Smile

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 Rain or Shine challenge.

Golden Memories

This is the gift that I made for my Husband's Uncle and Aunt on their Golden Wedding Anniversary - they said ' no presents' but we wanted to give them a little something!

This was quite difficult to photograph but you can get an idea of what it looked like.  The photograph in the centre is them on their Wedding Day, the papers are from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey Collection and the rest of the details are a variety of dies.

We all had a fabulous time at the party, it's so nice to meet up with the extended family.

I would like to enter this memory frame into the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - I {heart} You

Deep Ocean Challenge 122 - Hearts

Imagine That! Creative Playground - Show Us Your Heart

Little Claire's Challenge 66 - Love and Marriage

Die Cut Divas Challenge - Love, Marriage or Anniversaries

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

Pauline
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Andy with Guitar

It's time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the theme for the next fortnight is BOY'S Birthday.

It's not really my turn this time but I decided to join in using the fabulous Andy with Guitar Mini Kit available in the Pink Gem Designs Shop.

I only used the central panel from the kit along with the decoupage layers, the papers are from my stash and I embossed a panel of matching green card stock with my Crafter's Companion Angelica & Adam embossing folder.

The sentiment is part of the kit and the ribbon is from my stash.

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

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 292 - Male Birthday

Brown Sugar Challenge 186  - Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge 103  - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge 103 - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 126 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 7 - Lucky Green

QKR Stampede Challenge 179 - Pile It On

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 135 - Celebrate with ribbon or trim

Make sure you pop over to the A Gem of a Challenge blog and join us for our BOY'S Birthday challenge.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog and leave a comment, your company is much appreciated.  We are going to my husband's Uncle and Aunt's Golden Wedding Anniversary party tonight so I apologise if I don't manage to pay everyone a visit.

Pauline
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50 Golden Years

This is the card that I made for us to give to my husband's Uncle and Aunt for their Golden Wedding Anniversary, I stuck with a CAS design quite similar to the one that I made for our neighbours last year.

I have used papers from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey CD,  a computer generated sentiment and cut the numbers with a Die-namics die.

I decorated the inside of my card to match.

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

Moving along with the Times Challenge 14 - Words Only
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 14 - Always Anything Goes

DL.ART February Linky Challenge - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination  Challenge 73 - Always Anything Goes

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

Pauline
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Congratulations on your ...

This is a card that I made for my Mother in Law to give to her Brother and his Wife - we are all going to their party on Saturday and we have to dress in 60's style, it should be fun.

The papers are from the Dovecraft Floral Muse collection and I cut out my computer generated sentiment with a Spellbinders Heart Circle die.

I used my Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey Champagne Saucer Die, the ribbon and flowers are from my stash.  I also decorated the inside of the card and added a lovely verse.

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

Moo-Mania & More Challenge - Hearts
Whimsy Inspiration Challenge 91 - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays Challenge 219 - Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas Challenge - Love, Marriage or Anniversaries

Crafting Musketeers Challenge 34 - Monochrome

Words 2 Craft By - My Heart's Devotion

Thank you for calling 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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Fantasy

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and the theme is Three of a Kind.

I have used an image and papers from my Crafter's Companion Morgan Fitzsimons Flights of Fantasy CD and my Three of a Kind is:  three different design papers and three buttons.

There are so many beautiful images on this CD it was difficult to choose which one to use.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Scrapper's Delights

offering 3 digi images to the winner

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

CD Sunday Challenge - Add a button or buttons

Crafty Friends Challenge 25 - Girly

Crafting-With-Friends Challenge 14 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 281 - Layer It Up

Lemon Shortbread Challenge 9 - Always Anything Goes

Scrappers Delights Challenge 52 - Always Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challege - Always Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ February Challenge - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Thank you for calling today, make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons challenge blog and join in with our Three of a Kind Challenge.

Pauline
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Love You

This is the card that I made my husband for Valentine's Day, I have used the fabulous free papers from Making Cards Magazine again.

I used a Tattered Lace Essential Circles die to cut out the sentiment and used black card stock.

I used some more of the papers to decorate the inside of my card and added a seam binding bow.

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

Come and Get It Challenge 105 - Love Is In The Air

The Corrosive Challenges #2 - LOVE LOVE LOVE

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 125 - Use Red, White & Pink

The Stamping Boutique Challenge 76 - I Love You
Aud Sentiments Challenge 148 - Use a Love Sentiment

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 134 -  Anything Goes with Ribbon or Trim

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

Pauline
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CAS Baby

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme for the next fortnights challenge is Clean & Simple.  The prize for one lucky winner is 2 digi downloads from the Ooh La La Creations shop.

I have used a fabulous image and papers from the Ooh La La Creations Everyday Occasions CD to make my card.

I printed the image a couple of times and fussy cut the adorable bear, the balloon and heart so that I could decoupage them to add a little dimension.  I also cut out an additional three balloons and hearts to add as embellishments.

I used a Crafter's Companion embossing folder for the background layer and some purple card stock.

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

Catch The Bug Theme Challenge - Keep it Simple

Simply Papercraft Challenge 23 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge 72 - Always Anything Goes

The Sisters of Craft February Challenge - Anything Goes
Great Impressions February Challenge - Let's Celebrate!
ABC Challenge - B is for B (you pick) - Baby, Bear, Balloon, Blue

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 117 - Anything goes with a twist: Sentimental

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 Clean & Simple challenge.

Thank you for calling 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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