Christmas Barclay

It's time for a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the theme for the next fortnight is Favourite Colour Combination.

I decided to use the fabulous Barclay with Envelope Stepper Card available in the Pink Gem Designs Shop because my favourite colour combination is pale blue and white.

I cut out all of the decoupage layers and layered them up using foam pads.

The ribbon is from my stash and I added glitter to his hat and the trees.

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

Creative Knockouts Challenge 139 - Lots Of Layers

The Crafty Addicts Challenge 13 - Anything Goes/ Use Ribbon
A Snowflakes Promise Challenge 21 - Anything Goes

April Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
CHNC Challenge 279 - Anything Christmas Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Animal & Why (I love bears because they are so cute and cuddly - especially Christmas bears).

 Make sure you pop over to the A Gem of a Challenge blog and join us for our Favourite Colour Combination challenge and don't forget to visit the Pink Gem Designs Shop to take a look at all of the fabulous Digi Stamps and Kits that are available, grab a coffee and have a leisurely browse whilst you are there.

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

Pauline
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Birthday Daisies

I've been playing with my new Which Craft papers and stamps, this large Daisy is perfect for paper piecing.

I used three different papers from the collection and fussy cut the daisies before randomly placing them on the co-ordinating panel - the main image has been layered up to add some dimension.

The sentiment stamp is also from Which Craft, I stamped it onto a die cut banner.

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

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge 125 - Add A Banner

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 191 - Anything Goes

WordArt Wednesdays Challenge 228/229 - Family Friendly/Anything Goes

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge 18 - Anything Goes/Add A Sentiment

Sieze The Birthday Challenge - Birthday + Optional Topping: Anything Goes

Thank you for calling today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Warm the soul ...

This is another one of the cards that I made for last months Making Cards Magazine, I used the Heartfelt Creations Coffee Talk Collection.

I fussy cut the cups from one of the papers and used one of the dies to cut the border.

I inked the edges of everything and added some twine and a pearl from my stash.

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

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 69 - Anything Goes

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge 83 - Always Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge 92 - Always Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge 246 - Pearls

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - 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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Distressed Birthday

This is a card that I have made using the Sara Davies Just for Men Signature Collection, I love this collection it has elements that are perfect for all ages.

Everything used to make this card came from the collection with the exception of the Grosgrain ribbon.

I used papers from the Urban Collection Paper Pad and the On Your Birthday Embossing Folder.

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

Cards in Envy Challenge - Birthday Cards

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 54 - Earn Your Stripes!

Not Just Cards Challenge 31 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs Challenge  - Birthday
Creative Inspirations Challenge 250 - For the Boys
Creative Card Crew Challenge 111 - Embossing (wet or dry)

Craft Your Passion Challenge 309 - Always Anything Goes

Thank you for calling today, your company is much appreciated.


Pauline
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Cool Bean

This is one of the cards that I made for last months Making Cards Magazine, I used the Heartfelt Creations Coffee Talk Collection.

I fussy cut the cups from one of the papers and stamped the sentiment using distress ink.

I distressed the edges of everything and added some little flowers and pearls to embellish.

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

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Creative Corner Challenge - Words

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Coffee Shop

Robyn`s Fetish Challenge 313 - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 185 - 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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Italian Window

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme for the next fortnights challenge is Photo Inspiration. 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 Carnival of Colour CD to make my card.

I added a Crafter's Companion die cut flower and a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

The ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

This is the inspiration photograph, I was inspired by the flowers and the colours.

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

Allsorts Challenge 360 - Red, White and Blue

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Anything Goes

The Sisters of Craft April Challenge - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge 18 - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 32 - 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 Photo Inspiration challenge.

Thank you for calling today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline

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Spaceman

I've been having another play with the one of the Space collection from Pink Gem, this time I chose the Spaceman Josh - Card Topper Digi Kit.

I used the topper and decoupage layers along with papers from the Chevron Digi Papers collection and elements from the Space Set.

The embossed panel is a Crafter's Companion embossing folder from the Angelica & Adam Collection and I punched some stars.

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

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge 39 - In the Air

Through the Purple Haze Challenge 100 - Add A Number
Scrappers Delights Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Sieze The Birthday Challenge - Birthday + Optional Topping: Anything Goes
TIME OUT Challenge 55 - Celebrations with the Optional Twist of Die Cuts/Fussy Cutting

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

Pauline
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Some Bunny Special

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

I chose to use this adorable image called For Some Bunny Special and some papers from the NitWit Collections Hydrangea Collection to make my card.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and cut him out with a Spelbinders circle die.

The sentiment tag is from LOTV and the ribbon is from my stash.

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

Crafting With An Attitude Challenge 14 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 18 - Anything Goes

Cre8tive Hands Friends Challenge 5 - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 136 - Anything Goes

Star Stampz Challenge - Use A Digi

Artbymiran Challenge 56 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge 195 - Anything Goes
I ♥ ProMarkers Challenge 307- Pastel Colours

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Animal & Why (Rabbits - I love their floppy ears)

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 Pastel Colours challenge.

Pauline
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Another Fabulous Edition

The latest edition of Making Cards is in stores today and features stacks of unique projects, lots of competitions and a HUGE giveaway from Stix 2.

There are interviews, shopping pages AND 16 free quality craft papers! Oh and did I mention every reader receives an additional free gift in the form of a CD containing OVER 120 PRINTABLE CRAFT PAPERS THEMED FOR MEN'S CARDS - I'm really proud to have created the nine inspiration cards featured in the magazine to give you some ideas of how to use your free CD.

This is  a little peek at one of them

Make sure you get your copy today.

Pauline

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Back Link

CD Sunday is celebrating it's 6th Birthday this week and the challenge is to choose your favourite from all of the cards/projects that you have ever entered into a CD Sunday Challenge - re post it to now with a BACK LINK so that they will be able to see for which challenge it was originally submitted.

Well, the ladies at CD Sunday said that this would be an easy challenge!  I think it took me longer to go back through all of the cards that I have entered into their challenges (there were quite a few) and actually choose a favourite than it would have taken to make a new card.

It came down to two in the end:

This one which is quite recent

and this one from some time ago

In the end I chose this one, probably because it reflects my current style more than the other one, it was fun to look back and see how much my cards have changed over the years.

You can find the original post HERE, it was only last month!

Happy Birthday CD Sunday, I wish the challenge many more successful years.

Pauline

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I have some winners ...

What a wonderful response to my Birthday Candy, 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 winners and this is the first number it chose:

#38 - Lisa

you win the Tattered Lace Baby Blue

The second winner is:

#23 - Carol Gill

you win the selection of dies

The third winner is:

#88 - Tina Z

you win the CDs

The final winner is:

#44 - Sunshinepen

you win the collection of stamps

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

Many thanks.

Pauline
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Just for Men

I needed a quick masculine card for a birthday that I nearly forgot about so I got Sara's Just for Men collection out and made this card.

I used two of the papers from the Urban Collection along with some dark blue card stock.

I used the Special Birthday dies for the sentiment - a very simple card but perfect for posting.

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

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter Challenge 245 - For the Boys

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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Birthday Candy

It will be my birthday next month and I will also have had my blog for five years - I posted my first card on 10th April 2011, so I though I would celebrate with some candy.

I recently received a Tattered Lace Baby Blue Die Cutting Machine as a free gift, I already have one - they are so handy to keep on your desk to cut all of those little flower dies and sentiments - so this is the first item in my candy.

Candy Prize 1

Tattered Lace Baby Blue

I have also ended up with a few doubles in my die collection, so these will be the second part of the candy for my followers who love their dies.

Candy Prize 2

A selection of dies

Die'sire Circle Accordion Card Die

Tattered Lace Honeycomb Lattice Die

Sue Wilson Filigree 3D Itty Bitty Bows

Spellbinders Nestabilities Heart Circles Die

The third part of my Birthday candy is for my CD loving friends.

Candy Prize 3

A couple of CDs

Joanna Sheen's House-Mouse Decoupage CD
Joanna Sheen's Tom Mielko Project Book with CD Rom

Finally for my stamping followers a collection of stamps, some of which were free gifts and others that I have managed to double up on!

Candy Prize 4

A collection of stamps

Bebunni It's our Birthday
Mulberry Wood Gone Fishing
Humphrey's Corner Christmas Joy
Popcorn the Bear Snow Love
BoBunny Father Christmas
Joanna Sheen Favourite Flowers Buttercup
Forever Friends The Good Life
Joanna Sheen House-Mouse Feathered Hugs

If you would like to be entered into the draw to win one of these prizes this is all you need to do:

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

Add one of the pictures to your sidebar with a link back to my blog

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

Add your link to the linky

I'm sorry but I will not post the Baby Blue Die Cutting Machine outside of the UK but I will post the other three prizes worldwide

My candy will remain open until 6:55am on 20th April 2016 when I will use RANDOM.ORG to choose the winners.

Thank you for taking part and good luck.

Pauline
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It's A Girl

I've made a couple of new baby cards using a Darice Embossing Folder and some Core'dinations card stock.

I heat embossed an American Crafts sentiment with white embossing powder and cut it out.  The knotted ribbon is from my stash.

and one for a Boy.

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

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers - E is for Embossing

Crafty Catz Challenge 320 - Monochrome

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 359 - Clean & Simple

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge 20 - Use An Embossing Folder

Thank you for calling today, your company is much appreciated - make sure you check out my Birthday Candy HERE.

Pauline
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Stamped Flowers

I've made a card for this weeks Less is More Challenge - the theme is 3 Stamps.

I've used my new AlteNew stamps to stamp three flowers, the flowers are made up using three separate stamps - sounds easy doesn't it, well it took me a whole afternoon to make this card and I'm still not really happy with the stamping.

I added a sentiment from Craftwork Cards and three little black pearls from my stash.

I've seen some beautiful cards on Pinterest using this style of stamps so I think I will be having another go - they say practice makes perfect, watch this space.

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

Less is More Week 272 - Use 3 Stamps
Crafty Catz Challenge 320  - Monochrome

AAA  Game 62 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated - make sure you check out my Birthday Candy HERE.

Pauline
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Out of this World

Have you seen the fabulous new Digi Stamps and kits in the Pink Gem Designs Shop, we are being spoilt for choice at the moment, I couldn't resist having a play with the Out Of This World - Card Topper Digi Kit and making another just for fun card.

I used the topper and decoupage layers along with papers from the Lemon Drizzle collection also available in the Pink Gem Designs Shop.  The number is part of the kit and I punched some stars to embellish.

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

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge 55 - Masculine

Crafty Friends Challenge 29 - For a Child

Alphabet Challenge - D for Dots

Through the Purple Haze Challenge 99 - Layers
Crafty Time April Challenge - For the Kids

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated - make sure you check out my Birthday Candy HERE.

Pauline
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Bella with Bouquet

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

I decided to use the adorable Bella with Bouquet - Digi Stamp available in the Pink Gem Designs Shop. I coloured her with ProMarkers.

I used the beautiful Daffodil Joy papers from Nitwit Collections, I love this collection.

The sentiment tags are from LOTV and I added some ribbon and pearls from my stash.

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

Moving along with the Times Challenge 18 - Spring Flowers

Southern Girls - Patterened Paper Free For All

Through the Purple Haze Challenge 99 - Layers

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge - Flowers
Star Stampz Challenge - Use A Digi
Creative Corner Challenge - Spring Flowers

Cut it Up Challenge 94 - Spring Flowers

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - Flowers
Aud Sentiments Challenge 153 - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over to the A Gem of a Challenge blog and join us for our Teddy Bears challenge and don't forget to visit the Pink Gem Designs Shop to take a look at all of the fabulous Digi Stamps and Kits that are available, grab a coffee and have a leisurely browse whilst you are there.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated - make sure you check out my Birthday Candy HERE.

Pauline
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