18th Birthday Shadow Box

It was a friend's 18th Birthday just before Christmas and this is the gift that I created for her, it matches the card that I shared HERE.

I used the Authentique Flawless collection, the numbers were cut with Tonic dies, the Happy Birthday is a Marianne CrafTables die and I used my Memory Box Alphabet Tile Letters to cut out her name.

I suppose everything will get back to some sort of normality tomorrow, not much will change for us, both me and hubby are retired, the only difference will be our youngest son will be working from home.

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Pauline
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Happy New Year

I have created a Tower Card, I have seen a few around recently and decided to have a go myself - they are very simple to create.

I decided to make mine a New Year card and used my Authentique Party Collection.

I created the Tower base with black card stock and cut the 2022 from black card stock as well, I then added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the numbers.

I used several papers and two of the fun toppers from the collection.

I added a computer generated sentiment.

This is the Tower card folded flat for posting.

I would like to wish all of my lovely followers a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.

Pauline
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Happy 18th Birthday

It was a friend's 18th Birthday just before Christmas and this is the card that I created for her.

I used papers from the Authentique Flawless collection and created a shaker card.  The sentiment is from The DigiStamp Boutique, sadly no longer trading, I also used my Inverted Stitched Rectangle Dies from Crafter's Companion.  I found a nice verse on the internet for the inside of the card.

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, it was relatively quiet here - just me, hubby, the boys and MiL, I like it like that.

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Pauline
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The Sea is calling ...

This is the second card that I have created with my Authentique Voyage collection, this one is a bit more shabby that the other one that I made.

I distressed the edges of the papers and I decided to tear the bottom of the two smaller layers, the tag and small sentiment are both from the collection.  The little lifebuoy is a die from the Sara Davies Nautical Signature collection - I cut it twice, once from some pale woodgrain paper and again from some red, both from the collection, I then snipped four pieces from the red die cut and layered them onto the other one.  To finish I added some rustic twine and some hand made card candi.

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Pauline
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Set Sail

I saw some nautical cards created by Alicia McNamara on YouTube, she had used a Twitchit Craft Kit but I thought I would use my Authentique Voyage collection to create something similar.

I used three of the papers along with a topper, I used my Die-namic Fishtail Flag dies to create the banner and I cut the little Anchor using a die from the Sara Davies Nautical Signature Collection, I cut it from Kraft card stock and added a little gilding wax.

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Pauline
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Anyone for a Carrot

This is the final Easter card for now, I have a lovely Echo Park Easter collection so I might make a few more in the near future!

I have used another topper and papers from my Authentique Cottontail collection along with a little rabbit that I fussy cut from another topper.  As before I have inked the edges of everything and cut some flowers from one of the papers.

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Pauline
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Happy Easter

I have another Easter card to share today, I have used my Authentique Cottontail collection to create this one.

I love this bunny topper, it comes with the plaid background, I decided to fussy cut the scalloped image, there are always two of each topper and paper in Authentique collections, so that I could pop it up with foam pads to add dimension.  I inked the edges of everything and cut the flower from one of the papers.

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Pauline
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Easter Bunny

I have something a little different to share today, I have had this MDF Bunny in my stash for ages and decided that it was about time I did something with it.

I used papers from my Authentique Springtime collection to cover the bunny and fussy cut the eggs from one of the toppers in the Authentique Cottontail collection.  The little bow is an old Die-namics die, cut from another of the Springtime papers.  I added some additional colour to a couple of the eggs and created some grass with a Lawn Fawn die.

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Pauline
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Where Flowers Boom

This is the second card that I have created with my Authentique Jubilee collection, it is an Easter collection but this is more of a spring themed card.

I used a topper and three of the papers, I inked the edges of everything and added a seam binding bow.

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Pauline
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Best Easter

I thought I would make a couple of Easter cards this year, we haven't been able to see my Mother-in-Law since before Christmas so I thought I would make her one and I might make some for the Nursing Home that my Mum was in.

I used an older Authentique collection called Jubilee that has been in my stash for some time, I love the vintage images and papers in this collection.

I really like this sentiment, the main image and papers are from the 12 x 12 collection but the sentiment is from the 6 x 6 collection.

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Pauline
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Snowball Fight

This is the final card that I have created with my Authentique Frosted collection, I still have a few bits left but I'm running out of inspiration now, do you run out of inspiration when trying to use up a whole pad of paper?  I have used a couple of sheets of the papers to create some gift bags, I am making 30 for my teacher son to pop some bits and pieces in for his class at Christmas - I make them for him most years.

I added some heart shaped buttons from my stash and a stamped sentiment, the ribbon is the same colour as the purple on the image but my camera has decided differently!

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Pauline
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You Warm my Heart

I'm still on a mission to use up my Authentique Frosted Collection, I hope you're not getting fed up with all of my Christmas Cards.

This is a much more simple card, I've tried to make it suitable to post by only adding a thin layer of foam pads behind the topper.  Everything is from the Authentique Collection, including the sentiment, I just added some dark blue card stock.

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Pauline
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Sweater Weather

I have another Christmas card to share today, I have used my Authentique Frosted Collection again, I'm determined to start using up some of my many Authentique collections!

I have used one of the Cut-Aparts along with three of the papers, I really like the colours in this collection.  I used an old Spellbinders die to cut the Poinsettias, I cut some from the patterned papers and one from white card stock.  I also used my Die-namics Fishtail Flag Dies to cut the banners,

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Pauline
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Gift Card Holders

I have created a couple of gift card holders to give a family friend's children for Christmas.

I have used my Authentique Frosted collection again, I used a Hunkydory die to cut the shaped flap and added a little pocket to the inside for the gift card.  I used two of the images from the Cut-Apart sheets along with several of the papers, all I have added is some cardstock and hook and loop dots to hold them closed - they are both the same on the inside so I have only photographed one of them.

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Pauline
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Days like these

This is another card that I have created with my Authentique Frosted Collection, this time I used the purple themed papers.

Again, everything is from the collection with the exception of some cardstock and gems.  I used my Spellbinders dies to cut the Poinsettis and added a doily and a snowflake.

Thank you for popping in today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.

Pauline
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Hot Chocolate

I am trying to be more organised for Christmas this year, I'm usually rushing around at the last minute trying to get everything finished!  I have bought most of my Christmas presents so I thought it was time to finish my Christmas cards.

I used my Authentique Frosted collection to create this card, there are lots of pretty blues and purples in this collection, I was inspired by a card that I saw on the Authentique Blog and used the blue themed papers.  Everything is from the collection except some card stock and gems.  I fussy cut the image and added a die cut doily, the Poinsettias are a spellbinders die and the other flowers are a Joy Crafts die, I also added some snowflakes and stars.

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Pauline
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Autumn paints ...

I was having a browse on Pinterest and I came across a tutorial to create a square diagonal double pocket card, you can find it HERE, so I thought I would have a go.

I made mine from Kraft card stock and used papers and elements from the Authentique Splendor collection to decorate it.  Instead of adding tags I have added three Ephemera Cards, you could write a greeting on the back of them or add a gift card.

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Pauline
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Blessings

This is another card created with the Authentique Splendor collection.

This is a very similar design to the card that I blogged yesterday but I think it looks completely different. Everything is from the collection, all I have added is some brown card stock and buttons.

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Pauline
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Fall Colours

Autumn is really here in my neck of the woods now, the trees are quite beautiful at the moment and this inspired me to get my Authentique Splendor collection out.

Two of the papers are from the Splendor collection and one is from the Pleasant collecion, all of the elements are from Splendor.  I used my new flower dies, Spellbinders Autumn Flora by Susan Tierney-Cockburn, to cut the flowers and leaves.

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Pauline
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Anyone for Cake

This is the last card that I will be creating with my Authentique Party collection, I am using the rest of the papers to create a mini album.

I fussy cut the cake and popped it up on a circle cut from one of the papers and I used my Die-namics Fishtail Flag dies to cut the banners.  The sentiment is a very old one from Craft Creations that I had in my stash.

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Pauline
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