Purple Julia

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme this time is 'Buttons & Bling', you don't have to use an Ooh La La Creations product but we love it when you do.

I decided to keep things quite simple again and have used a fabulous image and papers from the Ooh La La Creations  -  All Dressed Up CD, you can purchase it from the Ooh La La Creations online shop.

I have layered everything onto black card stock from my stash and punched the border with my Fiskars edge punch  The sentiment stamp is from Flonzcraft stamped onto a CREAlies die cut and the flowers, buttons, twine and gems are all from my stash.

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

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge 3 - One for the girls
Nutcrafters Challenge 44 - Mono
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 130 - Birthdays
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes
PanPastel Challenge 23 - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu Challenge - B is for ..... (black, bling, buttons, border)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - The Button Challenge
Robyn's Fetish Challenge 163 - Die Cuts or Punches

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 'Buttons & Bling' 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 Dreams

It's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy and the theme this week is BUTTONS OR BOWS.

You can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project, so if you use a WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE you can enter any style of card or project you like - you don't have to follow the theme - so come on get out your WHOOPSI DAISY images and show us what you can do - there is usually a free image HERE.

This is another of the cards that I made for the launch of the new Daisy & Friends at Christmas CD by Joanna Sheen on Create and Craft.

You can have a look inside the CD HERE and you can see lots of lovely samples HERE and of course you can purchase a copy HERE.

The Daisy & Friends at Christmas CD is packed full of Linnie's cute, hand-drawn character illustrations, there are coloured and non-coloured digistamp versions of every topper and I used one of the non-coloured digistamps for my card.  I coloured her with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers and added gold glitter to her halo, wings and the stars.

I have decorated the inside of my card to match the front:

CARD RECIPE:

Image: Joanna Sheen - Daisy & Friends at Christmas

Papers: Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme CD

Card Stock: Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools: Spellbinders - Standard Circle, Tim Holtz - Weathered Clock,

CREAlies - CL CS 08 label

Embellishments: star buttons, raffia and glitter from stash

Sentiment: LOTV - Ticket Sentiments

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

Nutcrafters Challenge 26 - Countdown to Christmas
Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge 17 - Starting Christmas Early
Anything Goes Challenge 75 - Early Christmas
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 73 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge 33 - Things with Wings
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 74 - Winged Things
Magical Monday - Things with Wings
No Matter Which Challenge 2 - Die Cuts and/or Punches
One Stop Craft Challenge 198 - No Floral Embellishments
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge 149 - Christmas

Why don't you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with our BUTTONS OR BOWS challenge but don't forget you can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project.

Thank you so much for visiting me today, please leave a comment so that I know you have called.

Pauline
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Christmas in July

A very good morning to you, I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, it was our Carnival yesterday and I still can't believe how glorious the weather was - we all had a lovely time.

It's Monday morning so it must be time for another Whoopsi Daisy Challenge and this week we would like you to MAKE A CHRISTMAS CARD, it's never too early to make a start on your Christmas Cards.

This is the card I have made using one of the gorgeous images from sheet 256, do pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop and have a browse, there are 4 fab images on each sheet.

I got the idea for this card from the LOTV Card Inspiration blog, but mine is not nearly as vintage as the lovely sample on their site.  I have coloured her with FlexMarkers and the papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.   Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to match the front:

CARD RECIPE

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy- sheet 256

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme CD

Tools:  Marianne CreaTables - LR0136 and LR0185, CREAlies CL CS 08

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Embellishments:   string and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge 38 - Christmas in July

Lollipop Crafts Challenge 84 - Christmas in July

The Poodles Parlour Challenge - Use a Digi Stamp

Jellypark Challenge - Christmas in July

Stamping with the Dragon Challenge - Christmas in July

Marks Finest Papers Challenge 117 - Christmas in July

CD Sunday Challenge - A is for - Angel

Sentimental Sundays Challenge 112 - Things with Wings

Addicted to Stamps Challenge 35 - Christmas in July

2 Sisters Challenge 101 - Christmas in July

Make sure you pop over the the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, check out the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks CHRISTMAS IN JULY challenge. Don't forget we are now an open challenge and will be accepting entries with non Whoopsi Daisy images. The winner will be picked at random and the prize will be one sheet of Whoopsi Daisyimages, however if you do use a Whoopsi Daisy image and you are the random winner you will win TWO sheets of Whoopsi Daisy images and there are four images on each sheet.

Thank you so much for looking in today, I hope you have enjoyed your visit.

Pauline
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Bling at Whoopsi Daisy

A very good morning to you, I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.  It's time for another Whoopsi Daisy Challenge and this week we would like to see lots of BLING.

This is the card I have made using one of the gorgeous images from sheet 280, do pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop and have a browse, there are 4 fab images on each sheet.

I coloured her with a combination of FlexMarkers, ProMarkers and Spectrum Noir pens and followed the great sketch over at Sketch N Stash, my papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.  The edges of the papers and die cut's have been inked with scattered straw Distress Ink and her wings have been glittered.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have used the left over papers to decorate the inside of my card:

CARD RECIPE

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy- sheet 280

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots, Fairyland Dreams and Designer Extreme CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Big Scalloped Oval, CREAlies CL CS 08 label

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Embellishments:  ribbon, gems and glitter spray from stash

Sentiment: from stash

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

Cooking It Up With Katie Challenge 96 - Recipe
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 124 - Go Green!
The Paper Shelter Challenge 67 - Going Dottie
Whimsy Stamps Challenge 42 - Things with Wings
Craft Punked Week 23 - Happy Birthday/Celebration
Paper Crafting Journey - Colour it Up
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge 130 - 3 or more Patterned Papers
Shelly's Images Challenge - Blingage
Southern Girls Challenge 46 - Things with Wings
Sketch n Stash Challenge 89 - Sketch (new stash Fairyland Dreams papers, old stash gems, card stock and ribbon)

Make sure you pop over the the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, check out the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks BLING challenge. Don't forget we are now an open challenge and will be accepting entries with non Whoopsi Daisy images. The winner will be picked at random and the prize will be one sheet of Whoopsi Daisy images, however if you do use a Whoopsi Daisy image and you are the random winner you will win TWO sheets of Whoopsi Daisy images and there are four images on each sheet.

Thank you so much for looking in today, I hope you have enjoyed your visit.

Pauline

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Gardening Fun

Good morning, it's Thursday again and time for a new challenge at Willow Sketchie.  A big thank you to everyone who entered last weeks challenge and followed either my sketch or theme, we had so many wonderful entries, I do hope you will all join us again for this weeks challenge hosted by Lisa.

This is the card I have made this week:

I have followed Lisa's fab sketch - some of the elements have been re-sized:

and also the theme for this week which is:

HANDMADE FLOWERS

Don't forget, you can either follow the sketch and/or the theme, unless of course you feel like using both.

For my card I used the fab 'Colin in the garden' digital stamp and I coloured it with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front:

CARD RECIPE

Image:  Willow Designs - Colin in the garden

Papers:  Willow Designs - Polly Pickleberry CD, Bearly Mine Designs - Simply Dots collection

Card Stock;  Dies to Die For - Craft

Tools:  Marianne CreaTables - LR0205 and LR0107, CREAlies - Sentiment Tag,

Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishments:  Twine and brads from stash

Sentiment:  Wild Rose Studio

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

Forever Friends May Monthly Challenge - Spring

Incy Wincy Challenge 144 - Spots and Dots

The CD Sunday Challenge - Trees and Shrubs
Desert Island Crafter's Challenge 30 - Itinerary (die cut shapes, bright colours, twine, trees)
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Cute, Cute, Cute
Paper Creations Ink Challenge 24 - In the Garden
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge 9 - Show me your Punches and/or Die Cuts
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge 82 - Animals
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - 4 legged friends
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Die Cuts and Punches (card stock/raffia/brads and CD over 6 months old)

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog and have a look at the DT inspiration, you have until 20:00 hrs on Wednesday 16th May to enter and the prize is a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs Store. Don't forget you can either follow the sketch and/or the theme.

Thank you for visiting today.

Pauline
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Cuddles and Hugs

I have made this card for this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketches, Kathy has provided us with a fab sketch this week and this is my card:

I have used two of my favourite cd's, the image is from Joanna Sheen's 'Daisy and Friends', this cd is full of gorgeous images drawn by Lynn Carter and the papers are from the Willow Designs 'Polly Pickleberry' cd.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I printed the sheet out twice so that I had four images the same size, I then cut out three of the images to make layers of decoupage - I just can't help myself!  I followed the sketch quite closely, I only moved the sentiment.

This is the inside of my card, I have decorated it to complement the front:

Card Recipe:

Image:  Joanna Sheen - Daisy and Friends

Papers:  Willow Designs - Polly Pickleberry

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Embellishments:  flowers, heart buttons and ribbon from stash

Sentiment:  CREAlies label die, Handy Hippo peel-off

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge 134 - Sketch
Moving along with the Times - Lots of Layers
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 3 - Make it CUTE
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 45 - Buttons and Ribbons
Paper Creations Ink Challenge 19 - Show us your style using your favourite technique - Decoupage
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 62 - 1, 2, 3 A Recipe (1 x Daisy and Friends digi stamp, 2 x Polly Pickleberry papers, 3 x flower embellishments with heart shaped buttons in the centre)

Thank you for looking today.

Pauline
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Gemini

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge, they would like to see your Zodiac creations.  My first thought was to reach for Joanna Sheen's Enchanted Dreams CD again, but then I remembered that her Ivory Cats CD has a Zodiac section and as my Mother loves cats I could get really organised and make a birthday card for one of the boys to give her.  Thank you so much CD Sunday for helping me to get ahead, I usually leave all my cards until the last minute.

I'm really struggling to take good photographs at the moment, it's either raining and really dark or so sunny that everything looks bleached.  It was the latter when I took this photo, the backing papers are actually quite yellow, the dotty one is from Willow Designs Polly Pickleberry CD and the one with butterflies on it is from the Ivory Cats CD.  I went for a contrast with the base card stock and used some bright blue that has been in my stash for some time.

I punched the border with a Martha Stewart Punch and the butterfly is a Die-namics die cut.  The sentiment stamp is from Wild Rose Studio and is stamped onto a CREAlies die cut label.  The flowers, ribbon, lace and gems are all from my stash.

This is the inside of my card, I have decorated it to complement the front:

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

CD Sunday Challenge - Zodiac
Little Darlings Challenge 16 - Polka Dots
PaperPlay Challenge Week 4 -  Lovely Lace
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 41 - Flowers
Hooked on Craft Challenge 16 - Something Bright
Moving along with the Times Challenge 133 - Blooming Marvelous
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 201 - You're a Gem

Thank you for looking today, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline
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Give Thanks and Celebrate

This is my second card for the new Crafting for all Seasons Challenge which has two great sponsors again this week, The Stamping Boutique who are providing a great prize of either 3 digi images or 1 digi paper pack and Bugaboo Stamps who are offering a fantastic 7 digis as a prize.

This week we are celebrating Thanksgiving but you have the choice to make

a Thanksgiving card

a Thank you card

use the sketch

or any combination of the three

We don't really celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK but I decided to make this card using The Stamping Boutique image 'Audrey the Pilgrim' anyway:

I followed this weeks sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge.  I coloured the image with ProMarkers and cut it out using a Spellbinders die, Kraft card stock has been used as a base and for the sentiment.  The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's 'House Mouse Inserts CD' and the flowers, buttons and bakers twine are from my stash.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to match the front:

Image: The Stamping Boutique - Audrey the Pilgrim
Papers:  Joanna Sheen - House Mouse Inserts CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Ovals, Beaded Ovals, CREAlies Label

Embellishments:  flowers, buttons and bakers twine from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Sketch Saturday Week 181 - Sketch

Patties Creations Challenge 33 - Birthdays or Thanksgiving
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 93 - Thanksgiving
Crafty Catz Challenge 108 - use a digital image
The Corrosive Challenge 137 - give thanks

Freshly Brewed Challenge 73 - I am Thankful

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the sketch and the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and then have a go at the challenge.

Thank you for looking.  Please leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Pauline

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Walter and the Choir

Well, it's Thursday again and that means another Willow Sketchie Challenge.  This week it's Hazel's turn to host and we've all been using the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD again.  Have you heard the great news - Walter and Winnie are going to be on Create and Craft on Monday 17th October, can't wait to see them.

Back to the challenge, I used the Walter and the Choir decoupage, I'm really into decoupage at the moment, I know it's not particularly fashionable but I love it, here's my card:

This is Hazel's sketch:

I was good again this week and followed the sketch quite closely, Hazel would also like to see some Snowflakes on your cards.  I used my Spellbinders Ironwork motifs and Create-A-Flake Three dies to meet this requirement.

This is the inside of my card:

Image and Papers: Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD - Walter and the Choir

Papers:  Dovecraft - Jolly Happy Christmas

Tools:  Spellbinders - Ironwork Motifs, Create-A-Flake Three, Classic Squares, CREAlies label

Embellishments:  ribbon and brad from stash

Sentiment:  Creative Expressions

The prize this week is two lovely Christmas stamps:

So come on, pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at what the other DT members have created and enter this weeks challenge.

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

My Mum's Craft Shop - All Creatures Great and Small

Papercrafting Journey Challenge 20 - Die Cuts and/or Punches
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 93 - Die cut or punches
The Paper Variety - forest friends
Sparkles Christmas Challenge 9 - Christmas Songs ( A Christmas Carol)
Dream Valley Challenge 17 - Monochrome

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment I would love to know what you think.

Pauline

Perfect Present

Good morning, it's Thursday again and that means a new Willow Sketchie Challenge.  This week Hazel has provided the sketch and we've been using the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD.  Here is my card.

I used the 'Perfect Present' image and chose the decoupage option, the papers are also from the CD.  I just added some ribbon, buttons and a stamped sentiment to complete the card.

Here is the inside of my card

Image: Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD - Perfect Present Decoupage

Papers:  Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Squares (inside card), CREAlies label

Embellishments:  buttons and ribbon from stash

Sentiment: LOTV

Just look at the fantastic prize that someone will win this week, all you need to do is enter the challenge and post this picture on your sidebar with a link back to the challenge.

So come on, pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at Hazel's sketch and enter this weeks challenge.

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

Delicious Doodles Challenge 2 - Cute as a Button
Dream Valley Challenge 16 - Buttons
Paper Creations Inc Challenge 9 - Buttons or Bows

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 85 - Lots of layers
Bearly Mine Challenge 19 - Button it up

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog to see what the other DT members have created.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment I would love to know what you think.

Pauline

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Birthday Shopping

Good evening, I have a card today that I made for a friend on the Willow Sketchie DT.  It was her birthday last month so I hope she won't mind me posting it now.

The image and the papers are downloads from The Paper Shelter and I layered everything onto Kraft card.  I just love the pretty pinks and blues together.  I added some flowers and a ribbon from my stash and stamped a sentiment tag.

This is the inside of the card decorated to match the front.

Image and Papers:  The Paper Shelter - Shopping Girl

Embellishments:  flowers and ribbon from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV stamp, CREAlies tag

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

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 23 - Happy Birthday

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays  - Birthday

One Stop Craft Challenge Week 149 - Girlie

Patties Creations Design Challenge 30 - Girlie Things

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 182 - Anything Goes

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog  and have a go at this weeks challenge.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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Happy Christmas

Hi everyone, it's Thursday again and that means a new Willow Sketchie challenge,.  This week it's Claire's turn and we've all used the 'Happy Christmas to Yoo Hoo'  image.

Here is my card

I used the ready coloured image and as you can see I followed the sketch quite closely this week.

The backing papers are from Dovecraft and I die cut and glittered some snow flakes for embellishments.  To complete my card I added a CREAlies tag.   Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of my card, I have decorated it to complement the front.

Image:  Willow Designs - Happy Christmas to Yoo Hoo 

Papers: Dovecraft - Jolly Happy Christmas

Tools:  Spellbinders - Create-A-Flake 3, Classic Squares (inside card), CREAlies Label

Embellishments:  ribbon and glitter from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Crafty Creations Challenge 34 - Dies n Punches (Create-A-Flake, Classic Squares, CREAlies Label)

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop - 1-2-3 It's Easy as.... (1 image, 2 embellishments and 3 Design Papers)

Hooked on Craft Challenge 6 - Things with Wings

Crafts for Eternity Recipe Challenge 34 - Theme - Christmas Projects

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog to see what the other DT members have created and have a go at this weeks challenge.  Also pop over to the Willow Designs Shop and take a browse through the fabulous digi stamps, stock up on your ProMarkers and check out the new Tilda Fabric panels, everything is FREE P&P.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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Crafting for all Seasons DT Card

Hi everyone, this is my first DT card for the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge.  The challenge this time is:

BINGO

Just choose a row, vertically, horizontally or diagonally and include those three items on your card or project

 Our sponsor for this challenge is The Stamping Boutique

and the prize will be…

3 digi stamps or 1 digital paper pack of your choice

We are also introducing something very special this time:

These beautiful images are drawn by Angelique Sliekje and they are absolutely gorgeous, but best of all they are all FREE.  Some of our DT, including me, have used her images to create their projects.   It was so difficult to choose an image from the fabulous selection available but eventually I chose the lovely image  -Mouse reading book

Isn't he just so cute.  I coloured him with a combination of ProMarkers and Spectrum Noir pens and teamed him up with some papers from The Paper Shelter.  The bingo line that I chose was buttons, die cut and tag - the flowers on the corrugated corners are buttons, both the border across the middle and the butterfly are die cut and the sentiment is printed on a little tag.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front

Image: Sliekje's Digital Stamps - Mouse reading book

Papers:  The Paper Shelter - Trattoria Chef

Tools:  Spellbinders Classic Squares (inside card) and Ric Rac Diamond Border, Die-namics Butterfly, CREAlies Tag

Embellishments: buttons, pearls, corrugated card and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Summer Fun

Pollycraft Monday Challenge 107 - Autumn Colours
Stamp with Fun Challenge 125 - Summer

Karen's Doodles Challenge - Punch it Out

Pattie's Creations Designs Challenge 28 - Animals or Insects

The Paper Shelter Challenge 28 - Die Cuts and Punches

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made.  Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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So Sweet

Hi everyone, it's Thursday again and that means a new Willow Sketchie challenge,.  This week it's Lisa's turn and this is her first time to host the challenge.  This week we've all used the Missy image and Lisa added a recipe -

Add some shimmer/sparkle

Add something floral

Use something yellow

Here is my card

and this is Lisa's sketch

I've rotated the sketch and coloured Missy using ProMarkers (available from the Willow Designs Shop).  I've added glitter to her necklace and a couple of gems to the tag for the shimmer/sparkle, used floral backing paper and added two small flowers for the floral element and as you can see there is loads of yellow.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front.

Image:  Willow Designs - Missy

Papers: Fancy Pants - Beach Babe

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Squares, CREAlies Label

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers and gems from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 13 - Your Weakest Link (mine is pens, I can't resist I've got them all)
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations Challenge 46  - 1, 2, 3 Recipe

Try it on Tuesday - Anything Goes

Paper Playtime Challenge 53 - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad Challenge 134 - Cute 'n Girly

 

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog and see what the other DT members have created.  Do have a go at this weeks challenge, you never know you might win a lovely prize.  Also pop over to the Willow Designs Shop and take a browse through the fabulous digi stamps, stock up on your Promarkers and check out the new Tilda Fabric panels, everything is FREE P&P.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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