CAS Sakura Flower

This is the final project that I created for Die-cutting Essentials Magazine, I was sent a selection of Cheery Lynn Designs Dies and asked to create six projects.

For this card I used the Cheery Lynn Sakura Flower Die and a sentiment from The Lovely Studio.

I really enjoyed playing with these Cheery Lynn Designs Dies, they are really pretty and cut like a dream.

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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Sakura Flower

This is another of the projects that I created for Die-cutting Essentials Magazine, I was sent a selection of Cheery Lynn Designs Dies and asked to create six projects.  I used a Crafter’s Companion Fancy Card Blank to create this one.

I used the Square Doily Die and the Cherry Blossom Die for this card.

The papers are from the Crafter’s Companion Downton Abbey collection and I added a seam binding bow and some gems from my stash.

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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Purple Birthday

This is another of the projects that I created for Die-cutting Essentials Magazine, I was sent a selection of Cheery Lynn Designs Dies and asked to create six projects.

I used the Square Doily Die and Sakura Flower Die to create a collar card.

The sentiment tag is from The Digi Stamp Boutique and the sentiment is from The Lovely Studio.

There is still time to enter my little giveaway - I have a spare copy of the Die-cutting Essentials Magazine that this card was featured in to give away to one of my followers - you can find it HERE.

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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Square Doily

I was asked to create some cards for the latest copy of Die-cutting Essentials, I was sent a Cheery Lynn Designs Square Doily Die and asked to create six projects.

For this card I used both the larger and smaller die from the set along with two different shades of purple card stock.

The sentiment is from The Lovely Studio.

These dies are lovely to work with, they cut beautifully.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, please leave a comment to that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Small Square Doily

I was asked to create some cards for the latest copy of Die-cutting Essentials, I was sent a Cheery Lynn Designs Square Doily Die and asked to create six projects.

For this card I used the smaller die from the set and some papers from the Crafter’s Companion Downton Abbey collection.

I alternated two different colours of card stock and used foam tape to add dimension.

I created the sentiment with a die from the Sara Davies Birthday Party Signature Collection.

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

Pauline
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Ice Christmas

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's a colour challenge this week and this Design Seeds Picture is the inspiration:

I have used a die from the Papertrey Ink Wonderful Words Holiday Die Collection, I have wanted these dies for ages and Papertrey Ink had a sale recently so I took the opportunity to order a few bits. They arrived within days, faster than a lot of items ordered within the UK and the postage was about the same when you take account of the current dollar conversion rate.

I cut the 'merry' three times and adhered them together, the 'Christmas' is a Clearly Besotted stamp and the snowflakes are from a Cheery Lynn Designs die, there are lots of different snowflakes all on the same die.

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

Less is More Week 201 - Colour Challenge
That Craft Place Challenge - Christmas
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 114 - Modern Christmas Colours
Die Cut Diva's Challenge - Snow and Christmas/ Holidays
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Make Something with a Snowflake and a Sentiment

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

Pauline
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Autumn is .....

I was invited to Guest Design for the Sweet 7 Digital Designs Challenge and this is my second card for them.

It is a colour theme this time and these are the colours that you can choose from:

This is my card using the Pumpkin image from the Pumpkins & Jack-o-Lantern set, I think I managed to include all of the colours.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and the sentiment is computer generated.

I cut the leaves from glitter card stock with a Cheery Lynn Designs die and punched the ferns with a Punch Bunch punch, the papers are Craftwork Cards and the seam binding is from my stash.

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

Fresh Brewed Designs November Challenge - Fall colors

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 176 - Leaf Me Alone!

Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Colors of Autumn

Card Mania Challenge 59 - Use your Dies

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 126 - Cut It Out

Through the Purple Haze Challenge 66 - Anything Goes

Scrappy Hands Challenge 25 - Autumn Colors

Craft-Dee BowZ November Challenge - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Make sure you pop over to the Sweet 7 Digital Designs Challenge and check out the fabulous DT inspiration,  Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline

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Autumn is ...

This is my card for this weeks Less is More challenge, I'm nice and early this week - the theme is Autumn's Bounty.

I heat embossed some card stock with a selection of autumn coloured WOW embossing powers and then die cut a selection of leaves with some Cheery Lynn dies, the acorn is a Clearly Besotted die and the ferns are a Punch Bunch punch.

The striped element is an Impression Obsession stamp, heat embossed with gold WOW embossing powder, the sentiment is a Clearly Besotted stamp also heat embossed with the gold and then cut out with a Die-namics Fishtail die.

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

Less is More Week 192 - Autumn's Bounty

My Time to Craft Challenge 261 - Die Cuts Only!

Brown Sugar Challenge 114 - Autumn/ Fall

Crafty Catz Challenge 249 - All Sentimental

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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Summer Wreath

I have made this card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Happily Ever After.  I've missed the last few challenges but was determined to make a card for this one, I only just made it in time though!

I have used Joanna Sheen's One Summer's Day CD for both the image and one of  the papers, the striped papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.

I have used my Cheery Lynn Designs Lattice die, my Marianne Creatables Birdhouse die and one of my Spellbinders banner dies with a LOTV sentiment.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Happily Ever After

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - All You Need Is Love

Crafty Girls Challenge 27 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge 75 - Anything Goes

A Creative Romance Challenge - Anything Goes

CHNC September Challenge - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Brown Sugar Challenge 113 - Color Inspiration

Don' forget to pop over to the Bearly Mine Designs Shop - Donna is having an end of Summer Sale, there are lots of fabulous paper collections available including a gorgeous new Halloween set.

The sale ends on Monday - make sure you don't miss out!

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 Times

It's time for a new challenge at Craftng for all Seasons and the theme for the next fortnight is Colours of Autumn.

I have made a card using an adorable Whiff of Joy image from the Autumn Stamp Kit coloured with ProMarkers and cut out with Spellbinders dies.

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The papers are from NitWit Collections and the sentiment tags are LOTV stamps, I have added some Cheery Lynn Designs die cut leaves, a Marianne Creatables fence and rolled rose along with some hand made card candy and ribbon from my stash.

Our sponsor this fortnight is:

Limited Runs

Prize 3 idigis

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

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Autumn Colors
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Anything Die Cut
Just Inspirational Challenge - Bows

Animal Friends Challenge - Golden Autumn

Dies R Us Challenge 10 - Fall Festival

Mema's Crafts September Challenge - Fall colors

Seemacrafts September Challenge - Autumn

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Shaped Cards 

Lexi's Creations Challenge 125 - Autumn Colours 

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Autumn (ribbon, dies, sentiment stamps all over 6 months old)

Make sure you pop over to the Craftng for all Seasons Challenge Blog to check out the DT inspiration and join in with our Colours of Autumn 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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Autumn Leaves

Good morning, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the new week. We have a new challenge for you at Bearly Mine Designs and this week it's a Fall Colour challenge.

I've used a selection of Donna's fabulous papers from the Designer Extreme CD and Mini Dots collection.

I have used my Cheery Lynn Designs Small Leaves die to cut some leaves and little acorns and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp stamped onto a Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die cut.  I punched a border with an X-Cut edge punch and added some of the harlequin papers.  The edges of everything have been inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink and I added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to the acorns.  The string and buttons are from my stash and I made my own card candy.

These are the colours that we would like you to use.  My colours do match in real life - I'm struggling a bit at the moment, I'm having to use my son's camera. hubby has taken the one I usually use to India with him.

We have two fabulous Sponsors this week:

Natalie & Amy

£10 Gift Voucher

and

our very own Bearly Mine Designs

£10 Gift Voucher

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

Drunken Stampers Challenge 140 - Buttons
My Sheri Crafts Challenge 118 - Fall Colours
Great Impressions September Challenge - Fall Colours
Simply Create Too Challenge 45 - Vintage (or Old)
4 Crafty Girlz Challenge 1 - Anything Goes
Craft-Room Challenge - Trees and/or Leaves
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Back to Nature
LEJ Designs Challenge 70 - Autumnal Colours

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with this weeks Fall Colours challenge.

Thank you for visiting today, please pop in again soon.

Pauline
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Autumn Love

I'm really excited and honoured to have been invited to join the fabulous team over at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge as a guest designer for the months of September and October, well you all know how much I love House Mouse so I'm sure you will understand how thrilled I am.

The theme for this fortnights challenge is - Autumn Leaves, make sure you pop over the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge blog for more details and to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and great prizes.

I used an adorable image and papers from Joanna Sheen's House-Mouse Triple CD collection.

I apologise for the poor picture quality, my husband has gone to India for two weeks and taken my camera (it's his really), so I had to use my son's and it is very different - I just can't seem to get the colours to photograph..

I embossed some burgundy card stock, and die cut some leaves using my Cheery-Lynn Designs Small Leaves dies, I then added two wooden heart buttons and some burgundy twine.

I have decorated the inside of my card using an insert from the CD.

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

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Animal Antics
Crafty Little Fairies Challenge - Cute 'n' Cuddly Critters
Brown Sugar Challenge 58 - Animals
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by: Autumn colours
Pile It On Challenge 36 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Patterned Paper, Dies, Autumn Colours
The Corrosive Challenge 182 - All About Fall
Sarah Hurley Challenge 84 - Autumn Glow
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 20 - Anything Goes
Red Carpet Studio Challenge 52 - Anything Else

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 the Autumn Leaves challenge.

Pauline
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Happy Birthday Grandad

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and this week the theme is 'Something Hidden'.  I have made a card for one of my sons to give to their Grandad who is 87 years old today.

Mum and Dad always had a cat and the last two that they had were black and white so I thought that this image from Joanna Sheen's Ivory Cats CD would be ideal, the papers are Bearly Mine Designs Mini Dots.  I have used dark blue card stock and my Cheery Lynn Burlap Border die to add some texture along with some dark blue raffia.

I have hidden the sentiment behind the image.

Our sponsor this time is:

Prize:  3 images of the winners choice

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

Crafty Boots Challenge - Die Cuts
The Crazy Challenge 151 - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Challenge 211 - Texture
Crafty Sentiments - Animals
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons Challenge 55 - Use one or more circles
Creative Inspirations Challenge 226 - Something Old and Something New (Old CD/New Die and Raffia)

Make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog and check out the DT projects, we would love for you to join us for our 'Something Hidden' challenge.

Thank you for calling this morning, please come back and visit again soon.

Pauline

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Mousey Love

This is a rather sad post for me today as this is my final GDT card for the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, I've really enjoyed making my House Mouse cards and have been made to feel so welcome by the DT - I'm really going to miss them.

The theme for this fortnights challenge is - Anything Goes - Use a Charm.  Make sure you pop over to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog for more details and to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and great prizes.

My card is an anniversary card for my husband, i'ts a bit soppy but I think he'll like it.  The image and floral papers are from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Triple CD Collection and the dotty papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.

The 'Happy Anniversary' sentiment is a LOTV stamp on a spellbinders ribbon banner die cut and the 'With Love' sentiment is a Flonzcraft stamp on a LOTV Tag.  I used my Cheery Lynn Designs Burlap Border to cut the dark blue border strip from the same card stock that I have used for layering.  My little charm with the sun on it is from my stash.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and layout as the front.

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

The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge 46 - Use something Metal
Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge 22 - Anything Goes
Delightful Weekly Challenge - Wedding or Anniversary
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge 41 - Bingo (Flowers, Die Cut, Charm)
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 171 - Feeling Blue
613 Avenue Create Challenge 24 - Anything Goes or TWIST 'Someone Special' A Male
Paper Playtime Challenge 12 - Anything Goes
There She Goes Challenge 212 - Anything Goes

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with the 'Anything Goes - Use a Charm' challenge.

Pauline
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Vintage Rose

Good morning, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the new week. We have a new challenge for you at Bearly Mine Designs and this week our theme is - Dies and/or Punches.

I have used a beautiful image from Joanna Sheen's Jane Shasky CD along with fabulous papers from the Bearly Mine Designs Vintage Fantasy and Mini Dots collections and made a Birthday card for my eldest son to give to my Mother who is 85 today.

I have mounted the decoupage image on a Cheery Lynn Lattice die cut and made a frame with a Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die.  The sentiment is computer generated and then cut out with a Spellbinders Ribbon Banner die.  I have inked the edges of the papers, the die cuts and the ribbon with distress ink.

I have also decorated the inside of my card to complement the front, you can also see the many layers of decoupage in this photograph.

We have two fabulous Sponsors this week:

Marianne Designs

and

Crafty Sentiments

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

Card Mania Challenge 22 - Shabby Chic
The Crazy Challenge 146 - Use a Sentiment
A Gem of a Challenge 82 - Summertime
Crazy 4 Challenges 188 - Summer Inspiration
Crafting When We Can Challenge 45 - Punches and/or die cuts
The Ribbon Girl June Card Challenge - Add a die cut
Country View Crafts' Challenge 4 - Die Cuts
The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge 12 - Birthday
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 6 - Dies, Dies, Dies
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks Dies and/or Punches challenge.

Thank you for visiting today, please pop in again soon.

Pauline
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Special Day

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and our theme for you this time is 'Wedding/Anniversary', I have made my card using a gorgeous image from Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kinkade CD.

The papers and the image are from the CD and I have layered everything on Silver Mirri, the lattice is a Cheery Lynn die and the sentiment, ribbons and gems are all from my stash.

Our sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen

and the prize is a £10 gift voucher

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

Scrap-Creations Challenge - Graduation, Wedding or Anniversary
Crafty Ribbons Challenge 46 - Anything Goes with a Ribbon
Polka Doodles Challenge Week 21 - To Die For
Paper Playtime Challenge 11 - 2 or more Ribbons
Emerald Faeries Challenge 43 - Ribbons
Creative Card Crew Challenge 37 - Punches/Dies
Deep Ocean Challenge 52 - Ribbons and/or Laces
LEJ Designs Challenge 55 - Celebrate
Ribbon Carousel Challenge 81 - Celebrations
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Weddings (everything on my card is or was made using something over six months old)

Make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog and check out the DT projects, we would love for you to join us for our 'Wedding/Anniversary' challenge.

Thank you for calling this morning, please come back and visit again soon.

Pauline

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Decorating the Tree

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and our theme for you this week is Oh Christmas Tree -  we would like to see a Christmas Tree on your project.  I've made a card using a fabulous House Mouse image from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Christmas Project Book.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat and the sentiment is from one of last years Christmas cards.  I used my Cheery Lynn Snowflake die to cut the snowflakes and added some gems to the centre of each one.

This week we are sponsored by 

Iva Nova Chest

Who are giving this gorgeous bundle of ribbons and charms to this weeks prize winner.

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

Sparkles Christmas Challenge 28 - Favourite Festive Colours (non traditional)
Jingle Belles - Merry & Bright
CHNC Challenge Extra for May - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge 174 - My Sentiments Exactly
Incy Wincy Designs - Animal Antics
Everybody Art Challenge 236 - Purple
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 207 - Christmas
Charisma Cardz Challenge 19 - No Digis Allowed

Make sure you pop over to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and take a look at the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us this week for our Oh Christmas Tree challenge.

Thank you for visiting me today, I really appreciate your company.

Pauline
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