Mr & Mrs

We went to my Brother-in-Law's Wedding on Friday, they have been together for fifteen years and decided to marry at last - this is the card that I made for them.

I used a combination of Crafter's Companion, Sue Wilson and Tonic dies to create my card - the panel, Mr & Mrs and rings are all Crafer's Companion dies, the plain and scalloped hearts are Tonic and the pierced square is a Sue Wilson die.

We had a fabulous day, the bride looked lovely and the weather was kind to us.  This is a photo of the happy couple.

Thank you for popping in today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave.

Pauline
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Birthday Stripes

It was my husband's Birthday on Saturday and this is the card that I made for him.

I used some First Edition Wild at Heart papers, they are perfect for masculine cards and some of them can even be used for Christmas cards. I cut the Happy Birthday using dies from the Sara Davies Just for Men Signature Collection and snipped bits from the 'h' and 't' to create the 'u' and 'l' to make 'Paul'.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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A Brilliant Day

I have another masculine make to share today, this is for my Mum to give a family friend.

I have used papers and three toppers from my Crafter's Companion Camden Town CD.

I trimmed the toppers and added a sentiment from The DigiStamp Boutique.  I inked the edges of everything and used some of the papers to decorate the inside of my card.

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

Pauline
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Happy 4th Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at the Crafty Purple Frog, the theme for the next month is Time for the little people - this time round we want to see you make something for a child. That can be a new born baby or a grumpy teenager.  The prize is a £10 voucher to spend on anything you like at Crafty Purple Frog.

I used several papers from the Just For Men 6" x 6" Paper Pad - Brights Collection to cover the card base and also cut a star from one of the papers.

The sentiment is from the Just For Men A6 Stamp Set - Rock Star stamped onto another of the papers.

I added a number four along with some punched stars and applied some Glossy Accents.

Make sure you pop over to the Crafty Purple Frog Challenge blog and join us for our Time for the little people challenge and don't forget to visit the Crafty Purple Frog Shop to take a look at all of the fabulous crafting supplies that are available, grab a coffee and have a leisurely browse whilst you are there.

Thank you for popping in today.

Pauline
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Christmas Gifts

This is another of the samples that I made using the new Crafter's Companion Christmas Create a Card Dies that are the One Day Special on Hochanda today.

I have used the Christmas Gift die for this card along with some Red and Cream Core’dinations card stock.

I have backed my Christmas Gifts with some glitter card and the sentiment is from the Sentimentals Greetings - Occasions Stamp Set.

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

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 168 - Christmas in July

Simply Papercraft Challenge 33 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends Challenge 25 - Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas July Challenge - Make it Glitter

Christmas Cards All Year Round July Challenge - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge 82 - Christmas in July

Thank you for visiting 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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Live in the Moment

I have another card from the new Verity Rose collection from Crafter's Companion to share today.

I used a Card Companion from the CD along with papers and a sentiment also from the CD.  That little owl is gorgeous isn't he.

I have used foam pads to layer everything up and add some dimension, the doily and pearls are from my stash.

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

Scrappers Delights Challenge 53 - Anything Goes

Left of Center Creative Challenge 120 - Big Eyes

PDE Linky Party Challenge 113  - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge 17 - Woman or Women
Dragonfly Journeys Challenge 47 -Pearls of Wisdom

Allsorts Challenge Week 353 - International Women's Day
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 29 - Anything Goes

Come and Get It Challenge 108 - Favorite Technique (CD Crafting)

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog and leave a comment, your company is much appreciated.

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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Winter Wishes

This is another of the cards using the Crafter's Companion Romany Christmas CD ROM that was published in last months Making Cards Magazine.

Everything used to make this card is from the CD with the exception of some Kraft card stock and distress ink.

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

Creative Corner Challenge - Winter

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 154 - Happy Holidays

Digitally Sweet Challenge 145 - Winter

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Snow People

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog  - Season's Greetings

Craft for the Craic December Challenge - Christmas Cheer

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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Flights of Fantasy

I have another sneak peek from the new Crafter's Companion CD being launched as the 4 Day Deal by Sara Davies and Fiona Clayton on Create and Craft this Monday.  There is a Twin CD-ROM called Flights of Fantasy, a deluxe paper pad and luxury card inserts featuring the fabulous artwork of Morgan Fitzsimons.

This card is very different from the one I shared yesterday, this image would be suitable for those difficult male cards.

I decided to make an easel card for a change and used one of the fabulous toppers from the CD along with papers from the Design Sets and Co-ordinating Papers section.

I used a sentiment strip from the CD as a stoper and another small image from the Toppers section.

Make sure you tune in to Create and Craft on Monday for the 4 Day Deal, you definitely will not want to miss this fabulous collection, you might like to pop over to Pinterest or the Crafter's Companion Flights of Fantasy Gallery and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge 149 - Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge #229 - Birthday

Creative Fingers Challenge 82 - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs Challenge 49 - Masculine/For The Boys

Polkadoodles Week 23 - Father's Day or Anything Male

Simply Create Too Challenge 87 - Masculine

Simply Papercraft Challenge 6 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #109 - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar June Challenge - Fancy Folds
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make it Masculine

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

Pauline
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Fairy Cupcake

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and we have a sketch for you this fortnight.

I have made a card using a pretty image from Milk Coffee who are our sponsor for this challenge.

I have coloured her with Spectrum Noir markers and cut her out with a Spellbinders circle die.  The papers are from my stash and I have used Kraft card stock.

The corners are Die'sire Decorative Corner 2 die cuts and the sentiment tags are LOTV stamps.  I have added a bow and doilies from my stash.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Milk Coffee

Please check the Craftng for all Seasons challenge blog for full details.

This is the sketch we would like you to use:

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

Inky Chicks Challenge 50 - Chocolates and Sweets

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge - Duo (Birthday and Cake)

Little Claire's April Challenge - Use Kraft Card

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottages Challenges 38 - Something Yummy to Eat or Drink

Thank you for calling this morning, make sure you pop over to the Craftng for all Seasons challenge blog and join in with our Sketch challenge.

Pauline
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Abracadabra!

I'm running late again this week with my entry for the CD Sunday Challenge - the theme is Showtime and I decided to use this fabulous LOTV Mini Masterpiece.

The CD element on my card is the stripy paper from one of my Bearly Mine Designs Designer Extreme CD's.  The card stock is Core'dinations and I have used my X-cut star die for the star embellishment.  The ticket sentiment was from the Crafty Pad (unfortunately now closed) and the card candy is from my stash.

I have kept the decoration quite simple on the inside of this card, mainly because I used up so much of the embossed card stock trying to get the front right that I didn't have enough left to do very much on the inside.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Showtime
Crafting When We Can Challenge 37 - Cards for Boys
One Stop Craft Challenge 214 - Anything Goes
ATC's & Cards with Attitude Challenge 33 - Be My Valentine/Anything Goes
Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude Challenge 33 - Be My Valentine/Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting today, make sure you pop over to the CD Sunday Challenge blog and have a go at this weeks challenge.

Pauline
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Pot Plant

This is my card for the new challenge over at The Crafty Pad, it was Tina's' turn to choose the theme this week and she has chosen:

FLORAL

We would like to see flowers on your projects this week.

I have used the lovely Crafty Pad image Polly with Flower - it's quite a big flower isn't it - this is my card:

I have coloured Polly with ProMarkers and paper pieced her dress, I also added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to the flower but you can't really see it in the photograph.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

Our fab Sponsor this week is:

Joanna Sheen

and the fab prize is £10 to spend in her online shop.

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

Card Recipe:

Image:  The Crafty Pad - Polly with Flower

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Spring Delights

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circles and Standard Circles

Embellishments:  ribbon, twine and 3D Crystal Lacquer from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Sentiment stamps

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

Totally PaperCrafts Challenge 136 - Pretty Pastels
Crafty Ribbons Challenge 29 - Anything But Square
Littlel Miss Muffet Challenge 44 - Anything But Square
Shelly's Images TTT - Show us your Shape
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 140 - Starts with F (flower)
The House That Stamps Built DCC926 - Paper Piecing
Deep Ocean Challenge 35 - More Than 2 Colours
Digital Tuesday Challenge 179 - Say it with Flowers
Clear It Out Challenge - Child Image (card base/card stock/ribbon/twine all old stash)

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge blog, check out the DT projects and join us for our 'FLORAL' Challenge.

Thank you for calling today, I hope you are having a great weekend, please pop back later to see a very special card.

Pauline
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Pile on the Flowers

It's Team A's turn to showcase the inspiration at the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge this week and the theme this time is PILE ON THE FLOWERS - we would like to see flowers on your wonderful creations, they can be on the image, the papers, embellishments, wherever you please - as long as we can see some flowers.

This is my card using one of the lovely images from sheet 212

I have coloured her with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers, I also coloured some old white flowers and seam binding for the bow to match.  The flower centre's have been made using my Crafter's Companion Epiphany Shape Studio - button round 14.

As you can see I have flowers on the image, the papers, flower shaped buttons and flower embellishments, I even used floral paper to decorate the inside of my card:

 CARD RECIPE:

Image:  WhoopsiDaisy - Sheet 212

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots and Spring Delights

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Crafter's Companion Epiphany Shape Studio - button round 14. Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishmlents:  buttons, flowers, seam binding and twine from stash

Sentiment:  from stash

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

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 214 - Animal Magic

Creative Card Crew Challenge 9 - Ribbon

Creative Craft Challenge - Let's see some Animal antics

Pattie's Creations Challenge 42 - Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the colours)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 152 - Animals

Di's Digi Designs - Let's meet your Animal friends

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 49 - Starts with a 'b' (blue, buttons, bow - all from stash, brolly)

Digital Tuesday Challenge 157 - Winter Blues

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 112 - April Showers

Use It Tuesday Challenge 30 - April Showers (stash - buttons, card stock, seam binding, flowers)

Make sure you pop over the the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, check out the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks 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, please come back soon.

Pauline

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You and Me

The current challenge over at the CD Sunday Challenge Blog is 'A La Mode', well that was my first challenge to find out what it meant.  I used my good friend 'Google' and came up with a few meanings:

• in the current style or fashion
• current trend
• a style

Well I chose to use 'current trend' as my interpretation of the challenge and the current trend in blog land would appear to be Valentines Cards and Cute and Cuddly at the moment so this is my card for the challenge:

I have made this card for my son to give his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, they are only sixteen but seem to be so in love - those were the days.

The papers and image are from the Crafter's Companion Popcorn Platinum CD and I just couldn't help choosing the decoupage version, how unusual I hear you say!  The pink card stock was some that I bought from Joanna Sheen some time ago, I don't think she stocks it any more which is a shame.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of the card, my son wanted it left blank so that he could write his own words - how romantic.

Card Recipe

Image: Crafter's Companion - Popcorn Platinum

Papers;  Crafter's Companion - Popcorn Platinum

Tools:  Spellbinders - Ribbon Banners, Sizzix - Heart Die, Marianne Creatables - LR0108, Darice - Embossing Folder

Embellishments:  Flowers and gems from stash

Sentiment:  Crafter's Companion - Strawberry Kisses Stamp

I do hope my interpretation of  'A La Mode' of OK for the challenge.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - A La Mode

Crafter's Companion Challenge 21 - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 38 - Hearts, Valentines and/or Lace
The ABC Challenge - I for In Pairs (two bears and two flourishes)
Sentimental Sundays Challenge 88 - Feel the Love
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Love is in the Air
Truly Scrumptious Challenge 73 - Love and Hearts
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 69 - Valentines
Dream Valley Challenge 25 - Valentine
Cooking It Up with Katie Challenge 88 - Punch Me an Embossed Heart!

Thank you so much for looking in today.

Pauline
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Blue is for Boys!

Good afternoon, time for another Crafting for all Seasons Challenge.  The theme for Challenge 19 is 'Blue and White' and this is my card:

We have three great sponsors this week:

Di's Digital Downloads who are providing a $10 gift card for one lucky winner

Pink Cat Studio who are providing a prize of 5 digital images for our second winner

and

Saturated Canary - who are providing a prize of 2 digital images

I have used the image 'Smitty Schoolboy, A Ragamuffin' from Saturated Canary and coloured him with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers.  The papers are  'Assembly Required' from NitWit Collections and to keep in the blue and white theme everything has been layered onto white card stock.   Full details of everything I have used are detailed below.

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

Card Recipe:

Image:  Saturated Canary - Smitty Schoolboy, A Ragamuffin 
Papers:  NitWit Collections - Assembly Required

Tools:  Spellbinders - Ric Rac Border, Pinking Circles and X-Cut - Nesting Stars

Sentiment:  Crafter's Companion - 3 Birds stamp

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

Creative Craft Challenges - Blue

Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge 20 - Winter Blues

Totally Stampalicious - For the men

The Crafty Pad Challenge 154 - Let's see something for the Boys

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 47 - Masculine Birthday

Stamps R Us - Just Kidding Around
Crazy 4 Challenges - A Child's Birthday Card
Saturated Canary Challenge 9 - Dies and/or Punches

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and enter the challenge, you have until Tuesday 7th February.

Pauline
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Pink and Shabby

This is my entry for this weeks Polka Doodles Challenge - Vintage/Retro.  I've gone back to one of the first Cd's I ever bought from Polka Doodles 'Love & Cherish', I always reach for this one if I need to make anything even slightly romantic but I've also used it for Thank You cards so it is very flexible.

 I have inked the edges of the papers with Antique Linen Distress Ink and also coloured the white vintage seam binding with it, I scrunched the ribbon up whilst it was still wet.  The papers are layered onto Kraft card stock.  I used the same Kraft card stock to cut the Bird Cage and Bird and to stamp the sentiment onto.  I sprayed the Bird Cage and Bird with Gold Spray and Sparkle, I tried to keep it looking distressed by not spraying it evenly.

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

Card Recipe:

Papers: Polka Doodles - Love & Cherish Cd
Card Stock: Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Bird Sanctuary
Embellishments:  ribbon, string, pearls and buttons from stash

Sentiment:  Crafter's Companion -  3 Birds stamp and LOTV tag

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

Polka Doodles Week 2 - Vintage/Retro

CES Challenge 68 - Vintage Dahling!

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 70 - Birds

Phindy's Friday Challenge 88 - Tic Tac Toe (buttons/ribbon/distressing)

Cooking It Up Challenge 87- Pink/Flowers/Pearls (the flowers are on my backing paper - I hope this counts)

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge 128 - Vintage

Everybody Art Challenge 175 - Shabby

One Stop Craft Challenge 165 - On the Spot & Ribbon
Freshly Brewed Challenge 78 - Pink, White and Craft

Thank you for stopping by today, I hope to see you again soon.

Pauline
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Keeping Fit

This is a card I made for my Husband's Birthday, he's become a bit of a fitness fanatic, me and the boys have decided that he's having a mid life crisis!

I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday and used some of my Joanna Sheen House Mouse Decoupage, I love using this decoupage but can't bear to give the cards away, so using it on a card for my husband means I can at least keep it in the house.  I used backing paper and a sentiment from the House Mouse Inserts CD and the card stock is my favourite core'dinations.

The panel and corners were embossed using one of my new Darice embossing folders from Crafter's Companion and the buttons and twine are from my stash.

I printed an insert from the CD and backed it with matching core'dinations card stock for the inside of the card.

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

Sketch Saturday Week 180 - Sketch
One Stop Crafts week 136 - 3 is a magic number (3 mice, 3 purple buttons, 3 embossed shapes)
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 23 - Embossing
Crafts and Me Challenge 60 - Birthdays

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

Pauline
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Humphrey Competition

I made this card using my new Humphrey's Corner stamps from Crafter's Companion, he is just so adorable!  I am going to enter it into the Crafter's Companion Humphrey Competition - they've already started work on the next set in the Humphrey range and are giving everyone a chance to win the new set.  I used ProMarkers to colour him and finally took the plunge and cut into my gorgeous My Minds Eye Abbey Road papers.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I used Punch Bunch punches to make the matching flowers and topped them with some buttons from my stash.

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

Image:  Crafter's Companion Humphrey's Corner

Papers/Card Stock:  My Minds Eye - Abbey Road, Core'dinations

Tools:  Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals and Labels D

Embellishments:  buttons, raffia, pearls, lace and ribbon from stash, Punch Bunch flower punches
Sentiment:  Crafter's Companion Humphrey's Corner

I love these cute little stamps and think there will be many more Humphrey cards on the way.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Lace and Ribbons

Thank you for stopping by today, please come back again.

Pauline
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Wish Upon A Star

Good Afternoon, I hope everyone is well.  My card today is another from Teddybo.  This one is Teddybea 003 and as usual I have coloured her using ProMarkers.  Full details are listed below.   I am entering this card into the Teddy Bo Tuesday Challenge 9  - Easel Cards.

It's ages since I made and Easel Card and it turned out to be quite a marathon, it took me three days.  Having said that I have had lots of non craft related things on recently so time has been a little limited.  I'm still not completely happy with it and would have liked to spend a bit more time on it but have to make cards for MIL's birthday so time has run out.

I'm not quite sure how to best photograph an Easel Card not having done so before, so I have taken loads of pictures.  My photography skills leave a bit to be desired, so please accept my apologies.

I always find it difficult to know where to write on Easel Cards so I die cut a little label to put inside just for that purpose.  I promise this is the last photo.

Image:  Teddybea 003

Papers:  Shabby Princess Spring Breeze

Tools:  Spellbinders Dies Labels D, Large Circle, Floral Doily Accent

Embellishments:  flowers, button and ribbon from stash
Tag:  Crafters Companion Patchwork Polly Stamp

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

Crafty Calender Challenge - Teddy Bears

Sketch Saturday Challenge 154 - Sketch

Polka Doodles Challenge - Easel Card

Prairie Fairy Fridays - For The Girls

Papertake Weekly - Fancy A Punch?

One Stop Craft Challenge 130 - Birthdays