Foiled Birthday Wishes

This is another of the cards that I created for the launch of the Splash Crafts Fabulous Foils collection on Create and Craft - they are now available in the Splash Crafts Shop.

This collection is perfect for creating quick cards that are needed in a bit of a hurry - you can make them as simple or as extravagant as you like, all I have done is added a punched border and some gold mirror card.

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

Pauline
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Fairway Fetch

I am excited to tell you all that I have been invited to join the Splash Crafts Design Team and Bailey will be on Create and Craft at 1 pm and 8 pm to launch some fabulous new Grumps Decoupage and a USB 'Splash' Drive.

This is one of the sample cards that I have created.

I used one of the new decoupage sheets and papers from the Splash Drive to create an easel card.

The sentiments are also on the new Splash Drive.

Make sure you tune in to Create and Craft, there are some fun new characters and the Splash Drive is great value.

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

Pauline
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Christmas Baubles

It's time for some mid challenge inspiration over at the Polkdadoodles Challenge blog, the theme for the DT this fortnight is Not a card but you can enter an Anything Goes project.  I have used papers from the fabulous Festive Christmas CD to create my Christmas Baubles.

They are quite easy to make but rather time consuming, lots of punching circles and folding.

I inked all of the edges and added some pearls to each of the joins.

I would like to enter these ornaments into the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything (Christmas) Goes

Crafting By Designs Challenge - Get Ready For Christmas

Crafty Creations Challenge 329 - Christmas

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Magic of Christmas
The Crafty Addicts Challenge 29 - Anything Goes/Option of Christmas Paper

Make sure you pop over to the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our Anything Goes challenge, you might like to join the DT and follow the optional Not a card theme. If you need some more inspiration you might like to take a look at our Facebook page.

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

Pauline
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Christmas Wall Hanging

It's time to for some mid challenge inspiration over at the Polkdadoodles Craft Challenge, the theme for this fortnight is Christmas but you can also enter an Anything Goes project.  I have used the fabulous new Festive Christmas CD to make a wall hanging.

The adorable Robin and beautiful Poinsettias are from the CD, I have printed them out and fussy cut them - I love fussy cutting, I find it so relaxing. The sentiment is also from the CD, I printed it onto one of the backing papers.

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks  Challenge 318 - Anything Goes & Crazy Egg

Aud Sentiments Challenge 165 - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 320 - Christmas

Paper Shelter Challenge 266 - Blooming Days

Make sure you pop over to the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our Anything Goes challenge, you might like to join the DT and follow the optional Christmas theme. If you need some more inspiration you might like to take a look at our Facebook page.

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

Pauline
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A Christmas Gift

Have you got a copy of the fabulous new Festive Christmas Collection from Polkadoodles.  This is one of the samples that I made using the CD.

I printed one of the patterned papers onto card stock to make the box.  The Poinsettias are from the flowers section of the CD - I fussy cut them and edged them with gold glitter.

The tag is also from the CD, the ribbon and twine are from my stash.

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

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge 31 - Anything but a Square

Julia Spiri Challenge 24 - Anything Goes With A Twist: Boxes
The Crazy Challenge 231 - Burlap and/or Twine

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge 29 - Anything Goes with optional theme of Seasons

Sparkle N Sprinkle September Challenge -  Anything Goes: use loose glitter, embossing powder and/or flocking

Thank you for joining me today, please leave a comment so that I will know that you have been and can come and visit you - make sure you check out my giveaway HERE.

Pauline
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Gingerbread Wreath

Are you watching Nikky on Create and Craft, she is launching the fabulous new Festive Christmas Collection from Polkadoodles. This is one of the samples that I made using the CD, make sure you don't miss the shows, there is lots of fabulous inspiration from Nikky and the Design Team.

I used the gingerbread boy and girl to create a festive wreath.

Make sure you don't miss the shows.

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

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 381 - Christmas

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge 31 - Anything but a Square

Dream Valley Challenge 140 - No squares allowed
A Snowflakes Promise Challenge 28 - Anything Goes

CHNC Challenge Extra for September - Anything Christmas Goes

Thank you for popping in 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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Christmas Stocking

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland, our theme for you this week is Christmas Stockings and I've made another traditional card:

I am still on a mission to use all of the kits that I bought when I first started crafting and this decoupage image is from a kit that I bought from Create and Craft.  Of course I couldn't use it as it was intended - I have cut the image out and layered it onto some gold mirri, I have embossed some cream card stock recycled from an old Christmas card and also recycled an old sentiment.  The red base layer is some flocked card stock that was also in the kit and the red holly leaves are from another kit that I have had for ages, the gems are from my stash.

This week we have two fabulous sponsors

First we have Crafty-Emblies who are offering a £10 goody bag



and we also have Delicious Doodles who are offering 4 digi images of your choice

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

Desert Islands Crafters Challenge 52 - Itinerary (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
LEJ Designs Challenge 49 - Emboss It
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 123 - Use a Sentiment
Jingle Belles Challenge - Earth Day Special (Recycled)
Crafty Hazelnut's April Christmas Extra - Anything Christmas Goes
Created with Love Challenge 37 - Recycle/Reuse
Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment

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 Christmas Stockings challenge.

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

Pauline
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Vintage Beauty

It's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy and it's Team A's turn to provide the inspiration. Our theme for the week is - USE UP YOUR STASH - it can be a Christmas card, a Birthday card or anything you like just as long as you use some of your stash and tell us what you have used.

I've used one of Linnies gorgeous new vintage images from the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop for my card this week.

I absolutely adore this image - she is available coloured and non coloured, perfect for when you want to take some time and colour your image and also for those quick cards that you need to make in a hurry. My stash items are my papers, card stock, ribbon and pearls.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and design.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 409

Papers:  Prima - Sun Kiss Collection

Card Stock:  Create and Craft
Tools:  Spellbinders - Labels Eighteen, Martha Stewart - Edge punch,
Punch Bunch - Flower punches

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers, leaves and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Vintage Labels

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

ABC Challenge - C for Clear it Out (papers, card stock, ribbon and pearls)
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies and/or Punches
Alphabet Challenge - V for Vintage
Card Makin' Mamas - Silver and/or Gold
Stampin' with the Dragon - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs Challenge 154 - Celebrations
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Vintage
That Craft Place - Recipe Challenge - 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Colours (yellow, green, gold), 4 embellishments (flowers, leaves, pearls, ribbon)

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks USE UP YOUR STASH challenge but don't forget you can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project.

Thank you so much for calling today, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Pauline
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Music Bear

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 the theme is - BLUE AND SILVER.

My decoupage image is from The Best of La Pashe Decoupage CD ROM and the papers are Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Wishes.  This is going to be my youngest sons Christmas card - he loves music and bears - I would normally put his name on the front but it just didn't look right no matter where I put it, so I will just write on the inside.

I have die cut the stars from corrugated card - I just love the texture and look you get from this, the little star buttons have been hiding in my stash for ages.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and layout as the front:

CARD RECIPE:

Image:  The Best of La Pashe Decoupage CD ROM

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Wishes

Card Stock:  Create and Craft

Tools:  EK Success - Postage Stamp Punch, X-cut - star die
Spellbinders - Standard Square (inside card)

Embellishments:  buttons and twine from stash

Our Sponsor this week is

Marianne Design

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

By the Cute and Girly November Challenge - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Blue, Silver, White

Deep Ocean Challenge 39 - Pastel Colours

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 90 - Kids and Teens

Daring Card Makers Challenge - Twinkle, twinkle

Songbird Challenge 9 - Deeper Shade of Blue

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Favourite Colour Combination (blue and silver/white)

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge 100 - For Someone Special (my youngest son)

Dream Valley Challenge 46 - Non-Traditional Christmas

Victorine Originals Challenge 48 - Blue and White

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks 'BLUE AND SILVER' challenge.

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

Pauline
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Pink Butterflies

Good Morning everyone, it's time for a new Challenge over at The Crafty Pad and the lovely Helen has chosen the fab theme - Distress it! - so Ink it, Rip it; Sand it, Scrunch it ... whatever it takes to make your project look distressed!

I decided to use the gorgeous Butterflies with Verse image and lots of distress ink.

I used a shaped card blank that I bought from Create and Craft ages ago, well I used most of it anyway - I have loads of different shaped cards and I hardly ever use them.  I cut this one in half and folded it down the middle for the base card and then cut a section out of the other half for the top layer. I traced around the shape on a page from a French/English dictionary that is now redundant (my son has now dropped French and German studies).  I inked the card blanks and the dictionary page along with a doily with a little old paper and a lot of victorian velvet distress ink.

I printed the butterfly images and the verse after changing the size and colour in Word.  I then cut the verse out with a Spellbinders Floral Oval die and cut around the butterfly images to which I then added some 3D Crystal Lacquer.  All that was left to do was a little more distressing, tie a bow and some construction.

This is the inside of my card, I didn't quite know what to do for this, so I kept it very simple with a butterfly image and a little distress ink.

Our wonderful Sponsor for this challenge is:

Crafty Individuals

 

The prize consists of:

1 set of rubber Christmas themed stamps and 1 A4 sheet of Angel Toppers.

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

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 142 - Vintage
The Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge 57 - Think Pink
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 60 - Use a Sentiment as the focus
The Stamping Boutique Challenge 53 - Pink Ribbons
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 87 - Things with Wings
My Heart Pieces Challenge - Monochromatic
Alphabet Challenge - R for Recycle, Repurpose (recycled dictionary pages)
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge 92 - Brighten up your Life (Butterflies brighten my life)
Crafty Mess Challenge 19 - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe 93 - Ugly Bug Ball

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

Thank you for calling today, I hope you are having a great weekend.

Pauline
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Pretty in Pink

I can't believe how fast the weeks fly past, it's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy.  It's Team B's turn to provide the inspiration this week and our theme this time is FLOWERS GALORE - we would like to see flowers, on your papers, as your image or embellishments - the choice is yours just as long as we can see some flowers.

You could also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project if you would like, 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 my card using a pre-coloured image from sheet 390, pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop and take a look at the new sheets, there are lots with coloured and non coloured digi images on them, perfect for when you want to take some time and colour your image and also for those quick cards that you need to make in a hurry.

My papers are Bearly Mine Designs - Floral Fantasy, I have inked the edges of the papers with spun sugar distress ink and used my X-Cut scalloped border punch to edge the central panel.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to match the front and you can also see that I have decoupaged the image in this photograph:

CARD RECIPE:

Image: Whoopsi Daisy Sheet 390

Papers: Bearly Mine Designs - Floral Fantasy

Card Stock: Create and Craft - Topsy Turvy

Tools: X-Cut - Scalloped Border Punch, Spellbinders - Big Scalloped Oval

Embellishments: ribbon, flowers stickles and gems from stash

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

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 226 - Flowers
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 96 - Die Cuts and Punches
Charisma Cardz Challenge 39 - Badda Bling
Forever Friends Monthly Challenge (October) - Bingo (ribbon, pink, gems)
In The Pink Challenge - Pink Plus One
Paper Play Challenge Week 40 - Shine On
Dare to be Sassy Thursday Challenge 145 - Think Pink
Shelly's Images TTT Challenge - Tic, Tac, Toe (Punch or Die/Free/Ribbon)
Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - Pink It Up
Send A Smile 4 Kids - Punches and/or Die Cuts for Kids

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with our FLOWERS GALORE 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 and I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Say a Prayer ..

These weeks certainly do fly past, it's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy, it's Team A's turn to provide the inspiration this week and our theme this time is THINGS WITH WINGS, just perfect for all of your Whoopsi Daisy images..

You can now 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 dress.

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: Create and Craft - gold (bought ages ago)

Tools: Marianne Creatables - LR0134

Embellishments: ribbon, flowers, leaves and glitter from stash

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

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge 28 - Gold
Creative Inspirations Challenge 181 - Christmas in September
Divas by Design Challenge 53 - Lovely Layers
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 139 - Things with Wings
Stampavie and More Challenge 177 - Sparkling/Glitter
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 54 - Things with Wings
The Emerald Faeries Challenge 32 - Use a Tag (my image is mounted on a tag)
Charisma Cardz Challenge 37 - Things with Wings
PaperPlay Challenge Week 38 - Choose a Holiday
Christmas Crafting Challenge 14 - Traditional Christmas Colours

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with our THINGS WITH WINGS 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 and I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Two Patterned Papers

It's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy, we had a fantastic number of gorgeous entries again last week and hope to see you again this week for our new challenge - TWO PATTERNED PAPERS.

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 last weekend. It's full of Linnie's fab Whoopsi Daisy artwork.

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 chose a pink and silver combination and coloured the gorgeous image with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers and added some stickles to her wings.

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

CARD RECIPE:

Image: Joanna Sheen - Daisy & Friends at Christmas

Papers: DCW - Christmas Multi Stack

Card Stock: Create and Craft

Tools: Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle and Standard Circle,

Punch Bunch - Leaf Punch

Embellishments: gems, brad, flowers and stickles from stash

Sentiment: LOTV - Ticket Sentiments

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

Creative Belli Challenge 150 - Winged Things
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 169 - Fairies
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Christmas in August
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 231 - Bling it Up!
DYSU Challenge 86 - Fantasy
Little Miss Muffet Challenge 42 - Pink, Pink, Pink
Dare to be Sassy Thursday Challenge 139 - Decorate the inside
Nutcrafters Challenge 25 - Favourite Colour Combination (Pink and Silver/Grey)
The Poodles Parlour - Winged Things
Challenge up your life Challenge 76 - Christmas in Summer

Make sure you pop over the the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, check out the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks 'TWO PATTERNED PAPERS' 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.

Pauline





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You brighten my life

Good afternoon, it's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and our theme this fortnight is 'STITCHING REAL OR FAUX'.

This week we have three fab sponsors:

A Day for Daisies

The Stamping Boutique

and

Meljens Designss

I spent ages browsing their shops, but there were so many gorgeous images I just couldn't make up my mind which one to choose, so I decided to use one of my own.

This is my card:

I have kept it really simple again, I'm really getting into this style of card at the moment.  I used one of my Joanna Sheens's Wordy Stamps and added my hand stitching to the sun's rays.  For the top half of the background I embossed some lines onto a piece of linen card that I had in my stash and the bottom is some Papermania paper.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of my card that has been decorated to complement the front:

CARD RECIPE:

Image:  Joanna Sheen - Words One

Papers:   Docrafts - Papermania Lemon Sorbet Capsule Collection

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations, Create and Craft - Linen

Tools:  Spellbinders - Pinking Circle and Classic Circle

Embellishments:  ribbon from stash

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

Totally Stampalicious Challenge - CAS
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge 24 - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Totally Sentimental
Crafty Mess Challenge 15 - Words (no image)
Card Makin' Mamas - A New Challenge - Try something new - Hand Stitching
The Emerald Faeries Challenge 30 - Punches/Dies
Tanda Stamps Challenge 200 - CAS
Stamp and Create August Challenge - Stitch it up
Creative Inspirations Challenge 177 - Sentimental!
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 52 - Stamp It

Make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our 'STITCHING REAL OR FAUX' challenge.

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

Pauline

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Pink Magnolia

I have made this card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Exotic Birds and Blooms - you can use either if you don't have both.  Most of the DT have used Joanna Sheen's Eastern Treasures CD - I think this must be the only Joanna Sheen CD I don't have, so I have used my Ooh La La - Carnival of Colour CD and this is my card:

The Oval Pyramid image and the papers are both from the CD and I have used some gold card stock from Create and Craft.  I cut the border from the card stock and one of the papers with my Spellbinders Classic Triple Scallop Edgeabilities die.  I wanted to create an elegant look and so the only embellishments added are some gold Pearls - on reflection I think perhaps I should have mounted the image a little higher and added a ribbon along the bottom.

This is the inside of my card that I have decorated to complement the front, you can also see the pyramid layers in this photograph:

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Exotic Birds and Blooms
Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 81 - Garden Delights
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge 198 - Gold, Silver or Bronze
The Poodles Parlour Challenge - Lets See Those Die Cuts
Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge 30 - Just cards - Popped Up
Just Some Lines Challenge - Layer It Up!
Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge 50 - Lots of Layers
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 219 - Square Cards

Thank you for visiting me today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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Dancing Girl

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 the theme is - Sparkle and Shine..

This is the card I have made using gorgeous papers from the Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots, Flower Delight and Summer's Roses sets and an image from Whoopsi Daisy.

I have followed the sketch from the CLP Challenge Blog and for my Sparkle I have edged the image and sentiment with Ice Stickles and also added some to the dress and flowers, there is more on the flower embellishments.  The shine element is my lovely green pearls.

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

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 340

Papers: Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots, Flower Delight and Summer's Roses

Card Stock: Create & Craft

Tools: Martha Stewart edge punch, Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishments: flowers, pearls, Stickles and ribbon from stash

Sentiment: Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme CD

We are sponsored this week by Kenny K and the winner will be able to choose 5 Digi's of their choice.

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

Our Creative Corner - Bling, Bling and an item from Nature
Send a Smile 4 Kids - For the Girls
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Go Floral
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 82 - Focus on the Ribbon
Digi Doodle Shop Challenge 119 - Ribbons and Bows
Lexi's Creations Challenge 71 - Sparkle and Shine
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Sugar and Spice
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge 22 - Show Us Your Bling
Love to Create Challenge 27 - Punches & Dies
CLP Challenge 50 - Sketch

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

Thank you for visiting today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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Hanging Around

Good morning to you, it's Thursday again and that means a new challenge at Willow Sketchie, this week Hazel has chosen the theme 'Anything Goes' and this is my card:

This is Hazel's fab sketch:

Don't forget - you don't have to follow both the sketch and the theme unless you want to, one or the other will do just fine, as you have probably noticed I have only followed the theme this week.

I have used the Willow Designs - Hanging Around clear stamp and coloured it with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers I also added some gold glitter.  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 - Hanging Around Clear Stamp 

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme CD

Card Stock:  Create and Craft

Tools:  Martha Stewart border punch, Punch Bunch - fern punch

Embellishments:  glitter, ribbon, flower and brad from stash

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

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 179 - Christmas in July

Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 78 - Christmas in July

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 61 - Something New (New Stamp)

Crafts and Me Challenge 94 - Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers Challenge 127 - Gold, Silver or Bronze (Gold card stock and glitter)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge 74 - Metal Embellishment (gold brad)

Nutcrafters Challenge 23 - Butterflies and/or Bows

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 49 - Clean and Simple

Lexi's Creations Challenge 70 -  Christmas in July

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 1st August 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.

The full range of new Christmas Stamps is now available in the Willow Designs Store, make sure you pop over and take a look.

Thank you for popping in this morning, I hope you enjoyed your visit and call back again soon.

Pauline
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Showcase Inspiration

It's time for some inspiration for The Crafty Pad Monthly Showcase Challenge, this is where we challenge you each month to create a project using a CRAFTY PAD IMAGE, you could win 5 Crafty Pad Designs images of your choice.

I've made this card for my Mother in Law's Birthday using the gorgeous Crafty Pad 'Flowers for Mum' image.

I coloured the image with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers and used some NitWit papers, please see the Card Recipe below for full details of everything I have used.

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

CARD RECIPE:

Image:  The Crafty Pad - Flowers for Mum

Papers:  NitWit Collections - timefortea

Card Stock:  Create & Craft - Topsy Turvey

Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle, Ribbler

Embellishments:  American seam binding and pearl flowers from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

DYSU Challenge 68 - Stripes

Crafty Catz Challenge 129 - Stripes or Checks

Just Some Lines Challenge - Give a gift of Flowers

Prairie Fairy Fridays Challenge 77 - Anything with Flowers
Crafts for Eternity Recipe Challenge 68 - Something New (new digi and new papers)
Paper Playtime Challenge 72 - Say it with Sentiments - Birthday Card
2 Sisters Challenge 88 - Use a Digital Image
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Someone Special
Inky Impressions Challenge 55 - Birthday Creations
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 110 - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over the The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog, have a look at the other inspiration and enter the April Crafty Pad Monthly Showcase Challenge - it is open for the whole of April and there is a great prize of 5 images of the winners choice from Crafty Pad Designs.

Thank you for looking, enjoy the rest of your day.

Pauline
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Willow Cottage

I'm back with my second card for today and this time it's for the new challenge over at Willow Sketchie.  There are a few changes happening here starting this week - we are now going to have a

SKETCH  and/or THEME

You can choose which one you would like to follow or if you really feel like a challenge you can do both.

This is my card and I have followed both the sketch and the theme:

This week we have this fab sketch from Miria and the theme is to use RIBBON or TWINE on your project::

Don't forget you can flip, rotate or re-size the elements of the sketch, as long as we can see the basic layout that's fine.  You can also use any image you like but we would love to see something from Willow Designs if you have it.

Both the image and papers that I used are from the Polly Pickleberry CD, the card stock is some that I bought from Create and Craft ages ago.  The border is a Spellbinders Edgeabilities die and the little fence is Marianne CreaTables LR0205, both the ribbon and pearl heart are from my stash.

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

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

A Gem of a Challenge 41 - Perfect Pastels
Pollycraft Monday Challenge 130 - Spring has Sprung
Paper Creations Ink Challenge 20 - Spring is in the Air
Sketchy Colours Challenge 107 - Blue, Pink and Beige
Deep Ocean Challenge 20 - Spring
Totally Stampalicious - Spring is in the Air

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 14th March to enter and the prize is a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs Store.  Don't forget you can either follow Miria's sketch and/or the theme.

Thank you for visiting today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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