Love Heart

I saw a card similar to this on YouTube and decided to recreate it in my own style for the Less is More Challenge.

I used an Apple Blossom Flower stamp and coloured it with my Spectrum Noir Illustrator Pens.  The heart is an X-Cut die and the background is a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I coloured the outside of my card base with one of the same Illustrator pens that I coloured the flower with and also coloured the sentiment strip - the sentiment stamp is from Craftwork Cards.

I would like to enter this card into the Less is More Challenge #362 - Purples

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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Winter Smiles

This is the third card that I created for this months Di-cutting essentials magazine, this time I have used the Intricut Intricate Stag Die again.

The papers are from the Carta Bella Winter Fun Paper Collection and I used my Cuttlebug Sledding Embossing Folder on the circle.

I also used my Die-namics Fishtail Flags Die, Tattered Lace Circle Dies and Tim Holtz Snowflake Rosette Die.  The star buttons and twine are from my stash.

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

Pauline
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Cupcake World

It's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Add some Texture.

I chose to use the cute Top of the Cupcake World image and some papers from NitWit Collections to create my card.

I coloured him with Spectrum Noir Illustrator Pens and paper pieced the cupcake wrapper.

My texture items are the doilies, the embossed sentiment that I created using my Cuttlebug Happy Birthday Embossing Folder and the little coloured brads that are actually furry!

Make sure you pop over to Di's Digi Designs and check out the new website.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge 243 - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 12 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge 126 - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 181 - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Week 408 - Cakes, Cupcakes and Sweet Treats

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Colouring Medium (and Why) - Spectrum Noir Illustrator Pens because there is a good range of colours and they blend easily

Thank you for visiting today, don't forget to take a look at the Di's Digi Designs Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Add some Texture challenge.

Pauline
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Happy Birthday with Love

This is the other card that I made to enter the Less is More 5th Birthday challenge this week.  As I mentioned yesterday I made two cards and I'm not particularly happy with either of them, everyone else seemed to quite like the one I published yesterday though!

For this one I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder, a Marianne Creatables die set and a Craftwork Cards sentiment which I embossed with gold embossing powder.

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

Less is More - White on White

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 14 - Always Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 350 - Make Your Own Embellishments

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 131 - Anything Goes

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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Ho! Ho! Ho!

It's One Layer week over at Less is More and the theme is Santa. I have used this fun image from the Better Not Pout Ultimate Kit available at Paper Creator's Crafts to make my card.

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat and I have used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the edges.

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

Less is More Week 250 - One Layer Week: Santa

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 282 - WOW

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Clear It Out Challenge - White + 1 Colour, Stash: Embossing Folder

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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Embossed Snowflakes

The theme for the current challenge at Crafting for all Seasons is Embossing, I didn't manage to make a card for the start of the challenge but I have made one now as a mid challenge reminder.

The snowflake embossing folder is a very old Cuttlebug one and the sentiment is from Pink Petticoat.

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Let It Snow

Come and Get It Challenge - Winter Holiday

Alphabet Challenge - T for Tis the Season

Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 166 - Embossing

Pile It On Challenge 95 - Any Holiday/Celebration

The Glory of Christmas Challenge 72 - Clean and Simple

Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge 10 - Anything Goes with a Winter or Christmas Theme

Thank you for calling today, make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons challenge blog and join in with our Embossing Challenge.
Pauline
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Together Forever

Today I am sharing the card that I have made for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's theme week and the theme is - CASE a DT card

I decided to CASE Sarah's gorgeous card and go with the Wedding theme.

I have used a similar layout and colour scheme for my card but decided on a very simple design.

The large hearts were cut using a Sizzix die and the top one was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The small hearts have been cut using a Lawn Fawn die and I have added 3D Crystal Lacquer to them.  The sentiment is a Docrafts Papermania stamp, stamped with Hero Arts Silver Shadow Ink.

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

Less is More Week - CASE a DT Card

Get Creative Challenge 11 - Use a Die Cut

TIME OUT Challenge 27 - Clean and Simple

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 72 - Anything Goes/add some Hearts

AAA Cards Game 35 - Bare Naked CAS

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

Pauline

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Simple Pansy

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, I'm doing well, that's six weeks in a row that I have managed a card.  This week's challenge is a theme and it is FLOWERS.

I have used a fabulous coloured image from Pink Gem Designs called Pansy.  I printed my image on to some white card stock and then embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, I used a diffuser to create the smooth panel for my image, I love digi stamps because you can re-size them to fit your design.  The sentiment comes with the image and I have just added a layer of pink card stock.

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

Less is More Challenge Week 172 - Flowers
CASology Week 96 - Flower
One Stitch at at Time Challenge 213 - Keep it Simple
Card Mania Challenge 47 - CAS

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

Pauline
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Mad about GOLF

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, the theme is MASCULINE.

I've had this Woodware stamp in my stash for some time now and decided it deserved to be inked up.

I stamped it once onto white card stock and then stamped the individual letters onto papers from the Pink Paislee Old School collection, I debossed the golf ball with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and coloured the golf club with ProMarkers, then it was just a matter of sticking them all onto the stamped base and adding a little water coloured grass to ground everything.

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

Less is More Challenge 159 - Masculine
CAS on Sunday Challenge 27 - Masculine Card
A Little Bit Crafty - Man Up
Cards und More Challenge 99 - Men cards only
Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge 90 - Paper Piecing

Thank you so much for joining me today, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my latest follower and say a huge thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment.

Pauline
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Remember ...

This is the card I have made for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Stripey.  My stripes are embossed on the white panel down the side of my card, I hope this is OK.

The image is from Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection and the poppy papers are from her Pamela West Collection.  The embossed stripes were created with my Cuttlebug Candy Cane Stripes embossing folder and I have punched the edge of the panel with a Fiskars edge punch.  I have kept my design quite simple because I did not want to detract from the beautiful Poppy image.

I have decorated the inside of my card with the same papers.

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

CD Sunday Challenge - Stripey
Creative Inspirations Challenge 239 - Poppies and/or Red Flowers
Creative Craft Cottage Challenge 9 - Say It With Flowers
Stamp 'n' Doodle Challenge  - Remembrance
Bearly Mine Challenge 111 - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes
Cardmania Challenge 33 - Anything goes
Pan Pastel UK Challenge Week 44 - Anything goes
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 209 - Remember

Thank you so much for joining me today, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my new followers and say a huge thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment.

Pauline
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A Simple Tree

When I saw that the theme of the Less is More Challenge was Trees I decided to make a card using my favourite Marianne Christmas Tree die.

I have used some more of the paper that I made from my Carta Bella Winter Fun paper pack using my favourite technique from the Pattern Play Online Card Class.

The white panel has been embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder using an embossing diffuser to create a smooth oval on which to place my tree.  My sentiment is a Kirsty Wiseman stamp on a hand cut banner.

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

Less is More Challenge 142 - Trees
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Oh Christmas Tree

Aud Sentiments Challenge 92 - Christmas Sentiments

Let's Craft and Create Challenge 81 - Trim the Tree

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment, your company is most welcome.

Pauline
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Snow Days

I have made this card to enter this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge, I nearly missed the deadline - something I manage to do rather a lot.

I have been using my favourite technique from the Pattern Play Online Card Class - you really should check these classes out they have some fabulous ideas and techniques.

I cut quarter inch strips of paper from my Carta Bella Winter Fun paper pack and adhered them diagonally to a plain piece of paper. I then used my Clearly Besotted Delightful Doilies die to cut out the doily shape that I have used as a wreath. The sentiment came from the paper pack and the button and twine are from my stash. The spotty papers are also from the Carta Bella paper pack and the white panel has been embossed with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.

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

CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge 50 - Sketch

Great Impressions October Challenge - A Button and a Bow

Deep Ocean Challenge 63 - Button It Up
Quirky Crafts Challenge 21- Favourite Things (favourite technique)

Thank you so much for joining me today, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my new followers and say a huge thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment.

Pauline
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The older I get ...

I noticed that the new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts was Bring Humour to your Creation and decided that I would make a card using one of my Bugaboo Gus images.

I eventually chose Gus golf and teamed him up with some My Mind's Eye papers.

I coloured Gus with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers and used Distress inks to create the sky and grass.  The burgundy panel has been embossed with my Cuttlebug Diamonds in the Rough embossing folder and I framed the sentiment with a disc cut using two Spellbinders circle dies.

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

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 187 - Bring Humour to your Card
Rhedd & Rosie's 16th Challenge - Something for the men
Paper Crafting Journey - For a boy!
A Gem of a Challenge #100 - Let's hear it for the Boys
C... is for Challenge #7 - Boy's & Men
Digi Sketch Challenge - For the Boys
Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 147 - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for visiting today, there is still plenty of time to enter my Candy draw, if you would like to take a look you can find it here.

Pauline
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Cute Christmas

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week our theme is 'Cute Christmas', a nice easy one for you.  I have used an adorable die cut square from LOTV who are our sponsors this week.

I have kept things really CAS, the white base card stock has been embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and I have just layered my cute image onto some red card stock with a punched  border along the bottom.  I stamped my LOTV sentiment directly onto the die cut square

This week we are sponsored by:

Lili Of The Valley

Who are offering our lucky winner a £10 voucher

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

CHNC Extra for August - Anything Christmas Goes
CHNC Challenge 136 - Spread a little joy and love
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 139 - Dry Embossing
Whimsy Inspirations Challenge - CAS
My Craft Spot Monday Challenge 107 - CAS
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 107 - Embossing
Lili of the Valley Monthly Challenge - Make it Festive
Twisted Tuesday Challenge - A Simple Christmas in August
ABC Christmas Challenge - P is for .... Penguin and Polka Dots
Christmas Card Challenges Week 36 - Sketch

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

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

Pauline
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Ding Dong

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week our theme is 'Ding Dong Merrily on High', so just add a bell somewhere.  I have used the remaining papers that I made following Jennifer McGuire's fabulous technique from Online Card Classes - this is the last one I promise, well at least for a little while!

I have kept with quite a simple design, the embossed background is a Cuttlebug embossing folder, the bells are mounted onto a circle that has been embossed with another Cuttlebug embossing folder and mounted on to a Spellbinders die cut circle.  The musical notes are a Nina Crafts stamp and the sentiment is a LOTV stamp, I used a Fiskars punch to create the border.

We are sponsored by  Crafter's Companion

who are offering £10 gift voucher to the lucky winner

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

Paper Crafting Journey - Punches and/or Die Cuts
Papertake Weekly - Die-ing for a Punch
Sweet Stamps Challenge 127 - Christmas Greenery
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 106 - Spooled Items
Crafting by Designs - Christmas in July
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 75 - Fancy Edges
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 268 - Pieces of Paper
Ruby's Ranbow Challenge 59 - Layer it up
Scrapper's Delights Chalenge 4 - Inspired by a Song (Jingle Bells)
(PIN)spirational Challenge 67 - Inspiration Picture

Make sure you pop over to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us this week for our 'Ding Dong Merrily On High' challenge.

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

Pauline
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Christmas Bear

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week we would like you to make a card for 'Baby's First Christmas'.  I have used an adorable die cut topper from Lilly of the Valley and papers from Pink Petticoat.

I have kept with quite a simple design, the embossed background is a Cuttlebug snowflake folder, the sentiment is a LOTV stamp and I used a Fiskars punch to create the border.

This week we have two fabulous sponsors

My Crafty Heart

who are giving a £10 voucher to one lucky winner

and

Iva Nova Chest



who are giving this fabulous baby themed goody bag

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

CHNC Challenge 132 - Christmas card suitable for a child
Merry Monday July Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas
Shelly's Images July Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas
Simply Create Too Challenge 41 - Christmas in July
ABC Challenge 36 - Christmas in July
The Cutie Pie Challenge 48 - Cute and Cuddly
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Christmas in July
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 215 - Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge - Christmas in July
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Tic, Tac, Toe (Ribbon, Die Cuts or Punches, embossing)

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

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

Pauline
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Playtime

That month soon flew past, this is my second post as a Design Team member for the  Forever Friends Monthly Challenge - this month the theme is Birthdays so I have taken the opportunity to make another child's card for my Craft Fair later this month.

I have used a decoupage image and papers from the Forever Friends New Arrival collection - the decoupage comes on one huge sheet and you have to cut it out yourself, as anyone who knows me will be aware - I just love cutting out decoupage.  The embossed panel has been inked with Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters Distress Ink.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

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

Card Recipe:

Image and Papers:  Docrafts - Forever Friends New Arrival collection

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Spellbinders - Tag and Scalloped Oval (inside card),
EK Success - Postage Stamp border punch.
Cuttlebug - Typeset embossing folder

Embellishments:  ribbon from stash

Sentiment:  Wild Rose Studio

We have two fab sponsors this month, the sponsor for the randomly picked winner is::

The Digi Garden

and The Forever Friends Favourite is sponsored by:

Michelle Perkett

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

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 79 - Furry Friends
Clear It Out Challenge - Warm Fuzzies/Texture (embossed panel using old embossing folder)
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 101 - Celebrate
Through The Craftroom Door Challenge 51 - Anything Goes

Ready Teddy Go Challenge 18 - Something New (new papers from New Arrivals collection)
Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge 195 - Celebration
Crafty Creations Challenge 202 - Anything Goes
For Fun Challenges - Something New (new papers from New Arrival collection)
Simon Says Stamp - New Something (new papers from New Arrival collection)

Make sure you pop over to the Forever Friends Challenge Blog and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for this months 'Birthdays' challenge and don't forget that there will be a new Monthly Give-Away starting on Saturday 5th January

Thank you for joining me 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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Sweet Thank You

Good afternoon, I'd just like to say a big 'hello' to my new followers, thank you for joining me, I do hope you enjoy your visits.

Well it's Wednesday afternoon again and that means it's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and our theme this fortnight is 'THANK YOU CARDS'.

We have two great sponsors for this challenge:

Bugaboo stamps
and
Pure Innocence Stamps

I have used another of my Sassy Cheryl images - I won some of these fab images in a challenge recently and now I'm completely hooked, the papers are Pink Petticoat.

I have kept things quite simple, just an embossed and punched panel, a ribbon and a flower cut from some more Pink Petticoat papers.  As usual I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front leaving plenty of space for a thank you note to be written:

Card Recipe:

Image:  Sassy Cheryl - Sweet Little Avery

Papers:  Pink Petticoat - Autumn Blossoms

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  X-Cut - scalloped border punch, Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card), Cuttlebug - embossing folder

Embellishments:  ribbon and pearls from stash, flower - Pink Petticoat
Sentiment:  LOTV - Vintage Labels - Occasions

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

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Anything But Christmas (ribbon and pearls old stash)
Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 92 - Be Thankful
Lexi's Creations Challenge 78 - Thanks/Thanksgiving
Lollipop Crafts Challenge 94 - We Are Thankful
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Give Thanks
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 65 - Make a Thank You Card
One Stitch At A Time Challenge 139 - With Thanks
Card Makin' Mamas - Thanksgiving/Thank You Cards
Digital Tuesday Challenge 186 - Thankfulness
Pile It On Challenge 46 - Let's Be Thankfull

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 'THANK YOU CARDS' challenge.

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

Pauline

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Wishing you Happiness

Good morning, it's time for another Willow Sketchie Challenge and this is the card I have made following Shell's great sketch: 

This is Shell's sketch:

and she has chosen the theme:  Make your own backing papers.

You don't have to follow both the sketch and the theme unless you want to, one or the other will do just fine. 

I have used the gorgeous digi image -  Fairy Jangles available from the Willow Designs Store and coloured her with ProMarkers, her wand has been glazed and some gems added to her crown.

Sorry Shell, I just don't do handmade papers, (as the Glitter Girls would say - because I can't).  Make sure you pop over the the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog and look at the other DT's fab papers, they really put me to shame.

My papers are Bearly Mine Designs Summer's Roses and Mini Dots and everything has been layered onto some purple card stock that I had in my stash.  I put the corner through my ribbler to incorporate some texture and added some buttons and gems also from my stash.  

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card: 

I also made a little pocket and inserted a tag that has been cut out and embossed with my Cuttlebug Embossed Tags folder, the sentiment is a Creative Expressions stamp.

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

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Show us that Bling!!

Ooh La La Challenge 106 - Make it Girly + DT Call
Going Grey with ScrapCreations Challenge - Fairies
The Emerald Faeries Challenge 25 - Buttons
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 119 - Use a Digi
Stampavie and More Challenge 169 - For a Girl
Sundays with Crissy Challenge 29 - Things with Wings
Stamp and Create May Challenge - For the Ladies
Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge 42 - Cute as a Button
Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 64 - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at the DT inspiration and join in with our challenge, you have until 20:00 hrs on Wednesday 6th June 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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