Shabby Chic Butterfly

This is the card that I made for my Son to give his girlfriend for her Birthday.

I used papers from the Sara Davies Rustic Wedding Signature Collection along with the Die'sire Delicate Wings Create-a-Card die.  I distressed the edges of everything and also added some distress ink.

The lacy border is another Crafter's Companion die, sorry I can't remember which one and the sentiment is one of Lynda Chapman's from The Paper Boutique.  I also decorated the inside of the card with more papers from the same Sara Davies collection and a Spellbinders die.

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Pauline
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Birthday Garden

This is one of the advanced Z-fold cards that I created for this months Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine. I was commission to produce a Masterclass on making Z-fold cards using the Trimcraft Make a Wish paper pad.

I created the trees with my Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Four Seasons Die, the little flowers are all separate and I coloured them with Spectrum Noir Illustrator Pens.  The fence is from the Polkadoodles Elegant Lamplight & Gate Die set and the sentiment is a Paper Smooches Stamp.

There is a step by step tutorial in the magazine explaining how to create these cards.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Silver Celebrate - 4 Crafty Chicks

This is the final week that I will be joining the 4 Crafty Chicks team as a Guest Designer, I've really enjoyed playing along with the them - thank you so much for inviting me.

As there are five Thursdays this month the theme for this weeks challenge is Anything Goes.  I decided to use my Die’sire Create-a-Card Floral Lace Heart die to create an easel card.

The sentiment is from the Sara Davies Together Forever Signature Collection and I have used lots of silver card stock.

Thank you for joining me today, make sure you pop over the the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge blog and join us for our Anything Goes challenge.

Pauline
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Thinking of you - 4 Crafty Chicks

I am joining the 4 Crafty Chicks team again today, I was invited to Guest Design with them for the month of December, this is my third week and I still have two more to go. The theme this week is Distress chosen by Tamie.

I used my Die’sire Create-A-Card Birdcage Die along with some lavender card stock to create my card.

I distressed the edges of the card stock and added a sentiment from the Crafter's Companion Sentimentals Greetings – Occasions set.

The ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

Thank you for joining me today, make sure you pop over the the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge blog and join us for our Distress challenge.

Pauline
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Floral Lattice

I am really excited to be joining the 4 Crafty Chicks team again as a Guest Designer, this is my second week and I still have three more to go.

The theme for this weeks challenge is No Patterned Paper chosen by Tina. I decided to use my Die’sire Create-A-Card Floral Lattice Die and some black and white card stock.

I die cut my panels from white card stock and layered them onto black card stock using my Xyron Creative Station Lite.

The ribbon is from my stash.

Thank you for joining me today, make sure you pop over the the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge blog and join us for our No Patterned Paper challenge.

Pauline
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Owl in Gold

This card uses one of the Crafter's Companion Die’sire Fancy Card Blanks and the Die’sire Die-sire Create-a-Card What a Hoot die.

My card base is Kraft card stock and I used some mirror card from the Gold Luxury Cardstock Pack.

I cut my tags using the Die’sire Mixed Media Gift Tags die and decorated the sides of the Diorama card base with the Die-sire Lace Border 2 die.

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

Scrappers Delights Challenge 61 - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 46 - Always Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Challenge 117 - Different Folds or Shaped Cards

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

Pauline
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Fleurs D'Anniversaire

This is the card that I made for my Mum to give my niece for her Birthday. I used the Crafter's Companion Fleurs D'Anniversaire die.

I  inked through the die and used some plum card stock behind it. To finish I added some plum pearls.

I decorated the inside of the card to match.

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

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 30 - Always Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge 148 - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers Dies - Always Anything Goes with Dies

WordArt Wednesdays Challenge Weeks #256 - 257 - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenge 103 - Anything Goes with optional use a sentiment

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

Pauline
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Love in Bloom

This card is one that I created using the Crafter's Companion Die’sire Fancy Card Blanks and the Die’sire Create-a-Card Floral Lace Heart die.

The papers and sentiment are from the Sara Davies Love & Romance Signature Collection and I used the Die’sire Essentials Flowers dies to create the flowers.

The gems are from my stash.

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

Great Impressions November Challenge - Anything Goes
Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge 214 - Anything Goes
Star Stampz Challenge - Fold it more than Once
613 Avenue Create Challenge 191 - Anything Goes/Twist: Anything Goes

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

Pauline
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Parisian Elegance

This card was one that I created some time ago for the Crafter's Companion Edge'able shows on Hochanda.

This one uses the Parisian Edge'able, I cut it out of some gold card stock and layered it onto lilac card stock.

The papers are from the Downton Abbey collection and the ribbon is from Sara's Contemporary Christmas collection.

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 45 - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper November Challenge - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
Creates and Makes Challenge 5 - Anything Goes with optional: Use Ribbon/Lace

Thank you for popping in today, please leave a comment so that I can come and visit  you.

Pauline
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Golden Love Birds

Another Crafter's Companion card today, I promise there are not many left now, I'm just trying to post something that is not Christmas!

This one uses another of the Die’sire Fancy Card Blanks, this is a Centre Fold Back Card, I like this design, I certainly wouldn't bother to make one - the card blanks make it really easy.  The die is the Die-sire Create-a-Card Love Birds, I cut it out of the Kraft card blank and gold cardstock.

I inked the inside of my Embossalicious Elegant Orchid 8 x 8” Embossing Folder and embossed some Kraft card stock to create the background.

I created the flower using the Die’sire Classiques Delicate Flower die and the tags using the Die’sire Mixed Media Gift Tags die.

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

Animal Friends Challenge 44 - Special Fold Card
Card Mania Challenge 86 - Tag, you're it!

Mod Squad Challenge - Go for the Gold

Morgan's Art World Challenge 22 - Embossing Wet or Dry

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

Pauline
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Tea and Cupcakes

This is another card made using a Crafter's Companion Fancy Card Blank, this is the Diorama Card.

I have also used the Die’sire Create-a-Card Tea Party die, Die’sire Lace Border 1 and Embossalicious Cakes Galore 8 x 8“ Embossing Folder.

The ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

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

Craft Rocket Challenge 27 - Pretty Pinks

Craft for the Craic November Challenge - 2 Colours

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

Pauline
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Black and Grey

Another Crafter's Companion share again today, this one uses one of the Easel Card Card Blanks.

I have used two Die-sire Create-a-Card dies - Love Birds and Congratulations.

The papers are from the Sara Davies Together Forever Signature Collection, I just added a few gems and some ribbon from my stash.

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

Craft Your Passion Challenge 336 - Always Anything Goes

Get Creative Challenge 51 -  Anything Goes
Fairy Tale Challenge 154 - Monochromatic
Deep Ocean Challenge 141 - use Die Cuts or Punches
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (Animals, Die-cuts, Sentiment)
Creates and Makes Challenge 5 - Anything Goes with optional: Use Ribbon/Lace

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

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

Pauline
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Birthday Tag

This card uses one of the new Die’sire Fancy Card Blanks, this is one of the white Easel Cards.

I used papers and dies from the Sara Davies English Country Garden Signature Collection

I made the tag using one of the new Die’sire Create-a-Card Happy Birthday dies.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge 222 - Birthday

Craft Rocket Challenge 27 - Pretty Pinks

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 449 - Lace and/or Pearls

The Corrosive October Challenge - Pink for Awareness

Alphabet Challenge - R for Recipe (Sentiment, Pearls, Flowers)

Just Us Girls Week 367 - Make the sentiment the focal point

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

Pauline
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Tea Party

This is another card from my final allocation for Crafter's Companion, I have decided to step down from the team because the main focus is now on Dies and I am not a natural die cutter - I really prefer working with papers and digital images.

For this card I used one of the Centre Fold Fancy Card Kraft and the Die'sire Tea Party Create-a-Card Die both of which are the Weekend WOW on Hochanda at the moment.

The papers are from the Downton Abbey 12 x 12" Paper Pad and the flowers are the Die’sire Classiques Delicate Flower Die.

I also used cardstock from the Luxury Cardstock Gold Pack and some Centura Pearl Lavender.

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

Lemon Shortbread Challenge 27 - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge 143 - One for the Girls

Happy Little Stampers October Anything Goes with Dies Challenge - Dies

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
Crafty Catz Challenge 344 - Anything Goes with a twist: use Die Cuts or Punches

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Pauline
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What A Hoot

This is a bit of a sad post for me - I have decided to step down from the Crafter's Companion Design Team.  I have loved working with all of their fabulous products over the past couple of years but as the main focus is now on Dies and I am not a natural die cutter - I really prefer working with papers and digital images along with fussy cutting and decoupage, I felt that the time had come to call it a day!

This card is from my final allocation and uses one of the fablous Die’sire Fancy Card Blanks, this one is the Easel Card - Black.

The main die is the Die’sire Create-a-Card What a Hoot die and the sentiment is the Die’sire Create-a-Card Thank You die.  I have used papers from the Sara Davies Autumn Morning Signature Collection 6 x 6 Paper Pad behind the dies and just added a couple of gems.

Make sure you tune in to Hochanda tomorrow, there will be lots of fabulous inspiration and demonstrations.

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

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 95 - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Pumpkins or Color Orange

Inspiration Destination Challenge 109 - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge 27 - Anything goes/Halloween colours

Creative Moments Challenge 105 - Always Anything Goes/Optional Twist

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

Pauline
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Floral Delight

This is another of the samples that I made for Crafter's Companion using the beautiful Die'sire Edge'ables dies, this one is called Amour.

I used papers from the Sara Davies Floral Delights Signature collection and a Die'sire sentiment die.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge 221 - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends Challenge 30 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge 39 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Think Pink

Crafty Friends Challenge 43 - Anything Goes

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge 69 - Let's Go Floral

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Pauline
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Papillon Birthday

I have a Crafter's Companion card to share today, this one uses the Die'sire Papillon Edge'ables die.

A simple design, I die cut the edge of a 6 x 6" Kraft card base and added a piece of lemon polka dot paper to the inside so that it shows through.

I just added a little twine, a sentiment and some pearls to finish.

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

Artistic Inspirations Challenge 165 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 334 - Always Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - Q for Quick and Simple

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - Clean and Simple

Craft for the Craic October Challenge - Autumnal Twist - include Kraft paper or products

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Pauline
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CAS Thank You

I have another card using the Die'sire Fancy Edge'ables that were the One Day Special on Hochanda yesterday - did you get yours?

This is a CAS design using the beautiful Die’sire Edge’ables Amour Die.

I used dark purple card stock for the base layer and cut the beautiful Edge'ables die from white card stock.

The sentiment is the Die’sire Only Words Thank You Die, cut from the same purple card stock that I used for the base layer of my card.

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

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Things that Fly

Inspiration Destination Challenge 104 - Always Anything Goes

House of Cards September Challenge - Bird and/or Colours

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge 42 - Always Anything Goes

HLS September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge - Always Anything Goes with Dies

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Pauline
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