Today's the Day

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 - CELEBRATE - it can be New Year, Christmas, Birthday, Wedding anything you like just as long as you can celebrate it!

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

I have followed the sketch from The Sweet Stop.  The two sentiments and the outside of the flowers have been embossed with WOW embossing powder and my papers are from Docrafts.  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 394

Papers:  Docrafts - Papermaina Lucy Cromwell Designstax

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft
Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle, Standard Circle, X-Cut - Border punch,
Embellishments:  flowers. WOW embossing powder and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Simply Sophisticated

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

The Sweet Stop Challenge 190 - Sketch
Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge 85 - Favourite Colour (Pink)
Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge 24 - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe 103 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use any sentiment
Delightful Challenge - Anything Goes
DYSU Challenge 103 - Anything Goes
In the Pink Challenge - Pink and Pearlie!
PaperPlay Challenge Week 51 & 52 - Out with the Old/In with the New (old papers, new digi stamp)

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

I would like to wish all of my followers and visitors a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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

Pauline
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Good Friends

Good Morning everyone, it's time for the last ever challenge at The Crafty Pad, Debbie has decided to close The Crafty Pad Designs Shop and so the Challenge Blog will also be closing.  The theme for our last challenge is - FRIENDSHIP/KEEP IN TOUCH so please take the time to join us this week and share in our final goodbyes.

This is my card, made using my favourite Crafty Pad Image - Dress Form Trio:

My papers are Hot Off the Press and I have inked all of the edges with distress inks.  Full details of what I have used are listed below:

My card has been decorated on the inside with matching papers and layout:

Card Recipe:

Image:  The Crafty Pad - Dress Form Trio

Papers:  Hot Off the Press - Nonna's Garden Paper Pack

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Floral Oval, Fiskars edge punch

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  Creative Expressions - Antique Dressforms

Our Sponsor for our last ever challenge is the fabulous Joanna Sheen

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

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

Crafty Creations Challenge 200 - Wise Words

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge 28 - Recipe
Mema's Crafts December Challenge - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 62 - Anything Goes and Ribbon
Papercraft Junkies Challenge 6 - Bingo (Ribbon, Pearls, Pink)
Simon Says Stamp - What's Your Favourite?  - Dress Form Trio Image
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge 39 - Anything Goes
ATC's & Cards with Attitude Challenge 29 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations Challenge 19 - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge Blog, check out the DT projects - the whole team is playing along this last time and make sure you join us for our FRIENDSHIP/KEEP IN TOUCH Challenge.

The Crafty Pad Designs Shop will remain open for purchases until officially closing on 7th January 2012 and there is currently a 25% Sale so make sure you pop over and take a look.

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

Pauline
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Carl the Snowman

Good Morning everyone, it's time for a new Challenge over at The Crafty Pad, and this week we have a CHRISTMAS RECIPE for you, these are the ingredients::

3 Snowflakes

2 Ribbons

and

1 Sentiment 

This is my card, made using an image from our sponsor for this week Robyn's Fetish:

I forgot about the recipe when I was making my card and had a bit of a panic trying to decide how to incorporate 2 ribbons but I got there in the end.

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

Card Recipe:

Image:  Robyn's Fetish - Carl The Snowman

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Wishes

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Create-A-Flake and Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishments:  ribbon and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Christmas Grungy Messages

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

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Snowmen or Ladies
Everybody-Art-Challenge 216 - Christmas
LEJ Designs Challenge 32 - Countdown to Christmas
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 126 - White Christmas
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 146 - Anything Goes
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 58 - Let it Snow
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Snowflakes
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge 119 - Snowmen
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge 54 - Anything goes so long as it's Festive!
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Let it snow (card stock, ribbon an pearls all over 6 months old)

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge Blog, check out the DT projects and join us for our CHRISTMAS RECIPE Challenge.

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

Pauline
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A Dad like you .......

This is my third week as Guest Designer for the CD Sunday Challenge and our theme this week is 'Layer It Up'.

I have used a decoupage image and papers from my docrafts Wellington Past Times Collection, I think Wellington is perfect for male cards and this one is for my husband from my youngest son - the sentiment says 'Having a Dad like you makes every day feel special'.

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

Card Recipe:

Image and Papers:  docrafts - Wellington Past Times Collection
Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Craft

Tools:  X-cut - scalloped edge punch, Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)
Embellishments:  brads from stash

Sentiment:  docrafts - Wellington paper crafting kit

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

Crafts 4 Eternity - Marvelous Music
Raise The Bar Challenge 120 - Bears
Stamping with the Dragon - So Cute
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 147 - Let's see those Bears
ATC's with Attitude Challenge 27 - Anything Goes or Autumn/Winter
Emma's Crafty Challenge 10 - Brown and Blue
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 134 - Pop It Up
Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge 38 - Kraft

Thank you for joining me today, please pop over to The CD Sunday Challenge Blog and have a look at the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join in with our 'Layer It Up' Challenge this week.  All you need to do is use something from a CD - even if only a small piece of paper or embellishment and make sure you give credit to the CD you have used.

I hope you are all having a fab weekend.

Pauline
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Pastel Angel

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 - PASTEL COLOURS - it can be a Christmas card like mine, or a Birthday card, or anything you like just as long as you use pastel colours.

I've used another gorgeous Angel image from the Daisy & Friends at Christmas CD for my card this week.

I absolutely adore Linnie's gorgeous Angel images.  I have kept my card quite simple using ProMarkers to colour her and just adding some stickles to the edge of the image and sentiment and a little to the star, her wings and halo. 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:  Daisy and Friends at Christmas CD

Papers:  Basic Grey - Aspen Frost

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Embellishments:  ribbon, star and ice stickles from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Christmas Grungy Messages

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

ATC's With Attitude Challenge 26 - Add a Sentiment/Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts Friday Challenge 142 - Cute and Girly
Fat Pages With Attitude Challenge 26 - Add a Sentiment/Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge 117 - Use Your Favourite Christmas Stamp
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 158 - Pastel Christmas
The Corrosive Challenge 162 - Flutter By (Wings)
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 6  Things with Wings
The Ribbon Girl Challenge - Add Sparkle
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Challenge 54 - Bingo (No Twine, No Scarecrow, Snowflake, No Gems, No Punch)

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks PASTEL COLOURS 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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Carol Singing

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 - Anything Goes.

I have used one of my LOTV images from the Mini Masterpieces range called Carol Singing to which I added some Stickles and 3D Crystal Lacquer.

The papers are Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Traditions and a little scrap of music paper from my stash.  I have distressed the edges of the papers and image with antique linen distress ink and stamped some foliage on the corners of the image.  The snowflake embellishment is a Whimsy die with a star shaped button in the middle and the sentiment is LOTV.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card following the same design as the front.

Card Recipe:

Image:  LOTV - Mini Masterpieces range

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Traditions

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Whimsy Stamps - Winter's Jewel 1, Spellbinders - Classic Squares (inside card)

Embellishments:  button, string, Stickles, 3D Crystal Laquer, Distress Ink and paint from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Christmas Grungy Messages

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

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - Classic Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 94 - Snowflakes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge 21 - Traditional
Stamp with Fun Challenge 183 - 3 Papers
Totally Stampalicious - Create a Christmas Card or Project
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 135 - Music or a Song - We wish you a Merry Christmas
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Button It Up!  (there is a star shaped button in the middle of the snowflake - I promise!)

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the DT inspiration and check out this weeks fab sponsor.

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

Pauline
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Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Traditions

Christmas - 2 Miles

This is my offering for the CD Sunday challenge this week, the image and papers are from my Ooh La La Christmas Presence CD, there were four images on the sheet - I suppose I could have just cropped it but I just couldn't resist printing them all and making some decoupage.

I layered the image onto red card stock and then onto Kraft along with the papers and the corrugated layer has been distressed with some white Pebeo paint.  I am having mega problems trying to embellish my cards at the moment - I just can't seem to get it right - so I have left it quite plain again. Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I decorated the inside of my card to complement the front with the same papers and part of an insert from the CD.

CARD RECIPE:

Image and Papers:  Ooh La La - Christmas Presence

Card Stock:  Crafters Companion - Core'dinations, Dies to Die For - Kraft,

Polka Doodles - Corrugated Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Squares (inside card)

Embellishments:  Card Candy from stash, Pebeo paint

Sentiment:  LOTV - Christmas Grungy Messages

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Christmas
Ooh La La Creations Challenge 115 - Santa
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge 36 - Anything Goes
An Oldie But A Goodie - Inspired by a Song (Santa Claus is coming to town) - card stock. card candy and CD are all over 6 months old

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

Pauline
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AUTUMN IS HERE!

It really feels like Autumn is here, it seems like we went to bed after a lovely Summer's day and woke up to Autumn.

This is my card for the new challenge over at The Crafty Pad, it was my turn to choose the theme this week and I have chosen:

AUTUMN COLOURS

Brown, Orange, Red, Yellow, Green - we would like to see at least two of these colours on your project but it would be nice to see more.

I have used the great Crafty Pad image Sammy Scarecrow and this is my card:

I have also used the Crafty Pad image Acorns and Autumn Leaves and my sentiment is one of the Crafty Pad Happy Birthday Sentiments.  I printed the Acorns and Autumn Leaves image three times, coloured them all with my ProMarkers and then cut them out and decoupaged them, I also sprayed them with some Spray and Shine from Crafter's Companion.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

Our fab Sponsor this week is:

Crafty Individuals

and the fab prize  is

1 Pack of Red Rubber Tree Stamps
1 6x6 Tree Themed Backing Papers
1 A4 sheet of Bird Toppers

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

Card Recipe:

Image:  The Crafty Pad - Sammy Scarecrow and Acorns and Autumn Leaves

Papers:  Nitwit Collections - Canadiana

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft, Polka Doodles - Corrugated Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Pinking Circles and Standard Circles

Embellishments:  raffia from stash, Crafter's Companion - Spray and Shine

Sentiment:  The Crafty Pad - Happy Birthday Sentiments

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

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Leaves

Papelitos Challenge 11 - Anything Goes
Creative Belli Challenge 152 - Fall/Autumn (my raffia is my old and forgotten embellishment)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 138 - Harvest Festival
Whimsy Inspirations Challenge 51 - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 172 - Autumn
Shelly's Images TTT Challenge - Anything Goes
Scrapalicious Challenge - Welcome Fall
Crafty Ann's Challenge 74 - Sketch and/or Autumnal Colour Scheme
The Color Throwdown Challenge 209 - Colour Inspiration

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

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

Pauline
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Fun in the Snow

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Allsorts.  I decided to make a Christmas Card this week, it really is about time I started to get organised for my Christmas Fair on 1st December.

I used my Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear Christmas Collection CD this time and I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front, you can also see the decoupage layers in this photo.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Crafter's Companion - Popcorn the Bear Christmas Decoupage

Papers:  Crafter's Companion - Popcorn the Bear Christmas Collection CD

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Pinking Circles, Whimsy Stamps - Winter's Jewel 1

Embellishments:  Gems from stash

Sentiment: Crafter's Companion - Mulberry Wood Christmas Collection

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Allosrts
My Heart Pieces - Layers, Layers and Layers
Ooh La La Challenge 113 - Teddy Bear Antics
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 48 - All Creatures Great and Small
Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge 70 - Take Me Away (I hope a sledge counts)
Aud Sentiments Challenge 62 - Christmas is Coming - Use a Christmas or Holiday Sentiment
Creative Card Crew Challenge 18 - Christmas
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 131 - Got The Blues?
Allsorts Challenge Week 171 - Layers
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

I would like to welcome my latest follower, thank you so much for joining me. Have a good weekend everyone.

Pauline
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Autumn Colours

It wasn't my turn to make a card for the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge this week but I couldn't resist colouring up this gorgeous image from sheet 184 and making a card.

The challenge this week is RIBBONS AND/OR LACE, we are also introducing a new element to the challenge - ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE - 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.

I think the weather is getting quite autumnal at the moment, the days are lovely and sunny but the evenings are drawing in and the mornings are quite chilly first thing so I decided to make my card using autumn colours:

I have coloured my image with ProMarkers and the papers are My Mind's Eye - Bloom & Grow.  I used a Martha Stewart scalloped edge punch to add the scalloped detail at the bottom of my card and also the central border.  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:  Whoopsi Daisy sheet 184

Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Bloom & Grow

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Large Scalloped Oval, Martha Stewart - Edge Punch
Docrafts - Leaf Punch

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers, string and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  Docrafts - Wellington Collection

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

Songbird Challenge 3 - String of Pearls
The Pink Elephant Challenge 164 - Use Patterned Paper
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 55 - Create a Square Card
Lexi's Creations Challenge 73 - Autumn Colours
LEJ Designs Challenge 19 - Autumnal
Lollipop Crafts Challenge 89 - Fall Frolic
The Crazy Challenge 128 - Seeing Spots
The Ribbon Carousel Challenge 69 - Beautiful Bows
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Going Dotty
The Ribbon Girl September Challenge - Pearls

Why don't you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog and take a look at the DT inspiration, there is still plenty of time to enter our RIBBONS AND/OR LACE 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.

Pauline
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The Good Old Days

Good morning everyone, it's time for our September New Release Celebration over at The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog and it's my pleasure to showcase the Tub and Board from the new Laundry Day Set:

All of The Crafty Pad DT have made cards using images from this fab new set, so pop over to The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog and take a look, you have the chance to win the complete set:

I have coloured my image with ProMarkers and then cut it out with my Spellbinders Standard Circle die. The papers are from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Projects CD and the sentiment was computer generated, full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card following the same design as the front:

Card Recipe:

Image: The Crafty Pad - Laundry Day Set

Papers: Joanna Sheen - House Mouse Projects CD

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools: Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle and Standard Circle

Embellishments: Ice Stickles

Sentiment: Computer Generated

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

One Stitch At A Time Challenge 129 - Use a digi

Simply Create Too Challenge 21 - So Old or Vintage

Charisma Cardz Challenge 34 - No Embellishments

No Matter Which Challenge 2 - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Heck of a Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes

Amusing Challenges - Markers
Stamp N Doodle - A Touch of Sparkle (there are Ice Stickles on the bubbles)

Dream Valley Challenge 40 - Something Old, Something New (old Kraft card stock and Spellbinders dies, new Image)

Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge 69 - Something New, Old and Blue (new image, old Kraft card stock and Spellbinders dies, blue papers)

Make sure you pop over to The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog and have a look at the inspiration from the design team. For your chance to win the entire set, all you have to do is leave a comment on the Challenge Blog post and your name will go into the draw. For a 2nd chance in the draw, become a follower of The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog and leave another comment telling us you are a follower - how easy is that!

Commenting will close 12pm BST on Monday 10th September and the winner will be announced on Thursday 13th September.

Thank you so much for visiting today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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Black-eyed Susan

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 - Anything Goes.

I decided to make a card and a matching Gift Bag this week using an image from this weeks sponsor and papers from the Bearly Mine Designs - Gingham set.

My image is from the Fred, She Said - Fall Flowers collection, there are four lovely images in this set and I have chosen to use the Black-eyed Susan image.  I have decoupaged the flower on both the card and the tag on the gift bag and have used Kraft card stock as my base.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is a close up of my card:

I have used the same papers to decorate the inside of my card and printed part of the flower on the greeting oval:

This is my gift bag, I have used a very similar design as on the card but have attached the image as a tag and added a couple of buttons tied with string:

Card Recipe:

Image:  Fred, She Said - Fall Flowers

Papers: Bearly Mine Designs - Gingham

Card Stock: Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools: Spellbinders - Classic Oval, Lattice Accents, Woodware Corner Punch,
Mini Bowdabra

Embellishments: ribbon, buttons and string from stash

Sentiment: Wild Rose Studio

We are sponsored this week by Fred, She Said

and one lucky winner will receive a $20 Gift Certificate

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

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Get Krafty
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 70 - Kraft It!
Art Impressions Thursday Challenge 76 - Flowers
Delightful Challenges - Punches and Dies
Pattie's Creations Challenge 50 - Anything But a Card (my Gift Bag)
Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday - Twine/Ribbon!
Craft Punked Week 33 - Flower Power
Craft Your Days Away Challenge 52 - Anything Goes
Pan Pastel Challenge 32 - Add Decoupage
Divas By Design Challenge 48 - Sketch

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

Thank you for visiting today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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Thanks!

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 - Shapes - we would like you to make a shaped card.

This is the card I have made using gorgeous papers from the Bearly Mine Designs Simply Dots and Spring Delights sets.

This is quite a different card for me, I rarely make a card without an image but I got this idea from Mandy's Blog - A LITTLE SPACE OF MY OWN - go and check out her work, she has some stunning projects on her blog.

I made the flower by printing some of the flower embellishments from my Crafter's Companion Strawberry Kisses CD on to the back of my Bearly Mine paper and then cutting them out, the border across the middle is a Martha Stewart punch and the little butterfly was a gift from Tracy at Dies to Die For - she always puts lots of lovely die cuts in with your order.

Card Recipe:

Papers:    Bearly Mine Designs -  Simply Dots and Spring Delights 

Tools:  Martha Stewart edge punch, Marianne CreaTables LR0164

Embellishments:  Crafter's Companion Strawberry Kisses CD,

 gems from stash and the butterfly was a gift from Dies to Die For

Sentiment:  Joanna Sheen's Words Three

We are sponsored this week by our very own Dona and the winner will be able to choose 2 digi sets from Bearly Mine Designs.

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

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 39 - Circles

ABC Challenge - T for Two (two design papers)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 130 - Make Your Own Flowers

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 215 - Bling It On!!

Frosted Designs Challenge - Patterned Paper Only!

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge 81 - Crazy Circles

Alphabet Challenge Blog - L for Lace

My Heart Pieces Challenge - Square or Circle

Just Some Lines Saturday Challenge - No Squares or Rectangles
Love to Create Challenge 25 - Spots N Dots

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

Thank you for visiting today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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Flowers for Mum

This is a card I have made using the gorgeous Crafty Pad image 'Flowers for Mum', I made a card using this image for my Mother-in-Law's Birthday and enjoyed colouring it so much I had to do another one.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and also coloured some seam binding to match.  As usual I have also decorated the inside of my card to complement the front.

CARD RECIPE

Image:  The Crafty Pad - Flowers for Mum

Papers:  Papermania Capsule Collection

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Sue Wilson Lattice Accents, Woodware - corner punch

Embellishments:  seam binding, buttons and string from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Passion for ProMarker Challenge 157 - gingham/checks

Sarah Hurley Challenge 70 - Buttons

Charisma Cardz Challenge 27 - Recycle (my buttons and string are recycled)

Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 76 - Let's get Punchy

Totally Stampalicious Challenge - Your Favourite Embellishment (buttons and bows)

Stamping with the Dragon Challenge - Ribbons and Bows

Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge 18 - Anything Goes with Any Artist

That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes
Great Impressions July Challenge - Show us your best stay in the lines colouring
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Flower Power (sentiment stamp, card stock, buttons, ribbon and string are all over 6 months old)


Thank you for visiting today, I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Pauline
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Whoopsi Daisy - Pretty in Blue

A very good morning to you, I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. It's time for another Whoopsi Daisy Challenge and this week we would like you to MAKE YOUR OWN EMBELLISHMENTS.

This is the card I have made using one of the gorgeous images from sheet 333, do pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop and have a browse, there are 4 fab images on each sheet.

I have coloured her with a combination of FlexMarkers and ProMarkers and the papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.  My handmade embellishments are my flower buttons made with my Epiphany Button Studio from Crafter's Companion.

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

CARD RECIPE

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy- sheet 333

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots and Flower Delight

Tools:  Spellbinders - Labels D, Crafter's Companion - Epiphany Button Studio

Card Stock: Dies to Die For - Kraft

Embellishments:  ribbon and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV Tags

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

Delightful Challenges - Primary Colours

It's all about the Vintage Challenge 23 - Anything Goes

The Cupcake Craftroom July Challenge - Layers

Stamp and Create July Challenge - Hands full of love
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge 140 - Spots
ATC's & Cards with Attitude Challenge 17 - Anything Goes
Platypus Creek Digitals Challenge 10 - Buttons and Bows
Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Pile on the Flowers (I have flowers on my image and papers and also flower shaped buttons)

The Colour Throwdown Challenge 199 - Inspiration swatch

For Your Inspiration Challenge 33 - Inspiration photograph (I was inspired by beautiful blue)

Make sure you pop over the the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, check out the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks MAKE YOUR OWN EMBELLISHMENTS 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, I hope you have enjoyed your visit.

Pauline
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Summer Florals

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

Lisa has also provided us with this 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.  I've sort of followed the sketch and the theme this week.

The images are from the embellishments section on the Polly Pickleberry CD, I have coloured them with ProMarkers and cut them out with a Spellbinders Large Labels Die, full details of everything I have used are listed below.

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

Card Recipe:

Images:  Willow Designs - Polly Pickleberry CD

Papers: Willow Designs - Polly Pickleberry CD, Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots

Card Stock: Dies To Die For - Kraft

Tools: Martha Stewart - Edge Punch, Spellbinders - Large Labels

Embellishments: Seam Binding and flowers from stash

Sentiment: LOTV - Vintage Labels - Occasions

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

Allsorts Challenge Week 161 - In Bloom

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Flowers in Bloom

Totally Stampalicious - Bows and Ribbon

Anything Goes Challenge 70 - Polka Dot with a Birthday Theme

LEJ Designs Challenge 10 - Fabulous Flowers

PaperPlay Challenge Week 27 - Happy Birthday

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 122 - Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps Challenge 46 - Anything Goes
The Emerald Faeries Challenge 27 - Birthdays

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 11th July 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 this morning, I hope you enjoyed your visit and pop back again soon.

Pauline
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Sparkle and Shine

It's Thursday morning again and it's my turn to host the Willow Sketchie Challenge this week. This is the sketch I have for you

and the theme I have chosen for the week is 

Sparkle and Shine

I would like to see some glitter, gems, or gloss etc.

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.

I chose this theme to challenge myself as much as everyone else because, as anyone who knows me will be aware, I rarely use glitter on my cards.  This is the card I have made

Fairy Dance has been coloured with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers, I also coloured some white Seam Binding to match.  I have used Ice Stickles on her wings, around the outside of the image and on the butterfly embellishments.  This is the first time I have ever used stickles and I love them - will now have to buy some more!  There are also some small gems on the butterflies and on her crown that has also had some gloss added.

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

Card Recipe:

Image:  Willow Designs - Fairy Dance digital stamp

Papers:  Willow Designs - Polly Pickleberry CD 

Card Stock:  Dies To Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Martha Stewart - Edge Punch, Die-namics - Butterfly Die,

Spellbinders - Classic Rectangles

Embellishments:  Seam Binding, gems, brad and Ice Stickles from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Sentiment Tags

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

Stampalot June Challenge - Bingo (Ribbon/Lace, Polka Dots, Green)

Sentimental Sundays Challenge 108 - Cute and Girly

Dream Valley Challenge 35 - Things with Wings

Craft Your Passion Challenge 116 - Things with Wings

Anything Goes Challenge 70 - Polka Dot with a Birthday Theme

(PIN)spirational Challenge 13 - Inspirational Photograph (I was inspired by the colours)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 127 - Cute and Girly

The Paper Shelter Challenge 70 - Punches and/or Dies

Creative Card Crew Challenge 13 - Easy as 1 - 2 - 3 (1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 butterfly embellishments)

Crafty Creations Challenge 176 - Embellish It - Ribbon, Butterflies, Gems, Stickles, Punched Border, Brad

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 4th July 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. 

We are also having a DT call, so why don't you come and join us, you will get to play with lots of fab Willow Designs images.

Thank you for visiting this morning, I hope you enjoyed your visit and pop back again soon.

Pauline

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I demand a RECOUNT!

Good afternoon, at least the weather is a little better today, I wonder how long it will last.  It's time for another challenge over at Crafting for all Seasons and this time we would like to see your cards or projects for Men - this is my card:

I used the fun image 'Gus Birthday - Recount' from Bugaboo who are one of three sponsors we have for this challenge.  I have coloured him with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers - I also coloured the Card Candi to match the image and papers.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

As I mentioned we have three fab sponsors this week:

Bugaboo Stamps - Prize - 7 digital images

Lili of the Valley - Prize - £10 Gift Voucher

Digi Doodle Shop - Prize - $10 Gift card

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

CARD RECIPE

Image and Sentiment:  Bugaboo - Gus Birthday - Recount

Papers:  American Traditional Designs - Earthtones Card Stock Bundle

Card Stock:  Dies To Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishments:  Card Candi, string and Crystal Lacquer from stash

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

LEJ Designs Challenge 7 - Daddy Dearest/Male Projects

Dream Valley Challenge 34 - For that Special Guy

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 117 - The man in your life

PanPastel Challenge 22 - Boys/Father's Day

Platypus Creek Digitals Challenge 8 - For The Boys

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet Challenge -  Cards for Him

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge 14 - For The Boys

The Pink Elephant Challenge 52 - Masculine

Celebrate The Occasion Challenge 66 - Father's Day

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 119 - Birthday Celebration!

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 in our 'For men' challenge.

That's it from me for today, I hope to see you again soon.

Pauline
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