Christmas Snow

This is the final card that I created for our neighbours this year.

It is similar to the other two that I created, just a slightly different scene again and this time I have used Holly and Ivy to decorate.

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Pauline
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Christmas Cottage

This is another of the cards that I have created to give to our neighbours this year, it is very similar to the one that I shared earlier, just a slightly different scene and different flowers.

As before, the image is from my La Pashe The Best of 2012 CD-ROM, the Christmas Roses are also from the CD, I fussy cut them and layered them up with foam pads.  To create the background I used my Crafter's Companion Snow Embossing Folder.  The verse on the inside is from the Sketchy Christmas Word Art collection by the DigiStamp Boutique.

Thank you for popping in today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.

Pauline
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Christmas Scene

This is one of the cards that I have made to give our neighbours this year.

The image is from my La Pashe The Best of 2012 CD-ROM, the Poinsettias are also from the CD, I fussy cut them and layered them up with foam pads.  To create the background I used my Crafter's Companion Snow Embossing Folder.  The verse on the inside is from the Sketchy Christmas Word Art collection by the DigiStamp Boutique.

Thank you for popping in today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.

Pauline
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Best wishes on ...

This is the card that I made for my eldest son to give his girlfriend on her 21st Birthday - he likes shabby chic/vintage designs.

I used papers from the Sara Davies Shabby Chic Signature collection along with a Crafter's Companion die.

I have inked the edges of everything and layered the butterflies up for dimension.  The sentiment is from the DigiStamp Boutique cut out with a Spellbinders die.  I also decorated the inside of the card.

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

Pauline
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Best Birthday Ever

The latest edition of Simply Cards & Papercraft is in the shops today so I can share one of the cards that I created for this edition - this is one of three of my projects that made the front cover!

I was commissioned to create five masculine projects using the sunburst technique.

I used papers from the Dovecraft Back to Basics Blue Skies Collection and a DigiStamp Boutique Sentiment.  The buttons and twine are from my stash.

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Pauline
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Best Dad Ever

My eldest son's girlfriend asked me to make a card for her Father's Birthday, the only brief I had was it had to have something to do with 'fishing' - this is what I came up with.

I have used Alf Fishing from the DigiStamp Boutique and coloured him with ProMarkers.

The sentiment is also from the DigiStamp Boutique and my papers are from Nitwit Collections.  I inked the edges of all of the papers and used a Clearly Besotted Scalloped Border die on the central border panel.

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

DigiStamp Boutique February Customer Competition - Use a DigiStamp Boutique Image

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 132 - Make Your Mark

Come and Get It Challenge - Birthdays

Whimsy Inspiration Challenge 80 - Use A Sentiment

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations Challenge 19 - Digi/Stripes
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge 150 - Use Blue

Scrap & Craft Challenge 3 - Birthday

Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday

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Pauline
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Thank You Teacher

This is a card that I made for my son to give his teacher, he went back to school after being home educated for 8 years to take his GCSE exams and she has been absolutely brilliant.

I got the idea for the chalkboard style from a card by Kitty Frampton in the Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine.  I have used a sentiment from the DigiStamp Boutique, the original is black on white - I reversed it for the chalkboard look, the papers are some from My Mind's Eye that have been in my stash for ages.

The stars are my favourite X-cut die and I used an EK Success notebook edge punch, the little pencil has also been in my stash for ages.

I also made a matching gift bag.

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

Simply Create Too Challenge 64 - Sentiment as the Highlight

Crafty Boots Challenge - Thank You
Stamp and Create June Challenge - Thank You

Scribbles Designs Challenge 18 - Say it with a Sentiment

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 24 - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 41 - Anything Goes
DigiStamp Boutique June Customer Competition - Anything Goes

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Pauline
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Anyone for darts!

This is another of the cards I made for Father's day, my youngest son gave this one to his Dad.

The 'boy's' have just bought themselves a dart board and I now have lots of small holes in the games room wall, the games room is directly below my craft room and all I can hear in the evenings now is thunk, thunk, thunk - that is when there is no football on!

My image is Alf playing darts from the DigiStamp Boutique teamed with papers from the LOTV Crab Apple Lane collection.

I have used my favourite LOTV sentiment tags and some brads coloured to match.  The border is an EK Success punch.

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

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - For Him

Try It On Tuesday Challenge - One For The Boys
Hobbybook Designer Challenge - For Dad/Male creations

The Male Room Challenge - Father's Day

Rhedd & Rosie's Challenge 35 - Anything Goes
Fitztown Challenge 40 - Masculine

Crafty Girls Challenge 20 - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge 45 - Anything goes/for the boys

DigiStamp Boutique June Customer Competition - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge  - Fathers Day/Masculine (Brads/LOTV sentiment tags over 6 months old)

Thank you for calling this morning, 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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Dino Birthday

This is a card I have made for a close friend of the family, she loves dinosaurs and lizards so I thought this adorable image would be perfect.

The image is Roxy from the DigiStamp Boutique and I have used papers from the Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine and Let's Polka paper collections.

Roxy has been coloured with ProMarkers and I added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to her eyes.  The border is a Fiskars edge punch, the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards mounted onto a die cut circle and the little banner is a Die-namics die cut with a Lawn Fawn die cut heart.

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

Love to Create Challenge 118 - Happy Birthday

Love to Scrap Challenge 31 - Mind Your Banners!

I Love ProMarkers Challenge 222 - Digi Does It!
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 88 - Use a Digi
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 216 - Use a Digi
Pile It On Challenge 23 - Use Patterned Paper
Seemacrafts June Challenge - Make it Cute

A Creative Romance - Anything Goes with the option of 'Happy Birthday'

Crafty Bloggers Network June Challenge - BINGO (Die cuts, Image, Patterned Paper)
DigiStamp Boutique June Customer Competition - DigiStamp Boutique image

Thank you for calling this morning, 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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Happy 1st Birthday

This is the card I have made for my Great Nephew's 1st Birthday.

I treated myself to a new die, anyone that follows my blog regularly will know how much I loved the Memory Box Merry Christmas die, when I saw that they also have a Happy Birthday and Thank You version, I just had to buy them both.

I have used a cute image from The Digi Stamp Boutique, coloured with ProMarkers and kept things very simple.

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

I Love ProMarkers Challenge 203 - For the boys
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 79 - CAS
Nutcrafters Challenge 60 - CAS
The Alphabet Challenge - Y for Young card for a little one
Digi Stamp Boutique - January Customer Competition
Creative Knockouts Challenge 21 - Birthday Time!
Southern Girls Challenge - It's All New! (new die)
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge 67 - Something New (new die)

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in. Make sure you check out my Blog Giveaway, you can find it HERE.

Pauline
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Having a Snooze

It is one of my husband's uncles birthday on Saturday and this is the card I have made for him.

The image is 'Snoozing Stan' from the Digi Stamp Boutique - I think he looks a little like Uncle David, don't tell him I said that though!  I have used papers from the Echo Park Reflections - Fall paper pack and the sentiment is from Bugaboo.

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

Digi Stamp Boutique - January Customer Competition
Cardz 4 Guyz Chalenge 1 - Happy Birthday
Aud Sentiments Challenge 98 - Any Sentiment
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 86 - Masculine
Charisma Cardz Challenge 2 - It's A Boy Thing!
Totally Gorjuss Challenge 218 - Manly
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Birthdays
The Crazy Challenge 162 - Cards for Men
Dream Valley Challenge 73 - Boys/Men

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.  Make sure you check out my Giveaway, you can find it HERE.

Pauline
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LOVE YOU always

I have made this card for this weeks Addicted to CAS Challenge - Anniverary and the Less is More Challenge - Use Designer Paper in a CAS Way.

My image and sentiment are from the DigiStamp Boutique and my papers are from the Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love collection which is actually a Christmas collection, but as they have lovely little hearts on them I thought they were ideal for an Anniversary card.  I die cut the image and large heart with a Sizzix die

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

Addicted to CAS - Anniversary
Less is More Challenge Week 146 - Use Designer Paper in a CAS Way
Through the Purple Haze Challenge - Use pink, purple or red
The DigiStamp Boutique November Customer Competition - must use a DigiStamp Boutique image

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

Pauline
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Reindeer Love

I've been trying to get a few more Christmas cards completed and couldn't resist this adorable image from the DigiStamp Boutique called 'Rudolph'.

I have kept things simple again, just adding some red card stock and a red bow.  I had to add the pearls to the mistletoe because I had another of my silly five minute moments and coloured the berries red before realizing that it was not holly!

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

The DigiStamp Boutique Monthly Competition - August
Addicted To CAS Challenge 20 - Holiday
Divas by Design - Christmas in August
CHNC Challenge 138 - No Sentiment
Bugaboo August Bingo Challenge - Bingo (Starts with D - Deer, bold colours - Red, Pearls)
Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge 27 - Anything Goes
CHNC Challenge Extra for August - Anything Christmas Goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge 9 - Winter Animals
Stamping with the Dragon - Christmas in August

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my new followers and say a very big thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit me and leave such kind and thoughtful comments.

Pauline
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A dog named ROY!

This is the birthday card that I made for my Son who was fifteen recently.

A dog named ROY is a bit of a joke in our family - the boy's in the house would all like to get a dog and my husband has told them that if we do he will call it Roy!  Don't ask me why because I don't have a clue, but I'm sure you can imagine what the boy's think of it.  I have put my foot down and said no dogs whilst we still have a free range chicken in the garden, so we will have to wait and see if we do eventually get a dog named ROY!

I have used this cute image from the DigiStamp Boutique and papers from Echo Park.   I punched the border with a Fiskars edge punch and added some twine and a button.  The sentiment was computer generated and I added a little 3D Crystal Lacquer to his nose and the balloon.

This is the inside of my card decorated to match the front.

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

The Emerald Faeries Challenge 45 - Happy Birthday
Ladybug Crafts Challenge - Birthdays
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 59 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge - Cute
Delightful Challenges - Into the Wild (include a critter)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 134 - Spots and Stripes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Stars and/or Stripes
DigiStamp Boutique Customer Competition - must use a DigiStamp Boutique image

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

Pauline
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Special Delivery

This is the card that I made for my Brother-in-Law, I love this cute little DigiStamp Boutique Murphy image, I think he is perfect for a male card.

I coloured Murphy with ProMarkers, cut him out with a Spellbinders Standard Circle die and mounted him onto a Scalloped Circle die cut. The papers are from the HOTP - Nonna's Garden collection, I've had these in my stash for ages, and the die cut corners have been cut with a Die-namics die. I have made a little collar with some card stock and a buckle.  The card candy is from my stash and my sentiment was computer generated and printed on a DigiStamp Boutique Simple tag.

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

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

DigiStamp Boutique May Customer Competition - Use a DigiStamp Boutique image
Digi Sketch Challenge - Cute (T)
LEJ Designs Challenge 54 - Die Cuts and/or Punches
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge 54 - Squares
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 80 - Anything Goes
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 70 - Die Cuts
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge 143 - Critters
Passion for ProMarkers Week 199 - Special Anniversary Challenge: Anything Goes
Alota Rubber Stamps Challenge 107 - Childhood (we always had a little dog that would bring the newspaper into my dad when I was growing up)

Thank you for visiting me today, leave me a comment and I will try my best to come and visit you.

Pauline
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