Twofer Feathers

I really wanted to join in with Darnell's new Twofer Challenge and I have just made it in time.

The theme for the first challenge is Feathers, you have to create two different card designs for two different occasions using the same stamps and/or dies.

I used one of my older Clearly Besotted Feather stamps to create my two cards.

For the first one I stamped and embossed the feathers on a sheet of Craftwork Cards paper, the sentiment is also from Craftwork Cards.

For the second card I used Distress Oxide inks to stamp the feathers in a row and added a Stampendous sentiment stamped on the same paper that I used for the first card.

They were a bit rushed but hopefully I will have more time for the next challenge.

I would like to enter these cards into the Twofer Challenge #1 - Feathers.

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Pauline
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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

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Pauline
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Celebrate with a bang!

I have created this card for the latest Less is More Challenge - I am determined to join in more this year.  There is a sketch to follow this time and this is my interpretation.

I used a stamp from the Hunkydory For the Love of Stamps December Bundle called Fantastic Fireworks.

I stamped the firework stamp several times in each corner and heat embossed it in gold, I also added a sentiment from the set.

I would like to enter this card into the Less is More Challenge #360 & #361 - Sketch 22.

This is the sketch:

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Pauline
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Christmas Shop

These are the other two cards that I created for the latest Die-cutting Essentials Special Edition, it includes a fabulous free craft kit worth over £40.

I was asked to create three Christmas themed cards using the free craft kit.

As I said in my previous post, this commission was a bit of a challenge as I was struggling with ill health at the time and I am not very pleased with the cards that I created.

For the first card I used the icicle embossing folder that is in the kit and die cut the shop front from some wood grain card stock.  The striped papers. shop sign and window scene are also included in the kit.

For the second card I die cut the shop front window from one of the papers included in the kit and trimmed the window and door of the shop front that I die cut from white card stock.  I created the snow covered roof using one of the embossing folders and added a window scene behind the window.

Both of the sentiments are from Craftwork Cards.

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Pauline
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Coffee Shop

Have you seen the latest Die-cutting Essentials Special Edition that is now in the shops, it includes a fabulous free craft kit worth over £40.

I was asked to create three Christmas themed cards using the free craft kit.

I have to admit that this commission was a bit of a challenge as I was struggling with ill health at the time but this is one of the cards that I created.

I used the shop front die, one of the three embossing folders and some of the super papers all from the free craft kit, I added a sentiment from Craftwork cards.

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Pauline
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Urban Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at the Crafty Purple Frog, the theme for the next month is Make it Manly - it's time to make something for the men in our lives.  The winner picked at random will receive a £10 voucher to spend in the Crafty Purple Frog shop.

I used papers from the Just for Men Urban 6"x6" Paper Collection Pad to create my Manly Birthday card.

I also used the Just for Men Pop Dotty 6"x6" embossing folder and the Just for Men Happy Birthday die.

 

Make sure you pop over to the Crafty Purple Frog Challenge blog and join us for our Make it Manly challenge and don't forget to visit the Crafty Purple Frog Shop to take a look at all of the fabulous crafting supplies that are available, grab a coffee and have a leisurely browse whilst you are there.

Thank you for popping in today.

Pauline
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Christmas Shimmer

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's Recipe week and the recipe is Shimmer.

I decided to create a Christmas card using some papers and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat (now trading as The Lovely Studio).

I used my X-Cut dies and punch to cut out some stars, I then roughly heat embossed them for a distressed feel and to create my 'shimmer'.

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

Less is More Challenge 330 - Shimmer

Creative Knockouts Challenge 195 - Embossing

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 479 - CAS

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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

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Pauline
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