Hugs and Kisses

It's time for the GEMS to host a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge and the theme for this fortnight is All you need is LOVE chosen by Helen.

I have used the adorable Love Birds image available in the Pink Gem Shop, it's in the sale at the moment so pop over and grab yourself a bargain.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and used some papers from my Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card Kit.  The hearts are a Lawn Fawn die, coated with 3D Crystal Lacquer and I also added some glitter to the birds wings and the flowers with my Wink of Stella brush.  I die cut the little scalloped border with my Die-namics Mini Scallop Edging Border die and the sentiment is a Flonzcraft Stamp.

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

A Creative Romance Challenge - Show us some love
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - All you need is Love
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 204 - Love Is In The Air
Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - Lots of Love
Quirky Crafts Challenge 2 - Birds, Bugs and Butterflies
The Pink Elephant Challenge 235 - Love
Through The Purple Haze Challenge 26 - A Digi and a Die
Created with Love Challenge 74 - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over to the A Gem of a Challenge blog and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our All you need is LOVE challenge.

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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Mousey Love

This is a rather sad post for me today as this is my final GDT card for the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, I've really enjoyed making my House Mouse cards and have been made to feel so welcome by the DT - I'm really going to miss them.

The theme for this fortnights challenge is - Anything Goes - Use a Charm.  Make sure you pop over to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog for more details and to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and great prizes.

My card is an anniversary card for my husband, i'ts a bit soppy but I think he'll like it.  The image and floral papers are from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Triple CD Collection and the dotty papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.

The 'Happy Anniversary' sentiment is a LOTV stamp on a spellbinders ribbon banner die cut and the 'With Love' sentiment is a Flonzcraft stamp on a LOTV Tag.  I used my Cheery Lynn Designs Burlap Border to cut the dark blue border strip from the same card stock that I have used for layering.  My little charm with the sun on it is from my stash.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and layout as the front.

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

The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge 46 - Use something Metal
Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge 22 - Anything Goes
Delightful Weekly Challenge - Wedding or Anniversary
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge 41 - Bingo (Flowers, Die Cut, Charm)
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 171 - Feeling Blue
613 Avenue Create Challenge 24 - Anything Goes or TWIST 'Someone Special' A Male
Paper Playtime Challenge 12 - Anything Goes
There She Goes Challenge 212 - Anything Goes

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with the 'Anything Goes - Use a Charm' challenge.

Pauline
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Purple Julia

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme this time is 'Buttons & Bling', you don't have to use an Ooh La La Creations product but we love it when you do.

I decided to keep things quite simple again and have used a fabulous image and papers from the Ooh La La Creations  -  All Dressed Up CD, you can purchase it from the Ooh La La Creations online shop.

I have layered everything onto black card stock from my stash and punched the border with my Fiskars edge punch  The sentiment stamp is from Flonzcraft stamped onto a CREAlies die cut and the flowers, buttons, twine and gems are all from my stash.

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

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge 3 - One for the girls
Nutcrafters Challenge 44 - Mono
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 130 - Birthdays
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes
PanPastel Challenge 23 - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu Challenge - B is for ..... (black, bling, buttons, border)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - The Button Challenge
Robyn's Fetish Challenge 163 - Die Cuts or Punches

Make sure you pop over to the Ooh La La Creations Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our 'Buttons & Bling' challenge.

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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Natural Beauty

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge, the theme is 'Wonderful Wings' and I have made a card for my Mother in Law.

The decoupage image and papers are from Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew Collection Part 2, I find I often use this CD to make cards for the older members of my family - particularly the males.  I printed extra flowers and cut them out to embellish - I ended up mounting them onto black card stock to make them stand out as they blended into the background otherwise.

You can see the layers of decoupage a little better in this photograph, as the card will be hand delivered I was able to go to town and really layer it up.

I have used a slightly textured black card stock for my base and layers and also for the die cut elements.  The corners and the base for the sentiment were cut using my Spellbinders Lattice Accents and Lattice Motifs, the sentiment itself uses two stamps - the Happy Birthday is from Flonzcraft (I won these over at Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge) and the Mother is LOTV.

  

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Wonderful Wings
Sparkles Monthly Challenge 42 - Birds
Charimsa Cardz Challenge 11 - Die Cuts
Happy Campers Challenge 13 - Add Dimension
Moving Along With The Times - Decoupage
Dream Valley Challenge 52 - Mother's Day
ABC Challenge 21 - Bring on the Flowers
Crafty Boots Challenge - Flowers
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Flowers Galore
LEJ Designs Challenge 45 - Add a Flower/s

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my new followers, it is very kind of you to join me.  Thank you so much for your visit today, any comments are very much appreciated.

Pauline
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