Little Robin Redbreast

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week our theme is 'Little Robin Redbreast', we would like to see a robin on your project - don't forget Christmas projects only.

I have used an adorable coloured image from Fred She Said.

I printed the image several times so that I could decoupage it, I haven't used any designer papers for this card, I just embossed some white card stock with a holly embossing folder and punched the edges.  The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

This week we have two sponsors:

Marianne Design

and Whiff of Joy

who are offering a stamp of the winner's choice

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

CHNC Challenge Extra for April - Anything Christmas
CHNC Challenge 172 - Make it Square
Creative Inspirations Challenge 261 - Lots of Layers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Antics
A Little Bit Crafty Challenge - The Birds and the Bees
Natalie and Amy's Challenge 19 - Embossing
Creative Knockouts Challenge 33 - Furry or Feathery Friends
Sparkles Christmas Challenge 39 - Inspired by a Christmas Carol/Song (When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)

Make sure you pop over to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our 'Little Robin Redbreast' challenge - don't forget it must be a Christmas card.

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.  I have some candy on offer until 20th April, make sure your take a look HERE.

Pauline
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A Simple Thank You

I have made a couple of very quick, very simple Thank You cards, we have a few Birthdays in our family this month so we will be in need of some.

I have used two gorgeous coloured images from Fred She Said printed onto watercolour card stock and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat.

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch or Theme (Flowers)
Through The Purple Haze Challenge 37 - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenge 14 - Anything Goes/Use Yellow
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge 59 - Clean and Simple
Digi Galore Challenge - Flowers
Everybody Art Challenge 274 - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog and leave a comment, your company is much appreciated. Make sure you pop over and take a look at my candy HERE.

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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Fall Flowers

How quickly time goes, there's a new Challenge over at Crafting for all Seasons, this will be my fourth as a DT member and I have to say I'm having a great time.  The theme this time is Fall Flowers/Pumpkins and we are sponsored by Fred She Said.

We were all able to choose an image each to work with, I chose the gorgeous Colored Fall Flowers Set.  As you will see it contains four flowers: Asters, Black Eye Susan, Sunflower, and Chrysanthemum and you get three versions of each flower (no shadow, blue shadow, warm shadow) in single images, plus three ready-to-print sheets in each of the shadow versions all with a border that fits the paper pricking sheet that is also included.

I loved every one of the images so much that I decided to use them all and make four matching note cards:

I cut them out using my Spellbinders Labels Fifteen die and mounted them on dark green card which I cut by hand.  The paper is from one of my Bearly Mine Designs CDs and this is also mounted onto dark green card.

I then decided to make a matching box to put them in:

The lid of the box is decorated in the same way as the note cards and I lined the box with some dark green tissue paper to match.

I loved working with these images so much that I then went on to make some matching tags:

Again I used the same dark green card as a base and die cut the images using my Cuttlebug Embossed Tags folder, I then added some matching dark green ribbon to finish.

Image: Fred She Said - Colored Fall Flowers

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme

Tools:  Spellbinders Labels Fifteen, Cuttlebug Embossed Tags

Embellishments: ribbon from stash

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

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 86 - Autumn
Creative Craft World - Autumn/Fall
The Shabby Tea Room Week 82 - A Shabby Autumn
One Stritch at a Time Challenge - Use a Digi
Phindy's Place Challenge 75 - Autumn/Fall
Craft your Days Away Challenge 30 - Tag It
Scrap Creations  - Fall

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over to Crafting for all Seasons and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and enter the challenge.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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