Sweet 16

I have created another card using stamps from the Craftwork Cards Stamp Club, I paper pieced her again - I'm not good at colouring dresses like this one!

I used papers from the Rosa Paper Pad, the sentiment is from the Stamp Club collection.

I have just added a die cut flower with a pearl in the centre.

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Pauline
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Notes

This is another of the projects that I created for Cards & Crafts for Christmas. I used papers from the First Edition 12” X 12” Wild Flower Paper Pad and some green card stock.

The flowers are a Joy Crafts Flower Stamp, I fussy cut them and layered them up to create a little dimension.  I computer generated the 'Notes' and cut it out with my Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die.

Make sure you pick up a copy of the magazine it contains 134 festive projects for the perfect crafty Christmas, including cards, gifts, knitting, sewing and crochet! PLUS there are 4 FREE GIFTS - a designer paper pack from Crafter's Companion, Polkadoodles & NitWit Collections, 5 digital stamps, 2 bendy card cutting files and a bonus template sheet!

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Pauline
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Christmas Gifts

Cards & Crafts for Christmas is in the shops today and I am delighted to have a feature included on making gifts for book/magazine/stationery lovers in it.

I created a little desk tidy/calendar using the gorgeous First Edition Wild Flower Paper Pad.

I created the little drawers with my Spellbinders Perfect Match Die, it really makes life so much easier - I added some little brads to open them with.

I created the flowers with my Joy Crafts Flower Stamp, I stamped and fussy cut a selection and layered them up for dimension.  I found the calendar pages on the internet.

Make sure you pick up a copy of the magazine it contains 134 festive projects for the perfect crafty Christmas, including cards, gifts, knitting, sewing and crochet!  PLUS there are 4 FREE GIFTS - a designer paper pack from Crafter's Companion, Polkadoodles & NitWit Collections, 5 digital stamps, 2 bendy card cutting files and a bonus template sheet!

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Pauline
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Floral 21st

This is the final 21st Birthday card that I made for Hannah, this one was from me and hubby.

I used the beautiful Petals & Parasols Collection from NitWit Collections.  I created the rosette with my Tim Holtz die and layered it onto a Spellbinders scalloped circle die cut - the numbers were cut with a Tonic die.

The sentiment is a Die-namics die and I stamped and fussy cut some Joy Crafts flowers - the leaves are a Sue Wilson die.

I decorated the inside of the card using the same papers and an insert from the NitWit collection.

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Pauline
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Thanks for everything

I was invited to join the Quick Cards Made Easy Reader Design Team again this month and was sent the lovely Autumn themed bonus papers to create a card.

My card is on the Quick Cards Facebook page and should be in the digital edition of the magazine.

The papers and sentiment are from the bonus papers, I just added some co-ordinating card stock.

The flowers are a Joy Crafts stamp, I fussy cut them and layered them up - I created the card candy by die cutting some small circles and adding 3D Crystal Lacquer.

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Pauline
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Floral Lattice

This is the third of six cards that I have published in this months Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine. I was commission to create a Masterclass on making Z-fold cards.

This is the second of the intermediate designs.

I used the Trimcraft Make a Wish 12” x 12” Paper Pad along with some dies from a couple of Sara Davies Signature Collections. The pink flowers are a Joy Crafts Stamp, I stamped them with pink ink and fussy cut them.

I really enjoyed making these cards, it's not something that I normally do - they are certainly a challenge to photograph.

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Pauline
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Birthday Sequins

I have a little shaker Birthday card to share today.

I used some First Edition Pretty Posy papers and a sentiment from Pink Petticoat (now trading as The Lovely Studio).  The flowers are stamps from Joy Crafts stamped onto some of the Pretty Posy papers.

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Pauline
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Neapolitan Birthday

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's Colour Challenge week and the colours are Neapolitan.

I have used cream card stock and papers from the My Minds Eye Lost & Found paper pad.  The flowers were cut with Joy Crafts Flower dies and the sentiment is a Marianne Design Sentiment die.  I used an Impression Obsession background stamp and Memento Rich Cocoa ink to create the striped papers.

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

Less is More Challenge 331 - Neapolitan

AAA Challenge 91 - The 3rd Big Birthday Bash
The Paper Players Challenge 347 - Birthday

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Pauline
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Be the Sailboat

We have lots of birthdays in our family over the next couple of months so I am trying to get ahead with my birthday cards.  I created this card for my Brother-in-Law, it is his birthday next month, I know he doesn't look at my blog so I'm quite safe.

I used a kit from Paper Creator's Crafts called Sailboat, the kit is designed to create a 6 x 6" card but I decided to create a side step card.

The image is decoupaged and I computer generated the sentiment - the anchor is a Joy Crafts die.

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Pauline
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Floral Shaker

This is my second card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's Recipe week and we need to Use a Frame.

I embossed my base panel with a wood grain embossing folder.  I decided to create a shaker card and used two Spellbinders rectangle dies to cut the frame.

I used my Joy Crafts stamp to create the flowers and cut out a Crafter's Companion stamped sentiment with my Spellbinders Banner die.

I would like to enter this card into the Less is More Challenge 321 - Use a Frame.

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Pauline
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Starlight Birthday

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's Recipe week and we need to Use a Frame. 

I have used a Tattered Lace Starlight Circle die to create my frame.

I decorated my frame with some Joy Crafts stamped and fussy cut flowers and added a Hero Arts Stamp & Cuts sentiment.

I would like to enter this card into the Less is More Challenge 321 - Use a Frame.

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Pauline
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Playful Pups

It's time for a new challenge at CD Sunday and the theme for the next fortnight is PAWS, we are sponsored by Sharon Duncan for this challenge and Sharon gave us some adorable images from her Playful Pups DVD Rom to use.

I printed my image several times so that I could create some decoupage layers.

I stamped some Joy Craft flowers and die cut them with the matching dies - I also added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the centres.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge 220  - Handmade Flowers

Cardz 4 Galz Challenge 33 - Use At Least One Die

Create and Makes Challenge 4 - Anything Goes with optional: Use a Die

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Flowers & Why (Die Cut because you can use the same papers that you have used on the rest of your card and make them match)

Make sure you pop over to the CD Sunday Challenge blog and check out the DT Inspiration - we would love for you to join us for our PAWS challenge, just make sure you use something from a CD somewhere, however small, in the making of your card or project and give the CD credit.

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Pauline
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Believe in magic

It's time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations and the theme for the next fortnight is Feminine.

I have used a fabulous image and papers from the Ooh La La Creations Say it with Words CD to make my card.

The flowers are from a Joy Crafts stamp and die set, I stamped them onto one of the papers from the collection and then added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the centres.  The sentiment is from the Crafter's Companion Sentiments Birthday Greetings set.

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

Simply Papercraft Challenge 37 - Anything Goes

Cute as a Button Challenge 26 - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge #9 - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations Challenge 57 - Three of a Kind

613 Avenue Create Challenge 189 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist - The Colours of Fall

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

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 Feminine Challenge.

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Pauline

Traditional Christmas Tags

I am sharing two of the Christmas tags that were published in Cards and Crafts for Christmas, there are 125 Seasonal designs featured and FREE festive papers from Hunkydory, Joanna Sheen and Crafter's Companion so make sure you pick up a copy.

The poinsettia and pine bough are both Sue Wilson dies and the sentiment is a Britannia die.

The candles are a Joy Craft die, I coated them with 3D Chrystal Lacquer and I used the Sue Wilson pine bough die again.  The sentiment is a wooden one from my stash.

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

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge 78 - Anything But a Card

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Always Anything Goes

CHNC Challenge Extra for August - Anything Christmas Goes

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Pauline
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Snow is coming

I have made this card for the first Rudolph Days Challenge in 2016, I'm going to try and join in each month this year.

I've been playing with some of my Studio Light stash again, I absolutely love the gorgeous images and papers in their Christmas collections.

I have used a Tattered Lace die to frame my decoupage image and used my Joy Crafts Tree die again. The snowflake die was free with a magazine some time ago, sorry I can't remember which one. Everything was cut from corrugated card stock and I've added lots of white paint and glitter.

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

January Rudolph Days Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
Crimbo Crackers Challenge 99 - Anything Goes
CHNC Challenge 265 - Use a Sentiment

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 289 - Christmas

Inspiration Destination Challenge 70 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 13 - Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge 85 - Anything Goes/optional twist Let It Snow

Thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline
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Winter Skates

I was invited by the Crafting by Designs team to join them as a Guest Designer for their Winter/Glitter/Sparkles Challenge and this is the card that I made.

I used a decoupage image and papers from Studio Light and added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the star and the skate blades.  My base layers are corrugated card with white paint added to the edges.

The trees are a Joy Crafts Die cut from corrugated card, I have added white paint and glitter for the snow.

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

A Snowflakes Promise Challenge 14 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenge 95 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 295 - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Challenge - Ribbon or Lace

Jingle Belles Challenge - Oh Christmas Tree

CHNC Challenge Extra for January - Anything Goes

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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