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.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

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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World's Best Mum

I have created this card using one of the fabulous A4 Decoupage Sheets from Splash Crafts, they are great value at only 59p each.

This one is called Lavender Bag and it is a decoupage sheet, so lots of my favourite fussy cutting.

Each sheet contains the base topper and three decoupage layers along with three sentiments and two small toppers.

Thank you for popping in today, your company is much appreciated - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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University

My eldest son started the next chapter of his life when he moved to University on Saturday, he is studying to be a Primary School Teacher, this is the card I made for him.

I kept it quite simple, the papers and image are from the La Pashe The Best of 2012 CD and the sentiment is computer generated.

It certainly feels very strange without him, very quiet as well!

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

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Creative Moments Challenge 77 - Always Anything Goes with optional twist Kids Rule/ Back To School

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 102 - Anything Goes with a twist: Colour Me Autumn

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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A Christmas Scene

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and our theme for this week is A Christmas Scene.

My fabulous image is from the Best of La Pashe 2012 CD, I have layered the image onto some silver card stock and embossed a white panel for the background.  I printed a couple of extra poinsettias so that I could add some additional layers to the decoupage.  I have recycled a sentiment from an old Christmas card.

This week we have two fabulous sponsors

Marianne Designs 



who are offering a surprise gift

and

Delicious Doodles

 with a prize of 4 digi images

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

CHNC Challenge Extra for May - Anything Christmas
Crimbo Crackers Challenge 66 - Anything Goes Christmas
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 263 - Christmas

Crafty Girls Challenge 20 - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Digistamps 4 Joy Challenge 94 - Flowers

The Kraftyhands June Challenge - Flowers
Sister Act Challenge 61 - Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge 32 - Anything Goes

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 A Christmas Scene 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.

Pauline
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Treasured Times

This is a card that I have made with a La Pashe decoupage sheet, I'm still on my mission to use some of my stash.

The Papers are from the docrafts Wellington collection, the sentiment is a LOTV stamp and I have added some Craftwork Cards card candy that has been coloured to match.

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

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge 4 - Make it for the Boys!
The Paper Shelter Challenge 155 - For the Boys
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 174 - One for the boys

My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 32 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Challenge 16 - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too Challenge 60 - Stack 'um up

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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A Strange Request

My husband asked me to make a card for him, that in itself is unusual but then he told me what the subject was - A TANK - apparently it is the second birthday of the online game World of Tanks!  They are running a competition with lots of prizes for the best birthday cards that are sent in - well I'm always up for a challenge and I knew just where I would find an image of a Tank!

This is the card that I have made for him:

The decoupage image, sentiment and camouflage papers are from my The Best of La Pashe CD, I turn to this CD again and again, there is such a variety of images on it.  The map paper is from a road atlas that I rescued from the bin after my husband had thrown it away and everything has been layered on to black card stock.  The number 2 is a Penny Black stamp, I have heat embossed it and also added some 3D Crystal Lacquer.

I cut out another small tank image and decorated the inside of the card to complement the front, you can also just about see the decoupage layers in this photograph:

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

Charisma Cardz Challenge 12 - Happy Birthday
Sarah Hurley Challenge 78 - Recycle (map backing paper)
A Gem of a Challenge 72 - On the Move
Creative Card Crew Challenge 32 - Masculine
Creative Corner Challenge 12 - Anything Goes

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

Happy Easter everyone.

Pauline
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Picnic Bear

This is my entry for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Hello Doily - better late than never!

This week I have used my The Best of La Pashe CD for my decoupage image, this must be one of the best buys I have ever made, I used it for lots of my Christmas cards and for several other cards as well. The papers are from the Crafter's Companion S.W.A.L.K. Papercrafting CD-ROM 2.

Do you ever get one of those cards when, no matter what you do, you're never quite happy with it - well this is one of those and I still don't really like it but I ran out of time so it will have to do!

As always 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 CD Sunday Challenge - Hello Doily
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Red Carpet Studio Challenge 21 - "Ted"
House of Gilli Challenge 49 - Anything Goes with Pink and Bling
Love to Create Challenge 50 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 97 - Green with Envy
Stamp 'n' Doodle Challenge - A Girl/Ladies Birthday
Flutterby Wednesday Challenge 225 - Anything Goes with a Butterfly or Fairy

Thank you for visiting today, make sure you pop over to the CD Sunday Challenge blog and have a go at this weeks challenge.

Pauline
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Winter Scene

This is the last of the Christmas cards that I made using my The Best of La Pashe CD.  These cards are relatively easy to make and were ideal for my neighbours.

The flower embellishments have been decoupaged, I'm not quite sure what they are - winter roses perhaps.  I have embossed the white base and layered both that, the image and sentiment on silver Mirri.

I kept the inside decoration very simple:

Card Recipe

Image:  La Pashe - The Best Of La Pashe CD

Card Stock:  White - Crafter's Companion, Silver from stash

Tools:  Crafter's Companion - Die'sire Embossalicious folder

Sentiment:  from stash

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

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round January Challenge - Anything Goes so long as it's Christmas
Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge 2 - Cold & Frosty
A Gem of a Challenge 64 - Holidays
Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Winter
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 156 - Winter
CHNC Extra - Anything Christmas Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 243 - Square Cards
Creative Moments Challenge 9 - Use Neutral Colours/Anything Goes

Thank you so much for calling this afternoon, I hope everyone is having a good week, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Winter fun!

This is the card that I made for my Mum and Dad for Christmas this Year, they love Robins and have one that visits them every morning for breakfast so I thought this image from my Best of La Pashe CD would be ideal.

The image is decoupaged and I also decoupaged the holly and ivy embellishments, the sentiment was computer generated.  I did decorate the inside, but as I was running late (as usual) I did not manage to photograph it before I wrote in it.

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

ABC Challenge 12 - Inspiration Challenge
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Winter Fun
Creative Card Crew Challenge 27 - Snow and Ice
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Baby I'ts Cold Outside!!
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 190 - Christmas in January
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 93 - Fur or Feathers
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge 30 - For the Birds
Delicious Doodles Challenge 19 - Winter Themed Makes

Thank you so much for calling today, I really do appreciate your visit.

Pauline
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Birthday Boy

This is the card I made for my son who was seventeen recently, I thought the image looked rather like his bedroom does most of the time.  I am going to enter it into this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - All about Birthdays.

I have used an image from The Best of La Pashe CD again, the image is decoupaged but you can hardly see it in the photograph.  The papers are also from the CD and everything has been layered onto some Onyx Stardream card stock from Joanna Sheen.  My sentiments have been computer generated and I have embellished with a couple of music note brads.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card, this time I have used the same papers but in a different colour, I was going to use this colour on the front to start with but changed my mind and rather than waste them I used them on the inside.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - All about Birthdays
Here Come the Boys Challenge 42 - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge - Celebration
My Heart Pieces Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge 66 - Anything Goes
The Little Red Wagon Challenge 165 - Boxing Day (include a box or a square)

I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas break, I work quite hard on Christmas day as both my family and my husband's family come to us for the day, Boxing Day is my day of rest when everyone looks after me, so I decided to do a bit of crafting while the boys play their new games.

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Christmas Bear

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Teddy Bears, I think I'm probably going to give it to my eldest son's girlfriends family.

I have used my The Best of La Pashe CD again, the image is decoupaged but you can hardly see it in the photograph.  The holly embellishment is from one of the other images on the CD and has also been decoupaged..

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card, it is quite simple as I did not use any design  papers for this card.

Card Recipe

Image:  La Pashe - The Best Of La Pashe CD

Card Stock:  White - Crafter's Companion, Red from stash

Tools:  Crafter's Companion - Die'sire Embossalicious folder,
Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Sentiment:  from stash

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Teddy Bears
Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Christmas
Dream Valley Challenge 47 - Christmas

PanPastel Challenge 49 - Christmas Time
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 35 - Christmas
Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Holly or Mistletoe
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 150 - Christmas/Holidays
Lexi's Creations Challenge 80 - Snow
The Cutie Pie Challenge 33 - Cute Christmas

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Christmas Scene

This is my entry for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Frosty Days, I was so busy I missed last weeks challenge, but I've managed to join in this week.

I have made these cards for my two immediate neighbours, we are lucky to have brilliant neighbours - something I am very thankful for.

Both cards have been made using the same image from my The Best of La Pashe CD, I have just decoupaged the holly and ivy a little differently on each.

Card Recipe

Image:  La Pashe - The Best Of La Pashe CD

Card Stock:  White - Crafter's Companion, Silver from stash

Tools:  Crafter's Companion - Die'sire Embossalicious folder

Sentiment:  from stash

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Frosty Days

Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 53 - Red, White and Green

Emergency Crafters Challenge - Deck the Halls

Little Scrap Pieces Challenge 21 - I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

The Paper Shelter - Two of Anything

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 106 - Something New (New CD and Embossing folder)

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 59 - Anything Goes with Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 185 - Winter

Charisma Cardz Challenge 49 - Christmas Makes

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - Christmas - Traditional Colours

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Music Bear

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 - BLUE AND SILVER.

My decoupage image is from The Best of La Pashe Decoupage CD ROM and the papers are Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Wishes.  This is going to be my youngest sons Christmas card - he loves music and bears - I would normally put his name on the front but it just didn't look right no matter where I put it, so I will just write on the inside.

I have die cut the stars from corrugated card - I just love the texture and look you get from this, the little star buttons have been hiding in my stash for ages.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and layout as the front:

CARD RECIPE:

Image:  The Best of La Pashe Decoupage CD ROM

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Wishes

Card Stock:  Create and Craft

Tools:  EK Success - Postage Stamp Punch, X-cut - star die
Spellbinders - Standard Square (inside card)

Embellishments:  buttons and twine from stash

Our Sponsor this week is

Marianne Design

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

By the Cute and Girly November Challenge - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Blue, Silver, White

Deep Ocean Challenge 39 - Pastel Colours

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 90 - Kids and Teens

Daring Card Makers Challenge - Twinkle, twinkle

Songbird Challenge 9 - Deeper Shade of Blue

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Favourite Colour Combination (blue and silver/white)

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge 100 - For Someone Special (my youngest son)

Dream Valley Challenge 46 - Non-Traditional Christmas

Victorine Originals Challenge 48 - Blue and White

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks 'BLUE AND SILVER' challenge.

Thank you for visiting today, please pop in again soon.

Pauline
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Nautical Fun

This is the card I made my Brother-in-law for his birthday:

The image is a La Pashe decoupage sheet and the papers are from my Bearly Mine Designer Extreme CD.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.  I matted the image onto blue card stock and then onto Kraft to make it stand out a little.

This is the inside of my card, I tried to show the decoupage but I don't think I succeeded.

I always find it difficult to embellish men's cards so I kept it simple, just some twine with a button tied to one side.

CARD RECIPE:

Image: La Pashe

Papers: Bearly Mine Designer Extreme CD

Card Stock: Dies to Die For - Kraft, blue card from stash

Embellishments: twine and button from stash

Sentiment: LOTV label stamp, Wild Rose Studio text stamp

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

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - All Manly Men
Lexi's Creations Challenge 66 - For the man/boy in our lives
Love to Create Challenge 18 - Father's Day or a Special Guy
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Masculine card with 2 embellishments (twine and button)
The Poodles Parlour - Father's Day/Male Card
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude Challenge 15 - Anything Goes/Father's Day
S J Crafts Monthly Challenge 5 - All About The Boy (old stash - twine, button, blue card stock)
Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - Boy Crazy!
Pile It On Challenge 23 - Put a Button on Father's Day!
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 54 - Father's Day or Masculine (old stash - twine, button, blue card stock)

Thank you for popping in today, please visit again soon.

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Ship Shape

This is a card I have made for my niece's husband, now that is showing my age isn't it.  He builds yachts for a living so I though something nautical would be appropriate.

The image is a La Pashe decoupage sheet and the papers are from my Bearly Mine Designer Extreme CD.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.  I matted the image onto black card stock and then onto Kraft to make it stand out a little.

This is the inside of my card, I tried to show the decoupage a little but I don't think I succeeded.

I always find it difficult to embellish men's cards so I kept it simple, just some string with a button tied to one side and an anchor charm.

CARD RECIPE:

Image:  La Pashe

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designer Extreme CD

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft, Joanna Sheen - Onyx Stardream

Embellishments: string, button and charm from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV label stamp, Wild Rose Studio text stamp

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

Crafty Ann's Challenge 62 - It's a man thing!
Delicious Doodles Challenge 17 - Loads of Layers (I have six layers including the decoupage)
Glitter Geeks Challenge Week 15 - Nautical
Party Time Tuesday Challenge 63 - Water
Divas By Design Challenge 30 - Charmed I'm Sure (anchor charm)
The Corrosive Challenge 146 - Heavy Metal (anchor charm)
For Fun Challenges - TAG (sentiment tag)
Papertake Weekly - April Showers (or Water Water Everywhere)
Craft Your Days Away Challenge 43 - Metal (anchor charm)

Thank you for popping in today, please visit again soon.

Pauline
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Challenge of the Year

This certainly was a challenge, not only did I have to make cards for two young men, the young men in question have severe learning difficulties and no real interests or hobbies. Well where do you start, I thought about the usual male subjects - football, gardening, boats, trains etc., but they did not seem appropriate.  I then remembered my 'The Big One CD' and the 'Wacky Wheelz' section and thought that's it, they are bright, fun images - problem solved.

I made both cards using the same design but chose two different images:

The decoupaged images, paper and sentiments are all from the CD, the gears have been cut using  a Tim Holtz die and the silver panel was embossed with a Creative Expressions Metal Effect Mask, the metal brads were from my stash.

There were two smaller images on the decoupage sheets, so I cut them out and used them to decorate the inside of the cards.:

My  husband and youngest son, who also has learning difficulties, are going to the joint birthday part tonight so I will find out if they liked their cards.

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

Stamp n Doodle - Embossing

CRAFT Challenge 148 - Things with Wheels

CES Challenge 79 - No Girls Allowed!

Pile It On Challenge 13 - For/From a Man

Love to Create Challenge 8 - Masculine

2 Sisters Challenge 85 - Birthday Fun

A Gem of a Challenge 43 - Aquamarine (backing paper)

Thank you for joining me this evening, I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.

Pauline

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