Tricolour Pansy

I have made this card for my Mother in Law, she loves anything Floral and purple and green is one of my favourite colour combinations.

I have used one of Joanna Sheen's Jane Shasky Cardmaking pads and my inspiration came from a card made by Joanna in the Making Cards Magazine, I used two of the Pansy sheets so that I could cut the pansies out and decoupage them.

The gingham paper is from the Jayne Netley Mayhew Digistamp CD and I have used my Simon Says Stamp Mum die, I cut it out three times and layered them up.  The bow is a Lil' Inker Designs die and the scalloped border is a Fiskars edge punch.

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

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 33 - Floral
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 308 - Mother's Day/Spring
Krafty Girlz Challenge 17 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Challenge 263 - Spring Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Words 2 Scrap By Challenge 35 - Bloom Where You Are Planted

Creative Corner Challenge - For Mom

Feeling Crafty Challenge 28 - One for the Girls/Ladies
Mema's Crafts May Challenge - May Flowers
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 210 - Flowers

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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Easter Bunny

I decided to make another Easter card, this time using an adorable image from Di's Digi Designs called Daffodil Bunny.

I coloured him with ProMarkers and cut him out with a Lil'Inker Die, my papers are from the new Printemps paper pack by Pink Petticoat.  I stamped the blank LOTV tag outline onto a Pink Petticoat sentiment and added a flower and button from my stash.  The border is an EK Success punch and the ribbon is also from my stash. 

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

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Welcome Spring

Divas by Design Challenge - Easter/Spring
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 91- Punches and Dies
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 305- Punches
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Easter
Creative Card Crew Challenge 59 - Spring
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Spring has Sprung
Sweet Stamps Challenge 164 - Easter
Crafty Little Fairies Challenge - Button Up
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 316 - Easter

Thank you so much for joining me today, your visits are very much appreciated. Make sure you pop over and take a look at my candy HERE.

Pauline
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Christmas Robin

This is the last Christmas card from 2013 that I haven't posted yet.  I made similar ones for my Mum and Dad that I posted HERE just before Christmas, this one was for my Mother-in-Law.

On the ones for my Mum and Dad I used red card stock, but I ran out of the red so I used green on this one - I think I actually prefer the green.

I have used another gorgeous Robin topper, I added some glitter to give it some sparkle. The papers are from the Docrafts Little Red Robin Collection and the sentiment is LOTV stamped and embossed with silver embossing powder. The punched border is an X-cut punch and the ivy is a Die'sire die cut. The poinsettias have been made with a Spellbinders die and the paper bow is a Lil' Inker die.

I decorated the inside using the same papers and design.

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

Crafty Creations Challenge 256 - For the Birds

Creative Moments Challenge 35 - Anything Goes/Add some Sparkle

Simply Create Too Challenge 53 - Mother's Day or for a Female

CHNC Challenge 163 - Use a die cut or punched shape

CHNC Challenge Extra for February - Anything Christmas Goes

Digi Sketch Challenge -  Sketch and/or Theme (use the colour Green)

Thank you so much for joining me today, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my latest followers and say a huge thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment.

Pauline
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Bundle of Love

I'm so excited to announce that I have been invited to join the Pink Gem Design Team - I couldn't believe it when I received an email from Janet, the talented designer and owner of Pink Gem Designs, asking me if I would like to join them.  I have been cutting back on my DT work but this was one offer I simply could not refuse.

I am joining the GEMS team and it is our turn to host the challenge this week, our theme is Something NEW (baby/ stash/home etc) chosen by SUE.

I discovered this adorable Cutie Pie Decoupage image in the Pink Gem Shop and you know me, I can't resist decoupage.

I have teamed the gorgeous image with one of my new stencils and some Pearlescent embossing paste. The hearts are an X-cut die and the circles are a combination of Lil' Inker and Tonic dies, the sentiment tags are LOTV and the ribbon is from my stash.  I also added some Stickles to the outside of the image.

It's a bit difficult to see the decoupage layers, but I promise they are there!  The pink is not quite this bright in real life but I am struggling with the light at the moment, it's either too bright or too dark.

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

MilkCoffee Challenge - Celebrations
Sparkle N Sprinkle January Challenge - Anything Goes: use glitter
Really Reasonable Ribbon's Challenge 86 - Pink and Ribbon
Creative Inspirations Challenge 246 - Celebration!
Little Red Wagon Challenge 218 - New Beginnings!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New
A Little Bit Crafty Challenge - Celebrate!
A Creative Romance Challenge - Something New
Brown Sugar Challenge 75 - Use Ribbon or Twine
The House that Stamps Built Challenge 11 - New to You (new stencil and decoupage sheet)

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 Something NEW 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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Little Robin Redbreast

These are the cards that I made for my Mum and Dad this year, I made them one each as Dad is now in a nursing home.

Both cards are very similar, I have used two gorgeous Robin images - sorry I don't know where they came from.  The papers are from the Docrafts Little Red Robin Collection and the sentiments are LOTV stamped and embossed with silver embossing powder. The punched border is an X-cut punch and the ivy is a Die'sire die cut.  The poinsettias have been made with a Spellbinders die and the paper bows are a Lil' Inker die.

This is Dad's card:

and this is Mum's:

I have decorated the inside of both cards the same:

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

Card Mania Challenge 36 - Winter Wonderland
Lexi's Creations Challenge 105 - Snow

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 12 - Winter/Christmas

Ooh La La Creations Challenge 146 - Winter Wonderland
Songbird Challenge 30 - Merry Christmas Everybody
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Cold and Frosty
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 59 - Christmas or Hanukkah
CHNC Challenge 156 - Last minute cards or any not shown already
Crafts-Too Challenge You - Natural World with Any winged creature

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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Happy 18th Birthday

It was my eldest son's 18th Birthday yesterday and this is one of the cards I made for him.

I always find making cards for my eldest difficult, but cards for his 18th Birthday have to be among the most difficult I've ever made.

I used an Indigo Blu stencil and silver embossing paste to make the musical notes and cut the three circles with my Lil' Inker dies. The stars are an X-Cut die and the 18 was cut with Die-namics dies.  I computer generated the sentiment and the headphones are also from Indigo Blu.

I have decorated the inside of the card,

and made a matching tag.

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

Artistic Inspirations Challenge 72 - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenge 2 - Anything Goes
Love to Create Challenge 6 - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine Challenge 119 - Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge 258 - No Christmas Cards
LEJ Designs Challenge 84 - Anything Goes
The Male Room Challenge - Celebration
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge 67 - Something Old (papers and dies)

Thank you so much for visiting today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Let it Snow

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week our theme is 'Blue and White only'.

I have used a LOTV Mini Masterpiece and have layered it up on a selection of Spellbinder and Lil' Inker die cut circles, the papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.  The sentiment tags are also LOTV and my only embellishments are some ribbon and gems from my stash plus some glitter on his hat and the snow.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same layout and papers.

This week we are sponsored by

Pollycraft

With this fabulous prize for our lucky winner.

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

CHNC November Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
Creative Card Crew Challenge 48 - Teddy Bear Picnic
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 113 - Seasons
The Crazy Challenge 157 - B is for - Bear, bling and blue
Creative Inspirations Challenge 238 - Bingo (glitter, white, ribbon)
My Heart Pieces Challenge - Anything Christmas
Paper Creators Crafts Challenge 16 - Pink and/or Blue
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Winter Wonderland
Sparkles Christmas Challenge 34 - Have a Beary Christmas

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 'Blue and White only' challenge.

Thank you so much for joining me today, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my new followers and say a huge thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment.

Pauline

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Picked Flowers

This is the card I have made for the current challenge over at A Day for Daisies, the theme is monochrome.  I bought this adorable image a couple of weeks ago - she is just so gorgeous.

I apologise for the poor photo quality, I'm still struggling with my son's camera, I will be so pleased when hubby gets back from India with the one I usually use.

I have coloured her with pale blue ProMarkers to match my Papermania papers and made a paper bow with a fabulous little die from Lil' Inker Designs.  The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat, I added some gems to the corners and some stickles to the flowers in her hair.

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

A Day for Daisies Challenge 78 - Monochrome
Seemacrafts September Challenge - Monochromatic
Come and Get It Challenge - Focal Image on the Side
PanPastel Challenge 37 - Make it Blue
Bunny Zoe's September Challenge - Something Blue
Stamp and Create September Challenge - Birthdays
A Creative Romance Challenge - Dies or Punches (bow die)
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 286 - Hip to be Square

I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment, your company is most welcome.

Pauline
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