Bat Bear

This is my second post today, if you are looking for my A Gem of a Challenge DT card please scroll down.

It's time for a new challenge at Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Too Cute to Spook (Halloween).

I chose to use the adorable Bat Bear image, he's definitely too cute to spook. I coloured him with Spectrum Noir markers and used papers from Nitwit Collections.

The border is a Martha Stewart punch and the ribbon, buttons and twine are from my stash.

Our sponsor for this challenge is SVG ATTIC and prize will be a gift voucher to their shop.

Winner pays Shipping if any.

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

Creative Corner Challenge - Halloween

Simply Create Too Challenge 96 - Halloween Colours

Dragons Lair Designs October Challenge - Halloween

The Stamping Boutique Challenge 68 - Use Purple, Orange, Black

Pattie's Creations October Challenge - Fall or Halloween Image
Whimsy Inspirations Challenge 86 - Anything Goes or Halloween

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 127 - Halloween with Ribbon or Trim
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 332 -Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/ Bonfire Night

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the Di's Digi Designs Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Too Cute to Spook (Halloween) challenge.

Pauline
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Batty Bear

It's time for a new challenge at  Di's Digi Designs and the theme for the next fortnight is Halloween - this is my card.

I chose to use the adorable Batty Bear image and coloured it with ProMarkers.  The papers are from Graphic 45 and I have used my favourite Memory Box Creepy Web die.

I used a Martha Stewart punch to create the border and added some pearls from my stash.

Our FABULOUS Sponsor this fortnight is THE CUTTING CAFE and the prize is 3 items of choice from their shop - winner pays shipping if any

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

Dream Valley Challenge 93 - Halloween

Creative Knockouts Challenge 60 - Halloween
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 344 - Trick or Treat

The Paper Shelter Challenge 179 -  Halloween

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge 199 - Halloween

Creative Corner Challenge  - Halloween

Delicious Doodles Challenge 107 - Halloween

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 125 - Orange and Black

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the  Di's Digi Designs Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Halloween challenge.

Pauline

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Boo!

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 it's Anything Goes.

I've made my first Halloween card of the year using papers from the Bearly Mine Designs Halloween Hauntings collection and a freebie from 2010 that is still available in the Shop.

 

I have used an image from the DigiStamp Boutique and the sentiment is a Clearly Besotted Stamp.  I hand cut the banners and used a Martha Stewart punch for the border, the button and twine are from my stash.

We have two fabulous Sponsors this week:

Alota Rubber Stamps

$15 Gift Certificate

and

My Mum's Craft Shop

£10 Gift Voucher

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

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 202 - Dotty
Creative Corner Challenge - Halloween
Artistic Inspirations Challenge 60 - Anything Goes/Bright Colours
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 190 - Use Orange
The Pink Elephant Challenge 218 - Polka Dots & Stripes
Paper Makeup Digi Makeover Challenge 107 - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge 14 - Run For The Border (Martha Stewart border punch)
ABC Challenge 46 - Tic Tac Toe (use 2 or more embellishments, Halloween, Pattern Paper)

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with this weeks Anything Goes challenge.

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

Pauline
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Red and White Christmas

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week we would like to see Spots and Stripes on your Christmas creations. I have used a LOTV die cut square and papers from Bearly Mine Designs.

The sentiment is a LOTV stamp on a Spellbinders Ribbon Banner die cut and the snowflake is a combination of Spellbinders Snowflake dies with a gem in the middle. I used a Martha Stewart punch to create the border.

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

This week our fabulous sponsor is

Delicious Doodles

who are giving 4 digi images to the lucky winner

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

CHNC Challenge 128 - Use a die cut and/or punch
The Corrosive Challenge 176 - Animal Antics
ABC Challenge 321 - I (Heart) Animals
Little Red Wagon Challenge 189 - Use 3 or more Patterned Papers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 211 - Christmas
Southern Girls - Die Cuts and Punches
CHNC Challenge Extra for June - Anything Christmas Goes
Scrapper's Delights Challenge 1 - S is for Snowflakes
As You Like It Challenge 4 - Favourite Papers (Bearly Mine Designs digital papers because I can just print them again and again and never run out)

Make sure you pop over to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and take a look at the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us this week for our Spots and Stripes challenge.

Thank you for visiting me today, I really appreciate your company.

Pauline
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Ava Fairy

I was lucky enough to be one of the winners over at the Quirky Crafts Challenge blog the other week and was therefore invited to be a Guest Designer.

The theme is Things with Wings and Clouds and I was given a lovely image from Bugaboo who are one of the sponsors for the challenge - make sure you pop over to the challenge blog for full details of the sponsors and prizes.

The inspiration for this card came from one on Vicky's Blog, I would never have thought to put these papers with dark green card stock and I have to admit her's looks a lot better than mine.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same design and papers as the front.

Card Recipe

Image:  Bugaboo - Ava Fairy

Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Howdy Doody

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle and Standard Circle

Martha Stewart - border punch

Embellishments:  ribbon and card candy from stash

Sentiment:  The Crafty Pad

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

Flutterby Wednesday Challenge 235 - Anythings Goes with a Butterfly or Fairy
Little Miss Muffet Challenge 58 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bingo (Punches, Free, Ribbons)
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge 114 - Wonderful Wings
Creative Moments Challenge 14 - Things with Wings
Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 70 - Die Cuts and/or Dry Embossing
Simply Create Too Challenge 35 - Use Your Stash (papers, embellishments & sentiment all stash)
Dream Valley Challenge 54 - Happy Birthday
The Corrosive Challenge 172 - Life's Special Occasions
That Craft Place Challenge - For a Child

Make sure you pop over to the Quirky Crafts Challenge blog to take a look at the DT inspiration and check out the great sponsors and prizes on offer.

I hope everyone has had a fabulous weekend, thank you so much for visiting me today.

Pauline
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Spotty Christmas

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and it's my turn to host this week, our theme for you is lots of Spots and I've made quite a traditional card:

I have used an image from the Docrafts Papermania Classic Christmas collection and my papers are from the Dovecraft Back to Basics Vintage Christmas collection.  I have layered the image on some red Mirri and then onto some Kraft card stock that I have also used for my base layer.  I used a Martha Stewart border punch and a strip of the Dovecraft paper for the central border and die cut a corner and Poinsettia to embellish.

This is the inside of my card:

This week we are sponsored by 

J & C Creations

who are offering our lucky winner a £10 voucher

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

Victorine Originals Challenge 56 - Stripes and Dots
Gingerloft Challenge - Kraft Paper
docrafts Creativity Challenge - Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times - Let's Get Krafty
Southern Girls Challenge 66 - Make Like a Zebra (Stripes)
ABC Challenge - K for Kraft
Christmas Card Challenge 18 - Reindeer
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - Anything Christmas Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes (optional extra - Kraft)
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 118 - Rudolph the red nosed reindeer

Make sure you pop over to the Winter Wonderland Challenge blog and take a look at the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us this week for our Lots of Spots challenge.

Thank you for visiting me today, I really appreciate your company.

Pauline
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Vintage Beauty

It's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy and it's Team A's turn to provide the inspiration. Our theme for the week is - USE UP YOUR STASH - it can be a Christmas card, a Birthday card or anything you like just as long as you use some of your stash and tell us what you have used.

I've used one of Linnies gorgeous new vintage images from the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop for my card this week.

I absolutely adore this image - she is available coloured and non coloured, perfect for when you want to take some time and colour your image and also for those quick cards that you need to make in a hurry. My stash items are my papers, card stock, ribbon and pearls.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and design.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 409

Papers:  Prima - Sun Kiss Collection

Card Stock:  Create and Craft
Tools:  Spellbinders - Labels Eighteen, Martha Stewart - Edge punch,
Punch Bunch - Flower punches

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers, leaves and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Vintage Labels

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

ABC Challenge - C for Clear it Out (papers, card stock, ribbon and pearls)
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Dies and/or Punches
Alphabet Challenge - V for Vintage
Card Makin' Mamas - Silver and/or Gold
Stampin' with the Dragon - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs Challenge 154 - Celebrations
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Vintage
That Craft Place - Recipe Challenge - 1 image, 2 Papers, 3 Colours (yellow, green, gold), 4 embellishments (flowers, leaves, pearls, ribbon)

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks USE UP YOUR STASH challenge but don't forget you can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project.

Thank you so much for calling today, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Pauline
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Winter Wonderland

I decided that I would like to join in with the Lili's Little Fairies Challenge this week and the theme is  - A Christmas Card for the Boys - a nice easy one then!

I had a good hunt though all of my Lili of the Valley stash and decided to use this fab die cut topper called Boy Sledging and teamed it up with the fab new Christmas papers from Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Traditions.

I followed the sketch from this weeks Sketch Saturday and as it is a card for a boy I have kept things quite simple.  I layered the image onto red card stock and then white and all of the papers have been layered onto the white card stock.

I used my Martha Stewart Halloween Border punch - it's supposed to be goo but I think it looks quite like melting snow - across the centre and just added some buttons and stickles (which of course don't show up in the photographs) to embellish.  The sentiment is from the LOTV Simply Sophisticated set, stamped with fired brick distress ink.

I have decorated the inside of my card following the same layout as the front.

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

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - A Christmas Card for the Boys
Sketch Saturday week 228 - Donna's Sketch
Here Come The Boys Challenge 37 - Monochrome
Craft Your Passion Challenge 131 - Hip to be Square
The Ribbon Girl October Challenge - Boy Cards
ABC Challenge - Y for Y Chromosome (Male themed)
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 176 - Sport
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge 31 - Friendship
Delightful Challenge - Winter Holiday

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my new followers, thank you so much for calling and for the lovely comments that you leave.

Have a great day.

Pauline
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Autumn Colours

It wasn't my turn to make a card for the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge this week but I couldn't resist colouring up this gorgeous image from sheet 184 and making a card.

The challenge this week is RIBBONS AND/OR LACE, we are also introducing a new element to the challenge - ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE - so if you use a WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE you can enter any style of card or project you like - you don't have to follow the theme - so come on get out your WHOOPSI DAISY images and show us what you can do - there is usually a free image HERE.

I think the weather is getting quite autumnal at the moment, the days are lovely and sunny but the evenings are drawing in and the mornings are quite chilly first thing so I decided to make my card using autumn colours:

I have coloured my image with ProMarkers and the papers are My Mind's Eye - Bloom & Grow.  I used a Martha Stewart scalloped edge punch to add the scalloped detail at the bottom of my card and also the central border.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front:

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy sheet 184

Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Bloom & Grow

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Large Scalloped Oval, Martha Stewart - Edge Punch
Docrafts - Leaf Punch

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers, string and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  Docrafts - Wellington Collection

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

Songbird Challenge 3 - String of Pearls
The Pink Elephant Challenge 164 - Use Patterned Paper
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 55 - Create a Square Card
Lexi's Creations Challenge 73 - Autumn Colours
LEJ Designs Challenge 19 - Autumnal
Lollipop Crafts Challenge 89 - Fall Frolic
The Crazy Challenge 128 - Seeing Spots
The Ribbon Carousel Challenge 69 - Beautiful Bows
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Going Dotty
The Ribbon Girl September Challenge - Pearls

Why don't you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog and take a look at the DT inspiration, there is still plenty of time to enter our RIBBONS AND/OR LACE challenge but don't forget you can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project.

Thank you so much for visiting me today, please leave a comment so that I know you have called.

Pauline
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Birthday Shopping

The DT members of Crafting for all Seasons were invited to Guest Design for the Bugaboo Catch the Bug Challenge and this week it was my turn. Unfortunately for some reason they decided not to use my card, a bit rude I think, they didn't even bother to say anything, but I had been forewarned by someone else that they did this too and checked the challenge blog before I published.  I have decided to publish my card anyway as I had planned to enter it into some challenges.

I have used the image Girlz Shop and the design inspiration came from one of my many magazines, I have been going through them all recently trying to find some inspiration.

I have coloured my image with ProMarkers and the papers are Dovecraft - Back to Basics III.  The inner scalloped circle and plain circle have been cut with Spellbinders dies and the scalloped edge on the central border was created with one of my Martha Stewart edge punches.  The flowers are from my stash, the leaves are a Punch Bunch punch and the sentiment is computer generated.

I have decorated the inside of my care as well:

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

Cupcake Craft Challenge 207 - Flowers
LEJ Designs Challenge 18 - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 83 - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 66 - Use your Favourite Things (Spellbinders Dies)
The Stamping Boutique Challenge 48 - Anything Goes: Birthday
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge 33 - Diva or Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenge 99 - Birthdays
Divas By Design Challenge 50 - Let's Celebrate!
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 52 - Stamp It
The Paper Shelter 79 - Layers on Layers (I have seven layers if you count the base card)

Thank you for joining me today, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline
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A Little Reminder ...

Where is everyone, I can't believe how quiet it is out there, I can only assume you are all away on your holidays!

Come on it's my last challenge over at Willow Sketchie this week and at the time of posting this card there are only twelve entries.  It's been a year since I joined their Design time and I've decided it's time to step down and give someone else a chance to work with Sharon's gorgeous Willow Designs images.

This is another card I have made following this weeks WARM COLOURS theme, I even did a little bit of paper piecing on the shoes:

This is my final sketch:

and the theme I have chosen for this week is:

WARM COLOURS - Red, Orange, Yellow etc.

Don't forget you don't have to follow the sketch, the theme on it's own is just fine but if you really feel like a challenge you can do both.

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

CARD RECIPE:

Image:  Willow Designs - New Shoes digital stamp

Papers:  Willow Designs - Alfie and the postbox digital collection

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Martha Stewart - Scalloped Edge Punch,
Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishments:  ribbon from stash

Sentiment:  computer generated

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

Craft Room Challenge - Fashion
The Cutie Pie Challenge 24 - Spots and Stripes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 88 - Sketch
Mark's Finest Papers Challenge 120 - Dots
Daring Cardmakers - Get knotted
Crafts and Me Challenge 96 - Use a Digi
Crafty Ribbons Challenge 25 - Seeing Spots and Dots
My Heart Pieces Challenge - Use Designer Paper
Diva's by Design Challenge 47 - For a Female
Sketchy Colours Challenge 176 - Peach, Red and Yellow (I have a lot of peach and a little red and yellow on the shoes)

Now it's your turn to join in with my last ever challenge for Willow Sketchie, don't forget you can either follow my sketch and/or the theme.  You have until Wednesday 15th August at 20:00 to enter.

Thank you so much for visiting today, I do appreciate it when you pop in and love to read your lovely comments.

Pauline
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Dancing Girl

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 - Sparkle and Shine..

This is the card I have made using gorgeous papers from the Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots, Flower Delight and Summer's Roses sets and an image from Whoopsi Daisy.

I have followed the sketch from the CLP Challenge Blog and for my Sparkle I have edged the image and sentiment with Ice Stickles and also added some to the dress and flowers, there is more on the flower embellishments.  The shine element is my lovely green pearls.

I have used the same papers to decorate the inside of my card:

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 340

Papers: Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots, Flower Delight and Summer's Roses

Card Stock: Create & Craft

Tools: Martha Stewart edge punch, Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Embellishments: flowers, pearls, Stickles and ribbon from stash

Sentiment: Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme CD

We are sponsored this week by Kenny K and the winner will be able to choose 5 Digi's of their choice.

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

Our Creative Corner - Bling, Bling and an item from Nature
Send a Smile 4 Kids - For the Girls
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Go Floral
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 82 - Focus on the Ribbon
Digi Doodle Shop Challenge 119 - Ribbons and Bows
Lexi's Creations Challenge 71 - Sparkle and Shine
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Sugar and Spice
Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge 22 - Show Us Your Bling
Love to Create Challenge 27 - Punches & Dies
CLP Challenge 50 - Sketch

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

Thank you for visiting today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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Vintage Dress Form

It's the first Tuesday in the month and The Crafty Pad girls would normally have a new release for you today, but instead, we thought it might be nice to revisit some of the older images.  I chose my all time favourite - DRESS FORM TRIO - I just love this image and if you follow my blog you will probably have seen it a few times now.  This is my card:

This image really suits the vintage look so I chose some papers from the Hot Off The Press Nonna's Garden paper pack and inked the edges with Old Paper distress ink.  I cut the lace strip with a Martha Stewart edge punch and the flowers were made with Punch Bunch flower punches. Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I decorated the inside of my card with the same papers and then added a doily and a die cut circle:

Card Recipe:

Image: The Crafty Pad - Dress Form Trio

Papers: Hot Off The Press - Nonna's Garden

Card Stock: Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools: Martha Stewart - Edge Punch, Punch Bunch - Flower Punches,

Spellbinders - Standard Circle Die

Embellishments: Doily and pearls - won in a challenge, seam binding from stash

Sentiment: The Crafty Pad - Happy Birthday Sentiment

As a special treat all of the images that have been chosen by the Design Team are being offered to you in a fantastic

30% OFF SALE

So for ONE WEEK ONLY

 there is a 30% off sale on the images chosen by the DT

So pop over to The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog and take a look at the images that the other DT members have chosen and grab yourself a bargain.

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

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 68 - Vintage (with distressing and lace)

Take Time for You Challenge 73 - Vintage

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge 101 - Distressing

Crafty Ribbons Challenge 25 - Seeing Spots & Dots

Dream Valley Challenge 38 - Die Cuts and Punches

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Books and Text

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 87 - Butterflies and/or Bows

Charisma Cardz Challenge 30 - Pink + 1

Craft Your Passion Challenge 122 - Anything Goes

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge 23 - Something Old, Something New (new pearls and doily, old image)

Thank you for visiting today, please pop back in minute to see my Bearly Mine Designs DT card.

Pauline

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All in a row!

It's time for Team A to host the challenge at The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog this week and Helen has chosen the theme 'Show some Metal' - she was inspired by the London 2012 Olympics but I think I just focused on the 'Metal' with my card.

I used The Crafty Pad Designs image - Snowmen and coloured it with my usual combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers.  The Christmas Tree and Present embellishments are my metal - they are metal brads.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

We have two great Sponsors this week:

Crafty Sentiments

Prize is 3 digi images from their shop

and

The Crafty Pad Designs

Prize 3 single digi images from the shop 

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front:

As I am entering my card into a challenge that asks for the inside to be decorated this is a picture that shows the whole of the inside:

Card Recipe:

Image:  The Crafty Pad Designs - Snowmen

Papers:  Docrafts - Papermainia Mistletoe Kisses

Card Stock:  Joanna Sheen (discontinued)

Tools:  Martha Stewart - edge punch, Woodware - Corner Punch (inside card)

Embellishments:  Ice Stickles, Sakura - black gloss pen and Gelly Roll silver pen,

metal brads from stash

Sentiment:   Docrafts - Papermainia Mistletoe Kisses

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

My Heart Pieces Challenge - Use Designer Paper

Crafts and Me Challenge 95 - Green with Envy

I Love ProMarkers Challenge 128 - Spots and Stripes (there are both on my design papers)

Anything Goes Challenge 72 - Let's not be square!

ABC Christmas Challenge - O for open it up

Sparkles Christmas Challenge 19 - Punch It

Christmas Cards All Year Round August Challenge - Kids Christmas

Shopping our Stash Challenge 62 - WHAT was I thinking? - I bought a pile of Christmas Brads from C & C, most of which I will never use!

Clear It Out Challenge - Christmas in July - Use Red and Green Stash (card stock and brads)

The Play Date Cafe Challenge 143 - Colour Inspiration

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge blog, check out the DT projects and join us for our 'Show some Metal' Challenge.

Thank you for calling today, enjoy what is left of the weekend.

Pauline
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Hanging Around

Good morning to you, it's Thursday again and that means a new challenge at Willow Sketchie, this week Hazel has chosen the theme 'Anything Goes' and this is my card:

This is Hazel's fab sketch:

Don't forget - you don't have to follow both the sketch and the theme unless you want to, one or the other will do just fine, as you have probably noticed I have only followed the theme this week.

I have used the Willow Designs - Hanging Around clear stamp and coloured it with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers I also added some gold glitter.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front:

Card Recipe:

Image:  Willow Designs - Hanging Around Clear Stamp 

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Designer Extreme CD

Card Stock:  Create and Craft

Tools:  Martha Stewart border punch, Punch Bunch - fern punch

Embellishments:  glitter, ribbon, flower and brad from stash

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

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 179 - Christmas in July

Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 78 - Christmas in July

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 61 - Something New (New Stamp)

Crafts and Me Challenge 94 - Anything Goes

I Love ProMarkers Challenge 127 - Gold, Silver or Bronze (Gold card stock and glitter)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge 74 - Metal Embellishment (gold brad)

Nutcrafters Challenge 23 - Butterflies and/or Bows

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 49 - Clean and Simple

Lexi's Creations Challenge 70 -  Christmas in July

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog and have a look at the DT inspiration, you have until 20:00 hrs on Wednesday 1st August to enter and the prize is a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs Store. Don't forget you can either follow the sketch and/or the theme.

The full range of new Christmas Stamps is now available in the Willow Designs Store, make sure you pop over and take a look.

Thank you for popping in this morning, I hope you enjoyed your visit and call back again soon.

Pauline
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Thanks!

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 - Shapes - we would like you to make a shaped card.

This is the card I have made using gorgeous papers from the Bearly Mine Designs Simply Dots and Spring Delights sets.

This is quite a different card for me, I rarely make a card without an image but I got this idea from Mandy's Blog - A LITTLE SPACE OF MY OWN - go and check out her work, she has some stunning projects on her blog.

I made the flower by printing some of the flower embellishments from my Crafter's Companion Strawberry Kisses CD on to the back of my Bearly Mine paper and then cutting them out, the border across the middle is a Martha Stewart punch and the little butterfly was a gift from Tracy at Dies to Die For - she always puts lots of lovely die cuts in with your order.

Card Recipe:

Papers:    Bearly Mine Designs -  Simply Dots and Spring Delights 

Tools:  Martha Stewart edge punch, Marianne CreaTables LR0164

Embellishments:  Crafter's Companion Strawberry Kisses CD,

 gems from stash and the butterfly was a gift from Dies to Die For

Sentiment:  Joanna Sheen's Words Three

We are sponsored this week by our very own Dona and the winner will be able to choose 2 digi sets from Bearly Mine Designs.

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

Little Miss Muffet Challenge 39 - Circles

ABC Challenge - T for Two (two design papers)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 130 - Make Your Own Flowers

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 215 - Bling It On!!

Frosted Designs Challenge - Patterned Paper Only!

Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge 81 - Crazy Circles

Alphabet Challenge Blog - L for Lace

My Heart Pieces Challenge - Square or Circle

Just Some Lines Saturday Challenge - No Squares or Rectangles
Love to Create Challenge 25 - Spots N Dots

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

Thank you for visiting today, please come back soon.

Pauline
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Fast Asleep

Good morning to you, it's Thursday again and that means a new challenge at Willow Sketchie, this week Anne-Marie has chosen the theme 'Christmas in July' and this is my card:

This is Anne-Marie's fab sketch:

Don't forget - you don't have to follow both the sketch and the theme unless you want to, one or the other will do just fine.  I've rotated the sketch and re-sized some of the elements, I have definitely followed the theme this week.

I have used the Willow Designs - Fast Asleep stamp and coloured it with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers I also added quite a lot of my new found friend - Stickles. Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front:

Card Recipe:

Image: Willow Designs - Fast Asleep Clear Stamp

Papers: Dovecraft - Jolly Happy Christmas paper pack

Card Stock: Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools: Martha Stewart border punch,  Woodware - corner punch

Embellishments: ribbon, stickles and card candy from stash

Sentiment:  recycled from an old Christmas card

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

Love to Create Challenge 24 - 3 of Something (3 design papers, 3 card candy, 3 stockings)
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 126 - Sparkle (stickles)

Divas by Design Challenge 44 - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Challenge 73 - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge 48 - Punches and Edgers

LEJ Designs Challenge 12 - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Challenge  - Bingo (green/stars/ribbon)

Hooked on Craft Challenge 22 - Christmas in July

Clear it Out - Christmas in July (use red or green) - Papers/ribbon/card candy/sentiment all from last year

The Colour Throwdown 201 - Colour swatch

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog and have a look at the DT inspiration, you have until 20:00 hrs on Wednesday 25th July to enter and the prize is a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs Store. Don't forget you can either follow the sketch and/or the theme.

The full range of new Christmas Stamps is now available in the Willow Designs Store, make sure you pop over and take a look.

Thank you for popping in this morning, I hope you enjoyed your visit and call back again soon.

Pauline
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