Life is ....

I'm a bit late today - we've been into Salisbury for a lovely Sunday lunch, my 17 year old drove us there and back.  It really hit's home that they are growing up when they start doing things like driving!

Enough of my waffling, this is my card for this weeks Seize the Birthday Challenge, it's the feminine week this week and we have a new sketch to follow.

Everything on my card is from My Craft Studio, the scalloped border is a Fiskars edge punch and I have layered all of the elements onto Kraft card stock.

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

Hiding in my Craft Room Challenge 92 - Yellow, Green and Pink
MilkCoffee Challenge - Anything but Square
Shelly's Images TTT Challenge - Use Scallops
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Green, Yellow and one other (Pink)
Seize the Birthday Challenge 12 - Sketch and Feminine Birthday Card

Thank you for calling today, I appreciate the company.

Pauline
x

Puppy Love

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge and I'm really cutting it close this week, the theme is 'Bundle of Joy' and I decided to make a card with a gorgeous little puppy on it.

The image is from Joanna Sheen's Giordano Puppies and Kittens CD and the papers are from My Craft Studio.  I have layered everything onto dark brown card stock and added a ribbon and some pearls, the little sentiment tags are LOTV.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Bundle of Joy
Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge 117 - Cute as you like
Delicious Doodles Challenge 29 - 1, 2, 3 Recipe
Simply Create Too Challenge 34 - Animals
A Gem of a Challenge 73 - Make it cute
Crafty Ribbons Challenge 42 - Anything goes with a Ribbon
Sincerely Yours Creations Challenge 4 - Cats and Dogs
Creative Moments Challenge 13 - Animals

Thank you so much for visiting me today, any comments are very much appreciated.

Pauline
x

Praying Angel

Good evening, I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.  I'm a bit late today because I've been to Southsea to watch my husband run in a 10k race along the sea front, it was a bit windy but at least it didn't rain.  He came 38th out of 322 not bad for an old man (don't tell him I said that) and considering he's only been running for about four months.

My card today is for the Top Tip Tuesday challenge which is a sketch by Samantha, I do like sketch challenges.

I chose the lovely LOTV Christmas Angels Die cut image - Praying, they're just so sweet and this will be another Christmas card to sell at the Craft Fair I'm doing in November.

I decided to do another easel card and used some of my Bo Bunny Father Christmas Collection papers on a base of gold card stock from my stash.  I matted the image onto a gold die cut and the flourish is also a die cut.  I made the paper Christmas Rose using My Craft Studio Paper Flower Expert.  The sentiment is a Polka Doodles stamp and I added some gold pearls to finish the card.

A slightly different view, I'm never quite sure how to photograph an easel card.

Image:  LOTV  Die Cut Designs Christmas Angels - Praying

Papers:   Bo Bunny - Father Christmas Collection

Tools:  Spellbinders - Tear Drop Circles, Floral Flourishes

Embellishments: My Craft Studio - Christmas Paper Flower Expert, pearls from stash

Sentiment:  Polka Doodles - Stamp Doodles

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

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 54 - Sketch

Papertake Weeky - Anything Goes

Polka Doodles Week 40 Challenge - Handmade Flowers

The Emerald Faerie Garden Challenge 10 - Punches/Dies

Creative Card Crew - Easel Card Challenge
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge 20 - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Christmas Card Challenge - photo inspiration (sorry I didn't use it) or any Christmas card
Crafty Ann's Challenge 51 -  inspired by a Christmas song (Hark, the herald angels sing)

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog  there's still time to have a go at this weeks challenge, we have another great prize this week.

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

Pauline

x

Christmas Hugs

Well, that's another weekend over, they just fly by so quickly.  This is a card that I've made to enter this weeks LOTV Challenge 110 - a sketch by Pops - it's a great sketch with loads of lovely layers.

I used one of the Christmas Girls Die Cut Designs and teamed it up with some NitWit papers.  I made some Poinsettia flowers with the My Craft Studio Embellishment Attic CD, I don't usually buy My Craft Studio CD's because I've been a little disappointed with them in the past, however I have to admit I'm quite pleased with this one.  I didn't have any red ribbon so I coloured some seam binding with a Ruby ProMarker.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below

This is the inside of my card.

Image:  LOTV - Christmas Girls Die Cut

Papers:  NitWit - Simple Joys, HOTP Forever Christmas Cards

Tools:  Spellbinders - Labels Twelve (inside card)

Embellishments:  My Craft Studio Embellishment Attic, seam binding from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV,  Creative Expressions

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

LOTV Challenge 110 - A Sketch By Pops

Paper Play Challenges Week 35  - Make your own Flowers

Moving Along with the Times Challenge 114 - Handmade Flowers

CYDA Challenge 28 ~ Make Your Own Flowers
Lothian Crafts Challenge 18  - Handmade Flowers

There is still time to enter the sketch challenge going on over at the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog why don't you pop over and have a go.

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

Pauline

x