Trick or Treat

I'm nice and early for the Less is More challenge again this week, it's one layer week and the theme is 2, we must use two of something.

I have used an adorable Penny Black stamp called Trick or Treat, it has two little creatures and two pumpkins on it.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and stamped a Clearly Besotted sentiment.

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

Less is More Week 193 - One Layer Card
Penny Black Saturday October Challenge - Halloween

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - Halloween
Open-Minded Challenge 21 - Pumpkins/Jack o' Lanterns

Simply Create Too Challenge 72 - Halloween or Use Lots of Orange

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

Pauline
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Fun in the Sun

This is the card I have made for this months Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Bright and Sunny.  I've had this stamp for some time (along with one or two others) and decided that it was time to ink it up.

I have followed the sketch from the current Sketch and Stash challenge and coloured my image with ProMarkers.  I then inked the background with Distress Inks before cutting it out with a Spellbinders circle die.  The papers are Pink Petticoat - I have embossed the plain one with a Darice embossing folder and used my new Spellbinders Curved Border die to cut the wavy border.  The little aeroplane is a button from my stash and the corner is a Die-namics die cut.  I stamped a sentiment using a Personal Impressions stamp and added 3D Crystal Lacquer to the rubber ring and glass.

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

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Bright and Sunny
ABC Challenge 42 - No Flowers
Inky Impressions Challenge 123 - Animals
Let's Craft and Create Challenge 77 - Animal Antics
Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Anything Goes
Little Claire's Monthly Challenge 36 - Holiday Theme
Whimsical Designs Challenge - Something Old, Something New (old stamp, new border die)
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Anything Goes (must use a manual die cut)
Sketch and Stash Challenge 120 - Sketch (new border die, neglected Penny Black stamp)

A very warm welcome to my latest followers, thank you so much for joining me and thank you to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog and leave a comment.

Pauline
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Hedge Word

Good morning everyone, I had a great day yesterday.  It was my youngest son's birthday - he was fifteen, my eldest son passed the theory part of his driving test and we have, at long last, found a nursing home for my father.  Dad moves in tomorrow and he will be nice and close to both me and my Mum so hopefully, as soon as he is settled, life will get back to some sort of normality - it will never be quite the same again, but we should at least be able to get back into some sort of routine.

Anyway, as I said, it was my son's birthday and this is the card I made for his brother to give him.

I saw this Penny Black stamp on a blog sometime ago and I just had to get it, I think it's ideal for male cards.  I have coloured the cute little hedgehogs with ProMarkers and used some Echo Park papers that I have had for ages.  The card stock is Core'dinations and I used my Spellbinders Ric Rac die to cut the bottom edge.  The string and button are from my stash.

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

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

Penny Black Saturday June Challenge - Masculine

Polka Doodles Week 26 - Animals

My Sheri Crafts Challenge 113 - Birthday

Come and Get It Challenge - Masculine
Simon Says Stamp &  Show Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge 48 - Boy/Man
Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 107 - Cute as a Button
Hobbycutz Challenge 9 - Anything with 'H' (Hedgehogs)
The Paper Nest Dolls challenge 7  - Animal Love
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anythings Goes, Option: include animals/creatures

Thank you so much for visiting me today.  Hopefully, as soon as we get Dad settled into the nursing home, I will have more time to craft and will be able to come and visit everyone a little more often.

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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Loving and Hugging

Good morning, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the new week.  I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my latest followers - thank you so much for joining me.

We have a new challenge for you at Bearly Mine Designs and this week it's everyone's favourite - Anything Goes. I have used a Penny Black image this week and of course lovely papers from Bearly Mine Designs.

I stamped this sweet little image and coloured it with ProMarkers, the cloudy background and grass have been created with distress inks. Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card to match the front.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Penny Black - Loving and Hugging

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Spring Delights and Gingham
Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinatins

Tools:  Spellbinders - Heart Circles and Standard Circles,
X-cut - Scalloped border punch,
Crafter's Companion - Epiphany Shape Studio Round,
Marianne CreaTables LR0107

Embellishments:  Hearts - waste from Heart Circles die coated with 3D Crystal Lacquer

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Penny Black February Challenge - Love and Marriage

2 Sisters Challenge 132 - Romance

Red Carpet Studio Challenge 25 - The Wedding Singer

Paper Playtime Challenge 4 - Use a Sentiment Stamp

Fairies Challenge Blog - Love

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love and Marriage

Creatalicious Challenge 44 - L'Amour

The Emerald Faeries Challenge 40 - Love

Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Bright Colours

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 199 - Inspiration Picture

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the 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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Guitar Hero

This is a card that I have made for my eldest son to give a friend.  The friend is the lead guitar player in the band that my son sings and plays guitar in called 'Talking to Amy', so his card had to have a guitar on it.

I have made two cards to give Matt a choice, this one is quite simple, all I have used is one sheet of Best Creation Inc 'Rock Star' 6x6 glitter paper for the front and a co-ordinating sheet for the inside.  The base card is some onyx Stardream card from Joanna Sheen and I also die cut the star with my X-Cut die from the same card stock.

I stamped the numbers with my Penny Black number set 'who's counting' onto some co-ordinating paper and coloured them with Pro-Markers.  After cutting them out I glossed them with 3D Crystal Laquer.

The larger star on the inside of the card was also cut from the Stardream card stock with my X-Cut die, the smaller star was cut with a smaller die on some co-ordinating paper.

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

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 108 - Try Something New (I don't normally do simple cards)
Lollipop Crafts Challenge 68 - Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can Challenge 12 - Big Birthdays (I hope 16 qualifies)
Dream Valley Challenge 26 - Just for Men
Hotshot Craft Challenge 4 - One for the boys

Thank you for looking.

Pauline
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