Made with Love

I have actually managed to make another card with my Love from Lizi August card kit in August - I have never managed to use a kit in the month that I received it before!

Again everything used to create my card is from the kit with the exception of the Kraft card stock, some buttons tied with twine and some distress ink.

The 'made with love' die is part of the kit, I cut it from both red and gold card stock and inlaid the gold die cut into the negative space on the red card stock before cutting it out with my Sizzix heart die.

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Pauline
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Winter Smiles

This is the third card that I created for this months Di-cutting essentials magazine, this time I have used the Intricut Intricate Stag Die again.

The papers are from the Carta Bella Winter Fun Paper Collection and I used my Cuttlebug Sledding Embossing Folder on the circle.

I also used my Die-namics Fishtail Flags Die, Tattered Lace Circle Dies and Tim Holtz Snowflake Rosette Die.  The star buttons and twine are from my stash.

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Pauline
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Just bee-cause

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's Theme week and the theme is Geometric.  I've missed the past few weeks but hopefully I'm back on track now!

I have used a Tim Holz Thinlits die for my geometric element, I teamed it up with a fun image and sentiment from Pink Petticoat (now trading as The Lovely Studio).

A little bit of yellow card stock and a tiny bit of yellow marker to colour the bee's stripes and job done.

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

Less is More Challenge 329 - Geometric

Simply Create To May Challenge - Use a Digi Stamp

Aud Sentiments Challenge 180 - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

QKR Stampede Challenge 244 - Things With Wings or Anything Goes

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Pauline
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Aged to Perfection

Have you seen the latest issue of Simply Cards & Papercraft, this is one of the projects that I created for the masculine makes feature.

I used papers from the Echo Park This & That Charming collection to create a wine bottle tag.

Make sure you pick up a copy, there is a fabulous Altenew stamp and die collection free with this issue.

Thank you for calling today, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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You make me smile

Have you picked up your copy of the new Making Cards Magazine yet, it contains stacks of unique projects, competitions, new features and don't forget the fabulous free papers and CD Rom

Today I am sharing one of the projects that was published is last months magazine using an adorable image from Paper Creator's Crafts, it comes from a collection called Another Day on the Farm.

I used papers from the Echo Park This and That Graceful Collection and inked the edges of everything to create a slightly rustic, country feel.

I used a Sizzix die to cut the hearts and added some hessian ribbon along with a couple of buttons tied with twine.

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

Simply Create Too Challenge 111 - Use Buttons or Bows

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Man's Best Friends

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge 111 - Use a Die Cut
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 193 - Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Die and WHY (my favourite die is my simple circle die - I use it all the time)

Pop over to the Paper Creator Shop, there are lots of wonderful images, kits and mega deals to choose from and if you do decide to purchase something just enter the code PAULINE to receive a 20% discount on your order.

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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Champion

Issue 151 of Simply Cards & Papercraft is in the shops today and I am really pleased to have five projects published in this edition.

I used the Echo Park Pinstripes collection to create four cards and an off the page project, this is one of the cards that I made.

I used my Tattered Lace Stepper card die to make the card base, all of the papers and elements are from the Pinstripes collection.

I created the rosette using my rosette die and fishtail flag dies.

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

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 309 - Shaped Cards

Inspiration Destination Challenge 90 - Always Anything Goes

DoubleClick Skittles Challenge 50 - For A Man or Boy

Stamps & Fun = Creativity Challenge 280 - Stripes

Double D Challenge - All About The Boys (I was inspired by the colours)

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

Pauline
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Simple Happy Birthday

This is my card for the new challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge. The theme is always Anything Goes - you may enter any creation on which patterned paper has been used, you are no longer required to completely cover your project with patterned paper, as long as you use some on your creation.

I have used papers from Wild Rose Studio and the sentiment is a die from Poppy Stamps.

I made the paper rosette using a Sizzix die, I made it a little smaller and added a button tied with some twine.

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

Brown Sugar Challenge 184 - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 123 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge 22 - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland Challenge - Pastel Colours

Creative Knockouts Challenge 126 - Birthday Wishes

The Stamping Boutique Challenge 75 - Use Die Cuts/Punches

Little Red Wagon Challenge 326 - They Say It's Your Birthday

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Patterned Paper Challenge.

Pauline
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My Darling Husband

You might remember that on Saturday I shared the card that I made for our neighbours on their Golden Wedding Anniversary, well this is the card that I made for our neighbour to give her husband.

I used papers from the Crafter's Companion Downton Abbey CD again, the Champagne Glasses are also from the collection.

The hearts are Sizzix die cuts and the numbers were cut with a Tonic die.  I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out with a Spellbinders die.

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

Crafty Boots Challenge - Gold Or Silver

Not Just Cards Challenge 25 - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge 80 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 282 -  Anything Goes

The Sisters of Craft October Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for calling today, 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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Kraft Anniversary

This is the Anniversary card that I have made for my lovely husband - we have been married for 20 years today but together for many more.

I have used Kraft card stock and papers from the Craftwork cards Venetian collection.  The dies that I have used are from Sizzix, Tim Holtz, Memory Box and Lawn Fawn.  I ran the largest heart through my ribbler and inked the edges of everything - the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

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

Crafting from the Heart Challenge 66 - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge 268 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 141 - Sentiment
Open-Minded Challenge 39 - Vintage

A Vintage Journey June Challenge - Celebrations

Craft for the Craic June Challenge - The Big Occasion!

Left of Center Creative Challenge 84 - Ink It Up

Simply Create Too Challenge 88 - Old, Vintage, Shabby Chic

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

Pauline
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CAS Anniversary

This is my card for this weeks Less is More Challenge, the theme is Stencilling.

I have used my Simon Says Stamp Falling Hearts Stencil and some embossing paste to create the small hearts on the larger die cut hearts.  The sentiment is a Clearly Besotted stamp.

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

Less is More Week 229 - Stencilling
Creative Card Crew Challenge 90 - Clean and Simple
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge 221 - Wedding or Anniversary

Creative Moments Challenge 71 - Anything Goes/Wet or Dry Embossing

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

Pauline
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Together Forever

Today I am sharing the card that I have made for this weeks Less is More Challenge, it's theme week and the theme is - CASE a DT card

I decided to CASE Sarah's gorgeous card and go with the Wedding theme.

I have used a similar layout and colour scheme for my card but decided on a very simple design.

The large hearts were cut using a Sizzix die and the top one was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The small hearts have been cut using a Lawn Fawn die and I have added 3D Crystal Lacquer to them.  The sentiment is a Docrafts Papermania stamp, stamped with Hero Arts Silver Shadow Ink.

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

Less is More Week - CASE a DT Card

Get Creative Challenge 11 - Use a Die Cut

TIME OUT Challenge 27 - Clean and Simple

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge 72 - Anything Goes/add some Hearts

AAA Cards Game 35 - Bare Naked CAS

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

Pauline

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Romantic Rose

I love the theme at Less is More this week, it's 'Newsprint' and lots of ideas popped  into my head when I saw what it was.

This is my second card, this time I have used papers from the My Mind's Eye Madison Avenue collection and as always my inspiration came from Pinterest.

Unfortunately, this is one of those cards that just does not photograph well!  I cut the heart with a Sizzix die and the rolled rose is a Marianne Creatables die.  The lace border is a Fiskars edge punch.

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

Less is More Week 195 - Newsprint
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 126 - Cut It Out

A Creative Romance Challenge - Pink

My Craft Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Anything Goes with a Twist Challenge 4 - Anything Goes with a twist: Touch of Pink

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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Pink House Mouse

This is my second DT post today, you can find my Ooh La La Creations card HERE.

It's time for our mid challenge reminder at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, this fortnight our theme is:  Do Not Colour Image hosted by America - this doesn't mean use only black and white, it means you can have colour(s) everywhere on your project, or no colour(s) at all, just DO NOT COLOUR in/on the image itself.  Just make sure you use a House-Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie image to join in.

I have used an adorable image from Joanna Sheen's Happy Hoppers Love Bunny stamp collection, I cut out my image with a Spellbinders circle die and placed it on a scalloped circle die cut. The heart papers are from the Joanna Sheen House-Mouse Triple CD and the dotty papers are from Pink Petticoat.

I have used a Pink Petticoat sentiment cut out with a Spellbinders Banner die and I inked it whilst still in the die. The scalloped border is a Clearly Besotted die cut and the pink heart is a Sizzix die cut with 3D Crystal Lacquer added to it.

This fortnight we are sponsored by:

Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads to one very lucky player



AND

Marianne Design



AMERICA will also be sending a special prize to one lucky player.

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

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations Challenge - Animals
Creative Moments Challenge 47 - Anything goes/Animals

Inky Impressions Challenge 172 - Animal

Scribble and Scrap Challenge 25 -Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge 178 - Cute little Animals
In the Pink Challenge 50 - Anything Goes, as long as it's PINK!
Craft Your Passion Challenge 226 - Use at Least 3 Patterned Papers

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with our Do Not Colour Image challenge.

Flowers with Love

This is my card for the Digi Designs Challenge, the theme this fortnight is 'Use those Markers'.  I've used a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers to colour my adorable Di's Digi Designs image.

Isn't he just adorable and so lovely to colour.  I have used papers from Bearly Mine Designs, have you noticed, they have a DT call at the Bearly Mine Designs challenge at the moment. 

I cut a selection of hearts with Sizzix and Lawn Fawn dies and used a Personal Impressions stamp for the sentiment.  The ribbon is from my stash and I added some 3D Crystal Laquer to the small hearts and his nose.

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

Digi Designs Challenge - Use those Markers

Bearly Mine Designs May Challenge - Flowers

Sweet Stamps Challenge 169 - Polka Dots

Twisted Tuesday Challenge 26 - A Rose for my Sweetie!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Die Crazy

Crafting at the Weekend Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

Kraftyhands May Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftitude Challenge 65 - Anything Goes/That's Die-licious!

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

Pauline
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To you from me ...

I have been trying to make a valentine card for my son to give to his girlfriend but nothing seems to be going very well at the moment.

This is one of the rejected ones, I think it is just a little bit CAS for him!

I cut the heart frames using my Sizzix Framelits Hearts Die Set and made a cut in one so that I could interlink them.  The sentiment is from the Confetti set by Mama Elephant.

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

CASology Week 82 - BOLD
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - A Touch of Red
Addicted to CAS Challenge 31 - LOVE
Crafty Calendar February Challenge - Love is all around!

One Stitch at a Time Challenge 199 - With Love

That Craft Place Challenge - Love

The Corrosive Challenge 192 - Feel The Love

The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge 63 - Love

Love to Create Challenge 102 - Red and/or Pink

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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You're the Best!

This is the card I have made for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Here Kitty Kitty, chosen by Sue B.

I have used an adorable decoupage image from the Crafter's Companion Barkley Everyday Papercrafting Collection.

The floral papers are also from the CD and the gingham ones are Pink Petticoat.  The sentiment is a stamp and die from Marianne Collectables and I layered it onto a heart cut using a Sizzix die, the small hearts are a Lawn Fawn die with a coat of 3D Crystal Lacquer.  I used an EK Success edge punch for the border on the centre panel.

This is a view of the decoupage layers:

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Here Kitty Kitty
Crafty Catz Challenge 215 - Monochrome
Simply Create Too Challenge 53 - Valentine's Day or use Hearts
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 305 - So Sweet!
Delightful Weekly Challenge - You have my Heart!
In The Pink Challenge 36 - Diecuts and Punches
Crafter's Companion January 2014 Challenge - Hearts
MilkCoffee Challenge - Monochromatic
Moving Along with the Times Challenge - Cats

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Pauline
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Love You Tons

I thought I'd have a little break from Thank You cards and join in with this weeks Less is More Challenge,  it's One Layer Cards and the theme is Hearts.

I stamped my adorable little elephants and then die cut two masks to cover them with. Then I used my Sizzix Heart Die to make a stencil and inked the heart with Festive Berries Distress Ink, after removing the masks I coloured the elephants with ProMarkers. The sentiment is part of the Lawn Fawn stamp and die set, which is surprisingly called 'Love You Tons'.

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

Less Is More Week 154 - OLC Hearts
My Mum's Craft Shop January Challenge 13 - Love
Penny Black and More January Challenge - Love is in the Air
Crafts and Me January Challenge 144 - Use a Heart
One-Layer Simplicity Challenge 1 - Restocking the Shelves

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

Pauline
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LOVE YOU always

I have made this card for this weeks Addicted to CAS Challenge - Anniverary and the Less is More Challenge - Use Designer Paper in a CAS Way.

My image and sentiment are from the DigiStamp Boutique and my papers are from the Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love collection which is actually a Christmas collection, but as they have lovely little hearts on them I thought they were ideal for an Anniversary card.  I die cut the image and large heart with a Sizzix die

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

Addicted to CAS - Anniversary
Less is More Challenge Week 146 - Use Designer Paper in a CAS Way
Through the Purple Haze Challenge - Use pink, purple or red
The DigiStamp Boutique November Customer Competition - must use a DigiStamp Boutique image

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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Birthday Boy

I made this card for a very good friend of my eldest son, he has just turned seventeen, probably one of the most difficult ages to make a boy's card for.  He's not really into sport or anything so no help there then!.

The papers are My Mind's Eye, from the Miss Caroline Dolled Up collection, there are some floral ones in the pack but quite a few of them are suitable for masculine cards.

I used a Sizzix die to cut the label and a Britannia Die to cut the sentiment, the large star is an X-cut die and I punched the smaller stars and added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to them.

I have also made a matching tag to go with my card.

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

Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 90 - For the Boys

Creatalicious Challenge 54 - For the Boys

Aud Sentiments Challenge 88 - Any Sentiment

Little Red Wagon Challenge 200 - Polka Dots

Shopping Our Stash Challenge 116 - For the Boys (papers from stash)

Allsorts Challenge Week 222 - It's all about the sentiment
Sweet Stampin' - Spots and Stripes
Party Time Tuesdays Challenge 135 - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu Challenge - It's Sentimental
PanPastel Challenge 35 - Spots and Dots

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

Pauline
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