Scruffy Santa Bear

It's time for a new challenge at Paper Creator's Crafts and the theme for this months challenge is Christmas - Paper Creator products are not essential but you will gain an extra entry for using them.

I used the adorable Scruffy Santa Bear Ultimate Kit to make my fun Christmas card.

I used the main image and a selection of papers including a solid red one for layering.

The sentiment is also from the kit, if fact the only thing that isn't is the ribbon.

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

Paper Shelter Challenge 262 - Make It Digital

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Pretty, Pretty Ribbons

WordArt Wednesdays Weeks 246/247 - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge 87 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Lots of Layers

Make sure you pop over to the Paper Creator's Crafts Blog to check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our Christmas challenge - you could win a fabulous £10 coupon to spend in the Paper Creator Shop, there are lots of wonderful images, kits and mega deals to choose from.

If you decide to purchase something from the Paper Creator Shop just enter the code PAULINE to receive a 20% discount on your order.

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

Pauline

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Snow Hugs

Pink Gem Designs are sponsoring the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week and the Pink Gem Design team were invited to create some Guest Design cards.  The theme of the challenge is Christmas and I decided to use the adorable Pink Gem Designs Snow Hugs image for my card.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and die cut a Christmas tree and Poinsettia to embellish.  The papers are from my stash and the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards, finally I added some glitter and card candy.

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - G is for Glitter
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge 5 - Lots of Layers
CHNC Challenge Extra for April - Anything Christmas
Completely Christmas Challenge 6 - Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round April Challenge - Poinsettias
Rhedd and Rosie's 30th Challenge - Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge 135 - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge 30 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, make sure you pop over to the C.R.A.F.T. Blog and enter their Christmas challenge.  You might like to take a look in the Pink Gem Designs Shop, there are lots of fabulous Christmas images there.

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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Two Simple Trees

I have another card using my favourite Marianne Christmas Tree die and my favourite paper technique from the Pattern Play Online Card Class.

I won't bombard you with the boring details of how I made it, if you are interested you can find them on my two previous posts.  I added some gold stickles to the outside of the trees on this card  - you can just about see it in the photograph.

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

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge 13 - Nature/Leaves/Trees

Sparkle N Sprinkle October Challenge - Anything goes with Glitter

Crafting When We Can Challenge 55 - Make it Sparkle

Southern Girls Challenge - Shine On

ABC Christmas Challenge - U -  Under the Tree

Thank you for visiting me today and for any comments that you may like to leave.

Pauline
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Sparkle and Shine

It's the beginning of a new week and time for a new challenge at Ooh La La Creations, our theme for this fortnight is - Sparkle and Shine - you don't have to use an Ooh La La Creations product but we love it when you do.

We are looking for some Guest Designers at the moment, each one will be invited to join us for two months so that would be 4 challenges, if you are interested all you need to do is enter a card into our challenge and add GDT after your name.

I have used a fabulous Christmas image from the Ooh La La Creations  - Christmas Presence CD - you can purchase the CD from the Ooh La La Creations online shop.

The image and  papers are all from the CD.  I have used gems, Stickles and a glittered snowflake for the Sparkle and silver card stock and 3D Crystal Lacquer on the image for the shine.  The sentiment is from my stash, I think it was free with one of my magazines.

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

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

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 112 - Let it snow again!
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 194 - Christmas (in February)
Winter Wonderland Challenge - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 107 - 3 and 3 (3 design papers)
Sparkles Christmas Challenge 25 - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge 3 - Snowflakes
Love to Create Challenge 53 - All that Glitters
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Pop it Up

Make sure you pop over the the Ooh La La Creations Challenge Blog and check out the DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for our 'Sparkle & Shine' challenge - don't forget if you would like to be considered for a Guest Design spot just enter a card into the challenge and put GDT after your name.

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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Pretty in Pink

It's time for a new Forever Friends Monthly Challenge and this month the theme is Animals, Birds or Butterflies, we would like to see at least one of these on your cards.

I have made two cards - this one using an image from Saturated Canary who are sponsoring our Forever Friends Favourite winner this month.

This gorgeous image is called Harley and Haley and I have coloured them with a combination of ProMarkers and FlexMarkers and added Frosted Lace Stickles to the frills on their dresses.  My papers are from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found collection and my card stock is Kraft.  I coloured some seem binding and a flower to match and added a button and some pearls to finish.

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

Please make sure you take a look at my next post which features a lovely Forever Friends Bear.

We have two fab sponsors this month, the sponsor for the randomly selected winner is::

Joanna Sheen

and The Forever Friends Favourite is sponsored by:

Saturated Canary

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

Anything Goes Challenge 85 - Monochrome
Allsorts Challenge 192 - Lets Get Cute
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Use Red or Pink
All that Stickles Challenge - Anything Goes
Desert Island Crafts Challenge 47 - 3, 4 and 9
Ladybug Crafts - Girly/Female
Creative Moments Bloggers Network Challenge 10 - Buttons & Bows/Anything Goes
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Red and Pink (ribbon/flower/button/pearls all over 6 months old)

Make sure you pop over to the Forever Friends Challenge Blog and take a look at the fabulous DT inspiration, we would love for you to join us for this months 'Animals' challenge and don't forget that the new Monthly Give-Away started yesterday.

Thank you for joining me 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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Blue Christmas

Good Morning everyone, it's time for a new Challenge over at The Crafty Pad and the lovely Dawn has chosen the theme - Christmas is Coming - so we would love to see all of your Christmas related projects.

I seem to be having a bit of a colour theme with my Crafty Pad DT cards at the moment the last one was Pink Butterflies and this time it's Blue Christmas, I have used the delightful Crafty Pad image Christmas Tree Trio and this is my card:

I printed the image out three times onto some pale blue papers from the Bearly Mine Designs Christmas Wishes collection and added the brown with my Cocoa ProMarker, as is usual with me I have cut the images out to create some decoupage layers.  The base paper is also from the Bearly Mine Designs Christmas Wishes collection and my card stock is Core'dinations, the only embellishment is some Ice Stickles added to the snowflakes on the image.

I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and a smaller image:

Our wonderful Sponsor for this challenge is:

who is once again offering one lucky winner a brilliant

£10.00 voucher to spend in her online shop

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

Willow Sketchie - Christmas in October

Crafty Ann's Challenge 77 - Christmas in October

Crafty Ribbons Challenge 31 - Christmas

Card Makin' Mamas - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Up to You

I Love ProMarkers Challenge 140 - Christmas is Coming

Creative Craft Challenge - THREE (three trees)

Stamp and Create October Challenge - Winter Wonderland

J & C Creations October Challenge - Contemporary Christmas

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge blog, check out the DT projects and join us for our 'Christmas is Coming' Challenge.

Thank you for calling today, I hope you are having a great weekend.

Pauline
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