Eleanor

I have another 50th Birthday card to share today, this time I used papers and elements from the NitWit Eleanor collection.

I printed the beautiful flowers several times so that I could fussy cut them and layer them up with foam pads, the sentiment is from The DigiStamp Boutique.  I found a nice verse and added it to the same paper that I used on the front to decorate the inside.

Thank you for popping in today - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit you.

Pauline
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Purple Birthday

This is another of the projects that I created for Die-cutting Essentials Magazine, I was sent a selection of Cheery Lynn Designs Dies and asked to create six projects.

I used the Square Doily Die and Sakura Flower Die to create a collar card.

The sentiment tag is from The Digi Stamp Boutique and the sentiment is from The Lovely Studio.

There is still time to enter my little giveaway - I have a spare copy of the Die-cutting Essentials Magazine that this card was featured in to give away to one of my followers - you can find it HERE.

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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Just FOR YOU

I posted a card very similar to this on Thursday - I have just finished a complete overhaul of my craft room and can't believe how much stash I have so I am making a concerted effort to use things up.  I had some of the pink papers and Kraft card stock left over so I decided to make another card.

The image is Modern Flowers 4 from The DigiStamp Boutique paper pieced with some Pink Petticoat papers.

I used a Clearly Besotted Scalloped Edges die and a sentiment from LOTV

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

Dragons Lair Designs April Challenge - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge 134 - Anything Goes

PDE Linky Party 118 - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft Challenge 27 - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated - make sure you check out my Birthday Candy HERE.

Pauline
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For You

This is the first card that I have made in over a week - I decided to have a good sort out in my Craft Room.  I ordered some new units from Ikea which arrived on Bank Holiday Monday and I have been re-organising ever since.  It's almost finished and it's lovely to see it so tidy - I'll share some photographs a bit later.

I have made this card for the current challenge at Less is More, the theme is White space but not WHITE.   I have used the pretty Modern Flowers 4 stamp from The DigiStamp Boutique and Kraft card stock.

I paper pieced the flowers using some polka dot papers from Pink Petticoat and used my Clearly Besotted Scalloped Edges die to cut a border from the same papers.

The twine is from my stash and the sentiment is a LOTV Tag stamp.

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

Less is More Challenge 270 - White space but not WHITE
Dies R Us Challenge 46 - Use Scallops

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Flowers

CAS on Sunday Challenge 80 - Flowers

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge 201613 - Ribbon or Twine

Thank you for visiting my blog today, your company is much appreciated - make sure you check out my Birthday Candy HERE.

Pauline
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So Cute

It's time for a new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week our theme is 'Rudolph', it can be as your image, on your papers or even a charm.  I have used an adorable image from the DigiStamp Boutique and papers from Pink Petticoat.

I coloured my image with ProMarkers and added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to the star and his nose.  I attached my LOTV stamped sentiment tags with some twine and added a corrugated corner.

We are sponsored this week by the wonderful

My Crafty Heart

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

Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas in August
Diva's by Design - Use some Twine
Dutch Dare Card Challenges #231 - Animal Antics
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge - Q for Quick
The DigiStamp Boutique Monthly Competition - August
Creative Corner Challenges - Cute Critters
Ooh La La Creations - Inspired by a Song (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)

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

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

Pauline
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Flour Power

This is  my second GDT card for the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge and I've had to schedule it again.  I will be spending the day with my Mum - Dad is still very unwell and in hospital, I don't think we will be bringing him home any time soon.

The theme for this fortnights challenge is - Flower Power or Flour Power, we would like you to use an image with a flower or cooking flour.  Make sure you pop over the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog for more details and to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and great prizes.

I chose to go with the Cooking Flour option and have used another fabulous Happy Hopper image, this card is for my Mum, she will be 85 next month and still loves to bake.

The papers are Pink Petticoat and I have used Kraft card stock for the base.  I punched the border with my Fiskars border punch and added some little clay charms and ribbon from my stash.  I have stamped a LOTV sentiment onto a tag from The Digi Stamp Boutique

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

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

Polka Doodles Week 20 - Spring Colours/Pastels
Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge 104 - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge 229 - Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge 57 - Animals
Robyn's Fetish Challenge 160 - Four Legged Friends
Gingerloft Challenge - Happy Birthday
Nutcrafters Challenge 43 - Use Some Kraft
Stampavie and More Challenge 193 - Use Kraft card stock
Digi Darla's Challenge 63 - 3-D Creation

Thank you for popping in today, don't forget to take a look at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge blog to check out the fabulous DT inspiration and join in with the Flower Power or Flour Power challenge.

Pauline
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Think Pink

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and it's a very special one close to all our hearts.  It's our second birthday and as a tribute to and in memory of Dawn Austin the founder of the challenge our theme this time is 'Think Pink'.  Please pop over the the challenge blog to read a little more about Dawn and our challenge.

I have used an image from Robyn's Fetish who are one of our sponsors  this fortnight.

I decided to follow the sketch from Sketch Saturday and kept things quite simple.  I have paper pieced the flowers and the sentiment is computer generated and printed onto a label from The Digi Stamp Boutique, the polka dot papers are Pink Petticoat.

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

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Clean & Simple
Crafty Calendar May Challenge - Blooms and Blossoms!
By the Cute and Girly May Challenge - Flowers
Mema's Crafts May Challenge - Anything Goes + Optional theme: May Flowers
Sandy's Crafty Creations May Challenge - Flowers and more Flowers
The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge 11 - Spring Flowers
CAS on Sunday Challenge 8 - Pastel Pretties
Songbird Challenge 20 - Bloom and Grow
CASology Week 44 - Bloom
Sketch Saturday Week 258 -

Make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog and check out the DT projects and for full details of our fabulous sponsors, we would love for you to join us for our very special  'Think Pink' challenge.

Thank you for calling this morning, please come back and visit again soon.

Pauline

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Birthday Love

Another little CAS card for this weeks Seize the Birthday Challenge:

I think my son has his eye on this one for his girlfriend!  My image is from The Digi Stamp Boutique, I added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to the red heart and the sentiment is computer generated.

It's the girls turn this week and there is a fab new sketch:

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

Size the Birthday Challenge 11 - Feminine Birthday and Sketch
Papercraft Star Challenge 137 - Birds
Rhedd and Rosies Challenge - One for the Birds
One Stitch At A Time Challenge 156 - Use a Digi
The Digi Stamp Boutique - March Customer Competition

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and managing to stay warm, we have no snow here but it is absolutely freezing!

Pauline
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Spring is in the Air

It's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and our theme for you this time is 'Spring into Spring'

I have used the Cute Singing Bird image from The Digi Stamp Boutique for my card and my papers are from Docrafts.

I have coloured my image with ProMarkers and paper pieced the little bird's skirt.  Some pleated ribbon and flowers with gem brads have been added and my sentiment is LOTV.

The inside of my card has been decorated using the same papers and layout as the front.

Card Recipe:

Image:   The Digi Stamp Boutique - Cute Singing Bird
Papers:  Docrafts - Papermania Lemon Sorbet
Card Stock:  Kraft
Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle, Standard Circle and Ribbon Banner 
Embellishments:  flowers, brads and ribbon from stash,
Sentiment:  LOTV

We are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish



Prize: 5 digital images

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

Creative Card Crew Challenge 31 - Ribbon

Desert Island Crafts Challenge 49 - Itinerary (1, 2 4 and 10)

LEJ Designs Challenge 43 - All Things Spring

Party Time Tuesday's Challenge 110 - Die Cuts

The Ribbon Carousel Challenge 78 - Spring is in the Air

Avadares Challenge 9 - Easter or Spring
The Digi Stamp Boutique - March Customer Competition
Ruby's Rainbow Challenge 49 - Spring Colours of Yellow and Green
The Paper Shelter Challenge 102 - Punches and Dies
Nutcrafters Challenge 38 - Something beginning with B (Bird, Brads, Brown)

Make sure you pop over to the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge Blog and check out the DT projects, we would love for you to join us for our 'Spring into Spring' challenge.

Thank you for calling this afternoon, please come back and visit again soon.

Pauline

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Birthday Boy

This is the card that I have made for this weeks Seize the Birthday Challenge:

The papers are all from the Doodlebug Snips & Snails collection and the cute little robot is from The Digi Stamp Boutique.  I coloured the image with a combination of Spectrum Noir and ProMarker pens and added some 3D Chrystal Laquer to his eyes and the little blocks on his tummy.  My sentiment is computer generated.

I have decorated the inside of the card using the same papers:

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

Seize the Birthday 8 - Sketch and Masculine Birthday Card
Eclectic Ellapu - Something for a Child
Pile It On Challenge 9 - Happy Birthday
Deep Ocean Challenge 46 - For A Boy
Digital Tuesday Challenge 199 - Birthdays
Southern Girls Challenge 63 - Waving in the Breeze (Use a banner or pennant)
Di's Digi Designs Challenge - All About Children
Ladybug Crafts March Challenge - The Colour Blue
Send A Smile 4 Kids - For The Boys
The Digi Stamp Boutique - Customer Competition

I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend.  Thank you for visiting me, your company is much appreciated.

Pauline
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Spring has Sprung

Good evening everyone, it's nearly the weekend and I'm late for The CD Sunday Challenge again this week, the theme this time is Spring is in the Air and I've used another fab image from The Digi Stamp Boutique.

I have coloured 'Spring hoppy',  that's the name of the image, with my ProMarkers and created the cloudy background with distress inks. The CD element on this card is the backing paper and it's from my Crafter's Companion Swalk 2 CD.

I cut out a cloud shape to create the base for the LOTV stamped sentiment and used my Marianne CreaTables LR0205 for the fence and LR0206 for the ivy, the little flowers are Spellbinders Cherry Blossoms and they have been given a coat of, you guessed it - 3D Crystal Lacquer!

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

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Spring is in the Air
Alphabet Challenge - A for Anything with Wings
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 155 - Hope for Spring
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 156 - Four Legged Friends
Sir Stampalot February Challenge - Fur and Feathers
Stamp and Create February Challenge - Spring is Coming
The Cutie Pie Challenge 38 - Pretty Pastels
Sweet Pea Stamps February Challenge - Use a Digital Stamp
The Digi Stamp Boutqiue - February Customer Competition

Thank you for calling this evening, I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.

Pauline
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Spaceship Henry

Good morning everyone, this is my entry for the Seize the Birthday challenge this week, I'm cutting it a bit fine this time - the challenge ends at noon:

I have used another fabulous image from The Digi Stamp Boutique called Spaceship Henry, I love their children's images and I am gong to enter this card into the February Customer Competition.  The papers are Echo Park and the card stock is Core'dinations.

This is the sketch that I have followed from Seize the Birthday:

I cut the image out and layered it onto a Spellbinders Standard circle die cut which in turn has been layered onto a dark blue Pinking Circle die cut.  The sentiment is computer generated and I have die cut some dark blue stars with my X-Cut star die and added some 3D Crystal Lacquer to them.

The inside of my card has also been decorated following the sketch and using the same papers.

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

Seize the Birthday Challenge 6 - Sketch and Masculine Birthday Card
Created with Love Challenge 29 - Things that Fly
Digi Makeover Challenge 76 - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs Challenge - Be Bold
Alphabet Challenge - A for Anything With Wings
Bloggers Challenge - Cut It Out
Card Makin' Mamas - It's Birthday Time
My Time to Craft Challenge 209 - Men Only
PanPastel Challenge 7 - Just Two Colours

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my new followers, thank you so much for joining me, I do hope you enjoy your visits to my blog.  Thank you to everyone for calling - any comments that you leave are very much appreciated.

Pauline
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Love Bunny

This is another card using a fab image from The Digi Stamp Boutique, I've kept things quite simple again - I'm really into the uncluttered look at the moment.

The image is called Boy Love Bunny, I thought my eldest son might have liked this one for his girlfriend, but he chose the Ooh La La Creations one I made called Love Letter instead - he's obviously growing up fast!  The papers are Pink Petticoat and I have applied a coat of 3D Crystal Lacquer to all of the hearts.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I did decorate the inside of the card but couldn't get a decent photo.

Card Recipe

Image:  The Digi Stamp Boutique - Valentine Bunny set

Papers:  Pink Petticoat - waterfall hearts and pinstripes

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Fiskars - border punch, Epiphany - heart punch

Embellishments:  3D Crystal Lacquer

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Diva's by Design - Love and Romance
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 155 - One for the Girls
The Paper Shelter Challenge 99 - Be My Valentine
Digi Sketch Challenge - Sketch and/or Theme (Sent with Love)
In the Pink Challenge 13 - Pink Valentines
Moving Along with the Times - Love is in the Air
Paper Crafting Journey - Love
Craft Your Passion Challenge 149 - My Valentine
The Cutie Pie Challenge 37 - Valentines cards
Craft Us Crazy Challenge 37 - Show us your Favourites (3D Crystal Lacquer and LOTV sentiment stamps)

Thank you so much for calling today, I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.

Pauline
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