Birthday Wishes for You

Well it's Wednesday afternoon again and that means it's time for a new challenge at Crafting for all Seasons and our theme this fortnight is 'USE FLOWERS'.

We have three great sponsors for this challenge:

Di's Digital Downloads
Meljen's Designs
and
Saturated Canary

I have decided to use the beautiful 'Nevaeh' image from Saturated Canary  I rarely use Saturated Canary images because I feel I cannot do justice to the gorgeous hair - my colouring skills need much more practice - I feel a New Years Resolution forming here!

I have followed the sketch from the Saturated Canary Challenge, coloured her with ProMarkers and my papers are one of the Nitwit Collections, I had printed them out ages ago and found them when sorting out my Craft Room (which is still ongoing).  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front using the same layout and papers but I'm afraid there is no photograph today as I just couldn't get one that was good enough to show - for some reason the colours were not coming out true.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Saturated Canary - Nevaeh

Papers:  Nitwit Collections

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Spellbinders - Floral Oval, Whimsy Stamps - corner die,  Marianne Creatables - flourish die, X-Cut - border punch (inside card)

Embellishments:  ribbon, lace, flowers and pearl heart from stash
Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Saturated Canary Challenge 31 - Lou's Sketch
Digital Tuesday Challenge 188 - Girly
Crafts and Me Challenge 112 - Ribbon or Trim
I Love ProMarkers Challenge 145 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge 234 - Girly Cards
Ladybug Crafts Challenge 3 - Monochrome/Tonal
The Ribbon Girl November Colour Challenge - Lavender Hues
Sweet Stampin' - Flowers
Papelitos Challenge 21 - Girls
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 125 - Lots of Layers

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

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

Pauline

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Carol Singing

Good morning, I hope everyone is well and enjoying the new week. We have a new challenge for you at Bearly Mine Designs and this week the theme is - Anything Goes.

I have used one of my LOTV images from the Mini Masterpieces range called Carol Singing to which I added some Stickles and 3D Crystal Lacquer.

The papers are Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Traditions and a little scrap of music paper from my stash.  I have distressed the edges of the papers and image with antique linen distress ink and stamped some foliage on the corners of the image.  The snowflake embellishment is a Whimsy die with a star shaped button in the middle and the sentiment is LOTV.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card following the same design as the front.

Card Recipe:

Image:  LOTV - Mini Masterpieces range

Papers:  Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Traditions

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Whimsy Stamps - Winter's Jewel 1, Spellbinders - Classic Squares (inside card)

Embellishments:  button, string, Stickles, 3D Crystal Laquer, Distress Ink and paint from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Christmas Grungy Messages

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

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge - Classic Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 94 - Snowflakes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge 21 - Traditional
Stamp with Fun Challenge 183 - 3 Papers
Totally Stampalicious - Create a Christmas Card or Project
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 135 - Music or a Song - We wish you a Merry Christmas
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Sketch and/or Button It Up!  (there is a star shaped button in the middle of the snowflake - I promise!)

Make sure you visit the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog to take a look at the DT inspiration and check out this weeks fab sponsor.

Thank you for visiting today, please pop in again soon.

Pauline
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Bearly Mine Designs - Christmas Traditions

Fun in the Snow

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Allsorts.  I decided to make a Christmas Card this week, it really is about time I started to get organised for my Christmas Fair on 1st December.

I used my Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear Christmas Collection CD this time and I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front, you can also see the decoupage layers in this photo.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Crafter's Companion - Popcorn the Bear Christmas Decoupage

Papers:  Crafter's Companion - Popcorn the Bear Christmas Collection CD

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Pinking Circles, Whimsy Stamps - Winter's Jewel 1

Embellishments:  Gems from stash

Sentiment: Crafter's Companion - Mulberry Wood Christmas Collection

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Allosrts
My Heart Pieces - Layers, Layers and Layers
Ooh La La Challenge 113 - Teddy Bear Antics
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 48 - All Creatures Great and Small
Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge 70 - Take Me Away (I hope a sledge counts)
Aud Sentiments Challenge 62 - Christmas is Coming - Use a Christmas or Holiday Sentiment
Creative Card Crew Challenge 18 - Christmas
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 131 - Got The Blues?
Allsorts Challenge Week 171 - Layers
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

I would like to welcome my latest follower, thank you so much for joining me. Have a good weekend everyone.

Pauline
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I LOVE Chocolate!

Good morning to you, it's Thursday again and that means a new challenge at Willow Sketchie, this week Kelly has chosen the theme '1, 2, 3' and this is my card:

This is Kelly's fab sketch:

Don't forget - you don't have to follow both the sketch and the theme unless you want to, one or the other will do just fine, as you have probably noticed I have only followed the theme again this week, I have 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments (flowers, pearls, ribbon).

My card is for a really good friend of mine who absolutely loves Chocolate, so much so that she walks ten miles each day just so that she can eat lots and not put on any weight.  I have used the Willow Designs - I LOVE Chocolate digital stamp and papers from Bearly Mine Designs.  I have added some gold glitter to the outside of the image and coloured some white seam binding for my bow.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card to complement the front:

Card Recipe:

Image:   Willow Designs - I LOVE Chocolate digital stamp 

Papers:   Bearly Mine Designs - Mini Dots and Designer Extreme CD

Card Stock:   Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools: Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle and Standard Circle, Whimsy Stamps - Corner Die Set,

Die-namics - Heart Die

Embellishments: glitter, ribbon, flowers and pearls from stash

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

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 68 - Ice Cream Flavours - Choc Chip with Toffee Sauce

Little Red Wagon Challenge 144 - Girlfriends - My card is for my best friend

Paper Pretties Monday Challenge 50 - Seeing Double - use 2 or more designer papers

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 126 - Pretty Papers

Die Cuttin'Divas Challenge 76 - Anything Goes (Spellbinders/ Die-namics/Whimsy dies used)

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 142 - Pearls

The Stamping Boutique Challenge 110 - Anything Goes

Twisted Tuesday Challenge 17 - Anything Goes - Free for all

Card Makin' Mamas Challenge 50 - 1, 2, 3 (1 image/2 designer papers/3 embellishments (flowers, pearls, ribbon)

Ooh La La Challenge 110 - Recipe - 1 image/2 designer papers/3 embellishments (flowers, pearls, ribbon)

Make sure you pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog and have a look at the DT inspiration, you have until 20:00 hrs on Wednesday 8th August to enter and the prize is a voucher to spend in the Willow Designs Store. Don't forget you can either follow the sketch and/or the theme.

Thank you for popping in this morning, I hope you enjoyed your visit and call back again soon.

Pauline
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Autumn Leaves

Good afternoon everyone, well those two weeks soon went, it's time for another Crafting for all Seasons Challenge and this is my card:

The theme this time is Sunset/Fall Colours and we are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps and  Sweet 'n Sassy and the prizes are:

and

3 digital images

The DT had some lovely images to work with from both Whimsy Stamps and Sweet 'n Sassy.  I chose the cute Sweet 'n Sassy image Rhubarb Picking Apples.  I used some My Mind's Eye papers I've had for a while and Core'dinations card stock.  The leaves were die cut using my Spellbinders Foliage die from a variety of odd scraps of Core'dinations and I coloured some seam binding to match.

This is the inside of my card that has been decorated with some more of the My Mind's Eye papers:

Image: Sweet 'n Sassy - Rhubarb Picking Apples

Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Bloom & Grow

Tools:  Spellbinders Foliage and Classic Squares (inside card)

Embellishments: seam binding from stash

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

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Creature Comforts

Ready-Teddy-Go Challenge 2 - Autumn Colours

Crafty Callendar Challenge - Let Sleeping Bears Lie

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge - Animals
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Fall into fall
Simon Says Stamp - Dies to Die for

Thank you for looking, why don't you pop over and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made and have a go at the challenge.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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