Christmas Cottage

This is the Christmas card I made my Mother in Law this year, she loves Thomas Kinkade and both the decoupage image and papers are from Joanna Sheen's Thomas Kinkade CD.

I used some Gold Mirri card stock, also from Joanna Sheen and some gold ribbon from my stash.

The sentiment is two separate LOTV stamps, embossed with gold WOW embossing powder.

This is the inside of the card, you can also see the decoupage in this photograph.

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

Emergency Crafters - Winter Wishes
Raise the Bar Challenge 124 - Let it Snow
Quirky Crafts Challenge 26 - Last minute Christmas!
That Craft Place Challenge - Christmas
Craft us Crazy Challenge 33 - Merry Christmas
Sarah Hurley Challenge 75 - Christmas
Joanna Sheen Challenge - With Love at Christmas
Crafts and Me Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Papercraft Star Challenge 125 - Snow
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 151 - Christmas, Holidays or New Year

Thank you for visiting, I hope you all have a lovely day.

Pauline
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Birthday Boy

This is the card I made for my son who was seventeen recently, I thought the image looked rather like his bedroom does most of the time.  I am going to enter it into this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - All about Birthdays.

I have used an image from The Best of La Pashe CD again, the image is decoupaged but you can hardly see it in the photograph.  The papers are also from the CD and everything has been layered onto some Onyx Stardream card stock from Joanna Sheen.  My sentiments have been computer generated and I have embellished with a couple of music note brads.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card, this time I have used the same papers but in a different colour, I was going to use this colour on the front to start with but changed my mind and rather than waste them I used them on the inside.

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - All about Birthdays
Here Come the Boys Challenge 42 - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge - Celebration
My Heart Pieces Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge 66 - Anything Goes
The Little Red Wagon Challenge 165 - Boxing Day (include a box or a square)

I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas break, I work quite hard on Christmas day as both my family and my husband's family come to us for the day, Boxing Day is my day of rest when everyone looks after me, so I decided to do a bit of crafting while the boys play their new games.

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Today's the Day

It's time for a new challenge at Whoopsi Daisy and it's Team A's turn to provide the inspiration. Our theme for the week is - CELEBRATE - it can be New Year, Christmas, Birthday, Wedding anything you like just as long as you can celebrate it!

I've used one of Linnies gorgeous new coloured  images from the Whoopsi Daisy Digi Shop for my card this week.

I have followed the sketch from The Sweet Stop.  The two sentiments and the outside of the flowers have been embossed with WOW embossing powder and my papers are from Docrafts.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card using the same papers and design.

Card Recipe:

Image:  Whoopsi Daisy - Sheet 394

Papers:  Docrafts - Papermaina Lucy Cromwell Designstax

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft
Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle, Standard Circle, X-Cut - Border punch,
Embellishments:  flowers. WOW embossing powder and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV - Simply Sophisticated

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

The Sweet Stop Challenge 190 - Sketch
Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge 85 - Favourite Colour (Pink)
Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge 24 - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe 103 - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use any sentiment
Delightful Challenge - Anything Goes
DYSU Challenge 103 - Anything Goes
In the Pink Challenge - Pink and Pearlie!
PaperPlay Challenge Week 51 & 52 - Out with the Old/In with the New (old papers, new digi stamp)

Make sure you pop over to the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog, take a look at the DT inspiration and join in with this weeks CELEBRATE challenge but don't forget you can also enter an ANYTHING GOES WITH A WHOOPSI DAISY IMAGE project.

I would like to wish all of my followers and visitors a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Thank you so much for calling today, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Pauline
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Make sure you pop over and grab yourself a bargain!

Christmas Bear

This is my card for this weeks CD Sunday Challenge - Teddy Bears, I think I'm probably going to give it to my eldest son's girlfriends family.

I have used my The Best of La Pashe CD again, the image is decoupaged but you can hardly see it in the photograph.  The holly embellishment is from one of the other images on the CD and has also been decoupaged..

As usual I have decorated the inside of my card, it is quite simple as I did not use any design  papers for this card.

Card Recipe

Image:  La Pashe - The Best Of La Pashe CD

Card Stock:  White - Crafter's Companion, Red from stash

Tools:  Crafter's Companion - Die'sire Embossalicious folder,
Spellbinders - Classic Square (inside card)

Sentiment:  from stash

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

The CD Sunday Challenge - Teddy Bears
Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Christmas
Dream Valley Challenge 47 - Christmas

PanPastel Challenge 49 - Christmas Time
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 35 - Christmas
Crafty Boots Challenge - Christmas
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Holly or Mistletoe
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 150 - Christmas/Holidays
Lexi's Creations Challenge 80 - Snow
The Cutie Pie Challenge 33 - Cute Christmas

Thank you so much for calling, please pop back again soon.

Pauline

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Happy Birthday Matt

My eldest son is seventeen today, he was due to be born on Christmas Eve but there was no way I was going to be in hospital over Christmas so we went to see Mel Gibson's Braveheart at the Cinema and that seemed to get things moving - he was born the next day!

This is the card that I made for my younger son to give him, actually it was the one that I made for me and his dad to give him, but Laurence somehow managed to write in the wrong one:

Quite a simple card, but I often find these more difficult to make as you don't have the opportunity to cover up any mistakes.  As usual I have decorated the inside of my card as well:

Card Recipe:

Papers:   Echo Park - So Happy Together

Card Stock:  Crafter's Companion - Core'dinations

Tools:  Spellbinders - Standard Circle and Classic Square (inside card),

X-Cut Star Die

Sentiment:  Simon Says Stamp - Monthly Card Kit

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

Polka Doodles Week 50 - Birthday at Christmas/Young Adult (this qualifies for both)

PaperPlay Challenge Week 50 - You're a Star

Here Come The Boys Challenge 42 - Anything Goes

Papelitos Challenge 24 - Anything Goes

Well, that's about it from me today, Matt will be home from college soon and I'm cooking him a his favourite dinner - Roast Chicken.  Thank you for calling, I hope to see you again soon.

Pauline

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Good Friends

Good Morning everyone, it's time for the last ever challenge at The Crafty Pad, Debbie has decided to close The Crafty Pad Designs Shop and so the Challenge Blog will also be closing.  The theme for our last challenge is - FRIENDSHIP/KEEP IN TOUCH so please take the time to join us this week and share in our final goodbyes.

This is my card, made using my favourite Crafty Pad Image - Dress Form Trio:

My papers are Hot Off the Press and I have inked all of the edges with distress inks.  Full details of what I have used are listed below:

My card has been decorated on the inside with matching papers and layout:

Card Recipe:

Image:  The Crafty Pad - Dress Form Trio

Papers:  Hot Off the Press - Nonna's Garden Paper Pack

Card Stock:  Dies to Die For - Kraft

Tools:  Spellbinders - Floral Oval, Fiskars edge punch

Embellishments:  ribbon, flowers and pearls from stash

Sentiment:  Creative Expressions - Antique Dressforms

Our Sponsor for our last ever challenge is the fabulous Joanna Sheen

and the prize is £10 to spend in her online shop

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

Crafty Creations Challenge 200 - Wise Words

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge 28 - Recipe
Mema's Crafts December Challenge - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge 62 - Anything Goes and Ribbon
Papercraft Junkies Challenge 6 - Bingo (Ribbon, Pearls, Pink)
Simon Says Stamp - What's Your Favourite?  - Dress Form Trio Image
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge 39 - Anything Goes
ATC's & Cards with Attitude Challenge 29 - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations Challenge 19 - Anything Goes

Make sure you pop over the The Craft Pad Challenge Blog, check out the DT projects - the whole team is playing along this last time and make sure you join us for our FRIENDSHIP/KEEP IN TOUCH Challenge.

The Crafty Pad Designs Shop will remain open for purchases until officially closing on 7th January 2012 and there is currently a 25% Sale so make sure you pop over and take a look.

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

Pauline
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