Three French Hens

This is the third card that I have created with my recently purchased First Edition The Twelve Days of Christmas collection, no surprise it is the Three French Hens.

I used two papers from the 6 x 6 paper pad and cut the toppers from the 12 x 12 paper pad.  The sentiment and the bells are also cut from the 12 x 12 pad along with the small holly pieces, I used foam pads to add a little dimension.

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Pauline
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Masquerade Ball

Did you watch any of the Crafter's Companion Sweet 16th Birthday Celebrations on Crafter's TV, I think I watched a bit much, I seem to have bought rather a lot!

I have created this card with the Nature's Garden Masquerade Ball collection, I used gorgeous papers from the 12 x 12 paper pad, I fussy cut the mask from one of the papers and die cut the feathers from the papers as well.  I haven't added a sentiment yet because I'm not sure who this card is going to be going to.

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Pauline
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Two Turtle Doves

I'm sorry I haven't been around much recently, I have been suffering from some rather nasty headaches.  As some of you may know, I was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration a couple of years back and I think my eyesight is beginning to get worse, especially with the reduced light that Autumn is bringing and spending time looking at a screen is straining them.  I have decided to drastically reduce my screen time and so I will not be visiting everyone's blogs as much, I will still be making cards and posting on my blog but will just limit my time on social media and commenting - I hope you all understand if I don't visit you as much as usual.

This is another card that I have created with my recently purchased First Edition The Twelve Days of Christmas collection.

I have used three of the papers and a topper, this time I used cream card stock to layering everything on and fussy cut a couple of doves from one of the other topper sheets.

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Pauline
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A Partridge in a Pear Tree

I have been a bit naughty and purchased a few new Christmas Paper pads, I created this simple card using the First Edition The Twelve Days of Christmas collection.

I have used four of the beautiful papers along with a fussy cut topper, I cut the banners with my Die-namics die and just layered everything on some bronze coloured card stock.

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Pauline
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Hortensia Sliding Box

I think I mentioned that I was taking part in another Facebook Live Workshop with Clare from My Creative Spirit last weekend, this is the box that we created - it has a sliding lid, when I first saw what we were going to make I was a little worried, I thought it would be rather difficult but Clare's instructions were easy to follow and the process is quite straight forward.

Above you can see the box closed and below you can see it with the lid partly open, I used papers from the Stamperia Hortensia collection to decorate my box, the inside has been covered with black card stock, I am currently working on the album that goes inside - Claire shows us how to make the album base in the workshops and gives us several different options for decorating but leaves it up to us to decide on what papers to use and how to finish our albums.

This is the box with the lid completely removed.

The Hortensia papers are gorgeous, it was quite difficult to cut into them - below you can see the decorated sides of the box, I will share the album when I have completed it, it could take quite a long time!

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Pauline
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Sleeping Beauty

I took part in the My Creative Spirit Facebook Live Class No. 25, it was about four weeks ago and it has taken me a while to complete the project.  It is a Layered Box Album and it is rather large - just over 10" x 8" x 2 1/2" when closed and quite difficult to photograph, I have not done it justice.

Above the album is closed, it is secured with magnets and below it is fully opened out, there are four pages and they get slightly larger as you go through and as they are mounted on the sides of the box they splay out as it is opened.

The following photographs show the flaps as they are opened out, I love the Stamperia Sleeping Beauty papers so much that I could not bring myself to cover them up with any of the additional flaps and pockets that Clare showed us how to make.

Below you can see a buckle closure, it holds the centre four flaps closed and there is lots of room for expansion if you wish to add photographs or embellishments.

I really enjoyed creating this album, it took me a while and like I said the photographs do not do it justice but I love it.

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Pauline
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Beauty is Power

I have been taking part in another Facebook Live Workshop with Clare from My Creative Spirit this weekend, we are creating a Sliding Box and Album.  I am using the Stamperia Hortensia collection to decorate mine and decided to take some time out to create a card.

I used two papers from the 8 x 8 paper pad along with several fussy cut pieces from the 12 x 12 paper pad, the doily is a Dress My Craft die cut and the sentiment is also from the Stamperia collection, I wrapped it with some twine that I secured with a bow.

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Pauline
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