Shy

Good evening, what terrible weather we are having here today, I hope you are all well.  This is a card I've made using the sketch over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog.

The image is Mo Manning's 'Shy' and I have coloured her with a combination of ProMarker and  Spectrum Noir pens.   The backing papers are from the Pink Petticoat Wild Blossoms collection that came free with my Quick Cards magazine.  I didn't have any ribbon to match so I coloured some seam binding with my Spectrum Noir pens and finished my card with some layered flowers topped with a button from my stash.

Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

This is the inside of my card that has been decorated to complement the front.

Image:  Mo Manning - Shy

Papers:  Pink Petticoat - Wild Blossoms collection

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Squares (inside card), Ribbon Tag Trio Three, Martha Stewart - Doily Lace punch

Embellishments:  Ribbons Girls - seam binding, flowers, buttons and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Dawny's Sketch

The Ribbon Girl Challenge - use Ribbon

Digital Tuesday Challenge 125 - Cute and Girly

My Time to Craft Challenge 154 - Here Come the Girls

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

There is a new sketch over at the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog why don't you pop over and have a go at this weeks challenge, you never know you might win a lovely prize.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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Willow Sketchie Challenge

Good morning everyone, it's my turn to host the challenge at Willow Sketchie this week.  This is the sketch that I have designed.

You can use anything from your crafty stash and it's OK to rotate the sketch or re-size the elements as long as the original sketch layout can be recognised.

This week the Design Team all used the 'Dear Santa' image which is available from the Willow Designs Shop and this is my card.

I decided to try something a bit different and went for a black and white colour scheme, I just added the smallest bit of red.  The backing paper is from my Bearly Mine Designs CD and I embossed some black card stock using a Darice Embossing Folder.  To finish the card I added some red gems and stamped a sentiment.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

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

Image:  Willow Designs - Dear Santa

Papers: Bearly Mine Designs

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Squares (inside card)

Embellishments:  gems from stash

Sentiment: Crafter's Companion - The Snowman

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

Whimsy Stamps Challenge 3 - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
Hooked on Craft Challenges 6 - Things with Wings
Marks Finest Papers Challenge Week 69 - Emboss It
Crafty Anne's Challenge 47 -Scallops and/or Fancy Borders
Just Some Lines - Embossing
   

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog and see what the other DT members have created.  Do have a go at this weeks challenge, you never know you might win a lovely prize.  Also take a look in the Willow Designs Shop, everything is FREE P&P.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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Crafting for all Seasons DT Card

Hi everyone, this is my first DT card for the Crafting for all Seasons Challenge.  The challenge this time is:

BINGO

Just choose a row, vertically, horizontally or diagonally and include those three items on your card or project

 Our sponsor for this challenge is The Stamping Boutique

and the prize will be…

3 digi stamps or 1 digital paper pack of your choice

We are also introducing something very special this time:

These beautiful images are drawn by Angelique Sliekje and they are absolutely gorgeous, but best of all they are all FREE.  Some of our DT, including me, have used her images to create their projects.   It was so difficult to choose an image from the fabulous selection available but eventually I chose the lovely image  -Mouse reading book

Isn't he just so cute.  I coloured him with a combination of ProMarkers and Spectrum Noir pens and teamed him up with some papers from The Paper Shelter.  The bingo line that I chose was buttons, die cut and tag - the flowers on the corrugated corners are buttons, both the border across the middle and the butterfly are die cut and the sentiment is printed on a little tag.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

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

Image: Sliekje's Digital Stamps - Mouse reading book

Papers:  The Paper Shelter - Trattoria Chef

Tools:  Spellbinders Classic Squares (inside card) and Ric Rac Diamond Border, Die-namics Butterfly, CREAlies Tag

Embellishments: buttons, pearls, corrugated card and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Summer Fun

Pollycraft Monday Challenge 107 - Autumn Colours
Stamp with Fun Challenge 125 - Summer

Karen's Doodles Challenge - Punch it Out

Pattie's Creations Designs Challenge 28 - Animals or Insects

The Paper Shelter Challenge 28 - Die Cuts and Punches

Thank you for looking, don't forget to pop over and take a look at the wonderful creations the other DT members have made.  Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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Let it Snow

Good evening all, I thought it was about time I started to make a few Christmas cards.  I decided to do some decoupage for a change so I got my Popcorn Christmas set out.

The backing paper is from the Adorables Christmas CD so it's a bit of a Crafter's Companion card.  I've added glitter to some die cut snowflakes, the bear's hats and also around the outside of the sentiment.  Full details of everything I have used are detailed below.

The inside of my card is decorated to complement the front.

Image: Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear Xmas Decoupage Kit

Papers: Crafter's Companion Adorables CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Square and Create-A-Flake Three, X-Cut Corner Punch

Embellishments:  glitter and ribbon from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Crafters Companion Challenge 15 - Glitter and Glitz
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Dies to DIE for !!!!
Clear it out Challenge Blog - Glitter it!!
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 80 - Christmas in August
Christmas Crafting Challenge 2 - Cute Christmas

There is a great sketch challenge going on over at the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog why don't you pop over and have a go at this weeks challenge, you never know you might win a lovely prize.

Thank you for looking today, any comments will be very much appreciated.

Pauline

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Paul Texting

This is the second card I made for my 15 year old sons friend, I wanted to give him a choice.  This time I used another Mo Manning image - Paul Texting and coloured him using a combination of ProMarkers and Spectrum Noir Pens.  I have to say I think this is my favourite of the two but my son chose 'Air Guitar'.

I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday and made this one quite a bit brighter than the last one.  I used some My Mind's Eye papers I've had hanging around for a while and used Kraft for the base again.  Some texture was added with corrugated card and raffia.  The buttons were from my stash and the sentiment tag is cut down from my Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio Three and stamped with a LOTV sentiment.  Full details of everything I have used are detailed below.

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

Image: Mo Manning - Paul Texting

Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Abbey Road

Tools:  Spellbinders Classic Squares (inside card), Ribbon Tag Trio Three

Embellishments: buttons and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Sketch Saturday Week 169
Paper Sundaes Challenge 83 - Sundae Bar (Green, buttons, banners and/or twine)
Ellephantastic August Challenge - Add some layers
My time to Craft Challenge 153 - G is for GREEN
One Stop Craft Challenge Week 145 - Bold and Bright

There is a great sketch challenge going on over at the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog why don't you pop over and have a go at this weeks challenge, you never know you might win a lovely prize.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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Air Guitar

Good evening, I hope you've had a good weekend.  This is a card I've made for my son to give a friend for his birthday.  They are both 15, a rather difficult age to put it mildly.

The image is 'Air Guitar' by Mo Manning and the papers are a NitWit download.  The music strip is from a kit by Hunkydory.  I followed Sue's sketch over at  Sketch n Stash and added a few bits from my stash along with a stamped tag from LOTV.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

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

Image: Mo Manning - Air Guitar

Papers:  NitWit - In the Meadow, Hunkydory - Last Night a the Proms

Tools:  Spellbinders Classic Squares (inside card)

Embellishments: button, charm and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Sketch n Stash Challenge 68 - Sketch 9 (neglected items - button and charm)

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge 96 - Feeling Blue

Sketchy Colours Challenge 81 -Shades of Blue

Crafts and Me Challenge 48 - Blues or Blue/Greens

Cards for Men Challenge 17 - Anything Goes

There is a great sketch challenge going on over at the  Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog  why don't you pop over and have a go at this weeks challenge, you never know you might win a lovely prize.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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Have Fun

Good evening, I hope you're all having a good weekend.  This is a card I've made for the Simon Says Stamp challenge, the theme is Food and Drink.

I've used one of my favourite House Mouse Stamps 'Ice Cream' from the Birthdays collection by Joanna Sheen and coloured it with a combination of ProMarkers and  Spectrum Noir pens,   I kept things quite simple, the base card stock is Core'dinations and I distressed the edges, the papers are First Edition 'Bird Song' and I just added a stamped sentiment and die cut flower topped with a button to finish.  Full details of everything I have used are listed below.

I have decorated the inside of my card.

Image:  Joanna Sheen House Mouse - Ice Cream

Papers:  First Edition - Bird Song 

Tools:  Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio Three and Marianne Creatables Flower

Embellishments: button and raffia from stash

Sentiment:  LOTV

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

Simon Says Stamp - Food and Drink

Pollycraft Monday Challenge 106 - Distressing

The Shabby Tea Room - Polka Dots

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog  and have a go at this weeks challenge, you never know you might win a lovely prize.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Pauline

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