Christmas Shopping

Another week has passed and it's time for a new Willow Sketchie Challenge.  This week it's Kelly's turn and she would like you to make an easel card or a tent card and of course there is her sketch to follow.  This is my tent card

We all used the fab Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD again and I chose to use the Winnie Christmas Shopping Decoupage set and also some backing papers from the CD.

This is Kelly's sketch:

As you can see I rotated the sketch this week, it's ok to do that, you can also re-size it or flip it if you like and add any additional embellishments you choose.

I used core'dinations card stock and I have distressed the edges a little.  Then I cut the image out using a circle nestie and also cut a hole in the front of the card with the same nestie, I used my scalloped circle and circle nesties to cut a frame from core'dinations card stock and sanded it to show the embossing.  The sentiment circle is also cut using the scalloped circle nestie, sanded and then stamped with a sentiment from Creative Expressions.  The ribbon and ric rac is from my stash.

This view shows the tent effect a bit better and as you can see I used the same paper on the inside of my card.

Image and Papers: Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD -Winnie Christmas Shopping

Tools:  Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle and Standard Circle

Embellishments:  ric rac and ribbon from stash

Sentiment:  Creative Expressions

We have another fantastic prize on offer this week:

So come on, pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at what the other DT members have created and enter this weeks challenge.

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

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge - Fall and/or Fancy Folds

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 53 -  2 more more ribbons/twine/lace/fabric

The Paper Shelter Challenge 33 - For the Girls

Scrap Creations - It's a girl thing
Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 32 - Any Occasion (must use ribbon)
One Stitch at a Time Challenge 81 - Favorites (Pink, Willow Designs, Scalloped Cards)

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment I would love to know what you think.

Pauline

Flopsie Bunny

This is a card I made using my Polka Doodles Paper Boutique Volume 1 CD, this is really out of my comfort zone, usually I only make 6 inch square cards but I felt like a challenge and in the end I quite enjoyed myself.  The only problem is I now need to make a box to put it in and I'm notoriously lazy about making boxes.

I have lined the inside of the card with papers from the CD and added a label to write a sentiment on.

The back of the card is also decorated and I just love the little fluffy tail.

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

Critter Sketch Challenge Blog Challenge 84  - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes Challenge 88 - Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 91 - A hard theme! (It was certainly hard for me not making a standard 6 inch card)

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays  - Favourite Colour- Pink (on inside of card and the little heart)

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog  and have a go at this weeks challenge, there's a great prize on offer this week.

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

Pauline

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Birthday Cupcake

Hi all, I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend, mine was quiet but nice, plenty of time for crafting.  I'm trying to get lots of Christmas cards ready for the Christmas Fair I've managed to get a table at.

This is another card that I made for my son to give to a friend for her birthday, I've never known a boy be invited to so many birthday parties.

Both the image and papers are from The Paper Shelter, I used core'dinations card stock and some flowers from my stash.  The border and corner are both Marianne CreaTables dies.

As usual I decorated the inside of the card to match the front

Image and Papers:  The Paper Shelter - Birthday Cupcake

Embellishments:  flowers from stash

Tools:  Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Marianne CreaTables LR0134 and LR0143

 

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

 

Shopping Our Stash Challenge - No colouring allowed!

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge 51 - Time for a Kids Challenge

Lexi's Creations Challenge 49 - A Card for a Child

The Paper Shelter Challenge 32 - Anything Goes

My Mums Craft Shop Challenge 24 - Boys and Girls

 

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog  and have a go at this weeks challenge, there's a great prize on offer this week.

 

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

Pauline

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Christmas Fun

Good afternoon, I hope you all have a lovely weekend planned, I'm going to have a quiet one this week to make up for last weeks busy one.

I have made this card to enter into this months Crafter's Companion challenge and the theme this time is Christmas Wishes.  I thought I would try something different from the usual square card that I normally make, big mistake, I just don't seem to be able to get the proportions right for anything else any more.

Anyway this is my card

I used the Humphrey Christmas Decoupage kit, I do love these cute Humphrey images and I seem to be doing more and more decoupage at the moment, the papers are also part of the kit.  I used my favourite Core'dinations Whitewash for the base and also embossed a rectangle using a Darice embossing folder.  I die cut a sentiment label, added some ribbon and some snowflakes from my stash.

This inside of my card has also been decorated.

Image and Papers: Crafter's Companion - Humphrey Christmas Kit

Card Stock:  Core'dinations Whitewash 

Tools:  Crafter's Companion - Darice Embossing Folder, Spellbinders - Ribbon Tag Trio and Classic Squares (inside card)

Embellishments:  ribbon and snowflakes from stash

Sentiment: Joanna Sheen - House Mouse

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

Crafter's Companion Challenge 15 - Christmas Wishes
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Creature Comforts
Mark's Finest Papers Challenge Week 24 - Things with Wings (there are lots of little birds flying around the bird table)

Thank you for looking today, please leave me a comment, I would love to know what you think.

Pauline
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Perfect Present

Good morning, it's Thursday again and that means a new Willow Sketchie Challenge.  This week Hazel has provided the sketch and we've been using the Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD.  Here is my card.

I used the 'Perfect Present' image and chose the decoupage option, the papers are also from the CD.  I just added some ribbon, buttons and a stamped sentiment to complete the card.

Here is the inside of my card

Image: Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD - Perfect Present Decoupage

Papers:  Walter and Winnie does Christmas CD

Tools:  Spellbinders - Classic Squares (inside card), CREAlies label

Embellishments:  buttons and ribbon from stash

Sentiment: LOTV

Just look at the fantastic prize that someone will win this week, all you need to do is enter the challenge and post this picture on your sidebar with a link back to the challenge.

So come on, pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog, have a look at Hazel's sketch and enter this weeks challenge.

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

Delicious Doodles Challenge 2 - Cute as a Button
Dream Valley Challenge 16 - Buttons
Paper Creations Inc Challenge 9 - Buttons or Bows

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 85 - Lots of layers
Bearly Mine Challenge 19 - Button it up

Don't forget to pop over to the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog to see what the other DT members have created.

Thank you for looking, please leave me a comment I would love to know what you think.

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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Willow Sketchie Grand Prize

I have some news to share with you, our next challenge on 22nd September will have a GRAND prize on offer and we would like you to spread the word.

To be in with a chance of winning this FANTASTIC prize you will need to enter the Willow Sketchie Challenge that starts on 22nd September and post this picture on your sidebar with a link to the store.

Thanks for looking.

Pauline
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P.S.  There is still time to enter this weeks challenge and win these lovely Willow Designs Digital Stamps.