CAS-ual Fridays and CR84FN

Hi guys, today I have a card for a couple of challenges, CR84FN, and CAS-ual Fridays.

The colour combo at CR84FN is gorgeous, and I couldn't wait to play along. For inspiration I followed the sketch over at CAS-ual Fridays:




When I saw the sketch, I knew immediately the stamp set I wanted to use, but was stuck on the colour combo, until the new CR84FN challenge yesterday.



This has turned out exactly as I wanted it to except for a couple of things - I boobed by stamping the sentiment slightly too high to where I needed it to be. So I'm a tad grumpy about this card, chiefly because I had an ATG gun disaster, which took me over an hour to fix! Grrr! So when I stamped the sentiment I probably rushed it, and also stamped the wrong way up so it didn't fit the space I was using blah blah! So, it may not win any prizes, but I made it, so I'm blogging it! Hah!



The set is a new one from Hero Arts, and I've been dying to use this little monster, with her beautiful big eye!

I stamped her onto Kraft twice, and coloured with Promarkers, cut one out and layered onto the other one. Then stitched this panel to some pale blue card.



I randomly stamped the circular sentiment in Smokey Grey onto Kraft card, and some little hearts in Rosebud Pink in between.


I stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black before adhering the monster panel to the base, gnashed my teeth when I realised it wasn't stamped in the right place, then stuck it on anyway!
Attached this to a petal point card base and added the pink rhinestones on the edges.
Finally added a heart shaped balloon coloured with red Promarkers.

I may re-make this again tomorrow, but for today, this'll do!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

A Card for a Few Challenges!

Hi all, today I have a card for a few challenges. Having found my crafty mojo, I'm not letting it rest lol! Although I will have to get the ironing board out at some point today!

* For my DYSU Post, Please scroll down x*

I have made another card for this week's fab Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge - the sketch is great, and can either be used in a CAS style or dressed up! Today, I've gone for the dressed up version!

I was inspired by a new card challenge 52 (Christmas )Card Throwdown to use a new stamp set from WMS, I got before christmas, but haven't used any of the sweet images in it. And the colours have come from this week's ColourQ Challenge.
I'm also entering this into Papertake Weekly Challenge, which is looking for Highlights - either Glossy Accents, Stickles or Decoupage - I have used decoupage! And Sandra, at Stamping for Pleasure has a little christmas themed fun going on at her blog - go check it out!





And here's my take:



I have used the lovely basket and poinsettia images from Bountiful Baskets set, coloured with my Staedtler Ergo soft Pencils. I stamped and coloured the poisettia image 3 times, and decoupaged up for lots of depth.



The background was stamped with Waltzingmouse Stamps Dainty Doilies Large, in Versamagic Spanish Olive, Pearlescent Red and Distress Ink scattered Straw onto some kraft card.




I created a mat layered base using some green and red Papermania textured card, wrapped some red baker's twine around the bottom, and attached a couple of Tiny Tags for the sentiment. I can't stop using these sweet tags from Papertrey Ink, I love them!


Finally I added some gold gems along the bottom of the petal point card and to the twine bow and star tag.

I'm off for a haircut and a good gossip now!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

DYSU #56- Ribbons

Hi everyone, today brings us another challenge from Do You Stack Up Challenge Blog, and this week, we have a theme of 'Ribbons', so any creation must include a ribbon.


This week the Design Team were given some images to play with, and I chose this sweet bear couple by Crafty Sentiments.



I have coloured this sweet image with Promarkers, and cut with a Nestabilities Labels 3, then cut a frame in purple embossed paper from Papermania.




I then layered a piece of patterned kraft paper from Craftwork Cards onto some purple Core'dinations card.




Then taking some seam binding in Walnut and Lady Lavender (from The Ribbon Reel) I wrapped three strips and some purple baker's twine around the bottom of the panel before adhering the panel to the card base.

I then added three Tiny Tags to the twine, with the sentiments 'Smile, Enjoy, Adore' from Papertrey Ink.




I finally added some purple gems and a beautiful Purple Gardenia from The Ribbon Reel.


These are the prizes available from our sponsors this week:-

The Ribbon Reel - £10 Gift Voucher



The Stamping Boutique - Winners choice of five images




Dearie Dolls - Winners choice of four images




Crafty Sentiments - Winner's choice of four sentiments






Supplies Used:

Stamps: Bear Couple - Crafty Sentiments; Tiny Tags - Papertrey Ink


Paper: Pearlescent white card from stash; Kraft Fusion Paper Pack - Craftwork Cards; Purple Core'dinations card from stash; Neenah Solar Classic Crest White Card - Crafter's Companion


Inks: Versamagic Plum


Ribbon: Lady Lavender and Walnut Seam Binding - The Ribbon Reel; Purple Baker's Twine - The Ribbon Reel

Other: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Three; Gardenia flower in Plum - The Ribbon Reel; Purple Gems from stash.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Really reasonable ribbon

I Love Promarkers

Papercrafting Jopurney

Simon Says Stamp Challenge

Cupcake Crafts Challenges



Do stop by the Challenge blog to see some awesome creations by the rest of the DT!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

CAS-ual Fridays and WMSC # 81

Hi bloggers, I have a little CAS offering today, for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge which would like to see ONLY Black and White on our creations.
I have used this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge for inspiration, just turned the sketch on it's side.


I have made what could be a Get Well card, or just a general 'Hi there remember me?' type of card!


I have used a label stamped with Rescue Remedies set from Waltzingmouse Stamps - I've had this set for a couple of months now and still hadn't got round to using it.




Simply layered onto some textured black card from Papermania, and some twine wrap, finished off with a bow and a beautiful clear Sparklet from Kaiser.

I'm also entering this into Simon Says Stamp challenge, which has an Anything Goes theme.


That's all from me, my crafty mojo has returned, and I want to strike whilst the iron is hot lol! So I may be back later!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Rescue Remedies - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Versamark
Papers: Papermania Christmas Stack - Plain Textured
Other: Black Bakers Twine - The Ribbon Reel; Black embossing powder; Kaiser Sparklet - Clear

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

WMSC #81 and a few Challenges!

Hi all, today I have a card for The Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. I have been using some beautiful papers from Echo Park this week, but you will have to wait to see what I've made :-) as it's for some D.T projects. As I had the left-overs, I thought I'd use them with this week's fab sketch:



And here's my take:




I've used a white petal point card base, and layered a stitched panel in matt silver card with some of the Echo Park Yours Truly paper.



I then cut a scallopped square in the same silver matt, and layered some of the E.P. paper using the text side - it makes for interesting reading, it looks like old love letters sent from servicemen to their wives/sweethearts during the Second World War, and is very touching. I then stitched a frame in grey thread twice to create a frame, and coloured this with a grey Promarker.



I then created another frame, this time using scalloped ovals and standard oval from Spellbinders, and added the stamped and hand cut basket of hearts. The hearts were stamped using WMS Sweethearts set in Distress Ink Barn Door.



I then wrapped some red chiffon and red bakers Twine around the panel, and added a bow, a fancy brad, and some tags made using Papertrey Ink's Tiny Tags set.




Finally added a tiny black gem to the sentiment heart, and some red gems to the petal point edge.

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

Paperplay Challenge

Cupcake Craft Challenge

Really Reasonable Ribbons Challenge


Supplies Used:

Stamps: Sweethearts, Bountiful Baskets Additions - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Tiny Tags - Papertrey Ink

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; Distress Ink Barn Door; Versamagic Sahara Sand

Paper: Echo Park - Yours Truly Rose Blossom; Papermania Matt Silver Paper; Neenah Classic Crest White;

Other: Sewing machine; Gems from stash; Brad from Stash; Ribbon from stash; Bakers Twine - The Ribbon Reel; Petal point Card Base - Craftwork Cards; Grey Promarker

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

The Ribbon Reel Challenge #20

Hi all, today brings us another challenge from The Ribbon Reel. This week, the lovely Zuzana has set the challenge: New Year - New Start : create a card with your New Year Resolution and use ribbon/lace/twine.

Well, I don't know about you, but I certainly put a teeny bit of weight on over the Christmas break, and the one thing I love, but must try not to indulge myself with is cake. Anyone who knows me knows...I LOVE the cake! The sentiment by WMS 'Can we eat the cake now?' makes me smile, and is very pertinent!



I have made a card using some beautiful paper by My Minds Eye, which I picked up in the New Year Sales!

The cake image and sentiment are by Waltzingmouse Stamps, Eat Cake set. The cake was stamped in Scattered Straw distress ink three times, and decoupaged up.




I then cut three labels using Nestabilities 5 and adhered the cake to one, and stamped the sentiment in the other after colouring the middle of the smaller one with Scattered Straw.



In the middle, I have layered some Cream Silky ribbon with a PTI Victorian Border die cut - I used two negatives for this curvy base, and layered some stripy ribbon on top. Both ribbons are from The Ribbon Reel shop.

Finally added some Prima gold dusted flowers, and some bling.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Paperplay Challenge

Stamptacular Sunday

Birthday Sundaes

Papercrafting Journey



Do stop by my fellow team mates for some wonderful inspiration over at The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Pauline

CR84FN #46

Hi all, hope you're all having a great weekend! I have spent this morning tinkering with a card I started last night for the colour challenge at CR84FN.

Pink, yellow and neutral are such girly colours, so I thought I would use a stamp by My Favourite Things, called Fairy Jolinne, and coloured her in these pretty shades.

One of my New year's resolutions is to ink up stamps I've never used - I have a few! This little sweetie is one of them, and I must have bought her almost a year ago (hangs head in shame)!


The CR84FN Graphic:


And I have used this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday:


And here's my take:


I have used papers from Papermania, and stitched each panel before layering onto some pearlescent cream cardstock.



Fairy Jolinne has been coloured with Promarkers and hand cut before layering onto one of the panels.

Under the panel I attached some beautiful cream lace.


The sentiment panel was created using a Sissix die, one of my very first purchases when I got my Cuttlebug for Christmas 2 years ago. And again, ashamed to say I have never used it, apart from experimenting when I first bought it.

And today, I remember why I haven't used it since - it doesn't cut very well, and I wasted a LOT of yellow card before I gave up and used some thinner yellow paper. It cut ok, but was still difficult to extricate the words from the off cut.


The dressy bow was made with some pale pink sheer ribbon, from The Stamp Attic, and the tutorial for this can be found HERE at Jinny Newlin's blog, Soaring. It's very easy to do, and makes a fab embellishment. I added some pink bakers twine from The Ribbon Reel, and a pink Sparklet by Kaiser.

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

CR84FN

Paperplay Challenge

Sketch Saturday

That's all from me today, but I'll be back tomorrow with my D.T card for a new challenge from The Ribbon Reel Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

ColourQ #120, Paperplay Challenge

Evening all! I made a card today after much deliberating and faffing about, with several ideas thrown on the craftroom flor! Mr. Mojo has left the building I'm afraid, but I was determined to join the fun over at ColourQ this week. I've had my eye on this challenge for a little while now, being introduced to this particular challenge by my Blog Buddy Deborah Frings. Deborah always rocks the colour combo's at this challenge, and she has inspired me to join in the fun!

Here are this week's colours:


And here's my take:



I have kept a Clean and Simple design, as all my other ideas just didn't work!

I've used a lovely floral panel by Hero Arts, and coloured in the flowers in the co-ordinating colours using Promarkers.

I wrapped some beautiful brocade ribbon in the nearest colour to Rich Razzleberry I could find, and stamped a simple 'Thanks' sentiment also from Hero Arts. I coloured the sentiment in with a Burgundy Promarker, and the flowers were coloured using Maroon, Aegean and Lilac.

Finally, I added some blue gems to the flower centres for some sparkle.

I'm also entering this into Paperplay Challenges.

Hope you're all having a fab weekend, thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Less is More.. Again!

Hi all, I have a couple more cards to enter for Less is More, the challenge ends today, and I love this theme of birds. This is my second posting, but I've created 5 cards for this challenge now, a record for me!

My first card was made using stamps from Papermania. I dry embossed a circular nestability, and stamped the birdcage in Versafine Smokey Grey. Then added two little blue birds in Memento Summer sky.



I went around the inner embossed edge with a quickie glue pen and a little drizzle of Glamour Dust for a bit of sparkle. The sentiment is from the same stamp set, in Versafine Vintage Sepia.




The next card I made looked entirely different to how I thought it would be!
I stamped the feathery background on Smokey Gray, and added some humming- birds in Versacolour Celadon blue.



The sentiment is from Penny Black and is stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia. Finally added two teal blue crystals to the bottom of the sentiment.

There are some cracking entries over at Less is More this week, I now realise I need some Chickens in my life!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Charisma Cardz #2, Clean and Simple

Hi all, we have a Clean and Simple theme over at Charisma Cardz this week! I have made a card using a sweet Stamp Fairy image, who is our sponsor this week.


The Stamp Fairy




I have coloured him with Promarkers, and cut him out with Nestabilities Labels 2, then layered this onto another label and mat of some polka dot and gingham paper from Craftwork Cards.



I then stamped some tiny flowers from Papertrey Ink's Tiny Tags around the edge of a kraft card base, ties some green Baker's Twine from The Ribbon Reel, and assembled together.

Do stop by the challenge blog and visit the rest of the D.T. for some more CAS inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

DYSU # 55 - Patterned Paper

Hi all, today brings us another challenge from DYSU, and this week, our challenge is 'Patterned Paper'! Yep, get that pretty paper you've been hoarding, and use it!




This week, the DT were lucky to have been given some wonderful quirky images from Copic Marker Scrapbooking. I chose this fun image of owls within a frame.




I coloured the image with Promarkers, and cut with Nestie Squares, layered onto some kraft cut with more nesties. The patterned paper is from Nancy Watt Owls and Swirls design, from Making Cards Magazine, and the little tags are cut and stamped using Papertrey Inks Tiny Tags.

I finished off with some felt flowers, and a Prima crystal, and some green baker's twine from The Ribbon Reel.

Here are our sponsors this week:


Copic Marker Scrapbooking


My Little Shoe Box




Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline