Less is More..Again!!

Hi all, I'm back with some more Berry goodnes for the less is more challenge, I did say that I love creating with these colours hehe!

So, very quickly, both cards are made using Brushos in Purple and Scarlet, the first card was used sparingly, and the other card was made using much more water.

Once dry, I stamped the images from Stampendous called Bold Sprigs in Black Soot Distress ink. The watercolour card doesn't tend to stamp images well, so I smooshed the ink pad onto an acrylic block, then picked up the ink with a little water on my brush, and painted in the gaps on the berries and butterflies.  The sentiment is from Uniko Studios, stamped in Dusty Concorde Distress ink.

 Then I added some glue pen dots onto the sprigs and butterflies, and added some Glamour Dust.

For my second card, I cut a rectangular panel using an MFT die Cross Stitched Rectangles, and layered it onto another cut in Cherry Cobbler.

The die cut wording is also cut in Cherry Cobbler, and is a die from Serendipity Stamps.

I fancied a bit of sparkle on this one too, so I added some glue pen dots, and glamour dust to the panel.

Well I hope I haven't bored you this week with my berry inspired makes, but I have enjoyed making them!

I would like to enter these into the following challenges

Less is More - Berry Colours

That's Crafty - Purple

Inspiration Destination - anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps & The Twinery Blog Hop

 Hi all, and welcome to my post for a joint blog hop - Serendipity Stamps and The Twinery have joined together for a special 3 day blog hop event, and today is my day! You should have arrived here from Katarina Damm- Blomberg, and after me you should next visit Anita Mulcahy.

Do stop by both The Twinery and Serendipity Stamps for some awesome twine, stamps and dies!

Click on the pics to go to the shops!

Here's my card using The Ladybug die and Stamps set, and the stamped flower is from the  Flower Pops cling set. I cut the Ladybug in pink swiss dot Bazzill card, and after adhering to the card base, I added some Glamour Dust to the 'spots' for some sparkle.

I stamped the sentiment 3 times in pink Raspberry Adirondack ink, and wrapped the twine in
Blossom Solid Mini Bundle and Flax Stripe Mini Bundle colours.

Finally I added a pink faceted button to the flower centre.

Here is the hop list for today:

The Twinery - http://thetwinery.com/blog

Serendipity Stamps - http://serendipitystamps.com/blog

Julie Ranae - http://juliesopenwindow.blogspot.com/

Monika Wright - http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/

Jenny Gropp - http://onekraftykat.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps   

Marybeth Lopez - http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps

Christine Meyer - http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/

Miriam Napier - http://miriamsdelirium.blogspot.com/search/label/Serendipity%20Stamps      

Katarina Damm-Blomberg - http://krumeluran.wordpress.com/

Pauline Pollington - http://pauline-littlemrsp.blogspot.fr/search/label/Serendipity%20stamps   

Anita Mulcahey - http://happypapercrafthappenings.blogspot.com/

Rebecca Greco - http://hugsarefun.com/

 Serendipity Stamps is also offering a $20 gift certificate on Facebook to one lucky person who “likes” Serendipity Stamps and LEAVES A COMMENT.  You must do both to be entered to win. So Plenty of opportunity to win some goodies!

Serendipity Stamps is also having a sale during the blog hop  - 20% off all items in the “Garden” category through August 3! 

Thanks for stopping by today, don't forget to visit Anita Mulcahy next!

Pauline

SSCB #32

Hi all, I'm here for the second D.T post for this month's Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. For my card I have made an accordian style card. I have used lots of different S.S images and dies, so apologies for the photo heavy post!

 This is one side of the card, featuring mostly die cuts, and one panel of stamped images.

 One the other side I used mainly stamps, and one panel with die cuts.

 Here are the close ups of the stamped images:

For the panel featuring the Heart and sentiment, I used some glittered embossing powder.

This is the end panel, and the Dragonfly is also embossed with the glittered E.P.

 On the other side, I used the same E.P for some more Dragonflies and Butterflies, cutting them out with the matching dies, and teaming them with the new sentiment dies.

I used the Orchid stamped image, along with the corresponding 'Butterfly Kisses' sentiment.

For the end panel, I used all three sentiment die cuts, layered over the Rosebud stamped panel.

Here is a close up of the glittery embossing powder. To finish I added a range of sparkly gems and flat back pearls.

Here is the list of products I used from the Serendipity Stamps shop:

Dies:
Imagine die.
Love die.
Dream die.
Believe die. 
Butterfly solid die.
Dragonfly solid die.
Floral Frame Embellishment die (mini dragonfly from this set.)

Stamps:
Double Cloisonne Butterflies.
Floral Dragonfly.
Floral Butterfly.
Calico Background.
Orchid.
Butterfly Kisses.
Mason Jar Cling Set.
Victorian Heart Set.
Live Well sentiment.
Jar Label.

Phew, I think that's everything!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Challenge - Window

Hi all, I'm here today with a card for a new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps! This month we would like to see your take on a window card, using your S.S dies or stamps of course! For your inspiration today, the Design Team have been asked to CASE a fellow teamie. I have cased Vickie Zimmer, I love her elegant style! Here is Vickie's card that I am CASE-ing:

 For my patterned paper, I stamped some of the newly released Flowers from the Flower Pops set in Versamark onto some cream card. Then using some Distress inks, I sponged over the flowers to reveal the images.

I really love this method of emboss/resist technique, and it is a great way to personalise your own paper.

After I was happy with my sponging, I cut some card to size, and cut a circular window in it. I cut a blue frame using Spellbinders Circles and scalloped circles, and lay this around the window.

Then on some dark blue card I stamped in Versamark the Happy Mother's Day sentiment, and embossed with white powder.

I added some gems to the flower centres, and added a pink seam binding bow topped with a floral button and twine.

Do stop by the rest of the D.T for some more inspiration!

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog

Hi all, it's time for week 2 of this month's SSCB challenge which is to use flowers on your creations, along with your Serendipity stamps or dies too!

I have made a card featuring one of the newly released stamps Aprons.

I have stamped it in Versamark, and embossed with white E.P, then coloured using my Distress Ink Pens, and watercolouring the image.

The effect is so soft and pretty, I am slowly getting used to my pens. I added some matching flowers to the corner, and topped them with stickles for a bit of shimmer.

Do stop by the rest of the design team for some more flowery inspiration!

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer

Anya Schrier

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop!

Hi all, I'm here today with some cards for a new release over at Serendipity Stamps. This week has seen the release of some fabulous new dies, some words and a lovely frame set.

For my first creation I have made a baby card. 

 For this card I have used the following dies: Solid Heart Outline die, Baby die, and the corner frames from Floral Frames and Embellishments set.

There is one bigger half frame die, and a smaller corner  which I have used here.

 The pretty papers are from a Tilda stack, and flowers are from my stash.

 For my next card, I have made a card that could be used for a student finishing their studies, or beginning new studies, or someone on a new career path!

For this card I have used the following dies: Dream, Floral Frame &  Embellishments dies, and the Solid Heart Outline die.

 The fonts for these word dies are beautiful aren't they? And the floral frame is set to become a staple in my little box of dies.

I cut the little butterfly and dragonfly (they match the larger dies too), and cut a second one of each and trimmed the wings to layer on top.

For my next card I have made a greeting card, for general use, a Hello to someone you haven't seen for a while, or miss.

For this card I used the frames from Floral Frames and Embellishments set, Hello die, Owl die and Solid Owl die, and the Pumpkin die.

The elegant papers are from a Creative Expressions paper stack.

And here they are all together.

Here is the order of the blog hop:

Mary's Blog

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer

Anya Schrier

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

One lucky commenter will will a $20 Gift Code for the Serendipity Stamps Shop, but you have to comment on all the Design Team Blogs.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Challenge #31- Flowers

Hi all, this month over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog the theme is flowers, so any creation including a Serendipity Stamps die or image either of flowers or with flowers!

here's my creation, a little card using an Alphabet Floral tile, and I have stamped the background using the Fern Lg image.

 I matted the images with some green card, and added some green gems for a bit of sparkle!

Do stop by the rest of the Design Team for some more floral inspiration!

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer

Anya Schrier

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop

Hi all, I'm here this morning with a card featuring a new stamp from Serendipity Stamps. All the Design Team are featuring the newest range of stamps today, and I am showing off this fabulous 'Hello World' stamp, which is a large one, big enough to cover a whole card.

I simply stamped it in Raspberry Adirondack ink, and layered with some raspberry pink card, wrapped with some matching thin ribbon.

The next blog on the hop to visit is   . There will be a random $20 voucher prize for the Serendipity Stamps shop for a commentator from one of our blogs, so make sure to comment on all the blogs to be in with a chance to win!

The next stop on the hop is Vickie Zimmer.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

SSCB #30 - Shades of Grey

Hi all, I'm here today with a card for this month's Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. This month the theme is Shades of Grey, and the Design team have been asked to create something that means something to us!

I am a coffee addict. I can't start the day without at least two large cups of coffee. And I love meeting up with friends for a gossip with a coffee! So I chose to use this lovely image from the Table for Two cling set.

 I used some grey patterned papers as a background, and cut a fancy border in silver mirri card, which I layered onto some dark grey card.

I stamped the image in London Fog, and cut using a fancy circle die, then layered this onto some dark grey scalloped card. The grey twill bow was created using the ribbon from my Mother's Day bouquet, which we celebrated here in the U.K last Sunday.

Inside I stamped the matching sentiment, and added a pearl brad to the bow.

 And finally I added some punched butterflies and some metallic chrome gems.

The sale in the Serendipity Shop this week is 40% off your highest priced item using this code:
“40fromhigh414”

Do stop by the rest of the Design Team to find out a little more about us!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Blog Hop Event

 Morning all! I'm here for a special Blog Hop event over at Serendipity Stamps! Today we are showcasing two new gorgeous dies from S.S,  a beautiful vintage style Tea Pot Die and Cup.

I'm into easel cards right now, they look really special on a mantelpiece and provide a wow factor for the recipients!  As it's Mother's Day here in the U.K this coming Sunday, I have made a card for my husband's grandmother, who is 91!

I have cut the tea pot and cup in some dark blue Bazzill Swiss Dots card, and layered onto some die cut Spellbinders doilies. I then layered some beautiful Kaisercraft patterned paper with the Bazzill, and layered onto the card base.

I used double sided tape to adhere to pot and cup, and sprinkled some glamour dust onto the cut out patterns, so it's lovely and twinkly. It's a dull day here, so it doesn't show very well.

To make the card 'stand', I cut a panel in the papers, and popped up with foam pads.  I then cut another doily, and stamped the 'Happy Mother's Day' sentiment, and layered them together.

I added some blue pearls, a large blue rose and a little white grosgrain bow topped with a little blue flower.

Here is the Blog Hop list for you to follow - there will be a prize for a random commenter of a $20 Gift Code for the shop and the winner will be announced on Monday 31st march.

Mary's Blog

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer

Anya Schrier

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Happy commenting, and Good Luck!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
 Tuesday Throwdown - Dimension
Creative Inspirations - It's a Girl Thing
Cute Card Thursday - Floral Delights
Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Pauline