SSCB #16 - Use Fabric

Hi all, it's time for a new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps challenge Blog! For the next fortnight, we would like to see some Fabric used somewhere on your creations! Simple!

I have used some love felt on my card today, which is all about Love...

I cut the heart shape in cream felt using the Serendipity Stamps Heart Outline die, and the Love cut in pale pink felt using S.S 'Love' die. Both dies cut this felt like butter, and I had no problem at all extricating the negative felt from the "Love' die cut.

I layered the felt die cuts onto some pink and cream card embossed with a Stampin' Up! Fan embossing folder.

I added the lovely sentiment inside which is available from the Serendipity Stamps shop HERE.

The pretty ditsy paper is from a freebie pack in a magazine, and the pink seam binding is from The Ribbon Reel. Finally I added some pretty Cherry Blossoms, and a sparkly resin Martha Stewart flower to the bow.

I would like to enter this into the following challengs:

Papertake Weekly - Dies/Punches

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline

Mo's Challenge

Hi all, it's been a while since I have blogged or created due to the building work going on in our house!! I shan't bore you with it, but all my crafy stuff is packed away for the for-seeable future, and has been for a month now. I am missing my crafting and blogging. I almost forgot how to make a post lol!

I've also been grappling with technology - still an uphill struggle for me, but I just want to be able to watermark my stuff without any fuss. I want it to be easy peasy. And it's not.  So, I have watermarked my creation today, but I haven't been able to re-size or edit my pictures apart from the watermark which I applied using Picasa.

Fed up with it as it took me ages to figure out, and I can only do it on hubby's computer so he's fed up with me as he wants to watch something on his playback or something grrrrr.

Anyway, I got some lovely new images from Mo Manning this morning, and I just had to colour one of them in. She is called Peaches and is just gorgeous. I hunted about for my craft stuff which is all in several nooks and crannies and made this:

 See that watermark?? I worked hard on that lol! I have coloured her in for the challenge over at Mo's Challenge Blog, which is to use Turquoise. One of my favourite colours.

I teamed her with some Wild Rose Studios papers, and some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.  I have also layere some turquoise lace under the doily, which was a gift from my friend Sue.

This is the reason for my blogging absence:

 New kitchen, a work in progress...

New conservatory off the dining room, this is where I normally craft!

And this is where I made my card today! Yes, that is a glass of wine!!


Well, that's all from me this evening, I don't want to push my luck LOL!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

SSCB #15 - Postage Stamp

Hi all, we have a new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog today, using the inspiration of Postage Stamps.

Look at these beautiful stamps for inspiration! Aren't they gorgeous! I was inspired by the beautiful Zinnia heads, in their pinky peachy tones. You can use any stamp you like to be inspired for this challenge.

So for my card I have used Hydrangea Large from the Serendipity Stamps shop, and coloured with Promarkers.

I cut the image with a Stampin' Up! die, and embossed duck egg blue Core'dinations card with a S.U folder.

I added some dusky pink gems for a little glitter, and some pink velvet ric-rac ribbon and pretty lace for a little vintage feel.

This card was quick and easy to make, the detailed image does all the hard work here! I love this card, so pleased how it turned out, I'm going to find it hard to part with this!

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

TRR #57 - Picnics

Hi all, today I'm back with a card for our new challenge over at The Ribbon reel Challenge Blog. This fortnight, Helen has chosen the inspiration of Picnics - and this gorgeous picture. So use the colours in the photo, and lace, ribbon, twine and flowers in your creations for this challenge.

I have used some lovely papers from My Mind's Eye as the background for my card, they are so summery and perfect for this chgallenge! I layered this panel onto some Sno cone card from MFT, and my card base is in Natural card stock also from MFT.

I cut a pink doily using an MFT die, and cut some roses in Sno Cone felt and Royal Rose dies from MFT. I stamped the basket image from Waltzingmouse Stamps onto some wood effect paper from MME.

Under the doily, I layered some blue wired Slik Crush ribbon, and on top of this, I layered some Pink Gingham Check, and Ivory Crochet lace, all from The Ribbon Reel Shop.

I added a gingham bow, topped with a Button Twine bow, also from The Ribbon Reel Shop. Finally I added some beads to the flower centres and the bow for a little shimmer.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline