WMS Pajama Party #2

Hi all, remember me?? I've been missing in action for a loooong time - nothing serious or anything, just loads happening to my house and I had to pack my craft stuff away back in June!

We've had a conservatory built, and a new kitchen installed, as well as trying to decorate the whole of downstairs, and ripping up the flooring..sigh. Well, we still have a lot of decorating to sort and finish, flooring to still sort out, but the kitchen is finished, and the conservatory is almost almost done...just got a bit of glossing (actually lots!) and the small matter of wallpapering the wall!

So last month I completely missed out on the first Waltzingmouse Stamps Pajama party, which is replacing the previous Blog Waltzes.

Claire has introduced the idea of running 5 challenges at once - four of which run for 24 hours as we are given the details a couple of weeks in advance to prepare, and the 5th one is a sketch.

I obviously haven't been able to get at my stuff (mumble mumble), so my entry today is for the sketch, and thankfully it's a nice easy one lol!

I dragged all my craft stuff out, and searched for my newer sets from Claire - I still can't find my glue gun or score board, so I made the card base with my bare hands, I can improvise well lol!

Here's my make:

 I used some polka dot paper from My Minds Eye, and cut the ovals using my nesties.

I used Not Quite Navy card for the mat, and stamped the feathers from Fine Feathers set in Certainly Celery, Gumball Green and Midnight Muse, hand cut them, and attached to the card.

I added a strip of Black Chevron Twill and Turquoise satin ribbon from The Ribbon Reel, and added a little bow to the feather cluster. Finally I added some Ice stickles to the feather spines and around the scallop edge.

Here are a few pics of the chaos I had to create in this morning, and why I haven't been around much ;-/

 My craft stuff that I pulled out of the under stairs cupboard...

 This will be my craft room, but need new flooring and furniture first!

 More crafty mess!!

The reason why! I didn't have a picture of the kitchen on this set of pics, so I will try to take some later.

Right, well I have a gazillion and one things to get on with, so that's all from me, until Monday when I'm back with a post for The Ribbon Reel Challenge, bye for now

Pauline

SSCB #18 - Polka Dots or Gingham

Hi all, it's time for another new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps challenge Blog! This fortnight we would like to see either Gingham or Polka dots on your creations - or even both!
Edited to add: as this fits this weeks Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger Challenge I am entering this card in to this challenge.
I chose to go with both! For my card I used the lovely Tea Service Cling set, colouring the image in pencils. I mounted the image onto a Spellbinder die-cut, and added some elegant pearls.

I used some pale blue polka dot paper for backing, and stamped the sentiment also from Serendipity Stamps shop in black directly onto it. I then used two strips of pink gingham ribbon either side of some sheer pink chiffon (difficult to see in the photo, but you can see it in real life) then topped with some cream daisy lace. I also added some tiny pink pearls to the lace

Inside I simply stamped the sentiment from the cling set directly to the card base.

I really like how elegant this turned out!
Do stop by the Challenge Blog for some more inspiration!
Thanks for stopping by,
Pauline

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SSCB #17 - Use a Butterfly

Hi all, it's time for a freah challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog! For the next fortnight, we would like to see some Butterflies on your creation! Who doesn't like a butterfly??

For my card today, I used a piece of scrap from a previous project a couple of months ago. I had the butterfly outline cut out of some teal card, and I loved the negative space, perfect for use of another scrap I had laying around!

I used the Butterfly Outline Die for my negative space, and backed this space with some beautiful Kaisercraft paper left over from a previous project.

Using the outline left two little holes either side, so I threaded some Aqua baker's twine through them, and tied a bow.

I added a little bit of decor to the edges, and stamped the Happy Birthday Sentiment also from Serendipity Stamps shop.

Hope to see you at SSCB with your fluttery crrations!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline