A Blog Waltz Card for Mum

Hello, here is my entry for the Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz!

I have used Roses in Bloom set and coloured the rose image with promarkers. I have cut blossom shapes using my nestabilities set and the backing paper is from a paper stack by Wild Rose Studio.




Finished off with some green rhinestones for some shine. The Especially for You tag is stamped with metallic silver ink and is from a set by Buzzcraft.



Apologies for some blurry images, my camera doesn't take good close ups.




Thanks for looking, and Happy Waltzing!!
Pauline xx

Sweet Sketch Wednesday card for Grandad.

Today I have a card for my father-in-law, who is soon to be the ripe old age of 70!

I followed the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday 45.

I have used gold mirri card and sparkly glitter card, but it doesn't photograph well unfortunately, but it is very shiny and sparkly in real life!

The two patterned circles are from DCWV Nana's Nursery (Boy) paper stack, cut using Nestabilities Classic Circles Sml.



The number and stars were a pre-cut set from Hobbycraft, but don't know the make. I have attached some gold ribbon under the congratulations tag and star.


I have used a piece of the DP inside and edged using an EK Success punch, added another tag (from the same set as the numbers and stars), and that's it! A hopefully masculine card, with not a butterfly, flower or bow in sight!

Thanks for looking, and have a great day

Pauline x

A Card for a few Challenges!

Well it's been a long week! I have finally shifted myself to making a card today, but it's not easy to concentrate with 3 kiddoes running amok in the house, roll on Tuesday lol!

Anyway, today I have made a card for several challenges, in no particular order, they are:

Pollycraft Challenge - Pink and Brown + Green or Yellow

Totally Gorjuss - Texture

Stamptacular Challenge - Dots and Spots

Pink Elephant - 1 image = 2 dies = 3 embellisments

Pile it on - Text

Sketch Saturday

Passion for Promarkers

Flutterby Wednesday

Heart to Heart

Very briefly, (kids are getting hyper now!!) loads of layering, papers used are Papermania Regency stack and some cream pearlescent card. All stamps used are Waltzingmouse Stamps Faux Fun Circles and Very Vintage Christmas for the sentiment.


Martha Stewart butterfly punch for the embellishments in the middle of the medallion, created with Nesties Labels one and three.


Layers!!



The stamped medallion is coloured with promarkers, as are the butterflies and ribbon to match.



The two tiles in the top corners are embossed with a new butterfly folder from Cuttlebug. Inks used are chalk inks, and I have distressed around the edges of everything (very inky fingers!) and added some stickles and bling. I felt quite exhausted when I had finished!!

Think that's all!

Thanks for looking and have a great day

Pauline x

Daisy Chain

Hi all, just a little something I wanted to share, a daisy chain from my two youngest children yesterday. It was a glorious spring day here in Berkshire, and if there was ever a sign that spring has sprung, this is it!!



I hope spring is springing for you wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend,

Pauline x

Flutterby Wednesday Challenge

Yesterday I made boo-boo! I entered yesterday's card on the Flutterby Wednesday Challenge thinking the dragonfly was eligible for it. So today I have added some butterflies to it, and I actually prefer it now!!




Full details on yesterday's post.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Pauline x

A Spring Card for a few Challenges!

Today I have a card for several challenges;


Quixotic Challenges

Sketch Saturday

Lucy's Cards Photo Challenge

Simple Doodles

Pollycraft Monday Challenge





In a nutshell, (as the kids are getting antsy!!) lots of matting and layering, digital image of spring basket was a FREEBIE by Laurie Wilson, which you can get HERE. Printed an extra image to cut another bow and dragonfly to pop up on foam dimensionals. Paper used was Bazzill and K & Co Sparkly Sweet. Sentiment is from Roses in Bloom set by Waltzingmouse Stamps. Finally I have added some stickles to the flowers, dragonfly and bow.

Thanks for looking

Pauline x

Tuesday Taggers + Little Red Wagon + Crafty Catz 25 + Pile it On Challenges

Hello, I have not been around for a week or so due to lots of end of school term stuff, and finally this week have had a couple of hours to make an easel card. I keep seeing these on the web, and thought I would have a go myself.




I have used a card base from my local craft shop Flutterby Crafts, and the dark purple paper was a gift from a craft friend. Lilac Bazill and pale pearlescent card stamped with a lovely swirly flourish from Waltzingmouse Stamps was layered onto the card.



Then using Nestabilities Blossom die cut two flowers to make a medallion.




Using another image from the same stamp set, I stamped and coloured with promarkers the vintage patterned circle. I then highlighted some of the scroll ends with stickles Starry Night. Layered this onto the blossom, then stamped a sentiment from WMS Say it with Style set onto some lilac bazill, and popped that into the centre using some foam dimensionals.




Punched some butterflies using a Martha Stewart punch in glittery lilac and white card, added some white pearls, buttons and some bling and, Ta-daaa!! I love it!

I am entering this card into a few challenges;

Tuesday Taggers (sponsored by The Craft Barn)

Little Red Wagon 22

Crafty Catz 25

Edited to add one more challenge, hope it's not too cheeky ;-)

Pile it On

Thanks for looking and have a great Easter

Pauline x