Less is More 10

Hi all, I have a little card today for the Less is More challenge, which this week is a one layer card, making the sentiment the focus. I haven't had time for this challenge the last few weeks, and I've almost run out of time again, but when I saw the challenge this week I knew immediately which sentiment I wanted to use.

This is actually my second attempt at this card, as the one I made last night looked wrong, so i slept on it and changed it about a bit.

The sentiment and images are all from Waltzingmouse Stamps Afternoon Tea, and Afternoon Tea Sentiments. I love these sets, and don't use them nearly enough, and this sentiment is one of my favourites, and so true!


The cup and sentiment are stamped in Tuxedo black, and the cup is coloured in with Promarkers Lilac, Orchid and Plum.



The little flourishes are stamped in Versamagic Purple Hydrangea, and I topped it all off with some stickles and lilac gems.


Now below is the card I made last night - looking at it here on the screen, I can see the proportions are wrong, and the tablecloth effect I was trying to achieve along the bottom is just too much. I also smudged the top left hand flourish, so that really decided it for me!



However, I am not going to bin it, I'm going to recycle some elements (watch this space!)

As I am very late in posting this week, I am going to apologise in advance of the fact I will stuggle to get round to all your blogs to leave a comment - it's the Easter Holidays here in the UK, and I have 3 children running amok lol, so I will try to get round to some of you later this evening once they're all pooped and in bed!

Thanks for stopping by and I do appreciate the time you take to leave me a little comment,

Pauline xx

WMSC, PDCC

Hi all, a quick post this evening, I'm running out of time for a few things, so very briefly, I'm entering this card into The Play Date Cafe and Waltzingmouse Stamps sketch challenge.


The doily stamp is by October Afternoon, stamped in Memento Pear Tart, Danube blue, then Versamagic Brilliance Sky Blue, cut and layered together.




The sentiment is by Waltzingmouse Stamps.



The metal floral motif is by Mic.


Added some opal dust for some greeny blue lustre - this stuff is heavenly when dry!



Layered up onto some green and blue cardstock, onto a white card base.

Thanks for looking

Pauline xx

A card for a Few Challenges

Hi all, hope you're enjoying the weekend - we have glorious weather here again today, we've got the pool out in the garden, it's like summer!

This morning I checked the colour inspiration from this weeks CR84FN and they are just dreamy!



As I bought some new stamps yesterday, I really wanted to use them, so I set to, and made this:




The card base is pearlescent cream card, layered up with pearlescent pale pink card.

Then using a text stamp from Waltzingmouse Stamps, I stamped a panel in Tuxedo Black, and efged it with a fancy edge punch by Tonic.




The beautiful rose stamp is a purchase I made yesterday, it was in a bargain bin would you believ, so I snapped it up quick - it's absolutely gorgeous, and stamps like a dream.

I stamped it in Versamark onto some pale pink pearlescent card, then black embossed.


I used my nestabilities lacy squares to cut it out, and layered it onto some black and pink panels.


Added some black and some ribbon, a bow, pink pearly heart and some black gems, and finished off with a sentiment from WMS.

The pictures look a bit washed out today, as the pink card itself is a deeper colour IRL, but I'm not complainig about the light, not today!

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

CR84FN

Crafty Catz

The Stamp Man

One Stop Craft Challenge

Creative Inspirations

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

New Stash!!!

Hi all, guess where I've been today? Ally Pally for the Craft show! Who - Hoo!! However, it did take me 3 hours to get there, and I felt a bit unwell on the train - I think I must get travel sick if I'm travelling for a long time.

Anyhow, like Bilbo Baggins, I made it there and back again, absolutely exhausted, and I got some new things!


I got some new stamps by a company called Tatty Buttons, which I had never heard of; two wood mounted stamps as they are gorgeous - one is a houndstooth pattern which I have wanted for a while, and the other is a garden rose image with sentiment; a set of clear stamps by October Afternoon, just for the wonderful doily stamp in the set; two Cosmo Cricket paper pads, as they were reduced I just had to have them!; and my very first Lili of the Vally stamp - the show offer today was 4 stamps for £15, so I duly chose 4 and produced my credit card only to be told they didn't take payment by card for less than £30!! So my choice was to buy another 4 stamps to make the 30, or just pick one as I only had £5 in my purse (they were £4 each) grrrr! I chose to stick with the one stamp, as I felt it wasn't worth spending £30 just to save £2!

See, I restrained myself lol! And there were so many other things I could have purchased - isn't there always? But sadly, money doesn't grow on trees!

Well, I am off for a shower, it was terribly hot on the train and the Underground, and hubby is prepping the barbie as it's a gorgeous day today.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend wherever you are!

Pauline xx

Mojo Monday, CR84FN

Hi all, I have a card today for two challenges: Mojo Monday and CR84FN.

I am giving this to a special friend who has just been told she has a new job, I'm just hoping she doesn't log in here this weekend and see's this before I have a chance to give it to her!

Here are the inspiration pics:



And here's my take:



I have used a kraft card base, and used papers by Trimcraft Love letters paper stack, and Papermania Chatsworth Vintage Collection.




I have cut the flower using papers from the Trimcraft pad, and V&A Linen paper Quilts stack using my Nestabilities Blossoms set.

I scrumpled the different sized blossoms up, then stuck together with glue dots, and added some Opal Dust for some glimmer and glitz.



The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps Fancy Phrases, as it the dotted frame around it, stamped in Distress inks Walnut Stain and Crushed olive.



The frilled bottom is a Waltzingmouse border stamp from the Victorian Frippery set, stamped in Versamagic Sage, and hand trimmed.

I finished off the card with some green twill, rescued from my Mother's Day bouquet from Waitrose (the underside of the ribbon has 'Blossom and Bloom' printed on it!) and a copious amount of gems.

I love this card, and I can't wait to give it to my very special friend, for whom I'm so happy for :-))

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

3,2,1.. and She's back in the Room!

Hello, I am here, I'm back and I can't believe I haven't posted anything in a whole week!!

Well, I made some cards today for the PDCC and WMSC, took loads of pics and they wouldn't load. So, I had to wait for Himself to arrive home with his computer expertise and general techie knowhow to inform me that as I use the card reader so much, I've worn it out! ME! It's my fault! LOL!

Thankfully he was able to download my pics to his laptop and from there to the MAC, don't ask me how, I'm just not worthy.

So this week the Play Date cafe wants us to use Pink, Blue and silver, and Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge would like a little batch of notelets/mini cards.

Here's the inspiration:


And here's my take:


I have used white linen card bases for all three cards. The patterened papers are a mix of pink and blue gingham by Craft Creations, and papers by Pink Petticoat that were a magazine freebie last month.

On this card below I have silver embossed the heart from Waltzingmouse stamps Seasons of Love onto some Pink Petticoat paper, and cut with my Heart Nestabilities, then cut a scallopped heart from some blue Craft Creations paper and layered together.

I then paper pieced the background using more Pink Petticoat papers and some pink and silver sticky ribbon by Anita's. Added a pink flocked brad and some silver polka dot ribbon.

The sentiment is stamped in silver ink and is from WMS Victorian Frippery.


On this next card I have clear embossed the heart onto some Pink Petticoat paper, and mounted onto a gingham scalloped heart. Then layere this onto some pink gingham, blue ribbon, added some clear gems to the corners, and a sparkly blue button to the centre.


On my final card I have clear embossed the WMS heart onto some blue craft creations paper, then layered onto a gingham scalloped heart, mounted onto some Pink petticoat paper, with a blue gingham strip added to the middle.



I cut two butterflies out in silver mirri card, and layered them together with a blue acrylic(?) flower and bead, and added a pink pearly heart. Shiny shiny shiny :-)



These little cards didn't take too long, and I am very pleased with how they turned out. I can't say which one I prefer, the colours look so lovely together.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

Hello!

Hello fellow bloggers, ,I'm just quickly popping by to say I'm still here lol, but I've had some migraines this week, which seems to have a detrimental effect on my crafty mojo. I'm really hoping I can get round to rustling up something tomorrow.

Pauline xx