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

Swan Masque

Hi all, it's been a while since I last blogged here, tpo be honest I'm struggling with my creativity at the moment. I'm into my colouring with my promarkers, and i just gotr myself some Distress Markers, which are taking a bit of getting used to!

So I coloured this amazing image from Rick St. Dennis a little while ago, and I finally made her into a card for a Facebook Challenge on the Rick St. Dennis group.  There are so many images to look at there, for all kinds of tastes. There are some fab Halloween images, and some are sooo spooky, but of course my favourites are his elegant ladies. And this is one:

She is called Swan Masque,  and I coloured her with Promarkers, and spent more time on the Swan head dress than her hair! Such a fabulous image to colour, as are all of his images.

I teamed her with some Papermania paper and some new dies, from Sue Wilson and Spellbinders. As usual, I had trouble extricating my card from the Spellbinder die, so I tried again with the Cut Rite wax paper, and it worked like a dream. But they still annoy me! No other die I have ( and I have a few from several different companies) give me this trouble.

As the dies were quite intricate and detailed, I just added some sparkly gems to the corners, and left it at that.

I would like to enter this into

 Tuesday Throwdown - Sparkle

Crafty Catz - B is for Blue

Thanks for stopping by today,

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:
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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

DP2 Challenge - Embellishments

Hi all, I'm here with an easel card that I've made for my eldest daughter, who will be 14 in May. She's growing up fast, and she's a big fan of cake! So this fabulous image from Mo's Digital Pencil was just the ticket! She's called Cupcake Thief, and I love the determined look on her face...just like my daughter lol!

I've coloured her with Promarkers, and used papers from Pink Petticoat and Trimcraft. As I'm entering this into the Digital Pencil 2 Challenge, I have added loads of embellies. I have also added some stickles for extra sparkle to her wings, the cherry and the flowers, but it doesn't show in the pics too well.

I layered her onto some die cut floral Bazzill and damask paper from Trimcraft, and added lots of Kanban pastel gems on the scallops.

Here's a close up of all the yummy embellishments I used - flowers from Wild Orchid Craft, Hobbyhouse, and a few from my stash. Stick Pins and a pink velvet ribbon bow from The Ribbon Reel Shop complete my embellishments to this card.

Here it is 'flat', yeah, I'm not going to this one in an envelope, but I will probably tuck it into her pressie when the day comes.

Thanks for stopping by,
Pauline

SSCB #29 - Stitches Wk 2

Hi all, I'm here with a card for this month's challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. This month our theme is stitching, plus your S.S stamps or dies.

I have debossed the Love die cut onto the pink die cut Heart Solid using S.S dies. I just traced around the edges of the embossed lettering with a grey Promarker ro show it up a bit more.

I used some patterned paper from Hot Off The Press, which has stitching in the pattern.
I added some pink ribbon and some pretty cherry blossoms and lace from The Ribbon Reel shop.

Do stop by the rest of the D.T, and the sale for this week is Free Shipping on any U.S order over $10!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Challenge #29

Hi all, we have a new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge this month, and for March we would like to see you use stitching or faux stitching on your creations.

 I made a bit of a boo boo in that I forgot the stitches! Oops, sorry everybody, I got the stamps correct :-)

I have made a birthday card for my Father-in-Law. He loves steam trains, and this image is perfect for him.

I coloured the image 'Train Engine' with colour pencils, and mat and layered with some plain card and patterned paper from Webster's Pages. I added Dad to the front  of the card, and kept it simple.

Inside I stamped Happy Birthday in Tuxedo Black.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline