PDCC 83, Less is More

Hi all, today I have a card for a couple of my favourite challenges: Less is More and The Play Date Cafe Challenge. So here are the inspiration pics:



Less is More graphic:

And here's my take:




A white linen card base and panel stamped in Tuxedo black and coloured with my Faber Castell watercolour pencils. The stamp is by Whipper snapper Designs and is called Spring Squares.



I coloured the background on two of the squares and parts of the other two images in green, and whilst getting into this very simple colouring realised quite how intricate this design is. I now want to do this again, but in all the colours of the rainbow!

Finally added some flat backed pearls to the flower to finish my CAS card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

The Ribbon Reel Challenge #3

Hi all, well two weeks have flown by, and it's that time again for a new challenge from The Ribbon Reel Challenge.

This week for our challenge we have a wonderful sketch set by Clare Buswell at Clare's Creations.

I have kept it simple, sticking to the clean lines of the sketch, and using my favourite Waltzingmouse Stamps. So here's our sketch set by Clare:

And here's my take:


I was inspired by the beautiful ribbon pack sent to us by Keilly (owner of the Ribbon Reel shop and challenge) and also by a recent perfume purchase - Daisy by Marc Jacobs. I love the packaging of this perfume, clean and simple, elegant and grown up and simply gorgeous! So armed with the gorgeous champagne coloured ribbons and lace, I chose to make a card in black gold and cream, with lots of embossing a la Daisy!

I have stamped the beautiful border from Victorian Frippery several times in Versamark and embossed in gold and black embossing powder. Then hand trimmed and layered all together. It actually began with 4 strips of the border, but it was too big, so I had to cut it down a bit to get it onto a card!


Then on top of the borders I layered some gorgeous Stripy Twill and beautiful Guipure Lace from The Ribbon Reel.


I then stamped and gold embossed the large doily from Dainty Doilies Large and hand trimmed - I need to get some large scallop nesties lol!

Then layered this onto some black card and gold glittered scallopped card both cut with nesties.



Stamped and gold embossed the greeting from Fancy Phrases and again cut with nesties.

Finally mounted onto a piece of the glittery gold cardstock, and wrapped some Silky Wired Crush in champagne and tied a big bow.



Finished off the inside with some cream cardstock stamped with the corner doily image from Dainty Doilies Large, and the same sentiment.

To join the fun at The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog see HERE for full challenge details and to see the gorgeous prize up for grabs!

And if you need any further inspiration, here are my fellow design team ladies, they have some gorgeous creations for Clare's sketch!

Keilly Mulvihill - Keilly's Little Blog (Owner of The Ribbon Reel)

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures

Clare Buswell - Clare's Creations

Pauline Pollington - - Craft Obsession (that's me!)

Zuzana Obert - Jelly Welly

I loved seeing all your creations last week for our Shabby Strawberries and Cream, and can't wait to see your take on our wonderful sketch. Don't forget our challenge is two-weekly, so plenty of time to get your creative thinking hats on!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoes Challenge

Stamp something Challenge

2 Sister's Challenge

Fun with Shapes and More

CES Challenge

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

CR84FN 30, Less is More, The Secret Crafter

Hi all, today i have a card for a couple of my favourite weekend challenges - Less is More, and CR84FN.

This week Less is More want us to pick a square from the grid below, leaving the rest as white space, and Cr84Fn want the colours pale blue, yellow and kraft.

So here are the inspiration pics:



And here's my take:



I have made a masculine style thank you card, using the lovely colours from CR84FN this week.

I have used a white linen card base, and cut a smaller square in the same card and stamped a tartan pattern using two different Martha Stewart check backgrounds in Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and Memento Cantaloupe.


I then overstamped the sentiment in Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, added 3 blue gems and wrapped some jute twine around the panel and a couple of buttons to the bow.

I love how this turned out. I must admit that Clean and Simple doesn't come easily to me, and I do find that I just want to add more stuff to a card! However, less is More is gradually beating it into me that Less is really More, well, sometimes!

I am entering this into;

CR84FN

Less is More

The Secret Crafter

Charisma Cardz

Thanks for stopping by,

Paulinexx

WMSC 48 and a few challenges

Hi all today I have a card made for the Waltzingmouse sketch challenge,. I've been meaning to get this in all week, but time flies when you're having fun!! So here it is by the skin of my teeth!

I have used this weeks colour inspiration from The Ribbon reel Challenge, set by Debbie Marcinkiewicz, of Shabby Strawberries and Cream.


Here's the inspiration pics:

And here's my take:


I have stamped a patterned background straight onto a white linen card base using my new Waltzingmouse stamps Dainty Doilies Large, in Memento Angel Pink and Versafine Smokey Grey.


Then stamped the cupcake image from WMS Frame-It! set in Memento London Fog, and gently coloured each row in different shades of pink frosting using Promarkers. I decided to leave the wrappers uncoloured, as I quite liked them in white! Then topped them off with some glitter glue.


The little cup is from WMS Afternoon Tea, and the sentiment is also from Frame-It!.

Finally made a ribbon strip and bow with some roses and some punched leaves, and voila!

The cream ribbon is from The Ribbon Reel, and there's still time to enter the challenge with a chance of a beautiful prize!

I am entering this into

Waltzingmouse sketch Challenge

Top Tip Tuesday

Bling it On

Totally Papercrafts

Paperplay Challenges

Crafty Catz

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

A card for a few challenges

Hi all, today I have a card for a couple of challenges. The main image has been coloured with Promarkers at my local Promarker group at Flutterby Crafts and is by Stamps Happen.


As the image is rather intricate, I have kept it sweet and simple by just layering onto some white damask flocked paper and mounting onto some lilac pearly cardstock.


To finish it off i have layered some white chiffon ribbon coloured with Tea Green Promarker with some lilac fancy ribbon.



I am entering this into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - photo inspiration

City Crafter - Frames - the image is a collage of frames

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin Challenge - In the garden

Passion for Promarkers - All the 2's - I have used 2 ribbons and 2 layers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

Less is More, CR84FN 29, CAS-ual Fridays.

Hi all, I have another card for a few challenges today!! I know, shocker!!! My mojo is well and truly oiled today, and I have a few more ideas up my sleeve hee hee!!

Wel, the colours are inspired by the CR84FN graphic this week, and incorporates butterflies and bling for my other favourite challenges Less is More ans CAS-ual Fridays.


So here's the inspiration:





And here's my take:



I have used a butterfly stamp set that I bought last year in a sale, for about £3, reduced from £20 would you believe??!!

Ashamed to say I have never got round to using it, until today!




I stamped a variety of butterflies in Dusty Concorde and Rich Cocoa inks onto some kraft card and inked around the edges with Milled Lavender distress ink, then mounted this onto some plum Core'dinations cardstock which I had distressed to reveal the lilac middle.

Then layered this onto a kraft card base and inked the edges with a lilac chalk ink. Added the sentiment in Rich Cocoa, and lots of gems!

Finally stamped a little trail of butterflies inside.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

CR84FN

Less is More

CAS-ual Fridays

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx

A card for a few Challenges...

Hi all, today I have a card for a few challenges!

I was inspired this morning to play along with one of my favourite colour challenges CR84FN, with their colours of plum, light plum and kraft.



And here's my take:



I have used a kraft card base, and stamped two doily images from Waltzingmouse Stamps Dainty Doilies set, in Memento Rich Cocoa and distress ink Dusty Concorde.


I then cut two scalloped circles, one in plum felt, and a larger on in kraft card, then stitched together with my brand new sewing machine that I had for christmas! I'm slightly ashamed to say I have never used it before today, and I was very relieved to find it was easier than I thought!

I then stitched the panel onto the stamped kraft card stock - I found this difficult but only because I really didn't want to cover the beautiful pattern I made using the doily stamps!




The focal image is a stamp by Inkadinkadoo, and is coloured using Promarkers.


The sentiment is also from Dainty Doilies and the little tag is from WMS Bitty Banners, stamped in Dusty Concorde and Rich Cocoa.

Finally added some stickles for some shimmer!



I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

CR84FN

Crafty Catz

Papertake Weekly

Paperplay Challenges

Crafty Purple Frog

The Shabby Tea Room

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline xx