Less is More

Morning all, I have a couple of cards to share for this week's Less is More challenge, which want's to see some green. So suitably festive, and I'm behind on my cards too, so I haa bit of a think. I need to make a few to send overseas with minimal embellishments, so decided to make a card where embossing was the focus of the design.

My first card is a small 4x4 card, and I have embossed the little holly leaf design in clear embossing powder onto some pale green card from a Martha Stewart pack.



I then stamped the little holly bewrries separately and used Whit Pearls embossing powder for a subtle transluscent shimmery effect.



I also stamped the quirky little frame and sentiment in the White Pearls too, and added some tiny green gems. Finally added a thin piece of cream ribbon to the side.



My next card was stamped with a different holly leaf stamp, embossed with clear powder around a 4x4 darker green card panel, and the sentiment embossed in white.


Finally added some tiny green gems for a little glitter.


I'm so pleased with how they turned out, and I'm going to make a batch of these today for posting overseas.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Less is More - Green

Cupcake Inspirations

Crafty Catz Challenge

Party Time Tuesdays

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Oven Fresh Gingerbread Joy, Very Vintage Christmas - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Ink: Versamark

Paper/Card: Martha Stewart Paper Stack

Other: White Embossing Powder, White Pearls E.P, Clear E.P; Green Gems from stash



Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back shortly with my DT card for this week's new challenge at Charisma Cardz!

Pauline

Guest Design for Tuesday Throwdown

Hi all, today I am very excited to share with you my first card as a Guest Designer for December for Tuesday Throwdown! I was honoured when Davi Reid at Alstromeria's Artistry asked me, and of course I said Yes!

This week the theme is Celebrate The Season, and we are being sponsored by Robyns Fetish digital stamp company, and I was given a lovely wintery image to play with.

I have used a white petal point card from Craftftwork Cards, and layered the stitched together backing papers on the base.


This little scene is called 'In the Cold' from Robyn's Fetish.



As it was such a wintery image, I just had to colour him in with icy blues and khaki browns. I then cut out with Nestabilities Circles large, and added some Glamour Dust for some sparkle.



The backing papers are from Nitwit Heavenly Collections, and the seam binding and Christmas rose are from The Ribbon Reel.


The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps, cut using a Nestabilities fancy tag.


Do drop by Tuesday Throwdown and see what gorgeous creations the Design Team have made!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: In the Cold - Robyn's Fetish; Compliments of the Season - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Ink: Frayed Burlap Distress Ink; Aspen Mist - Versamagic

Paper: Nitwits Heavenly Collection; Craftwork Cards Petal-point Card Base

Spellbinders: S4-116 Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles Small; S4-235 Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags

Other: Sewing Machine; Glamour Dust; Gems; Flat Backed Pearls

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

DYSU Challenge - Ribbon or anything you can tie

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Christmas with a Bow

CardmadFairy's Digi Challenge - Winter Wonderland

Top Tip Tuesday - Snow

Stamptacular Sunday - Colour challenge

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft Challenge - Let it Snow

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything Snow

I Did It Creations Challenge - Flowers

Party Time Tuesdays - Christmas Sentiment


Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Purple Haze for The Ribbon Reel Challenge #16

Hi lovely bloggers, today brings us a new challenge from The Ribbon Reel, and this week it's everybody's favourite - Anything Goes! Woo-Hoo!!

Well, I nearly made another christmas card, but I am slightly christmassed out at the minute lol, so I thought I would make a nice girly card.

My Ribbon pack for this weeks challenge contained purple ribbons and twine, my favourites!
So, I made something that could be for a birthday, or party invite or maybe for someone's first Prom!

I have used the sketch from this week's Sketch saturday.





The dressform is from Waltzingmouse Stamps, coloured with Promarkers.


The little tags are by Papertrey Ink, and I just can't get enough of them right now!



Ive used lots of layers, using MFT doily dies, and papers from Papermania.




The little paper roses are from my stash, and the purple twine and purple and natural jute bows are from The Ribbon Reel.




A close up of the yummy pom pom trim, ruffled purple ribbon, and white leaf trim from The Ribbon Reel.


I am entering this into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday

I Love Promarkers

Totally Gorjuss

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Craft Your Days Away


Supplies Used:

Stamps: You're Lovely - Waltzingmouse Stamps; Tiny Tags - Papertrey Ink

Ink: London Fog - Memento; Dusty Concorde, Milled Lavender - Distress Inks

Paper: Henbury Lane Summer Paper Pack - Papermania; Purple Core'dinations; Neenah Soalr white card - Crafter's Companion

Ribbon: Leaf Trim- White, Button Twine- Purple, Button Twine- Ivory, Pom Pom trim - Avalanche, Satin Pleat - Plum, Baker's Twine - Plum - All from The Ribbon Reel

Other: Paper roses and gems from stash; Dienamics Dainty Doily Duo - My Favourite Things; Promarkers


Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Less is More

Evening all, I have a card to share tonight for the new Less is More Challenge, which this week would like us to Bling it On! Well, how could I resist?

I have had a new snowflake die cut for a few weeks now and it's been calling my name, so finally I got round to using it today!

I had in mind something completely different for this card, but the best laid plans etc etc, it's kind of followed it's own flow.

I haven't tried the dry embossing technique with a die before, and I really wanted to try this with this pretty die. After a few attempts, I finally ended up with this;



I never normally make one layer cards - I am a naturally fussy and fancy kind of girl, but somehow when I think of CAS, I think one layer. But when Chrissie and Mandi asked us to bring the Bling, well, I was in seventh heaven! So, lotsa bling, but keep it simple - it just said 'One layer, dry embossing!' to me.

A close up of the divine raised snowflake pattern.


I have used loads of bling, but I'm hoping that the fact it's a one layer card, and predominantly full of the beloved white space, and may I add, minimal stamping, it will pass muster.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Less is More - Bling!

Party Time Tuesday

Papertake Weekly - Festive


Supplies Used:

Stamps: Compliments of The Season - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Ink: Memento Cottage Ivy and Ladybug Red

Other: Marianne Creatables Stencil Snowflake; Gems from stash

Hope you're having a great weekend, thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Charisma Cardz Challenge

Hi all, today is my first post as a DT member for Charisma Cardz, which this week has a theme of 'Snowflakes'. Each week the lovely ladies at Charisma Cardz bring us some fabulous inspiration to get our creativity flowing, and I know there are some gorgeous makes from the rest of the Design Team to get you inspired!

I have used the sketch from this week's Sketch Saturday, here's my take:




I have used my new Lili of the Valley stamp that I got the other week at the NEC, a really sweet winter angel.



The lace is by The Ribbonbox, also an Nec buy, and I have used two strands and dotted with some flat back pearls.




I have used Promarkers to colour, and added some Glamour Dust to her wings and snow flakes for some shimmer.




The backing papers are by Docrafts, and were a freebie from a magazine, and I have used the sketch from Sketch Saturday. I stitched the small squares onto the blue base paper, and added some gems along the bottom of the petal points. Finally I added 3 clear sparklets to the corner, they are my new favourite embellishment, they're so sparkly and glittery in real life.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday

Ladybug Crafts Ink

Party Time Tuesdays

Crafty Catz

Crafty Emma's Challenge

One Stop Craft Challenge

I Love Promarkers

Lili of the Valley

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Summer Icy Angel - Lili of the Valley

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Docrafts Forever Friends papers - freebie from Simply Cards and Papercraft

Other: Promarkers; Glamour Dust; Sewing Machine; Lace - The Ribbon Box;
Sparklets - Kars; Clear Gems from stash

Do stop by Charisma Cardz Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the Design Team have designed, thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz

Afternoon all, or morning if you're Stateside! I'm a bit late with this month's entry to the Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz, and I've got to get some stuff done before I get the kids from school. so I'm going to cut the blurb, any questions about any products I've used just email me, and I'll get back to you!





I've made an easel card, and chose the White on White theme for the Passion for Promarkers Challenge.



The little house is by Waltzingmouse, and is mounted onto some fancy Spellbinders labels, then onto the card base which has been stamped with a WMS Doily.




The lace is from The Ribbon Reel, and was one strand cut into two.



Lots of glimmer and glamour dust...pearls and swirls!



WMS snowflakes embossed in white.

I am entering this into

Passion for Promarkers

Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

The Ribbon Reel Challenge #15

Hi all, today brings us another challenge from The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog. This fortnight, the picture inspiration has been chosen by Zuzana Obert, a wonderful vintage botanical print of butterflies, my favourite!



I decided to make a piece of home decor, rather than a card - I just felt like something a little bit different!




I have used a white washed wicker heart from Wilkinson's store, I've had this for ages and was inspired to use it for today's challenge.



I've gone a bit mad with the decoration on this heart, but I really wanted something sparkly, and very girly!

I have cut some Spellbinders butterflies in some Core'dinations card, and sanded back the embossed patterns.



I tied some bows using seam binding, and added various gemstones for that all important sparkle...


The central focal point is a Marianne doily topped with some white tea roses and ribbon loops, topped with stickles for some more shimmer :-)

Do stop by my fellow team-mates for some fabulous inspiration too!

TRR DESIGN TEAM

• Keilly Mulvihill - Keilly's Little Blog
• Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Simple Treasures
• Pauline Pollington - Craft Obsession - That's me!!
  
• Zuzana Obert - Jelly Welly
• Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
• Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not To Scrap
• Helen Berry - Helen Berry Designs

Supplies Used:

Ribbon: 16mm Yellow Grosgrain, Tile Blue Seam Binding, Orange Two Tone Mesh - The Ribbon Reel

Card: Core'dinations

Spellbinders: Butterflies 2

Marianne Creatables: Designer Doily, Chinese Rose.

Other: Papermania gems in Gold, Turquoise, Clear; Say it in Crystals - Prima Marketing; Dewdrop gems from stash; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch;


I am also entering this into the following challenges:

Papercrafting Journey

Stamptacular Sunday

CES Challenge



Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline