WMS Pajama Party #2

Hi all, remember me?? I've been missing in action for a loooong time - nothing serious or anything, just loads happening to my house and I had to pack my craft stuff away back in June!

We've had a conservatory built, and a new kitchen installed, as well as trying to decorate the whole of downstairs, and ripping up the flooring..sigh. Well, we still have a lot of decorating to sort and finish, flooring to still sort out, but the kitchen is finished, and the conservatory is almost almost done...just got a bit of glossing (actually lots!) and the small matter of wallpapering the wall!

So last month I completely missed out on the first Waltzingmouse Stamps Pajama party, which is replacing the previous Blog Waltzes.

Claire has introduced the idea of running 5 challenges at once - four of which run for 24 hours as we are given the details a couple of weeks in advance to prepare, and the 5th one is a sketch.

I obviously haven't been able to get at my stuff (mumble mumble), so my entry today is for the sketch, and thankfully it's a nice easy one lol!

I dragged all my craft stuff out, and searched for my newer sets from Claire - I still can't find my glue gun or score board, so I made the card base with my bare hands, I can improvise well lol!

Here's my make:

 I used some polka dot paper from My Minds Eye, and cut the ovals using my nesties.

I used Not Quite Navy card for the mat, and stamped the feathers from Fine Feathers set in Certainly Celery, Gumball Green and Midnight Muse, hand cut them, and attached to the card.

I added a strip of Black Chevron Twill and Turquoise satin ribbon from The Ribbon Reel, and added a little bow to the feather cluster. Finally I added some Ice stickles to the feather spines and around the scallop edge.

Here are a few pics of the chaos I had to create in this morning, and why I haven't been around much ;-/

 My craft stuff that I pulled out of the under stairs cupboard...

 This will be my craft room, but need new flooring and furniture first!

 More crafty mess!!

The reason why! I didn't have a picture of the kitchen on this set of pics, so I will try to take some later.

Right, well I have a gazillion and one things to get on with, so that's all from me, until Monday when I'm back with a post for The Ribbon Reel Challenge, bye for now

Pauline

SSCB #18 - Polka Dots or Gingham

Hi all, it's time for another new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps challenge Blog! This fortnight we would like to see either Gingham or Polka dots on your creations - or even both!
Edited to add: as this fits this weeks Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger Challenge I am entering this card in to this challenge.
I chose to go with both! For my card I used the lovely Tea Service Cling set, colouring the image in pencils. I mounted the image onto a Spellbinder die-cut, and added some elegant pearls.

I used some pale blue polka dot paper for backing, and stamped the sentiment also from Serendipity Stamps shop in black directly onto it. I then used two strips of pink gingham ribbon either side of some sheer pink chiffon (difficult to see in the photo, but you can see it in real life) then topped with some cream daisy lace. I also added some tiny pink pearls to the lace

Inside I simply stamped the sentiment from the cling set directly to the card base.

I really like how elegant this turned out!
Do stop by the Challenge Blog for some more inspiration!
Thanks for stopping by,
Pauline

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SSCB #17 - Use a Butterfly

Hi all, it's time for a freah challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog! For the next fortnight, we would like to see some Butterflies on your creation! Who doesn't like a butterfly??

For my card today, I used a piece of scrap from a previous project a couple of months ago. I had the butterfly outline cut out of some teal card, and I loved the negative space, perfect for use of another scrap I had laying around!

I used the Butterfly Outline Die for my negative space, and backed this space with some beautiful Kaisercraft paper left over from a previous project.

Using the outline left two little holes either side, so I threaded some Aqua baker's twine through them, and tied a bow.

I added a little bit of decor to the edges, and stamped the Happy Birthday Sentiment also from Serendipity Stamps shop.

Hope to see you at SSCB with your fluttery crrations!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

SSCB #16 - Use Fabric

Hi all, it's time for a new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps challenge Blog! For the next fortnight, we would like to see some Fabric used somewhere on your creations! Simple!

I have used some love felt on my card today, which is all about Love...

I cut the heart shape in cream felt using the Serendipity Stamps Heart Outline die, and the Love cut in pale pink felt using S.S 'Love' die. Both dies cut this felt like butter, and I had no problem at all extricating the negative felt from the "Love' die cut.

I layered the felt die cuts onto some pink and cream card embossed with a Stampin' Up! Fan embossing folder.

I added the lovely sentiment inside which is available from the Serendipity Stamps shop HERE.

The pretty ditsy paper is from a freebie pack in a magazine, and the pink seam binding is from The Ribbon Reel. Finally I added some pretty Cherry Blossoms, and a sparkly resin Martha Stewart flower to the bow.

I would like to enter this into the following challengs:

Papertake Weekly - Dies/Punches

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline

Mo's Challenge

Hi all, it's been a while since I have blogged or created due to the building work going on in our house!! I shan't bore you with it, but all my crafy stuff is packed away for the for-seeable future, and has been for a month now. I am missing my crafting and blogging. I almost forgot how to make a post lol!

I've also been grappling with technology - still an uphill struggle for me, but I just want to be able to watermark my stuff without any fuss. I want it to be easy peasy. And it's not.  So, I have watermarked my creation today, but I haven't been able to re-size or edit my pictures apart from the watermark which I applied using Picasa.

Fed up with it as it took me ages to figure out, and I can only do it on hubby's computer so he's fed up with me as he wants to watch something on his playback or something grrrrr.

Anyway, I got some lovely new images from Mo Manning this morning, and I just had to colour one of them in. She is called Peaches and is just gorgeous. I hunted about for my craft stuff which is all in several nooks and crannies and made this:

 See that watermark?? I worked hard on that lol! I have coloured her in for the challenge over at Mo's Challenge Blog, which is to use Turquoise. One of my favourite colours.

I teamed her with some Wild Rose Studios papers, and some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.  I have also layere some turquoise lace under the doily, which was a gift from my friend Sue.

This is the reason for my blogging absence:

 New kitchen, a work in progress...

New conservatory off the dining room, this is where I normally craft!

And this is where I made my card today! Yes, that is a glass of wine!!


Well, that's all from me this evening, I don't want to push my luck LOL!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

SSCB #15 - Postage Stamp

Hi all, we have a new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog today, using the inspiration of Postage Stamps.

Look at these beautiful stamps for inspiration! Aren't they gorgeous! I was inspired by the beautiful Zinnia heads, in their pinky peachy tones. You can use any stamp you like to be inspired for this challenge.

So for my card I have used Hydrangea Large from the Serendipity Stamps shop, and coloured with Promarkers.

I cut the image with a Stampin' Up! die, and embossed duck egg blue Core'dinations card with a S.U folder.

I added some dusky pink gems for a little glitter, and some pink velvet ric-rac ribbon and pretty lace for a little vintage feel.

This card was quick and easy to make, the detailed image does all the hard work here! I love this card, so pleased how it turned out, I'm going to find it hard to part with this!

Do stop by the rest of the D.T for some more beautiful inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

TRR #57 - Picnics

Hi all, today I'm back with a card for our new challenge over at The Ribbon reel Challenge Blog. This fortnight, Helen has chosen the inspiration of Picnics - and this gorgeous picture. So use the colours in the photo, and lace, ribbon, twine and flowers in your creations for this challenge.

I have used some lovely papers from My Mind's Eye as the background for my card, they are so summery and perfect for this chgallenge! I layered this panel onto some Sno cone card from MFT, and my card base is in Natural card stock also from MFT.

I cut a pink doily using an MFT die, and cut some roses in Sno Cone felt and Royal Rose dies from MFT. I stamped the basket image from Waltzingmouse Stamps onto some wood effect paper from MME.

Under the doily, I layered some blue wired Slik Crush ribbon, and on top of this, I layered some Pink Gingham Check, and Ivory Crochet lace, all from The Ribbon Reel Shop.

I added a gingham bow, topped with a Button Twine bow, also from The Ribbon Reel Shop. Finally I added some beads to the flower centres and the bow for a little shimmer.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline