Goth Girl

Hi all, it's been a while since my last post, I just don't seem to blog as much these days, or indeed craft as much as I used to. Well needs must this week, as it is my duaghter's birthday tomorrow, she is turning 15, a tricky age style wise I am increasingly finding! What to do for her? Too old for cute, too young for glam, hmmm...

So I chose this lovely Goth Girl by Rick St. Dennis, as I thought it fits the bill! I coloured her with Promarkers, and shaded a bit with polychromos pencils.

I love the sweet expression on her face!

I layered her onto a clock face from All Occasion Dies, and the papers were free with a magazine. Really pretty papers they are too, I may have to buy another mag just for the papers!
On the base of the card I used gold mirri as a mat, and toopped with the chevron design paper, and then I added two panels of gold glittered card, topped with polka dots and hearts from the same papers, and added some pretty sequins, pearl string and gold ribbon.

I added some pastel flowers and gold mirri cogs to the corner, and the paper bow came with the free papers. For some sparkle I added some glamour dust to her hair band and flower, and on the flowers too.

I would like to enter this into -

I Love Promarkers - Glitter

Ruby's Rainbow - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Flowers

Crafty Cardmakers - Dots

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your mark ( I used Promarkers)

 Chocolate, Coffee and Cards- Use a Die-cut

Thanks for stopping by
Pauline

Mother's Day

Hi all, well it has been quite a while since I last blogged. I just don't have any card making mojo in me at the moment, although I am still enjoying colouring in digi images. I just never get round to creating with them.

I am here today with a card for my Mother-in-Law for mother's Day which here in the U.K is on Sunday.

I have used this beautiful Rick St. Dennis image called Mood Indigo, and she is coloured with Promarkers. I teamed her up with papers from Trimcraft called Sweet Paris.

Here is a close up of the lovely lady. I added some some Double Pearl Strands from my local craft shop, The Mulberry Bush, and a collection of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I added some tiny gold gems to her head dress and bracelet, and some platinum stickles to the star decorations on her dress.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - For a Special Lady

In the Pink - For a Special Lady

Crafty Cardmakers and More - for a special Lady

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Inspired by Kate

Hi all, I'm here today with a card I made for a couple of things - A Kate Bush inspired competition to make a card, and the WMSFC, which has an open theme of anything goes using WMS. I would also like to enter this into the WMS Pyjama Party,  and the challenge I am going for is an older set.
http://waltzingmouse.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/welcome-to-december-pajama-party.html

Back in September I had the great luck to see Kate Bush in concert 3 times. She is an artist I have admired for many years, since I was a young girl, so to actually get to see her perform was a dream come true. In the show, at the end of the second half, she transforms into a bird, with huge wings, borne aloft. It was a breathtaking moment. She sings, just before the transformation 'My beautiful Wings, my beautiful Wings, they're so exciting' so I've made a blackbird wing!

I have used Fine Feathers stamps and dies, and embossed the feathers using pearly embossing powder, which shimmers against the black card I used.

I added some black gems, and a clear sparklet to the top of the wing for some extra sparkle.

The sentiment is computer generated, using her line My Beautiful Wings.

I hope you like it!

Thanks for looking,

Pauline

Feeling Festive!

Hi all, well it's been another month gone by! I'm averaging one card a month at the moment, I just need more hours in my day! Today I'm sharing a Christmas card for the Rick St. Dennis Progressive Challenge, which is anything goes using a Rick St. Dennis image. This fun, happy chappy is called 'Star Elf', and you can find him in Rick's Zibbet shop.

I coloured him woth Polychromos pencils, and teamed him with some festive paper from My Mind's Eye, and some stripy ribbon from Stampin' Up!.

I used some red baker's twine and attached a little tree charm to it, and topped with a red Christmas rose and some white pearly flowers from my stash. The leaves are a die cut from Sue Wilson Designs.

The sentiment is from Darcies and is cut using a S.U punch, and I added some red gemstones to the label.

I am also entering this into the Facebook Rick St. Dennis challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Rick St. Dennis Progressive Challenge

Hi all, I'm back today with a card made for the Rick St. Dennis Progressive Challenge. The wonderful image is called Belle et Bete and is from the Rick St Dennis shop at Etsy.

I coloured them with Polychromos pencils, and matted with some black card. I was going to add some more panels, ribbon, glitter and pearls, but the image is quite big, and the papers from Graphic 45 are quite busy, and are too pretty to cover up, so i left it as it is! A relatively CAS design from me with this beautiful image!

Do check out the Progressive challenge if you haven't already done so - if a new player you will have to purchase Belle et Bete, but next month yopu will get an image for free to play with in the next challenge.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Rick St. Dennis Progressive Challenge

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

20 Winks..

Good morning bloggers! Well, it's been a while since my last post here, nearly two months! But I'm here today with a card for my daughter's friend who turns 15 today, and I'm also entering this into the Rick St. Dennis Progressive Challenge, over at Sparkle and Glitter.

The RSD image I have used is called 20 Winks, and I've coloured her with Polychromos pencils.

I layered her with some pretty Prima papers, and used some lovely Tattered lace border dies, and a Cheery Lynn Doily die.

The butterflies were cut using a Stampin' Up! punch, and the die cut 'Dream' is from Serendipity Stamps.

For some extra sparkle and glitter, I added some sparkly gems.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Feeling Nautical!

Hi all, it's been a while since my last post, just busy with kids, work and lack of a crafting mojo!! I'm here with a card made for Rick St. Dennis Facebook Group and for his own personal challenge to create using a mermaid theme. I have used one of Rick's newest digi stamps called Lemuria, and you can find her here in his Zibbet shop.

 I coloured her with Polychromos pencils, and teamed her with beautiful nautical papers from Graphic 45.

 The frame behind her was cut using a Tonic die, and the little sea themed charms were cut using dies from a new to me company called  All Occasion Dies, from Robert Addams shop.

I cut one of the little clam shells from the DP to put in her hair, and used liquid pearls for her jewellery.

I added some stickles to her starfish bikini top and some crystals to the ship wheels, also from All Occasion Dies.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline