Thursday 30 April 2009

Just Magnolia & Sketch Saturday Challenge Card


Ive made this card for 2 Challenge's. The first is Just Magnolia and this week there Challenge was Pink & Green ive never used this colour combo before but the colours look great together.
The 2nd is Sketch Saturday as always there sketch is fab and i loved working with it.
Item's Used On My Card:
Tilda with Garland Image
Pink Bazzil Card
12x12 Paper Anna Griffin from Crafty Addicts
Poppicraft Flowers
Sentiment WOJ
Daisy Trim from Crafty Addicts
Pearl Brads from Crafty Addicts
Fiskers Border Punch
Pro Marker's.
Right while im on a role im off to make another card and play with my new stash lol.
Love Paula xxxx

Tuesday 28 April 2009

WOJ Challenge Card


Heres my very late enrty into the WOJ challenge for some reason i thought it was Monday today lol anyway ive made the card so wanted to show it. I decided to be brave and try a different colour combo for a change and im quite happy with the results i also got to use my new goodies that i got as a early Birthday present i have taken a pic of my new goodies and will show you all tomorrow.
Items Used On My Card:
WOJ Image
Papers BG
Poppicraft Flowers
HH Spacers and Brads
Fiskers Boarder Punch
Gems and Blue fluffy Thread from my Stash.
Well thats all from me catch you all tomorrow.
Love Paula xxxx

Creative Card Crew's Challenge 8 Sketch It


Good Morning all and what a Beautiful day it is well it is here in Preston lol. This week over at the Creative Card Crew Challenge Blog it is Sharons turn to the set the Challenge and she has done a fantastic sketch for you all to work with. We also have a new DT member Joey her cards are fab and its great to have you on the team Joey. We also have a new Guest DT member Nicola for 4 weeks its great to have you on board too Nicola. The DT as always have made Fantastic cards for insperation and there is a great PB stamp up for grabs which you can check out HERE.
I loved working with Sharons sketch this week and it was a dream to work with. I used my Elzybell flower girl stamp and sentiment stamp this week and went for a Lilac and Purple colour combo.
Items Used On My Card:
Elzybell flower girl stamp and sentiment stamp
Papers are papermania
Circle Nessties
Poppicraft flowers
Doodlebug glitter brads
Daisy trim from my stash.
Well i hope you all have a great day. Thanks for looking and for all your lovely comments.
Love Paula xxxx

Monday 27 April 2009

Tracie's Birthday Candy

Tracie is celebrating her Birthday and is giving away some Fab candy you have until the 5th May @ 10pm to enter please check out Tracie's fab blog HERE. xxxx

Saturday 25 April 2009

Try Somthing New



Its Maggies turn to set the Challenge over at One Stop this week and she has chosen the theme TRY SOMTHING NEW.

This could be a new technique a new tool a new craft item etc etc.

The DT have made some great examples for insperation and as always there is a great prize up for grab's so please check out the One Stop Craft Challenge Blog HERE.

I decided to alter a box and turn it into a gift box because ive never done this before so its new to me lol.

Item's Used on my Altered Box

White 12x12 Bazzil Card

Clare Curds 12x12 paper

Poppicraft Flower's

Ribbon and Brad from my Stash.

Well i hope you all have a great weekend thank's for looking.

Love Paula xxxx

Friday 24 April 2009

Sketch Saturday Challenge



There's another Fantastic sketch for us to follow over on The Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog and as always i really enjoyed working with the sketch. Ive used a WOJ image and have coloured him in with my water colour pencils for a change and used my Sakura Glaze pen on the sprinkles on the cupcake the paper's are BG and the flowers are from Poppicrafts i used my nessties for the circle. The sentiment is a Clare Curds and the ribbon and brad is from my ever exspanding stash lol.

Well id better get to bed and get my much needed beauty sleep lol lol so Night Night.

Love Paula xxxx

Thursday 23 April 2009

Stampin Chic Sketch 3



Theres a great sketch to follow over at The Stampin Chic Blog this week and heres my take on it. I love following sketches as you all know lol so i really enjoyed this one and i got to use my New Clare Curd 12x12 paper's and Stamp's i love them. I even tried inking my flowers again and guess what not nearly as much mess as last time lol lol.

Item's Used On My Card:

Clare Curds 12x12 Paper's

Clare Curd's Stamp Set

Poppicraft Flowers

Ribbon & Brads from my Stash

Red Ink from my Stash

Silver Happy Birthday Peel Off

Pearls From my Stash.

Well id better go and try and get some cleaning job's done before the electric goes off again (long Story) lol .

Love Paula xxxx

Tuesday 21 April 2009

Katharina's WOJ Blog Candy

The New summer WOJ stamp kit is on pre order at the moment and to celebrate Katharina is giving away not 1 but 2 yes 2 of the new kits away to 2 very lucky winner's please check this out HERE and goodluck to all that enter. xxxx

Creative Card Crew's Challenge 7


This week over at The Creative card Crew Challenge Blog its my turn to set this weeks Challenge and my theme is Around & Around ( Circles ) and this week we have a Great Sponser and that is Heather from Crafty Addict's she has donated a lovely woodware stamp set.Heather's online shop is full of your crafty must haves and postage charges are very reasonable.
For my card ive used bright colours for a change lol i found this spotty paper in my stash and thought id use it and i think its from QVC and ive had this FF stamp for ages and have never used it before but ive now fallen in love with it as its so cute. Ive used my beloved nessties and the flowers are from poppicrafts and i coloured the image in with my Pro Markers.
Well id better go and make a start on tea hope to be back later with another card.
Love Paula xxxx

Monday 20 April 2009

Bev's Amazing Blog Candy Giveaway

Bev is giving away the most Amazing Blog Candy to celebrate her Blogoversary and also because she has gone over 200.000 hit's wow wow wow. Congratulatons Bev and i have my finger's well and truley crossed. Bev will draw the winner by random org on Thursday 23rd April you can check out Bevs Blog HERE.

Just Magnolia


This is the first card ive made in 6 day's and ive had withdrawl symtom's lol lol. Ive made this card for the new Just Magnolia Challenge Blog and the first Challenge is a Fantastic sketch Challenge the sketch is great and i really enjoyed working with it and you should see the DT's card they are all Fantastic and what great insperation.
Ive used my Favorite Magnolia Stamp Tilda with Rose and coloured her in with Pro Marker's.
Item's Used On My Card:
Tilda with Rose Stamp
Paper's are a mixture of QVC & BG
Poppycraft Flowers
Papermania Pearl Brads
Papermania Ribbon
Clare Curd Sentiment
Pearl's from my Stash
Nessties
Pro Marker's
Thankyou for looking love Paula xxxx

Thankyou

Hiya i just wanted to say a big Thankyou for all of you who left such lovely comment's while ive been ill your all very lovely. Im now feeling a little better my stomach's still a little off but im getting there and ive even managed a card which i will post shortly. Thank's again and i will get round to all of your blogs asap.

Paula xxxx

Thursday 16 April 2009

Not very well

Hi i just wanted to say sorry for being a bad blogger but the reason is because i am ill at the moment with a bad stomach bug i wont go into the goary detail's lol anyway as soon as im better i will get round to comenting on your blog's etc.

Love Paula xxxx

Tuesday 14 April 2009

Creative Card Crew's Challenge




This week over at Creative Card Crew its Tasha's Challenge and she has chosen Monochrome and this week there are 2 Prize's up for grab's. The First Prize is a 6 Month DT Place and a Anya Stamp and the 2nd Prize is a 2 week Guest DT Place. The DT have made some Fantastic card's for insperation which you can check out HERE.
I had a hard time making this card as i fell and hurt my wrist on Sunday and its been quite sore i was trying to clean the toilet and for some reason lost my balance and landed on my wrist ouch lol anyway its not too bad now and im not getting much sympaphy lol.
Item's Used On My Card:
Butterfly Image
Clare Curd's 12x12 Paper's
Claire Curd's Sentiment
Black 12x12 Bazzil Card
Nesstie's
Kanban Bling
Glamour Dust
Well id better get on and start tea. Thank's for looking love Paula xxxx

Saturday 11 April 2009

One Stop Craft Challenge



Wl=ell its that time of the week again and this week its Shelly's turn to set the Challenge and the theme is Torn so any crafty project with ripping and tearing included on it can be enterd. I must admit i have a phobia about ripping my pretty paper's lol and this is the best result out of a bad bunch im afraid lol. The DT have made some great example's for insperation and theres a great prize up for grab's too so please check out The One Stop Craft Challenge Blog HERE.

I decided to use a sentiment instead of a image for a change and i love this Elzybells Baby Sentiment ive also used Papermania 12x12 paper's and the swirl's are what a freind sent me but im sure they from a sissix die. The ribbon and gem's are from my stash.

Well im off to do some cleaning so i hope you all have a great Easter and dont eat too much chocolate egg's lol.

Paula xxxx

Wednesday 8 April 2009

Best Friend and Mojo Monday





Well i hope your all having a good week? Im having a very inky week lol put it this way i should be banned from ink full stop lol im not ready to tell all yet as it will take me about 2 week's to tell the whole story and i know you will all laugh at me but i will say i tried inking a flower a different colour last week and its still not dry lol.

Right onto my card its my Best Friend Esther's Birthday next week and i know she visits my blog so i couldnt get away with giving her a card id already made lol so i had to make her one she hasnt seen lol she's also been warned not to come on my blog till she recieves it so i can enter a challenge with it lol how cheeky am i? Im entering it into the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge i saw the sketch this week and thought id like to try it so i did. Ive used my new Elzybells stamp's which i love especaily the friend sentiment i think its so lovely. The paper's are Basic Grey and hey ive even decorated the inside too Please can i have a blue peter badge?

Item's used on my card:

Basic Grey Paper's

Bazzil Basic card

Elzybell's Girl with flower image and Friend sentiment

Happy Birthday stamp Sentiment From Stash

Ribbon and Flowers from Stash

Right id better go and clear up my craftroom and whipe the ink from my desk and walls ( Dont Ask ) lol lol. Thank's for looking.

Love Paula xxxx

Tuesday 7 April 2009

Lili of the Valley Challenge


Well i think ive found my mojo lol i started this card yesterday but nothing would look right anyway managed to finish it today and im quite happy with it i think lol. It's for The Lili Of the Valley Challenge and the theme is Easter they are also looking for a Guest Designer for 8 week's.
Ive made this card for a friend who love's pink so i hope she's going to like this lol.
Item's used on my card:
Sugar Nellie image coloured in with Pro Markers
Lili of the Valley Backing Paper
Prima Flower's
Stick on Pearl's , Ribbon and Swirl's all from my stash.
Well im off to try and make another card before my mojo goes walk about again lol.
Paula xxxx

Creative Card Crew's Challenge


This week at Creative Card Crew it is Linda's turn to set the Challenge and she has chosen the theme Easter. The DT have all made fantastic card's for insperation and this week Kim is our Guest Designer. There is also a great prize up for grab's donated from Sharon. We would love it if you could join in please check out the Creative Card Crew Challenge Blog HERE.
I have really lost my mojo sob sob so if anyone has seen it please give it me back lol every card i have made latley just seem's to look wrong but i know we all go through it lol. Anyway i decided to use bright colours for this easter card the card is Bazzil Basic's & the paper is Papermania I used my messy rabbit stamp as he's so sweet and the egg charm i sort of made my self lol well i had some Glitter card with egg's on it and i just cut out 1 of the egg's and added to jump rings and attached it to the silver ribbon. Right im off to look for my mojo lol hope you all have a great day.
Paula xxxx

Saturday 4 April 2009

One Stop Craft Challenge



Well good morning it's Saturday again and this week at One Stop Craft Challenge its Sharon's turn to set the Challenge and she has chosen All Stitched Up as the theme so yep we would like to see some sort of stitching on your project's. Now painic set in for me when i saw this week's Challenge because i cant blooming well sew lol but i was told Faux Stitching is allowed thank goodness for that lol. There is a great prize up for grab's this week and all of the DT have made some great example's for insperation you can check them out HERE.

For my card ive used Faux Stitching around the FF Image using a Sakura Glaze Pen ive also done some Faux Stiching in the two corners.The paper's are Papaermania's 12x12 sweet nothing's the flower's were free from a magazine and the ribbon pearl's brad and sentiment are from my stash. Well i hope you all have a great weekend.

Love Paula xxxx

Friday 3 April 2009

Colour Create Challenge



Ive made this card for this week's Colour Create Challenge this week the colour's were chosen by Sharon and she chose Lilac & Blue. Ive been playing about with different paper's for age's lol but i finally made my mind up i think im happy with the result still cant make my mind up lol. Ive used this lovely WOJ image because she's so sweet and i loved colouring her in with these lovely colour's. The Blue Paper i have used is qvc 12x12 and the Lilac is Bazzil Basic 12x12 The Flower's are Papermania the swirl's were sent to me by a friend and i coloured them in to match and the sentiment is from the Claire Curd's sentiment set.

Thank's for looking. I will be back tomorrow with a card for the One Stop Craft Challenge.

Paula xxxx

Wednesday 1 April 2009

Stamp Somthing & WOJ Challenge



Ive made this card to fit with 2 Challenge's. The first Challenge the card is for is Stamp Somthing Challenge and the challenge was a sketch for us to follow which as always i enjoyed working with.

The 2nd Challenge the card is for is WOJ and this week the theme is Lets Get Dirty ( Disstressing ) I have distressed the Basic Grey Paper's and the edge's of the stamped image and sentiment.

Item's Used For My Card:

Basic Grey 6x6 Paper's

WOJ image ( Confirmand Melinda )

Prima Flower's

Ribbon and Pearl's from Stash

Clare Curds Sentiment

Thank's for looking Love Paula xxxx

An award from Donna & Tasha



My lovely blogging friend's Donna & Tasha have both given this lovely award to me. Thankyou Donna and Tasha for thinking of me it really mean's alot. I now have to pass this award onto 5 people which is really hard because all of my blooging buddie's deserve this award but rule's are rule's lol so my 5 are :

1) Claire

2) Bev

3) Marcea

4) Maria Matter

5) Nicola

I love visting your blog's ladie's and thankyou for visting mine and always leaving lovely comment's.

Paula xxxx