One Stop Craft Challenge

This week at One Stop Craft Challenge Sharon would like you to use Newspaper/ Text Print/ Script Writing on your cards/projects this week.

Shelly as donated a lovely stamp for this weeks prize and as always the DT have made some fabulous cards for inspiration which can be seen HERE

As soon as i saw the challenge for this week i was stumped Newspapers i screeched lol anyway once i sat down and started i surprised myself and really enjoyed making my card.

The Script paper i found in my scrap box and i haven't a clue where it came from lol the Christmas papers are papermania which i matted and layered with gold mirri card i used my gold glimmer mist on the poinsettia and finished off with gold ribbon.

Right im off to make a brew and get the sweeties ready for the trick a treaters

hope you all have a great evening

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

Pink Gems Challenge Card

Hiya Janet over at Pink Gems is running a fabulous Challenge all you have to do is make a card using a Pink Gem stamp and upload it to your blog and the prize is 6 Pink Gem stamps also Janet is looking for a Guest Designer you have until the 1st November to enter and you can enter as many cards as you wish and you can do so HERE

For my card i have used Mimi & Snowman and i have coloured them with my promarkers

The papers are Bo bunny which i have matted and layered with red and white card ive added fluffy stuff for the snow and glamour dust to the image the ribbon charm gem pins and brad are from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

Snowflakes at Creative Card Crew

Good afternoon everyone im sorry im so late with this post today im having computer problems big time so fingers crossed i get to do this post before it goes loopy again lol,

This week at Creative Card Crew its Claires turn to set the challenge and she has chosen the theme of

Snowflakes

Also this week we have a fabulous new DT member so please give a warm welcome to Victoria ( BiscuitLid ) its great to have you on board hun. xxxx

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp this week and Heidi has given us a $20 gift certificate to give to one lucky winner.

as always the DT have made some fabulous cards for inspiration which can be seen HERE

For my card i have used this fabulous Sarah Kay Christmas stamp and have coloured her in with promarkers and have used glamour dust to bling her up a bit lol.

The papers are Heidi Grace which i have matted onto silver mirri card the ribbon gems and snowflakes are from my stash.

I hope your able to take part in the Creative Card Crew Challenge this week

Thanks for looking

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

Celebrations

Today One Stop Craft Challenge is 1 year old wow doesn't time fly when your having fun before i get onto the challenge this week i would like to thank Shelly for having me on her fab DT its been a great year Shelly thank you and also i would like to thank all of the fabulous DT Sharon Donna Nikki & Maggie your all a great bunch of girls to work with so thank you.

Well i sound like ive just accepted my first Oscar with all the thank yous lol lol.

So onto this weeks challenge which has been set by Maggie and seeing were celebrating Maggie has chosen the theme of:

Celebrations

This can be any celebration you wish Christmas Birthday Halloween Birth Easter the list is endless lol

Shelly has donated 2 fabulous prizes of crafty stash this week yes 2 and the DT have made some fantastic cards for inspiration which can be seen HERE

For my card this week i have chosen to celebrate Christmas

I have used my fab Santa Collage stamp and heat embossed him in gold tinsel embossing powder the holly paper is from my local craft shop. I ran some red card through the snowflake embossing folder and the ribbon gold rope and fabulous red flowers are from my lovely friend Linda thank you so much Linda xxxx

I hope you find time to join in with us at the One Stop Craft Challenge

Thanks for looking

Have a great weekend

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

High Hopes & Truly Scrumptious Challenge card

Hello everyone ive made a card today that fits in with 2 Challenges the first is

High Hopes Challenge ( Non Traditional Christmas )

Truly Scrumptious ( Ive followed there sketch which i flipped to fit the image i used )

I really enjoyed making this card i adore the High Hopes image i have used and have coloured it in with my beloved promarkers and have added fluffy stuff and glitter the papers are DCWV which i matted onto purple mirri card and the flowers ribbon and gems are from my stash.

Thanks for looking and i hope you all have a great weekend.

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

Creative Card Crew Challenge

Good Morning this week at Creative Card Crew its the lovely Linda's turn to set the challenge and she has chosen the theme of

Baby Cards/ Card for a child

This week we are sponsored by DRS Deigns and they have kindly given us a fab prize to give to 1 lucky person

The fabulous DT have made some fantastic cards for inspiration which can be seen HERE

For my card this week i have made a child's Christmas card using this fabulous High Hopes Santa stamp isn't he adorable?

I have coloured him in with promarkers and have used woodware's fluffy stuff for the trims on his Santa suit ive also used a sakura clear glaze pen to shine up his belt and boots. The papers are DCWV and the sentiment and ribbon are from my stash.

I hope your able to take part in the Creative Card Crew Challenge this week.

Thanks for looking and i hope you all have a fabulous day.

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

One Stop Craft Challenge

Hello this week at One Stop Craft Challenge its Nikki's turn to set the theme and she as chosen

HALLOWEEN

There is a fabulous stamp up for grabs and as always the DT have made some great examples for inspiration which can be seen HERE

For my card this week i have used this adorable CC designs image and have coloured her in with my promarkers i have also done a first for me and have 3d'd the image well just the stalk of the pumpkin and her wings lol rge papers are Do Crafts as is the sentiment and the gems and ribbon are from my stash.

Well thanks for looking and i hope you all have a great weekend

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

Bev's Amazing Blog Candy Giveaway

Bev is giving away the most fabulous blog candy and you have until the 19th October to enter good luck all including me lol. xxxx

Christmas Wishes

Good afternoon i have finally made time to make a card for a challenge that i have been meaning to take part in for months and yesterday i thought today's the day lol.

So i made this card following the fabulous sketch by Kazan for 2 sketches 4 you i really enjoyed working with the sketch thank you Kazan.

The papers are Paper Mania which i matted onto gold mirri card the stamped sentiment is a Penny Black which i just love and i stamped onto my circle nesstie in red pearlised ink the ribbon & Merry Christmas sentiment are from my stash.

Thanks for looking and i hope you all have a fabulous day.

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

Creative Card Crew Challenge 32

This week at Creative Card Crew its the lovely Sharon's turn to set the challenge and she has chosen the theme of

Scallops

So dig out your scalloped nessties and border punches this week ladies

This week we are sponsored by Crafty Addicts and Heather has given us a fabulous Kars Christmas embellishment pack as this weeks prize and as always the fabulous DT has made some fantastic examples for inspiration which can be seen HERE.

I made my card this week for my lovely Hubby David as it was our 7th Wedding Anniversary yesterday

I used the fabulous WOJ image and coloured him in with promarkers and have used a clear sakura glaze pen for his bow tie bottom of shoes and the glass i have used my scalloped oval nessties for the image and the sentiment. The black card i ran through the cuttlebug with argyle embossing folder and matted with silver card and the papers are Claire Curd. The charm reads Now & Forever ( I know im soppy ) lol which is from my stash as are the ribbon and gem's.

After i had taken the photo i decided to decorate the inside then forgot to take a picture and now i have wrote in the card so your not seeing what i have wrote lol anyway the inside is quite plain but looks better now i have decorated it does any of that makes sense? lol.

Well i hope you all have a fabulous day

Thanks for looking

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

Happy Birthday

Good Morning you probably all know by now but if you don't lol lol today my very good friends Birthday and its no ordinary birthday oh no today is wait for it today is

Sharon's 50th Birthday

So close your ears because im about to sing and i hope you will join me? so after 3 1 2 3

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy 50th Birthday Sharon Traynor

Happy Birthday to you

Hip Hip Hooray

I hope you have a fabulous day Sharon you deserve it and i cant wait to hear about it tomorrow oh and don't get too drunk as you probably cant handle it now your 50 ROTFL.

So onto this weeks One Stop Craft Challenge which has been set by me and in honour of Sharon's Birthday i would like to see

Birthday Card's/Projects

Shelly as donated a fab Birthday card making kit worth £10 for this weeks prize and as always the DT have made some great cards as inspiration which can be seen HERE

For my card this week i have used this cute Forever Friend image and coloured her in with promarkers

The papers are a mixture of DCWV and Dove Craft i have used my oval nestties for the image and the flowers ribbon gems and sentiment are all from my stash. Im sorry its a very plain card but im still full of this horrible cold and this was the best i could come up with i will try harder next time lol.

Well that's all from me for now I'm just about to go into hiding because when Sharon see's this post she might come to find me lol lol.

Have a great weekend

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx

LOTV Guest DT Card

I'm so so sorry I'm late in posting my card this week for LOTV i feel awful this morning full of a cold eyes are red and puffy got a bad head oh I'm feeling sorry for myself sob sob sob anyway enough of my winging lol.

This fortnight at LOTV the challenge is to make a

Christmas Card for a Child

The ladies on the DT are looking for a GDT for the next 4 Challenges this fortnight also.

Im so sad as this is my last card as GDT but all good things have to end lol. I would like to thank Jacqui and all of the LOTV DT for making me feel so welcome for the last 2 months.

Here's my Christmas Card for a Child

I have used this cute LOTV image and hes called Spice Ive coloured him in with promarkers and if you look very closely you may be able to see that Ive tried blending colours and shading lol and ive used a sakura glaze pen to make his nose shiny the papers are dove craft and the ribbon snowflakes and gems are all from my stash.

Well that's all from me for today im off to get warm and take some paracetamol lol

I hope your able to take part in the Challenge this fortnight.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Its a Celebration

Good Morning this week at Creative Card Crew we are having a Celebration as our lovely DT member Sharon is celebrating a very special birthday this week so Nicola decided the theme for this week would be

Celebration Cards/Projects

This week we are sponsored by The Cutting Cafe and the winner will recive 3 sets of there choice plus Regina is giving the CCC readers a very special offer for today only which you can read about HERE

Also there is a 2 week GDT place up for grabs which will be chosen by random

We also have a new DT member joining us this week so please give a big warm welcome to Linda welcome on board Linda its great to have you with us.

As always our fabulous DT have made some amazing samples for inspiration which can be seen HERE

So onto my card ive made which ive made for Sharon she has been warned not to lurk onto my blog until she recives it lol so if you see her lurking tell her off lol.

Now it didnt turn out the way i had visioned it to do they ever? The numbers are from my local craft shop cut from the cricut and i have used a small background stamp and stamped in versamark then used silver embossing powder but i think i went a bit OTT lol. The ribbon and pearls are from my local craft shop and the gems are from my stash.

For the inside ive left rather plain and ive just added a friendship verse on one sideand a normal Happy Birthday sentiment on the over side onto nessties and a few more gems to bling it up abit.

Well thats all from me for today im off to catch up on some DT work then ive promised to do some ironing oh i hate hate hate ironing sob sob sob lol

Hope you all have a great day and i hope you have time to join in with the Creative Card Crew Challenge this week.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Nikki's Blog Candy

Nikki (Bunny Zoe) is giving away some fantastic candy a £25 gift voucher for her online craft shop Bunny Zoe Crafts if you havnt been and had a peek you need to as she has a fabulous collection of rubber stamps including High Hopes & CC designs. The candy closes today so you will have to be quick.

Be Inspired by Autumn

This week at One Stop Craft Challenge its the lovely Donna's turn to set the challenge and she has chosen the theme of

Be Inspired by Autumn

Shelly is donating a great prize and the DT have made some fab cards as inspiration which can be seen HERE

For my card this week i have used this lovely stamp called Autumn Milly

I have stamped her onto a lables nestabilites and coloured her with promarkers the papers are My Minds Eye Bloom & Grow and the ribbon flowers and brads are all from my stash.

Well thats all from me for today my Husband has finally got a weekend off after 3 weeks without a day off so were off shopping how exciting but at least i get to spend some time with him.

I hope you all have a great weekend and hope your able to join in with the challenge this week.

Love & Hugs

Paula xxxx