Saturday 29 August 2009

Cute & Cuddly at One Stop Craft Challenge.

Its Maggies turn to set the Challenge this week at One Stop Craft Challenge and she would like to see anything Cute & Cuddly on your projects this week.

There is a fab Popcorn Bear stamp set up for grabs this week and as always the DT have made some fantastic cards for insperation which can be seen HERE

For my card i have used the cute PB image Mice under the daisy which my lovely friend Sharon sent me thanks hun. The papers are BG Porcelain and the sentiment is from a Clare Curd stamp set the ribbon flowers and pearl brads are from my stash and i coloured in the image with promarkers.

Thats all from me for now i do hope your able to join in with this weeks challenge.

I hope you all have a great bankholiday weekend thanks for looking.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Thursday 27 August 2009

My Guest DT Card for LOTV

I was chosen to be Guest Designer for LOTV for 4 Challenge's and this is my first week.
This week there is a fabulous sketch by Domi to follow thankyou so Domi it was a dream to work with.
The DT have made some fabulous cards using the sketch which can be seen HERE.
The Challenge runs for 2 weeks and it would be great if you could join in with us.

For my card i have used the cute LOTV die cut faries and the papers are from my friend Linda sorry cant remember what they are but i will find out lol i stamped the sentiment straight onto the ribbon but you can see it really in the picture. The flowers ribbons and gems are from my stash.

Hope you all have a great day thanks for looking.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Wednesday 26 August 2009

A Card for 3 Challenges.



Ive made this card for 3 challenges:

1) Sketch Saturday ( Ive followed their fab sketch )

2) Penny Black ( They want to see stitching on your projects and mine has faux stitching )

3 ) La La Land Weekly Challenge ( They would like to see stitching on your projects )

The PB image is a RAK as are the fab papers from my lovely friend Linda thankyou so much hun. I did my faux stitching around the image and sentiment. The flowers and ribbon are from my stash and i coloured the image in with promarkers.

Thanks for looking and i will be back tomorrow with my LOTV Guest DT card.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Tuesday 25 August 2009

Creative Card Crew's Challenge a Sketch



Its Nicolas turn to set the Challenge this week at Creative Card Crew and she has chose to use one of Sharons Fab sketches

We have a fabulous sponsor this week DewDrop Craftz They are offering One Free Digital Download of the winners choice and a Mac Monkey and Corben Crab Stamp.

We also have a new Guest Designer this week Melissa thanks for joining us this week hun.

As always the Design Team have made some fabulous examples for insperation which can be seen HERE.

For my card this week i decided to make another Christmas card and have used this cute Forever Friend stamp and coloured him in with Promarkers and added sparkle with glamour dust the papers are papermania and i finished off with 2 small gold holly peel offs in the corners and added red glitter in the middle.

I hope you all have a great day thanks for looking.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Sunday 23 August 2009

Just Magnolia & Stamp Something Challenge Card



I have made this card for 2 Challenges:

1) Just Magnolia ( Ive followed their fab sketch )

2) Stamp Something ( Birthday Somethings )

Ive used one of my favorite magnolia stamps for this card Tilda with bunch of roses and have coloured her in with promarkers the papers are DCWV nanas nursery and i finished off with flowers from my stash and a pretty butterfly charm.

Well i hope you have all had a great weekend and i hope to be back tomorrow with another card.

Thanks for looking,

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Saturday 22 August 2009

Do you belive in Angels/Faries?



This week at The One Stop Challenge Blog Donna would love to see Angels or Faries on your crafty projects. The Dt have made some fabulous examples for insperation which can be seen HERE

For my card this week i have used this beautiful angel stamp which my lovely friend Linda sent me thankyou so much Linda xxxx and i have coloured it in with y beloved promarkers and glitterd her wings and bottom of the dress with glamour dust the papers are BG wisteria and i finished off with ribbon and flowers from my stash.

Well i hope you will be able to join us in the Challenge this week.

Have a great weekend and i hope to be back some time today with another card.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Friday 21 August 2009

A Card for 2 Challenges



Ive had quite a productive crafting afternoon which dosnt happen very often lol i managed to get some of my DT stuff done so i decided to make a challenge card and this card fits in with 2 Challenges:

1) Friday Sketchers ( Followed their fab sketch )

2) Papertake Weekly ( Take your pick ) and i chose the challenge Weather with you.

I really really enjoyed making this card and and quite happy with the results i adore the image i have used which my lovely team mate Joey sent me thankyou hun xxxx and i have coloured it in with promarkers the paper are BG wisteria which again i love. I matted and layerd onto lilac card and finished off with flowers and gems.

I hope your having a great day id better go and tidy my craftroom as it looks like a bomb as gone off as usual lol. I will be back in the morning with my One Stop DT card.

Thanks for looking.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Thursday 20 August 2009

Christmas in August again lol.

I know i know not another Christmas card but im really enjoying making them at the moment lol. Ive made this card for 3 Challenges:

1) WOJ ( Followed the sketch and the image is WOJ )

2) Simon Says Stamp ( Christmas in August )

3) Lili of the Valley ( Charms )

Like i said im really enjoying make Christmas cards at the moment i know it wont last lol but while im in the mood im going to get as many as i can done. I used the cute woj stamp Herb with Bird which i coloured in with promarkers and the papers are dovecraft i think lol and i used my snowflake embossing folder with the red card and finished off with a snowflake charm.

Well id better make tea hope you all have a fab evening.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Wednesday 19 August 2009

3 Fabulous awards




Ive been given 3 fabulous awards the first 2 by the lovely Shirley ( NannieFlash ) and the Bambi award is from Lyn (Spyder) Thankyou so much ladies for thinking of me it really means so much to me. Now im supposed to pass these beautys on but im feeling lazy tonight lol plus most of my blogging buddies already have them mainly because im late in posting them lol so if any of you lovely ladies who vist my blog havnt got any of these awards please feel free to take them and put them on your blogs.
Hope you all have a lovely evening i hope to be back tomorrow with a card.
Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Tuesday 18 August 2009

Christmas in August at Creative Card Crew

This week its my turn to set the theme over at The Creative Card Crew Challenge and i have decided to get you all super organised for Christmas this year lol and have chose Christmas in August as my theme.So i hope you will dig out your christmas stash and join in with us this week.

We have not 1 but 2 fabulous sponsors this so thats 2 fantastic prizes up for grabs and as always the DT have made some fabulous examples for insperation so i do hope you will be able to come and join us this week.

For my card i have used the fabulous Santa Collage Stamp im so glad i managed to get hold of this little beauty lol and its so great to stamp with. I stamped in versamark clear ink then heat embossed in gold tinsel embossing powder but i think most of it went on my hair and face than on the image lol.I also heat embossed the sentiment in gold tinsel powder too. I think the papers are dovecraft. I embossed the blue panel through my cuttlebug using the snowflakes embossing folder and matted and layerd with gold mirri board the gold snowflake was cut using a cuttlebug die.

Well thats all from me for now ive decided to have a afternoon of crafting so im going to get my cleaning jobs out of the way this morning.

Hope you have a great day thanks for looking.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Saturday 15 August 2009

Pink & Black Christmas!


This week at One Stop Craft Challenge we have a colour Challenge of Pink & Black for you set by Shelly. There is a great prize up for grabs this week and as always the DT have made fabulous examples for insperation which can be seen HERE.
I decided to make a Pink & Black Christmas card which really took me out of my comfort zone lol but i perserverd and came up with this. I used my lacey tree cuttlebug embossing folder and added black gems.I stamped the sentiment straight onto the black bazzil card with pink ink.
Sorry for the dodgey picture lol long story but this is the best out of a bad bunch im afraid.
Well i hope your all having a great weekend.
Thanks for looking,
Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Friday 14 August 2009

The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge Card



Ive made this card follwing the fab sketch over at The Cuttlebug Spot I really enjoyed following this sketch thankyou ladies.

The card is for a close friend of mine who recently had a Baby Boy.

The papers are DCWV Nana's Nursery I used my swiss dots embossing folder to emboss the semi circles and the image is PB which is one of my favorites. I coloured in the image with Pro Markers.

Well thats all from me tonight i will be back in the morning with my One Stop DT card.

Thanks for looking.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Wednesday 12 August 2009

Lili of the Valley & ABC Challenge Card



Ive made this card for two Challenge's :

1) Lili Of The Valley ( Followed there sketch )

2) ABC Challenge ( Anything Goes Option of Animals) Im hoping a teddy counts lol.

The Card is for my Sil who had a beautiful baby boy yesterday im hoping shes too busy at the moment to look on my blog and see the card before she gets it lol but im last minuite for the Lilli of the Valley as the Challenge changes tomorrow.

Ive used DCWV Nana's Nursey papers i adore these love the glitter papers and the image is Forever Friends ive coloured the image in with promarkers.

I hope your all having a great day and i hope to be back again later with another card.

Love and Hugs Paula xxxx

Tuesday 11 August 2009

Claires Yummy Blog Candy.

The lovely Claire has some yummy blog candy up for grabs please click HERE to enter and you have until the 21st of August to enter good Luck. xxxx

Jacqui's fantastic blog Candy

Jacqui has some fabulous blog candy up for grabs for 1 lucky winner to enter please click HERE and you have until the 22nd of August to enter goodluck. xxxx

Tabs scrummy candy giveaway

The wonderful Tab has got 2 lots of scrummy candy to give away to 2 lucky winners to be in with a chance of winning pop over to Tabs Magnolia blog HERE you have until the 22nd August to enter. Good luck. xxxx

Creative Card Crew DT Card


This week its Tasha's turn to set the challenge over at Creative Card Crew and she has chosen the theme Princess Party we do hope you can join in this week and we cant wait to see all your Prince and Princess cards. We have another fabulous sponsor this week which is Simon Say Stamp who have donated a fab stamp set as the prize and as always the DT have made some fantastic projects for insperation which you can see HERE.
For my card i decided to steer clear of the usual pinks etc that usually apply to princess cards well i wish i hadnt lol wow this card is bright the poor princess on the card needs some sun glasses lol ive coloured her in with promarkers the papers are Basic Grey June Bug which i think are fab i love the colours and i do hate cutting into my pretty papers lol the sentiment is a clare curd one and all the embelishments are from my stash.
Well thats all from me for now thanks for looking and i hope you all have a great day.
Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Monday 10 August 2009

Bev's Amazing Blog Candy Giveaway

Oh wow you really have to hot foot it over to the fabulous Bev's blog she has the most amazing blog candy giveaway up for grabs you have ever seen you have until the 17th August to enter.
Good luck.

Love Paula xxxx

Saturday 8 August 2009

Rose's



Good Morning to you all its a lovely day here in Preston i know i know it wont last lol but its nice while it does isnt it? Well its that time again already and this week at the One Stop Craft Challenge its my lovely friend Sharons turn to set the Challenge and she has chosen the theme :

Rose's

So this can be roses on papers images etc etc as long as there is a rose somewhere on your projects thats fine.

There's a fab prize up for grabs and as always the fabulous DT have made stunning cards for insperation which can be seen HERE.

For my card this week i have used my favorite Tilda with Rose stamp and coloured her in with promarkers the papers are a mixture of My Minds Eye & Basic Grey the flowers lace pin and gems are from my stash and to finish off i stamped a clare curd sentiment onto the card.

Well thats all from me for now im off to read my new book Angels in my Hair which is fabulous so dont be exspecting any cards from me this weekend lol lol. Only joking.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Tuesday 4 August 2009

Under the Sea.



This week over at Creative Card Crew Joey as set the theme of Under The Sea,

We have another fabulous sponsor this week which is The Cutting Cafe.

As always the DT have made famtastic cards for insperation which can be seen HERE,

I really struggled with my card this week and by late sunday evening i had no hair left lol lol.

I used a image that my good friend Linda sent me i think its a high hopes image? im sorry if im wrong.The papers are Papermania I used my Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch to try and create the waves lol The fish are from the clare curds male stamp set.

Well thats all from me for the moment i do hope your able to join us in the Challenge this week.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx

Saturday 1 August 2009

DT Call at La la Land Crafts.

Just wanted to let you all know that Irina from La La Land Crafts is having a DT call she is looking for 6 crafters to be on her DT please click HERE for all of the details.

Love Paula xxxx

Pearls & Swirls



Its my turn this week to set the Challenge over at the One Stop Craft Challenge and i have chosen the theme:

Pearls & Swirls

There is a fabulous prize up for grabs and the DT have as always made some fantastic cards for inperation which can be seen HERE.

For my card ive gone for a pink & lilac colour combo and used this pretty whimsey princess image which i coloured with promarkers and used glamour dust on the tiara & wand the papers are from a forever friend 6x6 pad and the patterned card is from a friend which i added pearls too. The swirls are from a sissix die which i again added pearls too.

Well thats all from me today i hope you all have a great weekend.

Love & Hugs Paula xxxx