WMSC & colourQ

Hi all, I'm getting this in quick as I'm in the middle of packing for hols, and trying to entertain 3 kids, so I'm a bit late to this week's WMSC!

For colour inspiration I have used the lovely combo from colourQ, and the sketch from Waltzingmouse sketch Challenge.

I have made a card for my daughter, who is going to be 10 whilst we are away. I know I have left it very late to make her a card, the day before we go away lol!

I have used the large pattern stamp to create the background on some Baja Breeze card, using Versamark. I distressed the edges with Faded Jeans distress ink.

I stamped the pretty dress from You're Lovely onto some pink patterned paper from Dovecraft Garden Party stack, and wrapped some green chiffon ribbon around the middle. I distressed the edges with Pink Lipstick distress ink.

I then layered the dress onto a die cut using some green card from Stampin' Up, it could be Lucky Limeade, or Certainly Celery, but it was the nearest I had to Kiwi Kiss! I stamped the little flower onto it in Peeled Paint distress ink.

I layered this onto a die cut oval doily. I added some blue seam binding and bakers twine, and some punched butterflies.

Thats all from me, gotta pack, and clean the house!

Pauline

DYSU # 82 - For a Friend

 Hi all, the new challenge over at DYSU is to create a card or project for a friend.
I chose this sweet image from one of our generous sponsors, called Faye with Flowers from Pink Gem Designs.

I made a thank you card for my daughter's friend (I have a few more to make!) in anticipation of her birthday presents - her birthday is not until 6th August, but as we are away, she is having a sleep over before we go instead. I'm trying to stay ahead of the game, and I'm sure her BFF will love this!

I coloured her with promarkers, and layered her onto a Spellbinders ironwork Motifs small doily, then layered this onto a Marianne Designs snowflake.

The polka dot paper underneath is from Kanban.

The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!, stamped in Distress Ink Weathered Wood, cut with a S.U punch too. I wrapped a little piece of off cut seam binding (I can never bear to throw away these little pieces), and layered a pale blue magnolia flower and button twine bows from The Ribbon Reel.

I then layered some silver mirri card onto a pale metallic card base, and assembled all together. Yes, that is my reflection in the mirri!


Here are our generous sponsors for this week:




Pink Gem

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digis

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps

* $10 Gift Certificate

Floppy Latte Digital Designs -
 http://www.floppylattedesigns.com/catalog/

* $10 Gift Certificate

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday - Use a Die Cut

I Love Promarkers - Gold, Silver or bronze - I have used silver mirri card.

Crafty Catz - Monochromatic

Card Makin' Mamas - 1 image, 2 designer papers (polka dot and mirri card) and 3 embellishments (flower, twine bow and seam binding ribbon).

In two days we are off on holiday to the South of France, and we are all very excited! Sun!! Sea!! A lie in every day!! Just can't wait! Hopefully there will be internet access at our apartment, so I'm hoping to still be able to visit my favourite blogs and challenges - even if I can't join in, there's no way I would get my craft stuff on a plane lol!

I will still be making my regular Sunday posting for CR84FN, my Monday posting for The Ribbon Reel, and my Thursday posting for DYSU, as all my cards are prepared and scheduled to post. I just hope Blogger does it's stuff!

Happy holidays all!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

The Ribbon Reel - Button It!

 Morning all, we have a new challenge this week from The Ribbon Reel, chosen by me! I really fancied a Button Challenge, I love the interest they can bring to a card, especially when combined with stitching.

I have used one of my fave sets at the moment Button Boutique from Papertrey Ink!

The pretty paper is from a Tilda stack, In the garden, all the papers are stunning and as it's a 12x12 stack, I will probably have this for years lol!

I used a selection of buttons from The Ribbon Reel shop, and pink and natural button twine, also from The Ribbon reel shop.

The stitched edge is actually a stamp, from the Hero Arts set Sew Artsy. It's a handy stamp to have when you want to add a stitched effect and either haven't got a sewing machine, or just don't have the time to set it up and re thread it (like me!)

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

A Passion for Papertrey

Do stop by the rest of the design team for some more buttony goodness, thanks for stopping by today!

Pauline

CR84FN # 59

Morning all, today brings us another new colour challenge from CR84FN. This week we would like to see you use the colours of Coral, Brown and Tan. A lovely rich warm palette, that called for a rich combination of pretty papers and image. Well, for me it did!

A few weeks ago I went to the Newbury Artstamps exhibition, which is held at Newbury Racecourse.
This is my third time of attending (they only come once a year to this area) and it was a whistlestop visit, as I had to collect my son from a party in nearby Newbury.

As I whizzed through the stalls, I spied Clarity Stamps, a company that has a unique packaging on their stamps. The stamp is pre-set onto its own acrylic block, and is coloured blue so that you can see exactly where you are stamping. An ingenious product, but my problem is storage - they are rather unwieldy, but I digress!

I spotted this stunning image, not sure what she is called, as there is no outer packaging on these stamps, just the stamp and block. So, I have called her 'Lovely Lady'!

Upon further investigation, she is called 'La Plume'.

I really didn't feel as if I had done this beautiful image justice, but I did try! I used Promarkers to colour her, but my only quibble was at the end, what colour should I make the feather? I settled for a pale ivory and coral tone. I used a Craftwork Cards card base, and layered some very fitting paper from my stash - it's either MME or Cosmo Cricket, sorry I can't remember.

I layered some beautiful coral lace (a gift from my friend Helen) and over this some tan velvet ribbon from The Ribbon Reel.  I mounted the image onto some coral Bazzill, and hand cut around the edges. I then mounted this onto some kraft Bazzill card, onto which I had stamped some flourishes from Uniko Studios Flourishes and Swirls set in Versamark for a little subtle background.

I then added a Spellbinders Persian Motifs & Accents border in kraft card, and added some clear gems which I coloured with a coral Promarker.

I recognised this image as being created by the Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, so after little research this is the original:

She really is gorgeous!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly

I Love Promarkers

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

Mona

Sue

Andrea

Heather

                  Pauline - that's me!
Shannon

Deborah

Guest Designer - Monika Davies

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

DYSU #81 - Food

Hi all, it's time for a new challenge over at DYSU, and this week we would like to see your projects with a FOOD theme!

I have used a sweet die cut of a cup cake by Marianne designs, which I've had for a while now, and not yet got around to using!

So I had some bright and funky paper scraps, and thought I would create a bright and funky cupcake!
The sentiment is from Uniko Studios FONTiments Brithdays set, and the hot pink ribbon is from The Ribbon reel. The turquoise doily is a Cheery Lynn die cut.

Here are our sponsors for this week:

Meljen's Designs

* Winner's Choice of 4 Images 


Wonderstrange Arts

* 5 Digital Stamps (not from sets)


Rhoda Design Studio

* $15 Gift Certificate

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Waltzingmouse Blog Party!

 Hi all, I'm fashionably late for this month's WM Blog Party, yesterday was my son's birthday and i knew it would be a bit of a crazy day with last minute preparations!

 I'm in a bit of a rush today too, as my daughter has her birthday sleepover tomorrow, so i have to get the party food sorted, and cry quietly in a corner lol! So, not too much waffle from me!

I have used this week's WMSC sketch,  and the colours from this week's CR84FN, although the deadline for entries is today folks!

I have used My Island and Offbeat Backgrounds to create a slightly grungy feel card. I was going to do some tartan plaid, but fell upon the idea of some stitchy plaid instead! So I used the polka dots stamped in Butterscotch Adirondack ink, and the stitch stamp also from Offbeat Backgrounds in Brilliance Chocolate Brown. It has a lovely sheen when you turn it in the light - if you have light of course!

I added a Spellbinders layered Butterfly using Core'dinarions card, and a bit of bling.
The island is stamped in Memento Rhubarb Stalk, and the sun rise in Cantaloupe and Butterscotch inks.

That's all from me, and for my U.S visitors, I will leave you with the scene from my front window, which has pretty much been the same for about the last 7 weeks - grey, dull, and rainy. It had just started raining as I took this pic, and we have all just had enough of it!!
I know Stateside you have had a terrible heatwave, so here's a bit of rainy old England to cheer you up!

Happy partying and thanks for stopping by!

Pauline

CR84FN #58 - Wk 2

 Morning, I'm back for week 2 of CR84FN's bright sunny colour challenge!
The gallery looks so pretty over at the challenge blog, there are some wonderful entries!

I have used a Saturated Canary Image, called Ratatouille. Isn't she just gorgeous! It took me a looong time to colour, as i was unsure at first woth all the different layers and folds in her clothing. Also, my paper was bleeding quite a lot, (I won't be buying that brand again!) which made it difficult with the reds. So, there are a few leaky edges, but I spent so much time on her, I couldn't bear to throw her out!

I coloured her with a mixture of Promarkers and Flexmarkers, and I finished off the edges with a dark brown and deep purple pencil, as I couldn't get the shading without the card bleeding! And pencil over promarkers works fine, but I'm not sure if it was the other way round!

I mounted her onto a new Spellbinders Floral Frame which I bought for myself last week at the Newbury Artstamps expo. I got a couple of other items too, but i was very good and didn't spend too much, 'ahem!' I stamped a little floral pattern on the frame behind her using Printed Petals stamps from stampin' Up!, in Antique Linen ink.

The polka dot background is from Kanban, and the patterned yellow piece is a bit of off cut from my card last week, by Cosmo Cricket. Finally I added some yellow gingham ribbon and some co-ordinating roses and a couple of PTI Tiny Tags.

Do stop by the rest of the Design Team for some more sunny inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

WMSC #106

 Hi all, I'm getting in early this week for today's new Waltzingmouse sketch Challenge.
I love this sketch, and it's one I will use again. I decided to make a re-start on my Christmas cards. I had all good intentions of keeping up to date with them this year, and not lag behind, but it just hasn't happened.

So today's card is a concerted effort to get some more Christmas  cards done, so be prepared to see some more festive fare from me in the next few weeks!

I have used a white card base, sponged the edges with Antique Linen, and layered some dark green card on top, also distressed with Antique linen.

I created the band in the middle by repeatedly stamping the sentiment Merry & Bright, from Around Christmas Time   in Frayed Burlap. I set this aside, and created a holly wreath background  using the little wreath from the same set,  and the little cross shape from Cameo Creations. I then sponged around the edges, and distressed with my scissors.

I created the two labels with gold embossing powder and three WMS labels, from Very Vintage labels 2 and Around Christmas Time. I layered the sentiment label onto a kraft doily cut using an MFT die.
I added the sentiment to the kraft tag from Frame It!

I tied two little jingle bells together with some peppermint twine from The Ribbon Reel, topped with a red rose.

I added little pearls around the sentiment label...

And some larger ones to the tag to represent the berries.

I love this card! I'm feeling very festive!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

WMSC #105

 Hi all, just getting in under the wire (again!) for this week's Waltzingmouse sketch Challenge! I was delighted to have been chosen as a Top Mouse at WMSC last week, thank so much ladies, it made my day!

With these last couple of weeks of school, we have had a variety of school related performances, sports days, concerts and a couple of music exams for good measure! So I do find I'm running out of time to take part in my favourite challenges (boo!)  I for one will be glad when the term finally finishes next Thursday!

Anyway, I have made a card for my daughter's teacher, in year 5.
I used a mix of stamp sets from Waltzingmouse, and followed the sketch down to a tee!

I have used Very Vanilla card as a base, and stamped the pretty pattern builder stamp from French country in Old Paper distress ink.

I then stamped the same pattern in a blue chalk ink from a little Papermania bundle of inks - they were in a stack pack, and none of the inks have a name! And the red is Memento Ladybug red.
I backed this onto some cadet blue bazzill.

I stamped the label from French Country in Tuxedo black, and stamped the small oval from the newly released My Island set in Brilliance Metallic Blue.
The sentiment is from Frame it! and My Island - Chillax is in the same font as the sentiments in the Frame it set, and I loved the idea of pairing them up, to wish her teacher a chillaxing time!

I then stamped twice in blue and twice in red the decorative banner from Bitty Banners, and trimmed the red starred edges out and layered them onto the blue banners.

Finally assemble the card together and added some red gems to the banner middles.

I would like to enter this into:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

Moving along with The Times - Sentiment

Paper Playtime - Red White & Blue

Allsorts Challenge - Red white & Blue

Scrapalicious - Red White & Blue

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

DYSU #80 - Cool Colours

Hi all today brings us another challenge from DYSU, and this week we would like to see you use..




Cool Colours - so use the colours in the inspiration photo, or your interpretation of this theme, but they must be cool!

I have made a card using the fun Happy Birthday Balloon from The Stamping Boutique, one of our generous sponsors this week.

I coloured the fab image with Pro and Flexmarkers and cut with a Go Create die.

I added some little punched flowers made with a Stampin' Up! Itty Bitty Punch. I added some pale green pearl drops to the image panel, and to the centres of the little flowers.

The sentiment is by Uniko Studios FONTiments Birthday set, stamped onto a little die cut doily using a PTI die.

The backing panel was created using some lovely Cosmo Cricket Baby Jane papers, matted onto some Stampin' Up! Poppy Parade card. I used a Martha Stewart edger punch on the layered papers in the middle, and added a seam binding bow, in Bay Leaf (from The Ribbon Reel) under the sentiment doily.

Here are our generous sponsors this week:

 The Stamping Boutique

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digis 


 

Copic Marker Scrapbooking

* 6 copic ciao marker (North/South America), Martha Stewart punch (rest of the world)

 

Scrappers Delights - $5 Gift Certificate

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline