Serendipity Stamps #8 - Centre Step Card

Hi all, I'm here with a card for this fortnight's challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog.
We have the fabulous theme of making an easel card, they are very easy to make, and are an eye catching creation in amongst all your other cards!

 For my card I have used the fun Cupcake & Candle die set from Serendipity Stamps. I die cut the image in Silver mirri card, and Rich Razzleberry, then picked out the pieces from the silver die cut, and glued over the coloured card.

I then set about creating my card base in Wisteria Wonder card. I used the instructions you can find HERE.

I then cut some party themed paper from Wild Rose Studios Bella paper stack, and matted with some Rich Razzleberry card and added to my card base.

To the front I added some Guipure Lace topped with some Satin Pleat in Plum, both from The Ribbon Reel.

I added the Happy Birthday sentiment from Serendipity Stamps, hand cut and matted onto some silver mirri card.

Do stop by the rest of the Design Team for some more wonderful inspiration, and hope to see you at the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

TRR #49 - Spring Cottage

Hi all, it's time for a new challenge today over at The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog! This week, the inspiration has been chosen by Tammy.What a beautiful picture, a sign of things to come! Washing drying in the fresh spring air, and some pretty flowers blooming in the window box - well it would be nice but right now the weather is still like winter, and it's sooo cold!

Tammy asks that we use the colours from the picture - Aqua, Pink and Yellow, and use a flower and ribbon.

 I took my inspiration from the sweet bicycle image - I have a few bike images but I wanted to use this vintage style image from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration catalogue. I have so many new stamps that I am determined to try and use them all at least once this year!

I stamped the image in Broken China Distress ink onto Naturals ivory cardstock, and cut with a circular nestie, backed with a pink scalloped circle.

This penny-farthing image makes me think of Sherlock Holmes and grimy Victorian London Streets, which made me think of the houndstooth pattern - I'm sure S.H. had a houndstooth coat or waistcoat! - so I used a Houndstooth embossing folder also from Stampin' Up!, on some aqua card.

O wrapped some Pink Gingham and Forsythia Seam Binding around the middle, and topped with Pleated Pink Trim, all from The Ribbon Reel shop. I added the image, and a seam binding bow topped with a Light/Dark Pink 40mm paper Rose, and two pins from The Ribbon Reel Shop.

I added a pink Houndstooth stamped panel to the top, with a sentiment from Stampin' Up! Feel Goods set. I liked the sentiment, and thought it went well with the bike image. I added a pastel pearlescent gem to the bike centre, and some smaller ones to the sentiment panel.

Do stop by the rest of the design team for some gorgeous inspirations!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

WMS Blog Party

Hi all, wow, it's been a while since I have last blogged, the days are just flying by, and I just don't seem to get the time I want or need to visit my blogging friends. So I'm sorry I have not been about much lately, and in the next couple of weeks I'm off on holiday to Florida for nearly 3 weeks! So, I may get more time to visit my favourite blogs, but no crafting for me (apart from my D.T stuff all ready and waiting to go, so still pop by!).

Anyway, today is the 17th of the month, which means its the Waltzingmouse Blog Party. We have 24 hours to upload our creations for this month's theme of 'Lucky' which is highly appropriate as today is of course Saint Patrick's Day. If you don't have any WMS stamps, Claire has some freebies in her store, so well worth popping over for a browse, there's still time to join the fun!

And here is my creation - a Centre-Step card, of which I cannot get enough of at the moment!

I have used the Celtic Heritage set for my stamping today, and I must confess I don't use this nearly enough. The shield design is one of my favourite WMS images, so elegant and plenty of space for a larger sentiment, or embellishments.

I used some kraft card for my base, and my favourite colours of the moment, Wisteria Wonder and Certainly Celery from Stampin' Up!. Love them! I stamped the Celtic scroll for the sides in Wisteria Wonder ink onto the same shade card, and for the centre panel the half celtic 'moon'.

The shield is stamped in Memento Espresso Truffle ink, and the sentiment is from WMS Say it With Style  in Wisteria Wonder ink.

I finished off the card with some ruffled crochet lace by Papermania Vintage Notes Lace Borders with a wrap of Purple Plum Baker's Twine from The Ribbon Reel, topped off with some Satin pleated ribbon in Certainly Celery from Stampin' Up!. Finally I added some green clear gems for that all important sparkle!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

WMS Blog Party- Lucky

Creative Inspirations - Lucky

Partytime Tuesdays - Luck of the Irish

Cupcake Inspirations

I hope that you are all enjoying a very happy St. Patrick's Day, and hopefully you will joing the fun over at Waltzingmouse Makes! Don't forget there are some sweet freebies in the storee to use, if you don't own any WMS stamps.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps #7 - Envelope Art

 Morning all, today I have a little something for the new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. This fortnight we are looking to see your decorated envelopes - Envelope Art!

I created my own envelope using my Martha Stewart scoreboard, and the handy envelope making attachment on the back, it made this so quick and easy.

I used the fab 'Wine & Cheese' cling set from Serendipity Stamps for my envelope front, and coloured with Promarkers. I masked the image, and added the wine name strip from the same set.

On the back of the envelope I added the sentiment and continued the strip of wine names, all stamped in Memento London Fog.

The sale this week is buy 3 get your 4th item free Wed through to 13th March.

Do stop by the rest of the design team for some more envelope inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

TRR #48 - 'Romantic Elegance'

Morning all, today brings us another lovely challenge from The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog, this week chosen by the lovely Helen. The theme is 'Romantic Elegance', using the colours from this inspiration pic, and to use ribbon and a flower.

I used a sweet image from Wild Rose Studios, 'Feeding Birds' featuring this summery scene, coloured with Staedtler Ergo Soft pencils. I love to colour with pencils, although it's a much slower process than when I use my Promarkers, but I love the soft texture you can get with them.

I layered the image onto some pretty papers also from Wild Rose Studios Bella Papers stack.

I wrapped some White Crochet Lace around the paper panel, along with some Lilac and Baby Pink seam binding all from The Ribbon Reel Shop.

After layering all together I topped the card off with a large double colour seam binding bow and some pretty leafy pins, also from The Ribbon Reel Shop. Finally I added some Kanban pearlescent gems to the card edges.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline