Lovely Lady..

Good Sunday afternoon all, it's a gloomy and wet day here in West Berkshire, after the lovely blue skies yesterday, I knew it couldn't last lol!

Anyway, I've been doing a bit of colouring this morning, and created a card for my Mother-in-Law for Mother's Day.

I treated myself to some fabulous images by Rick St Dennis yesterday, and this lovely lady was the first on my wish list! Oh she is gorgeous! She reminds me of Lady Mae in Mr. Selfridge (it's on tonight yippee!) and I couldn't wait to colour her in. She's called 1906 Hat, and you can find her  HERE

I'm having a bit of a purple phase right now, so she had to have a purple hat, and the jewel in her brooch has to be a big amethyst, one of my favourite stones.

I coloured her with Promarkers, and added some glamour dust to her hat trimmings and around the jewel. I used some lovely papers from Trimcraft called New Bloom.

I bordered her with some die cut flourishes from Tattered Lace called Ornamental Rose, cut twice in cream card and twice in purple, then layered together. I then added some butterflies cut using Memory Box dies.

Inside the card I have used a sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps, and two little floral butterflies from Stampin' Up!.

Finally I added a little circular sentiment from Love Circles set on the front using a Wild Rose Studios sentiment, and some Prima gems to her hat pin and the butterflies.

I love this card, and my daughter loves it too, it will be hard to part with but I know it will be going to a good home!

For anyone who is interested, here's the list of Promarkers I used for the image:

Hat: Sorbet, Amethyst, Red Violet, Lilac, Winterberry, Umber.
Bird Wings: Warm Grey1, 5, Grey Squirrel.
Hair: Burnt Orange, Spice, Terracotta, Henna, Cocoa, Black.
Skin: Satin, Pastel Pink, Oatmeal. Lips - Dusky rose, Antique Pink, Rose Peach.
Eyes: Apple, Forest Green, Sea Green.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafter's Cafe - Shabby Chic or Vintage

Southern Girls Challenge - Bling

Digi Galore - Things with Wings

4 Crafty Chicks - Things with Wings

The Stamping Boutique - Use a Punch or Die Cut.


Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Challenge - Newsprint/Sheet Music

Hi all, it's our two week reminder of Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog, to use Newsprint or Sheet Music in your creations, along with your S.S dies or stamps.


The design team are this week showcasing colour blending. On my card I have used Promarkers to create the colour graduated background , over which I have stamped the Sentiment "You're Just my Cup of Tea' and the little heart adorned cup.

The text background was stamped using a hero Arts stamp, and Rich Razzleberry ink from Stampin' Up!

I used a base of Rich Razzleberry as my mat, and before adhering together I wrapped some ivory button twine and a little bow to the top.

The offer in the shop this week over at Serendipity Stamps is buy 3 items, get a 4th one free.   Lowest priced item in cart is free.  Offer ends 26th February. 

Do stop by the rest of the Design Team:

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington - That's me!

Vickie Zimmer

Anya Schrier 

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

WMFC Take 3!

Morning all, it's a bright sunny day here in West Berkshire, a welcome relief from the storms and rain we have had this past week.

Well, I do love these colours, and this little stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps, I love those sweet dolls! So I had to make another card for the Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge!

I have a ton of Washi Tape, that I have bought in the past, and got it home only to discover I don't really know what to do with it! Anyway, I've had these purpley coloured tapes for at least a year, I think I got them from Paperchase and I had to use them for this challenge! They are the perfect colours!

I just cut the tape into a banner tip at the ends, and stuck to a card base, stamped the sentiment and layered the already cut doll on top! Simple! Took about 5 minutes, the quickest card I've ever made!

Well, as it's such a lovely day, we are going to attempt a walk, but trying to fins somewhere accessible and not flooded may be tricky.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

WMFC #11 Take Two!

Hi all, I'm back with my other two cards for the Waltzingmouse Fanatics challenge! 

My first card features the pretty frame and floral elements from Folk Art Medallion and You're a Doll stamp sets.

This next card features the sentiment from Compact Sentiments set, and flowers from You're a Doll set. I like the softer tones of the second stamp on my other card (see previous post) so I tried it on this one. I had a slight boo boo in that I dropped one of the flower stamps after stamping and smudged the sentiment a bit, but I still think it looks nice.

And here they are together. I added some stickles to the flower centres on both cards, and they are now dry, unlike the U.K!

 Here are a few pics of the damage last night's storm brought to our little corner. We are very lucky that we have not had the flooding occur here, I just pray this weather breaks at some point soon.

We dragged the childrens old little wendy house over to wedge it between the conservatory wall and window and the fence as it was knocking into the side of the building.

Then we discovered another panel at the back of our garden very dangerously flapping about so David had to completely pull it off.

All in all, an expensive Valentines night! We have a fencing chap coming round in about half an hour for a quote, so hopefully we can get it fixed in the next week.

Thanks for stopping by, and stay safe wherever you are.

Pauline

WMFC #11

Morning all! Well, we had a rough night last night didn't we?? We have had two fence sides come down in our garden due to the storm last night - there are still high winds today, and coupled with the heavy downpour last night, many local properties here in Berkshire have been flooded. We are lucky that the fencing was the only damage for us, my heart goes out to those who have lost their homes and businesses. Wherever you are today, stay safe, I'm not going out unless I absolutely have to!

So, I have been getting stampy and inky with some of my favourite stamps - Waltzingmouse Stamps! I have a lot less time than I used to for creating and blogging, and if I'm honest, I haven't felt very crafty either. So I took a bit of time over a couple of evenings this week to re-aquaint myself with my stamps.

The Waltzingmouse Fanatics Challenge has a beautiful colour scheme for us to try, some of my favourite colours too. My intention was to create a couple of little cards, but once I had started, I couldn't stop! I have 6 cards to show you in this post, and another two waiting to dry, I'll post them a bit later along with some pics of our wrecked garden!

The inks I used for these cards are a mixture of Memento Paris Dusk, Nautical Blue, Teal Zeal, Sweet Plum, Lulu Lavender, Distress Ink Dusty Concorde and Stampin' Up! Wisteria Wonder.

I have used Folk Art Medallion and You're a Doll sets for my images, and the sentiments are either from these two sets, and Big Day Today and Compact Sentiments. For my first card I have stamped the Russian Doll and flowers cut using the co-ordinating dies, the sentiment I hand cut. I used some patterned paper from Trimcraft, and just layered them on top.

These flowers are my favourites!

My next card features the frame, and the sweet sentiment from Compact sentiments. Teal gems around the frame give it a bit of glam!

My next card features those lovely flowers, but second stamped to get a softer look.I added a few grey pearls to some of the bigger flowers for a bit of elegant lustre. 

This next card is one of my favourites, I just love that leafy scroll, and the patterns you can create with it. I added purple gems to the flower centres for some sparkle!

Next, I created a medallion using different elements from Folk Art medallion.

My next card has the pretty floral scroll used twice to create a frame, love it! I added some gems for some sparkle to the floral centres.

And here they are all together!

Right, I'm off to check the other two cards have dried and take some pics!

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog - Newsprint/Sheet Music

Hi all, today brings us a fresh challenge over at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. This month, we would like to see some Newsprint or Sheet Music on your creations, along with your Serendipity Stamps dies or stamps!

 For my card today, I have used the Lemonade Pitcher, along with the matching and wholly appropriate sentiment!

I stamped the newsprint background using a Hero Arts stamp, and the chequered paper is from Memory Keepers.

I stamped both the image and sentiment in Grey flannel, and coloured using Promarkers. I added some citrussy chiffon ribbon, and a couple of brads to the sentiment panel.

Here's the rest of the design team for some more inspiration:

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington - That's me!

Vickie Zimmer

Anya Schrier 

Thanks for stopping by,






Pauline

TRR #68 - Valentine

Morning all, it's a new month, and a new challenge over at The Ribbon Reel challenge Blog! Well, it's February, the month of love, so we would like to see your lovey dovey creations with a Valentine theme, using your ribbons of course!

My card features a new stamp, Heart Bouquet, from Serendipity Stamps, I left it un-coloured just stamped it in Primrose petals ink. I glammed it up with some Stickles for some sparkle. The little  Love You sentiment is also from S.S, and i stamped it on the card base around the edge to create a bit of interest. The di cut labels are from Tonic Studios.

For my little posy I have used some pink Cherry Blossoms, Stick pins, Pink Hearts Ribbon, Peppermint Striped Bakers Twine and Ivory Button Twine all from The Ribbon Reel Shop. 

Do stop by the rest of the design team for some more love inspired projects!

The Ribbon Reel Design Team

• Zuzana Obert
• Tammy Hobbs
• Michelle Bala
• Keilly Mulvihill
• Jeanne Jachna
• Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline