Red, White & Blue for RIck!

Hi all, it's been a while! Mr. Mojo has upped and left the building I'm afraid, maybe away for a hoilday, who knows?!!

 I coloured up Starry Suzi by Rick St. Dennis, available from I Brake for Stamps, using Rick's personal Challenge over on the Facebook Rick St. Dennis Group, to use Red, White and Blue. For the layout, I used this week's Sketch from Friday sketch Challenge.

I used Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, and blended with mineral solution. She is my first image coloured with these new to me pencils, and I'm fairly happy with how she turned out.

I layered her onto silver, red and blue glittered paper, and a red, white and blue patterned paper as a base.

For the bordaer I cut lots of little glittery stars using Spellbinders, and the sentiment is by Impression Obsession. Finally I added a little red and white striped ribbon bow, from The Ribbon Reel shop.

Well, I got the Stars and Stripes in, and want to wish my American friends a very happy Independance Day!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Friday Sketch Challenge.
R.S.D Facebook Challenge Red, White and Blue.
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesday - Red, White & Blue with stars
Paper Pretties - Red, White & Blue

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

SSCB #32

Hi all, I'm here for the second D.T post for this month's Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. For my card I have made an accordian style card. I have used lots of different S.S images and dies, so apologies for the photo heavy post!

 This is one side of the card, featuring mostly die cuts, and one panel of stamped images.

 One the other side I used mainly stamps, and one panel with die cuts.

 Here are the close ups of the stamped images:

For the panel featuring the Heart and sentiment, I used some glittered embossing powder.

This is the end panel, and the Dragonfly is also embossed with the glittered E.P.

 On the other side, I used the same E.P for some more Dragonflies and Butterflies, cutting them out with the matching dies, and teaming them with the new sentiment dies.

I used the Orchid stamped image, along with the corresponding 'Butterfly Kisses' sentiment.

For the end panel, I used all three sentiment die cuts, layered over the Rosebud stamped panel.

Here is a close up of the glittery embossing powder. To finish I added a range of sparkly gems and flat back pearls.

Here is the list of products I used from the Serendipity Stamps shop:

Dies:
Imagine die.
Love die.
Dream die.
Believe die. 
Butterfly solid die.
Dragonfly solid die.
Floral Frame Embellishment die (mini dragonfly from this set.)

Stamps:
Double Cloisonne Butterflies.
Floral Dragonfly.
Floral Butterfly.
Calico Background.
Orchid.
Butterfly Kisses.
Mason Jar Cling Set.
Victorian Heart Set.
Live Well sentiment.
Jar Label.

Phew, I think that's everything!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Rick St. Dennis progressive Challenge

Hi all, I'm back today with a card for the Rick St. Dennis Progressive Challenge. Every month, Rick will send out a free image to the previous month's participants to use for the following month's challenge.

Last month was the first, so we all used a different RSD image, but this month, we have all been given this fun-tastic image of Nyner The Winner! Thanks so much Rick!! I can't wait to see what everyone else does with him!

The theme for the challenge is Steampunk. This is my second card using this theme, and I'm still not sure I'm all that good at it to be honest, but they do say practice makes perfect!

I coloured him with Promarkers, and trimmed him out. I layered him onto a die cut clock - I was in sore need of some Steampunk embellishments, so I ordered the cogs die and the clock die from Robert Addams All Occasion Dies - the service was amazing, I got them two days later, and a free C.D and mini die too. Before cutting the clock, I stamped some Waltzingmouse Splats in Versamark, and used Aged Silver Frantage embossing powder to create a slight metallic effect.

Underneath the clock I arranged some die cut cogs cut in silver mirri card, and layered these on top of some matt gold card embossed with a steampunk style folder. I then layered this onto some brown card, and distressed the edges.

I layered this onto a card base, covered with some Graphic 45 paper from their Steampunk Spells stack.

If you want to join the fun at the Rick St. Dennis Progressive Challenge, but did not enter last month, never fear, you can buy Nyner The Winner HERE, and enter for this month. Your entry will get you an image to use for next month's challenge!

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

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers - Mythical Creatures

I Love Promarkers - Digi's

Crafty Catz - Inspired by a song, 'We are the Champions' by Queen!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline

Serendipity Stamps Challenge - Window

Hi all, I'm here today with a card for a new challenge over at Serendipity Stamps! This month we would like to see your take on a window card, using your S.S dies or stamps of course! For your inspiration today, the Design Team have been asked to CASE a fellow teamie. I have cased Vickie Zimmer, I love her elegant style! Here is Vickie's card that I am CASE-ing:

 For my patterned paper, I stamped some of the newly released Flowers from the Flower Pops set in Versamark onto some cream card. Then using some Distress inks, I sponged over the flowers to reveal the images.

I really love this method of emboss/resist technique, and it is a great way to personalise your own paper.

After I was happy with my sponging, I cut some card to size, and cut a circular window in it. I cut a blue frame using Spellbinders Circles and scalloped circles, and lay this around the window.

Then on some dark blue card I stamped in Versamark the Happy Mother's Day sentiment, and embossed with white powder.

I added some gems to the flower centres, and added a pink seam binding bow topped with a floral button and twine.

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

Pauline

Angelina Who Mk II!

Hi all, I'm back with another card using the fabulous Angelina Who? image from Rick St. Dennis. Yesterday I coloured her in greens, today it's purple!

This card was made with inspiration from a few challenge blogs - the sketch is from Papertake Weekly Challenge,  I Love Promarkers want us to use flowers (and Promarkers), Haunted Design House want us to use a recipe of Green, Black, Purple, Metal and a flourish, Addicted to Stamps and More would like to see us use Markers, Pencils, Crayons etc, and Passion for Promarkers want us to use Pearls and Pins!

 I have coloured Angelina Who? wiith Promarkers, and hand trimmed. I then cut a black frame using a Spellbinders die, and mounted her onto it.

Following the sketch from Papertake Weekly Challenge, (which is pick any of their old sketches, I have chosen Sketch No. 81) I created 3 panels in different D.P's. After layering them all together, I added some black lace and green satin pleat before adding the frame and flourishes.

I added two flourishes cut using a Cheery Lynn die, in black and silver mirri card, and topped them with some green and purple flowers and two pins - the purple pin was coloured with a Promarker to get the right shade.

Finally I added some lilac pearls and some green brads (these are my metal embellies) and I think I've got everything onto this card that I could!

Here's the sketch from Papertake Weekly.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline

Angelina Who??

Morning all! I have a card to share with you today, using this FAB-U-LOUS image by Rick St. Dennis - she's called Angelina Who?, and very apt, as I took the kids to see the new Maleficent movie yesterday. The film was great, and it's nice to see a different take on the Sleeping Beauty story.





I coloured Angelina Who? with Promarkers, and went for the traditional Disney colours for her. I also did a non-Disney colour scheme, but I will post that one when I have made her into a card.

I used Spellbinders dies and accents to frame her, and some thick stripy black ribbon from Stampin' Up!. The sentiment was computer generated using Zapfino font. I didn't have a suitable sentiment to go with her, so I did a little internet search, and came up with this - very fitting I thought!

I added lots of gems and white pearls for this card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More -Make your Mark, I used Promarkers.
Craftitude - Dimension, she is popped up on foam pads.
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today,

Pauline