Freshly Made Sketches Challenge

Today's card I have made for the Freshly Made Sktches Weekly challenge.

I have used Timeless Elegance collection from Stampin' Up!, Hello You framelits from SU also and Die-namics Blueprints 15 and Pierced Tag dies on Very Vanilla card stock.

The silver glimmer heart is punched using SU Itty Bitty heart punch and Glimmer Paper.  The twine is also from SU and the peg from my stash.

Why not head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out other cards and projects.

I hope you have a great day.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

TGIF Monthly Challenge Remix

Over on the TGIF blog there is a monthly remix opportunity to take at least two of the past months challenges and 'mix them up'.  So I have chosen to combine the #tgif11 sketch challenge and #tgif12, which was to use anything 'brand new'.  Here is my take on this.

The Timeless Elegance Designer Series a Paper is brand new and the tags were the sketch challenge.

Also, for me, Hello You die set is new this month.  Although I have used the set extensively I have only had the set a number of weeks.

So I am really please with how this card has turned out.  Why not head over to the TGIF challenge blog and check out what other folk have been up to, click HERE

 

Thanks for dropping by, why not come back tomorrow and check out tomorrow's card.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

TGIF The Follow-Up

I have a second card I am submitting the TGIF weekly challenge 'clean and simple'.  Here it is.

The card stock is all Stampin' Up!  Timeless Elegance is the background with Very Vanilla and Basic Black.  The sentiment is from the Hello You die set in gold foil and gold heat embossed.  Inside I used the Itty Bitty Heart punch and the Hearts Border punch with gold glimmer paper.  

The black accents are from my stash and I have used Die-namics dies.

Click HERE to go to the TGIFsketch challenge blog

Well I'm off to make more cards as its raining once again here in wet Carnoustie.  Hope your day is sunny and bright.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

TGIF Weekly Challenge

I'm still playing catch-up with making and entering cards onto the blog challenges I follow.  I'm likely not going to manage to participate in them all but TGIF is one I really wanted to try so glad I have.

The theme this week is 'clean and simple'. Here is what I have made.

I hope you have enjoyed this card.  Please stop by tomorrow and see what I have you then.  

If you want to head over to the tgif sketch challenge HERE  and see what other folk have been making.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Pals Paper Arts Weekly Challenge

Admittedly I find I struggle to follow prescriptive sketches, you would think it would be easier lol.  Must be how my brain processes and what parts of my brain are clicking in that I find being entirely imaginative a lot easier.  That said creating this card using this paper collection was always going to be delightful.     

White space, or in this case Very Vanilla, isn't usually part of my card making style but I am respectful how this card requires 'clean'. I think today's card is ultra clean lol.

The circle underneath the butterfly is watercolour card and is thicker and has a texture to it whereas the paper is flat so this was important to me to create this difference.  The brad is from my stash, which is expansive lol, but I can't remember where it comes from.

The "you" was die cut twice, once in the Very Vanilla and once in the same paper as the smallest flag on the front of the card.  These were layered together using Glossy Accents.  The butterflies on the envelope were stamped in Tip Top Taupe which I am in love with.

Well I hope you have enjoyed today's card and why not go over to the Pals Paper Arts blog and check out others folks cards, simply click 

See you tomorrow with a new card, if you like this leave a wee comment, I love to hear what you are all thinking.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

My Favourite Things Sketch Challenge

 This week's challenge over at MFT Stamps had me pull out one of my favourite paper collections right now, Stampin' Up!'s Timeless Elegance and I hope you find my card worthy of such a name too.

Gorgeous or what?  This paper is beautiful.  The tilted paper was die cut several times using a Pierced Tag several times to ensure the pierced border goes all around, this was raised on Dimentionals.

The "thanks" has been die cut from Stampin' Up!'s Hello You die set four times, once from the paper collection and three times from Very Vanilla card.  These have been layered together using glossy accents.  Tiny foam dots are behind part of the sentiment and glossy accents has adhered the rest.  The silver thread is from Stampin' Up!  This was gathered and has been held in place with a Glue Dot.

The circle beneath the butterfly was die cut twice, once in watercolour card, as this is thicker than regular card, and once in the same pattern paper as the sentiment.  A Dimensional was put central between them and this space allowed me to slide it over and beneath the pierced side part.  I wanted this definition specifically rather than just using a Dimensional rather than the watercolour card.  This just adds another layer and creative aspect when viewing the card.  This photo really offers a great view of the sentiment and depth of the card from the side.

I always add embellishments to the inside of my cards and the envelopes too.  I like to think when recieving the card and seeing the outside all decorated this increases the excitement of what is inside.  I don't think the receiver will be disappointed with this card, do you?  Sequin and rhinestones added to embellish.

I'm sure there are many beautiful cards over on the MFT blog do why not check them out by clicking here

Lucky for me the theme for summer school over at mft today is monchromatic and I will enter this in their competition also. Click here to check it out 

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Take care of you.  Come back tomorrow and see what tomorrow's card is.  You might enjoy it too.

Pauline x