Challenge #287 - Easter - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well can you believe its almost Easter and the A Team decided we should get ahead with our Easter Cards so this weeks theme is all about creating a card for it.
But before I show you the card I have made you will want to know who is not only sponsoring us but also whose images we are using for this Challenge.

And they are offering you a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website and they have some really stunning images to play with this, and not only these but also printables and papers lots to choose from also they often have special offers to at really reasonable prices. But this is only if you have used one of their products on your card but even if you haven't they will still give you 3 digis of your own choice and you really cannot loose can you? Please can you remember you can enter three projects but at least one of them must carry one of products please.
And now to show the card I created for one of our granddaughters.

This little lady is titled "I am a Easter Bunny" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card then coloured her with my copic pens, afterwards I used the Nestabilitie Egg Die and cut her out and created a pink mount for her out of pink card. The sentiment was also stamped onto the smallest diecut and cut a slightly larger one out of pink card for the mount.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white one with a first mount out of pink card, the papers are from Sweetshoppe Designs Papers and I have used 5 of the papers and used a Martha Stewart bunny border punch on all but one of the layers and then stuck them across the base mount and then wrapped a white ribbon around and attached it to the back of the mount.
The mounted image was then placed towards the left and the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner, to finish of I have used several of the novelty Easter buttons down the right side and along the bottom of my card.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in this "Easter Time" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://createsandmakes.blogspot.co.uk/ 
https://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ 
http://ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #263 - "Embossing of any Kind" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, can you believe that the children are now back at School again and the summer holidays are now in the past, I hope you enjoyed having them home for 6 weeks and that you now have time to play in our Challenges, and this weeks theme is "Embossing of any Kind" and this means either using a Embossing Folder or Embossing Powder so we leave the choice up to you.
Anyway before I show you my Card I would like to tell you who our sponsors are and they are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter

and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website here, and if you have used one of their gorgeous images you will be entitled to the whole amount but even if you havent you will still receive 3 digi images of your own choice. But please if you are going to enter more than once,  please remember that you are able to take part 3 times but one of those must carry one of our images please.
And now I want to show you the card I created I hope you like the result.

This little fairy is called "Bookworm Fairy" and you will find her here, and I printed her onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, afterwards I used one of my Nestabilitie Dies to cut her out and a fancy one one for the mount. I used glitter on her wings and the sentiment is from my stash and has been stamped and mounted in the same way as the image.
The base card is 6.50"x 6.50" white card and the first mount is blue card and the papers are from Sweetshoppe Digi Papers and this set is called "Better Gnome and Garden" and I have used three papers from papers and the embossed item is the white one on the left and I used a Sue Wilson fan design and I have used a piece out of white card and mounted it onto blue card.
I then placed my mounted image in the middle with the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner. To finish of I have used several pearls in the top right and bottom left corners.
Now that Ive seen my Card I do hope that you will take a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team and I do hope that it will inspire you to take part in this "Embossing of any Kind" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
https://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sunnydaycrafting.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #225 - "Halloween" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers I hope that you have already created your Halloween Cards but if you havent this weeks theme "Halloween" will be ideal to get them done and ready to give to your family and friends. I dont know about you but the leaves are really turning colour at the moment and its so beautiful here in Gloucestershire where I live in the Forest of Dean so you can image how it looks.

Anyway as always our sponsors are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website.

But this is always providing you have used one of their products on your card and that could be either a Image, Backing Paper or Printable and they are such good value against the British pound, you will find lots to choose from here The Paper Shelter website, so do click on the link and browse to your hearts content. But even if you dont use one of their products they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice so you really cannot loose can you?
And now for my Card.

This little temptress is called "Adorable little Devil" and you will find her here, (she is on special offer at the moment) I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to cut her out, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Label Die No.1 to cut her out and a fancy one for the mount. The sentiment was one from my stash and I have also mounted this onto another of the fancy tag dies from Spellbinders.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of orange card, the papers are from Sweetshoppe Digi Papers and this set was titled "Spider Cider" and I have used four papers, the first a spiders web, the scond is a white background with bats on and I used the Martha Stewart Bat Border punch down the edge of this one the second is a orange one and on this one I have used a pumpkin border punch and the third is purple background and a black diamonds and on this I have used the spider border punch.
I then used the Memory Box Spider background die, and on top I have also used bats and spider both from Memory Box Dies. The final flourish are the three charms which I have removed the eyelets on top two I have placed in the bottom right hand corner and the third on the spider web.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hop over to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to take part in our "Halloween" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://citycrafter.blogspot.ca/ 
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.co.uk/
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.gr/ 
http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Pink Gem Designs - "Autumn" -

Good Morning all you Gemsters, well I have some wonderful news my new Great Grandson arrived safely on the 15th and mum and dad plus big brother Jacob are all giving young Toby the very best of care and love.

And so far there doesnt seem to be much brotherly rivalry between them no doubt that will come as they get older.
Anyway todays Challenge is a "Autumn" one and there are some gorgeous images to play with over on Pink Gem Designs

So do pop over to Janets website to see them and Im sure you will exactly what you are after, I chose this little sweetheart

Full of the joys of Autumn, and here were I live in the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire the trees are just beginning to turn to their Autumn colours and I suspect its doing the same near you. Anyway this little girl is titled "Autumn Bella" and you will find her here.
I have printed her onto white card then coloured her with my copic pens, afterwards I used Presscut dies to cut her out and a larger one for the mount. The sentiment was one I found on the internet and I thought it was appropriate for this gorgeous image.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of brown card, the papers are from Sweetshoppe Digi Papers and this one is called  "Autumn Harvest" I have used three papers, the first a white background with leaves on, and the second and third a yellow one and another leaf one I have cut in stripes and used a leaf border punch down the edges, this was with a Martha Stewart Leaf Border punch.
These were then layered up as shown in the photo and across the top left hand corner I have laid a piece of wide ribbon and positioned my mounted image in the center with the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner. To finish of I have created a bow with has been placed in the top left hand corner about the mounted image and three leaf buttons have been stuck down the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Designs Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you will want to create a card for this "Autumn" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/ 
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/ 
http://www.blogquickquotes.com/ 
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "N for Nautical"

Good Morning All, I do hope that you are experiencing better weather than we are in the UK this half month Challenge over at ABC Challenge Blogspot is all about water its "N for Nautical" this could be anything covering Sea or Ocean and Wild Orchids Crafts are out sponsors.

And Im sure that flowers are probably part of the prize so its certainly worth taking part in this challenge and here is my card for it.

For my card I have used this sweet Tilda image and stamped her onto white card, I then used my copic pens to colour and cut her out with my Nestabilitie Oval die then placed her on a scalloped one for the mount. The sentiment is also a Magnolia one and this also has been mounted onto a piece of the same blue card that was used for the image.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount of blue card the papers are from Sweetshoppes "Pirate Life for Me" digi paper set, and I have used three papers the first a dark blue background with Waves on and the second is a Anchor pattern and this was cut in a strip and Ive used a shell border punch from Martha Stewart down the side of it. The third and last paper is a sailing boat pattern on a white background and this was mounted onto a piece of dark blue card.
Around the middle I have wrapped a Skull and Bones ribbon over some Lace which was then stuck to the back of the first mount, you will find the lace at Wild Orchids. I then placed my mounted image in the center and placed several buttons at the top and I diecut the anchors in the bottom left with Marianne dies, afterwards I put the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will take part in this "N for Nautical" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered the following Challenges:-
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/group/cmccopicchallengegroup 
http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://notrealstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tildastown.wordpress.com/ 
http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://totallytilda.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #125 - "Holiday Time" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning, yes I know two days in a row I must be improving in my blogging, well sorry I doubt it I just dont seem to have the mojo to be posting a card everyday so do please forgive me, I will try and improve but if I dont you will understand I hope.
Anyway this weeks Challenge over at The Paper Shelter is themed "Holiday Time" and we are hoping to see lots of your holiday images on your cards, so Im sure you have them in your stash I know I have.
As always our very generous sponsors are Veronica and Pedro from The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30.

but as always you must have used one of their images, papers or printables on your card, but even if you havent they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice, so really you cannot loose can you.
For my card I have used this gorgeous image.

Of course unfortunately that lovely sunny hot weather has now disappeared and we are now back to our normal wet summers, lets hope it doesn't last long but to be honest I would'nt bank on it going in the near future. For my card I have used "Sunny Days" and you will find it here, I have printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Die Labels No.22 and a decorative one for the mount.
The base card is a 6"x 6" white card with a first mount of yellow card, the papers I have used are from the Sweetshoppe Digi Papers "Poolside Splash", the first is a bright yellow sunshine paper, and the second and third are both patterned ones, and on both of these I have used border punch from Martha Stewart seaside one. Then across the middle is a water one again mounted onto yellow card.
The mounted image was then placed in the center and the sentiment across the top left hand corner.
Now that  youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot to see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration with this "Holiday Time" theme.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/