Challenge #241 - "Easter Time" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well can you believe that this coming weekend is Easter and of course the clocks will change again to Summer time and we loose a hours sleep, we have quite a job convincing our dog that the time has changed as shes so sure her feeding and walking times dont alter, I think shes in for a big surprise.
Well as its only days before the big Chocolate Egg time I thought that my card for this "Easter Time" challenge should be something to do with this season but its slightly different for the usual Bunny card and I hope you like the result.
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 providing you have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Paper or Printable and you will find lots to choose from at The Paper Shelter Website here, and even if you dont use one of these they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice. But we only allow 3 entries into our Challenges and at least one of those must use on of The Paper Shelter products.
And now for the reveal of my card

As I said its a slightly different Easter card and this scene is titled "Peaceful Easter" and you will find it here, I printed it onto white card then used my copic pens to colour it, afterwards I cut it out with a circle Nestabilitie die and a fancy one for the mount, the sentiment was stamped onto white card then also cut out with a Spellbinders label die.
The base card is 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of blue card, the backing paper is also from the same design set as the image and you will find it here. I then placed my mounted image in the center and the sentiment in the top right hand corner.
To finish of I have used several egg buttons down the left hand side at the bottom and then the rabbit one in the bottom right hand corner.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope you will now go and visit The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Easter Time".
Also a very Happy Easter to you all.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/
http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/
http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.co.uk/

Pink Gem Challenges - "Easter Time"

Good Morning Gemsters today its the turn of the Pink Team to create a card and its my turn to be the host and I chose "Easter Time" as its so close to Easter that was the right one to pick its allowed me to get some of my cards done for the grandchildren.
And we are sponsored by Janet of Pink Gem Designs and she is the such a creative person that you will find lots to pick from on her website

And here is the card and Image I decided to use for my card.

This little chap is called "Easter Bunny" and you will find it here, I printed him onto white card and used my copic pens to colour him, and I then cut it out with a Nestabilitie layered Egg Die, and used a smaller one on the sentiment.
The base card is 6.50" x 6.50" white card and the first mount is yellow card and the papers are from Pink Gem Spring Papers and you will find them here, I used three papers and a Martha Stewart bunny border die and layered them up as shown in the photo.
I then wrapped a ribbon around the left side and then placed my mounted image and the sentiment in the right hand corner. I then placed three buttons down the right hand side to finish it of.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/challenges 
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "D is for Delicious"

Good Morning Crafters over on ABC Challenges we have reached the letter D and this time we would like you to create a card that is Delicious, and I leave that image to your own imagination. We are being sponsored by Bunny ZoeS and its such a shame that Nikki has decided to close her shop its been a brilliant sorce of crafty goodies for me.

Bunny Zoes

I decided to use a House Mouse Image and here is my card

This little chap has rather over indulged in cake and I stamped him onto white card then coloured him with my copic pens, afterwards I used my Nestabilitie die to cut him out and used a fancy one for the pink mount behind him. The sentiment was treated in the same way as the Image.
The papers are from Joanna Sheens Backing Paper CD and I have used three of them for my card and layered them up as shown in the photo, I then placed my mounted image towards the top in the center and the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
To finish of I have used cake and doughnut buttons as embellishments in two of the corners.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "D is for Delicious" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://our-crafty-corner.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://wheretheheartischallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #239 - "Away with the Fairies" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well can you believe that we are already into March, for me this is a very busy month as I have so many family birthdays that Im afraid that I will forget someone that I like to get well ahead with my cards.
I have been suffering with a chest infection and looking after a sick neighbour who has now been taken into respite care so a little time has been returned to me, though today I have a hospital appt and will be scheduling this post.
Well todays Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot is themed "Away with the Fairies" and this was a phrase that my daughter told me I was that, though it may well be true as I love anything to do with the little people.
Before I get to deep in my young past you will want to know what is going on and this will be sponsored by our very generous sponsors Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website.

But this is providing you have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Paper or Printable and you will find lots to choose from at The Paper Shelter Website here, and even if you dont use one of these they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice. But we only allow 3 entries into our Challenges and at least one of those must use on of The Paper Shelter products.
And for my card I used this gorgeous image:-

And this little lady is "My hair" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card and then cut her out with a Little B die and a fancy one for the mount.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of pink card the papers are from "Bewitched" papers and you will find them here, I have used 3 different papers the first I used on the base mount and the other two I cut into squares and used a heart corner punch on each of the corners these were layered up and the mounted image was then placed towards the top on the left and the sentiment was then put under it in the right hand corner.
To finish of I have used some Nestabilie leaf die cuts and some punched out pink flowers to create a frame around the mounted image.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope 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 to want to take part in this "Away with the Fairies".
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://cuttlebugmania.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "C is for Cute"

Good Morning Crafters well we have reached "C" in the alphabet over at ABC Challenge Blogspot and for this its all about being "Cute" and we are being sponsored this time by

All Dressed Up

And for my Card I chose this "Cute" image

And this is "Dino" and I you will find him here,  I created this card for my Great Grandson as he loves Dinosaurs and this I felt was a ideal image for him. 

I printed it onto white card then used my copic pens to colour him, afterwards I used a circular die to cut him out with a fancy one for the mount. The sentiment was created on my computer and then also cut out with a round die and I used a fancy one for the mount. The number is a wooden one which I coloured with a pen and placed in the center of the sentiment mount.

The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of green card the papers are from Sweetshoppe Digi Papers and I have used five papers from the Dinosaur patterned paper set and three of them I used a Dinosaur border punch on, I then placed a ribbon around the bottom and stuck the mounted image towards the left hand side at the top and the sentiment in the top right hand corner.

I then diecut the dinosaur from a Tattered Lace die and placed this in the bottom right hand corner.

Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented De
sign Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "C is for Cute" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Challenge 
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftindesertdivasblog.com/ 
http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://blog.markerpop.com/ 
http://melonheadzfriends.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://our-crafty-corner.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #237 - "Animal Magic" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well can you believe that we are already nearly two months gone this year, and Im looking forward to the warmer weather luckily my daffodils are already coming out and they must be one of my most favourite flowers I love the bright yellow of them.
And our theme this week is all about "Animals" if your like me no doubt you will have lots of images and wont have a problem using them.
Anyway Im chatting to much and you will want me to get on, anyway as always our very special generous 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 providing you have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Paper or Printable and you will find lots to choose from at The Paper Shelter Website here, and even if you dont use one of these they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice. But we only allow 3 entries into our Challenges and at least one of those must use on of The Paper Shelter products.
And now for the reveal of my card

This image is called "Team Work" and you will find it here, I printed it onto white card before colouring it with my copic pens, afterwards I used Nestabilitie Dies to cut it out and layered it up onto black and red mounts to.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of black and then a red mount the paper I have used is from the Papermania "Oriental" paper pack and as it wasnt as wide as the base mount I have used a piece of red lace down the edge to disguise it, I then stamped and layered up a sentiment which was placed in the bottom right hand corner. The mounted image was then placed towards the left of the card and three gems were placed down the right hand side on the red edge.
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 to will want to take part in this "Animal Magic" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Pink Gem Designs - "Boys Birthday"

Good Morning Gemsters another fortnight has flown and this time its the Pink Teams turn to host the Challenge and this time for a "Boys Birthday" theme and I know it can be a struggle for us to create a suitable card for a boy, Janet has some fabulous young boy images and I hope you will like my choice for my card.
But before I jump ahead of myself I must tell you we are so lucky to be able to choose any image to play with and you will find lots of pick from over on Janet's "Pink Gem Designs" website

And now for the reveal of my own card

This young man is called "Gaming Andy" you will find him here, and Im sure you can relate to him very easily if your own son is addicted to playing his gaming machine. I printed him onto white card
then coloured him with my copic pens, afterwards I used the Little B's Square die to cut him out and a larger fancy one for the mount out of blue card.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of blue card, the papers are also from Pink Gem Designs and this set is titled "Boys Toys" and you will find them here. I have used two papers the first a polka dot one with a blue background and the second a yellow backed zig zag design which was placed on a piece of blue card and placed down the left hand side. I used a papercraft die to cut out the sentiment which was placed at the bottom on the right hand side.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a vist 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 to will want to take part in this "Boys Birthday" Challenge.
This Card will be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "B is for Blue or Bear"

Good Morning Crafters well already we are half way through February and over on ABC Challenge Blogspot the theme this time is "B is for Blue or Bear" and we are lucky to be sponsored by

Polka Doodles

And Im lucky as I have all Nikki's Cds and Im able to choose any of the images on them and this is the one I chose to use.

 

This Image is "Octavia and Bear" and I printed her onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a rectangle Nestabilitie die to cut her out and a larger one for the mount out of blue card. The sentiment is one from my stash thats been stamped and then cut out with a smaller rectangle die and mounted in the same way as the image.

The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of blue card, the papers are also from the same CD "Octavia" and this one is a blue background with snowflakes on, on top of this I have used a Memory Box snowflake corner and stuck in the bottom left hand corner, I then placed my mounted image towards the top with the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner. 

To finish of I have used two snowflakes punched out with the Martha Stewart punch and layered up sugared with glitter and placed in the top right hand corner and bottom middle I also added two large pearls in the middle of both.

Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that 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 want to take part in this "B is for Blue or Bear" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lacysunshine.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/ 
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/ 
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #235 - "Be My Valentine" The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well as its only 4 days away to Valentine Day this weeks theme over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot is all about creating a card for that very dear loved one in your life and its called "Be My Valentine".
But before I show you my card I will tell you as always our very generous sponsors are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are giving away a $30. voucher to spend on their website

But this is providing you have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Paper or Printable and you will find lots to choose from at The Paper Shelter Website here, and even if you dont use one of these they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice. But we only allow 3 entries into our Challenges and at least one of those must use on of The Paper Shelter products.
And now for the reveal of my card

This little imp is "Hilarous Cupid" and you will find him here, and I printed him onto white card and then coloured him with my copic pens, afterwards I used the Little B heart dies to cut him out and a larger one with a fancy edge out of red card for the mount. I also stamped the sentiment onto another piece of white card and cut this out with a smaller die also from Little B and mounted it in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card and the first mount is a red card on top of which I have used a paper from the "Valentine" design also from The Paper Shelter and you will find it here. On top of this I wrapped a piece of ribbon around the left side and attached it to the back of the first mout.
I then used a heart doily and placed in the bottom right hand corner and placed the sentiment on top.
The mounted image was placed at a angle in the top left hand corner and to finish of I have used two heart buttons in the top right hand corner.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.co.uk/
http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot/
http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.co.uk/
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "A is for Animals"

Good Morning Crafters to a brand new month and a brand new start to the Alphabet over on the ABC Challenge Blogspot and this time we are using the "A is for Animals" theme and we are being sponsored by
Magnolia-licious and Marianne

Magnolia-licious

and

Marianne Design

And here is the Card I made for this Challenge

I have stamped this "Tilda with Cat" onto white card then coloured it with my copic pens, afterwards I used a Nestabilitie Die to cut it out and a fancy one for the mount out of pink card. The sentiment was created in the same way being stamped and then cut out with Nestabilitie dies as well.

The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of pink card, the papers are also from Magnolia and are all flower patterns and have been mounted in the way you can see in the photo.
Both the paper and the stamp is from my stash that has been in my position for quite awhile.

I then placed my mounted image towards the left with the sentiment at the bottom on the right and to finish of I have used 3 cat buttons and placed them down the right hand side.

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 will want to take part in this "A is for Animals" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.nl/ 
http://stampedblessings.com/ 
http://classycardsnsuch.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://lacysunshine.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://mfpstampshop.blogspot.ca/ 
http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Challenge #233 - "Winter Sports" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, well its amazing to think that we are already on to our second Challenge for the year over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this week its about "Winter Sports" and we want you to use one of the usual winter sports images on your card. And we have two new Team Members this time so I hope you will pay a visit to the Challenge Blogspot and meet them and see their cards.
But before I get ahead of myself our usual sponsors are as always the very generous Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and you will find them here

and they are offering a fabulous prize of $30. to spend on their website here, providing you have used one of their products on your card and this could be either a Image, Backing Paper or Printable, but even if you do not they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice so you are not going to loose even if you dont. But dont forget you are only allowed to enter three cards or projects and one of those must carry one of their products on it.
And now to show you my card

This little lady is "Attitude is Everything" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a Memory Box die to cut her out and the Snowflake over lay out of white pearlescent card for the top.
For the card I used a 6.50"x 6.50" white card and the first mount is out of blue card and the papers are from "Winter Breeze" digi paper set and you will find them here, I have used one base paper on top I have used a square of white car and two corner dies to create the snowflake corners. I then placed my mounted image in the middle.
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 "Winter Sports" Challenge.
This Card will be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://asnowflakespromise.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.gr/ 
http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.nl/ 
http://stampartpapel.com/category/comunidad/ 
http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.unicornchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Pink Gem Challenges - "Lots of Pink"

Good Morning Gemsters, well its time for the Pink Team over on Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and our host this time has chosen the colour "Pink" to be our theme for this Challenge. As always our sponsor is Janet Robers of Pink Gem Designs 

And we are so lucky to be able to choose any of Janets gorgeous images to play with and I picked this one

This little princes is "Chloe in a Knitted Hat" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, then used my nestabilitie die to cut her out and a fancy one for the mount. The sentiment is also from Pink Gem Designs and this was stamped onto white card before being also cut out with a nestabilitie die and mounted onto pink card.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of pink card, the papers are "Butterfly" from Pink Gem Designs and you will find them here. I printed three of the papers the first a pretty butterfly and flower design on a white paper, and then two more of the papers were cut in strips and then I used a butterfly border punch from Martha Stewart and were placed in the middle and a pink ribbon was placed around the end of the papers and attached to the back of the first mount.
The mounted image was then placed towards the left and the sentiment at the bottom of the right hand corner,. I then cut out a butterfly from pink card and placed in the top right hand corner, and the final flourish are the four pink pearls that are placed down the left hand side.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to Pink Gem Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the Pink Team have created for your inspriation with this "Lots of Pink" Challenge..
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Let's%20color%20linky%20party 
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://pdelinkyparty.blogspot.ca/ 
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "Z is for Zero"

Good Morning Crafters, we are now at the end of our ABC Challenges so this time its the letter Z and for this one we are leaving the choice of theme is up to you, in other words its a "Z is for Zero" and we are being sponsored by

Lucy Sunshine

And they are offering a prize of $20. on their website, and being as Im on their Design Team I was lucky to be able to choose any image to play with and this is the one I did pick.

This little lady is called Snowdrop  I printed her onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, I then cut her with a rectangle die and used a pierced one for the mount out of cream card.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of cream card and the backing paper is from Sweetshoppe Digi Papers I then printed another and cut out the circle design in the center and placed my mounted image on top.
I stamped a sentiment in the bottom right hand corner straight onto the first layer. To finish of I have created a floral spray and placed it along the top and down the left side using daisies, carnations and pearl sprays stuck on top of punched out leaves.
Now that youve seen my card I do hope that you will pay a visit to ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Z is for Zero Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.fi/ 

Challenge #231 - "Shades of Blue" - The Paper Shelter

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers Happy New Year to you All, Im scheduling this post as Im not sure how I shall be after having a cataract done on the 29th December so I will try and let you know how it went towards the end of this post.
This weeks Challenge over on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and this time we want to see "Shades of Blue" on your card please and of course the skin colours to, but bright colours are not allowed to be the main colour choice. Anyway as always our sponsors are Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter

and as always you must have used one of their products on your card to be eligible to receive this prize but even if you havent they will still give you 3 images of your own choice, so you really cannot loose just taking part can you.
And for my card I choose this little lady

She is called "Melody" you will find her here, and I have printed her out onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a Nestabilitie die to cut her out and a fancy one for the mount.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of blue card, the papers are also from The Paper Shelter and this set are "Curious Cake" paper set and you will find them here. I used four of the designs, the first is a pale blue with a swirl pattern on, the second and third are cut in strips and I used a EK Success music border punch and layered up as shown down the page, the last one was mounted onto a piece of the same blue card and the first mount and this was laid on top of the edge of the other two papers.
I then placed my mounted image towards the left and two music embellishments down the right side, and the sentiment is one that I found on the internet and printed and mount up and placed in the bottom right hand corner. The final flourish are the six pearls laid the left hand side.
Now that youve seen my Card I do hope that you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see for yourself what the rest of the very talented Design Team have created for your inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Shades of Blue" Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://karleighsuechallenge.blogspot.ca/ 
http://our-crafty-corner.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://wheretheheartischallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 

ABC Challenges - "Y is for your own Choice"

Happy New Year Crafters, I hope you all had a wonderful Xmas, Im scheduling this post as Im due to have my cataract done on December 29th and Im not sure if Im going to be able to write up a post on the 30th so I hope you wont mind me being a bit early with my doing this. Eye operation update, all went well though they did burst a blood vessel when injecting into the eye so was weeping blood for awhile, its extremely sore but getting better and at least the cataract has gone so I have clear vision ahead.
This first Challenge over on ABC Challenges starts with the letter "Y" and the theme is all about picking your own design and Image and for this we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter and as you probably know I have been on their Design Team for 5 years so I have quite a lot of Images to play with.
Veronica and Pedro are offering you a fabulous prize of $20. to spend on their website

The Paper Shelter

And for my Card for this Challenge I chose this image

This little lady is called "She Wolf" you will find her here, and I printed her onto white card before colouring her with my copic pens, afterwards I used a Circle die from Little B Dies they are a fabulous die company that sell their dies with a magnetic folder so you cant loose them. I used two of their other dies to create the mount the first out of beige card and the second of a darker one and layered them up as shown.

The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card with a first mount out of beige card, the backing paper is also from the same design set as the image and you will find it here, I then printed a second one and cut it out and layered it under the mount of the image as shown in the photo. I did stamp the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner as it wasnt big enough to put a mounted one.

I then used several flowers and created the floral spray which has been mounted down the left side and across the top of my card.

Now that youve seen my Card I do hope you will pop over to the ABC Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Team has created for your inspiration and hopefully you to want to take part in this "Y is for your own Choice" Challenge.

This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/ 
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://moo-mania.blogspot.co.at/ 
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/ 

Winner of The Paper Shelter Blog Hop Comments

The winner for my blog comments from The Paper Shelter Special Birthday Card Challenge is

Sandy

If you would like to find out how to claim your prize you will need to go to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and there is a post which will give you all the instructions you will need to do so.

Well done and congratulations I hope to see you soon in one of our Challenges hopefully using your free Image.

The Paper Shelter Christmas Challenge - "Anything Goes" Challenge

Good Morning Paper Shelter Followers, Well this is our last Challenge for 2015 and this is because we want all the girls to be able to take a break with their families we shall not be commenting on your entires so please understand this as its probably going to be a very busy one as its a "Anything Goes" one. We want to wish all Paper Shelter Followers a very Happy Christmas and we shall be back with a normal Challenge on January 7th with the B Team.
But as always we are being sponsored by Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter and they are offering a lucky winner of this Challenge $30. to spend on their website

And as always this comes with the rule that you must have used one of their images on your card and this could be either a Image or printable and you will find lots to choose from on their website The Paper Shelter, but even if you havent used one they will still give you 3 digi images of your own choice, so you really cannot loose by taking part in our Challenge. Also please remember that we only allow 3 entries into our Challenges and at least one of those must carry one of our TPS images.
And now for my Card I do hope you like it

I chose this image as I thought it was a bit of fun especially as at this time of the year a lot of you like to go to parties and even celebrate the New Year at a Masked Ball, and this young lady is called "Venice Carnival" and you will find her here, I printed her onto white card then used my copic pens to colour her, I also used a Nestabilitie Die to cut her out and a fancy one for the mount out of gold card. The Sentiment is a stamp from my stash thats also been stamped and mounted in the same way as the image.
The base card is a 6.50"x 6.50" white card and the first mount is gold card, I also used the background paper from the "Venice Carnival" and you will find it here, on top of this down the edges I have used a punched out border using a Tonic Border Punch, and with a large heart shapped doily I placed the mounted image in the center of my base card with the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner.
To finish of I have used several sizes of pearls in three of the corners. And now that youve seen my Card I do hope you will pay a visit to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blogspot and see what the rest of the very talented Design Teams have created for yours inspiration and hopefully you to will want to take part in this "Anything Goes" 3 week Challenge.
This Card is to be entered in the following Challenges:-
http://www.2creativechicks.com/ 
http://alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.ca/ 
http://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://craftytimechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 
http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.nz/ 
http://cccdigicreations.blogspot.co.nz/ 
http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/