tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729460234451796382024-02-19T09:23:40.509+00:00Flowers and FlutterbysPaula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-68280892676198668942012-04-28T19:19:00.000+01:002012-04-28T19:19:00.526+01:00Announcements... and a blogging break!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hiya everyone (if there is anyone still reading?) </div>
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You may have noticed I've been a bit hit and miss lately with blogging... (well I say 'lately' I've never been brilliant...lol)</div>
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well here's the reason...</div>
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Some of you may already know from my announcement on my other blog, and my DT buddies already know...</div>
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<b>We are expecting!!</b></div>
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<b>(Due in 14 weeks!)</b></div>
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We are all really excited to be adding a new member to our family... and found out at our scan a few weeks ago that we are having another little man...</div>
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and here he is....</div>
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I'd also like to take the opportunity wish my 'not so little' other little man a VERY happy 13th Birthday!! </div>
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Love you loads matey!!</div>
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So my life is going to be turned upside down very soon, which is why I've made the difficult decision to step down from my DT position at Sketch Saturday...</div>
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I was starting to find card making a chore, which isn't good... and I wasn't being fair on Jo and the rest of the 'saturdays' as I was forgetting to post my cards most weeks!! (yep...baby brain!!) </div>
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So I say a sad farewell to the gorgeous ladies at Sketch Saturday... :( </div>
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Jo... you are amazing!! Thanks for having me... you are a STAR... and a wonderful person!!</div>
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I'm so thrilled to have been a part of such a talented and friendly team!</div>
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well... as the only posts on here were my DT cards... I guess that means I won't have anything to post anymore...</div>
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I'll post an update when my lil fella arrives... but other than that I'll be taking a break from this blog....</div>
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Catch you all later!!</div>
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oh, before I go here's the 2 DT cards I forgot to post....</div>
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<br />Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-49428148021884297732012-04-07T14:45:00.000+01:002012-04-07T14:45:42.935+01:00Sketch Saturday #202 My DT week...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi all!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah, I've been missing for a couple of weeks... I'm a bit mojoless at the moment... and my head is all over the place... I even forgot to post my <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> card last week!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(i'll post it another time!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heres my card for this week though... following a <a href="http://unicorncrafter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/chocolate-monster-card.html">sketch</a> by ME...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are sponsored this week by <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/">Tiddly Inks</a>... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and theres a fab prize of a $10 shopping spree up for grabs...!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heres my card... for some reason the photo is showing all grainy... not sure what i've done to it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The SUPER CUTE image is <a href="http://www.tiddlyinks.com/wryn-close-to-my-heart/">Wryn</a> from <a href="http://www.tiddlyinks.com/wryn-close-to-my-heart/">Tiddly inks</a>... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">aint she cute??? I loved colouring her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's been coloured with promarkers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers I think are all echo park and MME all from my scraps box...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentiment is from the Greetings farm Spotlight set... I stamped parts of the stamp separately so I could make it fit the card better...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Added some little flourish die cuts for a bit of 'something extra' </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some dew drops and doodling to finish...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-52338611693784763972012-03-17T12:50:00.000+00:002012-03-17T12:50:59.545+00:00Sketch Saturday (Gorjuss Mum)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Afternoon!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry this post is a bit late... I've been catching up on a bit of housework this morning... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shhhh... I know crafting is more important, but I don't think the craft fairy noticed! ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.co.uk/">Sketch Saturday</a> the fabulous Jo has provided us with yet another SUPER DOOPER sketch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(when doesn't she?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to use it to make one of my 2 needed mothers day cards... (you'll see the other next week ;))</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always find that when my mojo is a bit 'off' I can give it a little boost by colouring up a <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_55">gorjuss girl</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do still have a BIG place in my heart for these...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's coloured with Promarkers and pencils...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this sketch is great for using up scraps of paper... so thats 3 bits used out of my thousands of bits...lol!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">think they are all either MME or Echo park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've hand drawn a panel on Kraft to incorporate the scallops needed for the sketch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The image is mounted on a nestie shape which I've coloured with a promarker, and then stamped a few little blooms on to it... (not sure where the stamp came from)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the 'you're the best' is the words from a <a href="http://bunnyzoescrafts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_164_165&products_id=4357">whimsy stamp</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've hand cut the 'MUM'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">risson, flowers buttons etc... from stash...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-7143744030153431982012-03-03T08:17:00.000+00:002012-03-03T08:17:57.688+00:00Sketch Saturday... on the RIGHT day...go me!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morning all!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">phew! I've literally JUST managed to get my card posted to <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> by the skin of my teeth... with just a couple of minutes to spare...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND, I'm posting it here on the right day!! now thats progress!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fab start to the weekend, up nice and early, and things going to plan so far... all we need now is a nice sunny day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week over at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a>, its the oh so talented <a href="http://brossartaddiction.blogspot.com/">Tracey's</a> turn to provide a sketch for us... and its a beauty!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are SOOO lucky to be sponsored by the amazing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaturatedCanaryDigis">Krista Smith</a> who has generously offered 2 <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaturatedCanaryDigis">Saturated Canary</a> digis for the lucky winner... woooohooooo!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the 'Saturdays' have used Kristas digis this week... and there are some literally STUNNING creations... make sure you check them out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are a mix of bits and bobs from my scrap draw... I think mostly MME, and echo park...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didnt want anything too flowery, as she's not really a 'girly girl', so just made a little rolled flower from kraft to add a bit of 'something'.... a few buttons, bit of ribbon and some sparkly 'dots'...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'lil' was hand written on kraft, and layered on foam pads...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the SIS is letters from a crate paper set... I coloured over the original light blue colour with a promarker...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bit of doodling here and there...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">et voila!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">see you soon!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxxxxxxxxxxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-64988722059167594762012-02-26T11:08:00.000+00:002012-02-26T11:08:02.097+00:00Sketch Saturday #196 wee little birdies...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morning all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yep, I know, I've done it again!! I'm a day late!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shhh though, I don't think anyone noticed... ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were up and about late yesterday, and had loads to catch up on while hubby was off work...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we spent the evening with his Mum and Dad, as we didn't get to spend long with them Friday on their Wedding Anniversary...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lazy day today though, fingers crossed!! Lovely chicken casserole for dinner, and hopefully a bit of crafty time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heres my DT card for this weeks <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a>... and my MIL and FIL's 44th Anniversary card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">using another FABBY sketch from Jo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The supercute lil birdies are from <a href="http://www.weestamps.com/?page_id=27">Wee Stamps</a>... thought they were absolutely perfect...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've coloured them with promarkers, and cut them out, so I could attach their little swing to a bit of bakers twine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the papers are all sorts... mostly some that the lovely <a href="http://mscrapping.blogspot.com/">Maria</a> has sent me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've used a Marianne designs frame die, cut in half, to add a bit of detail to the main image mount.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Added some flowers to the swing, and a rub on and some doodled letters for the sentiment...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">doodled the edges, and an couple of hearts and thats about it... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pop over to <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> to see the GORGEOUS work from the other Saturdays</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we are sponsored this week by the <a href="http://www.thecraftbarn.co.uk/">Craft Barn</a>... and theres a FAB £15 voucher up for grabs!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxxxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-18237571593249281662012-02-19T15:13:00.000+00:002012-02-19T15:13:37.050+00:00Sketch Saturday.... on a Sunday...<div align="center">Yep, I've been back a week, and already I'm late... LOL!!</div><div align="center">You know me by now...</div><div align="center">its been a nightmare week here with one thing and another... everything seems to have broken all at the same time! BOTH the main pc, AND the laptop have decided to give up on us! then yesterday I couldn't get the camera to work, this morning the bloomin' mouse wasn't playing!! GRRRR so its amazing that I'm posting anything at all!!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">oh, and on top of all that the car is in the garage YET AGAIN!! but thats not unusual this year, its there more than it is here... sigh...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">right...moan out of the way, I'll quickly share my <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> (on a Sunday) card with you...</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">The photo is pretty poor I'm afraid.... its either been too dull, or too bright where I normally take pics... and the camera doesn't seem to have saved any of the settings I normally use.... </div><div align="center">still, its marginally better than the one I originally posted on the <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> blog...</div><div align="center">I'll try harder next week, I promise... ;)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The GORGEOUS image is Butterfly Girl from <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=47_118&sort=3a&page=5">funky kits</a> (I can't see her on the site at the mo... not sure if she's OOS, or if I'm just being a bit stoooopid)</div><div align="center">The papers are echo park and MME, and the main BG is Kraft...</div><div align="center">Sentiment is from The Greeting Farm..</div><div align="center">rest from stash....</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Do pop over to <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> to see the AMAZING samples from the 'Saturdays' </div><div align="center">this week we are being sponsored by <a href="http://www.stampfairy.com/">Stamp Fairy</a>, and some of the girls have made GORGEOUS cards with the super cute <a href="http://www.stampfairy.com/">Stamp fairy</a> digis...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Catch you later </div><div align="center">xxxxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-37947627791704275552012-02-11T12:05:00.000+00:002012-02-11T12:05:45.118+00:00Surprise!!!! .....Guess who!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is there anybody there???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blimey its been a LOOOOOONG time since I've posted isn't it? Sorry for just dissapearing like that, things just went a bit weird here for a while....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyway, I don't really need to talk about it, and you don't really want to read about it, so lets leave that where it is and move on...lol!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All that matters is.... I'm BACK!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">okay, before I show you some cardage... I'd like to just apologise to a couple of people....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maria, and the Simply Sassy girls... I feel awful for having to just desert you the way I did, I got the BEST chance ever to join such an AMAZING team, and ended up letting you down... :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maria... I know you understand though, and thanks for being so great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And... Jo, and the <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> girls... Sorry for being away for so long....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Jo, thanks for all your support and understanding, and thanks so much for just being you! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> is SO important to me, and I love being a part of it, I'm SO pleased to be back!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So... after all that waffle, here is my DT card for this weeks BRILLIANT sketch from Jo...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, I havent made a single card for 5 months, so I am a little out of practice... and me being me, decided to return on a rather tricky sketch.... lol!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but all things considered, I'm fairly pleased with how this turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gorgeous little Cherry bug is from <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/">Tiddlyinks</a> (CUTE!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's coloured with promarkers </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the papers are from the <a href="http://www.craftyemmasstore.co.uk/ourshop/cat_286830-6x6-Designer-Papers.html">Echo park Happy Days</a> pad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and... did you notice what I used for the 'happy'? yep... the letters from the title on the front of the pad... CLEVER????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stamped 'birthday' below it, not sure where the stamp came fom...oops</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">added a few buttons, a bow, a bit of enamel accents, and some doodling (boy have I missed doodling!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and thats it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you likey?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we ae sponsored this week by <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/StoreFront">Simon Says Stamp</a>, and thees a MASSIVE $25 up for grabs...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what are you waiting for?...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting me!! be sure to come back soon... I hope to have some more crafty offerings to show you, AND I have some EXCITING news!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/"><em>Papertake weekly</em></a><em> - Anything goes</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/"><em>Birthday sundaes</em></a><em> - Birthday card</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-78642197620928818542011-09-19T18:40:00.002+01:002011-09-19T18:40:39.859+01:00Simply Sassy Blog Hop winner...<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The lucky winner of the gorgeous 'Tiffany' from the Simply Sassy blog hop is...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stempelkobold.blogspot.com/">Dominique</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Congrats!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">please contact me with your address...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxxxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-74550475939371844582011-09-17T10:00:00.002+01:002011-09-17T10:00:05.363+01:00Simply Sassy Blog hop!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hiya... Great to see you!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm SO EXCITED to be posting this today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its my first Simply Sassy Blog hop, and let me tell you... these new images are AMAZING!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You've been seeing sneek peeks over on the <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/images/logo.jpg">Simply Sassy blog</a> this week, but you havent seen all of the images yet....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and today I'm showing you, your very first glance at 'Tiffany'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And I'll also be giving her away to one Lucky winner courtesy of Funky Kits... (More about that later)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you didn't start at the <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/images/logo.jpg">The Simply Sassy blog</a>... head back there to start the hop...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you've been there already, then FAB... you are in the right place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now...... The gorgeous Tiffany!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've coloured her with promarkers... and added her some Kraft 'wings' (Stamped with the large butterfly from the Greeting Fram Spotlight set)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are allsorts... Prima, Basic Grey, Echo Park...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentiment stamp is from Whimsy Stamps... (Its actually a postage stamp, but I just stamped the text)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a stempelglede grunge scroll to ad a flourish at the top...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The large heart is cut from Basic Grey paper, and glazed with crackle glaze...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've created the 'grass' with swirls from a hot chocolate stamp...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mesh is from an old top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The metal 'wish' is a charm with the loop cut off...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a few heart buttons and doodling, and thats it....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next stop on the hop is.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://kruemelsbastelblog.blogspot.com/">Kathrin</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>But before you go... be sure to leave me a comment if you'd like to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">WIN</span> 'TIFFANY'</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I'll pick ONE lucky commentor, who will win the stamp I've used....</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>You have until Monday 19th Noon (GMT) to leave a comment, and I will announce the winner the following day!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Good Luck!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>xxxxxxxx</b></div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-61548961234348967702011-09-10T14:43:00.000+01:002011-09-10T14:43:58.127+01:00Sketch Saturday #172 Hello you!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Afternoon all...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah...I'm late again! You'd be worried if I wasn't ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its Sketch Saturday time again...and Jo's come up trumps with another FAB sketch! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be honest, I was dreading this sketch... not sure why...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm starting to wonder if I have a problem with symmetry... (perhaps cos I'm a bit odd! ;))</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyways... in the end I didn't struggle as much as I thought I would... and I quite like the outcome...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Apologies for the rubbish photos, I made this card quite late yesterday... an there was NO light at all!</div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway... </div><div style="text-align: center;">The gorgeous stamp is one of my favourites from The Greeting Farm... Dahlia</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've coloured her with promarkers...</div><div style="text-align: center;">The papers are Echo Park Summer Days and Happy ays Available from <a href="http://www.craftyemmasstore.co.uk/">Crafty Emmas Store</a>...</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Brackets are a stamp from The Greeting Farm Spotlight set... You can get this fro a fab price at the mo from <a href="http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12_97_168">Quixotic Paperie</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The 'hello' sentiment is made using individual letters from a mix of different stamps... some stamped directly onto the card, and some raised with foam pads on white card.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 'You' is part of a sentiment from the greeting farm spotlight set...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To finish I've added some clouds cut from an Echo Park paper, and some doodled 'stems' with heart button 'flowers'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thats about it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting today!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula </div><div style="text-align: center;">xxxx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-32824252349235089962011-09-08T11:58:00.000+01:002011-09-08T11:58:02.334+01:00Here for you...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hiya peoples...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry I'm not posting much at the moment... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As well as trying to get the house back in to 'some sort' of order after the summer holidays... and lots of 'behind the scenes' crafting, I'm also a bit preoccupied with family stuff and my MOJO has taken a bit of a beating...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sure I'll be back to normal soon... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyhoo... I do have something to share with you today....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday was my turn to share some inspiration on the <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">Simply Sassy blog</a>... but I was having trouble with blogger, and didn't manage to post on here... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so, a day late...here's a card featuring the SOOOO gorgeous<a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1432"> Luv a Latte</a> from Sugar Nellie...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHqvWRphnUOx2KTnVxm0tsRJdYqEpNb6myn8XxKtnA35ag4QSvZvevPuQs9vme_dIwGwSq6JhkY3HrWEuix3ShumF3ZkVD59LK9wkUvrpvwD0MnAP9hwDyg88kcuVy5yvC_THZawPxdQ/s1600/DSC00367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHqvWRphnUOx2KTnVxm0tsRJdYqEpNb6myn8XxKtnA35ag4QSvZvevPuQs9vme_dIwGwSq6JhkY3HrWEuix3ShumF3ZkVD59LK9wkUvrpvwD0MnAP9hwDyg88kcuVy5yvC_THZawPxdQ/s1600/DSC00367.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've coloured her with promarkers and pencils...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are a mix of MME and Prima...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tabs at the bottom are just circles punched from Kraft, cut in half ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've stamped a teeny heart onto each one for a bit of interest... the stamp is from an old elzybells set </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Thanks Jane)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the little swirls are also from this set... and are actually from a hot chocolate mug... I just stamped the bit I wanted...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'here for you' is the text from one of the whimsy stamps postage stamps sentiment set... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">doodling, flowers, ribbon and enamel accents.... and thats it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/">Gingersnap Creations</a>... Gal pals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/">Deep ocean challenges</a> - Hearts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/">My Time to Craft-</a> Just between Friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/">Sentimental Sundays</a> - Thinking of you/Sympathy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting today!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-84604252882497278802011-09-03T20:33:00.000+01:002011-09-03T20:33:30.290+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good evening!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm a bit late posting this! Sorry SS teamies!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week over at <a href="http://www.sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a>, its the lovely<a href="http://lisahjulberg.blogspot.com/"> Lisa's</a> turn to design the sketch for us...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heres my card using it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've used Friday from The Greeting Farm, coloured with promarkers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The purple paper is Echo park, and I've stamped around the edges with a stempelglede grunge scroll stamp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The music note paper I found in my stash...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'party' benner is all hand cut from scraps off MME papers and Kraft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A strip of Kraft at the bottom, some doodling and enamel accents, and thats about it...</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> this week we are sponsored by Lisa's own store <a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/">The Crafts Meow</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and theres a fab prize up for grabs...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">pop over</a> and check it out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula xxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-58065270256243423662011-09-02T19:49:00.000+01:002011-09-02T19:49:39.357+01:00Happy Hugs...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Evening all... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its been a few days since I posted hasn't it??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you notice!?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went away for the bank holiday, and got back late Wednesday night... Yesterday I was exhausted, and I've spent today catching up...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didnt realise that I hadn't scheduled a post on here for Wednesday when it was my turn to post on the <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/2011/08/happy-hugs.html">Simply Sassy blog</a>... oops!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heres the card I made using the adorable <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1418">My Friend Kitty</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xxs05bMUYV9UalChVrcbu5LLiJoWTYBYgHIiXbsGwDo6-_v0OgD-TcWim6-0bRrvQ8TSx0_Ra1FaPJlnRlDJG7OcjHWmD3xvO1XUZ52G5lNp-cMBDNZhc74CvcB1yGUWuShjF2kFZ4I/s1600/DSC002232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xxs05bMUYV9UalChVrcbu5LLiJoWTYBYgHIiXbsGwDo6-_v0OgD-TcWim6-0bRrvQ8TSx0_Ra1FaPJlnRlDJG7OcjHWmD3xvO1XUZ52G5lNp-cMBDNZhc74CvcB1yGUWuShjF2kFZ4I/s1600/DSC002232.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've coloured her with Promarkers and pencils...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are a mix of different MME and kraft</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZVs4OLgqbS4nIk7AbF411zk3SFEExJ8v0_zgNgjimI9wH_bSdGpDft9YGlWH-k7e5rX74IchLHLRlbK9QFd1ALTloXoE6zrNoIdlfWDU21s8INfFVblUDMhljHCwLpZh1MWw8tpsbAVJ/s1600/DSC002242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZVs4OLgqbS4nIk7AbF411zk3SFEExJ8v0_zgNgjimI9wH_bSdGpDft9YGlWH-k7e5rX74IchLHLRlbK9QFd1ALTloXoE6zrNoIdlfWDU21s8INfFVblUDMhljHCwLpZh1MWw8tpsbAVJ/s1600/DSC002242.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a rolled Kraft flower at the bottom with a button centre</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The die cut letters are from a crate paper kit... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clouds are hand doodled and cut</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the ric rac and heart buttons are from my stash...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've followed the fab sketch at <a href="http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-44-sketch.html">Fussy and Fancy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQHWN0cNv4ccUJ7iWDJn0pFClQLOjutFtfdbF7z-4SlWMBcczrH6vDeWr9RlR7LNFNz-_rX4S4EZeDDKiYZ9TO68ulKJdjgwq2RdDaUtrWdt4CE_RKaa8WGUnMMJWE_riMMvbPvUMRZy7/s1600/FUSSY+AND+FANCY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQHWN0cNv4ccUJ7iWDJn0pFClQLOjutFtfdbF7z-4SlWMBcczrH6vDeWr9RlR7LNFNz-_rX4S4EZeDDKiYZ9TO68ulKJdjgwq2RdDaUtrWdt4CE_RKaa8WGUnMMJWE_riMMvbPvUMRZy7/s200/FUSSY+AND+FANCY.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I'd also like to enter my card in the following challenges...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/">I love Promarkers</a> - anything goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/">Simon says</a> - anything goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/">Passion for Promarkers</a> - anything goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be back tomorrow with my sketch Saturday card...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-34120168064465473612011-08-27T08:00:00.001+01:002011-08-27T08:00:04.830+01:00Sketch Saturday #170 Joy with Fluffy Stuff...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Saturday peoples!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you are all okay? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">its time for another YUMMY <a href="http://www.sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> Sketch.... YAY!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heres my DT card...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptmwxCZz-mUEPmIQOISh_me_CvXKXDx49ldO_ziLCaoAB6td3AuNMRHEQPEmZUIim6B45QOc9hiVBrD25MZcdHLP_l4jMNegXLF45tuilQOFHBaN9IoaUBiROu0PNL4jzbLl8SP9XgFA/s1600/DSC001572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptmwxCZz-mUEPmIQOISh_me_CvXKXDx49ldO_ziLCaoAB6td3AuNMRHEQPEmZUIim6B45QOc9hiVBrD25MZcdHLP_l4jMNegXLF45tuilQOFHBaN9IoaUBiROu0PNL4jzbLl8SP9XgFA/s1600/DSC001572.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've used some new stash for this... the super cute Gorjuss stamp, which I got from <a href="http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/">Quixotic Paperie</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've stamped her with Rich Cocoa ink, instead of black for a bit of a change...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and coloured with promarkers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are MME, and Prima.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see the fluffy snow on the tree and the 'ground'???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was lucky enough to win a £10 <a href="http://www.joannasheen.com/">Joanna Sheen</a> voucher a couple of weeks ago at the <a href="http://glittergeeks.blogspot.com/">Glitter Geeks</a> challenge </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I bought a snow maker pen... OMG how fun is it watching it puff up!!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I went over the top a bit with it, but I like the effect...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also bought the scattered text stamp which I've used for the circle background... its by creative expressions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">heres a side view... you can see the 'snow' a bit better I think...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Yik9O6VI35bWXuYkjjtvpVgqBSMRJDqD57VhpfrH8GnowPLvZ3m_PndVa3Jvvzceao0CHE8RVX7DSPfnozBXFLCGUKgdv9VDL-sm10E5FpL4uPlUnwnC5U2tt-kRf3Kvihzb37y13OE/s1600/DSC001582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Yik9O6VI35bWXuYkjjtvpVgqBSMRJDqD57VhpfrH8GnowPLvZ3m_PndVa3Jvvzceao0CHE8RVX7DSPfnozBXFLCGUKgdv9VDL-sm10E5FpL4uPlUnwnC5U2tt-kRf3Kvihzb37y13OE/s1600/DSC001582.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'Joy' is alphabet stickers from a crate paper kit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've cut the lace border with a martha stewart punch....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and to finish added my 'usuals' don't need to say it anymore...lol!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you like??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are sponsored this week by the <a href="http://www.thecraftbarn.co.uk/">Craft Barn</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://samueltaylors.blogspot.com/">Samuel Taylors</a> - Christmas with a rubber stamp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/">Wags and Whiskers</a> - Outdoor Fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/">Aud Sentiments</a> - Anything Goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting today!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula xx</div><br />
Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-24067021846395155772011-08-24T17:00:00.000+01:002011-08-24T17:00:03.330+01:00Boy oh boy...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evenin' all....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do hope you are all having a wonderful week so far! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The weather has been positively glorious here today... hope everyone else is having some sunshine too!?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">its my turn to share some inspiration over on the <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">Simply Sassy</a> blog today, and I thought we'd have something different....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a BOY'S card..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've used <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1641">No 1 fan</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">just look at his cheeky little face!! I LOVE him!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ-hHsCZZ_d2PgbQxZK8m5ZZMeKKmWBF3RiPSxnfMKdflsL8hTeu8oHPTubayBVFUEvaYNba2jDCF5IZuc-fZUx2JeKjXoutniboi3OkGDP1-01dvRvFuNsPcN8F_UEBswzDsjwJ-k6E/s1600/DSC001452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZ-hHsCZZ_d2PgbQxZK8m5ZZMeKKmWBF3RiPSxnfMKdflsL8hTeu8oHPTubayBVFUEvaYNba2jDCF5IZuc-fZUx2JeKjXoutniboi3OkGDP1-01dvRvFuNsPcN8F_UEBswzDsjwJ-k6E/s1600/DSC001452.jpg" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know he can come and live with you for just <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1641">£4.29!!! </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">then you can pinch his little cheeks as much as you like!!<br />
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I've coloured him with promarkers and pencils<br />
The papers are all MME, mostly from the same pad, which is unlike me!<br />
The happy birthday sentiment is from a cuddly buddly set, which the lovely Jane bought me<br />
(Thanks Jane!!... yep she is too generous!!)<br />
and the alphabet stickers are crate paper from the orbit collection...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_aTxZRZEycO4SOnsdq1wxGTzt1vj6HGbfXcdIZRyLxa-FrENgE288c-s_sVBhlF2dkDksIjw33cDq6AUJ_gQNTytdM9b343aOE0p_9UA09EJD5CtOoj3qJNfSgJVKxBLIblr1uSf04I/s1600/DSC001442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_aTxZRZEycO4SOnsdq1wxGTzt1vj6HGbfXcdIZRyLxa-FrENgE288c-s_sVBhlF2dkDksIjw33cDq6AUJ_gQNTytdM9b343aOE0p_9UA09EJD5CtOoj3qJNfSgJVKxBLIblr1uSf04I/s1600/DSC001442.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The arrow and the bracket are from the greeting farm spotlight kit... LOL!!! you are so sick of me saying that arent you!!??? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sat this card on my desk last night, and I couldn't help feeling there was just a little bit of something missing....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO I just cut the little tabs at the top and bottom, and it really made a difference!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">other than a bit of doodling, and the enamel accents... thats about it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/">A spoonful of sugar</a> - Happy Birthday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/">Cards for men</a> - Anything goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamps r us</a> - Anything goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/">Sentimental Sundays</a> - Birthday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/">Sprakles forum</a> - For the boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula xx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-30844566558016951652011-08-23T20:35:00.001+01:002011-08-23T20:40:24.416+01:00Timeless Tickled Pink Anniversary card...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello all!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you've had a lovely weekend??? hasn't been too bad here weatherwise... although today its a bit sticky... bit too warm in my craft room :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I'm sharing my Hubby's Anniversary card.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its a month away yet... but I had an idea so went with it while I was inspired...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ibz02NtcN-218ZZnOz7nK6k-7Go0K09itpRirUrpIgvUyyrLx42_5mky6Vi6Ea7zp288KSyyn_j8lZOqQgBpppV7Cy6rtt2JLxpUBcJw-Luw_VftSthnMVS13iCoPbCCRBalCKGIIog/s1600/DSC001412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ibz02NtcN-218ZZnOz7nK6k-7Go0K09itpRirUrpIgvUyyrLx42_5mky6Vi6Ea7zp288KSyyn_j8lZOqQgBpppV7Cy6rtt2JLxpUBcJw-Luw_VftSthnMVS13iCoPbCCRBalCKGIIog/s1600/DSC001412.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these <a href="http://www.tickledpinkstamps.com.au/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=137_138_140">Tickled Pink Victorian Steampunk image</a>s SO much... and thought these 2 were perfect together... I merged them (only a tiny bit) in my graphics program, and enlarged them so they would be the focal point of my card...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingS7FOcQK6SqMXgSdZ_CGantl03nipY0bYE6XEzXUPXpU3WuZLJEHPaswTdbCGuiKj6uvhbfLsFdI49PUJ0E4ZA5f3OGkGcjiyysYOO0a-N82sQL3GecVurKEC8ZPHftW4W3OcsFPYbc/s1600/DSC001422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingS7FOcQK6SqMXgSdZ_CGantl03nipY0bYE6XEzXUPXpU3WuZLJEHPaswTdbCGuiKj6uvhbfLsFdI49PUJ0E4ZA5f3OGkGcjiyysYOO0a-N82sQL3GecVurKEC8ZPHftW4W3OcsFPYbc/s1600/DSC001422.jpg" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can grab Evie and Luca <a href="http://www.tickledpinkstamps.com.au/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=137_138_140">HERE</a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've coloured them with promarkers and pencils... </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Stripy paper is MME and the Blue paper is Prima...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stamped the border on the blue panel with the stempelglede grunge scroll.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clock was a freebie DIGI</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (at the moment I'm struggling to find the link of where I got it... I will update as soon as I can)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I printed it onto Kraft and attached some black chain to it (this was off an old top!!, I'm all for recycling!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The heart is handcut from red cardstock, and glazed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a flower to Evies hair... a hand written sentiment, and some doodling and enamel accents....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and thats it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've made this card with the following challenges in mind....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tickledpinkstampschallenges.blogspot.com/">Tickled Pink</a> - Anything Goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/">Top Tip Tuesday</a> - Masculine card</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/">Fabulous Fridays</a> - Clocks and Timepieces</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/">Shopping our stash</a> - Red, Ribbon or roses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/">Cards for men</a> - Anything goes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by tonight....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula xxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-88046947963305184772011-08-20T08:00:00.000+01:002011-08-20T08:00:11.130+01:00Sketch Saturday Sweetness!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well Hello there! Thanks for visiting me today!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are all well, and have a lovely weekend planned??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing planned here, Hubby has been at work virtually non stop over the summer hols, and it looks like he will be busy for at least the next week..... sigh!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway... onwards with the show...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all know what Saturday means don't we...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YEP, another FABBY <a href="http://www.sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> Sketch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be honest, when I looked at this weeks, I thought I was going to struggle, I'm not usually too good at working with 'wonky' sketches... LOL!! but this came together fairly easily...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHkgR-42r6YmG8rrpQ671MK7gW5pF4FKiLINkhONtZuw2O6i64AxaGjLHp2TGNLDQ_xJ0YnPQU6ouYV_QHNlNDvq2MbigFIdvmPCIaZlF8E2ytc1e61kqRof_RZWUMMNcKvKP687Vs1M/s1600/DSC001322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHkgR-42r6YmG8rrpQ671MK7gW5pF4FKiLINkhONtZuw2O6i64AxaGjLHp2TGNLDQ_xJ0YnPQU6ouYV_QHNlNDvq2MbigFIdvmPCIaZlF8E2ytc1e61kqRof_RZWUMMNcKvKP687Vs1M/s1600/DSC001322.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Gorgeous 'Some Odd Girl' Stamp was a Birthday pressie from the gorgeous Jane!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (Thanks again Jane!! MWAH!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You would not believe the bad luck I've had with this stamp... I stamped her out a couple of weeks ago, along with others on the same paper, was colouring another image up, and dropped a purple promarker right on her face!!! Then last week stamped her again, and ended up dropping the paper on the floor where the dog had just come in with muddy paws!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought she was just determined she wasn't going on a card!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Third time lucky though...phew!!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created a background paper using Kraft card, which I stamped random cupcake images on... </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(The cupcake stamp came in a set with the 'you're so sweet' sentiment which Jane bought me for last years Birthday!!! Thanks again Jane!!! I think it was elzybells)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I coloured all the little cupcakes with pencils, and added a few dots of enamel accents...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lg89gVRST_Okbg9KlvFQjdcLKFJUE1vGm_vhfN2g08eeLG_xQde_Mo5mf6pK1xatVjUFCSZ5iorYcTXEZA8w_YO6WqZ5EXXaR6VyX9e0jE6XgoMnDMYS-f3k9EhaKngRecK45DOu_ys/s1600/DSC001332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lg89gVRST_Okbg9KlvFQjdcLKFJUE1vGm_vhfN2g08eeLG_xQde_Mo5mf6pK1xatVjUFCSZ5iorYcTXEZA8w_YO6WqZ5EXXaR6VyX9e0jE6XgoMnDMYS-f3k9EhaKngRecK45DOu_ys/s1600/DSC001332.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other papers are MME from various collections... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">except for the black and white dotty strips, which were again made using one of the accessories from the greeting farm spotlight kit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stamped another cupcake, coloured with promarkers, and added a little heart on top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'Thanks' sentiment is from CC designs (Amy R summer set)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish I added some flowers from my stash, some doodling, and some more enamel accents...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd like to enter this into the following challenges....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/">Simon Says Stamp</a> - Food and Drink</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/">Tip Top Tuesday</a> - Thanks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/">Creative stamp Friends</a> - Create your own background</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.com/">Hooked on crafts</a> - Sweet treats</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/">The Crafty Pad</a> - Cute and Girly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much for visiting!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula xxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-65478455771416203742011-08-18T08:34:00.001+01:002011-08-18T10:17:52.127+01:00A Sassy Hello! And A Simple Cloud Tutorial...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Morning all!!How goes it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you see I'd posted a tutorial over on the <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">Simply Sassy</a> blog this morning?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its on how I create a chalked cloud backgound... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I have to say there are MUCH better ones out there, but I wanted to show an EASY version...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">pop over there and have a looksie</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heres a card I've made using the Chalked clouds... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tLom0wzwUqhiP8Y0BpYKAG-0CyoScz1z1BpeeXushB4uEDHfswaho31w7uUp66UIgmc2FGFB91MrpTKu9f-ArTiR6ycCkP5FIDMXjY9bHf7PjsWYfhi1F_h2ccpWLNv46L7HuE9BgG4/s1600/DSC00131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tLom0wzwUqhiP8Y0BpYKAG-0CyoScz1z1BpeeXushB4uEDHfswaho31w7uUp66UIgmc2FGFB91MrpTKu9f-ArTiR6ycCkP5FIDMXjY9bHf7PjsWYfhi1F_h2ccpWLNv46L7HuE9BgG4/s1600/DSC00131.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The GORGEOUS Simply Sassy stamp is <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1415">Hippie Chick</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've coloured her with my usual promarkers and pencils...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are all sorts... MME, Bo Bunny, Echo park, Prima...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've tried to make it look like she is holding a flower... this was a bit fiddly, I had to pierce holes through the image... think I might have pulled it off though...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've created some 'grass' for her to sit on with my promarkers... and then doodled 3 flower stems...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I punched some butterflies... and added some doodling and enamel accents....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwznkx75AnfG-3Nbbeh5FeRyxh8A3jWxPvncmEZbnhFQWirQxQRo9bLlAEZtOCERiE9SjgRmD6JGLQzxWlJHvuvbZ-3rAJ1CfPKj28rSDETLE-D_Ib2Vv3ORJCDLXgNOdFW38K8E2ceoQ/s1600/DSC00130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwznkx75AnfG-3Nbbeh5FeRyxh8A3jWxPvncmEZbnhFQWirQxQRo9bLlAEZtOCERiE9SjgRmD6JGLQzxWlJHvuvbZ-3rAJ1CfPKj28rSDETLE-D_Ib2Vv3ORJCDLXgNOdFW38K8E2ceoQ/s1600/DSC00130.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that's about it!....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I followed the sketch over at - <a href="http://clpchallenge.blogspot.com/">Crafting Lifes Pieces</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://gurleegirl.com/images/CLP/sketch/CLP-39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://gurleegirl.com/images/CLP/sketch/CLP-39.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/">Paper Sundaes</a> - Just Saying Hi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/">The Stamp Man</a> - Anything goes (summer colours)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/">My Mum's Craft Shop</a> - Summer<br />
<a href="http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/">Flutterby</a> - punches/diecuts<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much for all the lovely comments and emails you've been sending me!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I do kind of feel like I've found my mojo at long last!! remember when I was only posting on here once a week!?!?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back Saturday with my Sketch Saturday card!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula xxx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-13839701213760444932011-08-16T17:59:00.000+01:002011-08-16T17:59:42.079+01:00Have a groovy day....All white?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Two posts in one day???</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know!! I've shocked myself!<br />
Please scroll down for my Simply Sassy Spotlight card...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was going to save this for tomorrow, but its been made with challenges in mind and I'm so near to the deadline on one of them!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So... <a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/08/simon-says-all-white.html">Simon Says Stamp</a> are looking for all white cards... SO not in my comfort zone, but I had to give it a go...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heres my card... photo is not the best, its difficult enough to capture white cards anyway, but because I've added loads of sparkle, it was SO much worse!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to say, I quite like this card...(it looks SO much better IRL)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBKv-Snss7CxGI_Bj9Zcih6ZAHiWBBtiS97tItCflClZKiC4SXgB6HTwxA-YAwMOX6XH3vodmL3IHyf5SHnBFiAM4U3gyOBpifJ94ymOKsKoDVh2oi__4dQrYftHQMX2A50dA1fSNWw8/s1600/DSC00114new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBKv-Snss7CxGI_Bj9Zcih6ZAHiWBBtiS97tItCflClZKiC4SXgB6HTwxA-YAwMOX6XH3vodmL3IHyf5SHnBFiAM4U3gyOBpifJ94ymOKsKoDVh2oi__4dQrYftHQMX2A50dA1fSNWw8/s1600/DSC00114new.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The GORGEOUS Stamp is Friday from the Greeting Farm (I got her from <a href="http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12_97_160&products_id=2253">Quixotic Paperie</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't she FABULOUS??? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've coloured her with promarkers and pencils...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created the middle panel with a stamp from the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-24045/The-Greeting-Farm-SPOTLIGHT/Detail">greeting farm spotlight set</a>, and heat embossed it with starlight embossing powder... you can't see the shimmer too well in the photo, but it looks SO cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't heat embossed for YEARS, and I forgot how exciting it is watching the powder change... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">yeah, I need to get out more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentiment is from CC designs Amy R summer sentiments set...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a bit of enamel... cos I just couldn't leave the card as it was!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and added some extra glitter ..... here's a close up...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67Hb_g4sZFiJXKzCDOCqnPgY9xaV7M0Tcwt67wciEIRdGW5cLkjM4eXNH8RpOTtMF7spoxqImRg5vkQc0-sdKui_2OF_OpCI8wxOXvnjFWZrlb7WGeZLHsONXDbWWejjr7DexA8WeAwI/s1600/DSC00114s.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67Hb_g4sZFiJXKzCDOCqnPgY9xaV7M0Tcwt67wciEIRdGW5cLkjM4eXNH8RpOTtMF7spoxqImRg5vkQc0-sdKui_2OF_OpCI8wxOXvnjFWZrlb7WGeZLHsONXDbWWejjr7DexA8WeAwI/s1600/DSC00114s.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/">Crafters Companion</a> - Glitter and Glitz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/">Sir Stampalot</a> - Whatever you fancy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/">Creative stamp friends</a> - Create your own background</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/">Challenge up your Life</a> - no patterned paper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/">Cute Card Thursday</a> - Clean and Simple</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula xxx</div><br />
Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-15456124975747073792011-08-16T09:00:00.000+01:002011-08-16T09:00:11.752+01:00It's my turn in the Simply Sassy Spotlight...<div style="text-align: center;">Good Morning peoples!!<br />
Blimey its all go on here at the moment eh?<br />
Hope you are not getting fed up with me yet??<br />
<br />
Well, today I have some SUPER exciting news... the <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">Simply Sassy</a> Spotlight is shining on little ole me!!<br />
So <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">pop over</a> to see the cards Maria has picked out to show you (arrggghhhh embarrasing!)<br />
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As part of the spotlight procedure (sounds a bit medical!)<br />
I had to create a new Sassy card... and HERE it is my friends....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3sfnuPCKwenekbmYFTqn_-TCGjyGBBeijcbg8IbL6s7Dhsgeiz2pPjZSgzijUUCB1VyWtmEMhGRipasZxX4FGVPQ0zsE5h5X6bAQLjhvPCItyDBBzSFowS4A0psdMEKbM18LPMwny1U/s1600/DSC00056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3sfnuPCKwenekbmYFTqn_-TCGjyGBBeijcbg8IbL6s7Dhsgeiz2pPjZSgzijUUCB1VyWtmEMhGRipasZxX4FGVPQ0zsE5h5X6bAQLjhvPCItyDBBzSFowS4A0psdMEKbM18LPMwny1U/s1600/DSC00056.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The butterfly came first on this one... I was messing about stamping onto acetate... and I stamped the spotty butterfly from the greeting farm spotlight kit onto it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(are you sick of seeing me use this kit?... truthfully I don't have a huge amount of stash, so I do tend to use the same stuff over and over, AND theres SO much in it, and I love it...so there!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The butterfly body is just a pin, with paper wrapped around it, and 2 bits of wire...simples!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I made it, I realised how well it would go with the blue spotty paper from the Prima - Moulin Rouge set... so I ran with that....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The GORGEOUS stamp is <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1720">Butterfly Girl</a> by <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1720">Simply Sassy</a>... I LOVE her... just look at the expression on her face!! SO adorable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I coloured her to match the floral paper....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created the spotty tabs at the bottom, using one of the border strip stamps from the....sigh.....greeting farm spotlight set.... I just stamped it a few times, and then cut tabs from it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentiment stamp is cats life press which you can get from Crafty Emmas Store</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created the cloud background using chalks.... more about this later in the week ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">doodling (of course) and enamel (of course) and I'm done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I followed Maria's Sketch over at the <a href="http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/">Sugar Bowl</a>.... AGAIN!! (and rotated it... again!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jNNLlMbeZTk/TkL9S_TnSCI/AAAAAAAABdA/iQUcLsnhQqs/MTSB65%252520-%252520BLUE_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jNNLlMbeZTk/TkL9S_TnSCI/AAAAAAAABdA/iQUcLsnhQqs/MTSB65%252520-%252520BLUE_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'd also like to enter the following challenges...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/">Crafty Pad </a>- Cute and girly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/">CES</a> - Mix and match papers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/">Craft your days away</a> - Birthday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/2011/08/challenge-26.html">Card Making Mama's</a> - Birthday cards</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">and thanks Maria, for spotlighting me!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-64232179057883425162011-08-15T08:00:00.036+01:002011-08-15T08:09:37.656+01:00My little book of important people...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Howdy doody!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something a bit different today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an altered address book!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The whole idea of this actually came from the stamp.... YEP, another one that I HAD to have, but then wasn't sure how to use... She actually has a book, and some scissors on the stamp, but I cut them off (it didnt hurt... honest!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO, I kept thinking.... book, and people... and eventually.... THIS happened...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq5VTiavO7ACxieTwEFakNWrCpmLH5anYSMLluVEXsMM1LOyWWnqgVhDkR-2k-dycbuooXea-Lk-ahXBMuEdAFyi44NBQb9YgL-n9hvAxuKJQ-WVO0qfPf6XeSvTxQ2Zd4FCJGXuewkI/s1600/DSC00083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq5VTiavO7ACxieTwEFakNWrCpmLH5anYSMLluVEXsMM1LOyWWnqgVhDkR-2k-dycbuooXea-Lk-ahXBMuEdAFyi44NBQb9YgL-n9hvAxuKJQ-WVO0qfPf6XeSvTxQ2Zd4FCJGXuewkI/s1600/DSC00083.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took the 'book' idea and cut a load of strips from an old book... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(being careful to omit any swear words... titter!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stuck them all over the front of an existing address book I had...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a couple of bits of fabric at the opening...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLl8aWQ9vbYSay-mUwpPneYKpXGJirANDbpb28y2pgiMoG1igNLthQ0zX1_9v3cNCSx5zaegzbYTI0fydCqb54sIoT0DVDXWvzBXBAr9l-jrTS4aaA-v_flFO_gUTpzs4fp3o55hxZsA/s1600/DSC00087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLl8aWQ9vbYSay-mUwpPneYKpXGJirANDbpb28y2pgiMoG1igNLthQ0zX1_9v3cNCSx5zaegzbYTI0fydCqb54sIoT0DVDXWvzBXBAr9l-jrTS4aaA-v_flFO_gUTpzs4fp3o55hxZsA/s1600/DSC00087.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The super gorgeous stamp is obviously one of the new gorjuss girls... I got her from <a href="http://www.bunnyzoescrafts.com/">Bunny Zoes </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's coloured with promarkers....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NOW the title.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had the INGENIUS idea of trying to find all the words I wanted, within the same book I used to cover the front... Do you know how long it takes to find the word 'BOOK' inside a book??? you'd think it would be easy... right? NOPE!!! suggestion.... don't bother....LOL!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyway, I got there in the end!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiGaaNfQcH5WndjBMWjXL8bDc8lM5B8lYRX_vAs-DpsGYs506u1Dhg-CMZzVqd4VyJZ4UV6tGgw_E8Q_b00X8rayP94oFa6in0W4upJ1dxUtWlxJs2fnFepHLOw9iASrtmtjXeMm0zMg/s1600/DSC00088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiGaaNfQcH5WndjBMWjXL8bDc8lM5B8lYRX_vAs-DpsGYs506u1Dhg-CMZzVqd4VyJZ4UV6tGgw_E8Q_b00X8rayP94oFa6in0W4upJ1dxUtWlxJs2fnFepHLOw9iASrtmtjXeMm0zMg/s1600/DSC00088.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a strip of Kraft up the edge, cut with a binder punch, and plopped on some ranger enamel accents in black.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tied some ribbon around the end, and added a star and key charm...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzexkpj4-pnX7Xsl3xpTAxQ40VwnLNbuIJFQzcdUeEsH4RWNlrTZuXtEWkCGJuS-ga705wdXK-0PXzJHgpso_qfj3-bFpU7oLM2wEsZ6WG7ABDdaTa1ka5V_Byxr9N_DhUTR4stAGk6U/s1600/DSC00089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzexkpj4-pnX7Xsl3xpTAxQ40VwnLNbuIJFQzcdUeEsH4RWNlrTZuXtEWkCGJuS-ga705wdXK-0PXzJHgpso_qfj3-bFpU7oLM2wEsZ6WG7ABDdaTa1ka5V_Byxr9N_DhUTR4stAGk6U/s1600/DSC00089.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">et voila!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you like it, I have to say it was so much fun to make, and looks much better than it did before!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I've got the urge to alter EVERYTHING now.... </div><div style="text-align: center;">;)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd like to enter this in the following challenges...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/">Allsorts</a> - Anything but a card</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/">Just us girls</a> - Alter a notebook</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/">Papercutz</a> - turquoise, red, white and black</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/">Crafty purple frog</a> - Anything but a card</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com/">7kids college fund</a> - Anything but a card</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting today!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula xxxxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-75949074159341304992011-08-14T14:24:00.001+01:002011-08-14T14:26:11.024+01:00You're the best!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Afternoon lovely people!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sun is out here!!! YAY!! its about time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not going to waste your time with waffle today... its all about the cardage...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is another little card... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xGc-iiGTnP-5h_rCMCOcrqlx9Q8yeuTtWfQivgUfwnIOZknz47I5G2WFKKBciWf0HySFmWBHs262tePoqcwYs1tYT6i6tBeeJb1mmturdx-DNXQFC6fjHgyfN-QYpmFTJTUheMEmJJ0/s1600/DSC00079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xGc-iiGTnP-5h_rCMCOcrqlx9Q8yeuTtWfQivgUfwnIOZknz47I5G2WFKKBciWf0HySFmWBHs262tePoqcwYs1tYT6i6tBeeJb1mmturdx-DNXQFC6fjHgyfN-QYpmFTJTUheMEmJJ0/s1600/DSC00079.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've used the beautiful <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1490">skater girl</a> from Simply Sassy... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's been coloured with promarkers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are Echo park - Victoria Gardens and Prima - Moulin Rouge I also cut a butterfly from some Laura Ashley paper I had stashed from YEARS ago!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stamped a flourish using a Stempelglede grunge scroll stamp, and cut it into a border...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The postage stamp sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made the flowers myself... one from some ribbon and a button and the other using rolled canvas and a dewdrop...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to finish, some doodling, and some enamel accents...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've made this for the following challenges</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've followed Marias fabulous sketch over at the <a href="http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/">Sugar Bowl</a>... (I rotated it)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jNNLlMbeZTk/TkL9S_TnSCI/AAAAAAAABdA/iQUcLsnhQqs/MTSB65%252520-%252520BLUE_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jNNLlMbeZTk/TkL9S_TnSCI/AAAAAAAABdA/iQUcLsnhQqs/MTSB65%252520-%252520BLUE_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/">Papertake</a> are asking for handmade flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/">CES</a> have a mix and match paper theme</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://glittergeeks.blogspot.com/">Glitter geeks</a> have a photo for inspiration</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgsh0K6os36BnhnKyVwK1g2ArPVjYH7yhRrAHoeVN-7xiL5dC2CHl55oC4eeqlve-DgQUn6relX9QqF_0NCan5JD-jmfBoRuRQSOdVahEGxA2VuKYOUgi_Ao_n6Ka3BGRa_uQKQailIfF/s200/glitter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgsh0K6os36BnhnKyVwK1g2ArPVjYH7yhRrAHoeVN-7xiL5dC2CHl55oC4eeqlve-DgQUn6relX9QqF_0NCan5JD-jmfBoRuRQSOdVahEGxA2VuKYOUgi_Ao_n6Ka3BGRa_uQKQailIfF/s200/glitter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and....<a href="http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/">The pink elephant </a>want to see butteflies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be back tomorrow with something completely different!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula xxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-33905451160903063752011-08-13T11:05:00.000+01:002011-08-13T11:05:57.154+01:00Sketch Saturday #168 Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Saturday peoples!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you are all well?? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had an unplanned lie in this morning! seriously... I didnt crawl out of bed until 9:45!! thats SO not like me! </div><div style="text-align: center;">still, I did go to bed with the headache of the century, so maybe that had something to do with it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I know you are wondering, cos you're that sort of bunch... yes I STILL have said headache... ouch!</div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, I'm behind with everything this morning, so I'd better get on with it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jo has designed another fabulous sketch for us over at <a href="http://www.sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a>... </div><div style="text-align: center;">LOVED it Jo...thanks!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's what I did with it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3dCzlWnDb8aMy51CoVMQi19vT9SXSjq2gn8HlKHyZdRUSGs3DLol8LNryb6uX-2qsYhaNQhxbu6rve3hRr0TY3397Y4grF2RGerrwSuoJEbGI1a2jEihyP2zklBJ7h1bfFO0wEIjSKc/s1600/DSC00075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3dCzlWnDb8aMy51CoVMQi19vT9SXSjq2gn8HlKHyZdRUSGs3DLol8LNryb6uX-2qsYhaNQhxbu6rve3hRr0TY3397Y4grF2RGerrwSuoJEbGI1a2jEihyP2zklBJ7h1bfFO0wEIjSKc/s1600/DSC00075.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet <a href="http://www.tickledpinkstamps.com.au/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=120_86_121">Steampunk Lilith</a> from Tickled Pink stamps!</div><div style="text-align: center;">God, I LOVE her!!...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever bought a stamp because you can't NOT buy it, and then can't for the life of you think how you'll use it!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">this was THAT stamp! I knew I HAD to have her, cos she's just so GORGEOUS!! I love her 'don't mess with me' attitude...it took me a while to think up a way of using her though!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway...my brain must have been working overtime yesterday, cos this just sort of came to me in a lightbulb moment! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(okay, I think we have just explained the headache!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdzJhkB8lCTi4Qdn38b7ih1-1BLBTnZcP134etzsMJ6I7jUYDgOC7y3Eke1ZQxIucJWxWfF_iupPozDsirv2EN4AkmGTlCzHI___1e6BhQkXi6NcZl9gvR4akRDySddKmPAqYH9SOgnw/s1600/DSC00076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdzJhkB8lCTi4Qdn38b7ih1-1BLBTnZcP134etzsMJ6I7jUYDgOC7y3Eke1ZQxIucJWxWfF_iupPozDsirv2EN4AkmGTlCzHI___1e6BhQkXi6NcZl9gvR4akRDySddKmPAqYH9SOgnw/s1600/DSC00076.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bit different for me again this one... </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've coloured Lilith with my promarkers...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to colour her hair red... cos I secretly want to be her!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The OH SO YUMMY papers are Prima - Moulin Rouge...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to say, I wasn't sure about these papers before I got them... they are SO well priced for the amount you get, so I figured they probably wouldn't be any good... BUT I am SO glad I tried them... they are really good quality, and such gorgeous designs.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I might have to get more!! I got them from <a href="http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/">Quixotic Paperie</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made the Yo-yo flower using some old trouser fabric, and added an old button from my old clothes stash!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The metal charms are actually suns, but I think they look like cogs! </div><div style="text-align: center;">got them off ebay...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I created the border at the top using a <a href="http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12_174&products_id=2097">stempelglede grunge scroll stamp </a> and just roughly cut around the swirls on one side...</div><div style="text-align: center;">to finish I just added a sentiment, and some enamel accents!!... (can you tell I love these at the moment??)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thats about it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">we are sponsored over at <a href="http://www.sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/">Sketch Saturday</a> by<a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/"> Simon Says Stamp</a>... </div><div style="text-align: center;">and theres a fab $25 voucher up for grabs...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeAxwdGK-4LKTvx9wX5li0QgmypuAH8jrniyMQWwDMMJ7lMQyRsgBaMqslPCznKaudXVjOCgL9RFGt4Iryoy0ajBaC5Xw9tOjLqmgazoFOEwuyjXYrMg8MV5meHOoqLpHdit0oPDcH0c/s1600/simonsaysstamp-25.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="77" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeAxwdGK-4LKTvx9wX5li0QgmypuAH8jrniyMQWwDMMJ7lMQyRsgBaMqslPCznKaudXVjOCgL9RFGt4Iryoy0ajBaC5Xw9tOjLqmgazoFOEwuyjXYrMg8MV5meHOoqLpHdit0oPDcH0c/s200/simonsaysstamp-25.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting today!! have a wonderful weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paula xxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-73623099154309579922011-08-10T15:00:00.000+01:002011-08-10T15:00:05.977+01:00Just a little note...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello peoples...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hope you are having a lovely week so far?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been busy working on a few projects, and have a few things half made... hope to be able to share them soon :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today though, I'm sharing a Simply Sassy Card... its my first time posting on the <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">Simply Sassy blog</a> today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is it silly to be so nervous about it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel like its a really big deal, and I'm paranoid that I'm not creating stuff that's good enough...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">still can't get my head round getting picked!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, heres my card...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRtlLJu0pgBFlEdtcYCsNd9mYNs3DERIPtdvt9b_RtlqH-LOwtSZNpEQAXr1KolAUGLbUmYs9mK1Ofo7yjNnv4o_3DTXyp7e9_gQ7yT_Ryk0_-78PX7tnlGTbp2NWyDs5rJgNfNe2tLwz/s1600/DSC00001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRtlLJu0pgBFlEdtcYCsNd9mYNs3DERIPtdvt9b_RtlqH-LOwtSZNpEQAXr1KolAUGLbUmYs9mK1Ofo7yjNnv4o_3DTXyp7e9_gQ7yT_Ryk0_-78PX7tnlGTbp2NWyDs5rJgNfNe2tLwz/s1600/DSC00001.JPG" /></a><br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I've used the oh so sweet<b> <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1718">'Lost In Music' </a></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can grab her <a href="http://www.funkykits.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1718">HERE</a> at Funky Kits </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first created a little 'hill' for her to sit on, by attaching a little bit of paper to a background of Kraft card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then stamped the image directly onto this. I stamped a second image onto white cardstock and coloured her with Promarkers, cut her out, and attached her over the original image... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(by doing this I didn't have to cut out any fiddly bits, like certain sections of her hair, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the headphone cables)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I doodled some flower stems on the 'hill' and added some little paper flowers, and gave her a little bow for her hair, which I made using a tiny scrap of fabric, and a tiny heart button.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0nyr2ovdmHn6CgK6h6SeaK-Na2CbevZCfK8-9Ba0kSFWf9pp8-JvBssxIHgJqIIfgeRfPYV_1f-EarLahvGOoTW3AN_JtV8UqqpR-3jLhlS_HIE1VprU4F0ln0aTCMTEiC9DHNsQSCJ9/s1600/DSC00007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0nyr2ovdmHn6CgK6h6SeaK-Na2CbevZCfK8-9Ba0kSFWf9pp8-JvBssxIHgJqIIfgeRfPYV_1f-EarLahvGOoTW3AN_JtV8UqqpR-3jLhlS_HIE1VprU4F0ln0aTCMTEiC9DHNsQSCJ9/s1600/DSC00007.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The papers are a bit of a mix... the musical note paper is Echo Park -Victoria Gardens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pink flower paper is MME</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Houndstooth paper from Pink Paisley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I'm not sure of the others, they were from my scrap drawer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Main background is Kraft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I doodled the 'note' on pink gingham paper, and hand cut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentiment stamp is from ladybug and friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish, I've added a few drops of ranger enamel accents in black and white, and doodled around the edges with a black fineliner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that's about it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://citycrafter.blogspot.com/">City Crafter</a> - do-ya doodle? (Yes I do... lots lol!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/">Kenny K</a> Anything Goes (summer fun)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/">Sentimental Sundays</a> - flowers plus sentiment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/">Allsorts</a> - Red</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by... oh and pop over to the <a href="http://sugarnellie-simplysassy.blogspot.com/">Simply Sassy blog</a> later to see my first post!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nothing you haven't seen here, but its more exciting seeing it there...lol!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paula </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872946023445179638.post-23987111977547805742011-08-10T08:38:00.000+01:002011-08-10T08:38:24.224+01:00A quick post...<div style="text-align: center;">Did you see that Kellie over at <a href="http://www.tickledpinkstamps.com.au/index.php?main_page=checkout_success">Tickled Pink Stamps</a> has Digis for $1??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are 5 available, but only for a limited time (And Kellie doesn't state how long this is so HURRY!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've just got mine!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll also be helping Kellie raise funds for an important Charity too...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please read Kellie's posts <a href="http://tickledpinkstamps.blogspot.com/2011/08/1-digi-stamps.html">here</a> and<a href="http://www.kelliewinnell.com.au/?p=6958"> here</a> for full details.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back later!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">xxxx</div>Paula Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304917087465719131noreply@blogger.com1