Christmas at Paper Crafting Journey

This is a sad post for me as it’s my last challenge with the girls at Paper Crafting Journey. I have been on the team for a long time now and will miss the girls and boss lady Wendy so much but I think as 2013 draws to a close it’s my time to move on to pastures new…..anyhoo enough waffle here is my card for the last challenge of the year which is

Christmas

This time of year when I realise that (despite starting back in August) I don’t have enough Christmas cards it’s time to keep things simple. Clean layout, quick colouring, a single embellishment and DPs that double as the sentiment are what I like.

Supplies:

• Image: The Paper Shelter
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP:  These were scraps but I think it’s an old DCWV stack
• Card: Joanna Sheen Elegance Ice White 300gsm and bottle green card from my stash
• Dies & Punches: Kars starburst punch
• Embellishments: Felt snowflake, glitter border, a pearl and doodling

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

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Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Distress/Vintage at PCJ

It’s time for another challenge at PCJ and this time the challenge is:

Distress/Vintage

We are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter and I have used Spring Princess…

I’m not that great at the Vintage style so I went for Distress instead and I’ve used Distress Inks to ink all my edges and to randomly stamp over the background papers.

• Image: Spring Princess from The Paper Shelter 
• Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
• DP: First Edition ‘Spring Drop’ 6x6 paper pad
• Card: 6x6 White card base and Joanna Sheen Elegance Ice White 300gsm.
• Stamps: Sentiment – Fanciful Birthday Notables 1 Whimsy Stamps 
• Ink: Brilliance ‘Graphite Black’ and Lili of the Valley corner stamp
• Dies & Punches: Whimsy Notables 1 Die and a Tonic Doily Edge Border Punch
• Embellishments: Gems, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue ‘Crystal’ and paper flowers.

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

• Card Crafters Circle -  Dotty for Spots
• Totally Gorjuss – Anything Goes with Pearls
• Dream Valley – Summer Days
• Crafty Cardmakers – 1 image, 2 patterned papers and 3 embellishments
• Make it Monday - #152
• Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes
• The Paper Shelter – Punches and Dies
• Fab ‘n’ Funky – Anything that looks like Summer  
• Southern Girls – F (Flowers, Frame)
• Cute Card Thursday – Die-ing to punch
• Milk Coffee Challenge – Show us your colouring

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Anything but a Card at PCJ

Oops I think Baby Brain has got the better of me as I forgot to share with you the new challenge at Paper Crafting Journey (sorry Wendy). Don’t worry though you still have a few days left to enter as the challenge doesn’t end until Wednesday. Our theme this time is….

Anything but a Card

We are lucky enough to be sponsored this challenge by the fabulous Paper Shelter and I used the gorgeous Punk Lolly to make a door hanger…

I started by painting a plywood door hanger with green paint, followed by crackle glaze and then pink paint. I then covered the the door hanger with PVA glue and stuck on the die cuts. When that was dry I gave it another coat of PVA glue to seal the whole piece. To this I added a piece of patterned paper (from an old DCWV mat stack), pearls, flowers, pompom trim, glitter glue, die cut felt letters and lastly my cut out image.

Don’t forget to head over to the PCJ blog and not only see the wonderful creations from the rest of the DT.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

• Papertake Weekly – 123 (1 image, 2 colours (green and pink) and 3 embellishments (ribbon, flowers & pearls)
• Divas by Design – Pink
• Paper Shelter – Easter (this is gift for my baby girl as she is too young for an Easter egg or card – please delete if it doesn't meet the requirements)
• Craft Us Crazy – Anything but a card
• Cute Card Thursday – Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge – C for Coveted (my flowers)
• Fussy and Fancy – Flowers
• Stampin for the Weekend – Child’s Play
• One Stop Craft Challenge – Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin’ – Easter (this is gift for my baby girl as she is too young for an Easter egg or card – please delete if it doesn't meet the requirements)
• Totally Gorjuss – Something Old (Old patterned paper stack)

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Ribbon or Twine at PCJ

Happy Thursday! I may or may not be still in bed when you read this….I’m staying with my parents for a couple of days, whilst my Dad has a minor operation, and my lovely Mum always gives me the chance to have a little lie in by getting up with Elliot. Unfortunately though as the Baby Bump grows I am less and less inclined to lie in as the bed is becoming a bit uncomfortable….roll on January…wait a minute what am I thinking….then it will be back to night feeds and the like…good job babies are so cute.

Anyway enough of my waffle I’m here to share the new challenge at Paper Crafting Journey which this fortnight is:

Ribbon or Twine

A nice easy one for me as I use ribbon on (nearly) every card I make.

We are very lucky to be sponsored this challenge by The Paper Shelter who have very kindly given the DT an image to use. I chose the adorable Warm in the Winter and have coloured her in with my trusty ProMarkers.

I have kept the rest of the card quite simple. The patterned papers are (very old) from DCWV (I think). The frame has been cut using a QuicKutz/Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Doily Squares die from green card. The little Christmas Tree Ribbon Buckles are another QuicKutz die. A bit of ribbon, some pearls, glitter , tiny staples and a sentiment from a Hobby Art set and that’s another Christmas Card ticked off the list.

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

• ABC Christmas Challenge – Up to You
• I Love ProMarkers – Christmas is Coming
• One Stop Craft Challenge – Anything Goes
• Totally Gorjuss – Bling It On
• Totally Papercrafts – Christmas 9 weeks and counting
• Fussy and Fancy – Anything Goes

Have a fabulous day

Lisa

Anything Goes at PCJ

Happy Thursday. I’ve got a couple of posts to make to today and I’m packing for a weekend away to celebrate my parents Golden Wedding Anniversary, so I will keep the waffle to a minimum, if I can!

It’s time for another challenge at PCJ and this fortnight we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter. The theme is nice and easy…

ANYTHING GOES

I’ve used the wonderful image ‘Spring Swing’ which I treated myself to just after Christmas and I’ve coloured using ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. Papers are a Forever Friends 6x6 pad and to this I’ve added a border die cut from MFT and a mix of Joy Crafts and CC Designs flower die cuts. A piece of ribbon, some pearls and some gems and that’s my card. I also decorated the inside but silly me forgot to take a picture of that.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to hop across to the main challenge blog and see what my fellow team mates have made.

Lisa

MAWTT GDT

Morning everyone just a quick little post as me and Little One are off to my parents for the day. I was lucky enough to be asked to be one of three guest designers at Moving Along With The Times for the next month (whoop whoop) so without further I’m here to share my first GDT card.

This challenge the theme is:

BLOOMING MARVELLOUS

So just make sure there are flowers on your image, your backing paper or your embellishments (or like me on all three).  The challenge is being sponsored by Bunny Zoe’s, pop over to the MAWTT blog to see more details and take a look at what the other GDT and DT have made.

As I’m trying to use up my massive stash of patterned papers I have treated myself to a couple of new digis. This is one I picked up at The Paper Shelter. I’ve coloured her with ProMarkers and added her to an easel card covered with Core’dinations card and some paper from a Forever Friends set. I’ve also used my MFT Border Die, my favourite CC designs 5 Petal Flower Die, a Pink Gem circle sentiment, a Personal Impression sentiment and a bit of bling.

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

• Pollycraft Monday – Warm it Up (Flowers bloom in warm weather)
• The Stamp Man Challenge – Embellish It (Flowers and bling)
• My Time to Craft – Favourite Embellishment (Flowers)
• Papertake Weekly – Happy Highlights (Flowers sanded and bling’d)
• My Mums Craft Shop – Flowers
• Stamping with the Dragon – Anything Goes
• Card Makin Mamas – Some Old (Patterned Papers)
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa