Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Joanna Sheen samples - Pressed flowers 2


Hiya Everyone,

This is the 2nd of my Joanna Sheen samples that I made for the launch of these fab new pressed flowers stamps. This is from the daisy set (there is rose and narcissi too) - they are £9.99 with free P+P from Joanna Sheen. I was really chuffed as this was the first card shown on create and craft TV out of all the samples!


As soon as I saw the daisy sheet I knew I wanted to do a "he loves me, he loves me not" idea and decided to go very clean and simple with it although it took ages as the cutting out was very fiddly. I stamped my image 6 times and coloured in the stems with marsh green, the ends of the petals with (I think) baby pink, and the centres with tulip yellow promarkers. I cut 3 out fully and the heads only off the other 3. I then cut off a few petals off the first one and then a few more and a few more again. I then stuck the full flower onto a small rectangle of white hammercard and mounted it onto basic yellow card. On the heads only I added a little glue pen and added some yellow flock to the centre for a bit of texture although I'm not sure if you can really tell from the piccy. I decided on a DL card as it fitted what I was doing better and a DL card is a bit of a rare find at the minute isn't it? It took several attempts to get the wording in just the right place with my printer but eventually managed it. I stuck my 3 rectangles onto the card above the writing and then added the flower heads with a foam pad. It took longer to make than some of my fussier cards but I like the end result so I think it was well worth it!

I will enter this card into the following challenges:-

Creative cottage - White space
Fresh brewed - Flowers
Scrapbook sisters - Yellow
Simon says stamp - Spring colors/easter
Craft us crazy - Spring/easter
Dutch dare - Spring has sprung
Shelley's images - Flowers (esp daisies), bling (I used flock) and/or stitching
Some odd girl - CAS
Alphabet challenge - White and one other colour
Crafts 4 eternity - Inspirational picture (yellow/flowers)
Fashionista friday - Spring
2 sisters - Spring
Allsorts challenge - Anything but a square
CES - Monochromatic
Little claires - Spring theme or colours
One stop craft - monochromatic
Stamp, scrap and doodle - CAS
Crafty pad - Spring
Creative cowgirls - Spring
Incy wincy - Flower frenzy
Lexis creations - Monochromatic
Make it monday - Anything goes
My partner in crafting crime - Layer it up
Stamping vacation - Monochromatic yellow
Woodware USA - Anything goes
Claudia & co - Monochromatic
Flourishes - Flowers
Karen's doodles netherlands - Anything goes
Promarker challenge - Make your own embellishments
Tip top tuesday - Spring has sprung
Papertake weekly - Truly dimensional

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Monday, 11 April 2011

Joanna Sheen samples - Pressed flowers 1


Hiya Everyone,

Apologies for being a bad blogger recently but I have been busy doing stuff that I couldn't blog about although I now have 9 Joanna Sheen samples that I can now share with you so I'll probably upload one every day or so till I've finished otherwise it's a nightmare trying to link them all up into challenges!

Anyhoo, the card I'm showing you is from a new set of pressed flowers stamps that were launched on saturday on create and craft TV. There are 3 sets altogether:- Rose, daisy and narcissi. This card is made using the narcissi set. They are £9.99 eash set (free P&P) and are available from Joanna Sheen.


I used the narcissi stamp and coloured the image with my promarkers. I stamped each image 3 times for a bit of depth with the centre being the top layer. I curled the petals lightly with my fingers too. The papers are from a daffodil paperstack that I've had for ages which I think was a K&Co one. The sentiment is a wooden stamp that my dad got me on his car boot travels. A few green diamantes and a bit of ribbon and that's pretty much it!. I do try not to use too much stuff on my DT cards as you want the main focus to be what you are displaying so I try not to go OTT on punches and diecuts etc.

I will enter this into the following challenges:-

Spoonful of sugar - Tons of texture
Everybody art - Easter
Tip top tuesday - Thank you
Tuesday throwdown - Spring
Fresh brewed - Flowers
I love promarkers - Easter
Scrapbook sisters - Yellow
Simon says stamp - Easter/spring colours
Ai factory - Easter
Craft us crazy - Easter and/or spring
Dutch dare - Spring has sprung
Rubber cafe - Spring/Easter
Fashionista friday - Spring
Delicious doodles - Ribbons for easter
Floweret - Easter
Phindys place - Easter
Crafts 4 eternity - Inspirational picture
2 sisters - Spring
Card creations - Spring related
Little claires - Spring theme and/or colour
Stamping vacation - April
Card cupids - Use 2 colours only
Crafty pad - Spring is in the air
Creative inspirations - Easter
Let's ink it up - Easter
Sparkles forum - Easter
Crazy challenge - Easter
Incy wincy - Flower frenzy
Lexis creations - Monochromatic
Make it monday - Anything goes
My partner in crafting crime - Layer it up
OLLCB - Easter
Pink elephant - Easter
Pollycraft challenge - Easter
Stamping vacation - Monochromatic yellow
Stamps R us - Easter
Woodware USA - Anything goes
Catch the bug - 4+ layers
Do you stack up? - Use lots of yellow
CES - Monochromatic
One stop craft - Monochromatic

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Quick and easy Mother's Day card


Hiya Everyone,

As you all know I have been really busy so yesterday I made 2 quick and easy cards for my mum and the MIL for Mother's Day. This took me about 10 minutes to make but is simple and effective. The papers are a pink petticoat download called fanciful flowers that I attached to a papermania scalloped card blank and added clear diamantes to the centre of each of the flowers. I then printed and added a sentiment - font is saginaw. I always feel bad if I don't give a handmade card to those close to me as they do come to expect it don't they? I've had a lovely Mother's Day as I stayed at my mum and dads last night and then we went to visit the in-laws for a lovely dinner this afternoon. This Mother's day is even more special to me as it's my very first one. I received a handmade card, 2 pretty "mum" charms for my pandora bracelet and a years cardmaking magazine subscription of my choice.

Didn't I do well! :o)

I will enter this card into the following challenges:-

Tuesday throwdown - Florals
Tip top tuesday - Nature inspired (flowers)
Paper pretties - Bling
Scrapbook sisters - Mother's day or special lady
Charisma cardz - Bling and sparkle
Colour create - Pastels with optional easter
Crafty sentiments - Mother's day
Papercrafting journey - For the ladies in your life
Paperplay - Mum
Paper romance - bling
Rubber cafe - Spring flowers
Daring cardmakers - Daisies or sweet peas
Delicious doodles - Mothers
Digis with attitude - Anything goes
Fabulous friday - Use bling
Fairy fun fridays - Oh so spring
Fairy knoll - Whatever
Catch the bug - Anything goes
Creative inspirations - Mother's day/mum
Little claires - Spring celebrations
Corrosive challenges - Pastel colours
Crafty pad - Flowers
Creative cowgirls - Spring or easter
I did it creations - Anything goes
Creative inspirations - Spring

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Saturday, 2 April 2011

Less is more challenge card


Hiya everyone,

I haven't entered this challenge for a couple of weeks due to being dead busy but I was just about to make a couple of quick Mother's Day cards and I noticed the challenge was a touch of red so I found this fab poppy decoupage that I think was originally a colouring book image that was coloured in with copics by a crafty friend of mine. I mounted it onto black card and added a strip of black card, a few black diamantes and a sentiment done on the computer - font is harrington. Talk about killing two birds with one stone Lol.

I will enter this into the following challenges:-

Less is more - Touch of red
Allsorts - Blooming blossoms
Creative inspirations - Mother's Day/mum
Crafty calender - April showers bring forth may flowers
Delicious doodles - For mum


Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

Friday, 1 April 2011

Crafters Companion April DT card!!!


Hiya everyone,

Finally a card I share with you all Lol! This is my DT card for the Crafters Companion challenge blog. The theme this month is a "brown and aqua" colourscheme which I love. The stamp is obviously a fab SWALK stamp which you can buy from here. It is the thank you stamp but I used my own stamped sentiment instead of the one that comes with the stamp.


The papers I have used are from two different Summer Driggs downloadable kits and I have distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and brushed cordouroy distress ink. The image has been coloured in with my promarkers as well as the (originally white) hydrangea flowers which are from Wild Orchid crafts. I also added a little crystal stickles glitter glue to the top flower.

I will enter this into the following challenges:-

Creative cowgirls - Spring or easter
Creative inspirations - Inspired by flowers
Scrappy frogs - Flowers and lace (lace punch)
Sentimental sunday - Cute and cuddly
Incy wincy - Sparkle and Shine
Make it monday - Anything goes
Paper playtime - Anything goes
Stamping scrapping challenge - Sparkle
Tip top tuesday - Inspired by nature
Tuesday throwdown - Florals
Ambers crafts and stuff - Use a flower
Cooking it up with Katie - Sparkle, shimmer, shine
Fab and funky challenges - Shabby chic
I heart promarkers - Emboss it (script embossing folder)
Charisma cards - Bling and sparkle
Delightful sketches - Flowers
Dutch dare - Distessing



Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

April blog candy!!!


Hiya Everyone,

April's blog candy is a fab Pink Parfait Forever Friends special collection. This includes papers, wooden stamps, stickers etc and is really pretty (and pink Lol). I bought it especially from the Glitterpot to give away as blog candy so I hope you like it. As usual to be with a chance to win, become a follower (if you're not one already), post the piccie of my candy in your sidebar and add yourself to Mr Linky. It is open to anyone, anywhere and will close at the end of the month.

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x

March blog candy winner!!!


Hiya everyone,

I have just used Random.org to pick a winner of this candy and the winner is number 45 which is Jlaine of not a shopoholic blog. Please email me with your details and I'll get your prize out to you!!!

If I have not heard from the winner within 7 days I will re-draw the blog candy!

Congratulations Jlaine - I will post April's blog candy soon!!!

Thanks for looking!!!

Paula. x