Cupcake challenge - Blooms and Butterflies

Well what a week! It started off with clearing Nitty Nora ,my nine year old daughter. Although going on the amount of eggs I found that will be for a week or so yet!!!!
My son went to the hospital yesterday about his teeth. He has very unique teeth. He has fused teeth and extra teeth. A gene that throwbacks to my Dad who was born with extra fingers on each hand. His grandfather had extra toes. Well not only does Harry have this he also had faulty enamel growth. This apparently was because I had a virus whilst pregnant or he had a virus very young. Two teeth have decayed badly so he needs to have major works done on them over 3 months. Still at least he will be good once it is done.
My project for the Cupcake challenge is another gift bag for the teacher ( containing yes you guessed my cards. I used Basic grey papers I think they are the cupcake range. I used a cereal box and added some pearlecent papers, prima flowers, spacer beads, stickles and a stamped butterfly by The crafty pad. I attatched my ribbon with eyelets and my crop-a- dile.

The Crafty Pad

The challenge this week at The crafty Pad is to follow the awesome sketch by Debbie. This is my second week as a Guest designer and I had a lot of fun with this sketch. I used Belinda goes shopping for the cards main image and the border stamp set for all the details on the card. I have used no patterned papers at all. I heat embossed the borders and cut them out and then coloured in the flowers with sakura stardust pens and added gems to their centres. I also stamped the card behind with the second border in the set. I use some of the leftover flowers to add to the image as further embellishment. I coloured Belinda with a mixture of copics and promarkers and I used watercolour to do the background.

The Crafty Pad - Something Shiny

Hi everyone, it is a bit dull in London today, good excuse to craft! I am very excited as this is my first Guest Design Team appearance since I joined blogland!!! Debbie who owns The Crafty Pad asked me to be a Guest designer for two weeks. This week the theme is to use something shiny in your card or project. You could use mirrorboard, Gems, metal, glitter as long as it shines. You do not have to use a crafty pad stamp,but if you choose too you, will be entered into the prize draw twice.
I decided to get out my polymer clay (my favourite medium) and make a necklace. I used the Butterflies and verse set. I mixed several colours of clay (silver, black and white) I rolled it out and having inked my stamp with clear versamark ink, I pressed it into the clay to form the butterfly impression. I cut it out using craft scissors. I then added beads to parts of the design. I didn't follow the stamp impression directly I improvised. I then added clear liquid polymer clay and baked in the oven.
To add the shine I painted on some H20's and added a glaze of varnish. I then beaded the necklace.
Debbies stamps are deeply etched and give a very good impression ,so this is why I could use them to make my necklace. I have already worn the necklace and had some lovely comments which made me feel very chuffed. I was shopping in Next at London Bridge and I chose a ring and the assistant said that will go perfectly with your butterfly necklace.
Please pop over to The Crafty pad and see the other Design Team projects as they are very creative and extremely talented.

The Crafty Pad - Gatefold card

Hello here is my card for The crafty pad challenge .
This week we would like you to make a Gatefold card - any embellis can be added that you wish to use. :)
The challenge will be open to everyone. If you do not use a Crafty Pad stamp
your name will go in the draw once - BUT anyone who uses a Crafty Pad stamp will get their name in twice. :)
The prize will be any single Crafty Pad stamp of your choice. :) :)
We would also like to know what is your favourite Crafty Pad stamp?
I made the gatefold card and then I used my punch to make a stencil and used the twinkling H20's to make the black flowers. I then punched some flowers and grass from white card and newspaper. I then added gems to some of them. I stamped my favourite stamp Faith and embossed her. I paperpieced her hat and jacket with some newspaper. I added a harsh black background of china black H20's and then I added a flower embellishment in the corner. Inside the card I added some black card and a happy birthday sentiment.
I am having a horrible day as the sky people are being a mare and will not send someone to sort out their mess today. I am fuming!!! They ballsed it up and will not come and sort it. That is the polite way of saying what I want to say. They connected my neighbours box to our dish. I am awaiting a manager to call me to come and sort it.

Big Announcement!!!!!! I am so excited!!!!!!

There I was this morning checking my blog and my e-mails when I stumbled upon one from the lovely Debbie ,who owns The crafty Pad blog. Many of you who reguarly read my blog(Many thanks for taking the time)will know that I reguarly enter the challenge at the crafty pad and one of my favourite stamps is Faith who comes from The crafty pad. I am getting to the point! Debbie has asked if I would Guest DT in May! One answer to that YES PLEASE!!!! The stamp above is Belinda the newest addition to the collection go on hop over to The crafty pad and have a look at the stamps on offer and look out for my Guest DT appearence in May I have a two week slot May 17th and May 24th. There is a really talented group of ladies working on the design team so it was a real privalige to be given this opportunity.

The Crafty Pad challenge - a recipe

The challenge at The Crafty Pad is to use the recipe which is 2 brads,1 ribbon, a pocket and at least one crafty pad stamp. Oh boy was this such fun!!! I got a tutorial off of You tube for a pocket card and decorated it with the butterfly stamps available at the crafty pad. I made two tags to go inside but you could make notelets or put money in or just a letter it is up to you. I added brads to the butterfly attennae on the tag and the ribbon I stamped with another stamp from the set, I kept it simple and I will definately make some more of these!!!!

The crafty pad challenge - Sketch

The crafty pad has a sketch for this weeks challenge. Debbie has also released her new stamps they are cute ones and the girl is called Belinda go over and have a peek they are only £2.99 each and the P&P is free!!!!

My card is using Faith as you know I am very much in love with this stamp. I sewed the beads onto the jacket!

The crafty pad and Colour create challenge

Today I decided to combine the crafty pad sketch with the colour create challenge. The colour create challenge is to use Duck egg and rose and the additional challenge is stitching ( faux or real). I used my Faith stamp as my image. I added real hand stitching to the bandana on the hat and to the jacket. I added some faux stitching on my layers. I added some roses as embellishments. I also added a little sentiment. I used copics to colour in the image. I used K and company papers. Not much happening today so just talking about my cards.

*****************Thanks for stopping! Hugs Pascale*********************

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Spring

Hi the challenge over at the crafty pad is to make a spring card you don't have to use the crafty pad stamps but if you do you will be entered for the prize. I used the butterflies with verse set which I coloured with sakura stardust pens. I used a template to make the flower which I coloured with copics. I added gems and a sentiment and a nestibility label to add some shape. I used a template to make a little wavy edge too.

Arty Girlz final challenge meets The Crafty Pad challenge

Hi I have made this card for for the arty girlz final challenge :( , which is stamping and the crafty pad challenge which is making a card for a female. I would love a card like this to pop through my letterbox so I this is my entry. I stamped Faith and then paperpieced the jacket and added some gems as buttons. I coloured her with copics. I stamped with red ink and my new penny black stamp around the edges of her to frame her. I added the same stamp in black this time to the backing paper. I added a layer of card some ribbon and more gems. No sentiment for this one.

Don't tell sshhh!!!

Okay i don't want the OH to hear I have brought some stamps this weekend. Joey I have sucummed to Anya and high hopes all your fault hun!! I am going to have a large hole in my pocket but will have endless fun. Here is one card for two challenges. Colour create is red and green and to use wings. The crafty pad is a sketch by Debbie so I have combined the two.

Whiff of Joy - sketch and last weeks card!

My lace arrived as you can see by the post above!!! I had made my card for the whiff of joy challenge last week and was waiting for the lace but it arrived today so I am just posting it so you can see it.
The card for this week is made using the sketch by Heather. I had just finished my card above and my friend rang asking me to make a card for some friends who have lost their Mum. I wanted to use the papers so sorry if it is a bit repetitive.

Arty girlz challenge - Smile

Hi again, Been to the doc's this morning and both my boys are on antibiotics. One has throat infection and one a chest infection. So I am feeling rather sad. Making this for the Arty girlz challenge ,click link in the sidebar, did make me smile and I feel more cheerful now.

I glimmer misted some K& co paper then I added some embossed swirls. I embossed my new butterfly stamp from the crafty pad ,click the blinkie in my side bar, onto some of the paper too. I made a beaded embellie for the butterfly and them stamped the hero arts sentiment. I can get a bit too fussy sometimes so I kept this very simple. I added half a large flower under the sentiment and half a large flower under the butterfly.

Mothers day card using the The crafty pad challenge!

A little recipe this week at the crafty pad . You must use a flower, a circle, a charm and some ribbon. I used a circle sentiment, a made with love charm, a layered flower and some flower pics in my scene, some ribbon to hang my homemade embellishment on. I used HOTP papers and I used my copics and promarkers to colour in my decoupaged faith beautiful image. I can't resist making a scene with this image. This is for my Mum on mothers day.

Finally my computer let me post this!!!

Two for one here I have used the colour create challenge which was to use brown and blue and lace and pearls were an additional challenge. I used a lace stamp and pearls on my wire and on my card. The crafty pad challenge was to twist something on your card so I used some twisted wire at the top of the card as an embellishment. You can find links to both challenges in my side bar.

Two challenges and two cards!

Okay so card number one is for the challenge and I used Faith is beautiful stamp. I love this stamp. It is simply beautiful. The challenge is to follow the sketch. I hope I have done it justice. I decided to be quite girly this week. Debbie who owns the crafty pad has some Teddy bear stamps and butterfly stamps out to pre order if you click on the link you will find them. She has some blog candy to give away to. I have to get around to entering that to! Gosh I am so behind these days.


This second card is for the Basic Grey challenge. The challenge is colour combos, I picked blue and brown. I used the " granola" papers. I love this image at first when my new spring collection whiff of joy stamps arrived i thought that this would be my least favourite yet I seem to used it lots. I love all of them equally. We have been shoe shopping today but really I should of been on a exercise binge, boy did I eat a shedful of food at The Chicago Rib shack yesterday. I loved every morsel of it. We got some toys in Harrods, the kids adore the toy shop there. I have been shoe shopping today over in Charlton that was surprisingly, a hassle free trip. I also brought some t-shirts and bits and bobs for the kids. Hubby got a lovely jacket! I have an award to post from Sue so I will try and do that later. I am becoming a slacker recently but just seem so busy. I think having four babies has something to do with it. Thanks for taking the time to look really appreciate it, hugs Pascale :)

Apologies and Sketch and stash!

Hi I want to apologise for my slack response to comment and lack of comment. My computer keeps crashing and won't let me have long enough to comment. Dunno why! I will be back to normal service soon i hope. I have made this card for sketch and stash challenge. I love the sketch at sketch and stash this week ! I used my newish Faith stamps if you click the blinkie for The crafty pad you will find out more about these. The sentiment and the flowers are also some new stash. I dug out some mirrorboard for the cardstock. I also used my new aqua promarkers and my new black sakura glaze pen! I made the pinstripe effect by hand I think it worked well.

2 briefs and one card!

Okay this card has a story to tell. I think she is a chic model who has roots in South London. She has seen the sinister, dark side of modelling. But she has come through that with some grit and determination,lived her dream and is now a top super model who has been to Paris, Milan, New York!!!
The two briefs ,as unfortunately I haven't got time to tell the rest of my imaginative story! We would be here for hours believe me and you!!! The challenge over at is a recipe. Two brads, some ribbon and ripped or torn somewhere. The challenge at colour create is to use Red, white and blue with an added extra of using travel of some form.

Two cards and three challenges!

Challenge one is Cupcake cards . The challenge here was to create a scene. I have used Faith is beautiful from The crafty pad (see blinkie at side, click on it to get there.) I created a bedroom using some cuttlebugged card as the wall paper some papers as the floor and some squares of patterned card to make some canvases on the wall.



Challenge Two is and three is The challenge at Papertake weekly is a fab sketch by Dawny P. I then used it for the challenge at Spoonful of sugar which is doodling. I added lots of faux stitching and paper piercing as a finishing touch yesterday so it fitted perfectly with the challenge. If you are not adverse to a bargin check out your local Tesco. I got a set of 24 watercolour pencils for 56p and 20 page A4 sketch books for £1.00.

A trio of challenges!!!

Hello I have been inspired by all the lovely comments that I receive from my fellow bloggers and I therefore decided to spend a little bit longer on my cards this weekend. It pays off I think as I feel I have found a bit of mojo that had gone awol! I have been to church and we had a great guest speaker today. I have cooked the Roast dinner, left the washing up for hubby! I made one card for the DCM challenge last night and the others this afternoon. Just waiting for some glue to set and then I can take a piccy.

The first card I made is for the crafty pad challenge. The theme is romance. Red and black for me is what romance is about! What does that say about me? I adored playing with this card.

The second card is for the Colour create challenge. Aqua and peach. The additional challenge is to make your own flowers. I used an elusive image to make the main flower and put seed beads in the middle of a star brad. The other two flowers are simply made from seed beads.



The final card is for the Daring cardmakers challenge which in celebration of Chinese New Year was to make an oriental card without using red and black. I used some stickers by Penny Black and stamp by elusive images.