An Easter Freebie anyone!!!

Good Afternoon, wee bit chilly out this morning. I was collecting signatures for a petition to Save our local nurseries this morning brrr should of put some socks on...!!!
I have this Easter Freebie for you today. It is an Easel Card simply download and print off and you can make  a gorgeous Easter themed card. I have included a picture of a sample for you at the bottom. If you like this one you can find a Religious themed one over at Gr8 Crafts 4 U where you will find some of my digital craft kits for sale too.

If you do snag this freebie let me know so I can make some more freebies to give away and I would love to see any creations that you make xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Touchy Feely at Delicious Doodles Challenge

Afternoon everyone a bit chilly out there today, just in time for the kids Easter break the weather is going to get colder....mmmm!!!

I am showing you my latest creation for the brilliant Delicious Doodles Challenge. This week we are all about texture. We would love to see lots of touchy feely bits on your creations.

I love Teri's Emo images so I used Emo Valentine Fairy for my bookmark that I have made for the challenge. I coloured the image with prismacolour pencils and I created a bookmark using cardstock and Basic Grey papers. I then stuck the image on with foam pads and added some feathers to the skirt of the image.

The bookmark has already been claimed by 12 year old daughter. I think if I was 12 I would love a bookmark like this too.

I hope you like it. Please go grab  my freebies on this page on the post below and over at Gr8 Crafts 4 U great for all your spring cards.

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Here is a free Easter themed Digital Decoupage sheet I have created for you. If you pop over toGr8 Crafts 4 U  there are some matching Design papers to grab. Please leave a comment if you create a card or project so I can stop by and see it xxx

Have fun playing!!!

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Memory Wire Bracelets Now Available

Hi hope you are all having a lovely time in this super spring weather we are blessed with!!! I have been busy creating some jewellery for my Folksy shop. Please hop over if you like any of the items below as they are for sale. Each piece is a unique memory wire bracelet.

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

For The Love of Letraset

My very good friend Amy has set up a blog dedicated to promarkers and fleximarkers. It is  a very special blog as it acts as a reference blog so you can see which colours to use when you wish to blend colours to create different effects. The blog is called For the Love of Letraset.

I was very excited to be invited to contribute to the blog and if you love Promarkers and Fleximarkers as much as we do you can hop over and contact Amy and contribute to the blog too.

I have made a card for the Secret Crafters Challenge they want to see shabby chic. I chose to make a male card with a sepia toned image called Zooming Along from Lily of the Valley. I used three promarkers Tan, Blush and Cocoa to colour the image. The papers are from a free Websters pages pad with Simply Papercrafts and cards magazine. I then distressed this with acrylic paint and added some promarker to create a really distressed look. I used some craft card with a nellie snellen die and I added some raffia and a button. The sentiment is from a Basic grey kit and I added promarker pen to so it blended with my design.

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Delicious Doodles - The Wonder of Life

Good Morning time for another challenge over at the fantastic Delicious Doodles challenge. We have a great Spring Theme " The Wonder of Life". This week Teri released this gorgeous image called " A Mothers Love" so I decided to make this shabby chic baby card. I used some papers I designed a while ago that came from my scrap box. I coloured the image with promarkers. I added some spellbinder dies and a bit of lace and some rosebuds. I distressed with some tattered rose distress ink and I put some PVA glue under this and then distressed over it.

I hope that you can join in the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Hello everyone I have been playing today for Mothers Day with a Digital craft kit from my shop Gr8 Crafts 4 U. I used the gorgeous digital kit called Birds of a Feather to create 3 unique gifts for my Mum. I love this kit. The colours are so relaxing and tranquil. I love the sentiments too they really sum up what a Mother is.

I cropped the images on my graphics program. I then enlarged them to fit a sheet of A4 paper. I printed them out and transfered them onto an apron, shopping bag and drawstring bag. As you can see they match the card I posted in my last post. I love the uniqueness of presents like these they make it so much more personal.

I hope you have all been enjoying the sunshine. I have been working grrr!!! I stepped out for a little while though. I have just received some equipment I chose with my grant money today so I am looking forward to the weekend and unpacking it all.
Enjoy the rest of this lovely day xxx  Here are some pictures for you!

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

A couple of Mothers Day cards and new release

Hello everyone I hope you are all well. I have been busy designing lots of craft kits so keep looking in to see what I have come up with. I want to show you some samples I have made using the Birds of Feather Digital craft kit and I am introducing you to a new kit called Cupcakes Bright. If you visit Gr8 Crafts 4 U you can buy both kits.

So firstly  here are two cards that I made using the Birds of a Feather kit they are loosely themed around Mother's Day but could be used on any occasion for a variety of people. These cards are both made using the card design sheets that are available in the digital kit and simply mean that you print off one sheet of paper and get a beautiful card.

This next card is from the newly released digital craft kit called "Cupcake Brights" which is available to buy HERE.

This kit is refreshingly bright for the spring and great for all occassions. I used the decoupage sheet that comes with this kit and one of the lovely design papers to co-ordinate. I have not used all the layers on the decoupage sheet and I had enough left over to make at least two more cards.

 Please pop over to the Digital Craft Kit page to find out all the details about the kits and to purchase them. They are great value for money as once you have brought them you can print them again and again. Also I would love to know what you think of them so leave me a comment xx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Gr8 Crafts 4 U

Hi everyone hope you are all well. I have been busy with lots of different things work related, birthdays= organisation.  My youngest daughter was 7 on Tuesday and is having a party with some school friends on Saturday which also happens to be my youngest sons birthday. I have also been doing bits and pieces to build up the new business. This includes designing some digital craft kits. So today I would like to share with you the first Digital Craft kit from Gr8 Crafts 4 U.

This kit is called Birds of a Feather and it is made up of 4 design papers and two card sheets that can either be used as Decoupage or to make several cards. They can also be used in home decor and on gift projects. You can find the kit  Birds of A Feather here.
I will be shortly looking for a Design Team so keep your eyes peeled for information on that. I would love to know what you think of the designs. I hope to post a card over the weekend to show you what i looks like made up.
Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Workshop News

Hi Everyone I have hope you are all having a great weekend! I went to Sussex yesterday to watch my sister try on wedding dresses. I could watch people do this all day long xx She looked amazing in the dresses and there was one that had the WOW factor. I hope she chooses it.

I am just stopping by to tell you about a great workshop that is being held in a couple of weeks.  The workshop is in a stunning location in a very creative cafe that overlooks the Olympic park in London. I am running the workshop for a company called Nomadic Crafts. The workshop is two hours and in this time you will learn how to make a beaded ring, have fun and be creative. You will also get a goody bag to take home with you so you can make another ring at home ( instructions will be provided). The workshop is on March 22nd from 6.30pm-8.30pm.

The link to the event is HERE! Here is a picture to whet your appetite!

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Delicious Doodles - Music to save the soul

Hi everyone time for another challenge over at the brilliant Delicious Doodles Challenge this week we would love to see what music saves your soul xxx
I decided to make an altered photo frame for a picture of my youngest son Max who loves Pirates. The song Chasing Pirates by Norah Jones inspired this.
So I printed off  this brilliant Treasure map from the Delicious Doodles store you can find it Here! I then coloured it using prismas and sansador. I added some distress ink and then I added some modge podge.
I hope you can join us and please check out he DT designs they are fab as always xxx I have been incredibily busy recently so not much time for blogging missing the pleasure it gives me but have to focus on work xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Dellicious Doodles Challenge you to use pink!!!

Hello I am still alive just really busy with lots of exciting projects that I am blessed to be involved in. I have a new part-time job starting in March and I am going to be a part of a new venture that is launching very soon called Nomadic Crafts which will be hosting some really creative workshops in stunning locations at affordable prices so please keep watching this space. I went to a meeting last night and the venue that is one of the venues we will be using overlooks the Olympic park and is really creative.
Let me share my project for this fortnights Delicious Doodles Challenge I had fun unlike some of the girls who find pink a bit of a challenge lol xxx. I decided to use the opportunity to make a gift for one of my daughters friends who is twelve. I made a canvas and I made altered a photo frame. I used lots of decoupaging techniques for these. I also used the very beautiful Small Butterfly from the Delicious Doodle Store. I hope you can join in the challenge and look forward to seeing your designs xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Delicious Doodles - All Loved Up!!

Hiya still not getting here as much as I would like too but busy crafting away. I have just got back from running a workshop for a group of seniors (OAP's) we had great fun and they loved my scrapbook page workshop xxx
I have made this card for the love of my life and it fits our theme for the Delicious Doodles Challenge we have a theme of "All Loved up" xxx Wower projects by my teamies so hop over to have a  good look at all the beautiful Loving images that Teri doodles.
I have used two loving images Allura and Loving corner both available in the Delicious Doodle shop HERE! I made a frame for Allura with the loving corner and coloured the image with promarkers and copics. I used some gold card and basic grey paper to layer the card and I added a sentiment from Crafters companion and a rose embellishment. Have a lovely weekend xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Winter Wonderland...

Hello hope everyone is well I have been busy looking after my poorly Max this week with  his chest being full of horrible cold. There are a lot of nasty germs around this January. I also celebrated yesterday another year of getting closer to the big 40 eek that will be next year... !!!

This is my DT card for the brilliant Delicious Doodles Challenge Teri has some amazing images out for release this week so please check out the shop HERE!!

Our theme for the challenge this week is to be inspired by a WInter Wonderland. I chose a frosty morning and the very subtle hues of blue remind me of the ice and the subdued sympathy card reminded me of how we feel on a frosty morning. I created a scene using my My Craft Studio and added some stickles as a frosty glaze.

I coloured the stunning Fallen available in the shop  I used copics and promarkers and added some feathers to embellish her.

Have a great week I hope to be back sooner rather than later xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Delicious Doodles Challenge

Hi everyone and a Happy New Year to you all. I have had a bit of a having a little break from blogland and reviewing my committments as my real life has changed and I needed to get myself focused on all that was happening there. I am back and I am hoping to be posting more regulary  now and sharing some of my projects I have been doing in the past couple of months.
I am kicking off with this 80's revival inspired card for the brilliant Delicious Doodles Challenge. You must check out the teams cards they are totally amazing. We have a great theme for this challenge as it is the first of the New Year we want to see anything New on your cards. Could be an image, stash, technique it is completely up to you.
I had to use the beautiful new emo Image "I'm no Goth" from the shop she is so beautiful and she reminded me of how I was in the eighties so I used the eighties revival to inspire my card. I used lots of flurescent colours and punked her up with some lace and a safety pin charm. I made the sentiment on my graphics programme and added some funky feathers. The design papers are two I  designed last year.  She is coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers.

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Hairy Legs anyone!!!

Good Evening everyone!!! Life again this week took lots of twists and turns. I was on my business course on Monday and Friday lots of exciting things happening there xxx I was in hospital midweek with my youngest daughter Bradie as she had a meningitus scare. There have been some cases in our area recently so the GP was on red alert. She had a headache for a day or so so I took her to the docs on Tuesday and then on Wednesday morning a non blanching rash appeared on her arm I was really scared so straight to the GP who told me that a school had a case recently so I was to go straight to A&E so we spent the night there and she had two lots of intravenous antibiotics and I had a sleepless Wednesday night. Glad to say she is well again now xxx

So Hairy legs I hear you shout why are you on about that on a card making blog!!! Well as you know my boss Teri  over at Delicious Doodles Challenge asked us to set some themes and Ruthie looked at her legs and decided to choose "Hairy Legs" as one I thought it was a great idea. You can choose to interpret it as you wish. It could be Hairy legs on an animal, a man, a women you decide!!!! As always Teri is offering up some great prizes and as long as you follow the rules and the  theme you can enter!!!

I chose animal hairy legs and went with the gorgeous image Christmas Stocking Rudolph. I used him 9 times to make all of Santa's reindeer to keep him company I added a sentiment and drew in some string. I coloured with Promarker  and copics. I kept the layout very simple as I wanted the focus on the design. I hope you like what I have chosen to do  xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

News and the Paper Pad Challenge!

Hello Everyone I hope that you are all keeping well there are lots of nasty bug around at the moment and I wouldn't want anyone to have them xxx I am just hopping in to say hi and please check out my free Christmas papers over at my Free Paper Challenge Here! I hope you like them. 

I have been a bit busy again so sorry for my absence but I have this news to share xxx Next week I am starting a course to learn how to run my own business so again I will be limited to the amount of crafting I can do so I apologise for my limited blogging of late xxx

I really do appreciate those of you who have stuck with me and I promise once life settles down again a bit I will be around more to comment and to blog xxx

Here is one of the four freebies that I am giving away this week xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Goddess

For a while now I have lacked the drive to create so when I came across this fabulous blog The Butterfly Effect I was inspired to create my very own Ancient Goddess! They give us 8 steps to follow to doing this. I hope this represents the theme in the right way. 

I decided to create a beautiful Love Goddess. I have yet to give her a name. I was inspired by the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. During my research on Goddesses I found I was hugely drawn to the Earthly Goddesses too so I used Earthly colours in one of my coloured pictures.  I coloured her with prismacolour pencils and added some white gel pen. The other one is very much trying to keep to the Aphrodite and Greek Goddess feel of clean and simple. She is coloured with alcohol pens xx

I drew a pencil drawring and then traced with a black pen. I then scanned into the computer and turned her into a digital image. I added a frame and some hearts. I wanted her to become a more modern take on the Greek Goddess.

Thanks to the challenge for inspiring me to get out my sketch pencils and to create I really enjoyed it xxx

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Hello hope you are all having a fantastic week! I love icy blue at Christmas time so here are some FREE PAPERS that will allow you to use Ice Blue in your Christmas creations. I look forward to seeing what you come up with using my Paper Pad Challenge Freebies!!! xxx

Here is a card I made using the free papers!! I used two of the papers to make a background. I added some kraft card stock across the middle. I added some seam binding and some faux stitching to add texture. I used my sihouette cameo to create cut out the  JOY peel off sentiment. I then used this cutie pie from the Delicious Doodles shop called Baby Rudolph. I coloured it in with spectrum noirs and promarkers.

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale

Delicious Doodles _ Remembrance

Hello this week at Delicious Doodles Challenge we have a REMEMBRANCE challenge to interpret as you wish too. I choose to make something with Poppies as this is a real symbol of Rememberance. I LOVE poppies too so it was fun for me. There are prizes to be won and if you use one of Teri's images the chance to get spotlighted !!!!

I made this gift mug into which I will put some teabags and coffee and hot chocolate sachets for the teachers at Christmas.

I used a overlay template from the most recent Encyclopedia of templates from My Craft Studio. I then choose a paper to decorate the whole mug template. I then used Teri's two images to decorate the mug. I used Poppy and Poppies I coloured Poppy with promarkers and copics. I made a matching tag too.

Thanks for stopping by today I really appreciate your time and comments. I hope you are inspired too. Hugs Pascale