Tilda with heart socks

Can you believe i am posting again this week?  i know, i dare not outdo myself, it may become a habit, lol.
I just had to share this card with you since i totally got carried away enjoying the process of putting a card together for a challenge as apposed to doing it for a commitment.  Its been a long time since i did something just for fun.

I am using the sketch from sketchy challenges


i just loved that it has so many layers
i am also gonna be entering a few other challenges with this card, hope i have read the rules correctly and dont disqualify myself by entering too many challenges with my card.

the paper is kinda old from Amercan crafts, all the other drek is from my endless stash.  I intend to do a little video sometime this week to show all of you that are interested in seeing, my STUDIO!! boy i sure have come a long way as far as having my studio done and organised so you can look out for that if you would like to see how the other half live in South Africa.

hope you like my newest card, thanks for visiting
smiles
Paola
challenges i am entering with this card:
sketchy challenges  see sketch above
Magnolia down under love is in the air
Totally Tilda Picture inspiration
One stop craft challenge anything goes

things dont always go according to plan

I had a vision for this image, but if i tell you when i look at it now, i ask myself "what was i thinking?"
the paper is too busy and my image seemed to get a bit lost.  However i thought i would share with you anyway, since i know that i havent posted much lately.
I was reorganising my studio a few weeks ago and pushed a wall unit that i hadnt unpacked, across the room and managed to tear the ligaments in my back, so i have kinda been man down!  will be a few more weeks before i manage to feel 100 % again, but am pleased to share that i am feeling a lot better.

so for my card i used lots of layers of die cuts and doillies, tons of Gesso on each layer, a pearly flourish and i would have liked to have made the image appear as if she were on a layer of flowers, oh well you win some and lose some.  I haven seemed to recieve any new stamps in months so i went ahead and bought this one as i just had to have her.  Hopefully the postman will bring me some new stamps soon so i can get inspired by all the new stamps out there and start to share some more of my work.
smiles
Paola

Paper Shelter dt

Our new challenge brought to you by the Paper Shelter is up and running and this week the challenge is "All wrapped up"

What better way to be wrapped in a mothers love than to still be in the womb?  for this card i have used Light of my life available in the online store.

I colored her with copics, used one of my new crealies dies, layered to best feature my image, and of course, loads of flowers, a birdcage from memory box, and do you see that paper clip?  i just had to try and reinvent the humble paper clip.  i added a few beads to it and i love that it now has some pizzaz!

the rest of the girls have created some amazing inspiration so do pop past and give them some love and join in our challenge this week
smiles
Paola

paper shelter geust post

i am so pleased to be sharing a new card with you, expecially since my blog has become rather neglected whilst i have had the kids home for the summer.  Today i am geust designer for the Paper shelter and their challenge this week is "winter blues"

I soptted this stunning little image and just had to use it right away, she is called "Snow Angel"  and is available in the shop HERE

 i colored her with my trusted copics, i gotta tell you since i hadnt colored in over a month this in itself was a challenge.  i added lots of flowers and then finished off with a large bow and two corners that are available from WOC, however i do stock them for the local girls.
smiles
Paola

Mo's dp 2 challenge blog dt

Our newest challenge for Mo's is up and this week its your favourite color combo

Now i cant really say that pink and white are my favourite combo, i do love pink and for now they are my favourite.

this darling image is so versatile and i know the dt have used her quite a bit lately, personally it speaks to me too.  The image can be found HERE in Mo's store, called jo painting

I gotta say that these images really dont need half of the drek embellishments that i layer on my cards, but i love working with them and i have a weakness for all the flowers and things.
i hope you will join our challenge this week on Mo's its such a nice easy one
smiles
Paola

vintage trailer

i have had so much fun in the last couple of weeks, making these vinatge trailers.  I have been inspired by the original that came from Fabienne HERE
There was another one that was also made and posted on pinterest, and here is her blog link too:  Tara also has a cutting file that you can use if you have an electronic machine, which i dont have.  For me it was a wing and a prayer, so each of the three trailers that i made are different in size and decor.
WARNING!!! TOO MANY PICTURES........
Unfortunately in order for you to see the full thing i have to show you all these pics.  I just loved over embellishing these and had ssssooooo much fun...

 unfortunately my photos mixed themselves up when i loaded this and this was actually my second attempt, which i decided to add Magnolia images to

 that key lock on the door was a Mellissa Francis embellishment that i found in my stash, sure it was given to me by a friend.

 the door knob is a bead pin with a cap behind it, stuck to the door with hot glue

 the lantern was made using a Marianne die that i cut four times and then added the pearls, the candle inside was made using rolled up paper and a bit of string for a wick and then some puff paint to make it look as if it had melted a bit

 a side view

 a top view

 a back view

 the cornice and bird cage were also dies from Marianne that i just made 3d, the twig that the bird is perched on is a Memory box

 All the little windows got ribbon for curtains

 of course the fence around the front is a Magnolia doohickey

 another top view

 this was the first attempt and i wanted to add the hinges and door handle from my stash to give it an old world feel

 the back of this one i made so it could open and one could put a gift inside

 this was the third attempt and is going to a very special friend of mine, gotta figure out what i am gonna fill it with

 made the welcome mat with some old jute that i had laying around the craft room

 another bird cage

 and with #2 and #3 i opened the bottom so i could fill them with goodies

  added the turnmount and ribbon tab for ease of opening and closing.
I do hope you enjoy this little share as much as i have enjoyed making them
smiles
Paola