Thursday 27 September 2012

Lili's Little Fairies - My First DT Card!


Woo hoo and way hay ... today's the day!! Ever since I found out a week ago,  I've been absolutely beside myself with excitement at the prospect of getting down to business as a member of the fabulous Lili's Little Fairies Design Team.... thanks so much ladies for having me :-) 

So here we are .... it's time for a new challenge and for me to flutter my baby fairy wings. (I think it's a bit like a teeny chick learning to fly ... it may flutter nervously, but it has to jump out of  the nest sometime lol!)

Thanks so much to everyone who entered last week's challenge - don't forget to check the challenge blog to see if you have won last week's fab prize :-)

So ... onto this week's challenge which is

White With A Hint ....

Yes, we would we like to see most of your card (apart from the image) in shades of white, with maybe a little hint of colour in one or two accents.

This week's prize for one lucky random winner will be a £10 LotV voucher  supplied by Mummy Fairy - woo hoo!!


I really loved this theme but boy was I nervous ... as they say you only get one chance to make a first impression lol!! All the other ladies have made such totally stunning cards ... but hey I did my best and this is what I have to offer ...


I started off with my white punched square and embossed panel, but decided to take the approach of layering up my punched snowflake square onto a paper with a "hint" of colour, so that the snowflake cut outs would be more clearly visible.I then tied in he pastel colours on my sparkly ribbon and on the angel's dress to the paper - or at least that was my aim! 


It's not tremendously obvious in the pic, but I have used an absolutely startling white, uber pearlescent card ... I used to use this type of card from a local craft shop in the past, but they no longer stocked it and I had never seen any other that was quite as good for Christmas makes. Last week when I was on holiday I drove out to a little craft place I rarely go to, and BINGO!! not only did they have the white card, but also similar extremely pearlescent card in pink and green - yay!



Stamps: LotV "Christmas Angels - Praying" and "Christmas grungy messages";
Media: Promarkers and Flexmarkers (+ glamour dust!);
Paper: Crafter's Companion "The Snowman";
Supplies: flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts; pearls from The Hobby House; sparkly ribbon from my stash;
Tools: Martha Stewart "Snow Flurry" PATP; Leone Em "Ash Branch" leaf punch; Cuttlebug "Snowflakes" embossing folder.

Challenges:
Penny Black at Allsorts (September) - Early Christmas Makes (3rd entry)
Fab 'n' Funky #140 - Starts With An F (Flowers)
Creative Inspirations #182 - Bingo!
(several lines, including White / Snowflakes / Ribbon)
Party Time Tuesdays #87 - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show - For The Love of Sparkle

Thanks very  much for visiting today. Hope you will be able to join us at Lili's Little Fairies this week, and can't wait to see what you make!.

19 comments:

Jennifer said...

Well Miss Pauline, this is one heck of a first impression!!!!! It is a real stunner, and I love everything about it...you have nothing to be nervous about.

Big Hugs,
Jennifer. x

Jane said...

Well done Pauline, you have made a real stunner for your first card. You are a huge asset to their team..looking forward to seeing more.
Jane x

Di said...

Wow Pauline, this is adorable. You sure fluttered those wings and soared straight up into the sky! Well done on the DT post too.

Di xx

ribenaruby said...

Beautiful Pauline and the image is so perfect for the challenge! I love these type of card with minimal papers, must have a go. You've done wonderfully. Ruby x

Sue said...

Hello Pauline
Well, I don't think you need worry, this is stunning! I love the cute image and the delicate shades of blue. Such gorgeous detailing too.

hugs Sue

Lorraine A said...

Absolutely gorgeous card Pauline :-) the image is adorable and all the details are so pretty. You made a brilliant first impression !! :-)

thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
luv
Lols x x x

Riet said...

What a beautiful card.

Hugs Riet.xx

Squirrel x said...

Wow Fairy Pauline, what a stunning card to your life with wings girl! Just love this, that angel is adorable, and your pretty details just so delicate, like a single snowflake. Get me all poetic, lol! Superb make hun. Hugs Sxx

Lisa Carroll said...

Congratulations on the DT! This is just beautiful... love your coloring, and her sparkly wings and the pearls in her hair. :) Thanks for joining us in the 'Anything Goes!' challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog! xo

thecraftycavalier said...

And what a first impression! This is stunning. I love the Snowman papers - the colours are so pretty. The image is coloured perfectly and I love the softness of it all! Love the punched border and the tulle! Simply gorgeous. So glad your a teamie! Hugs, Jayne xx

Anonymous said...

congratulations on your new DT position! a gorgeous card; i love the soft blues in the image, paper and ribbon. thanks so much for playing along with us again at penny black and more this month.
linda

brenda said...

What a beautifully angelic little image Pauline, the soft blues are absolutely perfect with her.

Thanks so much for sharing your lovely work with us at Penny Black and More challenge this month.

B x

Claire said...

This is a really pretty card hun. Hugs, Claire x

Pat said...

Super card with a great image and colours. Thanks for joining our challenge at Fab'n'Funky this week. Good luck in the draw.

Pat xx

Judith said...

Congratulations on your DT post - love your first card - such a pretty image and great layout - thanks for playing at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week hugs Judith x

Candy C said...

Hi Pauline. Congrats on your DT position! That is awesome. Your first card is so lovely. Love your design and all of the little details you've done on this sweet card to make it exceptional. Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

Anonymous said...

So beautiful Pauline! I can see you are going to fit in with the team so well. Your cards are always extremely beautiful just like the rest of your teamies!
xx

Aunty Sue said...

beautiful card and thanks for sharing at creative this week and hope to see you back next week

jem (jane elizabeth middleton) said...

a beautiful card Pauline, the image and details are so lovely. Congratulations on your new dt position.
It was lovely to meet you at Happy Stampers and say Hi.
janex