A new Challenge - Something New with The Crafty Pad

It's Sunday again folks!

Where does the weekend go?

And just why does it go by tens times faster than the week days!

Anyway ... Being Sunday means a new challenge at 

The Crafty Pad!

This week we would like you to show us 

Something New 

- So new baby, new house, new job ect ect

There is a few expected babies due to arrive around me soon so I took the opportunity to get a head start on some baby cards.  I have not made a tag and envelope in forever so I went in that direction today!

Above - Envelope Front

Above - Envelope front & tag 

Above - Envelope and tag back

I am soo in love with this paper (I brought like 10 sheets of this!) and you might recall it from a card only a few days ago that I blogged, but it is so gorgeous and easy to play with! Love those papers when you find them, don't you? 

My image today is the beautiful Rocking Horse from The Crafty Pad Designs (It is also on sale atm for only £0.42) and I have colored it with my copics, blinged it up with some little sparkling blue gems and I off centered it on the diagonal for something different for a change, and I have to admit I really like the slight change and the different feel it gives the card.  The little baby foot brad is from my stash that I brought over a year ago and have not even used and I added some punched butterflies from blue cardstock that I distressed and the large fluttering butterfly is one from my swap that the too cute Ms Ali sent me!

I've also added some silky brown ribbon with a blue flourish print, some twine to help close the envelope and I could not resist adding the swirl with the pearls from the flower to really give it that 'antique' feel.  There is also a button on the back of the envelope to wrap the twine around for the envelope to close.  And the sentiment is another from Gingers House.

This week The Crafty Pad has another awesome random prize up for grabs! 

Joanna Sheen is offering one lucky winner a £10 voucher.

And who really can honestly say they don't love Joanna Sheen!

So come along and join in the fun with us this week!

We would love to see you and stop by your creation(s) and share some love!

Need a recap on the rules ? 

You are welcome to enter the challenge using any image 

(though a TCP image we would love to see)

You are welcome to enter the challenge as many times as you like - 

- provided you follow the theme.

You must leave a link back to The Crafty Pad Challenge Blog.

We do not allow back links prior to the date of posting the challenge.

And the challenge closes Saturday at 8pm GMT - 

So heaps of time to play along!

There is also no limit on challenges you can enter!

So now ... I hope to see you there this week!

Thank you for dropping in on me,

and I hope you will join us this week and take up the challenge!

Challenges this creation is entering with the help of the Feline Playful Girls:
Card Making Mamas -  With a child / For a child (1/2)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Embellishments starting with 'R' - Ribbon, roses, rocking horse (image)  (1/3)
Crafty Catz - Fancy Folds - envelope (1/1)
Delicious Doodles - Things that flutter (2/3)
Stamp Something - Pretty Papers (-)
Totally PaperCrafts - Dies and Punches - The image and swirl is are die cuts and the envelope has punched butterflies (-)
Wags 'n' Whiskers - One for the boys (-)
Crafty Purple Frog - Favourite Things - The paper! and flowers and bling!
Dutch Dare - For the boys (1/2)
Shelly's Images - Boys/ Men (-)
Diva's by Design - Anything but a card (1/2)
Papercraft Star - S.T.A.R. = Special little person, Tag, Antique Animal, Ribbon Roses (-)
The Paper Shelter - Punches and Die Cuts (1/3)
Simon Says Stamp - Flowers, Brad(s), Sentiment (-)
Try It On Tuesday - Include a tag and a butterfly (-)
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