Flower Power

Dear all

Quick post with some cards made this evening. They were inspired by a very lovely card make by the ultra talented Alison Moore down at the Glitter Pot.

I'm entering the first one in the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday which is Flower Power.

Thanks for looking

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Say it with Flowers

Hi Everyone

Very quick post as I couldn't resist making a card tonight as there were some fantastic challenges around.
LOTV -Sketch
Cute Card Thursday -Someone special
Just Magnolia - One for the Girls
Basic Grey - Punch it
A Spoonful of Sugar -Cute & Girly
Papertake weekly - Say it with Flowers
Penny Black - Flowers

Phew told you I was inspired!!!

I just love this new Tilda and I know I went a little mad with the flowers, which I also glimmer misted but ho hum they are very cute that way.

Recipe: Stamps: Sentiments x2 penny Black Salutations, Midsummer Tilda from magnolia. Papers:  Basic Grey - Sugared. Martha Stewart Lever Border Punch - Lace Doily. Flowers fromWild Orchid. Card Candy from Craftwork Cards. Ribbon from stash & stickles all over!

Thanks for looking

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Spots and dots, Buttons and bows

Hi all

Still cold and trying to snow at every opportunity, but at least the ground is too wet for it to stick! I got fed up of all the dull weather and treated myself to some flowers so now the house is full of tulips, daffodils and Hyacinths. Spring is here according to my house!!
Tonights card is another multi challenge for:

Truely Scrumptious - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Spots and Dots
Lily of the Valley - Valentines
Secret Crafter - Monochrome and white

This card uses another of my recently acquired new stamps from LOTV and is aptly called Rosie Posy. I have coloured her with Copics and added some stickles for good measure. The button is another one from my grandmothers button box. Apologies for the washed out photo, my camera doesn't seem to like night time photography! or is that a bad crafter blames her tools.............

Recipe: Stamps: LOTV - Rosie Posy, Sentiment from Magnolia. Papers: My Minds Eye - Be loved Beautiful Branches double sided paper. Flower, Ribbon and cord from stash

Thanks for looking

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Blooming Gorgeous

Hi Everyone

Boy I've been so busy this week and although I have made some cards I haven't had time to post them! I've missed a few fantastic challenges as well ho hum!.

Todays card covers a massive four challenges to make up for my absence :

Just Magnolia - Fabulous Sketch
Secret Crafter - Colour Challenge
Totally Gorjuss - Dimension
Cute Card Thursday - Blooming Gorgeous

So I used this very cute Charlston Tilda from my winter Magnolia pack. She just looks like she is on her way out to paint the town red! However instead of red I took a rest from Valentines pink and red and used these very delish BG Wisteria papers, which I really have not used enough. I have double mounted her and embossed the paper to provide plenty of dimension and of course applied plenty of stickles to basically everything!

Recipe: Stamps: Magnolia - Charlston Tilda. Papers: Basic Grey - Wisteria. & coordinations  - eggplant. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Daisy Pattern. Martha Stewart Lever Deep Edge Punch - Garden Trellis. Sentiment from craftwork cards. Ribbon and flowers from stash plus loads of Star Dust Stickles

Thanks for looking
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Let it snow

Hi all

I promise you I really don't want it too snow!
Although I love looking at everything blanketed in white from my window, life doesn't work that way and at some point you always have to venture out into the frozen ice or slushy paths and roads.

Todays card is for the yummy sketch over at Truely Scrumptious and I have also included it in Cute card Thursday which was Girly Swirly and Just magnolia to make a card for someone special.

 I tweaked the swirl to fit the layout, but apart from that everything else was very simple. I can't tell you who the special person is as they read this blog! A closer view below.

Recipe: 245/365 Stamps: Magnolia - Wrapped Tilda, Hero Arts - Clings snowflake circle coloured with copics and brilliance inks. Papers: From stash. Punches - Martha Stewart Lever Border Punch - Icicles.  Die cut Nesties - Circles,  Bigz - Decorative Accent w/Flower. Cuttlebug embossing folder - Snowflakes. Loads of Stardust stickles.

Thanks for looking

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Paper Take Weekly - 29

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What a lovely day I have had today. The weather was rubbish, but I had my great friend Hilary staying with us and as it was too wet/cold to go Xmas shopping we spent the day crafting  utter bliss....... She has a completely different style to me so its always fun swapping ideas and tips.

I managed to add to my production line of the Xmas cards I needed to finish by tomorrow, but also managed to finish this card using the sketch over at Paper take weekly.

The card uses the lovely Tilda unwrapping an present from the so snowy range.

A close up below.

Recipe 244/365 Stamps: Magnolia - Tilda unwrapping a present, Christmas text background stamped in Sepia Versafine and coloured with distressed inks. Papers: Ladybug and friends.com - Foruenttningen, God Jul, Juleglede. Punch - Martha Stewart - Punch Around The Page Punch Set - Scallop 3-Dot. Loads stickles.

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Snow much fun

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What horrid weather today! Its been gloomy and rainy all day, but now the wind has really whipped itself into a real freenzy and the news is saying we are due to be hit by the worst storms this year. Lovely!

Oh well I had some great news today, I have won my first blog challenge which was over at Totally Gorjuss - how apt the theme was 'bling'!

So onwards and upwards to my next card I had to use another of my recent purchases for the NEC, which was this very cute snowman and once again I managed to combine a few challenges. The sketch is from the very very talented Mina over at Just Magnolia, the theme is based on create a scene from A spoonful of sugar, and also managed to squeeze in some snow (hard that when you are using snowmen.... LOL!!) for the Cupcake Craft challenge & finally unusually for me I used a liberal sprinkle of glitter which qualified it for Cute card Thursday which was 'glitter me silly'!

As has been typical all week the photo is not the best.... of course  its the light rather than my rubbish photography!! It is tricky to see all of the glitter, but trust me its everywhere & the swowflakes have been covered in Twicklets which really make them sparkle.

The close up shows the snowy glitter highlights on top of the image, which has been coloured in distressed inks.

The snowflakes were made by punching and die-cutting snowflakes in acetate which were then covered in glossy accents and then sprinkled with the twinklets. Twicklets are made of finely ground glass so really do twinkle if you excuse the jokelet! I picked these up at Crafts U Love a couple of weeks ago going and was dying to use them. I have coloured the back of some of the snowflakes with a copic pen to give them a bit of depth.

Recipe: 217/365 Stamps: Frosty the snowman with snowflake, Winter Night background from magnolia & coloureed with distressed inks sentiment from Artifacts. Papers: Snowbank from Basic Grey & glitter card from stash. Brads, spacers & Charm from Zoe Bunny Crafts& finished off with loads of glitter and stickles!!

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara

Well now for something completely different....

As  the title suggests todays card is something a bit different as all the 'papers' and 'embellishments' have been replaced with funky foam and there is not a bit of bling in sight! How unlike me!! LOL. I thought the challenge over at Cute card Thursday to use primary colours really cried out for a boys cards and the sketch at A spoonful of sugar really fitted the bill.

The stamp is one of the absolutely gorgeous new Lily of the Valley stamps that are on release from the 11th November, (but I managed to grab mine at the NEC !)

Recipe: 213/365 Stamps: Main imgage (no name yet!)- Lily of the Valley, Happy Birthday - Penny Black. Funky foam from Hobbycraft.

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara xx

Cocktail Hour

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Another quick post as this week seems to be disappearing so rapidly. This card is a break from all the christmas cards I have been making and uses the lovely sketch over at Sketch Saturday and follows the theme over at Cute Card Thursday.

I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty excited about going to the NEC this week. I am going on Friday with my friend Hilary and already have a shopping list as long as my arm, let alone thinking about all the things I don't even know I want yet!! LOL. So I suppose this is quite an apt card as by the time we have driven to Brum and back I don't think I will even make it past the first martini !!

Recipe: 207/365 Stamps: Cocktail  & Bubbles- Dimension Fourth, Shaken but not stirred - Craftwork cards all coloured in Copics & cocktail glass covered with Glossy accents.  Papers: Doodlebug - Confetti, Bazzill Dotted Swiss Card - Irish Eyes & Grape Jelly. Ribbon from stash and a liitle sprinkle of stickles!

Tomorrow I am on a course so had better get on with my prep!

Thanks for looking

Ciao

Sara xx

Cute Card Thursday - 83

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Today's card is keeping with the Xmas theme - I still have a few to make !! However once again I have combined a couple of challenges, firstly Cute Card Thursday to include candy corns and I also used the sketch from Just magnolia.

The two papers both have candy themes within them and this cute little Tilda just fitted the bill. (I didn't realise until I was half way throught the post, that the flower had popped up in the middle so looks a bit odd - oops but I have now corrected!! )
A close up (without flower LOL) .........

Recipe: 202/365 Stamps: Tilda with Ornament & Christmas Tag, Magnolia coloured with distressed inks. Papers: Imaginisce - Polar Expressions Flannel PJ's, Basic Grey - Eskimo kisses. Flowers & Holly from Woodware Punch covered with stickles & ribbon from stash.
Thanks for looking
Hugs
Sara xx