Do Something different

Hi all

Don't worry this is real! Two post in two days! I am making use of the broadband so am scheduling a few post for the rest of the week as well.

The weather has continued to be good here although it didn't really matter as I have been crafting all day!
So anyway today's card is a bit of a departure for me as I used an 8x8 card for the first time and then using a pair of scalloped scissors (another first) converted it in to a circular card (a triple first!). It all fitted in nicely with a few challenges namely:

Cupcake Craft - Don't be square
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Lily of the Valley - Here comes Summer
Simon Says Stamp - Buttons, Bows & Bling
Papertake Weekly - Do something different.

I used this very cute stamp from LOTV called lazy afternoon and seemed so apt for a summer theme. The papers were the Bobunny Flutter butter papers and a few scraps from the bottom of my craft bag. All the papers have been distressed using vintage photo ink. I made a faux button from a small scrap of paper and some Diamond Glaze and used it to represent the sun. Here is a close up:

Recipe: Stamps: LOTV - Lazy afternoon coloured with copics. Papers: Bobunny Flutter butter breeze, Flutter butter cutouts & stickers. Die cuts - Scalloped circles - Nestabilities, Martha Stewart - Punch Around The Page Edge Punch.  - Loops. Ribbon and glass beads from stash

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Love Actually

Hi Everyone

I hope everyone has had a great weekend. Mine has just flown by as I was working on Saturday, but I did manage to fit in a bit of me time today and made this card using the fab sketch on Mojo Monday The lovely colour combo of pink and cream over on Creative Inspirations and finally, used the theme of 'Love Actually' over on Papertake Weekly

I used this incredibly cute image from Belles and Whistles which is aptly named Sweet Love and had been sitting on my table just waiting to be inked up! I coloured them with Copics and then chalked the edges of the image in a pearlised pink to give an impression of soft focus, which I really like. As the light is still not good its not easy to see that I have used a heart embossing folder and a MS loop punch to add some additional texture.

Here is the romantic close up!

Recipe: Stamps: Sweet Love from Belles and Whistles, Sentiment from Crafts and Me, Hearts  from Hero Arts. Papers: Imaginisce - Perfectly Posh Fancy Hearts, Bazzill bling birthstone - June. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Heart Blocks, Martha Stewart - Punch Around The Page Edge Punch - Loops. Ribbon from stash and lashings of stardust stickles.

Thanks for looking

Hugs

New year, new challenge

Hi there

Well at last the snow has gone and as Dean is still in South Africa (watching us throw away the last cricket test to draw the series), I took the opportunity to take a little trip up to my parents in Lancs. My Mum is also a crafty little minx so I have spent the last two days crafting and shopping!
Today we went to the new outlet for Cardcraft Plus in Preston. Their old premises was very small and parking was a nightmare. Now they have a fabulously large place with loads of new products. Of course I had to have a little spend didn't I? LOL, but only bought some paper (as if I didn't have enough!) and some tape.

Todays card is another multi challenge entry for:

Cupcake Challenge - Going girly
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Creative Inspirations - New year, new products
Colour Create - Colour theme Kraft/White/Blue with an added requirement of texture

Because I was limited on the materials I had brought with me I had to use the reverse side of my lovely new Life Stories papers from Minds Eye for my piece of Kraft (basically looks like cardboard!). I did have a little whimper as I cut into it, but it was only a small piece so not too bad! I textured it with a new cuttlebug folder, that I had yet to use.

The very cute stamp is from Whiff of Joy and is coloured with copics. The rain drops and umbrella are highlighted with glass effect gel and stickles.

Recipe: Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Willow with Umberella, general sayings. Papers: Basic Grey - Mellow, Chocolate brown & Blue Co-ordinations, My Minds Eye - Life Stories. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Distressed Stripes. Nesties  - large circles and large scalloped circles. Sentiment - Craftwork Cards. Viva Glass effect Gel in crystal Clear, Stardust Stickles and ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Indigo Blue

Hi all

Todays cards are for the sketch challenge over at Mojo Monday using the theme colour of Indigo Blue on the ABC challenge. As the sketch was so yummy I used it 3 times. Plus as I am now in over drive to get all my cards completed in bulk is order of the day!! Not that I am panicing or anything!

All the cards use the very yummy Inkadinkdo christmas Silhouette and winter birds and are embossed on pearl white card.

A couple of close ups

Recipe 240-243/365 Stamps: Inkadinkado - Christmas silhouette and Winter Birds. Sentiments: Inkadinkado - Christmas Characters, Magnolia - Santa is coming, Stamping Up - Circle of friends all embosssed in Moon Glow two-toned embossing powder - Midnight Sapphire Obsidian. Papers: Craftwork cards - Jackfrost. Plus lashings of Stickles

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Mojo Monday - 114

Hi all

Well once again this is a scheduled post as I am now esconsed in Lille and will no doubt be nursing my sore feet due to walking around the markets all day. LOL

Todays card uses the sketch over at Mojo Monday and the colourway over at Colour Create of Red, Green and White. The photography is again pretty pants and has washed all the colour out, but was still fun to make. This Tilda just looks so cute sat on this bench as if she is patiently waiting for her presents. I stamped, coloured and cut some extra holly from the bench. and used them as embellies.

Recipe: 231/365 Stamps:  Magnolia - Tilda with heart ornament and santa's bench coloured with distsressed inks. Papers: from stash Others: Martha Stewart punch - scallop 3 dot, sentiment - craftwork cards, Glossy accents and yes, you guessed it loads of stardust stickles

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara xx

Mojo Monday - 111

Hi all

This is a double quick post tonight as I am really pooped after a day shopping in Guildford with the girlies. We managed to pick up a few bits and pieces to start our Xmas lists, but mainly I got frustrated at the rubbish that stores seem to think they can over package and over price at this time of year in the name of Christmas. Ho hum it looks like I am going to have to get my thinking cap on and put the extra time I currently have on my hands to better use.

The card today follows the sketch over on Mojo Monday and uses the elements spots and stripes required on the Papertake Weekly challenge.

                                                                                                                                                                                     

 Recipe: 206/365 Stamp - Surprise by Elizabeth Bell for SCACD coloured with Distressed Inks. Papers: Basic Grey Wassail - Spice Tea & Noel. Sentiment from Craftwork Cards. Silk Ribbon, Diamante from stash.

As always Elizabeth Bell has designed some fab new stamps and I picked these ones from Quixotic paperie.

The other stamps will no doubt be making a show sometime very soon!

 Thanks for looking

Hugs

Sara xx

Pinch, Punch..............

Hi all

.... the first of the month. Well we have certainly closed the door on summer firmly behind us. I woke up this morning to a really blustery, rainy day, the sort that usually has you reaching for a warm mug of chocolate and an afternoon curled up on the sofa reading. So thats exactly what I did.... Dean was out with some friends and all the chores were done (well the urgent ones anyway LOL).

However, I did manage to finish off this card this morning for the Colour Create challenge, which was actually to make an all white card (with the exception of the image) and I used the sketch from Mojo Monday. The stamp was the very appropriate Snow Joy from Penny Black, which made it eligible for the Penny Black Saturday challenge of 'white on white' and all mounted on glitter paper, with  a bit of bling on the sentiment which qualified it for the Simon says stamp challenge of 'all that sparkles'.

 The image has been coloured with Copics and then the snowball was given a little wash with H2O's, but this doesn't show up too well in the photo.

Recipe: 205/365 Stamps: Penny Black - Snow Joy & ...Snow. Paper: Pearlescent & glitter card from The Glitter Pot. Cuttlebug Embossing folders - both ironicly called snowflakes! Tulle from Crafts u Love. Pins by Making Memories from the Craft Range. Diamante & Pearls from stash and last but not least a liberal dash of Star Dust stickles.

Off for a nice girly lunch in Guildford tomorrow so hoping we all have a better day tomorrow.

Thanks for looking

Sara xx

Take Boooooo

Hi all

I'm back with another go at a challenge. This time it's only for two Mojo Monday & Simon Says Stamp. I really like all these challenges as they give me a place to start. I don't have issues with coming up with ideas, its more a question of too many ideas and always trying to doeverything at once......... So using the sketch from Mojo Monday and the Spooky theme from Simon Says stamp I whipped up this little number....

I just love this little witch she does look so cute. I have raised the hat and her arm slightly although its tricky to see on the photo and coloured her in using distressed inks finished off with some stickles for a bit of bling on her hat and dress and some on the candy tots in the corners. I have had a further play with the embossing folder since yesterday and used a purple coordination paper, which I think has come out much better.
Recipe: 183/365
Little Witch with Broom by Belles & Whistles from Zoe Bunny crafts. Purple Coordination card, Black pearlized card and patterned paper - Daisy & Dandelion trick or treat & cuttlebug embossing folder - Spider web all from the Glitter Pot. Candy Dots & ribbon from stash. Punches MS - Cornice edger & EK Success - spots.
Any way have to dash I am off to a ball tonight so best get my glad rags on.....
Hugs
Sarax