Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge #15

A fab sketch designed by Maggie and sponsored by the Craft Barn.

Another card for Rylee ... that child has a better social life than me ... he appears to be doing a party every weekend at the minute! Fae request another card only last night too for the 21st November when he's attending another little girls party ... floozy!

CS ~ Stash
DP's ~ Shabby Princess Harvest Spice
Image ~ RAK from someone very generous, but have forgotten who LOL ... you know what i'm like ... thanks anyway xxx
Flowers, Ribbon and Brads ~ Stash (orange flowers are left over from the bridal bouquets)
Sentiment ~ Word Art free download
Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Tombo Blender Pen, Whisper Strokes.

Few Makes ...

The above card is a fantastic digi image from Sketching Stamper. Absolutely fabulous detail and looks amazing IRL. I printed the image out 3 times, cut out and popped on sticky pads. The images have been coloured with Whisper Strokes with the help of my Tombo Blender Pen. I added a touch of Glamour Dust for added sparkle and some beads and gems for the centre. DP's are a free download called Sheet Music. Just to add a little more bling i matted on to gold card and stitched around the edge with gold embroidery thread using my sewing machine.

I used a sketch for this card but can't for the life of me remember which one it was now!

DP's ~ Summer Driggs Bubblegum & Liquorice
Flowers, Pearls & Ribbon ~ Stash
Image ~ Whiff of Joy Melinda Blowing Kisses
Sentiment ~ Studio G clear stamps
Tools ~ Whisper Strokes, Sewing Machine

I used papers called Winter Wonderland that were a free download but it doesn't say on the TOU who they are designed by!

• CS ~ Stash
• Image ~ RAK from the lovely Jill ... thanks honey mwah x
• Snowflake ~ Cuttlebug Die
• Gems ~ More recycled from the returned Wedding Invitations!
• Sentiment ~ from same kit
• Tools ~ Glamour Dust, Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen, Sakura Stardust Pen.

Ok, that's it .. i'm done now LOL ... thank god i hear you sigh! Looking forward to the next few days cos gonna be grandson free ... Fae and Scott have booked the rest of the week off to use their holidays up! I intended catching up with blog buddies and getting some serious crafting done!!!

Friday Sketchers #77

Jacqueline from the Netherlands is this weeks host and the sponsors are Digital Delights.
I'm just loving last years kissing Tilda and Edwin ... hardly used them last year, but they're definately earning their keep this year LOL!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ Winter Wonderland

Image ~ Magnolia Winter Stamp Club Collection 2008

Gems & Ribbon ~ Stash

Silver Thread ~ Market Stall

Sentiment ~ PC Generated using Frosty Font

Doily ~ Pound shop ... 72 assorted doilies ... got Mum to buy them and stole the small one LOL ... it was slightly bigger than this but i cut round it so that it fit better with the sketch.

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen, Nesties.

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #76 & Colour Create Challenge #31

For our A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge this week there is a fab sketch created by Sonja.

The colour combination at Colour Create this week has been picked by Karen and is BLUE, WHITE & SILVER.

And my card ...

CS ~ Stash

Mirri Board ~ Crafts Central (before they closed lol)

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Designs ~ Shabby Tots

Image ~ Hanglar Stanglar RAK from ages ago

Flowers, Beadcaps, Charm & Gems ~ Stash

Tulle ~ TabbyCrafts

Pin ~ TabbyCrafts

Tools ~ Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen, Nesties, Silver Sakura Stardust Pen, Sewing Machine, Woodware Leaf Punch

Create 4 Fun ~ Week 44

This weeks challenge is fab sketch designed by Bev. The prize is a Nestabilities Set of Octagons.
CS ~ Papermill
DP's ~ Think Spring free download
Image ~ RAK from ages ago ... thanks to who-ever sent it me x
Ribbon, Flowers, Brads, Beadcaps ~ Stash
Sentiment ~ PC Generated
Tools ~ Woodware Leaf Punch, Sewing Machine, Watercolour Pencils, Tombo Blender Pen, Oval and Round Nesties, Glamour Dust.

Just to let you know that there are a lot of wedding photos on my Facebook if you fancy having a butchers at them.

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Friday Sketchers #76 & Stampin' for the Weekend #22

Aud from Norway is this weeks Friday Sketchers host, and it's her very first time on the FS blog. The sponsor for this weeks challenge is Sassy Studio Designs.

Stampin' for the Weekend have a fantastic challenge entitled "Back to the 80's" intriguing eh?! They'd like to see us use the following Colour Combination on our cards and projects this week!

AND
Use one of the following Song Titles from the 80s for inspiration
Girls on Film - Duran Duran
Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Obviously, I've chose Dirty Laundry by Don Henley (whoever he is ... i'm an 80's child ... being a teenager during those years and i ain't never heard of that one)

CS ~ Stash
DP's ~ Shabby Princess Splendid Papers
Image ~ RAK from Diane .... mwah honey x
Flowers, Ribbon, Eyelet, Beads, Peel-Offs & Gems ~ Stash
Mesh Stuff ~ My Stampin' for the Weekend Monthly Prize
Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Eyelet Setter, Woodware Leaf Punch, Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen.

Our gorgeous friend Paula has requested this card for the staff that have looked after her during her stay in Guy's Hospital. Yes folks .... she's been released ... God help us LOL! She asked me to make a couple of cards for her yesterday ... which has since increased to 3 PMSL! I liked the image cos during our phone conversation Paula said she wanted a card that said "Thanks for everything you've done and for your continuing support" what could be better support than a bra?!

Now hopefully Paula will continue to do well as long as she doesn't have or has very few "Peter Pan" moments ... eh Paula?! LOL! I know you'll read this ... so behave yourself or you'll get the lecture, keep doing whatever it is your doing and for God's sake rest ... no decorating that bedroom till next year!!!! Love ya lots like Haribo's LOL!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #19

The challenge this week is a sketch but is to include a recipe of ....

3 flowers
3 brads

3 gems/pearls

CS ~ Stash (Papermill box)

DP's ~ Summer Driggs Winter Wonderland

Image ~ RAK from last year so no idea who sent it me ... thanks anyway x

Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat Sentiment & Tags

Brads & Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Nesties, Woodware 2" Flower Punch, Dovecraft Small Daisy Punch, Woodware Leaf Punch, Watercolour Pencils, Tombo Blender Pen, Glitz it Sparkles Glitter Glue, Sakura Stardust and Glaze pens.

The wedding went really well yesterday. It was such a relaxed affair. We had a beautiful meal, the cake was delicious ... although could've done with a little more buttercream for my liking LOL! The bridal party looked amazing ... but then it included my girls so it would PMSL! I have uploaded some photos on my Facebook and i will load a couple up on my blogspot when i get chance!

Create 4 Fun ~ Week 43 & DP2 Challenge 3

Create 4 Fun's challenge this week is to make something using the Fry Box template provided and the challenge at DP2 is "Anything But A Card". So what better than to combine the two challenges!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Shabby Princess

Image ~ Loui & Bronte Digital Pencil Too

Spider ~ Poundland

Sentiment ~ Shabby Princess

Tools ~ Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen

I put some black tissue paper through the paper shredder just to fill the box. The biscuits are Lemon & Lime Cookies and the recipe is a Weight Watchers one. Each biscuit is 1 pt, although mine are probably less cos i used sweetener which is 0 pts rather than castor sugar.

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C7

I found another challenge blog whilst hunting for sketches and fell into this blog ... Crazy 4 Challenges. It has a new challenge every Saturday. Last weeks challenge was a fab sketch which i used to make my card ....

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs Giving

Image ~ Magnolia

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Nesties, Whisper Strokes

Just Magnolia Week 28

This week Just Magnolia's sponsor is All That Scraps and the prize is any C.C. Designs stamp set of your choice!!

So onto the challenge ....

... a sketch by Martine you can rotate the sketch and resize the elements, as long as you follow the original sketch so your entry qualifies for the prize draw. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator next week.

CS ~ Stash
DP's ~ Mystic Winter Paper ~ Raspberry Road Designs

Image ~ RAK from my gorgeous buddy Tab .... mwahs xxx

Ribbon & Pearls ~ Stash

Pearl Brad ~ HobbyCraft

Sentiment ~ PC Generated using Edwardian Script ITC Font

Tools ~ Nesties, Carla Craft Corner Punch, Woodware Leaf Punch, Whisper Strokes, Watercolour Pencils, Woodware 2" & 1" Flower Punch, Sewing Machine.

Stampin' For The Weekend ~ Challenge 21 & Friday Sketchers #75

This week's Stampin' for the Weekend would like to see us come up with some Fangtastic Halloween Cards and the sponsor is Donna from Bearly Mine Designs . She is offering the winner a copy of the amazing Designer Extreme Volume III CD.

Claudia is the host for this weeks sketch at Friday Sketchers. This challenge is sponsored by Daisy May Designs and the winner will be picked with Random org and is going to get 4 cute images!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Free Download from last year

Image ~ Mo's Digital Pencil Too
Spider ~ Poundland

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Watercolour Pencils, Sewing Machine, Sakura Stardust Pens

I was lucky enough to be a Top 5 Winner again at Stampin' for the Weekend for last weeks challenge. Can't stop smiling and am amazed that people thought my card was good enough LOL!

For Paula ...

This card i made a few weeks ago for my gorgeous real life friend Paula. I've set myself a bit of a mission really, to make sure that whilst she's unwell i shall send her lots of cards LOL! I'm beginning to run out of cat images/stamps, cos i've used something with a cat on for each card up to now.

Paula is in hospital at the minute undergoing stem cell replacement (she has Crohn's disease) in the hope that at some point she will be Crohn's symptom free. Since we met Paula 9 yrs ago (love at first sight LOL) she's been in and out of hospital and spent weeks being unwell. She has to get really sick before she gets better and could potentially have some rough weeks ahead of her. But here's hoping that this is all gonna be worth it and one of our dearest friends is back on her feet soon!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Black Spotty ~ ~DS George, Yellow Check ~ Raspberry Road Flower Girl
Image ~ RAK from my VBFBF Diane
Buttons and Gems ~ Stash
Tools ~ Nesties, Sewing Machine, Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen

Stampin' For The Weekend ~ Challenge 20

This week at Stampin' for the Weekend we have a Sketch from the very talented Amy!

Amy got her creative hat on for this weeks challenge and came up with the Sketch below!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Freebie Download ~Feeling Silly

Image ~ Digital Pencil Too

Buttons ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Whisper Strokes, Glossy Accents, Sakura Stardust Pen, Tombo Blender Pen

Just Magnolia Week 27

This week our sponsor is Jacobi Drachten and the prize is four cute little stamps. The challenge is to create something Bright and Zingy so dig out all your bright and zingy papers and embellies and a Magnolia image and get creative.

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Baily's Room

Image ~ Another gorgeous RAK from my gorgeous buddy Tab

Ribbon, Eyelets & Gems ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Free Wordart Downloaded from HERE, you really should take a look at the wordart on this talented ladies blog.

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Nesties, Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen

Last Weeks Friday Sketchers #73

I fully intended posting this card as soon as i'd made it last weekend, but i have no idea why it didn't get done! I'm so disorganised as far as my cardmaking goes just lately. Thank goodness i only have 12 days left to wedding. Although my plan is to have everything done and organised by next weekend, so that the week beforehand i do nothing thats involved with weddings at all!!!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Raspberry Road Sally Ann Papers

Image ~ RAK from my gorgeous friend Tab .... thanks honey xxx

Flowers, Gems & Ribbon~ Stash

Silver Heart ~ My Stampin' for the Weekend Win

Tools ~ Nesties, Sewing Machine

I'm hoping to get some more of my Christmas cards made today, i've done 5 ... only another zillion to go then LOL!

On The Mend ...

In between sorting out the wedding seating plan today i have managed to make a couple of cards and this is one of them .....

DH clearly took a leave of his senses this morning and allowed me to have a small purchase from Digital Pencil Too and i got another 2 fab images from Mo. Thought this one worked really well as a sort of get well card! So once again armed with my Ismaki sketches i went to work!!!!

• CS ~ Stash
• DP's ~ Feelin' Froggy downloaded from HERE
• Image ~ Darn It, Digital Pencil Too
• String ~ from a pair of jeans that held the label on!
• Eyelets, Button & Gems ~ Stash
• Sentiment ~ PC Generated using a selection of fonts
• Tools ~ Nesties, Sewing Machine, Whisper Strokes.

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #18 and DP2 Challenge 2

This week is a sketch designed by Mina and the theme for this challenge is 'Autumn'. This weeks DP2 challenge is to use colors that remind you of Fall and to use only 2 embellishments. Your image does not have to be a Fall image, although it can, just use colors that remind you of Fall. The limited embellishments will make sure that Mo's fabulous image is the main focal point of the card.
Flippin heck, thats harder than you think to only use 2 embellishments ... now i'm not sure if this counts, cos wasn't sure if it was 2 embellishements or 2 types of embellishments! Well thats my excuse anyway LOL! So my 2 embellishments are the flowers and the stitching.

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs Falling for Fall

Image ~ Digital Pencil Too

Flowers ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Tools ~ Whisper Strokes, Sewing Machine, Nesties

Christmas Cards

Sunday was my well earned day of rest from anything to do with weddings, so i decided it was high time i at least tried to make a start on my Christmas cards. Armed with RAK images from last year and my Ismaki sketch folder off i went to work and managed 3 cards ... in between cooking and eating Sunday Lunch, chores and X Factor!

• CS ~ Stash
• DP's & Sentiment ~ Winter Wonderland downloaded from HERE and designed by the fab Martine
• Gems ~ Stash
• Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Whisper Strokes

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Shabby Princess Holiday Magic

Gems ~ Stash

Sentiment ~ Wordart download

Tools ~ Whisper Strokes, Cuttlebug Snowflake Die, EK Success Snowflake Punch, Sakura Stardust Pens.

CS ~ Stash

DP's & Sentiment ~ Winter Wonderland

Gems ~ taken off the returned wedding invitations and recycled!

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Whisper Strokes, Glamour Dust, Sakura Glaze Pens

My Last November Card ....

At last they're all done and with a bit of luck i can now concentrate on my Christmas cards. Who's idea was it to marry someone whose whole family have birthday's in November! I have literally 1 birthday per week in that horrible month, which equates to somewhere around 15 cards (that's a card from us, Fae and Scott, Ellie and Rylee) we've stopped sending cards to DH's 2 brothers, just to lighten the work load! So, this card is for the FIL, obviously from us LOL!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Feeling Silly ~ Free Download

Image ~ RAK from my bestest blog buddy Tab ... mwah's honey!

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug Hippie Chic Alpha Dies, Whisper Strokes, Tombo Blender Pen.