Belated Happy New Year :)

I had written this post a month ago on the 20th December and just needed to add photos - it got put on hold and I'm only getting back to it now! I thought I'd post it anyway....


Hi again!

At last I'm back with some projects...

It's been a bit horrendous here as the children have taken sick one after the other and I seem to have been continually washing bedding, pyjamas and floors :( and to top it all, my tumble dryer has burnt out with all the usage....

Anyway! here are the Christmas cards, some treat boxes and bags for the teachers.  They are not matching sets this year as they were made in fits and starts.

Some other news!

I went to the Hobbycrafts show in the NEC in Birmingham at the beginning of November with some friends and while I was there I did a fab Sizzix make and take.  At the stand you were able to fill out a form with your details to be entered into a competition to win a Sizzix Big Shot, Doctor's Bag and Dies.

I thought no more about it and on the Monday after the show, I got a call from Pete at Sizzix to say I had won!!!

The parcel arrived very quickly and I have to say I love the Big Shot :)  I love the fact that it doesn't wobble or move when you're passing the dies through it.  I use my Cuttlebug plates with it though as I can't get used to the multipurpose platform that comes with it!

 Sizzix die - Merry & Bright (part of the prize I won)

Front of the bag

The bag is made with 2 sheets of white A4 cardstock

 

Sizzix die - stocking 

 The mouse is an Elzybells stamp

This little box was cut out with the Craft Robo.  I bought the file from My Time Made Easy but the measurements were a bit off so with the help of hubby, we soon had it sorted. I made a small version to hold sweets  but you can make it bigger.

  

The choir singers stamp is from Lili of the Valley 

The poinsettia was cut with the Craft Robo, edged with Snow Cap dabber and layered.

The centre is done with Pebeo 3D paint. 

 The mouse is an Elzybells stamp

Another Elzybells stamp 

 The skater is a Lili of the Valley stamp

 I used Stardust stickles for the fur trim on her coat and hat and on the ice.

The flourishes are cut with a Marianne die.

Because they were made quite a while ago I can't remember some of the papers used but I'll post a list of some supplies later on today.

Sorry it's been so long for this update.  My health is still not as it should be but I'm having an operation next month and I hope I will be right as rain after that with a few weeks recovery time:)

Thank you for your patience!

Sarah xx 

House Mouse birthday card

This was a really quick card I made for my nephew's birthday in November. It's a little House Mouse stamp and I think he's really cute.  Very easy to colour in too :)
The sentiment is stamped with Stampin' Up real red ink and the black dots are card candy from craftworkcards.co.uk.

I can't believe Christmas is only 2 weeks away! With all the snow lately, I have been stuck in the house and am nowhere near prepared! I'm heading out to the craft room now to try and make something for the teachers.

See you soon
Sarah x

Christmas cards

These are some cards I've made for a friend who is having a card sale and donating the money to charity.

I'm just making family Christmas cards this year for I don't have time to make general ones. I also have to make the teachers' gifts and cards too and I will post them when they're finished :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Sarah x

Cards using Lili of the Valley stamps

 I am loving Lili of the Valley stamps :)  I think they're really cute and lovely to colour in.
The papers on this card are from the Dovecraft christmas pack (not sure what it's called....)
and the image is coloured in with Copics.  I'm realising I should be making a note of the colours I use so I'll be doing that in future :)

This is a birthday card for my little nephew Oliver who was 6 yesterday :) It's another Lili of the Valley stamp
and the papers are 3 Bugs in a Rug (snips & snails I think...)

Better run, I'm going to the Christmas Craft Fair in The Argory (National Trust House) today and I should have been ready ages ago!  Will post again soon with Christmassy things:)

Thanks for visiting today
Sarah x

Doesn't time fly........!

Hi everyone!!

I hope you are all well and enjoying the cold/hot weather wherever you are :)

I'm embarrassed to see it's been over a month since I updated this blog..... I have good intentions and then get distracted!  I've been doing a little bit of crafting so I'll upload some photos later - I promise!
Our local primary school held an Open Night last night and I had a little stall (my first ever) and it was great fun :) I brought my camera but forgot to take photos! How daft is that....

I still have loads more to make and do so I better get cracking!
Until later....
Sarah

Tag book using Tim Holtz inks

This is the tag book I made at a class in Forgetmenot Papercrafts in Belfast a couple of weeks ago.  It was a really fun class with lots of inking and stamping and we had very messy hands afterwards.  Some of the pages are a bit of a disaster but I have learned loads of new techniques and will be having a go at making some more tags soon.

It's a bit of a change for me as I tend to make 'clean' cards and am always sanding rough edges....lol

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend
Sarah x

A little thank you card

Hi again!  I thought it was about time I posted something :)

The papers on this card are MME Bloom & Grow and the flower and sentiment are American Crafts clear stamps.  I got mine in TKMaxx in Londonderry last month but you can also get them here

I've haven't been crafting very much this month but I've been sorting out my inks and ribbons.  I have so many ribbons I keep forgetting what I have so I've been snipping off the ends and sticking them on card. I should be able to see exactly what I have instead of having to poke through the boxes trying to find a match - not great when you're in a hurry.....!!  When I'm finished I'll punch holes along the edge and put them in a file.

 Some of the ribbon reference cards

 Some of the Ink reference cards 

I was at a class in Forgetmenot Papercrafts in Belfast and we made a tag book using Tim Holtz inks.  I haven't it finished yet but I'll take a photo of it and post it tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by today
Sarah x

Baby Girl Card

A little baby girl card :)

The base card is A6 landscape in white and the designer papers are from a Making Memories 6x6" paper pad.  I taped two strips of paper to the base card (one is broader than the other).  Then stamped 'Brand New' & 'tiny miracle' on the base card with sky gray versacolor pigment ink. Next I tied pink satin ribbon around the card and finished with a bow at the front.  I took another piece of matching pink paper and cut a scallop circle with a Nestabilitie die (you could use a punch) and then I cut another smaller plain circle from white card.  I stamped a baby face on the circle with sky gray ink and coloured it with copic markers.  I attached the white circle to the pink circle with foam pads and then taped the pink circle to the base card.

Have a lovely day :)
Sarah x

Supplies
White card
Making Memories 'Kate' collection
Versacolor cube ink - sky gray
Stamps - sentiments are American Crafts & Studio G
            - Baby face is Doodlebug designs
Ribbon - Poppicrafts
Copic markers

Sock Piggy!

Here's another little sock creature :) 

She's made with baby first size socks - 1 pink with hearts and the other plain white.  Her eyes are tiny black brads and the little bow is made with ribbon from my scrap box.

 I should have made her a curly tail!

Thanks for taking the time to visit :)

Sarah x

Apologies

I am so sorry I haven't been updating my blog.  I haven't been feeling very well (my haemoglobin has dropped again) though I have been able to make a few things (in between naps!) I just haven't been able to upload them.  I'm going to try and post a bit more regularly from now on :)  Thank you to all who have stuck with me!!

Here's a quick little card using dry embossing, stamping and punching.

The flowers/leaves along the bottom are embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The designer paper is MME Bloom & Grow and I punched the flowers from it using different sizes of EKSuccess retro flower punches. The flowers were then layered and held together with an orange brad.  The leaves are punched with a Woodware grass punch and the Just Because stamp is by American Crafts.

Thanks for visiting :)
Sarah x