4 cards using CCW's November Mini kit

Hello again!

I just remembered last night that I had to post these cards for the new mini challenge at

Creative Craft World today!

We've been so involved with the Christmas Countdown that the regular challenges have been a bit forgotten about.

We'd love you to take a moment and enter your projects.

 

Lou very kindly sent me this month's mini kit to have a play with and with the gorgeous mix of colours, I was able to make a male card as well as more feminine cards.

 

 This cute little mouse is from The Paper Shelter, the sentiment is a Daisy Bucket stamp and the brad is K&Co.

 

 The sentiment on this card is computer generated using 'LoosieScript' and the oval is cut with Nestabilities.

 I 'm sorry I can't remember the make of this stamp.  To save on space I removed all my stamps from their wooden blocks and I never made a note of the names!

It's coloured with Koh-i-Noor woodless pencils.

The button is by Fancy Pants and I tied twine through it. 

The brads were stuck on with pinflair glue gel after I removed the pins from the back of them.

I find that if I'm placing brads close together on card it can be hard to get them in a straight line.

Also the card crinkles when I pierce holes closely together so I find gluing them on gives a neater finish :)

The sentiment is computer generated using 'PhontPhreak's Handwriting'.

 

The flower stamp on this card is by Elzybells and the button is American Crafts.

Everything else is from the kit.

 

Thank you for reading both my posts today,

I'm a little behind in my commenting but I will be round to visit you soon :)

I  hope you have a lovely day

and if you pop back tomorrow, I'll have a link to Sue's project.

 

Take care,

Sarah xx

I'd like to enter some of these in the following challenges:

Loves Rubberstamps ~ fun with ribbons

Oldie But A Goodie ~ anything but Christmas (Sailing card...stamp, brads, button, twine, more than 6 months old)

Incy Wincy ~ hip to be square (Sailing card)

Crafty Cardmakers ~ more than 1 punch/die cut (Flowers/butterfly card...2 die cut circles, 2 punched butterflies)

Whoopsi Daisy ~ die cuts and punches (Get well soon card... die cut oval, punched flowers & Flowers/butterfly card...2 die cut circles, 2 punched butterflies)

 

18th Birthday card

Hello again!

 

Can you believe I'm managing to schedule a post every day!

It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it, isn't it?

( The housework has been put on hold though....lol)

 

This weekend is one of my nephew's (I have 10 of them!) 18th birthday.

As well as having a party with his friends he is having another party for family.

Sadly we won't be able to go because my brother (Nathan's dad) is in the middle of chemotherapy

treatment and Phoebe's chicken pox could be extremely dangerous for him.

 

This is the card I've made to send to Nathan.

Earlier in the year, I won a challenge at Ladybug Crafts Ink and my prize was a voucher for the shop.

I love digi images so that's what I bought with my voucher.  As soon as I saw this image it reminded me of my nephew and I knew it would be perfect for his birthday.

The papers are Echo Park 'Note to self'.  I didn't intend the card to have as many layers but they're covering up a few mistakes... things stuck in the wrong place and then the paper tearing as I removed them...you know how it is!  lol

The large star though is to cover up a sentiment on the background paper that I don't think Nathan would appreciate....

When I stuck the image down I realised that beside it,

it said in bold orange writing 'one thing after another'.

Well, Nathan like many teenagers gets into mild scrapes and lately it has been 'one thing after another' so I didn't think he'd appreciate it pointed out to him on his birthday!

 

The number and stars are cut with the Silhouette

and the sentiment is computer generated using 'Oleo' font.

I coloured the image with Copics.

Skin: E00, 11.....Hair: E51,53,33, YR20

Trousers: B93,45....Railings & Ground: C1,3,5

Cap:R17, YR07

a close up of the layers

I also have a reminder of the Christmas Countdown over at Creative Craft World.

Today is day 7 and it's Trish's turn to share some stunning Christmas cards

she's made using her Silhouette.

 

Here's a little peek.....pop over to her blog HERE for the tutorial.

 

I know I always say it but I really do appreciate you stopping by my blog.

Your comments are a treat to read :)

 

I'll be back again tomorrow

with another Christmas link and maybe a project of my own to share too.

Take care!

Sarah xx

 

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Cards for men ~ anything goes

Ladybug crafts Ink ~ In the office  (does the string wrapped around the star count?)

Lexi's Creations ~ special birthday

The Pink Elephant ~ favourite colouring medium (Copics)

Kaboodle Doodles ~ anything goes

Make it Monday ~ anything goes
Here come the Boys ~ Die cuts/punches
Allsorts ~ for men only

Scrapbook challenge at CCW

Hello again!

 

It's time for a new scrapbook challenge at Creative Craft World

and we have a lovely sketch from Sue.

 

This is my take on it using Cosmo Cricket 'Happy Trails' paper.

I layered it on brown Bazzill card and zig zag stitched around the edge of the green paper.

I also stitched the strips of paper at the top and bottom with messy straight stitched lines.

Regular readers of my blog will know that we got a new puppy in June just as the children were finishing school for the summer holidays.

So.... 6 months on, I thought it was about time I did a scrapbook page about him.

My friends were shocked that I agreed to the children having a dog

(I was definitely not a dog lover) but this wee rascal has stolen my heart :)

 

I must tell you the story about how he came to us.

I was looking on Gumtree for a small puppy and I came across an ad for a little Lhasa Apso/Yorkie pup who was ready to be homed.  I contacted the owner who had another buyer interested so we had to wait to see if he would be available to us or not.

After a couple of days we got a phone call to say the puppy was ours and she could bring him to us that evening.

  When she arrived, she brought in a little bundle of fur and we were smitten.

While we were talking I was convinced I had seen her somewhere before.

After going through different places we might have met, nothing rang a bell.

She showed us a picture of her wee son and I knew I had seen him somewhere before.

Somehow the conversation turned to crafting and she said, "my mum teaches craft classes"

She said her mum was Linda Walker, and then the penny dropped.

I am a follower of her mum's blog and her mum had posted wedding pictures and that's how I recognised her and her son!

It's a small world.....

 

 

To make the page I used the Silhouette Cameo

and here's a screen shot of how I did it. 

I like to crop my photos using the Studio software and arrange them on the page.

That way I know exactly what size they will be and then I can fiddle about with the arrangement.

Then I will just print them out and cut them with the guillotine if there are straight edges and other times I will cut them out with the Cameo.

 

 I used print and cut for the journaling printing it on matching patterned paper.

Then I inked the edges with 'Tea Dye' distress ink.

I love the little bone paper clip that I found in my stash - I knew I'd find a use for it one day!

 

 I cut the title from brown card and added a little paw print brad at the top of the photo.

 

Instead of tying thread through my buttons

I cut a sliver of paper, threaded it through and taped it at the back.

Quick and easy!!

 

We'd love to see what you do with the sketch so why not link up your scrapbook page HERE.

You'll find all the details of the challenge there too.

 

I'm afraid that was a long post today!

Thank you for visiting and if you come back tomorrow I will have the link

Sue's blog where she has made some reindeer noses for the Christmas countdown.

 

I'm off now to nurse my poor wee daughter Phoebe.

Yesterday morning she erupted in lots of spots - chickenpox!
Thanks goodness for Calamine cream Doublebase gel :)

 

Take care and have a lovely weekend.

Sarah xx

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Make it Monday ~ anything goes

Anything goes ~ anything goes

Raise the Bar ~ anything goes

Die Cuttin Diva's ~ anything goes

MAWTT ~ stitching
The Happy Scrappers ~ autumn

Age cards....

A little bit later than planned....

but just to let you know I'm still around....

here's a couple of cards!!

 

This card was for my lovely friend Donna who has finally caught up with me in age (for a few months anyway!!)

I cut out the large felt butterfly with a Tim Holtz die and the smaller one was cut by hand.

A very simple card for my nephew.

I have a few Christmas projects on the go for Creative Craft World and I will be sharing them very soon.

I will definitely be back on Saturday with my projects using this month's mini kit.

 

Thank you so much for visiting and for staying with me as I muddle my way through things at the minute.

I will try and get  back on track as soon as possible.

Hope you are all keeping well.

Sarah xx

Graduation card

Hello again!

 

I'm still playing catch up with the cards I've made over the summer

and the one I'm sharing today is the Graduation card I made for my nephew.

 

 

I used a fab wee freebie image from  Digistamp Boutique's Facebook page and I coloured it with Copics.

The papers are by My Mind's Eye and they're called Kraft Funday Happy Days.

They were all layered on a white card blank.

 

 

The sentiment is printed on kraft card and I raised the centre with pinflair glue gel.

 

 

To personalise it for my nephew I added titles to the books using wordart.

He graduated in Pharmacy so I squeezed that title onto the top book :)

After fussy cutting around the coloured image I raised it on kraft card with foam pads.

 

Thanks again for coming to visit!

I'll be back tomorrow with a card I made for my Mum's birthday.

 

Take care

Sarah xx

 

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Make it Monday #105 ~ linky party anything goes

Paper makeup stamps #52 ~ button up

Hooked on Craft #24 ~ cards for men

PPMC #55 ~ create a square card

Stamp with fun #177 ~ button

The cutie pie CB #26 ~ no flowers

The squirrel and the fox #25 ~ one for the men
Digistamp Boutique ~ monthly competion using DSB image



3-2-1 with Less is More

Good afternoon!

 

With the summer nearly over and the children returning to school on Friday

it's time for me to get back to blogging!

 

I love the Less is More challenges and Make it Monday and although I tried to get time to play along this summer it just didn't happen but on Saturday I had a little free time and this is what I made.

 

 

The challenge for LIM this week is a recipe and I used 3 words - 2 animals - 1 ribbon.

 

The base card is 14x14cms tent fold and I layered a pink 11x11cms square on top.

The little elephant is cut with a Sizzix die from an Echo Park 'hello summer' paper pad.

I inked the edges with TH antique linen distress ink and added a black brad for her eye.

The word 'sorry' is an Elzybells stamp (unfortunately not available anymore) and the 'I forgot' is part of a Personal Impressions stamp which I inked with an SU marker.

The wee bird is cut from a sheet of paper from the EP pad.

 

 I layered the elephant and bird with foam pads and I added two pads on top of each other just under the ear to prop it up a bit higher. Then I glued a strip of ric rac ribbon just underneath to 'ground' them.

 

 

When I finished that card (and making the most of my 'free time'...)

I made one for a boy.

 

The base of this one is cream card and I layered Bazzill kraft card on top.

The elephant is cut from an Echo Park 'note to self' paper pad.

My recipe this time is 3 words - 2 doodled lines - 1 animal

 

 

By this stage I should have been back to my 'mum' duties but I had been asked to make a baby card and I thought these little elephants would be perfect!

The photo is not great and the card is already away so I can't retake it but you'll get the idea :)

 

It's for twins Edward and Ruby.

 

This time it's on a 7x5" white card blank and I printed the sentiment on the computer

using 'annie use your telescope' font.

The names are stamped using Elzybells alphabet stamps with versafine black ink.

I added clear dew drops to look like bubbles.

 

That's it for today!

 but I'm going to schedule more posts for this week.

I have been doing quite a bit of sewing over the summer

and have also been to classes to make some christmas projects .

Rather than mix the papercrafts and sewing on this blog, I've created a new blog just for sewing.....Richard is laughing....

he says if I can't keep up with one blog how will I manage two!

Well, I'll just have to prove him wrong won't I!  lol
 

My new blog is dillydoodle (if anyone is interested click here!)
Here's a wee peek of my latest project...

 

 

Thank you for coming to visit today :)

See you soon

Sarah xx

 

Teacher card and gift

Good Afternoon!

Only a day and a half of school left and then no more packed lunches or homeworks to do

for 9 whole weeks :))

As the children have given their gifts to the teachers, I can now share them here.

This is what Caleb gave to his.

He has had a temporary teacher since Easter as his usual teacher went off on maternity leave.

It's the first time he's had a male teacher and he has loved it. It has also been a real change for me to make a male themed card and present!

 The image is from Tiddy Inks and I coloured it with Copics

Then I cut it out with a rectangle nestie and the blue layer with a scalloped nestie.

The papers are from a gorgeous Me and My Big Ideas paper pad.

 I added shiny card candy to the top of the banner.

The sentiment is computer generated using 'bracketfeet' font.

 This adorable little mouse is included as an extra when you buy the 'genius' digi stamp.

I added the sentiment from a Stampin' Up set positioning it with the stamp-a-ma-jig.

This is a box I made with the Cameo! 

You can also buy the file for other machines or print a pdf pattern and cut it out yourself.

You can buy it at My Time Made Easy.

 I used 2 sheets of Bazzill embossed dot card to make the box and Me and My Big Ideas paper for the t-shirt.

 I added text to the badge using print and cut with the Cameo and cut extra layers in white and blue card.

I printed 'from Caleb' in size 6 font on the computer and used the SU jewellery tag punch to cut it out.

Then tied Divine twine around the box.

 I layered the bottom of the box with tissue paper and filled with chocolate eclair sweets.

Silly me forgot to take a photo of the box opened!

 This last photo gives an idea of the size.  Sometimes it's hard to tell isn't it?

The card is approx 6"x 6" and the box is roughly the same height and is approx 2" deep.

We originally were going to go with a shirt and tie idea but the teacher is young so we thought this would suit him better :)

Now that the workbooks are coming home from school we've been having a good laugh at some of Caleb's sentences until I came across this one....

'There is loads of fluff under my mat' ......LOADS!!!!

Seeing my horrified expression Caleb meekly said,

'Well I had to think of a sentence with the word fluff in it'.....

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

I haven't got caught up on commenting yet as I've been making a project for a blog hop on 3rd July.

I am excited about it and I hope you'll love my project when you see it too!

I'll be back tomorrow with the gift set for Phoebe's teacher.

Take care :)

Sarah xx

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Daisy Doodles ~ anything goes
Crafty Boots ~ sport
Desmet Designs ~ for the men & boys
Divas by Design ~ die cuts
Paper Make-Up Stamps ~ anything goes (must use digi)
Incy Wincy ~ anything goes
Love to Create ~ anything goes
Cutie Pie challenge ~ one for the boys
Robyn's Fetish ~ no flowers anywhere
Allsorts ~ dies to die for
Creative Belli ~ anything but a card (entering the box only)
Make it Monday ~ anything goes linky party
Simon Says Stamp ~ anything but a card

More Father's Day cards using the Silhouette

Hello again,

I'm just posting these cards that I made for my own Dad now that I've got the photos.

 

                      

I cut the words out of navy card using the Silhouette Cameo.

I tied 'airmail' divine twine around the card a few times before layering on a 7"x 5" white card blank with foam pads.

I finished off by rounding the corners of the card with a Corner Chomper and adding a red heart button to the bow.

The Grandpa card from the 3 children.

Using the Cameo again, I cut out the stick man (grandpa) from black card.
I glued him on white card, then rounded the corners. I printed and cut out the sentiment and threaded raffia through each side and layered on green card.

I then matted it on black card with foam pads and layered that on a white card blank.

To finish I added faux stitching around the edges and glossy accents to his glasses.
I'm pleased to say that Dad loved his (very simple) cards :)

Right....I'm off to bed ~ it's Caleb's sports day tomorrow and Phoebe has a school trip to a farm

so it'll be all systems go in the morning to get them organised and out in time!

Still haven't the teacher cards made  (just in case you were wondering lol)

Night night

Sarah xx

...... the Father's Day card I should have uploaded a week ago....

Hi everyone :)

I hope you're all well!

At the minute it feels like I'm continally playing catch up and it's showing on my blog....

I'm hoping as it's the 1st of June today, this month will be better!

I originally made this as a Father's Day card for my Father-in-Law

 but my as Dad's birthday was on Tuesday past,

I gave it to him instead....wasn't I glad I hadn't put 'Father's Day' on the front :) 

The papers are AMM (All My Memories) Couture collection.

The stamp, well....I removed all my stamps from their wooden blocks (for easier storage)

and now I can't tell the make of them.

If anyone knows, please tell me!

I coloured it with Copics and decoupaged bits and pieces of it.

(Will list the colours used later).

I added glossy accents to the 'water' in the jar but it's a bit hard to see.

The word 'Dad' is stamped using Studio G alphabet stamps. Do you remember those wee sets at 99p?

I don't know if you can still get them but they're great :)

There is Jubilee fever at the children's school and yesterday Phoebe's class had to dress up

as Kings and Queens in homemade cloaks and crowns.

So this week I made her a wee cloak using a fleece blanket from Ikea

and a crown from BK......

It was spur of the moment to use the blanket and I was feeling good that I'd made it as a surprise
and I couldn't wait to tell her when I collected her from school.

Her response.......Oh Mum! (rolling her eyes) The teacher says you have to use an old curtain!

Well!

That took the wind out of my sails....lol

I'm glad to say it was a different story when she laid eyes on it though

....the old curtains were soon forgotten about :)

and she showered me with hugs and kisses.

here it is

It looks like a mixture of Little Red Riding hood meets Mr Tumble! (cbeebies)

The crown....you can see where I got it from!

I covered the back and front of it with white card and then painted it with gold paint.

Phoebe raided my bottle full of gems and had a great time sticking them on :)

I apologise again for my lack of commenting.

If I had a smart phone I would be able to keep in touch more frequently.

Maybe that's what Richard's afraid of.... ;) lol

I will definitely be back tomorrow with some DT posts

one a scrapbook page and the other a card.

Hope to see you then!

Have a lovely day and take care :)

Sarah xx

and two weeks later....

...I'm back!

I have been so sick with a horrible bug

but thankfully today I am feeling a LOT better :)

I've even got a little bit of crafting done.

The Less is More challenge this week is for

a Baby or a Child.

I just love making baby cards so any excuse to make another one....

The teddy image is a digi from Dilly Beans and I've coloured it with Copics.

I decoupaged the bow and added a little button in the centre.

Then layered the coloured image on blue gingham card and adhered it to a 15cm card blank.

The sentiment is computer generated with a font called 'twelve weeks pregnant'!

I feel so out of the loop with not getting to visit your blogs

but I'll do my best to catch up!

Thank you so much for visiting me today

and I hope to be back tomorrow with some party boxes.

Take care :)

Sarah xx