Stocking !

Hi,

Sorry for the lack of post and commenting - only i have struggled a little this week, as we going away on Sunday for 4 days to Valencia (as it's half term) and i've had to do my DT cards for the start of November and time seems to have passed me by.  H has gone to Arundel Castle today with school and he was so excited about going, he woke up at 5.30am - eek, i guess he is going to ratty later, so he'll be going to bed early :-)

Today's card is using an image that i so love, but have never got round to using, the paper is : LOTV - 'Krafty Christmas', i dug out an old die cut for the large snowflakes : Cuttlebug - 'Ice Crystal', the punched edge is : MS - 'Skyland Snowflake Deep Edge Punch' - both are embossed with 'Crystal' embossing powder and highlighted with liquid pearls, the ribbon is from : 'The Ribbon Girls'.

Today's Card And Challenges :

Crafty Little Fairies - where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

The Ribbon Girls - where Octobers Colour Challenge is 'Brown'

Moving Along With The Times - where the Challenge is 'Shape Up - any shape except Square'

Winter Wonderland - where the Challenge is 'Check It Out'

Addicted To Stamps - where Challenge No: 67 is 'Christmas Is Coming'

Here Comes The Boys - where Challenge No: 63 is 'Christmas In Brown And Cream'

Image - Penny Black - 'Stocking !'

Paper- LOTV - 'Krafty Christmas'

Large Snowflake - Cuttlebug - 'Ice Crystal'

Punched Edge - MS - 'Skyland Snowflake Deep Edge Punch'

Embossing Powder - Stamp Stuff - 'Crystal'

Liquid Pearls - 'White Opal'

Stickles - 'Cinnamon'

Ribbon - 'The Ribbon Girls'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would kindly like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Fragile !! / Penny Black And More

Hi,


Well we are half way through our October Challenge over at  Penny Black And More  this month which is 'Anything Goes', so if you haven't entered yet, why don't you join in, we also have some wonderful sponsors this month :

Penny Black

Crimson Cloud

Crafty Ribbons

Nicecrane

And One lucky person using a Penny Black Image will be picked to be Guest Designer for next month and win a gift too. So pop over to Penny Black And More, check out the other amazing inspiration the very talented team have come up with, and join in the fun, but please do remember you can use any image you like, except Digi's.

Here's what i made :

I really like making Valentine's cards - that's lucky, when i send 10 every year to a charity, who sends them out to our troops in Afghanistan and as i'm a couple short, i thought i would make, the image is from 2000, (i much prefer the older stamps), i've mounted the image onto : Spellbinders 'Heart Circles', the papers are : Echo Park - 'Yours Truly', the decorative heart edge is : Crafty Sentiments Designs - 'Fancy Floral', sentiment is : PB - 'Love You' and the heart behind it is : Woodware 'Silhouette Punch', gems are : Papermania.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are :

Stamping Sensations - where October's Challenge is 'All Creatures Great And Small'

Stampin' For The Weekend - where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

Bearly Mine - where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

Creative Craft - where Challenge No: 21 is 'Anything Goes and they are celebrating their 4th Blogaversary'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would kindly like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Naughty Or Nice ?

Hi,

H has got his assembly on Friday and it's his first one, since he moved to his new school and i think it's on 'Dragons' he has also got a Halloween disco on Friday and i've had to buy Alan some beers, as bribery for him to go with us, as it's at the school - don't get me wrong, he's not unsociable just hates children's discos, i hope this one is not too loud !!!

Today's card is using a PB i so love but have never found the right sketch for it, but i have now thanks to Sketch Saturday and it will definitely be very useful for the other long PB stamps i have, although this is a larger sized card to the normal ones i do it's 8" x 6". The paper is Bo Bunny - 'Tis The Season', Sentiment PB - 'Crystalline', Snowflakes are Marianne D - 'LR0125'.

Today's Card And Challenges :

Sketch Saturday - where they are up to Sketch No: 280

Christmas At Sweet Stampin'  - where the Challenge is 'Cards For Men' - this one will probably be sent to Alan - as he normally ends up with a dog image - i wonder why !!!

Deep Ocean  - where Challenge No: 62 is 'Christmas Is Around The Corner'

Charisma Cardz - where Challenge No: 40 is 'Animals'

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - where Challenge No: 37 is 'Simply Christmas'

Image - Penny Black - 'Naughty Or Nice ?'

Paper - Bo Bunny - 'Tis The Season'

Sentiment - PB - 'Crystalline'

Snowflakes - Marianne D - 'LR0125'

Gems from stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments, you would kindly like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Christmas Angel - Praying

Hi,

What what a rotten day, it is today - chucking it down with rain and doesn't look like it's going to stop either and H is supposed to be going on a Beaver farm walk and sausage sizzle too !!, yesterday was lots better we went to an Autumn Countryside Show at the 'Weald And Downland Museum' and whilst there we saw none other than 'Lord Crawley' - Hugh Bonneville.

I thought it i would make a Christmas card using some very old pastel papers they are K & Co - 'Swell Noel' and i've teamed it up with an LOTV stamp, round the edge of the image i stamped in Versamark, using the stamp PB - 'Snow Scroll', i then used Crystal embossing powder, the sentiment is LOTV and the snowflakes are MB - 'Precious Snowflakes'.

Today's Card And Challenges :

Card Mania - where Challenge No: 31 is 'Pastel Colours'

Totally Gorjuss - where Challenge No: 205 is 'Wings And Things'

Crafty Little Fairies - where the Challenge is 'Pretty In Pink'

Papertake Weekly - where the Challenge is 'It Takes Two' - I have used 2 papers and 2 snowflakes

Lili Of The Valley - Ideas To Inspire  - where Septembers Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - where they are up to Sketch No: 227 and another super one, it is too, thank you

A close-up of the embossed snow scroll, as i wasn't sure the first picture showed the sparkle 

Image - LOTV - 'Christmas Angel - Praying'

Swirl on image - PB - 'Snow Scroll'

Papers - K & Co - 'Swell Noel'

Snowflakes - MB - 'Precious Snowflakes'

Sentiment - LOTV

Pearls - Crystal Stickers

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would kindly like to leave, would me most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Delicate Florals / Penny Black & More

Hi,

The October Challenge over at  Penny Black And More  this month is 'Anything Goes', so there is no reason why you shouldn't have a go and join in, we also have some wonderful sponsors this month :

Penny Black

Crimson Cloud

Crafty Ribbons

Nicecrane

And One lucky person using a Penny Black Image will be picked to be Guest Designer for next month and win a gift too. So pop over to Penny Black And More, check out the other amazing inspiration the very talented team have come up with, and join in the fun, but please do remember you can use any image you like, except Digi's.

And Here's What I Made :

I recently went to a class held by the very talented Kay Carley and we used 'JoFo' stamps, but i decided to come home and play with my PB's and this is the result :

I stamped 40-103 'Delicate Florals' in the middle

next was : 3549F 'Love In Bloom' and i stamped it out on a piece of plain paper twice before i stamped it on the card - this is the one that looks like grasses at the bottom

then i masked off the hedgehog in 4057K 'Flutter- bye' and stamped the butterfly, i coloured them all in with Twinkling H20's,

then distressed the whole card with Tim Holtz - 'Weathered Wood and Bundled Sage' and then spritzed it,

I decided i didn't want the whole of 3947K 'Day-dreams', so again i masked half of it off and then stamped using 'Weathered Wood'

the sentiment is taken from 30-014 'Salutations'

I went round the edge with Stickles - 'Crystal' and mounted the card on to Bazzill Bling that i had embossed in the corners with CB - 'Victoria.

I must confess it did take me 5 attempts to get to this stage, but i'm so pleased with the end result though.

The Challenges I would like to enter are :

Papertake Weekly - where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

Cute Card Thursday - where Challenge No: 289 is 'Signs Of Distress'

Moving Along With The Times  - where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

A Little Bit Crafty - where the Challenge is 'A Little Bit Shabby'

Top Tip Tuesday - where Challenge No: 111 is 'Flowers'

Thanks for looking and for any comments, you would kindly like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Warm & Merry

Hi,

Well i had a bitter sweet weekend - my best friend and daughter were over from Australia and we met up at, of all places 'Legoland' (i think it was more to keep H entertained !!!) and it was so great to see her, but yet so hard when they left, as we don't know when we will see each other again, as she has said she is never coming back to the UK (mind you i don't blame her).

Today's image is using a stamp that i purchased in a sale a couple of months ago and thought is what a sweetie and i've cut it out with Spellbinders - 'Label 8', the papers are LOTV - 'Classic Christmas' (that i bought when i visited the LOTV shop and met up with (Susan), the snowflake is Spellbinders - 'Snowflake Wonder', the banner is from 'Whiff Of Joy', the punched section through the middle is Martha Stewart - 'Deep Edge Snowflake'

Today's Card And Challenges :

Totally Gorjuss - where the Challenge is 'Traditional Christmas Colours'

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - where Challenge 'CHNC 144 is Use 3 Main Colours'

Crafting Musketeers - where Challenge No: 6 is 'Christmas In October'

Crafty Cardmakers  - where Challenge No: 101 is 'Cute And Furry'

Sweet Stop Sketches - where they are up to 'Sketch SSS230'

Christmas Cards - where  Challenge No: 44 is 'Anything Goes'

Image - Penny Black - 'Warm & Merry'

Cut Image with - Spellbinders - 'Label 8'

Papers - LOTV - 'Classic Christmas'

Punched Middle - Martha Stewart - 'Deep Edge Snowflake'

Snowflake - Spellbinders - 'Snowflake Wonder'

Banner - 'Whiff Of Joy' die

Pearls from stash

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would kindly like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Nature Trail Ted / Ready Teddy Go

Hi,

This month we are up to : Challenge No: 27 at Ready Teddy Go (and Remember if you want to enter, you must use a Bear Image) this month is 'Autumn Colours' and we are lucky enough to be sponsored by

Stamp Fairy

And we are having a 'Blog Hop' too - The Team Teddy One will run from 1st - 14th October

 and the prize is - Hobby House 'Spring Bringer And Love Me Do' Cardmaking Kit.

The Rules Are : You must leave a comment on each stage / DT member of the 'Blog Hop' and you Must Be Or Become A Follower of the Ready Teddy Go Challenge To Qualify For The Prize

Now you should have arrived here from Kelly and your next stop is Sharon, but if you get lost, the full list is back at Ready Teddy Go and good luck.

Now pop over to Ready Teddy Go and check out, what  the rest of the talented team have done.

I was unable to use the images provided, as i use Twinkling H20's and the colours and ink were just not happy, so i decided to use one of my trusty PB's and this time it's 'Natural Trail Ted' and i have paper pieced him, the papers are - Doodlebug, that i bought in a Cricut pad in America about 4 years ago, the brads are - Papermania and they started life green !!, so i lightly sanded them, inked them and dried the ink with my embossing gun and then lightly sanded again, so faint green is showing through. The Sentiment is - LOTV and the rope twine in the middle was in my stash, i've lightly gone over with Tim Holtz - 'Tea Dye and Dried Marigold' - This card is going to H's Beaver leader 'Stuart' tonight and i have got all the Beavers to sign it as well.

The Challenges I would like to enter are :

Crafty Little Fairies - where the Challenge is 'Autumn Colours'

Creative Inspirations - where Challenge No: 233 is 'Your Favourite Stamp Brand' - mine is Penny Black

Simon Say's Stamp - where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

Heck Of A Challenge  - where October's Challenge is 'Autumn Colours'

Crafty Catz - where they are Celebrating their 4th Birthday and 200th Challenge too.

Crafty Calendar - where the Challenge is 'We Are Going On A Bear Hunt'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would kindly like to leave are most appreciated, luv Sam x