Birthday Bonanza

Hi,

Back in February I joined a Stampin' Up fundraiser for the wildlife of Australia, after the bushfires, at the time I only made 1 card, but managed to stamp some other images, normally I never get round to finishing off any projects, but since we have been on lock down, I thought it gave me a good opportunity / excuse to have a play - not my normal thing, as I like to stamp and colour in with my Copics, but gave me a chance to top up my Birthday cards,

Thanks for looking and please stay safe, Luv Sam x

Crossing Bridges

Hi,

Stay safe everyone.

Well it feels really weird at the moment - Alan is permanently working from home and as from today Harrison will no long be going to school, instead he will be doing distant learning - which means he will still do his lessons, there is a video link to see the teacher and they can see which students have logged in, he only has a week of this, as he officially breaks up next Friday for Easter, which is when we would have been flying to Cuba, but as we are now grounded, we are trying to get our money back !!.

Today's card was made for Alan's Mum :

Image : Penny Black - 'Crossing Bridges ! / 3206J '

Papers : LOTV - 'Petal Fresh'

Flower Strip : Penny Black Die - 'Flower Pop Outs / 51-230'

Sentiment : Penny Black - 'The Sweetest / 30-294'

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - where this month is : 'Anything Goes or Think Spring'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, keep crafting and keep your spirits up,

Luv Sam x

Oh Christmas Tree and Yeti Or Not !!

Hi,

I hope you are all ok and I'm pleased to report Harrison is still thriving at his new school, his latest test results have been brilliant : Maths 92% and Science 89%, which is so good to see, as it means he has fully settled in.

Since my last post I have started volunteering at Age UK a couple of hours a week, serving the clients teas and coffees and I've started doing Community Speedwatch, catching all those lovely speeding drivers in my local area !!

I've made 2 cards for this month's Rudolph Days Challenge, where you have from today till 29th February to create a Christmas card, it's a good idea to get started with Christmas early.

Image : 'Oh Christmas Tree' - Whimsy Stamps ( I must confess it's an image I coloured in with Faye at one of her classes in October)

Papers : 'Let It Snow' - Dovecraft

Snowflake die : 'Castle Snowflake' - Memory Box

Ribbon from a reel, that I bought back from America a couple of years ago

Image and Sentiment : 'Yeti Or Not' - Lawn Fawn (and unusually for me, I've got the stamps and dies too, as they were on special offer at Dies To Die For)

Sky created using : 'Stormy Sky and Salty Ocean' - Tim Holtz inks

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

Little Santa Claws And Falalalala

Hi,

I hope you are all keeping well ?, Harrison I'm pleased to report is loving his new school (thank goodness) and is thriving so well and in some subjects he isn't keen on either (Art, Music, Drama and French) 😄.

The cards today are for Rudolph Days Challenge, that starts today and ends on 31st October and as we only only have this and next month left to enter the Challenge, this month would be a good idea to start making those Christmas cards, if you haven't done already.

I've coloured this little cutie to match my adorable little girl 'Clio' and even Alan was impressed.

Image : 'Little Santa Claws' - Whimsy Stamps

The Fur round the hat is : 'Fun Flock' - Stampendous

Sentiment : 'DCRS87' - Dovecraft

Papers : 'Tis The Season' - Echo Park

Santa Hats (I nearly bought a die, till I found a Punch, I had never used) : 'Santa Claus' - Martha Stewart

Twine from stash

Image : 'FALALALALA' - Stamping Bella 

Paper : 'Let It Snow' - Dovecraft

Robin Die : 'Robin Corner' - Joanna Sheen (I paper pieced the Robin and Pinecone, but the fern and branches were coloured with Copics)

Sentiment : 'Christmas Sentiment Dies' - First Edition

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

Santa Snoozing and Bearytastic Day

Hi,

I hope you are all ok ?, we came back from a week in Cornwall yesterday, so I need the Bank Holiday weekend to recover ha ha.

Today's cards have been made for Rudolph Days Challenge, which starts today and ends on the 31st, given the fact we are now only 4 months away, today's challenge is a good way of starting, if you haven't already, plus there is a chance of a fabby prize too.

Image : LOTV - 'Santa Snoozing', for the fur round Santa's outfit, I've added glamour dust

Sentiment : Dovecraft - 'DCRS87' clear stamps 

Die : Cherry Lynn Designs - 'Santa's Sleigh And Reindeer', have highlighted it with Nuvo pink drops and red stickles 

Paper : Doodlebug - 'Doodlecharms' a 12" x 6" paper pad of different designs 

Image : House Mouse Designs / Joanna Sheen - 'Gruffies / Bearytastic Day'

Paper : Bo Bunny - 'A Gift Of Love / Back To Basics'

Die : Die-Namics - 'Merry Christmas Circle Frame'

Punched Edge : Martha Stewart - 'Presents'

Gems from my stash 

House Mouse And Friends - where Challenge No : 298 is 'A/G + Option Of Use Dies' 

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

In A Nutshell

Hi,

I hope you are ok ?, Well Harrison has been doing a tennis camp this week and he is absolutely shattered.

Over on Facebook I entered a Copic Challenge in June with Alan's Fathers Day card, the 'Chick' card, well I won and the lovely Faye Wynn Jones, asked to make a card for the August Challenge and I said 'Yes' and it's a photo challenge :

And this is what I came up with : it was made for Alan's boss, whose just had a baby :

Image : Penny Black - 'In A Nutshell / 1754F / 2005'

Papers : LOTV - 'Bonnets & Bowties Paper Pad'

Die Edging on Heart paper : Penny Black - 'Stitched Edges / 51-136 /2015'

Sentiment : LOTV - 'Circle'

Flower Edging : Joy Crafts - '6002/0476'

Flowers : CC Designs - 'Five Point Flower'

Heart Pearls from stash

Thanks for looking and if you would like to leave a comment, I would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x