Snowmen and Dogs

Hi,

I hope you are all staying well, in these difficult times. I do apologise in advance, if I have made any spelling mistakes, only at the moment I'm working on my son's computer, as our's broke 2 months ago and I have had to use the Ipad !!, which is a pain, when it comes to adding watermarks to photos !!

As today is the 25th June, it means Maureen has a new challenge over at Rudolph Days Christmas Challenge  and it gives you all a good excuse to make a Christmas card or two, before the silly season starts.

The first image is : Penny Black - 'Patchy The Snowman /1996'

The inside image is : Penny Black - 'Snow Delight / 3536H / 2006'

Papers : Doodlebug - 'Frosty Friends'

Dies : Circular one, round image : Memory Box - 'Frostyville Wreath / Style No: 98418'

The die across the top : Penny Black - 'Snow Drops / 51-086 / 2014'

The sentiment : Joanna Sheen - 'Bravo Set Small / SD452'

All dies are covered in glamour dust

A couple of people have asked me, how i made the above card, well here is the back of it, to help you ;

This one was done as part of a Challenge, that I've been doing with 3 other lovely crafty friends and it was a sketch (I don't have that MFT die, so I used Stitched Modern Rectangle Stax by MFT) : http://www.cardchallenges.com/2018/02/wednesday-sketch-challenge-sketch-371.html?fbclid=IwAR3XHr7YFSi1cZNJJgG-a9f3PVFLTDP5lLwi2k461td16efPi6x3W0wA9QA

The image and sentiment is : MFT - 'Deck The Howls'

The papers : Bo Bunny - 'Snowfall Collection'

The snowflake die in the middle : Memory Box - 'New Castle Snowflake'#

Stay safe and thanks for looking, if you would like to leave any comments, they would be must appreciated, Luv Sam x

Father's Day

Hi,

I hope you are all keeping well and that you have managed to meet up with some of your family, unfortunately we haven't been able to, as they live in West Yorkshire and we are in Sussex, which is a trifle frustrating, when all my neighbours have had family round

Anyway today is Father's Day in the UK and here are the cards I made for Alan (the Wallace and Gromit one) and his Dad.

This is the Challenge I was set by my lovely Copic / crafty friends, I chose Blue, Dry Embossing, Male

Image, Sentiment and Paper : Papercraft Essentials magazine 

Embossing Die : Crafts Too - 'Bone and Paw Print'

Another crafty Challenge from my lovely friends, was to use up my scraps !! and whilst having a nose round blog land, I noticed the lovely Di had done this : Pixies Crafty Workshop, Challenge 378, and she was kind enough to add a link, so I followed it and made the above 

I'm sorry about the colour combination, but it's Alan's Dads favourite Rugby League teams colours (Leeds Rhinos)

Image / Word : Papermania - 'Typography Clear Stamp - Dad'

Paper : Penny Black - 'Madison'

Di has asked me to enter her Challenge : http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/2020/06/pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-380.html - Challenge No : 380 (sorry for long link, only I can't seem to work out on new system how to link it, after it's been posted !! )

Stay safe and well my crafty friends and for looking at my cards, if you would like to leave a comment, it would be much appreciated, luv Sam x

Party Animals

Hi,

I hope you are staying safe & well.

At the start of lockdown, i thought i would treat myself to a new set of stamps & (something i don't do very  often) dies too & i then went about making some 'Quick' cards - the stamp set is - Lawn Fawn : 'Party Animals' :

The Fox one :

Paper - Stampin Up : 'Birthday Bonanza'

Happy Birthday die - Simon Says Stamp

The Deer one : 

Papers - Dovecraft : 'Piece Of Cake'

Happy Birthday die - Simon Say's Stamp

The Bear one :

Papers - Bo Bunny : 'Isabella Collection'

Thanks die - Memory Box : 'Thanks Word Balloon'

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

Sending Hugs / Happiness

Hi,

First of all Happy VE Day - 75th Anniversary to you all, here in the UK, its a bank holiday & for a change the weather is sunny for at least today & tomorrow ;-) 

If my post is looking a bit weird, it's because our laptop is not charging, we think we need a new power pack - so i'm on the ipad one finger typing !! 

The first card was made for a card swap, to cheer someone up during the  Lockdown, it was liked & made the person smile,  so i made another one, as I've got lots of scraps ;-) 

(somebody asked me, about the sectret message and here it is)

Image  - Penny Black : 'Bunny Talk / 2561H / 2002'

Secret sentiment, you have to lift the chick, i did have a photo showing this, but i seem to have deleted it !! - Papermania : 'Clare Curd Signature Range'

Door to see sentiment - MFT : 'Int Rect Word Win'

Scene dies - MFT : 'Spring Scene Blder'

I then made another of the above card and I sent it to one of Alan's work colleagues, so she could send it to her boyfriend, who is a paramedic, who has been struggling

The second card was made for a 'Happy' Challenge, I set my lovely friends Kay, Sandra & Kelly, that i usually meet up with, when we do copic classes with Faye

This card is also a little rare for me, as i don't  normally do a one layer card 

Image & Sentiment - Your Next Stamp : 'Fairytale Cuties' 

Cloud - MFT : 'Stitched Speech Bubble Ed'

Stay safe & well 

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

Sweet Christmas Wishes And Button & Bow Wreath

Hi,

I hope you are all well and keeping going during this lockdown, well today is the start of a great Challenge, run by the lovely Maureen and ends on the 30th April, a perfect excuse to fill your time and make a Christmas card Rudolph Days Challenge

Originally I was only going to make one card for this month's Challenge, as I was running out of time before I went to Cuba - obviously not realising what was going to happen a mere one week later, when all flights and holidays were grounded by the UK government !!, so here is the card I made :

Image : Penny Black - 'Sweet Christmas Wishes / 1996 (the original wooden stamp)'

Papers : First Edition - 'Stocking Fillers'

Die : Poppy Stamps - 'Stacked Gingerbread / Style No: 1309'

So for my second card has been created during Lockdown and an image I push round the drawer usually, not knowing what to do with it !! : 

Image : Penny Black - 'Button & Bow Wreath / 921D / 1996'

Sentiment : Penny Black - 'Winer Wonders / 30-087 / 2011'

Papers : Bo Bunny - 'Dear Santa Collection'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, above all 'Stay Safe', Luv Sam x

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