White Slopes

Hi,

I had physio today and she's happy with the way i'm progressing - even though i feel so frustrated and starting to get cabin fever !!!, H is being taken to school in the mornings this week by a friend and i'm picking him up in the afternoon, but i must admit, it seems to be taking me twice as long as normal !!

It's funny how i'm like a child in a sweet shop, i get a new stamp and i want to make a card with it, leaving ones (like the one i've used today) that i've had for 2 years in the box !!!, i've teamed it up with some fabby Bo Bunny papers and i've gone glitter mad with my Stampin Up heat & stick powder and my dazzling diamonds !!

Todays Card and Challenges :

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - where Challenge No: 175 is a 'Sketch'

Bah Humbug - where Challenge No: 43 is 'Die Cuts'

Fun With Shapes And More - where Challenge No: 95 is 'Animalistic Christmas'

Jingle Belles - where Challenge JB44  is 'Not A Creature Was Stirring'

Totally Papercrafts - where Challenge No: 90 is 'Glitter It'

A Gem Of A Challenge - where Challenge No: 33 is 'Cold & Frosty'

Image - Penny Black - 'White Slopes'

Papers - Bo Bunny - 'Tis The Season'

Large Snowflake - Cuttlebug - 'Ice Crystal'

Smaller Snowflakes - Spellbinders - 'Snowflake Wonder'

Punched Edge - MS - 'Snowflake'

Gems from stash

Thanks For Looking, Luv Sam x

Duckie & Hedgies

Hi,

I was reluctant to put my signature on my cards, but i have received a couple of spam comments from somebody using my card designs for other things, so because of this, they have forced me to do something about it and i would recommend to anybody else to do the same - I would like to thank the lovely people at Docrafts forum for helping me out with it.

The swelling on my knee is starting to go down, thank goodness, but there is still a sharp pain on the left hand side of it, oh well i better keep doing the exercises, as i'm going back to see the physio on Monday.

For todays card i have dug out some very old Papermania papers and a stamp that i've had a while, but there is something sweet and adorable about it, i've also used my faithful MS Snowflake punch and a sentiment stamp i got in the sales last year.

Todays Card And Challenges :

Totally Gorjuss - where Challenge No: 103 is 'Pastel Christmas'

Christmas Card Challenges  - where Challenge No: 47 is a 'Recipe' - 2 DP's - Check/ Ribbon - Check/ & Bird - Check

Die Cut Dreams - where Challenge No: 101 is 'So Charming'

Papertake Weekly - where this weeks Challenge is a 'Sketch'

Image - Penny Black - 'Duckie & Hedgies'

Sentiment - Penny Black - 'This And Every Year'

Papers - Papermania - 'Contemporary Christmas Colossal Paper Pack'

Punched Edge - MS - Snowflakes

Ribbon - The Range

Charm and Brad from stash

Thanks for looking, Luv Sam x

Before The Snow

Hi,

Ok this is going to be a very quick post tonight, as i'm absolutely shattered - OH drove myself, H and his mum to my lovely friend Celias for 9am and we only got in 20 mins ago !! - H and MIL went to see 'Numberjacks' with Celia, Chloe and Joshua, then they had a Halloween treasure hunt and poor Celia has cooked us all lunch and dinner too.

Todays cards colours are a little different for me - green and gold, but i thought they were good for a Male Christmas Card, plus i wanted to have a play with some unused items - the stamp and the embossing folder and also combine both types of embossing - dry and heat. Sorry about the quality of the photo, but the light really doesn't seem to like the Metallic Gold Card.

Todays Card and Challenges :

Bah Humbug - where Challenge No: 42 is 'With Men In Mind'

Charisma Cardz - where Challenge No: 42 is 'Embossing Heat Or Dry' - did both

One Stop Craft - where Challenge No: 154 is 'No Designer Papers'

Crafting When We Can - where the Challenge is 'Christmas Come Early'

Fairy Fun Fridays - where Challenge No: 64 is 'Wet Embossing'

Image - Penny Black - 'Before The Snow'

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug - 'Winter Trees'

Ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking, Luv Sam x

Born Wild !

Hi,

Yesterday i went to see the Physio ( they managed to find me an appointment, as i was an urgent referral from the hospital), so she has given me some exercises to do - with one of them i have to use son's sledge, slide it across the floor trying to encourage the knee to bend.

Todays card is a little different for me, as i have used my Nesties - Labels 8 to make the shape of it, but i thought the stamp fitted it well, i've also used some old Doodlebug papers, (if you need something plain and co-ordinating you can always rely on them) and to finish off a motorbike charm and a computer generated sentiment.

Todays Card and Challenges :

Sentimental Sundays - where Challenge No: 77 is 'Fancy Folds' - I went for an easel card

One Stitch At A Time - where Challenge No: 84 is 'Shape Up' - I've used Nesties / Labels 8

Tuesday Throwdown - where Challenge No: 71 is 'Shaped Cards' - I've used Nesties / Label 8

Celebrate The Occasion - where Challenge No: 35 is 'Male Birthday (must use metal)' - I've used  a charm

Paperplay - where they are up to Week No: 42 'Use Black'

Image - Penny Black - 'Born Wild !'

Nesties - Labels 8

Papers - Doodlebug - 'Beetle Black Boutique Assortment'

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Twine and Charm from Stash

Thanks for looking, Luv Sam x

Ski Patrol

Hi,

At the moment i'm struggling to get the temperature and swelling down on my knee - even though i'm resting it and using packets of frozen peas !!! I went to the fracture clinic on tuesday and what a waste of time the doctor and nurses were - the doctor said my name, but reckoned i lived in Littlehampton !!, which is about 15 miles from where i do live !!, then the nurse said she wanted my crutches back - how she thought i was going to walk i don't know - you wonder if they actually read your notes ???, it's a shame really as A & E were superb and i couldn't have asked anymore from them.

As i'm a little behind on the Xmas card pile, i thought i would do another one, plus i'm not really into Halloween !!. This time i have used an image that has been kindly sent to me, some fabby Doodlebug papers, my MS punch that doesn't get used as much as the snowflake one and i loved the idea of doing a banner greeting - i have embossed the banner with the Cuttlebug snowflake folder.

Todays Card and Challenges :

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - where Challenge No: 173 is 'On The Move !'

Christmas Stamping All Year Long - where the Challenge is 'Seeing Spots'

Secret Crafter - where Challenge No: 156 is 'White & One Other Colour' - I chose 'Blue'

Ooh La La Creations - where Challenge No: 91 is 'Let It Snow'

The Sweetest Thing - where they are up to  Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge / SSSC139

Christmas Inspirations - where Challenge No: 35 is 'Die Cuts / or Punches' - I chose MS Punch - 'Icicles'

Image - Penny Black - 'Ski Patrol'

Papers - Doodlebug

Sentiment On Banner - Penny Black - 'Holly Day Critters'

Embossed Banner - Cuttlebug - 'Snowflakes'

Punched Edge - MS - 'Icicles'

Snow - Flowersoft - 'Polar White'

Twine from stash

Thanks for looking, Luv Sam x

Beary Balloon

Hi,

Good news head and arm are now a lot better - knee not so good and apparently according to my lovely OH (he who knows best, well that's what he says !!!), i was a Muppet last night as i went to bed with a cushion under it, thus putting more pressure on it, he says i should have used a pillow, as this would have distributed the weight more !!! It was H's first review at school yesterday, so OH and i went along and he seems to be doing alright, which is good news and early days !!!

Well todays card was not supposed to be a CAS / Heart card, it should have been a Christmas one, but silly me forgot i only had 9 Valentines Cards to send to the troops and i like to send 10 and as they have to be sent very soon, i thought i had better get on with it - anyway it gave me a good excuse to use a very sweet but old (1998) PB stamp ( i was going to use it as a childs birthday card, but i think i prefer it as a Valentines card) and my new 'Heart Circles' from Spellbinders, that i embossed onto card and then cut out a template and distressed the outside circle,  i have also covered the balloons in glossy accents, but not sure if it shows up in photo.

Todays Card and Challenges :

Less Is More  - where Challenge No: 36 is 'One Layer With Hearts'

Allsorts  - where Challenge No: 124 is 'Bear With Us'

Creative Inspirations - where Challenge No: 133 is 'Single Layer Cards'

Forever Friends - where the Challenge is 'Use Sentiment'

Sweet Stamps - where Challenge No: 36 is 'Clean & Simple'

Image - Penny Black - 'Beary Balloons'

Sentiment - Penny Black - 'Love You'

Spellbinder - 'Heart Circles'

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz - 'Barn Door'

Thanks for looking, Luv Sam x