4 in 1....SKETCH SATURDAY...PENNY BLACK....SECRET CRAFTER and BASIC GREY....

Morning all...lovely sunny morning here hope it's the same where you are :0)....thought i'd share a card with you i made yesterday,one which lucky enough will cover 4 challenges:-
Sketch Saturday.....great sketch to work with,enjoyed using it.
Penny Black....this week the brief is "FLOWERS".
Secret Crafter....would like to see "METAL".
Basic Grey....."PUNCH IT!",what you to use your punches.


The recipe for my card:-
Stamp.....Penny Black "Daydream"...how cute is she :0).Coloured with Promarkers and Prisma's.
Sentiment stamp....Personal Impressions.
Paper...Basic Grey "Urban Prairie"...love this pad.
Punches....Martha Stewart "Butterfly" and the flowers EK Success "Retro Flowers".
Metal brads and pearls from stash....stickles added to flower.
Well that's all for now....have a lovely Sunday whatever you're up to,
Take care
San x

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS and CUTE CARD THURSDAY......

Hi everyone.....decided to have alittle play this afternoon,i haven't done any colouring since December,thought it was about time i got my Markers back out and give them an airing...LOL.
This card covers two challenges "TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS"....this week a lovely sketch to follow by Sharon....i enjoyed working with it,thank you.An optional challenge extra is to omit the square base and make a round card...so this is what i've gone for.
The second challenge it covers is "CUTE CARD THURSDAY"....this week the brief is to make a card for someone special,well i reckon a friend is someone special!

For my base card i've used a card which as been cut on the Cricut,this was sent to me awhile back by a blogging friend :0),
The image is "Soft Gothic Night"...Sweet Pea Stamps,coloured using Promarkers and Prisma Pencils blended using Sansador.I've then cut the image out using what is called "out of bounds"(think that's what it's called)with my nestie circle die's,the top image layer as been raised using 3d dimensional pads.
The paper is Basic Grey "Urban Prairie"....which i've added alittle pink to the flowers using a Copic marker...i wanted to bring the pink into the BP.
The sentiment is a HOTP rub-on....onto a ex large HOTP brad.
The ribbon,gems,flower and black pearls all from stash.
Well thats about it for now,
Take care
San x

JUST CUTE BEARS CHALLENGE....."MULTIFOLD"

Hi.....i'd like to share a quick and simple card with you today,one i've made this morning for the Just Cute Bears Challenge,this week a "Multifold" card is asked for,the only other thing required is a cute bear image.
The image i've used is a Forever Friends one printed off a new FF CD i recently purchased.I've printed the image three times and decoupaged it up alittle,it's then been layered up using my circle nesties onto a "Springy" card....i love this style of card but hadn't made one of these for awhile.
Finished off with flowers,pearls and a ribbon bow from stash.
Hope you're all having a great weekend,
Take care
San x

WALTZING MOUSE "THE BIGGIE"....MAY 1st RELEASE CHALLENGE...

Hi everyone.....it's been that long i wondered whether i would remember how to post..LOL.

I'm not sure whether any of you are familar with Claire Brennan 's "WALTZING MOUSE STAMPS"if not please take yourself over there and check them out!,i came across these stamps by accident while blog hopping and must say i'm well and trully addicted!

Claire's releasing 8 new stamp sets on Saturday 1st May and it's also been a year from when Waltzing Mouse was born...to celebrate both she is offering one lucky winner all 8 new sets....to be in with a chance of winning(and boy would i love to be the winner)all you need to do is enter with a card made using Claire's sketch...it's a great sketch to work with.

For my card i've used stamps from 3 Waltzing Mouse set's:-

VINTAGE CIRCLES-SMALL (Nestie friendly)-main circle image,stamped using Versafine Onyx Black.

FAUX FUN CIRCLES (Nestie friendly)=for the corner,again stamped using Versafine Onyx Black.

BLESSED BY YOU-for the sentiment,stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

Butterfly punches are Martha Stewart and Xcut dimension.

Nesties used :- Circle,Circle Scallop and Shapabilities Pendants-Contemporary Hearts.

Finished off with brad and pearls from stash.

2 IN 1......DU2DS and SKETCH SATURDAY.

Well i decided to combine a couple of challenges today....DU2DS,this week the dare is "RED,GREEN and your choice of NEUTRAL" and follow the sketch over at Sketch Saturday.Thought i'd have a go at colouring,first for 3 months....the image is from Sensational Santa's from PC Crafter,coloured using Promarkers,Prisma's and Sansador.The paper is DCWV Christmas stack,ribbon's and button from stash and sentiment is a silver peel off i've coloured with a black permanent marker....i know what you're thinking "a peel off",well it looks quite good IRL,looks like it's been heat embossed.I've added alittle glamour dust to the pom pom on his hat.Another quick card again,but i'm happy with it!

Well that's about it for now,i must try to get round to your blogs to see what you've all been up to,i bet you've all got your Christmas cards finished!

Take care

San xx

CHRISTMAS WISHES.....

Hi everyone....thought i'd share a card with you today that i made yesterday,not for any challenge,just one of three quick and simple ones for my Christmas box,i'm way behind this year!.I've used a Papermania scalloped card for the base,matted and layered using Anna Griffin cardstock from a Christmas kit i got from QVC two years ago.The image is from "Banner Of Joy" by Penny Black which i've stamped out twice using a green ink pad which also came in the Anna Griffin kit,so matches the cardstock perfectly.I cut part of the second image and 3d'd it using Pinflair glue gel...see photo below.I've finished the flower off with some pale green adhesive gems.I'm unsure of the make of the sentiment stamp,but this is the only one i could find that would fit nicely into the Making Memories label holder.All edges have been aged using Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Well thats about it,i would like to thank all who left comments on my last card,it had been so long from when i last posted/blogged and i really appreciate each and everyone of them,i must say i'm finding it really difficult trying to get back into my crafting/blogging,i feel like a fish out of water and haven't done any colouring of images for 3 months,i'm beginning to wonder whether i will still know how!I used to take my cards to show my mom who would scrutinize every inch of it....she had always worked as a table hand in the printing trade untill she retired she had a good eye for detail,and a very honest opinion of my work,she would always tell me if something wasn't quit right or if she didn't like anything,everything now just seem's so pointless,i miss my mom so much!I'm finding it difficult to move on and am coping less now than i did when she first died...time's a good healer i know.Sorry to have gone all morbid on you,it's could to put down into words how i'm feeling.

Take care all

San x

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.....DU2DS & PENNY BLACK CHALLENGES..

Well it's been a long time since i posted last and since i did any crafting....Christmas is almost here and i need to do some cards,i will have to buy some this year but will try to do afew simple ones of my own.
Decided to join in on DU2DS challenge,this week the dare is "GLITTER" and Penny Black where this week the challenge is "WINTER WONDERLAND".
I've used a free digi image from Fred She Said and glittered it using ultra fine glitters,each layer,5 in all have been mounted onto dimensional foam pads.
Fleur De Lis,Spellbinders pendant die as been used to create the base of the Doodledallion.I've added a snowflake and adhesive gem from stash to the center.
The sentiment is from a Penny Black T For Transparent set " Banner Of Joy".


Just a close up of the Doodledallion....love these easel cards,first one i've made and i'm really happy with the way it's turned out.
Well that's about it for now,hope it won't be so long for my next post....
Take care all
San x