Happiness is....

Making cards, being happy, just spending an afternoon with my daughter sitting with her making her card and me mine!

Not much to say today really, still as busy as ever with the schools hols being on, counting down the weeks (3 now!) until she starts school proper.

Hopefully heading out for a day tomorrow, we finally got her to stay asleep past 6am and then not come in and wake us straight away!  We get to 7am now -who, ho!  Of course, when school starts that will all change again and I have to be up at 6 as school (as nursery used to) starts at 8.30am.

So enough waffle - the card I made is:

I used:
Little Claire 'Birdcage' stamp - coloured with my Prismas and highlighted the birdcage with 3d gloss / Glamour Dust (ha,ha, got you bet you thought I was going to say stickles - I'm being a rebel and using something different!).
The papers are all Basic Grey - Porcelain paper pad
Sentiment is from an Inkadinkado set
Flowers are Prima, button from button box.
Card blank is Craftwork Cards.

I'd like to enter this into:
Little Claires - Things with wings
Delightful Challenges - Things with wings

Hope you all are well and happy.

Sarah

Divas by Design - Challenge 8: Birthdays

Hello blogworld

So here I am again nipping onto Team B's turn for the new Divas by Design challenge.  I surprised even myself that I found time to make a card, but I did.

This time we are sponsored by Digis with attitude, please take a little wander over there - they have some great digi stamps.  Our theme for this challenge is 'Birthdays'.  Now I know I could've been adventurous and done something out of my comfort zone (i.e. a male card) but I took the easy option (slap wrists!) and did a very pretty - well I think anyway! - girly card.

As always I am simply amazed at the variety of cards / art that is out there and how creative you lovely people are.  This is the best part of being on a Design Team, I think, the opportunity to wander around loads of blogs!  I am so looking forward to seeing what is entered for this challenge.

Without any further waffle here is my card:

The image from an open page colouring page book by sureya, I originally followed the link from the boss lady Rebekahs wonderful blog (many thanks for the link Rebekah!).
Image has been coloured with my Prismas and highlighted with stickles (boy you must be bored with this description by now!) and then die-cut onto a nestie.
The papers are Blonde Moments - Sugar Dumpling.
The border is a Fiskars punch.
Flower from Wild Orchid Crafts.
Ribbon from my big box
Card blank and sentiment from Craftwork Cards

See you all later, hopefully by the end of the week with another card.

Cheerio
Sarah

Anyone for cake?

Hello again blogworld,

Hope you all had a pleasant weekend, been a few days gap again between posting I know - but again life does have this habit of getting in the way of the pleasures of blogging!  Helped along by trying to entertain my daughter.

So first off I'll do the card then show you what I do with little one when she can't get out in the garden.  The title might give you a big hint though!

So card first:

This one is a digi stamp -  Digi Stamp Botique, Ella; coloured with my Promarkers. I've tried adding clouds in the background by inking but I'm not sure that they are very good. It's the first time I've tried it and didn't want to over do it, so think I might've underdone it!
Die cut image onto nesties, the papers are Tulip A5 linen paper pack from docrafts.
The ribbon is from a box (I have more than one box of ribbons! - this is my old stash) and I've no idea whose it is.
The card blank and sentiment are Craftwork Cards.
Almost forgot - the stash might also be the balloons sticker - brought about 5 years ago and finally used!

I'd like to enter it into:
Sketch n Stash - Challenge 67

And now for my waffle - or pictures this time!  So we had a bit of mixed weather this weekend and didn't get out as much as I would've liked this was the result of that mixed weather and a child stuck indoors.  Two cakes and a happy Emily:

Next post due Weds for the next Divas by Design challenge.

Cheerio

Sarah

How long does it take to make one card?

In this house?  Nearly a week!  My goodness this has taken me ages, I've not had 5 minutes to myself until the evenings and then there are other things that need doing, plus we had visitors on Monday so lost the evening all together!

Anyway, hello blogland - hope you are keeping well.  Loving the summer that has finally arrived, we live near the coast in windy Lincolnshire and are generally a few degrees lower than inland so although it has been warm, it hasn't been unbearable.  Although I will say that overnight it has been uncomfortable to try and sleep.

Anyway, waffle over - onto card.  Now I warn you this isn't my usual standard of photo, if I get a chance I will take another tomorrow, as I've had to take a pic this evening and it's dull, raining and the light in the dining room isn't ideal.  It really doesn't show how gorgeous these papers are - they have a real shimmer to them. But anyhows, here you go:

Hmmm, that really is quite dark - I will deff try and get it changed tomorrow (if I get time!).  Still the details stand:
Pollycraft Stamp - From the Heart Winter Elves; Devotion.  Coloured with my Promarkers and highlighted with Stickles and Liquid Pearls.
Cut out then mounted onto a Cuttlebug embossed circle die-cut and then mounted with nesties.
The papers are all Craft House - Winter Wonderland.
Ribbon from my box.

There you go, I can't believe I've done a Christmas card in August - normally I refuse to start until October or November.  This is a first for me!

Best wishes all,
Sarah

I'd like to enter this into:

Pollycraft Monday Challenge - #104 - Paula's Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 91, Christmas in July
A Passion for Promarkers - Week 111, Theme (Hugs & Kisses)

Still learning

Hello blogworld

Well here I am again on this swish new laptop which, as the post title suggests, I am still learning about.  I'm not quite comfortable with the keyboard mouse pad - don't think that is the technical term but it will do!  It is amazing that the laptop picks up on our BT home-hub and the wireless printer that we have so I can access the internet and printer from anywhere in the house.  Have been banned from taking it in the garden though as I'm a bit of a clumsy so and so, and Peter thinks I would probably drop and break it, I have to agree with him!

I'm also in the midst of transferring emails from my PC to this and, although I'm now answering emails on it, old ones still came into the other machine.  So if you left me comments before, or on, my birthday and I've not commented back, please don't think I'm being rude - I just am jiggling two comps right now.  Hopefully I should have it all straight by the end of the week.

Enough computer waffle then, onto the card.  This one is not for any challenges, I just thought I'd share so that the old bloggette doesn't feel neglected.

I know that the person I sent it to has now received it, so I'm OK to share here!

It's another Lili of the Valley freebie, coloured with Promarkers die-cut onto a nestie.
The border punch is Martha Stewart, ribbon from my ribbon box.
The swirl is a Marianne die.
Craftwork card blank and sentiment.
The papers are from one of my favourite packs at the mo - First Edition, Hideaway.

So hope all you lovely people are keeping well and I will sign off now.

Sarah

Get me!

You really will have to excuse me this post - it's very indulgent and me centred but I promise it won't be long!  It's my birthday today!  Not telling how old, but suffice it to say I'm going to start counting backwards now.

I got a laptop as my main present from the hubby today and here I am sitting in the living room typing away on it!  I had no idea that's what he brought me.  He said that he was getting fed up with me trotting from the dining room (where my craft stuff is) to the extension to use the computer.  So here I am with the laptop - swish or what - eh!

Here is a pic of my pressies:

Apart from the laptop I got loads of Promarkers, a mini sewing machine, recipe book, bracelet and chocs!  Ah, I also got a copy of a new Octonauts book - that was Emily's present to me!

So I'm going to log off now, hopefully will be back soon with a card or two, but for now it's been a long day and I'm off to bed now!

Cheerio all,
Sarah

Hello, I'm a paper addict!

Hello blogworld

Well the title says it all really!  I was making a couple of cards this morning (have got a few hours peace while hubby and daughter go out to get my birthday pressie for tomorrow) and got so frustrated at moving paper pads around I decided to tidy up a bit.  Oh, my, goodness! I am a total paper addict - I've got so much it's untrue!  Packs of the stuff stuffed everywhere!

I was thinking of getting craft stuff for my birthday - but if I do it certainly won't be paper!  So after a tidy up (read - shuffle!) I managed to get on with a card or two.  One of which is actually to be sent to someone, shock horror I'm using one of the cards I make!

Here's one for a couple of challenges:

Detail shot of the glitter glue:

The image is, again, a freebie from a mag (I'm not a huge animal stamp fan - I've got a couple but not loads) coloured with my Promarkers and highlighted with Stickle glue.
Die cut onto nestie.  The swirls are a Marianne Creatable die.
All the papers are a Basic Grey pad - Sugared.
Card blank and sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Don't know about the pink die-cut - it was a freebie from Dies to Die For.

I'd like to enter this into:
Sketch and Stash - Challenge 66 - My new stash is the image and the old stash please see post above - it's the paper!
Passion for Promarkers - Week 110 - Theme
Stampin' for the Weekend - Challenge 13 - Paws for Thought