Getting punchy!

but no violence, promise!!

Hello blogworld,

Well there you go it's been a few days again hasn't it since I waffled on at you!  I have been busy, no really I have, making DT cards, which will appear over the next week but I've also got a niggle of a cold that is throwing me off kilter.

Still I'll sniff, cough and carry on!  Before I get onto business though, I will say hello to my newest follower - thank you for deciding to join me on my bloggy waffles and occasional cards!  Hope you enjoy!!

Can you believe it's my time already for a second DT card for Moving Along with The Times and this week's  theme is 'Punch it Out' - so we'd like to see your punches or dies used on your project.

We are sponsored this week by MazyArt with a prize of 5 digi images of your choice:

The DT were very kindly allowed to pick an image of their choice and this is the card I made with my selection:

Front shot:

Detail of image:

 The arty farty:

 

I used:

Digi image:

MazyArts - Carly

coloured with my Promarkers

Dies / Punches:

Go-Kreate for the image

Memory Box - Prim Poppy

Punch - Martha Stewart

Papers:

My Mind's Eye - miss caroline

Anything else?

Bit of glittery cotton.

So I hope you like, and I look forward to seeing your entries.  I'm sure there will be loads - there's lots of us that like our dies and punches, aren't there!!

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge or two:

Totally Gorjuss: Challenge 168 - Flowers

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: Challenge 112 - One for the girls

Oooh I've tried soooo hard!

do you think it's worth it????

Hello blogworld,

Ribbons anyone?  I'm sure you probably know it's Saturday but did you know it's time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin?  This week we'd like to see your ribbon/s on your card - along with the stamping, of course!

Our weekly sponsor, offering a fab prize is:

Our monthly sponsor, with a £10 voucher:

Now I had meant to go to town on the ribbons but I spent soooo long stamping / masking / positioning  then sooooo long colouring that I almost forgot about the ribbon - so there's just the one!

I'd also so ran out of puff that I just left it fairly plain.  Just hope all that effort was worth it!!

Front shot:

The arty farty:

I used:

Stamps (a lot!) (all C C Designs)

Swiss Pixies: Butterfly Fence
Swiss Miss - Rosalie
Sugarplums - Tulip Trevor

Papers:

My Mind's Eye - miss caroline

Dies:

Wot no!

Anything else?

Gems and ribbon from my stuff

Craftwork Cards - sentiment

I think the next card I make will be a tad easier!!!

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Cupcake Craft Challenges: 226 - Make a Scene

Sketch n Stash: Challenge 105 - I hope this one is OK - I slightly moved / combined the sentiment with the circle on the sketch.  My stash are the stamps - well over 2 years old!!

Crafty Ribbons Challenge: Love/Romance/Anniversay

I love Promarkers: Challenge #152 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Inky Chicks: Challenge #2 - Becky's Bingo Grid (I picked Ribbon, Image, Pearls)

Fairytales!

Hello blogworld

Firstly I wanted to say thank you for all the lovely comments you left on my snowy pictures!  I'm glad to know that I'm not entirely biased and other people think Emily is a bit on the cute side ;-)

Also yes we do have a bit of a large garden - all told our land runs to 3/4 of an acre, large garden for non-gardeners, eh!!

And so onto business - it feels like it's been ages since I did a Divas by Design DT card, but here I am with my card for the new challenge.  Which explains the post title - the challenge theme this week is 'Fairytales', now all say ahhhh!  Who doesn't like imagining that life as a fairytale princess would be lovely - and there  doesn't even have to be pink at all either on the image or card - take mine, not an ounce of pink in sight!!

Our sponsor this week is:

with a fab prize on offer for one lucky person.

So onto my card:
Front shot:

The arty farty:

Close up of glitter on her crown and wings:

 I used:

Stamp:

Kraftin Kimmie - Swan Princess

coloured with my Promarkers

Papers:

First Edition - Love Letters

Anything else?

Gems, ribbon and heart from my stuff

Glamour Dust for crown and wings

Craftwork Cards - sentiment

Boy I sweated over this colouring, really, really tried hard with all the folds on her dress, I'm not sure it worked but on the whole I think I'm improving!

I'm really looking forward to this challenge seeing all variations there can be on the theme - my Teamies cards aren't half bad either!!!

Cheerio

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Sketch Saturday: Week #242

Totally Gorjuss: Challenge 167 - K.I.S.S.

I love Promarkers: Challenge #152 - Anything Goes

Well finally!

If you're here looking for my Cutie Pies DT card please scroll down to the post before.

This is all about the snow that finally arrived last night!  We did have a fairly good fall last week, which hasn't really gone at all, but it didn't close any schools, stop any buses or generally impact on our everyday doings at all.

The stuff that fell last night, was different though - started about 8/9pm and appeared to have fell until 6ish this morning.  Schools shut and the road is quiet!  Rainbows is still on though - don't think anything short of catastrophic would stop that!!!

So I'm now going to bore you with pictures:

From the bottom of our garden looking back towards house:

Cheeky little thing ain't she!  Just about to lob a huge snowball at me!

Looking out past our house onto the 'main' road!!

We are supposed to be due more tomorrow early morning, so no idea if school will be on tomorrow or not! Love snow, love SHMbO being off home unexpectedly, but it does cramp my crafting style - cards that were meant to be made today, are not!!

See you all soon,
Sarah

I don't know..

both about what to put for a post title and about this card!

Good morning blogworld,

Another Monday morning and that means it's a new challenge at The Cutie Pies, for this challenge we would like to see your super cute makes that use 3 different textures - so that could be embossing, ribbon, twine, buttons - etc!

We are lucky enough to have two wonderful sponsors this time

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop is an online store supplying a wide selection of gorgeous ribbons, twine, embellishments, rubber stamps and mulberry paper flowers for all of your cardmaking and crafting needs. We currently have a sale on where you can pick up lots of bargains! Free postage on all UK orders over £25 (international orders will receive the equivalent discount).

One lucky winner, chosen by our Cutie DT Susan, will receive this gorgeous prize

also

Just Some Lines is a digital stamp shop where lines bring characters to life. It has over 250 digital stamps available for purchase, including sentiments. The images are drawn by Jehanne, the owner. Jehanne is a self taught artist who enjoys drawing whimsical characters including fish, turtles, dogs, cats, fairies, angels, ballerinas, chefs, firefighters, and more! One lucky winner, chosen at random will win a $12 gift certificate for Just Some Lines.

So there you go, that's the sponsor info dealt with.  The DT were lucky enough to be allowed to pick some digi images to play with and this is the card that I made with my pick.  I'm just not so sure about this one, it looks too busy and uneven to me - I was trying for lots of layers, hmmm not right this time I think!!

Front shot:

Detail of image:

The arty farty:

I used:

Digi image:

Just Some Lines - Fairy Kiss

coloured with my Promarkers and chalks

Dies:

Nestie

Memory Box

Papers:

First Edition - New Leaf

Anything else?

Buttons - stash

Craftwork Cards - Sentiment

Ooooh and my textures are the patterned paper is embossed, tho that is very difficult to see from this picture, ribbon, buttons and paper twine in the buttons.

Cheerio

Sarah

Wobbly!

Not me you understand (well actually yes I am rather wobbly!) but for the purposes of this post it only refers to....


a tooth!

Hello blogworld,

Even more exciting times - SHMbO has her first wobbly tooth!!  She was eating her sandwich the other day and sat there looking even more serious than usual.  When asked what was wrong - she said her teeth hurt, I was like - teeth, hurting?  What do you mean?  The answer - a very serious 'I said my teeth hurt!.'

So on closer inspection - the front, bottom, left tooth is wobbly!!!  It has not fallen out, but you can already see the new tooth coming up behind it.  Now I thought that one tooth pushed out the other, am I wrong?  I'm a bit worried that she's going to end up with two teeth at once.

Anyway she isn't worried at all and was very happy at the thought of the tooth fairy visiting - so I made this box for the tooth / fairy! It's a bit rough around the edges, not made a box for ages!! But Emily loves it, so job a good 'un.

Top view:

Front shot:

Open / poem inside:

 I used:

Stamp:

Funky Kits / Sugar Nellie - Manga Fairy

coloured with my Promarkers

Dies / Punches:

Memory Box flourish

Whimsy  Stamps - Pedestal Tag 1

Martha Stewart punch

Papers:

My Mind's Eye - the sweetest thing

Anything else?

Wild Orchid Crafts - flowers

heart and multicoloured trim - from my stuff

the poem - found on the internet

Y'know I'm such a lazy crafter - I've had fine tips for me Pro's for ages, but not used them.  When I was making this and the card I posted yesterday I put them on my pens to do the hair - quite like the results!  Maybe I should use them more often than once in 6 months!!!

So, have I made up with waffle today, for the non-waffly post yesterday then??!!

See you soon
Sarah

A challenge or two:

Cupcake Craft Challenges: Cupcake 225 - Anything but a card

Stampin for the Weekend: Something Girlie

The Sugar Bowl: Challenge 99

Lickety spit!

Ooooh just realised that Sketch Saturday is about to close - and as this is the sketch I followed when I made  this card better get it posted!

Front shot:

The arty farty:

I used:

Digi stamp:

Some Odd Girl - Geeky Mae

coloured with Promarkers.

Dies:

Circle nestie

Papers:

echo park - This and That

Anything else?

Twine from my stuff

Craftwork Cards - sentiment

Back soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Sketch Saturday: Week #241

Wish me luck!

Hello blogword,

Well, aren't these exciting times!  My first Design Team example for Moving Along With The Times, once again thank you for picking me to join your Team and making me soo welcome - hope I get this right!!

So this week it's Team B's turn and the theme is 'Birthday's, we have a fab sponsor:

who very kindly gave the Design Team some digis to play with.  This is my card, hope you like!

Front shot:

Detail of image:

The arty farty:

I used:

Digi Stamp:

Stitchy Bear - Bonnet Day

coloured with Promarkers, Copics and the background with chalks

Dies:

Square Nestie

Papers:

Glitz - Pretty in Pink

Anything else?

Lace, flower and chopped down bit of flower trim - all from my stuff

Well there we go, I have to admit to a slight feeling of panic hoping that I've created something that is acceptable!  Especially when you go check out what my new Teamies have made - hope you will pop over to the challenge and have a go!

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

In The Pink: Challenge #11 - Luscious Lace

Sketch N Stash: Challenge 105 - The stash is pretty much all of it!  Apart from the image everything else is at least 3 or 4 months (if not more!) old

Just a quick one

Hi all,

Firstly I must say thanks to everyone for the lovely messages about my two and their dislike of any new food - you lot are awful sweet!

Then I've also realised I've passed the 200 followers mark - hello to my newest followers it's lovely to see you and I hope you like what you see!  I'm still wondering how on earth I managed to get 200 people interested in my waffle and cards!  I will have to sort out some candy methinks.

Point D - this will be short though as not really in a waffly mood today - have had a thumping headache all day, even got hubby to take SHMbO to school and went back to bed!  Thankfully not turning in a migraine, but still one of those 'nothing done days'.

Still thought I'd pop up hubby's birthday card - it's a bit odd I know, but what do you do when hubby turns the half century +1, and doesn't do cute: sweet: flowers: glittery: etc, etc!  So you go quirky, well I do anyway.

Here you go, I'll pop back tomorrow with the details when I feel more human.

Front shot:

The arty farty:

Nighty, night,

Sarah

In a huff

OK so this isn't about cards - it's my other love which is cooking - and it's a moan.

Mostly I bake, but I do like to try out new recipes as well for cooking as opposed to baking - but it's not something I get to do often.  Hubby and SHMbO do not like anything 'odd', 'new', 'lumpy', 'tasty' or 'different'.

So tonight I try a vegetable casserole (don't know that I've ever said but we're vegetarian) want to hear the reaction?

Tears and 'I'm not eating that'!! from SHMbO
He takes one look at it says I can see onion, why did you put onion in it and goes and makes himself a cheese omelette which they both then eat.

I've now got vegetable casserole for dinner for the next three nights - at least!

There have been tears - and not all of them were hers.

I'm going to bed now.  Maybe tomorrow I'll just go buy chips it would be easier.

Sarah

Arrggh...

who invented gingham - tell me please as I want to give them a piece of my mind (well a piece of what's left of it anyway!).

Hello blogworld,

So what's the best thing about Saturdays?  A new challenge at Sweet Stampin, of course and as you might have guessed the theme this week is 'Gingham'.

Can I say this please before we go any further - I do not like Gingham, I tried to like it, I really did, but it just didn't work, so this challenge was a real challenge!

Our monthly sponsor, with a £10 voucher is:

Our weekly sponsor, with a $20 certificate is:

My Teamies have made wonderful examples for you, I, however, made this:

Front view:

The arty farty:

I used:

Stamp:

C.C. Designs - Swiss Pixies: Liesel and her wheelbarrow coloured with my Promarkers 

Dies:

Lea'bilities

Papers:

my mind's eye - Pretty Please papers (I think that's what they were called, they were a free gift from a mag years ago)

Anything else:

Paper twine, charm, gems, decorative corner, the dreaded gingham - all from stash.

So there you go, first Sweet Stampin card, for me, of 2013 - it will get better promise!!  

Hope everyone has a great weekend, I should be off out tomorrow to watch the new Tinkerbell film with SHMbO and a couple of her friends this is assuming that we don't get snowed in of course ;-)

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Creative Corner Challenges: Challenge 2 - Cute as a button

Stampin for the Weekend: Anything Goes

Flutterby Wednesdays: #222 - open challenge

Getting there!

Hello blogworld,

Well at least it wasn't a week again between posts!  Am starting to get  back to normal, whatever normal is, so normal blogging service should be resumed shortly.

Not much to waffle about today, so will get straight on with the card, which is this one:

Front shot:

Close up of image:

The arty farty:

I used:

Digi stamp:

Pollycraft image (and sentiment) coloured with my Promarkers

Papers:

echo park - A Boy's Life

Dies:

Nestie square

Anything else?

Just a sticker - which I don't actually like but was stuck solid before I could take it off again!

And finally SHMbO made her own card!  We invariably turn up to parties with two cards - one I made and one she did.  At the moment she seems to be going through a stage of not decorating the outside, but putting everything inside!!  Her colourings' not bad though is it - she's managing to stay in the lines.  Of course, it's all done with my Pros - she sits next to me and barks out what colours she wants.  Woe betide me if I give her the wrong shade as well!!!

Cheerio
Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Here come the boys: Challenge #43 - Sketch
Creative Creations Challenge: #1 - Anything Goes (new challenge - best of luck ladies!)
Inky Chicks: #1 - Anything Goes (again a new challenge and best of luck ladies!)

And another long gap!!

Hello blogworld

I will get back to posting more regularly - promise - but it won't be until later this week when SHMbO has gone back to school and after I've tided up from the last two weeks worth of not being able to tidy up properly!!

Anyway for now I'm here and it's a very nice reason to be here too - the first challenge of the New Year for The Cutie Pies and this time it's a lovely sketch to follow and a great couple of sponsors.

The sponsors are:

 and

The DT were very kindly allowed to pick a digi from Birdie Brown and this is my choice, now isn't she just the sweetest!

Front shot:

close up of image:

The arty farty:

I used:

Digi image:

Birdie Brown - retrogirl 03 - coloured with a combination of Promarkers and Copics (oooh another slippery slope there!)

Die:

Nestie square

Papers:
Glitz - Pretty in Pink

Anything else?

Flowers, ribbon and pearls from my stuff

The gem swirl is new!

So why not pop on over to the blog, take a look at the sketch - it's a fab one! - and the wonderful examples my Teamies have made.

Cheerio

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

In the Pink: Challenge #10 - Pink and Pearlie

Crafting when we can: Challenge 35 - A few of my favourite things - they would be: the nestie, Promarkers, flowers, gems.  Pretty much all of it!!

Totally Gorjuss: Anything Goes with Ribbon

Happy blingy New Year!

Hello blogworld

And welcome to 2013 at Created by Sarah - hope you all had a fabulous and safe New Year!

To start the new year off with a bang it's a new challenge over at Flat Friends and this time the challenge is to go 'blingy'!  So we'd like to see, along with your Emma Canning digi, any sort of bling - gems, rhinestones, glitter - that sort of thing!

I must admit I do struggle sometimes with bling - it's not that I don't like it, I'm partial to a bit of Glamour Dust on my cards!, but I'm never quite sure whether I've gone OTT, so I tend to play it safe and go for less rather than more.

So here we go, this is my first card of the new year - hope you like!

Front shot:

The arty farty:

Her close up!

I used:

Digi:

Emma Canning: Taylor Bell

coloured with my Promarkers (I've not been brave enough to try the Copics yet!)

Dies:

Nestie scalloped oval

Memory Box for the flourish

Papers:

First Edition - Up, Up and Away

Anything else?

Ribbon and rhinestones from my stuff

There we go, that's me got 2013 of to a flying carding start - lets hope I keep going eh!

See you soon,

Sarah