A cute birthday!

Hello blogworld

Over at The Cutie Pies it's a new challenge day and our second birthday!

Firstly the challenge, as it's our birthday the theme is 'birthdays' and we have a sketch for you to follow:

Then as well and not only do we have some Followers Candy up for grabs and we have some Birthday Candy on offer too for all our lovely followers!  Woo is offering a paper bundle and stamp for our 700 followers and to help us celebrate our second Birthday, she is offering a Paper Bundle, Card Stock Bundle, Stamps, Die Cuts and Cute Digi Stamp from Pollycraft for our Birthday Candy Winner!  The Birthday Candy and Followers Candy Mr Linkys are in the sidebar of the challenge blog for you to enter and this will run alongside this challenge.  The winners of the candy will be chosen in 12 days time and we will post the winners with our next challenge, so make sure you're a follower and get your name in the draws - see the sidebar on the right of the challenge blog!!
  

And onto this fortnights challenge, we are lucky this challenge to have two fantastic sponsors.  Our first

generous sponsor is the Fabtabulous etsy shop FLAT FRIENDS BOUTIQUE who have a fantastic selection of Digis on sale over at their ETSY Store, one lucky winner will win 4 digi stamps, so if you can't wait, then why not pop over and see if there's something that inspires you!?! 

Our second sponsor is the wonderful JUST SOME LINES

and one lucky winner will win a $12 gift certificate! 

OK, so all the news out of the way and now on to my card for the challenge, the DT were very kindly allowed a choice of images from either Flat Friends or Just Some Lines and I chose this very sweet image from Just Some Lines (as I'll be sharing a Flat Friends card later this week):

Front Shot:

The close up:

The Arty Farty:

I used:

Digi image:

Just Some Lines - Emo Emma walk with little friend

coloured with my Promarkers, Copics and chalked background

Dies:

Go Kreate

La La Land - banner

Die-namics - buttons

Papers:

My Mind's Eye - Lost and Found: Blush

Anything else?

Papermania - sentiment

paper ribbon and button - from my stuff

So why not come over join us in our birthday bash and create something super cute!!!

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge or two:

Crafty Catz - 'Happy Birthday'

Little Monster

Cor, look at this I'm back again and so quick too!!

Hello blogworld,

Don't get used to it though, you won't see me again now until next week.

Thank you to everyone who left a comment on my lighting dilemma - hubby and I have now talked again (no longer at cross purposes!) and we are working towards a resolution! In other words he still wants me to make up my mind!!!

There enough of my domestic life, who wants to see a card??

Here you go:
I'm having a bit of a Pollycraft binge at the mo!! But who can blame me? Paula's digis are just so darn cute.

Front shot:

His close up:

The Arty Farty:

I used:

Digi Stamp:

Pollycraft - Party Monster

coloured with my Promarkers

background chalked

Dies:

Nestie

Papers:

docrafts Papermania - Happy Birthday to you

Anything else?

Craftwork Cards - sentiment

Righty-ho am off soon to pick up SHMbO and it's swimming lessons tonight so I'm rushing around.

See you later,

Sarah

A challenge or two:

Sketch Saturday: week #277

Totally Gorjuss: Challenge 202 - dotty

Passion for Promarkers: week 217 - 'one for the boys'

Not cards, but help please?

Hi Blogworld,

I wonder if I might be able to ask a favour?  At Chez Sarah we've got to the point of having to think about lighting in the new bedroom.

Hubby swears he asked me and I said it would be alright to put a couple of wall lights in (one at each end of the room).  I've no recollection of OK'ing this and, to be honest, don't think it will be enough light.  But what to have instead?  We've agreed ordinary pendants won't work - due to the sloping ceiling - but I've no interior design skills at all and no idea!!

I'm sure one, or more, of you lovely bloggy people have wonderful interior design skills - what would you suggest??

Here are a couple of pictures of where it's at right now:

Looking into the room:

Looking out of the room:

SHMbO wants three lights along the ceiling - one to light the library area (near the door), one for the play area (in the middle) and one for her bed (near the end wall) - hmmmm that's easy then!!

Help?????

Sarah

Blue rinse anyone?

Hi blogworld,

Me again - slipping a bit again with the posting!!

Still my excuse is that I've been helping hubby with the extension, but I have managed a bit more card making and got to fit some more in this week as well - got a little boys card to make by Thurs -eek!!!

Anyways, short and sweet today.  SHMbO needs picking up from the bus very soon - can't hang around!

So the old card then:

Front shot (the blue rinse is because of her hair colour - my nan used to have a pink rinse!!!):

Her close up:

The Arty Farty:

I used:

Digi Stamp:

Some Odd Girl - Lazy Day Kaylee

coloured with me Promarkers

Dies:

Only a Nestie circle

Papers:

K & Co - Classic K Bailey

Anything else?

Chipboard sentiment from my stuff

Hope to see you all again soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Some Odd Girl - September challenge

The Cutie Pies

Hi blogworld,

Just a quick note to let you know that there is candy to be had over at The Cutie Pies as we have reached 700 followers!!

To celebrate this Woo is offering a one off 700 Followers Candy which will run until 4th October.  

You need to be a follower and pop a picture of our candy in the sidebar of your blog and leave your name in Mr Linky in the sidebar.

Best of luck

Sarah

Not a total girlie girl!

Hello blogworld.

Hope everyone is doing well, I wonder did you get a lot of rain today?  We certainly did - it's been bucketing it down!

I've also been running around like the proverbial blue a***d fly (cleaned that up a bit in case I offend anyone - but I'm sure you know what I mean!) - SHMbO has started swimming lessons after school and I also go swimming while she's at school.  So didn't get much chance to sit today!

Still I had a card that I had to get done for a friend's little girl and so, apart from helping hubby put the floor down in the new room, that's what I have been doing this week.

Now my friend's little girl loves getting her face painted, but not fairies or butterflies or even tigers - nope Asta likes zombies, ghouls and witches!!

So when I saw this image, I knew it would suit her down to the ground.  Not sure the rest of the card quite suits - but I love the image.

Front shot:

The close up:

The Arty Farty:

I used:

Digi stamp:

Pollycraft: Lil Dumplings - Frankie

Coloured with my Promarkers

Dies:

Nestie

Papers:

First Edition - Dreamcatcher

Anything else?

Bazill Embossed card (I know it's got a proper name, but I can't remember!)

Craftwork Cards - sentiment

flower and gems from my stuff

Talking of close ups, I've been staring at the camera today myself!  I've been debating whether to be brave enough to put a picture of me in my Blogger profile and I finally decided to do it.  You'll have to tell me what you think of it.  Do I look 42 and knackered, 'cause that's how I feel.  Oh and don't I have a hugemoungus rudder of a nose!!!!

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge or two:

Sketch Saturday : Week #276

Passion for Promarkers: Embossing - the Bazill paper comes embossed with dots.  Hope that counts?

I love Promarkers: Challenge #186 - Anything Goes

I'm a returning Cutie!

Hi blogworld

Well seeing as how I'm starting to get over my crisis of confidence and the building works on the house are going at a tad slower pace (and not sure I like that or not - moi impatient? Never!) I went, asked, and was very kindly accepted back into the fold over at The Cutie Pies.  Am very chuffed, have always loved being a Cutie and was very sad to have to step back for as long as I did.

Anyway explanations over - onto business.

This fortnight, as well as your cards being the cutest you can manage, the challenge is to make something for 'The Boys'.

Our sponsor, with a great prize of a selection of digi stamps from their online store, is:

And my first card as nearly new Cutie:

Front shot:

The close up:

The Arty Farty:

I used:

Digi Stamp:

Pollycraft - Lil Dumplings: Roland 

coloured with my Promarkers

Dies:

Nestie

Papers:

Cosmo Cricket - Togetherness

Anything else?

Craftwork Cards - Card Candy

Chipboard embellishments from my stuff

Distress Ink for edging the papers

Oh and I'm not sure if the picture picked it up, but I 3d gloss'd his glasses.

There you go - my first step back into the world of DTs.  I'm looking forward to coming and visiting you all again - but please do remember this is a challenge blog for those cute images, so as cute as possible please!

 :-)

See you soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Pollycraft: Challenge #7 - Harvest Colours

Sketch N Stash: Challenge 121 - My newest stash is the digi image and my oldest are the Card Candy / embellishments

Crafting when we can: Challenge #53 - Seasons (Autumn colours)

What a few months!

Hello blogworld,

Warning, warning, warning - picture heavy post!!!!

Well I'm slowly climbing out of the pit that I dug for myself and am determined to get back to my colouring / making. I'm still not sure exactly where I am going with my layouts, but it's a start even if a small one.

I sat and made a card or two today - yippee!!

Firstly I think I'll do the card and then the update on the building works.

So me card:

Front shot:

Detail of image:

The arty farty:

I used:

Digi Image:

Stamp Boutique : Funtime Rosie - coloured with Promarkers, Copics and chalks.

Papers: 

Papermania

Dies: 

Memory Box, Die-namics

Anything else:

Charm, twine, chipboard embellishment - all from my many boxes.

A challenge or two:

DigiStamp Boutique - September competition

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Child's Play

Finally the building works - have I said that we've now had another planning application approved?  Hmmm, can't remember so please forgive if I am repeating myself.

We have had approval to create a new floor above our two garages, which will give a 22 x 12ft room this will be hubby's hobby room - he's into trains y'know - which means that the room we have created in the just finished extension will be Emily's new bedroom.  Not that she wants it!!  We explained it to her the other night and there were tears!  I'm sure once she sees it finished it will be different, but at the moment she is not keen.

The upshot of the new building is that all our current work is going at a slower pace, as some of the space is needed for storage for the things coming out of the garage.  Therefore at the moment we are in a bit of a lull - the quiet before the storm maybe?  Who knows, but it is nice to be peaceful again!

So here are some pictures of where we are now.

Stripping wallpaper from where the new door will be - what fun!!!

Look how much stuff has come out of the room!  This is the door to our current 3rd bedroom - which will be a hallway (eventually!).

The other side of that door - it used to be a room! The plastic sheeting is there to keep the rest of hubby's stuff safe from the dust.

Dah, dah - new room!!!!

Under inspection (please do not notice the bag of crisps in her hand - bad mother, slap wrist!!)

That's how things stand at the moment.

I'll be back soon,

Sarah

DT call at MAWTT

Hello blogworld

No pictures - extension or cards - today, instead it's a quick post to let you know that Moving Along With The Times challenges pick up again very soon (Tuesday 3rd October) after our summer break.

Also we are having a Design Team call right now - so if you want the details and to apply to join this lovely friendly bunch of ladies pop over to the blog now and check out all the details.

See you soon,

Sarah

6 weeks (or thereabouts)

From this.....

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 to this.... (in around 6 weeks (give or take))

The internal door was knocked through today - loads of dust and muck made me hide in the craft / dining / office room.

More pictures to follow.

Oh and SHMbO went back to school today - not too happy when she woke up, but happy when there.

Sarah