Embossed

Good morning blogland

Going to short change you with the waffle again this week - we have another half-term holiday and I'm looking at a very busy week outside of blogworld.

So onto business - it's Monday and a new challenge over at The Cutie Pies which this fortnight is Emboss it! Which would be, along with your cutest image, either dry or wet embossing.

 Our challenge is sponsored by the wonderful

 who are sponsoring us for the very first time, and we are delighted to be working with them! Crafty Sentiments are offering a wonderful prize of three digi stamps of the winners choice.....so thank you to them!

I did try heat embossing, but the stamp and powders weren't playing ball - so I got my trusty Cuttlebug out and used a favourite embossing folder.  Our sponsors this time very kindly allowed us to pick digi stamps and this is what I made with mine:

Front shot:

Close up of image:

I used:

Digi stamp:

Crafty Sentiments - Henry - why not?

coloured with my Copics

Background stamp - Woodware

Papers:

Basic Grey - archaic

Dies:

Go-kreate - tag

Die-namics - stacking stars

Anything else?

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Twine

Am having to run now - there's an argument erupting in the kitchen and I also want to get to my exercise class (fading hope there!).

Sarah

Divas by Design, Challenge 2 - For the girls

Hello blogland

Can't believe it's the second challenge at Divas by Design already, and look how many entries we had this time - totally amazing!  Wonder how many will join us for this challenge?

Really I'm not supposed to be doing this, as this isn't my Teams turn but I couldn't resist!  I do like making girly cards and I've also been watching Sketch Saturdays blog for a long time but not entered before.

This time I loved the sketch and the Divas were doing a For the girls theme, so I've jumped on the bandwagon and here I am!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Crafty Sentiments, who have some adorable images one of which I have used on my card a lovely image called Violet - isn't she just the cutest?

So this is my card:

 With a detail shot for the glitter I added to her headband.

I've used Basic Grey Sugared papers and coloured Violet with my Prisma pencils with Tim Holtz Distress Ink for edging.  I've die-cut the image and backing cardstock with my nesties and the border was punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  The buttons and fringe are from my stuff. Sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

This is the first time I've scheduled a post, so am fingers crossed it works.  Will link to the Sketch Saturday challenge on Weds morning (if the post appears!).

Bye for now,

Sarah

Edited to add- it worked!  Well I am pleased with myself!

So I'm entering this into

Sketch Saturday - Week #155