New challenge at the Divas

Hello blogworld

So how are we all this morning?  No whinging and whining from me this time, little one is back at school (tho threw a wobbly Monday night after school which ended up with her on the naughty step, this can be explained by being very tired after her first day back at school for a week), so I'm getting some peace and quiet.  I'm keeping fairly up to date with blogger and I got quite a lot of Saturated Canary digis Monday and am now eagerly awaiting an email with them attached.  So all is happy in Sarah's little world!

Onto the reason I'm here today - a card for the new challenge over at Divas by Design, we are up to number Challenge 15 with the theme this time of Anything Goes.  Always popular, especially with me when I enter challenges!

Our sponsor this time is The Crafty Pad Designs, they have some gorgeous goodies - so why not pop over and have a little look around the shop.

So I'm cutting the waffle and showing the card, hope you like!

Front shot:

Detail shot of image:

I used:

Sugar Nellie - Simply Sassy image; Butterflies and pigtails - coloured with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers, with a touch of highlighting using a white pen.  It's the first time I've tried this, so please excuse the smudges!
All papers from a First Edition pad - Bird Song.
The border is a Memory Box die - Meridian Border
Flowers and brad from my stash.
Greeting (which I'm not sure you can see properly) is a Papermania die-cut.
Card blank from Craftwork cards

I'm off Christmas shopping tomorrow, girlie day out with a friend - no husbands!!! - then Friday it's the schools Christingle service so a busy rest of week.  Hope everyone else has a good week and see you at the weekend.

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Saturated Canary - Challenge #5: Anything goes (see what I mean about liking these challenges!)

Getting better

Hi all

So here I am again, trying to get back into a bit of routine, not that I would normally post at a weekend but that's sort of beside the point.  It's more that I'm actually posting!

Anyway, been a quiet weekend - Emily and I spent Saturday at a friends house, Emily had a wonderful time with her friends and I had a lovely chat with their mum while the kids caused chaos!  Today has just been a pottering sort of day, getting ready to go back to school tomorrow.  Emily is really looking forward to going back, apart from she has to do a show and tell on Friday and she has no idea what she will be talking about!!!

Anyways, here is my card for today:

Just the one shot as there isn't much to show, and I also had to photograph it in a bit of a hurry with Emily peering over my shoulder!

I used:

Simply Sassy - Cinderella (still doing my stamping each image twice routine);  coloured with my Promarkers.
All the papers are from a Basic Grey pad; Sultry
Circles cut with nesties, border with one of border dies.
Sentiment is from a Papermania range.
Card blank - Craftwork Cards.

So hope everyone else is having a good weekend - and I must apologise again for not making it round everyone's blogs - I'm planning a massive blog hopping session next week (after the massive clean up session on my house! and the Christmas present buying session - I am going to be busy aren't I!!!!).

Anyhows, thanks for continuing to read my waffle and I even think I have a couple of new followers - but I'm not sure as the numbers keep changing on me.

See you soon,
Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Sketch Saturday - Week 183; 26th November

Crafting When We Can - Borrow a Sketch

Nearly a week!

Hello blogworld,

Remember me?  I think this is the longest I've left it between posts, and I'm going slightly stir crazy here!  I've not been out the house since Monday and instead I've been trying to think of ways to keep an active (once the spots from the Chicken Pox stopped hurting/itching) 4 1/2 yr old occupied!  We've had a TV day, baking day, day playing in the garden and today it's been painting.  On Monday grandad was still here (visiting for the weekend) but from Tues, it's just been the three of us (me, hubby and Emily) stuck in the house!

It's not been so good for hubby as he works from home, so trying to work with us here disturbing hasn't worked for him - Emily is getting better (and so sleeping a bit better) and has more energy, I'm tearing my hair out trying to keep her occupied and away from daddy.  Is the picture getting clearer?  I think all of us will be happy when she's back at school next week.

Anyway enough of my whinging, here's the first card I've made in a week.  Still not sure of my colouring, Krista's images (Sassy or Saturated Canary digi) are wonderful, but so detailed - me thinks I've a lot more practicing to do!

Oh, and these were supposed to be a Christmas present, but I'm treating myself this week - I think I deserve it!!

Front shot of card:

Detail of image:

I used:

Sugar Nellie - Simply Sassy; Cinderella coloured with my Promarkers and chalked while still in the nestie for definition.  A bit of glitz added with Stickles glitter glue.
Spots are from a Polkadoodles cd.
Embossed panel is a Cuttlebug embossing folder - D'vine swirls.
Martha Stewart punch
A couple of ribbons and pearls from my stash.
Sentiment from Craftwork Cards and I made the card blank.

So I hope you like and I'm sorry I've not been round your blogs so much, things should be back to normal next week.

Hope you are all well,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

The Sugar Bowl - Challenge 72: Gayle's Sketch

Passion for Promarkers - Week 127 - Theme: 'swirls and sparkles'

Creative Card Crew - Monochromatic