It's distressing...

and this time not only that Mr Mojo has gone on on his jollies.

Morning Blogworld

Well here we are again, Monday morning - can you believe how quickly the year is going?  Only a couple more months of this year left, then we are looking down the nose of 2013!!!  I'm still wondering where my summer has gone, let alone thinking about digging out that winter clobber.

So, the reason for the post is not to moan (though you'd be hard pressed to believe that!) but to say - yay it's Monday and a new challenge at The Cutie Pies and I wonder if you guessed the theme? No, really?  Well it's 'Distressing' and that should really only apply to your cards not yourselves ;-)

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So here is my distressed card:
Front shot:

close up of image:

Yay - I got away from those kittens and the arty farty is back!!!

I used:

Digi stamp:

MilkCoffee - Lisbeth and balloons

coloured with my Pro and Flexmarkers

Dies:

Nestie ovals and scalloped ovals

Papers:

Glitz Design - Pretty in Pink

Anything else?

Craftwork cards - greeting

Ribbon, buttons (which I'm not sure about now!) and the little gem in her hair - from my stuff

That's me done then - sorry I've not been around much the last few days.  It's the start of the half-term and we have had Grandad visiting so busy, busy, busy!!

Hopefully see you all again soon,

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

In The Pink: Challenge #6 - Buttons and Bows

Sketch Saturday: Week #231 - I know I rotated the sketch but am hoping you can still see it OK?

The Squirrel and The Fox: Challenge #29 - use a ribbon

I think....

I hear my cross-stitch calling, the cards certainly are still not working for me!

Hello blogworld,

Well I'm still in a funk and I'm still not overly pleased with the cards at the mo.  I really don't seem to have recovered since the school holidays.

And as this is how I'm trying to work, I wonder whether it has a lot to do with it?

I'm sorry that there's not going to be a lot of chat right now - I'm in a bit of a rush, got to get SWMbO from school in 20 mins.  She went as Tinkerbell today!  The school is doing a fundraiser for Help the Heroes and they were allowed to dress as their heroes - she chose Tinkerbell.

Anyway, here is card:

Front shot:

Detail of image:

I used:

Stamp:

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl Ava, loves to celebrate

coloured with my Promarkers and paper pieced (normally another big no, no - I must be feeling peculiar!)

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Paper:

My Mind's Eye - Lost and Found two

Wot no?

Dies!

Anything else?

Distress ink - spun sugar round the edges

All done,

Bye

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Cupcake Craft Challenges: Cupcake 215 - Pieced off

Why

is it so hard to get a card to come together right sometimes?

Hello blogworld,

Want to see a wasted day - here you go:

All day colouring it - ended up don't like it, doesn't look right.  I also ended up going completely off the sketch the challenge it was meant for gave so I can't use it there.

Try again tomorrow.

I used:

Stamp:

Sugar Nellie - Leanne Ellis: Faraway Thoughts

coloured with my Pro and Flexmarkers

Dies:

Memory Box - part of Rivera Corner

and Marshmallow clouds

Papers:

First Edition - Summer Breeze

Anything else?

Craftwork cards - sentiment

pearls from my stuff

Lost while making:

My temper!!

I'll be back when I'm in a better mood and I might or might not pop it in a challenge, lets see if I like it in a couple of hours.

Sarah