Glitter doesn't have to be Christmas!

Hello blogworld,

So here we are on the cusp of the Christmas month - only a few days now before I officially let Christmas in my house. Then I will be mass producing Christmas cards!

But, until the 1st December I'm still bah humbuging and I'm here to let you know that you don't have to make a Christmas card to join in with us this week at Divas by Design.  Of course, you can, but you don't have to!!

The theme is 'Glitter and Sparkle' - so break out the Stickles, Glamour Dust, glittery papers, sparkly gems - anything that glitters or sparkles is the name of the game.

We're sponsored by the awesome:

 and the DT were allowed some images to play with, this is my pick and the card I made:

Front shot:

Close up of image:

New type of arty farty - to try and show the glitter:

I used:

Digi:

Kenny K - Elf Queen

coloured with my Pro and FlexMarkers

The flourishes are from a set but I can't remember who made them!

Dies:

Memory Box - Macarena corner

Papers:

echo park - Be Mine

Anything else?

Ribbon and gems from my stuff

Glamour Dust - lots of it as well!!

I made a very silly mistake with the image on this card - so I might well take it off and do it again.  But I'd spent so long colouring it that I didn't have time to do another before the challenge started, so unfortunately you don't get a 100% perfect card!

I also can't help thinking it needs something else, but I can't for the life of me figure out what, so I didn't!!

There you go, my sparkly glittery non-Christmas card - looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations now.

See you soon,

Sarah

PS - SWMbO got moved up to the next level reading books yesterday - all my knickers in a twist for nothing!!!  Don't tell hubby he was right though ;-)

A challenge, or two:

Digital Tuesday Challenge: #188 - Girly

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge blog: Magical/Mystical

Quick heads up

Hello all,

This is just a quick post to wish Sweet Stampin a happy belated 3rd birthday!!  Typical of me, I'm always late to the party and then more often than not (if it's a house party) I head straight for the kitchen away from all the noise!

To celebrate the birthday occasion there is candy on offer of a pack of ProMarkers and some super cute gorjuss stamps!

All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is to enter the challenge, of course, and display our badge on your blog - not difficult I think you'd all agree.

See you all over at Sweet Stampin then!!

Sarah

Cutie anyone?

Hello blogworld

Oh dear Monday morning, again!, where is the year running off to - can anyone get it to stop, please!!!

On a brighter note Monday does mean it's a new challenge over at The Cutie Pies - with the challenge this time to use a doily somewhere on your entry.  Easy, eh!  Hopefully we won't stump you this time as we did for the last - Cream and Brown Christmas really didn't seem to be your cup of tea at all.

This challenge we are sponsored by the pure cuteness that is:

and there is a fab prize on offer.  The DT were very kindly allowed to pick an image to use and this is my creation.

Now before you go too far I would just like to say that I was experimenting with pinks when I coloured this (it's the only thing that disappoints me with Promarkers - the pinks, they could really do with more).  I also picked the wrong greys - so bearing that in mind, apart from that I quite like it!!!

Here you go, bet you don't see a pink bear all that often!! :

Apologies also for the very poor picture - I took it on a day when we had just buckets of rain and its' the first time I couldn't find enough light to get my light box to work!  Hence the view of my window in the background!!

I used:

Digi Stamp:

Pink Gem - Fairy Teddy

coloured with my Promarkers

Dies:

Nestie for the image

Memory Box - simple picket fence

Paper:

First Edition - Bird Song

Anything else?

The doily - of course! - and pom-pom trim: from my stuff

Craftwork cards - sentiment
Glamour dust on wings and stars

 Looking forward to seeing all your cutest projects for the new challenge.

Oh, before I go - another anecdote from SHMbO - we went Christmas shopping yesterday.  Wandered around a wild and windy Skegness for a couple of hours and by the time we'd been in a number of shops I'd had to get her to put things back quite a bit.  I said, each time, Emily it's coming up for Christmas - put it on your list and if you are a good girl Father Christmas might bring it for you.

Well she picked up another little toy and I started with the 'put it back' routine, but before I got a chance to finish madam puts it back and says' I know, put it on the list!' - what a little terror, eh!!

On that note, I'm off!

Cheerio

Sarah

A challenge, or two:

Allsorts: Week 182 - Bring on the bling

Eclectic Ellapu: Challenge #7 - Celebration with sparkle