tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47237512842869879392024-03-12T18:36:26.417-07:00Inky FingersSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-45401551029425393922014-10-14T05:28:00.000-07:002014-10-14T05:32:24.464-07:00Silver Fairy<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mJY_kQrYBr0/VD0FYV0kHaI/AAAAAAAABlM/9U9Czbs6-Rk/s1600/Silver%2BFairy.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mJY_kQrYBr0/VD0FYV0kHaI/AAAAAAAABlM/9U9Czbs6-Rk/s640/Silver%2BFairy.JPG" /></a><br />
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Hello again, <br />
here is another Gorgeous Wee design by Silvia Zet. I just adore her images. This one is Silver Fairy and I just loved colouring her. I`ve used Distress Inks and Markers to colour, flowers from Prima, Magnolia and Wild Orchid Crafts. papers are Graphic 45 and some others I`ve had in my stash for ever ( thought it was about time I used them )<br />
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I used Fantasy Film for her wings, a product I haven`t used in years but after clearing out my craft desk recently I came accross it and thought it time I used it up! <br />
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I`d like to enter this into the <a href="http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Papertake Weekly Challenge</b></a> which is "Super Fly" <br />
Thanks for looking in, bye for now xxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-68602226419744233912014-09-19T03:35:00.000-07:002014-09-19T03:35:08.209-07:00On the road TildaI`m back after a bit of a break with another Tilda card. This one is on the road Tilda and I`ve coloured her with Distress inks and Markers<br />
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I`ve use Magnolia mini paper, Grand Stately Circles Nesties, La La Land banner die, Memory box Pipi Butterfly and Exquisite Coral, LOTV sentiment and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.<br />
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Just a simple little card to get me back into the swing of crafting again, it`s been ages since I`ve even sat in my craft room let alone done any stamping but now the weather is cooler and there is less to do outside I`ll get back into it again.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the following challenges. <a href="http://www.inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Inky Chicks</b></a> "Anything Goes" and <a href="http://www.allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk"><b>All Sorts</b></a> "Sugar and Spice"<br />
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Thanks for looking in, bye for now xxxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-37597538157016762382014-07-14T02:55:00.001-07:002014-07-14T02:56:50.522-07:00RosettaI`m back after a mini blog break, it`s been too nice weather to stay indoors and far too hot to sit in my craft room but I started to get withdrawal symptoms so had to give in finally LOL!<br />
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This is one of my latest purchases from Wee Stamps, the lovely Rosetta. I`ve coloured with Distress Inks and Markers and added a bit of glamour dust to her wings (a fairy`s got to have a bit of sparkle)! I also had a bit of a play with some frantage round the edges of the image too. <br />
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The flowers were made using the Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations Vintage Floret dies.<br />
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Other products used are, Martha Stewart POP Cherished, Crochet lace from The Ribbon Girl, Hobby House flowers, cameo rose embellishment and pearls, LOTV sentiment, Tim Holtz Memo Pin, Kaisercraft paper and the bow was created using the We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board which is available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>.<br />
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I`m off to sit under the fan now - phew! it`s hot today, makes a change from rain so I can`t complain! <br />
Thanks for looking in, bye for now xx<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-39312358646187976102014-05-24T03:15:00.000-07:002014-05-24T03:15:20.065-07:00Wee FloristAnother Wee image, this one is Wee Florist and she`s one of my faves, actually I can`t really pick a favourite coz I love `em all!<br />
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I`ve coloured her with Distress Inks and Markers and I have to say I really struggled with colouring the hair on this one. I`m not entirely happy with the result but I don`t think we are ever entirely happy with our own work are we? Anyway...<br />
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I`ve used NitWit Papers from LOTV, these ones are from the Country Lady Collection, Grand Nestabilities Stately Circles for the card shape, Cheery Lynn die - Fanciful Flourish, Martha Stewart POP set - Eyelet lace and Hobby House flat back pearls.<br />
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I made these gorgeous roses from the Spellbinders Vintage Floret dies from Heartfelt Creations available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>. I had a huge amount of fun making these, in fact I couldn`t stop making them and now I have a whole tub of them in all different sizes and colours to use on future projects! The leaves are a Heartfelt Creations stamp set too which I cut out by hand. <br />
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I`d like to enter this into <a href="http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/"><b>A Creative Romance challenge</b></a>, this time around it is "Girly Creations" ( I think this one qualifies! LOL!)<br />
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It`s a horrible rainy day here at the moment, in fact it hasn`t stopped raining since early this morning, typical bank holiday weekend methinks! So I`m going to have a play with my latest purchase of a Ranger Melt Pot, got some lovely frame moulds and I also got some Pour and Mould to have a go and create my own embellishments too. <br />
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Thanks for looking in, bye for now xxx<br />
Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-57349624804093264542014-05-11T06:05:00.000-07:002014-05-11T06:12:36.040-07:00For You Here is a card I made recently for my friend <a href="http://www.justlovetostamp.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Louise`s</b></a> Birthday.<br />
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The image is "For you Tilda" available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>. I`ve coloured her with Distress Inks and Markers and added some liquid pearls here and there in the flower bunch. The little stamp around the image is from the Stampin` Up set "Tiny Tags". I`ve also used <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.co.uk"><b>Wild Orchid Flowers</b></a>, Papers from Magnolia and Melissa Frances, <a href="http://www.thehobbyhouse.co.uk"><b>Hobby House</b></a> flat back pearls, SU sentiment and Joy Crafts Butterfly Border and Oval dies.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com"><b>Tilda`s Town Challenge</b></a> which is "Favourite Colouring Medium" and I`ve used Tim Holtz Distress Inks of course! I would also like to enter this into the <a href="http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Papertake Weekly Challenge</b></a> which is "Anything Goes"<br />
Thanks for looking in, bye for now xxxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-24740112542322203722014-05-05T01:27:00.002-07:002014-05-05T01:27:21.210-07:00Sent with LoveI made this card for no other reason than to use one of the Wee Stamps my friend Kay sent me. He`s a cutie and I loved colouring him in.<br />
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I`ve coloured him using Distress Inks and Markers and added a bit of Glossy Accents to highlight his little pink nose.<br />
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The papers are Prima and Magnolia from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>, <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com"><b>Wild Orchid</b></a> flowers, <a href="http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog"><b>Ribbon Girl</b></a> crochet lace, Hobby House charm and flat back pearls, SU sentiment, Cheery Lynn - Fanciful Flourish die and a little wooden heart from my stash. I`ve no idea who will receive this one but I`m sure he`ll find a home in due course! <br />
I`m ahead with all my Birthday Cards for the year but it`s such lovely weather at the moment with plenty of natural light that I`m taking advantage and getting as many images coloured before the weather changes (as it does very quickly here!) Which is what I`m going to get on with now, thanks for looking in, bye for now xxxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-89417745960600305602014-04-26T00:40:00.000-07:002014-04-26T00:40:21.029-07:00Happy MailHere is the second offering of my new Tiddly Inks images. I`m a little bit in love with these stamps, they`re great fun to colour and gives me the chance to improve my hair colouring and pleat colouring skills, I hope I`ve done her justice.<br />
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This one is Happy Mail but I`ve left out the little mail box on this card that the image comes with. <br />
I`ve coloured her with Distress Inks and Markers and added a couple of little bakers twine bows in her hair and boy! were they fiddly to tie! (I do like making work for myself!) <br />
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The sunflowers are a Die-Namics die that I won in a blog candy from the lovely and talented Tammie Edgerton, check out her lovely blog " One Happy Stamper" in my side bar. The sentiment is <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk"><b>LOTV</b></a>.<br />
I`ve also used Tim Holtz - Memo pins, Memory Box Pippi and Isabella Butterflies available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>. SU Ribbon Border Punch, Kaiser Kraft and Craft Creations papers and Hobby House flat back pearls.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the latest <a href="http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><b>Tiddly Inks Challenge</b></a> which is "Celebrate"<br />
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We`ve had a change in the weather again here, back to good ol` British rain! so what better weather to get on with some more crafting! thanks for lookin in, bye for now xxx<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-44510312513262222282014-04-15T01:21:00.000-07:002014-04-15T12:29:07.628-07:00Hang In There!Hello, I`m back after a mini break from my blog, just been enjoying the lovely spring weather we`ve been having and getting some jobs done around the house. Now all the decorating and carpet laying is done and the new furniture is in, I can get back to some serious crafting. here is my first new card with a lovely Tiddly Inks stamp.<br />
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I`ve coloured her with Distress Inks and Markers and used a cloud template in the background. This is a very Clean and Simple card for me and my hands were itching to put some extra embelies on it! But I managed to keep it minimal for a change.<br />
The background paper is Melissa Francis and I just managed to find some SU buttons in my crafty stash that were the same shade. The dotty border was done by hand with a fine black micron pen.<br />
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It`s lovely sunshine today so I`m going to take advantage of the natural light and get some more images coloured in. I`ve collected some new Tilda`s and Tiddly Inks stamps which I`ve yet to ink up so I`d best get on with it.<br />
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Thanks for looking in, bye for now xx<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-59481510709767605472014-03-03T07:21:00.000-08:002014-03-03T07:21:05.271-08:00Birthday Cake<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KACLS52Plsw/UxSNIZAfLoI/AAAAAAAABiI/WQF9TENbZFU/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KACLS52Plsw/UxSNIZAfLoI/AAAAAAAABiI/WQF9TENbZFU/s640/001.JPG" /></a><br />
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Here`s another <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk"><b>LOTV</b></a> fabby image from their cute animals. Sorry if you`re getting sick of these on my blog but I LOVE `EM! This one is "It takes two" featuring the lovely Patch and Puss. <br />
I`ve coloured with distress inks and markers as usual and added a bit of glossy accents to the icing and stickles diamond to the candles for a bit of sparkle. <br />
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Products also used are - Go Kreate 6" pointy frame die, MME - Mabel "play" silly stripe paper, Basic Grey - Life of the party paper, Joy Crafts Butterfly border die, WOC flowers, Martha Stewart fern punch, Seam binding from The Ribbon Girl, Hobby House flat back pearls and SU paper clip.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into this months <a href="http://www.ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html"><b>LOTV challenge</b></a> which is Craft Bingo, I`m using the top row of the Bingo grid, Ribbon Pearls Flowers for this card.<br />
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It`s a gorgeous sunny day here, (makes a change from all the rain) so I`m going to get some colouring done and take advantage of the nice natural light, bye for now, thanks for stopping by xx<br />
Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-63231397266982991052014-02-20T01:21:00.000-08:002014-02-20T01:21:24.522-08:00From all of us<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k5oflu9YnZQ/UwXHXlWF87I/AAAAAAAABh4/2Ej1e34ROzs/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k5oflu9YnZQ/UwXHXlWF87I/AAAAAAAABh4/2Ej1e34ROzs/s640/002.JPG" /></a><br />
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Here`s another <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk"><b>LOTV</b></a> sweet animal stamp, I just adore these cuties.<br />
Quite a simple card for me, not many layers but I just love these Nitwit papers from LOTV these are from the Always and Forever pad.<br />
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Also used LOTV sentiment, SU circle and photo corner punches, WOC flowers, Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Sprigs and Classic Heart dies. Coloured with Distress Inks and Markers and I`ve added glamour dust to the heart for bling. Ric Rac ribbon and a Dove craft Daisy button. <br />
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I`m off to a craft group this morning for some much needed craft therapy, cake and good company.<br />
Thanks for visiting, bye for now xxx<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-59167729492334571442014-02-09T02:32:00.000-08:002014-02-09T02:32:01.287-08:00Hand Picked<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zHk8xd0wtuA/UvdTKG0q1HI/AAAAAAAABho/rpWrLI-qvJo/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zHk8xd0wtuA/UvdTKG0q1HI/AAAAAAAABho/rpWrLI-qvJo/s640/004.JPG" /></a><br />
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Here is another card I`ve made for the year ahead. This image is<a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk"><b> LOTV </b></a>- Hand Picked. I`ve coloured with Distress Inks and Markers and added a bit of glamour dust to the Bunny`s tail.<br />
Papers are First Edition by Mindy Terasawa, WOC flowers, Doo Hickey Flag and Cloud, LOTV sentiment, SU button and twine.<br />
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We`ve spent the last two weeks decorating the bathroom, living room and having the whole house re-carpeted and I spent yesterday making all new curtains and soft furnishings for the living room, it looks fab but I am so tired! It was worth the effort though as it looks like we`ve moved into a new house! Now I can get back to some crafting finally! <br />
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I`d like to enter this into <a href="http://www.inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Inky Chicks challenge</b></a> "Cute animal stamp" <br />
And the <a href="http://www.ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html"><b>LOTV monthly challenge</b></a> "Name that Tune" and I thought "Daisy Daisy" fit the bill and now I have that song in my head LOL!<br />
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Thanks for looking in, bye for now xxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-24367409620100803782014-01-30T00:54:00.000-08:002014-01-30T00:59:54.005-08:00Card swap with ClaudiaI`d like to share a card that I made for <a href="http://www.rosaswelt.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Claudia</b></a>, just before Christmas she asked me to do a card swap with her for the New Year, her card arrived to me from America in only 6 days but it has taken almost 4 weeks for my card to arrive in America to her! Just shows you the difference between our post and theirs huh? I was beginning to think it got lost but she e-mailed me yesterday to say it had finally arrived and I`m so pleased she liked it.<br />
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I used a Wee stamp from <a href="http://www.thehobbyhouse.co.uk"><b>Hobby House</b></a>, this one is Wee Ruby which is one of my favourites. I`ve coloured with Distress inks and markers and added a bit of glamour dust here and there for sparkle.<br />
The punch is Martha Stewart POP Cherished available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a> I`ve also used Grand Nesties Statley Circles, La La Land heart banner, Magnolia paper, Hobby House pearl string, WOC and Hobby House flowers, Spellbinders foliage die which I got from my good friend <a href="http://www.justlovetostamp.blogspot.com"><b>Louise</b> </a>for Christmas, <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk"><b>LOTV</b></a> sentiments and SU circle punches. Phew! in other words I threw a lot at this card! <br />
I`m glad it arrived safely to it`s destination, it was great fun to swap cards with Claudia and I hope we do it again some time in the near future, I might send the next one special D though to make sure it gets there quicker! <br />
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I`m off shopping today for some accessories for my newly decorated bathroom, we`re having new carpets fitted throughout the house next week and a new floor in the bathroom so I had to get it decorated in time. Then I have a friend staying with me for the weekend so I`ll be a busy bunny for the next little while. Crafting will have to wait a bit, hope I don`t get withdrawal symptoms LOL!<br />
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Thanks for looking in, bye for now xxxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-5140840089654224452014-01-23T07:13:00.001-08:002014-01-23T07:22:39.025-08:00Hugs<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tMEgfzqM4lA/UuEumxL307I/AAAAAAAABgw/3uOCpQC1PKw/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tMEgfzqM4lA/UuEumxL307I/AAAAAAAABgw/3uOCpQC1PKw/s640/003.JPG" /></a><br />
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Here`s another of my pre-made cards for the year ahead, this one can be for a lot of occasions I think it`s good to have a couple of other non birthday cards in hand for those unexpected times. I`ve used one of the LOTV animals stamps - "Big Hug" available <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Stamp_-_Big_Hug.html"><b>here</b></a>. I absolutely love these cute stamps, I went mad and ordered several and looking at the latest release will probably be ordering some more, I just can`t get enough of these sweeties. <br />
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I`ve coloured with Distress inks and Markers and added a bit of glamour dust on the bunnies tail and the flowers. The papers are also LOTV - Country Lady, Other procucts used are, flower die - English Rose by Marianne Creatables, Fern punch by Martha Stewart, Lace and Seam binding from Ribbon Girl, Molly Blooms sentiment and SU Butterfly cut `n` emboss die by Sizzix.<br />
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I just took delivery today of some new Tiddly Inks stamps which I also couldn`t resist, the trouble is when I go online just for a look they <i>jump</i> into my shopping cart! I`m a lost cause! <br />
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I`d like to enter this card into the following challenges,<br />
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<a href="http://www.ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html"><b>LOTV monthly challenge</b></a> which is "Anything Goes" and<br />
<a href="http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/"><b>Paper take weekly</b></a> which is "Bow Dies"<br />
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Thanks for stopping by, Ta Ta for now xxxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-78950267268961801662014-01-15T04:21:00.000-08:002014-01-16T00:36:33.187-08:00Isabelle <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MhxvWK9zHJ4/UtZ3i41226I/AAAAAAAABf0/la7wUUFxkhY/s1600/Stamping+Bella+Calories.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MhxvWK9zHJ4/UtZ3i41226I/AAAAAAAABf0/la7wUUFxkhY/s640/Stamping+Bella+Calories.JPG" /></a><br />
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Another card made for the year ahead, I`ve now got almost all my Birthday cards made for this year! I didn`t make a New Year`s resolution but I am trying to be more organized this year and so far it`s working! <br />
This is a Stamping Bella Uptown Girl stamp - Isabelle loves her ice cream available <a href="http://www.diestodiefor.com/products.php?cat=574"><b>here from Dies to Die for</b></a>. I`ve coloured with Distress inks and markers and added Stickles - Diamond for a bit of bling. <br />
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The papers are NitWit Collections - Always and Forever 8" x 8" from <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk"><b>LOTV</b></a> I`ve also paper pieced her dress for a change ..... okay I lied, I did colour her dress but dropped a large blob of ink on it so had to cover it up rather than paint the whole thing again but I think it works okay. I was annoyed too because I had put a lot of effort into colouring the folds in her dress and I was happy with the result! <br />
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The flowers are WOC and the dies are Joy Craft - Butterfly border (I just snipped the little ones off the end ) and Cheery Lynn - Fanciful Flourish, also Spellbinder Grand Nesties Stately Circles.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the <a href="http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Papertake Weekly Challenge</b></a> which is New Year Stash, I didn`t get this stamp for Christmas but she is a recent purchase and it`s the first time I`ve inked her.<br />
Also <a href="http://www.inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk"><b>In the Pink Challenge</b></a> which is "Anything Goes"<br />
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Thanks for looking in xx<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-87248184466251210672014-01-06T11:52:00.000-08:002014-01-06T11:52:59.295-08:00Tilda`s Bicycle<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8h2aPn5W6vw/UssFnjpcwwI/AAAAAAAABfk/mYltqjjXKkM/s1600/Tilda+with+Bicycle+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8h2aPn5W6vw/UssFnjpcwwI/AAAAAAAABfk/mYltqjjXKkM/s640/Tilda+with+Bicycle+2.JPG" /></a><br />
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Happy New Year everyone out there in Blogland. I`m back with another Birthday card I`ve made trying to get ahead for the year. This is an older Tilda but it`s one I`ve only recently purchased and I think she`s a real sweetie. I`ve coloured her with Distress Inks and Markers and used Magnolia backing papers. <br />
The Butterfly border is a Joy Crafts die and I`ve also used Magnolia Doo Hickey - Cloud and Flag. The Scallop border is SU and flowers and stamens are WOC. The fern is Ash Branch punch from Sir Stampalot. <br />
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I`ve recently been asked by the lovely and talented Claudia Rosa to swap cards which is enormously flattering and she sent me a beautiful Tilda card just the other day, you can check it out on her blog<a href="http://rosaswelt.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/hugs-and-kisses.html"><b> here</b></a> it has pride of place in my craft room and I will treasure it. I love to receive hand made cards and I`m so lucky to have so many talented crafty friends who sent me some gorgeous creations for Christmas. <br />
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Now the Christmas decorations are down the house looks so bare and I`ve spent the last two days doing housework. I love the Christmas decorations but they are dust collectors LOL! it`s nice to get back to normal again and now my jobs are done I can have some crafty time.<br />
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Thanks for looking in, bye for now xxxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-8168658091459077052013-12-18T00:39:00.002-08:002013-12-18T00:39:33.590-08:00Christmas Star<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eUqUstgGC4U/UrFaigSo4BI/AAAAAAAABfM/WzkPSofwE44/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eUqUstgGC4U/UrFaigSo4BI/AAAAAAAABfM/WzkPSofwE44/s640/014.JPG" /></a><br />
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Well that`s all my Christmas shopping done, prezzies wrapped and under the tree, cards distributed and the cake made! Haven`t I done well? I`m not sure what happened this year to get me so organized! Usually I`m running around like a headless chicken on Christmas Eve panicking to get the last minute bits and pieces done but this year it`s all in the bag so I can relax in a pre-Christmas glow and look forward to the big day ...... ( unless I`ve forgotten something ... or someone...) NO! don`t go there, I`m pretty sure it`s all done! YAY me!<br />
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Anyway, I`m soooo organized that I actually made more cards than I needed and here is one of them, well that gets me ahead for next year then! <br />
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This is an LOTV image - Christmas Star, coloured with Distress Inks and markers with a bit of Glamour dust for sparkle. Papers are Bo Bunny from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot </b></a> Dies are from Joy Craft - Winter Wishes border and snowflake.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the <a href="http://www.allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Allsorts Challenge</b></a> which is "Snowflakes"<br />
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And <a href="http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Papertake Weekly</b></a> which is "Last Christmas card of the year"<br />
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I`d like to wish everyone out there in Blogland a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I`ll see you all in 2014.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-13615497166160202482013-12-06T23:16:00.000-08:002013-12-06T23:16:07.054-08:00Wee Winter Fairy.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXP-b-4L5tc/UqLJa6HyyDI/AAAAAAAABe8/ZHf7K4GR9pM/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PXP-b-4L5tc/UqLJa6HyyDI/AAAAAAAABe8/ZHf7K4GR9pM/s640/002.JPG" /></a><br />
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Another Christmas card to add to the growing pile, quite a simple design for me this time. This is a Wee Stamps image - Winter Fairy. <br />
I`ve coloured with Distress Inks and Markers and added lots of Glamour Dust sparkle to the snow and fur and wings. You can`t have a fairy without sparkle! <br />
The backing paper is Bo Bunny, Cheery Lynn - Holly Flourish die, Tim Holtz - Tattered Poinsettia die and SU sentiment and Rhinestone.<br />
I`ve also overstamped the backing paper with SU Serene Snowflakes and embossed with holographic glitter but not too sure it shows up well in the photo. <br />
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Thanks for looking in xxSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-23277948472875898342013-11-28T06:24:00.001-08:002013-11-28T06:32:42.560-08:00Tilda book card.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QO637GLu_rY/UpdLDCkLKGI/AAAAAAAABeU/9Br-dEtAtuk/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QO637GLu_rY/UpdLDCkLKGI/AAAAAAAABeU/9Br-dEtAtuk/s640/016.JPG" /></a><br />
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Another Christmas card, this one will be going to Janice and Andy at Sir Stampalot (hope they don`t see it here first!) This is an old Tilda but one of my favourites.<br />
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I`ve made this one into a book card, the template can be found <a href="http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.ca/2013/01/pop-up-book-card-tutorial-6-x-6-card.html"><b>here</b></a>.<br />
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Another Tilda from an older collection, but again one of my personal favourites. <br />
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Products used: Magnolia stamps Tilda with large Christmas gift , Tilda catching stars,Distress Inks and Markers, Magnolia DP, Memory box border die, Marianne Creatables snowflake dies, Tim Holtz tattered poinsettia die, Creative Expressions metal corner embelishment, Hobby House snowflake charm, Woodware mini snowflake punch, Frantage - Aged Aqua. All available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>.<br />
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I`d like to enter my card into the following challenges... <br />
<a href="http://www.allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Allsorts Challenge</b></a> - "Bring on the Bling" and<br />
<a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com"><b>Tilda`s Town</b></a> - "Frosty Fun".<br />
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That`s the last of my Christmas cards made now, I`m not normally this organized at Christmas, I`ve finished my Christmas shopping too! what`s got into me LOL!! <br />
Now I`ve got to concentrate on Birtday cards, got two friends Birthdays coming up so I`d better get cracking!<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-17514148727212082432013-11-16T00:43:00.000-08:002013-11-16T00:46:45.919-08:00Snow Ball Fight<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W7CY5p-yQNY/Uoctx_QBNyI/AAAAAAAABeE/9VHuQmWrWQw/s1600/Snowball+fight.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W7CY5p-yQNY/Uoctx_QBNyI/AAAAAAAABeE/9VHuQmWrWQw/s640/Snowball+fight.JPG" /></a><br />
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Another Christmas card, this time using a gorgeous <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk"><b>LOTV</b></a> image, love these cute guys! I`ve coloured with Distress Inks and Markers and added a bit of Glamour dust for the snow. <br />
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The DP is Eskimo Kisses from Basic Grey, Memory Box Frosty border die and Penny Black sentiment.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the <a href="http://www.papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Papertake Weekly Challenge</b></a> "Snow and Ice".<br />
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I`m starting to feel all Christmassy now <i>AND</i> we`ve snow forecast for next week WooHoo!! <br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-48595965544196265282013-11-10T01:19:00.000-08:002013-11-10T01:19:35.506-08:00Get your Skates on!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XivyDI6Zh_c/Un9MHDjNpPI/AAAAAAAABds/ORwoUuInslM/s1600/Ice+Skating.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XivyDI6Zh_c/Un9MHDjNpPI/AAAAAAAABds/ORwoUuInslM/s640/Ice+Skating.JPG" /></a><br />
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I`ve finally got some Christmas cards made! I need to get my skates on and make loads more but it`s a start! <br />
I love these LOTV animals, they are drawn with such character and personality. I`ve coloured with Distress Inks and Markers and added a bit of glamour dust to the ice to make it sparkle. <br />
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Products used - Joy craft dies - Winter Wishes border and snowflake, Bo Bunny double dot paper, Craft Creations paper - Christmas Scroll, Prima flowers, Molly Blooms sentiment.<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-53313351901396537932013-11-06T02:19:00.001-08:002013-11-06T02:19:58.207-08:00A bit of flag waving<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2V-mn8mqnyA/UnoS-456T_I/AAAAAAAABdU/BO9lP89xb9Y/s1600/London+Edwin.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2V-mn8mqnyA/UnoS-456T_I/AAAAAAAABdU/BO9lP89xb9Y/s640/London+Edwin.JPG" /></a><br />
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Here is another of the Little London Magnolia collection, I just couldn`t resist this little guy and he will be wending his way to my best mate Sally. We call her our English stick of rock because if you sliced her down the middle she would have England or a Union Jack printed all the way through her like a stick of rock! She is the most patriotic person I know and she will love this little fella.<br />
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This is the back of the little pull out tag. I decided in my infinite wisdom, to staple the ribbons on, (that was my first mistake) as my mini stapler decided to ping the first staple across the room and dump the inner workings of my stapler onto the surface of my craft desk! after a lot of fiddling and muttering I managed to get it back together but next time I will just punch a hole in the tag and thread the ribbon through methinks!!<br />
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Other products used - Ruby Rock-It vintage papers, La La land Heart Banner die, hobby house pearls, Distress Inks and Markers.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into <a href="http://tildastown.wordpress.com"><b>Tilda`s Town challenge</b></a> which this time around is "Anything Goes"<br />
Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-11339470841656785262013-11-01T12:34:00.001-07:002013-11-01T12:34:53.235-07:00Fancy a Cuppa?I`m back after a longer than anticipated break. Decorating is finished, Craft room up and running and then my mojo packed her bags and went well and truly awol for months..... But I`m back to full steam now, mojo back in place and locked down and raring to go...<br />
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I fell in love with the Little London collection from Magnolia, who couldn`t! here is Tilda with her cup of tea! I can`t do without a cuppa so I can identify with this little lady! <br />
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K & Co papers, La La Land die, Martha Stewart punch all available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>. Flowers WOC.<br />
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As you can see I`ve been playing about with my Blog design, as you can also see I have no idea what I`m doing LOL, but I`m being brave and clicking buttons to see what happens ! (I`m terrified I might accidentally delete all my posts) but I`ll keep experimenting until I get it right so please bear with me :)<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-49567373246663491752013-07-31T02:14:00.003-07:002013-07-31T02:14:45.379-07:00Blogging BreakHi, Just wanted to say I`ll be away from my blog for the next few weeks, I have a guest staying with me for a short while then I will be changing rooms around and putting my new craft room together, decorating my bedroom and getting a new carpet laid etc. So I won`t have much time for crafting. Hopefully I`ll be back with a renewed vigour for crafting once my new craft room is up and running (I must say I`m not looking forward to shifting my craft stash, I`ll probably find things I haven`t seen for years LOL!)<br />
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So bye for now, be back soon xxx Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-89378656010697965962013-07-13T01:36:00.000-07:002013-07-13T01:36:00.383-07:00Thanks a BunchI found this one in my picture file, a sample I`d done for Sir Stampalot a little while ago which got missed somewhere along the line! Anyway here it is ....<br />
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The stamp is Penny Black "Frolic" available from <b>Sir Stampalot</b><a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"></a> I`ve coloured with Distress inks and markers. The papers are MME - Quite Contrary and Basic Grey - Hopscotch. The pearl border is self adhesive from Woodware.<br />
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I stamped the little butterflies again and cut them out and added a bit of 3D glue gel for dimension and added hobby house 3mm pearls to the flower middles. The sentiment is from Art Impressions set 2903 all available from Sir Stampalot.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the latest <a href="http://www.allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Allsorts Challenge</b></a> which is " Fur and Feathers " <br />
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It`s going to be a scorcher here today, for once in England we are actually enjoying a Summer! so I`m off to the garden to make the most of it, thanks for looking in, bye for now and happy crafting xxx.<br />
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Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557883943758515282noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723751284286987939.post-46353935850674858652013-06-30T23:02:00.002-07:002013-06-30T23:02:39.476-07:00Tilly with RoseHere is another Tilly card I`ve done for <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>. This one is Tilly with Rose from Wild Rose Studios<br />
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I`ve coloured the image with distress inks and markers. The baking papers are Kaiser crafts and Graphic 45 patterns and solids. The roses are made from Tim Holtz - Tattered Pine Cone die and the large circle is from Grand Nestabilities - Stately Circles set.<br />
The sentiment is Hero Arts - Mixed Messages set, all products available from <a href="http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk"><b>Sir Stampalot</b></a>.<br />
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I`d like to enter this into the <a href="http://www.inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk"><b>Inky Chicks Challenge</b></a> - this time around it is "Anything Goes"<br />
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Thanks for looking in, if you like what you see please leave me a comment, I`ve been comment light for a while and I love to get feed back from everybody out there in blogland.<br />
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Bye for now and happy crafting xx<br />
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