It's getting closer

 But I'm still trying very hard to ignore it - Christmas that is!

Good morning blogland

Another Tuesday has rolled around and so it's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers, this week our lovely Teamie Marie has picked the theme - she went for 'Christmas', very appropriate if you are gearing up for the coming Christmas season.  Our sponsor is Polkadoodles and a lovely prize is waiting for one lucky winner!

Now I won't bang on about how I'm not that enthused either by Christmas cards or Christmas itself.  Just suffice it to say that it's a might too early to be talking about Christmas for me and you won't be seeing that many of these themed cards on my blog!

In the meantime - and in the spirit of I love colouring and will colour pretty much any digi, themed or not - this is my card made for the challenge:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Polkadoodles - Santa Snowman gift

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp (sentiment):

Creative Expressions - Festive Wishes

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles

Creative Expressions - Pearly Snowflake Border

Anything else:

blue light card

flat backed glittery gems

You should really pop over to the challenge blog, my Teamies have produced some wonderful Christmas themed cards - and don't moan about Christmas either! 

And that's it folks - I'll see you next time.

Sarah

Who turned 17 then!

Well sometime ago now - but it was TTT!

Good morning blogland,

It's the first Saturday of the month, and so it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge, this month we are sponsored by Lawn Fawn with a great prize for one lucky winner!

The theme is also easy this month - we're doing 'Anything Goes', doesn't really need explaining that does it! My card is one from the recent vault - it's the second one I made for my daughter's 17th birthday that was in June and I'm sharing in November.  For me, that's actually quite quick!

And here it is:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Mo Manning - Danielle with Laptop

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp (and matching die)

taylored expressions - Simple Strips: Birthday

die-cut with Simple Strips: asymmetrical

Anything else:

'birthday' embossing folder

Distress Inks and blending brush

glitter / sequins

largish piece of acetate to create the full front shaker

very old chipboard numbers

The image is very much my daughter - laptop always on the go and a black cat hanging around somewhere close. The only difference is we don't have a great big armchair like this one, wish we did though it looks very comfy!

It's also the first time I've tried a full front shaker card, not as hard as I'd thought to make, but my goodness the glitter I added was a beggar for escaping!

And that's it folks, it is a very easy theme and a lovely prize- my Teamies are wonderful crafters and their inspirations are fabulous. 

See you soon,

Sarah

Boo to you too!

 Morning everyone,

A last minute post to remind anyone who might read this that, if you Facebook, there are a few more days to enter the Facebook only challenge for All Dressed Up Stamps.  It finishes on the last day of the month, as always!

The rules are not too much hassle - belong to the Group, follow the theme (which this month is 'Halloween or use Autumn colours') and use an ADU stamp - follow those and off you go!

This is my DT inspiration card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

ADU - All Dressed Up for Mummy

coloured with my Copics

Dies used:

Die-namics - 'wavy edge'

unbranded stitched rectangles

unbranded alphabet

Papers:

echo park - Chillingsworth Manor

Anything else:

Copic fine liner to draw the spider and web

So you'd think I  would've gone for Autumn colours, but for some reason I went with Halloween. No need for the card, no one to give it to, but I fancied colouring in the image - so off I went!

Feel free to pop over to the Facebook Group and see the other lovely Inspiration makes my Teamies have made and if you don't 'do' Facebook there's always the blog and their challenges.

Off again now - see you later

Sarah