Stash used!

Good morning blogland

It's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week it's my turn to pick the theme! First off we are sponsored by Polkadoodles with a great prize for one lucky randomly drawn winner.  To be in with a chance to win it doesn't matter what you make, but you do have to use your markers (whatever brand) and follow the theme.  

Aha, I hear you say, but what is the theme you have picked Sarah? Well I thought it can't be too hard for you to 'shop your stash'.  What with it only having been Christmas recently (maybe you treated yourself) then the January Sales (another treat) but then, oh no! it's February and I've no money for craft shopping.

So why not go shopping in what you already have, but haven't used?  So all I would really like you to do is tell us what you pulled out of those deep, dark, crafty drawers and used on your projects.  Here, I'll go first:

Supplies used:

Digital Stamp:

Polkadoodles - Bookworm / study Rebel

coloured with my Copics 

Dies:

un-branded rectangle stitched dies 

Pretty Pink Posh - Eyelet Borders 

PaperRose - Hello Large Layered Die 

Paper:

First Edition - New Bloom

black card

stripey card

And how did I shop my stash? Well, the Copics are over 10 years old; the stitched dies are at least 5 years old, as is the Pretty Pink Posh eyelets, but used all the time.  The perfect 'shop your stash' bit is the 'Hello' die - now I brought that at least 2 years ago, but this is the first time it's been out the packet - I am soooo bad!

The paper pack has got to be at least 7 years old, then the black card and black/white stripe card maybe 3 or 4?  Not sure there.

The only new thing on this card is the image - which I was allowed to have as part of Passion for Markers DT.  Not bad, eh!

I really am looking forward to this one - I do hope we get more than 5 entries because I'm truly looking forward to see what people can dig out of their craft stash to see the light of day!

Hope to see you soon,

Sarah

Not a challenge

 Hello blogland,

For once this post is not a card made for a challenge, still not made 'just because' but made for the February New Release at All Dressed Up stamps. You can find details of these stamps at both the blog and on the Facebook group and you can purchase them in the Etsy shop. 

There's always a few stamps released each month and the DT are allowed to pick which stamps they would like to colour up and turn into 'inspiration' cards - I chose Winter Walks.  

All the All Dressed Up stamps are always fabulously cute, but this trio of girls really called to me.  I can see them being used for older teens and young women - I could also see shades of TTT and her friends in them.  The leggings (or skinny jeans depending on how you colour them) the beanie hats, furry boots and the scarfs - all things I see either TTT or one of her friends wearing.

Anyways, I liked them so much I ended up colouring two out of the three images!  They are fabulously good value as well, you get the trio of girls and each girl individually - so four images for the price of one.

Finally here's the cards I made:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up Stamps - Winter Walk

both image and background, created freehand, coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Paper Rose - Hello stamp set

Creative Expressions - 'you' Bold Words die and stamp set

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangle

Creative Expressions - as above for the banner

Second card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Winter Walks

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Taylored expressions - Simple Strips: birthday

Dies:

Taylored expressions - Simple Strips : well rounded

un branded stitched dies

Anything else:

scraps from various paper packs

red self-adhesive gems

black card for the matt

Copic fine liner for the doodling

Well, I bet that was a surprise - two cards at once!  A lot of the time I can't even manage to find the time to make one card a week!  Just goes to show, how much these digis have taken my fancy.

Maybe I'll even find some time to go link to a challenge or two - if I can remember how, it's been ages since I did that.  

I would though encourage you to visit either the blog or Facebook - depending on your preference - and take a look at the other New Release image and the cards Teamies have made.  Both the cards and images are fabulous!

See you soon,

Sarah

Love....

is in the air!

Good morning blogland,

Well, over at Crafty Calendar Challenge it certainly is! The February challenge has gone live and this month the theme is 'Love is in the air' so we are looking for all your romantic makes.

As always there's a great prize on offer for one lucky winner and this month it's from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.  There are only a very few simple rules to enter this challenge and they are to follow the theme, don't backlink and a maximum of 3 entries per person.  Simples!

So here's my 'lovey dovey' card:

Supplies used:

Rubber stamp:

Stamping Bella - Lovey Gnomes

coloured with my Copics

Dies:

Time for Tea - Love You Lots large sentiment die

un-branded stitched rectangle die set

Paper:

First Edition - Up, Up and Away

striped light card

Anything else:

gems for the shaker element

I must confess I don't bother much with Valentines or Halloween or Easter cards and Christmas has so much stress and so many bad memories attached that I don't particularly like making Christmas cards either! In my defence I don't mind other people making a fuss, it's not like I want those celebrations to go away, I just note that they are happening and then I move on. 

My goodness, that really makes me sound like a right mardy so and so. Seriously, I promise I'm not - just ask TTT she's forever telling me to get a bit more serious and grow-up!

So that's about it now - just going to add, please pop along and take a look at the fab cards that my Teamies have made, they are fabulous.  Look forward to seeing your card!

See you soon,

Sarah