October already!

 Good morning blogland,

Well as you can tell I'm surprised (again) that this year is going past so fast - to the degree that we are in October already!

Which also leads me onto - this is the first Saturday in the month and so time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  This month the theme is 'Autumn/Halloween', so you could go either theme and, even though the DT have all made cards, you don't have to enter a card.  The only rules are : follow the theme, don't backlink and a maximum of 3 entries per person.

This is the card I made and, as you can see, I did go Halloween.

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Sweet November Stamps - Black Cat Bess

Sweet November Stamps - Digital Scene Builder: Spooky Full Moon and Forest stump and hollow log

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

taylored expressions: Simple Strips - Birthday

Dies:

taylored expressions: Simple Strips - Scalloped Edge

un-branded stitched rectangles

Anything else:

Distress Inks

blender brushes

green sparkle embossing powder

This could be the first of a couple of Halloween cards - unless I change my mind - and I really have no need of Halloween cards at all.  I had thought this year I wouldn't even bother, but it's the images that got me - I saw this one and my fingers itched to colour it!  I suppose it could be used for a birthday card? Maybe? I don't know!

Anyways, I will be looking forward to going round all the blogs and seeing how other people interpret the theme.

See you soon,

Sarah

Up, up and away

 Good morning blogland,

With it being a Tuesday, again, it's also time for the new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week it was my turn to pick the the theme.  As RAM Stamps is our sponsor this week - and Rachelle designs such pretty, quirky, cute images - I thought they would work perfectly with a 'for a child' theme. So, surprise, that's this weeks theme!

As always, one lucky randomly picked entry will win a great prize from our sponsor and five others will be picked from the entries to be our Top 5 Passionista.  However, to be in with a chance at either of those, you must follow the rules - use your markers, follow the theme and don't backlink.

Here's the card I made with the the super cute image that some of us DT were given from RAM Stamps.

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

RAM - Space Rocket

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Honey Doo Crafts - Balloon corner

Dies:

Creative Craft Products - A2 essentials; landscape card die set

Julie Hickey - You're a Star (set)

Anything else:

Distress Inks

blending brush

white ink

gel pen

embossing powder

This is actually the second card that I made for this challenge - I ended up completely dismantling the first, everything that could go wrong did.  I tried to retrieve it and, I'm sure if you looked at it now you'd say what on earth is wrong with it, but I know! I may share it one day, but not today.

Anyways I hope I picked a good theme for this weeks challenge - my themes have been a bit hit and miss in the past.  I am really looking forward to going around all your blogs and taking a peek into your crafting lives.

See you soon,

Sarah

A place to Start: Challenge202609 AG/optional - relates to a song / 'Rocket Man' by Elton John

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: #286 / September - AG

All About: Challenge #9 / All about masculine

Sooo late!

 Good morning blogland,

You're not going to get much waffle from me today - this card was supposed to have been done for the challenge over at Sweet Stampin' that started Saturday just gone (12th Sept).

However, due to TTT shenanigans and her going back to University this coming weekend - can you believe it Year 2 already! - I'm seriously lacking in the old time for me department.

Anyways, with sincere apologies to my wonderful Teamies, here's my 'Clean and Simple' card for the the challenge.  As I'm sure you know by now, this is a 'for fun' challenge - so no prizes - but to get a badge for your blog you do have to follow some very simple rules.  Stamp somewhere on your project (can be rubber or digital stamps), don't backlink and follow the theme.

Here's my card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Lili of the Valley - Lili of the Valley - Party Chimp

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Your Next Stamp - Cheeky Monkey

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangle

MFT - Die-namics: Stitched Inside & Out Squares

Time for Tea Designs - Simple Birthday

Anything else:

scrap of designer paper

blue card

Tell you what tho, I hadn't realised until I finished colouring, just how sad I've made him look! I'm off to see if I can squeeze any 'me' time out of today, fingers crossed eh?

And that's it folks.

Sarah

challenge/s:

The Neglected Stuff Challenge: September 2026 - so in order of most neglected to pretty new.  The backing paper is probably more than 15 years old - it was brought as part of a set from a TV craft channel that no longer exists; the die-namics dies maybe 10 years old? not used very often at all (I lack inspiration for small square dies); the 'birthday' die is going to be a year old (brought in a sale and not used); the stamped sentiment, also part of a set, brought at a craft fair 18 months ago.  The newest thing is the digi stamp itself - that was brought in a sale earlier this month.

AAA cards: #323 It starts with 'M' - my 'M' is for monkey

Crafty Catz: #719 - AG

Simply Clean & Simple: September 26 - Jungle Animals

Seize the Birthday: #334 - AG Birthday / optional 'add a sentiment strip'. Awww I would say 90% of my cards have a sentiment strip, this one time not! So I'm going AG birthday only.