What, when, how?

 Good morning blogland,

So it's a Saturday and time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' but that's about the only thing that feels right about today.  Have you seen what theme we have to work with this time?

'Christmas in April'

Noooooooooo! Not a good theme for poor old moi - I don't like Christmas cards at the best of times and I thought I'd be safe from them for at least another couple of months. Maybe July, when some bright spark thinks, I know let's have a 'Christmas in July' theme! Then I'd do one card and put all supplies away again until it's actually nearly Christmas. Bah, humbug!

So now I've got that out of my system.  This is the theme for this fortnight and so, if you want to pop in any entry, it's what you've got to make! It doesn't have to be a Christmas card, but it does have to have stamping on it somewhere.

This is what I made:

Supplies used:

Stamp:

Stamping Bella - Bundle girl and penguin baking a cake (I used the stamp and sentiment)

coloured with my Copics

Dies:

Memory Box - Bianca Snowflake and Crystal Snowflake

Creative Craft Products - DL Card Builder die set

Paper:

Crafwork Cards - Sorbet Souffle foiled paper

Anything else:

self-adhesive gems

My first (and last for a very long time) Christmas card of 2026.

I'm sure there are lots of you out there who love making Christmas cards and this challenge will be very popular.  Just don't tell me about it!! 😁

See you all soon,

Sarah

And back to Spring has sprung

 Good morning blogland

And, just like that, it's Tuesday again and time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers.  This week, as you may have a guessed, the theme is 'Spring colours', it was chosen by our lovely Teamie Sue and, this week, we are sponsored by LeAnn's World 101.

As always, if you follow the rules, you have a randomly drawn chance to win a lovely prize from our sponsor or be a Top 5 Passionista - chosen by Sue.  The rules being - use your markers (and please do say what markers you've used), follow the theme and don't backlink.

The DT had the chance to use one of our Sponsor's digi stamps - and this is my make with that stamp:

 Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

LeAnns World 101 - Birthday Balloons

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp and die set:

Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips: birthday (stamp)

Simple Strips: well rounded (die)

Dies:

LaLa Land Crafts - Banner

Whimsy Stamps - frame

Whimsy Stamps - 'YAY!' word die

Creative Craft Expressions - Sue Noble: Double Stitched Squares

Paper:

BoBunny - Country Garden Collection

Craftwork Cards (who don't exist anymore) - Lots of Dots

Phew! That was a long list of supplies - it's not often I make a card this 'busy' (and it is busy, for me!), but for some reason it just wasn't coming together as simple layout.  I really don't know why, and to solve it, I just kept chucking things on the card blank - this is the outcome!

Hope you all get a chance to come play with your markers, and also come see the lovely inspiration cards my Teamies have made.

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Unicorn Challenge: #119 - Use dies

Aud Sentiments Challenge: #336 - Use Watercolours / Or Spring - obvs I'm doing the Spring part of the challenge

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #275 - April 5 - AG

Polkadoodles Challenge: Challenge 4 Wk3 - AG

A little bit of sunshine

 Good morning blogland,

As always a little late, but finally sharing my All Dressed Up stamps new release for April.  The team I'm on should be sharing cards on the 7th - I don't think I've managed to do that once yet (or maybe only once or twice!).

So if you would like to see what my wonderful Teamies have done with their stamps you can pop on over to the Facebook Group. 

This is my card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Scooter Time

coloured with my Copics

Dies:

My Favorite Things : Die-namics - Big Hugs

My Favorite Things : Die-namics - Inside & Outside circles

non-branded stitched rectangles

Stencil:

My Favorite Things : Radiating Rays

Anything else:

Distress Inks

blending brush

wrapping paper

yellow card

And that's about it folks - as always there is the ADU Blog if you don't 'do' Facebook and the stamps are in the Etsy shop if you fancy colouring up your own image.

Be back soon!

Sarah

Challenge/s:

A Cut Above: April 2026 challenge

Neglected Stuff Challenge: April 2026 challenge - so, other than the image which is, admittedly brand new, everything on this card is at least 2 years old.  The 'Big Hugs' die has to be at least 5 years old and the in/out circle die could be closer to 10 years old.  

Allsorts challenge: Challenge 847 - In the Garden (or anything goes).  If I'm using the theme of 'in the garden' too loosely (she's scooting in the garden?) then if I can go under AG that's good with me!

Crafty Catz: Challenge 711 - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Your Favourite Style (Simple or Fussy) and why.  Hello long time since I participated (again)! I much prefer simple cards - this one is as about as 'fussy' as they get.  I like clean lines, graphic design and a big image so much more than fussy layers and lots of embellishments.  I do occasionally make a 'fussier' card - but it never really comes out right.  So I'm a simple girlie really,