Flowers everywhere

 almost - anyway!

Morning blogland,

It's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week our Teamie Marie has her pick of theme and she's chosen 'make it bloom'.  So for this week we'd love to see your creations with flowers - in the image, on the paper, embellishments - everywhere or where ever you like, just as long as there are flowers some where on your project.

We are sponsored this week by the always super cute All Dressed Up Stamps and, as always, there is a lovely prize for one lucky winner from our sponsor and Top 5 badges on offer as well.  Although please do make sure you keep to the rules - use your makers, follow the theme and don't backlink - to be in with a chance at the prize.

So my card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Potted Plants

coloured with my Copics

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangle set

My Favorite Things - Big Hugs Circle Frame

Creative Craft Products - Nestables Circles set

Anything else:

Scraps of wrapping paper for the shaker background

some linen effect light card

sparkly things for shaker 'sprinkles'

I'm not 100% sure why I've made a few shaker cards lately - probably because I'm short on time and haven't cleared my desk since the first shaker card.  I keep using bits that I have lying about on my desk! Once I have a little more 'me' time I will no doubt clear my desk and move on from shakers. For now though it's fun.

Anyways, there you go.  And I'm looking forward to seeing all the flowery entries.

See you soon,

Sarah

Spring-y, spring, spring, Spring!

Good morning blogland,

It's a new month! That means it's a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge and the theme for this month is 'Spring'.  

As always there is a great prize on offer for one lucky randomly drawn winner and all you have to do to be in with a chance at the prize is follow the rules.  Rules that are very simple - follow the theme; no backlinking and a maximum of 3 entries each.

Sooo - my Spring themed card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamps:

Polkadoodles - Spring Has Sprung - collection

(both coloured and black/white images - I used the black/white and coloured with my Copics)

Sentiment:

Polkadoodles - Spring into Easter messages

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles

Pretty Pink Posh - Scalloped Borders 1

Papers:

Papermania - Retro Floral

And that's about it mostly - it's a really cute image and I didn't really think it needed much added to it. Spring is quite appropriate though as it is nice to see in 'real life' to some bright coming back into gardens.

Looking forward to all your Spring themed cards!

Sarah

Challenges:

Crafty Animals - Challenge #103: Anything Goes (with an animal)

Moving Along with the Times - Challenge 187: The Birds and/or The Bees (ducks are birds - right?! :-) )

Gem of a Craft Challenge - Week 3: Anything Goes

There's layers to it

 Good morning blogland,

Time for a new Passion for Markers challenge and this week my lovely Teamie Lorraine picked the theme of 'lots of layers'.  We have a great prize on offer for one lucky winner from this week's sponsor Dies to Die For.

As always there very simple rules to enter our challenges - follow the theme, use your markers (any brand), let us know what markers you used and don't backlink.

So, lots of layers, hmmm? Not the easiest for me but I put my thinking cap on and dug out a great paper pack, coloured the image to match the papers, looked at lots of layered cards (for inspiration only, of course!) and set to it.  This is what I ended up with:

For me, it is lots of layers - not sure how everyone else would class it!

Supplies used:

Rubber stamp:

Stamping Bella - Tiny Townie Unicorn

coloured with my Copics

matching sentiment from the set used as well

Dies used:

Poppy Stamps - Scalloped Stitched Frames

Creative Craft Products - A2 Essentials Landscape Card die set

(one of their layering dies makes the perfect background blank and matching acetate sheet for the Poppy die)

un-named notched corner rectangle

Anything else:

Stripy light card

spotty light card

sequins and beads for the shaker part

I had a bit of a melt down making this card - the layout I was going to use didn't work, the papers didn't work, I just couldn't see past the 'lots of layers' part of the instructions!  

So, with apologies to my Teamies, this is best I could do for lots of layers.  Nothing like I had in my head originally, but I counted 4 layers (if you include the stamped image) and hopefully, technically, these layers work!

Still it's a great theme and my Teamies actually made much better cards than me - with more layers! - you really should pop on over to the blog and check them out.

That's it from me for the minute,

See you soon,

Sarah