It's a kind of magic

 Good afternoon blogland,

I have been so remiss with posting my DT cards for All Dressed Up stamps - both for the monthly New Releases and for the Facebook challenges. I honestly don't know why they slip my mind to post - I certainly don't mean to, but life gets in the way, I suppose, and I just forget.  I always say to myself, oh for goodness sake you've forgotten - again! - don't do that again next month.  Then I forget again!

This is not me trying to make excuses, I know I should remember, it's more of an explanation.  Also, a promise to try harder.  Even if I have to start making lists, uggh! I never needed lists before, and I really am reluctant to give into the list now.

Anyways, I'm not going to try and overwhelm you with All Dressed Up missed posts - what I will do is post the card I made for this month's New Release Inspiration today.  Then I'll come back in the next couple of days and do the October Facebook challenge, before we loose the chance for you to enter! Then over the next few weeks, I'll do the cards I've missed over the last few months.

So October new release - there were two super cute images released (when are they not super cute?!) and this is the one I chose to colour:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Bow Dress

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Inkylicious - Imagine Believe Stamp set

Dies :

un-branded stitched rectangle set

Anything else:

some designer paper to layer

Ink misting for the splatter

And that's it really!

I will be back another day with this month's challenge inspo card in a few days.

Cheers,

Sarah

Let me check out the window --

 Oh yes it's definitely Autumn now!

Good morning blogland,

New Tuesday, new challenge and today I am presenting Passion for Markers for your perusal! 😀 This also explains the heading of the post - our Teamie Marie chose the theme this week and she picked 'Autumn colours' as this weeks theme.  Hence, checking out the window to see what the world outside looks like!

Our fab sponsor this week is LeAnn's World 101 who have a lovely prize for one randomly drawn winner.  While I'm talking about winning - a reminder to be in with a chance at the prize, or a Top 5 Passionista, there are rules to follow.  Those rules being : use your markers; follow the theme; no backlinking. As always even though the DT make cards - you don't have to, just make sure to use your markers on what you do make. 

LeAnn allowed the DT to pick a digi to use for our makes, if we wanted, and I chose a super cute image to turn into this card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

LeAnn's World 101 -  Autumn Blessings

the digi is the couple on the bench - the rest is my colouring

all coloured with Copics

Rubber stamp:

Neat&Tangled - 'Together'

Dies:

Neat&Tangled - Together word die

un-branded stitched rectangles

Anything else:

dark blue card for matting

un-branded stencil for the cobblestones

Distress Ink and blending brush

And that's it folks!  My only complaint with this card is - I love the 'together' part of the stamp set but, unfortunately, as it's an American brand the word 'favourite' is using the American spelling - jarring to my British spelling eye! 

I really do like, when I have time, doing a whole colouring scene, I find it the most relaxing part of colouring.  Otherwise, I'm stressing over patterned paper, arranging die-cuts and images and layout.  It all becomes a bit of a faff!

And that's about it folks.  

Go see what my wonderful Teamies have created, and pop yourself in an entry while you're there - you never know you might win!

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Unicorn Challenge Blog: #125 - Autumn and/or Halloween

Cupcake Inspirations: #642 - Fall (also known as Autumn over here and so 'Autumn colours' is a good match I believe 😁)

Polkadoodles Challenge: Challenge 10 / Wk 3 - Anything Goes

I love ProMarkers: #617 - Favourite Colours or Anything Goes (well this easily combines the both - my favourite colours are greens/blues and I generally try to get a red-head in the card somewhere!)

Who's the cutest?

Good morning blogland,

It's a lovely Saturday morning here, if a little chilly (we've put the heating on for the first time!), and - as it is a Saturday - it's also time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin'. The title of the post says it all really with regards to this fortnight's challenge theme - it's 'cute'. 

Now something being 'cute' is very subjective - so it's a really easy one this time round.  What is 'cute' to you?  As always we play 'for fun' meaning no prizes, and really very simple rules which are: you must stamp somewhere (whether that's rubber or digi); follow the theme and don't backlink.  

Here's my interpretation of cute:

Supplies used:

Rubber stamps:

TimeForTea - Let's Party

(coloured with my Copics)

taylored expressions - Simple Strips: Birthday

(sentiment)

Dies used:

TimeForTea - Box Clever Dies

taylored expressions - Simple Strips: well rounded

Designer Paper:

First Edition - Let's Celebrate

So, what do you think - are these little creatures cute? TTT, when she saw this foldable card, said 'oh they look like kawaii, is that what you were aiming at?'  'Umm,' replies the middle aged imbecile 'and those would be what, then?'.  It looks like I tapped into some sort of 'thing' that I had no idea about!

Also, my main thought was - this little card was easy to make, but it's an absolute begger to bloody photograph!

There, you go that's my contribution to all things cute.  My Teamies have done super cute projects as well and now I'm looking forward to wandering around and visiting all yours as well!

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Polkadoodles Challenge: Challenge 10 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz: #721 Anything Goes

Cut It Up: #366 More Than One Die

All About: Challenge #10 - Celebration

Seize the Birthday: #336 - Double Framed or Anything Goes (I'm not sure you'd class my card as double framed so it's an Anything Goes one.