Clean and Simple

 Good morning blogland,

This is a very quick whistle by to share my All Dressed Up Facebook challenge inspiration card.

The end of the month seems to have crept up on me in a big way and I've been nowhere near the blog, other than to post my DT cards, for probably getting on for a month.

One my resolutions for New Year, along with getting back into my gym routine, is to allocate more time keeping the blog going. For now though, this is what it's getting!

So the theme on the Facebook group for December is  'Clean and Simple'. Now that is a challenge I can get behind and this is my creation:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Abi Ballerina

coloured with my Copics

Rubber sentiment stamp:

Whimsy Stamps - Simple Sentiment Strips

Dies:

Pretty Pink Posh - Scallop Borders 2

un-branded stitched rectangle die set

Anything else:

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Daisy Pattern

Strange, isn't it, how so many things go into making a 'Clean and Simple' card!

I'm not sure I'll be back before Christmas, if I'm not I'll wish you all a very Merry Christmas now, but I will definitely be back before the New Year.

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

New digi time!

 Good morning blogland,

I'm here today (a little late, as always) with my card for the new releases over at All Dressed Up.  Wendy has, as always, outdone herself with the cuteness and there are some fabulous new images in this release. The lucky beggar that I am got to play with Winter Pups and this is my creation.

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Winter Pups

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Wild Rose Studio for the 'from our house to yours'

Dies:

Creative Expressions - Stylish Script: Winter Wishes

un-branded stitched rectangles

Anything Else:

Lawn Fawn - Stencil: brick

very old patterned card

As always there is a wealth of inspiration from my All Dressed up Teamies in the Facebook Group or over on the blog, hope you can find your way there!

On a personal note I appreciate I'm being the worse blogger in the world at the moment - not replying to any comments or doing any commenting myself (other than DT). I offer up my sincere apologies and can only say life is hectic and I do, truly, hope to be back to normal as soon as possible. 

Cheers,

Sarah

Challenges:

Passion for Markers: Week 670 - Mega Christmas challenge (use dies)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: #641 - Week 2 - Christmas

Crafty Catz: #618 - Anything Goes

As You Like It Challenge: Anything Goes for Christmas

And finally,

Hello again blogland,

If you are here looking for my Sweet Stampin' challenge card it's the post before this one.

This post is all about Crafty Calendar Challenge, this month the theme is Anything Goes and is sponsored by Lawn Fawn, with a great prize on offer. As we are a monthly challenge and this month is December (the last month of the year, if you hadn't noticed!) the next time you see us we will be in 2023! I know I'm going to sound cliched, but my goodness this year has really flown!

Here's my card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Polkadoodles Winni Sugar Sprinkles - Hi, it's me!

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Neat & Tangled - Hello There

Dies:

unbranded stitched rectangle set

Pretty Pink Posh - Scallops

Lawn Fawn - lawn cuts 'hello border'

Anything else:

Lawn Fawn stencil - Brick

Distress Ink

blending brush

wood effect card

And done! As with the previous post this will be the last time you will see me for Crafty Calendar Challenge, so I hope you all have a great Christmas period (if you celebrate) and see you either in the Challenge or here on my blog in 2023!

Sarah

Challenges:

Sweetie Christmas

Good morning blogland,

This is the first of two posts from me today.

As it's a Saturday it's time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' Challenge - this time, as we are coming up on Christmas, we are having a month-long challenge. You probably won't be surprised to learn the theme is Anything Christmas, any type of craft is welcome but please remember there has to be some stamping (digital or rubber) on it somewhere.

This is my card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Pollycraft - Happy Mail (no link as Pollycraft no longer exists)

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Altenew - Festive Sillouettes

Dies:

un-branded DL stitched dies set

Anything else:

Creative Expressions - Clouds stencil

Distress Inks

blending brush

red card

I'll be back myself (today, inf fact!) before the end of the Year but that's it from The Sweeties this year. I hope you all have a non-stressful run up to the Christmas season and as a pleasant a Christmas (if you celebrate) as is possible.  See you in 2023!

Sarah

Not a Reindeer!

 Good morning blogland,

Running slightly late here, as TTT is not feeling well and I've been doing the whole yes/no school thing - which has ended with a 'no' and mucked up my morning. She's back in bed and asleep now so I can get on, but with less 'waffle' than normal.

And, getting on is telling you it's time for a new challenge over at Colour Crazy Challenge.  This week's wonderful sponsor is HettyClare.  The DT were very kindly given digis to pick from, this is my make with the super cute Pony Xmas Hat.  

My line of thinking went a bit like this - could someone be trying to dress the pony like Rudolph the Reindeer, and would that annoy a cute, but possibly grumpy, pony? Hmmmm, maybe! Let's go with that, it could be funny!

Card that arrived from that idea:

Supplies used:

Digital Stamp:

HettyClare - Pony Xmas Hat

coloured with my Copics

Sentiment I created in Publisher

Dies:

un-branded stitched DL set

Anything else:

Picket Fence Studios stencil - Artic Winter

Distress Ink

stencil brush

bit of twine

red card

So, I do hope all you colourists out there get a chance to pop over and join in with the Challenge, there are some fab inspiration cards from my Teamies and a great prize on offer.

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenges: