It's always somebody's birthday somewhere!

 Hello blogland,

Well it is - isn't! However, it's also the theme at this weeks' challenge over at Passion for Markers.  So to be clear this week's challenge is sponsored by Colour of Love with a lovely prize of 3 digi stamps for one lucky winner.  The challenge theme is 'birthday', which has been picked by our lovely Teamie Marie, to enter there are two simple rules - use your markers and follow the theme.

This is my card - using a digi from our sponsors:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Colour of Love - Rory's Birthday Party

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday!

Anything else:

spotty light card

pink self adhesive gems

un-branded stitched rectangle dies

And that's it folks!

See you soon,

Sarah

Still going

Hi all,

Another Tuesday has rolled round - to be honest with you at the moment at chez Sarah the days are all rolling into one and the weeks are merging into months with there being no school run anymore - and it's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers.

This week it is my Teamie Lorraine who has picked the theme and she's chosen 'use a ribbon'.  We also have to wonderful shop Dies to Die For as our sponsor and one lucky person can win a £15 voucher to spend in the shop.  Please do remember that our main rule is to have used markers on the project you enter into the challenge, along with following the theme.

So, without further ado, here's the card I made:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Lili of the Valley - Swinging 60's

coloured with my Copics

Dies used:

non-branded stitched rectangles

Creative Craft Products - Stitched circles die set

Rubber stamp and die set:

Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips: Birthday

Simple Strips: Well Rounded (die)

Papers:

Craftwork Cards - allsorts paper pack

Anything else:

ribbon

self adhesive pearls

linen effect card

I've noticed, since I took a picture of the card, that I put the stamped, coloured and die cut image at a bit of wonk on the card.  Typical that I only notice it once I've attached it, but hey maybe someone else wouldn't notice, who knows!  Also most of the things I've used are no longer available - it's just as well I've got stacks of crafting supplies - seems like there's a lot of change going on in the crafting / stamping world.

Anyways, am typing and posting this while I wait for TTT to get herself up out of bed, we are off to a local town today.  Plan is to go looking in charity shops for crockery and cutlery for Uni -we're told not to buy new stuff as a lot of it either gets broken or 'disappears'!  Heavens only knows what goes on in the accommodation - it's all new to me as I never went to University.

See you all soon,

Sarah

Christmas in July

Late with this post so no waffle,

Hi all,

It's time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' Challenge and this fortnight the theme is 'Christmas in July'.

As always we are a 'for fun' challenge so there are no prizes, just Top Picks, but to enter you do still have to follow two simple rules. These rules being - please stamp (rubber or digital) somewhere on your project you are entering and follow the theme!

So here's my card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

an etsy shop called PoppyLane Digital but they have since closed up and gone

coloured with my Copics

and the sentiment I made in Publisher

Dies:

Creative Expressions - Noble Collection : Double Stitched squares

Creative Expressions - Pearly Snowflake Border

Anything else:

self adhesive pearls

A little bit of honesty here - you may have guessed (or not who knows!) this wasn't made specifically for this challenge.  I don't start Christmas cards early.  This was made for Christmas 2024 for TTT and, for once, it's a card she actually liked!

If there's anyone left out there who is actually reading the stuff I post - I thank you! You've been great to keep coming here when I've not got the time to give back to you at all and please pop on over to the challenge blog where my Teamies have done wonders with the theme.

Sarah