Animal magic

Good morning all,

Just a quick flyer as I'm actually typing this rather late (for me anyways) on Monday evening because I'm at work on Tuesday and I don't have time to type in the morning and I've been to the cinema to see Deadpool and Wolverine.

Seeing as how this is posting on Tuesday, I'll say good morning! and welcome to my post for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers.  This week's theme has been picked by our lovely Teamie Lorriane, the theme she picked is 'Animal Magic' and our sponsor is Hetty Clare.

The DT were allowed some images to use and this is my card with one of those images:

Supplies Used:

Digital Stamp:

HettyClare - The Hamster Flower

coloured with my Copics

Rubber Stamp:

taylored expressions - In & Out -Thanks

Dies

Whimsy Stamps: OMG! Word Die Set

unbranded stitched DL set

Anything else:

Spotty paper

Black card

DL card blank

Hope you find time to run over and join in - would love to see you!

Gotta go, gotta get to bed!

See you later,

Sarah

Blooming lovely

 Good morning blogland,

And isn't it just - blooming lovely that is, in more ways than one! I love this warmer weather we are having, it's so much more me and really cheers me up from the Winter doldrums.

The other way it's blooming lovely is that's the theme for this week's Passion for Markers - actually to get it technically right it's 'Let it bloom' but basically we're looking for flowers on your projects this week and, always, please use your markers! :-)

We're sponsored by the lovely HettyClare with a prize of two digi stamps on offer.  The DT were given a couple of images to create with and this is my card with the image I got to use:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Hetty Clare - Cat Flowerpot

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

taylored expressions - 'Big Thanks'

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles

Poppy - Thanks outline

I like the overall card, but my goodness what did I do to that cat!  I gave it a nearly human looking nose and face, not good, not good at all! Hey ho, we live and learn, eh and live to fight (or colour!) another day.

Hope no-one is melting - like the hubby and TTT - in this heat and see you all soon.

Sarah

Where'd the sun go?

Good morning blogland,

Late again, and for two posts this time! I think I can't have set the 'publish on' button right - I really must check my work more thoroughly and not do things in a rush next time!

This means this post and the last are posts without waffles - even though I've been on a holiday since last we spoke. Nothing fancy - just a weeks jaunt to County Durham and Yorkshire but I did have pictures to share. That will have to wait.

Back to what should have been happening in this post.

Hello everyone!

This is my second post for today and this time it's for the new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge. We have a very easy theme for the busy month of August and that is 'Anything Goes', a lovely prize from Hetty Clare of two digital images and wonderful inspiration from my Teamies. 

So summer is a season of festivals is it - if so where'd the summer go?! We took TTT to only her second ever concert at the end of June, a George Ezra concert - it was a lovely friendly, family event but my goodness it was cold and it rained! Set the tone for the rest of the summer I think! 

Anyway that random piece of information helps with the card I've made - I thought of all those best of friends (young and old) heading off to festivals and outside concerts thinking they're going to have a wonderful time in wonderful weather and then - bam! - it rains and is terrible British weather!

My card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Hetty Clare - Festival Girls

coloured using Copics / scene created using stencils and inks

Rubber stamp:

Neat and Tangled - Together

Dies:

unb-branded stitched rectangle set

Neat and Tangled - Together die set

Anything else:

Polkadoodles - Creative stencils: Grass Lawn and Great Outdoors

Distress Ink

blending brushes

I do hope you have a chance to pop over to the challenge, my Teamies have made some wonderful inspiration and it's a fab prize on offer.

See you again soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: #578 - Summer Fun

Polkadoodles Challenge: Wk 30 - Anything Goes

Inkspirational Challenge: #295 - Use Stencils

As You See It Challenge: #304 - The Thing I love most about Summer is: Generally it's warm (not this year in the UK) and lots of music concerts / festivials.

Cardz 4 Galz: #204 Something Beginning with 'P' - Prosecco Cocktails!

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:

Tea Party anyone?

 Good morning blogland,

I'm here, but I'm also not here - this is another scheduled post to let you all know that as it's the first Saturday of the month (my goodness it's July already - this year is flying!) it's the start of a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  

The theme this month is 'Add some ribbon', nice simple challenge there! Our Sponsors  are the lovely HettyClare Art and Crafty Ribbons.  HettyClare allowed the DT to choose an image to use on our cards, this is my make with my choice.

Supplies Used:

Digital stamp:

HettyClare Art - Tea Party Pony

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Whimsy Stamps - Fantabulous

Die:

Stitched edge slimline die

Anything else?

a bit of ribbon from my stash

Hope you get a chance to both pop over to Crafty Calendar and take a peek at my Teamies makes for they are fabulous - as always! We'd love to see you joining in as well - as always there is a great prize on offer for this month's lucky winner!

On a personal note, reason for this post being scheduled is that TTT has joined a Community Orchestra and it's practice day today, therefore a morning trip off to wonderful Skegness is on the cards.  Was surprised when she came home from school last month and said she'd like to try the orchestra and even more surprised that she's going back again - but am more than happy to be the joint proprietor of Mum&Dad Taxis Ltd!

I'll let you all know when the public performance is!

Look out Skeg-vegas, here I am!

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Critter Crazy Challenge: Challenge #64

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: #75 - Clean and Simple

Krafty Chicks Challenge: #618 - Anything Goes

Tic Tac Toe Challenge: #168 - Any Colour / Free / CAS