Ooooh, super exicted!

Hello Blogland,

I was very lucky awhile back to have a card win over at AAA Birthday Challenges and, as the winner, was asked if I'd like to Guest Designer for their July challenge - well of course I said yes! Not going to turn down a lovely opportunity like that now am I now!

So we are in July and here I am a Guest Designer - the theme for the challenge this month is Where in the World? Which basically means your birthday card could be themed to where you live (a recognisable building / monument / location; colours of your flag; bit of landscape), somewhere you've been on holiday or somewhere you'd like to go in the world. However, it does have to be a birthday card.

I decided my inspiration would be what I like to refer to as my home town. I've lived in Lincolnshire in the countryside of the United Kingdom for just over 20 years, but I am originally from a much bigger town - in fact the Capital of the UK - a little place I used to call home but others call London!

This is what I made:

Supplies Used:

Digital stamp:

Lili of the Valley - Little Policeman

coloured with my Copics

Free downloaded London image

Rubber Stamp:

Catherine Pooler - All around Wishes (sentiment)

Dies:

Creative Expressions - stitched squares

Julie Hickey - Birthday

Once again I'd like to say thank you to the Design Team (and particularly Jane for all her help with the details of the challenge) over at AAA Birthdays for giving me the chance to GDT - their makes are always fabulous and I'm honoured to be included in the Team this once! 

See you soon,

Signing off for now,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Dream Valley Challenges: #273 - All Occasions

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: #185 - Anything Goes

Gem of a Craft Challenge: Wk 14 - Anything Goes

I'm soooo late!

 Hello Blogworld,

Abject apologies to my Teamies over at Sweet Stampin' for being so late with this post!

I've been to Stamperama at The Yorkshire Showground, in Harrogate - only just got back - and completely forgot it was the new challenge today!

So I won't waffle on, save that for another day, but will crack on with my inspiration card. Another week has passed at The Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and now it's Team Wendy's turn to provide inspiration for the new challenge.  This time we'd like to see all your 'All Hallow's Eve' inspired makes.

Any make goes, but please remember we are a stamping challenge and so there must be some stamping on your project somewhere.

My card:

Supplies Used:

Digital Stamp:

Tiddly Inks - Wryn the Witch

coloured with Copics

Dies:

Un-branded alphabet

Memory Box - Modern Landscape Border

Anything else:

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Black card

Mica spray

What I did:

Re-sized and printed Wryn onto Copic friendly paper.

Coloured her in with my Copics and fussy cut her out.

Made my DL size card blank and cut a piece of card to fit the front.

Inked the panel with two shades of Distress Ink and then die-cut 'BOO!' from the panel.

Die-cute a further two 'BOO!'s and stacked both those and 'BOO!' from the panel.

Die-cut the landscape from black card.

Mounted the panel on the front of the card, then popped 'BOO!' back in to give and eclipse look.

Glued the landscape to the front of the panel and attached Wryn with 3d foam.

et, voila! Job done.

I have to go apologies to my Teamies now, for missing the deadline! Hope they forgive me!!

Signing off,

Sarah

Challenge / s:

Passion for Markers: Week 614 - Dies and/ or punches - dies for me.

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Challenge #536 - Halloween

Gem of a Challenge: Challenge 22 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles: Wk 43 - Anything Goes

My Time to Craft: Challenge 468 - Halloween or Fall Colours

For you

 Good morning Blogworld,

Two warnings - long rambling post (the heat has got to me) and lots of pictures!

As much as I'm a heat loving person this little heatwave is just about starting to be too much. I've dropped exercising the last two days in favour of hiding indoors and crafting - and a walk replaced my regular Tues evening jog. Am missing my jumping about and weights more than I thought I would! I've become a gym bunny!!

I do hope the temp drops slightly soon and I can get back into my normal exercise / craft routine.  Which in itself is going to be interrupted as TTT breaks for summer holidays today - so chaos ensues from Thursday!! Cannot believe she will go back in September in Year 10, edging ever closer to exam years - frightening how time flies.

Anyways, while hiding in house I've been crafting - and more eclipse technique cards have emerged. I even brought an alphabet die specifically to have a proper go at this technique, but after 'testing' the dies hubby confiscated them to form part of my birthday present.  I only managed to get two cards done before they were wrestled from me!!

I did debate turning this into two posts but the cards are so similar I decided just to do the two in one post.

And so, without further ado, cards:

(here come the pictures)

Card number one:

Card number two:

I set the die too low on card one and the 'Y' of 'YOU' was lost so I had to outline it in white - higher on card two but still debating if it should be outlined as well. Insufficient definition of  stamped and cut panel on card one, which was fixed on card two.  Then I preferred the sentiment on card one to card two. How do you pick favourites between two favourites??

I used:

Stamp (rubber):

Stamping Bella - Teeny Tiny Townie with a bouquet

coloured with Copics

Dies:

Go Kreate - Half XXL Square Frames: Frilly #1

Anything else:

rub-ons

gems

And done! After inflicting a lot of waffle and pictures on you - I'm running!

Stay safe, stay cool, and see you all soon,

Signing off,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge: Week 28 - Anything Goes

Allsorts challenge blog: Week 633/4 - Feminine / For a lady

Crafty Catz: #560 - Anything Goes (optional twist - Christmas in July)

As You Like it Challenge: Favourite non-square / rectangle shaped card base - I could've gone for an easel card, but to be honest these Go-Kreate dies are my out and out favourites.  Had them years, used them loads,  they fit into 'ordinary' sized envelopes but still are a little bit different to an 'ordinary' square.  I hope they fit the challenge theme!

Something different

Good morning blogworld,

Firstly I'd like to say a big warm hello and welcome to my new followers - must feel like you've joined a very select club!! Am gradually inflicting my brand of overshare and waffle on the world though :-)

And so onto the main event - the card! I discovered something new to me last week, the eclipse technique.  From the tutorials I've watched it appears it was a big 'thing' a few years ago, which would have been while I was having a break from crafting and so why it's a 'new' technique to me.

I really liked the look of it, but don't have the big floral stamps that I saw most people using, neither did I want to do Christmas cards. I also only had a couple of word dies that I thought would work with the technique and no alphabet dies. Therefore I decided to have a look around at what I did have and have a play.

This is what I made:

I used:

Stamp (rubber)
Penny Black - Brush Lilies (it says 2005 on the stamp! eek!)

Catherine Pooler - All Around Wishes: birthday

Dies:

Sunny Studio - Happy

Anything else:

Various makes / shades of ink

I'm sure I don't need to explain how to do the eclipse technique - it must be only me who'd never heard of it! Am mostly happy with how the card turned out and will be sharing more in my next post, with one card I particularly liked.

Anyhow, that's it from me for today - am off now to try and exercise in this heat and not melt away into a puddle on the floor!

Have a good day,

Signing off,

Sarah

Challenge /s:

Fab 'n' Funky: #532 - CAS with options

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: C#162 - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge Blog: H is for 'Happy'