CANDY

Just reminding everyone that I'm celebrating my forthcoming birthday by giving away blog candy to one of you. All you have to do is leave a comment on the post pinned to the top of my blog with the word CANDY. You can enter up to once a day until June 10th when the 40th comment with CANDY at the beginning will win a box of goodies containing:

Prima and Other Flowers

Buttons

Ribbons and Lace

Basic Grey, Imaginisce and Pink Martini Rub-Ons

Pink Pig Mini-Book

Prima 6x6 Paintables

Rusty Pickle You've Been Framed Chipboard Accents

{brackets and photo corners}

Patterned Paper

Bazzill

Good luck

Love and hugs

Sarah C xoxoxo

Just A Little Late For The Deadline

Well, it'll teach me to read things and translate them to print properly.

I came across a blog the other day and thought I'd have a go at the current challenge (#31) ~ BRADS or EYELETS. In my haste, I thought two things: 1) that the blog was called simply 'Secret Crafter' and 2) that the deadline was tonight. Wrong on both counts. The blog's actually called 'Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge' and the deadline; surprisingly, was last Friday.

Oh well, here's my crafting anyway. I've made a mini-book to house the latest crafting I hope to do from various internet sites and blogs and for the information for the Design Teams I'm on. It's A5 size and I've made dividers to make it easier to find things (I hope): Design Teams / UKScrappers / Blog LOs / Blog Cards / Blog Various / All Others. Eyelets have been used on the holes for the book-rings and fibres. The 'C' stands for Craft / Challenges / Create.

Still having to use the borrowed camera and even with photo editing, I still can't get a really clear photo. Might try scanning next time.

Thanks for looking.

Take care, love and hugs

Sarah C xoxoxo

A Quick Card and a Brilliant Sunday

I had to make a quick card on Friday night as I realised that I would need to take it to David's Dad on Saturday. It's his birthday next Saturday, but he's going away for a few week's holiday. As there wasn't much time, this is the quick card I made. It's been ages since I completely finished a card in less than half an hour. To make it easier, I used co-ordinating items all from Dovecraft's Masculine Range ~ 6x6 Paper Pack, Funky Brads. Chipboard Embellishments. All that was left for me to do was put it all together and add some fibres and a greeting. I used a peel-off due to the time factor (well, it was nearly 3am!!!).

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I have no photos to show you of my Sunday, but I've had the most awesome day. My niece is leaving Junior School and going to the 'big school'. Doesn't time fly? So that she has a lasting memory of being there, she's visited me these last 2 Sundays and I've helped her to make a mini-album for her friends and teachers to sign and for her to add photos and anything else she chooses. I gave her several ideas and she chose what she wanted and added her own ideas and twist on things. She's such a natural crafter that it's a joy to be with her like this (her elder brother is just the same). She decided to put one pocket on each DLO and make tags for everyone, which looks brilliant. She's going to come over in the Summer holidays and add the final touches to the book and then I'm hoping to take some photos. I did have to frisk her on the way out though as she was threatening to sneak all my stash out the door! Hmmm...... I don't think so LOL

What a Fantastic Day

What a great day I had on Thursday with my youngest sister. We went for lunch, did some shopping, then fancied going to the seaside to have a bag of chips by the sea. We looked at the map and decide to have a change from Hunstanton and Great Yarmouth, so went to Clacton-On-Sea. We had such a laugh, took some piccies, had our chips and finally got back to hers at around midnight!I arrived home today to some parcels. A glittergirls embossing tool I 'won' on E-Bay, my Ellison order and a purple crop-a-dile and eyelets in a purple case. I'm stopping out more often if that's what happens when I get home. Also, last night I 'won' a standalone printer, so I can print my photos, Dottie and sayings out as I want. It also scans and is a B & W photocopier. I got it for more than half the price I've seen it in a shop and on-line.

My crafting's taken a back seat this week, but I will hopefully have things to show you by Monday. I did manage to cover some chipboard and make a start on a mini journal book for me. Now I've got my crop-a-dile, I'll be able to punch the holes and finish the covers and intro page. I intend completing a page per week for a year or so. Should've started it in January really, but better late than never.