Mother's Day, Dotties' World and an Easel

Happy Mother's Day to all mum's reading this and especially to my Mum (who probably won't see this post), but who I'll be seeing later.

Last week's challenge on Dottie's World was to create either a bright or pastel card. This card is as pastel as I could get. I used a charmed download (as required) from the sugar and spice collection, which I coloured using my pastel brush markers. The card itself is an easel card suggested to me by my friend Hayley, simply decorated thanks to my friend Jane's suggestion.

Thanks for looking. Take care. Love and hugs, Sarah xoxoxo

It's Been A Long Time

My mojo took an extended holiday over the last few months, but it's slowly coming back. So much so, that I joined a CJ on UKScrappers this week. I'm looking forward to doing it as the circle's called All My Own Photos. The object being that we send photos with our CJ and these are what the others use in ours. I'm taking this opportunity of having a 6x6 album done of the wedding I went to last August. Had a job deciding which of the 130 odd photos I took to use in this, but I've got there. Just got to make my album and do my LO ready for the first posting day. I know I have a few weeks to do this, so that's ok.

So, what crafting have I done this year? The grand sum of 3 cards and zero LOs. That will change soon. I've used digi downloads from Charmed Cards and Crafts which are expertly drawn by Lou. Each download bundle gives you black outlined images plus those same images coloured. Some bundles give you backgrounds and sentiments too. I've used images from Sugar and Spice and Boy Oh Boy. You can go here and here to see more examples of how to use the images.

Here's my cards. One for a 2 year old boy and 2 for adult females.

(I scanned them and no matter what I did, it insisted on cutting the bottom off the female cards

plus the images are not this much brighter than the papers IRL.

They're raised on foam pads, so nearer the scanner bed)

I've used a Sakura glitter pen to add sparkle to the girl's bows and all the flowers and pink gems to the flowers the girl is picking.

Thanks for looking.

Love and hugs

Sarah C xoxoxo

UKS June 09 Week 1

I've used photos of Alexander Palace for the weekly challenge on UKScrappers this week. We were challenged to:

Use the sketch they p[rovided ~ which I've turned and flipped

Something handmade and acetate ~ I've combined these as I've glued tiny gems onto acetate to form the swirl

RicRak ~ I've used this instead of the journalling strips

PP once again is Basic Grey. At the rate I'm using it, I should have bought two packs of the offer, not one!

Thanks for looking

Take care, love and hugs

Sarah C xoxo

Three Challenges And A Birthday

Well, I've not done as much crafting as I hoped I would and so far this week have managed the grand total of TWO Christmas cards! HELP!!!!!! I have done some crafting though and here it is in all it's glory - although photos identities have been protected.

UKScrappers weekly challenge - use sketch, theme of new beginnings, stamping and white ribbon or flowers ~ all components met, so full points for my team The Ruby Snippers

Member's Sketch Challenge on 3C's set by Tee - (ATC done previously) Christmas card for someone special and including ribbon ~ LO using torn/ripped paper and hand-journalling. Once again all components met so full points for me.

Card

LO

Dottie's World Sunday Challenge set by Adele - textural - ribbon and lace ~ must use some of at least one on your creation. I've used silver sparkly ric-rac ribbon. Picture is a download by Lou and available from Charmed and it's finished with a stamped greeting, some Stickles on the sowman, snow and Dottie's dotty boots and a K&Co snowflake


Birthday Card - stamped image with jewels and flowers highlighted with Diamond Stickles. I've used pink/white lace down the side over some floral paper and stamped the greeting.


Thanks for looking

Take care
Love and hugs

Written In The Stars

I saw a competition on PageMaps blog with a sketch and thought I'd quite like a go at it although I had no plans to submit my entry to try and win. So, what were the rules? They gave you a sketch designed for an 8 1/2 x 11 LO and asked you to convert it to a 12x12 LO, use at least one photo, a title, some journalling and products that were still widely available. Also the winning entry was going to be published in May/June so they wanted LOs suitable for that time of year.

Here's the sketch and my LO

For some reason, I always spell LeAnn wrong and add an 'e' to the end! Photo is of an ex-housemate of mine (Cecelia). The journalling speaks for itself I think.

I used:

Buttercream Bazzill,

3 Bugs in a Rug (seeing stars)

Dress It Up buttons (I've Got Rythm)

Dovecraft Metallics A brads

SafMat

Ric-Rak - widely available
Journalling stamp - any journalling stamp with lines will do for this as I had to print it several times to get enough lines. Not sure the one I used is still available.

Brush Markers - also widely available - mine were free with a mail order craft club.

This was also done for the challenge on Scrummy Stash Cafe blog which was to scrap your favourite band/artist/song.

Thanks for looking

Take care

Love and hugs

It All Starts With Pink, White and Green

UKS Challenge this week is set by the RikRak Ravers. Their challenge is to:

Use the Sketch = 10pts

Use Pink, White & Green = 10pts

Use Brads = 5pts

Use RikRak = 5pts

I think you could say all elements are met, so full points once again for my team the Ruby Snippers.

Thanks for looking
Take care

Love and hugs

Scrapping Challenge

Challenge this week on UKS by the Ready Steady Scraps was so brilliant and timely. I'd been snapping away this week and had loads of photos that fitted the bill perfectly.

So, the challenge:

Use sketch ~ 10 points

Use 10 of something ~ 5 points

Use an outdoor photo ~ 10 points

Use autumn colours (red,brown,orange,yellow,green) ~ 5 points

The sketch:

My take on the challenge is this:

Sketch turned on it's side

10 blooms

3 outdoor photos

Red, brown, orange and green blooms / brown flowers on PP, ribbon, ric-rac, brad, ink and journalling pen / green brad / yellow paper and brad

Full points earnt for my team The Ruby Snippers

Thanks for looking.

Love to you all

xxx

Another Challenge LO

The weekly challenge over on UKS was set today and I managed to complete it in record time.

Set by the scattyscrappers, they challenged us to use:

4 of something-5points

Something blue -5 points

Time-5 points

Ribbon-5 points

Doodling-10 points

4 white photo corners on Bazzill

Blue Bazzill and blue pen

Take TIME

White ric-rac

Doodled scallops around the photo

Full points for my team the Ruby Snippers

Wording under the photo says:

to see the beauty that surrounds you

The wording near the ric-rac says:

View from Warwick Castle - January 2001

Thanks for looking. Love and hugs

xxx

Certified

Some of you know my youngest sister has been at Birmingham Bible College doing a one year Children's Ministry course. It meant moving to Birmingham and she got her certificate last night. I was pleased to be there to see this, but unfortunately never got any photos.

So, Jo if you're reading this

CONGRATULATIONS

AND WELL DONE

PROUD OF YOU SIS

Here's the card I made her. Once I'd finished it I remembered what I had planned to do ages ago and this wasn't it, but I had no time left to make another one. She liked it though.

I used a piece of black card and after folding it to make an A5 card, I then folded the front half back on itself before cutting it in the shape of a 'C'. I covered this with pink paper and used the same paper to die-cut the rest of the letters. I used silver pen to add stitching detail on all the letters. I added a piece of pink ric-rak (held by silver brads) to the inside of the card. The flowers are held on by wire and the metal embellishments (cross and bible) are held by brads.