Baby Boy Card

Just a quick make from me. My cousin's eldest son had his third baby nearly 2 weeks ago. Welcome to the world little one. Congratulations to you all.

Thanks for looking

Love, Sarah C xx

Scrap Around The Clock June CyberCrop

Over on Scrap Around The Clock, we're on day two of our week long CyberCrop.

Melody set the first challenge and she's stepped back to 1970 for which I chose to scrap a photo of me taken either very late 1969 or very early 1970. Apologies for the flash on the photo.

Sketch is from Pencillines (#139), PPs are My Mind's Eye Bohemian range and from a mail order craft club I belonged to, pink Colorbox Fluid Chalk Inkpad (used around the edges and on the tag) is from ScrapShed, lace and ribbon from a local haberdashery and the blooms and Stickles from Calico Crafts. The Once Upon A Time title is from elegant word art and I've printed it onto SafMat.

I've set the second challenge and I've gone back to the 1950's to a time that I would have loved to live. The photos I've used are from the birthday party I was given this year. I've made a slight error on the bottom LO, but as I only bought one sheet of each PP, it's gotta stay that way.

Sketch is from ScrapSketch (#90), all the PPs and the pink Colorbox Fluid Chalk Inkpad are from ScrapShed, buttons and white Inkssential pen are from Charmed,

If you're wondering what the criteria is for these challenges and want to join in, hop over to our forum to find out.

Thanks for looking,

Take care, love and hugs,

Sarah C xoxoxo

Something New

Crafty Muse have this title for the latest challenge and here's my work:



I've used MillyRose and teddy that I coloured in using a free downloadable programme Paint.net. After importing the coloured image into Word, I added the matting backgrounds and wording and printed it all onto photo paper. This was stuck to a base card and ribbon added with DST.

I was going to appologise for giving you a computer generated card this week, but I've changed my mind. It's done like this mainly because I can hardly see my craft desk and I'm also still quite poorly, but it does show the versatility of downloadable images.

Quick update on me: I caught what the nurse thought was a virus at the end of September, now the docs don't know what it is! I ache all over, I'm unable to get comfortable, I'm sneezing and coughing all the time, feel really lethargic, can't sit at the computer for long at a time and don't feel like crafting (now I know I'm not well!! LOL). I did manage this week's challenge LO on UKS the other day and I've done an ATC for part of Ruth's challenge on 3C's, but that's all. So, until I can get here again take care.

HAPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
Love from me xoxoxox

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

Elsie Flannigan #3

UKS have the Elsie Flannigan 52 scrapbooking challenge going strong. They're on #13 and I'm playing catch up as I joined late. I've managed to do my 3rd now. I've used a photo of my youngest nephew, so I'm afraid it won't be on here in it's entirety.

The challenge is:

Customize a Ribbon Border

"No matter how you turn it or what you add to it (think buttons, lace, eyelets and embroidery floss), ribbon is a terrific page border that can be attatched in so many creative ways - with eyelets, brads, staples, embroidery floss and more." Elsie Flannigan
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I'm hoping the LO qualifies for the challenge. I've got a ribbon border at the top of the LO and have embellished it with a chipboard ribbon tag and buttons.

Phrases (printed onto vellum) are from elegantwordart2.blogspot.com and say:"While they don't stay little for long, they will always stay in your heart" and "A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty"

Paper is Three Bugs In A Rug - Seeing Stripes - Brilliant and Superstar from Charmed Cards and Crafts

Giraffe is Me And My Big Idea Mini Oh Baby sticker sheet

Brads are Dovecraft Mini Pastels

"The Boss" is a rub-on from the E-Z Mother pack

New Baby Crafting

Here's the card, exploding box and high chair I made for my sister's family to welcome baby Kieran into our fold.

Handcut lettering, die-cut shrink paper rattle, plastic shoe and flock covered hand and foot brads
I forgot to take pictures of the box before I assembled it, so here's a couple. I used peel-offs and stamps on the outside layer and dome stickers and silver embossed shapes for the backs of the 2 inner layers. I left the fronts of each layer blank so that 12 photos of Kieran could be added (maybe 1 a month for the first year?). I put ribbon round the lid and covered the join with a flock covered hand brad and glued some tiny shoes to the inside base.

This is my first attempt at making one of these highchairs. I've used cream card and added acetate windows to the box. The chair has blue edged ribbon, tiny blue shoes and a little dog added. I'm quite pleased with the results too.

Very Special Delivery

It doesn't take Einstein to work out that I have some happy news for you all or what it is! My sister had her baby last night, so I now have 2 nephews and 1 niece. Mum and son are absolutely fine and were home within 4 hours. He was a healthy 9lb and they've called him Kieran. I even got a cuddle last night as I was there. Had one today too.

I know I'm biased, but to all of us here he is just the:
I did take a couple of photos last night, but for one thing, I left my camera at Mum's where I stayed for the night. Plus (understandably) Andrea doesn't like photos of her children posted on the internet, so I'm really sorry but there won't be any on here. In her own words "I don't like the idea of just anyone being able to look at them or download them. In today's world it's not safe or nice with some of the sort of people you get out there". I must admit, I have to agree, but it means that I can't show him off to you all.

Love and hugs xxx