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

Rosebud Pixie

I've made another card using two pre-coloured images from the new Pixie Chicks collections only available from Charmed Cards and Crafts.

I layered Rosebud onto the Flower Arch before printing onto watercolour paper, matting and layering and adding ribbon and tiny gems. I've also used my Sakura glitter pen to glitter her wings and the centres of the flowers.

Thanks for looking

Take care, love and hugs,

Sarah C xoxoxo

UKS Weekly Challenge - Laughter

The Scrappin' Gigglers set the latest weekly challenge on UKScrappers and it was to:

1) Scrap a photo that made you giggle/laugh because we are The Scrappin’ Gigglers =10 points
2) Use 5 of an embelli for the 5 Olympic Rings because the games were restarted in April 1896 = 5 points
3) Use something sparkly and/or magical for Paul Daniels’ birthday and our Tanfastic who is always sparkly =10 points
4) Use a title or quote from Oscar Wilde who was arrested on this day in 1895 = 5 points

So how did I manage the challenge? I

1) Scrapped photos of my mum trying to blow up an almost impossible balloon to prove it CAN be done!
2) Used 5 buttons around the top photo
3) Used black glitter glue on the title and circle frame
4) Used a quote ~ Life is too important to be taken seriously

I designed the title on my ROBO, cut it out 4 times and layered it before inking and glittering.

Thanks for looking

Take care, love and hugs

Sarah C xoxo

You'd Better Shape Up

It was Lou's turn to set the challenge on Dottie's World on Sunday and she said,

"You might have spotted that I'm a bit addicted to making shaped cards so I've decided to go with what I love and challenge you all to make a shaped card using one of the Charmed digi stamps. When I say shaped I mean it can be any shape except the usual square or rectangle."

So, I went to Mirkwood templates and downloaded one for a hexagon petal card. After cutting it out using double-sided card stock, I punched a hole in each petal with my crop-a-dile and threaded ribbon through to enable me to tie it together.

I used a pre-coloured hippie Dottie from the Rock & Roll collection and stuck it inside with foam pads and added a sentiment that was a magazine freebie ages ago.

My message is written on gold glitter paper stuck on the back.

Everyone who enters will be put in a draw for some fab goodies :D

Thanks for looking

Take care, love and hugs

Sarah C xoxo

Cards For Different Occasions

I've made 3 cards in the last 24 hours for such different occasions. I definately am not a card maker nowadays and much prefer doing scrap pages. Oh well, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet as they say, so here's the cards:

1)This is for my cousin's as it's her birthday on Saturday. I've glittered alternate stripes on the backing paper which you can just about see.

2) My youngest sister and her DH-to-be get the keys to their first home tomorrow and I want a card to be on the doormat when they first get there (please Royal Mail don't let me down). The house design was card lifted from a card by my friend Juliet. It's not half as good as her card is, but I had to go to plan B when my stupid computer wouldn't realise I'd put a disc in it's drawer with downloads on. I wanted to use the back to front Dottie and George on it!


3) This card's for my mum's cousin (see post below). I've tried to make it suitable for a man to receive, but have a touch of femininity and gentleness, hence the lace.

Thanks for looking

Lods of love and hugs

Sarah C xoxoxo

Fold Card

I saw some different cards on Adele's blog earlier and they are stunning. Pop over and have a look at hers and the tutorial

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AFTER you've looked at mine of course!!!

Here's my first attempt at one. It won't be my last and I need to make a couple of adjustments next time like - measure more careful to get the folds exactly right. Oh well, I did say it was my first attempt! Image is the pre-coloured Ellie Elephant by Lou and available exclusively from Charmed.

Thanks for looking. Now I'll let you go to Adele's, then Charmed to get your downloads.

Take care.

Love and hugs

Angelique

Crafty Muse is a card challenge blog and they set their first challenge yesterday. This is what they said:

"This is the VERY FIRST challenge.... Challenges will be fortnightly on a Friday :)

The first challenge is to use Angelique.

Here is a copy of the Angelique with flowers image - if you have not yet downloaded her you may do so now to use in the challenge"

Isn't she just adorable? For my card, I printed her onto photo paper, water-coloured her using my brush markers and added some stickles to her shoes, top, wings and flowers. Her flowers are sequins that shine bluey-purple. Angelique is mounted using foam pads. If you'ld like to use a circular sentiment on your creations, Karen has some freebies on her blog and a tutorial on Charmed.

Thanks for looking

Love and hugs

Ted

First time using these downloads and they're so cool to work with. Created by Debbie, they're available to download here.


I've used Xmas Ted with snowman sleigh to make this card. I was printing some things out onto photo paper and added this one. I forgot I would be colouring it in, but it still worked by watercolouring with my brush markers. I added icicle stickles to the snowflakes, the ground covering of snow and the snowman. Final touch was the blooms.



Thanks for looking

Love and hugs

Shell's Challenge

Over on 3C's, it was Shell's turn to set the sketch challenge. LO, card and ATC using the sketch and any extras she decided to set. Here's the sketch and what she said.

Layout - For the LO, I want you all to use just 1 piece of cardstock and 2 pieces of patterned paper, nothing else, no stickers, rub ons, ribbon, flowers etc.......everything you use on the LO has to be made using the c/s or pp or both, so any flowers, lettering, fake ribbons, etc must be made from the c/s /pp.

A challenge and a half I thought, but I gave it a go and with one sheet of Bazzill, 2 sheets of Basic Grey, a black Stazon ink pad and a journalling pen, here's what I came up with:

Card- Christmas is coming so for the card I would like you to make a christmas card, you can use anything you like, the more the better, but I would like sparkle, sparkle and more sparkle, glitter, sequins, the more the better.

Here we go then. I used to hate glitter, but thanks to Stickles I'm converted and the whole tree has been coloured in using stickles and gems. Dome sticker says "We wish you a merry Christmas"

ATC - Again anything goes for this, it can be any theme you like and you can use whatever you like. But I would like to see a hidden element on the ATC, something that makes it interactive. This could be a hidden tag that needs to be taken out, a window/ door that needs to be opened etc........

I've created a pocket using acetate and hidden a stamped flower behind it.

Thanks for looking

Love and hugs

I've Found A New Card Challenge Blog

I came across this blog today and it will be perfect to get my bum in gear to save me rushing my Christmas cards next year. The object is to make at least one Christmas and Birthday card each week and they also give you a sketch every Monday.

Well, it worked (sort of) as I used this week's sketch today to make two Christmas cards (no birthday ones I'm afraid). The images are from a sheet of 12 days of Christmas 12x12 paper that I got last year and does not have a manufacturer printed on, so I have no idea where it's from. On the 'five gold rings' I turned the sketch clockwise. The rings and heart have been glittered to add some bling. Well, it is Christmas! The buttons are from Charmed and I absolutely love them.

Thanks for looking

Love and hugs

Children's Birthdays

I never thought I'd say it, but young children's cards are not the easiest to make. Or at least these weren't. My cousin's granddaughter was 1 yesterday and another cousin's youngest son is 2 tomorrow. To make cards that are sort-of child friendly is so hard and I know I've not achieved it completely, but at least I can say I tried. Here's the results:

I have also done this weeks challenge on UKS, but I've got to wait for some glitter glue to dry before I can finish it. Watch this space tomorrow.

Thanks for looking. Love and hugs

NOT a Card

Lou set the weekly challenge on Dottie's World this week. She said:

"It's my week this week and I fancied a change so here's the challenge;
Make something using a Charmed download but IT CAN'T BE A CARD!"

Ok, thinking cap on. Do I do a LO? No, I fancy doing something else. So, my aim was a one layer exploding box to use as a gift box. I got the layer cut and folded then decided that I didn't want to do that so I cut some more card and made a proper box.

And here it is.

I had a pre-coloured Robin Dottie (available from Charmed) that I'd printed out earlier onto photo paper, so used that. I added green glitter glue to the leaves and diamond Stickles to her tummy. I put red ribbon round the edge and secured it with a red dotty brad. Notches I cut in the side were edged with cinammon Stickles.

I'm aiming to use this (if I make more) as alternative Christmas crackers or I may just use this as a traditional gift box.

Thanks for looking.

Love and hugs

xxx

And Also ............

Nicola set the Sunday challenge on Dottie's Wonderful World. She said:

AND ALSO......I would like you to make a card or something,which of course is using a download/s from Charmed Cards AND ALSO.....something which can be removed from it,such as a tag,bookmark,notelets

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Lizzie set the latest challenge on 3C's and we had to make a card, LO and ATC using a sketch and added extra(s) of her choosing. For the card we had to add glitter and embossing.

I chose to combine these challenges and here's my take on them:

Dottie's World ~ The tag goes behind the image on the card and is a bookmark.

Lizzie's ~ hand-embossed notes in 2 corners and flowers in the other 2.


Thanks for looking. I will be back with more soon I'm sure. I really need to set aside some time for blogging.

Think Pink

Dottie's World challenge last Sunday was set by Karen. She ws having internet connection problems, so Lou posted for her. This is what she said "Right, this week Karen wants us to go pink pink pink with our cards, she also wants us to add a bit of glam in the form of beads, jewels and/or charms you can use just one or loads it's up to you as long as your main colour is pink and you USE ONE OF THE CHARMED DOWNLOADS."

I've sort of missed the glam part of this challenge, although I did add stickles diamond glitter, so I'm hoping that by adding diamonds that way I've covered the whole challenge. The stickles are on the blades of her boots as well as on the ice and the commas on the word n'ice'

This started out as a Christmas card, but I can't find my Christmas rub-ons, so adapted another rub-on to fit with the card. The 2 patterned papers (striped and squares) came in a pack from a pound shop and I've just edges the squares with a silver metallic marker. Dottie is one of the bonus coloured images in the Christmas download bundle from Charmed that I've printed onto photo paper. Lastly I added a length of pink ribbon and tied it into a bow.

Craft or Sleep?

I thought I'd show you all where I spend lots of my time.

The journalling:

Base card is yellow Bazzill and the PP that I've cut is DCWV Glitter Posies. I die-cut the title on my Tag-A-Long with Tootsie alphabet and pale blue paper. As a final touch I added a 'made with love' metal heart.

I was going to do a DLO and use a photo of my bed, but I'm wondering whether to do that or something else. Watch this space.

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Haven't we had some glorious weather these last few days? I've had the windows and French doors open every day and even sat outside to eat. Summer's here at last ~ woohoo!!!

Elsie Flannigan #4

UKS's Elsie Flannigan's Challenge #4 is:

Make your own: Chipboard Accents

Chipboard is so popular right now! By making your own chipboard accents, you can add a custom look to any scrapbook page. Follow the easy steps to make your own chipboard accent" Elsie Flannigan 1.Draw or trace a shape on plain chipboard 2.Cut the accent out with scissors or a craft knife. 3.Paint the accent a fun colour 4.Try buttons, flowers, stickers, jewels...anything that appeals to you.

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I've cut chipboard into a curved arrow, coloured it using VersaColor ink in Orange and Canary, heat embossed it with clear powder and added flower transfers.

I've also used:

White Bazzill

DCWV Glitter Posies Textured Paper - Gigantic Paisley from Charmed

Yellow grosgrain ribbon from Dovecraft

Orange card (for the hidden journalling) from The Paper Cellar at Huntingdon Garden & Leisure

Saying "Each photograph is a story captured in a single moment" from elegantwordart2 and printed onto vellum

The photograph was taken during Easter week 2007, when my friend JoJo, her husband and little boy came over for a barbecue. The weather was so much nicer last year and we were able to sit outside and eat without getting too cold!