52 Sketches 52 Weeks #20 and One Little Word #52

I realised that it's no good if I take photos intending to scrap them and they never get stuck down, so I've been on the hunt for scrapping challenge blogs to get me scrapping more and give me some inspiration. In my search I found 52 Sketches 52 Weeks and loved the current sketch (#20). I turned it on it's side and flipped it over though, but it helped me to scrap multi photos.

I've also done this LO for One Little Word's current challenge (#52) to reflect on your current blessings.

Journalling reads "Drew, Elise and Kieran, I feel so blessed to be part of your lives. To be called 'Auntie' is an honour. To see you all together when you're happy makes me happy too. I love you all xxx"

ROBO came into it's own for the title which was designed, then cut 3 times before sticking together and inking. There's very subtle flourishes stamped under the journalling and in the top right corner too.

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Take care, love and hugs

Sarah C xoxoxo

One Little Word's 2nd Birthday

One Little Word are celebrating their 2nd birthday and to celebrate they're giving away prizes to some people who enter the current challenge. They've challenged us to do 2 things based around the number 2. I've done 2 LOs for this. 

Take Two Girls (and one chocolate fountain)

2 Brides (one wedding)

Appoogies for the bad photos, but my camera's gone wrong and has been sent off for fixing. I've borrowed one to use while I'm waiting, but I'm still getting used to it.

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Take care, love and hugs

Sarah C xoxoxo

Five In One Challenge Card

Once you start making a card, it's surprising how many challenges it sometimes ends up being suitable for.

I made a card last night (Sunday) and used the sketch from the JUST CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAYS blog, after turning it round. I'd already coloured the Holly image in using watercolour paints and realised it fitted with PAPERTAKE WEEKLY's pink/orange/brown, MY TIME TO CRAFT's hat and adding the right sentiment meant that it fitted with ONE STOP CRAFT CHALLENGE's sorry challenge. After photographing it, I also found that I'd completed DOTTIE'S WORLD's get the feeling as I'd used ribbon and velvet brads.

I'm late uploading it for some of the challenges, but never mind. I made it because I wanted to, adding in the challenges was a bonus. The Holly image is available for download as part of a collection exclusively from Charmed. While you're there, look out for the latest utterly amazing collection ~ Holly and Madison's World Tour.

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Take care, love and hugs

Sarah C xoxo

Challenges galore

I've had a crafty couple of days and managed to make a couple of LOs and cards. In doing so, I've joined in with a few challenges too.

On UKScrappers, Shimelle has started a year of challenges. Titles 'Scrap Like You Mean It', she's setting a different challenge each week. Here's my week 1 - scrap in your favourite colour. The smaller photos are passport ones and they certainly show the changing faces of me since 2005. Drag yours out and have a look at how you've changed. You may be surprised.


This LO is done for 2 challenges. On UKScrappers, the weekly challenge was a simple one to ease us into the new year gently. They challenged us to scrap a celebration using 12 of something and buttons. I've scrapped the couple I was a bridesmaid for 25 years ago at their Silver Wedding party and used 12 blooms and buttons.

Ruth's members challenge on 3C's was to use the sketch she provided, re-cycle Christmas wrapping/cards and add hand journalling. I hope the re-cycle bit's ok as I've written on the acetate window from a box of dairy and nut free chocolates I was given at Christmas.

Dottie's World challenge was set by Karen who said "Start the New Year with a Laugh" . I simply want to see "something funny" on your project, what you use and how you make it is up to you. Oh and of course you must use one of the Charmed downloads." I've used one of the pre-coloured Sarah images from Girls About Town and added the background using a programme I have on my computer. The sentiment says: He did say "Buy yourself some shoes". How was I to know he meant 1 pair? All entries get a free Scruff in the tub download.

One Stop Craft Challenge - totally missed the buttons or brads part so I can't enter the competition, but I did follow the sketch.

Sketch Saturday have a sketch competition.

Scrummy Stash Cafe have challenged us with the theme of NEW. I've used my NEW easter stamp so I hope that counts.

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Take care
Love and hugs to you all

Sweets

One Stop Craft Challenge have set a challenge to craft something with a hidden message. I had a think and came up with this


As you eat the sweets, the Christmas greetings will be revealed.

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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