Flowers and Flutterbys

Sketch Saturday... on the RIGHT day...go me!!!

2012-03-03T08:17:00.000Z

Morning all!!

phew! I've literally JUST managed to get my card posted to Sketch Saturday by the skin of my teeth... with just a couple of minutes to spare...

AND, I'm posting it here on the right day!! now thats progress!

Fab start to the weekend, up nice and early, and things going to plan so far... all we need now is a nice sunny day!

right... I'm waffling...

This week over at Sketch Saturday, its the oh so talented Tracey's turn to provide a sketch for us... and its a beauty!!

We are SOOO lucky to be sponsored by the amazing Krista Smith who has generously offered 2 Saturated Canary digis for the lucky winner... woooohooooo!!

Most of the 'Saturdays' have used Kristas digis this week... and there are some literally STUNNING creations... make sure you check them out...

Heres mine....

this is Frizzy jynx... LOVE her!!!!!

I thought she was just perfectly sassy and cheeky enough for my baby sisters Birthday card...

and her birthdays not till the end of the month... so I'm ahead for a change!!! oh my!

The papers are a mix of bits and bobs from my scrap draw... I think mostly MME, and echo park...

I didnt want anything too flowery, as she's not really a 'girly girl', so just made a little rolled flower from kraft to add a bit of 'something'.... a few buttons, bit of ribbon and some sparkly 'dots'...

The 'lil' was hand written on kraft, and layered on foam pads...

the SIS is letters from a crate paper set... I coloured over the original light blue colour with a promarker...

bit of doodling here and there...

et voila!

not sure the photo is all that good, but thats what you get when you try to take it at 7:30 in the morning!

right... off for a coffee I think...

see you soon!!

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Sketch Saturday #196 wee little birdies...

2012-02-26T11:08:00.000Z

Morning all!

yep, I know, I've done it again!! I'm a day late!!

shhh though, I don't think anyone noticed... ;)

We were up and about late yesterday, and had loads to catch up on while hubby was off work...

and we spent the evening with his Mum and Dad, as we didn't get to spend long with them Friday on their Wedding Anniversary...

lazy day today though, fingers crossed!! Lovely chicken casserole for dinner, and hopefully a bit of crafty time...

Heres my DT card for this weeks Sketch Saturday... and my MIL and FIL's 44th Anniversary card.

using another FABBY sketch from Jo

The supercute lil birdies are from Wee Stamps... thought they were absolutely perfect...

I've coloured them with promarkers, and cut them out, so I could attach their little swing to a bit of bakers twine...

the papers are all sorts... mostly some that the lovely Maria has sent me...

I've used a Marianne designs frame die, cut in half, to add a bit of detail to the main image mount.

Added some flowers to the swing, and a rub on and some doodled letters for the sentiment...

doodled the edges, and an couple of hearts and thats about it...

pop over to Sketch Saturday to see the GORGEOUS work from the other Saturdays

we are sponsored this week by the Craft Barn... and theres a FAB £15 voucher up for grabs!!

Thanks for stopping by...

Paula

xxxxx

Sketch Saturday.... on a Sunday...

2012-02-19T15:13:00.000Z

Yep, I've been back a week, and already I'm late... LOL!!

You know me by now...

its been a nightmare week here with one thing and another... everything seems to have broken all at the same time! BOTH the main pc, AND the laptop have decided to give up on us! then yesterday I couldn't get the camera to work, this morning the bloomin' mouse wasn't playing!! GRRRR so its amazing that I'm posting anything at all!!

oh, and on top of all that the car is in the garage YET AGAIN!! but thats not unusual this year, its there more than it is here... sigh...

right...moan out of the way, I'll quickly share my Sketch Saturday (on a Sunday) card with you...

The photo is pretty poor I'm afraid.... its either been too dull, or too bright where I normally take pics... and the camera doesn't seem to have saved any of the settings I normally use....

still, its marginally better than the one I originally posted on the Sketch Saturday blog...

I'll try harder next week, I promise... ;)

The GORGEOUS image is Butterfly Girl from funky kits (I can't see her on the site at the mo... not sure if she's OOS, or if I'm just being a bit stoooopid)

The papers are echo park and MME, and the main BG is Kraft...

Sentiment is from The Greeting Farm..

rest from stash....

Do pop over to Sketch Saturday to see the AMAZING samples from the 'Saturdays'

this week we are being sponsored by Stamp Fairy, and some of the girls have made GORGEOUS cards with the super cute Stamp fairy digis...

Catch you later

xxxxx

Surprise!!!! .....Guess who!?

2012-02-11T12:05:00.000Z

Is there anybody there???

Blimey its been a LOOOOOONG time since I've posted isn't it? Sorry for just dissapearing like that, things just went a bit weird here for a while....

anyway, I don't really need to talk about it, and you don't really want to read about it, so lets leave that where it is and move on...lol!

All that matters is.... I'm BACK!!!!

okay, before I show you some cardage... I'd like to just apologise to a couple of people....

Maria, and the Simply Sassy girls... I feel awful for having to just desert you the way I did, I got the BEST chance ever to join such an AMAZING team, and ended up letting you down... :(

Maria... I know you understand though, and thanks for being so great!

And... Jo, and the Sketch Saturday girls... Sorry for being away for so long....

Jo, thanks for all your support and understanding, and thanks so much for just being you!

Sketch Saturday is SO important to me, and I love being a part of it, I'm SO pleased to be back!!

So... after all that waffle, here is my DT card for this weeks BRILLIANT sketch from Jo...

Now, I havent made a single card for 5 months, so I am a little out of practice... and me being me, decided to return on a rather tricky sketch.... lol!

but all things considered, I'm fairly pleased with how this turned out!

The gorgeous little Cherry bug is from Tiddlyinks (CUTE!)

She's coloured with promarkers

Most of the papers are from the Echo park Happy Days pad

and... did you notice what I used for the 'happy'? yep... the letters from the title on the front of the pad... CLEVER????

stamped 'birthday' below it, not sure where the stamp came fom...oops

added a few buttons, a bow, a bit of enamel accents, and some doodling (boy have I missed doodling!)

and thats it...

Hope you likey?

we ae sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp, and thees a MASSIVE $25 up for grabs...

what are you waiting for?...

Thanks for visiting me!! be sure to come back soon... I hope to have some more crafty offerings to show you, AND I have some EXCITING news!!!

Paula

xxxx

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Papertake weekly - Anything goes

Birthday sundaes - Birthday card

Simply Sassy Blog Hop winner...

2011-09-19T18:40:00.002+01:00

The lucky winner of the gorgeous 'Tiffany' from the Simply Sassy blog hop is...

Dominique

Congrats!!

please contact me with your address...

Paula

xxxxx

Simply Sassy Blog hop!!

2011-09-17T10:00:00.002+01:00

Hiya... Great to see you!!

I'm SO EXCITED to be posting this today!

Its my first Simply Sassy Blog hop, and let me tell you... these new images are AMAZING!!

You've been seeing sneek peeks over on the Simply Sassy blog this week, but you havent seen all of the images yet....

and today I'm showing you, your very first glance at 'Tiffany'

And I'll also be giving her away to one Lucky winner courtesy of Funky Kits... (More about that later)

If you didn't start at the The Simply Sassy blog... head back there to start the hop...

If you've been there already, then FAB... you are in the right place!

And now...... The gorgeous Tiffany!

I've coloured her with promarkers... and added her some Kraft 'wings' (Stamped with the large butterfly from the Greeting Fram Spotlight set)

The papers are allsorts... Prima, Basic Grey, Echo Park...

The sentiment stamp is from Whimsy Stamps... (Its actually a postage stamp, but I just stamped the text)

I used a stempelglede grunge scroll to ad a flourish at the top...

The large heart is cut from Basic Grey paper, and glazed with crackle glaze...

I've created the 'grass' with swirls from a hot chocolate stamp...

The mesh is from an old top

The metal 'wish' is a charm with the loop cut off...

a few heart buttons and doodling, and thats it....

The next stop on the hop is.....

Kathrin

But before you go... be sure to leave me a comment if you'd like to WIN 'TIFFANY'

I'll pick ONE lucky commentor, who will win the stamp I've used....

You have until Monday 19th Noon (GMT) to leave a comment, and I will announce the winner the following day!

Good Luck!!

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Sketch Saturday #172 Hello you!

2011-09-10T14:43:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon all...

Yeah...I'm late again! You'd be worried if I wasn't ;)

Its Sketch Saturday time again...and Jo's come up trumps with another FAB sketch!

I'll be honest, I was dreading this sketch... not sure why...

I'm starting to wonder if I have a problem with symmetry... (perhaps cos I'm a bit odd! ;))

anyways... in the end I didn't struggle as much as I thought I would... and I quite like the outcome...

Apologies for the rubbish photos, I made this card quite late yesterday... an there was NO light at all!

anyway...

The gorgeous stamp is one of my favourites from The Greeting Farm... Dahlia

I've coloured her with promarkers...

The papers are Echo Park Summer Days and Happy ays Available from Crafty Emmas Store...

The Brackets are a stamp from The Greeting Farm Spotlight set... You can get this fro a fab price at the mo from Quixotic Paperie

The 'hello' sentiment is made using individual letters from a mix of different stamps... some stamped directly onto the card, and some raised with foam pads on white card.

The 'You' is part of a sentiment from the greeting farm spotlight set...

To finish I've added some clouds cut from an Echo Park paper, and some doodled 'stems' with heart button 'flowers'

Thats about it...

Thanks for visiting today!!

Paula

xxxx

Here for you...

2011-09-08T11:58:00.000+01:00

Hiya peoples...

Sorry I'm not posting much at the moment...

As well as trying to get the house back in to 'some sort' of order after the summer holidays... and lots of 'behind the scenes' crafting, I'm also a bit preoccupied with family stuff and my MOJO has taken a bit of a beating...

I'm sure I'll be back to normal soon...

anyhoo... I do have something to share with you today....

Yesterday was my turn to share some inspiration on the Simply Sassy blog... but I was having trouble with blogger, and didn't manage to post on here...

so, a day late...here's a card featuring the SOOOO gorgeous Luv a Latte from Sugar Nellie...

I've coloured her with promarkers and pencils...

The papers are a mix of MME and Prima...

The tabs at the bottom are just circles punched from Kraft, cut in half ...

I've stamped a teeny heart onto each one for a bit of interest... the stamp is from an old elzybells set

(Thanks Jane)

the little swirls are also from this set... and are actually from a hot chocolate mug... I just stamped the bit I wanted...

The 'here for you' is the text from one of the whimsy stamps postage stamps sentiment set...

doodling, flowers, ribbon and enamel accents.... and thats it!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Gingersnap Creations... Gal pals

Deep ocean challenges - Hearts

My Time to Craft- Just between Friends

Sentimental Sundays - Thinking of you/Sympathy

Thanks for visiting today!!

Paula

xxxx

2011-09-03T20:33:00.000+01:00

Good evening!!

I'm a bit late posting this! Sorry SS teamies!!

This week over at Sketch Saturday, its the lovely Lisa's turn to design the sketch for us...

Heres my card using it...

I've used Friday from The Greeting Farm, coloured with promarkers

The purple paper is Echo park, and I've stamped around the edges with a stempelglede grunge scroll stamp.

The music note paper I found in my stash...

The 'party' benner is all hand cut from scraps off MME papers and Kraft.

A strip of Kraft at the bottom, some doodling and enamel accents, and thats about it...

this week we are sponsored by Lisa's own store The Crafts Meow

and theres a fab prize up for grabs...

pop over and check it out...

Thanks for stopping by...

Paula xxx

Happy Hugs...

2011-09-02T19:49:00.000+01:00

Good Evening all...

Its been a few days since I posted hasn't it??

Did you notice!?!

We went away for the bank holiday, and got back late Wednesday night... Yesterday I was exhausted, and I've spent today catching up...

I didnt realise that I hadn't scheduled a post on here for Wednesday when it was my turn to post on the Simply Sassy blog... oops!

Heres the card I made using the adorable My Friend Kitty...

I've coloured her with Promarkers and pencils...

The papers are a mix of different MME and kraft

I added a rolled Kraft flower at the bottom with a button centre

The die cut letters are from a crate paper kit...

The clouds are hand doodled and cut

and the ric rac and heart buttons are from my stash...

I've followed the fab sketch at Fussy and Fancy

and I'd also like to enter my card in the following challenges...

I love Promarkers - anything goes

Simon says - anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'll be back tomorrow with my sketch Saturday card...

Paula

xxxx

Sketch Saturday #170 Joy with Fluffy Stuff...

2011-08-27T08:00:00.001+01:00

Happy Saturday peoples!!

Hope you are all okay?

its time for another YUMMY Sketch Saturday Sketch.... YAY!!

Heres my DT card...

I've used some new stash for this... the super cute Gorjuss stamp, which I got from Quixotic Paperie...

I've stamped her with Rich Cocoa ink, instead of black for a bit of a change...

and coloured with promarkers...

The papers are MME, and Prima.

Can you see the fluffy snow on the tree and the 'ground'???

I was lucky enough to win a £10 Joanna Sheen voucher a couple of weeks ago at the Glitter Geeks challenge

and I bought a snow maker pen... OMG how fun is it watching it puff up!!?

I think I went over the top a bit with it, but I like the effect...

I also bought the scattered text stamp which I've used for the circle background... its by creative expressions.

heres a side view... you can see the 'snow' a bit better I think...

The 'Joy' is alphabet stickers from a crate paper kit

I've cut the lace border with a martha stewart punch....

and to finish added my 'usuals' don't need to say it anymore...lol!

Hope you like??

We are sponsored this week by the Craft Barn

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Samuel Taylors - Christmas with a rubber stamp

Wags and Whiskers - Outdoor Fun

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today!!

Paula xx

Boy oh boy...

2011-08-24T17:00:00.000+01:00

Evenin' all....

I do hope you are all having a wonderful week so far!

The weather has been positively glorious here today... hope everyone else is having some sunshine too!?

its my turn to share some inspiration over on the Simply Sassy blog today, and I thought we'd have something different....

a BOY'S card..

I've used No 1 fan

just look at his cheeky little face!! I LOVE him!!

Did you know he can come and live with you for just £4.29!!!

then you can pinch his little cheeks as much as you like!!

I've coloured him with promarkers and pencils
The papers are all MME, mostly from the same pad, which is unlike me!
The happy birthday sentiment is from a cuddly buddly set, which the lovely Jane bought me
(Thanks Jane!!... yep she is too generous!!)
and the alphabet stickers are crate paper from the orbit collection...

The arrow and the bracket are from the greeting farm spotlight kit... LOL!!! you are so sick of me saying that arent you!!???

I sat this card on my desk last night, and I couldn't help feeling there was just a little bit of something missing....

SO I just cut the little tabs at the top and bottom, and it really made a difference!!

other than a bit of doodling, and the enamel accents... thats about it...

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...

A spoonful of sugar - Happy Birthday

Cards for men - Anything goes

Stamps r us - Anything goes

Sentimental Sundays - Birthday

Sprakles forum - For the boys

Thanks for visiting!

Paula xx

Timeless Tickled Pink Anniversary card...

2011-08-23T20:35:00.001+01:00

Hello all!!

Hope you've had a lovely weekend??? hasn't been too bad here weatherwise... although today its a bit sticky... bit too warm in my craft room :(

Today I'm sharing my Hubby's Anniversary card....

Its a month away yet... but I had an idea so went with it while I was inspired...

I love these Tickled Pink Victorian Steampunk images SO much... and thought these 2 were perfect together... I merged them (only a tiny bit) in my graphics program, and enlarged them so they would be the focal point of my card...

You can grab Evie and Luca HERE

I've coloured them with promarkers and pencils...

The Stripy paper is MME and the Blue paper is Prima...

I stamped the border on the blue panel with the stempelglede grunge scroll.

The clock was a freebie DIGI

(at the moment I'm struggling to find the link of where I got it... I will update as soon as I can)

I printed it onto Kraft and attached some black chain to it (this was off an old top!!, I'm all for recycling!)

The heart is handcut from red cardstock, and glazed...

I added a flower to Evies hair... a hand written sentiment, and some doodling and enamel accents....

and thats it!!

I've made this card with the following challenges in mind....

Tickled Pink - Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Masculine card

Fabulous Fridays - Clocks and Timepieces

Shopping our stash - Red, Ribbon or roses

Cards for men - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by tonight....

Paula xxx

Sketch Saturday Sweetness!

2011-08-20T08:00:00.000+01:00

Well Hello there! Thanks for visiting me today!!

I hope you are all well, and have a lovely weekend planned??

Nothing planned here, Hubby has been at work virtually non stop over the summer hols, and it looks like he will be busy for at least the next week..... sigh!!

Anyway... onwards with the show...

We all know what Saturday means don't we...

YEP, another FABBY Sketch Saturday Sketch...

I'll be honest, when I looked at this weeks, I thought I was going to struggle, I'm not usually too good at working with 'wonky' sketches... LOL!! but this came together fairly easily...

The Gorgeous 'Some Odd Girl' Stamp was a Birthday pressie from the gorgeous Jane!!

(Thanks again Jane!! MWAH!)

You would not believe the bad luck I've had with this stamp... I stamped her out a couple of weeks ago, along with others on the same paper, was colouring another image up, and dropped a purple promarker right on her face!!! Then last week stamped her again, and ended up dropping the paper on the floor where the dog had just come in with muddy paws!!

I thought she was just determined she wasn't going on a card!!

Third time lucky though...phew!!

I created a background paper using Kraft card, which I stamped random cupcake images on...

(The cupcake stamp came in a set with the 'you're so sweet' sentiment which Jane bought me for last years Birthday!!! Thanks again Jane!!! I think it was elzybells)

I coloured all the little cupcakes with pencils, and added a few dots of enamel accents...

The other papers are MME from various collections...

except for the black and white dotty strips, which were again made using one of the accessories from the greeting farm spotlight kit.

I stamped another cupcake, coloured with promarkers, and added a little heart on top!

The 'Thanks' sentiment is from CC designs (Amy R summer set)

To finish I added some flowers from my stash, some doodling, and some more enamel accents...

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges....

Simon Says Stamp - Food and Drink

Tip Top Tuesday - Thanks

Creative stamp Friends - Create your own background

Hooked on crafts - Sweet treats

The Crafty Pad - Cute and Girly

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Paula xxx

A Sassy Hello! And A Simple Cloud Tutorial...

2011-08-18T08:34:00.001+01:00

Good Morning all!!How goes it?

Did you see I'd posted a tutorial over on the Simply Sassy blog this morning?

Its on how I create a chalked cloud backgound...

Now I have to say there are MUCH better ones out there, but I wanted to show an EASY version...

pop over there and have a looksie...

Heres a card I've made using the Chalked clouds...

The GORGEOUS Simply Sassy stamp is Hippie Chick

I've coloured her with my usual promarkers and pencils...

The papers are all sorts... MME, Bo Bunny, Echo park, Prima...

I've tried to make it look like she is holding a flower... this was a bit fiddly, I had to pierce holes through the image... think I might have pulled it off though...

I've created some 'grass' for her to sit on with my promarkers... and then doodled 3 flower stems...

I punched some butterflies... and added some doodling and enamel accents....

And that's about it!....

I followed the sketch over at - Crafting Lifes Pieces

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Just Saying Hi

The Stamp Man - Anything goes (summer colours)

My Mum's Craft Shop - Summer
Flutterby - punches/diecuts

Thanks so much for all the lovely comments and emails you've been sending me!!

I do kind of feel like I've found my mojo at long last!! remember when I was only posting on here once a week!?!?

I'll be back Saturday with my Sketch Saturday card!!

Paula xxx

Have a groovy day....All white?

2011-08-16T17:59:00.000+01:00

Two posts in one day???

I know!! I've shocked myself!
Please scroll down for my Simply Sassy Spotlight card...

I was going to save this for tomorrow, but its been made with challenges in mind and I'm so near to the deadline on one of them!!

So... Simon Says Stamp are looking for all white cards... SO not in my comfort zone, but I had to give it a go...

Heres my card... photo is not the best, its difficult enough to capture white cards anyway, but because I've added loads of sparkle, it was SO much worse!!

I have to say, I quite like this card...(it looks SO much better IRL)

The GORGEOUS Stamp is Friday from the Greeting Farm (I got her from Quixotic Paperie)

Isn't she FABULOUS???

I've coloured her with promarkers and pencils...

I created the middle panel with a stamp from the greeting farm spotlight set, and heat embossed it with starlight embossing powder... you can't see the shimmer too well in the photo, but it looks SO cool!

I haven't heat embossed for YEARS, and I forgot how exciting it is watching the powder change...

yeah, I need to get out more!

The sentiment is from CC designs Amy R summer sentiments set...

I added a bit of enamel... cos I just couldn't leave the card as it was!

and added some extra glitter ..... here's a close up...

I'd also like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Crafters Companion - Glitter and Glitz

Sir Stampalot - Whatever you fancy

Creative stamp friends - Create your own background

Challenge up your Life - no patterned paper

Cute Card Thursday - Clean and Simple

Thanks for visiting!!

Paula xxx

It's my turn in the Simply Sassy Spotlight...

2011-08-16T09:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning peoples!!
Blimey its all go on here at the moment eh?
Hope you are not getting fed up with me yet??

Well, today I have some SUPER exciting news... the Simply Sassy Spotlight is shining on little ole me!!
So pop over to see the cards Maria has picked out to show you (arrggghhhh embarrasing!)

As part of the spotlight procedure (sounds a bit medical!)
I had to create a new Sassy card... and HERE it is my friends....

The butterfly came first on this one... I was messing about stamping onto acetate... and I stamped the spotty butterfly from the greeting farm spotlight kit onto it...

(are you sick of seeing me use this kit?... truthfully I don't have a huge amount of stash, so I do tend to use the same stuff over and over, AND theres SO much in it, and I love it...so there!)

The butterfly body is just a pin, with paper wrapped around it, and 2 bits of wire...simples!!

After I made it, I realised how well it would go with the blue spotty paper from the Prima - Moulin Rouge set... so I ran with that....

The GORGEOUS stamp is Butterfly Girl by Simply Sassy... I LOVE her... just look at the expression on her face!! SO adorable!

I coloured her to match the floral paper....

I created the spotty tabs at the bottom, using one of the border strip stamps from the....sigh.....greeting farm spotlight set.... I just stamped it a few times, and then cut tabs from it...

The sentiment stamp is cats life press which you can get from Crafty Emmas Store

I created the cloud background using chalks.... more about this later in the week ;)

doodling (of course) and enamel (of course) and I'm done!

I followed Maria's Sketch over at the Sugar Bowl.... AGAIN!! (and rotated it... again!)

And I'd also like to enter the following challenges...

Crafty Pad - Cute and girly

CES - Mix and match papers

Craft your days away - Birthday

Card Making Mama's - Birthday cards

Thanks for visiting!!

and thanks Maria, for spotlighting me!!

Paula

xxx

My little book of important people...

2011-08-15T08:00:00.036+01:00

Howdy doody!

Something a bit different today...

an altered address book!!

The whole idea of this actually came from the stamp.... YEP, another one that I HAD to have, but then wasn't sure how to use... She actually has a book, and some scissors on the stamp, but I cut them off (it didnt hurt... honest!)

SO, I kept thinking.... book, and people... and eventually.... THIS happened...

I took the 'book' idea and cut a load of strips from an old book...

(being careful to omit any swear words... titter!)

stuck them all over the front of an existing address book I had...

I added a couple of bits of fabric at the opening...

The super gorgeous stamp is obviously one of the new gorjuss girls... I got her from Bunny Zoes

She's coloured with promarkers....

NOW the title....

I had the INGENIUS idea of trying to find all the words I wanted, within the same book I used to cover the front... Do you know how long it takes to find the word 'BOOK' inside a book??? you'd think it would be easy... right? NOPE!!! suggestion.... don't bother....LOL!!!

anyway, I got there in the end!

I added a strip of Kraft up the edge, cut with a binder punch, and plopped on some ranger enamel accents in black.

Tied some ribbon around the end, and added a star and key charm...

et voila!

Hope you like it, I have to say it was so much fun to make, and looks much better than it did before!!

I think I've got the urge to alter EVERYTHING now....

;)

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges...

Allsorts - Anything but a card

Just us girls - Alter a notebook

Papercutz - turquoise, red, white and black

Crafty purple frog - Anything but a card

7kids college fund - Anything but a card

Thanks for visiting today!!!

Paula xxxxx

You're the best!

2011-08-14T14:24:00.001+01:00

Good Afternoon lovely people!!

The sun is out here!!! YAY!! its about time!

I'm not going to waste your time with waffle today... its all about the cardage...

This is another little card...

I've used the beautiful skater girl from Simply Sassy...

She's been coloured with promarkers

The papers are Echo park - Victoria Gardens and Prima - Moulin Rouge I also cut a butterfly from some Laura Ashley paper I had stashed from YEARS ago!

I stamped a flourish using a Stempelglede grunge scroll stamp, and cut it into a border...

The postage stamp sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps...

I made the flowers myself... one from some ribbon and a button and the other using rolled canvas and a dewdrop...

to finish, some doodling, and some enamel accents...

I've made this for the following challenges

I've followed Marias fabulous sketch over at the Sugar Bowl... (I rotated it)

Papertake are asking for handmade flowers

CES have a mix and match paper theme

Glitter geeks have a photo for inspiration

and....The pink elephant want to see butteflies

Thanks for visiting!!

I'll be back tomorrow with something completely different!

Paula xxx

Sketch Saturday #168 Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

2011-08-13T11:05:00.000+01:00

Happy Saturday peoples!!!

Hope you are all well??

I had an unplanned lie in this morning! seriously... I didnt crawl out of bed until 9:45!! thats SO not like me!

still, I did go to bed with the headache of the century, so maybe that had something to do with it!

And I know you are wondering, cos you're that sort of bunch... yes I STILL have said headache... ouch!

anyway, I'm behind with everything this morning, so I'd better get on with it!

Jo has designed another fabulous sketch for us over at Sketch Saturday...

LOVED it Jo...thanks!!

And here's what I did with it...

Meet Steampunk Lilith from Tickled Pink stamps!

God, I LOVE her!!...

Have you ever bought a stamp because you can't NOT buy it, and then can't for the life of you think how you'll use it!!

this was THAT stamp! I knew I HAD to have her, cos she's just so GORGEOUS!! I love her 'don't mess with me' attitude...it took me a while to think up a way of using her though!

Anyway...my brain must have been working overtime yesterday, cos this just sort of came to me in a lightbulb moment!

(okay, I think we have just explained the headache!)

Bit different for me again this one...

I've coloured Lilith with my promarkers...

I had to colour her hair red... cos I secretly want to be her!!

The OH SO YUMMY papers are Prima - Moulin Rouge...

I have to say, I wasn't sure about these papers before I got them... they are SO well priced for the amount you get, so I figured they probably wouldn't be any good... BUT I am SO glad I tried them... they are really good quality, and such gorgeous designs.....

I think I might have to get more!! I got them from Quixotic Paperie

I made the Yo-yo flower using some old trouser fabric, and added an old button from my old clothes stash!

The metal charms are actually suns, but I think they look like cogs!

got them off ebay...

I created the border at the top using a stempelglede grunge scroll stamp and just roughly cut around the swirls on one side...

to finish I just added a sentiment, and some enamel accents!!... (can you tell I love these at the moment??)

Thats about it...

we are sponsored over at Sketch Saturday by Simon Says Stamp...

and theres a fab $25 voucher up for grabs...

Thanks for visiting today!! have a wonderful weekend!

Paula xxx

Just a little note...

2011-08-10T15:00:00.000+01:00

Hello peoples...

hope you are having a lovely week so far?

I've been busy working on a few projects, and have a few things half made... hope to be able to share them soon :)

Today though, I'm sharing a Simply Sassy Card... its my first time posting on the Simply Sassy blog today...

is it silly to be so nervous about it?

I feel like its a really big deal, and I'm paranoid that I'm not creating stuff that's good enough...

still can't get my head round getting picked!

Anyway, heres my card...

I've used the oh so sweet 'Lost In Music'

You can grab her HERE at Funky Kits

I first created a little 'hill' for her to sit on, by attaching a little bit of paper to a background of Kraft card.

Then stamped the image directly onto this. I stamped a second image onto white cardstock and coloured her with Promarkers, cut her out, and attached her over the original image...

(by doing this I didn't have to cut out any fiddly bits, like certain sections of her hair,

and the headphone cables)

I doodled some flower stems on the 'hill' and added some little paper flowers, and gave her a little bow for her hair, which I made using a tiny scrap of fabric, and a tiny heart button.

The papers are a bit of a mix... the musical note paper is Echo Park -Victoria Gardens

The pink flower paper is MME

Houndstooth paper from Pink Paisley

And I'm not sure of the others, they were from my scrap drawer.

Main background is Kraft.

I doodled the 'note' on pink gingham paper, and hand cut.

The sentiment stamp is from ladybug and friends

To finish, I've added a few drops of ranger enamel accents in black and white, and doodled around the edges with a black fineliner.

And that's about it!!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...

City Crafter - do-ya doodle? (Yes I do... lots lol!)

Kenny K Anything Goes (summer fun)

Sentimental Sundays - flowers plus sentiment

Allsorts - Red

Thanks for stopping by... oh and pop over to the Simply Sassy blog later to see my first post!!

nothing you haven't seen here, but its more exciting seeing it there...lol!

Paula

xxxx

A quick post...

2011-08-10T08:38:00.000+01:00

Did you see that Kellie over at Tickled Pink Stamps has Digis for $1??

There are 5 available, but only for a limited time (And Kellie doesn't state how long this is so HURRY!)

I've just got mine!

You'll also be helping Kellie raise funds for an important Charity too...

Please read Kellie's posts here and here for full details.

I'll be back later!!

xxxx

My Tickled Pink Feathered Friend...

2011-08-07T13:52:00.000+01:00

GOOOOOOOD Afternoon!!!

Okay, so if you've read the post title, you probably expected a bird somewhere right?

You've scrolled down, had a gander at my card, and spotted a bunny...

If you are a smart cookie, you'll have realised that bunnys don't have feathers,

and are assuming I've lost my marbles.... right?

ahhhhhh... look closer my friend...

of course I'm refering to the feather in the gorgeous Lil Ivy's top hat!!

now, said feather was not meant to be there... I sneeked it in....

and why? because this weeks challenge over at Tickled Pink is add a feather!!!

Now, I didn't have an actual feather anywhere in my stash... and believe me I CHECKED!!

Hubby is working a million hours overtime this week, so no chance of crafty shopping! and I'm too impatient to wait for an online order to be delivered...

(I did for a fleeting moment think about the river, and swans... but we don't need to dwell on that)

SOOOO I doodled a 'sort of' feather and stuck it to her top hat!!

BINGO!!

I'm not sure if this is cheating, but I'm going to enter it anyway.... shhhhh, they might not notice!

I decided to try a shaped card again... but this time I've gone for loads of different size nestie labels

(truth be known, I've run out of square card blanks...lol!)

I've coloured Ivy with my promarkers and pencils...

The papers are allsorts...

'My Friend' sentiment is from the greeting farm spotlight set...

everything else from stash

(yeah, I'm too lazy to list it all!)

and naturally, edge doodling to finish...

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges...

Crazy 4 Challenges - shaped card

Fuzzy Wuzzy - Shaped card (+animal)

Glitter geeks - Furry or feathered friend

Stampin' for the weekend - spots and dots

MAWTT - Don't be square

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Paula

xxxx

Sketch Saturday #167 Terrys Sketch... and some EXCITING News...

2011-08-06T08:00:00.001+01:00

Good morning, good morning, good morning!!

YES, I think there was a call for 3!

I have THE most exciting news to share today!

Did you see the new logo over in my sidebar?

Go on... have a look--------------->

YEP!...I've been picked to be a Guest Designer for Simply Sassy!!

This really is a big deal for me... and I'm SO, SO stunned, honoured and grateful to have been asked!!!

Whoooohoooooo!!!

I've just fallen head over heals (and back again) in LURVE with the Simply Sassy stamps, and am so excited to be able to play with more!!!

Right, that's my news! on with some cardage...

This week over at Sketch Saturday, Jo is taking her monthly break, and Terry has provided us with a BRILLIANT Sketch...

Here's my card following it...

The Gorgeous Stamp is 'little light of mine' from Simply Sassy

I actually won this stamp a couple of weeks ago!

I've coloured her with promarkers and pencils...

The papers are Echo Park Victoria Gardens and a few odd scraps...

The mesh fabric was from my scrap clothes bag...

I've cut a frame and some swirls from Kraft using a Marianne creatables die...

Flowers are from my stash... and doodles are from my own fair hand ;)

This card isn't as colourful as you are used to from me... somehow I didnt think too much colour worked with the image... and I've had these yummy papers sitting on my desk looking at me for well over a week now :)

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges...
Colour Create - Pink, Green and White
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - A is For Auburn

Well thats me for today... I'll be back tomorrow :)

Thanks for visiting!
Paula xx

'This Ones For You' Shaped Scrap Card...

2011-08-02T17:18:00.000+01:00

Yooooo hoooooo!!

Its me again!!

I've actually been getting more time to craft than I thought I would...the trick is, getting up early!!

My Son doesn't drag himself out of bed before about 9:30, so I just make sure to grab a couple of hours in my craft room first thing! simples...

Theres a couple of challenges out there at the moment for shaped cards, and I've been meaning to join in all week, but couldn't decide on a shape! LOL!

Here's what I finally ended up with....

This card was actually created around the button... I was messing about last night with the Ranger enamel accents I bought with my winnings over at Simon Says... and I added a bit of a pattern to a plain red button...

Then I found the perfect matching stripy red fabric in my bag of fabric scraps, I think this was a pocket lining from some shorts... The mesh fabric was a belt tie from an old top...

I created the main circle of the card using strips of scraps from my scrap drawer!! YEY for me! I havent been in there for a while! feels good to not waste stuff... think I might try to create more cards like this to use up more!

The card looked too small with just the circle, so I punched a load of small circles out of scrap Kraft card... cut them in half, and added them around the edge...

The oh so gorgeous Lilith from Tickled Pink is coloured with promarkers and derwent pencils...

I originally stamped the sentiment directly on the card, but I pressed too hard and got a horrible ink line round the edges...grrrrr!! fortunately I found a precut circle in my scraps box MATCHING one of the strips I'd used on the background!!! How perefect is that!!
so I stamped it again... and did a 'cover up' shhhhhhh!
its from the Greeting Farm spotlight set...
The bracket (from the same set) is stamped with red ink, and I've cut it out....
(don't know if you can see, but I've added a bit of enamel accents to some of the white dots)
added a few crystals, and a bit of doodling, and thats it!!

Is it wrong that I really like this card??
I don't think I've made a shaped Card before...(I'm a bit of a square:)) but I think I might be making more in future!!
I've made this card with the following challenges in mind...

Tickled Pink - Shaped Cards

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Going in Circles

Karens Doodles - recycle it

Sparkles Forum - One for the girls

Wags And Whiskers - Buttons and bows

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Shaped Cards

Truly Scrumptious - Buttons and bows

off now to link up quickly, as some of these challenges end soon!!

Thanks for looking!
Paula xxxx

My Sweet Sugar Nellie Coin Purse...

2011-08-01T13:14:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon!

How the devil are you all?

Just a quick post today, I've been meaning to share this for AGES, but never get round to photographing it...

to be honest these photo's arent the best... but I'm going to get me a daylight lamp ASAP, and get some lessons off my lil bro...

anyway, I digress...

I made this little coin purse when I first got my Sewing Machine... I wanted it to take on holiday with me, rather than taking a big bulky one... but now, I use it all the time!!

This was my first attempt at stamping on fabric,

I coloured the beautiful Leanne Ellis 'Faraway thoughts' image with promarkers,

and to be honest, its a bit of a pain, you do have to just dab the colour on SO lightly... I'm going to look into other markers specifically for fabrics, as I'd prefer more vibrancy...

if anyone can suggest anything I'd be VERY grateful!

I didnt follow any pattern for this it was really just a case of trial and error, so I have to say I was HUGELY relieved at the outcome...

The outside of the purse is just a double layer of curtain lining, and the inside was from a pack of fat quarters I picked up at hobbycraft AGES ago!

I added a tab in the same fabric so that I could hang a clasp from it, this could clip to a belt, or a bag...

but I've just added a little moon charm to compliment the image....

Here you can see the clasp a little better, and the lining...

The zip was salvaged from an old bag I hadnt used for years!

I added a couple of rhinestones just to add a bit of detail...

I do love this purse, and I use it all the time... it fits a couple of cards in it too!

I hope you like it?

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges...

Allsorts - Free and Easy

Crafty Emmas Store - Feeling the Blues

Just us Girls - Use Fabric

The Stamp Man - Stitching

Well, thats me for today!!

hopefully I'll have something to show you tomorrow too!

Paula xxx

I'm in the Sugar Nellie spotlight!!!....

2011-07-31T10:30:00.030+01:00

.... Can you believe it?? NO, ME NEITHER!!

Well to say I'm chuffed is a bit of an understatement!

Go and check out the Sugar Nellie blog!!

Thank you SO much Elaine for asking me... it really has given me a MAJOR confidence boost!

right, so onto some cardage...

Heres what I've created for my turn in the spotlight...

The gorgeous Stamp is of course Artistic Goddess from Sugar Nellie... I LOVE her!!!
She's coloured with promarkers...
I created kind of a brick wall effect for her to hang her painting on with an old envelope and a pencil crayon... simples!
I created the background using some textured white cardstock, and stamped swirls using various different coloured inks...
the swirl stamp is from a whimsy carousel horse set...
the pink paper is MME
And I just added a strip of ribbon...
2 rolled flowers...one made from felt, and one from the same brown envelope as the background...
added some buttons some doodling and a sentiment... et voila!

Hope you like it...
do pop over to the Sugar Nellie blog to see me in the spotlight!! and see the other cards Elaine has picked to show...

Thanks for visiting today!!

Paula xx

Sketch Saturday #166 using my winnings!

2011-07-30T08:00:00.003+01:00

Good Mornin'!

hope everyone is well and enjoying the summer???

HAHA...oh I do make myself laugh... SUMMER? yeah right!!

Blimey... Saturdays seem to be coming around quicker every week! I can't believe my son's had a week off school already!! where did that go?

Well Saturday means Sketch Saturday... so heres my DT card for this week...

fab sketch again Jo!! Thank you!!

I've used the yummy stash I got with my winnings from Simon Says Stamp!

I got the greeting farm Spotlight Stamp set...

the lil cutie, sentiment, and the journaling tab are all from the set...

I also got the Binder punch...which I've used on some Making Memories paper I had in my stash

AND I got some enamel accents...which I've used a teeny bit of at the bottom. (just practising!)

The orange ribbon is from Making memories

and the yellow spotty paper is from Echo park, and was a b'day pressie from the lovely Jane!!

(Thanks again lovely!)

buttons, flowers and twine from stash...

We are sponsored this week by The Craft Barn

and theres some yummy Tim Holtz goodies to be won!! do pop over to Sketch Saturday for full details and to see the amazing creations from my teamies!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Do You Stack up? -Yellow,Orange and brown

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by today!!

pop back tomorrow for something EXCITING!! well... its exciting for me ;)

xxx

Simply Sassy GD call

2011-07-29T21:16:00.000+01:00

Okay, I've been telling myself for well over a week now NOT to enter the Simply Sassy GD call...

for various reasons... some silly, some not so silly ;)

BUT... I keep looking at those gorgeous stamps, and thinking about how much fun I've had since I got my first one!! so I'm biting the bullet and going for it...

nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that...

So, I need to share 3 Simply Sassy creations with you that best show my style...

now.. I'm not sure I have a 'style' but I think these show something! not sure quite what?!

First of all I chose this card...

I think Amelia is my favourite Sassy... she appeals to the dreamer in me,

and those who know me will know I have a thing about clouds ;)...

Secondly this one...

I had THE MOST fun making this one... I just couldn't stop adding bits to it... and Hippy Chick is AWESOME to colour!

And finally, one you've seen most recently... just to show sometimes I like to be a bit different...;) Vintage boutique coloured with a HB pencil

okay, so thats it done... no going back now!

wish me luck!

A Little Bit Of Vintage Time For A Friend

2011-07-26T20:47:00.000+01:00

Good Evening peoples!!

How are we all doing?

Did you spot my brand spankin' new header??

isn't it GORGEOUS!!

The fabulously talented and oh so lurvely Jo made it for me!

Thanks so much Jo, I love it to bits!

Today I'm here to share a card that has been on my desk in pieces for the last few days...

You know when you have an EXACT idea of what you want a card to look like, but its just not happening!

well this was THAT card... I kept having to leave it, and go back to it, because things just werent working how I wanted them to...

This card is SMALL, only 4 x 5 inches, which seems TEENY when I'm used to working with 6 x 6 inches...

I wanted to use this GORGEOUS vintage boutique image, but she's quite small, She would have been lost on a larger card, but I did find it tricky fitting everything else into the small area!

Anyways, heres my card

(excuse the dreadful photos, there's alot of shiny elements on this card, and it was tricky to capture)

The card was actually based around the fab Whiff of Joy sentiment. 'Friends get better with time'

I tried to play around with the 'time' theme and created a clock frame...

Its basically hand cut from Kraft... The numbers were drawn with a silver gel pen, and I've doodled around the edges with a black fineliner...

The swirly, shiny leafy things is cut from a DCWV page from the rockstar stack... I didnt think I would EVER use this paper... hadn't thought about cutting it up!

heres a close up...

The Fabric flower has been made following Anitas fab tutorial over on the Simply Sassy blog...

These are SO fun to make, and so easy too!! I think these are going to be appearing ALOT!

The buttons are both recycled from old jeans...

(hubby thinks I'm mad saving EVERYTHING!!, but you just never know...)

heres another close up...

The papers are all scraps... I think MME, Echo park and Basic grey!

except for the little black and white strip on the right, I made that my doodling some lines with a black promarker!

I've coloured the Gorgeous Sassy by just shading with a pencil... NOT intentional... I was just SO tired when making this card, and my promarkers just werent playing with the teeny details...

I actually like it like this though now!

to finish I've just added some doodling with various pens... some dew drops, and a rose charm...

phew... are you still with me?

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges...

Simon Says Stamp And Show - Anything Goes

Stamp With Fun - Friends

Secret Crafter - Include a number (on the clock)

Squigglefly - Kraft

Thanks so much for visiting!

Paula xx

Awesome Lil Luca For Sketch Saturday #165

2011-07-23T08:00:00.001+01:00

Good Morning peoples!

I hope you are all well?

Well, the Summer holidays are finally here!! great to have my Son home...great not to have to get up early in the morning... but not so great that my crafting time will be limited :(

Before I move on to this weeks Sketch Saturday I wanted to share my FABBY NEWS!!

This week I won $50 over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge!!

HOW AWESOME is that???

there were SO many amazing products to choose from that it took me a WHOLE day to finish my order LOL!!

Thanks SSS!!

ALSO I won a Simply Sassy stamp over on the Simply Sassy blog!!

Thanks Simply Sassy Girls!!!

I've never won anything before in my life!! and then I win 2 things in the same week!!

How lucky am I??

Okay, So on to this weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge...

I have to admit, this weeks sketch caused me a headache... I don't know why?? really its a fabulous sketch and a nice and simple one too!

maybe its just me having a no mojo moment!

Anyway after a WHOLE day... heres what I came up with...

I made this card to give to my Son, for doing so well in his first year of secondary school!

He's had a brilliant year, and we are SO proud of him!

I bought this Lil Little Luca from Tickled Pink Stamps,

He reminds me SO much of my Son, he's growing his hair now, and he's ever so fussy about it, I even had to straighten it for him when we went to his school awards evening on Wednesday!!LOL!!

I've coloured Luca with Promarkers...

I've created the brown striped paper with a sandstone promarker.

and hole punched some lined paper for the next layer, which I've stuck at an angle, and threaded some twine through the holes.

The horizontal strips are DCWV Rockstar

The 'abc' panel is from a sassafrass stack

The circle is cut from a MME paper set

The brackets are die cuts from the same MME set... as is the tab

The AWESOME sentiment was created on the PC

I've added a punched circle from newspaper

and buttons and paperclips from my stash...

think thats about it!

I've made this card with the following challenges in mind...

Simon Says Stamp - Newspaper (okay, so theres not much of it, but its there!)

Tickled Pink - Spots and Stripes

My Mums Craft Shop - For a Teen

Totally Papercrafts - One for the boys

Thanks for visiting me today, and thanks for all the lovely comments you've been leaving me... it really means alot!

Paula

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My First Christmas Card for 2011!

2011-07-19T21:46:00.000+01:00

Happy Birthday to me...

Well, todays my Birthday... SOOOOO....

naturally I made a Christmas card!

yeah, thats just the way I roll baby!!

Was looking through my stamps this morning, and this cutie just screamed for ink....

so christmas it was...

Beanie Anya is coloured with promarkers...

The papers are MME, Echo Park and Sassafrass

yet more Kraft (are you getting bored of it yet?)

added a sentiment and some diddy snowflake stamps...

loads of doodling, loads of buttons, a couple of glittery pearls and a Kraft snowflake...

as a last minute thought I added some glitter to her eyelids... not sure it was a good move... hey ho!!

So thats one 2011 Christmas card down....

go me...go me!!

I've followed the fabulous sketch from Sketch and Stash...

and I'd also like to enter it into the following challenges...

Crazy Challenge Christmas in July

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

Christmas inspirations Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad Christmas in July

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in July

Paper Sundaes Christmas in July

Thanks for stopping by today!!

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Hearts and more hearts ....

2011-07-17T11:12:00.000+01:00

Good morning peoples...

hope you are all well and are having a wonderful weekend?

I didnt get as much crafting done as I'd hoped yesterday... :(

did manage to get a couple of cards finished though, and heres one of them...

I think I got a bit carried away with extras on this, I kept adding a bit more to it, then a bit more....

The gorgeous Sassy Girl is Hippy Chick! oh my, I think I'm officially in lurve with these stamps...

She's coloured with promarkers.

The papers are MME and echo park

I made the flower using a handcut felt piece and the petals from a broken paper flower, then added a button in the centre...

The sentiment is from the cc designs Amy R summer set

The clouds are handcut from Kraft card, and I've added LOADS of different sized heart buttons here and there

I followed Kiki's gorgeous sketch from the Sugar Bowl ( I rotated it)

There is also an optional extra of lace

Allsorts - Free and Easy

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Paper Cutz - things in the sky (clouds)

Totally Papercrafts - Girly Girls

MAWTT - Favourite things (clouds, turquoise, doodling)

Colour Throwdown: colours below

Stamps & fun = Creativity- Lace

Thanks for checking me out today ;)

xxxx

Sketch Saturday DT card...Sponsored by Bunny Zoes crafts

2011-07-16T09:55:00.000+01:00

Good Morning!!

Its the weekend!! whoooohooo!!! can you believe I've only just got up!!!

have had so many awful nights this week, I must have been catching up!

Hoping to get lots of crafty time in today, so expect a few posts over the next few days!

Today though, its Sketch Saturday time.... and Jo has provided yet another cracking sketch!!

I bought a few Tickled Pink Stamps when they were last available as digi, and they have been sitting colourless for too long now!!

This one is Victorian Steampunk Evie... LOVE her!!

Bit of a different 'feel' for me this one... but I think I like it!

I've coloured Evie with my promarkers...

The papers I had to dig deep for... I coloured the image and then wasn't sure I had any papers in the right colours... The polka dot paper I found in a freebie stack I got with a mag AGES ago... and the others are from the DCWV old world stack... which I think was one of the first paper stacks I ever bought!

The lined paper is Prima, which I used for the butterflies, and the little tabs at the bottom...

I made the flower using a punch, and a spiral roll, and added a pearl in the centre.

The sentiment was a gift from the lovely Maria...

I've added some buttons, beads and doodles to finish....

heres the awesome sketch...

this week we are sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts

and theres a £10 voucher up for grabs...I'm sure the lucky winner will have no problem spending that!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges..

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Divas by Design - Pastels

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Thanks for looking today!

xxxx

A Sassy Second entry for the Sugar Bowl

2011-07-10T13:34:00.000+01:00

Good Afternoon!!

Just a quickie post...got to start preparing dinner soon...

I made this card a couple of days ago, but didnt get chance to post,

I loved the sketch so much over at the Sugar Bowl, I decided to have another play...

(and I was a little bit pleased with those canvas flowers, so wanted to make more...)

The Gorgeous Sassy is Fit and Flirty, and was an early Birthday gift from a fabby friend!!

(you know who you are!!! and thanks for letting me use it before my Birthday!)

I will admit to not being entirely pleased with this card... I really wanted to use the stamp, but she is carrying a drinks bottle, and I couldn't really figure how to fit that into the theme of a card...

So I had to crop her! this card took far to much faffing for my liking!!

The papers are Crate paper and MME...

and again I've used Kraft and canvas.

added a few buttons and a bit of ribbon, and that's about it!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Paula

xxx

Sketch Saturday DT card...sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

2011-07-09T18:21:00.000+01:00

ooopsie.... I'm a bit late posting this....

We went out to have a bit of a knock around on the tennis court this morning... then went for a bit of a stroll by the river... its been beautiful here today!!

We nipped back to grab some lunch, and then we took a run out to the shops...

This is the first chance I've had to sit at the computer today!

Anyway... enough of the waffle... heres my DT card for this weeks Sketch Saturday

I've used another of my new Lili of the Valley cuties... isn't she sweet!!???

She should have a little fluffy friend with her, but I cut him off! (It didnt hurt him, I promise!)

The papers are MME and Echo park, and I've used Kraft and embossed some White card stock.

When I saw Jo's fabby sketch this week, I knew straight away what I wanted to do...

I've flipped it upside down and the 3 circles in a row have become my flowers on a branch! (you will note I only have 2... yep, another mishap with the floor!! lets say no more about it!)

We are sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp and theres a FAB $25 voucher up for grabs...

Before I go, I wanted to share this:

The card I showed in my previous post was featured on the Sugar Nellie blog!!

here it is again incase you didnt see it...

I havent stopped smiling since I found out! its like I've won an oscar or something LOL!!

I ran to tell hubby as soon as I knew, and he just didnt seem to get how exciting it is!

wooohooooo!!

anyway, thats me for today, I'll be back tomorrow with a Simply Sassy creation...

(and I've had 3 more Sassys delivered today!! yippeee!)

Thanks for looking!

Paula xxx

A Foxy Yellow Ribbon Stitched up for the Sugar Bowl...

2011-07-06T11:45:00.000+01:00

Good Morning Peoples!!

Hope everyone is well?? the rain has now stopped here, and its looking set to be a beauty!!

I'll be sat in my craft room though... no time for sunshine when the mojo is flowing!

This morning I've made a card to enter into a few challenges...

Really enjoying getting into challenges again!! but I always forget to check back to see if I've won anything!! LOL!!

Right, heres this mornings card...

I've followed Erikas rather gorge sketch over at the sugar bowl...

its a fabby sketch to play around with... I've rotated it...

The Theme over there is 'make your own flowers'

So thats what I did!

They are made using Canvas... using the old rolled up spiral routine...

then I popped a button in the middle of each.

They are backed by handcut flowery shapes from MME paper

I did make 3, but just as the card was coming together nicely... one of them ended up on the floor, and I stood on it when I was rolling out my chair!! GRRRRRR!!

anyhoo, stuck on a paper one instead...

I've used my fav image in the world... Foxy

Coloured her with promarkers...

I've used her quite a lot actually... are we sick of seeing her? NOPE!!

The patterned paper is MME

And I've used Kraft (thanks Emma!!!) and white canvas as the main background...

the 'hill' is cut from DCWV old world paper

Added a bit of yellow trim at the bottom,

a 'thanks a bunch' sentiment

(a pressie from the gorgeous Maria..not sure of the make sorry)

and an extra button (you can still see the wet glue OMG!! ignore that!)

and some faux stitching here and there...

The HUGE bow was actually an after thought (I think it shows actually!)

phew... did you get all that??

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges...

Simon says stamp 'a stitch in time'

A spoonful of sugar 'sewing'

Passion for Promarkers 'tie a yellow ribbon'

and

PTW 'Anything goes' (optional buttons)

okay, I think thats me done...

off to link up...

Thanks for looking!!

Paula

xxx

Sketch Saturday #162 Bente's Sketch, and another Simply Sassy...

2011-07-02T08:53:00.000+01:00

Good Morning everybody!!

ooooh, I do love Saturdays!! a lovely lie in!!

not too long now till half term...a lie in every day... heaven!!

Saturday also means Sketch Saturday...

and another fab sketch...

This week we have a sketch from the lovely Bente

and its F.A B

I think I've found a better place to photo my cards... they are by no means as clear as I want them to be... but I think they look better... AND, I've been taking them at night!! which is perfect, as thats usually when I craft!

I think I've got the Sassy bug!!!

I made my first Sassy card on Tuesday, and I can't leave 'em alone!!

I wasn't sure they would fit my style, but I'm really loving working with them...

Heres my SS card featuring the beautiful Amelia...

You can grab Amelia HERE at funky kits...

I've coloured her with promarkers...

Shes been cut out, and mounted on a handcut panel...

I cut it to fit the curves of the copper frame, which is a Marianne creatables die

The papers are MME and Crate paper

Sentiment is from HERE

Ribbon is stampin up... and was my last bit of this...sob sob!!

Charm, button and glass drops are from my stash...

and as is becoming a bit of an obsession... I've doodled a few extra clouds...

and a star too!!

Hope you like it!!

we are sponsored at SS this week by

Papilio Stamps

and theres an awesome prize on offer...

go and check it out!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges

Clearly Inspired - punches dies and cut outs

Stampavie and more - more than 3 layers

Stamptacular Sunday - Stars and stripes

Thanks for visiting today!!

Lemon and Lime Birthday.

2011-07-01T20:22:00.000+01:00

Good Evening!...

Me again!

3 posts this week!!! I've amazed myself!

Its amazing the difference a bit of crafty shopping and a tidy craft room makes!!

Got myself a couple of the yummy new Lili of the valley cuties...

and have made this to enter into a few challenges...

The stamp is the adorable Milly from Lili of the valley

she's been coloured with Promarkers...

Papers are Echo park

Sentiment is cats life press

I've added a little butterfly punch

buttons and ribbon from stash.

Hope you like!!!

I followed the yummy sketch over at Papertake

and I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges...

Lily of the Valley - Celebrate

Crafts and Me - Birthdays

Truly Scrumptious - Things with wings

Stamps r us - there was a little girl

Allsorts - Lemon and Lime

Thanks for looking!

Paula xxx

Something VERY different!!

2011-06-30T15:04:00.000+01:00

Good afternoon peoples!

Yep, ANOTHER post!!

Feeling like I've got a bit of mojo lately... so I'm making the most of it...

(and I've tidied my craft room, so I can actually find stuff now!)

I've been naughty this morning and paid my first visit to Tickled Pink stamps...

I have been told off though, hubby checked my paypal account this afternoon...

oooopsssss!!

I've been admiring these quirky cuties for AGES... but I wasn't sure what I'd do with them,

so kept resisting...till I saw the Victorian steampunk ones!!!

AND that they are available in DIGI... awesome!!

My son has been asking for a bookmark for ages, so thought these would be perfect...

Found some spray inks in my stash, that I have never used! so I had a little play... don't remember buying them, or what I bought them for!... maybe a little craft fairy bought them for me ...;)

Anyway... heres my VERY different for me bookmark...

Don't know how i'd describe the style... maybe just my version of vintage?!

Heres a more close up image of the details...

You can get Steampunk Luca HERE

I've coloured him with promarkers...

The text paper was a free download from melstampz

i've layered the pocket watch onto it in my graphics program before printing... that was also free from HERE

I inked all the edges with my new found inks...

The sentiments were created on the PC

The ticket strip was a border from a sassafrass paper, I folded it to make it curved...

The strip at the bottom was from the same paper...

the ribbon and gems are from my stash

The chain and charm were from ebay...

I SO enjoyed making this, and my son's verdict?...

'Mum its well cool!! you're AWESOME!'

Everybody wins...yey!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges...

Paperplay - Anything but a card

My Mums Craft Shop - Something old/Something new (new image/old inks)

Karens Doodles - Perfect purples

Paper Sundaes - choose 2 toppings (I choose purple/gems)

WOW, its so great to enjoy crafting again... I might even have something else to post tomorrow...

I know its mad isn't it!?!

Paula xxxx

My First Simply Sassy Creation...

2011-06-28T22:57:00.001+01:00

Well, how about this!?!?!

DO NOT ADJUST your sets... it is not Saturday!!

I am genuinely posting on a Tuesday!!

And I'm entering a couple of challenges too!!

I've been on a bit of a spending ban... but it was temporarily lifted on Friday night

(because I've been a good girl!)

so I popped over to a couple of shops and bought me some goodies...

I've been eyeing up the Simply Sassy girls for a VERY long time!!

So spending ban lifted, guess where I ran...

I wasn't too naughty, and only bought a couple...

Thats because I also went somewhere else too...LOL!

They arrived today, and I was inky before you could say tsukineko!

(actually, I can't say that!!)

Here is the result...

This is Skater girl, she's gorgeous to colour!!

I coloured her with my promarkers

The papers are MME Lime twist, and Echo park, a walk in the park...

you can grab them both at Crafty Emmas store..

I punched out a couple of little flutterbies, and doodled a few details on them, and added teeny tiny gems for heads (can you see them?)

the grass is doodled, and so is the cloud...

I printed a load of teeny letters out for the sentiment...

and added a bit of orange gingham ribbon from my stash...

Thats about it...

I've followed the GORGEOUS Sketch from the sugar bowl

Thanks Marlene!

I rotated it...

there is also a theme of summer, I think the colours are pretty summery...

I'd also like to enter this into the following challenges

Make it Monday - Anything goes

The Crafty Pad - Bold and Bright

Dream Valley challenges - Ribbon

Stampin for the weekend - Favourite things

my 'things' are doodling, butterflies and clouds..

Well, I think thats me for tonight... best go get linked up to all these challenges...

if I can remember how to do it!!

see you soon!

xxxxx

Sketch Saturday #161 Sponsored by The Craft Barn

2011-06-25T08:00:00.001+01:00

Good Morning!!

Well.... I say 'good'... its looking pretty wet and miserable out of my window!

This morning I'm here with my Sketch Saturday DT card...

We have another gorgeous Sketch from Jo again this week!

and heres my card following it ...

This has to be one of my fav images to colour...

She's a Digi available from Elisabeth Bell HERE

I've coloured her in promarkers

The sentiment was a gift, I think its cuddly buddly

The papers are all a mix from different MME sets...

I hand doodled the shapes for the tress and clouds and then cut out to create a 'sort of' scene

then popped on some buttons from my stash...

Hope you like it...

please pop over to SS to see the gorgeous work from my SO talented teamies...

we are sponsored this week by The Craft Barn, and theres a FAB prize up for grabs!

Catch you later!

xxxxxx

Sketch Saturday #160 Sponsored by Pollycraft

2011-06-18T08:08:00.000+01:00

Good Morning!!

Hope everyone is well? its looking set to be a beautiful day here... fingers crossed!!

Here is my DT card for this weeks Sketch Saturday...

Jo's sketch is fab this week... (isn't it always?)

Our Sponsor this week is Pollycraft

and theres all 3 sets of the recent Swings and Slides Digis up for grabs...

18 digis!!

I've used one of them for my card...'Hoppy Days'

'Hoppy Days' Digi from Pollycraft

Coloured with promarkers..

Papers are MME and DCWV

Ribbon from stash

Sentiment was a pink petticoat freebie from Simply cards and papercrafts mag...

Thats me for today!! hoping to join in with some challenges this week...

Paula

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Sketch Saturday Jeanettes DT week... and the winner of my Bag....

2011-06-04T07:58:00.001+01:00

Good Morning all....

Wow it looks set to be a glorious day here... hope its lovely where you are....

First things first..

I hope you all enjoyed our birthday celebrations over at Sketch Saturday last week...

Thank you for the lovely comments on my little fabric bag...

in answer to the commonly asked question:

'How did I colour the fabric?'

I used promarkers, and just VERY lightly sort of dabbed the colour on... and avoided going to close to the lines.... thats basically it!

I have to say it wasn't easy, and it did take me 2 attempts...

anyway.... the person who will be recieving it to have a closer inspection is:

No:30

Trish Lucey

Congrats!! the bag is yours, and so are the secret crafty goodies inside...

Please contact me with your address.

okay, so on to this weeks Sketch Saturday!

Its Jo's week off this week... and the lovely and oh so talented Jeanette has provided us an awesome sketch to work with...

heres my take on it...

This is my all time favourite stamp... she was originally from Sugar Nellie, but you can now get her HERE at Belles and Whistles... she comes with a post box, but I was in a rush to make this card, so I cut off any extra colouring (blush)

She's coloured with promarkers...

the papers are a mix of MME and pink paisley...

Flower is from my stash

our sponsor this week is:

MFT stamps

and theres an awesome $25 gift voucher up for grabs...

Thanks for looking today!

xxxxxxxxxxx

Happy 3rd Birthday Sketch Saturday... Candy to be won!

2011-05-28T08:00:00.000+01:00

Happy 3rd Birthday Sketch Saturday!!

Before I go into the details of this fabby celebration, I'd like to send a HUGE thankyou to the wonderful JO!
Jo... you are a STAR... Sketch Saturday wouldn't be what it is without all your hard work, and organisation...
You are wonderful to work with and I am honoured to be a part of this team.
Thanks for being you!!
xxxxx

okay...on with the show....
Want to help us celebrate and to be in with a chance of winning some fab prizes??
As well as the AWESOME prize for the main challenge (more details on the SS blog, and further down in this post) for this special birthday week...some of the design team have put together a small package to say thank you to one of our challengers, please go to each blog and put your name down on the relevant post to be in with a chance of winning a Prize (Party bag candy or PBC)

To keep it fair, there are a few rules that apply:
You are only eligible to enter each DT members PBC once, and ONLY if you've already taken part in this weeks challenge!
We want to thank Sketch Saturday challengers so this is why it's only open to SS entrants!
(we will be checking! and all entries that are not eligible will be deleted)

Each PBC will close at 8:00 AM (UK time) on Friday 3rd June,

However, the normal Sketch Saturday challenge will run until 11:59PM on the Friday evening as normal, so if you are too late for a PBC you can still win an AWESOME prize!

So, do you want to know what the fabulous prize is by The Craft Barn ?

Well, we have a BUMPER PRIZE for this weeks challenge winner!

Fabulous right???

Would you like to spend a crafty day (or two!) at The Craft Barn?
Over the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of June they will be holding another EXTRAVAGANZA weekend,

They are really exciting weekends and are very popular, this year will be no exception, as they will have 24 demonstrators in attendance!

This year the theme will be 'The Best of British', focussing on products manufactured in the UK.The demonstrations are great for picking up tips and techniques, and best of all the demos are FREE, and run continuously throughout both days, so you don't need to book in advance - just turn up and watch! :)

HERE is the link again with all details about the extravaganza weekend.

OK, here is our Birthday sketch...

And here's my creation....

As I've mentioned before, I've been playing with my Sewing Machine alot...

so rather than make a bag out of paper, I thought I'd make an actual bag!

it even has a little pocket on the front... which fits an ipod!!

so its quite useful really!!

its only diddy, but is big enough to fit some lovely crafty bits in for one lucky winner!

Want to win my bag and its contents??

Enter this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge following Jo's fab sketch, and then come back and pop your name down with inlinkz below (please link to your entry, not just your blog)

remember this candy closes at 8:00am(UK time) FRIDAY

Good luck!!

Sketch Saturday....late!

2011-05-23T10:11:00.000+01:00

Good Morning!

I'm typing this up super quick, as I don't know how long my internet will stay on... I've been having a nightmare with it!

This is my DT card for Sketch Saturday...

This is one of my FAV stamps from Whiff of Joy... I dont think I've ever used the full image though... I always cut the leaves off and replace them with something else... in the past i've done snowflakes and hearts...

this time I've doodled a strawberry...

I've used my sewing machine again... and handcut around all the stitching...

The papers are k&co and MME

The sentiments are handwritten.

This week we are sponsored by Bunny Zoes Crafts.

and theres a FAB £10 voucher up for grabs!!

Thanks for looking today!

xxxxx

Sketch Saturday #155 and a couple of firsts!

2011-05-14T10:51:00.000+01:00

Good Morning one and all!!...

Well, I decided not to attempt scheduling my post, as given the latest goings on at blogger I expected to have to re write it anyway...

looks like (fingers, toes and eyes crossed) everything seems to have been fixed...

phew!

got my own problems this morning though... I have a sticky 'd' on my laptop... grrrrr.... you'll have to forgive me if I've dropped a couple here and there...

right enough of the waffle, onwards with the show my friends...

(lol... does anyone watch Miranda?)

This week at Sketch Saturday Jo has provided us with yet another super dooper sketch...

and heres my DT card....

I've been rather brave on this, and have attempted 2 firsts...

colouring darker tone skin... which looks much better IRL... the piccy was taken late in the evening, so is a bit washed out...

AND.... da da da da da da daaaaaaaaaa...

I've finally attempted using my sewing machine on cards.... have had it for a few months now... and have actually gotten used to it REALLY quickly... have so far made a messenger bag, a beach bag and a purse!

will have to take some piccies....

anyway I digress... its the first time I've used it on my cards....

in hindsight i should have used a larger stitch setting, but I'm still pretty pleased with how it turned out...

just don't look too closely at my going in circles effort.... lol!

This week we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp....

and theres a fab $25.00 up for grabs!!!

Hope you can join in!

Paula

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Sketch Saturday.....on a Sunday!

2011-05-08T19:42:00.000+01:00

Hi all... Just a quick post to share my Sketch Saturday DT card....

Yep, I know... its Sunday...

We've been away on hols, and since we got back I've not been feeling too good...

just about managed to find a bit of energy to create my card... but then forgot to post it!

oh well, better late than never right?

This week we are sponsored by Tickled pink stamps...

and theres a fab prize up for grabs...

Heres my card following Maya's FAB sketch...

will pop back another time to share more info.... my head is killing me!

thanks for looking!

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Sketch Saturday #153 sponsored by The Craft Barn

2011-04-30T08:00:00.001+01:00

Good Morning all!! Happy Easter weekend !!

I'm here with my Sketch Saturday DT card...

LOVE this weeks sketch... I like when I can do something a bit different.

This little cutie is Penelope, and her little snail buddy is Fibonacci from Sweet November Stamps

You can grab them here at All that scraps

The sentiment stamp is also from All that scraps, and is the Amy R summer sentiments set..

The papers are a mix of MME and DCWV

I've chalked the nestie background with clouds using Marits fab technique in this video tutorial...

LOVE it Marit!!

we are sponsored this week by The Craft Barn

and there a fab prize up for grabs...

hope you can join us this week...

Paula xxx

Sketch Saturday #152 Sponsored by Sparkle Creations

2011-04-23T08:00:00.001+01:00

Good Morning!! and Happy Saturday!!

This week at Sketch Saturday we are sponsored by Sparkle Creations...

And how lucky are we??? we got to play with a stamp!!!

Jo's sketch is fab this week (as usual)

I have kind of changed it a little by adding the road... but I promise the sketch is there...

Heres my DT card...

Cruisin' Chloe has been coloured with promarkers....

The papers are MME

I handcut a winding road for the cute car... quite like this!

The flowers are punched, and buttons added to the centres...

sentiment is cats life press from Crafty Emmas store

Hope you can join us this week!!

Thanks for looking

Paula xxx

Sketch Saturday #151 Sponsored by Paper Makeup Stamps

2011-04-16T19:37:00.000+01:00

Helloooooo, and Happy Saturday...

Forgot to schedule my post again....oops!!

We've just got in from another LOVELY long walk... all exhausted now, so just grabbing something to eat, and then I reckon it will be a VERY early night!

This week at Sketch Saturday we are sponsored by Paper Makeup stamps...

FAB!! and how lucky are the DT?? we all got to play with a stamp!

I have had my eye on the super cute monsters for a while, so I was so excited to be able to choose one to play with... only trouble was it was so tricky to pick a fav....

I finally plumped for these two fellas... and I'm so pleased I did...

The Stamp is me and pops and is FAB to colour...

its been coloured with promarkers...

the papers are MME, and Prima

The diecut letters are from a crate paper kit, I've coloured over the original colour with a promarker, as they werent as bright as I wanted.

couple of buttons, and a load of doodling, and thats about it...

Theres an AWESOME prize up for grabs of a $20 voucher to spend at PMS

do pop over to Sketch Saturday to see the fabulous work from the rest of the team...

Thanks for visiting!!

Paula xxx

A Card for Mum, and a few challenges...

2011-04-14T10:43:00.001+01:00

Good morning, just a quick post today to share a card I made for my MIL's Birthday...

Bit different for me this one... NO colouring (well just a teeny bit)

The photo is a bit blurry...sorry!! I didnt have time to retake it before we delivered it yesterday!

Papers are a mix of MME and pink paisley...

The text paper was a free download from melstampz

The sentiment was a free download from my lovely spy friend Marit (in joke)

The Butterflys are Hero Arts (Bought due to fab inspiration from the lovely Deirdre

The 'Mum' is handdrawn, as are the flower stems...

flowers are punched and shaped, and a gem added to the centre...

few more gems, and a bit of edge doodling, and thats it!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges...

Dream Valley Challenges - Things with wings

Colour Create - Pink/Black and White

Papercrafting Journey - use a Freebie
Papertake Weekly - Dimension

Thanks for looking!!
Paula xxxx

Sketch Saturday #150 Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

2011-04-09T08:00:00.003+01:00

Goooooood Morning!!!

WOW hasn't it been glorious weather in the UK???

We've been enjoying getting out and about... hopefully as you are reading this we will be off out for a nice long walk with the dog... she's going through a phantom pregnancy at the moment bless her, and She's NOT a happy bunny :(

So we are trying to keep her mind occupied with other things...

anyhooo... thats not why you are here...lol!!

This week at Sketch Saturday we are sponsored by the Fabulous Simon Says Stamp who, as always have provided a FAB prize for one lucky winner!!

Jo's sketch is FAB this week... a really good one to work with...

Heres my DT card...

The Digi is from Elisabeth Bell and is called Pati's Kisses

isn't she just THE most adorable little thing you've ever seen???

I've coloured her with promarkers.

The background has been created using various sentiment stamps and a bit of doodling... I've then coloured over the whole panel with a dusky pink promarker, and chalked and distressed the edges.. I quite like it!

I've used canvas and brown card for the main Background... and distressed them a bit using chalks.

The green paper is MME

Finished off with a couple of bits of American crafts ribbon, a few staples, and gems from my stash...

and of course, a teeny bit of doodling...

Hope you like!!

Paula xx

Sketch Saturday #149 sponsored by Whimsy Stamps

2011-04-02T09:38:00.000+01:00

Good Morning... and Happy Saturday!!

Today I'm sharing... yep you guessed it! my Sketch Saturday DT card!!

This week Jo is having a break, and Sem has designed us a fabby sketch...

And heres my card following it...

The gorgeous Carousel Horse is from Whimsy stamps, who are our fabulous sponsors this week...

I bought this stamp a while ago when I got a request to make a card for someones mum, who loves horses....

This is only the second time I've used it, but I think its SO beautiful!!

I'm making a second card the same as this so both mine and hubby's mums get the same mothers day card...

I've coloured the image with promarkers and pencils..

The papers are MME

The main BP is canvas, and I've also used canvas to make the bottom flower...

all the text is handwritten, and I've added a few diamonds, and another flower from my stash...

Whimsy Stamps are offering an AMAZING prize for this weeks winner... pop over to Sketch Saturday for more info...

Thanks for looking!!

Paula

xxxxxx

Sketch Saturday

2011-03-26T13:54:00.000Z

Hiya!!

YEP its THAT time again.... Sketch Saturday!!!

its another fab sketch this week from Jo!!

I cheated this week... in that there are meant to be triangles in the sketch, and I couldn't get my head round that!! I'm not very confident with funny angles on my cards, so I substituted the triangles with some swirly watery planty type thingys for my mermaid...

All the elements are there, so I hope I've gotten away with it... I havent been told otherwise... LOL!!

although... I did sort of sneek it in without saying anything.... shhhhh!

anyhoo.... here it is...

I've coloured the beautiful Sweet November mermaid with promarkers...

The fish and Sea horse came with various other mermaids...

I've added diamond glaze to them...

The papers are MME....

Sentiment is from the Amy R summer sentiments set...

And I've added a few glass beads, and little gem stickers..

We are being sponsored this week by:

The Craft Barn

And theres an AWESOME prize up for grabs...

Thanks for looking!

Paula xx

Sketch Saturday #147 Sponsored by Bunny Zoes Crafts

2011-03-19T08:00:00.002Z

Good Morning!!!

Wow its Saturday already!!... This week has flown by....

Saturday of course means Sketch Saturday, and as usual Jo has created a FABULOUS sketch...

Heres my card ....

Still not sure about this one... I'm not sure my style works with Tilda?

anyhoo... I've coloured Tilda with Promarkers...

The papers are a mix of MME and DCWV

The sentiment is from the CC designs Amy R summer set...

bit of doodling here and there, and a few pearls, and thats about all!!

This week over at Sketch Saturday we are being sponsored by Bunny Zoes Crafts

Who for this weekend have a HUGE 25% off all CC Designs, High Hopes, and Greeting Farm stamps!!

WOWSERS!! off over there myself right now!!

This weeks winner will recieve a £10 voucher to spend on some yummy stash!...

SOOOO wish I could enter myself!!

Thanks for looking today!!

Paula

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I'm BACK!!!!! Did you miss me??....

2011-03-12T08:00:00.002Z

.... didnt think so... LOL!

Well, after an EXTREMELY long break, I'm finally back to fulfilling my DT duties, and hopefully will be posting ALOT more on this blog!

Life just got in the way for a while I guess!!

I have to say a MASSIVE thank you to Jo and the rest of my SS DT buddies for being so understanding whilst I was AWOL!

Girls you are the BEST!!

Right, lets get on with the show...

For the first time in 3 months... here I am with my Design Team card for Sketch Saturday!!

Jo's sketch is FABULOUS as always...

I always seem to get a mojo boost if I colour up a Gorjuss Girl, so as I'm a tad out of practice, I figured that would be a good starting point....

She's coloured with promarkers...

The papers are a mix of MME and Bazzill

The sentiment is from Pollycraft

I've added a few flowers from my stash, a punched butterfly, a bit of doodling round t'edges, and a couple of gems...

and thats y' lot...

Hope you like it??

We are sponsored this week by our fabulous sponsor

Simon Says Stamp

who are offering a fabby Voucher to one lucky winner!!

As the Simon Says Stamp Challenge is 'Anything goes'

I thought I'd enter my card there too...

Thanks for visiting!!!

Paula

xxxx

Taking a teeny break...

2011-02-04T14:15:00.000Z

I know its probably completely obvious, as I havent posted here for AGES...

But I wanted to add a post... just incase anyone still visits...

I'm taking a little break from this blog, and my DT position over at Sketch Saturday...

I will return to both as soon as I can!!!

in the meantime, heres a card I made back in July, but for some reason never posted...

see you soon!!!

Sketch Saturday #133 sponsored by Simon Says stamp

2010-12-11T18:32:00.000Z

Sorry, this is going to be a super quick post form me again...

My little man has been feeling poorly since he got home from school yesterday... so I've been playing nurse...

Can you pass me this, can you make me a drink... can you turn the TV over...etc... lol!

Battery is also about gone on the lappy....

We have another FAB sketch for you this week over at Sketch Saturday

And heres the card I made using it.....

We are sponsored this week by Simon says stamp..

who once again have offered a FAB voucher for one lucky winner...

Hope you can join in xxx

Sketch Saturday #132 Terrys DT week...

2010-12-05T18:14:00.000Z

Blimey... I am SO late with my DT card for this weeks Sketch Saturday...

SORRY SS GIRLS!!

xxxx

This week its Terrys turn to set us a sketch, and its a FAB one too...

Heres my card...

My Digi is from TGF and she's coloured with promarkers...

The papers are Digital and they are from 'a cherry on top' by bella gypsy... I used them in an earlier card and couldn't remember where they were from... I know now!!!

The sentiment is cuddly buddly

flowers are from wild orchid crafts

I've handwritten the 'sister' tabs...

I'll try not to be late next week!!!

Sketch Saturday #131 Winter Wishes...

2010-11-27T11:19:00.001Z

Good Morning!!

And a VERY happy Saturday to you all!!

We have woken up to a lovely dusting of the white stuff this morning...

only about an inch deep at the moment... but it looks lovely!

anyway... its saturday, so time for another fabulous Sketch over at sketch saturday...

This week we are sponsored by our regular sponsor the craft barn...

And theres a fab prize up for grabs!

Heres my DT card....

I'm totally head over heals in LOVE with this gorgeous Beanie Anya stamp...

she is so fun to colour.... and I've had some fun paper peicing her for this card...

The papers are MME Ooh la la...

I've paper peiced Anya with scraps...

I've doodled round the edge of a snowflake punch, and added a Gorgeous Cherry blossom flower...

and then added like a frame oval with pearls...

The 'trees' are just cut from scraps of kraft card...

'wishes'sentiment is from the new sonny range from pollycraft

i've hand written the 'winter'

Heres a lil close up of some of the details...

I'm entering this card for the following challenges...

Totally Gorjuss: Oh Christmas Tree

The Creative Cottage: Untraditional Christmas Colours

Totally papercrafts Untraditional Christmas

Thanks for looking!!

Sugar Bowl Challenge Marlenes sketch...

2010-11-23T13:13:00.000Z

Afternoon all!!

Thought it was about time I got my bum into gear and made some cards!!

The first place I always go for inspiration when I'm a bit lacking in Mojo is The Sugar Bowl...

What should I find when I arrive, but an announcement that there is a new range of Leanne Ellis stamps planned... and better than that, they are Alice in Wonderland themed!!

(my 2 favourite things!)

Well... I couldn't NOT enter the challenge, considering the prize is a set of these!!

Now because I'm a little bit excitable, and because there was THIS piccie on the blog...

(what is it about Johnny depp? he sends me all peculiar...lol!)

I completely missed the point, and didint follow the Black/White and one other theme!!

DOH!!!

still, I did follow the fab sketch, and I 'THINK' the theme is optional, so I hope I still qualify...?

oh, well, I had fun anyway...

Heres my card, I rotated the sketch....

The gorgeous Leanne Ellis 'Blossom' image is coloured with Promarkers...

The papers are all digital, and I got them for the BARGAIN price of $1 a while ago... can't remember where they are from though...sorry!! if anyone knows please fill me in!

I've added a few little pearls with my viva decor pen...

Thanks for looking!!

Sketch Saturday #130 sponsored by digital delights

2010-11-20T08:47:00.000Z

Goooooooood Morning!!

its Saturday again.... and you know what that means.... yep....

X factor!!!!

LOL!!

no, of course I mean a fabulous sketch from the lovely Jo at Sketch Saturday

Heres my DT card following this weeks sketch...

The GORGEOUS Image is one of my favs from Leanne Ellis over at Sugar Nellie...

She's coloured with promarkers

The orange paper is MME, as are the die cut borders, and the sentiment label...

Brads and ribbon are from my stash...

This weeks Sponsor is digital delights by louby loo and theres a fab $10.00 voucher up for grabs!!

What are you waiting for?...

Sketch Saturday #129 sponsored by simon says stamp...

2010-11-16T20:21:00.000Z

OMG!!!! I scheduled this to post on Saturday morning, and have been so busy, I didnt even realise till just that it hadn't posted!!

SO sorry SS girls!!!

I seem to have slipped back into my old ways don't I? only posting once a week!! sigh...

I have images coloured, I'm just struggling finding the time to turn them into cards!

I hope to be able to join in some challenges soon...

well, we have another fab sketch from Jo at Sketch Saturday!!...

I really love this one...

heres my DT card...

I've used my favourite Lili of the valley stamp... isn't she precious?!?!

The papers are MME ooh la la, and the squared paper is from a RAK from my FAB friend Maria I'm not sure what they are...

we are sponsored this week by our fabulous regular sponsor

Simon Says Stamp

and as always theres a great prize up for grabs...

do pop over and check out the work of the fabulous Sketch Saturday DT, and our fab GD for this month...

thanks for looking!!

Sketch Saturday #128 Leonies DT week sponsored by Art Journey

2010-11-06T10:37:00.000Z

Good Morning Everyone!!

Happy Saturday!

This week over at Sketch Saturday its the lovely Leonies turn to host...

And She has designed a brilliant sketch for us!!

Thanks Leonie xxx

We are sponsored this week by Art Journey

And this week there are 3 prizes up for grabs for 3 lucky winners!

Heres my DT card...

I've coloured my little cutey Greeting farm image in promarkers...

The papers are all Crate Paper Orbit as are the alphabet stickers

I've handwritten the sentiment, and created a circle using viva decor pearl pens...

do pop over to Sketch Saturday to see the work from the amazing SS team.... and our new guest for November Sandra

Thanks for looking!!

Sketch Saturday #127 Sponsored by The Craft Barn

2010-11-01T10:21:00.000Z

ooops! I think you might say I'm a little bit late with this one...

I've been in bed most of the weekend with a stomach bug...sigh...

Anyway, here is my 'late' DT card for Sketch Saturday

Another FAB sketch this week from Jo...

We are sponsored this week by The Craft Barn...

this weeks challenge winner will receive a fabulous Katzelkraft rubber stamp plate worth £12.99!

Sorry for the short post... thanks for looking!

Christ'mouse' Hugs...

2010-10-27T09:14:00.000+01:00

Gooooood Morning!!

Today I'm sharing a card I've made for the Whiff of Joy Challenge who this time are asking for 'distressing'

Yep.... I'm back to the distressing... I actually think I 'might' just be getting the hang of it!!

I've used the Super Cool Henry Mouse for this one...

He's coloured with promarkers...

The papers are K & co, and Bo Bunny

For the sentiment... (so you dont get bored as i've only got the one Christmas one... LOL!)

I've just stamped the Christmas from the woodware 'Happy Christmas' Sentiment and just the 'hugs' from a docrafts 'sending you hugs' sentiment... so now I have 'Christmas Hugs'

The snowflake charm I bought from Whiff of Joy last year, I think they have a new style now...

The punch is from woodware called 'blink blink'

Ribbon and brads are from stash...

and again I've gone a bit MAD with the Viva decor pearl pens...

Heres a close up so you can see the effect... I LOVE these!!!! no fiddling with teeny pearls and glue... and you can create whatever size you want!

Simon says stamp and A Spoonful of Sugar both have a punches theme, so I'm entering there too!!

Okay, thats me for today!!

I'll be back tomorrow with something else...

And now for something completely different!!! Clean and simple....

2010-10-26T23:08:00.000+01:00

Well, after all the 'distressing' I thought I should try out something else...
Clean and Simple...
I'm a big fan of the CAS style, but like distressing... Its not something I feel I can quite grasp...
When I saw the Sketch over at Cute Card Thursday I had an idea, so ran with it...

I've follwed the colour scheme over at Colour Create ~ Aqua, Purple and White

Sorry for the 'iffy' pic... bloomin' tricky to photo white cards I think...

I've used the rather adorable Rosie Posy from Lili of the Valley

I've coloured her with promarkers...

The papers are scraps from DCWV 'pocketful of posies' stack

The sentiment is from docrafts

And I've added some Viva Decor pearls...

My hubby said he REALLY loved this card... as its not 'fussy' like my others.... what does he know??? LOL!!

I'll be back tomorrow with a 'fussy' one... hee hee...

Thanks for looking!!

A bit more 'distressing' practice...

2010-10-25T18:39:00.000+01:00

Hi all!!

Thanks to everyone who visited and left lovely comments yesterday... its nice to know I'm not talking to myself...LOL!!

Heres another card i've made whilst practising my 'distressing' techniques...

I've made this to fit the follwing challenges:

The Sugar Bowl ~ Marlenes sketch (one for the boys theme)

CES challenge ~ Buttons and Bows

Secret Crafter ~ Manga

and here it is...

I've coloured my super cute Mr Stocking... with promarkers

I've added a bit of diamond glaze to his boots, but try as I might, I couldn't get a piccy that would show it up!

The paper is from my stash, I think its DCWV from the christmas stack.

The sentiment is from a woodware set... its my ONLY Christmas sentiment at the moment...so you might get sick of seeing it! LOL!!

I will have to remedy that!

Ribbon and button are from stash....

i'll be back tomorrow with something TOTALLY different for me...

Dare to Dream...

2010-10-24T11:45:00.000+01:00

Good Morning! Happy Sunday...

Just popping on to share a card I made a couple of nights ago...

I've been practising distressing lately, as its something I love to see on other peoples cards, but something I've never managed to make look right on my own...

I did make this with a 'distressing' challenge in mind, but for the life of me, I can't find which challenge it was!!

as you can see, I haven't gone OTT just yet... I need to practice more first...

I've also tried something else I havent done much of... and thats paper piecing... as you can see I've stamped the image twice, first onto the patterned paper, and then onto white card stock for the sections I needed to colour... bit fiddly to cut out, but I like the end result!

My Gorgeous image is Faraway thoughts by Leanne Ellis

The YUMMY, SCRUMMY papers are designed by my fab friend Tracy, and you can get them over at The Creative Cottage... they are from the Poppy Delight Paper set...

I've printed them onto textured linen cardstock, and they print fab!!

The image is mounted on DCWV green paper

Flower ribbon and moon charm are from stash

and 'dream' is handwritten..

I'm entering this card in the following challenges...

I Love Promarkers ~ Autumn

Tuesday Throwdown ~ Anything Goes

ABC Challenge F is for Flowers

Thanks for looking today!!

Sketch Saturday #126 Sponsored by Stamp Shoppe Designs

2010-10-23T08:18:00.000+01:00

Good Morning!!!

Happy Saturday!!

I've let myself down a bit this week havent I... no cards for nearly a week... the shame of it!!

Fear not... I have 2 to share over the next couple of days...

BUT first... Its Sketch Saturday time!!

Jo's come up with a fab one this week, I really love it!!

Heres my card... it looks better IRL, but I was running late yesterday, and had to photo it in the afternoon, so the light was rubbish!

I've used an older Sugar Nellie stamp... I think they are still some of my favs...

She's coloured with promarkers, and I've just chalked round the edges.

The papers are from my scrap draw, I think they are bo bunny...

The flowers are handcut from another peice of the scrap paper, I think thats bo bunny too!

And then to finish I added some pearls with my viva decor pens...

This week at Sketch Saturday, we are sponsored by

Stamp shoppe designs

pop over to see the cute prize, and for some awesome inspiration from the DT...

Thanks for looking today!

Another Autumn Creation...

2010-10-17T13:07:00.000+01:00

Well with all the Autumn challenges out there at the moment providing so much inspiration, my desk has been full of green, orange and brown papers...

(yes, I'm a messy crafter!!)

Rather than have to put them all away...

(yes I'm a lazy crafter too!!)

I've been trying to use them up!

So here is another Autumn themed card, which I made with the following challenges in mind...

First up, I followed the fabby Sketch at Sketch and Stash

Then... I've used a gorgeous Belles and Whistles Stamp, so I'm entering the new Belles and Whistles challenge.. which is to use 'Fall' colours.

Totally Papercrafts also have an Autumn theme..

Paperplay want you to take inspiration from this photo...

And I Love Promarkers want to see Cupcakes...

phew!!!.... so heres my card...

I've coloured the image with my promarkers (no suprise there!)

The papers are all scraps....

Card stock is stampin up...

I've handwritten the 'thanks' ...and the 'youre so sweet' sentiment is from elzybells

rest is from stash...

and I've done a bit of doodling...

Thanks for looking!!

Sketch Saturday #125 sponsored by digital delights...

2010-10-16T08:00:00.001+01:00

Gooooood Morning!!! and Happy Saturday!!

Wow this week has gone SOOOO quickly!!!

Well, we all know what Saturday means dont we??... yep another fabulous Sketch from Jo at Sketch Saturday!

Heres my take on it...

I do love this Dahlia Anya from the greeting farm I think she has to be my fav...

I've coloured her with promarkers

The papers really are allsorts, mostly scraps...

I've hand doodled the 'hello' onto more scraps, and coloured the letters with promarkers.

then just added some buttons, and pearls from my stash!

This week we are sponsored by Digital Delights by louby loo...

Who are offering one lucky winner a $10 voucher!!!

Pop over to see full details, and to see the amazing work from my fellow DT girls, and this months fab GD Kathy!!

Thanks for stopping by...