Crafts for Eternity

I can't believe the weekend is nearly over already, I haven't done half the stuff I wanted to do!!! Anyway it's C4E sketch time again and this is my last post as a DT member. I am struggling to fit everything in at the moment as life is not quite going to plan & I have also started running my own card making classes...........sooooooo busy. I hope to come back in the future but for now I will join in where I can.

So for my last DT card I have used one of my Ketto's, coloured with Promarkers, MME Bloom & Grow papers, nesties to create the shapes & a MS Punch, all available from Stampeezee.

The swirls are by Inkadinkado & covered in Stickles, the sentiment is Penny Black & the flowers & bling dots are from my stash

Hope you all have a nice relaxing Sunday

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Hugs

Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge, Just Magnolia & Simon Says Stamp

Sunday already, where has the weekend gone??? Well I was working yesterday so lost half of it really, better make the most today crafting, got loads to do, inluding playing with my new birthday stash, woo hoo.
Anyway, onto this weeks card, over at C4E we have another sketch for you, got to say this one challenged the old grey matter somewhat, not sure I have done it justice to be honest!!!!

There is also an additional theme this week which is 'Holiday' I thought my new Beach Tilda & Bathing ring would be perfect!!! I used the masking technique to sit Tilda on her ring, Isn't she cute??? Stampeezee have both items in stock here at the moment



The papers are Imaginisce getting hotter, need water & a shore thing sun ripe stripe, the border punch is Martha Stewart & the sentiment is by Unity Stamps - Mix up of cuteness collection, all these items are available at Stampeezee. The flourishes are Inkadinkado stamped in SU Night of Navy & glittered with stickles

Tilda was coloured in with Promarkers & highlighted with a white pen, I distressed all the edges of the elements with SU Pixie pink ink so I am also entering this card into Just Magnolia & Simon Says Stamp, both challenges are to include distressing on your card.

Pop over to the C4E blog to see that fab inspiration on offer, Andie & Suzette have their first DT cards to show you and you won't be dissapointed, big welcome to you both girls.

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge

I am back from Scotland, I had a fab week with the in-laws, my mother-in-law is a crafter so we indulged in a bit, erm a lot of craft retail therapy, but it was my b'day & I was given pennies to spend!!!!! My MIL had also bought stuff to make projects together so we made a few things in her new craft room, including this card!!!!!! This weeks sketch for C4E incudes the option 'Vintage', I struggled with this as I took nothing vintage to Scotland with me at all so I had to make do with what I had & raid my crafty mummy's stash!!!!

The papers are MME Bloom & Grow Asparagus from Stampeezee & the image is Charmed Delectable 'Annie with Ted' another neglected stamp of mine!!!! I coloured her with........erm....Copic Ciao's........no I have not gone to the dark side it's just we had limited space in the car, what with my son in the back & 3 doggies in the boot & was restricted with what stash I could take!!! My MIL kindly allowed me to use them, got to say, I prefer my PM's, it took me ages to get used to the brush tip of the copic pen, I much prefer the bullet tip of the promarker, not to mention trying to get used to the colours!!!!

My background shape was created with a Martha Stewart border punch & my circles cut out with nesties. The sentment is one from my MIL's stash punched out with SU punches, I also raided her lace stash for the pretty bows.

After I had stuck the card together I realised I had not inked my edges but it was all a little late by then.....LOL

Anyway, some fab news, C4E have 2 new DT members, Andie & Suzette, check out the girls blogs as they are super talented.

Sadly there is also bad news from C4E, the lovely Cindy has been involved in a nasty car accident, if anyone would like to send Cindy a card please contact Michelle of C4E for her e-mail address.

Anyway, thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge #40

Happy Sunday everyone, this week at C4E we have another fab sketch for you to follow, I have used my new Basic Grey Lemonade Papers & flowers both available from Stampeezee. I coloured the sweet Gorjuss girl with Letraset Promarkers and I had a go at doing dark hair, I followed a tutorial by my fellow Passion for Promarker pal Caryn, i used my cool greys, thanks Caryn hunny I love it (Tutorial will be available soon on the PFP blog). My sentiment is by Hero Arts and my cardstock is Stampin Up.

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge #38

Time for the next C4E sketch challenge and this week we have a fab prize available for the randomly selected winner, check out these fab digi images designed by the lovely Michelle of C4E

If you want them now though you they will be avialble on the website for purchase some time today. The DT were lucky enough to be sent the images to use this week & i choose the adorable dino, how cute is he???

I used Basic Grey Archaic papers mounted onto Stampin up old olive & pumpkin pie cardstock, the textured panel behind the dino was done on the cuttlebug and the mesh ribbon thingy was from my stash. The buttons are K&Co threaded with SU twine, Dino was printed out onto SU whisper white cardstock & coloured with Promarkers. All the panels were then attacked with my paper distresser...........suprise, suprise.

I hope you all have a great Sunday, I am feeling a bit under the weather as spent the day in bed yesterday with sickness............i drank some out of date fresh OJ first thing so could have been that I suppose......oh well I wont do it again!!!

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Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge #38 & Old Magnolia Challenge

Time for the C4E sketch challenge again, Sunday sure does seem to roll around quick!!!!!! This week is the optional extra 'Bling'. I chose to use my Magnolia sitting Alva this week as I have discovered the 'Old Magnolia Challenge blog', each week the very talented DT select a magnolia image to be used for that week...........suppose its a bit hit & miss if you own the stamp but this week I struck lucky as Beatrix had chosen Sitting Alva for this weeks image & as I had never used her before (yes I know I am bad)I thought I would
play along.


I have used Basic Grey papers on this card and the large circle & the branch were cut on my Cricut, the scallop circle is made up of loads of mini circles all glued to the edge of the large one.....LOL........so fiddly.

The corners were cut with a sizzix die and decorated with clear bling dots coloured with my Pumpkin Promarker. The little elf herself was coloured with promarkers and the card finished off with Primas & bling dots. I wanted to put a sentiment on the card but it did not look right so I left it off..............I am not sure I am pleased with the card............who on earth would I send it to????

Anyway have a great Sunday, thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge #37

Sunday sure does roll around quickly and with it brings another fab sketch from the lovely Michelle at Crafts 4 Eternity, how cute is the image, I got her from Stampeezee last week, her name is Tutu Face but she can only be purchased in the bricks and Mortar shop, they are not available on the website.

I coloured Tutu face with Letraset Promarkers and decorated her with diamond stickles, oh by the way Stampeezee are now stocking the full range of Promarkers, they will be on the website soon, they will also be stocking Memento Inks, essential for use with these pens so keep checking the site here for their arrival as they have been ordered.

The Dp I used is MME Tiny Dancer 'Chasse' Graceful Circles from Stampeezee................just loving this DP at the moment. The sentiment is Penny Black, punched out with Stampin Up punches. My cardstock & ribbon is Stampin Up and along with the punches is available from me.

I added Faux stitching, flowers spritzed with Glimmer mist and a lovely charm that reads 'made with love' from a fab company called Papirloftet...........check out their fab site here

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge #36

This is a scheduled post so if you are reading this on Sunday 12th, i will probably be upside down on a rollercoaster at Drayton Manor Theme park .........................AAAAAARRRRRGGGGH, my 12 year old son insists I go on these things!!!!!

Anyway Michelle from C4E has created another fab sketch this week with an optional theme of 'Fathers Day'.

To create this card i used papers from the Dovecraft masculine paper pack, the label shape was cut with my cricut & Storybook cartridge. The tie stamp is by Dimension Fourth & was coloured in with My SU markers, the Fathers day stamp is from the SU Occasional Greetings set & was stamped in SU Close to Cocoa. I attacked the card with my Tim Holtz paper distresser.........just loving that tool at the momemt and finished it off with SU Linen thread & buttons from stash.

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

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Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge #35

Time for another sketch challenge over at C4E & what a fab sketch it is, there is also the option 'something hidden' but my creative brain was not generating any ideas at all...........guess they were all hidden....LOL...so I just followed the sketch.

I have used Basic Grey Offbeat papers mounted onto SU Old olive & Real red cardstock. My circle & scallop circle were cut using my Cricut & Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.

I coloured in Cherry Tilda with my Promarkers & sat her on SU Real red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. I then punched out some co-ordinating flowers with my retro punches and decorated the centres with chipboard shapes from K & co. I then punched out 1 of the SU circle of Friendship greetings which I stamped onto Old Olive cardstock with SU Real red Ink.

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

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Sarah

C4E Sketch challenge 34 & CCT #62

The super talented Michelle of C4E has done it again this week with another super sketch for us all to follow, there is also an the option to use purple/lilac on the card so I had no choice but to drag out my favourite Basic Grey Wisteria DP and as always Stampin Up had the perfect cardstock to co-ordinate with it so i chose Perfect Plum & So Saffron.

The image is Geisha Girl Anya by The Greeting Farm sent to me by my Blogging pal Andie (thanks Hunni), she has been stamped onto SU Whisper white card with Black Impress Ink & coloured with promarker as follows:

• Face: Ivory, Blush & Dusky Pink
• Hair: Warm grey 1,2 & 3
• Clothes & Hair flower: Primrose, Pastel Yellow, Aubergine, Amethyst & Lilac, pastel blue & Cornflower.
• I outlined her in Pastel blue

Her hair flower is decorated with purple Stickles & finished off with a purple bling dot from stash and the CCT theme this week is 'Bling' so i have entered the card into that challenge to.

The flowers are Prima and their centres are from my stash, the sentiment is Inkadinkado stamped with SU Elegant Eggplant. I cut out my large circle with my Cricut and Plantin Schoolbook cartridge & Anya was cut out with my Rectangle nesties and Cuttlebug.

Well the sun is shining here so I am off out into my garden to help my son who is trying to make our overgrown garden look pretty.........why did I let all those weeds grow!!!!!!!!

Have a great day & don't forget to leave a comment to let me know you stopped by as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

C4E Sketch Challenge #33 & Spoonful of Sugar #52

Quick put your sunglasses on, I have finally used my Black market Paper society Rhythm paper i got from Stampeezee for this weeks C4E sketch challenge, it's a bit on the loud side for me I think!!!

The card also qualifies for the celebration challenge over at a Spoonfull of Sugar, it's their birthday this week so big celebrations of on that blog.......congrats!!!!

The little hunni on the front of the card is Diva Lexi, a digital image from the Teen collection available from Crafts 4 Eternity, designed by the talented owner Michelle, click here to have a look at the collection. I coloured her in with my Promarkers of course, don't forget to check out the new Promarker challenge blog here

I thought she looked a bit of a tomboy so I avoided flowers and ribbon. I also decided to have a go with my Tim Holtz paper distresser that I have had a while and not used............think I went a bit OTT, it's a great little gadget, it has made the paper look like cloth.

The sentiment is by Penny Black, I seem to use it a lot.....if you haven't already noticed!!!! I punched it out with the large SU circle punch and the little distressed circle embellishments were punched out with various sized SU punches, distressed and layered and finished off with buttons and SU linen thread.

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Sarah

C4E Sketch challenge #32

It's that time of the week again and another great sketch from Michelle at C4E with the option to add stitching, faux or real...............I added my stitching at the very end as made the card then noticed the stitching option...oops, I went for faux stitching and used an SU marker that matched my SU Ink and cardstock...................just love SU. I do have a sewing machine (had it since xmas) but need to learn how to use it..................it's collecting dust at the moment!! Anyway here is my card:

Recipe

• Image: Gorjuss Girl
• DP: Basic Grey Marrakesh
• Sentiment: Penny black
• Tools: SU oval & scallop oval punches
• Colouring Medium: Letraset Promarkers
• Cardstock SU

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Sarah

Sunday comes around so quickly, time for another C4E sketch, i loved working with this layout and will be using it again soon........thanks Michelle. This card is also for the Stampeezee gallery, most of the products used to make this card are available on the website.

Card Receipe

• Stamp - Magnolia Tilda with Bird (available from Stampeezee)


• Sentiment - Hero arts (available from Stampeezee)


• DP: Basic Grey Wisteria (available from Stampeezee)


• Colouring Medium: Letraset Promarkers


• Accesories: Ribbon (Stampin up)


• Tools: SU Circle scallop punch, SU 13/8" circle punch, cuttlebug & nestie dies

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love to read them.

Sarah

C4E Challenge #30

Sunday again already & time for the C4E sketch challenge with the option to create a card for a child.

My Pink Tilda Ballet princess has been shamefully neglegted since I bought her christmas time (like many of my stamps) so I thought I would use her. My lovely god daughter Amy is a wonderful little dancer so this card is destined for her birthday........in September......woo hoo, I am early with a card for a change!!!!

Card Ingredients:

• Stamp: Magnolia PinkTilda Ballet Princess (available here)


• Sentiment: Pink Gem designs


• DP: Sandylion TUTI - Ballet


• Colouring medium: Letraset Promarkers


• Embelishements: Ribbon SU white Taffeta & flower is a prima hydrangea


• Tools: Cuttlebug & nestie dies

Thanks for looking, feel free to leave a comment as I really appreciate it.

Sarah

C4E Sketch challenge #29

It's Sunday again and time for another C4E Sketch challenge, as my second set of Gorjuss girls arrived this week.......yay......I thought I should use a girl from set one that i still have not used yet!!!!! (I know.......full time job gets in the way somewhat.......oh that and housework, non craft shopping etc, anyway hope you like her.

Recipe:

• Stamp: Gorjuss Girl Sentiment: Penny Black Birthday Girl
• DP: Imaginisce Fairest of them all Magic Meadow & Sweet Satin Ribbons available from Stampeezee
• Cardstock: Stampin Up Temping Turquoise (available from me)
• Ribbon: Stampin Up Tempting Turquoise 1/4" grosgrain (available from me) Flower: prima, flower from stash and largest blue flower createtd with large daisy punch (EK Success)
• Bling dots: From stash
• Colouring medium: Letraset Promarkers
• Ink: SU Tempting Turquoise & Black Impress
• Tools: Large Daisy punch (EK Success), SU oval & scallop oval (available from me), oval & scallop oval nesties & cuttlebug

Thank you for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Sarah.

C4E Challenge sketch #28

This is my submission for the C4E sketch challenge, this week there was a colour option of brown, pink and green. I have flipped the sketch and changed the circle for the ornate shape that my Gorjuss girl is sitting on.

Card Recipe:

• Stamp: Gorjuss girl
• Sentiment: Circle of friendship stamp from SU (available from me)
• Cardstock: Core-dinations
• DP: Basic Grey Eva available from Stampeezee
• Accessories: Flowers & ribbon from stash, flower centres available from Stampeezee and Sentiment surround is from the styled silver Hodgepodge by SU (available from me)
• Colouring Medium: Letraset Promarkers
  Ink: Black Impress

Thank you for looking, please feel free to comment.

Sarah

C4E Challenge #27

This card was created for the C4E sketch challenge, please feel free to come and play along.

Ingredients:

• Stamp: Party Sprinkle by Pink Gem designs
• Sentiment: SU Circle of friendship (available from me)
• Accesories: Flowers from stash, bling dots from Stampeezee, ribbon from stash
• DP: Imaginesce - fairest of them all, crowning moment & sweet satin ribbons all from Stampeezee
• Colouring medium: Letraset promarkers
• Tools: SU 1" & 1/2" circle punches, cuttlebug and nestie dies

Thank you for looking, please feel free to leave comments as I love to read them.

Sarah

C4E Challenge #26

Firstly I should apologise for the lack of blogging lately...............I have been really busy with my new Stampin Up venture, my day job and overhauling my craft room which is still not finished (will post some piccies when it's completed for you all to see).

Anyway this card was created for the challenge over at Crafts for Eternity where I have also joined Michelle and the girls on the DT.......YAY. Come and have a go at the lovely sketch pictured below with the option bunnies/rabbits.

The Sketch:

My card:

Card ingredients:

• Image: Magnolia Tilda hugging bunny
• Sentiment: Stampin Up Easter wishes stamp from Occasional greetings collection
• DP: Easter/spring paper pack from the paper cellar
• Cardstock: SU Tempting Turquoise & pink from stash
• Coloring medium: Letraset Promarkers
• Accesories: button brads, pink gingham ribbon from John Lewis & SU 1/4" Tempting Turquoise ribbon available from me
• Tools: Cuttlebug, nestibilities, SU circle & Scalloped circle punches

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love to read them.

Hugs

Sarah

Be mine!!!!!

Sorry about the poor piccie it was dark when I took this photo......the lovely vibrant papers I used look dull on this photo.

This card was created for 2 challenges, Crafts for Eternity have provided a lovely sketch to follow & the One stop craft challenge was to incorporate circles/spots into the card.

I used the following material to create this card:

• Magnolia Pink Tilda with heart stamp available here
• Sentiment from Pink Petticoat Tiny tags
• Papers - Daisy Bucket love you collection, Love notes & True love
• Cricut & Doodlecharms cartridge for heart border
• Cuttlebug & nestie circle, scallop & heart dies
• Letraset promarkers
• Bling from my stash

Thank you for looking, feel free to comment.

Crafty hugs

Sarah

2 in 1 challenge!!

Two challenges in 1 this time, I used the sketch from Crafts for Eternity & the challenge over at Lilli of the Valley was to create a card for a man using one of their products, I don't have many Lilli stamps suitable for men.......this is the closest.

I created this card using the following:

• Lilli of the valley stamp
• Sentiment from Hero arts sentiment collection
• Cricut & Accent Essential cartridge to cut the stars
• Letraset promarkers to colour
• Brads from my stash

Thank you for looking, please feel free to leave a comment

Crafty Hugs

Sarah