Cheaters card!!!

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Hi peeps,

Hope you are all well, we are mega busy of late and I hardly get near the computer these days, I have to fine my son and hubby for my own laptop!!!

Anyway, I thought I would show you a quick card I made using a portion of a DCWV 12x12 paper, I just cut the patterned image off the card and mounted it on to red and green cardstock and then onto a s
heet of A4 card folded in half and voila a quick easy card!!!



I have picked up this idea from Deb at Stampeezee, she makes some amazing cards for sale in her shop from patterned papers with just a few embellishments, just quick and simple but effective!! I love this DCWV stack, some great papers in it.

Anyway, I am off to bed now, I am worn out, had a long day today, well everday is a long day as moving offices means I am travelling for 2hrs a day now...yuk!!!

Hope to get round some blogs at the weekend to see what you have all been up to.

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

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers Blog Hop

WELCOME TO THE PASSION FOR PROMARKERS BLOG HOP!!

Over at Passion for promarkers challenge this week we are celebrating the change of design teams with a blog hop. I’m sure you are as excited as I am as there are lots of lovely goodies up for grabs!! We also have a few new faces on the design team so I hope you will leave them a nice comment to welcome them.

Firstly if you’ve arrived at my blog from Nic's blog you are in the right place, if not return to the challenge blog and start your hop again. Our blog hop challenge will last for 2 weeks so you have plenty of time to enter your card (or cards) and hop around the whole design team.

Our challenge theme for the next two weeks is “old & new” i.e. a brand new stamp/digi with old papers etc. Please can you tell us your old and new items in your post. Don’t forget to use your promarkers or aqua markers to be included in our prize draw.

My card uses on old Magnolia stamp, old Magnolia papers & my new Cuttlebug folder that I think looks like snow. My sentiment is also old, it is from a set by Kelly Panacci but this is the first time I have used it so is that new or old?....LOL

I kept my card really simple , I was having a few issues with embellishment placement. I have used Vintage photo Distress Ink to add a bit of colour to the Papers and added some stickles for sparkles, the silver cord is by Stampin Up.

As you’ve read on the challenge blog the design team are also offering some candy of their own, so please leave me a comment on this post and I will randomly draw a winner for a promarker prize courtesy of Letraset.

You also have a “mystery word” to find and my contribution is the letter “S”. Make a note of my letter and then proceed to the mega talented Sue C for the next part of the hop. If you get lost on the hop at all just return to the challenge blog for full directions.

I just want to let you know the wonderful prizes up for grabs for our blog hop challenge:

Letraset are offering a full set of Aqua Markers to one lucky winner *woohoo*.

Wendy at The Secret Crafter is offering a Basic Grey ‘Oliver’ paper pad

Emma at Crafty Emma’s Store is offering a 12 pack of Aqua Markers

Sally-Ann from DigiStamp Boutique is offering 6 digi images from her shop

I hope you will be able to join in with our challenge and also have fun taking part in our blog hop. Don’t forget you need to “hop” on over to Anja now and leave her a comment and collect your next “mystery” letter. Have fun and good luck!

Hugs

Sarah

Magnolia Stamp Alert!!!!

Just a quick post to let you all know that Stampeezee have just taken delivery of some more Magnolia Christmas stamps, a couple from the new collection and and some from older collections so take a look here

They also have a couple of designs of the new papers and the Ponsettia and misletoe dies which I don't think have been loaded yet!! Anyway take a look here but be quick as Deb has only ordered about 6 of each of these cuties and some of her regulars have already snapped some of them up!!

Not another baby card Surely???

Yes I am afraid so another baby card, no idea what I am playing at but I can't help but churn these out, they make me happy and we seem to be having a bit of a baby boom in the office at the moment so I will need them all!!!!

Anyway, I am using my unloved stash, yes shock horror, I have had that cuttlebug folder for more than 12 months and I have never used it, the bear comes from PTI's Baby Button Bits set, got to say I have used a couple of the stamps from that set now.......go me!!!!

The dark and light pink panels are from a co-ordinations stack, they are both mounted onto PTI's fab Kraft card. I coloured bear with my very neglected Promarkers!!

Hope you like it!!

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

Hugs

Sarah

Truly Scrumptious, A spoonfull of sugar & Simon says stamp

Sorry I have not posted again for a week but life has given us another kick in the teeth, my brother-in-laws sister collapsed suddenly on Sunday morning, it turned out she had an abscess on her brain, unfortunately it burst and we lost her the following day. She leaves behind a husband and 2 children aged 10 & 17!!

I am not sure what will happen on christmas day now as we had planned a big family christmas again this year, we usually spend christmas and boxing day with this poor family so I am not sure what we will do now, it really breaks my heart, she was only 49!!

I thought I would participate in a couple of challenges to cheer myself up today and I found a fab sketch over at Truly Scrumptious, they also have the option of Pearls, petals and bows, I managed the pearl bit....LOL

Here is my card, yes another baby one, not sure why I keep making them but at the moment I cannot face making christmas cards, just can't get into the spirit!



I thought I would use my very neglected Sizzix die, I cut the elephant out of felt.....sooooo cute!!! He is still available to buy here at Stampeezee

The paper is K & Co Itsy Bitsy and the nestie is Lacey circles available here, the sweet sentiment is by PTI's Baby Button Bits punched out with my SU word window punch

I am also entering my card into A spoonfull of Sugar & Simon says stamp which this week want to see us use our punches and die cuts

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

Baby Baby

Happy Sunday everyone, hope everyone is well in blogland!

I am pleased to say my brother is recovering well from his heart attack and finds himself now having to make big lifestyle changes! Mainly diet and reducing the amount of hours he puts in at work as seemingly working long hours and not resting/sleeping enough does not give the body enough time to break down the bad fats!!

I will be cutting down on the bad stuff I eat now as this has scared me!!

Anyway on a brighter note I have made 2 cards!! Woo hoo. I am trying to use all my unloved, unused stamps to make at least 2 cards each with them and although I should be making christmas cards, I have to make what my mojo wants to make and last night it was baby cards!!!

I made 2 cards using an Elzybell's baby image and a Hero Arts stamp, the DP is from my stash and the punch is Martha Stewarts Doily

I am going to make these in Pink and lemon so I have cards for a girl and an either or, I am trying build up my go to card stash so I am creating some simple designs that I can make in a jiffy, although saying that I decoupaged the sling and baby's head which took a little extra time!

I am also making myself finish off the insides with inserts etc and pop them into cello bags with envies, I have made loads of cards in the past and they end up all crushed and bent so I am trying to be good!!!

The little bit of colouring was done with Promarkers, Blush, dusky pink and pastel Pink, all available from Stampeezee.

Anyhow, I am off to my sisters house, she is cooking us Sunday lunch today...woo hoo, my 2 year old fridge (just out of WA) finally had to be switched off as it was giving off a burning smell so all my food is either in the bin or in other peoples fridges/freezers!! Can't believe it has died already after I paid £1300 for it!!!!

Anyway, have a great day

Hugs

Sarah

Passion For Papertrey

Get me, 2 posts in 1 day!!!

I just had to play along with this weeks Passion for Papertrey!! The challenge this week is to CASE a card made by one of the actual PTI DT!! Er, how many times can I enter??? I just love everything they do, especially Nichole...........I especially love how she breaks down her projects into step by step instructions!!

Anyway, I chose to CASE this little beauty below



I kept mine pretty much exact, I changed the colour obviously and I left out stamping the dots on the background......only because I struggle to get a crisp image with my SU inks, I find chalk inks are much better and I like Versafine for my words. I added some glamour dust to the lacy edges of the cake and Voila, card CASED, although mine does not seem to look as classy as Nichole's, but i have to say it is much prettier IRL.

Anyways I am off to bed now,

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

Hugs

Sarah