For my mum

Hi Bloggers, long time no blog!!

I have been AWOL for months, been really busy with work and life in generally, not had a lot of time for crafting of late and my Mojo has been non - existent.

Anyway, my sister has asked me to make her a card for her to give our mum for her birthday on Saturday (It's OK, she does not look at my blog), birds or butterflies was the theme so I could not resist using the Tim Holtz Birdcage die!! Gotta say, I am so pleased I got this die, it is so beautiful, I cut mine out of grungeboard and some really old DSP I bought when I first started crafting, not sure who the manufacturer is, it was a cheap deal if i remember rightly!! I overstamped the DSP on the Birdcage with Sanded background stamp by Stampin Up, love this stamp, such a must have!

The sentiment frame is also a Tim holtz die cut that comes with a tag, love it!! The mum sentiment is from a Waltzing mouse set, Roses in Bloom.

I am entering my card into the Cute Card Thursday challenge which this week is anything goes. I am hoping to start entering challenges again, I do miss it.

Anyway, I hope you like the card, thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

Goodbye sweet Will

RIP Will, i miss your cuddles already.x

Sorry I have been AWOL for so long, I really am finding it difficult to get any time to blog, make cards or even blog hop!!

Life is just so hectic for us lately and this week has been a tough one as on Monday evening we had to have our wonderful dog Will put to sleep unexpectedly. He was approx 15 years old, he was a rescue dog so his age was a guess, he had a long life but it still does not make it any easier. He was OK before I left for work on the morning, fighting his way through the younger ones in for his breakfast but when I got home and went to feed him he never came running into the kitchen as usual, he could not stand, his back legs would not let him, his breathing was very laboured and he was not the slightest bit interested in his food. He just lay down on the floor and I somehow knew that this was the end for him and I broke my heart there and then!!

We got an emergency appointment at the vet who told us that Will possibly had a tumour on his liver, he was retaining a lot of fluid and his breathing was difficult as a result, the vet said that Will was really struggling and had given up!! He was just lying on the vet table, no fight to keep him there like we usually have!! There was nothing that could be done and the kindest thing was to say goodbye to our wonderful companion and I think between myself, hubby and our son, we flooded the consultation room with tears whilst we said our goodbyes, the Vet was really patient with us.

We held him as he was put to sleep and out of pain, it was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my life!!

Will was a fantastic dog, great with kids, very loving, always comforted me when I was sad, he bought us and many of our family and friends so much joy..........and destruction when he was younger but he was worth it, such a trusting soul considering he was a rescue and we will never forget him.

The strange thing was that the night he died........Mon 13th of June was my late fathers Birthday, I like to think my dad has him up in heaven, it helps me to deal with the loss......coincidence maybe but I like to think they are looking after each other now.

I hope to get back to blogging soon.x

Passion for Promarkers

Hi bloggers, hope you are all well!!

Welcome to another Passion for Promarkers challenge and this week we want to see 2 of something on your creations!!

I have used 2 stamps on my creation and i thought the theme of wedding 'two become one' was also quite apt for the theme!!



I used old Stampendous stamps that I have never used before, I am trying to use all my stamps at least once......I am not doing too well, I buy them faster than I use them and I just can't seem to stop!!!

The DSP is from a wedding themed making memories paper pack I got from Hobbycraft last year, I think it is still available.

I coloured the happy couple in Promarkers and dabbed some stickles on the brides dress, every bride needs a bit of bling right???

Hope you like my card, pop over to the PFP blog as team 1 and team 2 have joined forces this week and there are some stunning samples for your inspiration!!

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

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers - For a Teenager

Howdy bloggers, I'm back at last!!!

Florida was fab and super hot and yes I found craft shops thanks to the lovely girls on Splitcoaststampers pointing me in the right direction. Hubby spoiled me rotten as usual and I came back with lots of copics, scrapbook papers, dies, embellishments and lots of stamps, I managed to get to Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Jo-annes, I would have loved to have gone to a dedicated stamping shop but I think I may have been pushing my luck......LOL
I just need to find the time to use it all now!!!

Anyway, this week over at Passion for Promarkers we want to see the theme 'For a Teenager'. I dusted off an old greeting farm stamp 'Edward', (in stock here) I forgot how much fun these guys are, I must ink up the others!!!

I teamed Edward up with some papers from my Basic Grey 'Oliver' pad, available here and coloured him in the following Promarkers:

Cool grey, 1, 3, 4, 5, warm grey 5, dusky pink, blush, pastel pink, sandstone, Ivory, Burgundy, crimson and my trusty blender, all the Promarkers I have used are in stock here

I kept the card simple, the sentiment is from the Free spirit sentiments set by Waltzing Mouse stamps, such a versatile set of sentiments!!! I added a some wonky stitching the the card to add interest.....LOL, I don't think I will ever master the sewing machine, it seems to have a mind of its own!!!

Hope you can join us this week

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

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers - WOW

Hi bloggers, this is a scheduled post as I am still in Florida, hopefully enjoying the sunshine and spending quality time with my family and friends, (hope I have found the craft shops by now :0)

I had to make this card well in advance..........I don't do advance......I am a last minute.com kind of gal, this is a first for me....LOL

Anyway, this week at Passion for Promarkers the challenge is WOW (White on white), hope i got it right as I have never made a WOW card before!!!

My big sis asked me to make a baby card for a friend who has just had a baby girl on her last IVF attempt, I turned to this adorable Penny black stamp, 'Baby Hammock' that I have to tell you is the second time I have used this stamp..........that is a record for me....LOL, it makes such cute baby cards, well worth having in your stamp collection!!

I coloured Baby Hammock in the following Promarkers:

Lemon, Sunflower, cerise, pale pink, dusky pink, pastel pink, china blue, cinnamon, tan, cool grey 1, warm grey 3 and pastel blue, leaf green, forest green and blender

The border around the card was created with my Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch and I used the cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder for the embossed panel. The circle I stamped my image on and the frame around it are a Marianne design creatables set I got from Stampeezee, I love this set!!!

The ribbon is Seam Binding from Stampeezee, available here

I hope you like my card and would love you to leave a comment, I will visit you back when I return from my hols, no internet for me in Florida, hubby has banned it....LOL

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers, Embellishments

Hi bloggers, Hope this finds you all well, by now I will be into my first week in Florida in theme park heaven with my lovely family so forgive me if I don't visit you this week, I am scheduling my next few posts - fingers crossed they work!!

Anyway, this week at Passion for Promarkers the challenge is 'make your own Embellishments' I chose to use an a la mode stamp from My Favourite Things, don't cha think that lil lady and that teddy are cute?? I love these a la modes, see them all here, the one I have used is 'Oh Baby' and it comes with 4 sentiments that stamp beautifully!!I had to paper piece that teddy and pop his head up on dimensionals, soooooooo adorable!!!

I coloured the rest of the image in the following Promarkers, all of which are available here: Blush, Dusky Pink, Rose pink, meadow green, apple, cocoa and caramel

The Rosette was made from this die here and the paper button using this die here.

My Favourite things are bringing out some fab lines at the moment, I think I have a slight obsession with this manufacturer at the moment...LOL

The sketch is an old Mojo Monday, fab layout.

Oh before I forget the DP is Imaginisce Baby Powder Baby's breath, so sweet!!

Hope you like my card, have a great week and thanks for looking.x

Passion for Promarkers Yellow & Pink

Hi everyone, hope this finds you all well, I am super busy at the moment, we go to Orlando, Florida on Saturday for a much needed holiday, I have so much to do in advance and far too much ironing!!!!

I will try to do as much commenting as I can before I go but don't be offended if I don't stop by as I will be scheduling a few posts but I will have no access to a computer for 2 weeks!!! Hubby said I am banned....no mobile either.......not sure how I will cope...LOL

Anyway, this week at Passion for Promarkers we want to the colours Yellow and Pink, i took th oppurtunity to ink up my new Pure Innocence Daffodil stamp I got from Stampeezee!!

I used some old Basic Grey papers I had knocking about and I coloured Daffodil with the following colours:

Blush, dusky pink, pastel pink. sunflower, gold, caramel, cocoa, baby pink, cerise, bright green & leaf green



The sentiment came with the stamp set

I hope you like my card this week,Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them.

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers 'Bug' Challenge

Hi bloggers, Time for Passion for Promarkers again and this week Ida want's to see 'Bugs' on our projects!!!!

I inked up my much neglected 'Tilda as Dragonfly' i thought she was perfect for this challnge.



The papers I used are from my stash, I think they are Pink Petticoat downloads but I cannot be sure!! The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink

I will try and get round everyones blogs this week, I have been so busy the last few weeks with work and life in general that I just don't have much time to myself!!

Anyway, have a great week, hope you can play along

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

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers In the Garden

Hi Bloggers, I hope you are all well, Passion for Promarkers time again already, where is the time going?

This week our theme has been chosen by the boss Denise and it is 'in the Garden', I just had to ink up 'Carnation' from Pure Innocene that I got from Stampeezee on Saturday. I teamed this cutie up with some Cosmo Cricket Early Bird Paper available here and my Blossom nestabilities in stock here. I thought all of these floral elements fitted the challenge perfectly!!



The sentiment I used is from this Whimsy set here and the little embellishments I used are called 'Dew Drops' and are available in lots of colours here

Carnation was coloured with Promarkers in the following colours:

Burgundy, Red, Cocoa, Sandstone, cool grey 1, Duck egg blue, Turquoise, Blush, Pastel Pink, Dusky Pink, Leaf green, Forest Green and the Blender

Thanks for looking, please feel free to leave a comment so I know you stopped by.

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for promarkers - Sketch

Morning Bloggers, happy Tuesday to you all!!

Welcome to another Passion for Promarkers Challenge and this week we have a sketch for you to follow, designed by Gro.

I decided to use my new 'Toadstool Retreat' stamp by Tatty Button, see this super cute range on the Stampeezee website here, I just could not resist that little mouse sneaking out from the side of the toadstool!!



I popped some Glossy accents over the red bit of the mushroom, I just love that stuff!!

I coloured my image with the following Promarkers:

Pastel pink, Cool grey 1,2 & 4, Satin, Tan, Pastel Beige, Marsh Green, Cardinal Red, Poppy, Lipstick Red and Blender, the entire range of Promarkers are available here

The papers I used are My Minds Eye Stella Rose -Mabel, available here

The sentiment I used is from this Whimsy stamp set here

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

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers - Food & Drink

Hi bloggers, hope you all had a great weekend, it's Passion for Promarkers time again and this week Denise has chosen the theme 'Food & Drink', so we need to see something food or drink related, or both.....simples!!

As soon as I saw this weeks challenge I knew that I wanted to use Birthday Flopsey from My Favourite Things, available here at Stampeezee, as you can see Flopsey's ears would not fit in my nestie so I made it so they stuck out, love that technique!!

I have got a bit addicted to MFT lately as Stampeezee are now stocking more of their fab products!! The border was created with the MFT open scallop die available here

The layout for my card is last weeks Mojo Monday sketch, I am a day late so I can't enter the challenge but I liked the sketch anyway.

I coloured Flopsey with the following Promarkers:

Pastel blue, pastel pink, Turquoise, cool aqua, Umber, Cinnamon, Sandstone, Gold, Tan & Blender

The sentiment is from the same set as Flopsey, you get the Flopsey and 3 sentiments, Bargain!!!

My papers are Basic Grey Hopscotch in Stock here

Anyway, I hope you like my card, thanks for stopping by, please feel free to leave a comment as I love reading them and I will know you have popped in and will stop by your place.x

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers - Sugar Rush

Hi bloggers, hope you are all well, another week gone by and time again for Passion for Promarkers, this week Vix has chosen the theme 'Sugar Rush', I have gone for cute & girly.

I chose to use a cute image from La La Land Crafts, Ballarina Marci, some of this adoarable range will soon be available at Stampeezee....can't wait, they have some cute images!!

I made a trinket box using the tutorial I used last year from Kirsten's blog, hubby converted it to metric for me, details on this post here

The layout is from this weeks Friday Sketchers, fab sketch by Claudia



This is the view at the back, I used a Whimsy Stamp from the handmade letter seals set, in stock here at Stampeezee, I cut the image out with nesties

Look at the sentiment I used, it is perfect for this image. It is from a set called Sweet Spring Jolinne available here at Stampeezee, I stamped it in Rich Cocoa Memento.

The nesting die set I used for the sentiment is by Die-namics from MFT also from Stampeezee and should be back in stock any day now, I had the last one...isn't it just fab?? Check out the other MFT dies Debbie has in stock, they are fantastic.



Check out the pearls in Marci's hair below, they are by Stampin Up, they are tiny, love them, they come in a pack of all different sizes, I got mine from the lovely Rach

I also decoupaged her flower and skirt.......how adorable!!

I coloured my image in the following PM's:

Cerise, Baby Pink, Pale pink, Leaf green, Blush, Dusky pink, Pastel Pink, Cinnamon, Umber, Cool grey 1 & 2 and the blender.



I used papers from the Lost & Found collection from My Minds Eye, they have the range in Stock in Hobbycraft at the moment, bit pricey though!!! The cardstock is Stampin Up Chocolate Chip, I used my last few sheets on this project!!

The ribbon I used is seam binding available in 20 colours here at Stampeezee

Not sure if you can tell from the pics but I went a bit mad with the crystal stickles!!

My card also qualifies for the DYSU challenge which is 'anything goes' and I have entered my project into the La La Land Crafts very own Gallery for March.

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

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers - One for the boys

Tuesday sure does come around quickly, bringing with it Passion for Promarkers!!

This week it was my turn to choose the challenge and I chose a theme

'One for the boys'

Here is my card:



Yes, I chose to use another Pink cat Studio image, I cannot resist them and when I saw this I just had to have it, don't ya just think those Dino's are the cutest?? It also gave me an excuse to use my new Whimsy balloon stamps and dies....how cool are they?

The close up: Awww, adorable!!

I coloured these cuties with the following Promarkers:

Pastel blue, Pumpkin, Forest Green, Amber, Bright green, Duck egg, Turquoise & blender........don't forget Promarkers are all available individually here at Stampeezee.

I added some faux stitching for interest, the star was created with Stampin Up's star punch and the papers are Imaginisce B-day bash It's a party & suprise, in stock here at Stampeezee

Hope you like my card, pop over to the PFP blog to check out the other cards for the boys, you won't be dissapointed!!!

My eyes are healing well from my Laser eye surgery, they are not getting as tired now so hopefully I will be able to visit everyone soon as I will be able to spend longer on the computer, so I will pop by soon to say hi.

Thanks for looking, leave a comment to say you have been by and I will pop by your place to say hi.

Hope you can join in with the challenge

Hugs

Sarah

An afternoon with Tim Holtz

Yes, you read that correctly!!!

Yesterday afternoon my lovely friend Debbie from Stampeezee took me along to a Tim Holtz workshop at the NEC in Brirmingham, I had a FANTASTIC time, thank you Debbie!!

I got to use lots of new products and I learned loads of new techniques. We made 3 canvases in 3 hrs, this is the first one and is my favourite.

Just look at that dress form die behind the bird cage.........I need it!!!



This is going in pride of place in my craft room, the man himself even signed it for me, L@@k!!

This was the second one we made, this one was designed and taught by a lady called Dyan Reaveley, such fun to make! We coloured in the bird and the flowers with perfect pearls, i have never used them as paints before so this was a great tip to pick up! Dyan pre-printed the canvas, she had designed it with her new range of stamps.

Not showing you the third one, it didn't quite turn out as it should of....LOL, It was a Whimsical canvas using Claudine Hellmuth stamps and paints, I managed to make it look like a 3 year old had made it....He He!!! Great fun to have a play though!

I didn't want the day to be over, it was fantastic, thanks again Debbie! I also got to see the lovely Marlene, so nice to see you hun.x

You may wanna pop over to the Stampeezee website by the way, Debbie has loads of new godies in, new MME paper pads, more Greeting for Stamps, a new range of stamps called Bildmarlana.....so cute, some Whimsy stamps and Dies, including the sought after Ticket die and 20 colours of seam binding! Lots more goodies on the way to, so pop over and have a nose!

Hope you are having a great weekend.

Hugs

Sarah

Introducing Wee stamps

How cute is this little honey?

Her name is Wee Suzi and the lovely Sylvia is offering her as a gift to anyone the helps spread the word about her adorable digi stamp company, check out Sylvia's blog here for details.

There are some cute digis already released and some adorable ones to come, I know I will be having a few of them they are amazing!!!

Pop over and have a look for yourself, you won't be dissapointed

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers Coffee & Cream

Hi Bloggers, happy Tuesday to ya, sorry I never posted last week, had a few issues with my laptop power pack!!! I also had Lazer eye surgery on Thursday so I am spec free, woo hoo!! My eyes get tired when I look at the computer screen though so this will be a quick post as I have been at work all day and my eyes are worn out!!

Time for Passion for Promarkers again and this week we want to see the theme 'coffee & creme', my card is a quickie as I made next weeks card before my eye surgery then realised i had missed a week and had to make something last minute, so I am not at all happy with it.

I used a Pink Cat Studio Image, gotta love these cuties!! The sentiment was a freebie from to match the squirrel from Pink Cat.

I coloured Squirrel with my PM's, I have lost my list of colours, I wil try and add it tomorrow if i can find it but in the mean time I need to switch off as the old eyes are needing some rest.

Hope you can join us this week

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

Hugs

sarah

Passion for Promarkers Challenge 85 Inspiration

Hiya Bloggers, Passion for Promarkers time again....Yay!! This week Ida has given us a picture to use for inspiration, first thing I thought of doing was an image with clouds in the background, then I changed my mind and used the colours instead!!!!

Yes, I left my card making until the last minute again, I just don't seem to have any time to play these days, I spend 2-3 hrs a day travelling to and from my FT job so by the time I get home, get the house jobs done etc, the nights are gone!!! I am soooooooo tired!!!



Anyway, enough of my Waffling on, here is my card:

I used a LOTV image I got at the NEC in November, yes it is the first time this one has seen ink, the sentiment is from Stampin Up's Circle of Friendship Set as is the border punch I used. I coloured the image with Promarkers as follows:

Dusky Pink, Blush, Pastel Pink, Denim blue, Pastel blue, sandstone, cocoa, caramel, apple, meadow green, cool grey, 1, 3 & 5, ice grey 1, pastel yellow & blender

I hope you like my card enough to leave a comment

Have a great week, hope you can join in the challenge

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers - Let it Shine (Sparkle)

Hi Bloggers, hope you are all well!!

Sorry another week has gone by without a post but I am finding it really hard to find time for myself these days, so much to do and so little time!!!

Anyway, this week at Passion for Promarkers we have the theme 'Let it Shine (Sparkle)', so get out the bling, glittered papers & glamour dust and get creating!

I chose to make a Valentine card this week and when I saw this Digi from Pink Cat Studio 'Blobby In love' I knew he would be perfect for this weeks challenge.



Not sure if you can tell but I have glamour dusted the hearts on the image, & used some glittered papers by Imaginesce. The hearts were cut from an old christmas DCWV stack using my Cuttlebug Concentric hearts die, love this die, first time I have used it. I believe it is discontinued now, I got mine from Ebay.

I had a go with my sewing machine on this card........yeah I know it's crooked but come on It's only my 2nd attempt, and they say practice makes perfect right??? Ahem, so I need a fair bit of practice....LOL

Cute Blobby was coloured with Promarkers in the following colours:

Pastel Blue, Denim Blue, Ruby, Ice grey 1, Cerise & Baby Pink

Hope you like my card

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

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers

Hi bloggers, hope you are all well and have survived 'Blue Monday', so well named, our Monday was awful but I won't bore you with all the details!!

Anyway, Tuesday sure comes around real quick & with it comes Passion For Promarkers challenge, Yay!!

This week the challenge is 'Love', I made a heart box, not sure who to give the credit to as these things are all over the Net!!



I used Whiff of Joy's Henry Mouse Hugging Heart for my image & coloured him with Promarkers, the sentiment is by Unity Stamps

Hope you can join us this week

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

Hugs

sarah

Passion for Promarkers & Penny Black

Hi bloggers, hope you are all ok, I have been a busy bee this past week trying to get organised!!! I have started with the finances, doing all that switching electric/gas providers etc, suprising how long it takes to sort out all that paperwork that accumulates over the year!!

The overtime ban at work has also been lifted to clear a backlog so I have been getting the extra pennies whilst it's available, so I have had very little crafting time again but I have made my Passion for Promarkers card this week, I could not resist this weeks challenge which is a 'Baby theme' my favourite!!!

It also gave me a chance to use my new Penny Black stamp I got from The NEC in November, another stamp crossed off my very long list of 'stamps still to be used' Another reason for using this particular stamp was so that I can enter this week's Penny Black challenge 'New Beginings', I will have to link up my card when I get home from work as this is a scheduled post.

Anyway here is my card:

I decided to make a card with my Nesties, these cards come out so small & cute, love em!!

Here's the close up:

Not sure if you can tell but I used seed beads for the flowers centres, totally forgot I had them. The little tag is a Stampin up set 'Tiny Tags' and co-ordinating punch, again something I have never used before, I know I am bad!!!

The cute image was coloured with Promarkers as follows: Dusky Pink, pastel Pink, Blush, cerise, baby pink, pale pink, leaf green, ice grey 1 & 3, cinnamon, Tan & Blender

I really hope you can join us this week

Our sponser is the fab Joanna sheen who is offering the winner a £10 voucher to spend on her fab website

Hope you like my card, please feel free to leave a comment so I know you have been

Hugs

Sarah

Passion for Promarkers challenge 81

Happy 2011 to you all, I hope you all had a great holiday. I managed to to catch the flu bug a few days before christmas and I still have the tail end of a cough, seems most people have been poorly at some stage over the christmas period, some nasty bugs going about!!!

On the bright side, my in-laws came to visit from Scotland, my mother in law is Lil-Daffodil, you may have noticed her about on your travels!! It was lovely to see them both and we got to do a little craft shopping and even made a few bits!

Santa kindly bought hubby an I Mac so I can upload photos from the digi camera again.....woo hoo, no more I-phone pics, the card reader on my laptop has been broken for a few months!!

Anyway, the first challenge of 2011 for Passion for Promarkers is here and the DT want to see the theme 'Thank you'.

Our sponser is the fab Letraset

Here is my first card of 2011:

I choose this adorable free Digi image from Motivet, how cute is that puddy cat? Don't tell my doggies I am drooling over a Kitty.......our house is strictly a kitty free zone!!!! The husband is very allergic to certain types of fur, cat hair does something very strange to his eyes!!!!

• Sentiment: Stampin up Oval All
• Papers: Basic Grey Green at Heart
• Tools: SU Oval & scalloped oval punch
• Embellishments: SU Ribbon, roses Hobbycraft & Stampeezee
• Coloring: Promarkers, Blender, Warm grey 1, 3, 4 & 5, Plum, orchid, purple, Amethyst, pastel pink, cocoa & caramel

I hope you can join in the challenge, and good luck with the New Years resolutions, I have a few:

1. Loose weight, we go to Florida in a few months so I need to get into my shorts....LOL
2. Use all of my image stamps at least once!!! About 90% of my stamps have never seen ink!!!
3. Post at least once a week on my blog.
4. Be more organised!! That includes keeping a tidy house....erm craft room and not throwing away lots of gone off food I never got round to cooking. Working full time really does not suit me....LOL
5. Limit the amount of craft stuff I buy, I really need to use the mountain of patterned papers I already have and use all my dies etc at least once.....I bad!!!!

Anyway enough waffle from me, please leave me a comment so I know you have been, I will pop by and see you in return, I sometimes forget all the fab blogs I really should be perusing, I need a reminder now and again, my memory is awful!!!

Thanks for looking,

Hugs

Sarah