Blog Candy

Ooooo Debbiehas got some fantabulous blog candy on offer.  I’m not a bit surprised that she’s had 12,000 hits…. have you seen her blog? Truly A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. 

 

She’s happy to post world wide… so what are you waiting for?

Sketch Saturday #25

Hi folks!!

Last week was busy busy for me, the weekend carried on at a cracking pace, hence my late posting for my Sketch Saturday DT contribution.  Hope I am forgiven ;o)

Just had to ink up my new Tilda stamps for this card and aren’t these two just adorable!  Due to my tight schedule this card was made in a record couple of hours… that’s a quicky card for me. Following Jo’sfabulous sketch I covered the base card with white glitter card. I used the crafters companion quick cards for christmas cd rom to print out the snowflake pattern straight onto 160gsm card. For the white vertical layer I embossed the snowflake pattern using my cuttlebug.  I rounded all the corners with my pretty pink x-cut corner punch. I matted two of the blue layers with silver mirriboard.  I coloured the ice-skating couple with my prisma pencils, sansodor and paper stumps except for all the bits I left white when I then glittered (didn’t come up in the photo’s but I promise you it sparkles) The sentiment is a peel-off… only about a million more of those to use up ;o)

I pleased to say that my sister-in-law saw a pic of this card on my camera and loved it so much that I’ve already popped her name in it for Christmas.

If you head on over to Sketch Saturday there are some Christmas goodies up for grabs as well as some stunning inspiration from my fabulously talented fellow DT members.

 

Tagged:  I’ve been tagged by Jo (thank you Sweetie) If you really wanna read 7 bits of info on me then scroll down to October 4th my last ‘tag deposit’ is there.

Take care, hope you are all having a more relaxing November than me!!

Hugs

Sandra xx

A multiple challenge card.

Hello folks!

I had fun making this one, love the fairy image ,Celeste,(Stamp Galaxy) and her fur collar makes her perfect for wintry cards.  Please excuse my poor photography, haven’t got a clue what went wrong, these two shots were the best of a bad bunch.

I followed this weeks sketch on Friday Sketcher, Cute Card Thursday wanted to see our Angels and fairies this week and I also think this card would be ideal for a teenager which is the requirement for Lili of the Valley challenge.

Quite an easy card to make (once I had finally decided what I was going to use to colour with) I embossed the white base layer of the card using my Cuttlebug and fiskars texture plate, as I did with the blue layers.  I glittered over the snowflakes on the white layer. The large white snow flake is a CB cut & emboss folder (also glittered) and the brad Papermania.  I coloured the fairy’s face and hands with prismas, sansodor and paper stumps. her hair and dress are cosmic shimmer watercolours. The accents on the dress and the star on the wand are stickles.  Her fur collar and shoes are liquid pearls and her wings are cosmic shimmer glitter paint. (phew!!) I finished off the card with a peel off sentiment (I know, I know… but I’ve still got hundreds of these to use up) and a ribbon bow, I think this ribbon was the freebie from a magazine.

Take care and keep crafting!

Hugs

Sandra xx

‘Ethel’ Kadoodle Blog Candy

Hello folks!

It’s blog candy time over on The Kadoodle blog.  Up for grabs this week is my very own design ‘Ethel’.  Here you can see Ethel being her usual charming self during the festive season. A real ‘Bah! Humbug! feel to this card.  I’m sure there are lots of other occasions Ethel would be just perfect for… just right for that touch of humour.

The patterned paper for this card has been in my stash for a while.  The Christmas tree stamp is one of Sheena Douglas’ designs.  It’s actually one of the accessories for her Bear-ia-tions stamps.  I stamped in sepia archival ink.  The garland and foliage have been painted with cheapo kiddies paints (I tried all sorts of different mediums and I was happiest with these) The poinsettia is a Boss Cut die.

I coloured Ethel in with my prismas, sansodor and paper stumps.  The letters are peel-off stickers that I coloured in with a dark brown permanent marker.

Good luck, hope you win Ethel… I’m sure she’ll love her new home.

Take Care

Hugs

Sandra xx

Sketch Saturday #24

Hello folks!

It’s Sketch Saturday time again and this week Jo has come up with a fabulous sketch.  I’m still a bit behind with my Christmas card making so I thought I’d use the opportunity to make another one… that and my new Stamp Galaxy stamps had arrived and I just had to use this little cutie. 

There is also a prize up for grabs this week.  One of my fellow DT members, Debbie, has generously donated a Sarah Kay Christmas stamp.

For this card I used Bo Bunny papers, cardstock stickers and faux buttons.  The gold card I embossed using my Cuttlebug and fiskars texture plate.

I coloured the image with my Prisma pencils, Sanaodor and paper stumps.  For added detail I stamped, coloured, cut out and layered the holly adorning his collar.  I used red liquid pearls to add lustre and dimension to the tiny berries. I think the close up photo has just about picked up the glossy accents that I used on the eyes to add that ‘dewdrop’ look.

Take care and keep crafting!

Hugs

Sandra xx

Kadoodle Blog Candy ‘James’ & Friday Sketchers

Hi folks!

I thought I’d have a go at this weeks challenge over on Friday Sketchers.  I’ve used the totally scrummy ‘James & Holly’ stamp, designed by my friend the uber talented Christine Dark.  As you can see, I wanted my James to hold a Christmas stocking so off came the holly.  This stamp is so versatile as he could hold all-sorts… I can picture him holding a lantern or a big sack of pressies.  It’s great to be able to make cute, boy, Christmas cards.

The papers I used are DCWV.  The Oval I cut with my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities.  I used a Fiskars texture plate to emboss it. The large snowflake is a Cuttlebug cut and emboss die.  The snowflake brad and ribbon are from my stash.  I finished this one off with some sparkly glitter on the oval and large snowflake.

Pop on over to the Kadoodle blog …. James is the blog candy for this week!!

Have fun

Hugs

Sandra xx

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #5

Hello folks!

Here’s my entry for this weeks Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.  Jill has provided a fab sketch and the twist to the challenge is that only the colours pink, brown and white are to be used.  Such a pretty colour combination, I  had lots of fun creating this card.

The papers and cardstock are all DCWV.  The circles cut using my cuttlebug and Nestabilities.  They were then embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folders; Divine Swirls and Swiss Dots. The scalloped ribbon is from my stash.  Isn’t she just the cutest character?  She’s a Hanglar and Stanglar stamp.  I coloured her in using Prisma pencils, Sansodor and paper stumps.  She has been cut out and adhered to the card using glue gel to add extra dimension.  I added the hand tied ribbon bow as a finishing touch.

I would just like to add my special thanks to all of you who take time to leave comments.  I really do appreciate it.

Take care and keep crafting!!

Hugs

Sandra xx

Sketch Saturday #23, Kadoodle & Classes

Huge apology that I haven’t been around much lately.  We’re having a big move-around in our house.  The stash mountain had to be moved.  We’ve got family coming to stay so I’ve graciously ( :ol )  given up my craft room.  Can you imaging what it’s been like housing (let alone moving) nearly 15 years worth of stash mountain building( O )  So with that, decorating and the kids being on half term we’ve been busy.

Anyway, back to crafting!

Here’s my DT card for this weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge.  With everything going on I forgot someones birthday so I thought Kerry Steptoe’s little character, teamed with Coco’s fantastic sketch would be perfect for a belated birthday wishes card. 

The patterned papers are all K&Co.  I have layered the circle and curved pieces onto gold glitter card. (Remind me to use better quality glitter card in future… everything was covered in the stuff by the end of the project). I edged the patterned paper with black ink and the ribbon is from my craft stash.  I wrote the letters on free hand with a gold metallic pen…. not sure if I’m happy with the end result. Maybe I’ll stick to rub ons.  The character I coloured in with my trusty Prisma pencils, Sansodor and paper stumps.  I then cut him out and adhered him using glue gel to add dimension.  I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s a great sketch  and Coco has done a fabulous job in creating it….it’s her first one you know.  Pop along to the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog and you can see the beautiful cards my fellow designers have made for this weeks challenge.

 

Thank you to  Claire Mackaness who had awarded Sketch Saturday the following:

  We are all thrilled that you are finding SS such an inspiration.

More News!!!!

Do you want to remember warmer sunnier times??  Then Come and join me at The Craft Barn on Monday 3rd November.  I have 2 classes running where we will be having some good ol’ seaside fun making cards with my ’seaside’ Kadoodle characters.  Don’t delay! Book Today!!  HERE

Even More News!!

Don’t forget to check out the Kadoodle blog.  You have until Monday to enter for your chance to win my Polly Pumpkin stamp.  

   Remember… if you want her sitting on anything else… just chop that Pumpkin off. Pop on over to the Kadoodle blog to see a stunning card made by DT member Bev. 

Please excuse the looooooooong post… I just had so much to share with you.

take care and keep crafting!!

Hugs

Sandra xx

Sketch Saturday #22

Hi Folks!

It’s Sketch Saturdaytime again and here is my DT card for the challenge. Feast your eyes on lots more Gorgeous DT cards over on the blog. As you can see I’m still delving through the Cosmo Cricket set that I acquired recently.  The patterned papers and boarder strips are all CC.  The dark green boarder is made of felt and adds a lovely texture to the card.  The leaves on this particular boarder are from a sticker sheet. Unfortunately they still had some white around them when pulled off so I stuck them to some card for extra strength, got my trusty precision tip scissors and hand cut them.  I then shaped them with an embossing tool and adhered them to the felt boarder using glue gel to add dimension.  A little time consuming but I like the end result. The little scarecrow, ‘Woody’ has been stamped a few times, coloured with prisma pencils-sansodor-paper stumps and decoupaged.  Hopefully you can see the layers on the second photo. The circles and scalloped circle have been cut using my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities.  I finished off the card with a double, sheer ribbon bow.

Thanks for taking the time to look.  Your comments, as always, are greatly appreciated.

Hugs

Sandra xx

ps.  If you are reading this before Monday then you still have a chance to Win Woody.  Hop on over to the Kadoodle blog for more details.

Sketch Saturday #21

Hello folks!

I have not been online much lately so this is the first chance I’ve had to share my DT card for Sketch Saturday with you.  I made this card for birthday swap I take part in on Crafttelly.com forum.  It’s great fun over there, so come along for a browse and join in with the fun.  Great folk on there.

For this card I used DCWV patterned paper.  All mounted onto gold mirri board.  The image is Precious Moments. I just love these cute characters. I’ve coloured them using my prisma pencils, sansodor and paper stumps. The swirls coming off the flower (held onto the card with a lush yellow MM brad)  are Quickutz Revolution die and I have cut pretty green glittered card-stock.  That’s pretty much it for this card.  Nice and simple….. well it is when you follow a sketch right? 

 

Also:

Big news From The Kadoodle Blog:

From now until Christmas, we will feature one of our Kadoodle stamp every Monday.

 

Here’s this week’s one: one of our really cute scarecrow

cette semaine, un de nos adorable épouvantail

WOODY

 We have more scarecrows in our Kadoodle range, and you can see them all HERE

Nous avons d’autres épouvantails chez Kadoodle, et vous pouvez les voir ICI

 

I hope you love him as he’s one of my very own designs. Visit the Kadoodle Blog and it could be you winning Woody!! So spread the word and Good Luck everyone who enters.

Take care all and keep crafting!!

Hugs Sandra xx

While you’re over at The Craft Barn Online why don’t you book a place on my next classes which are on 31st October… we’ll be using Woody and other scarecrow stamps to make some fantastic cards.  I would love to meet with you and spend some time crafting with you.  I’m looking forward to it already!!