Coo-ee!

I am still here.
Been taking a mental health time out for a while but will be back.
Here is a not very good pic of a pop up box card I made my friend Susan a couple of months ago
I forgot to take a shot with the camera and just had a snap with my phone.

Love to you all
Sandra

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' is Cold Outside

Hey Folks

It's time for some Mid Challenge inspiration for Christmas at Sweet Stampin'

It's Cold Out Side.

Sponsored by Yours and Mine Papercraft.

I have used Olaf from the movie Frozen.

He was a Facebook followers freebie from Simply Betty.

Coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut.

He's mounted on a circle of blue glitter card over a 

Nesties heart circle in pearlescent card.

That is on a base of blue mesh over pearlesent card with 

blue sequence ribbon fromThe Ribbon Girl.

Sentiment is computer generated.

I'd like to enter him at

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas
Crafting for all Seasons - No designer papers
I love Promarkers - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throw down  - Digi Dimension
Sketch N Stash - Sketch and old stash
(Blue glitter card and mesh have been kicking about for eons)

Don't forget to go see what the rest of the team have created 

Good Luck

Sandra xxx

Sweet Doodles and Stamping

Hello

Time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin'

Doodles!

Sponsored by The Hobby House

who are giving one lucky winner £10 worth of goodies!

I went clean and simple for this one using the doodles to add dimension to my sentiment

The image is a digi from A Day for Daisies - Little Striped Dress

Coloured with Promarkers.

Sentiment is from a set by Doo Lally Pip called Don't be Afraid.

Doodled frames by me. 

I know some people struggle to doodle but this one is easy.

 Do a more or less straight line first then draw a wavy line next going slightly from one side of straight line to the other. Simples!

Top layer is popped on some 3D foam and matted onto black.

I'd love to enter her at

Digi Galore - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Clean and Simple/Classy and Elegant
Crafting for all Seasons - No designer paper.
Hanna and Friends - CAS

Don't forget to go see the fabulous creations of my Teamies for more inspiration

Sandra xxx

Sweet Stampin'

Hello

Time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin'

Inspired by a book, film or song

Sponsored by Yours or Mine Paper Crafts..
who are also offering Sweet Stampers a 20% discount.
Thank you Mei!
and our monthly sponsor Cuddly Buddly

Image and Sentiment

Kenny K - Rock Dude

Coloured with Promarkers.

Paper from stash

Die cut and glittered stars.

Don't forget to go see the fabulous creations of my Teamies for more inspiration

Sandra xxx

Christmas at Sweet Stamin'

Ho Ho Ho.

It's time for some mid-challenge inspiration over on Christmas at Sweet Stampin'

It's a Tropical Christmas

Sponsored by The Hobby House.

I didn't have any tropical Christmas images so I improvised

This is Saturated Canary- Toes in the Sand.

I've used tropical style paper and added Christmas stamps then added a Santa hat.

I'd like to enter her at

Thanks for stopping by

Sandra x

Having a laugh at Sweet Stampin'

Hi lovely Bloggers

Time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin', we want Humour this week.

Remember that we need to see stamping inky or digi for achance to win from our fab sponsors

Crafts U Love and Cuddly Buddly.

Image and Sentiment are Pollycraft.

Coloured with Promarkers

Paper was from stash and I think it was a magazine freebie.

Finished with some Card Candy.

Pop over to Sweet Stampin' to see the rest of Team Fi's  cards

 which are way more humourous than mine. 

Tho my 8 year old picking the Hippo for his Aunt's card because 

it looked just like her did give me a laugh!

Good Luck

Sandra xxx

Getting Sentimental at Sweet Stampin'

Hi Guys

Been busy with a new addition to the family.
Meet Fudge our little Shih Tzu puppy.

I had forgotten how much work babies are. She's into everything! Even stole my camera.

Anyway on to business.

Over at Sweet Stampin' our challenge is Sentiment only, to make the Sentiment the Focus.

We are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons plus our monthly sponsor Cuddly Buddly.

The sentiment stamp is Inkylicious.
Cutout with Nesties lable 8
plus the blue is cut with Memory box Circle Border
and Chloe stem with blue pearls from stash.

I'd like to enter it at

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Make it Monday

Good luck
Sandra x

Sweet Stampin' in stitches

Hi Guys

Time for another challenge at Sweet Stampin'

In Stitches, real or fake stitching but don't forget the stamping.
Sponsor this week is Di's Digi Designs
plus the chance to win our monthly prize from Cuddly Buddly.

I used Pollycrafts Bailey

She's coloured with Promarkers.

I doodled some stitching.

Paper is

The wooden stars were a bargain from The Range. 50p for a bag full.

I'd like to enter her at

Make it Monday

Thanks for visiting

Sandra x

Festive Foliage

Morning Peeps

Time for a mid-month reminder at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'.

Festive Foliage is the theme.

Christmas trees, holly, ivy, ponsetias etc

The sponsor is The Hobby House.

I used A Day for Daisies - Ponsetta bloom.

Printed off  twice and coloured with promarkers then

fussy cut and decopaged for depth.

Placed it onto a Fancy oval diecut.

Ribbon and paper from stash.

Some gold stickles to finish off.

I'd like to enter it at

Thanks for stopping by

Sandra xxx

Sweet Stampin' - Girly but NO pink

Hi Guys

Sorry for scarcity of posts, been a busy time. 

Mum ended up in hospital over the new year which wasn't great.

Over at Sweet Stampin' today we have a new Challenge.

Girly but no Pink.

Sponsored by The Ribbon Girl

And don't forget the monthly sponsor Cuddly Buddly.

This is a good one as my best mate and my daughter don't do pink.

I've used Saturated Canary's Thank You

Coloured in my fav Aqua and Red with Promarkers.

The sentiment is a Prima stamp, buttons and card stock from stash.

Paper is from BoBunny Alora collection.

I'd like to enter it at

Good luck

Sandra xxx

A little birdie told me at Sweet Stampin'

Greetings!

Hope those of you that celebrate it had a great Crimbo.

We have a couple of very spoiled kids.

Anyway it's time for the last challenge of the year over at Sweet Stampin'

A Little Bird Told Me

Sponsored by Crafty Ribbons 

plus the chance of our monthly sponsor prize from The Ribbon Girl

I've used A day for Daisies - Braid in my Hair

She's gorgeous and took a power of colouring with my Promarkers.

Some liquid pearls were added too

Then I die cut her out of the frame.

She's mounted on Kraft card and the papers are

I ruffled some seam binding ribbon to echo her braid.

A simple sentiment stamp and some card candy to finish.

I'm loving her lots.

I'd like to enter her at

Thanks for stopping by

Sandra xxx

Last Minute Christmas at Sweet Stampin'

Hi guys

It's time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin' and our theme is Last Minute Christmas.
Our sponsor is Cuddly Buddly.

I take this to mean a card you can knock up in minutes when you realise you have forgot someone.

I have used a gorgeous Inkylicious stamp

Just stamp it in any colour, I've used Olive Green, and you have a beautiful card.
I added some glittery "snowballs" and matted it on Kraft.

I'd like to enter it at

Don't forget to go see what the rest of the Team have created to inspire you

Sandra xxx

Play Tag with Aud

Hi guys

It's time for a new challenge over at Aud Sentiments.

We'd like to see your Tags but don't forget that you must include a sentiment.
Plus we have a DT  call if you are intrested

This weeks sponsor is the Stamp Fairy who kindly supplied the Team with images.

I have used Santas Little Helper Candy Cane 1

Isn't he cute?

I've coloured him with Promarkers, highlighted areas with gold glitter pen and fussy cut him.

I've mounted him on a circle of kraft card edged with the glitter pen.

 Then matted on a scalloped circle of red card.

I added a die cut tag with the stamped sentiment and some bakers twine.

I'd like to enter it at

Make it Monday

Crafting for all Seasons - Christmas Anything but a Card

Thanks for visiting

Sandra xxx

Creative Craft Challenge WOW Christmas

Ho Ho Ho

It's nearly Christmas and I've yet to finish my cards, or shopping for that matter!

Over at Creative Craft Challenges we want your WOW Christmas creations.

WOW cards are hard to photograph at the best of times but when you live in the land of eternal darkness (bit of an exaggeration but not by much) it's nearly impossible!

I need to learn how to change settings on the camera and manipulate the images.

I went CAS with this one, mostly 'cos I don't have any festive embossing folders!

I die cut the tree and glittered it.

Then placed it in an oval apature.

A strip of glittered double sided tape.

Craftwork cards sentiment.

I'd like to enter it at

Incy Wincy Designs - Let it Snow

Make it Monday

Thanks for visiting

Sandra xxx

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' is WOW

Hi Peeps

Sorry I've been scarce but as the old saying goes Shit Happens.

Rather a lot of it recently but hopefully normal service has resumed.

I'm very late but over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' we are looking for Wow cards.

That's White on White for those that don't know.

Here is my creation (be warned Wow cards are hard to photograph!)

I just stamped a sentiment which is a magazine freebie then made a wreath of snowflakes 

embellished with pearls.

 Then I added a bow with a round sparkle on it.

(does anyone know what the sparkly things are called?)

Think I may do more of these in varying shapes and colours.

I'd like to enter it at

Make it Monday

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes/ CAS

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs Sandra

Join in!

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday Sweet Stampin'

Happy Birthday to you

Hip Hip Hooray

Sweet Stampin' is 4

Thank you to Abi and Fi plus all the teamies. It's great to be a Sweetie.

I should have a card on here to celebrate but I'm still ill, I've got horrid earache while writing this.

Anyway please popover and join the celebration. there are loads of sponsors this week.

Let us see your Celebration cards.

Hugs Sandra xxx

Tag your it!

Hi again

Still snotty here :-(

It's time for team Fi over at Sweet Stampin'  and our theme is Tags.

Our sponsor in Stamp Fairy who supplied this image

Funny Owls 2

I've made a large tag

Paper is from my stash

The owls are flocked, fluffed, layered and Glossy Accented then

placed on an embossed oval.

I used some of the kids funky foam letters covered with glitter.

Then edged the bottom with some pompom trim

Finally some white ribbons and a crystal brad to top it off.

I'd like to enter it at

Make it Monday

Remember to go see the rest of the Teams fab creations

Good luck

Sandra xxx

Let's get girly at Aud

Hi Guys 

(Sniff, cough and snotter!)

I'm full of the cold and my head is bursting, so just a quick one. (I'll edit in details later)

Mid challenge inspiration for the Femine challenge on Aud Sentiments

EDIT - I'm back with those details.

The image was from our sponsor Sassy Studios - Professor S Sassy

Coloured with Promarkers and sentiment is computer generated.

Layered on red and grey cardstock.

I'd like to enter her at

Make it Monday

Hugs Sandra xxx

Creative Craft Challenge - Recipe

Hi Folks

My children are tag teaming me at the moment.

I just got one back to school today after a week off and the other one got sent home at lunchtime!

To top it all off I seem to be coming down with it too.

Argh!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Craft Challenges.

This time we have a Recipe for you

1 image

2 papers

3 flowers

I've used one of our fab sponsor Robyn's Fetish images

Bakendayz

I coloured this one with Coloured pencils for a more rustic feel then 

I cut out and layered up the image for some dimension.

I had planned to do faux stitching with white gel pen but my pen had died.

That's one for the shopping list.

I used 2 papers from a Hot of the Press magazine freebie pad.

The flowers are from the same freebie with pearls added.

I'd like to enter it at

Make it Monday
Challenges for Everyone - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Vintage

Thanks for coming by

Sandra xxx

Christmas is coming at Sweet Stampin'

Hi Peeps

I haven't forgot about you.

We've had a poorly girl all week. 

Hate being stuck in, I only got out to get some kit for the boy going to camp.

She's now on the mend and he's away, hopefully having a ball.

Fingers crossed normal service can resume.

Just popping on to let you know that Sweet Stampin' has a new theme.

So hop over and get working on your Crimbo Cards

Sandra xxx