Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Hello.

It's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'.

Today's challenge is Last Minute Christmas and like the last challenge it's running for 2 weeks.  

Vintage Christmas Words - Woodware

White Embossing Powder

Circles - Creative Expressions

Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)

Hello Baby

Hello.

A card for a new baby this morning.  Well two cards - one is for the new grandparents!

Sleeping Baby and Sentiments - LotV

Copics/Pro/Flexmarkers 

Precious Stars and Letters - Memory Box

Scalloped Circles - The Works

Baby Vest - Woodware

Teddy - Tracey Hey

Heart and Stars - Memory Box

Squares - Julie Hickey

Circles - The Works

Copics/Pro/Flexmarkers 

 Thanks for dropping by today.

Bowled Over

Hello.

OK, it's official, I am so far behind.  This is Craig's birthday card..... from February.  He's now nearer 18 than he is 17!!!

Bowls - Just Inklined

Trophy - Woodware

Copics

Happy, Numbers, Birthday - Creative Expressions

 Thanks for dropping by today.

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all, it's Saturday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'. 

This week our theme is

Funny

I've made a couple of cards (actually I've made more than that, but these are the two I've chosen today!)

Mr Giraffe was bought at the SEC a few weeks ago and I made this card for a friend.  I've already got an order for a card for January birthday from a girl at work!

Giraffe - Woodware

Copics

And this is a card for someone at work.... and yeah, he is!

Mr Old Fart - Bugaboo
Sentiment - Paper Smooches
Copics
Glossy Accents
Letters and Wonky Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box
Stitched Circles - Lil Inkers

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)

A Blessing Of Unicorns

Hello.

Anyone any idea what day it is?! No, me neither.

Some unicorn cards to share today!

Unicorn Cake - Isabel Cristina

Copics

8 - Memory Box

Fancy Squares - Tattered Lace

Scalloped Wonky Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

Unicorn Donkey - Goebie Design

Sentiment - Darkroom Door

Copics

Distress Oxides

Unicorn Princess - LotV

Sentiment - Digi Stamp Boutique

Copics

10, Today - Creative Expressions Lisa Horton

Unicorn Stuffie - Make it Crafty

Copics

Star - Memory Box

8 - Quickutz

Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

Unicorn Set - Woodware

Copics

8 - Memory Box

Heart - Memory Box

Thanks for dropping by today.

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all, it's Saturday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'. 

This week our theme is

Animals

Sorry for the quality of the photo, it's late and dark so I'm not getting the greatest light.  I made this card on Thursday but wasn't happy so decided to change.  And actually I had another animal card I made a couple of months ago but I just didn't want to use that one! 

Ruff You - Di's Digis
Sentiment - Woodware
Copics
Promarkers
Paw Brads
Seed Beads

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)

What a Week

Hello.

Has it been a long week for you this week? 

It was half term at the start of this week so the boys were off school and only went back yesterday.  Unfortunately I was at work all week so it's been a long week for me! 

This was also the week for last minute cards and here are 3 of them below!

I thought this one was going to be sent from the dog....turns out it was for the dog! 

Crazy Dog - Tim Holtz

Copics

Hugging Couple - Time for Tea Designs
Copics
Love - Paper Smooches
Heart - Memory Box
Heart Swoosh - Poppy Stamps
Heart Embossing Folder - Sue Wilson

Got a bit inky with this one.  I tried to make it look like a sunset. I think I managed it!

Scott and Penny - Make It Crafty
Sentiment - Woodware
Copics
Wish I'd taken a note of the inks I used as I may never be able to replicate this!


Thanks for dropping by today.

Big Birthdays - Part 2

Morning.

Continuing the theme from yesterday - some big birthday cards. This time two were for the same person!

Football Top - Just Inklined
Sentiments - LotV
Copics
Letters - Memory Box
Numbers - Memory Box

Harry and Beer - Digi Stamp Boutique

Copics

30 cut with SNC

Sentiment - Woodware

Star Border - EK Success

40 - Memory Box

King for a Day - Mo Manning
Copics
50 - Memory Box
Circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders
Star - Spellbinders

Video Guy - Mo Manning
Gaming - MFT
Copics
T-Shirt - MFT

Thanks for dropping by today.

Birthday Cheers and Beers

Hello.

Today's a local holiday here in Glasgow so the kids are off school and Andy and I are both off work.  Lovely!

So here are some cards I made for work.  Not sure what the collective noun for a group of cards is though...

Beers and Sentiment - Digi Stamp Boutique
Copics
Glossy Accents

Happy Birthday - Woodware
Beer Bottle - Avery Elle

Happy Birthday Die - DieVersions

Stars Border Punch

Cloud Embossing Folder
Ballon, Happy and Birthday - Blueprints MFT



Thanks for dropping by today.

Shhhhhhh

Morning.

I'm not here. I'm packing......

OK, I am here, and I am chilling with a cup of tea and the Gilmore girls even though there's still loads to do before we go away on Monday.

I've used a Stamping Bella for today's card which was one for someone to give her friend for her birthday.

Victoria and Juliette - Stamping Bella
18 - Woodware
Sentiments - LotV
Copics
Gems
Flowers

Thanks for dropping by today.

Is A Bird? Is It A Plane?

Well, actually, yes, it is a bird! 

A Super Bird for a Super Dad. This is the card I made for Craig to give Andy on his birthday!

Super Bird Brain - From The Heart
Happy Birthday - Woodware
Bang/Boom - Tim Holtz
Copics
Wall Embossing Folder 
Stitched Rectangles - Memory Box

 Thanks for dropping by today.

I Think I'm Allergic To Morning

Morning.

It's Monday again. Less than 6 weeks to go till Christmas. I should do something about shopping/making cards etc....

I thought this was an appropriate card to share today - I feel exactly the same as Little Miss A!

Little Miss Attitude - Funky Kits
Sentiment - Woodware
Copics
Button
Twine
Grosgrain Ribbon - Memory Box

Thanks for dropping by today.

British Summer Time..... Pah.

Hello.

So.... British Summer Time starts in a few hours and at the moment all I can hear is wind and rain.....Typical Scotland!!

I saw this image come up the other day on Mo Manning's site and although I don't actually send any Easter cards I decided to buy it anyway and I have spent a wee bit of today making Easter cards.... oops! Never mind, this year, I am going to give them out.

Stamps

Ava - Mo's Digital Pencil
Sentiment - Woodware

 Colouring Medium 
Copics

Paper - Nitwits

Dies/Embossing
Daisy Burst Embossing Folder - Sue Wilson
Oval Punch - Stampin' Up
Petal Ribbon - Sweet Poppy

Thanks for dropping by today.

Rugby Rudolph (and Friend)

Hello again.

These are cards I made as an order - this first one is coloured in the rugby club colours! 

Stamps

Jolly Reindeer - Di's Digi Downloads

Sentiment - Docrafts

Brother - Woodware (I think)

 Colouring Medium 

Copics

Wink of Stella

 Embellishments

Crystal Drops

 Tools 

Holly Die - Memory Box

This second is for the same boy but this one is from Mum and Dad.

Stamps Colouring 

James and Santa Sign - LotV

Sentiment - Stamp Fairy

 Embellishments 

Crystal Glitter

Tools 

Tree Die - Marianne Designs

Snowflake Embossing Folder

 Thanks for dropping by today.

It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas

And I am nowhere near ready! Nowhere!! #oops

Still never mind, this time next week it will all have happened and we'll be awaiting the arrival of the turkey....

Scott and I went to see Star Wars last night - AWESOME. Would like to go again soon.

So to today's card, a happy jolly snowman. This is a Woodware stamp which is fab and I was going to use them for Scott's school cards but somehow I just didn't get round to it. No surprise there then.

Stamps 

Snowman - Woodware

Merry Christmas Sentiment - Stampin Up

Tags - LotV

Colouring Medium 

Copics

Wink of Stella

Embellishments

Fake Snow

Pearls

Crystal Drops - Tonic Studios

 Tools 

Fancy Tag Nestabilities (if anyone knows where I put the inside to this die can you help me?!) - Spellbinders

Thanks for dropping by today.

Sugar Bowl Challenge

Morning all. 

It's time for a new challenge over at the Sugar Bowl.

Couldn't really be anything else but a Christmas card this month could it?!

I've used the fabby Knitted With Love and teamed her with a Christmas jumper stamp set from Woodware. I've also given her a trim (which I crocheted instead of knitted - don't get excited, that's the extent of my skills).

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps

Knitted With Love - Funky Kits
Christmas Jumpers - Woodware

 Colouring Medium 
Copics

 Embellishments 

Wool
Cocktail Sticks
Stickles

 Tools 

Oval Nestabilities  - Spellbinders

Stitched Circle Dies - MFT

As always one lucky winner of this challenge gets to choose 4 sweet Sugar 

Nellie digis...

and

a second prize winner will receive 2 Sugar Nellie digis.....woo hoo!!

(or 6 digis, if there are over 100 entries)

from

Make a card or other craft project using a Sugar Nellie image and this prize could be yours.

(remember the Sugar Nellie image - that's essential!)

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by The Sugar Bowl and see what the rest the Sweeties have been up to. 

Cool!

Hello.

I should have planned this better and shared a card with a cake in honour of the final of the Great British Bake Off. Sadly no cake or cards with cake went in to the making of this post!

This is a card I made for a friend's son recently so I've used the Woodware Baseball Boots stamp teamed with the Woodware Graffiti stamps.

Stamps 

Baseball Boots - Woodware

Graffiti - Woodware

 Colouring Medium

Copics

 Tools 

Blueprints - MFT

Circle Nestabilities - Spellbinders

Star Nestabilities - Spellbinders

 Thanks for dropping by today.

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

Morning all, it's Saturday and that means it's time for a new challenge at Sweet Stampin'. 

This week our theme is

Use A Non White Card Base

Our sponsor this week are Funky Kits.

I've joined in with Team Abi this week as I made this ATC last week during my crafty weekend away with friends and thought it would be perfect for this challenge.

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Stamps
Christmas Jumper - Woodware
Sentiments - Stampin Up

 Tools 
Square Lattice Embossing Folder - Stampin Up

 Thanks for dropping by today. 

Remember to drop by Sweet Stampin' and see what the rest of the Team Abi Sweeties have been up to! Perhaps you could have a go yourself, don't forget to stamp now ;)