.....and the rest!

Today is the final day of my shares. The cards today are made using images, which I Love, haven't used nearly as much as I should have, and also couldn't put into a post individually.

Sit back and have a browse.

I'm not sure all these will make it to the coffee shop, but I'll try.

I hope you have enjoyed, and have felt a little inspired to use those odds and sods to create little pieces of art!!

Take care and Enjoy your day.

Hugs Sarah B X

Anyone for Anya - recipe

Hello everyone. It is very dreary here today, It hasn't stopped raining since about 6.00 this morning.

Its Anyone for Anya Time again, the weekends seem to come round very quickly, not that I'm complaining!!

For this weeks Challenge Its a Recipe - 1, 2, 3,

For My Card I have used:

1 Designer paper - from my stash;

2 Images - A CC Designs and A Magnolia Background;

3 Embellishments - a ribbon, snowflakes and jump rings

Hope you like There is a fabulous prize on offer. Make sure you go and check it out along with all the other gorgeous creations by the Design Team.

Ok I'm hoping that I have got my creative juices flowing again, and I'm so sorry I've not been around much. Creativity seems to have left me, but it is slowly coming back, and I'm also trying to get organised.

I have some cards to show this week, and I have been working on more ready for up and coming releases. So will have more to show soon. I need to get back to enjoying what I do and stop feeling pressured.

Also Its Team A's turn for the Fortnightly Challenge over at Kenny K - this week it is Bling It On!!! So hop over and have a browse and maybe try your hand at a project.

Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

A New Broom Sweeps Clean!

I Love this Tilda, and I couldn't resist when I was at the NEC, I had to buy her!

I think she would suit most occasions, particularly Halloween, but also Spring and New Beginnings.

I used some hardware that I have, but unfortunately this set has retired from Stampin' Up but they do have a new one in silver. I used the buckle and Ribbon loop, really as decoration, I quite like how it works, just adds a little different detail.

Again my favourite style of Card: An Easel; and inside I have used another piece of hardware to hold the sentiment, again from Stampin' Up.
The papers are from Tim Holts' New Collection Book, they are lovely papers and have different sizes in one place. The Turquoise is from a set of Core'dinates

A few Prima Blooms and Spirals to finish it off.

Hope you like

Have a good day

Hugs Sarah B X

Back to what I love!!

I love pirates! So when I saw these Tildas at the NEC I had to have them!! Aren't they sweet.

I inked them up straight away and gave them my promarker treatment and this is how they turned out. I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!

The standing Pirate Tilda I have made into an Easel Card, which I love to make, they are so special. I did lots of stamping and inking and found some Pirate buttons I bought ages ago and added those to the card too!!!

Then I woke up early one morning, cos the birds woke me up!!!!GRRRRRR!!!!!!! 3am!!!!!! I think they seriously need to be taught how to tell the time!!!!!

So anyway I woke up early and make a box to go with my pirate stamps. I really do love coming up with 3D projects and this one was so easy.

A Pirate Treasure Chest!

I ran the black card pieces through My New Texture Boutique, using a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, and stuck them to the box with some stitched ribbon from my stash!

I created a little scene on the front with various embellishment and stamps, I really like the way it turned out too!

Here is the box open, it is really sturdy, and sizey!!!!

My final ensemble.

I am so happy with how this has turned out, I don't say that very often, but I just love everything, the colours the images and the chest.

Hope you like too.

Take care and have a lovely day.

Hugs Sarah B X

Winter Birds

This has to be one of my Favourite of all the new released for October/November over Sugar Nellie. I love these gorgeous pair.

What I really find sweet are the mugs they are holding. I collect mugs, Much to my Hubbie's Horror!! And I would love to add these two to my collection!

The Image are available from Funky Kits and are called Winter Birds, making them ideal for the whole of Winter not just for Christmas! The papers are from My Mind's Eye. I think I'll be using these forever, they seem to be going a long way!

I have coloured them using my promarkers, then mounted them on burgandy and cream.

This sentiment is from Magnolia, a couple of years ago.

I hope you like, Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

Passion for Promarker Two!!

This card has been sitting around waiting to be posted for the Passion for Promarker Challenge.

This weeks challenge colours were

Apple and Pastel Pink

I kept the layout quite simply. The papers are Basic Grey, the ribbon was from my stash, but matched everything perfectly.

The image is obviously Tilda, cut out using my nesties, and layered.

The sentiment is from SU, stamped in Certainly Celery, and again layered, but using the SU Oval Punches

I love this little butterfly, I was one that came with one of my Messy Rabbit Stamp Set, and works really well. I coloured it, in the challenge colours and then cut it out for Tilda to try and catch.

Finally I used my favourite retro flowers punches and some co-ordinating dew drops.

Hope you like.

Thanks for popping by and take care.

Hugs Sarah B X

Just a Quickie!!!!

Just a quick post today as am not well.

This is another card made yesterday using the images Steph sent me.

I'm really pleased with how these pictures have turned out. I used a new setting on my camera, one used to photograph foliage.

This is the final card, I have to say I do like red, black and white. This might just be my daugther's birthday card, depending what I can come up with between now and Wednesday.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think, Bye for now.

Busy Sunday!

Here is another sneeky peek of what I've been doing today.......

I seem to have a lot of people to thank lately, for one thing or another, so this is the first of many thank you cards I am making....

Isn't this Tilda angelic looking, what I wouldn't give to have a few children like this in my class. You can just see the glistening of one of her wings. I coloured this using a sukura gel pen, I love them.

I love these flowers. This little touch was inspired by my Blog Sister Steph. She creates some beautiful cards and projects.


This is the finished product.

Image: Tilda, stamped by Steph, coloured using Promarkers.

Papers and Sentiment: Stampin' Up

Cardstock: Hammered White from PaperMill

Extras: Self Adhesive Pearls, by Papermania; Flowers from local craft shop; Glitter.

Hope you like what I have done.

There are many more to come later this week.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Early Birdie!!!!!

I just had to post this photo straight away. I was up early to make a card for a very special friend. She shares my passion for crafting, we are constantly bouncing ideas of each other and she has had a bit of a rough ride lately. She is lovely.

This is so not my style of card, but I have been looking at other cards, particularly Steph's cards, the shabby chic style. And although I don't think this comes anywhere near her delightful creations, I am happy with it as my first attempt. I used some papers I have had forever, some ribbon I cant even remember where I got it from and Whisper White cardstock from SU. The image i am just loving at the moment, Tilda is so cute, I have this one and Dress Up Tilda, and definitely feel more are needed. The sentiments are from the Circle of Friends Stamp set from SU

Imagine my horror then when I came to photograph the card. I had done what I had told my Thursday Kids Craft Club not to do!!!!!

THE CARD OPENS THE WRONG WAY!!!!!!!!!!

Well my daughter said it makes it unique and she was sure my friend would see the funny side. That'll teach me to make cards at the eleventh hour, or fifth hour as it was this morning.

Right off to feed myself and children then brave the joy of Asda shopping on Saturday morning!!!!!! See you later.

Its Friday Again Tomorrow!!!!

I don't know about everyone else but the days and weeks seem to be flying by at the moment. I, personally, think its a conspiracy against teachers, having so much to get through and so little time to do it all in. Any way. I thought tonight I'd introduce you to some of my Crafting Club.

Angela is on the left, Tina is in the middle, and Little Sarah in on the right. I'm taking the picture. They really didn't want me to take the photo, but convinced them everyone wanted to meet them. There are two other members of the group, but unfortunately Georgia had gone home and Lindsay was at home with her Hubby, as it was his birthday.

These are the cards we made on Tuesday

They are a creative lot, they were so quiet on Tuesday, as they were concentrating on the project. The technique was paper piecing, doesn't Tilda look great!!!!