sweet sunday sketch #43

Happy Sunday!!!! I'm SOOOOOO glad it's Sunday... and particularly more excited this Sunday than most... WHY I hear you ask.... well not only is it Sweet Sunday Sketch time, BUT, my GORGEOUS hubby is finally back home after being away for 10days.... YAY!!!!!! I would have to say this is the longest stint he has ever been away.... I'm thinking he shouldn't do it again.. hahaha.

Anyhoo..... onto the reason you are here... Sweet Sunday Sketch!!! Karen set us a "doozy" this week... well ok, probably not for you all, but for me.... GOODNESS... I think I had about 5 attempts at this one (all of which ended up in the bin) before I came up with the one I'm about to show you!!! You're probably wondering why I had so much trouble.... well.... there is indeed a CROOKED panel on this here sketch.... my Right Angled, nice and straight card making brain went into serious panic mode... don't worry though it didn't last too long!!! hahaha. (Love Ya Karen - *waving* and *smiling*!! hahaha)

Onto the card:-


And here is Karen's tricky sketch (go on laugh at me, you know you want to... it's not that bad ... Right?... hahaha:-


I decided to keep it nice and simple given my current aversion to anything that isn't straight... perhaps I should play around with this one a little more and overcome my FEAR!!!
Sooooo...I started out with a base of Kraft card stock and added some Brilliant Blue DSP from my retired Jersy Shore pack then added a little bit of Bashful Blue Ribbon and a Brilliant Blue button... I am getting through my button collection!!!! I decided to use the hat stamp from Party Hearty and used my markers to colour them all in. I popped that onto a piece of Pumpkin Pie and distressed the edges a wee bit. So now I've actually tackled to fears in one card... A crooked card AND a BOYS card... YAY!!!!

Be sure to pop on over to the other Sweet Sunday Stamper's Blogs for some amazing inspiration:-

Jen Tapler
Karen Motz
Laura Fredrickson
Lynn Put
Vicki Burdick
and of course KAREN GIRON

And don't forget to link your card to Karen's blog so we can all see what you've come up with.

The fabulous Nancy Riley is having a little break at the moment, but be sure to pop on over to visit.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm off to make hubby sit and listen to me chatter about the past week... he's got 10 days of listening to catch up on... hahahah... (Poor Love!!!)

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Party Hearty
Card:- Kraft, Confetti White, Pumpkin Pie, Jersey Shore DSP (retired)
Ink:- Bashful Blue, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi (retired), Brilliant Blue - Markers
Accessories:- Bashful Blue Grosgrain, Brilliant Blue Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Paper Distresser

Inkspiration Colour Challenge #15

Happy Friday!!!!!
It's time for another Inkspiration Challenge, this week Keesh has set a Colour challenge for us all.

Here is my card for this week:-


And here are the colours to work with:-


Oh, you may think this layout looks familar....well it is, I used the same sketch that Keesh set for us last week... I REALLY enjoyed playing with that particular sketch so I figured WHY NOT!!!

It felt a bit strange making a 'Autumn' Coloured card in Spring, but to make it a little easier, I decided it was time my little Trendy Trees came out for a play.

I've used Choc Chip as the base of the card then layered it with some Very Vanilla and some Really Rust DSP from the retired Falls Flowers pack. I then added a Choc Chip strip and a little Choc Chip Grosgrain just to give it a little texture and contrast. I used my Round Tab punch to create the large Choc Chip circle... (oh I CAN'T wait for my NEW BIG circle punch to arrive!!!..ooops Sneak Peek again!!!) Then used my Scallop circle for the Very Vanilla scallop. There is a Really Rust circle and then the little tree stamped in Really Rust with some "dabs" of Close to Cocoa (see you thought I'd forgotten Close to Cocoa didn't you!! hahaha) onto Very Vanilla. I added a little Very Vanilla ribbon embelishment to it too. Up to the top of the card .. FINALLY a use for my since retired Really Rust buttons with a little Linen Thread and the sentiment is from Basic Phrases.

Hope you like this one... perhaps if you are one of my US readers you might like to have this card for yourself.... given you are in the middle of your autumn (FALL). If you think you'd like to receive this little card then be sure to leave me a comment. I'll choose a winner next Friday!!!

Be sure to pop on over and visit the other Inkspiration Design Team ladies for some amazing inspiration:-

Renee'
Cindy
Chantelle
Kirsty
Amy

and of course KEESH

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Trendy Trees, Basic Phrases
Card:- Choc Chip, Very Vanilla, Really Rust, Falls Flowers DSP (retired)
Ink:- Choc Chip, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust
Accessories:- Really Rust buttons, Very Vanilla Wide Grosgrain, Choc Chip Wide Grosgrain, Round Tab Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1¼ Circle Punch, 1¾ Circle Punch, Paper Piercer, Linen Thread, Glue Dots.

Sweet Sunday Sketch #42

Happy Sunday!!!! You are going to LOVE playing along with Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch this week. It's a fabulous sketch, with soooooo many possibilities, so be sure to play along.

Here is my card for this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch:-



And here is the gorgeous Sketch:-


I started out with a base of Baja Breeze, mainly because it was sitting right next to me when I sat down to start making this card... Lazy huh!!! hahaha. I then added some Choc Chip ( for the scallop) and some Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose and Whisper White. The flourish is from my Season of Joy and the little flowers are from Cheep Talk, which I stamped in Regal Rose by colouring them directly with my Regal Rose Marker. I like the effect it give, a little darker on the outside with a pale centre... very pretty. I added some Certainly Celery grosgain and a Pink Pirouette flower from my Flower Fusion Too with a little Rhinestone brad to finish it off. The sentiment is from my Short and Sweet set and is stamped in Chocolate Chip.
Be sure to pop back during the week, I have the MOST BEAUTIFUL card to share with you... and NO I didn't make it, I received it in the post during the week and it REALLY made my whole week . But it deserves to be SPOTLIGHTED in it's very own post. A little part of my card was inspired from it... :o).

Be sure to pop on over to the other Sweet Sunday Stamper ladies blogs for some more amazing samples from this weeks sketch:-

Jen Tapler
Karen Motz
Laura Fredrickson
Lynn Put
Vicki Burdick
and of course KAREN GIRON

And don't forget to link your card to Karen's blog so we can all see what you've come up with.

The fabulous Nancy Riley is having a little break at the moment, but be sure to pop on over to visit.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Season of Joy, Cheep Talk, Short and Sweet
Card:- Baja Breeze, Choc Chip, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink:- Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Regal Rose Marker, Choc Chip
Accessories:- Flower Fusion Too, Rhinestone Brad, White Gel Pen, Certainly Celery Grosgrain, Glue Dots, Scallop Edge Punch

Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #15

Happy Friday!!!! Hope you've had a fabulous week and better still have a FABULOUS weekend.

It's time for another Inskspiration Challenge, and this week we have a SKETCH.... I do LOVE a sketch!!!!!

I really, REALLY enjoyed working with the sketch that Keesh set this week. And while the temptation to pull out my beloved Circle Circus set AGAIN almost took over.. I say almost, because in fear of you all getting SICK of me using it, I opted to add an extra card to my Chrissy stash... and I'm actually really happy with the outcome. Gosh hope you like it !!! hahaha.


Ooooh and now for the great sketch:-


I actually got the inspiration for this card from and absolutely STUNNING card I saw at the Perth Regionals last week. It was one of those jaw dropping, couldn't speak for a moment moments... the creator of said card was Tina Dickman... and YAY.. Tina has now posted her gorgeous card to her blog here, so be sure to pop on over and have a look... you wont be disappointed.

I started out with a base of Kraft... (well if I wasn't using Circle Circus, I couldn't NOT use Kraft!!! hahaha) then added a layer of White and some DSP from Ski Slope (in Baja Breeze). I used some Baja Breeze Dbl Stitched Ribbon and some Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon across the middle. I stamped my Poinsettia stamp from Season of Joy in Versamark then embossed it with Whisper White embossing powder mixed with a little Dazzling Diamonds then added a Rhinestone to the centre. There is a Kiwi Kiss Circle behind it just to bring it out a little more and also a White Scallop so it didn't get lost on the background. The sentiment is from my Hostess Set "Best Yet" and I used my White Embossing powder on that too. The Brads were silver and I dabbed them in Versamark and White embossing powder to make them White!!!.

Be sure to pop on over to the other Inkspiration DT girls blogs for some more AMAZING inspiration:-

Renee'
Cindy
Chantelle
Kirsty
Amy

and of course KEESH

And dont' forget to have a play too.... link your creation to Keesh's blog so we all can see.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Best Yet (hostess), Season of Joy
Card:- Kraft, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP, Baja Breeze
Ink:- Versamark
Accessories:- Heat Tool, Paper Piercer, Silver Brads, White embossing powder, Baja Breeze Double Stitched Ribbon, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Brads, Dazzling Diamonds.

Sweet Sunday Sketch #41

Happy Sunday!!!!
WOW!!! What a weekend. Yesterday was the Perth Stampin' Up! Regional Training Event. And... it was SOOOOOOOOO much fun. I really had a ball. Getting to meet up with some amazingly wonderful, gorgeous and EXTREMELY talented ladies (*waving Lee and Sarah... oooh and Sarah's Mum and Aunty Mary (who I finally got to meet... that was exciting too!!!) We got to make some GORGEOUS projects, which I'll share with you soon I promise... you'll just have to wait until the NEW Mini comes out.. not long to go now, but let me assure you, YOU wont be disappointed!!!!

And today... SUNDAY... and another FABULOUS Sweet Sunday Sketch. Karen has set another BEAUTIFUL sketch for us this week.

Here is my card:-


And here is our sketch:-


I LOVE making Christmas cards, and I especially LOVE making them a little differently using PINK!!!! I know I'd LOVE to receive a PINK Chrissy Card... How about you... would you LOVE a Pink Chrissy Card?

I started out with some Kraft cardstock and to that layered some Pink Pirouette and Baja Breeze DSP from my Ski Slope pack. Then added another layer using Close to Cocoa and Kraft again this time creating my own background using my Season of Joy set and stamping the images in Versamark. The main image is stamped on Whisper White in Pink Pirouette. I re-stamped the small poinsettia in Regal Rose and added a little bling with Dazzling Diamonds. I also re-stamped the little snow flake in Baja Breeze and mounted that with some dimensionals.. oh and lets not forget about the other little bit of bling in the form of a pink rhinestone in the word 'season' ... did you see it? Rather than add circle to the top I used my creative license and added a Pink Pirouette bow. I don't think Karen will mind!! :o) (*smiling and waving Karen*)

Be sure to pop on over to the other Sweet Sunday Stamper gals blogs for some more amazing inspiration:-

Karen Motz
Laura Fredrickson
Lynn Put
Vicki Burdick
and of course KAREN GIRON

Jen and Nancy unfortunately can't play this week, but be sure to pay them a visit and say HI. Oh and be sure to wish Lynn a HAPPY BIRTHDAY too. Happy Birthday Lynn (for yesterday).

Oh and most importantly, be sure to link your own creation to "Miss" Simply Linked (I'm calling her Miss, because hopefully she behave better than Mr Linky!!!) on Karen's blog so we can all see what you've created.

THanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Season of Joy
Card:- Kraft, Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP
Ink:- Versamark, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze
Accessories:- Regal Rose Marker, Dazzling Diamonds, 2-way glue pen, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, PInk Rhinestone, 1/2" circle punch, Dimensionals.

Inkspiration Inspiration Challenge #14

Happy, Happy Friday!!!!

I'm a bit excited today, not only because it's time for Keesh's Inspiration Challenge, but because tomorrow is our SU! Regional event.... woo hoo.

I'll be sure to let you know lots of exciting news when it's all over.

Today is an Inspiration Challenge from Keesh, so be sure to play along.

Here is my card:-



And here is the Inspiration picture:-



Soooooo much possibility with this one... there's green, black, blue, kraft... all sorts.

I grabbed my main inspiration from the little cushion sitting at the front of the bed. I started my card with base of Basic Grey then layered some tempting turquoise and some Basic Grey DSP. Then added another panel of Tempting Turquoise and Basic Grey with my images stamped onto some Kraft. I used my Pocket Silouettes today (thought I'd give you all a break from my Circle Circus frenzy of late!!! hahaha), and I stamped that using my Whisper White Ink Pad. I added a little white button for some embelishment. The sentiment is layered in the same way as the rest of the card and I used my Basic Phrases again stamped in Whisper White for that, oh and added a little ribbon tag using my Kraft taffeta ribbon.

Be sure to pop on over to the other amazing Design Team Gals blogs for some more GORGEOUS inspiration:-

Renee'
Cindy
Chantelle
Kirsty
Amy

and of course KEESH

Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Pocket Silhouettes, Basic Phrases
Card:- Basic Grey Textured, Tempting Turquoise, Kraft
Ink:- Whisper White
Accessories:- Button Bouquet, Kraft taffeta ribbon.

Sweet Sunday Sketch #40

Hello There!!! Hope you have been enjoying your weekend. What GLORIOUS weather we've been having here in Perth... LOVE IT!!!! The lovely Karen has set a FUN sketch so be sure to play along.

Here is my card:-


And here is our FUN sketch:-


I started out with some Kraft cardstock then layered it with some Riding Hood Red DSP. I pulled out my Party Hearty set this week I thought the images in it were PERFECT for the little circles then added some little {heart} flowers using my Cheep Talk set. The colours I used were Pink Pirouette, Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss. Then I added a strip of Kiwi Kiss and some Riding Hood Red Tafetta Ribbon to finish it off. The sentiment is stamped in Choc Chip and is also from Party Hearty.

Be sure to pop on over to the other Sweet Sunday Stamper's blogs to see their AMAZING creations this week:-

Jen Tapler
Karen Motz
Laura Fredrickson
Lynn Put
Nancy Riley
Vicki Burdick
and of course KAREN GIRON

And don't forget to add your card to Mr Linky over at Karen's blog, that way we all get to see what wonderful projects you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-
Stamps:- Cheep Talk, Party Hearty
Card:- Kraft, od Red DSP, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink:- Pink Pirouette, Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories:- ¾" circle punch, dimensionals, Riding Hood Red Tafetta ribbon