Sweet Sunday Sketch #151

Happy Sunday!! It's time for another fabulous Sweet Sunday Sketch. Karen has once again created a gorgeous sketch for us to play along with and this week is the FIRST week we have a Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper!!!!

Here is my card for this week:-

And here is the sketch for you to play along with:-

I've use some of the NEW and very GORGEOUS Sale-a-bration DSP. I have to admit I think this might be my FAVOURITE DSP ever!!! :D and one of the best parts is that you can get it for FREE with a qualifying order!!!! Woo hoo!!!
Now, there isn't a whole lot of stampin' on this here card, partly because I got a little carried away with my NEW DSP.. haha.. and partly because my lovely new stamp set that goes with this GORGEOUS ( i know I've already said it, but it really is!!) DSP, still hasn't arrive.

So.......
The rest of the Sweet Sunday Stamper's have some AMAZING cards to show you too... sooooo... off you go.. go visit them and be INSPIRED:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Dana White
• Lynn Put 
• Vicki Burdick  and of course
• KAREN GIRON
• and of course our Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper Anita Madden

And don't forget to link your card to InLInkz over at Karen's blog so we can all see what you've created.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah

xx

SALE-A-BRATION!!!!

Do you like getting FREEBIES??? I know I do!! Well!!!.. If you're a Stampin' fanatic, kinda like me and you're keen on earning yourself some FREEBIES then READ ON!!!

Sale-a-bration is quite possibly THE most exciting time on the Stampin' Up! calender. Why? I hear some of you ask... well... because, YOU can get yourself some amazingly GORGEOUS freebies, and might I add that this years Sale-a-bration goodness is OUT OF THIS WORLD. No really, it is. This year not only can you choose from FOUR gorgeous stamp sets but there is some of the most BEAUTIFUL Designer Paper up for offer as well as Ribbon and Brads!!! Do I hear CHEERS!!!??

Sale-a-bration is also one of the best times to sign up as a demonstrator... because not only do you get an AMAZING deal on your starter kit... $249 kind of AMAZING deal. YOu also get to choose an extra FREE stamp from the Idea Book and Catalogue or current Mini Catalogue, plus the JOY of being a part of an amazing stampin' family and some AWESOME demonstrator benefits. :D

Sweet Sunday Sketch #150

Happy Sunday!!!.. Did you miss us!?? I missed us. ;-) Two weeks in between Sweet Sunday Sketch's seems like FOREVER!!!

I hope you get the chance to play along with us this week.

My card this week was inspired by the AMAZING and VERY, VERY, VERY clever Tracey Wilson (one of the gorgeous ladies I got to spend yesterday afternoon with, STAMPING!!!) At our stampin' day she was in charge of a WOW.. and, well I have to admit to getting very excited when she's in charge of such things, because she ALWAYS, WOW's!!!

Here is my card:-

And here is the sketch:-

So.... the little butterfly on my card, which is the WOW part from yesterday, is made using the lovely and very sparkly Glimmer Paper (Silver) which is available in the current Mini catalogue and then colouring it using my ink pads and Aqua Painter. I know, right! Who would've thought!!! Glimmer paper in ANY colour you fancy!! LOVE it!! Thankyou Trace!!!

My colour combo is Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party and Soft Suede.

The rest of the Sweet Sunday Stamper's have some AMAZING cards to show you too... sooooo... off you go.. go visit them and be INSPIRED:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Dana White
• Lynn Put 
• Vicki Burdick  and of course
• KAREN GIRON

And don't forget to link your card to InLInkz over at Karen's blog so we can all see what you've created.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah

xx

Sweet Sunday Sketch #149

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! I hope you've had a fabulous Christmas break and an amazing time bringing in the new year. I hope it's a year filled with Joy, Happiness and lots of wonderful memories.

Today is the first Sweet Sunday Sketch of the year and we're so very lucky to have Sparkle from Sparkle Creations offering a prize for the winner of this weeks Sketch Challenge!! FUN! Right? For ALL the deets on what to do and what you can win, etc, etc be sure to pop over to Karen's Blog.. she'll have all the information for there, because she's AWESOME like that!! :D

Righty.. now I must admit to being a little, nope, actually a LOT nervous about posting this card.. Blogger for some reason makes photos go all crazy, crazy, and add to that the fact that I'm colouring amongst COLOURING ROYALTY here on the SSS team.. ROYALTY I tell ya!!! So... be gentle and be kind ;-)

Oki..here is my card, remember.. be kind!!!:-

Really.. it's much more vibrant in real life.. crazy blogger!!!

And here is the sketch:-

I'm not even going to chatter today, because the sooner you glance and visit the other FABULOUS and AMAZING cards and colouring the other gals have done the better ;-).

The rest of the Sweet Sunday Stamper's have some AMAZING cards to show you too... sooooo... off you go.. go visit them and be INSPIRED:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Dana White
• Lynn Put 
• Vicki Burdick  and of course
• KAREN GIRON

And don't forget to link your card to InLInkz over at Karen's blog so we can all see what you've created.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah

xx

Merry Christmas!!!

Just thought I'd pop in and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe, joyful and Happy New Year. I hope the new year brings you many, many  happy memories with those that you cherish.

I'm so looking forward to celebrating Christmas with my beautiful family, now that I have a chance to STOP and slow down and just be, I can watch the JOY and EXCITEMENT in their faces as they wake up on Christmas morning and ENJOY!!

I wanted to share with you our family Christmas Card this year and a few fun photos that came with it:-

This is my BEAUTIFUL family, and when I say beautiful, I truly mean beautiful inside and out. I know they're mine and I'm possibly (ok VERY) biased, but honestly I couldn't be prouder of how my gorgeous girls are growing up to be kind, considerate and caring of all those around them. I LOVE my little family so very much.

The outtakes, because they just make me SMILE!!

The GIGGLES!!

The DISCO!!.. This one was Miss J's idea.. notice she's REALLY working her pose.. hahaha, and Miss E.. well she just cracks me up!!

Look at the concentration on Miss Ella's face!

Hope you enjoyed a little Christmas cheer from the Kalé Clan.

I look forward to seeing you all in 2012.


Love

Sarah
xx

Sweet Sunday Sketch #148

Happy Sunday!!! I hope you're all ready for the Christmas festivities!!. This is our last Sweet Sunday Sketch for the year, while the Sweet Sunday Stampers and of course our fearless leader Karen take a little break. Don't worry though, we'll be BACK on January 1st with a new sketch to play along with.

Here is my card for today:-

And here is the sketch for you to play along with:-

I've used Concord Crush and my main colour today... not sure what came over me.. hahaha and some of the gorgeous Cheerful Treat (Hostess) DSP.
I thought I'd use my very underused Hello Blossom stamp today also. It's such a versatile stamp, I really must use it more!!.

To finish it off I added some buttons and  some ribbon and a little Happy Birthday sentiment.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New year. Thankyou so very much for all of your lovely comments this year, I love hearing from you all. My new years resolution is to attempt to post much more regularly!!.

The rest of the Sweet Sunday Stamper's have some AMAZING cards to show you too... sooooo... off you go.. go visit them and be INSPIRED:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Dana White
• Lynn Put 
• Vicki Burdick  and of course
• KAREN GIRON

And don't forget to link your card to InLInkz over at 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:- Hello Blossom

Paper:- Concord Crush, Concord Crush DSP, Cheerful Treat DSP
Ink:- Concord Crush, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo
Accessories:-Dimensionals,Buttons, Satin Ribbon

Sweet Sunday Sketch #147.... FINALLY!!

Hello!!. Thankyou for being patient with me.. It's been a CRAZY week here, but it's OFFICIALLY School Holidays in the Kalé abode (YIPPEE.. yep I LOVE school holidays.. because I get to have my biggest darling home everyday!! :D) Sooo... that means things might slow down for, well ok, a day, before I amp up again for Christmas!!

Righty.. I won't keep you waiting. Here is my card for the fabulous sketch this week:-

And the sketch again.. but i'm sure you've already seen it ;-) :-

I've gone all PINK CHRISTMAS with this one.. and well, you know, I'm kinda LOVING it!!. What do yo think?

I'm sure you've already seen the AMAZING creations the other Sweet Sunday Stampers have created, because they're awesome and ON TIME, unlike myself!!. But, if you haven't, then do pop on over and visit them and be INSPIRED:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Dana White
• Lynn Put 
• Vicki Burdick  and of course
• KAREN GIRON

And don't forget to link your card to InLInkz over at 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

Paper:- Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Melon Mambo DSP, Baja Breeze, Baja Breeze DSP
Ink:- Melon Mambo, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
Accessories:-Dimensionals,Dazzling Diamonds, 2-way glue pen,Vanilla Seam Binding