Just Because I Care

I 've been wanting to participate in one of Taylor's Cupcake Challenges for AGES!!! and finally I've managed to sit down and do one... YAY for me!!!! hahahaha

Here is my card for Taylors Challenge this week... I hope you like it.


I've used Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red and Whisper White Card stock and some of the delicious Candy Lane DSP. The stamp set is the Level 1 Hostess Live Like you Mean It and the sentiment is from another Level 1 Hostess Set called Best Yet... these sets are definately going to get a workout.

I think I should've added something to the top right corner... maybe some brads or something, but you see I somehow managed to put this card together all back the front and forgot to add them. Maybe I still can... I might wait until my new Rhinestone brads arrive and add a couple.. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Live Like you Mean It, Best Yet
Card:- Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Candy Lane DSP
Ink:- Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive Marker
Accessories:- Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, Piercing Tool and Mat

Sweet Sunday Sketch #15 - It's a BRIGHT One!!!

Hello There!!! Be warned this one is a BRIGHT one!! hahaha

It's time for Karen's lovely Sweet Sunday Sketch ( have I told you how much I LOVE these?)

I'm sorry this is quick, but my little darlings have BOTH just woken up from their naps and my craft area is about to be overrun with two little tornados!!!

Here is Karen's gorgeous sketch for this week:-


And here is my SUPER Bright card:-


I've used Summer Sun (YELLOW) and the Good Morning Sunshine DSP, with a bit of Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.
You may notice that I've put a square on my card... well you see I don't own any thing that might resemble an oval, I was going to resort to rummaging through the kitchen in an attempt to maybe find a cookie cutter or something, but didn't think Karen would mind me going 'Square' on her.. hahaha.

HOpe you like it... Oh my gosh I've just realised... I FORGOT some RIBBON... Oh dear... might take me a moment to recover from that!!! hahaha.

I'll be back soon with some more goodies to show you.
Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Best Yet
Ink:- Chocolate Chip
Paper:- Summer SUn, Good Morning DSP, Whisper White, Choc Chip
Accessories:- Dimensionals, Scallop Square Punch, Square Punch.

Shaney's Hand Made Stamped Card... FOR ME!!!

Hello There!!!

Just a super quick one to show you today... It's my birthday so I'm being a little bit spoilt, but REALLY wanted to show you the card that my absolutely GORGEOUS, DARLING, and AMAZING hubby made for me. Yep... he pulled out my stamps, ink, coloured paper, patterned paper, ribbon, and ..... wait for it... he even 'Blinged it up' with some Dazzling Diamonds!!!!ooh I almost forgot... the little cupcake.. he 'Dimensionalised' it... I think I made that up.. but yep, he's used some Dimensionals.... Obviously he pay attention!!! hahaha.

Sooooo... do you want to see it...

Well here it is.

It's his very first stampin adventure and I think it's just beautiful.

Thanks for dropping by and I'll be back soon with more goodies to show you.

Sarah
xx

Look what I got!!!

Hi There!!

I can't tell you exactly what I sounded like, but I did let out little squeals of delight when I opened up my mail today!!!...ooohhhh it was just lovely. It was enough of a delightful squeal that Jorja asked..."Mummy OK?"... Yes Mummy is OK!!!

Sooooo, would you like to see what my squeals were over???

The first lot of squeals were for this BEAUTIFUL Birthday card I received from Karen.... yes that Karen... The lovely and EXTREMELY talented and clever Karen Giron, well OK there were double squeals going on here... one with the delight of the beautiful card, and one because I was so excited it was from Karen. (You see Karen and I share the same Birthday... April 24th)... hehehehe...


Look at this gorgeous creation in all it's PINKNESS... Karen knows me oh so well. Oh gosh I just love it, and it has taken pride of place on the TV for everyone to see.
Thankyou so very much Karen!!!! (I'm still squealing, but a little more quietly now, so as to not alarm Jorja again!!) hahaha

Oh and the next lot of squeals were for this stunning card from Keesh.

Isn't it gorgeous... and again lots of lovely Pink. Ooohh I LOVE it.
Thankyou too Keesh, it's just beautiful.

Getting these in the post today, just made my day. So Thankyou again Karen and Keesh, hopefully after a nice hot cuppa, i'll have calmed down enough to sit down and make some more cards myself.

Bye for now.

Sarah
xx

Circle Circus meets Pocket Silhouettes

Hi There!!!

I've been playing with my lovely new goodies again tonight and have come up with another card t show you. This one combines Circle Circus (yes the one that caused so much excitement in this post) and Pocket Silhouettes.

Now... I saw a card similar to this somewhere out there in BLOG LAND, and do you think I can remember where!!!! Nope... soooo if this is similar to something you've posted on your Blog, please let me know so I can figure out where I saw it and give due credit. (It wasn't made with Pocket Silhouettes though, I don't think!!!) - sitting here biting my lip!!!!

Anyhoo... here is my card:-


I've used Kiwi Kiss as the base and layered it with some Kiwi Kiss DSP from the Good Morning Sunshine Pack, some Whisper White Cardstock and some Riding Hood Red, which I've stamped with a stamp from Circle Circus in Versa Mark and then Clear Embossed with my Heat Tool, oh and that piece has been scalloped with my Scallop Edge Punch.
I then used Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette to stamp the image from Pocket Silhouettes and the sentiment from the Level One Hostess Set 'Best Yet' is stamped in Kiwi Kiss. Add to that some GORGEOUS Satin Ribbon (Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla) and a Kiwi Kiss Button from Button Bouquet (SU!)...mmm... a few dimensionals and that's it.

I've managed to make that sound like I just whipped it up in no time at all.... not the case... I sat here procrastinating for a while, trying to figure it all out, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

I'll be back soon with more to show you.
Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Pocket Silhouettes, Best Yet (Level 1 Hostess Set), Circle Circus
Card:- Kiwi Kiss, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red
Ink:- Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Versa Mark
Accsessories:- Satin Ribbon (Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla), Button Bouquet, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Scallop Edge Punch

Sweet Sunday Sketch #14

Hello Again!!! Are you sick of me yet? Gosh Please say NO!!! hahha
Another Sunday and another TWO posts in one night!!!! (Shell, I may need my Blankie AGAIN!!! hahaha).

The lovely Karen has set another BEAUTIFUL sketch for us to work with this week... here it is:-


And here is my card:-


Another Newbie for you to see. I'm trying to ink up all of my new sets at least once each this week... so far so good!!!

This time I've used 'Live Like You Mean It' a Level One Hostess Set. I've used Kiwi Kiss as the Base with a layer of Very Vanilla and some Riding Hood Red DSP from the Candy Lane Pack... ooohh do LOVE that pack... lots of PINK in it you see!!! oh and some Close to Cocoa... oooppss I digress from my card... back on track!!!! then I cut a square in Riding Hood Red and another in Very Vanilla and stamped my flower directly onto the card. I found it needed a bit of a lift so I (the Queen of Cutting small delicate little numbers!!!!) decided to restamp the flower and cut it out and pop in on some dimensionals... much better. Oh and just to make things a tad more difficult for myself, I decided AFTER I'd stuck it all together that it should probably have a bit of Dazzling Diamonds in the centre of each flower... so I'll leave it to you to picture in your mind how I attempted to do this without having the whole card covered in glitter!!!!
Oh and I mustn't forget the GORGEOUS new Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla (aaaHaa...it's Double Sided) Satin Ribbon...ooohhh it's lovely!! Again I digress... well that's it tied around the centre. Hahaha.

The sentiment is another Level One Hostess Set called Sweet Little Sentiments, and I've stamped that in Kiwi Kiss.

Hope you like.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Live Like you Mean It, Sweet Little Sentiments (both Level One Hostess Sets) Card:- Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red DSP (from Candy Lane Pack), Very Vanilla
Ink:- Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories:- Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds.

Hello There!!

Hello There!!!

Thought I'd share with you another new stamp set I managed to sit down and play with today.
This set is called 'Cheep Talk' and it has the cutest little bird stamps in it... adorable. I've managed to calm myself down somewhat since my last post... which did see me getting a little, well OK a big bit excited.

Here is my card:-


I've used the lovely Baja Breeze card as the base and then layered it with some Choc Chip, Whisper White and Kiwi Kiss (yep... another newie). I stamped the branch from the set in Choc Chip and the leaves in Kiwi Kiss, then stamped the little bird in Baja Breeze and cut him out and popped him up on a dimensional... he really is adorable...might have to make one in PINK now... hahaha. The Sentiment and the little flower, both from the same Cheep Talk set are both stamped in Riding Hood Red (ahhuh... new!!!). Oh and the flowers along the bottom are stamped in Kiwi Kiss and popped on some dimensionals. I then tied some of the Riding Hood Red Tafetta ribbon around it and popped the whole lot on some dimensionals and 'Voila' all done. This is a great little set to use if you want to create fun cards quickly.. there is heaps of potential here... I just have to sit down for a bit longer and play some more.

Pop back soon... I plan to make some more cards tonight to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Cheep Talk
Card:- Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Ink:- Baja Breeze, Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories:- Riding Hood Red Tafetta Ribbon, Dimensionals