sweet sunday sketch #58 {scrap page}

Happy Sunday!!!! Hope you've had a FUN weekend. It's Sunday, so it's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch from Karen.

I had FUN with this weeks sketch and rather than making a card I thought I'd take a big JUMP and make a scrap page... I KNOW!!!!!

I've had this serious of photos of my beautiful Ella (oooh Karen.... CONTINUOUS mode!!!! ;o) and thought they'd be PERFECT for this sketch. Soooo.. here is my sample for this week:-


And here is the Sketch from Karen:-


The title speaks for itself really... 'The ULTIMATE Icecream Experience'. This was Ella's first experience with an Icecream cone... as you can see by the photos, it went... The taste, the approval, the hmmm what will happen if I squeeze this, the oh that's what will happen if I squeeze this, the i'll try REALLY hard to eat this before the cone completely falls apart, to the well it's fallen apart, mummy has given me a plate SOOOO I may aswell LICK it clean!!!!!, and the FINAL snap..... the completely SATISFIED and OH SO PLEASED with myself smile.

This first close up is of the "taste", the approval, and a little contemplation about perhaps giving that little piece of yumminess a little squeeze!!


Then we have the "hmmm, I wonder what would happen if I squeeze this, and the OH that's what happens when I squeeze!!!!


And well this little series pretty much speaks for itself. I must tell you though she didn't learn those plate licking skills from me... hahaha

I love the fact that you can actually see Ella's face through the plate.. just so we can all get the FULL experience... hahaha.

I've used Very Vanilla, Au Chocolat DSP, and Pretty in Pink cardstock. The Icecream stamp is from my Sprinkled with Love set and I've added a touch of Very Vanilla Ribbon and of course HAD to use my APRON lace punch.

Here's a little close up of the stamped image from Life Definitions for you... I thought it was PERFECT for this page:-


Oh and did you notice my FANCY, GORGEOUS and GLAMOUROUS watermark???? Nice, huh... No I'm not gloating... the GORGEOUS Karen made it just for me... How CLEVER is she?... VERY CLEVER!!! and GORGEOUS to boot. (Love ya Karen!!!!)

Be sure to pop on over and visit the other Sweet Sunday Stampers for some AMAZING inspiraton, they NEVER fail to inspire:-

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

And don't forget to link your card to Mr Linky 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:- Simple Serif Alphabet & Numbers, Sprinkled with Love (TE), Life Definitions
Card:- Very Vanilla, Au Chocolat DSP (retired), Pretty in Pink
Ink:- Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa
Accessories:- Very Vanilla Grosgrain, Apron Lace Punch (Fiskars), Dimensionals

embellish {celebrate birthdays} colour challenge

Howdy!!! Finally I've managed to sit down and make a card for the Colour Challenge {Celebrate Birthdays} over at Embellish Magazine.

My head has been pounding for about a week now, so I've kept this one nice and simple, actually the only stamped bit on it is the frame along the bottom and the word "Happy". The flowers are from my Felt Fusion and Felt Fusion Too stash and the "Birthday" is my own handwriting.

Here is my card:-


And here is the colour swatch to play along with:-


Thanks for stopping by, PLEASE come back soon.

Sarah
xx


Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Framed with Love, Basic Phrases, MY Handwriting
Card:- Baja Breeze, Choc Chip
Ink:- Choc Chip Marker
Accessories:- Felt Fusion, Felt Fusion Too, Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals.

Sweet Sunday Sketch #57 {wish big}

Happy Sunday!!! Hope you've had a FABULOUS weekend. It's time for another FUN sketch from Karen, and this week she's got an absolute RIPPER for you. Now, before I show you, you have to PROMISE not to get scared and to have a go... PROMISE!!!!

Ok, so now that you've all promised me that you'll play along here's my card for this week:-


And here is Karen's "RIPPER" sketch:-


Now like I said... don't be frightened... well ok, you can be a little bit scared.. I was a little scared at first.. BUT... once I started playing I actually found it to be FUN and not really all that scary.. well OK it took a little bit of playing, and a few BIZARRE colour combos... (*waving girls*) after our little chat last night, I opted to go for something... um shall we say... a little less Easter Egg Huntish!!! hahaha

I've gone with a Kraft base and the colours I've chosen are Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Choc Chip, Very Vanilla.
My strips are a combination of both DSP and hand stamped DSP using my Framed with Love set. I used Pink Pirouette ribbon for my middle strip and rather than circle (which I LOVE) I decided to have a whirl at creating my own Ribbon Flower. I've been wanting to have a go at these for AGES... and t'was HEAPS of fun... Go on have a go!!!!

So there you go.. I think this might go in my 'Little Girl's" Birthday pile, I'm actually really happy with how it turned out. "BONUS!!!" hahaha

Be sure to pop on over and visit the other Sweet Sunday Stampers for some AMAZING inspiraton, they NEVER fail to inspire:-

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

And don't forget to link your card to Mr Linky 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:- Framed with Love, Short and Sweet
Card:- Kraft, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla, Au Chocolat DSP (retired), Regal Rose DSP
Ink:- Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa
Accessories:- Sponges, Dimensionals, Choc Chip Dbl Stitched Ribbon, Felt Fusion Too, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad, Word Window Punch

Inkspiration Challenge {Inspiration #18}

Happy Friday!!! It's time for another Inkspiration Challenge and today it's an Inspiration. I've kept my card nice and simple today... sometimes, nice and simple is just perfect.

Here's what I came up with:-


Here is the Inspiration piccy for you to play along with:-



Cute!!!! huh!!!!

I've used the colours and the little cushion in the centre of the bed for my Inspiration. The colours are Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise and some Pink Pirouette DSP. I added a strip of Rose Red Ribbon and then stamped the one of the frames from my Framed with Love set in Tempting Turquoise then stamped and punched a butterfly from Butterfly Prints which has been stamped in Rose Red, but stamped off once, and has a couple of little pink rhinestones added to it for a little bit of BLING!!!

The sentiment is from my Short and Sweet set and the extra little sparkly butterfly is from my For Everything set.

Hope you like this and be sure to pop on over and see what the other Inkspiration DT have made for you to see, I'm sure you WONT be disappointed:-

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Anthonette Chavez - Guest Designer

and KEESH

Don't forget to link your card to Mr Linky on Keesh's blog too, so that we can all have a looksie at what you've created.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:

Stamps:- Butterfly Prints, Framed with Love, Short and Sweet, For Everything
Card:- Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Pirouette DSP, Whisper White
Ink:- Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories:- Dimensionals, Butterfly Punch, Rose Red Dbl Stitched Ribbon, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Pink Rhinestones

It's Good to Dream

I've FINALLY managed to get my act together and play along with one of Taylors Challenges. YAY!!!! Huge Happy Dance going on here!!!!

Taylor is celebrating 100 Sketches... and what better time to join in on all the fun.. Right?!!!

I really am EXCITED about getting this card done and after a whole lot of PROCRASTINATING... I am actually really happy with the end result.. perhaps it's because there is a whole lot of PINK going on here! hahaha.

So here is my card:-


I've inked up my gorgeous Razzle Dazzle stamp for this one, and used my Blender Pens to colour the flowers in Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red.. we didn't get any SU! Markers in these In Colours, so desperate time meant desperate measures!!!

My scallop around the circle was created by cutting a few Scallop Oval and attaching them to the back. I added some FABULOUS Extra Wide Pink Pirouette Grosgrain (totally DELICIOUS!!) and finished it off with some Pink Rhinestones.

This little beauty, is on it's way to one of my BEAUTIFUL girlfriends.. I hope she likes it.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Razzle Dazzle
Ink:- Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive Marker
Card:- Riding Hood Red, Candy Lane DSP, Pink Pirouette, Pink Pirouette DSP, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories:- Oval Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, Circle Scissors Plus, Pink Rhinestones, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Paper Piercer and Mat

sweet sunday #56 {sprinkled with LOVE}

Happy Valentines Day Folks!!! Hope you've had a FABULOUS day, getting spoilt, serenaded (well ok perhaps not!!..hahha) and generally taken care of by your LOVED one.

I got very spoilt last night.. my GORGEOUS hubby cooked me dinner... somewhat of a Valentines Day tradition here in the Kale' abode. I must say too, for someone who doesn't do a lot of cooking and quite often says that he can't really cook.... to that I say Pfift!!!!... No really.... he doesn't just go for a simple Cheese on Toast option (one I would be completely content with I might add.. you know it's all about the fact that HE is cooking.. hahaha), oh NO, he's gone the whole kit and caboodle.. Garlic and Chilli Prawns, Crispy Skinned Salmon with Chilli Glaze, Olive Tapenade with Marinated Feta and Prawn Toast and THEN... yes there is MORE... THEN Lemon and Lime Brulee... MY FAVE and to completely DIE for... It was DELICIOUS!!! The best part... I didn't have to cook it, clean it up and there is plenty left over for today... EXCELLENT!!!

Now I'm sure you didn't pop on over to listen to me ramble on about my spoilings on VDay, rather to see what we've created for you for Karen's fabulous Sweet Sunday Sketch... so I won't bore you any further and get right into it.

Here is my card for this weeks sketch:-


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


Given it is Valentines Day this weekend I thought I'd make a little "Coffee Date" Valentine's Card. I inked up my AWESOME Taylored Expressions Sprinkled with Love set... LOVE it!!!, and paper pieced the cups one in Red and one in Pink.. (that one's MINE!!) Added some Sprinkles and the rest pretty much speaks for itself. I was a little lost when I'd finished it all as to where to put my sentiment, contemplated even not putting one on it at all, and honestly, I'm still not 100% sure that I like what I've done with it... I'll keep looking at it, I'm sure I'll come around eventually.

Be sure to pop on over and visit the other Sweet Sunday Stampers for some AMAZING inspiraiton, they NEVER fail to inspire:-

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

And don't forget to link your card to Mr Linky 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:- Sprinkled with Love (Taylored Expressions)
Card:- Pink Pirouette, Water Colour, Candy Lane DSP
Ink:- So Saffron, Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red
Accessories:- Sponges, Dimensionals, Very Vanilla Wide Grosgrain, Crystal Effects, Pink RHinestone, Circle Scissors Plus

Inkspiration Colour #18 {hello}

It's FRIDAY!!!!... which means it's time for another Inkspiration Challenge. This week Keesh has set us a Colour Challenge. The thing I love about "Colour" challenges is that they really do succeed it taking you out of your comfort zone and experimenting with colours and combos that you would normally deem to be "too hard", or nah... can't be bothered trying that one!!... Anyone!!!... I know I do that!! hehehe.

So this week, Keesh's colour combo included one colour that I don't actually own any ink or SU! Markers for.. ( I know, I know!!!)... thankfully this year's Hostess DSP Pack included some of this very colour in it... PHEW!!!!

Here is my card for this week.. I've kept it pretty Clean and Simple this week. I find that when I'm working with colours I'm not too familiar with it's best to keep it simple... trust me, trying to get a wee bit fancy.. generally ends in disaster... well for me it does.. hahaha

Right.. The card!!!:-


Here is the colour combo for you to use to play along with:-


I decided to use my rather neglected Hello Again stamp set which is currently available in the current Summer Mini... cute!!!

Hope you like this and be sure to pop on over and see what the other Inkspiration DT have made for you to see, I'm sure you WONT be disappointed:-

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Anthonette Chavez - Guest Designer

and KEESH

Don't forget to link your card to Mr Linky on Keesh's blog too, so that we can all have a looksie at what you've created.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:

Stamps:- Hello Again
Card:- Brocade Blue, Ruby Red, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla
Ink:- Mellow Moss, Ruby Red
Accessories:- Apron Lace Punch (Fiskars), Mellow Moss Grosgrain, Buttons, Dimensionals.

sweet sunday {birthday wishes} #55

Happy Sunday!!!! Hope you've all been enjoying your weekend. It's Sunday, which means it's time for another FABULOUS sketch by the lovely Karen.

I was determined to create a BOYS card this week, absolutely determined!!! And after I was assured by the lovely Lee (*waving*) that Fifth Avenue Floral just wasn't going to cut it for a "boys" card... I decided I better dig deep and come up with something else. Oh and being a boys card means NO pink too.. Right!!!! Hmmmmm

So after a lot of "deep digging" and stamp stash rustling I came up with a sweet little card for a very special little boy who is celebrating his VERY SPECIAL birthday... who is this special little person, who is turning 4??... Well it is in fact Karen's little man Andrew... HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sweet Andrew... hope you like your card :o)!!! and of course have a WONDERFUL birthday!!!!!

So, here is Andrew's SPECIAL little Birthday Card:-


And here is the fun sketch from Karen to play along with:-


I cut my card down a wee bit to make it smaller so that my circle wasn't too BIG for my little birdie... poor little thing would've been terrified had he been placed in such a LARGE circle all on his lonesome!!!

Oh and the other thing I've done here on this card... talk about jumping in at the deep end!! I've used not one, but THREE scary colours... well scary for me... Summer Sun (VERY SCARY!!), Pacific Point...(up there Scary!!), and Tangerine Tango.. (just plain BRIGHT scary!!!)... All on the one card!!!! WOW!!!

I've added a little sparkle to "Birdies" wing... hope that's ok Andrew :o)... oh and I couldn't resist adding just a teensy tiny bit of ribbon, but it is in Choc Chip... so that's ok too.. Right? hahaha
Hope you like this one. Be sure to pop on over and visit the other Sweet Sunday Stampers for some AMAZING inspiraiton, they NEVER fail to inspire:-

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

And don't forget to link your card to Mr Linky 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:- Basic Phrases, Cheep Talk, Big Bold Birthday, Party Hearty
Card:- Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Choc Chip, Tangerine Tango, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink:- Choc Chip, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango
Accessories:- MY Handwriting, Buttons, Dimensionals, 2-way Glue Pen, Glitter, Choc Chip Grosgrain, Sponges

Inkspiration {Sketch} Challenge #18

Happy Friday!!!! Hope you've had a FABULOUS week and have lots of fun things planned for the weekend.

This week Keesh has set us a Sketch Challenge... FUN!!! I do LOVE a sketch!!! I did however throw the first attempt in the bin.. YES THE BIN!!!! hahaha

Here is what I've come up with for this weeks sketch:-


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

My fave and GO TO colour combo... of Vanilla, Pink (this time Regal Rose) and Choc Chip.. oh and I musn't forget to mention the little splash of Kraft... yes it is there... just behind the Vanilla. hahaha.

I've used my Cheep Talk set this week... LOVE the flower in that set, added a little bit of bling to the centre and once again, PLONKED my brads into some glitter to give me a similar shade of brown... well not quite, but almost. The sentiment is from my Best Yet set and is just the "friends" word from one of the stamps.

Be sure to pop on over and visit the other Inkspiration DT gals for some wonderful inspiration:-

Dawn

Cindy

Kirsty

Renee

Chantelle

Anthonette Chavez - Guest Designer

and KEESH

Don't forget to link your card to Mr Linky on Keesh's blog too, so that we can all have a looksie at what you've created.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Here's what I used:

Stamps:- Cheep Talk, Best Yet, Framed with Love
Card:- Choc Chip, Very Vanilla, Kraft, Regal Rose, Regal Rose DSP
Ink:- Choc Chip, Regal Rose Marker, Certainly Celery
Accessories:- Choc Chip Wide Grosgrain, Sponges, Brads, Glitter, Mini Glue Dots, Pink Rhinestone, Dimensionals, 1-1/4" Circle Punch

A Sweet Sunday {embellish} colour with ribbon

I've had this card sitting on my desk all week waiting for me to actually take a photo of it and post it!!!!! Well FINALLY I've done it. I have to say though, this is a VERY different looking card to the one I first made for the challenge... and that one... well lets just say it "accidently" fell in the bin!!! oops!!

This week Ashely and the awesome DT gals over at embellish set a Colour Challenge with Ribbon. So here's what I came up with:-


And here is the FUN colour combo pic from Ashley:-



I'm LOVING playing with my NEW Taylored Expressions 'Sprinkled with Love' set... oooohh it's delicious!!!!. The layout is from the lovely Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch 54... couldn't resist making another card with this AWESOME layout. My original Sweet Sunday Sample for this sketch is here. Be sure to pop on over and have a play.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx