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Happy Wednesday!!!! Careful.... don't fall off your chair or choke on your coffee... I know!!! I'm here mid week AND I have a card to show you... I KNOW!!!!

My gorgeous blogging friend Adele (*waving Adele*) has been begging me.. NO really she has.. haaha... to post a little more regularly... well here I am... :D

This is one of the cards I'm demonstrating and making at my Stamp-a- Stack Class tonight.. I've got another one next week making the EXACT same cards.. and yep.. this one too!!! So if you'd like to come.. I'd love to have you.. just leave me a comment or email me and I can send you all the deets!!!

Now for the card!!! Again I must apologise for the photo quality.. or lack there of.. I'm still without my BELOVED photo editing software!!! Hopefully I'll have it back soon.. so until then, and unfortunately for you all you have to view all of my cards in their STRAIGHT OFF THE CAMERA.. no makeover view!!!! Just pretend they're all shiney and FABULOUS!!!!

RIght.. the card!!!! ooops:-



Unfortunately the photo doesn't really show it.. but I've just for the very first time used the BRAND NEW Shimmer Paint (Champagne Mist!!) WOW!! that's all I can say.. WOW.. LOVE this stuff and will definately be using it more often.. WOW!!!

I've also used my new Vintage Wallpaper Impression folder.. LOVE!! and my NEW Extra Large Ornament Punch.. LOVE!!! oh and my NEW Contempo Christmas Stamp Set!!!... LOVE!! Seriously am LOVING this set...It's up there with my FABULOUS Season of Joy set!!!
I've also added some Very Vanilla Ribbon.. not NEW!! haha.. and sponged the edges of the entire card with Early Espresso Ink.. oh yes, NEW!!!!

Hope you like!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

xx Sarah

Sweet Sunday Sketch #89

Happy Sunday!!!! FINALLY I've got something for you to see :D I'm hoping to get some crafty goodness up on my blog this week instead of my current ONE post a week!! Oooops!!

Anyhoo.... today of course is Sweet Sunday Sketch time and we've got an AWESOME sketch for you to play along with this week.. I hope you get a chance :D.

Here is my card:-


And here is the sketch:-


Ever since I got my NEW Marina Mist ribbon in the mail I've be dying to play with it.. and well YES today is the day. I'm SOOOO glad we've finally gotten the gorgeous Satin Ribbons here in Oz.. oohh they really are DELICIOUS... not that I've eaten them.. but really they are DELICIOUS.. hahah

I've use a base of Crumb Cake (Kraft), Baja Breeze, Whisper White and a splash of Pink Pirouette ( I tried... I tried really hard NOT to add pink.. but Um... it WON!! hahah) Oh and a little bit of Certainly Celery too.
The image is from one of my NEW Hostess Sets Umm... what's it called.. hold on I 'll go and have a little looksie..... Ah YES... Afterthoughts... it's LOVELY!!! I added a little bit of the GORGEOUS and DELICIOUS Marina Mist Satin Ribbon and then some more sweet little flowers with some FABULOUS stick on Rhinestones.. also NEW in the catty.. Woo Hoo!!!

Be sure to visit the fabulous Sweet SUnday Stampers for some AMAZING inspiration:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Lynn Put
  
• Vicki Burdick
• Joanne Basile 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:- Afterthoughs
Card:- Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze DSP, Pink Pirouette
Ink:- Certainly Celery, Early Espresso
Accessories:- Dimensionals, Apron Lace Punch (Fiskars), Rhinestones, Flower Punch, Marina Mist Satin Ribbon

Sweet Sunday Sketch #88

Happy Sunday!!! It's time of course for another fabulous Sweet Sunday Sketch!!!

Today Karen's sketch is GORGEOUS!!.. Well of course it's gorgeous.. they all are!!

It's a fun, nice and simple layout, with endless possibilities, so I do hope you'll play along.

Here is my card:-


And here is the sketch for you:-



I've used my Seasons of Joy stamp set and some retired DSP, the other colours are Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Choc Chip and of course Real Red.

The Poinsettia placement was a little something I found in the NEW Catty and LOVED so used it on my card and instead of twigs used some Choc Chip grosgrain. Quick and Simple!!! LOVE that!!!

Be sure to visit the fabulous Sweet SUnday Stampers for some AMAZING inspiration:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Lynn Put
  
• Vicki Burdick
• Joanne Basile 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:- Seasons of Joy
Card:- Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Choc Chip
Ink:- Read Red, Old Olive
Accessories:- Dimensionals, Choc Chip Grosgrain, Apron Lace Punch (Fiskars), Rhinestone Brads

And the WINNER is............

Thankyou ALL so much for commenting and sharing in my little Milestone celebration!!! Well as promised I've chosen a winner.. well OK my little one chose the winner.. she was "Chief Name Drawer" and the WINNER .........


........ KIM B ........

Woo hoo!!!! Insert streamers flying and balloons popping!!!!!

Kim.. contact me via email (sarahjane.kale@gmail.com) so I can get your snail mail and I'll get some little goodies in the mail to you.

Thanks SO much again everyone... lets see how long it takes to reach my next milestone!!!


xx Sarah

Ooohhh a little Milestone {giveaway}

WOW!!! I've only just this second realised that my Blog Visitor Counter has ticked OVER 100,000 visitors!!! WOW!!

I'm STILL amazed that I actually get visitors who stop by and read my blog and look at my little creations. Who would've thought that when I started this little hobby and little blog that I'd EVER reach that little milestone!!!

THANKYOU so very much for spending a little part of your day looking at something I've created. It means so much to me.. really it does.

So to celebrate this WOW moment, how about I give something away to one of my Blog Reader.. YOU!!!... What to give away.. hmmmm.. I've got a few ideas.. perhaps some GORGEOUS little flowers I've been making (paper of course :D).. some little Christmas tags oh and perhaps a card or two!!! Sound good!!????

All you need to do is leave me a comment before Midnight (Perth Time) Saturday 9th October and I'll randomly select a winner!!! SOUND GOOD!!... and don't forget your email address!!! (i'll need to contact you if you win!!)

Ooohh this will be my FIRST giveaway.. EXCITING!!

Thanks for stopping by and GOODLUCK!!

xx Sarah

Crafty Goodness in a different way!!!

"If you've popped in to see the Sweet Sunday Sketch... just click here"... but you might like this post too... I'm just saying!!!

Hello!!! I know!!! It's only Monday and I'm Back with another post!!! Crazy!!!... I hope you're sitting down!! hahaha

Sooo.. I thought I'd show you some "Crafty" goodness in another form.. yep.. this one doesn't have any stamping...rather a whole heap of SUGARY goodness.. YUM!!!

This is the reason my Sweet Sunday Sketch post was SOOOOO late... this is what I was creating on Saturday night in readiness for my SWEET, GORGEOUS little Girl's 2nd Birthday party!!.. Wanna see?

Oh ok!!!:-


I had SOOOO much fun making this for Ella... I LOVE making cakes and always enjoy making the girls birthday cakes.. but I have to admit that I think this one is my ALL TIME favourite!!!
The kiddies at the party must've thought so too... there was absolutely NOTHING left... What!!.. no birthday cake leftovers!!! :D

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah
xx

Sweet Sunday Sketch #87

OMG!!! I'm SOOOOOOOO late!!! I have a REALLY, REALLY, REEEEAAALLLY good reason though!!! I PROMISE!!!

You see.. today was my GORGEOUS little girl Ella's 2nd Birthday... so with all the cake making, decorating, snack preparing, present wrapping I ran a little short on time... eek!!

Anyhoo.... as you know and the reason you're probably visiting is because it's SUNDAY and that means a FABULOUS Sweet Sunday Sketch!!!

This one today is a little something for Karen's GORGEOUS girl Avery.. who celebrated her Birthday yesterday.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Avery!!!:-

And here is the sketch:-


Ok.. so because I'm running REALLY, REALLY late.. I'll spare all the chatter, but PLEASE if there is anything you'd like to know about my card leave me a little comment and I'll get right back to you. Again I apologise about my photos.. NO PHOTOSHOP until my computer is fixed!!! SAD!!! I know!!!

Be sure to visit the fabulous Sweet SUnday Stampers for some AMAZING inspiration:-

• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Lynn Put
  
• Vicki Burdick
• Joanne Basile 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