Sweet Sunday Sketch #165

Happy Sunday!!! I hope you've had an awesome week and are ready to join us for another fun Sweet Sunday Sketch.

It's been a weird week here, and a BUSY week, actually it's going to be a BUSY month. My little girls are quite the social butterflies and have a month 'rammed' with birthday parties, so today's card is for her sweet handsome little friend who is celebrating his 'Pirate' Party today.

Here is his little card, and of course my card for this weeks sketch:-

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

 Anyone who knows me,( actually probably EVERYONE), knows that I struggle and I mean REALLY struggle when it comes to creating 'BOY' cards. I think it's the lack of Pink on them.. haha. So I'm actually kinda chuffed that this one turned out, somewhat how I'd actually pictured it in my mind (another reality that rarely comes to fruition.. haha).

I've used a colour combo of Pacific Point (scary), Real Red (doable), Baja Breeze (EASY) and Crumb Cake (REALLY EASY). I also finally got to use my Textured Impressions Stripes Embossing Folder, see it there on the Baja Breeze panel :D and I made a sweet little Pirate Owl, using my Owl Punch. I stamped the image from my Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set and used my Baja Breeze, Pacific Point and Real Red Markers to colour it. Some buttons and a dash of Bakers Twine and it's pretty much done. AND, there is absolutely NO Pink, NO Glitter and NO ribbon!!! I know!!.. I may need a moment to recover! ;-)

Be sure to visit the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers for some AMAZING card samples:-

• Amy White - this weeks FABULOUS guest stamper
• Dana White
• Dawn Easton
• Jackie Pedro
• Karen Motz
• Karen Giron
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Melissa Hubert
• Sarah-Jane Kalé - that's ME!
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick

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.

Sweet {SWEET} Sunday Sketch #164

ETA:- Apologies for the late post, it would appear that in my excitement of being ready early, I forgot to hit the correct buttons when 'attempting' to schedule my blog post :-/ ... hmmmm...  SORRY!!!

Happy Sunday!!! I hope you're ready for another fun Sweet Sunday Sketch! This week is  a little MORE fun, because our awesome leader has some FUN Blog Candy up for grabs for one lucky person!!!.. So DO join us!!

Okay.. this week I thought I'd do something a little different.. and seen as our resident rule breaker Jen, isn't with us any more (*waving Jen.. LOVE YA!!!), I thought I'd fill her shoes.. hehehe.
Well, ok, I didn't really break the rules I just changed it up a bit.

Here is my card/scrap card for this week:-

And here is the layout for you:-

When I sat down to make my card this week, I thought it would be fun to create a scrap page layout using it.... ANNNDDD.. of course I just so happened to receive my little girl's school photos, so it worked out PERFECTLY!!! I'm thinking I'll make another, but a FULL Size scrap page for this darling photo. She's BEAUTIFUL isn't she :D. Yep.. I know I'm biased ;-).

I've used the gorgeous Twitterpated DSP from the soon to finish Mini Catalogue. The flower is made using my Triple Doily Punch, and I've used my Designer Frames Embossing Folder for the little pink frame behind the photo. A touch of Baja Breeze Seam Binding and a little tag and it's all done.

I hope you like what I've created and for some more amazing inspration be sure to visit the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers:-

• Dana White
• Dawn Easton
• Jackie Pedro
• Karen Motz
• Karen Giron
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Melissa Hubert
• Sarah-Jane Kalé - that's ME!
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick

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:- TIny Tags

Paper:- Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Blushing Bride, Twitterpated DSP, Whisper White
Ink:- Early Espresso
Accessories:-Dimensionals,Big Shot, Brads, Triple Layer Punch (Doily), Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Scallop Square Die, Jewellery Tag Punch

A {Suprise}

A few weeks ago I received an email from Melanie Schulenberg of Pockets of Inspiration Blog, asking me if I was interested in joining the Creative Take Design Team for the Paper Crafters Sampler (PCS). The PCS is a monthly online magazine for Stampin' Up! customers and demonstrators and is filled to the brim with ideas and inspriation using Stampin' Up! products.
Included int he magazine is a template, designed by Melanie to create your own 3D object, and it's my job :D, to have a play with the templates and see if I can create something a little different and HOPEFULLY inspire you in the process :D.

I have to admit to being in shock for a while after I'd read Melanie's email... I wasn't sure if she'd sent it to the wrong person.. hahah..

The template I've worked on first is fromt he July Issue , which is filled with Summer inspiration and BRIGHT colours. Although, for me it's actually in the middle of winter, it's always nice to pick up some bright colours and play.

If you'd like to subscribe and receive your own electronic copy of the July Paper Crafters Sampler then just click here.

The template Melanie has given me to work with is a Lollipop Podium, and this is what I came up with:-

I've got an idea for something else using the same template and hope to have that up for you to see sometime this week, so do pop on back to see .

I've used a combination of fabric (Flirtatious) and Designer Series Paper to create my butterflies and then pop them all through my Big Shot using my Beautiful Butterflies die. I used my Doily Triple Layer punch to create the Wisteria Wonder flower on the front and made some 'grass' using my paper snips and some Lucky Limeade Cardstock. Some buttons, Brads and Satin ribbon finish it off quite nicely I think, and it's definately something I can see me making more of, especially as I have two little girls who ALWAYS need pretty party ideas!! :D

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah

Sweet Sunday Sketch #163

Happy Sunday!!! I hope you've had a lovely weekend and are ready to join us, {OLD} and {NEW}, Sweet Sunday Stampers with this weeks sketch!

All the excting news of the new and AMAZING Sweet Sunday Stampers will be futher down... I know you're going to LOVE our new stampers... they are AMAZING!!!!!

OKi.... here is my card for this weeks challenge:-

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

 My daugther is heading off to the first of FOUR birthday parties this week... SERIOUSLY!!!.. so this is the little card I made for her little friend, for today's party.

I've used Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Rich Razzleberry as my colour combo and added a little Pear Pizzazz to tie them all together.

ARE YOU READY!!!.... Below are the links to the NEW Sweet Sunday Stampers!!... I know you'll be as excited about them as I am... I've Blog Stalked ALL of these ladies for AGES and can't believe I'm lucky enough to get to work PLAY alongside them !!!!... The only issue really is that I'm about 20,000 + miles away from them all.... I think they should all come here and visit me!! :D

• Dana White
• Dawn Easton
• Jackie Pedro
• Jen Shults - this week's FABULOUS guest designer
• Karen Motz
• Karen Giron
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Melissa Hubert
• Sarah-Jane Kalé - that's ME!
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick

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:- Create a Cupcake (Sentiment)

Paper:- Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink:- Early Espresso
Accessories:-Dimensionals,Big Shot, Brads, Scallop Circle Punch, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Triple Layer Punch (Doily), Pear Pizzazz Ribbon

Sweet Sunday Sketch #162

Happy Sunday!! I hope you're ready to play along with us this week, on the Sweet Sunday Sketch!

Here is my card for this weeks challenge:-

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

I've gone a little embossing crazy this past few weeks, so I'll try to change it up a bit for you next challenge.. haha.

I firstly stamped the background using the 'Reason to Smile' stamp set, in VersaMark, then used White Embossing Powder and my heat tool to create my own DSP, so to speak. I ADORE white on Crumb Cake, don't you!?

The main image is the other flower from the same stamp set, also heat embossed in white, then I used my Stampin' Write markers to colour the images. One is coloured in Blushing Bride and Cherry Cobbler and the other in Baja Breeze and Island Indigo.

I added a little piece of Twitterpated DSP, some Island Indigo scallops, cut using my Big Shot and Edgelits and finished it off with a BIG DOUBLE BOW in Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding. I'm a little obsessed with those bows at the moment too, in case you hadn't noticed! ;-)

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:-

• Karen Motz
• Dana White
• Lynn Put
• Vicki Burdick and of course
• KAREN GIRON
• and of course our Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper Jackie Pedro

And don't forget to link your card to InLInkz over at Karen's blog (following the DT call instructions if you want to be considered in the DT selection!!) so we can all see what you've created.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sarah

xx

Here's what I used:-

Stamps:- Reason to Smile

Paper:- Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Flirtatious DSP (Doily), Twitterpated DSP
Ink:- Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze
Accessories:-Dimensionals,Big Shot, Circles 2 Die, Stampin Write Markers, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Vintage Brads, Shimmer Paint, Framelits.

just because

Hello!!!!.. I'm back for a weekday visit!!!

I sat down tonight to make a card, just for fun!!! Yep!!..

I'm having a little embossing fetish at the moment, teamed with lots of Crumb Cake bows!!!... I'll try something new for next week.. PROMISE!!! ;-)

For this card... I used my Polka Dot embossing folder for some background texture then added some First Edition DSP with my current mandatory Crumb Cake ribbon treatment!!. The main image is the large flower stamp from my Bodering on Romance set, which I've heat embossed with White Embossing Powder then used my Stampin' Write Markers to colour in.. I'm actually really happy with how it turned out.

If there is anything extra you'd like to know about this card, please just leave a comment or send me an email and I'll get back to you.

Thanks for stopping by.


Sarah
xxx

friends {love}

Why, HELLO!!!! This is a bit of a shock isn't it!? A mid-week post by SJ!!! Goodness!!

I've been having a little play today and managed to come up with, create and actually FINISH a card for a little challenge set by the gorgeous InkyLouLou for a team stamping challenge. I'm actually a bit happy with the outcome of this little card, mainly, because when I started it I had absolutely NO IDEA where I was going with it... all I had were the challenge conditions of 3-2-1 (3 stamped images (or photo's if doing a scrap page!), 2 embellishments and 1 piece of DSP!)

I inked up my  Creative Elements stamp set, well at least the Butterfly from the Creative Elements stamp set, with Versamark and stamped it onto a piece of First Edition DSP, then covered that with White Embossing Powder and then gave it a blast with my Heat Tool. I've used Calypso Coral Ink and sponged over the image so that the Butterfly would POP ... LOVE Emboss Resist!!!. I then used my Framelits to cut the image and then once cut put it back through the Big Shot to emboss the frame around it using my Designer Frame embossing folders.
The doily piece underneath is from the Flirtatious DSP pack and I've just sponged around the edges with Soft Suede to soften it up a tad. I also added some prettieness in the form of Crumb Cake Seam Binding (LOVE!!) and added some tags as the sentiments from my Tiny Tags stamp set. OOH and the Pool Party piece of cardstock has been run through the Big Shot in my Polka Dot Embossing Folder... FUN!!!

Want to learn how to make this!!!???  Why not host your own Stampin' Up! Party? Contact me to find out all the details.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah
xx