Last One This Year!

Hello well Christmas Eve is here at last.  Have been out this morning doing my last bit of Christmas shopping and now have to wrap it and tidy the house - I wish I was organised! LOL.  

For my card I have used:

Images - Magnolia Tilda x 2

Promarkers

Papers: DCWV from stash

Woodware snowflake punches

Diamond stickles and white liquid pearls.

This is a card I made for my husband - I always leave his card until last.  I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash - Choose a sketch (mine is number7)

Papertake weekly - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Anything Xmas

Spoonful of Sugar - Xmas card

Simon Says - Anything goes

I love Promarkers - anything goes

Totally Gorgeous - For a special person (my husband)

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.  Have fun!

Sarahxx

Not a Christmas Card!!

Evening all, this is a card that I have made for my gorgeous Nan who is 89 on Monday.  It made a nice change to be making a birthday card.  We are hoping to get our tree and lights up at the weekend so may be I will start to feel a little more Christmasy then.  I love watching the tv at night with just the tree lights on it is so cosy.  

For my card I have used:

Crafters Companion - Popcorn Bear

Promarkers

HOTP papers

MS border punch

Nellie Snedden flower punch

jewels from stash.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Crafters Companion monthly challenge - sketch challenge 7

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Floral Frenzy

ABC Challenge - J is for Jewels

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.  Off to link up now and then to watch the live Corrie episode.

Sarahxx

Baby's First Christmas

Hi, Hope you are all having a good weekend.  The sun is shining here at the moment although it is still cold but all our snow has now gone -we did get off very lightly here compared to other places.   I have made this card for my gorgeous niece.

Image : Pink Gem Designs
Promarkers
Papers : DCWV
Snowflake punch/oval nesties/MS heart border punch

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - sketch 51
Top Tip Tuesday - 12 - anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - 45 Christmas Punches

Off to link up now.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.

Sarahxx

Another Snowy Hugs Tilda on a snowy day

Hi All

Yeah we had a very light sprinkling of snow last night and our son's football match was called off this morning so we all had a nice lie in.  Ben has a slight cold and sore throat so was probably best for him not to be playing in the freezing cold today. Doesn't look like James' match will be on tomorrow either so will have a nice football free weekend.  I do enjoy their football but once in a while it is nice to have the weekend free!

I had a nice surprise from the postman this morning which has cheered me up and that is the blog candy that I won from Chrissy over at Paper Ink Colour.  Thank you Chrissy.

Today's creation (made last night but unable to take a good photo at night) is Magnolia Tilda Snowy Hugs which I just adore.

Products used:

Magnolia Tilda Snowy Hugs image - new
HOTP papers - very old
Promarkers
MS punches and Quickutz dies
Diamond Stickles

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Old (papers) and new (stamp) and blog hop
Simon Says - Let It Snow
I love Promarkers - Anything goes with Sparkle
7 Kids College - Non Traditional Christmas
Colour Create - No. 58 Egg Blue Sea Green and Cream
Totally Papercrafts - Untraditional Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - Layer Upon Layer

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.

Sarahxx

Snowy Hugs from Tilda

Evening all, hope you have had a good day.  Popped to the shops in my lunch break and the shops are definitely getting busier already.  Must really start thinking about starting my shopping very soon!  I love this image of Tilda  hugging the snowman it is very cute.

For my card I have used:

Magnolia Tilda image

Promarkers

HOTP papers

Marianne Creatables die and snowflake punches

Lots of stickles and liquid pearls

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - Week 129 fab sketch

Sweet Stamping - snowflakes

I love Promarkers - Challenge 41 Snowmen

Simon Says - Sparkle

ABC Christmas - X for Xmas

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.  Sarahxx

Not a Christmas Card!

Evening all.  I have taken a break from Christmas cards today and have made a Birthday card for a change.  Sorry about the poor picture but I wanted to add my card this evening will try and add a better picture tomorrow.

For my card I have used:

Sugar Nellie Daisy stamp
Promarkers
HOTP papers
Marianne Dies + MS border punch

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - challenge 47 - sketch
CES - Challenge 12 Think Pink

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.  Sarahxx

Pink Christmas Jolly Tilda

Yeah the weekend is officially here.  Don't know where that week went to!  Jolly Tilda is a new addition to my collection and I love her she is so cute.

For my card I have used:

Magnolia Tilda Stamp
Promarkers
DCWV Paper
Quickutz holly die, MS heart punch and round nestie
Craftwork Cards candy
Papermania bow
Crafty Bitz sentiment

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 138 anything goes
LOTV - Challenge 73 anything goes
ABC - H is for Holidays
Creative Inspiration - Pink Xmas


Thank you for looking and I love reading any comments that you leave.

Sarahxx

Magnolia Tilda with Snowman

Hi all hope you all had a good weekend.  We had our gorgeous niece to stay who is three months old and she is a real cutee.  Can't believe it is Monday already and what a miserable one it is too it has been pouring with rain here all day so far. Yuck!

I really love my new stamp of Tilda hugging Snowman it is sooo cute and a joy to use.  For my card I have used:

Magnolia stamp
Promarkers
MS heart border punch
Cuttlebug snow embossing folder
White liquid pearls for snow around snowman and tilda
REALLY old papers from I can't remember where!
Snowflake Woodware punch

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Special Monthly Challenge -
Creative card crew - punch it
I love Promarkers - Challenge 39 - snowflakes
ABC Xmas - Winter Wonderland
Charisma - challenge 44 - With love at Christmas

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.

Sarahxx

Second Card Today

This is the second card I made yesterday and I have used:

Magnolia Tilda with Peony
Promarkers
K&C paper
M&S punches
Ribbon from stash

I am entering this into the 7 Kids College Challenge - Birthdays.

Love having the extra hour in the day which means an extra hour to fit some crafting in and no football this morning - result.  Looking forward to going out trick or treating with my boys tonight as it is quite a big thing where we live and lots of the houses on our estate have great decorations.

Love Sarahxx

First Card Today

Hi
This is the first creation I made yesterday but I am only posting them today as I didn't finish until late and I couldn't get a good enough photo.

For my card I have used:
Magnolia Tilda with Presents Stamp
Promarkers
Marianne Creatables Doily Die
MS heart Punch and Quickutz Holly punch
DCWV papers
Stickles - lots of - which unfortunately doesn't show up too well in the photo

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Bright and Sparkly
ABC - G for Glitter
Stampavie - Christmas

Thanks for looking and any comments you may leave.

Sarahxx

New Baby Card

Hi, Today's card I made for a friend from work who wanted a baby girl card.

For my card I have used:

LOTV image
Promarkers
DCWV paper
Ribbon from Hobbycraft
Quickutz alphabet
Oval Nesties
MS lace heart punch
Marianne Designs flower die
Heart cut from cuttlebug baby die
Buttons Papermania capsule collection

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CES - Buttons and Bows
Pocketful of Posies - Champagne and Roses
Spoonful of Sugar - Lets get Punchy
Simon Says - Punch Em

Thank you for looking and any comments that you may leave.  Sarahxx

Think Pink Tilda

Hi what a miserable day it has been today it has rained here all day long and there has been half a gale blowing too - one of those days where you just want to stay inside.

On my card I have used:
Tilda with Peony stamp
Promarkers
Papermania Rose Garden paper
Craftwork Cards candy
Hobbycraft lace
Butterfly from stash

I am entering the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Think Pink
Totally gorjuss - sparkle - I have added stickles to the peony and the roses on the paper
Oldie But Goodie - add a butterfly

Thanks for looking and any comments you leave.

Sarahxx

Red and Green Traditional Christmas Colours

Hi all

Have had today off work instead of my usual Wednesday and have managed to fit a little bit of crafting in which has been good (although I think I should have been doing a little more housework!!).

Products used:

Tilda with Presents
Promarkers
Marianne Creatables Die (I am loving my new die!!)
HOTP papers
Sentiment, flower, ribbon and gems from stash.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Easy No Cook Recipe - 3 embellies, 2 papers, 1 image
Just Magnolia - sketch
Totally Tilda - REd and Green Christmas

Thanks for looking and any comments you may leave.

Off to load up now as I must unload my shopping and start cooking dinner before hubbie gets back from work!

Sarahxx

A Card At Last!

Hi

I have finally managed to have a bit of me time today and have really enjoyed making this topper - pink being my favourite.  Can't believe it has been two weeks since my last post but unfortunately we have had a horrible sickness bug in our house - it hasn't been very nice but all four of us have had it now so hopefully we won't get another one for a while.

For my card I have used:

Stamp: Tilda with Peony
Promarkers
Papermania papers
Marianne Creatables Die
Craftwork cards candy
ribbon from stash

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Papertake - 3 of a kind = flowers
Totally gorjuss - pink
Allsorts - bingo - punch, tag, ribbon
ABC - F for Flowers
Friday sketchers - great sketch.

Sarahxx

Sunshine Yellow Card

Hi

Hope you are having a great weekend - don't know where the weekends go to they just seem to fly by.  Another busy day today off to football shortly to watch my eldest and then off to my mum's for her birthday.  I have made the following card for my mum's birthday it is a lovely sunshine yellow colour which can't be said when I look out the window it is grey and windy and just about to rain:

Products Used:

Stamp - Crafters Companion
Promarkers
Papermania papers
MS Doily Punch
Oval Nesties
Craftwork Card Candy
Flowers from stash

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Die Cut Dreams - Teddy Bear's Birthday
Spoonfull of Sugar - Spots and Stripes
Creative Card Crew - Blooming Marvellous

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your day.

Sarahxx

Pretty in Pink Magnolia Tilda Just For You

Morning All

This is today's creation using my favourite and new Magnolia Tilda stamp.  I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Lace it Up
Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday
Allsorts - 3 punches - fancy corner punch around image, heart punch and flourish punch

Products used:

Magnolia Tilda stamp
Papermania papers
Promarkers
Lace Hobbycraft
MS Heart Punch
Quickutz Flourish
X-Cut corner punch
Papermania Gems
Flowers from stash

Off now to load up quickly before I go to work.  Hope you all have a good day.

thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.

Sarahxx

Sugar Nellie Sketch

Hi hope you are all having a good Saturday.  It was my youngest son's 8th birthday party today and he has had a few friends round for the afternoon.  They have all gone now and I am enjoying a few minutes piece and quiet.

This is tonight's card which I am entering into the Sugar Bowl challenge # 43 and its a fab sketch by Judith with the extra element of using buttons.  I have used one of my favourite Sugar Nellie stamps.  I am also entering my card into Secret Crafter Anything Goes challenge 101.


Items used:


Stamp : Daisy by Sugar Nellie
Papers : HOTP
Medium: Promarkers
Flowers, gems and buttons from stash


Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.  


Sarahx 

One for the Boys

Hi

What a gorgeous day it has been today - have spent the morning standing in the sun watching my eldest son play his first 11 a side football match.  He played really well and I was really proud of him.

My boys also enjoy rugby and I couldn't resist these cute LOTV rugby die cuts.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

LOTV - One for the boys

Papertake weekly - sketch

Totally papercrafts - Lets go Dotty

For my card I have used:

LOTV image
Papers: Papermania
Quickutz
Buttons from stash

Thank you for looking.  Off now to link up and to get on with the dreaded housework!

Sarahxx

A Card At Last!

Hi All

Have eventually managed to make a card it has been quite hectic here the last week or so getting my boys ready to go back to school and having my gorgeous new niece who is five weeks old and her parents to stay last weekend.

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda
Promarkers
Quickutz dies
DCWV papers and sentiment
Oval nesties

I am entering my card into two challenges as follows:

Just Magnolia - anything goes
Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Pink Tilda

Thank you for looking.  Off now to link up and do some blog hopping.

Sarahx

Magnolia Tilda Noel Card

Morning All

Here is another Christmas Card I have made using this gorgeous Tilda.  I have never been this organised before making my Christmas cards it is normally a mad rush at the beginning of December.

Materials used:

Magnolia Tilda stamp

Medium - Promarkers

Papers - HOTP 

Candy - Craftwork cards

MS Heart Punch and lace border punch

Quickutz alphabet

Flower from stash

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Sketch

A Pocket Full of Posies - Winged things (Tilda)

Craft Your Day Away - Winged Things (Tilda)

Stamping for weekend - Anything goes

Totally gorjuss - Xmas in August

Thank you for taking a look.

Sarahxx

Second Card in Two Days

I am making the most of the piece and quiet as my two boys have gone to their grandparents for a few days even though I do miss them so much when they are away but they are having a great time in Dorset.

I have made this card using my new Sugar Nellie Daisy stamp which I have loved for ages and now have my own she is just so gorgeous.

For this card I have used:

Stamp - Daisy Sugar Nellie 

Medium - Promarkers

Papers - Papermania Rose Garden

MS Punch

Flowers and gems from stash

I am entering this card into Sketch Saturday No 117.

Thank you for looking.

Pink Magnolia Tilda Card

Hi All

I am now back from my week in Wales.  We all had a great time even managing to climb Mount Snowdon.  I have to be honest and say that I nearly didn't make it up to the summit it was so much harder than it was 15 years ago (or is that just because I am now older and a lot more unfit) - even my husband with his bad leg found the climb up easier than I did and my 10 year old son wasn't even out of puff after 8 hours and could even run back to the car.  

Anyway have eventually managed to make this card:

Stamp - Magnolia Tilda

Medium - Promarkers

Papers - Papermania I think very old

MS heart punch and heart border punch

Craftwork Cards candy

Flowers and gems from stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - sentiment

Paperplay - pink to make the boys wink

Create 4 Fun - birthday card

Thank you for looking.

Sarahx

Gingham Tilda

Hi all

Hubby is now out of hospital but is still not able to walk very well so just hoping he is going to make a speedy recovery for our trip to Wales in a week's time.

Today's card is another Tilda card and I am entering it into the following challenges:

Die Cut Dreams - Gingham

I love promarkers - Sketch + no more than 3 colours

Cute Card Thursday - Whateva

For this card I have used:

Magnolia Tilda Stamp

Promarkers

Nesties

MS border punch and heart punch

Craftwork Cards candy

Papermania paper

Flowers - Hobbycraft

Ribbon from stash

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave.

Sarahxx

Pastel Christmas Card

Morning All

I am entering this card into 4 challenges:

Pink Gem Designs - Sketch

Cupcake Challenge - Pastel Christmas

I love Promarkers - Christmas in July

Totally Gorjuss - Baby

To make this card I have used:

PGD diggi image

Coloured with Promarkers

DCWV papers

Snowflake, holly and heart punches

Just a quick post as off to see my new niece shortly.

Sarahxx

Acqua Magnolia Tilda

Hi All

Hope you have all had a great Saturday. I have had a lazy day today. We are still waiting for our niece to be born but she is on her way now so we are off to Southampton to hopefully see her tomorrow so will be away from my blog/craft room for a few days.

I am entering the card below into three challenges:

Sketch and Stash - Sketch no 40

Die cut Dreams - Blue Tilda

Simon Says - Going Dotty - the background paper is made up of hundreds of small dots!

Paper Play - Anything goes

For this card I have used:

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda

Promarkers

Papers: DCWV

Cuttlebug Devine swirls embossing folder

Craftwork Cards Silver Candy

Flowers from Hobby Craft

Ric Rac ribbon from stash

Have a great weekend and thank you for looking and any comments that you may leave.

Sarahxx

Second card of morning!

This card I have made for the birth of my first niece. She was due last Wednesday which is why I have put that date at the bottom of the card as I was just testing that bit for size. As yet we are still waiting for her to be born - come on hurry up Amy we can't wait to see you!

Anyway I have entered this card into Totally Gorjuss whose them this week is Congratulations.

For this card I have used:

Stamp: LOTV

Medium: Promarkers

MS Doily Lace Punch

Flowers - Hobbycraft

Nesties

Ribbon from stash

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave. Sarahxx

Two Quick Posts before work this morning

Hi all - I made these two cards last night but as the light is so poor at night to photograph them I have done it this morning.

This first card I am entering into two challenges:

Friday Sketchers #112

and

Create 4 Fun - flowers - 2 flowers, plus on DPS and doily lace punch out

For this card I have used:

Stamp : Magnolia Tilda Ice Princess (I think)

Medium: Promarkers (not too sure about the bright pink bits!)

Papers: Papermania Rose Garden and old papers from HOTP

MS doily lace punch

flowers and gems from stash

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave. Sarahx

Peachy Magnolia Tilda Card

Evening all, hope you have all had a good Monday. Can't believe the weather - hope that's not it for the summer now. The weather always seems to take a major turn downhill as soon as the school summer holidays start LOL.

I have entered this card into two challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - Feeling fruity

and

Simon Says Stamp - Sketch

Stamp - Magnolia Tilda

Promarkers

DPs - DCWV

Card Candy - Craftwork cards

Flowers - from stash

Thank you for looking and any comments you may leave. Sarahxx

New baby card

Hi, hope everyone is having a good weekend. I went to a family get together yesterday - it was one of those that I didn't really want to go to but once we got there we all had a really great day. Today I am having a lazy day at home the first time at the weekend for a few weeks so looking forward to hopefully doing some crafting.

For my New Baby card I have used my new (and first) LOTV stamp. I love this cute baby image. I bought the A5 occasions stamp set when they were on special offer and really love them. Can't wait to use the other images.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

LOTV challenge 58 - fab sketch by Bev

Papertake weekly - cutie patootie

Allsorts challenge 62 - card for a baby/child

I love promarkers challenge 24 - buttons

Thank you for looking and any comments that you leave.

Sarahxx

Just Magnolia Challenge 64 - Sketch

Just a quick post tonight with my entry for the Just Magnolia challenge 64 which was a great sketch by Bev.

For this card I have used:

gorgeous Princess Tilda

coloured with Promarkers

papers are Papermania Rose Garden

MS doily punch

Flowers and gems from stash.

Off now to collect my youngest son from his end of year disco. Sarahx

One Stop Craft Challenge 88 - Monochromatic

My second post of the morning is for the One Stop Craft Challenge 88 - Monochromatic. For this challenge I have used my favourite Whiff of Joy Stamp.

This card is a 5"x5" square purple card. The image is Whiff of Joy coloured with Promarkers. The papers are Papermania .

Sarahx

Just Magnolia Challenge 63 - Recipe

Morning all, I love Wednesdays as it is my day off work and my crafting time. I should really be doing the housework now but that can wait until later. This is my entry for the Just Magnolia Week 63 Challenge. This is my first time doing a recipe rather than a sketch and I have really enjoyed it. I think I have got all the elements - 3 flowers, 2 papers and 1 ribbon.

I have used my Dinner Tilda stamp coloured with Promarkers.

The papers are really old HOTP ones which I have had for years but never really used them

The flowers are Prima flowers.

And I have used my Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the blue paper.

Sarahx

Pretty Pink Magnolia Card

Hi


I have made this simple monochrome Magnolia Tilda card whilst my husband and two boys have been watching the football so have had a bit of peace and quiet for a change!

This is my first challenge and I am going to enter her into the totallygorjuss challenge-37-sketch and also totallypapercrafts challenge-23.

Hopefully the next challenges won't take me so long to link together!

Sarahx

Hello and welcome to my new blog. I can't believe that I now have my own blog. I have been thinking about creating one for months but just haven't got round to it as it seemed such a daunting thing to do. Anyhow I eventually got round to doing it and it wasn't too bad a task once I got stuck into it.

So am now going to add my first card in the hope that it appears where it should do.

As you can see I eventually managed to add my card although it has taken me quite a while to move the image to below my text. The card is a lovely golden colour for the summer and I have used my new Whiff of Joy stamp. Hope you like it.

Off now to finish my housework and hopefully get an hour or so in the garden as the sun is out.

Sarahxx