Tatty Teddy CAS

Before I get to my card  this evening I thought I would share with you all that I started Slimming World at the beginning of July....... a few of you already know this but I was very happy last night at the scales as I lost another 2.5lbs making a total of 19.5lbs so far and the extra surprise was that I was awarded Slimmer of the month!   Feeling very positive about it all at the moment and hope that this feeling continues as I still have a mountain to climb.


Right onto my cards.......  I have gone totally CAS at the moment and I am loving these cards and the shape too.  I am addicted!

Tatty Teddy has been dusted off and inked up again.....  its a very long time since he made an appearance!

The card blanks are made using white cardstock from The Papermill Direct
Ribbon from Hobbycraft
Twine from stash
Sentiment - Ladybug Crafts Ink.

Nothing else to say about them....... 

Hope you are all doing ok.
Have a good evening and I wil try and get round your blogs very soon as I know I am missing some fantastic creations :(

Thanks for popping over.
Hugs Sally xxxx

Give Away winner and Birthday Bumps!

Hello blogging friends,
Have you had a good weekend?
I have had a lovely time....my Bestest friend Robyn stayed for the weekend with her husband.  We had our hair done, visited my parents and managed some crafting too :)

So I need to announce the winner of my ribbon give away........drum roll............
The winner is Wendy...... at Crazy for Flowers.  If you can email me I will get the ribbon in the post for you :)

I also have a card to share that I made for a special blogging friend.....

The image is from Lili of the Valley and is called Birthday Bumps!
Coloured with Polychromo pencils blended with Zest it.

I am hooked on these simple style cards at the moment and have made quite a few so hope you won't get bored over the next few weeks.
Ribbon is from Hobbycraft 
Twine from stash
Sentiment - Ladybug Crafts Ink
Pearls - The Hobby House.

Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Sally xxxx

4 Months til Christmas Blog Hop for Fun - Inspired by a Song

Hello everyone,
Hope you are enjoying the long Bank Holiday weekend :)

Can you believe what you are reading only 4 months to go!
This year has flown by again.  I can't believe that this time last year we were packing up and getting ready to move house.

So the theme for this months blog hop is    

Inspired by a Song.

My first card was inspired by the song Rockin Around the Christmas Tree


The image is a stamp from Ladybug Crafts Ink called Bless this Tree

Coloured with Polychromo pencils blended with Zest It.
Sentiment - Woodware
Paper from stash
Twine - The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

The second card was inspired by the carol - Away in a Manger

Image is from Wild Rose Studio coloured with Polychromo pencils blended with Zest It.
Sentiments - Sizzix Clear stamp
Paper from stash
Twine from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

This Months Blog Hop Order:

Shari

Heather

Mary

Sara 
Sally - thats me :)

Sandy

Hope you can join the blog hop and see what everyone has created.
Have a great day.
Hugs Sally xxx

Winter Wonderland DT - Rudolph

Morning to you all in blogland.
Hope you are all ok and looking forward to the long Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK :)

A new challenge starts today at Winter Wonderland and this week the challenge is hosted by the lovely Kate with the theme

Rudolph

We are sponsored this week by the wonderful 

My Crafty Heart

My Crafty Heart specialise in designer papers, quality stamps, dies and embellishments from all major crafting companies in the world.  Teresa, the owner of the store, who is a keen card maker herself, updates her shop regularly with new and exciting items, so why not pop into www.mycraftyheart.co.uk and see what's in store!"

For my card I have used a cute image from Wild Rose Studio coloured with Polychromo pencils

Paper - Lily of the Valley

Sentiment - Helz Cuppleditch - Trimcraft

Stickles Glitter Glue - Star Dust

Hope you can join us for the challenge.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs Sally xxx

Fizzy Moon and a Give Away

Afternoon to you all,
How are you all doing?  I am looking forward to September being over and done with as it's quite stressful at work at the moment :(

I managed to get my hands on the new Christmas Fizzy Moon stamps at the weekend....

I had a weekend of playing in my craft room and a bit of tidying hence I have news of a little give away further down.

I made another rectangular card which I am loving as they are relatively quick to put together.  So here is Fizzy with his Christmas Sack of Presents :)

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils blended with Zest it!
Nestabilities Bauble
DooHickeys - Spruce Twig
Sentiment - Humphrey Stamp set - Crafters Companion
Twine from stash
Card blanks made with White linen card stock - Papermill Direct.


I have started on a tidy up in my craft room as I need to get rid of some things that have been hanging around for too long!
So to start with I have a big bundle or ribbon......  Its all assorted colours and lengths but Im sure somebody can give it a good home :)

Leave me a comment on this post before Saturday and I will pick a winner over the weekend.  I do have more stuff lined up so keep checking back.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Pile it On Challenge No Designer Paper
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Anything but Square
Fashionable Stamping Clean and Simple

Enjoy your evening.
Hugs Sally xxx

Little Lorry Bear

Hello to you all,
Hope you are doing ok and enjoying the Summer :)

I have managed to make some cards today and wanted to share the very cute Lorry Bear from LOTV ......I think this is one of my most favourite stamps and I love colouring him in.

I made a different shape card today and ended up making a few....as you know I usually make square cards but this gave me a whole new way of looking at a piece of card! Lol!

The image is coloured with Polchromo pencils blended wit Zest it.
Cardstock is Anna Marie designs and Paper Mill Direct.
Ribbon - Hobbycraft
Twine - From stash

Thanks for popping over.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Simply Create Too - For a child
Creatalicious Challenge One for the Boys
Whimsy Stamps CAS

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Hugs Sally xxx

Ready Teddy Go - Die Cuts and Punches

Its mid way into our challenge at Ready Teddy Go so its team Bear's turn to showcase their cards.
The theme this month is

Die Cuts and Punches

Our sponsor this month is 

with a wonderful prize of  a . . .

Remember you can enter up to four times with a different creation.  Just make sure that you have a Teddy Bear/Bear as the main image.

For my card I used 3 images from Lili of the Valley all coloured with Polychromo pencils.

I did a CAS layout.

As you can see I have used various die cuts and even some punches saw the light of day.

I added Stickles and Liquid pearls to the image.

Thanks for visiting me today.

Hope you will pop over and see what the rest of the team came up with.

Hugs Sally xxx

Winter Wonderland DT Cute Christmas

Hello and happy Friday,
Hope you have all had a good week so far and are looking forward to the weekend.  I had a couple of days off at the beginning of the week as my brother and nephew came to stay for a couple of days and it was great to see them :)


I have a card to share for the new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week the theme is

Cute Christmas

This week we are sponsored by 

Lili Of The Valley

Who are offering our lucky winner a £10 voucher.

For my card I used a Penny Black stamp - All Yours Teddy Bear with stocking coloured with Polychromo pencils.  I think he definitely fits the bill for being cute

The paper is from a K&Co kit that I have had for ages.  Twine was from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.  Sentiment - Personal Impressions.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a good day.
Hugs Sally xxx

Ladybug Crafts Ink DT Card Colour Inspiration

Morning to you all,
Hope you are having a good Summer so far.  It's not my favourite time at work so can't wait for September to come and go!!! 
Anyway enough of that we have a new challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink which is a colour inspiration challenge.  I think we did find it a bit of a challenge as I know it's not a colour combination I would usually think of using but I am quite happy with the result.

I have used Magunm and Lily on holiday from Ladybug Crafts Ink

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils blended with Sansador
Paper is mainly Papermania brights cardstock
Sentiment - Penny Black beach day set
X Cut star and Nestie small circle for the sun

Thanks for visting and hope you can join us for the challenge
Hugs Sally xx

Candy Winner and Lil Dumpling Fleur

Hello....
Hope you are all doing ok.
It's so busy at work at the moment that I am forever chasing my tail and blogging and crafting time has gone out of the window :(

I have managed to get a few minutes to announce my candy winner which is Kelly Lloyd
If you email me with your details I will get your goodies in the post next week :) 
sally.astill@hotmail.co.uk

I have got a card to share with you that I made a couple of weeks ago using one of the Lil Dumplings from Pollycraft called Fleur.
Isn't she just the cutest.

Paper is MME

I used circle nesties and then a scallop nestie to cut a circle in the centre for the flowers to be attached to.

Flowers are made uisng EK Success punch with liquid pearl centres

Swiss Dots embossing folder

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Image as usual coloured with Polychromo pencils.

Well I have just got absolutely drenched bringing in the washing so better go and peel off my wet clothes :(

Have a good afternoon.

Hello to my new followers 

Hugs Sally xxxx