Happy Birthday Dad!

I managed some more colouring at the weekend and made this for my Dad's birthday today :)
Hope he likes it as it is a bit cute for a man!  Oh well it's the thought that counts....

There isn't much to say about the card really...image coloured with Polychromo pencils on kraft card stock.  Stitched square die from Lil inker
Sentiment from Craftwork cards.
Twine from stash.

Hope you have a good day whatever you are up to..and if by any chance it is your Birthday too have a good one. 
Happy Birthday Dad!

Hugs Sally xxx

Winter Wonderland DT - Butterflies

Morning crafters....Happy Friday!  These weeks are whizzing by again! Friday already.......
I really can't get into crafting mode at the moment at all so apologies for not being around and visiting you all, I keep trying but it's just not happening at the moment :(




Now this weeks challenge at Winter Wonderland is
Butterflies
so you just need to add some butterflies on your creations, on patterned paper, image or you can use them as embellishments
It can be a non Christmas creation so hope you can join us.

We are lucky enough to have two fab sponsors 
The first one is

Marianne Design

with this fab prize

and the second one is

 Delicious Doodles

 who will donate 4 digi images the winner's choice.

We had the chance to use an image from Delicious Doodles for our DT makes......mine is ultra CAS but it was great to colour and made me think of Spring.

You can find the image here for £1.25

Coloured with pencils and then added ribbon and twine along with a sentiment! Simples!

Have a great day and hope you can pop over and see what the rest of the team came up with here 

Hugs Sally xx

Ready Teddy Go saying Goodbye for a while...

Morning to you all in blogland...

Hope you are al doing ok.

I am here this morning to share my mid way reminder inspiration for Ready Teddy Go but also to say that it has been a hard decision to make but Ready Teddy Go challenge will be having a break for a while. Hopefully this is not the end of Ready Teddy Go but we need to take a break re assess where we are and maybe re instate the blog at a later stage.   This is therefore the last challenge from us for a while at least.......If we can make it all work we will be back again soon.

So for our last challenge the theme is New Beginnings.....remember you must have a teddy/bear as the main image and you can enter up to 4 times.  Any cards that do not have a teddy will not be included for the winners prize.

We have a fantastic sponsor this month which is the Hobby House who are offering a £10 voucher to spend in store for our winner.

For my card I have used a very cute LOTV image called Playtime Puppy 

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils

Ribbon from Hobbycraft

Twine from stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Thanks for stopping by and for your lovely comments.  

I have really lost my MOJO at the moment so not much to share here at the moment.

Have a good day.

Hugs Sally xxxx

Monochrome DT at Winter Wonderland

Happy Friday everyone..... 

It's time for a new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this time the theme is Monochrome use one colour apart from fur or skin.   

We are sponsored by 

Wild Rose Studio

who are offering 3 stamps of the winners choice.

You can alos join in with a non Christmas themed card for the next few weeks ;) 

I have a card that I made a while ago that fits perfectly which was a birthday card for head ladybug Kerry over at Ladybug Crafts Ink.....

I used the super cute Billie bear ...... available from Ladybug Crafts Ink Birthday Billie is only £1.75 and available as a digital image.

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils blended with Sansador.

The card is made from white card from Paper Mill Direct

The number and sentiment stamps are also from Ladybug Crafts Ink and are available in the shop here

Pearls are from the Hobby House.

Seam Binding was from The Pretty Little Ribbon shop that is sadly no longer in business.

The card was finished off with Crystal Stickles glitter glue.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you can join us for the challenge.

Sorry I haven't been around much in blogland lately but I haven't felt much like blogging.  I am hoping to maybe do a couple of craft fairs this year so will be spending some time making stock for that.

Have a good day and I will try and visit you all soon.   I will also hopefully have some candy that I keep promising soon too :) 

Hugs Sally xxx

Fashion at Winter Wonderland

Good morning to you all,

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas ......did you get spoilt :)
We had a lovely time at my parents but it was all over so quickly.

I am here to share a card for the new  challenge over at Winter Wonderland  - Fashion....

We want to see you cards including clothes, bags or shoes that are fashion related.

This can be a non Christmas card.....we are having a break for a few weeks from Christmas cards.

 We are sponsored by Crafters Companion 

The lucky winner will have a £10 voucher to spend in their online store.

Yet again I have a clean and simple card using a Penny Black image called Mimi in Paris......Oooo la la!!!

Sally

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils with some highlights of glitter glue.

The sentiment is from Craftwork cards

Ribbon from Meiflower

Twine from stash

Hope you can join us for the challenge.

Now what shall I do today?  I have a few days of work so I might be able to get my Craft room a bit more organised :)  I have so much stuff to get rid of too!

Its very windy here so hope wherever you are you are keeping safe.  Have a good day.

Hugs Sally xxxx

CAS again.....

Hello to you all.
Hope you are all having a good week so far.

I had planned to share quite a few cards over the last few days but it hasn't really gone to plan.

Mike's eldest brother died suddenly last Wednesday from a heart problem which was a bit of a shock to say the least :(    It has put everything back into perspective again and hope that out of the sadness will come something positive and it will bring the rest of his family closer together :)    The funeral won't be until the New Year so just taking each day as it comes and being there for Mike and his family.

I did manage to put this super speedy CAS card together at the weekend for some inspiration for the Clean and Simple challenge at Ladybug Crafts Ink
I think it is almost too CAS!

The image is called All Lit Up and is perfect for any last minute cards as it is very quick to colour.   £1.75 from the Ladybug Crafts Ink online shop :)

Well I am off to Slimming World now to see if I have lost anymore weight if I have I will be a happy teddy :)

Catch you all soon.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Sally xxx

Clean and Simple at Ladybug Crafts Ink

Morning bloggers,
Hope you are all doing ok.

It is time for another challenge over at Ladybug Crafts Ink and this will be last challenge until 4th February.  The theme for the final challenge of the year is one of my favourites......Clean and Simple.

I decided on another Christmas card and this time used Buttercup with bird on head

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils.

Strip of patterned paper for the top.

Twine from stash

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Liquid Pearls and Stickles.

Hope you can join us for the challenge and also pop over an see what the rest of the team have come up with.

Have a great day and thanks for popping over today :)

Hugs Sally xxxx

Blue and White at Ladybug Crafts Ink

Morning all.......the 3rd of December, the countdown clock is ticking fast and day 3 of your advent calendar!

Hope you are all managing to get organised for the big day :) We are not doing much for Christmas this year really so not getting stressed here :)

I actually managed to make a super duper speedier than ever card on Sunday evening for the mid way reminder at Ladybug Crafts Ink......... Guess what?  It's another CAS card.....think I need to re think my craft room and clear out big time!

I used Snowy Friends which is available in the shop for £1.75...it is a perfect image for a quick Christmas card :)

Coloured with Polychromo pencils and then I embossed the image.
Background using Cuttlebug embossing folder
Ribbon from Hobbycraft
Twine from stash.
Thanks for popping over today.  Hope you can join us for this cahllenge.
Have a good day.
Hugs Sally xxx

Gingerbread Men and Candy Canes....

When I lived in California  as a child I remember two things that were always around at Christmas ......Candy Canes and Gingerbread!
I have a card to share today that features both of these. 

This card is made using There She Goes clear stamps illustrated by the super talented Torico.  I have combined two sets, Buckets of Love and BOL Holiday additions.

The image is coloured with Polychromo pencils on white card stock from Paper Mill Direct....I use this now for the majority of my pencil colouring as you get a good result with the shading.
Just need to brush up on my photography skills now!!!

I have added stickles and glossy glaze to the image to finish it off.

I would like to enter the following challenges 

Jellypark Challenge - Christmas
Stampin for the Weekend - Feeling Festive
Totally Papercrafts Ho, ho for the Holidays
Suzy Bees - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking, enjoy the rest of your evening.
Hugs Sally xxx

Winter Wonderland DT - A Christmas Mouse

It's time for another new challenge at Winter Wonderland and this week the them is 

A Christmas Mouse

 so we like to see a mouse in your creations . 

Please remember Christmas projects only. 

We are sponsored by 

 Crafter's Companion 

A £10 voucher for the lucky winner

For my card I have used a Country Companion stamp from Docrafts

The card base was made from red cardstock from Payperbox.
Patterned paper - jillibean soup - Christmas Eve Chowder (what a great name!)
Image coloured with Polychromo pencils.
Sentiment - LOTV


Hope you can join us for the challenge. Pop over and see what the rest of the team have come up with.
Hugs Sally xxx