tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58633356267135530772024-03-13T09:01:53.642+00:00Pretty Little RibbonsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-19328023469211630062013-05-06T09:00:00.000+01:002013-05-06T09:00:11.371+01:00Been AWOL...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm not sure if anybody still visits as I have been a very naughty blogger lately, things have been so hectic here I have had no chance to create anything so I've had nothing to blog about!</div>
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I have just about managed to put a little tag together for out new challenge at the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop blog.</span></a> This month Marlies has challenged us to use Lace. Well I do have lots of pretty lace in my craftroom so this was a nice easy challenge for me.</div>
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As time was short I made a tag which I hope to tie onto a gift bag.</div>
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I thought this would be sweet for a little new baby gift. I used a Melissa Frances sticker (I've had these for so long but they are very useful when you are in a hurry!) and added some<a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart21.htm"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">lovely gingham ribbon </span></a>and a piece of my favourite <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart20.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">guipure lace</span></a>, which I then embellished with a few <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart36.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">blue self adhesive pearls</span></a>.</span> </div>
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All ribbon, lace and pearls are reduced at the<a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/index.htm"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</span></a></div>
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Please do pop over to the challenge <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">blog</span> </a>and have a look at my team mates creations they are so talented and inspiring. There is a lovely prize on offer too if you want to join in.</div>
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Thanks for visiting!<br />Sarah xx </div>
Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-54239832096850979832013-04-01T09:00:00.000+01:002013-04-01T09:00:13.436+01:00Spring is in the Air.......<div style="text-align: center;">
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Well after the weather over the past month I hope that Spring is finally here!</div>
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This month we are using Spring as our inspiration at the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop challenge Blog</span></a>, do come and join in with us</div>
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The prize this month is this little collection of Spring goodies</div>
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My first card uses a favourite stamp of mine from <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Waltzingmouse stamps</span></a></div>
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I paper pieced this image using some of my scraps, then used the Floral Ovals die as the main focal point.</div>
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I used more scraps of white card for my background and finished off with white satin ribbon, cornflower blue grosgrain ribbon, ivory button twine and some self adhesive pearls all from the<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/"> Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</a>.</span></div>
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For my second card I used the Apple blossom stamp from <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/">Waltzingmouse</a>, I coloured it with promarkers and mounted it using the seed packet stamp. </div>
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The ribbons are 25mm satin, sheer ruffle edge and velvet ribbon, topped with a bow of siam pink seam binding finished with a little pink button all from the <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">. </span><br />
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Come along and join in with the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">challenge</span></a>, we love to see all your lovely creations! <br />
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The <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</span></a> has a Spring Spectacular event on at the moment, reductions on nearly everything in store!! Pop by and grab a bargain while you can!<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-44785770443158649922013-03-04T09:00:00.000+00:002013-03-04T09:00:00.231+00:00Happy Birthday!.....<div style="text-align: center;">
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Gosh I can't believe we are already onto the month of March! Last month has flown by so quickly and it's already time for March's challenge at the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop blog</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;">.</span> It's my turn to chose the challenge this month;</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Happy Birthday!</span></div>
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A nice easy challenge - make a birthday card for someone.</div>
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Come and join in with us you never know you may win this collection of 500 rhinestones;</div>
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As you can see I made this card for my youngest daughter as it was her birthday last week. I am in the process of sorting out all my stash in my craft room (it is taking a long time as I have years of stuff I have held on to, well that's why its called stash, right?)<br />
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I came across this pink pearlescent cardstock which I used for the base, die cut leaves and Fleur De Lis square. This scrap of paper from my scraps mountain matched it well so I used that up too.</div>
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The stamps are from <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/stamps/sentiments?page=1"><span style="color: red;">Waltzingmouse</span></a>, I like the way the Compact Family set matches Compact Sentiments. The <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart36.htm">pearls</a> and <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart12.htm">carnations</a> are from<span style="color: red;"> <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</span></a></span>. </div>
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I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges;</div>
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<a href="http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/monthly-challenge-february-flowers.html">Bunny Zoe's Challenge</a> - Flowers and Pearls<br />
<a href="http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Crafts and Me</a> - Die cuts and punches<br />
<a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/">Moving along with the times</a> - Lovely Ladies<br />
<a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Allsorts</a> - For a Lady<br />
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Do pop over to the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">blog</span> </a>and see my team mates creations they really are so inspiring.</div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-62359610151151231462013-02-12T11:10:00.003+00:002013-02-12T11:23:55.310+00:00Lovin' this Stamp!...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've seen this Penny Black 'scented message' stamp used in blogland and always admired it so I finally treated myself last week. I inked it up almost immediately and have been trying out different ways to colour and use it. </div>
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For this card I used Promarkers and I do like the subtle colour of the flowers. I stamped the image onto some pattered paper for the background and then used the largest Labels one die to cut it out, I then restamped the image onto white cardstock, coloured in the flower and then fussy cut around it. To add dimension I decoupaged parts of the flower (although you can't see this very clearly in the photo)</div>
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It's already time for February's Waltzingmouse Christmas card challenge, and I cannot believe that I have actually managed to make a card for day 1 of the challenge!</div>
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This month it's Lynn's turn to choose the challenge and she has asked us to include a heart somewhere on our card - well that is a challenge made in heaven for me!</div>
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I already had this heart stamp on my desk as I have used it for Valentine's cards so it was simple for me to make a card designed around it. I used a sentiment from the same set - Seasons of Love which I stamped onto an oval die cut and then mounted onto the heart. </div>
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I have chosen to make a Valentines card as it's nearly that time of the year, and I have gone back to one of my favourite stamp sets for this card <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/seasons-of-love-tags-nestie-friendly">Waltzingmouse Season's of Love </a>. I just use this set so often, it's really been fantastic value for money.</div>
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Ribbon, seam binding and pearls -<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</span></a></span></div>
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Well so much for my New Year resolution to blog more often!!</div>
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I used Seasonal Remedies for the tag, the snowflake was stamped from Nordic Winter and the sentiment from 2011 Holiday Ornaments. The layers were created using Spellbinders Marvellous Squares (I cannot put these dies down at the moment!)</div>
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Paper - Maya design from<a href="http://www.liveandlovecrafts.com/1-home"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Live and Love Crafts</span></a></div>
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It's time for the first challenge of 2013 over at the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog </span></a>and it's a nice easy theme for you this month;</div>
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Here's the prize for this challenge which surprisingly is 'Ribbon and Flowers'!</div>
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I've made a simple Birthday card for this challenge as I need to make a start on stocking up my card box for this year, it is looking rather empty at the moment.</div>
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So that's the first card in my box for this year, I need to get crafting to make a lot more now!</div>
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Please do pop over to the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">challenge blog</span></a> to have a peep at my team mates beautiful creations they really are such a talented bunch of girls you won't be disappointed. </div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-89383454955494844482013-01-04T17:03:00.000+00:002013-01-04T17:03:53.130+00:00Happy New Year!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello there and a very Happy New Year to you all!</div>
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I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, we certainly had a lovely time here, but things are pretty much back to normal now, the trees have been taken down and everyone is back to work as usual.</div>
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This year I joined in with the <a href="http://waltzingmouse.blogspot.co.uk/">Waltzingmouse Christmas card exchange</a> which was organised on the forum. I received the most beautiful card from Teresa all the way from the USA and she very kindly sent me some beautiful seam binding too.</div>
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Here is the lovely card I received;</div>
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It's so festive with the gorgeous seam binding and lace and those little pine cones are just so sweet!</div>
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Good Morning Lovely Crafters!</div>
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Gosh can you believe it's December already? I still have so many Christmas cards to make! I do have all my pressies bought and wrapped now though so I can get on with the cards this week.</div>
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It's challenge time over at the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog</span></a> and it's a nice easy one for this time of year;</div>
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Yes we would like to see all of your Christmas cards and projects this month please.</div>
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This first one is for my next door neighbour's Grandaughter, she is such a little chatterbox, whenever we are outside gardening she does love to come and chat to us, and she loves to come along on dog walks too.</div>
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The second bag is for a dear friend's son - it will be his first Christmas (such a special time!) and I have bought him a gorgeous little outfit to pop inside this bag.<br />
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This is another die cut pre coloured image from the Hobby house - great for quick makes. I layered up some Christmas papers and stitched them together and then decorated with some<span style="color: #38761d;"> <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart5.htm"><span style="color: #38761d;">Christmas mix twine</span></a> </span>and some little <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart9.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">jingle bells</span></a>.<br />
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Do pop over to the blog and have a look at my team mates wonderful cards and try and join us in the challenge we love to visit you all and see what you have made.<br />
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<a href="http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/">Creative Inspirations</a> - Traditional Christmas Colours<br />
<a href="http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Crafts and Me</a> - Ribbon or Trim<br />
<a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Allsorts challenge</a> - Advent<br />
<a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/">Totally Papercrafts </a>- Anything Christmassy - not a card<br />
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Today I have a wedding card to share with you, I am trying to get my Christmas cards made but I also have a lot of Birthdays in November and December and also a Wedding just before Christmas. So this week I am trying to get all of those ticked off my 'to do' list.</div>
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I decided on simplicity for this card, and chose a white on white design with this gorgeous embellishment. I haven't even used my sewing machine on this card as I decided less is more. I love this <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart3.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">vintage wallpaper stamp </span></a> for wedding cards, I used a <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart57.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">white pearl embossing powder</span></a> (unfortunately you can't see how pretty this is in the photo)</div>
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The Bride and Groom stamp is from Big Day Additions from Waltzingmouse stamps - this is a wonderful little set I have used it so often, it is great value for money too. I embossed it with <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart57.htm"><span style="color: purple;">WOW fine detail silver embossing powder</span></a>, I always use fine detail powder for sentiments.</div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-67311838768523598642012-11-15T20:19:00.001+00:002012-11-15T20:36:43.931+00:00Another Sketch Card<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm trying to get all my November and December Birthday cards made so that I can concentrate on finishing off the Christmas card list. I've used this week's <a href="http://waltzingmousesketchchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Waltzingmouse sketch</span></a> for my card today;</div>
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I've used the Hyacinth stamp from the Vintage Garden Flowers set from <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/collections/stamps/flowers">Waltzingmouse</a>, I really love this stamp set! As my colouring skills are non existent I have paper-pieced the image instead.</div>
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I kept the card clean and simple using a border punch for the decorative edge and finishing off with some <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart34.htm"><span style="color: blue;">blue organza ribbon</span></a> and a few <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart36.htm"><span style="color: blue;">blue pearls</span></a>, both from the <span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/index.htm">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</a>.</span><br />
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<a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Stampin for the weekend</span> </a>- All Stitched up<br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-80998289984823037582012-11-07T11:33:00.000+00:002012-11-07T11:33:06.882+00:00Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
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Now don't faint I know blogging twice in one week is unheard of here!!</div>
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I need to get on with making my Christmas cards so what better way than to use a good sketch to get the inspiration going. It's a while since I participated in the <a href="http://waltzingmousesketchchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: orange;">Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge</span></a> but this week's sketch is such a lovely one it would have been rude not to play along.</div>
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Now I'm not sure just how festive this card is, I usually use lots of red and green for Christmas cards so this is a bit different for me. I used Waltzingmouse <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/products/teeny-trees"><span style="color: #38761d;">Teeny Trees</span></a>, this is such a versatile set with endless possibilities. I thought these trees had a Christmas tree kind of shape so opted for them, I sponged some distress ink onto the stamp to give it this softer effect then sponged a background using a piece of torn paper as a mask and various shades of green ink. I was really pleased with how this turned out.</div>
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A quick reminder that there is a design team call over at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop blog, if you like using ribbons and pretty embellishments then check out the details <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">HERE.</span></a></div>
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Hello and welcome to my sadly neglected blog. I'm sorry I haven't been around much but I have been so busy lately, hopefully this month I'll have more time to show some of my cards.</div>
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Right back to the challenge at the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog</a>. </span> This month it's my lovely teamie Liz's challenge and she has chosen;</div>
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A nice easy one for us and the team have made some wonderful cards this month, all Christmas themed, so do pop over and get some inspiration from them.</div>
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My card features a new stamp I bought to make my Christmas cards with this year by Stampendous called Snowy Postcard. I have to say I love it!</div>
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My background is a scrap of kraft card topped with some of this gorgeous glittered vellum which I had left over from last year, I think it was from Papermania. To embellish I used these gorgeous <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart12.htm"><span style="color: #990000;">cherry blossom flowers</span></a> which are new in at the<a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/index.htm"> <span style="color: blue;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>and some little holly leaves which I cut out from a strip of <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart4.htm"><span style="color: #38761d;">satin holly trim</span></a> also from the<a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/index.htm"> <span style="color: blue;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop</span></a>. I love the embossed detail on them.</div>
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<a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: orange;">Moving Along With the Times</span></a> - Stitch Up<br />
<a href="http://stlukescharitycardschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">St Lukes Charity Challenge </span></a>- Traditional Christmas Card<br />
<a href="http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/challenge-5-christmas.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Live and Love Craft Inspiration challenge</span></a> - Christmas<br />
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Do pop over to the<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">blog</span></a></span> and checkout my team mates creations, you wont be disappointed and we'd love to see you join in with us this month!</div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-25423734501191799692012-10-11T13:02:00.000+01:002012-10-11T13:02:20.172+01:00Clean and Simple<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's a while since I made a clean and simple card, but my Husband asked me to make a card for a friend of his at work whose Wife as just had a baby girl. I have to admit it's a long time since I made a New Baby card so I had to rummage through my craft room to find something suitable.</div>
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I used a strip of pink card from my scraps mountain (which just seems to get bigger and bigger every day!!) and adhered a piece of gorgeous <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart19.htm"><span style="color: #e06666;">guipure lace</span></a> from the <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/index.htm"><span style="color: red;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop </span></a>to it with a thin piece of pink grosgrain ribbon. To embellish I used some <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart7.htm"><span style="color: #e06666;">pink self adhesive pearls</span></a> on the lace and the crown. This card only took minutes to put together, which makes a change for me as I often take hours to finish one card.</div>
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A quick reminder that for the whole of October the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop have 15% off everything in their Christmas shop<a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart5.htm"><span style="color: red;"> HERE</span></a>.</div>
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It's time for another challenge at the<a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;"> Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog</span></a> and this month Jane has chosen</div>
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I covered the pail (from Sainsburys) with this polka dot paper (apologies I can't remember where this came from) and then added another Melissa Frances sticker from the same sheet. I then adhered <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart3.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">buttons</span></a> all around the top using a strip of <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart48.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">super sticky tape</span></a> (I swear that stuff would stick anything together!!) and lastly added more of the <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart44.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">distressed seam binding</span></a> and the button from the other glove! there is a little tag tied onto the pail with a sentiment on it but I didn't fit it into the photo properly.<br />
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Do pop over to the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog </span></a>and see all my team mates creations they really are inspirational! And we'd love to see all your autumn cards entered into our challenge too.<br />
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The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop have a Sale in the Christmas Shop until 10th October, included are some lovely festive ribbons, charms, twine, pearls and rhinestones. Do pop over and have a look <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span style="color: red;"><span id="goog_132126145"></span>HERE</span><span id="goog_132126146"></span></a><br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-43781286352311360892012-09-03T09:00:00.000+01:002012-09-03T09:00:08.742+01:00Lace and Pearls<div style="text-align: center;">
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As it's the first Monday of the month it's time for the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: red;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop challenge</span></a>!</div>
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This month <a href="http://craftingalldayscards.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Teresa</span></a> has chosen a favourite of mine;</div>
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If you care to join us you could be in with a chance of winning one of the new <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart2.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Bumper Satin Ribbon Packs</span></a>- 18 metres of 16mm double sided ribbon in 18 different colours (available in the <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart2.htm"><span style="color: blue;">special offers </span></a>section)</div>
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My card is slightly pink overload this month, but it's for a special little one who loves all things pink. I started with the hot pink backing and then found these pretty papers from MME in my collection.</div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-89544452734829167722012-08-13T12:07:00.001+01:002012-08-13T12:07:15.055+01:00Another Sketch!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Gosh another card made with a sketch, this is becoming a bit of an addiction. </div>
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I made a card using the sketch at the <a href="http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/timeless-tuesday/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge</span></a> which my lovely Teamie <a href="http://sashas-inspirations.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Sasha </span></a>is Guest Designer for at the moment. It's such a lovely sketch and although I don't yet have any Flourishes stamps it's ok still to join in with the challenge!</div>
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Here is the fabulous sketch</div>
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I started with the oval cut from a nestie and then stamped this rose and leaves from a Waltzingmouse stamp set, adding a few pearls to embellish. Next I chose this pretty paper for the background, it's been sitting in my scraps box for the longest time so I was happy to be able to use it up.I also used a few other scraps for the other details. The sentiment is also from Waltzingmouse stamps. <br />
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817679705508076431noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5863335626713553077.post-52133202096783455282012-08-10T11:25:00.004+01:002012-08-10T11:29:31.785+01:00Waltzingmouse Sketch<div style="text-align: center;">
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Are you still watching the Olympics? only a few days left now and things are going so well for Team GB! Makes you so proud to be British!</div>
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I actually managed to make a card this week, I haven't joined in with many challenges for such a long time, but I love the sketch this week at <a href="http://waltzingmousesketchchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Waltzingmouse Sketches </span></a>so I thought I would have a go.</div>
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I'm starting to think about Christmas already, I do so love making Christmas cards and tags. This card was very quick and easy to make.<br />
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This isn't quite my usual style but I wanted to try out these toppers from the Hobby House. I think I am the only cardmaker in existence who doesn't own any copics so the great thing about these toppers is that they are already coloured so you are ready to put your card together straight away (which is helpful when you cannot take one eye of the TV for 2 weeks!) I used scraps of paper that were in my Christmas paper box and then added a strip of gorgeous <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart45.htm"><span style="color: #38761d;">moss green silky crush ribbon</span></a> topped with <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart31.htm"><span style="color: lime;">organza sheer polka dot ribbon</span></a> in parrot green.</div>
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Well it has finally stopped raining here! I've never known such a wet and rainy summer. While its been raining I've been doing a bit of cardmaking, trying to fill up my card box as it's looking a bit sad and empty.</div>
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Sentiment Stamp - Waltzingmouse<br />
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I'm entering this card into the following challenges;<br />
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<a href="http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Crafts and Me</span></a> -Ribbon and a bow<br />
<a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #38761d;">Moving along with the Times </span></a>- Pink, Pearly and Pretty<br />
<a href="http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: purple;">Stampalot challenge </span></a>- Crafty Passions - pretty papers, seam binding and pearls<br />
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It's time for July's challenge over at the <a href="http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Pretty Little Ribbon Shop blog</span> </a>and this month's challenge is a favourite of mine;</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">My last tag uses some Fancy Pants felt (again I have had this for a long time) which I have layered up to make some pretty flowers. I used my sewing machine to sew the stems and finished this one off with more <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart41.htm"><span style="color: blue;">white seam binding</span></a>, <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart12.htm"><span style="color: blue;">pink bakers twine</span></a> and some little <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart40.htm"><span style="color: blue;">white satin leaves</span></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Please do pop over to the challenge blog to see what the Design Team have created, I promise you wont be disappointed. We'd love to see you join in with our challenge too.</span><br />
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I have a couple of Christmas cards to share today, I know its far too early in the year but they are my very favourite type of cards to make, and I want to try and keep up with the Waltzingmouse Christmas challenge this year. I am a bit behind at the moment but hopefully I will catch up in the next day or so as I have a bit of crafting time planned this week.</div>
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February's challenge used a photo to inspire us (I can't copy it for you to see but I chose to use the colours red and green from the photo for my card)</div>
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I decided on a simple design so that I could make a few of these at the same time, I also wanted to experiment on making flatter cards to keep postage costs down at Christmas as we have had such a huge increase in our Royal Mail prices here.</div>
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The stamps used on this card are Oval classic frames and the sentiment came from Very Vintage Christmas.</div>
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I used some old papers for this card, then added some <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart15.htm"><span style="color: blue;">natural twine</span></a> and embellished with some red<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart8.htm"> <span style="color: red;">3mm pearls</span></a>.</span> I'm not entirely happy with this card, it's very difficult to make a flat card using the type of products I like to craft with!</div>
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I have been crafting for a long time now and chipboard is one of those products that was so popular a few years ago so of course I have tons of it tucked away in my craftroom because I bought a ridiculous amount of it and then never used it!! It was actually fun to find my chipboard box in the craft cupboard and rummage through it to find some festive shapes.<br />
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This card came together very quickly, I bought the gorgeous vellum last year, I always stitch it into place as I don't like any adhesives to show through. I then used the 'Let it Snow' sentiment from Compliments of the Season stamp set which was embossed in silver onto a Fancy Tags die cut. Finally I tied a triple bow using <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart44.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">white seam binding</span> </a>and attached that to the corner of the card and adhered my chipboard snowflakes into place. </div>
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I'm really pleased with how this card turned out.</div>
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Stamps - <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Waltzingmouse</span></a></div>
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Thanks so much for visiting,</div>
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Ok so don't faint but I actually made a card! Actually I made a few but I will share the others on another day. </div>
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I am so behind with my cards at the moment, but my daughter needed a few thank you cards for her teachers as she leaves 6th form college in a few days and will be starting University in September. I made a few variations of this card in different colours, using up bits and pieces I had on my craft desk. ( Also had to make a male thank you card but I'm not sharing it as I wasn't happy with it.)<br />
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I love this stamp set from Waltzingmouse - Paris Nouveau, it has some lovely sentiments in it as well as some great Labels 25 compatible stamps too. These scraps of aqua papers were already laying on my desk so I went with the colour and also added some <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart44.htm"><span style="color: cyan;">aqua seam binding</span></a> and <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart20.htm"><span style="color: cyan;">lace</span> </a>as well as a few <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart18.htm"><span style="color: cyan;">dew drops</span></a> too.<br />
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Stamps - <a href="http://www.waltzingmousestamps.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Waltzingmouse</span></a><br />
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I'm entering this card into the following challenges;</div>
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<a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">Penny Black and More </span></a>- All my favourite things</div>
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<a href="http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: purple;">My Mum's Craft Shop</span></a> - Clean and Simple</div>
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I hope you are all enjoying this wonderful sunshine we are having in the UK at the moment, long may it last!</div>
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It's time for June's challenge at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog and this month's is set by my lovely teamie <a href="http://sashas-inspirations.blogspot.co.uk/">Sasha</a></div>
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We'd love to see you all joining in with the challenge and you could win these lovely pearls!!<br />
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I am very behind with my cardmaking this year - we have a puppy here who takes up a lot of my spare time now. I need a few Wedding Cards so I have at least got one crossed off the list now.</div>
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I can't remember where this paper came from but it is lovely for weddings teamed with silver and a touch of grey. I layered up the papers and stitched them together and then stamped this Very Vintage Labels 18 from Waltzingmouse stamps. I embossed with <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart6.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">WOW! silver embossing powder</span></a> and then stamped a sentiment from Compact Sentiments (also Waltzingmouse). I added a bit of bling using <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart2.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">5mm rhinestones</span></a> </span>( on special offer <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart2.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">HERE</span></a>).</div>
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As this stamp is compatible with the largest Nesties die in the labels 18 set, I drew around the outside of the die and then cut it out by hand to get the grey layer underneath the label. This gives a perfect size mat for underneath.</div>
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Lastly I added some beautiful <a href="http://www.prettylittleribbonshop.co.uk/userimages/procart40.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">25mm Sheer Elegance ribbon </span></a>which I think is perfect for weddings. The button is from the Hobby House and is really pretty and sparkly.</div>
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I'm also entering this card into the following challenges;<br />
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<a href="http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Crafts and Me</a> - Add a ribbon<br />
<a href="http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/">Creative Inspirations</a> - Diamond -Lots of Sparkle<br />
<a href="http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge</a> - Time to Embellish<br />
<a href="http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">An Oldie But a Goodie</a> - Anything Goes<br />
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thanks so much for popping by my neglected blog, I hope to see you joining in with our challenge!<br />
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Lots of Love<br />
Sarah x </div>
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