Lovin' this Stamp!...

Hello there.

The weather is so changeable in the UK at the moment isn't it? One minute it's raining then it's snowing, I'll be glad when Spring is finally here.

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.  

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)

I can't remember what papers I used for the background they have been sitting in my scraps box for a long time. The ribbon is my new favourite - Sheer wrinkle edge  layered with  22mm guipure lace and dusty pink velvet ribbon. 

Stamp - Penny Black

sentiment stamp - Waltzingmouse

Ribbon and lace - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

I'm entering this card into the following challenges;

Crafts and Me - Favourite colour Combo - Pink and Brown

Craft us Crazy - Get to Cutting - Grand Calibur

Pixie's Crafty Snippets - use up your snippets

thanks for visiting

Sarah x 

February Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenge

Hi there!

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!

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!

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. 

I decided to keep the background white and just add some Pretty Ribbon - this is my new favourite - Wrinkle Edge Sheer - it ties the most beautiful bows and has a luxurious sheen to it so it is perfect for a bit of sparkle for Christmas.  I layered a strip of red satin ribbon on top and then embellished with a strip of 3mm red pearls.

This card was very quick to put together so it is great for duplicating at Christmas. 

Stamps - Waltzingmouse

Ribbon and pearl - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

Why not pop over to the forum and join in? 

Thanks for visiting,

Sarah x 

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Challenge - Anything Goes

Good Morning!

Gosh is it really February already?  January seems to have passed by so quickly.  

This month at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog our challenge is Anything Goes, this has to be a favourite with most of us.

The prize this month is this bundle of goodies;

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 Waltzingmouse Season's of Love . I just use this set so often, it's really been fantastic value for money.

I stamped the heart in grey ink and then embossed it with WOW clear embossing powder, I then layered it with a red heart underneath and a little oval on top with the sentiment on it. 

I chose plain grey for the background in two different shades and embossed one of the layers for a bit more detail.  The red gingham ribbon is currently in the sale HERE, I love this ribbon for Valentine and Christmas cards. The bow was made using Venetian red seam binding, and I added a felt rolled rose and a few self adhesive pearls  for a bit more interest.

Do pop over to the blog and have a look at my team mates cards they are such a talented bunch of girls. 

We'd love to see you all join in with our challenge too.

Stamps - Waltzingmouse

Ribbon, seam binding and pearls - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges;

ABC challenge - Going Dotty
My Mum's Craft Shop - Valentines/Love

Thanks for Visiting
Sarah x 

Waltzingmouse Christmas Card Challenge - 2013

Hello there,

Well so much for my New Year resolution to blog more often!!

Can you believe I have a Christmas card to share today?   I know it's only January and I should be making oodles of Birthday cards in preparation for the year but on the Waltzingmouse forum the Christmas card challenge is up and running for this year so I couldn't resist joining in.  This year it will be a bit different as there will be different hosts each month for the challenges (I'm lucky enough to be hosting one later in the year) but to start off the very talented Anya is hosting with a fabulous sketch;

I think my card is a loose interpretation of the sketch so I hope that will be ok!

It's a bit of a none traditional colour combination for one of my Christmas cards as I do like the traditional colours at Christmas but I started with this kraft tag and so the rest of the card evolved around that.

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!)

If you like Waltzingmouse stamps do pop over to the forum and join in, it's very easy to join if you aren't already a member.

The paper is from Maya design, and the ribbons are Antique Gold silky crush ribbon and Sheer polka dot both are from the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop.

Stamps - Waltzingmouse

Ribbon and pearl - Pretty Little Ribbon Shop

Paper - Maya design from Live and Love Crafts

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges;

Crafts and Me - Vintage

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Challenge - Ribbon and Flowers

Good Morning

It's time for the first challenge of 2013 over at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog and it's a nice easy theme for you this month;

Ribbon and Flowers

Here's the prize for this challenge which surprisingly is 'Ribbon and Flowers'!

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.

I used my favourite die set at the moment -Spellbinders Marvellous Squares which I layered up with my patterned paper.  The stamp is from Waltzingmouse's Compact sentiments set which is another favourite of mine. 

I used some carnations, hip rosebuds and sweetheart blooms to embellish and also some 3mm white pearls.The bow is made from Rose Pink seam binding. 

So that's the first card in my box for this year, I  need to get crafting to make a lot more now!

Please do pop over to the challenge blog to have a peep at my team mates beautiful creations they really are such a talented bunch of girls you won't be disappointed.  

We'd love to see you join us for the challenge too!

Thanks for visiting

Sarah x 

Happy New Year!!

Hello there and a very Happy New Year to you all!

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.

This year I joined in with the Waltzingmouse Christmas card exchange 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.

Here is the lovely card I received;

It's so festive with the gorgeous seam binding and lace and those little pine cones are just so sweet!

Thank you so much Teresa!

The card I made was sent to the USA too;

I used Waltzingmouse Vintage Ornaments stamp set,  Heirloom Ornaments nesties, white seam binding, 10mm bells and some pearls to finish with.

Thanks for visiting!

Sarah x 

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Challenge - It's Christmas!

Good Morning Lovely Crafters!

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.

It's challenge time over at the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog and it's a nice easy one for this time of year;

It's Christmas!!

Yes we would like to see all of your Christmas cards and projects this month please.

The prize on offer is 50 metres of Bakers Twine.

I decorated a couple of gift bags for the challenge, for a couple of little people that I needed to buy gifts for. 

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.

I thought this large pre- coloured die cut from the Hobby House was perfect for the bag, I mounted it onto some patterned paper and cut around it with some scalloped scissors.

The flowers are a mixture of gardenias, red cherry blossoms and hip rosebuds along with these gorgeous Kort and Godt berries and a few die cut holly leaves.

 The double bow is made from red silky crush ribbon which just ties the most beautiful bows, I think it is my most favourite ribbon.

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.

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 Christmas mix twine and some  little jingle bells.

The felt snowflakes were recycled from some packaging. No bows for a little boy but I couldn't resist putting ribbon onto the gift bag somewhere so I added a strip of stitched grosgrain in cream and red.

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.

Challenges I'd like to enter;

Creative Inspirations - Traditional Christmas Colours
Crafts and Me - Ribbon or Trim
Allsorts challenge - Advent
Totally Papercrafts - Anything Christmassy - not a card

Thanks for popping by

Sarah x