Just a quick post to get another challenge in from over at Helping Hudson, it’s a sketch challenge this time

Here’s the sketch

 I’ve turned the sketch around & changed it a little, but this is what I came up with

I hope it fits the criteria

Supplies I’ve used are

Cardstock: NOt Quite Nave, Whisper White, Urban Oasis dsp

Ink: NOt Quite Navy, Basic Grey

Stamps: Sanded, Thought & Prayers

Accessories: lge Silver brads, Dauber, Wide OVal punch, Grey Taffeta ribbon

Why not head over to Helping Hudson & check out the challenges they have.  I have at least one more i want to try (maybe 2)

I’ve got to go make lunch for the men, Thanks so much for dropping by

Well the late night was so worth it last night

I woke up this morning to check out the challenges on Helping Hudson I as going to have a go at the sketch challenge & the challenge is actually closed so I scrolled down to check out the winners & guess what…………………..

This card WON!!!! I can’t believe it, so I get to pop this badge on my blog…..how exciting

I”m so stoked!!!! It’s such a boost for the confidence seeing as tho the mojo has been seriously missing in action.

Have a wonderful Sunday & I have a post scheduled for Monday with some holiday stuff in it!

Till then………….smile your day away….I know I am

Hmmmm, yet another post, this is another challenge I’ve had a go at tonight, I’m smokin’ hot I tell ya’  LOLLLLL  !!!!

& I’ve only just scraped in.

This is a colour challenge over at Helping Hudson

This is what I’ve come up with

Oh I’m so on a roll I’m back off to make something else

Chat soon

Hi there, I know there is a severe  influx of posts from me lately, but I am trying oh so hard to get back into my stamping & it has happened easily today

Here I have a card made for the Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge 164

I’m soooo pleased with this card. It’s really my sort of card

YAY!!!! back to normal

Here’s a close up of the pretty little flower

and the scallops on the left side are made with 1″ circles

Well I’m going to get back into it  so I’ll catch you soon

Till then…………..smile away & enjoy your Sunday

Well well, you’re back today ….LOL & guess what, today’s card isn’t much better than yesterday’s…..SORRRY !!!! 
I had been looking at the latest Clean & Simple Sketch & thinking that I wanted to join in, even though I knew I was going to be late getting it in…..well I was in the shower & I had the BEST idea….so I went to bed & slept on it…………………
I got up in the morning, the kids off to school & I sat at my table, got out Pacific Point  cardstock (which I don’t like, but I had an idea) I got out Real Red ink (which I don’t use much, but do like), got out some Circle Punches (which I love)  & I thought I can do this…………………………
BUT I COULDN’T!!!!! argh!!!

So I put it all away, & got out some Basic Grey card, Real Red ink & Baja Breeze card…………………..NOPE!!! that wasn’t happening either……………..
Ok coffee might help, make a coffee, oh while I’m hear I may as well finish off breakfast…………toasted cooked, coffee in hand, book in other hand so I sat & read for a little over coffee

I go back to my craft table & think ok I’ll start again, so I got out Choc Chip card, Felt Flowers & hhmmmmmm the juices started flowing…………………
I cut, stuck & stamped & even though I’m not totally impressed with what I’ve come up with I thought I’d show you anyway

So there you have it……….

I’ll try rooly hard to get something up here in the next couple of days that I am proud of……well actually I do have some pics & a little story to tell you so I’ll endeavour to have that up on Monday, stay tuned

Till then…………have a wonderful weekend

So this week it is my turn to set a challenge over on ESAD-SU.  I have had a really hard time trying to work out exactly what I wanted to do this week, well I knew I wanted to do a sketch & came up with that ok, but then…….to make a sample was another story completely.

But it all come together in the end.  So here is the sketch for the challenge

and this is the card I’ve come up with

here’s a close up of the cute butterfly

The second element of the challenge this week is to use the colours

KRAFT

PINK PIROUETTE (or Pretty in Pink)

WHISPER WHITE

I’m really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with.  If you’d like to join in I’d love to see your card.  The challenge is open until midnight Sunday April 25th.  I’ll announce a winner on Monday.  Add the link to your online gallery or blog to be in with a chance to win a surprise parcel to come in the mail

Till later in the week

Hi, today I am going to show you 2 little albums I made over the weekend.

The lovely Gardenia set a challenge for us on ESAD-SU ( a forum for Australian & New Zealand Stampin’ Up! demonstrators) to make a Circle flip up album, you can find the tutorial here on Splitcoast Stampers.  I was determined to give it a go & got out a heap of papers, some cardstock & stamps I thought would all go.  I sa t down to create, cut out the circles &………………………………..nothing else wanted to happen, things just didn’t seem right.  So I sat & hashed a heap of things out before I decided to have a look in the Simply Scrappin Kits I have…….& then it all came together to create this

Now I wasn’t totally happy with it but thought oh it will do…..but I couldn’t finish with that. I HAD to make one I was really happy with & this is what I came up with…………….

With this album I sponged the edges a little & distressed them too.  I’m loving how it turned out!!! YAY

I used the Sweet Nothings Simply Scrappin kit & it made it so easy to finish this off.  In all honesty I think it took me about 30 minutes in total & then the photo’s…….I must add some more Simply Scrappin Kits to my next order & I think I’ll have to give some cards a go with the leftovers.

So I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday & I’ll be posting a challenge I’m setting for ESAD tomorrow, see you then

Hey hey it’s not Saturday ….LOL!!

Ok, so it’s Sunday evening (for me anyway).  I sat & stamped today.  I found this sketch in my inbox last week from Stamping 411

and this is the card I came up with

Here is a close up

and here are the 6 in total I made

All products Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  Sanded, Thoughts & Prayers, Occasional Greetings

Cardstock:  Choc Chip, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Ink:  Choc Chip, Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  Smal oval punch, 5/16″ neutrals brads, Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals, Hemp Twine

I’m really pleased with how these turned out.  I am doing some paperwork tomorrow morning, but I can guarantee you I’ll be looking for some more sketches tomorrow afternoon so I can get back into the swing of stamping…….I’m feelin the love again

Till tomorrow…..(there’s a scheduled post)…keep smiling

Howdy there partners in crime

Today I got to do a little stamping….I planned quite a bit, but it didn’t quite happen as I planned.

I was over at Mojo Monday having a look at their latest sketch & thought I might give it a go.  This is what I came up with

All supplies Stampin’ Up!

Cardstock:  Really Rust, Choc Chip, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Stamps:  Inspired by Nature (IBN Lynda…lol), Live like you Mean It, Weathered

Ink & Markers:  Creamy Caramel, Choc Chip, Old Olive, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa

Accessories:  Choc Chip & Very vanilla ribbon, 5/16″ Choc Chip Jumbo Brads, Label Punch, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’  Dimensionals, Snail

I made the card & then was trying to work out which greeting to use…looked outside & saw how barren it is outside at the moment & how the plants & lawn are just no where near as green as they were when we were away last week, so……”Life” just seemed so appropriate.

I’m still not 100% sold on this card.  I had a look around on Mojo & saw some of the entries……then thought mine wasn’t good enough, but Sonia told me that if I didn’t enter it she wouldn’t chat with me anymore….& I can’t have that, I enjoy having a chat with Sonia

So there you have it, my Mojo Monday sketch.

I’m going to try to do more sketches, we’ll see how that goes….. I’ll keep you posted