It's gone all glittery-lovely on Dare U 2 Digi Stamp

Hi folks!

As the title suggests, we've gone all glittery-lovely on Dare U 2 Digi Stamp. Hop on over to see the lovely creations from the talented DT if you would like to be inspired. I'm sure you must have a digi image tucked away in your computer files that would love to have the glitter treatment. Hope you can join in with the fun!

For this card I followed the sketch on Stamp Scrap & Doodle, Cupcake Crafts (Sponsored by my fabby friend Chris Dark this week) requires Digi images, The Craft Garden are looking for 'Sparkles', Cute Card Thursday want to see cards for Teenagers, Cute Daisy May want Texture (my green panel was embossed with the random dots Cuttlebug embossing folder before topping with ice-stickles) this weeks Colour Create challenge is Green Red & White and lastly the Creative Card Crew want to see strings/fibres attached.

The papers and card I used are by Die Cuts With a View. I cut the lettering using my gorgeous new Cricut Gypsy (I think I've died and gone to gadget heaven!!) and Expression, it's actually a Mickey Mouse font. The tiny stars are like sequins, I've had them in my stash for years. As mentioned above I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and ice-stickles glitter glue. I coloured the Digi-Stamp 'Cracker Boys' with Copic Markers and used Glitter for their party hats. I finished the card off with some sparkly red fibre.

Sorry I've not been around much lately but I've had my head down working on a few bits that I shall be able to share with you at the end of this month.

Enough waffling from me...

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Congratulations!

Hi folks! Just a quickie as I'm dashing off to work in a mo. Here is a card I made using one of my new Digi-Stamps 'Party Man'. I thought he would be great to the party season. It was great fun making this card and I'm hoping the recipient will have a giggle when he sees it too.

I'm entering it into the following challenges: Cute Card Thursday 'Glitter me Silly' I've used crystal glitter on the glass. Papertake Weekly 'Digi and Sparkle'. Crafty Ann's Challenge 'Celebration' and I followed the sketch from Crafters Companion Challenge... and used some of their black cardstock I bought in one of Sara's huge multi packs.

Sorry I haven't been around much lately...have been really busy.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Personalised Princess/Fairytale card

Hi folks! My little ones are going to a Prince & Princess party today and I thought I'd make the birthday girl a card using Princess Charlotte (Whiff of Joy). I followed this weeks sketch oer on the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog. Stamp with Fun has a theme of a 'Card with a Scene'. The Craft Garden would like to see projects with 'Sparkle' . My Time to Craft has a theme of 'Scallops' and the Creative Card Crew would like us to use 'Ribbons & Gems'. There is a new Challenge on the block, Crafty Ann's Challenge and the very first Challenge is 'Celebrations'. I hope it's ok to enter this personalised Birthday card :D

The papers I have used are from the 'Once Upon a Time' stack by Die Cuts with a View. I'm so proud of myself cutting into these pages as I have only been able to stroke them for a long time. I used my Nestabilities to create the Square, Scalloped Square and label frame. The butterflies are punched using a Martha Stewart punch, I was surprised how well this little punch coped with the gold foil board. I cut the letters using the Go-Kreate 'Lingfield' alphabet and attached the ribbon bow with Pinflair glue gel. I stamped and embossed the Princess and coloured her with Copic Markers. I added glitter and gems for that final finishing detail.

Only one more sleep and I'll be heading to the NEC (really excited!!) Looking forward to meeting up with my fellow Sheenies and hopefully bump into lots of my blogging friends.... well not literally but you know what I mean.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Ooo I forgot to say that my last Hanglar card (here) reached the top 10 on last weeks Cuttlebug Challenge. Thank you so much for choosing my card!! ....now if I could only work out how to snag the winners blinkie

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge 25, a Sketch!

Hi folks! It's challenge #25 over on Dare U 2 Digi Stamp and this time it's a sketch by our talented DT member Larissa. There is a prize up for grabs of 2 single digi stamps from Sketching Stamper and Sandra Dry Digi Stamps.

For this card I used some High Tack double sided tape to create the squares and rectangles. I actually drew lightly around a small Nestability Square so that my squares were equal sizes. This was quite a lengthy procedure as I mitred all the corners (tricky when dealing with adhesive) but I'm pleased with the end result. I sprinkled two tones of purple glitter onto the adhesive. I wrapped some tulle around the card and tied a knot. The three girls are my Rock Chix that I printed out and painted with watercolours. I cut them out and shaped before adhering with Pinflair glue gel. The letters are cut from Funky Foam using Quickutz 'Dragonfly' font.

I hope you have a chance to join in with the fun. Don't forget to pop over to the DU2DS if you need any inspiration. The Design Team have come up with some fabulous creations.

I would also like to enter this card to the Stamptacular Sunday challenge this week that has a theme of 'Friendship'

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Joanna Sheen's RHS 'Freesias' Stamp Set

Hi folks! Here is the card I made using Joanna Sheen's RHS 'Freesias' stamp set. I cut the card blank using my Cricut Expression and the 'Wild Card' Cartridge.

I stamped and embossed the Freesias then coloured them using Cosmic Shimmer and Twinkling H2O paints. Once that had dried I sprayed over it with Cosmic shimmer mists.

I found the quote on the internet and printed it out directly onto linen card. The scalloped oval was cut on the Cricut and the decorative corners are made using a Quickutz die.

I finished the card off with a ribbon bow and a little 'Made with love' charm.

Sorry it's such a quick one today.... I have just finished a shift at work and still have lots to do this evening.

Thanks for looking and for all your lovely comments. I really appreciate them.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Joanna Sheen's RHS 'Poinsettia' Stamp Set

Hello folks!

I'd like to share the card I made using Joanna Sheen's RHS 'Poinsettia' rubber stamp set. The card shape is very simple to make. It's just a square card with the two bottom corners folded up to create the pocket. I covered to two flaps with Kraft card and then embellished it with some gold foil board that I had cut to shape with some scalloped edge scissors and embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. The Holly paper that I have used is printed out from a Crafter's Companion Christmas CD Rom.

I used my Nestabilities to cut the scalloped circle and circle that I embossed and inked around the edge.

I stamped the single flower onto some velvet paper using Stazon ink. Cut them out and used them as corner embellishments on the main card. I added gold stickles to the centre of the flowers.

I stamped and embossed the main image a few times and coloured with a mixture of Prisma Colour pencils and Copic markers (as you can see this card really 'evolved' while I was making it. In other words I kept changing my mind) For the final layer on the flowers I stamped, again, onto the velvet paper with Stazon. I adhered all the layers with Pinflair glue gel with gave added lots of lovely dimension.

Hope you like today's offering :o)

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

Edited to add 'What's on your Workdesk Wednesday' picture.

Joanna Sheen's RHS 'Hydrangea' Stamp Set

Hello folks!

Here is the card I made using Joanna Sheen's RHS 'Hydrangea' Stamp set. It has not only the stunning flower itself but a beautiful butterfly and great 'all-round' occasion sentiment. If you click on the pictures for a closer look you will able to see how I stamped the butterfly on my background card and then swirled perfect pearls over them to create a very subtle backdrop for the main focal point. The card shape is basically a long strip of card where I folded the ends in to meet in the middle creating the gate fold effect. I cut another strip, this time thinner, and made a band to slip snuggly over the card. I added some sheer ribbon to the band before adhering the large scalloped circle (cut using Nestabilities) and then the circle.

I stamped and embossed the flowers. This time I coloured them with Copic markers and added a touch of glitter to the centre of each tiny flower head. I carefully cut the image out and shaped it before adhering with Pinflair Glue gel. I made a little butterfly in the same way but gave him tiny wire antennae and added a blob of pearl paint to the ends.

The inside consists of matting and layering with some lovely pearl paper. Again I stamped the butterfly image randomly over the final panel and swirled over with perfect pearls. I love how the effect differs so much on dark and light card. I stamped the sentiment and layered it up using pieces of card cut using my label Nestability set. I used an embossing tool to add the embossed detail around the edge of the label shapes with the die still in place. Using the border this created I glittered all around the edge. I finished off the inside of the card with a sweet little ribbon bow.

Thank you so much for looking.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x