Made on Demo Day

Hi folks!!

Please excuse my lack of coming to visit all you lovely crafters and leaving comments on your blogs. I have been so busy with family commitments. My eldest is on a residential school trip to an outdoor adventure centre (cannot believe the amount of 'stuff' he had to take!) so I should be back on form this week as I only have the twins gorgeous hubby here.

Anyway, enough about me. Here are some snaps I took at The Craft Barn of one of the cards I made last Saturday. It was great to be in the shop. I just love talking to people that share my passion for craft. I was thrilled to meet the uber talented Debby. I think she survived the big bear hug I gave her (sorry Debby, Couldn't help it.... was soooo excited to meet you!) I also met Ruby of Ruby 2 Shoes, another exciting and vibrant crafter... just check out her blog! (edit: thank goodness for spell check, or you would have been checking out her bog!) As well as lots more lovely ladies and gentlemen including Marie (*waves*) I think she actually lives at the shop and just goes home to sleep....only joking ;o)

For this card I used Basic Grey papers and some pink and brown Co-ordinations card. I embossed the pink panel with my Cuttlebug. The flowers were punched inked, curled, glued and finished off with a self adhesive pearl. I nabbed the Butterfly sentiment from the bit box in The Craft Barn Studio. I didn't have my QK flourishes with me so I used my Cuttlebug corner and double heart dies. Just a snip here and there and a little repositioning. The curly heart made the cute swirls at the bottom of the flower. The stamped images were Whiff of Joy. These are available to buy at The Craft Barn. I have coloured them with Coloursoft pencils, Sansodor and paper stumps.

Don't forget that that this week Kadoodle have Blog Candy that's very easy to enter.
Hope the sun is shining where you are.

Ciao for now,

Sandra xx

Hanglar & Stanglar - Love

Hi folks!

It's been ages since this little beauty has been inked. Isn't she adorable! I followed three challenges to make this swirly girly card. The Sketch is from Ismaki, A Spoon full of Sugar is calling for 'Doodle-do's' or swirl stamps and the first challenge over on The Pink Elephant is 'Pink, Black and White' I'm sure they won't mind some flesh tones and hair colour too.

The papers are from Basic Grey Two Scoops range. I have used my Nestabilities to cut the centre rectangle and scalloped rectangle. I have also embossed the white panel using my Cuttlebug. The swirl stamp was a freebie from a magazine. I have coloured the image with my Koi watercolours and highlighted the heart with glossy accents and sprinkled some glitter on. Hopefuly on the second picture you can see that I have decoupaged her arms and heart. I tried this out having been inspired by the talented Debby. You need to hop on over to her blog, her creations are amazing. I think maybe I should have decoupaged the little Hanglar girl's face and hair, but I'm pleased how it turned out. The letters are a Quickutz alphabet and I finished off the design with some black brads.

Thanks for looking.

Hugs
Sandra xx

4 in 1 Challenges

Hi folks!

Here's a quick card that I made for my Nephew today. Have popped it in the post so I had to resist all those lovely dimensional layers I tend to use. I have followed the Friday Sketchers Sketch; Lili Of The Valley Challenge this week is, 'one for the men'; Cute Card Thursday has the thee of metallica (for this card I have used brads and Gold Mirri board) and finally the Basic Grey Challenge is 'Let's Mix It Up'.... we need to use at least 2 of the BG ranges. I have used Archaic papers and Boxer brads.

As mentioned above the papers are Basic Grey. I cut the circle using my Nestabilities and embossed it using my Cuttlebug. I used my Koi watercolours to colour the Character, who is SK8R BOY designed by the talented Evelina Wikberg. The Numbers are cardstock stickers from the BG Archaic range.

Thanks for looking!!

Hugs

Sandra xx

Friday Sketchers meets Colour Create

Hi folks!
Just a quickie from me tonight as I really need to get some shut eye. For this card I followed the sketch on Friday Sketchers and the colour requirements of Pink, Green and Brown on the new Colour Create Challenge (hence the pink and brown ladybug....artistic license?)

I'm still using up those Basic Grey papers. I've used my Nestabilities Label One dies. I had a shot at colouring with my promarkers, not too sure about the results. More practice needed methinks. I could not resist glittering her wings. Not forgetting to introduce 'Rosabella & Ladybug' another one of my Rosabella fairy designs.

That's all from me tonight folks!

Hugs

Sandra xx

Rosabella and Drake

Hi folks!
Just want to start with a huge thank you for your lovely comments about my new character Rosabella. Well here she is again and this time I'd like to introduce Drake too. Don't they just make an adorable couple?


I followed this weeks sketch challenge sk012409 over on Paper Craft Planet. It's the first time I've tried one of their sketches (will have to look into how to post on there/link it up later as I'm off to work in a mo) I haven't tidied my craft table since the last card so, you guest it, I used the same Basic Grey papers again. The flourish boarder is made using my Cricut Expression and that adorable Storybook cartridge. The corner flourishes are a Cuttlebug die. I cut the gold mirri board free hand with my trusty deckle edged scissors. I coloured Rosabella and Drake with my Prismas and added glitter to their wings and to the flower in Rosabellas hair. That's pretty much it.

Thanks also for the photography tips...am I getting any better?

Hugs

Sandra xx

Friday Sketchers & Cute Card Thursday Challenges

Hi folks!

Here is another of my images, this time 'Rosabella Wish'. For this card I have followed the sketch over on Friday Sketchers. Had a bit of a struggle threading the ribbon through and attaching it to the back... I went all a bit fingers and thumbs as I used sheer ribbon with ric rac layered on top. I didn't let it beat me and am glad with the result. The papers are the same as those on my previous post. I think they suit little Rosabella really well. I've had the metal coil on my stash for ages and the leaves and flowers are from my Storybook Cricut cartridge. I have coloured Rosabella with my prismas and glittered her delicate wings. They are much more sparkly in real life.

Any tips on photographing my card would be gratefully received. I am also entering this card into the Cute Card Thursday challenge which is to create a scene. Do hope you like my card.
Hugs
Sandra xx

Something new and 3 challenges in 1

Hi Folks!!
Wow! What a fabulous day at The Craft Barn yesterday. Met lots more lovely crafters doing their second favorite thing... shopping for crafting goodies. But more about that and pictures of my demos later this week.
It's wet 'n' windy here on the usually sunny south coast which means more crafting for me! Yay! As the heading suggests I have combined 3 challenges with this card. For this weeks Basic Grey Challenge there is a recipe: 2 patterned papers (mine are from the BG sugared range, precious and charming.) 1 button (I have used a heart/love button) 1 ribbon and bow and lastly 3 brads. I am also entering the Charisma Cardz Challenge which has the theme of 'love and the lili of the valley' challenge which is 'Valentine'.

Don't you just adore my beautiful Rosabella? Bit bias here as I drew her... but I think she's lovely ;o) I've used my prismas, sansodor and paper stumps to colour her and I've added a touch of glitter to the detail on her delicate fairy wings. I used my nestabilities to cut the precious BG paper and inked the edges with my Brilliance dewdrop pads. That's pretty much it, so another simple card from me today.
Hugs
Sandra xx