Countdown to the June Extravaganza!!!

Hi folks!!

Sorry I haven't been about much lately. I have been beavering away having fun creating with my new Kadoodle designs that are to be launched at the June Extravaganza at The Craft Barn Lingfield, this weekend! There are two new Loupy Lou designs and two new Larger Ladies (see bellow for sneaky peeks) So I will have lots to share with you soon.

I made this card following the Sketch over on LOTV challenge, Cute Daisy May wanted to see some embossing (My image has been heat embossed with black ink and clear embossing powder and I have used my Cuttlebug to emboss the red circles) Charisma Cardz want to see dots and circles and Cute Card Thursday would like a bit of bling. I used Art Institute Glitter to colour little Loupy Lou's outfit and wings.

Can you spot the designs above by my uber talented friend Christine Dark?? We'll both be demoing at the Show on Saturday and Sunday. Please come along and say hi.

Ciao for now!

Sandra x

ps. Don't forget to hop on over to my digi stamp site to see my new designs that are perfect for Father's Day.

Introducing Adrian Dry, The Bollywood Collection, and a prize for me Yay!

Hi folks!

I hope you don't mind but I have lots to share with you today. Not long now before the kiddies go back to school... more crafty time for us mums ;o) I'll have more time to visit your blogs, please excuse my lack of commenting this week.

I am introducing my new range over on Sandra Dry Digi Stamps with a card I made with three challenges in mind. Cupcake Craft Challenges wants to see 1 layer cards, A Spoon Full of Sugar is asking us to use die cuts or punches and Lili of the Valley has a theme of 'fun' this week. I don't know about you but I always have fun when I'm dancing. Admittedly it's usually Salsa but Saloni looks like she's having fun on my card.

I printed The Royal Pavilion onto red card to create the background. The corners are a Cuttlebug die that I used to cut into gold mirri board. You can just about see the sheer gold ribbon and bow that I added (I didn't want to cover the background image too much this is also the reason the Tag didn't make it onto the card). Saloni has been coloured in using Koi watercolours. I used an embossing pen and gold embossing powder for the trim on her outfit and part of her headpiece. I added two tiny gems to her headpiece and one to her naval. I finished off the card by adding more gems to the black base layer.

My husband, Adrian, drew The Royal Pavilion years ago and I am thrilled that he has let me produce it as a digi stamp to compliment my Bollywood dancers. I remember it took him a very long time to draw but it was well worth it. I absolutely love it (puts my drawings to shame). Let me know what you think and I will pass on your thoughts to him.

(Edit: Have added the option to buy The Bollywood Collection as a set for only £4.99 here, scroll down to the bottom)


Lastly..... I'm this weeks winner over on The Pink Elephant Challenge!!!! I can't believe it!!! I am elated. Thank you so much for choosing me... I shall display the badge with pride. Click here if you would like to be taken to the winning card.

Ciao for now!
Sandra x

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

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