You're a Diamond

Hello!

Back with another quick post using my new (to me) Avery Elle Many Thanks stamp set:

 

 

I silver embossed the fab sentiment and covered the diamond in glossy accents and glitter.  I backed with silver glitter paper and stamped the diamond tone on tone for the background.  Given that the diamond is made up of triangles I will also link this up at the challenge at Addicted to CAS where the codeword is Geometric.

 

Whilst I had the set out on my desk I made this card:

 

This is such a versatile stamp set!  I used all of the different sized dots to create a random pattern on an angled panel and finished with one of the sentiments.  I used the first colour combo from the current challenge at Make the Day Special to create this card so will link up there - I like the blues and oranges!

That is all I have time for today.  I am exhausted after my first day back at work - is it the weekend yet?!

Thanks, as ever, for stopping by,

Sarah x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back in the Old Routine

Hello!

I hope you are having a good week so far.  I am back to work and the old routine tomorrow so I had to squeeze a little time in the craft room today :)

First up I made this card for CASology:

The cue card this week is Java which, as I don't have many coffee related images, was a bit of a stretch!  However, I do have Paper Smooches Cyber Café and that has both computer and coffee related stamps - it is really fun :)  I went with the computer related interpretation....

I have gone for a very CAS design this week and channelled my 'inner Ardyth'!  I hope you like it.

I have also made a card to play along at Less Is More's challenge which has the theme of Animals.  This is less of a CAS design but I just had to put those cute bears in a night time scene!

This card is full of Hero Art's goodness from the constellation background which was white embossed and then inked with Chipped Sapphire distress ink.  The bears have been watercoloured and are from the sweet Lil Hoot set.  The moon and sentiment are from Shoot for the Moon which I got recently from my fab blog friend, Barb Ghig - thanks Barb!

I will also link this card up at A2Z Scrapbooking's current challenge on the theme of encouragement.

That's all from me - it feels good to be back in the swing of making cards :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Sarah x

Hola!

Hola!

Finally, I am back from our fortnight holiday in Spain.  We had a great time and glorious weather but now I am freezing!  It is 20 degrees colder in the UK than Spain at the moment :(  The villa that we stayed in was in a lovely secluded spot backing on to one of their national parks so it was a great place to get away from it all and the boys had a fantastic time playing in the pool all day.  I will share a few photos in the next few days.

Whilst we have had a wonderful break I have been really missing my craft room so once I had got unpacked I headed straight in there for a play :)  This is what I made:

 

I saw that the cue card at CASology this week is Magic and I dug out this fairy stamp by Lavinia stamps which came free with a magazine.  I silver embossed her and the sentiment from Mama Elephant.  I watercoloured her wings and added a few touches of colour to her 'spell'.  I went round the edge with Tumbled Glass distress ink and layered the panel on top of some silver glitter paper.  Hopefully this adds to the 'magical' look!

 

It feels good to be playing with ink and paper again :)

 

Hopefully I will have a few more cards and pics to share with you soon.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Sarah x

 

 

 

 

Over At A Blog Named Hero

Hello!

It's time for another challenge over at A Blog Named Hero and it is a really fun one:



This month we have a great collaboration with Reverse Confetti - their stamps and dies are so fresh and cool.

Here is the card that I made:

 

I white embossed Hero Art's Looped Flower background stamp on to watercolour card and created an ombre effect with Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar distress inks.  The sentiment is from Hero Art's Flower Garden set, white embossed on to vellum and die cut with a Reverse Confetti tag die.  The lovely flowers are white embossed on to vellum from Reverse Confetti's Petals n Posies set.  A few pops of black add some contrast.

 

Do go and check out the fab cards from the lovely Design Team!  I hope you will play along with our ombre challenge :)

 

Remember that there is a great prize from our fab sponsors:

 

 

I look forward to seeing what you create.  In the meantime, thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

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Over at A Blog Named Hero

Hello!

Today is my solo post at A Blog Named Hero.  This month we have a great collaboration with Reverse Confetti - their stamps and dies rock :)

I have made 3 cards with the gorgeous Petals n Posies stamps and dies and my favourite Hero Arts supplies.  Here is one of them:

 

I used some of my favourite distress inks - Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry along with a fab sentiment from Hero Arts Be Happy Today set.  I love the funky flowers from Reverse Confetti - they are great to layer up. 

 

I will also link up with A2Z Scrapbooking's new challenge for August which is on the theme of encouragement - I think this is quite an inspiring sentiment :)

 

Head over to ABNH to see what else I have been up to.  Whilst you are there remember to join in with our current challenge:

 

 

You can win a prize from our fab sponsors:

 

 Thanks for stopping by!  See you again soon :)

 

 

 

 

 

Butterflies One Layer

Hello!

I have made a one layer card using my all time favourite Hero Arts stamps - the butterflies are just lovely!

 

I masked the top third of the card and inked the bottom portion with Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks.  I stamped the butterflies and used a HA sentiment to finish.  Really simple!

 

I will link this up with Hero Arts one layer challenge and with Addicted to Stamps current Anything Goes challenge.  Also remember that the challenge at Time Out which is a theme - celebrations with an optional twist of butterflies!

 

I hope you like it!  Thanks, as always, for stopping by.

 

Sarah x

A few last minute cards!

Hello!

I hope your week has been a good one.  I wanted to link up to a few challenges before we set off on our holidays.

Firstly, the cue card at CASology is Rainbow.  I have gone for a very literal interpretation:

The challenge gave me the perfect excuse to play with my new Paper Smooches rainbow die which I inlaid in to the card and added a bit of Wink of Stella.  I added a few clouds cut from glitter paper and a fun sentiment from Mama Elephant. I will also link this up with the Anything Goes challenge over at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge.

My next card is using the lovely colours from the Card Concept:

This is one of my favourite colour combos!  I stamped and white embossed the beautiful butterflies from Uniko Studio and used Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Shabby Shutters Distress Inks in the background.  A sentiment from Altenew to finish.

I will also link up with Less is More and Addicted to Stamps which have Anything Goes Challenges at the moment.  I will also play along with Uniko Studio's Anything Goes Challenge too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sarah x