Geek Chic

Hello!

I have been playing with some new to me MFT stamps this weekend - my husband is proud to be a geek so their Geek is Chic set offer the chance to make some cards that he would appreciate!

 

My hubby loves comics and super heroes so I thought he would like to be compared to superman :)  I die cut the star in several sizes and popped the MFT specs over the top.  I originally went for black but they didn't show up enough against the dark blue base.

I stamped the specs in the background in pale grey and added a pair of die cut specs on top along with the sentiment.  Very simple but a good one for the guys.

I will link up at CASology where the cue card is Silly.  Hopefully these fun cards are silly enough :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Sarah x

Perfect Poinsettia

Hello!

Today I am stopping by with a Uniko Revisit post where the DT have fun with one of the fab Uniko sets.  This month we are using the fabulous poinsettia set.  The flower is just gorgeous and makes a substantial focal point.  I decided to watercolour it....

I white embossed the flower and used my real colour markers to add watercolour.  I added some Wink of Stella for an extra bit of shimmer and combined it with a black die cut circle. It is a simple design but I think the beautiful poinsettia really pops.

Head over to Uniko to check out what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you to play with the poinsettia stamp.  Now is the perfect time to get it if you haven't already!

I will also link up at the Christmas challenge over at Happy Little Stampers which is poinsettia, at Virginia's View Challenge to colour and finally a last entry at Simon's Wednesday Clean and Simple Christmas Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Sarah x

Autumnal Kraft

Hello!

Have you been enjoying your weekend?  I have to admit that I like the slightly chillier days when it starts to get dark early and the leaves are turning although I quickly change my mind once the snow arrives!  Talking of autumn I wanted to play along at Time Out with my friends especially as I have a stamp which is the same as the inspiration phrase - Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.

I got out an old Clarity stamp and decided to stamp and colour on kraft for a more muted look.

I like the soft effect the pencils have on kraft - what do you think?  This image makes me want to go on a country walk but I think that I will just head back to my craft room instead :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Sarah x

ATCAS #74

Hello!

Are you feeling sparkly today?!  That is the code word that the fabulous Sarah has chosen this week for our latest challenge at Addicted to CAS....

Given that I am trying to keep up with my festive card making I took the opportunity to make a few Christmas cards featuring the gorgeous Holiday Bow set from The Ton.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

I stamped the bow in gold and copper inks (it is very easy to layer up) and matted on some foiled striped paper and gold glitter card.  It is a very easy design which lends itself to batch making hence I have put together a version in red:

 

I hope you like the sparkle on my cards and check out the rest of the inspiration from the fab DT over at ATCAS!  This challenge is sponsored by Happy Little Stampers :)

 

 

I will also play along for a second time at Simon's Wednesday Challenge to make a clean and simple Christmas card.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Sarah x

Christmas Jewels

Hello!

I have just found time to make a quick card to play along with this week's Less Is More challenge which is to use jewel colours on our creations.  Given I am on a mission to make as many Christmas cards as I can in good time this year I decided to use the lovely Christmas ornaments from Hero Arts:

 

 I watercoloured the ornaments with the Zig real colour markers and used Wink of Stella to add some shimmer that you can't see!  The sentiment is also from Hero Arts and includes the lovely merry die.

I hope that the greens, pinks and purples have captured the right jewel tones!

I will also link up at Simon's Wednesday challenge to create a clean and simple Christmas card and at Virginia's View to use colouring on our designs.

I should be studying so better get back to my books - thanks for stopping by though!

Sarah x

Honey I Shrunk the Kit #3

Hello!

Shona, Hazel and I are back with our 3rd mini kit which the lovely Shona put together.  It is gorgeous with a fab combination of patterned papers and stamped images which has enabled me to make 4 cards :)

 

 

I die cut a heart out of the lovely patterned paper and combined it with these sweet bunnies which I lightly coloured with pencils and fussy cut out.  The kraft and aqua mats pick up the colours in the patterned paper.

 

 

 

 

I cut a frame from the patterned paper to make a shaker card.  I used an umbrella die cut from the kit but messed up the white card so used it as a template and hand cut a brolly from the patterned paper.  I die cut the sentiment out too.

 

 

I used the inside of the frame to create a little panel and combined it with this cute bird - he does look a bit sorry for himself!

 

 

This very simple card features a die cut flower from the kit which I coloured in and stuck on top of a lightly inked card base.  Shona even included enamel dots - my favourite embellishment!

 

I can't wait to see what Shona and Hazel have created with this kit:

 

I will link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge which is Anything Goes.

 

I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

 

Sarah x

 

 

Something Shiny

Hello!

Today is my last DT post over at Make the Day Special - I have had a wonderful time being part of this talented team and if you don't already make a habit of visiting regularly I highly recommend it!  I am sharing several festive cards that I have made with the fabulous Beautiful Bows and Fa La La sets from Avery Elle. 

I will just share one of them here so that I can play along with this week's Less Is More challenge where we are asked to include something shiny on our cards.

I have gold embossed the ribbon and matted the front panel with some gold mirri card so it is full of festive shimmer!

And of course we all love to play along with Simon's Wednesday Challenge when the theme is Anything Goes so I shall link up there too.

I hope you like my shiny creation and do head over to MTDS to see the rest of the cards that I made with these stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sarah x