Uniko Sunday

Hello!

I love how easy the Uniko background block stamps are for batch making cards and thought that I would share a couple of the sets that I have made this weekend.

First up is the confetti style of the scattered polka dot background from this month's release combined with the simply said sentiment blocks:

 

I used my Tim Holtz stamp platform as it meant that I could produce the same design multiple times, just changing up the colours as I went.  I also stamped a light colour and then a shade darker at the top to create a slight ombre effect.  The black sentiments really pop.

 

I also created a set of thank you cards featuring the star background block in the same way.  A set of 5 cards was ready in no time!

 

I hope that you have some crafty fun this weekend too! 

 

Sarah x

Autumnal Shades

Hello,

I have had some time to play with my Uniko stamps this afternoon and decided to play along with the latest challenge over at Uniko which is:

I love the rich oranges and yellows in this photo and came up with 2 CAS one layer designs:

 

I used one of the discontinued butterfly stamps in shades of orange and yellow and combined them with one of the new sentiment stamps.

Here I inked up the fab stripe background and used the leaves from Natures Treasures as a black silhouette.  The sentiment is from Simple Sentiments.  I shall link this up at the Happy Little Stampers September CAS challenge which is to use a silhouette and at AAA Cards which is another autumnal challenge.

I hope you like them :)

Sarah x

    

Supersize Snow

Hello,

I shared some cards the other day with small mdf snowflakes that we have lasercut at home.  Today, I have two cards that I have made with giant versions of those snowflakes.....

 

 

I simply painted and triple embossed the snowflakes to give them a nice glossy finish.  They are big enough to make a striking focal point and the 3D feel of the mdf embellishment makes them feel a bit special.  Also - they are quick to make :)

 

 

 

I will link up at CASology where the cue card is Big and at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where the theme is pop up cards.

 

By the way, I am selling these large mdf snowflakes on my Folksy shop too!

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Sarah x

 

           

CAS Butterfly

Hello!

I hope you have had a good weekend and that is has included the chance to get crafty :)  I have been working on a number of crafty projects recently but wanted to take the time to play along with my lovely friends at Less is More this weekend.  The theme this week is Take Flight so I decided to use a new Sizzix butterfly die:

I inked up some card stock in a range of distress inks from Blueprint Sketch through to Cracked Pistachio and die cute the ornate butterfly.  I created a white frame and popped it up over a border inked with the same colours as the butterfly.  I decided not to add a sentiment to the card so that I can use it for any occasion.   I love the soft floaty feel that the butterfly gives!  I shall also link this card up to Simon's Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Clean and Simple.

I have also made a start on christmas card making.  I recently bought the lovely ribbon sentiment from Clarity which is big enough for a focal point and even more excitingly I was able to embellish the card with mdf snowflake embellishments that we had made ourselves!  Hubby and I recently got a laser cutting machine and are having lots of fun cutting and experimenting with what we can make. 

I gold embossed the sentiment and gold embossed the snowflake embellishments several times to give them a metallic look. 

I am also selling the mdf snowflakes in my folksy store if you are looking for some embellishments for your christmas crafting :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

CAS Squares

Hello!

A quick post from me with some cards that I made inspired by this week's cue card over at CASology - Square.  I love geometric designs and had lots of fun playing along.

 

I think this is my fave of the 3 cards that I made.  The squares were die cut from a piece of cardstock blended with distress inks and offset on some black squares to give a 3D look.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps (no longer available).  I can imagine using this design in lots of different colours for men's cards.

 

I will also link up for a second time at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge which is Anything Goes.

 

Using the same Memory Box die, I cut the pattern out of a white card panel and popped it over a piece of card blended with distress inks.  Simple and CAS!

 

This final card features those same squares tumbling across the front with a die cut sentiment from Mama Elephant.

 

I hope you like my square cards :)

 

Thanks for stopping by,

 

Sarah x

 

Cute Laundry

Hello!

I have literally just returned from 3 sunny weeks in Spain with my family.  We feel very rested and I have not quite reconciled myself to the prospect of returning to the daily work routine!  The only thing that I missed while I was sitting on my sun lounger reading all day was my craft room so when I got back my first thought was to play along with my Less is More teamies for their latest challenge which is to use a real object on your CAS design.

I had just bought some cute MFT dies and sentiments before I went on holiday so this is that I made with them:

I inked some clouds in the background and die cut the sweet onesie and bibs.  I separated a mini clothes peg to create the pegs at either end of the clothes line.  I like the slightly non traditional new baby sentiments in the MFT set :)

While I am here I shall link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge this week which is Anything Goes.

I hope you have had a good summer.....I guess that I should start thinking about Christmas cards now!

  

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah x

Playing Along....

Hello,

Although we are in the midst of dashing around to get organised for going away on holiday this week, I couldn't resist having a mini play in my craft room to take part in some favourite and long neglected challenges....

First up is CASology - I had really wanted to play along last week when Melissa and the team were celebrating 5 successful years but ran out of time :(  Here is what I have made for this week's challenge where the cue card is Juicy:

You just can't beat sweet strawberries!  This stamp is from Waltzingmouse (no longer available).  I simply masked and stamped 2 strawberries and added some pencil shading to the design.  A CAS, one layer card :)

I also wanted to take part over at Time Out - I love the photo inspiration:

I was inspired by the world map and earthy browns and greys:

 

For both cards I used the Born to Roam stamp set from Stamplorations.  I love the sketchy look of these designs.  Given I am using Shery's fab products I shall also link up at Stamplorations Summer Challenge.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week.

 

Sarah x