Follow Your Arrow...

...and do want want! (see bottom of post...it makes sense, honest!)

Good morning!

It's time for another challenge at Sketch Saturday and this week it has been designed by Cathy...



Isn't it fab? For my card I used an old but still current stamp for the main image...Summer Silhouettes.

I stamped my image in Basic Black onto Very Vanilla cardstock.

I used some of the retiring Modern Medley DSP for my background panels and finished with the sentiment from Express Yourself hostess set, which is also retiring.

Now after you have had a look at the rest of the DT cards, go ahead and make yours and don't forget to link it up to our challenge!

Jen and I went to see the wonderful and very sweet Kacey Masgraves in concert last night, and she was brilliant! We've seen her 4 times now, including when she supported Lady Antebellum and she never disappoints! Here she is...

I really do need a pair of those boots! 

Do Google her and check out one of her songs, Follow Your Arrow and let me know what you think! :)

Have a great weekend!

Stamped Background

Hello crafters!

We have another challenge for you at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and this week it's a fabulous sketch, designed by Karen.

When I saw this sketch I was first of all going to create a watercolour wash background, then I had another idea!

Have you recognised the stamps yet?

How about now? It's Gorgeous Grunge and Summer Silhouettes, with a sentiment from Express Yourself (retiring). I stamped the top half in Soft Sky and the middle was created by using the already inked stamp again. The bottom is stamped using Old Olive, as was the sentiment. The flowers are punched using Boho Blossoms and Bitty Punch Pack.

The colours I have chosen are to match the challenge at Colour Throwdown this week...

Here is what I used...

Gorgeous Grunge

£17.95

Summer Silhouettes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.95

Express Yourself

£14.00

Boho Blossoms Punch

£15.50

Word Window Punch

£14.25

Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock

£6.25

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

So what will you do with this week's sketch? We can't wait to see!

Have a lovely Thursday!

Charming Birthday

Hi everyone!

I have a very quick card for you today, using something I don't use a lot...Designer Series Paper! I don't know why I don't; maybe I love it too much and don't want to use it up!

I also used a charm from my stash, as the card was for Keiran's Auntie, and she adores cats! I tied it on using Island Indigo Bakers Twine.

The DSP is Tempting Turquoise, from the Brights collection, and I added a sentiment from Express Yourself (retiring), and is punched out using the Decorative Label punch.

I used the sketch at Clean & Simple for my inspiration.

Here is what I used...

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

£19.50

Express Yourself

£14.00

Modern Label Punch

£15.50

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Island Indigo Baker's Twine

£2.50

I had a bit of time in the garden again yesterday, digging over a neglected patch, ready to plant some courgettes and pumpkins. I'm worried I'm a bit late to be honest, but you never know!

I shall be back tomorrow, hopefully (if I don't get carried away in the garden!)

Sneak Peak of new In Colours and Happy 6th Birthday Sketch Saturday!

It's a very special day today! Sketch Saturday is 6 years old this week! Wow! I can't remember a time where I wasn't either entering the challenges, or on the DT! 

Happy 6th Birthday!!

To celebrate we have a blog hop with secret prizes along the way!

 If you have come to me from Lesley, then welcome! If not, you may want to go back to Alex at the beginning to follow the hop from there.

So we do also have a sketch challenge for you too...but it's your choice! You can use any sketch from #215-#311. I used #280



So here is my card, and I'm using some sneak peek new In Colour products! Yes you heard right....SNEAK PEEK!!!

I'm showing you 3 of the new colours...Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey...not only do they sound yummy, but don't they look it too?! 

The stamps I have used are both on the retiring list...Simply Stars and Express Yourself. You can see the whole retiring list by clicking on the link on the right.

So now it's time for you to continue with the blog hop and head over to Marzena's blog to see what she has created with our sketch!

An InLinkz Link-up

Enjoy the hop and we look forward to seeing your creations!

Stippled Birthday

Good morning!

Another quick post from me this morning. Remember the Stampin' Framed I made for Keiran's Nanna and Grandad? Well it is also Nanna's birthday on the same day as their anniversary so here is the card I made her...

Again, I used Stippled Blossoms and the leaves from Secret Garden.

I used a sentiment from hostess set Express Yourself and finished with some Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon.

Right...must dash...visiting my best friend from school today!

Have a good one!

Hearts a Flutter Anniversary

Hello and happy Thursday!

It is new sketch day at CAS - Colours and Sketches and it is sketch week. Here is the sketch I designed for our challenge...

Although there is a heart as the main shape, feel free to use any shape you like :)

So....here is my card....

I decided to dig out something I haven't used for ages...my Very Vintage Stampin' Around Wheel! I have a few of these wheels and I always seem to forget about them! The great thing about these is that if you add an ink cartridge you can stamp continuously for ages! But you can still used them with just an ink pad too, which is what I did here with my Wisteria Wonder ink. I then scored top and bottom to highlight the panel a little.

The hearts are from the Hearts A Flutter set and I fussy cut them, then inked them in Raspberry Ripple, using Sponge Daubers. The Flowering Flourishes is also stamped in Wisteria Wonder, and the sentiment is Smoky Slate. I finished with Liquid Pearls (non-SU)

Stampin' Up! Products I used

 

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Don't forget, tomorrow is Frugal Friday #2 so do pop back to see if you are a winner from #1, and to join in with my second challenge!

Happy crafting!

Beautiful Birthday

Hello everyone!

I am really happy to welcome yet another new follower, Lynn! It's really lovely to have you here! :)

Remember the card I made yesterday? Well I had a circle left after I had made it so I decided to use it on another card, again using the Less Is More Sketch. Here's a reminder of the sketch...

And here is my second entry into the challenge...

This is a much softer card than yesterday's, and uses a lot of bits that were lying on my desk! In fact, the only new bit was the card blank! The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Sizzlits and the heart was from the Hearts Collection Framelits, which I embossed using the sadly retired Pretty Print EF.

The sentiment is from Express Yourself, stamped in Wisteria Wonder.

Stampin' Up! products I used

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It's all back to normal routine now...I'm back at work, Keiran is back at school...it's all go again!

Have a lovely Tuesday!