Same Sketch

Good morning!! Thought I'd quickly pop past and share these very simple cards - I'm still pulling a few pics from my 'to blog' folder - eeek!

I used the same sketch, just mixed it up a little. Both of these circle elements were pre stamped, just waiting for me to make them into a card (I throw away very little :) I also was able to use up some long retired dsp - always a bonus :)

Thanks for looking

TSOT #139

Hello, well it's time again for another sketch at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and this has to be one of my go to sketches:

The theme this week is 'give thanks'. Here in Australia, we dont celebrate Thanksgiving, so I decided to use one of my Verve scripture stamps. This was so easy to make and I think I did it in 20 mins - that has to be a recored for me at the moment!!

Now I know you'll want to see the other designers creations, so click here. And remember to link up your creation.

Thanks for looking.

TSOT #115 - He Has Made Everything

Hi! Yep, it's time again for another sketch over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday and even though this was one I created, I was kinda stumped when I had to create my card.

Here's the sketch:

And my card:

I used a few scraps to create this one - which is always a bonus! My colours are wild wasabi, melon mambo, so saffron and crumb cake. The dsp is embossed with vine street, the circles are from my 'scrap' pile and the butterflies are punched out using the bitty butterfly punch in melon mambo dsp. My sentiment is from Verve stamps and a few pearls to finish it off.

Now I know you'll want to check out the other design team creations, so click here to check them out. Dont forget to add your creation, as it's great seeing what you come up with :)

Any questions just ask.
Thanks for looking :)

TSOT #114

Hi! It's time again for another sketch over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. Again this is one I created and it seems to be my go-to sketch if I'm ever stuck.

 And my card:

My card is a little bit busier than normal. It all happened because I accidently ripped the certainly celery panel, but I didn't want to throw it away, so I tried to make it work. I used baja breeze as a base, the white, was crumpled for more texture and the baja breeze dsp was roughed round the edges for a distressed look. I used some pleated ribbon and a spare doily, cut in crumb cake I had on my table. The verse is from Verve and I stamped a flower from pocket silhouettes, in certain celery.

Now over to you, it's great seeing what you create and if you need more inspiration go here to see what the other design members have come up with.

Thanks for looking :)

Everything Beautiful

Good morning! I needed some quick cards which had a Bible verse on them. I saw this card from Dawn and knew it was a perfect layout.

I used some scrap dsp from my stash, mounted the strips onto crumb cake, then stitched around it with my sewing machine. I used some crochet twine to wrap around the panel and added a button from Kaiser Craft. The verse is from Verve and it's stamped in soft suede. I love how easily this came together.

Thanks for looking :)

A Bold Pattern

Hi, Just passing by quickly to share these two card I made. I found this great patterned paper and wanted to use it, but I dont do bright, bold patterns too well, so I kept it simple and let the paper do all the talking.

These were quick cards to create and perfect for what I needed them for :)
Thanks for looking.

Elegant Three

Hello! I'm popping by to show you a few cards I made a while ago. They are quite a collaboration of different companies products. For all of them, the base and lacy circle are elegant eggplant, the dsp is bella bleu, the leaves are in old olive and punched out with the bird punch and the flowers are punched out with the boho blossom punch all Stampin up. The gold and white shimmer card is from Cristina Re, the cream card is from Artee, the pearls are from Kaiser Craft and the butterfly is from Martha Stewart. The lacy circle is from nestabilities.

The sentiment is from Stampin Up's 'On your Birthday' 

 The sentiment is from Verve stamps plain jane collection

This sentiment is also from Verve stamps plain jane collection

I was definitely on a roll when I made these, and I quite like them all :)

Thanks for looking 

IBSIC #5 - Inspiration Photo

Good morning! I'm back with a card which I made for the Inspired by Stamping challenge. We had a photo to use as inspiration and were asked to use a doily, cream, kraft and pink. I recently purchased the dizzy doily from the Die-namics range and still had yet to use it! Here's the card I came up with:

 I was actually pleased with how this card turned out. I kept it pretty clean and simple as I wanted the doily to be the main focus, but I did pull out my sewing machine to stitch a border and I used some vintage paper that came in the prize pack I won a while ago. The flowers are from Kaiser Craft - I'm so glad I found some mini flowers, as I struggle to use anything bigger :) The verse is from Verve.

Here's the inspiration photo we had to use:

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Mojo Monday #234

Good morning! Well I'm just quickly passing to share my take on this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. I chose to go with the square.

I made two versions: One with sponging and one with out. I think I like the sponged version-what do you think?

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Encouragement Card's

Hi all! Thought I'd pop past and share some cards I made last year and forgot to share.

These were a case from Chat and I just loved her version, that I had to make a few of my own. I used different dsp from Stampin' up paper stacks and the verse is from Verve Stamps. I love Verve stamps and how they have created a range of scripture stamps. I enjoy being able to send handmade cards off to different people with stamped scripture on it, just to encourage them in their daily life.

I think I like the first card best, but I do like the softer colours of the second. What do you think?
Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Mojo Monday 200

Wow what a nice day, it's so nice to feel the warm sun - I cant wait for summer!
I decided to enter in Mojo Monday's challenge for this week. Here's the sketch:

And here's my take on it:

I used Grace Taylor's papers 'Flower Patch'. I think I like it, but I'm always my worst critic. Just a quick post today as I have a LOAD of things to get done, as most mum's do.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

JAI 76 - Inspiration Challenge

Good morning! How great is the inspiration photo at Just Add Ink this week? It reminds me of some where nice and warm (some place where I'd rather be than always having frozen fingers and toes)
I took the photo quite literally in the lay out and colours. With the white rectangle building on the right, the little bit of curve (behind the white verse panel) was taken from the tiles, the plant cascading off the  building and the 'butterfly' as the cloud. My right hand corner looked a little empty, so I took the metal balcony as my guide and added some silver brads. I love that this photo allows us to interpret how ever we see fit - great challenge!

Hope you like it. I also wanted to say a big thank you to every one who leaves me a message. It's much appreciated and encouraging, thanks. 

Have a great day and I'll be hoping for weather more like the one in the photo!

JAI 74 - Fancy Folds

Good morning!
Here is my entry for JAI. I love that they gave us the challenge of a 'Fancy Fold's' card. I had a hard time choosing which fold I was going to use, but I have always loved easel cards and I never do enough of them. So here is my easel card.

I love how simple they are to make, yet I think they have such a WOW factor!
Thanks for looking and have a good day.

First post EVER!!

Hi and welcome to my blog!

I'm Sarah and I'm a stay at home Mum. 

I love to create when ever I can; it could be making cards, invitations, creative ways to package items or 3D items. Whatever it is, I hope you find some inspiration from my creations. 

Thanks for visiting.