Saturday 27 February 2016

Tulip Jungle

Hi,

Well after a busy half term, i'm now back card making and running around catching up on appointments, that i don't manage to do, when Harrison is off school. Tonight Alan, 2 friends of ours and I are off to see 'Vincent And Flavia in The Last Tango' and i'm so looking forward to it, as it brings back so many happy memories, of when we were in Argentina (10 years ago).


It's Mother's Day over here in the UK next Sunday, so with that in mind, i thought i had better make Alan's Mum one : Penny Black - 'Tulip Jungle / 2300K / 2001', the sentiment, stamped on a plain LOTV tag : Penny Black - 'The Sweetest / 30-294/ 2015', papers : LOTV - 'Bonnets And Bowties', die : Memory Box - 'Spring Border', ribbon : The Ribbon Girls.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are :

Crafty Cardmakers - where Challenge No: 156 is 'For A Special Woman'

CRAFT  - where Challenge No; 352 is 'Mother's Day / Female'

Simon Say's Stamp - where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes'

Fussy And Fancy - where Challenge No: 158 is 'Shabby Fun Bingo' and I have gone for the bottom row : 'Cute, Shaped Card, Ribbon and my Anything Goes is a Die'

The Ribbon Girls - where the February Challenge is 'Any Image'

Sweet Stampin' - where the Challenge is 'Mother's Day'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Thursday 18 February 2016

Dog Drumming

Hi,

Harrison is on half term this week, so we are busy - Saturday was 'The Royal Albert Hall', London to see 'Cirque Du Soleil 'Amaluna', Sunday - Rugby training, Tuesday - bird watching at the local reserve, yesterday - Coconut Ice and Lemonade making (part of the Brighton Science Festival), today is a sports camp and tomorrow is a meet up with the children's author 'Sam Watkins' and is going to teach Harrison and his friends how to draw a comic strip.

We are up to half way over at Penny Black And More, where the Challenge is 'Anything Goes With A Stamp And Die/s' and as usual we have some fabby sponsors :

Penny Black

Crafty Ribbons

Sizzix

Crafts U Love

And one lucky person using a Penny Black image will be picked to be Guest Designer for next month, so pop over to Penny Black And More and check out the other amazing inspiration the very talented team have come up with and join in the fun - but please do remember, you can use any image you like, except Digi's.



This is a diddy card for me it's 4.5 inches square - today's image is : Penny Black - '12 Days Of Christmas / 30-016 / 2008 Transparent Set', cut with : Die-namics - 'Stitched Circles Stax', the Happy Birthday part of the sentiment - Penny Black - 'Sentiments / 30-025 / 2009 Transparent Set', Just A Note To Say part - Papermania - 'Clare Curd Signature Range', cut with : Die-nanics - 'Fishtail Banners', the musical notes: Memory Box - 'Virtuoso Music', the embossing folder is : Cuttlebug - 'Allegro' and all has been distresssed with : Tim Holtz 'Tea Dye', the paper is a snippet of - LOTV - 'On A High Note'

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are :

Addicted To Stamps - where Challenge No: 120 is 'Diecuts'

Pixie's Snippets Playground - where Di is up to Week No: 216 

Crafting Musketeers - where Challenge No: 34 is 'Monochrome'

Creative Inspirations - where Challenge No: 345 is 'Anything Goes, With An Option Of A Sketch' 

Fab N' Funky - where Challenge No: 292 is 'Male Birthday'

Thanks for looking and any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x

Sunday 7 February 2016

Snuggle

Hi,

It's a busy weekend in my house - yesterday Harrison went to RSPB Explorers, then i took him to his Cubs event for old Scouts of our unit to sign a scarf (we need 100, to celebrate 100 years of Cubs), today H was supposed to be in a rugby tournament, but unfortunately Alan is not well (he has been off sick since Tuesday afternoon and Monday we are going back to the doctors to sort out an x-ray on his hip, as it still hurts), so instead we are going to                                                 .

Today is the first Sunday in February and that means the start of Penny Black And More and this month the Challenge is 'Anything Goes with a stamp and die/s' and as usual we have some fabby sponsors too :

Penny Black 

Crafty Ribbons

Sizzix

Crafts U Love

And one lucky person using a Penny Black image will be picked to be Guest Designer for next month, so pop over to Penny Black And More, check out the other amazing inspiration the very talented team have come up with and join in the fun - but please do remember, you can use any image you like, except Digi's.



Today's image is : Penny Black - 'Snuggle / 3343H / 2005', the die surrounding the image is : Spellbinders - 'Heart Circles', i treated myself to a couple of half price Tattered Lace dies : 'Circle Stepper and Diamond Fold Card' (which i used for the sentiment and the stitched heart), the long row of hearts is : Memory Box - 'Twirled Heart Border', the papers are : Carta Bella - 'Devoted'.

The Challenges I Would Like To Enter Are: 

Penny Black Saturday  - where February's Challenge is 'Red And / Or Hearts'

Creative Inspirations - where Challenge No: 344 is 'Hugs And Kisses'

Simon Say's Stamp - where the Challenge is 'Hearts'

Sweet Stampin' - where the Challenge is 'All You Need Is Love'

Stempelgarten - where Challenge No: 46 is 'Hearts'

Dies R Us  - where Challenge No: 42 is 'Love'

Thanks for looking and for any comments you would like to leave, would be most appreciated, Luv Sam x