MIM#146 Ski Bunny Trevor

Another scheduled post!!! Monday means Party Time at Make It Monday and we would love you to join in. All you need to do is link up a new or old creation and do some commenting on some of the other entries to be in the running for this week's prize from our sponsor.
I've had to do my cards ahead of time so used an image that I stamped and then reduced on the printer to fit in the scene I used for the background ( I found this lovely scene on the net) I've had this stamp for a while and I think it has been used at least once. I suppose because we don't have snow here in Sth. Australia.
Our sponsor this week is All That Scraps and my stamp is available from their shop as a rubber stamp or a digi, so why not check it out.

Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Black cardstock
SU Real Red cardstock
Background scene found on the net and I coloured it with Copics and added Kindyglitz to creat snow on roof, trees and ground.I cut out a little cloud shape and used it to mask as I sponged around it to create the sky with SU Ballet Blue inkpad.
Sentiment is from Close to my Heart and is a two part sentiment, I haven't finished the inside yet but it will have the second part of the sentiment which is "It's Your Birthday"
Image is one I already have as a rubber stamp and is called Ski Bunny Trevor and is from the Sugarplums range of CC Designs stamps and is available as a stamp or a digital image
Copic Markers
DS tape roller
Foam Dots


Our sponsor's details are as follows:

All That Scraps has been in business since 2007 started out of our garage. Now we have our own line of rubber stamps and dies. We create cuties galore, if you like cute you will love All That Scraps.

They are generously offering our winner at

$15 Gift Certificate

Again no POTW's but would like to say thanks for stopping by and I would love it if you left me a comment too.
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#145 Penguin Birthday wishes with Bugaboo

Today is the beginning of a new linky party at Make It Monday. Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Bugaboo Digi Stamps and I chose to use this cute little penguin to showcase their wonderful digital characters.
This is a scheduled post, so can't add last week's featured entry or the winning commenter, so will get on and share my card with you.

Front of card.- sorry I seemed to have cut off some of the black card, I didn't realise until it was too late (had to get to bed as we are up early to get ready for our flight to Vietnam)

Recipe:
SU Black cardstock
Pink cardstock from stash
DP from stash
Ribbon from stash
Image is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps and is Birthday Penguin - tall cake
Sentiment is from SU 
Copic Markers
Corner Punch
DS tape roller
Memento black inkpad

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   atTotally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug. 

Bugaboo Stamps are offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis!

 Sorry not home to be able to pick any entries to showcase this week.
Thanks for stopping by
Hugs,
Sandy

Gingerloft challenge theme is Tie a Yellow Ribbon

Still away so scheduling posts again.
The theme this week at Gingerloft Challenge is "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" and  here is the card I came up with.
 I just love this garden bench and it's pots of blooming flowers.

Recipe:
SU Gumball Green cardstock
DP from (oops will have to check later)
Grand Nestabilities Circle Die
Border Punch
Nestie Die - clouds
Image is from Gingerloft Digital Stamps
Ribbon from stash
Copic Markers
DS tape roller

The DT would love to see what you come up with for this challenge. Oh now I have that song Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the old Oak tree running through my head and it's time to go to bed too!!!

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#144 School Days with Nicecrane Designs

Hi, I forgot to do my post up for scheduling this morning and it's a public holiday here so have been doing washing etc and generally getting organised for our holiday. Still have to decide what I'm taking and get it packed!!! Hubby decided to pull the bedroom apart and vacuum everything (except my side of the bed where I have all my shoes, LOL. I have to find somewhere more suitable for them and then vacuum it myself)
Anyway I had better get on and publish this as I still have a load of washing to hang out.
Hubby is trying on old clothes and has just waltzed out in some really old large black and red checked dress pants wanting to know if he should take them. I've told him if he does he will have to get his own taxi and somewhere else to stay, LOL.
This week we are being sponsored by the wonderful Ignacio of Nicecrane Designs. I've chosen to use this sweet image of a girl reading.
Onto the card.......

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for the cardbase
SU Island Indigo cardstock for the matte
I found all the different embellies on the net free. I enlarged the printed one to make my background and then used Tim Holtz inkpad to lay on some vintage style!
The stack of books were already coloured but I coloured the backpack
Image is from Nicecrane Designs  and is called Reading Girl
Copic Markers
DS tape roller
Foam dots

 

Ignacio is generously providing a $20 gift voucher to our winner!

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

It's  POTW  time

Okay that brings me on to one of my favourite jobs as a DT Member of Make It Monday and that is to choose an entry from last week. It's always hard to narrow it down but I have fun hopping around checking out different blogs while I'm at it.
So..... this week I'm featuring this sweet card from Jodi at Kaboo Designs   just love the image and fab design of this one!

and also this one from Cathy from Cathys Card Spot  love the cute bird. A fab CAS card.

 

Okay, your turn to dazzle. Sorry I won't be doing much visiting this week and I will be scheduling posts for the next couple of weeks so will miss doing POTW and commenting while I'm away.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs,

Sandy

PSC182 - Daddy Reading

The challenge this week at The Perfect Sentiment is to make a card for Father's Day or a Special Man.
My dad passed away quite a few years ago and the relationship wasn't a very good one anyway, so even though mine refers to World's Best Dad, I thought it wouldn't be inappropriate to use this as a birthday card as well.
Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish and the winner will receive 5 free digis.
Well here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock
SU Marina Mist cardstock
White card from stash
DP is from Authentique
Image is Daddy Reading from Make It Crafty (non-sponsor image this time around)
Sentiment circle was a freebie from Limited Runs that I had saved a while back
Nestie Die - Curved Rectangles
Punch - circle
Copic Markers
DS tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge - Challenge #94 ~ Father's Day
Creative Card Crew - Challenge 37 ~ Punches/dies
Creative Card Challenge 2 - Challenge 11 ~ For the Fellas
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes with optional extra - make a non square card
Party Time Tuesdays - Challenge PTT#123 - Happy Father's Day
Through the Craft Room Door - Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Love to Create Challenge Blog - Challenge $68 ~ Father's Day or Special Guy in your life
Cards for Men - Challenge 11 ~ Dad

We had some fun cards in our Make Them Laugh Challenge last week so don't forget to pop over to the challenge site and check out if you were the winner in the next couple of days.
Okay now it's your turn to get creative and show us your "stuff" Looking forward to popping in and leaving you a comment or two.

Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#143 Ahoy with Kenny K

Hello and welcome to my blog. It's been a busy couple of days with posting for DT cards. Love it if you scrolled down and checked out the two previous posts all posted in the last 24 hours and maybe leave me a comment or two so I know you've been.
This week at Make It Monday we are being sponsored by the wonderful Kenny K, Lots of fabulous images to get your mojo going.
I saw this mischievious little pirate and decided to use her. I wanted her to be the main feature on my card so have not put any embellishment on the card apart from the AHOY. I haven't finished the inside panel yet, but will probably put a birthday greeting stamp inside and I have coloured up a little treasure chest ready to use as well (will edit later and add the pic)
Well onto the card..... I made this into a stepper card using a simple cut and fold method I found on the net. I adapted it to make a centre panelled card, but I'm not sure it is very effective like this as you can't really use the other folded areas to embellish. Oh, well creative ideas always come from trial and error.

Recipe:
SU Midnight Muse cardstock
DP is from Kaisercraft
Image is from Kenny K - Li'l Pirate Digi Stamp
Ahoy was diecut with a Create-a-Scene die set
DS tape roller

I am entering the following challenges -
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog -  Challenge #174 ~ For the Kids
Challenges for Everbody - Challenge #21 ~ Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can - Challenge 45 ~ Punches/and or Die Cuts

Here are our sponsor details -

We are SUPER excited to welcome a brand new sponsor this week

Digi and rubber stamps from KennyK are a fun and edgy way to add the perfect dose of attitude and style to all of your creations! 

The creator, the artist, the man: KennyK is a NYC-born professional illustrator who has brought his funky-but-slick, urban-influenced look to the cardmaking and papercrafts world.  His signature style can be seen throughout his various collections of sexy pinup babes, sweet 'n sassy girls, cool rockin' dudes, kid’s stuff, retro characters and more at KennyKDownloads.com.

Kenny K are offering our lucky winner 

5 digis 

of their choice!!

Now for POTW time........... this fun card is by Deonna from For the Love of Cardmaking and can be found here

I may be back later with a second pick (have run out of time at present)

Well, I've got to get a move on, I had my DIL drop the kids off to our youngest daughter's house as I'm going up there to go shopping with her and it is closer to our DIL's home so thought it would save some time and meant that I could sit here and get this post done as well.

Looking forward to seeing lots of wonderful creations this week. Last week we had a large number of entries so would love to see lots more this week.

Hugs,

Sandy

Sea Critters - Gingerloft Challenge DT card

Well, you guessed it another busy weekend with DT cards. I posted one earlier today and will be posting another one first thing tomorrow morning. So I'd love it if you would scroll down and check out the one I've already posted and maybe leave a comment as well.

Tonight's post is for Gingerloft Challenges and this fortnight the theme is Sea Critters.  I've used two of Gingerloft Digital Stamps and added a little mermaid (maker unknown) that came on a free CD from a magazine purchase a while back.

Here is what I did with my images.......

Recipe:
SU Nearly Midnight
DP from Kaisercraft 61/2" paper pad - Rock Pool
Mermaid - freebie from a CD
Elegant jellyfish and seahorse are both from Gingerloft Digi Stamps
Sentiment from SU
Copic Markers
DS tape roller
Foam Dots


Time for you to get creative now and share your wonderful artwork with us. The DT are looking forward to visiting your blog and checking out your fab work.

Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #22 - Create Your Own Challenge at 613 Avenue Create

Hi, a new challenge has begun at 613 Avenue Create and this time around the theme is to create your own challenge from the chart listed below.
Our sponsor this week is Fred She Said and I got to play with this sweet image.
Here's my card.....

Front of card... A step fold card

Inside of card....

Recipe:
SU Midnight Muse for the stepfold card
White card from stash
DP from KI Memories Inc. Pop Culture ~ Fruit Stripes
Image from Fred She Said - Emma and the Cake
Sentiment also from Fred She Said - Emma the Skipper Set
Copic Markers
Ribbon is  Berisfords - G & R Wills Fancy Ribbon
Cropodile
Studio 18 Rhinestones
Dies - Nestie ~ Labels Twenty-Nine
Punches - Wide Oval
DS tape roller
Kindyglitz Crystaline (on the cake icing for a bit of sparkle)


Well this is the list of things to choose from - it's pretty easy, just use every column and include the number of items listed at the top of each column.

I chose Image, Patterned Paper and Sentiment from Column 1
Die Cut and Paper Punch from Column 2
Stickles (Kindyglitz) from Column 3
Bling from Column 4
Ribbon from Column 5
See, that was so easy to include something from each column in my card.