Challenge #101 ~ Japanese Cutie for Aud Sentiments Challenge

Hi, it's time for another challenge at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog. This fortnight the theme is to make a card with a sentiment for a girl - young or old
Our sponsor is The Paper Shelter - lots of delightful images to play with.
Here is my card using  Japanese Cute Doll (it includes the image and paper)

Recipe:
SU
SU Bashful Blue cardstock
Brown cardstock from stash
Image is Japanese Cute Doll (this includes the backing paper)
Sentiment from
Crane is cut from a piece of Marianne
Copic Markers
D/S tape Roller
Foam dots
Memento black inpad
Pearls from stash

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Girls Challenges - Challenge 12 ~ Anything Goes
DLART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Challenge #127 ~ image of a girl or lady
Seize the Birthday - Challenge - Anything Goes Birthday
7 Kids Challenge Blog -Challenge #94 ~ Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Simon Says Anything Goes with Pearls

Our sponsor details are as follows:

For this challenge we are so excited to have The Paper Shelter as our sponsor. They are giving the winner a $20 Gift Certificate to use in their store. Thanks so much!

The DT have made some lovely creations this week and we would love to see you pop in and leave a comment on our blogs and we look forward to popping in and getting a closer look at your creations too! Don't forget you need to put your sentiment on the front of your card. This week it's for a girl - young or old!!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Vintage Man and Bike

It was my day at the Community Craft where I teach. I hadn't had time to prepare anything and my 1 student, lol. hadn't finished the card we started last week so we spent time fixing that and before I left home, I had printed out some images and tags for her to choose from and we made our cards up as we went. They both turned out different, with hers just using the image and music background to make a basic card and mine with the extra little panel and flourish stamp.
Here is what I came up with........

Recipe:
Brown cardstock from stash
Black cardstock from stash
SU Sahara Sand
Image was a freebie on one of the vintage freebie sites on the net (found it through Free Digital Stamps site)
Music background was made using SU large background stamp - Musical Score
Flourish is from Kaisercraft clear set  called Flourishes
Sentiment is SU - It's Your Day set of 2
SU Early Espresso inkpad
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs
Oval Punch

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Challenge #25 ~ Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Challenge #161 ~ Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Challenge Feb25-March 3 ~ Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #184 ~ Anything Goes
CardMania - Challenge #41 ~ Use a Sentiment

Time for a quick coffee, give the dogs a bit of food, half an hour of television and then off to bed. I have a fitness class in the morning and then craft in the afternoon. and choir tomorrow night. A full day, so need to get some sleep!!!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#180 I didn't forget Your Birthday!

The weekend is over and it's time for another Linky Party to begin at Make It Monday. I've had a busy 24 hours or so with posts so I would love it if you scrolled down and checked out the last two posts and if you liked you could leave a comment or two, lol.
Congratulations to Mansi as our featured artist from last week's entries and also to Susan as the winning commenter. Enjoy your prize!
This week our sponsor is the wonderful Kenny K and the DT have made some marvellous projects to share. We would love to see you popping in to our blogs to check them out!
I got to play with this fab image called What if and I chose to use it to make a Belated Birthday card. It's a versatile image and would look great with a speech bubble!!!
Here's my card for today

Recipe:
SU Kiwi Kiss (I think ~ I've lost the packaging as I've only got a couple of sheets left)
SU Black cardstock
DP from Kaisercraft's Pickled Pear 12x12 paper pack
Image is What if from Kenny K
Sentiment is from Close to My Heart set - Card Chatter ~ Birthday Occasions ~
(the inside says I'm just extending the celebration!)
Nestie Dies- Standard Circles, large & small
Copic Marker
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots
Pearls from stash

I am entering the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge - Week  247 ~ Ladies Day
Feeling Crafty Challenge - Challenge #25 ~ Dies and/or Punches (wishing Emma a speedy recovery!)
Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #45 ~ Anything Goes

Our sponsor details are as follows:

We thank our 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 

3 digis 

of their choice!!

POTW time is a favourite part of my Make It Monday post and I've again picked two entries to showcase. It you didn't get to stop by and check them out before, here's a second chance.
The first one is a wonderful creation by Doreen of Doreens Dream and you can find it here on her blog.
Fabulous layout and gorgeous colours and textures.

 

The second one I would like to feature is this beauty from Pia from Pias Papir og Perler and you can see it here on her blog. I love the colours, the use of the washi tape and the fab diecuts. Gorgeous!!!

I'm off to check on little Isaac and get some washing done as we had a busy social weekend and no time for laundry, lol. We would love to see your creations this week. Remember to be in the runnning for the prize all you have to do is link up an entry and do some blog hopping to some of the other entries' blogs and make a comment mentioning you saw them on MIM. The DT would love to see you popping in as well.

Have a good week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Last GD card for Sentimental Sundays Challenge#195 - Create your own background

I've enjoyed my Guest Designer spot at Sentimental Sundays and had lots of fun creating the cards to share.
This week the sponsor is Oak Pond Creations.  This is my second post for today, so scroll down and check out my other post and I would love to hear from you too.
Today we had an engagement party to go to so I didn't go to church as I didn't think going dressed up in my finery would have looked good under my choir top( a bit too much, I think) and we didn't have time to come home in between to get dressed before going to the party. It was a lovely day weather wise and it was held in the courtyard of the school of our friend's fiancee. It all went well - they had a barbeque and then had an icecream van come in for an hour and serve icecream cones, gelatto and coffee. Hubby helped them to pack up at the end of the party and I was getting a bit anxious to get home so I could change and then head to the shop to pick up the low fat milk that our youngest son and I are using on our 8 week food and fitness challenge. Supermarkets open late on Sundays so didn't have time to pop out early morning to get it.
The sponsor this week is Oak Pond Creations and the theme is to make your own background. I chose to make mine using a large background stamp from Stampin' Up.
Here is the card...... I knew what I wanted to do but was a bit stumped for the background and ended up buying myself a stencil with  stars within circles to try out and maybe use a sentiment like - You're a knockout but I had gone along to my friend Shirley's to craft  on Friday and she had this fabulous woodgrain background stamp and it was perfect! I stamped that and hung my gloves on the wall and then finished it off at home with the other elements that I had envisioned.

Recipe:
SU Crumb cake cardstock
Beige textured cardstock from stash
Image is boxing gloves from Oak Pond Creations
Background stamp from SU (thanks for sharing with me Shirley!)
Other images, boxer, tickets are internet finds ( I love this vintage boxer!)
Sentiment is from Technique Tuesday clear stamp set - Incredible by Ali Edwards
Oval Punch
Copic Markers
Memento Black inkpad
SU Baked Brown Sugar inkpad
Brad from my friend Shirley's stash
Pearls from my stash
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering the following challenges:
My Sheri Crafts - Challenge #127 ~ Vintage Guy
A little bit Crafty - February challenge ~ Man Up!
Crafty Girls Challenge - Challenge 12 ~ Anything Goes

It's getting late evening here in Adelaide and I'm a bit tired so will finish off. Before I go I would encourage you to pop by the challenge blog and check out the wonderful, inspiring cards from the DT and join in the challenge. We would love to see what you create.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #60 Anything Goes with Optional Twist - Use your country's colours

Hi everyone, it's going to be another busy post weekend with two cards today and then Make It Monday tomorrow. Love to "see" you popping in and checking out the next couple of cards, one later tonight and the other in the morning.

Today's card is for 613 Avenue Create as we have a new challenge starting with the twist of using your country's colours within the project.
We are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs and Limited Runs Digital Stamps. I'm using a Sassy image.
Here is my card,

Recipe:
SU Night of Navy cardstock
SU Real Red Cardstock for mattes
DP from cre8tiv - Move to the Beat paper pad
Image is Boom Box Sassy from Sassy Studio Designs
Sentiment is  from Technique Tuesday clear set - Incredible by Ali Edwards
SU Bashful Blue inkpad for sponging
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Bling from stash

Our sponsor details are as follows.......

So now it's over to you - we would love you to stop by the DT blogs and leave a comment and look forward to seeing some fabulous entries this week.

Hugs,

Sandy

MIM #179 With Love - A Valentine with Bugaboo

A new week and that means a New Linky Party begins at Make It Monday. We had over 200 hundred entries last week. All wonderful creations. I hope you managed to check some of them out! I was a bit late with my commenting due to a very painful shoulder. I just haven't been able to sit at the computer for very long at all. Yesterday  was the first time I drove the car since Friday and I still had a bit of trouble using my left arm to take the handbrake off and I can't fully extend it upwards without pain, but it is a lot better than it was Saturday and Sunday.
If you would like to you can scroll down and check out my previous post that I popped on late last night for Sentimental Sundays Guest Designer Spot. I would appreciate if you left a comment so I know you've been!

This week at Make It Monday, we are being sponsored by the ever popular, Bugaboo Stamps
and I chose this sweet  image of Bugaboo Brat - Izzy Flower to make my DT card with.
Congratulations to Tina as our featured artist from last week's entries and also to Pumpy as the winning commenter. I hope you enjoy your fab prize.
Here it is...... The card base was made using a Splitcoaststampers Tutorial and you can find it here

Recipe:
SU Basic Black cardstock for the cardbase
SU Real Red cardstock for the mattes, lettering and hearts.
White cardstock from stash
DP is from 6xc6 mini stack from merci (another one that doesn't put any names on their paper pads)
It doesn't show well in the picture - it is actually a light grey with white hearts!!!
Image is Bugaboo Brat - Izzy Flower from Bugaboo Stamps
The hearts are from a punch (not sure of the maker, I've had it a quite a long time)
Sentiment is made using a Sizzix Alphabet die - Baby face
Copic Markers
Heart washi tape from stash
D/S tape roller
Bling from stash


Time for some fun as I share a couple of the entries from last week.
My POTW entries are:
This one is from Lorraine at Over the Rainebeau and you can find it here on her blog. There are lots of other pics as well. She has a tag and an altered box and other projects as well as some freebie vintage images to share. Make sure you check it out!!!

 

The second one comes from Nicole at Nicole's Craft Nook. A delightful CAS card and you cand find it here

Just waiting for our grandson to come so will finish my post off now by encouraging you all to check out the DT blogs and leave some comments to let us know how we did this week and we would love to see you dropping off an entry or two at the Linky Party too! Don't forget, to be in the running for the sponsor's prize this week, all you have to do is do a bit of blog hopping to some of the other entrants blogs and leave a comment mentioning that you saw them on MIM. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Challenge #194 "Pack a Punch" with Sentimental Sundays

I have been so sore the last couple of days, I've been going to a personal trainer for a few weeks and I had a lot of lower abdominal pain from doing scrunches!!! and by Thursday night I had a very painful shoulder and neck to add to the other pain. Not sure why that was hurting, maybe didn't lift the weights correctly? So the last few days I really haven't been able to do much. it's slowly improving. My tummy muscles are feeling a lot better, lol.
My DT commenting has suffered a bit and had to finish up some of them today before one challenge finished. I usually like to stay up to date every couple of days so there is not so much to do at the last minute. Life has a way of interfering.
A new challenge starts today at Sentimental Sundays and I am lucky enough to be one of the Guest Designers for this month. The Theme is "Pack a Punch" use a punch or diecut
The sponsor this week is the wonderful Doodle Pantry and I chose this fun image to play with.
Here is my card.....A fairly simple card using just some DP and a couple of different diecuts.

Recipe:
SU Basic Black cardstock
SU Bashful Blue cardstock
White card from stash
DP is from 6x6 mini stack from Merci ~ they don't have names, but it is a boy themed paper pack.
Image and sentiment are from the set  Toy Truck Ants from Doodle Pantry
Nestie Dies - Circles - Standard ~ large and small,
                   - Labels Twenty-Nine
Copic Markers
Foam Dots
D/S tape roller
Black Bling from stash

I am entering this into the following challenges:
CAS on Sunday - Challenge # 27 ~ Masculine Card
One Stitch At A Time - Challenge #200 ~ Use a digi
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Challenge #2 ~  Add a gem. or glitter or candy or any bling you fancy
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - February ~ must use patterned paper
Brown Sugar - Challenge #81 ~ Use a Die Cut or Punch


The team at Sentimental Sundays would love to see you dropping off an entry (or 3) this week so why not get busy and make something. Not a hard task to do this week and it can be a card for any occasion, just remember to add a sentiment on the front.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Bird on a teacup

It's the weekend, our grandies have just gone home after having a sleep over so Mum and Dad could go out for Valentine's Day. No rain so far today so the ceiling in the back room has stopped leaking thank goodness. We ended up with 3 leaks in different spots, so was up about 5 a.m. visiting the bathroom and thought I could here water dripping. Had to get hubby up to help move the tv over as we had sprung a leak over the tv cabinet, some of the DVD's that hadn't been put in the cupboard were wet and some of the photo frames. Glad I noticed it then, or everything would have been ruined!!!
We were supposed to have more rain today but so far it's been fine but still with a cool breeze. It's pretty quiet here at the moment without the kids playing with the lego and other toys. Our youngest son has gone out and hubby is off helping to move some baby furniture from one son's house to our daughter's house.
On  Friday I went to Shirley's with my friend Jane and did one card (normally I colour images, but too sore to sit like that for too long) and a lot of chatting. Shirley let me use one of her Krafty Hands toppers to make a card. She said choose one and there's the cardstock and go into my craft room and find some paper to use as well. So by the time we left I had put my card together except for the sentiment which I finished off this morning. Shirley had to give me a couple of pain killers to try and dull a very sore shoulder and painful abdominal muscles too. Thanks, Shirley, they helped take the edge off a bit.
Here is the scan of my card...... isn't this a sweet image?

Recipe:
SU Cajun Craze cardstock for the basecard and mattes
DP is from Lily of the Valley
Image is from Kraftyhands - Tea Cup Zoo (contains 12 toppers)
Sentiment is from SU Express Yourself
Bling from stash
Punches - Word window and Decorative Label Punch
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots
Bling from Shirley's stash!!!

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Kraftyhands challenge - February challenge ~ Spring Flowers ( I hope it fits the theme)

Hope you are having a fabulous weekend and hope to see you soon.
Thanks to everyone that has popped in to check out my creations,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge 100 - Bingo at Aud Sentiments

Wow, we have rain!!! a welcome relief from the 43C temp of yesterday. It's still warm in the house but can open up the windows and doors and let the cooler air sweep through! Hope you are coping with whatever weather is happening in your part of the world.
It was too hot for our community craft group yesterday so stayed here at home with my grandson, youngest son (who was unwell) and hubby (he came home due to the heat, over 37 and they all knock off work)
A trip to the doctor's and chemist to get some medication and then hibernated with the air conditioner on.
It's Thursday and that means a new challenge at Aud Sentiment's and this fortnight's theme is a Bingo Challenge.
Here is the card I made and I will add the bingo chart further down in the post.

Here's a close up of the 3D image ~ she does have a face of sorts, lol.... just a couple of eyes and some rosy cheeks and that's it.

I used the middle horizontal column of the bingo chart - One Word Sentiment, 3D items, Die Cuts
Recipe:
SU Burnt Brown Sugar cardstock
White card scrap
DP  on background is  from Grace Taylor (I think - I've lost the cover of the paper pad)
DP on circle is from my scrap pile.
3D image is the whole piece you can see includes the dress pattern packet, the sewing machine and the lady/angel and comes from Panduro Hobby - Tilda Dimensional stickers
Sentiment is from clear stamp set - Incredible by Ali Edwards ~ Technique Tuesday
Pearls from stash
D/S tape roller

Here is the bingo chart. We would love to see your entries for this challenge!

OK, now onto the challenge. We want to play BINGO with you!  Just in case you are not sure, here is what you need to do...from the grid below you need to pick a horizontal or vertical line (not diagonal!) and ensure your card or project contains all the elements of that line...

 Here are our sponsors details for this fortnight -

For this challenge we are so excited to have Add A Little Dazzle as our sponsor.   Thanks so much!

Take your crafting to the next level with Add a Little Dazzle!  We are a premiere online craft store and resource that specializes in teaching you how to use and incorporate our line of Craft Metal Sheets into all our crafting projects.  We have 18 beautiful craft metal sheet colors to choose from.  Visit us today at www.addalittledazzle.com and learn how to take the ordinary and make it into the EXTRAordina
Time to go, I do have craft with a couple of friends today so I had better get my gear ready to take. The DT would love to see you popping in and leaving us a comment and I look forward to maybe seeing you in the challenge.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#178 Cupid's Arrow

Good morning, it's been a busy post weekend so please scroll down and check out my previous two DT cards and I'd love it if you left me a comment to.
It's the start of a new linky party at Make It Monday and this week we are being sponsored by Scrapper's Delights Paper Craft  and I chose this wonderful cupid image to play with.
Congratulations to Laura as our featured artist and to Monika as the winning commenter.
Here is my card:

Recipe:
Red cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad - English Rose Collection
Image is CU Cupid 1 from Scrapper's Delights Paper Craft
Sentiment is from a cheap set of stamps from PortaCraft
Dies - SU ~ Framelits Heart Collection
Copic Markers
Pearls from stash

I am entering the following challenges:
Connie Can Crop - Monthly Challenge #19 ~ Cupid's Arrow
Addicted to Stamps -  Challenge #75 ~ Hearts
Eclectic Ellapu - From the Heart ~ must have a heart on your project
One Stitch At A Time - Challenge #199 ~ With Love
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Challenge 200 - 200th Challenge Special (I chose last week's Love is in the   Air theme)

Our sponsor details are as follows:

We are very excited to be sponsored this week by the wonderful

http://www.scrappersdelights.com/store/

Janice is generously offering our winner 3 images of their choice.

Now....... it POTW time!!!

Two again, LOL...... this first one is from Kelly at KO Scraps4u......a fabulous project. pop in to her blog and see what Kelly has done with this, lots of photos and you can find it here.

 

The second one is from Wendy of Wickdy's Creations and you can find it here on her blog.

 

Now it's your turn, get those fingers busy and create something to share this week or maybe share an older creation. Just make sure to link it up to Make It Monday and if you want to be in the running for the prize this week, just pop into some of the other entrant's blogs and leave a comment and mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The DT have been very industrious and made wonderful cards this week, so pop in and leave them a comment too. We would all love to "see": you.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Second Post Today ~ Challenge #193 - All Dressed Up ~ Sentimental Sundays GD card

This is my second post for today, Please take the time to scroll down and check out my DT card for 613 Avenue Create.It's now late evening here and I think I'm going to have an early night (unusual for me, but I'm tired!)  Our youngest son arrives home tomorrow from Vietnam where he has been visiting his wife for the last two weeks. They are still waiting on her visa - it's been hard on them being apart for the last 8 1/2 months. They were told it would take at least 9 months so hopefully the visa will come through soon. I'm sure it won't be easy for them to say goodbye today when he heads off to catch his plane home.
Today is my second week as GD at Sentimental Sundays and this week the theme is "All Dressed Up" - add sparkles, bling and buttons.  Oops, I didn't read that properly - I just went with the All dressed up bit as I mainly do CAS and the flowers and netted ribbon would be things I don't use much of. If you join the challenge, don't forget to add the embellishments that I left off, lol.
The sponsor for this challenge is All Dressed Up Stamps

Here is my card, I've used my favourite colour purple and added green ( a favourite combo) and cream
I paper pieced the skirt ( I added a little bit of shading with a couple of Copic Markers), blouse and the headband.

Recipe:
SU Certainly Celery cardstock
SU Wisteria Wonder
DP is from Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad Lilac Avenue Collection
Image is Wear With Style (a set of 4 images) from All Dressed Up Stamps - paper pieced
Sentiment is from SU Express Yourself
Doily from stash
Pearls from stash
Net ribbon from stash ( I bought this last year and have been hoarding it, lol)
Purple ribbon from stash
Eyelet from stash
Leaf is from Cheery Lyn die - Olive Branches (love this one, it get's the most use of my leaf dies!)
Flowers are from Prima (I think)
Tag Die is a freebie with magazine purchase
Nestie Die - Standard Circle small   (these  two diecuts are on the inside of the card)
                 - Big Scalloped Circles - small

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - February
Come and Get It Challenges - Make It Girly
Dream Valley Challenges - Tag You're It  ~ must use a tag

I'm off to get some "beauty" rest. I have our youngest grandchild to babysit tomorrow, Laurie comes home in the morning and our eldest daughter (very pregnant, lol) is picking him up from the airport and staying to play with a shadow box. She wants to add a couple of photos and the flamingo's they used on their cake from their engagement party. They had a themed engagement so everyone came dressed as something or somebody starting with an F which is the first letter of her married name. I suppose she will want to do some of their wedding photos at some stage. It's taken her this long to do the engagement ones so it will probably not be anytime soon, lol.
Hope you head over to Sentimental Sundays Challenge Blog and join in the challenge and don't forget the embellishments and a sentiment too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #58 A sweet Ballerina 613 Avenue Create

A welcome breeze swept in overnight and the temp dropped at least 10 degrees so feeling a bit more human today. It's going to be a busy weekend post wise as I'll have two today and then one tomorrow morning. Would love you to pop back in and check out the next two posts and leave some comments so I know you've been.
Today is the start of a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create, as usual it is Anything Goes or with today's optional twist of Create Your Own Challenge
We have two sponsors this week and they are Aurora Wings and Lacy Sunshine Stamps. The image I used is from Aurora Wings. Cute isn't it!
Here is my card.... I used the Create Your Own Challenge chart ~ you have to use 1-3 items from each column.
I used ~ Col 1: Image - Sentiment ~ Col 2: Die Cut - Paper Punch ~ Col 3: Glossy Accents ~ Col 4: Bling -
Col 5: Lace

Recipe:
Black cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
SU Certainly Celery cardstock
Image is Ballerina Kitty 3  from Aurora Wings
Sentiment is SU Express Yourself
Lace is from stash
Dies- Nestie Labels Eight
Punches - small and large oval
Bling from stash
Glossy Accents (I used this on the wings, but it doesn't show up well in the photo)

I am entering the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge#38~ Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - Challenge #198 ~ Animals or Birds


Here is the chart if you would like to join in using the Create Your Own Challenge.

 

The DT would love to see your entry this week and stop by to leave you a comment. We would love it if you popped into our blogs too and let us know how we did this week.Don't forget to drop by our sponsors too. Lots of fabulous images to choose from.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

MIM #177 Going for a bike ride with Milk Coffee

Monday has dawned and there is a cooler breeze and a few spots of rain. I haven't checked out the temperature yet, but it's sure to be hot again. The windows are thrown open and the doors too to try and cool the house down. It's an old brick and sandstone house and gets really hot after several days of hot weather!!! Hope wherever you are, you are coping with the weather. So many places are experiencing extreme temps at the moment.
I have started a month as a Guest Designer at Sentimental Sundays, please scroll down and check out my first card and maybe leave a comment too.
I love Monday morning as it signals the start of a new Linky Party at Make It Monday, another week of wonderful papercraft entries to stimulate the senses and inspire!
Congratulations go to DEEDEE as our featured artist from last week (Deedee is one of my POTW choices too) and also to Sandra as the winning commenter.
This week we are sponsored by Milk Coffee and they are offering the winner 3 digis of their choice!!!
I chose this sweet image to play with and used up some of my oriental papers that I've been hoarding for a couple of years now. There really should be a Paper Hoarder's Anonymous, lol.
Here is my card....

 Recipe:
Purple cardstock from stash
DP is Marianne Designs - Pretty papers bloc ~ Orient 1 - both papers come from this pack
Image is from Milk Coffee ~ Lady with Antique Bike
Sentiment and banner are die cuts from Kaisercraft Collectables - Confetti
Nestie Dies - Standard Circles ~ small
                   - Big Scalloped  Circles - small
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

Our sponsor details are:

Milk Coffee

and are so thrilled to have the opportunity to work with their adorable images.

 

They are generously offering our winner

3 Digis

of their winners choice

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 time for POTW -  I hope you pop in to all the DT blogs and check to see if you've been featured. Don't forget to leave them all some blog love too!
Here are my choices this week.........
This first one is from Elaine at Quixotic Cards and you can see lots of pics here

 

My second choice is this beauty from Deedee at Stamping Sunshine and you can find it here

A delightful CAS card to let someone know they are being thought of and upheld in prayer.

 

We would love to see your creations this week. remember it can be an older post too. Just remember to include a link back to MIM and to be in the running for this week's fabulous prize just do a bit of blog hopping to some of the other entries blogs and leave a comment mentioning that you saw them on MIM. The DT have come up with loads of wonderful projects this week and we would love to see you drop by too.

Off to check on my grandson,

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Guest Designer Spot at Sentimental Sundays Challenge #192

Yeah! I have a month's GDS at Sentimental Sundays. Today has been another scorcher - over 44 C and I had to go to a 3 hour choir rehearsal, not much fun singing in Latin in the heat!!! We have only just started learning it for our first concert this year.
Anyhow, back to this week's challenge at Sentimental Sundays, The theme is for a Special Lady using Pastel Colours and the sponsor is the fabulous Bugaboo Digi Stamps
I got to play with this fun image - Ruby Calendar Months - October . I chose to colour her hair all one colour (including the little leaves and pumpkins)
Here is the card I made to share...... it's for a special friend to celebrate her finishing her latest degree in her nursing career, but it would also be suitable for a birthday card too!.

Recipe:
SU Bashful Blue cardstock for the cardbase
SU Pink Pirouette
Image is Bugaboo - Ruby Calendar Months - October
Sentiments are diecuts from Kaisercraft collectables - Confetti
Nestie Die - Romantic Rectangles
DP is from Mini Deco Paper Medley Pastel Patterns ( I've had this a long time, lol)

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #38 ~ Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Challenge #198 ~ Anything Goes

That's it from me, starting to melt here in front of the computer. I need to get back to the air conditioner to
cool down, so.......
We would love to see you popping in and joining in the challenge this week. Can't wait to check out some of your blogs.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy