Challenge # 5 Completely Christmas Challenge Blog

Finally we have a new little granddaughter after a very dramatic home birth. I think we are extremely lucky that she is here at all. I got to see her today. My SIL asked me to come over to help out with some of the housework and also just to be there while Katie was doing other things. She is on medication for pain and also antibiotics. Bubs is very small - 2.6 kg (about 6 lb) I feel less stressed but still a bit uptight re the whole situation.
Anyway, now I'm a bit late doing my post, so I had better hurry up as I have to go out tonight as well.
Here is the card using an image from My Heart's Pieces

  

Recipe:

SU Real Red cardstock for the basecard

SU Garden Green cardstock for the matte

White card from stash

DP is a digital paper from Panda Bear Designs

Image is Me and Mr. Snowman from My Heart's Pieces

Sentiment is from Kaisercraft

Snowflake die from Memory Box

Memento black inkpad

Memento green inkpad

Copic Markers

D/S tape roller

Our sponsor details are as follows:

Stitchy Bear Stamps

Well better go get ready, we would love to see your christmas creations so why not pop in and link up to the challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Challenge #103 at Aud Sentiments

Still no baby news and haven't been able to contact my daughter so far today, so I'm not sure what is going on. Starting to get worried!!!
Anyway to take my mind off that I thought I would come and write up my post to schedule for this afternoon. We have a new challenge starting today at Aud Sentiments and the theme this week is:

Easter or Spring Sentiment. 

I chose the Spring theme and used a gorgeous image from our sponsor ~ A Day for Daisies.
Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock for the cardbase
Orange/Yellow cardstock from stash
White textured cardstock from Quill
Scrap of SU Garden Green cardstock for the grass
DP is from Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad - Confetti
Image is Breeze in Spring from A Day for Daisies
Spring Sentiment was an internet find
Nestie Die - A2 Floral Ribbon Threader Die Set, Labels Twenty
Butterflies came from a Couture Creations Die
Grass is a PoppyStamps Die (?Memory Box die)
Oval Punch
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots
Bling from stash

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks - Challenge #187 ~ Spring
4 Krafty Girlz - Challenge 14 ~ Anything Goes
Milk Coffee Challenge - Welcome Spring

Our sponsor details are as follows:

 
A Day for Daisies has graciously agreed to sponsor this challenge and will provide the DT's images and the winner with a prize from their shop!  Thanks so much ADFD - we love working with your images!

Well, I'm off to a friends for a crafting session and running a bit late, so will finish off my post and catch you all next time.Thanks for stopping by and we would love to see your entries on the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog this fortnight, so don't be shy, lol.
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Trio of Hot Air Balloons

Well, 6:30 a.m. this morning we got a text message from our daughter saying the baby was on the move and as she is having a home birth, I didn't want to ring her during the day to see how far along she was so we were thinking at 6 pm tonight that she must be having a long labour and then about 15 minutes later we get an update, that after starting about 1:45 a.m. last night the contractions had started to fizzle out about lunchtime and bubs has called it quits!!!!. So the wait starts once more, lol. They weren't the false labour pains and I've heard of some women that have on and off labours. I told her to tell that baby that it was time to meet the rellies and he or she couldn't avoid it!!! So hopefully we will get another message later to say "It's Time" again, lol.
As promised I'm back with a second card using my freebie hot air balloon stamp. This time I stamped it three times and paper pieced them using similar toned papers. Some more cloudy background and a Tim Holtz  stamp.
Here is the card......

Recipe:
Black cardstock for the cardbase from stash
Grey cardstock  for the matte from stash
White cardstock from stash
SU Rose Red cardstock
Scraps of DP (not sure whose)
Sentiment is from Tim Holtz's 100th Collection (one of those sets I decided I needed and this is the first time I've inked any of them up - I've had the set for about 12 months or more!!!)
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots
Brown pearls from stash
Memento Black inkpad
SU Ballent Blue inkpad

Thanks for stopping by - I'd better publish this and get some commenting done for one of my DT commitments.
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Hot Air Balloon - Celebrate

A quiet day at home looking after our grandson. Another day has gone past with still no movement on the baby situation with our eldest daughter. I spoke with Mum on the phone for a little while and popped up to the shop for a few groceries and that was it (did do the dishes and a load of washing!!!). The nights are turning cold again and am almost tempted to put the flannelette sheets back on the bed. I actually popped the electric blanket on for a while last night as we still have our summer quilt on the bed too.
I managed to make a DT card and also this evening have made this one for my class on Wednesday. Will probably try and come up with another one still using the same image, but a different layout. This stamp was from a freebie set with magazine purchase and is ideal for paper piecing.
Here it is.......

Recipe:
SU Tangerine Tango cardstock for the basecard
SU Burnt Brown Sugar cardstock for the mattes
White cardstock - I used SU Ballerina Blue and created a cloudy background for my balloon
Image is from a freebie stampset - vintage images all really nice!
DP is from my scrap pile
Cloud die from Sizzix
Sentiment from SU Feeling Sentimental clear stamp set
Memento Black inkpad
Punch (not sure what that one is called)

It's getting quite late and as I had a very late night last night, I had better finish off and head off to bed.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #64 Wishing You this Kind of Happy

It's time for another challenge at 613 Avenue Create and as usual, it's an Anything Goes Challenge with an optional twist this week of "Birds of a Feather"
Our sponsors are Doodle Pantry and Oak Pond Creations. I was able to play with this sweet image from Doodle Pantry.
Here it is...... the DP I've used was difficult to capture as it has very light pastel coloured feathers on it. Even in real life, you really have to look carefully......you can just see some of them in my picture here.

         

a close up of the cute little bird enjoying his bath!!!

Recipe:

SU Bashful Blue cardstock for the base, matte and flower

Pale Grey (greenish, lol!) cardstock from stash
DP from Cre8tiv paper pad - Birds of a Feather (foil and glossed) - although the one I used with the feathers is just an ordinary printed one from the pad
Image is Bird Bath Joy B   from Doodle Pantry
Sentiment from the same set
Nestie Die- Ovals
Flower die cut made using a Marianne Creatables die
Punches - large wide oval 
Washi tape from stash
Copic Markers
Pearl from stash
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

Our sponsor details are as follows:

We would love to see you linking up your wonderful creations this week at 613 Avenue Create and one of the DT will be by to leave you a comment too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy
       

Challenge #4 at Completely Christmas

Sorry I'm a bit late. I've been out most of the day with our two daughters at a Baby Expo!!! Walking around with one who is now five days overdue and the other one who is due in September. I even bought some things, lol. A new booster seat for our number two granddaughter because the other one is just too wide to fit comfortably in my car and this is a lot narrower and can be folded up for storage as well. Just what I was looking for when I bought the bigger one and couldn't find. Then I splurged and bought them both a set of bottles and a contraption to connect a shawl or blanket etc to their clothes when they are breastfeeding. Just as we were leaving we did a last minute toilet stop and they had an area with small farm animals in for the children to play in and there was two of our grandchildren running around and our DIL as well. She was there with her sister who had a little boy 8 weeks ago. We didn't know they were going and vice a versa!
Anyway I had better get on and share the card I made for the DT on Completely Christmas - I love this gorgeous image of the two birds, definitely one to keep and use again.
Here is my card...... It has an extra fold at the front which holds the little fence, holly and sentiment.

This is a close up of the birds and you can see I've used a textured card to print the image on. This is because I can no longer get a 210 gsm weight paper  so have had to pay a bit more money and use this cardstock which is the right weight and is okay for using the copic markers on. You don't notice the texture when you are looking at the card and I quite like how it looks anyway, lol.

Recipe:
SU Calypso Coral cardstock for the cardbase and diecut
White textured cardstock from Quill
Scraps for the fence and holly
DP is from First Edition Paper 12x12 paper pad - Christmas Village
Image is Chickadees digital stamp from Sparkle N Sprinkle
Sentiment is from Su - More Merry Messages set of clear stamps
Dies - Joy Crafts for the large die cut, Nestie Classic Circles, Cottage Cutz for the holly, sorry need to check whose the fence die was so fill that in later when I find it!
Punches - Large Scalloped Square
Copic Markers
SU Ballet Blue inkpad
Memento Black inkpad
D/S tape roller

I am entering the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge - Challenge #86 ~ Anything Goes
Jingles Belles - The Holly and the Ivy ~ some sort of foliage
QKR Stampede Challenge - Challenge #80 ~ A little birdie told me
Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #49 ~ Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Challenge 14 ~ Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Challenge #29 ~ Things with Wings
Crafty Creations Challenges - Challenge #259 Holiday
Word Art Wednesday - Challenge #124 ~ Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - March - Anything Goes

Hope you like the card and are ready to join in another challenge this week and also adding to your Christmas card stash. It is an Anything Goes challenge so very easy to make a card or Christmas project to link up. Looking forward to seeing your entries.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Pick of the Week Entries from the Last MIM

Good morning from Sth Australia, we've had a funny weekend weather wise. Very windy and rain as well. Hubby went off on both Saturday and Sunday for motorbike rides with the motorcycle clubs he is in. I think it didn't rain during his ride today- Sunday (well it didn't here at home, but we had rain after he got home) but Saturday there was late rain and he holed up somewhere for a while to keep out of it and got home pretty late. At the time of writing this (late Sunday night) my eldest daughter is waiting out the tail end of her pregnancy. She is due today (Monday) so hopefully she doesn't go over. I did with my last son and I hated it!!! I had five children, the oldest came a day early, I think my doctor scared me into it, lol. he was putting me into hospital the day after my last visit because I had toxemia (I think there is another name for it now) and I was most upset about having to go into hospital. Anyway my water broke and I went in to deliver my son instead! The next three all came on their due dates and Laurie was a few days late. I'd appreciate prayers for her and the baby's safe arrival as she has decided to have a home birth and this is her first baby.

Well......Not exactly sure whether we were to choose some entries to share from our last linky party, but I know Shirley was going to, so I am joining her in showcasing a few fabulous creations.

My POTW entries are...........
From Bridie at BGPayne Crafts and you can find it here on her blog

 

 The second one is from Anja of BastelBlog von Anja & Katy and you can find it here on her blog

Lucky last one is from Vinita from New Creations and can be seen here on her blog

 

Time for me to go, my car and eldest son's car (he is dropping it off early Monday morning) are having services done on them here at home by a friend who runs his own mobile mechanic business. 

Again many thanks to all of you who have joined in the wonderful Linky Party whether you were an occasional entrant or one of our wonderful mainstays. We have enjoyed visiting you and hope you enjoyed checking out other blogs for inspiration and finding blogging friends along the way.

What a fabulous community of creative artists/crafters we have in this world. Stay that way and pop in from time to time.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Challenge #3 at Completely Christmas

Voting day today!!! I hate politics, all the campaigning and petty squabbles. The wasteful reams of pamphlets that come either dropped in the letter box or posted and then again when you go to the polls. You have to run the gauntlet of all the different parties before you can get to the polling booth. This year we have even had people knocking on the door supporting candidates and many phone calls - even pre-recorded ones. So was out early to vote so I don't have to worry about it for the rest of the day. Hubby did his earlier  and went to a different polling booth where they only had a couple of lights on in the hall. He had trouble seeing his ballot papers. He asked 3 different people if they could put some more lights on and they wouldn't do it. Now that is penny pinching and making it difficult for the voters. I hope they got many more complaints!
The three grandies came over yesterday early evening and stayed overnight. They are still here, so we've had lunch and watched a DVD and now just waiting for Mum and Dad to come and collect them. Our eldest daughter is on the countdown to her pregnancy. She is due Monday, I'm sure she is sick of it all and would love to deliver on time.
Onto craftier things, lol, and the start of challenge #3 at Completely Christmas. If you haven't joined us yet we would love to see you and wouldn't it be  nice to get a head start with all those Christmas cards. Some of our friends have taken to writing a newsletter for events during the year instead of a card. I am happy to know how they have gone throughout the year but am disappointed that most of them don't bother with a card anymore. I think in this age of electronic greetings etc, I still prefer to celebrate Christmas with real cards. It is part of Christmas, to open up the letterbox and find cards from friends and family.
Anyway.... that's how I feel so I still enjoy making my Christmas Cards.
This week we are being sponsored by Bugaboo and I chose this wonderful image of DeDe to feature on my card.
Here it is.....

Recipe:
SU Raspberry Ripple cardstock for base and diecut
White card from stash
White textured card from Quill
DP is from First Edition Paper 12 x12 paper pack - Christmas Village
Image is from Bugaboo - DeDe Christmas Ornament 
Sentiment is from SU More Merry Messages
Nestie Dies - Labels Twenty - Eight
                  - Decorative Labels Twenty-Eight
Not sure which die the other little one is as I cut it a while back.
Stamped it with a Kaisercraft stamp
Black Memento inkpad
Copic Markers
Foam Dots
D/S tape roller
I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Digi Galore Challenge - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Challenge #79 ~ Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #48 ~ Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Challenge - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge 250 ~ Christmas

Our sponsor details are as follows:

We are being sponsored by the wonderful

That's it from me.....my son and DIL have arrived to pick up the kds. I've just made hot chocolate drinks for them so they are not rushing off yet.
Don't forget if your making Christmas cards or other Christmas projects, we would love to see them. Pop over and link them up and some of the DT will pop in and visit you and you will be in the running for the wonderful prize this week.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge 102 - Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments

A beautiful day today, have been out to a PT session lifting weights trying to get a bit fitter and healthier. A quick lunch, washed a load of clothes and hung out to dry and then off to my friend Jane's house to craft with some friends. Hope you are enjoying your day whether at work or play!
It's the start of a new challenge at Aud Sentiments and this time around it is anything goes. You can make a card for any occasion you like!!! We would love to see it, so pop over and link up your wonderful creations.
Our sponsor is Delicious Doodles and I got to play with this delightful image.
Here is my card......

Recipe:
SU Island Indigo cardstock for the basecard and mattes
White cardstock from stash
DP from  Raspberry Road Designs - Summer Goodness (magazine freebie)
Image is Sniffing the Daisies by Delicious Doodles
Sentiment from SU A Word for You
Nestie Dies - Labels One and Scalloped Labels One
Oval Punch
Copic Markers
Buttons from Little Birdie
Foam Dots
D/S tape roller
Memento Black inkpad
Entered at DT call at The Paper Shelter 

I am entering the following challenges:
4 Krafty Girlz - Challenge #13 ~ Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge - Challenge #6 ~ Birthday Girls
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 312 ~ Girls, Girls, Girls
Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #86 ~ Anything Goes
Our sponsor details are as follows:

Delicious Doodles .Blogspot.com

Congratulations to challenge 101's winner and top 5. The DT are looking forward to lots of wonderful creative inspiration this time around, so pop in and link up your fabulous cards. We would love to see you on our blogs as well so please take the time to pop in.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#182 It's Your Birthday - A flower for you

Today is a very sad day for me and I suppose many of you too. This will be the last Linky Party to be held at Make It Monday. Michelle, the owner, has made the hard decision to close the blog down due to personal reasons. I've been a member of the DT since June, 2012 (it's been such a delight!!!)  I want to thank each of you that have entered your wonderful creations time after time. I've enjoyed seeing all the fabulous creations and getting to know some of you. Thanks also to those of you who entered in to the true spirit of Make It Monday by visiting other entrant's blogs and encouraging each other in your crafting journeys. I am truly going to miss being part of this wonderful team of artists and seeing the fabulous papercraft creations each week. Make It Monday was my first venture into the world of the DT and I am grateful to Michelle for taking a chance on me. It has given me more confidence in myself and given me the opportunity to grow in my cardmaking. Thanks, Michelle and good luck with whatever comes your way in the future.
Congratulations to Kelly as our featured artist and also to Karen as the winning commenter. Enjoy your prize.
Well, on to sharing my very last card and lol, I've gone out with style using my favourite colour, PURPLE!!!
Our sponsor this week is Lee Holland - Lee's Digi Shop and the DT were given a couple of images to play with. I received this cutie called Girl with Flower
Here is my card......

Recipe:
Purple cardstock from stash for basecard and mattes
White cardstock from stash
White textured card from Quill
DP from Cre8tiv 6x6 mini stack
Image is Girl with Flower from Lee's Digi Shop
Sentiment is from Close to My Heart
Nestie Die - Labels 18
EK Success Border Punch - Diamond Lace
Copic Markers
Heart pearl from stash
Pearls from stash
Memento black inpad

Our sponsor details are as follows:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeeHIllustrations

Lee is offering our winner 2 images of their choice.

and now.........for my very last POTW choices (there will be a winner next week, but no more posts from the DT). This makes it even harder to choose this week (the tears have started!)
Here's the first one, a sweet rocker card from Colette from Digi-re-doo-dah and you can find it here

the next one comes from Marilyn of Marilyn's Cards and More and you can see it here on her blog.
I love these sweet tumbling hedgies!

and because it is the last week, I have chosen one more entry to feature!
This one is wonderful, a boxed mini album by Babs of My Button n' Bows and you can see all the detailed photographs and find a link to purchase the pattern for the album too on her blog.
This is from the inside of the album

That brings me to the end of my post and my commitment to Make It Monday. I truly am going to miss being a part of this fabulous Design Team and wish Michelle and all my teamies all the best. I would love it if any of you Make It Monday followers would like to still pop in from time to time and I will try and return the visit to see your creations too. Please enter the Linky Party this week and make it the best ever as a tribute to Michelle and the team and to each other as well. Don't forget, there will still be a prize for the winning commenter so keep popping in and leaving comments and check out the blog next week as Michelle will post who the winner is.

Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #62- An Irish Kitchen Prayer at 613 Avenue Create

Top 'o' the morning to you all. (Actually it's afternoon here!) Just thought I'd get a bit of Irish feeling in to my post as it's the start of a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create and as always the theme is Anything Goes, but there is an optional twist of including and Irish Blessing/Saying or Quote.
Our sponsors are Vectoria Designs, The Stamping Boutique and Inky Impressions. I was able to play with this fab image from The Stamping Boutique.
Here is the card I made using this wonderful image. I've also added an Irish Kitchen Prayer.

Recipe:
Green cardstock from stash
White cardstock from stash
DP is from Crafter's Choice 12x12 paper pad - Primary Basics
Image is Pantry Shelf Digital Stamp from The Stamping Boutique
Die is from Marianne Creatables
Irish Kitchen Prayer was a find on the internet
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller

Time to go, I'm on my own tonight as hubby and youngest son have gone away overnight and meeting up with our other sons (and maybe a couple of grandchildren) I chose to stay home to get my DT cards done for the next few challenges and to catch up on some commenting too.
We would love to see you in the neighbourhood at 613 Avenue Create this week so why not pop an entry into the challenge blog and pop in and check out all the DT entries too. We love to hear from you.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge #2 at Completely Christmas Challenge Blog

Well our first challenge went well with lots of wonderful Christmas projects. Hope those of you who joined in are keen to get your stash built up and will join us again this week. Our blog themes are Anything Goes but from next month, we will be having a sketch challenge for one of the weeks.
Here is my card using the sponsor image "Holly Berry with Ribbon" from The Stamping Boutique.

 

Recipe:

SU Real Red Cardstock for the base and mattes

Green cardstock from stash

White cardstock from stash

DP is from Francheville 12x12 paper pad Calico Christmas

Image is Holly Berry with Ribbon from The Stamping Boutique

Sentiment is from  SU Christmas Blessings

Copic Markers

Memento Black inkpad

Pearls from stash

D/S tape roller

We are being sponsored by the wonderful

thestampingboutique

 

 

 

Are you looking for some motivation to get your Christmas Cards/decorations etc done early or just on time, lol. We would love to see you joining in our challenge at Completely Christmas so don't be shy have fun and link up your creations.

Thanks for stopping by and maybe you can take the time to visit the rest of the DT too. We love to hear what you think of our creations.

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

Three Tea Cups in a Row

I'm up late doing a DT card that I thought was due in, but it's next week so at least it is done now and I can take a photo tomorrow instead of scanning it tonight! I thought I would share the quick card that I taught today at class. We also stamped a few images and I showed my friend, Rose how to paper piece. We will finish making them into cards hopefully next week.
Here is the card I made today using an SU set of stamps (two actually as the sentiment is SU as well)
Sorry just realised it has scanned a bit funny and chopped off the edges of the basecard in some places!!!

Recipe:
Pink cardstock from stash
Brown cardstock from stash (I'm trying to use up some of my older cardstock which is a lighter weight)
White cardstock from stash
Image is from SU
Sentiment from SU
SU Rose Red inkpad
Memento Black inkpad
Pearls from stash

Well that's it from me tonight, I want to try and get this published before midnight and I've only got a couple of minutes left.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

MIM#181 Happy Day with Time for Tea Designs

Goodmorning and welcome to those of you who are stopping by for the first time. Adelaide has been hosting the Clipsal V8 supercar race over the last 4 days. Hubby and a couple of our sons have been on different days and our little grandson (nearly 3) went yesterday too. I have him today and he is all talk of the cars and the big jet that did a flyby!!!
I have a new DT position on a new blog that went live on Saturday (scroll down and check out the post, would love to hear from you too!) A blog just for those Christmas creations - why not join in the challenge and get started on your Christmas preparations.
Today being Monday, sees the start of a new Linky Party at Make It Monday. This blog is where you can share your new or older creations as long as you make sure you have added a link to MIM in your post. To be in the running for the prize you need to visit some of the other entrants' blogs and leave them a comment mentioning that you saw them at MIM this week. The DT would love to hear from you as well. Congratulations to Julie as the featured artist this week and to Loz as the winning commenter.
Our sponsor this week is Time for Tea Designs and you can see their details further down in my post.
I popped over to the shop and bought this fab image called Dad Jumper to use, I've been making a lot of female cards lately and felt that I had better make some male ones for the stash. So here is what I came up with......  I made a pocket for the tag - I put a piece of washi tape down one side and have left the tag blank. I can add something later or maybe adhere a gift card to it as a surprise gift.

Recipe:
SU Pacific Point cardstock for cardbase and pocket
SU Crumb Cake cardstock for the tag and sentiment punched piece
DP is from 12 x 12 paper pad from Studio Calico ~ Atlantic Collection
Image is Dad Jumper from Time for Tea Designs
Sentiment is from SU Friendly Phrases
SU tag punch
SU wide oval punch
Copic Markers
Ribbon from stash
Washi tape from stash
Brad from stash
Cotton Thread from stash
SU Basic Brown inkpad
D/S tape Roller
Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
(back later with some)

Our sponsor details are as follows:


We thank our sponsor this week - Time for Tea Designs

 The wonderful..............

                                                                     who are generously offering 3 images of the winners choice.

That brings me to my favourite part of my blog post and that is my POTW
This week I have chosen two and here is the first... It is from Mirella of Cute and Crafty Cards by Mirella and you can find it here

 

 The second one I chose is from Heide D's Paperie and you can find it here on her  Heide's blog

 Okay, I had better hurry and get this published as I am running a couple of minutes late. I slept in and woke up just before my grandson arrived so have had breakfast and my tablets, given him a snack and a drink and set him up to watch some television while I wrote up my post. 

So........ we would love to see your entries this week and don't forget to call into the DT and some of the other entries and leave a comment. A fab prize this week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Take Care,

Hugs,

Sandy

New Challenge blog- Completely Christmas

I've been waiting since last year to announce this new challenge blog and also that I am one of the DT members as well. It will be a fun challenge and it will help you get those Christmas cards made before the mad rush at the end of the year. As it is, we are already nearly a quarter of the way there, lol. The theme for the challenges will be Anything (Christmas) Goes. Each month there will be a sketch challenge except for this first month.
Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Lacy Sunshine and I got to work with a couple of images so I have two cards to share with you today.
Here they are........ Just simple layouts but very cute images!!!
This first one is using Eleanor Santa's Helper

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock
White cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft  paper pad Gingerbread
Image is Eleanor Santa's Helper
Sentiment from a freebie stamp set
Nestie Die - Deckled Rectangles
Punches - 2 different sized ovals
              - EK Success Border Punch
Copic Markers
Pearls from stash
SU Real Red inkpad
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

The second card is Christmas Boo....

Recipe:
SU Bashful Blue cardstock
Pink card from stash
White card from Quill
DP from Kaisercraft  paper pad - Gingerbread
Image is Christmas Boo
Sentiment is from Sugar and Spice Studios - Red & White Christmas (wooden set of stamps)
Nestie Dies - Rectangles
Punches - Square and Scalloped Square
Copic Markers
Memento Black inkpad
Bling from stash
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering my cards into the following challenges:
(back later with some)



Our sponsor details are as follows:

I do hope you join in with us at Completely Christmas, we would love to see your creations and it can be a card, a scrapbook page or maybe even a Christmas decoration.
The DT would also love to see you popping in to their blogs and leaving a comment.
So get out all those Christmas supplies and see what you come up with and share it with us!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy