Smile...... Challenge 53 at Crafting From The Heart

Hi everyone, I'm late with my post. We went out last night for our eldest son's birthday and we got asked to take our little grandson overnight. He's normally here on Mondays anyway. So started this morning already preoccupied with getting up, dressing and feeding the little monkey and then our eldest daughter and SIL dropped off their 1 year old daughter for us to look after and have overnight tonight. My brain has been child focussed all day and not a thought was spared for crafting. So......here I am after checking out facebook and seeing my name mentioned in a post reminding me, lol, that my post was missing!!!
Time to let you know that there's a new challenge starting at Crafting From The Heart - our sponsor is the wonderful Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and the theme is as usual - Anything Goes.
Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Cajun Craze cardstock for the basecard, matte and diecut
SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock for mattes
White card from stash
Image is from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps - Birthday Cheese
DP is from Kaisercraft 12x12 paper pad ~ Close Up! Collection
Sentiment - Smile is from Close To My Heart ~ Washi Wonder stamp set
Dies - Kaisercraft Polaroid for frame and the word Laugh
Punch - SU ticket duo
SU Tempting Turquoise stamp pad
Copic Markers
D/S Tape roller
Foam Dots
Tacky Glue

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

My teamies and I would love to see you popping in  to our blogs and can't wait to see what you come up with for this challenge. So get creative and come visit Mr. Linky at the challenge blog 
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

What do you mean........ Challenge 56 at Completely Christmas Challenge

A day home today with no children to babysit and no real urgency to do any shopping and it gives me time to finish off some more of the weeks washing and to sort out some of my craft gear. I'm looking for a particular stamp and I just can't find it!!!! It's a great huge wooden stamp so what have I done with it, lol.
Anyway, before I go completely insane I will share my DT card for Completely Christmas Challenge this week. Our sponsor is the fab Bugaboo Digi Stamps and I've used a stamp that I bought a little while ago called  Puppy - enough reindeer and the theme for this week is Anything Goes with a twist of No Sentiment on the front of your creation.

Here is my card......
the image comes with a fun sentiment ~  "What do you mean Santa has enough reindeer?" and I will be putting that on the inside of my card.

Recipe:
SU Garden Green cardstock for the basecard and mattes
White cardstock from stash
DP from Francheville 12x12 paper pad - Christmas Basics
Image is from Bugaboo Digi Stamps - Puppy - enough reindeer
Memory Box Die - Jolly Jingle Bells
Silver cord from stash
EK Success star punch
Bling from stash
Copic Markers
Wink of Stella  pens ~ Gold and Clear
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

We would love to see you entering the challenge this week with one of your fabulous creations so get busy and go to the blog and click on Mr. Linky!!!!
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs, Sandy

Time to Soar Challenge 128 at Aud Sentiments

A cold and blustery March day, lots of dark clouds scuttling across the sky. I managed to get two loads of washing done and hung out. Popped in to my daughter's house to look for something for her and couldn't find it but it wasn't a wasted trip as I put her re-cycling bin out while I was there. I had an enjoyable afternoon crafting with my friend Jane and I'm just about to go out for tea with hubby. We have a new challenge starting at Aud Sentiments and our sponsor is Lacy Sunshine and our theme this challenge is an Anything Goes but don't forget the all important addition of a sentiment on your creation.
Here is my card:

Recipe:
SU blue cardstock
DP from (back later have to go and check)
Image from Lacy Sunshine - Mrytle's Kite 
CTMH set of stamps for sentiment and clouds
Scraps of white card and green card (hand cut grass)
Carl flower punch
Memento black inkpad
D/S tape roller
Tacky glue
strips of clear plastic (recycled from packaging)

I have to go and get ready to go out with hubby, but before I do let me ask you to please join in on the challenge this fortnight and be in the running for the fab prize from our sponsor.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Dream a little Dream Challenge #11 at Get Creative Challenges

New challenge starts today at Get Creative Challenges and my teamies and I would love to see you stopping by and entering with a new creation. Our sponsor this week is Oddball Art and the theme is: Must Use a Diecut.
I chose this sweet image as my daughter is keen on panda's and now has a 6 month old little girl to indulge with the panda craze, lol.
Here is my card......

Recipe:
SU Tempting Turquoise for basecard and sentiment matte
SU Hello Honey for matte and diecut
White card from stash
DP from Close To My Heart - My Reflections pack 12x12 ~ Babycakes
Sentiment is from a freebie set of stamps with a magazine purchase
Image is from Oddball Art - Big Eye Bedtime Pajamas Girl - Sally image no. 11 and 11b
Nestie Die - Curved Rectangles
Punch is from SU and I adhered it to a piece of card and trimmed around it to create a matte
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots
Memento black inkpad

I am entering my card into the following challenge (back later)

Thanks for stopping by today and I'm looking forward to seeing your makes this challenge.
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge #116 at 613 Avenue Create

Time to sit and relax....... The christening and birthday party are over. Our granddaughter cried the whole time because she is unwell and that made me upset too! So we've just arrived home and after relaxing in front of the tv for 15 minutes I thought I had better come and show you my card for this challenge. The theme for the challenge is as always, Anything goes with an optional twist. This weeks twist is to use Purple or Purple ribbon on your creation. Our sponsors are Zuri Artsy Craftsy (a new sponsor to 613 Avenue Create), Jellypark and The Cutting Cafe
Here is my card using a Jellypark image.....

Recipe:
SU Concord Crush cardstock for basecard and mattes
White cardstock from stash
Jellypark image - Female cook and happy birthday tag
Cake sentiment if from SU
Cupcake is from a Kanban set of stamps - Fairy Wishes
SU Border punch
Nestie Die - Deckled Rectangles ~ small and large
Copic Markers
Memento Black inkpad
Wink of Stella pen
Pearls from stash
Foam Dots
D/S tape roller
Twine from stash

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


My fellow teamies and I would love to see you dropping off a creation at the neighbourhood this week and why not call in to our blogs as well so you can let us know how we are doing.
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

A Handbag treat container Challenge 55 at Completely Christmas

It's the weekend already and so far its been go, go, go. Went out early with our youngest daughter to a market and bought fruit and veg, then to pick up a hood for a baby carrier from a lady's house then back here to drop off the pram (which takes up all of my boot space) and then met my other daughter at Costco to buy a few items for her daugther's christening and 1st birthday party tomorrow. We went to her place for lunch and now back home for a short while to type up my post and let the other granddaughter get a nap. I still have to go buy the ingredients to make a carrot cake to use as the birthday cake tomorrow. But.....need a coffee first, lol.
Onto the details for this week's challenge at Completely Christmas Challenge Blog. The theme is Anything Goes with a twist - to make a gift/treat or keepsake
Our sponsor is Dazzling Ace Designs and I've used this vintage image of a little girl holding a doll. It is a rectangular framed image, but I have just punched out a section to use on the front of my handbag.
Here's the picture.......

Recipe:
SU 12x12 Designer Paper from Blueberry Crisp Designer Series Paper Pack
SU Real Red cardstock
White card from stash
Poinsettia Die
Punches - 2 " circle, 2!/2" scalloped circle
SU label punch
Image from Dazzling Ace Designs
Memento black inkpad
Foam Dots
Tacky Glue
Self Adhesive Velcro Dots for handbag closure
Pearls from stash


Please come and join in the fun of the challenge this week and be in the running for the fab prize from Dazzling Ace Designs. We would love to see your creations.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy
Sentiment from SU set - Good Greetings

Circus Time Challenge 51 at Crafting From The Heart

The weather's hot so that means the washing machine is droning away getting those laundry baskets of never ending dirty washing clean, lol. I've been catching up on some that I put off doing while I had my cold and now that I am on the mend, it's back to doing all those chores once more!
I'm taking a break from creating another DT card and popped in to write up today's post and schedule for tonight. I hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing weekend. I'm babysitting again today, this time is's our one and only grandson who will be 4 in a couple of months and at the present he is blissfully snoozing in my bed. He still has an afternoon nap when he is here with me and is quite willing to do so. He shares a room with an older sister and I think they do quite a bit of chatting before they drop off to sleep!
So... onto the new challenge at Crafting From The Heart - as usual it is Anything Goes and this week our sponsor is Ppinky Dolls and I used this lovely little image of a girl clown riding across a tightrope. Check the images out at the Etsy Shop.

 Recipe:
SU Basic Black cardstock for cardbase and mattes
SU Pumpkin Pie cardstock for mattes and diecut banner
White cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 paper pad - Party Animals
Image is from Ppinky Dolls - Candy Circus Bebe
Sentiment is from Stamp-It ~ Tiny Birthday Down
Dies - Nestie - Deckled Rectangle ~ small
          La La Land ~ Heart Banner
Memento Black inkpad
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller

I am entering my card into the following challenges
Craft Your Passion -  Challenge 253 - Anything Goes
Mema's Challenge - March Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Not Just Cards Challenge -  Challenge 15 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Animals
Scribble and Scrap - Challenge #40 ~ Always Anything Goes

We would love to see you stopping by the challenge blog this week and leaving an entry for us to check out. My teamies would appreciate you popping in and leaving us a comment too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 54 Completely Christmas

Another lovely day and so far I've spent time with both of my daughter's and my two youngest granddaughters. Started out here at home with youngest daughter and also youngest granddaughter calling in to make some hessian bunting as she is trying to firm up a date for their wedding next year and wants to start making decorations along the way for a vintage themed wedding. She bought a huge amount of lace in a second hand shop for a bargain price and I already had some hessian so we have been busy cutting the hessian and pinned it to the lace. She wants to stencil some heart on as well but we'll wait till we've got it sewn together and keep fingers crossed it turns out ok! Then we jumped in the car and headed out to a shopping centre about 30 mins from home to meet our eldest daughter and her little girl who will be turning one year old this month. We had lunch and a wander around the shops, back here so Rachel could get her car and drive back home in time for her partner to load up his musical gear for a practice and then a gig tonight. So...here I am typing away getting this post ready to share my DT card for Completely Christmas Challenge which has a new challenge starting today. I hope you come and join in and take the pressure off  yourself by slowly getting your Christmas cards or decorations etc done before the mad December rush.
This week we are being sponsored by Stitchy Bear and I've used a pre-coloured image which I re-coloured some sections with my Copics to brighten it up. I re-coloured the coat, headband and bows, stripes on her tights, her hair(I just brightened what was already there, didn't attempt to put any shading in)  and her skin.
Here is my card..........

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock for basecard and punched oval
White cardstock from stash for image amd mattes
SU Garden Green cardstock for mattes
DP from My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper stack ~ Snowed in  - winter papers (a freebie with magazine)
Image is from Stitchy Bear - Little Sianni - a precoloured image
Not sure where I got the robin image from
Sentiment is from SU set - Best Yet
Nestie Die - Curved Rectangles
Punches - large oval and scalloped oval
Memento black Inkpad
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges ( back later maybe)

My teamies and I are looking forward to seeing your entries this week so come and join in the fun. It's getting late and I still want to pop up to the shop and get a few groceries for tonight, so will catch up with you in blogland.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Super Delicious Challenge 127 at Aud Sentiments

Hello and welcome to my blog. Hope all in your world is okay. I'm still struggling a bit with a cold, just making me tired more than anything else!
Well....onto the new challenge starting at Aud Sentiments today. Our sponsor is Scrapper's Delight and the theme is : Use a Two Word Sentiment
Here is my card.......

Recipe:
SU Early Espresso cardstock for base and mattes
SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock for mattes
White cardstock from stash
DP is from DCWV 12x12 paper pad ~ The Sweet Stack
Image is from Scrapper's Delight -
Sentiment is from a freebie set of stamps
Pinwheel is from Close to My Heart stamp set -
Copic Markers
Punches - large oval and scalloped oval
SU Tempting Turquoise inkpad
Foam Dots
D/S Tape roller

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

Well that's it from me, have to dash out to the shops. My teamies and I would love to see what you come up with for this challenge so drop by the blog and use Mr. Linky!!!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Faster than a speeding Beetle Challenge #114 at 613 Avenue Create

Oops, I have been babysitting our two daughters little baby girls, one overnight Saturday and then the two of them together Sunday. We had to drive up into the hills after church and drop the 11 month old off to her other grandfather and then bring the 51/2 month old back home to be collected. The older one has a cold and I have a cold and I didn't sleep well as I ended up putting her in with me because after an hour of her crying between midnight and 1 p.m. she finally dropped off but as soon as I put her in the cot she started up again and I was pretty tired by then. Luckily she slept all night but I slept badly because I was aware of her beside me and she is a bit of a wriggler so I didn't want her to manage to fall out of the bed.
I'm backdating this post because it should have already been posted and I completely forgot to do it. I went to bed early at 9 last night, woke at 11 p.m. when our son and DIL came home, drifted off again, was awake again at 3 and then that was it for me. I ended up sitting in the back room at 6 a.m. having coffee then back to bed again about 7 and woke at 9 a.m. It's a public holiday here and I've only just popped onto the computer and was surprised to find that I had not posted my card for the new challenge at 613 Avenue Create , so here I am furiously typing away to get up to date again.
We are an Anything Goes challenge with an optional twist - this challenge's twist is: Use the March Birthstone colour ~ Aquamarine in your creation.
Our sponsors are A Day For Daisies and Doodle Pantry

Here is my card using a Doodle Pantry image

I did colour an image myself and one of my Copic Markers decided to give up the ghost and I thought after I put it all together that is was a bit streaky. I went to the craft shop and had it refilled and came back home and thought I would just touch it up. Bad mistake!!!! I got over near the headlight and the blasted thing leaked all over it - yep another overfilled marker. I really need to save up and get some more refills of my own, I'm fed up with colouring something and getting to the last little bit and then ruining the lot. Does anyone else have that problem? The craft shop need to train their staff better so this doesn't happen!

Recipe:
SU Tempting Turquoise for the basecard and matte
SU Peach Parfait cardstock for the matte
DP is from Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad -
Image is from Doodle Pantry - Classic Bug & Gas Can (this comes with several pre-coloured images, line images,  a few of sentiments, several papers and a gas can - this is a pre-coloured image)
Sentiment is from the same set
Happy Birthday image is from SU
Punches - large oval and wide oval
Memento Black inkpad
D/S tape and Foam Dots

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

Now I hope you pop over to the challenge blog and check out my teamies' creations and we would love you to stop by and leave us a comment too. I'm looking forward to seeing all your wonderful creations this challenge so get inspired and get crafty!!!
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy

Challenge 53 at Completely Christmas

Hi everyone. It's a lovely day here and managed to get several loads of washing done as well as look after our 11 month old granddaughter. She's got a cold and so have I so we are both a little bit miserable, lol. She's staying the night with us and tomorrow after church we will drop her off to her other grandfather and his partner for the day. Our daughter is a bridesmaid in a wedding tomorrow so is caught up in all the pre-wedding chaos today/tonight.
I've just got little Audrey to sleep and actually managed to put her in the cot without her getting upset so I thought I had better quickly get this post up and running while I have the chance. I still have to cook some salmon for tea tonight so on with sharing my DT card for Completely Christmas Challenge
Our theme this week is ATG with a twist ~ Suitable for a Male
Aurora Wings has supplied the DT with a couple of images and is offering the challenge winner a prize, so please get out your Christmas crafting supplies and join us.
Here is my card.......

Recipe:
SU Garden Green for the basecard
White cardstock from stash
DP is from Francheville - 12x12 paper pad ~ Calico Christmas
Owl image is from Aurora Wings - Christmas Owl
Sentiment is from Close To My Heart set ~ To You and Yours
Holly is from Clear Impressions - Cosy Christmas
Photo Frame Diecut was a gift from a friend and would be cut from one of the SU green cardstocks
Copic Markers
Papermania red tiny bling
Memento black inkpad
D/S taper roller
Foam Dots

Thanks for stopping by, I do hope you join in the challenge this week and also pop into the DT blogs and leave a comment. We love to hear from you.
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Challenge 49 begins at Crafting From The Heart

Welcome to my blog today, I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was interesting, lol. Our youngest daughter's partner plays lead guitar in a couple of bands and one of them was playing at a hotel Saturday night so we booked a table for ourselves, our daughter and one of our sons and his wife and had a nice meal together and then sat there for the rest of the night listening to the band play. Our eldest son popped in and stayed for a while as well.  We got home around midnight and I hopped onto  the computer for a short while, went outside and locked up the shed (not impressed having to do that at 1 in the morning!) that youngest son had forgotten to do. I came back inside and was thinking I had better get some sleep and the home phone rang. It was Mum telling me she had called an ambulance because her nose had been bleeding profusely for an hour so I hopped in the car and drove over to her house. I got there before the ambulance (a busy Saturday night for them) and they decided to take her to hospital to have it checked out. Her blood pressure had soared to 210 as well. I went in the ambulance with them and she got seen straight away which was good. I stayed with her while they kept a check on her and then about 4 a.m. the doctor decided that she should stay in the emergency ward until morning so I headed out to the desk to ask them to ring me a taxi. Well....... a couple before me had been waiting over 30 mins for one and I thought I was going to have a long wait too. We have the Fringe Festival on in town at the moment as well as all the young ones out nightclubbing etc. Their taxi finally came and luckily mine was only about five minutes later. I picked up my car from Mum's house and got home about 5 a.m.  I got a bit of sleep and then went back to the hospital to pick her up. She's exhausted but okay and quite a bit out of pocket having to pay a huge amount to be seen at the private hospital. Her fund doesn't pay out on these sorts of services and the government apparently give back a very small percentage. It will be interesting to see how much that is.
Anyway we've both made up some of the sleep we lost and time to get back to some semblance of  "normality", lol.
It's time for another challenge at Crafting From the Heart Challenge Blog. This week we have Sassy Studio Designs as our sponsor and the challenge is as always - Anything Goes.
I used an image I already had and made a birthday card.....here it is.

Recipe:
SU Hello Honey cardstock (my first pack of this one and I like it!)
SU Really Rust cardstock
White cardstock from stash
DP from My Minds Eye 12x12 paper pad - Complete boy
Image is from Sassy Studio Designs - Bubble Gum Sassy
Sentiment is from SU polymer set Crazy About You
Punches - EK success small star
             - SU office stationery? punch
             - SU ticket punch
Copic Markers
Memento black inkpad
D/S tape roller
Foam Dots

I am entering my card into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Challenge 251 ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers and More - Challenge #133 ~ Stripes
Not Just Cards Challenges - Challenge #14 ~ Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge -  CCH #192 ~ Happy Birthday
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Challenge March ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Challenge March
One Stitch at a Time - Challenge #231 ~ Anything Goes with Birthday
Scribble and Scrap - Challenge #39 - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn to be creative. My teamies and I would love to see what you come up with this week, so come join in the fun, maybe visit a few blogs and be in the running for a wonderful prize from our fabulous Sponsor.
So.....check out the challenge blog and my teamies creations and maybe stop by our blogs to leave a comment too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy