Gypsy Flower

A bit late with this one.... My DT card for Crafting With Friends Challenge blog. The challenge started on 29th March. Our sponsor is Moonflower Digital Stamps and I've used an image called Gypsy Flower.
Here is my card.....

Recipe:
SU Fresh Fig cardstock, White cardstock from stash
DP was from my scrap pile so I'm not sure which pack I took it out of, lol
Image is from Moonflower Digital Stamps - Gypsy Flower
Sentiment from stamp set - Elegant Occasions (another magazine freebie set)
Dies - Paper Rose - Stitched Rectangles, Fancy That - Doily Flower 3, Uniquely Creative die
Punches - SU circle and scalloped circle
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad.
Francheville bling
D/S tape roller & foam dots

Come and join in with the challenge, we'd love to see your creations.
Thanks for stopping by,
Take Care, Hugs, Sandy

Lots of Layers

Hi, it's been hot again here over the last week so the air con has been working off and on when someone is home. I've left it a bit late in the day to come in and write my post up because it's just a little bit cooler now.
It's time for a new challenge at Crafting With Friends and our sponsor is the wonderful, Lemon Shortbread.
Here is my creation.....

Recipe:
SU Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock, white cardstock from stash
DP from Kaisercraft 12x12 paper pack
Image from Lemon Shortbread - Aster Flower Girl
Dies from Uniquely Creative
Sentiment from the sheet of DP I used
Copic Markers
D/S tape roller, Foam Dots

Time for a cool drink. Hope to see you over at the challenge blog with an entry or two. Come and check out the DT cards and see what your fellow crafters are making too. Lots of inspiration to be seen if you do a bit of blog hopping!
Thanks for stopping by, love to hear from a real person instead of the many anonymous spam I get.
Hugs, Sandy DT

Thankks for

Male card using silhouette image

Challenge time at Crafting With Friends! Hope you all come and play along. It's an Anything Goes Theme and the sponsor is Cute N Crafty Mommy
Here's my creation using a couple of the papers from the Fall Plaid Paper Pack.

Recipe:
SU Mossy Green cardstock, SU Early Espresso cardstock, White cardstock from stash
DP - 2 papers from Fall Plaid Paper Pack from Cute N Crafty Mommy
(tartan paper and a textured brown paper which is behind the white card layer)
Male Silhouette diecut
Sentiment was a borrowed stamp from a friend

Well that's it from me today, hope to see you over at the challenge blog this fortnight.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs, Sandy DT

Birthday Elephant

Challenge time at Crafting With Friends started on Friday. I'm a bit late getting my post up as I thought I had scheduled it but it was still in draft mode! Anyway better late than never. Our sponsor is the wonderful Bugaboo Digi Stamps- lots of different images, something to appeal to everyone.
Here is my card..... This one will be going to my little grandson in March. He adores Elephants.

Recipe:
SU Pacific Point cardstock
White card from stash
SU Real Red cardstock
DP from Molly's 6x6 paper pad - The Monsters
Image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps - Birthday Elephant
Sentiment - Avery Elle stamp set - Critter Crew
Nestie Standard Circle dies - large and small
Cuttlebug Alphabe and Number die set - Baby Face
Punches - SU Circle punches
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller

Come over and join in the challenge. Check out the DT creations and maybe even pop into some of the other entrants blogs to leave some encouragement.
Hugs, Sandy

Colours of Autumn

Forgot to schedule my post for Crafting With Friends challenge so here I am posting late. My brain is in La La land at the moment due to a long term family problem. It's been nearly a year now, and it makes me feel sad, angry, hurt and frustrated....but mainly sad!
Well enough of that and onto sharing my card and encouraging you to come and enter the challenge at Crafting With Friends. Our sponsor for this challenge is Lemon Shortbread and the theme is Anything Goes.

Here is my card.....

Recipe:
Cardstock - SU Early Espresso, SU Tip Top Taupe and White from stash
DP from Couture Creations 12x12 paper pad - Vintage Rose Garden
Image - Lemon Shortbread - Chilly Day Girl
Sentiment from a magazine freebie set of stamps - For All Occasions
Dies - Paper Rose ~ Stitched Rectangles,
        - Spellbinders Standard Circles ~ large and small
       - a leafy die (forgot to write it down and I've packed it away!)
SU Punches
Copic Markers
SU Basic Brown inkpad
D/S tape roller and foam dots

Time to make dinner for the hubby, so..... come and join the challenge. We'd love to see your makes.
Hugs, Sandy DT

Challenge 72 at Crafting with Friends

Sharing this post a little late as have been doing a bit of babysitting lately during the day and overnight as well to help my daughter and son-in-law out. Our sponsor for the challenge is: Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps.
Here is what I made with one of the images that were sent for the DT to choose from.

Recipe:
SU Real Red, Emerald Envy and Night of Navy cardstocks
White cardstock from stash
DP was from my scrap pile
Image is from Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps - Cute Gnome
Flower is from a freebie set of stamps
Sentiment is from a retired SU stamp set
Die- Nestie Deckled Rectangles (large)
Punches are all from SU
Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad
D/S tape roller & foam dots

Time to go.... come and check out the DT creations and join in the challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creations.
Hugs, Sandy

Happy Birthday Princess

Back again with the new challenge for Crafting with Friends. An Anything Goes theme and our sponsor for this challenge is Fabrika Fantasy.
Here is what I've made for my DT inspiration card.....

 

Recipe:

SU Rich Razzleberry, SU Strawberry Slush

DP from an old packet of SU papers

Image is from Fabrika Fantasy ~ Fairy Tale Princess 

Sentiment from The Enchantment Collection stamp set (magazine freebie)

Dies ~ Nesties - Marvellous Squares

        ~ Uniquely Creative Stitched Nesting Squares (on inside of card)

Punch from SU

Copic Markers

Uniquely Creative enamel dots

D/T roller & foam dots

Memento Tuxedo black inkpad

Hope to see you over at the challenge blog with an entry or two. Check out my fellow DT creations and if you have time please leave me a comment below.

Take Care,

Hugs, Sandy

Video Game Guy

Well forgot to change my post to scheduled so a bit late posting. The challenge at Crafting with Friends is as usual Anything Goes and our sponsor is Bugaboo Digital Stamps. Here is what I created using one of the fab digis.....

 

Recipe -

SU Emerald Envy & SU Early Espresso

White card stash

DP from SU.

Image is from Bugaboo Digital Stamps - Video Game Guy

Sentiment is from CTMH stamp set - Born to Ride and Pirate Birthday stamp set.

Dies - Nestie Standard Circles large

        - Uniquely Creative - Stitched Circles and also Doiley Die set (tag diecut)

Copic Markers

Porta Craft 3mm pearls

D/S tape roller & foam dots

Come over to the challenge blog and check out the DT creations and enter the challenge. We would love to see your creations. 

Hugs, Sandy

 

Sweet Ballerina

Hi all, it's time for a new challenge at Crafting with Friends. Our sponsor is Scrap'N'Dipity and the theme is as usual, Anything Goes.
Here is what I created.......

Recipe:
SU Bashful Blue cardstock
White carddstock from stash
DP is a small scrap of SU paper and the larger piece is from Francheville paper pack
Image is from Scrap'N'Dipity - Scribble Sally - Ballerina (may be a retired digi - not sure)
Sentiment is from Close to my Heart stamp set - Happy Birthday Sentiment (1 stamp set)
Die-namics Stitched Mini Scalloped Rectangles
Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad, D/S tape roller & foam dots
Bling from stash

Well have a few of the grandchildren here today so off to spend some time with them.
Hope to see you entering a creation or two over at the challenge blog.
Thanks for stopping by, Hugs, Sandy.

Oriental Style

Time for another challenge at Crafting With Friends. Our sponsor is Moonflower Digi Stamps
Here is what I've created.......

Recipe:

SU Real Red cardstock,

White cardstock from stash

DP from Sugar & Spice Studios 12x12 paper pad ~ Peony Garden

Image  is from Moonflower Digi Stamps - Sakura Maiden

Sentiment from Close to my Heart stamp set - Kind Thought

Copic Markers 

SU small wide oval punch

Die - Paper Rose ~ Stitched Rectangles

D/S tape & foam dots

Well still having pain in my left arm and shoulder so won't stop and chit chat. Will go and rest it for a while.

Hope to see you entering a card or two in the new challenge.

Take care,

Hugs, Sandy

My Music

Well the temperature has shot back up again and it's pretty warm. I've been in and out the back door today to hang the washing on the line and the dogs are staying in the shade. Cody usually pesters to play ball but too hot for that.
So..... I'm back again with another challenge for Crafting With Friends. Our sponsor is Sheepski Designs and here is what I've made.....

Recipe:
Cardstock ~SU Garden Cucumber Crush, SU Dapper Denim and White card from stash
DP from a booklet of papers I bought cheap at the newsagents (No name)
Image from Sheepski Designs - My Music
Sentiment from Avery Elle stamp set ~ So Happy
Diecuts - Uniquely Creative - Stitched Nesting Rectangles rounded
             - music notes a gift from my friend, Shirley
Copic Markers
D/S tape and foam dots

Time to get back to the washing, should all be dry and ready to be brought in and sorted. Oh, what fun!
Hope to see your creations being entered in the challenge.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs, Sandy

Oh Happy Day

Hi all, well I'm really late with this post for Crafting With Friends as the owner of the blog shifted and had no internet so I am dating it with the original challenge date as that is how it is on the challenge blog. It's actually my first post as a new DT for this challenge blog so a bit of a shambles, lol but hopefully I will be forgiven for the mix-up.   You still have a few days left to join in the challenge before the new one starts.
Our sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy and here is what I made using one of the images......

Recipe: SU Real Red and various scraps of SU card to make the ground and rainbow
White card
Image is from Fabrika Fantasy - Young Marguerite 
Sentiment is from - Avery Elle ~ Oh Happy Day clear stamp set
Background - handmade
Die from Uniquely Creative - Rainbow
Copic Markers
Inkpads - SU Pacific Point & Memento Tuxedo Black
D/S tape & foam dots

Come and join in the challenge while you still have time. We'd love to see your creations.
Thanks for stopping by.
Take Care,
Hugs, Sandy