MIM#131 ~Walking in the rain with Nicecrane Designs

Make It Monday #131 has begun.
Congratulations go to Trish as our featured artist this week and also to Lisa T as our winning commenter We are being sponsored by Nicecrane Designs this week and there are lots of wonderful images so be sure to pop over to the shop and take a look. You won't have wasted your time!!! This is the first time the DT have used Ignacio's wonderful images.  I chose this beautiful vintage image of a little girl out walking and here is what I did with her...

This is the front....

and here is the inside.....

Recipe:
SU Soft Suede cardstock for the cardbase
DP - leafy one is from Su paper pack - Autumn Spice
      - floral paper is from Grace Taylor 12x12 paper pad ~ Vintage
Nestie Die -
Sentiment from clear set of stamps by
Image is from Nicecrane Designs- Sugar and Spice DSL1
Pearls from stash
Copic Markers
SU Basic Brown inkpad
SU Creamy Caramel inkpad
Foam Dots
DS tape roller

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge ~ Anything Goes
My Grafico challenges - Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Challenge #5 ~ Anything Goes
Victorine Originals  - Challenge #54 ~ Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Challenge ~ Anything Goes with an Optional Sketch
No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes
That Craft Place Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Nicecrane Designs

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

I chose two entries to share the spotlight for POTW from last weeks linky party and the first one is this gorgeous creation by Pat from Paper, Markers, Ink, Oh My! and you can check it out here

The second one is by Judy from In Search of My Creative Side and you can pop over to her blog and see what is inside of this lovely project!

Now it's once again your turn to dazzle - we'd love to see your creations!!! and if you pop over to visit the other DT's blogs, maybe you might be surprised and find you've been featured.
PS..... If you didn't see my DT card for Gingerloft please scroll down and maybe leave a comment too.

Thanks for calling in, please leave me a comment to let me know that you've been.
Hugs,
Sandy

The Caterpillar and the Butterfly - Gingerloft DT Card

Time for another challenge over at Gingerloft Challenges. The theme for this fortnight is the "Colour Green"
I chose this cute image of a caterpillar lying on a mushroom for my card and you can find it at the Gingerloft Digi Stamps store. We had lots of lovely entries last week so I hope you will join in with the challenge this fortnight too.

Here is how I used my image...

Front of card

 Inside of card

Recipe:
Green textured cardstock from stash for the basecard
Bright green cardstock from stash
SU Garden Green cardstock
DP is from Grace Taylor 12x12 paper pad called Hello Sunshine
Ribbon from stash
Butterfly is from a Kaisercraft clear stamp set
Caterpillar and mushrooms are from Gingerloft Digi Stamps
Sentiment from a boxed set by Hero  Arts
Nestie Die - Reverse Wonky Rectangles
Copic Markers
Foam Dots
DS tape roller

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Great Impressions - Going Green - Use green  and/or recycled products
Eclectic Ellapu -  Challenge - Birthdays
No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes

 Well, that's me finished so now it's your turn. Looking forward to popping in to see some of your wonderful creations.

Thanks for popping in , Don't forget to stop by tomorrow to see my Make It Monday card too.
Take Care,
Hugs,
Sandy

Quick Christmas card using chipboard diecuts

Halfway through the weekend already - a busy day today, overslept and the poor dogs were still in their beds in the laundry dying to be let out!!! Our youngest son and fiance caught me still in my pj's and wanted me  to go out with Emma to try a cheescake that they may like at their engagement party. Of course being diabetic I shouldn't be eating it at all, but to please them I had some. It was so sweet, there would be no way I could eat it and I suppose since I've cut down on all that sort of thing, it does seem even more sweet to me. He wanted to know whether I could make it, I think all I would need would be to find a recipe. It was an apricot baked cheescake with an almond topping and maybe icing sugar on top. It looked a bit like crumble on a baked apple pie!!!
The craft group that I usually go to on Saturdays met for the first time since before Christmas as people have just had things on and it hasn't been able to get going until now. I got home to find hubby off to the airport to pick up a couple of our friends who stayed with us just over a week ago and left their car here and a few belongings. They shouted us pizza for tea before they headed off to the mallee region back to their farm. A bit of tv watching and then started thinking about making a card, I've missed a few nights this week due to different things going on so tonight I decided to make a quick Christmas card using a packet of diecuts that I picked up about 5 years ago in one of the discount shops.
Here it is.....

Recipe:
SU Garden Green cardstock for the top fold cardbase
DP from
Nestie die - Classic Circles small
Image and square word are diecuts from the discount variety store (at least 5 years old)
Sentiment from SU More Merry Messages
SU Handsome Hunter inkpad
Foam dots
DS tape roller

Thanks for stopping by, hope you are having an enjoyable weekend.
Take Care,
Sandy

Thinking of you with CTMH

Another full day, left here early this morning with my youngest daughter and my future DIL to go look at some dresses to wear to her wedding. I bought a lovely beaded one and of course (and luckily) it's in my favourite colour purple!!! My daughter thought it looked to old for me when it was hanging in the shop but changed her mind when I tried it on. It's been horrible weather here today, very hot and muggy and not ideal for putting clothes on and off half a dozen times trying different outfits. I also bought a bargain dress, not quite as dressy but will still be worn in Vietnam for the meeting of Emma's parents - it was marked down from $100 to only $15!!! Love it.
I was about an hour late for craft this afternoon and so didn't get much done. Tea out with friends and then home here to watch tv and try and stay cool.
I have done another case of a card which I saw in an old magazine, slight variation to the layout and used different dies etc.
Here it is.....

Front of card... I tried scanning but because things are popped out on the front it was all fuzzy so I've tried taking a photo. It's turned out marginally better but it's not blurry!

Inside of card - this one's scanned 

Recipe:
Maroon cardstock from stash for the basecard
White card from stash
Scraps of green card 
DP from Grace Taylor 12x12 paper pad - Hello Sunshine
Chipboard flower from Craftworks
small flower from stash, inked around the edges with Pink Pirouette
Brad from stash
Nesties - Classic Circles - large and small
               Big Scalloped circles - small
Cheery Lyn Design - Olive branch die

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
(back tomorrow with some, LOL, it's too late)

Thanks for popping in today, Hope you are having a wonderful day and maybe getting some time to craft too!!!
Take Care,
Sandy

PSC69 Going green with a touch of Grey

I've had a mucky day today, trying to phone people and organise a few things. Today sees the start of a new challenge at the Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog. This week we are being asked to create a card using Green with a touch of Grey, and don't forget the most important part - that's right, a sentiment on the front!!!
Our sponspor this week is Robyn's Fetish and I chose to use this image called Primitive Pitcher

Here's my card.....  I paper pieced the watering can

Inside of card...

Recipe:
SU Old Olive cardstock - top fold card base
DP from kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 Paper pad called Chapter One
Martha Stewart doily lace punch
Image is Primitive Pitcher from Robyn's Fetish
Sentiment is from SUA Little Greeting
Copic Markers
Nestie Dies - rectangles and scalloped rectangles
Flower from stash
Pearls from stash
Foam Dots
DS tape roller

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Feeling Floral (card,pearls, flowers and brad are all well over 6 months old)
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - PTT#110 - Use Die Cuts

Our Sponsor

will award 5 free digis to one lucky random winner!

Okay get out your cardmaking goodies and show us your stuff!!!

Don't forget to pop in to see the other DT's creations and leave them some blog love.

Hugs,

Sandy

Stylish Lady in Blue

A quick post as it's late and I need to do a bit of commenting!!! I saw this layout in a magazine recently and loved it so I've cased it and done my version of it.
Here's the card:

Front of card

Inside

Recipe:
Blue card from scrap mountain!!! I think it's one of the SU blues
DP are both from Grace Taylor Vintage scrapbook pad 12x12
Image is froma set of rubber stamps by Darkroom door called Just My Style
Black Memento inkpad
Copic Markers
Sentiment is from SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Flower is from cre8tiv (comes complete with bling!)

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Loves Rubberstamps Challenges - Challenge Week 42 ~ Anything Goes
Lady-Anne's Challenges - Vicky's Challenge -  4th Challenges ~ Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by and I enjoyed reading the comments left for me.
Take Care,
Sandy

Look at that Hair!!! - MIM#130

Did you find time last week to link up some of your creations to Make It Monday, if not you're in luck as the new Linky Party starts today and we are looking forward to loads of marvellous entries.
Congrats to Paula as our featured artist and also to Franka as the winning commenter. I hope you enjoy your prize.
This week we are being sponsored by Saturated Canary and I chose this fab image of this cutie called Frizzy Jynx - isn't she sweet. There are lots of lovelies on the Saturated Canary shop site.

Here is what I did with her!!!

Front of card...

 Inside of card... I've used the paper on both sides on the inside and then added the extra heart and embellies on the right side so it can be used for the greeting.

Recipe:
SU Real Red cardstock
White Cardstock
Scraps of SU Pink Pirouette cardstock
DP is from Grace Taylor's Vintage Scrapbook 12x12 paper pad
Image is Frizzy Jynx from Saturated Canary
Nestie Die - Classic Hearts
Cuttlebug Die - Hearts $ Stamps
Sentiment is from SU - It's your Day set of two
Punches - Word window  and Decorative tag (I think)
Copic Markers
Pearls from stash
Black Memento inkpad
Tacky Glue
DS Roller tape

I am entering this into the following challenges:
ABC Challenges - ABC 19 ~ Anything Goes
Created With Love Challenges - CWLC 31 ~ Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - Challenge #5 ~ Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Challenge ~ Anything Goes - optional Tic Tac Toe ( I used die cuts, digi and free (pearls) )
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #15 ~ Anything Goes
That Craft Place Challenge -  Anything Goes
Lady Anne's Challenges - Vicky's Challenge -  Anything Goes

Saturated Canary

Hello friends! My name is Krista and I design Saturated Canary digis and rubber stamps.  I love drawing quirky little characters!!  And I love even more seeing them colored in by you fantastically talented stampers out there!!  What an inspiration... The coloring brings them to life!  I'd love if you stopped over to my blog and said 'hello.'  It's a place full of family, art, crafts, and the occasional outfit post...hopefully you'll find something there to make you smile!  Happy coloring, lovelies!! x

Krista is generously offering

2 Digis

to our winning commenter.

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!

Here is my POTW it's from Paper and Scraps Creations by Julia and it's an up-cycled box. I've always been a fan of Audrey Hepburn and just love this fab project Lovely work, Julia






Well, that brings us to the start of MIM#!30 and can't wait to see what you come up with to share with everyone. Don't forget to pop by the other DT member's blogs to get a closer look of what they've made too.
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
Sandy