A lil bit of Sarah Kay

Good morning my lovelies.  It's a Bank holiday today and in true bank holiday style it's cold and miserable so my plans of having all my washing outside have gone by the wayside. 

Anyway, I'm just popping in to share a card I've just managed to finish.  Whilst I was having a rummage around my stamp draws I came across a bunch of Sarah Kay stamps I haven't used in absolutely ages so picked one of my favourites to ink up.  Decided I'd do a different style card instead of my usual 6 x 6 so plumped for a front step card.  I've also seen a challenge somewhere to make your own flowers so I'd seen a while back on a blog how to make these gorgeous flowers so had a go too.  Now can't remember for the life of me what challenge it was so will have to hunt for that one out but I can remember the flowers were on Norma's fab blog here.  She has loads of inspiration on there so you should check it out.  So let me show you what how it turned out. 

Image:  Sarah Kay 'Olivia with kittens'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  First Edition 'blank canvas'

Flowers:  handmade

Dies:  Memory Box 'puffy clouds', Marianne Design Creatables fence,

Cheery Lynn 'Fanciful Flourish', Whimsy Stamps 'Corner die set'

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Ribbon and pearls from stash

My last photo shows the image close up and coloured with my copics.  It's actually a real easy image to colour so I don't know why I don't use them more often as they really are very sweet.

Copics used

Face/Body:  E000, E11, E13

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Clothes:  BG11, BG13, BG15, BG49/R00, R000, R12, R14

Plant pot/Flowers:  E43, E47, E49/YR23, YR31/R00, R12, R14

Grass:  YG00, YG03, YG95

Handmade flowers:  R000, R00, R12, R14

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp  -  anything goes

The Ribbon Girls  -  May 'card' challenge

Stamping Sensations  -  anything goes

Okay that's all from me today.  Got to go lovely food shopping now what a thing to have to do on a bank holiday but I suppose if I want the kiddies to have stuff for their lunch boxes next week best get my behind in gear.  Then I assure you I'm coming home and sneaking in some colouring!

Take care.

Ann-Marie

xxx

New challenge time over at The ABC Challenges

Good morning everyone and a happy Sunday to you folks.  I hope you've all had a good week and been enjoying your weekend and maybe squeezing in a little crafty time.  We're still struggling a little here to get back into the early morning school routine but I'm sure it won't be long before we're in the swing of it.

Anyways, as it's the 15th it's time again for another new challenge over at The ABC Challenges and I have my DT card to share with you all.  This challenge we are on the letter V so that's V for Very Cute and we are being sponsored this time by Stamp and Create.  My teamies as usual have made lots of cute creations for you to feast your eyes upon so go and take a peek at all the gorgeous inspiration.

So let me show you my card.  I had a bit of a dig around my stamp collection and came across this little cutie pie.  I don't even think she has been inked up before and how bad is that.  So she is a Sarah Kay image called 'Bernadette admiring the spring flowers' and she's so cute and I've coloured her up with my copics.   

Image:  Sarah Kay 'Bernadette admiring spring flowers'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  Papermania 'Rose Garden'

Dies:  Spellbinders 'Fleur de Lis' ovals

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

 

The close up.  Love how the hair turned out and those butterflies and sentiment are actually from the paper pack.

Copic List 

Face/Body:  E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, R81

Hair:  E43, E47, E49

Trousers:  RV00, R81, R83, R85

Top:  YG00, YG03, YG63, YG67

Watering Can/Flowers:  BG000, BG000, BG01, BG05

Grass:  YG11, YG13, YG95

 

Okay folks I'd like to say thank you for popping in on my little blog it really is very much appreciated.  I've not been the best blogger of late with leaving comments and I am sorry so I'm hoping to put that right in the next couple of days and to visit you all and leave you some love.

 

Take care,

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

A Sarah Kay for a change!



Hello everyone wishing you all a very happy Saturday.  I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far.  Well its warmed up here a bit but hence we now have rain, yuk!

 

Anyway a quickish post from me today as it is just me and my daughter here at the moment and we've decided to have a go at her perfume making kit so she's waiting patiently bless her whilst I finish up here.

 

My card today is using an older Sarah Kay stamp which is adorable and lovely to colour.  Here's a couple of piccies:-



Image:  Sarah Kay 'Isabelle with puppy Coco'

Medium:  copics

Papers:  My Minds Eye 'Magnolia' collection (quite old now)

All matted onto card from The Papermill Direct

Lace and charms from stash

 

A quick side view up next.  The inside has been decorated to compliment the front. 

 

Last up the usual close up of the gorgeous image and a list of the copics used.

Copics used

Reds:  R81, R85, R46, R59

Blues:  B0000, B00, B02, B04

Greens:  YG11, YG13, YG67, G99

Browns:  top/puppy E41, E43, E47/hair E41, E43, E47, E49/ground E31, E33, E37

 

Challenges I would like to enter:-

 

Bunny Zoes challenge:  favourite colour combo (had to be red its my favourite colour)

 

CLP challenge:  fabby sketch

 

Right time to dash got to go make a mess and and some funny smells with my daughter  and her kit!!!!

 

Catch up with you later folks, take care

Ann-Marie

xxx

 

Going for a little bike ride!!

Hello folks I hope you have been enjoying your weekend, its been quiet here as the kiddiewinkles are away at their other nanny's for a couple of days and boy am I missing them it seems as though I haven't seen them much at all this half term. 

Haven't spent much time in my craft room this weekend as we decided to tidy the garden a little and pot up some hanging baskets and tubs.  I did manage to finish this card though and it would appear I am having a little bit of a pink phase.

I've used an old Sarah Kay stamp - well she's new to my collection but has been out a long time.  There are so many new stamps being released all the time I can't keep up as pennies can be a little tight at times, so inevitably end up with a long long wish list but at least I can tick her off now!!!!  I have coloured her with a mixture of copics and prisma pencils and I think I've managed to achieve a soft look for a change.



Papers are Thimbles and Threads from Nitwits and very soft and pretty, love them.  Flowers from WOC and I used some pearl trim which I've had for an absolute age, think its from my local haberdashers though.

Challenges I would like to enter:-

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop  -  lots of layers

Papertake Weekly  -  anything goes

Well thats it from me, its gone 1 a.m. and I must say feeling a little tired but can't go to bed yet as hubby is out with mates and hasn't taken his keys so I think a little colouring may be on the cards.

Take care and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx

First Kiss!

Morning all, hope you're all having a good day so far.  Its beautiful down here on the south coast, crisp but not a cloud in the sky, bet you anything it doesn't last till the wedding on Saturday though!

I have a Sarah Kay card to share with you today and the image is an older one called First Kiss and its one of my faves I think its so sweet.

Quite a simple card really not much fuss on this one.  Papers are Penny Lane from My Mind's Eye and I so love these, beautiful colours with a little sparkle mmmm!  Image is coloured with copics, ribbon is from stash and of course blooms from WOC.

Okay thats it from me for now, thanks for popping in and I do appreciate every single comment I receive, thank you guys.  Happy crafting, take care

Ann-Marie

xxx

Christmas Post!

Hi everyone hope you've had a great start to the week. My week is going to be a little hectic as its our son's 9th birthday on Friday and a few things left to sort like GET THE PRESENT yikes nothing like leaving it to the last minute is there!!! Should be okay though as we've decided to let him have a pet so we're going to get him a little hamster (or those creepy things that scurry about as my hubby said). Anyway, I'll keep it brief as I'm not feeling on top of the world tonight as I have a cold and feel like plop.

So here's a crimbly card made with a gorgeous little Sarah Kay image all in traditional reds and greens today and I used the yummy sketch from over at Bunny Zoe's monthly challenge.

Papers are the fab Memory Box just luurrve these which I got from Tracy at Dies to Die for. The poinsettias are die cuts made using the Marianne Creatables dies which I think are great. The greeting on the card is a die cut which I've had for like forever and the sentiment on the base is by Inkadinkado and not forgetting the roses which are of course from Wild Orchid Crafts.




I would like to enter my card into a few challenges:-

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - sketch

The ABC Challenge - Easel cards

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September

Secret Craft Saturday Challenge - Easel cards

Stampavie - Die cuts

I think thats about it folks I'm going off now to make myself a yummy hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows - it always cheers me up.

Take care wherever you are and happy crafting.

Ann-Marie

xxx