tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33585570172144660002024-02-19T06:41:10.042+00:00My Creative SpaceSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.comBlogger352125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-20283720878863736262011-07-28T08:58:00.005+01:002011-07-28T09:21:40.071+01:00I haven't vanished!Although I feel like I have been away from blogland for ages! It seems like every waking minute I am spending on the computer working on my business and trying to read and learn as much as I can to make it a success. And now the summer holidays are here so Thomas is at home and he doesn't like mummy being on the computer for too long! I can see a lot of early mornings and late evenings over the next 5 weeks!<br /><br />I'm really missing my card making but I'm finding the thought of spending a couple of hours colouring an image and assembling a card is putting me off from even setting foot into my craft room. I'm determined to find a bit space in the day for 'me time' so I think that clean & simple is the way to go for now. These cards still take me a long time though as I dither over colour combinations/sentiments/embellishments!<br /><br />So this card uses FTL150 from the Clean & Simple blog. I've used Kraft card for my base and bazzil card for the layers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVs6zmUDVnnZWik7lBTOVYyN6X6c5nuk5-xS2dOQQVrqBftTntrP5Avn85Sn-1qWTfODiUZBSnUaF93QRBo4vMFBDw73bTK9Fdq9xHOOOjIKuOG1-rwcph9Zq2SPlYPd_NjLqkMEfESyE/s1600/FTL150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVs6zmUDVnnZWik7lBTOVYyN6X6c5nuk5-xS2dOQQVrqBftTntrP5Avn85Sn-1qWTfODiUZBSnUaF93QRBo4vMFBDw73bTK9Fdq9xHOOOjIKuOG1-rwcph9Zq2SPlYPd_NjLqkMEfESyE/s400/FTL150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634314477713950306" border="0" /></a><br />I gathered the seam binding by grabbing a single thread with my tweezers and giving it a pull! The idea came from <a href="http://scrapnbake.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/clean-and-simple-150/">this gorgous card</a> by Kati. This picture shows the layered butterflies a bit better.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i0tqiAjWUlgp7J0LIgo9RYb95Vi-F38ADWpyuC8dh0J6AJmMUrSE-ZZxmxH5JJ0yCPI6MProkXUgweQFpEjsubcyKQFlzSeoegmFv9Dehy2ynRGPp-RnxPO5I5yZsFK8MAGxowk-Z2zk/s1600/FTL150b.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i0tqiAjWUlgp7J0LIgo9RYb95Vi-F38ADWpyuC8dh0J6AJmMUrSE-ZZxmxH5JJ0yCPI6MProkXUgweQFpEjsubcyKQFlzSeoegmFv9Dehy2ynRGPp-RnxPO5I5yZsFK8MAGxowk-Z2zk/s400/FTL150b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634314550041022194" border="0" /></a><br />And I just had to take a close up of this gorgeous metal flower brad. This is the sort of embellishment that sits in my drawer and is looked at regularly but never used! It was perfect for this card though so I took a deep breath and opened the packet!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-06zYtNSwXYMsLwbsvO7Y4BT9FxTZ3q_ZNDGZZ18sbUq6WwvHeuZNfFxmrdplpELWwbBfTXAJzP_fcHU404qxBQ1yMU8WbJ_VwYlVX_vXbIQ0jwdaHAn3cbQhQ0JlfTcsEA6oGXkMByVH/s1600/FTL150c.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-06zYtNSwXYMsLwbsvO7Y4BT9FxTZ3q_ZNDGZZ18sbUq6WwvHeuZNfFxmrdplpELWwbBfTXAJzP_fcHU404qxBQ1yMU8WbJ_VwYlVX_vXbIQ0jwdaHAn3cbQhQ0JlfTcsEA6oGXkMByVH/s400/FTL150c.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634314622908557922" border="0" /></a><br />I'd love to know what you think. Enjoy the rest of your week.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-24153876172957762022011-07-08T08:22:00.003+01:002011-07-08T08:34:25.056+01:00Wild Rose Studio DTWow, its been a hectic few weeks but my new business is now up and running. The Fitwear Boutique <a href="http://www.thefitwearboutique.co.uk/">www.thefitwearboutique.co.uk</a> sells luxury yoga, Pilates and fitness clothing. So far I've had great feedback and yesterday I made my first sale which was really exciting. If you get the chance to take a look at the site I'd love to know what you think. And if you do like it please give it a mention on your blog with a little link as this will really help my Google rankings!!!!!<br /><br />Onto my card and I'd like to show you a Wild Rose Studio DT card. This is Milton with Sunflower. I chose to go with a pink sunflower so I could use the fabulous Wild Rose Studio Valetta Garden papers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7D3zqGkTT02oiKXgIO9OWbNFRNlTrwFB2usxzAv453rsb3ru7iL7ML-1XK3mxM9w6cSDO-gO5S40T5FDCsiWQEiicgvyCb3XfdC78PbX6lzZtN5UeWxer2_5C3wdnC1mrK7BZuST2QBd/s1600/WRS.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7D3zqGkTT02oiKXgIO9OWbNFRNlTrwFB2usxzAv453rsb3ru7iL7ML-1XK3mxM9w6cSDO-gO5S40T5FDCsiWQEiicgvyCb3XfdC78PbX6lzZtN5UeWxer2_5C3wdnC1mrK7BZuST2QBd/s400/WRS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626880474753654834" border="0" /></a><br />I have some more of these adorable stamps to play with so hopefully I'll get a chance later this evening. Have a great Friday.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-89589582335747603482011-06-28T23:06:00.005+01:002011-06-29T08:27:00.225+01:00Sunshine & ShowersHello, thanks for visiting today. How about this bizarre weather we are having at the moment? It was so hot Sunday/Monday and then yesterday at Wimbledon they had the loudest thunderstorm and sure enough, about 45 mins later it arrived in Kent! One of the perks of working from home is that I've had the TV on every day from noon to watch the tennis! We were on Centre Court last Tuesday although our seats were almost at the back. We saw some good tennis on the outside courts though. I'm really looking forward to the quarter finals today and will be cheering on Andy Murray.<br /><br />Onto my card and this cute hAnglar image has been coloured for over a week now - I finally got around to putting my card together last night. I used some of my lovely new stash from Wild Orchid Crafts (decorative metal corner and roses).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mQp17L58TdCrfFS6kqalALiZadDd3sF8WbNGv8y4G92U51S8ZPnXc70ZOxO2s7ZIBoe5Oac3HTEwF9m1WE8ZxM6t27kWgVPUwTqK3FXmDvcpBiAmtalu8fgmkmTSXbIqGhIB65-AISFH/s1600/hAnglar.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mQp17L58TdCrfFS6kqalALiZadDd3sF8WbNGv8y4G92U51S8ZPnXc70ZOxO2s7ZIBoe5Oac3HTEwF9m1WE8ZxM6t27kWgVPUwTqK3FXmDvcpBiAmtalu8fgmkmTSXbIqGhIB65-AISFH/s400/hAnglar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623538745178391074" border="0" /></a><br />Umm, I think I may have played around with the brightness and contrast a bit too much, the colours don't seem quite right!<br /><br /><br />I'm going to enter my card in these challenges:<br /><br /><a href="http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/">Just Magnolia & hAnglar</a> - Butterflies<br /><br />I received a fabulous DT package from Wild Rose Studio a little while ago so hopefully I'll have something to show you on Friday.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-22900063573663148192011-06-15T08:46:00.003+01:002011-06-15T09:43:42.065+01:00An old favouriteHello and thanks for stopping by today. I've been having a good clear out of my crafty stash recently and selling some of the stamps that I don't use. This is then a very good excuse to go and buy some new stamps and I don't feel nearly so guilty! But there are a few stamps that I don't think I will ever part with and this Whiff of Joy stamp is one of them. She is a dream to colour and I love the expression on her face.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1JjCqTOYanTWh8oajZeE5AgTnbUpOm6QX6qTw34bIIPgQm6mZnVUKlz71qxDPfZwmzD_s_eqmKme8xNPQIs-AMnUGmBs4YdvuI-DcBiwoDbBJtFFWcxEbzCYIIjT7sO6rJIb0wvtmaqS/s1600/WOJ+card.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1JjCqTOYanTWh8oajZeE5AgTnbUpOm6QX6qTw34bIIPgQm6mZnVUKlz71qxDPfZwmzD_s_eqmKme8xNPQIs-AMnUGmBs4YdvuI-DcBiwoDbBJtFFWcxEbzCYIIjT7sO6rJIb0wvtmaqS/s400/WOJ+card.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618349820505466562" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8Fm-cQoLvmv8wrxJ8SmD5nak6CKGSgs11YBFat5ulfz9dbsclcmHhek_81HR_DySjZEdFbjZYUx2318xJWRLDKp6uhbQ0yQNMFkBa4vrablWRg2u1hUdhumRYl9uLhzeOdOsqu-NgtBM/s1600/WOJ+2+card.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8Fm-cQoLvmv8wrxJ8SmD5nak6CKGSgs11YBFat5ulfz9dbsclcmHhek_81HR_DySjZEdFbjZYUx2318xJWRLDKp6uhbQ0yQNMFkBa4vrablWRg2u1hUdhumRYl9uLhzeOdOsqu-NgtBM/s320/WOJ+2+card.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618363816880432274" border="0" /></a>I also have a large stash of Wild Orchid Craft flowers which I love but some of them are quite bulky and make putting a card in a regular envelope impossible. So I thought I would play around and have a go at altering some. The larger flower is a gardenia and the two smaller flowers are made from roses. I cut off the wire stems and then carefully peeled the layers of the flowers apart, flattened them out a little and spritzed them with glimmer mist (pearl on the large flower, tattered rose on the smaller ones). I inked the edges on the smaller ones and then spritzed them straight away so the edges bled slightly. The pearl brads are from the Hobby House and I'm quite pleased with the result.<br /><br />I'm going to enter this card into these challenges:<br /><br /><a href="http://stampwithfun.blogspot.com/">Stamp with Fun - Pearls and Flowers</a><br /><a href="http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/">Stampavie & More - Butterflies</a><br /><a href="http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/">Totally Gorjuss - Flower Power</a><br /><a href="http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/">Totally Papercrafts - Summer</a><br /><br /><br />Have a lovely week!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-81201513214981805832011-06-11T08:16:00.004+01:002011-06-11T08:32:02.802+01:00Wild Rose Studio DTIt's the weekend! This week has flown by and we've got a busy weekend planned. Thomas has been counting the sleeps until we see his cousins tomorrow and it's also my dads birthday and fathers day next weekend so we've got presents to buy to take with us tomorrow.<br /><br />Todays card is a DT card for Wild Rose Studio. I absolutely adore Milton and this image of him holding a large flower is one of my favourites.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi769zssm3TQbxrwDtn8IbFx6F2xC5xuNxO-XTv19lurGVDuvAww98-9kip6b7TrMOJF_UrxQgADtAQgbEZ2YUcezZrmgHwRc8vM5eXU8fI6rpoetDrln6ZPPzwru6ztfdlUEe6ouvhMF2d/s1600/Wild+Rose+Studio+DT.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi769zssm3TQbxrwDtn8IbFx6F2xC5xuNxO-XTv19lurGVDuvAww98-9kip6b7TrMOJF_UrxQgADtAQgbEZ2YUcezZrmgHwRc8vM5eXU8fI6rpoetDrln6ZPPzwru6ztfdlUEe6ouvhMF2d/s400/Wild+Rose+Studio+DT.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616859007279635282" border="0" /></a><br />Milton is coloured with distress ink and all the papers, including the paper pieced flower, are also from Wild Rose Studio. I borrowed the layout from the Just Magnolia challenge! I'm entering this card into these challenges:<br /><br /><a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a> - Punches<br /><br />If you like your Magnolia stamps then pop over to the Glitter Pot as they have a huge Magnolia sale on at the moment. I have resisted but I did do a bit of shopping at Wild Orchid Crafts yesterday! I've been waiting for those gorgeous decorative metal corners to come back into stock but a few more bits and pieces fell into my cart too!<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-14985045972256707952011-06-07T22:04:00.004+01:002011-06-07T22:10:24.713+01:00Mojo MondayHello, thanks for visiting today. We've had a day of beautiful sunshine here in Kent but I've been glued to my computer pretty much all day. My new online store is coming along nicely and if everything goes to plan I should be ready to launch at the end of next week. It's very exciting and I just want to get going with it now!<br /><br />My trip to the Craft Barn on Sunday really gave my mojo a boost. One of the demonstrators was using these fabulous new stamps from Woodware which I just had to have.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkhEXy-B4sWkCBUtazFOz47QnI3tfBJ9mkQrBRg4aAvofPZohXuMPPT9pc9Z1h_7aThPN5nfXD4oYmlVoa_oIYvonIEl31yzfKMfSSJ7x8qzcQzNKrUGTSOb6zs2JoWzztXKTv_bEeL0W/s1600/Mojo+Monday.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkhEXy-B4sWkCBUtazFOz47QnI3tfBJ9mkQrBRg4aAvofPZohXuMPPT9pc9Z1h_7aThPN5nfXD4oYmlVoa_oIYvonIEl31yzfKMfSSJ7x8qzcQzNKrUGTSOb6zs2JoWzztXKTv_bEeL0W/s400/Mojo+Monday.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615587769838459650" border="0" /></a><br />This owl is perfect for paper piecing and I've chosen some really bright and cheerful papers by My Minds Eye. The fabulous layout is from this weeks Mojo Monday challenge and I'm also entering this card into the Charisma Cardz challenge which is "Something that Flies".<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the week.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-83118962484078064682011-06-05T18:46:00.003+01:002011-06-05T18:57:52.156+01:00A Crafty DayHello, thanks for stopping by. I had a lovely crafty day at the Craft Barn today. It was their summer extravaganza and there were lots of fabulous demonstrations and so much inspiration. The lovely Christine Dark was there demonstrating her amazing colouring and it was lovely to 'bump' into the inspirational Kim Piggot too. I could have spent a small fortune but I was very restrained and only bought the things I 'had' to have and not all the things I 'would like to' have!! My favourite purchase was a packet of Tim Holtz tissue tape which is amazing stuff and I can't wait to use it on a project. It wasn't really appropriate for this card though!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi671JEvNsS39LgsSu4KVXTQzZVZ0ehnx4Wm9bIiPTUhlBWVwDFTNR_h-ZxKLf2pK80PkM4y9Oy1cS_2L9j_733_cFC5qsHg-xTBYhdBLyrZAxbRPfGnFAUf3eLcqSVyoXIBFS3tvnXmgxK/s1600/Baby+easel.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi671JEvNsS39LgsSu4KVXTQzZVZ0ehnx4Wm9bIiPTUhlBWVwDFTNR_h-ZxKLf2pK80PkM4y9Oy1cS_2L9j_733_cFC5qsHg-xTBYhdBLyrZAxbRPfGnFAUf3eLcqSVyoXIBFS3tvnXmgxK/s400/Baby+easel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614795399309406354" border="0" /></a><br />I got the design inspiration from Christine who had a fabulous easel card on her table today. The hearts are also made into a mini easel to support the main part of the card. The gingham paper came from the Craft Barn today, everything else is from my stash. I do need to add some stickles but I was distracted by Thomas pulling the keys off my laptop and I spent a frustrating 45 mins trying to work out how the *<span style="font-style: italic;">beep</span>* things go back on!<br /><br />I feel my mojo gradually returning so hopefully it won't be too long before I post again.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-78530112773416410592011-05-18T14:56:00.004+01:002011-05-18T15:20:45.556+01:00It's been too longHello, it does seem an age since I last posted on my blog. Life is busy busy busy; whoever it was who told me that life goes crazy fast when you have children was so right! I can't quite believe that we have been visiting infant schools recently ready for our application for Sept 2012 as it only seems like yesterday that Thomas was a newborn. He's had a few adventures recently too. Last week he lost control of his bike and fell into the little stream that runs alongside the footpath and today he fell off his bike at nursery and now has an egg size lump on the back of his head. He's OK, just a bit bruised but nothing that the promise of a gingerbread man couldn't fix!<br /><br />In an attempt to kick start my creative mojo I had a little shopping spree at the Craftz Boutique last week and it seems to have worked! My inspiration for this card came from <a href="http://kimpiggott.blogspot.com/2011/05/something-for-you.html">Kim's Blog</a>. Kim is one of my favourite bloggers and all her cards have the WOW factor so I CASE'd one of her creations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtM6Hvlg9XqcC1XkWaUD63skeKxhYtVH4pGONBO0apqUg1bMx4T43S12WrXRbm0otrG_UlEy7UxD9GTfZpl8Ll9Hptt2napjArmX0QSnMdSxnS9yVfYwCaAUf7cBFYKOTxbVpo4MlGyqbC/s1600/Tilda+card.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtM6Hvlg9XqcC1XkWaUD63skeKxhYtVH4pGONBO0apqUg1bMx4T43S12WrXRbm0otrG_UlEy7UxD9GTfZpl8Ll9Hptt2napjArmX0QSnMdSxnS9yVfYwCaAUf7cBFYKOTxbVpo4MlGyqbC/s400/Tilda+card.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608056850359884674" border="0" /></a><br />I used the same layout that Kim used for her card but used a different image, papers, etc. Tilda is coloured with a mixture of distress inks and aqua pens. The papers are a mixture of Prima and Fancy Pants and the flower is also from Prima. All the edges are inked with Walnut Stain distress ink.<br /><br />This card fits quite a lot of challenges:<br /><br />Stamp with Fun - Green & Pink<br />Creative Card Crew - Cute & Girly<br />Spoonful of Sugar - Anything Goes<br />Papertake Weekly - Bloom & Grow<br />Stampavie & More - Summer<br />Just Magnolia - Make it Lacy<br />Stamp Something - Anything Goes<br />Magnolia Down Under - Favourite Things (the Prima flowers are definitely my new favourite things)<br /><br />Thanks for visiting, I'd love to know what you think of my card and I hope you enjoy the rest of your week.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-50619764069557493902011-05-03T18:45:00.005+01:002011-05-03T19:06:08.617+01:00Mojo - MIA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s5epUTgiucOClM94RmJTlK6TUZry8pbd30_8mG9emhfUz9ph3QP8cUSHvyuZfIU8sXILt4zmVBUE7Yo5NK15XCSfCMRMSEeqUyprRLjcTw1EhVq4YOt8suIpXHh7GeEMYyubGCnOW8WQ/s1600/CARD2.JPG"><br /></a><br />Hello, I hope your week is going well so far and you enjoyed the long weekend. Wasn't the Wedding fantastic? I had the TV on from 8am with all the build up and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. I'm not sure Thomas would agree as he wasn't allowed to watch Fireman Sam until late afternoon!<br /><br />I took delivery of my first stock last week which was very exciting. I'm progressing really well with building my shop. It's a huge learning curve for me but I'm enjoying every minute and I can't wait until I can officially open.<br /><br />Unfortunately my creative mojo is still Missing In Action (probably replaced with all the IT & web info that I'm trying to cram into my brain) but I have managed to make some very simple cards over the weekend.<br /><br />The first was made using this weeks Clean & Simple sketch. I didn't get too creative with the sketch, just got out all my flower punches and some paper scraps, but I'm pretty pleased with the finished result.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCnR9Sp1fhskTgbJeNOMHOhhV9M6lK4M_2ymMn_hTYhIuNFFnlAth2T61Ycw48vu1DkCqOUwp30dGsEyuCylP05zs8AfurmJ8LwsIJSpWHf6GIYYkpTjC3cqAVJud6SkjiFao9qTcfbd5/s1600/c%2526s.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCnR9Sp1fhskTgbJeNOMHOhhV9M6lK4M_2ymMn_hTYhIuNFFnlAth2T61Ycw48vu1DkCqOUwp30dGsEyuCylP05zs8AfurmJ8LwsIJSpWHf6GIYYkpTjC3cqAVJud6SkjiFao9qTcfbd5/s400/c%2526s.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602552066853263154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My other two cards were made using some freebie stamps that came with a craft magazine. The cards are really small (10cm x 10cm) and the images were fab to colour. I used distress inks and a touch of stickles and very simple layouts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7HIwzO3RMFVEBaKV0RJ7EiGoE45aNZGTp35EhkomLg2Mi-KzqInuJ3wOnKpWQZwonWxS5O_UG8lXsnHxpRUhSQZE_Pdjh7JW9UEBdBbKi77RFoDgbLgBPj5YHyev9zTvjlRkyqYFDgMF/s1600/CARD1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7HIwzO3RMFVEBaKV0RJ7EiGoE45aNZGTp35EhkomLg2Mi-KzqInuJ3wOnKpWQZwonWxS5O_UG8lXsnHxpRUhSQZE_Pdjh7JW9UEBdBbKi77RFoDgbLgBPj5YHyev9zTvjlRkyqYFDgMF/s400/CARD1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602552141529768834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s5epUTgiucOClM94RmJTlK6TUZry8pbd30_8mG9emhfUz9ph3QP8cUSHvyuZfIU8sXILt4zmVBUE7Yo5NK15XCSfCMRMSEeqUyprRLjcTw1EhVq4YOt8suIpXHh7GeEMYyubGCnOW8WQ/s1600/CARD2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s5epUTgiucOClM94RmJTlK6TUZry8pbd30_8mG9emhfUz9ph3QP8cUSHvyuZfIU8sXILt4zmVBUE7Yo5NK15XCSfCMRMSEeqUyprRLjcTw1EhVq4YOt8suIpXHh7GeEMYyubGCnOW8WQ/s400/CARD2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602552205843029858" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoy the rest of the week!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-75367026470701442822011-04-27T08:00:00.000+01:002011-04-27T08:00:02.687+01:00Truly Scrumptious Challenge #56Hi everyone. I hope you enjoyed the long Easter weekend. I can't believe how fantastic the weather has been for the last two weeks, apparently it was the warmest Easter on record. We had a fantastic two weeks with lots of days out with friends and family. But it was back to normal yesterday and I have got loads of work to catch up on.<br /><br />We have a new challenge for you on the Truly Scrumptious blog and this week its a sketch<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qoBhn9WulO94_nhNbjASAUTyyE4z4pPJ0aEJla88FRYZ1yRha9-U4X4MAi8LXmNNkG2iverF3bWoX4jIbmWy_I38JvAskfxuysy6t7OSVyVzF1c1ky0pQpYjhZ8nNFkAyYGpZZbXkzZs/s1600/27+Apr+11.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qoBhn9WulO94_nhNbjASAUTyyE4z4pPJ0aEJla88FRYZ1yRha9-U4X4MAi8LXmNNkG2iverF3bWoX4jIbmWy_I38JvAskfxuysy6t7OSVyVzF1c1ky0pQpYjhZ8nNFkAyYGpZZbXkzZs/s320/27+Apr+11.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600003129315860210" border="0" /></a><br />Sadly this will be the last Truly Scrumptious challenge for a while. I simply don't have the time to run the blog at the moment so I'm putting it on ice in the hope that life will settle down later in the year and I'll be able to get it up and running again.<br /><br />Hopefully I will get some crafting time on Friday and will have a card to show you then.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-34485022051280961722011-04-13T08:00:00.000+01:002011-04-13T08:00:06.182+01:00Truly Scrumptious Challenge #55Hello, it seems so long since I last posted on my blog. Unfortunately our home computer broke down early last week so had to go away to have Windows reinstalled and a hard disk upgrade. I hate not having a computer! I wasn't able to do any work which was so frustrating and I missed keeping up to date with blogs and friends on Facebook! I did do lots more housework than normal though!!<br /><br />And unfortunately my creative mojo seems to have vanished so I didn't even have the urge to make cards with all the spare time I found myself with.<br /><br />Onto our new Truly Scrumptious challenge and this week our theme is Vintage.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeFf6MTHh3CvehTYrrI124Ai-Xx24PypgAiTNQc2ulx192Vhjj5tMkXb6GajuSuIT0KSZ-AaJhuGxp06y5eKfQDgvXI6YI7XHFp3lkxtYuwH7f7H7QmmW6G3bZTDbiRMkdMDI_DQI1rMS/s1600/TS.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeFf6MTHh3CvehTYrrI124Ai-Xx24PypgAiTNQc2ulx192Vhjj5tMkXb6GajuSuIT0KSZ-AaJhuGxp06y5eKfQDgvXI6YI7XHFp3lkxtYuwH7f7H7QmmW6G3bZTDbiRMkdMDI_DQI1rMS/s400/TS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594814399166532114" border="0" /></a><br />This is my favourite hAnglar girl and she is coloured with distress inks. The papers are from a new pad called Victorian Collection by Paper Cellar and the ribbon I found at Hobbycraft last week.<br /><br />I hope you will pop over and join in our challenge.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-22331182412535635802011-03-30T08:00:00.000+01:002011-03-30T08:00:07.289+01:00Truly Scrumptious Challenge #54Hello and Happy Wednesday! Isn't it fantastic now the clocks have changed and the evenings are so much lighter. All the children in our road are out playing on their bikes and scooters after school and it feels like Spring is definitely here!<br /><br />We have a new Truly Scrumptious challenge for you today and this time we have a sketch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcY25apPL4FzWpJmoCCJqKjytFS5d8rblnA2hGS5ywTUVYLZyzU4LgEroY05zZdiKTcwk4cWthVmTNdW5zNwi9p9Xz8y9x0g-mg4q6mwiZXgBL1koP9Do7KBgCyDiwn135lcMKhSshSiNL/s1600/30+Mar+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcY25apPL4FzWpJmoCCJqKjytFS5d8rblnA2hGS5ywTUVYLZyzU4LgEroY05zZdiKTcwk4cWthVmTNdW5zNwi9p9Xz8y9x0g-mg4q6mwiZXgBL1koP9Do7KBgCyDiwn135lcMKhSshSiNL/s400/30+Mar+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589624647353227890" border="0" /></a><br />As its Mothers Day this coming Sunday I've made a card for my mum. I fell in love with the decorative 'shop sign' die when I saw it at the Craft Barn a few weeks ago and I've been itching to use it. The papers are Basic Grey Wisteria and I've coloured Tilda with a mixture of aqua pens and distress inks.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlc3SNnpmQkkS6HNU5DniH4u55LzR-jXdMND2G-U7ETHRXCx5cjWeqtZNJY48QvT7d9_phabYO7as5jPorD6gEmk3wGryUZTqFWnuyjVzlRwF_tColVOAnaLLAS7JnHM_Hvaydf_qqCZa/s1600/TS1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlc3SNnpmQkkS6HNU5DniH4u55LzR-jXdMND2G-U7ETHRXCx5cjWeqtZNJY48QvT7d9_phabYO7as5jPorD6gEmk3wGryUZTqFWnuyjVzlRwF_tColVOAnaLLAS7JnHM_Hvaydf_qqCZa/s400/TS1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589624454218337298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our two new Truly Scrumptious DT ladies are making their debut this week and the whole team have created some really beautiful cards so please pop over to the blog to take a look and join in the fun.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-39786875432863069662011-03-22T21:20:00.003+00:002011-03-22T21:33:10.292+00:00Wild Rose Studio DT cardThank for popping by today. The last few days seem to have flown by! At the weekend Thomas' pre-school held their Easter Fayre. It was a beautiful day which was great as everyone could get outside into the garden for the Easter Bonnet parade. Thomas had his face painted with a snake and ate far too much chocolate but he had a fantastic time.<br /><br />Today I had a lot of fun choosing the stock for my new store - now I just need the bank to agree to lend me the money to buy it otherwise I will have to max out a few credit cards!<br /><br />I've used a fabulous new <a href="http://www.wildrosestudio.co.uk/collections/whats-new">Wild Rose Studio</a> image for my card today. 'Get Well Toby' looks rather sorry for himself with his bandaged head and broken leg!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_-7WHxUTPAJaR0d7pE-P9oYbqpGRiYabFLfuG46z-bAe7eJrfmP5wsN-eWP9HhYOyyNYJK4Pfq0-64SMZP4vs4dx5KOQ8LG1FNKikrZn0hSf4PeoPhKqXBh03hlDueU7ov65HPfrPHpP/s1600/WRS.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_-7WHxUTPAJaR0d7pE-P9oYbqpGRiYabFLfuG46z-bAe7eJrfmP5wsN-eWP9HhYOyyNYJK4Pfq0-64SMZP4vs4dx5KOQ8LG1FNKikrZn0hSf4PeoPhKqXBh03hlDueU7ov65HPfrPHpP/s400/WRS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587019579520579522" border="0" /></a><br />The papers are from the new <a href="http://www.wildrosestudio.co.uk/collections/whats-new">Wild Rose Studio</a> Cherry Cupcake pack and the sentiment is also from WRS. The layout is from the latest Sketch and Stash challenge.<br /><br />Have a great week.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-71226958335087334992011-03-18T22:11:00.004+00:002011-03-18T22:28:35.052+00:00Happy Red Nose Day!Hi everyone, have you had a good week? We've had a busy one in our house. I've finally started building the website for my new business which is really exciting. My plan is to 'launch' on the 3rd May, as long as the stock coming from America arrives on time!<br /><br />It's the Easter Fayre and Thomas' nursery tomorrow so I've made some chocolate and raisin fudge to sell and we had lots of fun making an Easter hat for the Easter Bonnet Parade. I'll post a picture of Thomas in his creation over the weekend.<br /><br />I've made two Clean & Simple cards this evening - in between watching Comic Relief on the TV (I think I liked Fake That almost as much as Take That!). This was a great sketch to work with. The trickiest bit was creating neat knots with the ribbon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFucPccmwE9WCUz9SMiZhZeihQdAlpG7v46zGPchjUxVnO1I1Fo0e3MVDymbuPanmgIr6NnjZXl0u9O8exYk_G1c6Oo0lMhs3QbO494nv0ymY6s29Gj2ILUDPLr9abIUl_8Ca2rEkuZ5J/s1600/C%2526S1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFucPccmwE9WCUz9SMiZhZeihQdAlpG7v46zGPchjUxVnO1I1Fo0e3MVDymbuPanmgIr6NnjZXl0u9O8exYk_G1c6Oo0lMhs3QbO494nv0ymY6s29Gj2ILUDPLr9abIUl_8Ca2rEkuZ5J/s400/C%2526S1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585549475147710178" border="0" /></a><br />All the papers are from a Nitwits collection and I used my aqua marker pens to draw the stems. Both sentiments are from Wild Rose Studio.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpK834K0Ur3NoXVpK3pxoHYxxh0E3hV5F3QlJxQhcEg6hrN-o-IE79bibvikb-JIpIQKguEa4qImxH6bQBxN98aQtcdM4aXtiEuNBjfj9jQtroztBLqGTjUM9HLU9xzK8Cp8xKEVzyQ5j/s1600/C%2526S2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpK834K0Ur3NoXVpK3pxoHYxxh0E3hV5F3QlJxQhcEg6hrN-o-IE79bibvikb-JIpIQKguEa4qImxH6bQBxN98aQtcdM4aXtiEuNBjfj9jQtroztBLqGTjUM9HLU9xzK8Cp8xKEVzyQ5j/s400/C%2526S2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585549648006104418" border="0" /></a><br />I love to receive your comments so please let me know what you think about these two cards. Have a fantastic weekend.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-74570392804865586032011-03-16T08:00:00.000+00:002011-03-16T08:00:08.677+00:00Truly Scrumptious - Tag It!It's challenge time on the Truly Scrumptious blog and our theme this time is 'Tag It!'. We would like to see your tags, tag-shaped cards or cards with tags on them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsNwrcWVeP28GEIVhd6QI11ivZEQBx2GZYE2qhP3f_UXbfV7IlF6FXtdavxpzSdmuL6o1Vb48EBC6on0unNmJ8OMHTkVtMfaglOakX_cg6_IqI4qntky6u3JuVHmNZd9wbnEXwgfRQ-eG/s1600/tag.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsNwrcWVeP28GEIVhd6QI11ivZEQBx2GZYE2qhP3f_UXbfV7IlF6FXtdavxpzSdmuL6o1Vb48EBC6on0unNmJ8OMHTkVtMfaglOakX_cg6_IqI4qntky6u3JuVHmNZd9wbnEXwgfRQ-eG/s400/tag.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584433857958664850" border="0" /></a>I've wanted to make myself a bookmark so I made a tag-shaped one. I cut it from watercolour paper and used Spun Sugar and Bundled Sage distress inks for the background. The edges have been distressed with my Tim Holtz tool and Walnut Stain ink. I stamped the text (Crafty Individuals) with the same distress inks, masking off the section by using torn kitchen roll.<br /><br />The layered flower has been made with a Stempelglede stamp that I stamped onto banana paper, punched out and scrunched up.<br /><br />The rest of the DT girls have made some fabulous creations and it would great if you could join us.<br /><br />I'm going to start using my bookmark straight away. The book on my bedside table at the moment is Advanced Google Adwords - exciting eh?Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-30297179462704542692011-03-11T22:38:00.005+00:002011-03-11T22:49:56.957+00:00Two cards to shareI hope you have had a good week. I've been busy with my new business this week. I have finally decided on a name so now its all systems go to build the website and choose my stock. It's very exciting and quite scary at the same time. I've realised that you can do all the necessary research to make sure your plan is viable but at the end of the day there is no guarantee that anybody will buy anything!<br /><br />I've got two cards to show you today. The first I started at the start of the week but a couple of images went in the bin so it's taken until now to finish it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9W7H1qIi4WpuMlzTuG0TTicTxWOTdyZbWUnCbdF6_eFs0Yx-cr-F900BGgxzSJRtSjkmNsxaq-s-EdcaxGG-nC66CtCA34EQCakkO3S6OHqQg1_VOO56RGIkLcZR2_OYrgBIUUA7EUSX/s1600/SS.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9W7H1qIi4WpuMlzTuG0TTicTxWOTdyZbWUnCbdF6_eFs0Yx-cr-F900BGgxzSJRtSjkmNsxaq-s-EdcaxGG-nC66CtCA34EQCakkO3S6OHqQg1_VOO56RGIkLcZR2_OYrgBIUUA7EUSX/s400/SS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582956633989122978" border="0" /></a><br />Tilda is coloured with aqua pens and distress inks and the papers are NitWits. I had planned to use a fabulous new diecut on this card but it didn't fit with the sketch so I'll save that for another day. I'm going to enter this card into these challenges;<br /><br />Sketch Saturday - Sketch<br />Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes<br />Stampacular - Best Wishes<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHJ16OCsp9xZgJzPNzGnRWbYEIFPBsvW_c4vOShd7YJL-z0g59i4ZSQxLe941j4InnBUmhrH9ml1y7XrkaU7YA54N42vPu3U8I-JkuJQ6fGzzC4HnwM2T0WGaLlMdRnF73vJ7679YcbgI/s1600/C%2526S.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHJ16OCsp9xZgJzPNzGnRWbYEIFPBsvW_c4vOShd7YJL-z0g59i4ZSQxLe941j4InnBUmhrH9ml1y7XrkaU7YA54N42vPu3U8I-JkuJQ6fGzzC4HnwM2T0WGaLlMdRnF73vJ7679YcbgI/s400/C%2526S.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582956721087627282" border="0" /></a>My second card is for the Clean & Simple challenge. I used some chipboard flowers which I covered with some scraps of Papermania paper. I'm really enjoying making this kind of card now. I love colouring images but it takes quite a long time and its nice to try different styles.<br /><br />I hope you have a lovely weekend. The forecast is for rain on Sunday but hopefully we'll see some sunshine tomorrow. I dried my first load of washing on the line this week - Spring is definitely on the way!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-60077471708857827142011-03-04T22:14:00.003+00:002011-03-04T22:29:12.813+00:00Clean & Simple FridayYay, its the weekend!! I love Fridays - I meet up with some friends and their children in the morning for tea and cake. The children play and we get to chat (when we're not resolving squabbles over toys!) I decided to get the weekly shop over and done with this afternoon so now we have the whole weekend to relax.<br /><br />There is a fab sketch to follow on the Clean & Simple blog this week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNVhy-g0fnm11PpaYoqPoKk7Rxi8Q_NRg3227UxRaD2Nj-YF5tv4fXUILIOl7KfGagJE2BZmj88G7gejcPr0lIK1Pl3qFuLjuNo5R_h99mBKIfOyEgwr_C9iOw__labXKJ8Kp3U7vLxRe/s1600/c%2526s.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNVhy-g0fnm11PpaYoqPoKk7Rxi8Q_NRg3227UxRaD2Nj-YF5tv4fXUILIOl7KfGagJE2BZmj88G7gejcPr0lIK1Pl3qFuLjuNo5R_h99mBKIfOyEgwr_C9iOw__labXKJ8Kp3U7vLxRe/s400/c%2526s.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580354171748926978" border="0" /></a><br />I found this sheet of Cloud 9 paper lurking at the bottom of my drawer. I didn't have a suitable button so I layered two Prima flowers with button centre. The sentiment is Wild Rose Studio.<br /><br />This layout is brilliant for smaller leftover pieces of paper so I think I will make a whole batch of cards to sell to my Pilates clients!!<br /><br />Have a great weekend.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-58283655733506496462011-03-02T08:00:00.000+00:002011-03-02T08:00:10.252+00:00Truly Scrumptious - our 2nd birthdayNormal service has been resumed in our house! Thomas is back at pre-school and I am now trying to catch up on all the work I didn't do last week. The weather has turned so cold again - I think I became a bit too optimistic after a couple of mild days last week but winter has returned with a vengence! Trouble is I always eat more when its cold! I heard Pancake Day mentioned on the radio so last night, with Thomas in bed and Dave at work, I made some just for myself - they were delicious!! I will do extra running at tennis on Thursday to burn off the extra calories!<br /><br />It's a very special day over on the Truly Scrumptious blog as we are celebrating our 2nd birthday! I can't quite believe it was two years ago when I started the blog; its been so much fun and so lovely to see the number of followers we have and the fabulous entries to all of our challenges.<br /><br />We have a sketch challenge this time (designed by Mandy).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_Ttmn2XHBQvy-k5Nwy0_SK1ZtXSNHFSMe5bcxaW-4rbuLVmC6DYFVWweUuSDAFnkRvuTAbBTbr-pHqnf-8FCcDNlhjlLZ8IIEmbZfkVHc58QT4gO6jxR6YqQ7zqMRDKvUJB7wWDj6v7M/s1600/TS1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_Ttmn2XHBQvy-k5Nwy0_SK1ZtXSNHFSMe5bcxaW-4rbuLVmC6DYFVWweUuSDAFnkRvuTAbBTbr-pHqnf-8FCcDNlhjlLZ8IIEmbZfkVHc58QT4gO6jxR6YqQ7zqMRDKvUJB7wWDj6v7M/s400/TS1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579247443607950114" border="0" /></a><br />I used some gorgeous new papers from Creative Imagination and an old favourite Gorjuss girl. She is coloured with distress inks (except for her hair where I used an aqua pen).<br /><br />We are looking for two new DT members to join our Truly Scrumptious team and there is a fabulous prize from Meljen Designs so I hope you will pop over and join in our birthday celebrations.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-1060667779195251892011-02-25T22:24:00.003+00:002011-02-25T22:36:36.751+00:00Friday SketchersHi everyone, I hope you have had a good week. This has been my first half term as a SAHM and its been hectic. We've had some lovely trips out and on Wedneday Thomas had his hearing test. His speech hasn't been progressing very well and they confirmed that there is some inflamation and fluid behind his ear drums. He has to have another test in 3 months time and if the fluid is still there they will refer us to EN&T and he will probably need grommets. Hopefully this is something we can get resolved as quickly as possible as I know he is getting frustrated because people don't always understand him.<br /><br />Onto my card and I've used my favourite (and only) CC Designs image.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ69gKZMODYskbkOlRMdxR1o-WjdjRvb80fH9-gWDS9YAf4nLSRAFRELNaMcqXVFR-I8lo2hsEMovb_XlwneX71RO4ktlXL3JSDd4LXTTFNVoTy6khGIthIDTB2W0a0nis1l8Byz3nNRp/s1600/FS1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ69gKZMODYskbkOlRMdxR1o-WjdjRvb80fH9-gWDS9YAf4nLSRAFRELNaMcqXVFR-I8lo2hsEMovb_XlwneX71RO4ktlXL3JSDd4LXTTFNVoTy6khGIthIDTB2W0a0nis1l8Byz3nNRp/s400/FS1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577758657343380354" border="0" /></a><br />She is coloured with aqua pens and I love that you can used the pen directly on the paper to get a really good depth of colour, something I find difficult to do when using colour from the distress ink pads. I used some diamond stickles on her wings and some flower soft in her wheelbarrow. The papers are all NitWits. The sketch is from this weeks <a href="http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/">Friday Sketchers</a> challenge.<br /><br />I hope you have a lovely weekend. Next Wednesday we have a special Truly Scrumptious challenge when we celebrate our 2nd birthday so I hope you will visit again then!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-83887601471701619602011-02-22T21:23:00.005+00:002011-02-22T22:08:15.288+00:00Clean & Simple - FTL #128It's been a very busy day and I'm exhausted! We took Thomas on the train to London to the Natural History Museum. He's really into dinosaurs at the moment so we said we would take him as a half term treat. Unfortunately we had to queue for about an hour to get in but once inside he had a fantastic time. He wasn't too sure about the moving T-Rex but he loved the mammal room and the best bit of his day was choosing a dinosaur head on a stick from the museum shop!<br /><br />Tuesday night is normally 'card making night' but I'm too tired and enjoying Heston Blumenthal on the TV so I just finished off a card I started last night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM5IGyQos1Ziy-jG-Xl8pdO0JscQuNUmKwIk3_vRysgaKKjaK0pW9xdJgX2DsOc5B2vLHlsQIoneDX3jtMEJvS6ivolqfpNiXdEU0XaZ_IqzKYM2WeujUFfoGccsVuq3kC3d68pJ4nsI9/s1600/C%2526S.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM5IGyQos1Ziy-jG-Xl8pdO0JscQuNUmKwIk3_vRysgaKKjaK0pW9xdJgX2DsOc5B2vLHlsQIoneDX3jtMEJvS6ivolqfpNiXdEU0XaZ_IqzKYM2WeujUFfoGccsVuq3kC3d68pJ4nsI9/s400/C%2526S.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576631164793898402" border="0" /></a><br />One of my crafty new year resolutions was to start to use more of the stash I've collected over the years. I bought these chipboard flower shapes AGES ago so thought it was about time to use them. The larger one is painted with crackle paint (something else I haven't used before). I gave it a really thick coating and left it to dry overnight and I really like the effect. I love this denim card which I bought years ago and this was my last piece, I just hope the craft shop I got it from still sells it. I'm entering the card in these challenges:<br /><br />Clean & Simple - layout<br />A Spoon Full of Sugar - Birthday Wishes<br /><br />Tomorrow Thomas has a hearing test. We're a bit worried about his speech development so thought this would be a good place to start. We see the Speech Therapist in 2 weeks time.<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of your week.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-66783019157931844202011-02-18T22:12:00.004+00:002011-02-18T22:35:15.542+00:00Wild Rose Studio DT cardTGI Friday! It's been a busy old week and I'm starting to get square eyes from all the research I'm doing online for my new business venture. I'm learning a lot though and it's very exciting to be setting up my own business.<br /><br />I picked up a copy of the latest Papercraft Essentials magazine today and guess who has a two page spread!!!! I submitted my work before Christmas so its been a long wait to see it in print but it's so exciting to see your work in a magazine. I'm on page 88/89 if you get a chance to look.<br /><br />A lovely crafty package landed on my doormat a few days ago - it was the new collection of stamps and papers from Wild Rose Studio. So of course I had to have a play tonight and this is what I came up with.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRw-TcumNW7QeprluRh0TsDkIPnU0V0rwGxdGojaM2adSyioOtv6WhAq0e1PuhlvkwvID3PXuxMc-Xwf5G7wVNlzklpU4gkGxkqB8mJP1idhnqGgiUCawXF31_GkgT9wPbHsU_b32ErNq/s1600/WRS.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRw-TcumNW7QeprluRh0TsDkIPnU0V0rwGxdGojaM2adSyioOtv6WhAq0e1PuhlvkwvID3PXuxMc-Xwf5G7wVNlzklpU4gkGxkqB8mJP1idhnqGgiUCawXF31_GkgT9wPbHsU_b32ErNq/s400/WRS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575158544735321538" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't Milton adorable? I've coloured him with aqua pens and added some glossy accents to the centre of the flower. The papers are from the new WRS polka dot pack and the sentiment is also from WRS.<br /><br />I'm entering the card into the <a href="http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/">Sketch & Stash challenge</a> - papers & stamp are all new.<br /><br />I hope you have a lovely weekend. The weather forecast is terrible so I am sure a trip to the soft play centre will feature over the next two days!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-61902142653128412092011-02-16T08:00:00.000+00:002011-02-16T08:00:02.709+00:00Truly Scrumptious - Swirls & PearlsHello, thanks for stopping by today. I hope your week is going well so far. Mine didn't get off to the best of starts as I lost the diamond from my engagement ring yesterday :( I'm not holding out much hope of finding it and the insurance will cover the cost of a new one but it can't really be replaced for sentimental reasons.<br /><br />It's time for a new Truly Scrumptious challenge and this time we have a theme - "Swirls & Pearls".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7rbum4HeCzbJD08Pc8n5OPJ5ZRpgtPvJrdbKSFSAs38C7jZsDCLDGwsgmDRsZwuA2YkYTB4aLfYhmOzQLqYAnfF_ZdrRtaD4mz9SxMHRs_giMZdwruk-oV_rtxRZyWBZIUbfUXFXqm4Y/s1600/TS1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7rbum4HeCzbJD08Pc8n5OPJ5ZRpgtPvJrdbKSFSAs38C7jZsDCLDGwsgmDRsZwuA2YkYTB4aLfYhmOzQLqYAnfF_ZdrRtaD4mz9SxMHRs_giMZdwruk-oV_rtxRZyWBZIUbfUXFXqm4Y/s400/TS1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574042653414090946" border="0" /></a><br />I think this is my favourite Sarah Kay image and she has been coloured with aqua pens and distress inks. The papers I used are Prima and Melissa Frances. The swirl is cut from some double sided sticky stuff and then sprinkled on some Angel Dust art glitter. It was incredibly fiddly but it made the swirl quite subtle which I like.<br /><br />Hope you can join in our challenge this week.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-1710227261098986012011-02-11T22:40:00.004+00:002011-02-11T22:46:41.195+00:00Think PinkHello, I hope you have had a good week and are now looking forward to a relaxing weekend. The weather has been pretty horrible here for the last few days so a bit of sunshine would be very welcome.<br /><br />I just loved Mina's sketch for this weeks Just Magnolia challenge and sure enough my card came together really easily. Isn't it funny how a good sketch can make that happen?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XQRkU_TA3bWj658gNN9-XYxsBfyDnuF1dmblnQzoa06xrhoT8E4yCYQT7m_yXWAok8bQo7vMRW9hcaSSQKqs7Dlkim-xsF-6hvM5HSejRK5jSz6kf-cB7ceSJ82tG-ygwLfDKFhEwAJp/s1600/JM.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XQRkU_TA3bWj658gNN9-XYxsBfyDnuF1dmblnQzoa06xrhoT8E4yCYQT7m_yXWAok8bQo7vMRW9hcaSSQKqs7Dlkim-xsF-6hvM5HSejRK5jSz6kf-cB7ceSJ82tG-ygwLfDKFhEwAJp/s400/JM.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572566219723974930" border="0" /></a><br />I've used my aqua pens to colour Tilda and added a couple of pink gems to her shoe buckles. The papers are from a Papermania collection and the flowers are a mixture of Wild Orchid Crafts and some I bought from John Lewis. The only thing I'm not quite happy with on this card is the bow - I think the card might have looked better without it.<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-67091895525956644602011-02-08T22:10:00.003+00:002011-02-08T22:19:49.108+00:00New stash!Hello, I hope you are having a good week so far. We have had a beautiful day here in Kent. It was a bit foggy to start but the sun broke through and we had a taste of Spring. And the evenings are gradually getting lighter - it was still daylight at 5pm today!!<br /><br />I treated myself to some new stamps last week and I've been looking forward to inking up this gorgeous Sugar Nellie image. I used the sketch from the Sugar Bowl challenge and also used some new V&A paper that I bought in Bluewater last week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1m-gyPWAdJc_PVrhPQFOg9Xhx0tnafCfYdgPU2qZqMn-KuY1xFhNltNJeGCjojar6opctwNY73JSIceNnyxUqaaJW3j_pMmlJQKm_DWjiFrXgBUd2iKzvQw-vXMnT5LXyOVauVFDhdHV/s1600/SB1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1m-gyPWAdJc_PVrhPQFOg9Xhx0tnafCfYdgPU2qZqMn-KuY1xFhNltNJeGCjojar6opctwNY73JSIceNnyxUqaaJW3j_pMmlJQKm_DWjiFrXgBUd2iKzvQw-vXMnT5LXyOVauVFDhdHV/s400/SB1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571446287818231298" border="0" /></a><br />I've added some stickles to her hem and bow; unfortunately the sparkle doesn't really show in the picture.<br /><br />I'd love to know what you think!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358557017214466000.post-1309728745327841672011-02-02T08:00:00.002+00:002011-02-02T08:00:03.277+00:00Truly Scrumptious DTHello, thanks for popping by today. How is your week going so far? On Friday last week I was online ready and waiting at 9.30am to book Duran Duran tickets. I last saw them in concert back in 1987 at Wembley, this time it will be the eve of my 41st birthday at the O2! We also had a shopping trip at the weekend to buy Thomas some new shoes and a new curtain pole. One day soon I will get to go shopping for me!!<br /><br />This week at Truly Scrumptious we have a sketch designed by me<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeq2eXBxWOypn8TaM4a867tW87xUzgtXVFFBq6rND6g2iB74bD0KDP2XQEbt18eYbzKoEncwh8WaxMqZobhIjwoq36G6PdSmUFMA7vRiY8D_BojvGbKQT7TqVOD2DwgEDSIiTSL78uFHE/s1600/2+Feb+11.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeq2eXBxWOypn8TaM4a867tW87xUzgtXVFFBq6rND6g2iB74bD0KDP2XQEbt18eYbzKoEncwh8WaxMqZobhIjwoq36G6PdSmUFMA7vRiY8D_BojvGbKQT7TqVOD2DwgEDSIiTSL78uFHE/s400/2+Feb+11.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568856849593270610" border="0" /></a><br />I've used my gorgeous new Sugar Nellie stamp for this card. I fell in love with this image as soon as I saw him and I love the way he sits so nicely in the corner of this die cut.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizUjpR3VvXZ6l_XKeQF_Bu19XMeVhOokUHbkGaLn9C4J2diS7y36xVcYe89IAGAt9PunjOeJ1w7A0iTdt9l8lAE9sBQlyEy4sF0ozSFEqlT8lRqKNkfhrt-jcTjkwVJbt_RiSq4fzWiJp/s1600/TS1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizUjpR3VvXZ6l_XKeQF_Bu19XMeVhOokUHbkGaLn9C4J2diS7y36xVcYe89IAGAt9PunjOeJ1w7A0iTdt9l8lAE9sBQlyEy4sF0ozSFEqlT8lRqKNkfhrt-jcTjkwVJbt_RiSq4fzWiJp/s400/TS1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568856584486734546" border="0" /></a><br />The papers are DCWV and I've kept it very simple, just edging the papers with Walnut Stain and added a single button.<br /><br />I'm booked onto a course this weekend; Muscle Testing and Postural Analysis. I'm really looking forward to it but I need to brush up on my anatomy knowledge before Sunday!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045553158989977827noreply@blogger.com6