Challenges 4 Everybody #12 DT

Well that fortnight went by so quick and its time for  Challenges 4 Everybody #10. 
This week we are sponsored by Sassy Studio Designs They are giving away 4 free images to our randomly picked winner.  We would love to come and visit your blog and see your creation.  As always its everyone's favourite Anything goes.. 

This is such a nifty little way of standing your card up.. It is just scored in half and then in quarters and then you do the mountain fold so its an M.. To make the little legs, you punch the legs half way with the Stampin'up decorative label punch. Don't throw the bits away if you look I have used those punched bits on the card.   I blended some of the edges with Tim Holtz walnut stain. I have used such a mixture of items, its so good not to have to stick to one company to make things. I will try and tell you what it was that I used.
So here is my card....

Here it is flattened out..

The details... 
Paper.......... Kaisercraft after 5 collection, pages from a book for the flowers
I was given the other grey paper (thanks Eliza) it is so pretty kind of sparkles. 
Cardstock .Stampin'up Basic Grey, Kaisercraft Slate brown.
Stamps......  Kaszazz  Happy Butterflies
Die cut.......  Tim Holtz Alterations movers and shapers Mini flourish 
                      Tim Holtz Alterations flowers are from my new Tattered Flower Garland
Ink............... Tim Holtz Walnut stain and Memento Tuxedo Black
Punches....  Decorative label

I would like to enter this on the following challenges 
Make it Monday 
All sorts challenge Flower Power
Creative inspirations paint Favourite stamp

Have a great day 
Sandy :)

WOYWW #189

I am making a couple of valentine cards so am surrounded by hearts so pretty..
Going through my stamps I am sadly lacking the word love isnt it funny how you can have all these sentiments and sometimes the simplest one you have missing. 
Found one in my itty bitty words and that will do for what I am thinking of doing for this card..  As I am writing this (go over and have a check and yep) I just remembered that I did have the word love its in a long set of stamps and will just color it by itself.. Think that will work. Will still need to keep an eye out for a bigger one though.
So here is my desk...

Here is the card on my desk so you don't have to squint.. Have made another one in the same theme as this, still have to take photos of that one though.. 

I would like to welcome a new follower to my blog welcome Tammy. So happy you have joined in the fun. 

So have you all popped over yet to have a peek around desks.  Make sure you have a cuppa ready before you venture into the wonderful world of Julia's Stamping Ground 

Thanks for visiting my blog and all the lovely comments I enjoy reading every one..

Have a great day
Sandy :)

Retro Sketches #46

I have enrolled in an online craft class and this is one of the techniques they showed.. You use a blending tool and a stencil and mask off areas of the card.. Well I had a lovely rose stencil. I used this weeks wonderful sketch from Retro Sketches and my favourite colors of Razzleberry and Old Olive.
I tried a new way of putting my bows on too under the brad and attached it that way thought it needed a little ribbon..  Used a little mister and added a little sparkle to the flower popped up the middle leaves to add a little dimension.. Was a fun technique and will be looking around for stencils now.. Always like a technique that  you can expand with what you already have.

So here is my card..

I would like to welcome 2 new followers to my little blog of cards, Judith and SiskiyouSue. So pleased that you have joined as a follower hope you find something to inspire you or just make you smile.. 

Have a great day
Sandy :)

Retro Sketches #45

I was looking at the Retro Sketches blog and had to have a go at this weeks sketch. I so love to use washi tape and this is just the perfect sketch for that. So used my chicken wire stamp from Kaisercraft and my new Tim Holtz stamps.  2 of them that I have not inked up yet its always good to get new stamps inky. The ink was from Stampin'up chocolate chip. The lace is called Victoria also Stampin'up.. 
So here is my card..

I would like to welcome a new follower to my little blog of cards Lori, hope you take a peek around and pop in now and again to say hi.. 

Have a great day
Sandy :)

WOYWW? #188

Hi all I have been shopping at my favourite place again and picked up a bargain..  A Le chateau value pack from Kaisercraft..  I will be having a lot of fun with these goodies I know my bird punches will be getting a bit of use in the next few days..  I have a new Tim Holtz die on order but needed the long plates to put them on the big shot, but they didn't have the other plastic bit so they had to order it in..  
So here is my desk....

So you don't have to squint here is the card that's on my desk more info on it here

My son taught me how to put the little watermark on my pictures. He showed me how to do it in paint and it was really quite easy. He said it would be a lot easier to do it in there and I didn't need to buy anything to do it as its already on the computer.. He was very patient..

So that's it for me just off to pop around a few desks.. Have you joined in yet to have a peek around desks.  Make sure you have a cuppa ready before you venture into the wonderful world of Julia's Stamping Ground 
Thanks for visiting my blog and all the lovely comments I enjoy reading every one..

Have a great day
Sandy :)

Challenges 4 Everybody #11 DT

Well its that time when its time for a new challenge over at Challenges 4 Everybody This week we are sponsored by Bugaboo stamps  If you join in with your creation this week you get to pick 7 free digis yep isn't that just so great..  Anyone can win too as its randomly picked by the random generator..  So come on and join in the fun as always its Anything goes..

I got to choose an image and chose this wonderful one called Silhouette butterfly flowers isn't it just a lovely image.. I put it together with my Favourite color at the moment Stampin'up Raspberry ripple.. 

So here is my card........

I am going to enter this card into the following challenges
Crazy 4 challenges Ribbons and bows
Totally Gorjuss  Anything goes with ribbon
I looked at the Colour Q colors and picked this  
I tried it with little pink butterflies and pink ribbon even a pink spot with sentiment it just looked wrong so went with more black and white..  It was still great to go with the colors though as I don't think I would have put the craft with it otherwise.. Still going to link it with them just to say I tried and loved the challenge of using your colors.. 

Have a great day
Sandy :)

WOYWW? #187

I am making a few of these cards, just feel like doing a set of something that I can just stamp and not think about... So thought I would just do this and see if it leads to something else, hope to get the mojo flowing.. Going to make them all a little different. Different colors and ribbon.  I made this one at a stampin'up party.  I so love this Manhattan flower embossing folder, It is one of my favourites to use..
So here is my desk....

So hope you are doing something exciting so I can come take a peek.  Join in but  warning its very addictive.. Make sure you have a cuppa ready before you venture into the wonderful world of Julia's Stamping Ground .
Edit...
For some reason I forgot to say Happy New Year...
Hope 2013 year holds much happiness and wonderful crafting possibilities..
Happy New Year
Sandy :)