Altered vase

Hi everyone
How are you all today?
I am convinced if something can go wrong, then it does . At least for me any way. After last weeks fiasco with camers, computers and leaking conservatory roofs ( it still leaks)
This week we have Rentokil in because we have had an infestation of moths which have ruined all of our carpets.
They say it can happen to anyone at any time. ..............................You have been warned!
Thought I would show you a little project I made some time ago.
I bought a plain vase and an out of date" flowers" calender. I cut up the little flower pictures and stuck them with PVA glue to the outside of the vase ( well inside would have been pointless because you wouldn't be able to see them!)
I then painted the PVA over all of the images and bits of vase still visible to seal it. And Voila!
Hope that inspires you to buy up some plain vases and alter them
Love sarah XXX

Scraobook page

Hi girls
Is it raining by you?  Remember I told you we had our leaking conservatory roof fixed last week? Guess what? It LEAKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any way, calming down, worse things could happen.........right?!!!!!
No card today but I thought I would show you a scrapbook page I made a while ago. It is of Emma and Mike the last time the 4 of us went on holiday together, 4 years ago in Florida. ( she's coming on holiday with us this year and Mike is chuffed to bits. But, don;t let him know I told you so)
Thed sentiments were from a kit I had from QVC yonks ago. I used 2 scrapbook papers. One for the background and the other I just cut the flowers out and randomly placed them on the page. The green wording was computer generated.
I don't know if this qualifies for any challenges but I hope you like it
Love sarah XXX

Whiff of Joy stamped card I forgot to post!

I have just visited fellow totally Gorjuss DT member Paola's blog. (Her cards really are fantastic) I realised that the style of card was similar to one I made for a friend who has had an operation last month andI forgot to post it on my blog when I made it. So here it is.
The image is from Whiff of joy and I coloured it with Promarkers and Copics. The beige lace was from Hobbycrafts and the lovely flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. It is such an easy but quite pretty card to make. i hope you like it.

As I have an extra day off school today, teaching assistants and pupils go back tomorrow, I thought I would tidy out my craft cupboard!!!!............................................I wish I had gone to school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love sarah XXX

I've lost all my digi images!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone. Hope yopu all had a great weekend.
What a week I had.
The builders came to sort out our leaking conservatory roof. Has it been fixed? Well, we did have heavy rain this week and no leak!!!! so far. I may be able to put away my towels and bowls for good.....I hope.
The main computer at home died...completely and has been taken away. I have lost all my digi images and digi papers. I am gutted as I hate to think how much I spent on them and there were so many I hadn't even used.
Then my trusty camera broke. the lens stayed out and wouldn't go back in. Mike brought the works camera home for to borrow and that broke too!
After several hours researching new digital camers we bought one on saturday from Argos. It was faulty!!!!!!! the pictures were so blurred no matter what setting we had it on. Fortunately they changed it and my new camera works just fine.  WHAT A WEEK!!!!!!
So this is why my Dt card for Totally Gorjuss is so late. I hope you like it anyway. the image is Hanglar and Stanglar coloured with Promarkers. The papers are K & Co. the lcae was from hobbycraft and the flowers were in my stash.

I hope I have a better week
Speak to you soon
Love sarah XXX

Challenges entered

• Lovely Anglar only - pink and green

Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop - today!!!

Well today is the day. 
It's the Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Below is the order in which to follow the hop. You need to start at Chi Chi Memories and as you go through all the blogs you will end up at Chi Chi memories again
Following the blog  hop is a great way to get inspiration and make new friends too!
If you have come to me as a regular follower and you want to follow the hop please click on the first one on the list, CCM and work through the order of blogs. 
You should have come to me from Laura
Your next visit after me is .Kerry
Please comment on all the blogs you visit
Here is my card following the sketch for the hop
Enjoy the hop.

I have used the lovely Elephant  Love image which I coloured with Promarkers. The\papers are DCWV and my loopy border is Martha Stewart. The flowers have been cut with Nesties


 3 people stand a chance of winning a great prize each.
Have fun
love sarah XXX

Quick reminder about Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop

Just a quick reminder that the Chi Chi Memories Blog Hop starts tomorrow.
Join in the fun and you could win a prize!

 Love Sarah XXX

Chi Chi Memories DT card

Natalie at Chi Chi Memories sent me this lovely image which you can get here:
http://www.chichimemories.com/digital-stamp-set---happy-daddys-day.html

 Instead of making a card I thought I would make a gift bag, or very fancy sandwich bag!!
I coloured the image with Promarkers matted it onto some cardstock with the corners punched with MS punch. The top of the bag is cut from a Sizzix die and folded in half and then I attached 2 Hearts cut from the Sizzix Primitive hearts die.
I hope you like this idea
Love Sarah XXX

Small gift bag

Emma and I recently made a necklace and matching ear rings for a friend. I decide it would be nice to give them to her in  a little gift bag. So out came one of my Sizzix dies and I made this little bag with the scalloped edge. The leaves were made from a punch and the flower from my stash. Finally i tied a ribbon around the top to hold it in place. Cute?
Love sarah XXX

Totally Gorjuss DT card - Wings

A good morning to all of you. It is a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss today and we want to see WINGS. The DT have done great cards, yet again.
I have used my LOTV fairy stamp. She is coloured with Promakers and thenIi have used some Stickles. When you catch the light right she really glistens. I have also used my MS punches. I hope you like her and look forward to your entries.
Love sarah XXX

A girl can't have too many handbags!

I was watching Create and Craft this morning (Shock, Horror) and they had Polka Doodles on. Now I don't know the ladies name but she showed a handbag made out of a template on her CD. It was lovely. Then it made me think, I have a Sizzix DL die of a layered banner. This looked the same shape as the panels in her bag. The largest part of the die looked the same shape as the panels in her bag. So I got out my die and cut out some of the shapes with some Basic Grey papers I had. I creased the outer edge of the two long sides and folded the scored bits outwards. Then I stuck them together. My tape didn't hold too well so I ended up stapling it in some parts( Don't look too closely)
For the handle I cut 4 hinges from my Tm Holtz Hardware Findings die. I glued to together and then a brad to attach it to the bag itself. The Banner die automatically cut some holes in the banner shapes so I threaded some thin ribbon through it. I would have used brown ribbon but unfortunately I tidied up. Fatal! It always means I lose things for months!!!
Any way here is the end result.
Please remember it is only a quick make so please don't be too critical. It took me about half an hour to make.
This bag could be made for real if you used material as the die will cut through material too.
Have a good evening

Love Sarah XXX

Sketch Saturday card

At last I have had the chance to do some challenges. Here is the card I have made for Sketch Saturday
I have coloured a Hanglar and Stanglar image with Copics. The papers are the new Hamstead collection by Papermania. These are Linen effect and are Gorgeous!. The other cardstock is from a DCWV stack, some of which I have embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The loopy border is Martha Stewart ( well not her literally!) The sentiment is from Cardwork crafts.
Thank you for visiting and I hope you get the chance to leave a comment.
Love sarah XXX

Card Collection that supports Ovarian Cancer

I was so thrilled to find that I had received an award from Rachel at Queen La Rubba. Thank you. I was surprised to receive it. If you have never visited Rachel's blog, you MUST!!!!!
Now I must send it to 12 other crafters,. This is the hard bit and because I really can't single out 12 bloggers I am sending it to ALL of you.Enjoy
Today in Card Club we had an easy session. I bought the La Patisserie Deluxe Card Collection with Donation to Charity, in this case Ovarian Cancer. The cards are very easy to put together. I just felt it was a way of helping research into this awful disease that is never really spoken about and doesn't get the same coverage as say Breast Cancer and yet about 4,000 women die needlessly from it every year! The kit cost £14.99 + £2.99 p.p.
Each lady made 3 or 4 cards. I made these 6 cards and there is enough left to make another 20 cards!
I hope you like them

Love sarah XX

Chi Chi Memories DT card

Good Morning everyone. hope you all had a good weekend.
Here is my DT card for Chi Chi Memories. Natalie sent me the "Elephant Love" image.You can buy this here. Isn't it cute? I coloured it with Promarkers and cut around it. I made an easel card which I covered with The New Papermania Hamstead papers. I used a Martha Around the Page punch set and the "sorry" sentiment was cut out using my new Tim Holtz Vintage Market die. You can buy it here.
I quite like the bolder colours
I hope you like it

Love sarah XXX

Totally Gorjuss DT card #31

Well it is challenge #31 at Totally Gorjuss this week. And we want Bling, Bling, Bling!!!!!So Bling it on!!!!!!!

The DT have done some great cards so check them out
I have used  an image sent to me by my blogging friend Samantha. Hi Sweetie/ The lacey ribbon is also from her. I have used papers from my stash. The hearts are from my new Sizzix die Primitive hearts. These are a fantastic shape and can you believe they are now discontinued. A big mistake I think. You can buy it here. I cut the hearts from matboard and coloured them with 3 shades of Promarkers. The image was edged with a Martha Stewart punch. Finally I added gems to the flower centers, loopy bits on the image and on the heart. By the way the gems were rhinestones which I coloured yellow with my Promarkers. I look forward to reading your comments if you have the time
Have a lovely Saturday

Love sarah XXX

Say it with flowers - papertake Weekly

Good morning everyone
Hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine.I am full of a cold today....not surprised though as i spent all of test week last week with 3 children who coughed, sneezed and blew their noses for England!!!! However I have to pull myself together and get on with some orders for more Exploding boxes. I have 4 to make, 2 for the smae wedding.And I need to get on with my little gift for my  blogging pal Samantha. I said yesterday that I made a card with some of the goodies she so kindly sent me. However I have made the card for next weeks Totally Gorjuss challenge so I can't show it until Saturday

This morning I am showing a card I made for Papertak Weekly - say it with flowers. I Have used the super Sweet Pea stamp I won as blog candy from another great blogging friend, Angela. I have made an easel card and covered it with papers from Papermania. The frame is cut from a Sizzix die, as are the leaves. The shape on the base is the "sign" part of the Tim Holtz hanging sign die and the flowers Wild Orchid crafts.
Speak to you soon and thank you for taking the time to comment
Love sarah XXX

Just Magnolia challenge card

Hello everyone
First I want to say THANKYOU to my dear blogging friend Samantha. She read on my blog about how ill Mum and dad have been and she emailed to ask if she could make them a get well card. Of course I said yes. She posted the card on her blog and you can see it here. And I commented on it not realising it was for my parents!!!!! I know that they will be thrilleed with it and to know that others have thought of them. Thank you Samantha. You are soooooo sweet. She also sent me a card and some craft goodies. I have already made a card with some of it and will post it shortly for you to see.
Here is my card for this weeks Just Magnolia challenge. - One for the girls
I have used one of my new Sizzix dies and made a bird box and attached Tilda with a present standing outside.
It's a bit different, don't you think?
By the way I am up and running now selling SIZZIX dies. You can go straight to my Ebay by clicking on the dies in my side bar. Some dies have sold out already and I didn't even put them on show! My first order was quite smalll as I am testing the water!. Feel free to email if there are any other dies you want and I will try to getv them for you.
Enjoy the rest of your day

Love sarah XXX

Whiff of joy challenge

Well I am trying hard NOT to eat! as I am fed up with being FAT!!! There now I have said it. So I thought to stop me eating I will make more and more cards instead. Keeps my fingers busy and out of the food cupboards!
I checked out the Whiff of Joy challenge, found a great sketch and here is my interpretation of it,. I hope you like it

Love sarah XXX

Chi Chi Memories DT card

I hope you all had a good weekend. The weather has been great ....so far!

We had test week at school last week so it's back to normal work this week!!!!! Roll on the 6 weeks holidays!!!!!
Here is my second DT card for Chi Chi Memories.
The stamp Natalie has given me to work with is "Hugs" which you can buy here
It is such a sweet image. I have coloured with Promarkers. My paper is from Papermania's Henbury Lane. The border is Martha Stewart and the sentiment Craftwork Cards. Being a digital image you can resize it to any size you like which is great. I do hope you like it.

Totally Gorjuss DT card #30

I can't believe we are on week 30 of the Totally Gorjuss challenge blog. It has been great to see so many of you entering with your fantastic projects.
The theme we have this week is" circles". The DT have really excelled this week so make sure you check them out.
For my entry I have made a wall hanging.The scalloped circle is from the Papermania Back to Basics chipboard covers. I have covered it with paper from the Henbury Lane collection. I have sanded it and roughed it up a bit to give it a bit of a vintage feel. It has then been edged with silver pen. The image is Sweet Pea stamps which was part of the candy I won from the lovely Angela.http://inmyquiettime.blogspot.com/
I have coloured it with Promarkers, added the Gem swirl and finally threaded some ribbon for it to hang from.
What do you think?

I look forward to your comments
Have a good weekend
Love sarah XXX