Birdcage cards

 These are 2 cards i made using the Xcut Birdcage 3 die. They are available at Crafty Devils

I coloured the cages with Distress Inks. The leaves were cut from a Sizzix die and i added a selection of flowers and gems to give the cards a bit of bling!

I used this die in my card classes and it proved VERY popular.

Tomorrow i will show you some wedding invites i made with a bride- to- be and her bridesmaids using the Xcut Birdcage  1 die

Thank you for looking

Sarah x


Thank you f

Happy! ............. comment and win some candy

Ooh I am late with my post! Here is my DT card for Totally Gorjuss this week where we have not one but two sponsors this week

• Saturated Canary
• Ribbon girl

Our theme this week is

HAPPY

I love Saturated Canary so i was happy making this card!

Do check out my teamies cards, some stunning creations.

 Win some candy
How do you fancy winning one of the new mini Fizzy Moon stamps?

Well all you have to do is leave a comment on this post and i will pick a winner on Friday 1st March. I will post worldwide so please mention this candy on your blogs.

Thank you for looking.

Hugs Sarah x

Completely Loved

Here is a card I made using one of the new LOTV stamps. I coloured with a mixture of PM's and Copics.

I think it is such a cute image.

Please check back as i will be posting candy for reaching 150,000 hits!

Hugs Sarah x

Using a free stamp

The stamp on this card was free with a magazine.. I think she looks so cute!

I have used a selection of Dies to create this card.

I hope you like it

Sarah

Winner of my blog candy....at last

Thank you to Glennis who reminded me I hadn't announced the winner of my blog candy. I haven't fell well again since the christmas holidays. These viruses just won't leave us alone will they?

Anyway Mr Random.org has picked no 6, Mimi

Congratulations Mimi. Can you email me with your address please so i can post it out to you.

Keep watching as i will soon be adding more.xx

Saturated Canary card

 

I am addicted to these images at the moment. Here is a card i made  using another Saturated Canary image. I teamed her up with some lovely flowers and dies. This is not the colour scheme i would normally use but i am pleased with how it turned out.

thank you for looking

Hugs sarah x

A little bit of lace.........

 It feels ages since i last blogged. Hope you are all well and all the snow has gone by you.x

At Totally Gorjuss this week we want to see LACE on your cards. I have gone for a Vintage look here.
I used Dies for the flowers and an embossing folder for the background. The lace is from a selection of laces, ribbons, trims and more that i sell. You can find them here

We are sponsored by J & C Creations. We hope lots of you will join us this week.

Last week i got to see Donny and Marie in concert. It was a wonderful concert and i thoroughly enjoyed. here are a few pics.

 have a great weekend

Sarah x

Window box

I showed my class how to make this card recently. We used and punches. Everyones card looked different.

Sarah x

KISS - Totally Gorjuss challnge

 

So how are we all coping with the snow? It wasn't as bad here in wolverhampton as they led us to believe it would be although the roads by me have been quite bad, loads of minor accidents.

Still it is weather to stay in and craft so join us at Totally Gorjuss this week where our theme is

KISS

Keep it simple

I have used a SU butterfly stamp and punch, Liquid Perals and flourish stamp for my simple card

Don't forget to enter my blog candy here

Please enter and spread the word. I only have 6 entries :((

Thank you for looking

Hugs Sarah x

Home made chocolate gifts

 Here are some home made chocolates i made for the girls i work with.

 We are in a slimming club at school.

 Do you think i am trying to their efforts giving them home made chocs as a gift???!!!

Thank you for looking

Hugs Sarah xx

January Blog Candy

I am offering this 6x6 Papermania Urban Stamp as blog candy for the month of January.

To be in with a chance to win all you have to do is

• Become a follower ( if you haven't already)
• Mention it on your blog with a link back to here
• Leave a comment on this post telling me the style of card you like to make

I will pick a winner on 24th January 2013. I will post worldwide.

Boys Lego card

I showed my class how to make this card on Saturday. Just cut rectangles of primary colour card. add punched circles of the same colour card and adhere with foam pads So easy. Hugs Sarah x

Spotty!

Time for a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss and this week it is spotty. We have a lovely new sponsor this week, Bunny Zoe

This is my card, a boys card and not a flower in sight!

I have a Facebook selling page will loads of crafty bits like ribbons, mesh, dew drops etc. Hope you will pay it a visit.

Have a great weekend

Hugs Sarah x

Totally Gorjuss card and DT call

 

 Happy Saturday to all of you.  I do hope you are all well and those nasty rotten viruses have left us.

This is my card for Totally Gorjuss this week where our theme is

Anything goes with ribbon

My ribbon is to the left of the image and i have added a strip of Diamante trim down the centre of it.

• Diamante Trim available from Craft All Day

Our sponsor is J and C Creations ( who happen to have a sale on at the moment!!!!)

Also we have a DT call at Totally Gorjuss.

Thank you for looking

Hugs Sarah xx

The most beautiful things in this world......

Here is a card i made using Pan Pastels and stamps. I just added a few small gems to the centre of the flowers.

hugs Sarah x

Winner of my candy

Sorry i am late with this but i was struck down with those horrible viruses that are doing the rounds as well as conjunctivitis.

It was lovely to read how you would use the candy if you won it.

The winner is Squirrel

This is what she said:
"Oh Sarah, this is such a pretty candy hun, and thanks for offering it - I would use it to make a 54th Anniversary card for my darlin' parents, I think something romantic, even after all those years! Hugs, Sxx"

54 years of marriage. That really needs celebrating. Congrats Squirrel. Can you email me your address and i will post out your candy.

I will be putting up some more candy soon.

Hugs Sarah x

Fancy some candy?

Fancy winning some blog candy?

All you have to do to win this is :

• Become a follower ( if you haven't already)
• Mention this candy on your blog and a link back to here
• Leave a comment about how you would use this candy if you won it

I will pick a winner 23rd December.

Hugs Sarah x

For someone special

 

At Totally Gorjuss this week we want to see a card for someone special. Our sponsor is Milk and Coffee digi images AND Heathers Hobbie Haven.

So whether your card is for your mum, dad, special friend, husband etc enter it into our challenge. Who knows , you could be the winner!

Hugs sarah x

Butterflies

This was a commissioned card. I knew the girl loved butterflies and the colour pink.

Oh no Snow!!!

Oh no snow!!! Well that is true for some in England and there may be more on the way!

So our challenge at Totally Gorjuss is very apt.
 .

Oh no snow! 

I have used this Molly Blooms  stamp and some Sizzix dies. For the snow i used Liquid Pearls.

The sponsor this week is Crafters Companion.   Do you notice NO DELIBERATE MISTAKE !!! from me this week!!!!!

I will be putting up some candy this weekend, so please check back to my blog.

Keep warm

Hugs 

Sarah xx

Best Wishes ............

 This is a card i made for a girl at my husbands work who was leaving to have a baby.

 I love this gingham card stock, I made the flowers from Spellbinders Poinsettia dies.

I think i will copy this card but use different papers and embellishments.

Thanks for mlooking

Sarah x

Spot my deliberate mistake winner

Well you spotted my deliberate mistake. The sponsor of this weeks Totally Gorjuss challenge, Joanna Sheen, was not giving away a £10m ( million) voucher. Has anyone told her???!!!

I must be more careful when i type my posts lol!

The voucher is for £10, but i think we could all spend £10m on crafty goodies.

So i am putting up some more candy tomorrow, with this in mind so please check back.

So who has one some candy for correctly spotting my mistake?

Jan from Jan loves to craft. Could you email me your address and i will send something out to you.xx

Check my post tomorrow for another chance to win some candy

Hugs Sarah x

Spot my (deliberate!) mistake and win some candy

It has been brought to my attention, from a very kind friend, that i made a terrible mistake on my previous post
All that glitters.

If you can spot what it is leave your name after this post and email me with your answer on theparadiseway@hotmail.com

I will pick a winner from all who enter.

Thank you

Sarah x

All that glitters

Heart stamp, Stickles and Liquid Pearls

Another Saturday and another challenge at Totally Gorjuss. Our theme this time is 

All that Glitters 

Now i am sure you have all got lots of glitter in your stash, so get glittering! You could win a £10m voucher to spend in Joanna Sheen's on line shop.

Hugs Sarah x 

 

No.1 boy

 I have been on a card making frenzy recently. Here is another card I made.

 I have used another SC image which I coloured with PM's.

I used a variety of die cuts and a stamp I bought at the NEC.

What do you think.xx

Hugs Sarah


I think i might put up some blog candy this week!!!!!!

Plain and simple

Here is a card i made with my class on Saturday.

I was inspired by a card i saw on Pinterest.

I cut a piece of card the same size as the card blank, then cut a circle aperture out of the centre. I then stamped the music stamp through this. I overstamped the flowers and the word Hope. How simple is that?

I hope you will have a go too.

hugs Sarah x

Not Square

Happy Saturday everyone,

 

Today sees a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss.  Our theme is

Not Square.

So for this week only put away your square cards. I have used one of my Go Kreate dies to create my DT card for this week.

I have also used another die to cut out the plate stand to stand the card on.

I have used one of the gorgeous Saturated Canary images. I don't usually use light greens in my card but i loved the papers in this stack  ( First Edition by Trimcraft) 

I added flowers and die cuts to finish my card and i coloured the image with Promarkers.

Our sponsor this week is The Hobby House

items used

• Dies - various makes
• Flowers -  Craft All Day
• Image - Saturated Canary
• Colouring - Promarkers

Thank you for your visit.

Hugs Sarah x

You are #1

  Here is a card i made recently. I haven't made any boys cards in ages. I kept to true boys colours, blues!

I coloured the image with Promarkers

Now i just need to find a boy to give it too!

Hugs Sarah x

Rings

This week in jewellery class  our topic was rings. I showed my ladies how to make these very easy beaded rings. You can adapt them just by using a different type of bead.

thanks for looking

sarah x

Who won my card?

Thank you for the comments on my 2 cards yesterday.

With or without? Definitely the card with the leaves framed around it was the popular one.

Mr Random.org has picked no.3  Elaine. Can you email me your address and i will post my card on to you.

Thank you to all of you
hugs Sarah x

With or without?

Hi everyone

Here are a couple of cards i made with my ladies yesterday.

We used this gorgeous stamp that i bought at the NEC. I used Pan Pastels, of course and added Stickles.

That was how we did the first card.

On the second card I added a leaf stamp around the edge . hence my post title, with or without.

Which one do you prefer?

I will send the most popular card to someone who comments on this post. please spread the word.:))

Have a great day.

Sarah x