Today....

dont know if i will get a chance to craft this weekend cos.....i'm off to go buy the new sims2 apartment life today & hubby is on a late shift so will be playing on that all afti/night
tomoz hubby is day off so tend not to craft when he is home as it means he is downstairs on his tod and i am 2 floors up on my tod, tend to craft when his out/working.

noticed lately that i am binge crafting, all or nothing. spending time on other things too & cannot fit everything in i want to do, i suppose we are all like that, too many things & not enough hours in our day.
i also need to decide on what to do with the cards which are piling up. a couple of yrs ago i gave them all to charity & its coming upto that time of the year again when they do their charity run, will have to check up on the date & see if i can still donate some cards.
hubby commented on this the other day, not using them just stashing them away.

i dont sell or give to non crafters as they dont really understand how much has gone into them and its confidence knocking too. where i live they only pay pennies for cards which are rubbish and i wouldnt buy them even if i didnt craft, you know the ones i mean...

well i am off to exercise on my wii now, have deleted everything to start over as the novelty had worn off & not used it for a few weeks, aim to use it each day now. have set smaller goals which are doable to keep me motivated. its better than sat on me bum gawping at the box in the corner!!

i'm waffling now so will leave it at that for today
have a good weekend y'all

Birthday Card

here is hubbys card i made for his birthday last week. used a dottie image. made a 'hole' then inside the card i added a 'record' behind the hole, which i had run through the bug with the happy birthday folder.
added a strip of acetate to the back of the dancers so they hang forwards and jiggle when you knock them.
when the card was stood on the mantle the heat from the fire made them dance.
hubby likes to rock & roll with his sisters at family parties but i cant get the hang of it lol.
he even had some boppers when i met him and sadly had to recently throw away his last pair as they had seen better days. said he wouldnt be buying anymore though as he is a bit too old for them now lol.

when the card is stood up the 'record' falls back and the 'its your day' & age stands out better. i did consider making an outline for the words but i didnt want those to be the first thing which drew the eye, that was for the dancers.







here you can see the appature (sp?)for the 'record' to show through and me and hubby dancing :)














this one shows the acetate a bit better and how far forward it hangs

#16

Friday Sketchers







birthday

Tags

Dottie's World
tags/hearts/flowers is the theme this week. had a stitched topper done with hearts on so just went from there. i know you dont see many pink & green tiggers but the stitching/paper set the colour theme.

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26 - Bright Colours

Cute Card Thursday
i love the 'brights' challenges as i use up some of the papers & bits i would not normally use, they tend to be freebie papers from mags. have to think out of the box so to speak. i think they are rather garish but generally suprised that i am pleased with the finished cards, just suppose they are a bit louder than i usually make.

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Today....

had a really good crafting day today. hubby was up at 3.30am to go to work and i had sat up all night stitching and watching tv, so went to bed at 5am this morn. had 4 hours sleep then trotted off upstairs to my craft space. it was so tidy and clean it was a pleasure to craft. i have noticed that doing the challenges the cards are more time consuming which i am loving!!
i think i was getting bored and stuck for ideas after doing cards for a while now.
so to all you ladies who run the challenges THANK YOU & keep up the good work. i just wish i could make a card or two each day to actually keep up with the challenges instead of trying to do them all in one day lol. but as i said i have really enjoyed crafting today, a real buzz.
hubby is on an early again tomorrow but i shall be going to bed earlier and hoping to craft again tomorrow.
i have had the music on full blast again singing away, even was dancing a bit while i was on my feet when getting things from drawers lol.
poor hubby was locked out as my key was in the door, didnt hear the phone ringing downstairs that usually gets my attention when i have locked him out. actually heard our dog barking between songs so went down to see what was up with her and poor hubby was on the door step. better make sure to take the key out tomorrow lol.

For Fun

another stitched card topped with tilda, this time i paper pieced the image to give a funky raincoat. matching brolly & boots too. added some stick on gems at the bottom.

For Fun

stitching and beads topped with tilda.
do tend to leave stitched cards quite plain as the stitching and topper is enough.

Sketch #13

sketch saturday
really like how this card came together and will probably use the sketch again.
didnt have any idea where to go with it this morning but it just sort of came together.

emma took this one for a birthday thiugh i had it earmarked for a friends new baby

Sketch #12

sketch saturday #12
did the base of the cards but never got round to finishing it off until today. still adding it here though as i did struggle a bit with this one. think it was the paper i chose, but it turned out ok i think. the dark piece is a dark shiny green but it looks very dark on the scan.

emma took this one for a birthday

Pink Pink Pink!!

Dottie's World
made the background 'tiled/bathroom wall' on the pc so i got a pat on the back from myself for that :)
paper pieced & 3d the image to give more depth.
i think this card is so cute.
the dottie images make me smile each time i see them.

rak

Katharina's Sketch#9

Papertake Weekly
another one i had fun doing. i love this little image but don't use it much. it always makes me smile :)
chose some brighter colours too to make it a cheery card.

#32 Cold As Ice

Tilda & Co
this is the second card i made as the first one was an xmas card and i didn't like how it was coming together so went off in another direction.
the folded front of the card actually hangs free and forward when stood up. the 3 flowers are on the 'inside' of the card.
i am loving using up all the scraps :)

Sketch #6

Cutie Sunday
very pleased with the result of this sketch and really enjoyed making it :)
the wording looks better in real life, its cuttlebugged and says 'sleding' 'brrr'

SBS 23

good morning fellow sisters 23, a bit about me.
as you probably notice i only type in small letters lol
been papercrafting for a while now and this year is the year i am working on stamping. my collection is building up and costing a bomb. magnolia & penny blacks. also belong to a monthly stamping club which send out a set of stamps and a project with all you need. have been trying diff ways of colouring too, hubby took a bit of convincing i 'needed' a set of prisma pencils which cost £70!!! copics seem to be the thing at the mo but i am resisting so far lol.
we have 3 adult children who have all flown the nest.
i work part time in a salon where we only do cutting/blowdrying, been there 11 yrs.
i dont really say very much on my blog but post my challenges/swaps here. i try to drop in weekly to see what my sisters have been making, sometimes life gets in the way though and its a little over a week.
well have a good day y'all, catch ya later.

10 - Ribbons

Penny Black
used some freebie mag papers from my stash. added ribbon down centre of card and on the square tags.

Cats

My Time To Craft
3d the flowers, just one layer but this could be layerd a lot more, maybe for a special card.
left room on the right for greetings when i use the card

Fat Page

Papertake Weekly
buttons this week. the butterfly is a button.
just used up some odds & ends from my stash.

Tilda & Co & Sketch Saturday
theme on tilda this week is Christmas, water coloured & glittered using the sketch for s/saturday. the embossed piece is shorter than it should be because as we all know the c/b folders are a tad short. anyway i think it looks ok with the shorter bit. quite like the purple shades for a diff chrisse cards too.

Sketch #5

Cutie Sunday
when i first saw this sketch i wondered how i was going to get a large jigsaw piece, ones i had were quite small. so played around with a puch and got there in the end. decided i didnt like the plain piece but didnt want to copy the samples then a light bulb went on so off i went to play on paint shop. result, a corner section of image i was using. different i know but challenge wise pleased with the result, dont know if i will find a use for this card though lol

Katharina's Sketch#8

Papertake Weekly Challenge
more stash & watercolouring, due the card being raised the scan isn;t showing the left of the picture properly, only the plain main card is looking rather pale but its the same as the right side

Christmas

My Time To Craft
new stamp i bought yesterday, thought its quite cute & made me smile :). not one for doing chrissie cards really, for some reason i dont enjoy doing them much but could make a few simple ones using this stamp. watercoloured again using scraps from stash

rak

The Two of Us

Cute Card Thursday
first attempt at using pens & water, quite pleased with the results. before have tried watercolour pencils which put me off, the pens i will use again for sure. more scraps from my stash.

Poppy Atc

atc for a 'poppy' swap. i do like this stamp and have used it a few times already. just kept it simple as the image fills the atc

Seasons ATCs

Tilda and Friends ATC
Spring- April Showers
used a bit more of the 'water' background on this atc, its a paper i have had for ages thinking i would never use it but i have used bits of it on the challenges. anyway paper pieced edwin to give him a funky rainyday outfit

14th Challenge

Friday Sketchers
well i took one look at this and thought 'how do i do that?' anyway played about a bit expecting to be chucking stuff in the bin, but no, turned out ok first time. think it would get flattened a bit in the post though. again used old stash bits

swap

Colour Challenge

Stamp Something
this week had to use pink/green/blue, again used up some old stash. coloured the flower in with pens to get the colour i wanted. the flower is raised which meant the scanner didn't close right down giving the layering (dark blue/white) an uneven look. in real life its straight.

Sketch #2

Penny Black this week was to use the sketch, had fun making this and used up quite a lot of bits from stash which i have had a while. bought the p/b stamp yesterday and a set of 'words/sayings' stamps too & used them both on this card


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SBS sisters & fellow craft bloggers

just a question for you all...........

what do you do with all the cards you make for the various challenges?

it began with a couple of challenge blogs and couple of cards a week, now the list is getting longer and the pile of cards is growing

some come in handy for birthdays etc, some for swaps, some i just want to keep 'cos i like them' lol
so what to do with the spares?

thanks in advance for any replies or ideas
x

No Pink

Penny Black Challenge
stuck to orange & yellow for this challenge, just added bit of red on hoggies cheeks
did punch the two outer edges of the card but it didnt look right so cut it down and it actually looks better in real life for being a smaller card
will add greeting when i use the card

swap

Fat Pages

i had beads on my mind, then i realised i had made a fat page instead of an atc. will use it for a swap i am involved in.











used odd & ends on this and really enjoyed colouring in this afternoon with the cds on really loud, there i was singing away, thankfully i am 3 floors up when crafting so people wandering
about down below wouldnt have heard me

Things That Grow

Cute Card Thursday
went for the obvious, flowers.
the sketch was one i came across blog hopping called Cutie Sunday

Down On The Farm

Penny Black Challenge
this stamp caught my eye and thought it could be used for birthdays. had a go at a new way of doing the ribbon, didnt come out too bad but was a bit faffy to do.
after i made the card i saw that the theme for this week on My Time To Craft was the colours i had used so doubles up for two challenges :)

wow oh wow!!!!

funkyfairyinspirations
you must go take a look at the fab blog candy on there, a years worth of goodies!!!!

do take a look at the challenge blog too its fab. here

last weeks work

birthday card for fellow member on a forum, no room for a greeting so wrote inside the card

















another birthday card for a fellow member on a forum, no room for a greeting so that is inside the card
















Tilda & Co this week was bugs
don't know if butterflies come under the heading of bugs but they were all i had in. do like how tilda is looking up at the butterfly

















this was for the penny black 'snow' last week but didn't upload in time as i feel there is something missing from it yet don't want to add anymore as i like the simple finish.
the hoggie is on the inside of the card after making a window in the front of the card

















this is a swap card, the diamond fold, my stitched topper was bigger than the diamond but i think it turned out ok. had a few goes at this fold but wasn't too happy with the results, this was the best one so then added my stitched topper. each layer is seperate and used foam pads to layer up














this was made for a red & white swap which i have just posted off as we near the end of this month but it should get there in time

mmmmm......there is a line down the right hand side of the card this must be something to do with the scan as it wasn't on the card

missing mojo

had a very lazy holdiay, ate too much lol
did some stitching though, 36 in all so plenty to fall back on there.
think i left my mojo in the sun though as i have not been wanting to craft since i came back. did tidy up my craft space at the weekend as i thought it might get me back into it, but no i just sit in a tidy space with a blank as what to do.
pushed myself to come up here today but the cards are so rubbish!!!!! reminds of when i first started lol.
might add them later but for now i am giving up!!!!

byeeeeeee

last post for a couple of weeks, going on our jolly hols later today, sun, sun & more sun :)
taking some paper embroidery with me to keep me busy while hanging around the airport, its that or reading and i am not much of a reader, generally only read when on hols laying on a sunbed

something monochromatic

Stamp Something
bugged, scraps & tilda, this is a card i made for a swap
lots of pink & touch of yellow on tilda's jumper

this is last weeks challenge but added late

More Than One

Cute Card Thursday & SBS17
long gate fold card which continues inside is the sbs17 challenge
bugged the left side, paper/stamping inside, topper/stamping on the outside. found this one a bit of a struggle to come up with the 'longer' area to cover.
CCT birthday card for this weeks challenge, as always will add the greeting when i use the card, will probably stamp it onto a bit of white card and add it to the left side of card.

buttons & buckles

My Time To Craft
another dottie and following on with the bright bold 'hot' colours
used up some odds & ends on this card from my stash

used for birthday

More Than One

our creative corner & papertake weekly
used the sketch from occ the theme from papertake which is 'hot hot hot' this week. out of my comfort zone the bold colours but pleased with the result, again used dottie, she is cute

More Than One

2 sketchs 4 you & funky fairy's

used the sketch from 2s4y and the 'food' theme from ff
have been umming and arrring about dottie for a few weeks so took the plunge after emailing becky about them, cheers becky :)
they are small to colour in but found it relaxing

sketch

Papertake Weekly Challenge
bought 3 penny black stamps last weekend this is one of them. then i came across the new penny black stamp challenge blog, so my total of 4 pb stamps will come in handy and i will prob buy some more too.
i have resisted buying them before as i was rubbish at stamping but think i am getting better at it now.
anyway back to job in hand, added ribbons for the centre strip running down the back the colour on the ribbon goes well with the tutu's

3 different embelishments

Cute Card Thursday
made a 4x4 fat page added brad/tag, flower & footprint

first penny black stamp

Penny Black Saturday
first challenge on this new blog was to use the first pb stamp you bought. easy one for me as i only bought it recently.
coloured in with whisper pens

used for birthday card

christmas

Cute Card Thursday

not really a christmas card fan, dont like doing them for some reason lol
anyway i did enjoy making this one, a lot of time went into it as one of our daughters is a penguin fan so made it for her.
used prisma pencils & sansador then stitched, mounted, added ribbon with a little of the bug embossing folder. have left room at the top for a greeting which i will add later on in the year when the christmas stuff comes out of hiding

blog challenges

My Time To Craft
originally was going to use eyelets for the ribbon but couldn't find my hammer, added brads instead. have left room at top left for greeting which will be added later when i use the card











Funky Fairys Challenge
buttons & beads
the bow on the picci looks a bit too big but in real life tis ok.
the stitching/beading was already done waiting to be used so didnt take too long to put the card together
took inspiration from a new sketch blog too 2 Sketches 4 You
but didnt have time to add it to the blog before the deadline. two great sketches to start off with though i only used one of them. like the other and will prob use it too