Sketch Saturday Challenge #161

It's Saturday! So time for another sketch challenge.  This weeks challenge is sponsored by one of our regular sponsor

The Craft Barn

"We are a UK based business selling a wide range of craft supplies including stamps, dies and embossing folders, punches, an extensive range of items to alter and decorate and much more for your scrapbooking and card making projects. We are committed to providing the best, most up to date craft products at great prices, coupled with first class service.

Some of the leading companies that we stock include Stamping Bella, Ranger, Tim Holtz, Crafty Individuals, Martha Stewart, Katzelkraft stamps, Nestabilities, Craftwork Cards, Copic Pens, House Mouse, Viva Décor, Eco Green crafts and Cosmic Shimmer to name but a few.

We are constantly adding new products to our range of craft supplies so be sure to add us to your browser favourites so you can pop back and see us."

The Craft Barn offer a wide range of goodies for all crafters from all things 'Cuttlebug' to grunge paper, from cottage cutz dies to cosmic shimmers, then there's your essentials like cardstock and papers and adhesives.

Not forgetting their HUGE stock of clear and rubber stamps to tantalise you!

There really is something for everyone :)

For all the latest products that have been added to the site PLEASE CLICK HERE, including their range of COPIC pens.

I want to tell you about 2 events that are going on at The Craft Barn in July...

2nd July - FREE Demo Day - with Di Oliver from Tando Creative, plus Carole Cann & Jane Collman

16th July - Courtyard Fun Day - free wine and beer tasting at the Homebrew shop, live music in the courtyard, special snacks at browsers, plus free craft demos in store with the Craft Barn house team

The fantastic prize is a Kanban clear stamp set of the winners choice worth £9.99

Here is this weeks sketch...

and what I did with it ....

 I used one of my favourite creature stamps ... House Mouse ~ Splish Splash a Citrus Bath

I took the 2 photos cos i wanted you to see the glossy accents on the glass and the first photo i felt didn't show if off too well!

To make this card I used:-

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Sunshine of My Life

Image ~ House Mouse

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Buttons and Silver thingys (dunno what they're called) ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending stumps, Sansodor, Glossy Accents

The Last of Those Blasted Christmas Cards .....

Right that's all of those out of the way now and I can concentrate on the cards of 2011 with not a bloomin' Christmas card in sight ... for a while anyhow!

All sentiments are of course from the fantastic Create with TLC

Sunday Sketch & Stamp ~ Challenge #42 Mira's Sketch

This fortnight's sketch has been designed by Mira:

This fortnight, the sponsors are Fresh Brewed Designs. The lucky winner of challenge #42 will get 3 images of their choice from the Fresh Brewed Designs store.  Fresh Brewed Designs was started by Heather when she noticed the lack of coffee themed stamps available. Since then it has grown into a store of over 200 digi-images of all sorts of wonderful creatures and creations. Fresh Brewed Designs are also able to offer their own range of rubber stamps.

To  make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs ~ Old Fashioned Christmas

Image ~ RAK from the lovely Linda x

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls & Lace ~ Stash

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Nesties, Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Snowflake Die.

Sketch Saturday Challenge #109

Good morning folks.  Well what a gorgeous sunny day it is today!  For some reason i can't sleep ... i don't know if its cos i knew i'd forgotten to schedule a post for this card, if its cos i'm off out with friends tonight and i'm excited, if its cos we're having a new puppy today, or cos i wanted to play with my new beads and make beaded cluster rings (photos will follow shortly LOL), but anyhow i'm up! 

This weeks amazing sketch is being sponsored by the Craft Barn who are offering the most fantastic prize!

To make this card i used:

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Ribbon ~ Stash

Image ~ RAK from the lovely Linda

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC and was one that i requested

Pearls ~ Quixotic Paperie

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps No.0, Sansodor, Sakura Glaze Pen (purple), Nesties

Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge #24

This fortnight's sketch (#24) has been designed by Barb:

Yes Christmas card No. 2 has been born!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ RAK from the lovely Linda x

Image ~ House Mouse ~ RAK from Linda x

Sentiment ~ Pink Petticoat Tiny Tags

Poinsetta ~ handmade using punch

Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stump No.0, Odourless White Spirits, Small Birch Leaf Punch, Gold Sakura Stardust Pen.

Sketch Saturday #95

Bunny Zoe's Crafts are sponsoring Sketch Saturday this week. Nikki has a fabulous prize for the winner of this weeks challenge too..a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp called "Angry Ballerina" PLUS a selection of mixed pins.

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ RAK from Linda x

Image ~ RAK from Diane x

Mesh & Pearls ~ Stash

Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Odourless White Spirits, Blending Stumps No.0, Birch Leaf Punch.

Quixotic Challenge #9 ~ Judy's Sketch

This weeks challenge is a sketch, courtesy of Judy!

Feel free to play around with the sketch - flip it, add embellishments etc, but please make sure we it can still be recognised!

This month's prize will be a
Mystery Selection of Prima goodies with an RRP
of around £15!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ K & Company ~ Elizabeth Bownd ~ Garden Collage

Image ~ RAK from my lovely VBFBF Diane ... mwahs xxx

Flowers ~ TabbyCrafts

Pearls ~ Kanban Crafts

Sentiment ~ PC Generated

Tools ~ Gamasol, Blending Stump No.0, Pencil Crayons, Birch Leaf Punch, Woodware Grass Punch.

Papertake Weekly Challenge ~ 09 March

Another week gone and i'm left playing catch up! I'm beginning to wonder if its all to do with my age that the weeks go by so fast, cos i swear when i was younger one week would last a fortnight! A fortnight's holiday last a month and the 6 weeks school holidays laster forever!

However, i did have a really productive day yesterday and managed to get 3 cards made. I'm now onto my April card list, although i did make another birthday card for Fae (march 27th) after getting my new Magnolia Spring Stampclub Collection yesterday .... wooo hoooo!

This weeks PTW challenge is a sketch by the fabulous Dawny P

CS ~ stash. DP's ~ part of my gorgeous blog candy win from Donna ... thank you sooo much! Image ~ RAK from my VBFBF Diane (thanks honey) coloured with WM's. Banner Die Cut ~ another part of Diane's amazing speshull envie! Peel-offs ~ stash. Stitching ~ sewing machine. I've been bitten by the decorating the inside bug .... thanks Tab and Rach ... i think lol! I used all the leftover DP's for the inside.

Mojo Monday Mother's Day

Mojo Monday's sketch 74 is what i've used to make my last Mother's Day card ...unless i decide to make my 2 Auntie's one cos they'll be coming for lunch that day for our annual family get together .. lol! But for now i've made the last one!

I used my favourite colour combo at the minute ... green and orange mmmm... DP's & CS ~ all leftover's ... again! image ~ RAK from Diane, i just love these cute little mice, coloured with WM's, ribbon, eyelet, brads, beadcaps and flowers ~ stash, stitching ~ sewing machine.

My Last February Card .....

That's it, they're all done! i've just finished the last one and well chuffed with it i am too!

CS ~ leftover, DP's ~ a collection of Linda's RAK and leftovers, image ~ RAK from my luverly friend Diane, who sent me a supply of these gorgeous little mice that i've coloured with WM's, flower ~ circle nesties and circle punch, brad and ribbon ~ stash. Dragged a stanley knife blade round the edges of the paper to distress it ... i got distressed while doing it ... paper fibres made me sneeze lol!