Sketch Saturday Week #157 ~ Our 3rd Birthday!!!!

"Happy Birthday to Us!"

Sketch Saturday is 3 years old :)

By way of a personal thank you, Sketch Saturday challengers are invited to enter our personal blog candies! (our Party Bag Candy or PBC)

Some of the design team have put together a small package to say thank you to one of our challengers, please go to each blog and put your name down on the relevant post to be in with a chance of winning a PBC.

To keep it fair, there are a few rules that apply:

You are only eligible to enter each DT members party bag candy once, and ONLY if you've already taken part in this weeks challenge too (please provide a link to your work for each PBC you enter)

We want to thank sketch saturday challengers so this is why it's only open to SS entrants!

(we will be checking! and all entries that are not eligible will be deleted)

Each PBC will close on the DT members blogs at 8:00 AM (UK time) on Friday 3rd June, please note: FRIDAY MORNING. No entries will be accepted after this time, sorry.

This is so that the DT members can let me know their winner's name so that I can get the post ready for the following morning to announce the winners :)

However, the normal Sketch Saturday challenge (open to all who leave a link on this blog) will run until 11:59PM on the Friday evening as normal, so if you are too late for a PBC you can still win a super-amazing prize!

The sketch is the same for both obviously, so make your card/project and leave a direct link at the SS blog  so that you are eligible to win this weeks fabulous prize kindly donated by The Craft Barn, then, if you want to be entered into a party bag candy prize draw too giving you the chance to win an extra prize, leave the same link on the blog of the DT member too .... simples!

REMEMBER, as is normal with our challenges, please link back to us in your blog post and please leave only a DIRECT LINK to the post of your card/project, links to just your blog will not be accepted, so if you come back and notice that your entry has been deleted then that will be the reason why.

So, do you want to know what the fabulous prize is by The Craft Barn?  .... Well, we have a BUMPER PRIZE for this weeks challenge winner!

a HUGE THANKS go to Sandy and The Craft Barn for being so generous! xx

Before you rush off to make your entries, please take a little time to pay a visit to Sandy and her team, they have a wonderful craft extravaganza next weekend that they'd like to share with you...

"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! 

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



Would you like to spend a crafty day (or two!) at The Craft Barn?   Over the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of June they will be holding another EXTRAVAGANZA weekend.  They are really exciting weekends and are very popular, this year will be no exception, as they will have 24 demonstrators in attendance!  This year the theme will be 'The Best of British', focussing on products manufactured in the UK.The demonstrations are great for picking up tips and techniques, and best of all the demos are FREE, and run continuously throughout both days, so you don't need to book in advance - just turn up and watch! 

There really isn't anything else quite like this on the crafting calendar!   so if you can get there, I urge you to go, you won't be disappointed :)

HERE is the link again with all details about the extravaganza weekend.

OK, on to this weeks challenge, and this is our birthday sketch...

... and my Party Box Candy ....

So to be in with a chance of winning my box of goodies, follow the instructions above and leave your DIRECT link below  ......

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #156

It's Saturday, so time for another Sketch Saturday challenge! :)  I'm busy chasing my tail again this week!  I've got to the point where i wonder if they're ever going to leave me alone to craft LOL!  Family, who'd have em?  All I seem to do lately is run around from one hospital/drs/health visitor appointment to the next!    

Anyway this week we are sponsored once again by the very lovely Nikki fromBunny Zoe's Crafts

Here are the latest arrivals available right now...

*NEW Magnolia Sweet Rainbow Collection - NOW SHIPPING!!!

*NEW* Wags 'n Whiskers Princess Digital Release

*NEW* Whimsy Stamps May Release

*NEW* Bo Bunny 6x6 Paper Pads

*NEW* NOW STOCKING - Wild Rose Studio!!!

*NEW Kraftin' Kimmie's May Release - NOW SHIPPING!!!

*NEW Pink Cat Studio May Release - NOW SHIPPING!!!

*RESTOCKS Belles 'n Whistles

*NEW Wooden Ornaments

*NEW May Marianne Design Creatables Dies

*NEW Nellie Snellen Pirate Stamps

*NEW Marianne Design Pretty Paper Bloc Nostalgia

*NEW Marianne Doe! Magazine Issue 10

*NEW Echo Park 6x6 Paper Pads - Splash, Candy Shoppe & Metropolitan

*NEW May Whiff of Joy Stamps - NOW SHIPPING!!!

*NEW Digital Images - Michelle Perkett Studio
*NEW 4 My Minds Eye 6x6 Paper Pads - Lime Twist Collection

*NEW May C.C. Designs Stamps plus Cutter Dies

*NEW May The Greeting Farm

And remember... Bunny Zoe's Crafts ship worldwide, and if you live in mainland UK or Northern Ireland and your order is more than £40.00, you get FREE shipping :)

This weeks challenge winner will win a generous £10.00 shopping spree at Bunny Zoe's Crafts :)

Here's this weeks sketch...

 

and another one of my Easter Egg boxes!

To make this box I used ....

1 x Empty Tea Bag Box, resized

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Summer Driggs

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda with basket of Eggs

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Nesties, Marianne Design Butterfly Die.

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #155

 This week's challenge is sponsored by our regular sponsor,Simon Says Stamp!

"With over 100,000 items in stock, Simon is proud to offer the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards, Altered Art, and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world!"

To see all the latest products instore please click HERE

including their Hero Arts new for spring 2011 products!

To see the exclusive Simon Says Stamp range, please click HERE

Not forgetting their HUGE Magnolia range HERE

All things Tim Holtz including newly released products can be found HERE

They have all new Copic colours for 2011 HERE

As always a very generous $25 gift certificate will be awarded to our lucky winner this week to spend on goodies in the SSS store!

Thank you Heidi, Steph and all at SSS for your fabulous sponsorship of our challenge blog.

So onto this weeks sketch...

... and my card ...

To make this card I used ...

CS ~ Stash

DP's  ~ Express Yourself  ~ Ronna Penner

Image ~ Magnolia Pregnant Tilda

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Flowers & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Marianne Design Butterfly Die

This card was made for my Sister-in-law's birthday and yes perhaps you've guessed that she's pregnant LOL

... I wanted to show that Pregnant Tilda needn't be used just for a baby shower card!

Sketch Saturday Maya's Challenge #154

This weeks sketch has been created by my talented teamie Maya ♥ and is sponsored by Tickled Pink Stamps!

Here's a bit of info from our sponsor;

Tickled Pink Stamps first started out as Magnolia Down Under in 2009,

but in April 2010 Magnolia Down Under was taken over to Tickled Pink Stamps

and supplied a larger range of stamps. What was the reason for this?

I am Kellie the owner and founder of Tickled Pink Stamps

and when I first started stamping I fell for anything and everything Magnolia,

I had to have them.

While I still share the same love for them to this day,

I started to see more amazing stamps by talented designers world wide

and I just had to share them around Australia and this is how Tickled Pink Stamps was born,

aiming to be Australia's No. 1 Stamp supplier of all things cute and Tickled Pink....

Tickled Pink Stamps now has their VERY own range of cute

and They are a tad different from the normal cute but we all LOVE to be different and stand out,

and these amazing designs will make any creation GORGEOUS!

Tickled Pink Stamps is home of the fabulous Lil Lolita and Lil Lad Ranges

You can see all the newest products available by clicking HERE

Kellie is so generous, she is offering this weeks winner
their own choice of 2 Tickled Pink Digi Stamps!!!

So, here is Maya's fab sketch ...

and my creation ....

Another one of my Easter Egg boxes made from an empty teabag box!

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Pink Petticoat Gingham & Create with TLC

Image ~ Magnolia Bunny Tilda

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Ribbon, Flowers & Pearls ~ Stash

Tools ~ Nesties, Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Marianne Design Butterfly Dies.

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #153

Good morning to you all on this gorgeous, if a tad windy, sunny day in the UK!  I had a lovely relaxing day yesterday watching the Royal Wedding and texting my beautiful friend who was watching the celebrations in Trafalgar Square!

This weeks challenge is sponsored by our generous 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!  

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

Would you like to spend a crafty day at The Craft Barn?
They are hosting a First Saturday Demo Day on Saturday 7th May with Karen Maccoy, Carole Cann and Lina McDermott, who will be focusing on masculine cards and gifts ready for Father’s day. This will be such a benefit for anyone who struggles with ideas for the men in our lives.

Also, over the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of June they will be holding another EXTRAVAGANZA weekend, these are really exciting and have 24 demonstrators in attendance! This year the theme will be 'The Best of British', focussing on products manufactured in the UK.
The demonstrations are great for picking up tips and techniques, and best of all the demos are FREE, and run continuously throughout both days, so you don't need to book in advance - just turn up and watch! :)

So this weeks challenge ... The Craft Barn are offering TWO Tatty Button stamps to this weeks lucky winner!
Sandy, Thank you for your generosity! (I so want these)

 

And all you have to do to be in with a chance of inking up those little beauties is to make a card using this weeks sketch...

and this is what i did with it ....

 

I know Easter was last weekend, but i'm chasing my tail here slightly.  I just don't know where all my days are going too.  I still have Easter images all coloured up ready to go on cards LOL!  I think I can salvage a couple and use them on birthday cards with a clever sentiment from Create with TLC

To make this box I used:~

1 x Tea Bag Box

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Sammy D ~ Easter Kit

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda in Egg

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

 Flowers, Pearls & Raffia ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Butterfly Die, Chocolate Easter Egg Mould, Cello Bags, Chocolate & Sweeties 

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #152

Happy St George's Day and  Happy Birthday to my lovely teamie Sandra! xx

This week we are being sponsored by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps.

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is a rubber stamp company owned and run by Sparkle Smith.

"My name is Sparkle, and yes it's my real name. I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. I graduated from Oregon State University in 2004 and soon after moved to Denver, Colorado. In 2008, I moved back to the Pacific Northwest and am now happily living in Maple Valley, Washington with my wonderful and supportive husband, Brent.

I love to craft, make cards, scrapbook, make notebooks and journals, paint, rubber stamping, and just about anything else along those lines. I have been crafting for the last 12 years and I am so happy to have opened my own stamp company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps."

To celebrate Easter, Sparkle has decided to have a SALE. Everything in the store is 15% off and the sale will run through midnight on Sunday, April 24th.

But before you dash off to her store to fill your baskets, make a note of this weeks sketch so that you can make your entry for this weeks challenge, because this weeks winner will win 2 Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps:

Cruisin' Chloe AND Scooter Chloe

Here is this weeks sketch...

... and my card ...

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Miaaow! Paper from HERE

Image ~ Sparkle Creations ~ Josh with Kitty

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Eyelets and  Gems ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #151

Our challenge this week is sponsored by Paper Makeup Stamps!

Paper Makeup Stamps is a rubber stamp company, founded and owned by Katie Cotton, which carries cute, whimsical and wonderful designs in both rubber and digi, from gorgeous fairies, to awesome monsters, to wonderful wordart.

If you hop on over to the PMS blog, you will find all the details of the MASSIVE annual inventory reduction SALE!  Over 100 stamps are currently on sale, some up to 80% off!! The majority of the stamps on sale are 40% off BUT the catch is that there are limited quantities on sale. This is not a liquidation, but a stock evener, so once the set quantity on the stamp has been reached, it will return to it's regular price.  CLICK HERE to start shopping in the PMS sale!  Before you start shopping, you may want to 'like' our PMS Facebook page as there's something special posted just for our FB fans! 

Paper Makeup Stamps next release date will be May 7th, but to see their March/April releases, please click here.

PMS is very kindly offering one lucky winner a $20 gift certificate to the PMS store - thank you Katie!

To be in with a chance of winning this awesome prize, here's this weeks sketch for you to use in your entries...

and my card ....

To make this card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Create with TLC

Image ~ Rex ~ Paper Makeup Stamps

Sentiment ~ Dragons & Dinosaurs ~ Create with TLC

Buttons ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Sansador, Blending Stumps, Pencil Crayons

Just Magnolia Challenge #102 ~ Happy Birthday

This weeks challenge is a special one . ... It's a 'Happy Birthday' challenge. Why is it so special,  it's Just Magnolia's 2nd Birthday!! 

The Sponsor is Simon Says Stamp. One lucky participant will win a whopping $50 gift certificate!!

This card was made for a friends birthday and of course I had to make a matching box of choccies to go with it.  Pernod flavoured creme's would you believe!?! ... I don't half have some strange requests!

To make the card and choccie box I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Shelley Rae ~ Polka Treat

Image ~ Magnolia Tilda

Sentiments ~ Create with TLC

Pearls, Flowers & Brads ~ Stash

Tools ~ Sewing Machine, Sansador, Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps

Sketch Saturday Challenge #150

This week's challenge is sponsored by our regular sponsor, Simon Says Stamp!

"With over 100,000 items in stock, Simon is proud to offer the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards, Altered Art, and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world!"

To see all the latest products instore please click HERE

including their Hero Arts new for spring 2011 products!

To see the exclusive Simon Says Stamp range, please click HERE

Their HUGE Magnolia range can be found HERE

All things Tim Holtz including newly released products can be found HERE

They have all new Copic colours for 2011 HERE

and not forgetting the new Spellbinders for 2011 HERE

As always a very generous $25 gift certificate will be awarded to our lucky winner this week to spend on goodies in the SSS store!

HUGE THANKS to Heidi, Steph and all at SSS for their continued support of our challenge blog.


To be in with a chance of winning this awesome prize, here's this weeks sketch for you to use in your entries...

..... and my card ....

To make my card I used:~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ No Reimer Reason ~ Free Download

Image ~ Maurie Manning

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC

Pearls, Ribbon & Staples ~ Stash

Tools ~ Diamond Stickles, Pencil Crayons, Sansodor, Blending Stumps

Music Saves My Soul Saturday ....

This is the first time at saving my soul LOL ... and i'd like to share a song that as of Thursday has been playing  frighteningly loud in my car, enjoy!....

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #149

As it's the first Saturday of the month, it's DT week at Sketch Saturday and this week it's Simonne's turn to host the challenge.

...here is her fab sketch ...

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by Whimsy Stamps!

Whimsy Stamps is a family owned business and online store located in the United States. We carry a line of whimsical and fun rubber stamps made from deeply etched red rubber and mounted on EZ mount foam. We also have a digital stamp collection with new releases on the 1st of each month. We've recently added an online gallery for our DT and registered users where you can find lots of samples using our stamps. We also have an inspirations blog with daily postings and product info and our featured stamper Saturdays!

The winner this week will win this amazing prize package of 3 rubber stamps/sets and a coordinating Whimsy Shapeology die worth in a total a whopping $31! 

Balloon Sentiments rubber stamp set

Balloon Die Set (coordinates with the Balloon Sentiments)

Birthday Wish List rubber stamp

Club Kid rubber stamp set

And here is my card ...

To make my card I used :~

CS ~ Stash

DP's ~ Puppy Breath from HERE

Image ~ Whimsy Stamps ~ Dog

Sentiment ~ Create with TLC (created specifically for this image by the fab Paulette)

Pearls & Button ~ Stash

Tools ~ Pencil Crayons, Blending Stumps, Sansodor, Sewing Machine