Sunbathing Granny

Welcome to another wonderful Wednesday.  This week has been great I have my two boys home on a school break, not so good for them as it hasn't stopped raining.  Today is the first fine day we've had since they've been home.  We are now at the start of Spring but on Monday evening it turned bitterly cold and was snowing in both the North & South Island mountain ranges and today's a lovely sunny day.

Congratulations to our winner and top 3 from last week great work everyone.  Because it's the last Wednesday of the month week means we have a blast from the past with a twist.

Sketch #234

Blast from the past sketch.

The twist this month is 

 Incorporate something to do with Coffee, be it the digi, the colour...  the sentiment...  Think Coffee!! 

This week I rotated the sketch something I don't usually do, but I loved this image and by rotating the sketch it worked perfectly.

Here is my blast from the past Sketch #234 posted on 27 November 2013 you can view the post here.

This week our sponsor is the lovely Heather Dennis

from

Fresh Brewed Designs

Bio:

Hello, I am Heather Dennis, the owner and artist at Fresh Brewed Designs.

I love and do all I can to put God first in my life. I am so blessed beyond all I deserve.

I have an amazing husband who supports and loves me more than anything. 

We lead praise and worship together in church. I love hearing him sing.

I home school two of the best kids in the world. They are my heart.

I can't even describe how much they mean to me. 

I LOVE all things crafty. I have been crafting and creating since as early as I can remember.

Here is a little about our shop:

Fresh Brewed Designs is a small online company that has been 

offering a wide variety of digital 

 and rubber stamps since November 2010, 

designed to meet the 

needs of paper crafting addicts 

 

everywhere. With over 30 categories to choose from and 

new additions each month, our range of products is expanding all of the time.

  

 

We also have BIG NEWS for 2014!  

 

Every month this year we will be giving away 

BLOG CANDY! 

We would love for you to visit our blog and facebook page, where fresh ideas are always percolating. 

Heather is offering our lucky winner this week 

3 Free Digi's to choose from her online store 

Now its time to pop over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what the rest of the design team have created for you this week using Heather's wonderful selection of images from 

Fresh Brewed Designs.

Challenge's I'm Entering:

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #37 Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge # 220 Anything Goes With A Flower

Incy Wincy Design Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations Challenge #125 Autumn Colours

Through The Craftroom Doors Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge Anything with a Pretty Lady

QKR Stampede Challenge #105 Fall Colours

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge #2 Lots Of Lattes

Milk Coffee Challenge Colours Of Autumn

Card Recipe: 

1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Kraft Card

3. Design Papers: Very old and can't remember

4. Image: Sunbathing Granny by Fresh Brewed Designs

5. Colour Medium: Copics

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Petite Oval and Scalloped Petite Oval, Fancy Label 1, pop dots, glue dots, real tacky glue, glossy accents for the sunglasses.

7.  Embellishments: Brown gems from my stash, Granny's dress or swimming costume was paper pieced.

8. Embellishments: Sentiment computer generated 

9. Embellishments: Burlap, Orange Carnations and shell all from my stash and the sentiment is computer generated. 

10. Inside the card.

Thanks for visiting my blog which I really appreciate, take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting and I look forward to visiting your blogs.

Winter Louie

Good morning and welcome to another wonderful Wednesday.

We're half way through September already where has this month gone?  It only feels like yesterday that it was Christmas and now another Christmas is just around the corner about 98 days to go.

Thank you for all your wonderful comments this week and welcome to my new follower Darcy Schroeder.

Today is Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2, congratulations to our winner last week and to our Top 3 cards well done everyone.

 This week Sally has another great sketch to work with and again it's very quick and easy and looks great finished.

Today I thought I would share a piece of Cross Stitch that I've been working on and had it framed last week.  As you can see it's a Christmas piece and looks stunning finished I'm so happy with it and it was stitched on cream linen  which was an 18 count cloth.  I'm currently working on another Christmas piece that being stitched on cream 14 count Aida Cloth.    I also have another piece at the picture framers at present so I'll also share that with you once I get it back.

Sketch #028

Here's my finished card using Winter Louie 

 by DigiStamp Boutique.

This week our sponsor is 

Sally-Ann Hancock the owner and design of 

DigiStamp Boutique.

We all love working with DigiStamp Boutique Images.

DigiStamp Bio:

All images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock.  My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too, often the inspiration for my designs.  Hope you enjoy my images as much as I enjoy creating them.

Sally-Ann is offering our lucky winner

Prize:   £10 voucher 

to spend in her online store.

DigiStamp Boutique Store

DigiStamp Boutique Blog

Now its time to pop over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what the rest of the design team have created for you this week using Sally-Ann's wonderful selection of images from DigiStamp Boutique online store.

Challenge's I'm Entering:

DigiStamp Boutique Monthly Challenge for September

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #36 Anything Goes

Crafty Boots Challenge Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #111 Celebrations

Winter Wonderland Boys Will Be Boys

Christmas At Sweet Stampin "Christmas Critters"

Completely Christmas Challenge #29 Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #219 Anything Goes With A Die Cut

Card Recipe:

 1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Red & Green American Craft Card

3. Design Paper:  By Sheryl K Christmas digital design papers.

4. Image: Winter Louie by DigiStamp Boutique

5. Colour Medium: Copics, Glossy Accents and black embossing pen.

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Classic Squares, Snowflakes embossing folder.  Pop and glued dots as well as real tacky glue. Martha Stewart glitter.

7.Embellishments: Holy leaves and red berries from my stash and so are the green gems and white pom pom. 

8. Inside view of many card.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting , I'm so looking forward to seeing your creations.

Little Strawberry

Good Wednesday morning and welcome to my blog.  Congratulations to our winner from last week and to our Top 3 cards.

This week Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 design team were allowed to use their favourite rubber stamp or digital image.  Well where do I start as I have so many favourites!!!

I could have chosen from 100's but in the end I had to realistic and look what was going to work with this weeks sketch, and as it's spring here in New Zealand it won't be long before Strawberry season and I adore Strawberries one of my favourite fruit that's why I chose the image that I did.

Sketch #027
You can use either a Hexagon or Circle

Here's my card using a Clear Dollar Digital Stamp (which is now Clearly I Stamps) Little Strawberry.

As we don't have a sponsor this week Sally has kindly offered 

blog candy which is going to be a surprise  and our lucky recipient will receive  

Design Papers

Stamps 

and of course Embellishments which we all love.

So don't forget to get all those entries in and you can enter more than once so get crafting.

Don't forget to drop by the rest of the design team over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what the rest of the team and created using their favourite images.

Challenges I'm entering:

Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 35 Anything Goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #18 Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes

A Gem of A Challenge #127 It's Summer Time

Just Us Girls Challenge #257 Leaves (Spring here in New Zealand)

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge 101 Use a Digi

One stitch At A Time Challenge #219 Use a Die

Crafting At The Weekend Challenge #5 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #9 Make A Card Challenge

Card Recipe:

 1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: American Craft Card Red and Green

3. Design Paper: K & Co Citronella Strawberry Limeade

 4. Image: Little Strawberry by Clear Dollar Stamps

 5. Colour Medium: Copics and Gold gel pen.

6. Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders nestabilities hexagons, pop dots, glue dots and real tacky glue.  Embossing folder Moroccan squares. Glossy accents on the Strawberry.

7. Sentiment: PC generated

 8. Embellishments:
Red gems, red and white gingham ribbon and white gathered ribbon.

9. Inside my card which is the same as the outside with the image, gems and sentiment.

 10. The back of my card.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week, happy crafting and I can't wait to see what you all do this week and being so creative.

Lucky Delivery

  Guess what? It's 112 days to go until Christmas and it only feels like yesterday.  This time last year I was getting ready to go to Argentina and Chile and I just can't believe that's another year has past by so quickly.

Here in New Zealand on Sunday it's Father's Day and my hubby will be getting his John Deere Tractor card I made him a few weeks ago from my boys and I still have to make my own.

As I promised you a before and after photo of Bertha now she's had her make over don't forget she's at lease 32 years old.

Before her make over  

 After her make over she's a new woman and running like new.

Today is Wednesday which means it's Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and we have a new sketch for you.  Firstly congratulations to our winner and to our Top 3 cards from last week.

Sketch #026

 This sketch is really easy so I hope to see heaps of entries this week.

Here's my card using Lucky Delivery.

This week our sponsor is A Day For Daisies

Bio:

A Day For Daisies began as a small token to a constant need to create. Pairing a love of whimsical illustration, with a tidy graphic design background, Tammy S Thompson, produced her first stamp designs, introducing irresistibly sweet stamps to crafters around the globe. Drawing inspiration from the beautiful world around us, she strives to express the happiness and gratitude she feels in each stamp design she creates.

Presently, A Day For Daisies has grown to over 3,000 Digital Stamps with a quickly expanding line of Best Loved Clear Polymer. A Day For Daisies has been published and awarded over the years for innovative and unique designs created to inspire the crafting community. With a whole team behind her now, she remains passionate about illustration, obsessed with quality, and dedicated to her customers. A Day For Daisies thanks you for your ideas, comments, and creativity!

Tammy is offering our very lucky winner 

Prize:  $12 Gift Certificate

from her online store.

Here are the links where you’ll find A Day For Daisies:

Website:  www.adayfordaisies.com

Direct Store Link:  http://adayfordaisies.com/stamps

Join the Club:  http://adayfordaisies.com/statement

Subscribe to Newsletter:  http://adayfordaisies.com/subscribe

Blog:  http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com

Etsy Shop:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/adayfordaisies

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Day-For-Daisies/142905905744876?ref=ts

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team and created this week using Tammy's images from  A Day For Daisies over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

I love A Day For Daisies images

Challenges I'm Entering:

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge # 18 Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #51 Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #34 Anything Goes

A Gem of A Challenge #127 It's Summer Time

Love to Create Challenge #131 Colored Inspired

Papertake Weekly Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Challenge Anything Goes

Card Recipe:

 1. Base: White SU

2. Coloured Card: Blue Ocean, Blush and Fuzzy Peach by Kaisercard.

3 Design Papers: 6x6 Papers from Tea at Elsie's Collection

4. Colour Medium: Copics

5. Tools: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Real Tacky Glue, Ink and Sponge Dabber.

6. Embellishments: Gems from my stash.

 7. Embellishments: Ribbon and flowers from my stash.

8. Inside my card.

Take care everyone wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafting.