explore.....

hi all on a gloomy bank holiday here in the uk !! today ive got a card with some new sweet rainbow stamps love this collection think i will end up with them all !!ive masked tilda with the cellar door and coloured with distress inks the papers are delish maja design for the banner i just stamped and snipped out little triangles

stamps-magnolia coloured with distress inks

papers -maja design

flowers -woc

dies -magnolia

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stamptacular sunday challenge -bugs or boys

stamp with fun -in the garden

stamp something -sentiment

paper cutz-use a banner

dream valley -stamp something

creatalicious -flourish

allsorts -wings

simply magnolia -hearts ( i used heart flourish die)

hugs sara x x x

paper sundaes DT card ...vintage tickled pink

Afternoon all ,its sunday so its a new challenge at paper sundaes this week is right up my street ...vintage/shabby chic !!! we are sponsored this week by Tickled Pink stamps so have all have some fab images to play with . I've used victorian lylah and have coloured her with copics ,papers are the super delish pink paislee butterfly garden , ive finished off with some cheesecloth and lovely kort & godt tulle roses hope you can play along with us this week

stamp -tickled pink coloured with copics

papers - pink paislee butterfly garden

sentiment -tim holtz

lace -prima

flowers-kort & godt

seam binding -woc

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tickled pink challenge - 3 papers ( 2 on card 1 made into tag )

paper play challenges -blossoms and blooms

paper romance -distressing

delicious doodles -lace

wags n whiskers -stitches

bunny zoe - lace

hugs sara x x x

sweet rainbow ...

Evening lovely bloggers .... finally i make a card this week !! its been one of those weeks and a whole week of half term to go !!! so when i did get a few hours to craft i couldn't decide which of the gorgeous new maggies to use so went for another step card so i could use lots lol !! think there is 11 magnolia stamps on here !! you cant see it really in the pic but there is a bird and a ladybird hiding in there somewhere as well as a mini tilda !! when i finally decided on which to use i painted them with distress inks and used paper from pink paislee butterfly garden

stamps -magnolia coloured with distress inks

paper -pink paislee butterfly garden

flowers -prima and woc

die -magnolia

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dream valley -dig out the old to use with new ( prima flowers are old stamps new)

lollipop crafts-bling ( glitter)

truly scrumptious - anything goes

just magnolia &hanglar -friends ( i figured all these tildas must be friends !!)

hugs sara x x x

vintage hAnglar dt card

hi all im back again with my 2nd dt card today this one is for lovely hAnglar only where the theme this week is dots .,ive used one of the gorgeous sailor kids and masked one of the little message boards from another kit love these as you can alter loads of stamps to make new ones ..fab !!! ive coloured her with distress inks and used gorgeous dotty papers from maja design and ive used a dotty background stamp aroud the image .ive gone for a vintage shabby look (surprise surprise lol!!) and added my lovely cheescloth and the fab new swirl dies from magnolia

stamps -hAnglar coloured with distress inks

papers -maja design

flowers -woc and stash

butterfly -prima

die -magnolia

punch -martha stewart

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truly scrumptious -anything goes

creative craft challenge-vintage

creataliscious-flourishes

hugs sara x x x

pop it up at paper sundaes ...

Hi all ive got my first card as part of paper sundaes dt today ,the theme this week is pop it up ,you can pop up your whole card as i have or you can simply raise up some elements on foam pads . This week our sponsor is michelle's scrapbook store where you can find lots of goodies including magnolia stamps like i have used . I decided to make a pop up slider card which i loved making just pull out the tag and up pops your image fabby or what !!! ive coloured my sweet maggies with distress inks and used papers from the delish bo bunny gabrielle pad . Hope to see your creations this week .

stamps -magnolia coloured with distress inks

sentiment - dimension fourth

papers - bo bunny gabrielle

flowers-woc

lace and pearls from stash

hugs sara x x x

tilda and friends....

Hi all ,today ive got a card i made with 2 challenges in mind totally tilda where its use cat or dog and magnolia down under your favourite things .Well what is my favourite thing in the craft world ......tilda of course !!! so ive used just a few (8 !!!)magnolia stamps here ,i wanted to do another little scene on a step card like i did for the easter so here's what i came up with . ive coloured with distress inks as its my fave medium also used all my other favourites -lace (butterfly) flowers from wild orchid crafts , dies and of course a bit of sparkle !

think thats it hope you like it it took me hours !!!

stamps-magnolia coloured with distress inks

paper -k&co julianne

dies-magnolia

flowers -woc

butterfly -handmade

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magnolia down under - your favourite things

totally tilda - cat or dog

just magnolia &hanglar -lace

bunny zoe -lace

creatiliscious -lace

dream valley challenge-old and new (tilda with cat ,background and house old stamps ,heart flourish is new )

hugs sara x x x

DCD christmas club dt card

At DCD christmas club this week we used a fab tutorial from by our lovely karen to make these acetate box cards also using tilda and bling .How fab are these sweet cards i do appologise for the rubbish photos the acetate is a complete nightmare to photograph !! now ive not used accetate for years but once i got going i couldn't stop lol !! the tilda with tree is attached at the side with some so she stands up on her own although you cant really see it in the pic !! also the sentiment is hanging on more acetate !! i have coloured everything with copics and added lots of sparkles on their fir trims .I really enjoyed making this card hope you will give it a go and enter our challenge

stamps-magnolia coloured with copics

papers -mme

sentiment -lotv

ribbon and charm from stash

hugs sara x x x

News .......

Well i have some fab news to share today i entered the paper sundaes DT call last week and have been offered a place on their team im so excited to be doing this and cant wait to get started next week so thanks heaps girls

hugs sara x x x

cherish....

Evening everyone , today i have a whif of joy card to share i love this image she looks so elegant doesnt she ,ive coloured her with distress inks and used more of my pion papers (its a good job i got loads of them !!) the fab doily die is by cheery lyn

stamp -whiff of joy

sentiment -sentiments 4 you

papers -pion design

flowers -woc

die -cheery lyn

lace ribbon and pearl sprays from stash

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dream valley challenge - flowers

secret craffter -dust off your stash -(butterly found in a drawer !!)

papertake weekly -punch or die

hugs sara x x x

sweet sarah kay...

Afternoon all !! ive got a sarah kay cutie to share today im slowly working my way through all the poor un inked stamps i have sitting here (until the new magnolia stamp kit arrives in the post anyway !!!) ive coloured her with distress inks and actually cut into pion design papers omg how hard was that !!! ive been drooling over these beauties for ages and finally found a supplier in the uk and yes they are a tad expensive but mighty gorjuss !!! ive also had a play with punches making flowers today which i loved and added some cheesecloth, lace and a fab make it crafty chipboard corner which ive attacked with tim's crackle paint

stamp -sarah kay coloured with distress inks

papers -pion design

flowers -handmade &woc

corner -make it crafty

punch-martha stewart

ribbon lace and pearls from stash

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bunny zoe-lace

stampavie and more -ribbon

papertake weekly -punch

oldie but goodie-say it with flowers

cute card thursday-distressing

hugs sara x x x

big hugs....

I thought i would use one of many stamps i have bought but not used today !!! This cutie is by gillian roberts for stampavie ,ive coloured her with distress inks and used papers from k&co charlotte and added lots of gorgeous flowers and some yummy may arts ribbon

stamp- gillian roberts teddy and me

sentiment -cuddly buddly

papers-k&co charlotte

flowers -woc and hand crocheted

die-spellbinders and magnolia

punch -martha stewart

ribbon -may arts

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bunnyzoes-lace (behind pink ribbon)

shabby tea room -ruffled (rufled ribbon)

hugs sara x x

bunnyzoes challenge- lace

A hanglar card and......news!!!!!!

firstly the news..... I am so lucky to have been picked for the Lovely Hanglar Only challenge blog DT for 3 months from their recent gdt call , im so happy to do this it gives me the chance to use all of my scrummy hanglars (and to justify buying all the new ones since they started shipping here lol!!)....so here is my first dt card the challenge this week is a recipe 2 design papers ,at least 2 flowers ,lace and a charm ,ive used one of the new stamps from the sailor kids kit and coloured her with distress inks ,papers are from the very lovely pink paislee butterfly garden pad ( so lush believe me !! if you havent got them you need them lol !!) ive added another new favourite in kort &godt flowers there are so gorgeous i will definately be getting more of those !! Ive popped my charms on some twine and finished with some tulle ,prima lace and of course pearls

stamps -hanglar coloured with distress inks

papers-pink paislee butterfly garden

lace -prima

flowers -kort&godt and woc

punch -martha stewart

dies -magnolia

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just magnolia&hanglar -anything goes

flutterby wednesday -open with fairy angel or butterly

hugs sara x x x

chocolate cupcakes...

Thought i would do a sepia card today as i got my hands on this super delish paper from maja designs ,ive used a belles n whistles stamp and coloured her with distress inks

stamp-belles n whistles

sentiment -sentiments4you

corner stamp -stempleglede

papers -maja design

flowers -woc

heart die -nellie snellen

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totallygorjuss-123 (1 image,2 design papers,3 embellishements -flowers, pearls,heart)

cupcake craft-something beg with c -cupcakes !!!

allsorts challenge-stamp alot ,use 3 stamps (image,sentiment ,background stamp on heart )

hugs sara x x x

a special wish...

Ive got another fizzy moon card to share today what a little cutie he is ..... ive coloured him with prisma pencils and used papers from basic grey cappella ,i was having a sort out (again !!) and found these fab wooden butterflies and flowers so had to pop them on !!

stamp-fizzy moon coloured with prisma pencils

papers -basic grey cappella

flowers woc

die -spellbinders

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cute card thursday-chocolate

by the cute and girly-anything goes

stamp something -something with wings (butterfly)

top tip tuesday-open

hugs sara x x x

butterflies and lace....

At Magnolia down under challenge blog this week their theme is just gorgeous - ribbon & lace how could i not make a card for that !! ive masked tilda with one of my fave background stamps and coloured with distress inks . now ive gone a bit mad with the lace !! tilda lace die around the edge ,my very fave lacey doily die and the butterly i made with ...yep lace !!! ,also added some gorgeous silky crush ribbon and a ton of flowers !!

stamps - magnolia coloured with distress inks

sentiment - whimsy

papers - magnolia

dies -magnolia

doily die - cheery lyn

flowers -woc and some handmade

punch - martha stewart

butterfly - handmade

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magnolia down under -ribbon &lace

flutterby wednesday -open but use butterfly ,fairy or angel

stamp with fun -ribbon or lace

magnolia stamp lovers -flowers

papertake weekly -anything goes option of something round

paper sundaes - fave hair combo (antique linen ,frayed burlap ,walnut stain inks )

hugs sara x x x

sweet hanglar girl....

Yes another new hanglar set !! i cannot resist i am weak i know lol !!! i have masked this sweetie onto the flower pot and coloured with distress inks ,ive added cheesecloth around the image and made the crochet flowers ,papers are a mix of stampin up and dcwv

stamps-hanglar coloured with distress inks

sentiment -lotv

papers -stampin up &dcwv linen closet

flowers -handmade

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paper sundaes - fave hair colour (antique linen,frayed burlap,walnut stain)

fussy and fancy -springtime

papercutz -anything goes

stampavie and more -pearls

hugs sara x x x