tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15031470925858005072024-03-13T08:05:34.182-07:00Crafty Sarah's BlogThe secret life of a fairy in hobnail bootsCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-29655343428194381382008-12-29T10:25:00.000-08:002008-12-29T10:29:44.641-08:00Spiral Whisper - Must See!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SVkWt_YCPXI/AAAAAAAAANo/MxcwFbt2KfY/s1600-h/kathsmithimages1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285280617058155890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SVkWt_YCPXI/AAAAAAAAANo/MxcwFbt2KfY/s320/kathsmithimages1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well I am trying to catch up with everyon'e blogs and have come across these gorgeous stamps from Spiral Whisper which are due to be released in January. I couldn't resist telling you all that firstly there is a competition to win some but also I had to show them to you as they are totally and utterly adorable!</div><div> </div><div>To find out more go to: <a href="http://spiralwhisper.blogspot.com/">http://spiralwhisper.blogspot.com/</a> but be warned - they are irresistable!!</div><div> </div><div>Hope you are all enjoying the festive season. I was back to work today which wasn't much fun after such a good few days but got to go back sometime to bring the money in!</div><div> </div><div>xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-40595679013081388732008-12-26T03:22:00.000-08:002008-12-26T03:27:34.388-08:00Merry Christmas to you all!Hello! I am so sorry that I haven't been around for ages but the little spare time I have had I have had to spend making Christmas cards which I finished making the final one of yesterday morning! I had to make sure I used double sided sticky tape as glue wouldn't have been given a chance to dry before giving it!!<br /><br />I'll upload some photos soon of my latest cards soon but in the mean time I just want to say Merry Christmas and I hope you all have a really fantastic new year. One of my resolutions for the new year is to keep up with ny crafting and my blog and all my crafting buddies. Plus I had Scrapbook Inspirations subscription for my birthday last week from Dad so I hope to do lots more scrapbooking!<br /><br />Hope you are all relaxing after the hectic christmas card making!<br /><br />Much love and festive hugs from me xxxxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-18534825309055540032008-11-06T14:17:00.000-08:002008-11-06T14:32:01.305-08:00A card made with wallpaper and clothes hanging loop ribbons!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SRNuMke9RfI/AAAAAAAAANA/7E3i_PcdHA8/s1600-h/SDC10085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265673551557248498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SRNuMke9RfI/AAAAAAAAANA/7E3i_PcdHA8/s320/SDC10085.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hello all!<br /><br />Firstly I hope you all enjoyed the fireworks last night that were lighting up the sky, secondly thank you so much to everyone who have left some really lovely comments on my blog of which I am very grateful and also to those of you who are following my blog, and thirdly just wanted to show you my card I made tonight using wallpaper and ribbons from my clothes!<br /><br /><br /><br />I fell in love with this paper in Homebase and would actually love it covering a wall in my bedroom so I took a (little...honest!!) sample and made this card. I am off to Bournemouth to see my boyfriend tomorrow straight after work so I have been packing for the weekend so haven't had time to do a very detailed card so I just made this nice simple one which can be used for many different occasions. Papermania flower, pearl brad, adhesive gems and ribbons that were once upon a time the hanging loops in one of my tops along with the wallpaper sample from Homebase!<br /><br />Hope you all have a great weekend and remember to wear your poppies with pride to remember those that gave their lives and fought for the freedom we have today.<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-65523339848186130862008-11-05T16:01:00.000-08:002008-11-05T16:30:17.676-08:00Three new cards.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265332585582887666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SRI4FvP1AvI/AAAAAAAAAMo/GenR_v7AiQY/s320/SDC10077.JPG" border="0" /><br />Well I am having yet another late night as I got carried away making cards and watching my favourite film - Moulin Rouge! I made the card above last night and then the two below this evening...and yes I did cave in and have to use my Pink Petticoat trees as I love them so much!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SRI4GaCvujI/AAAAAAAAAMw/8cbbn3DlTWE/s1600-h/SDC10074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265332597070740018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SRI4GaCvujI/AAAAAAAAAMw/8cbbn3DlTWE/s320/SDC10074.JPG" border="0" /></a> The two cards above I made using papers from the DCWV Christmas Stack and the vellum quotes are from 12x12 sheets of vellum quotes I got from a local craft shop. I shall have to look tomorrow to see if I can see a brand on them - they are so sweet though and thought they went really well with these DCWV papers.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265332603592030770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SRI4GyViujI/AAAAAAAAAM4/W_LZMmqoBj4/s320/SDC10079.JPG" border="0" />This card I made using DCWV Christmas stack with Pink Petticoat christmas trees coloured with pencil crayons and Glitz It Up glitter glue. I also cut the top of the front of the card off around the blue ring for some added unsual detail to the card.<br /><br /><br />Hope everyone is well and having fun crafting. Thanks for looking at my blog!<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-80113107217480198652008-11-03T15:24:00.000-08:002008-11-03T15:50:30.148-08:00Embossed snowmen!<div>Evening all! Missing out on my early night again but I am very disappointed in myself as I had planned to make about three or four cards this evening but I only managed one. I spent my lunch hour from work drawing sketches of cards to make when I got home and I still only managed one. I have banned myself from Pink Petticoat this week though in hopes that I can get some variety so I found an old stamp in my box and embossed these little snowmen.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264580767172362274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SQ-MUJapgCI/AAAAAAAAAMg/GyUaPbZQpAI/s320/SDC10051+compressed.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p>Dovecraft square card blank, DCWV paper from the Christmas stack, Bazzil Basics pink textured card (used the back of it as the front was too shimmery), Papermania Sparkly trim, Anita's peel offs coloured pink with Whispers permanent pen and I can not think for the life of me where the snowman stamp came from or what make it is but I embossed it using Ink It Up clear pigment ink and Heat It Up silver tinsel embossing powder with the Heat It Up tool and then coloured in with pencil crayons. I used the x-cut shape cutter to cut the rectangles with rounded corners.</p><p>I am not 100% about this card but it was good experimenting using something other than Pink Petticoat and using less traditional colours.</p><p>I shall try to make a few more tomorrow night hopefully.</p><p>Hope everyone is well and happily crafting away!</p><p>xx</p><p>P.S. I just remembered that I did have some good news today - I told my friend about how I need to make a lot of cards ready to sell at work for charity and he told me that he wants to buy some off me and even upped my price!</p>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-38443826051205459272008-11-02T15:42:00.000-08:002008-11-02T15:50:31.429-08:00Two Christmas cards this evening!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264211373253004258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SQ48Wl1RC-I/AAAAAAAAAMQ/u_Ibch2638w/s320/SDC10050.JPG" border="0" />I am supposed to be having an early night but I got carried away making cards (although only managed two!). I have finally managed to make a non Pink Petticoat Christmas card so I am quite chuffed, but then when I tried to make the second one a Pink Petticoat Christmas tree just stuck itself to the card! I really love the Pink Petticoat images (probably why I keep using them so much) but I think I need more variety in my cards now so I may have to ban myself just until I have made more cards without them before people get bored of them!<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264211380880299026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 315px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SQ48XCPwVBI/AAAAAAAAAMY/EHlOhDMrOiI/s320/SDC10042.JPG" border="0" /> <div>I now have 5 christmas cards made so that is 10% of the ones I want to make! I best get a wiggle on with them now as I have realised we don't have long til Christmas especially with many of my weekends taken up with going down to Bournemouth to see my boyfriend!</div><div> </div><div>Hope you are all ok. Thanks for looking and visiting my blog!</div><div> </div><div>xx</div></div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-28155244935984396492008-11-02T04:58:00.000-08:002008-11-02T05:11:49.072-08:00My shopping spree!<div>I managed to get to The Range yesterday after my trip to Halfords (and home and then back to Halfords again as I forgot my purse!) and replacing the bulbs in the car park with people looking at me as if I was mad...I was not going to spend an extra £2.99 (of my stash buying money!) to have some Halfords guy fit the bulbs for me when it is a three minute job that I could do myself and actually only took about two minutes and then a very nice man checked they worked for me when I put my foot on the brake. (I hadn't thought about how I was going to check that they were working by myself without something reflective to park in front of!).</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Anyway, I managed to spend almost £30 on some really lovely stash, and when I got there I found that there was a Do Craft demo on which I hadn't realised so I chatted for a bit to Jill Lloyd who was demonstrating.</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264046305668601346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SQ2mOZKVlgI/AAAAAAAAALw/2C1UjtzZ7xI/s320/SDC10039+(compressed).jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>My lovely stash includes the Creativity and Creativity Life magazines (complete with free Papermania silver/gold sparkling trims), some christmassy peels offs, Bazzil Basics textured 12x12 card, lots of rolls of ribbon, glitter glue, Papermania felt ribbon, 3 other packs of Papermania sparkling trim, DCWV Christmas Stack 6x6 (really gorgeous papers in it!) and some felt snowflake embellishments. I feel more in the mood for making Christmas cards now that I have some lovely stash to play with so I shall have to get busy this week if I am to make about 50 Christmas cards!!</div><div> </div><div>xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-74574501037935854532008-11-01T03:20:00.001-07:002008-11-01T03:33:03.457-07:00Another Pink Petticoat Christmas card!Hello all, hope everyone is well and staying warm in this wintery weather. Glad to see the sun is shining today even if it is still a bit nippy. I had the cold that has been going round last week so not been feeling up to doing any crafting but I realised that I hadn't put this card up on here which I made just over a week ago. I love embossed cards but find the embossed card blanks are quite expensive so I used a little brass stencil I have and embossed it quite a few times over a normal card blank. I am quite pleased with it although I need to think about the spacing of the stencil a bit more next time. The Christmas tree is another Pink Petticoat image which I coloured with pencil crayons and stuck onto some red textured paper and tied some green ribbon around. I stuck that bit onto the card with foam pads to make it stand out a bit more. Hope you like it! I must get on with making more very soon as I only have three and I want to make about 50 so that I can sell them at work and make some money for charity.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SQwu3d1TTGI/AAAAAAAAALo/_3Ri_q0yaAQ/s1600-h/DSC02789.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263633594925141090" style="WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SQwu3d1TTGI/AAAAAAAAALo/_3Ri_q0yaAQ/s320/DSC02789.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm off to Halfords today as I need a brake light bulb for my car and so I have decided that I will have to go to the one that is about an extra 5 miles away from the other one as there is a Range next door to the one further away so I might have a little shopping spree! Will let you know what I get but I really hope they have the Creativity Life magazine in as I haven't managed to get one yet but it looks so good. Fingers crossed!<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-74898622390081136332008-10-22T15:25:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:48:28.335-07:00My first christmas cards of 2008!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP-sGiWbTMI/AAAAAAAAAK8/FJF1QlaEf9M/s1600-h/DSC02787.JPG"></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260111171274267410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP-rPbLd2xI/AAAAAAAAAKs/yM0sXuYMIJc/s320/DSC02787.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Well, I have finally managed to find some inspiration to make some Christmas cards! I looked through last year's craft remains of Christmas bits and pieces and was really uninspired so today I bought some Christmassy vellums and a few crafty goodies and I have been onto the Pink Petticoat website and eventually decided that I preferred these trees slightly more than any of the other Christmas downloads (would have loved to have them all but my bank balance won't allow me at the moment!). I coloured the images in with pencil crayons and a gold gel pen for the star and I have to say that I rather like them! I'm becoming more and more of a Pink Petticoat fan and I have my eye on a few downloads so watch this space! xxx</div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260111594253996978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP-roC5sU7I/AAAAAAAAAK0/1sgItmFyC8w/s320/DSC02788.JPG" border="0" />Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-48138395174037105772008-10-21T13:43:00.000-07:002008-10-21T14:17:00.233-07:00I'm back!!Hello all,<br /><br />Sorry I have been away from my blog, visiting your blogs and crafting for so long. I am going to try catch up as much as I can in the next week or so and I can't wait to see what you have all been up to recently.<br /><br />I have managed to make two cards this evening to add to my collection to sell for charity. I have got about 20 cards now but I want to have a good selection before I start to sell them so that there is plenty of choice. Hope you like them anyway.<br /><br />Dovecraft square card blank, Pink Petticoat frog coloured with green pencil crayon, Whispers permanent red pen and gold gel pen, Papermania eyelets, ribbon from Hobbycraft and green and red paper from The Papermill shop.<br /><br />Dovecraft square card blank, corset peel off from Craft Central, Papermania eyelets, Papermania adhesives gems, organza ribbon and thin red ribbon from Hobbycraft and red and black paper from The Papermill Shop.<br /><br />Hope you are all well. Catch up with you soon...must tidy up all my craft stuff now so that I have a bed to sleep in tonight! xxx<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP5D4zh-ZFI/AAAAAAAAAKM/KLQ5IJk0U0E/s1600-h/DSC02784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259716057999762514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP5D4zh-ZFI/AAAAAAAAAKM/KLQ5IJk0U0E/s320/DSC02784.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259716065781017570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP5D5QhK6-I/AAAAAAAAAKU/h_qrxblBmv0/s320/DSC02786.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP5D4zh-ZFI/AAAAAAAAAKM/KLQ5IJk0U0E/s1600-h/DSC02784.JPG"></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SP5D5QhK6-I/AAAAAAAAAKU/h_qrxblBmv0/s1600-h/DSC02786.JPG"></a></p>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-70866033135848055992008-09-03T15:07:00.000-07:002008-09-03T15:19:54.636-07:00Managed another male card...just!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SL8MqHrx8SI/AAAAAAAAAKE/ASMa1RcJhW4/s1600-h/DSC02191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241922409039261986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SL8MqHrx8SI/AAAAAAAAAKE/ASMa1RcJhW4/s320/DSC02191.JPG" border="0" /></a>Hope you are all well on such a wet, cold, dark and blustery night. I like nights like this when I can be inside crafting and can be glad that I'm not outside in it!<br /><div></div><br /><div>I am on a mission to make some men's cards as well as cards for occasions other than just birthdays ready to try sell them for charity and I managed to make this Pink Petticoat card this evening despite finding mens cards hard to make and despite burning my hands and fingers this evening when I very stupidly grabbed, and picked up with both hands, a casserole dish I had just got out the oven! A couple of my fingers are starting to blister even though I ran cold water over them for 10 minutes. Still nothing is going to stop me crafting!</div><br /><div></div>I think the card is lacking something but I don't know what. I want to add ribbons but I know I'll just make it look a bit girly! Maybe three eyelets or buttons in a row bottom right corner but not sure. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know! Thank you!!<br /><div></div><br /><div>xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-79706355178038953832008-09-01T14:32:00.000-07:002008-09-01T14:41:50.364-07:00Home Sweet Home<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLxhO1sFhnI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/4ZqBKgd2Yks/s1600-h/DSC02190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241170973910468210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLxhO1sFhnI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/4ZqBKgd2Yks/s320/DSC02190.JPG" border="0" /></a> I have been looking through the cards I have so far to sell for charity and noticed that most are girly birthday ones so I decided I need to make a few for different occasions. I have made a start with this new home card using Pink Petticoat image coloured in with pencil crayons, gingham card and red textured paper from Craft Central pick and pay, gingham ribbon from Hobbycraft and red buttons from a charity shop (they actually say ripcurl on the other side so designer buttons!!).<br /><br />Must make some male ones but I find them so difficult to do!<br /><br />Thanks for looking.<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-59045219280785765602008-08-31T13:38:00.000-07:002008-08-31T14:13:18.835-07:00Can't believe it's beginning of September tomorrow!Hello all!! I am so sorry I haven't been around the last few weeks but I've been so busy with work and other things. I shall try get through people's blogs to see what wonderful things you have all been creating whilst I've been busy. I just can't believe it is September tomorrow already! Where has the time gone?!<br /><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240787422609381426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="240" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLsEZNv3mDI/AAAAAAAAAJc/oh2d5FlZ1rc/s320/DSC02186.JPG" width="226" border="0" />I did go to the Range yesterday as I needed some more square card blanks but I bought a few extra bits and pieces too! I still managed to spend just under £10 so quite pleased with myself! I got three 12x12 Bazzil Basics card, two sets of metal charms (girly ones and boys ones), my card blanks and a pot of cute black and white felt adhesive flowers. I bought the fabulous Scrapbook Inspirations mag the other day too to read in my lunchbreaks. Some really great work in there as usual.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLsHOAqT-pI/AAAAAAAAAJk/8FCT0tTBpEk/s1600-h/DSC02146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240790528652737170" style="WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" height="221" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLsHOAqT-pI/AAAAAAAAAJk/8FCT0tTBpEk/s320/DSC02146.JPG" width="176" border="0" /></a><br />I have made three cards since I was here last; one for my new boss' birthday which was a very quick mad rush of a card but it turned out ok but not brilliant and then I made two cards to sell for charity today with my new card and metal charms and I used one of my gorgeous new papermania ribbons on one of them...the tinsel like silver ribbon!<br /></div><div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLsHOVIlmgI/AAAAAAAAAJs/JrCMIRkQL5w/s1600-h/DSC02189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240790534148430338" style="WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" height="255" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLsHOVIlmgI/AAAAAAAAAJs/JrCMIRkQL5w/s320/DSC02189.JPG" width="231" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLsHOlqPkyI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/2jQlbBV_gx4/s1600-h/DSC02188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240790538584560418" style="WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" height="237" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SLsHOlqPkyI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/2jQlbBV_gx4/s320/DSC02188.JPG" width="274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I hope to get a few more cards made this week as I want to build up a good stock of cards before I start selling them so that there is plenty of variety. I'm also not sure what to sell them for so trying to figure that out too. I am thinking maybe £1.50 with £1 of that going to charity. They cost me more than 50p to make but I enjoy it so I don't mind putting more to charity. If anyone sells their cards please can you let me know if this is about the right price. I don't want to overcharge people but want to make some money for charity too.</div><div></div><div>Thanks for looking and as always, thanks so much for the lovely comments.</div><div></div><div>xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-51257944263705582502008-08-17T16:04:00.000-07:002008-08-17T17:12:22.311-07:00New Papermania Acrylic Album!!<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi4xrQIrLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/nnzYuIGvMdw/s1600-h/DSC02133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235637730381704370" style="CURSOR: hand" height="269" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi4xrQIrLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/nnzYuIGvMdw/s320/DSC02133.JPG" width="326" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3UTdle0I/AAAAAAAAAHo/Ubb5gE78D9I/s1600-h/DSC02134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235636126267833154" style="WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px" height="200" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3UTdle0I/AAAAAAAAAHo/Ubb5gE78D9I/s320/DSC02134.JPG" width="250" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />Right well this weekend I am afraid I haven't done much blogging as I have been busy playing with the gorgeous acrylic album from Papermania that is coming out 1st September (when I shall be queuing to buy a few!!).<br /><br /><div>For a while now I have been trying to do a scrapbook page (12x12) to go into a frame for my brother but I had too many pictures and couldn't get any inspiration for it. Then when I received this album to try out I realised it was perfect for my brother's birthday present and I am happy with the results.</div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3UVzofpI/AAAAAAAAAHw/9DQtQd5MPIY/s1600-h/DSC02135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235636126897176210" style="WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px" height="245" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3UVzofpI/AAAAAAAAAHw/9DQtQd5MPIY/s320/DSC02135.JPG" width="302" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3UtUJDBI/AAAAAAAAAH4/h8WKK7g6KuI/s1600-h/DSC02136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235636133207542802" style="WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px" height="286" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3UtUJDBI/AAAAAAAAAH4/h8WKK7g6KuI/s320/DSC02136.JPG" width="302" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div></div><div>The pictures are from his medal giving parade in Windor earlier this year after he got back from Afghanistan. You may notice a few pics with Prince Harry who got his medal the same day and was stood not far from my brother. Princess Anne gave out the medals so there are a couple of pics with her too. On one of the pics it looks like my brother is yawning at Princess Anne but he was just talking to her and it was just unfortunate timing of the picture being taken!!</div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3U9Os_lI/AAAAAAAAAIA/fRx24_D5IG8/s1600-h/DSC02138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235636137479700050" style="CURSOR: hand" height="283" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3U9Os_lI/AAAAAAAAAIA/fRx24_D5IG8/s320/DSC02138.JPG" width="320" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3VC_zhJI/AAAAAAAAAII/y3OqhXr9fts/s1600-h/DSC02139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235636139027825810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi3VC_zhJI/AAAAAAAAAII/y3OqhXr9fts/s320/DSC02139.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div>I really love the acrylic album; the size is perfect, the number of "pages" is great and some extra pages could be added by drawing round the arcylic and cutting out extra pages from cardboard, chipboard or paper etc. I love the scalloped edges and it is nice thick acrylic rather than some of the flimsy ones you can get. I shall have to buy some when they come out and make some more albums for christmas presents.</div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6JDAGVnI/AAAAAAAAAIY/LADq8Cr4fnI/s1600-h/DSC02140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235639231405512306" style="CURSOR: hand" height="294" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6JDAGVnI/AAAAAAAAAIY/LADq8Cr4fnI/s320/DSC02140.JPG" width="323" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6JqPvMSI/AAAAAAAAAIg/P1VE8-NGa5Y/s1600-h/DSC02141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235639241940087074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6JqPvMSI/AAAAAAAAAIg/P1VE8-NGa5Y/s320/DSC02141.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div>I hope to play with some of my other goodies in the week and let you know what they are like too! I have to say I absolutely love these acrylic albums!<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6Jm7T6kI/AAAAAAAAAIo/ZZUjXpNv2Bw/s1600-h/DSC02143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235639241049107010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6Jm7T6kI/AAAAAAAAAIo/ZZUjXpNv2Bw/s320/DSC02143.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6KJu8mcI/AAAAAAAAAIw/jmAMkBQECCk/s1600-h/DSC02144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235639250392488386" style="CURSOR: hand" height="312" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6KJu8mcI/AAAAAAAAAIw/jmAMkBQECCk/s320/DSC02144.JPG" width="322" border="0" /></a></p><div></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6KeEbHuI/AAAAAAAAAI4/bZoSyreE9CQ/s1600-h/DSC02145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235639255851278050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKi6KeEbHuI/AAAAAAAAAI4/bZoSyreE9CQ/s320/DSC02145.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking! xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-33585130010207547052008-08-16T05:26:00.000-07:002008-08-16T06:06:58.179-07:00I am such a lucky girl!Firstly I would like to say thank you very much for all the kind and lovely comments I have been receiving about my knee and my new job and my craft projects! My first two days of work have gone well and so hopefully it'll be good for a few months until I can get to Sandhurst.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Now, this morning I had to pick up a parcel from the sorting office as they tried to deliver it whilst I was at work. I was thrilled to find these gorgeous new papermania goodies that <a href="http://scrappingandwine.blogspot.com/">Emma </a>from Design Objectives very kindly sent me. I can tell you that they are fabulous and I can't wait to get playing with them. I shall let you all know what they are like when I have had a play after lunch.</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235098033754751618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKbN7MpMQoI/AAAAAAAAAHY/WhtkpWt-l4c/s320/DSC02126.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Hope you are all well and have been very crafty recently!</div><br /><div>xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-41291149209453833792008-08-13T14:08:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:18:56.263-07:00Now for some really good news!I have a job starting tomorrow! I only had the interview this morning so I'm chuffed to bits. It does mean less time for crafting but it means more money for craft stash buying!! I might also see if I can sell my cards there for charity once I have a good handful or more of cards to show them and once I have settled into the job!<br /><br />Thanks for all the lovely comments.<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-22523583583630925582008-08-12T08:19:00.000-07:002008-08-12T08:24:27.473-07:00Semi good newsWell today I had my appointment with a specialist about my knee as I have been having problems with it and have had to postpone going to Sandhurst to get it fixed. He thinks I may have torn the cartilage and so is sending me for an MRI scan on it. I think this is good news as I know it can be fixed with an operation (I had the same in my other knee 5 years ago). I am so glad that he doesn't think it's something which can't be sorted. Just hope it doesn't take too long to get the scan and find out exactly what is wrong and get an operation in etc so I can get to Sandhurst soon.<br /><br />I have to say I treated myself to another piece of ribbon today too to make it up to a metre each of 19 different ribbons now in the last few days not including the 5 reels of other ribbons! I think you may be seeing a lot of cards with ribbons on in the next few weeks!<br /><br />Hope you are all well!<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-43172156854356239702008-08-11T15:56:00.000-07:002008-08-12T01:25:36.338-07:00Mr Froggy!Well having made some Mrs Froggy cards I have now made a couple of Mr Froggy cards using the gorgeous <a href="http://www.pinkpetticoat.co.uk/">Pink Petticoat </a>images. I am not too happy with the first one because of my handwriting for the "Hoppy Birthday" but I am pleased with the second one although not a manly card after all!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233399999633313682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKDFkmmsT5I/AAAAAAAAAHA/4sV4w1CCnIo/s320/DSC02124.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233400588106516674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKDGG21oyMI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/gB85uHc5nVU/s320/DSC02122.JPG" border="0" /> I used papers that were free in a magazine ages ago, ribbon I bought from Hobbycraft yesterday x-cut circle cutter, Stamp Doctor eyelets, buttons from a haberdashery store and an ink pad for inking the edges from Lakeland. On the second card the froggy picture is actually stuck to the insert in the card so it's more of a window in the card.<br /><br />Thanks for looking and thanks for all the wonderful comments you've been leaving me; they are really appreciated. xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-70954065825237151252008-08-11T09:36:00.000-07:002008-08-11T09:53:00.915-07:00Birthday and buttons!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKBtA8tK2JI/AAAAAAAAAG4/a0ksycvCQxg/s1600-h/DSC02120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233302630067525778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKBtA8tK2JI/AAAAAAAAAG4/a0ksycvCQxg/s320/DSC02120.JPG" border="0" /></a>It is my brother's birthday this week so of course I had to make a card! I always struggle with men's cards but I got inspiration from Loretta's monday challenge on Do Crafts forum which gave me the layout idea. I did move the stamped image to the middle of the page, made the strips wonky and used buttons instead of flowers from the challenge so I hope Loretta doesn't mind that I didn't stick to it perfectly! I think this card may be better for a younger boy (my brother is going to be 25!) but if I can't make anything better it will do!<br /><div></div><br /><div>I used patterned cardstock from DCWV Glitter Mat Stack, Sarah Beise cake stamp, Papermania brads, Papermania rub on and various buttons from charity shops and haberdashery stores.</div><div> </div><div>Thanks for looking!</div><div> </div><div>xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-78506771398096432872008-08-11T06:22:00.000-07:002008-08-11T06:32:51.790-07:00I've been shopping!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKA_CAWApYI/AAAAAAAAAGw/-YuDRZEFBUE/s1600-h/DSC02118.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233252070689121666" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SKA_CAWApYI/AAAAAAAAAGw/-YuDRZEFBUE/s320/DSC02118.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>I hope everyone is well on this blustery and damp august day! I decided to treat myself to a shopping trip to Craft Central yesterday only to get there 50 minutes and 30 miles later to find it had closed down! I was not a happy bunny wasting all that petrol and time and I had even checked on their website before I left and it was still listed there. I thought I'd go to Lakeland and the expensive but very lovely shop in the nearest town only to find that Lakeland no longer sell craft stuff and the craft shop now closes on Sundays! So, it was a complete waste of a journey and so I went the 30 miles home again empty handed. I did take a trip to Hobbycraft though which is only a few miles from my house and bought lots there and then today I went to Osborne Stationers (no relation to me!!), a haberdashery and a charity shop and got some real bargains! I got a handful of lovely buttons for 1p each and some ribbon for 5p, in Osborne's the papermania double sided cardstock was on offer and in hobbycraft I got more 12x12 paper in the sale too. I have gone a bit mad buying ribbons but they are all so lovely! The papermania chipboard letters were on sale in Hobbycraft too so I couldn't resist buying them!</div><div> </div><div>No more spending for me for a while!</div><div> </div><div>xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-9167794680523215932008-08-10T15:49:00.000-07:002008-08-10T16:14:49.022-07:00Another award!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ9wovLdGRI/AAAAAAAAAGo/a0xGh2jxzBs/s1600-h/Iloveyourblog%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233025137189394706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ9wovLdGRI/AAAAAAAAAGo/a0xGh2jxzBs/s320/Iloveyourblog%5B1%5D%5B1%5D.png" border="0" /></a> I am so honoured to have received this lovely award from <a href="http://shellyslittlecraftspace.blogspot.com/">Shelly</a> (thank you so much Shelly...I love your blog too!). <p>So the rules are:</p><p>I have to pick 7 of my favourite blogs and:<br />1. The winner can put the logo on their blog<br />2. Link the person you received your award from<br />3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs<br />4. Put links of those blogs on yours.<br />5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls or boys you’ve nominated</p><p>This was so tricky as I have so many blogs I love and so many more than 7 favourite blogs. I eventually decided to award the following: <a href="http://anabaird.blogspot.com/">Ana</a>, <a href="http://simply-one-of-a-kind.blogspot.com/">Chrissie</a>, <a href="http://takelifebythehand.blogspot.com/">Joanne</a>, <a href="http://cardgrotto.blogspot.com/">Michelle</a>, <a href="http://littleprincesscards.blogspot.com/">Sarita</a>, <a href="http://nattykcards.blogspot.com/">Natalie</a> and <a href="http://curlygirlyme.blogspot.com/">Kerry</a></p><p>xx</p>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-4327259800455254152008-08-09T15:36:00.001-07:002008-08-09T15:47:28.199-07:00Birthday card<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ4eWxhHihI/AAAAAAAAAGI/KfsgHPYalkM/s1600-h/DSC02113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232653193649293842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ4eWxhHihI/AAAAAAAAAGI/KfsgHPYalkM/s320/DSC02113.JPG" border="0" /></a>On Friday it is my brother's girlfriend's birthday and her favourite colour is purple so I got out anything that was purple in my craft drawers and eventually came up with this and a pile of stash out everywhere!! I think my next job will be tidy up so that I have somewhere to sleep tonight!<br /><div></div><br /><div>I used some purple card I've had in my drawer for years (I think it came from WHSmiths about 4 years ago!), patterned paper from Papermania Vibrant Colossal designer paper pack, Papermania rub ons, Craft Planet lavender glitter glue, I hand drew the cake and cocktail and coloured in with pencil crayons, flower eyelets from The Stamp Doctor (which were green so I coloured them with a purple Whispers permanent pen), piece of purple ribbon which I'm not sure where it came from, and finally I used some 3d foam pads to make the middle bit stand out.</div><br /><div>Thanks for looking xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-19341431218171514602008-08-09T05:33:00.000-07:002008-08-09T06:21:31.715-07:00Thank you so much<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ2W7F852LI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Hi0DMv2HtUU/s1600-h/DSC00927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232504284028459186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="278" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ2W7F852LI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Hi0DMv2HtUU/s320/DSC00927.JPG" width="251" border="0" /></a>Just want to say a huge thank you to everyone for all the kindness you've shown and all the lovely comments and messages. Yesterday was a nice day despite the sadness and Gramps would have loved it. Thanks so much everyone.<br /><br />I can also upload two cards that I made a week or so ago now as the lovely ladies (Sue and Babs) I sent them to have received them now so I don't have to worry about spoiling the surprise!<br /><br />The first is made with some orange paper I had in my stash, stripey paper from the DCWV spring stack, Papermania brad and an Imaginisce flower.<br /><br />For the second I used a Papermania designer card blank, <div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ2W7eTzpoI/AAAAAAAAAFI/u8RtClP6jWQ/s1600-h/DSC00925.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232504290566973058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="334" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJ2W7eTzpoI/AAAAAAAAAFI/u8RtClP6jWQ/s320/DSC00925.JPG" width="234" border="0" /></a></div>x-cut circle cutter, photo paper, pearl pink paper from The Papermill Shop, Papermania adhesive gems and Anita's sticky ribbon.<br /><br />Thanks for looking and thanks for all the kindness you have all shown.<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-87450678057506880002008-08-06T02:45:00.001-07:002008-08-06T02:46:20.857-07:00Just to say...Just to let you all know that Do Crafts is working again and my blog list is back and I didn't lose anyone so that is all good!! Technology is in my good books again...just about!<br /><br />xxCrafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1503147092585800507.post-43017692577535400462008-08-06T01:18:00.000-07:002008-08-06T01:31:14.828-07:00Good Morning AllWell I have to say that I am a little lost this morning as I can't get onto the Do Craft website which I also couldn't do last night so I am unable to carry out my morning ritual of having a chat on the forum. I hope it is working soon. <div><br /></div><div>I have just added another blog, <a href="http://mypaperworld.blogspot.com/">My Paper World </a>to my blog list as I fell in love with all the cards as soon as I came across the blog from a comment they left on mine but my blog list now seems to have disappeared so I really hope I haven't lost them all as I had so many wonderful blogs on there that I like to keep visiting. Technology hey?!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJlg1yHXxoI/AAAAAAAAAE4/FCzaBWEw4GY/s1600-h/DSC00926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231318919269566082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RqMZxaU0_Z0/SJlg1yHXxoI/AAAAAAAAAE4/FCzaBWEw4GY/s320/DSC00926.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Back to the paper stuff...here is a card I made a day or two ago but didn't get round to uploading. It is the first of my cards to sell for charity made using a Papermania designer card blank, Imaginisce flowers, Papermania brad, ribbon from a cheapy shop and I drew around my chipboard letters from craftwork cards and used my craft knife to cut them out and then put a purple piece of paper in as an insert so that it shows through the "hi". I did make another two cards as well but I shall upload them once they have been received by the wonderful people I sent them to!<br /></div><div>Hope everyone is well this morning and has a great day. Thanks for looking xx</div>Crafty Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06078244518187559059noreply@blogger.com7