Sketch Saturday...on a Sunday doh!

Evening All!

Yes I know, I'm so very late but you know that thing called life, well it's kind of taken over during the past couple of days lol!  But hey, I'm here now so without further a do here's my Sketch Saturday DT card (from yesterday!)...

A close up of The Paper Shelter 'Kisses'...

Inside of card...

And a side view...

This week it's my teamie Bente's turn to host and this is her super duper sketch!...

Our sponsor this week is...

The Paper Shelter who are giving the lucky winner a $20 gift voucher to spend instore!!  If you head over Sketch Saturday you'll see the DT have created some fantastic cards using The Paper Shelter digi's, go take a look!

So, life being busy, well this is what I've been up to.....I've only managed to go and get myself a job haven't I, WAHOOOOO!!  I'm sooooo chuffed but also very nervous, it's been over 10 years since I started a new job!  It's initially a 3 month contract with the potential to be extended to 18 months, hopefully I'll be starting the week after next.  Which of course means that next week I'm going to be flat out doing all the jobs I've been putting off, starting with re-decorating our bedroom!  Now I know I've got some money coming in I can get cracking and buy all the bits I want  :o)  Happy days!  I hope your 2012's have started so positively too  :o)

Much love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday ~ Challenge 198 ~ What's New?  Well it's my Labels Three Dies!

Card Ingredients:

Card / DP's ~ Bazzill Bling 'French Roast', Bo Bunny Love Bandit 'Tweetheart' and 'Stripe'

Stamps / Images ~ The Paper Shelter 'Kisses', Elzybells 'Congratulation on your Engagement'

Dies / Punches ~ Nesties Standard Circles and Labels Three

Embellishments ~ Flowers and Cheesecloth from Wild Orchid Crafts, Ribbon from The Ribbon Girl, Pearls from Hobbycraft

Other ~ Sizzix Big Shot, Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Doodling, Glamour Dust

Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers:  Skin ~ E21, E00, E000, R20, R00;  Hair ~ E29, E27, E25;  Clothes ~ R81, RV29, E43, E42, E41, B26, B24, B23, B21;  Other ~ E35, E33, E31, C5, YR23, G21, YG03, YG11, B000, B0000, 0.  Derwent Coloursoft Pencils blended with sansodor ~ Black, Dark Brown, Pale Brown, Deep Fuchsia, Electric Blue, Indigo, Green

A Very Happy Engagement!!

Morning all,

Apologies for the late post today - I've been a bit naughty and had an extra long lay-in this morning as I was sooooo tired but hey, better late than never!  :o)  It was lovely too, lol!

Anyway, thank goodness it's Saturday wahoo!  Which can mean only one thing - another fabby sketch to play along with over on Sketch Saturday!!  I really liked this sketch.  Friends of ours got engaged over the festive period so I thought it would work perfectly for an engagement card for them, what do you think?...

Close up of Penny Black's 'Squeeze till I squeak' - sooooo cute!!

Inside of card - I don't own an Engagement Stamp, can you believe it!!  The hearts have been cut with my Cricut Create from the George and Basic Shapes cartridge...

Side view...

Here is this weeks Sketch... 

...and we're sponsored by the FABBY Simon Says Stamp who are offering a very generous $25.00 gift voucher for the lucky winner!!

So why not come and play along too.....hope to see you there!

Right I'm off now to have a lovely cooked brekkie - told you it was a long lay-in  ;o)

Have a fab day everyone,

Lots of love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge ~ Week 133 ~ New Beginnings (Engagement Card)
CES Challenges ~ Challenge #18 ~ All Creatures Great & Small

Card Ingredients:
Papers & Card ~ Core d'inations French Roast, MME Be Loved 'Beautiful Branches'
Stamps & Images ~ Penny Black 'Squeeze till I squeak' and LOTV Circle Sentiments
Dies & Punches ~ Nestabilities Lacey Circles and Lacey Squares, Cricut George and Basic Shapes cartridge
Embellishments ~ Organza Ribbon is from Hobbycraft, Heart Pins were a candy prize from the fabby Dawny P - thanks so much!!
Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers
Other ~ Bow Maker, Cricut Create and Glamour Dust

Sketch Saturday Week #129

Morning All,

You must be sooooo bored of me saying it, but I'm going to anyway!...

...YAAAAAAYYYYYY IT'S SATURDAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!

I so love the weekends!!  And this weekend I have some time to craft too, wahoo!!  Well hopefully anyway!!  That's the plan at the moment along with a night out with our best friends tonight and seeing the family tomorrow, oh and a bit of paperwork too, lol!  It's all go isn't it!!

This week has been very busy but also AMAZING for Daemo (hubby) and I and we made a massive step forward with our dream!  If you've read my 'About Me' blurb in the side bar you'll have read that my story into crafting is a very sad one, in that I got into it following our sons stillbirth.  Well the sad times didn't stop there and as it turned out we also discovered due to my very rare blood disorder that Harrison was our one and only chance of having our own child.  And although this was God's will, we still desperately want to become parents!  So our new dream was Adoption which we first investigated and enquired about almost 2 years ago now.  Well this week we made our first step and were invited on a 'Motivation to Adopt' day, which was absolutely BRILLIANT!!  We met some amazing people in similar situations to ours and for once felt relatively normal, lol!  We learnt so much and it really confirmed our thoughts not to give up, that this was most definitely the way forward for us.  Soooooo exciting!!  Fingers crossed we get through to the next stage, we can't wait!!...  :o)))

Onto my card and this week I had an order for an Engagement Card so I tied this in with my Sketch Saturday DT Card and this little beauty was created!  What do you think?...

Close up of Digi Stamp Boutique's Cute Love Birds.  I've sticky fixed them up onto the nestie for a 3D effect...

Inside of card, sentiment from Elzybells...

Side view to show the dimension...

My friend Maria who ordered the card wanted it for her brother, she was over the moon with it  :o)

This was the fab sketch we followed this week...

And our very generous sponsor of a $25.00 gift certificate is...

How generous!!  So why not join in the fun too?  And you should definitely check out the DT Cards this week - what a talented bunch they are!!

Ok I'm sure that's quite enough of me going on, lol!  Have a fab weekend everyone and I'll see you all again soon  :o)

Much love,

Challenges I'm entering my card in:

Digi Stamp Boutique - November Challenge

Card Ingredients:

Papers and Card ~ Bazzill Bling Red Carpet and Bo Bunny Love Bandit Nuts 4 U

Stamps and Images ~ Digi Stamp Boutique Cute Love Birds, sentiment by Elzybells and Shabby Chic Hearts by Magnolia

Dies and Punches ~ Nestabilities Lacey Circles

Embellishments ~ Pearl Gems are from Hobbycraft

Colour Mediums ~ Copic Markers and Derwent Coloursoft Pencils blended with Sansodor

Other ~ Glamour Dust

Engagement Card

Coo-ee...

...and onto the final card I'm posting today (which then gets me totally up to date!). I made this one for one of the girls in my netball team (my other obsession, lol!) who recently got engaged. I'm entering (and posting on time for once, wahoo!) this card into two challenges this week:

Just Magnolia Challenge Blog - Hearts and Flowers

Sketch Saturday Week #88

Wish me luck!...

Close up of Shy Tilda and Kissing Edwin coloured with copic ciao markers. I've sticky fixed them onto a nestie heart and scalloped heart

Side view of card...

Inside...

I added some Martha Stewart Glitters to Edwins tie and Tildas dress and used my Martha Stewart Valentine Lace punch. The papers are by Imaginisce layered onto Bazill Bling card, the heart brads are by doodlebug and the heart gems and flowers are from my stash. Oh, and the Congratulations sentiment is also by Magnolia!

I'll catch up with all you lovely bloggers again very soon,

Lots of love

xxx