Sending Hugs!!

Whilst the Simon Says Flora Background stamp was out I had another go at colouring it, this time I stamped and gold embossed onto a piece of patterned paper.  Next I coloured with Zig Brush markers and highlighted with my white Posca pen..

I then die cut the two tabs and embossed the sentiment on the white one.

I am adding this card to both the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge and also the SSS Flickr Group challenge.

I am so lucky to live in deepest Dorset and with this lockdown still going on and people confined to their homes I am lucky that the countryside is on my doorstep. We often go out early in the morning for our walks and I thought I would share some photos for you to see.

I hope where ever you live you are still able to get out for a walk.

Sending Hugs and Keep Safe

SallyX

Hello!

I am slowly getting my mojo back and made this card today for a couple of challenges.  I used the Simon Says Flora Background and stamped in Bundled Sage distress ink onto some water colour paper.  I then water coloured with a selection of Distress inks and some Zig Brush marker. Highlighting the flowers with a white Posca pen.

Before adhering to the card I added a strip of Vellum and then the die cut sentiment and some pearls.

I shall add this card to both the Simon says Flickr challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday challenge " Anything Goes".

Hope you all have a good week and Stay Safe!

Hugs
Sally

Spring Flowers!

After two weeks of beautiful sunny Spring weather we are having a cold wet day here , so plenty of crafting time for me!  Made this card for both the Simon Says Flickr challenge and the Love Handmade cards Flickr challenge which are both "Anything Goes" this time/.

For this card I used the Artful Flowers stamp set from Simon Says, stamping, colouring with Zigs and fussy cutting.  I used the Circle Birthday die (cut in a very pastel patterned paper ) as a frame for the flowers.

Its my hubbys Birthday on Sunday (and its a biggie with a zero on the end) and we should have been celebrating with the family in Turin, Italy this weekend.  Instead we are locked down in Dorset , hopefully it will still be a good day , the kids have put together a quiz for us all to do on a video link!!  So looking forward to this being over and we can get away and celebrate again!!

Have a great weekend

Hugs
Sally

Christmas Kickstart Challenge

This months Christmas Kickstart Challenge is "Create a Scene"  so I dragged outs lots of different stamp sets to create this little winters scene.  The tree is from a very old Hero Arts set and the reindeer is part of the Clearly Besotted set "Lets Prance"  the snowman and penguin are Heffy Doodle.  Sometimes its good to mix your stamps up!!

They are all stamped and coloured with Zig Brush markers.

Had fun with this and its another Christmas card in my stash.

Hope you are all enjoying your Easter weekend even if you are in Lockdown.

Hugs
Sally

Girly Birthday!

Still struggling with my mojo but needed a girly Birthday card,  I used different sets of stamps to create this card.  The dog is from an older Sugar Peas set called "Caring Critters" and the balloons from the Simon Says set "Critter Crowd".  I stamped coloured with zigs and fussy cut all the elements.  Used the SSS Happy Birthday circle and stuck the pieces on the inner circle.  The background paper is years old but perfect for this girly card.

I am adding this card to both the Simon Says Flickr challenge and the Love handmade cards Flickr Challenge , both are "Anything Goes" this time!

Hope you are all staying at home and keeping safe, here in the UK we have been blessed with some really good weather so I am finding getting in the garden really therapeutic. Fingers crossed we can get back to some normality very soon.

Hugs
Sally

Spring Flowers!!

During this lockdown and isolation period I have been spending alot of time in the garden, weeding and watching the Spring flowers making an appearence.  It gave me some inspiration to make a card and I have used the Simon Says "Even more Spring Flowers" set.

I stamped then coloured in bright colours with my Zig Markers then fussy cut them all out.  Next I layered them all on a die cut rectangle and added the sentiment.

I shall add this card to the current SSS Flickr Challenge "Happy Spring" and the SSS Wednesday Challenge "Happy Birthday". 

Hope you are all keeping safe.

Happy Crafting.

Hugs
Sally

Spring Flowers!

With everything that's going on in the world at the moment my mojo has been severely lacking,  at last I have made a card using my new Simon Says Birthday die and some older stamps from the "Spring Flowers" collection.

I die cut the sentiment in gold and added a patterned paper center. next I stamped and embossed the flower in gold and coloured with my Zig markers.  I then fussy cut and layered up on the front of a die cut blank.

I also layered the square on some matching pink card.

I shall add this card to the Simon Says Flickr Challenge "Happy Spring" and also the Simon Says Wednesday challenge "Anything Goes".

Stay Safe everyone.

Hugs
Sally

Colouring Fun!

I Have just got this "Critter Crowd"stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and inked it up to make this Birthday card.  I stamped and coloured with Zig brush markers and then fussy cut the images.  I have layered them up on a piece of patterned paper and added the die cut sentiment, also from Simon Says.

I shall add this to both the LOVE handmade cards flickr challenge, which is "Anything Goes"  and also the SSS flickr challenge which is "Crazy for Colouring".

Have a great week and stay Safe.
Hugs
Sally

Thinking of Spring!

I have just got this Flora Background stamp from Simon Says and wanted to colour with bright spring colours.  I first stamped and embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder then coloured with my Zig Brush markers.  I then added the die cut letters in gold .

Adding this to the challenges at Simon Says Flickr group and the SSS Wednesday Challenge "Use some Green"

We have just got back from a week away house sitting for my cousin, he has the most amazing garden with lots of wildlife visiting.  Here are a few shots of the birds he gets.

Blue Tit.

Willow Tit

Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Nuthatch

Jay

Have a great week

Hugs

Sally

New Die to play with!!

With my recent win at the SSS Flickr group I also purchased this Birthday Circle die,  after all the dreary weather here I am dreaming of Spring and inked up my SSS "Even More Spring Flowers" stamp and embossed the flower in gold multiple times on my card base.

I then coloured the flowers with my Zig Brush markers in bright spring colours, which was very therapeutic , its my water colouring part in Kathy Racs 30 day colouring challenge day 2.. Next I cut the Birthday die and added the sentiment and the blank circle to the card.

I shall add this card to a couple of challenges The Simon Says Flickr Group challenge "Do it with Dies"   The Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes" and their Instagram Challenge "Thinking of Spring"

It certainly does feel Spring like here today the sun is shining and the garden is coming to life, lets hope the rain stays away for a while as we are away next week in Surrey, fingers are crossed lol!

Hugs
Sally