Monochrome Birthday

Hi everyone

A break from the Christmas cards today (but there are more on the way!) with a male birthday card, which is a really simple design:

Items used:

Stamp - LOTV
Papers and gems from my stash
Ink - Momento


I would like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black & More - Black & white plus one
The Ribbon Girl December Card Challenge
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.

Sharon  x 

Gingerbread fun

Hi everyone,

I can't believe it's been nearly 3 weeks since I last blogged!  How time flies when life's busy!!

Anyhow, I've another gingerbread card to show today.  The only thing missing is the sentiment tag and that's because I can't find them, they must have been tided away!

Items used:

Stamp - Woodware
Coloured with ProMarkers
Paper - LOTV
Holly punch - X-cut
Ribbon - The Ribbon Girls
Gems, glossy accents, pearly stuff, Stickles, Glamour Dust from my stash


I would like to enter the following challenges:

Penny Black & More - Anything Christmas
Sweet Stamping Christmas - Anything (Christmas) goes
Sparkles - Christmas is coming
The Ribbon Girl November card challenge
Passion for ProMarkers - Christmas is coming


Thanks for stopping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.

Sharon x 

Gingerbread men!

Hi everyone

This is my latest Christmas stamp from Woodware.  It is a different style to the rest of my stamps, so in an attempt to make sure I don't revert back to the norm "safe" stamps, you will probably see a lot more of these characters over the next few weeks!  It was fun to colour and decorate but it was strange assembling something other than a square card.

Items used:

Stamp - Woodware
Coloured with ProMarkers
Paper, ribbon, fun flock, Glamour dust, pearly stuff and shiny stuff are all from my stash
The stars are remnants from a Marianne design die

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge blog - Let's start Christmas
Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Anything goes


Thanks for stopping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.

Sharon x 

Happy camping

Hi everyone,

Something a bit different today....

A friend of mine is crazy about a certain type of camper van (and chocolate) so I dug out this stamp but as it is only small it would be lost on the usual 6x6 card that I rely on, so I've gone smaller with a C6 for this card (and must apologise for the picture, I couldn't getting the lighting right!)

Items used:
Stamp - Hobbycraft
Coloured with ProMarkers
Embossing folder -
Dies - Spellbinders and Memory box
Papers, ribbon, Stickles and gem from my stash


I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge - Pink October
Simon Says - Think Pink
In the Pink - Ribbons and/or bows
The Ribbon Girl October any image challenge


Thanks for stopping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.

Sharon x 

Let it snow, let it snow.....(not yet anyway!)

Hello everyone

The Christmas cards are flowing now and I've got another to show today.

Items used:

Stamp - LOTV
Coloured with ProMarkers
Papers - LOTV
Dies - Spellbinders and Memory box
Pompom trim - The Ribbon Girls
Sentiment stamp, mirri card, snowflake punch, Stickles, glossy accents and ribbon from stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

The Ribbon Girl October card challenge
Simon Says Wednesday challenge - anything goes
Winter Wonderland - Tic-Tac-Toe (snowflake, sparkle/shine, punch/die)
Christmas at Sweet Stamping - Christmas die cuts


Thanks for popping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.
Have a good week.

Sharon x 

Christmas 2016

Hi everyone

At last, this is my first Christmas card of 2016!  Hopefully, I'll get more finished soon.

Items used:

Stamp - Marianne Designs
Coloured with ProMarkers
Papers - LOTV
Dies - Spellbinders and Memory Box
Embossing folder -
Snowflake punch, ribbon and Stickles from my stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - One for the boys
Christmas at Sweet Stamping - Christmas Die Cuts
Winter Wonderland - At least 2 dies and add some sparkle
The Ribbon Girl September use any image challenge


Thanks for stopping by today and any comments you leave are really appreciated.

Sharon x 

Coffee break

Hello everyone

Today's card is using one of those stamps I've had for a while and not got around to using, so it was time it came out of the packet:

Items used:

Stamp and sentiment - LOTV
Coloured with ProMarkers and white gel pen for the dots
Papers - LOTV (discontinued)
Button and twine - The Ribbon Girls
Gems from my stash

I would like to enter the following challenges:

In the Pink - Buttons and/or bows
Penny Black & More - Add a sentiment
As you Like it - Favourite shape and why (square, they're easiest to work with)
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes
The Ribbon Girl September Card Challenge
Great Impressions - Anything goes


Thanks for stopping by and any comments you leave are really appreciated.
Have a good week.

Sharon  x