Anyone for Anya? Thanksgiving Challenge

It's official....this is my first Thanksgiving card that I have ever made! I know this may sound odd but I will remind you that here in Australia it's not a tradition....yet (never know what will come!) So having said that I hope this is in line with your American Thanksgiving cards!!??!!

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: The Greeting Farm Harvest Gigi
Colouring: Copics
Card Stock: Bazzill and Plain
Patterned Paper: First Edition 'Desert Blooms' PP
Inks: Printer and Vivid Taupe
Die Cuts: Creative Memories Circles punch, Carl 1" punch and Magnolia #4 Leaf and Swirl Doohickey
Embellishments: Misc Button, Jillibean soup twine, 3D Glossy Accents and KindyGlitz

I am entering this in the following challenges
Crafty Catz Challenge # 107 - Anything Goes
Simply Create Challenge # 55 - Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge - Pumpkins

Please check out Anyone for Anya? for the other DT members fabulous designs.

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Princess With Cake - SDT Work

After last weeks Spesch Designer Stamps fabulous new release last week I though I would remind you of some of their older images. This one is one of my favourites and I love creating with it!

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: Spesch Designer Stamps Digital 'Princess with Cake ' and A Muse Artstamp Happy Birthday stamps
Colouring: Copics
Card Stock: Bazzill and plain
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hazel papers
Inks: Printer and Versafine Onyx Black
Die Cuts: Spellbinders scalloped and classic ovals
Embellishments: Misc flowers, dressmaking pearls, Kaiser Gems and KindyGlitz

I am entering this into these challenges
- iCopic Challenge # 38 - Birthdays
- Creative Craft Challenge - Pretty Blossoms
- Cupcake Craft Challenge - Favourite # 61 Going Girly
- Come and Get it Challenges - Light Blue, Light Pink, Light Green
- Lollipop Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes
- Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge - Recipe (2 DP and 2 Embellishments)
- Digital Tuesday Challenge # 119 - Spellbound (1 or more spellbinders)

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Spesch Designer Stamps - Preview 4

This is the last preview before tomorrow's Spesch Designer Stamps new release and I do have to admit this is my favourite! Say hi to fun and sassy 'Beachball Girl'

Tomorrow there will be more stamps designed by Jessica so make sure you call back either here or at the Spesch Designer Stamps blog to check out the rest!!

Also remember to check out the Spesch blog here for the other Design Team's fabulous cards.

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: Spesch Designer Stamps 'Beachball Girl' and Autumn Leaves 'Golden Memories' clear stamps
Colouring: shhh....(I did it on the computer!!) With a little Copic highlights
Card Stock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Kaiser Craft Bubblegum Hills Collection
Inks: Printer and ColorBox Chalk Ice Blue and Versafine Onyx Black
Die Cuts: Spellbinders scalloped rectangle and Cricut 'Life's a Beach' cartridge
Embellishments: JoAnn Hawaiian Flip Flop s, Me & My Big Idea Stickers and KindyGlitz

I am entering this into these challenges
- Fantabulous Cricut Challenge # 67 - Pool Time
- Cricut Cardz Challenge # 82 - Summer Apparel or Accessory
- The Crazy Challenge # 74 - On the Beach
- Party Time Tuesdays Challenge # 23 - Square Card
- Going Grey with Scrap Creations Challenge - Summer
- Getting Cricky Challenge - Summer-time fun (Rebecca "Crafting Misfit" sent me!!)


Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Shapin with a cuppie!

I don't make shaped cards very often but when I saw that Birthday Sundaes had a 'Shaped Card' Challenge where you could win a cricut cartridge, I just had to enter!

The Pink Stamper is having a Birthday Celebration too so you should check that out!

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: Hero Arts Tags & Tickets set
Colouring: Copics (a tiny bit on the candle)
Card Stock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: DCWV Sweet Stack (appropriately chosen) and Nana's Nursery Baby Girl stack
Inks: Versafine Onyx Black
Die Cuts: Sweet Treats Cricut cartridge - Cupcake 4
Embellishments: Pebbles Felt flowers, Misc Rhinestones and KindyGlitz

I am entering this into these other challenges
- Bearly Mine Challenge # 12 - Anything Goes
- My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge # 10 - Seeing Spots
- Mark's Finest Papers Challenge # 60 - Buttons
- Just Some Lines challenge - Spots and Dots
- Going Grey with Scrap-creations Challenge - Anything Goes
- Anita Be Stampin Challenge # 23 - Shaped and optional Button (I'm in this one just for fun!!)

Now I don't know if I should back cupcakes or make more shaped cards!

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Birthday Lolita Honey Bee

I made this one specifically for my favourite blog challenge - Anyone for Anya? This week they are holding a colour challenge; see the delightful picture to the right.

I picked an appropriate image and then a sketch to put it all together!

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: CC Designs Love Lolita Honeybee, Hero Arts Happy Birthday
Colouring: Copic, Alpha and Triart Markers
Card Stock: Bazzill, DCVW glitter stock and Misc plain cardstock
Patterned Paper: Misc PP
Inks: Versafine Onyx black and Memento Tuxedo Black
Die Cuts: Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
Embellishments: Sam and Lucy bling, Misc Ribbon and 3D KindyGlitz

I am also entering this into the following challenge as well as the ones mentioned above
- Cupcake Craft Challenge # 133 - Up in the Air
- Flutterby Wednesdays Challenge # 146- Sketch below
- DYSU Challenge # 11 - Add a bow
- Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Here is the sketch!!

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Expecting Congratulations

A good friend of mine at work recently told me she was expecting...how very exciting. So I wanted to make her a card!

Well when I started I looked for a sketch, any sketch, for some inspiration and found this one on the 4 Crafty Chicks challenge site (#29).



I ended up making my cut a little bigger than expected so I had to move the sentiment. I am happy with the end layout regardless.

I also saw that the Fantabulous Cricut site where running a Square, green and gold challenge (# 51) and as I didn't know what sex the baby is it was perfect colours to use!

I am happy to be making use of a very neglected cartridge and to use a cut never used before!!

Card Specs
Stamp/Image: EK Success Baby Multi-Stamp
Colouring: Triart
Card Stock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: DCWV Nanna's Nursery Baby Boy and The Green Stacks
Inks: Versafine Onyx black and Versa Color Vanilla cube
Die Cuts: Criut New Arrivals Cartridge
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser Gems and Bella Ribbonz

I am also entering this into the following challenge as well as the ones mentioned above
- Die Cuttin Divas Challenge # 6 - Unused and Unloved
- Dream Valley Challenge # 2- New Beginnings
- Going Grey with Scrap-Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Crafting
Sam xx