The Crafty Pad GDT

Ah good morning all - well it would be if I wasn't pre-posting this post this morning so good afternoon - shall we begin? I'm in a really silly mood today which is good as I've been out of sorts for the last few days - I hate being a grumpy bear as I never want to craft when I feel like that even though it'd make me happy!!! Weird or what! You can agree with me - I don't mind ... honest!
Anyway onto the serious business of the day - I'm GDT over at The Crafty Pad YAYYYYY!!! Seems like ages ago since I worked with this talented bunch of girls and I absolutely adored the digi stamp I got to play with. They are called Eggward and Roshell and of course I coloured with my copics but instead of blending I thought I'd just add white highlights with my pen (neither of which really wanted to play - grrrrr!) but I am quite pleased with the result overall. It is based on a sketch which I really enjoyed using - I love sketches - takes the hard work out of thinking where to put things! (Yes peeps, I do occasionally think!)

(Hmmm just noticed the flowers don't actually look like I've

coloured them - they're very pale pink, just so you know)

Hope you like them and don't forget you can buy rubber and digi from Debbie although I'm not sure if all are available in both formats, (I do still love my rubber - something about getting messy I think!)
Anyway I hope you'll join me this week as I'd love to see what you guys make.
Take care all
Sam x

Just a quick reminder.....

that the challenge at Digital-Ink Co is still going for another week. Please do join in with our multicoloured challenge this week as I love going round and seeing what fab ideas you guys come up with and wishing I'd thought of it.

Sam x

Award time

Have I ever been glad that I've left my awards like forever. I've got three awards from three lovely blogging buddies but there is a God that likes me - they are all the same so BIG YAY!!!! I only have to do this stuff once.

Firstly I'd like to thank Mandy,Lyn AKA Spyder and Tammy for this lovely award as it has a piccy of some of my favourite food on it.....mmmmmmm cupcakes...................

Now onto the difficult bit, 10 things that make me happy....can I just put crafting, crafting, crafting.....no okay then bu you can guarantee it's going to be in there.

1. Crafting
2. Shopping for crafting goodies
3. Watching craft programs (when I have the money that is)
4. My blogging buddies
5. My husband (and not just like that !! but it helps hehehee)
6. My kids (when they're asleep heheheehe I'm rotten aint I)
7. My furry kids
8. Losing weight
9. Not having any housework to do
10. and lastly a suggestion from my hubby as I was struggling for the last one Coffee


Now for the really difficult bit - giving it out to some of you lovely bloggers
Leah
Janette
Stitchy
Olga
Maxine
Georgia
Dazie
Sue
Andrea
Sarabeth

Some of these are blogs that I don't visit as often as I should, some are new to me, but all of them are well worth a look as there is some lovely stuff on all of them.
okay I'm off to let these lovely ladies know that they have an award from me now.
Take care and have a lovely evening.
Sam x

Whoo hoo I finally got another card done!

I've been at this all day on and off. What with housework, chatting to my buddies and getting some sponsor details sorted for our new challenge blog One Stitch at a Time OSAAT for short, oh and taking my daughter to and from school and the dog for a walk and cooking dinner - how many more distractions could I have got in there.
Anyway this card is primarily for the challenge at Sew Many Challenges which is purple, white and a splash of black and I've used Tayla with tie blanket. I've also based it on the sketch at Rosie Dees and finally it's also going in for the Buttons, Bows, Lace and Ribbon challenge at Incy Wincy Designs.
Well without further ado here is the card that has managed to take me all day!!!

Sam x

WOYWW take 2

Well I'm back to do battle again with our Susie Sugar and I think I win hands down again. If you look closely you'll see my card from my last post.
Oh well here goes nothing.

As you can see I've done a series of photos going round to where my lappy is and there's more odds and sods in that little set of drawers and my CDs are on top of that - I need more......and to rob a bank!!!

Why don't you join in the fun at Stamping Ground and show us your mess - or tidiness (I have heard there are some tidy crafters out there you know - I bet they like housework too - only joking ladies heheheehe).

Take care til later

Sam x

MAWTT challenge card

Morning all. I had this card finished last night, took the photos at about 6 am this morning and now at 10 am I'm just getting around to posting it. Well the dog does need his walk first thing or he constantly bugs me until I do take him and he so lonely at the moment bless him. Our female Staffordshire bull terrier is just coming into season (yay :( not ) so my hubby is taking her with him every day to work out of the way so he's a little lost without her at the minute. Anyway enough of this babble and onto my card.
I've used the lovely "Miss Weeble" image from Stitchy Stamps and printed some backing papers off from the Joanna Sheen "Tales of the Orient" double CD. I've glittered around the shapes on the parasol and her flowers and the bows in her hair and I've also used a glittery embossing powder on the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.
I'm entering this into the challenge at MAWTT which is a sketch which I've turned on it's side and also as a little theme they have requested "Something Digi" so my papers and Stitchys image covers that.
Oh it's of course coloured with my trusty copics - what else heheehehe.

Hope you like it.
Sam x

Upcoming Challenge at Digital-Ink Co

Just a quick post to let you all know about our upcoming challenge at Digital-Ink co. Don't forget to leave some love on our new DT members blogs - you can find the list in the side bar and follow both our challenge blog and store blog to keep up with all the new goings on.
Love n hugs

Sam x