ATS review and Sketch Saturday #72

Morning all, today I have two cards to share with you

It's review time over on ATS and this week we are reviewing two of the fabulous new sets 'Reason for the Season' and 'Pond Life'.

I chose to make my card with the pond life set.....don't you just love this little guy.....and he has lots of friends to play with....a frog, some ducks and a really cute tortoise. Why not hop over to the blog and look at the awesome creations from the rest of the gals on the DT

Here are the details

• Image and sentiment: Pond Life from ATS
• Paper: s.e.i
• Medium: Promarkers
• Ribbon from stash

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Now onto my creation for this weeks Sketch Saturday and another fabulous sketch by Jo

This week we welcome all the new girls on the DT and what a fabulous job they all did and have fitted in just great with what I already think is a totally rockin team.....well done to everyone

We also have a GD for the month of October and we would like to welcome Anne to our little family

We are very kindly sponsored this week by Simon Says Stamp who have donated a massive $25.00 certificate to spend in their store......awesome yeh???

For my card this week I have used another of the gorgeous new stamps from ATS , this is Brigitta......a little friend for Heidi and Liesel...isn't she just adorable......well I love her anyway!!!

Here are the details

• Image: Brigitta from ATS
• Sentiment: AmyR stamps also from ATS
• Paper: Nana's nursery by DCWV
• Ribbon, flowers and brads from stash

Well, thats all folks, thanks for stopping by, have a super day

Sketch Saturday #68

Morning all and welcome to a brand new challenge over on Sketch Saturday and another fabulous sketch by Jo. Many thanks to all who took part in Coco's DT sketch last week.

This week we are kindly sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and we have a fabulous $25 gift certificate up for grabs, we are also once again joined by the lovely Emma, who is our GD for September......huge thanks to you both

Well, for my card this week, I thought I'd show you 'Mummy Trevor'......isn't he just adorable?????......yes, I hear you cry!!!!

He's another awesome creation of Christine at All That Scraps and is part of the Sugarplum autumn kit, now available in rubber or digital download from the store .

I also managed to use some of the fantastic stamps from other sets........Gift It and Sugarplum Pumpkins......also available now!!!!

Here are the details

• Main image: Sugarplum Mummy Trevor from ATS
• Other images: Gift It and Sugarplum pumpkins also from ATS
• Sentiment: AmyR Spooky sentiments also from ATS
• Paper: MME
• Medium: Promarkers and copics
• Ribbon from stash

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget, you have until Monday 14th Sept to enter our DT call, hop on over to the blog for all the details

Sketch Saturday #66

Hi everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge over on Sketch Saturday .
For my card today I would like to introduce KIKI La Rue, isn't she just adorable??? There are 3 different designs, each one cuter than the last and they are available right now over at All That Scraps , I think you'll agree Christine did a fabulous job. They are available in rubbah and as a digital image for those of you who like instant gratification!!!

This week we are kindly sponsored by the Craft Barn and we have 2 gorgeous stamps up for grabs.

Huge thanks to Mina for being our guest designer for August, her creations have been amazing and a real inspiration, I'm sure you agree.

Here are the details of my card

• Image: Kiki from ATS
• Sentiment: AmyR 'Friends Sentiments' also from ATS
• Medium: Promarkers
• Paper: DCWV nanas nursery
• Flowers, brads and gems from stash

Once again the DT have some stunning samples to show you, hop on over for some inspiration

Thanks for stopping by, have a super day

Sketch Saturday #65

Morning all and welcome to a brand new challenge over on Sketch Saturday , aren't the weeks just flying by!!!

This week we have been very kindly sponsored by Wendy from Digital Delights by Loubyloo and we have an amazing $10.00 worth of digital designs up for grabs...thankyou so much Wendy.

We are also joined once again by Mina, our wonderfully talented guest designer for August.

Here are the details of my card

• Image: Swiss Pixie from ATS
• Sentiment: Friens sentiments by AmyR, also from ATS
• Paper: s.e.i.
• Medium: Promarkers and copics
• Flowers, ribbon and brads from stash

Once again, the DT have some fabulous samples for your inspiration, hop on over to the blog to take a look, hope you can all join in the fun with us this week

Thanks for stopping by, have a super sunshiney day

ATS review - fresh flowers

Hi everyone, time for another review over on ATS and this week is the turn of the amazing Sympathy Sentiments and Fresh Flowers by AmyR.

For my card I have made a very simple get well card using only the 'fresh flowers' set. This set is so stylish and perfect for combining with the sympathy set or for making a card for anyone who is not that into cute.

Here are the details:

• Image and sentiment: Fresh flowers by AmyR from ATS
• Paper:....dont know sorry!
• Medium: Promarkers
• Ribbon from stash

Hop on over to the blog for a look at more amazing examples from the DT

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day

ATS - sneak peaks...Day 3

Hi everyone, here I am with my card for day 3 preview of a brand new release over at ATS . Hopefully you've had chance to pop over to the blog and take a look at all the stunning samples from the DT and to catch up with the other 2 days.

Don't forget, as always you have the chance to win your very own set from each of the new releases.....so go on, hop over and take a look.

This month, there is a real mix of stamps, from cutsie girls to sympathy sentiments and everything in between, I'm sure you're gonna love this August release.

So, my card is using 'Sympathy sentiment' by AmyR and I've kept it really plain and simple by just adding a few flowers and a stamped butterfly from Amy's stamp set from last month. Now I know its not something we like to think about, but it does happen that we need a sympathy card from time to time and these sentiments are just perfect.

Here are the details

• Sentiment: AmyR 'sympathy sentiments'
• Paper: K& Co.
• Butterfly image: AmyR
• Flowers and pearls from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely evening

Sketch Saturday #61

Hi everyone, time for another brand new challenge over on Sketch Saturday and another fabulous sketch by Jo.

This week we are kindly sponsored by Sandy at the Craft Barn and there are some great Cuttlebug prizes up for grabs, hop on over for more details

The DT as always have some amazing samples to inspire you

Here are the details of my card

• Image: Tilda
• Sentiment: AmyR Friends sentiments from ATS
• Paper: K & Co
• Medium: Promarkers
• Ribbon, flowers and brads from stash

Thanks for popping by, have a great day

ATS newsletter

Hi everyone, omg, I totally forgot to stop by and show you my pics which went into the ATS newletter this week.

Each week the newsletter is full of wonderful stuff from ATS, telling you all about fabulous new products, any sale items and even discounted stock or special offers.

This week it was my turn to contibute to the 'how to' section. Now sometimes this section will show you a brilliant tutorial, but I decided to do a 'product focus', here is what I wrote

PRODUCT FOCUS: BG Patterned paper

I love BG patterned paper because…….’each collection is so varied, ranging from bright colours with wild and funky patterns to beautiful soft colours with elegant understated patterns.’

This allows me wonderful flexibility in my cardmaking and means I can choose paper to match my image perfectly

The pads also have a mix of colours/patterns within which means I can make completely different looking cards from just one pad

Here, I have chosen to focus on BG Porcelain and have used this paper to make both these cards……I think you’ll agree….totally different

and here are the two cards to go with it





All images, sentiments and BG porcelain paper available from ATS

If you would like to sign up for the ATS newsletter, click here , scroll to the bottom of the page and sign up.....easy peasy....lemon squeezy

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely evening

Sketch Saturday #59

Morning all and a happy Saturday, welcome to another fab challenge on Sketch Saturday

Huge thanks to everyone who joined in with my sketch last week, hope you all had as much fun as I did.

This week we are kindly sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and the prize is a fabulous $25.00 gift certificate.

We are also joined again by Gitti as our guest designer......thanks for joining in the fun with us these past two weeks.

The DT, as always, have some amazing cards to show you over on the blog, so hop on over and take a look.

Here are the details of my card this week

• Image: Swiss Pixies from ATS
• Sentiment: AmyR 'thankyou sentiments' also from ATS
• Medium: Promarkers
• Paper: Digital download from 'designs by krista'
• Ribbon, flowers and brad from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a super day

ATS - sneak peek

Hi everyone, yes its me on a Friday!!! here to tell you about more fabulous new releases from ATS . If you haven't already been over to the ATS blog then where have you been.....this is day 3!!!.....which means there are 2 days of previews for you to catch up on.....so head over there right now and see what's coming up for release on the 6th July.

Today I have come to show you a fabulous new sentiment set by AmyR....'Underwater Sentiments'....which of course are a perfect match for Christines new Sugarplum set. So to give you a little taster, I have paired the sentiment with Mermaid Emma.

If you head over to the blog you can win your very own set, not just for today but for all the preview days.....so scroll down and get your name in the hat.

Here are the details

• Image: Underwater Emma
• Sentiment: Underwater Sentiments by AmyR
• Paper: Craft Creations
• Medium: Promarkers
• pearls and flowers from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a super day

Sketch Saturday #56

Hi everyone, another late post from me this morning....really must get this sorted out on a Friday night!!!

Anywoo...it's time for another fab sketch on Sketch Saturday and the DT have some stunning samples over on the blog for you to take a look at.

Thanks to everyone who joins in the fun with us each week. This week we have again been kindly sponsored by Simon Says stamp and they have offered a whoping $25.00 gift certificate....how fabulous, thanks so much

We are also joined by a new GD and this week it is Leonie, thanks for joining in with us and for producing such a wonderful card

Here are the details of my card

• Image: Swiss Pixies from ATS
• Sentiment: AmyR thankyou sentiments from ATS
• Paper: digital download from the Shabby Princess
• Medium: Promarkers and copics
• Flowers and buttons from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day

Happy Birthday to us...

Yes that's right.....Happy Birthday to US........ Sketch Saturday is one years old today........and we have a LOAD of fantastic prizes for you as a way of celebrating and to say thankyou to all our lovely crafters who enter each week.

This week, we are kindly sponsored by The Craft Barn and Sandy has donated a super prize, including a Cuttlebug cut and emboss, a stamping bella and some beautiful gems and also a world exclusive new stamp designs by our very own Sandra .

And........wait for it......if that's not enough for ya.........each DT member has a special 'candy bag'........meaning you have another 10 chances to win something

Hop on over to the SS blog for all the details and to look at the stunning creations from the rest of the gals!!

Now onto my card....just take a look at this little cutie patootie!!!..........this is Heide and she is one of the fabulous new releases over at ATS . She has a little friend called Gretel and if you hop on over to the ATS blog the DT have some more awesome samples for you....and don't forget to leave a comment to be in with a chance to win your very own set.

Here are the details

• Image and Sentiment: Swiss Pixies and AmyR sentiments from ATS
• Paper: Rayher
• Medium: Promarkers
• Ribbon and brads from stash

Well, thanks very much if you managed to stay with me lol!!!.....and thanks for stopping by, have a super sunny day

Gill x

ATS - sneak peaks...Day 3

Oh wow, its day 3 of the sneak peaks of the new June stamps over on ATS and this is my first card to show you!!!

Today is the turn of yet another fabulous sentiment set by AmyR......this time 'thankyou sentiments'.....and what a gloroious set it is too.....jam packed with loads of 'gratitude'

I've paired my sentiment with one of the Bugg-a-boos from the May release....isn't she a cutie pie. The DT have more amazing samples to show you and you can also win your very own set, just leave a comment to be in the hat.

As I mentioned earlier this is Day 3, so as you've probably gathered by now, there are already 2 more days of sneak peaks on the blog , including some beautiful fairies and a baby set......the DT also have awesome samples of these and if you scroll down on the blog and leave a comment, you also have a chance to win these

Here are the details

• Image and sentiment: CC designs Bugg-a-boo and AmyR thankyou sentiments from ATS
• Paper: BG
• Medium: Promarkers and Copics

You have until June 1st to enter your name in the draw, good luck everyone, thanks for stopping by, have a super sunny day

Sketch Saturday #52 and ATS review

Morning everyone, just flying by with a super quick post this morning to share two cards with you.

The first is of course a new challenge over on Sketch Saturday and of course a fab new sketch. Thanks to everyone who took part last week....sorry I didn't manage to visit any of you....hangs head in shame!!!!.....I promise to do better next week lol!!

This week we have been kindly sponsored by Victoria Case Art Designs and Victoria is offering a super prize....thanks alot hun.

Agian we are joined by the lovely Janneke as our GD...thanks so much for you lovely creations the past two weeks

Now onto my card

• Image: Precious moments
• Medium: Promarkers
• Paper: K&Co
• Ribbon and flowers from stash

The DT did another awesome job, so be sure to hop on over and join in the fun

Don't forget next week is our 'BIRTHDAY' so there will be lots of super prizes to tempt you and lots of wonderful creations to inspire you

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Now, it's review time over on ATS and it's the turn of the sweet Beachies...Emma and Trevor, Beach Scene and AmyR Beach Sentiments

As you probably guessed by now, I absolutely loved these sets, but here is one I haven't used yet....isn't she the cutest

I used some paper with little fishes on it, but somehow managed to cover it up.....I have a habit of doing that lately lol!!

The DT have more amazing samples to show you over on the blog, be sure to hop over and show them some love

Here are the details

• Image and Sentiment: Beachies and AmyR beach sentiments from ATS
• Medium: Promarkers and Copics
• Paper: K&Co and PM
• Flowers and ribbon from stash

Anywoo I think thats it for today, thanks for stopping by, wishing you all a wonderful bank holiday weekend.

Sugarplum Beachies II

Morning everyone, hope you are all well, sorry I've not been around much....I'm so busy at work at the mo....which is one of the reasons I'm so late with my post to tell you all about 'Beachies II'

Christine from ATShad so much fun with the first set, she drew some more cuties and these are available right now as digital images....so for those who need an immediate fix....hop on over to the store and take a look

The DT have some amazing samples to show you on the blog , so be sure to hop on over there for some fantastic inpiration.

Here are the details

• Image and Sentiment: Sugarplum Beachies and AmyR sentiments from ATS
• Medium: Promarkers
• Paper; Doodlebug
• Ribbon, flowers and brads from stash

Well today is my day off, so I'm hoping to make at least two cards today, so hopefully see you all tomorrow, thanks for stopping by, have a super day

Sketch Saturday #50

Morning everyone and welcome to the weekend......which can only mean another fabulous new sketch from Jo for Sketch Saturday

This week we are again joined by Jacqui as are amazing GD and we are very kindly sponsored by Simon Says Stamp who are offering a gift voucher worth a whopping $25.00......huge thanks.

For my card this week I have used one of the new releases from the Bug-a-boo set at ATS .....isn't she just the cutest.....and she also has a ladybird and butterfly friend......and I used some fab BG papers with little bees on it.....but then managed to cover them all up except one....you can just see it sticking out at the side lol!!

Here are the details

• Image and sentiment: Bug-a-boo and AmyR beach sentiment from ATS
• Paper: BG
• Medium: Promarkers and Copics
• Ribbon, flowers, brads and gems from stash

The DT have some amazing cards to show you over on the blog, be sure to hop over and take a look. Thanks to everyone who joined in with us last week

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend

Sketch Saturday #49 - DT week

Woohoo, Saturday again and time for another fabulous sketch challenge for Sketch Saturday . This week it is DT week and the turn of my amazingly talented DT buddy Debbie to come up with the sketch. She said she was a little unsure of it, but trust me when you come to work with it you will see how fabulous it is....thanks alot hun. The DT rocked this sketch, hop over and take a look at there stunning examples.

Today, we are kindly sponsored by Denise of Whimsy stamps and we have two gorgeous stamps up for grabs this week....thankyou Denise.

And once again we have a new GD and this week we would like to welcome Jacqui . I'm sure you all know Jacqui by now and are in awe of her amazing designs, we are so honoured she accepted our invitation...thanks sweetie.

And last but by no means least a huge thankyou to all our fabulous crafters who join in the challenge with us each week.

Now onto the card, finally I hear you all say lol!!........I have used another of these gorgeous Sugarplums 'Beachies'. This is Emma....isn't she just adorable. She will be released on the 4th of May but if you hop over to the ATS blog you can still be in with a chance to win your very own set.

Here are the details

• Image and Sentiment: Sugarplum beachies and AmyR beach sentiments from ATS
• Medium: Promarkers
• Paper: Craft creations and Coredinations CS
• Flowers, brads and ribbon from stash

I had such a blast making this card, I went from not having a clue what I was going to do, to producing something I really like......is there any better feeling in the crafting world lol!!

Anywoo, thanks for stopping by and for any comments, have a super day and a wonderful bank holiday weekend....lets hope it's sunny and warm