Sketch Saturday #76 - DT week

Well, after a fun filled and rather drunken weekend with some old school friends in Manchester, I finally have time to upload my card from last weeks Sketch Saturday

It was DT week and the turn of the lovely Debbie and I think you'll agree she did a fabulous job with the sketch.

Our sponsors this week are Create4Fun and there are some gorgeous Inky Impressions stamps up for grabs and the super talented Bev is our lovely guest designer....thankyou both

Here are the details

• Image: Swiss Pixie Nora from ATS
• Paper; BG Wassail
• Medium: Promarkers
• Flowers, brads and ribbon from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day

Sketch Saturday #74

Morning everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge over on Sketch Saturday

Firstly, huge apologies to all my fellow DT's for missing the challenges last week, I was so sick and this is the first time I felt up to making anything!!!

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Elaine at Quixotic Paperie and we again welcome Anne as our fabulous GD

For my card this week I have used another fabulous stamp from ATS and since I still have a bit of Halloween paper left, I thought I better use it up!!!

Here are the details

• Image and Sentiment from ATS
• Paper: Imaginisce
• Meduim: Promarkers
• Flowers and brads from stash

The DT as always have some amazing cards to show you and hopefully inspire you, thanks for stopping by, have a great day

Don't forget the previews of the new November stamps from ATS start on Monday, so be sure to hop on over to the blog and see whats in store for you next month....I'm sure you will be bowled over, just like I was....so many new and exciting stamps for you to play with!!!!

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 #67 - DT week

Morning all and welcome to a new challenge over on Sketch Saturday . This week its the turn of one of the DT to provide the sketch and today is the turn of the lovely Coco...isn't it fabulous.

We are very kindly sponsored by Le Boit'a Scrap who are offering the winner a 20 euro gift voucher....whoo, hoo.....money to spend in a store, now thats fab!!!

We also have a new guest designer for September and we would like to welcome Emma, thanks for agreeing to be with us for a few weeks.

The DT as always have some stunning samples to show you over on the blog

Now onto my card.......as you know we are smack bang in the middle of a huge release at ATS and today I would like to introduce....Pippi!!!......isn't she just adorable, all dressed up like a pumpkin.

If you hop on over to the ATS blog , not only can you look at all the amazing samples from the DT, but you have the chance to win your very own stamp.

Here are the details

• Image: Swiss Pixie, Pippi, from ATS
• Paper: MME
• Medium: Promarkers
• Ribbon, flowers and brads from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day

ATS - sneak peaks...Day 3

Hi everyone, well its that time again!!!!........are you set for another fabulous release over on ATS ????....of course you are!!........who wouldn't be ready for more amazing stamps!!!

So, today is Day 3.....yeh thats right!!!...you already missed two days!!!....hop on over to the blog right now to see what you missed.

For my card today, I have to show you the 'Gift it' set. This set includes 21 rubber stamps of all designs and shapes, just perfect for your spooktacular creations.

As always you can be in with a chance to win your very own set (and all the others from the release) simply by leaving a comment under each post over on the ATS blog.

here are the details of my card

• Images and sentiment: 'Gift it' from ATS
• Paper: Imaginisce
• Ribbon from stash

Well, thats it for today, thanks for stopping by, be sure to pop by later in the week when I have more samples to show you from this fantabulous release

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

Sketch Saturday #64

Morning everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge over on Sketch Saturday . Huge apologies to you all and the rest of the team for missing last week, but I went on a little holiday and ran short of time to make my card.

This week we have been kindly sponsored by the lovely Nikki who not only makes fabulous cards and has been an amazing inspiration to me since I started blogging but now she has her own store packed full of goodies to help you with your own wonderful creations.....thanks a lot hun.

We are also joined once again by Mina who is our guest designer for the month of August.

Here are the details of my card

• Image: Swiss Pixie Heidi from ATS
• Sentiment: from Ladybug friends also from ATS
• Medium: Promarkers and Copics
• Paper: K&Co
• Flowers and brads from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day

Sketch Saturday #62 - DT week

Morning everyone......well its just about still morning lol!!.....and welcome to another new challenge for Sketch Saturday . This week as the title suggests is DT week and the turn of the fabulous Sandra to come up with the sketch and give Jo a well deserved rest.

This week we are also sponsored by Sandra, for those of you who don't know Sandra is an amazing artist and shares her talents with us all in the form of digital stamps.....so hop on over and take a look at her awesome designs.

Talking of awesome, the DT have made some fabulous samples over on the blog for your inspiration and for the whole of August we would like to welcome a new GD...... Mina has very kindly agreed to be part of our little family for a whole month....welcome hun.

Now onto my card.....as you know from my previous post, we are right in the middle of previews for ATS ready for the new releases coming Monday.....so without further ado...here is Leisel and her little wheelbarrow....isn't she just the cutest.....a new friend for Heidi and Gretel

I cut out some of the fruit from the pp and stuck it in the wheelbarrow....I think it looks pretty cool..what do you think?? Again, this set is up for grabs on the ATS blog and you will see more stunning samples from the DT and Leisel with flowers in her barrow!!!

Anywoo, here are the details

• Image: Leisel with wheelbarrow from ATS
• Paper: K& Co.
• Medium: Promarkers
• Flowers and brad from stash

Thanks for stopping by have a super 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 #60

Morning all, here I am again with a brand new challenge over on Sketch Saturday and another fabulous sketch by JO.

This week we are kindly sponsored by Emma Lockley who is an independant SU demonstrator and is offering some amazing prizes this week......that's right I said some....hop straight on over to the blog for all the details.

My fellow DT have once again designed some amazing cards for your inspiration. My card turned out to be a little more tricky than I imagined.......well thats what happens when you cut the pp the wrong way and you dont have any more left.....doh!!!...........hence the reason the sketch is upside down!!!

Here are the details

• Images and sentiment: Bumble B. Bear from ATS
• Paper: BG
• Medium: Promarkers and copics
• Ribbon from stash

Thanks for stopping by, have a super day

ATS DT Challenge #56 - sketch

Hi everyone, gosh I am so late with my post this week. Over on the ATS blog this week, we have a sketch for you, designed by my lovely DT member Janneke.

The DT have some awesome examples to inspire you and if you would like to join in with the challenge, please upload using the keywords ATSDTC56

Here are the details

• Image: Bugg-a-boos from ATS
• Sentiment: from Cookie Crumbs 'ladybug friends' also from ATS
• Paper: free digital download from Summertime Designs
• Flowers and brads from stash

Again, sorry I'm so late, hope you find time to join in the fun with us

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