Insomnia!....

This little tag and pocket was made during a bout of insomnia last night - I woke at 3.30am and could not get back to sleep, so off I went to my craft room and this is the result. Sam sent me these gorgeous rub ons for my Birthday and they are just so fabulous that I haven't been able to open them - really they are too beautiful to use but I have now ooohed and aahhed and stroked them enough - it was definitely time to open the packet!!! I also cut into some lovely Cosmo Cricket papers I have been saving- sleep deprivation does the most ridiculous things to your brain- imagine opening 2 new things in less than an hour!

Anyway I made this for the Tag you're It challenge this week;

This week we'd like you to create something fabulous incorporating your tag into a pocket! You can choose any style, design or colour scheme and your pocket and tag can be any size you like :)

I really love this challenge! Sam and Anne have made fantastic samples - please make sure you go have a look.

I still couldn't sleep after I finished my tag - so I cleaned the oven at 5.30 am this morning then dropped my daughter at the rail station at 7am - now I am going back to bed.

Sarah x

Laura's Sketch......

Just finished my card for Laura's sketch over at 2 Sketches 4 you. I just love these hand drawn sketches! I used a tag that I made a while ago and added a little hidden tag as well. May have gone a bit overboard with the ribbon - What am I saying - you can never use enough ribbon!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL!

I have used loads of Melissa Frances stuff on this card and some lace scraps as well.

Sarah x

Love is in the Air...

I've been busy making a few projects for Ribbon Oasis for the past week so I don't have anything new to show you yet - but I do have a few photos of a little mini book which I made for Valentines day. I made this out of a sheet of chipboard that came as packaging, and I used up loads of scraps of one of my all time favourite BG collections. The stickers are from Melissa Frances. I just love her stuff.

I have an idea in my head for something similar for a little wedding gift - watch this space!

Sarah x

Another Sketch Card.....

I used Kazan's fantastic sketch on 2 sketches 4 you to make this Father's day card for my girls to give to their Dad. I felt so sad making this card as this is the first year I cannot make my Dad a card since he passed away last year.

I used lots of scraps for this card and embossed the letters black. No ribbon though - I never feel a card is complete without ribbon. If you haven't joined in yet with this sketch blog you should definitely go check it out!

Sarah x

Some Good News..

Sorry nothing to show today, just wanted to share a little bit of news - I made the Ribbon Oasis Design team! You may have noticed that I do use quite a bit of ribbon - in fact I cannot stop buying the stuff! So today I have been busy making some of my first DT projects - hopefully I can share them with you soon.

Oh and my card got picked as Card of the Week on the fab new sketch blog 2 sketches 4 you. Have a little peep here;

http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/2008/06/cards-of-week-gallery.html

That has really made my day!
Sarah x

Not one but two!!!...

Well I have managed two sketch cards today and I am feeling rather pleased with myself! I have been a fan of Kazan's blog Nunu Toolies for a while now - she is so talented. The fab thing is that she has set up a new sketch challenge blog 2 Sketches 4 You with her friend Laura and there will be two sketches every week. I love the fact that the sketches are hand drawn.

Here is the card I made using Kazan's sketch;

And Laura's;

Sarah x

I've not been a 'round' for a while.....

Life is just so busy at the moment, I haven't really done much crafting at all. I have made this tag for the Tag You're it challenge this week though;

And so to another challenge, this week it's to make a tag in a circle shape. You can use any colour, style or design just as long as the basic shape of the tag is a circle.

I found this quite tricky, and have to say I am not too happy with the result, too much ribbon I think!! Never mind it used up a few more scraps!

Sarah x