Welcome Baby card

Another cute baby cad using the Babycakes paper packet - I have to say that I do like this paper.

I love the Giraffe - he is the cutest ever - and I love the dots - it would also be perfect for birthdays or vacations or a trip to the circus or school - or many other occasions :O)

I colored the baby rattle using the water color pencils and the added Liquid Glass to it to make it shiny.

the Babycakes assortment of adhisive gem buttons ad more sparkle along with the Bronze Shimmer Trim.

A quick and easy card which I hope you like

Love Sara :O)

Wild About Love - Stamp of the Month

I am Wild About Love - totally in love with the cutest foxes EVER !

This is the Stamp of the Month for February and I know you will be Wild about Love with them too :O)

This 1st card uses the new Skylark paper and I have added Hollyhock, Desert Sand and Blush ink

 I used the Skylark Chevron ZipStrip behind the title piece which I stamped in Chocolate and colored with a Sweet Leaf Marker.

 I used Babycakes paper on this one and stamped the I Love You saying all over the Colonial White base in 2nd generation Chocolate ink. I stamped the hearts in Sunset ink on Sunset cardstock.

I used the scallop border punch on the paper and the Whisper cardstock and Chocolate cardstock pieces

 Blush Chocolate and Hollyhock again were the perfect combination for this Hey Foxy card and pale green Epoxy Bubbles added a fun touch to the center of the flower and the title piece.

I used the Scallop Border punch on the title piece and its mat.

 Okay I am not quite sure what happened the the photo below - because that is Dessert Sand cardstock for the base and it sure doesn't look like it here !!

Anyway - trust me - it is :O)

And I used the new Ivy Lane paper in this design which was based on a card made by the Uber talented Lisa Stenz.

 Babycakes again on this one - I used the Goldrush Marker and then Liquid Glass on the heart on the tree trunk - CUTE :O)

 I used Ivy Lane paper on this cute Thank You card designed by my dear friend 

Dana Swadling - love it :O)

 More Babycakes Stripe paper and Chocolate and Sunset ink (perfect colors for foxes) for this card - again the Scallop Border punch was used along the bottom and Liquid Glass on the heart.

 And last but not least a card with no foxes - haha - here I used Laughing Lola paper and the Heart stamp along with Crystal Blue and Cotton Candy Ink to make a more modern card 

with not a fox in sight :O)

 Well I hope you like them as much as I like playing with this super cute set.

Make sure you order yours before the end of February :O)

love Sara xxx

Babycakes Scrapbook Layout

 This layout is worth getting pregnant for - if only to be able to put baby photos on it.

I mean - come on - its adorable :O)

Its the cute giraffe again - this time on the adhesive canvas shapes. I used the soon to be retiring Paradise paper flowers and the matching Babycakes assortment buttons in the centers of them

The Bronze Shimmer trim co-ordinates perfectly with this paper and adds some sparkle. 

Hope you think its adorable too :O)

Love Sara xxx

Too cute !! Baby card

Is this the cutest giraffe EVER !!!

I love this card - that's all..

No seriously I do - I used the vine border to create a tree in the top corner after I had used the spray pen to give a hint of color to the background.

I stamped the Giraffe in Chocolate ink - colored in his spots with the honey watercolor pencil and the liquid glassed him all over :O)

Burlap ribbon, neutral bakers twine and a selection of  stamps from the Washi Wonder set (this is another must have set) along with a scrap of paper from the Babycakes paper pack and this card was good to go.

Hope you like it too :O)

Love Sara :O)

Cross-Stitch Wishes - January Stamp of the Month

I wasn't sure about the January SOTM when I first saw it - not really my style BUT as you can see from all

of the cards etc that I made with it - it really IS my style :O)

This card is a great way to use scraps of cardstock, I added the Huntington Zipstrip and Bronze Shimmer Trim and added Hollyhock cardstock. Stampin the hearts in Hollyhock and Blush Ink.

I made the swirls using the new Stitch Guide and Mat and the Piercing Tool Kit.

A length of the Slate Polka Dot Ribbon adds shine. 

(Don't forget to order your ribbon - as it retires at the end of Jan14)

 This card below was designed my the talented Carolyn Johnson and then I took the idea and ran with it :O)

I added pieced holes to the scalloped edge (made with the scallop border punch)

I also made holes around the edge of the stamped large heart with the Piercing Tool and stamped the row of hearts on the cardstock. 

 I saw a small wall hanging on another ladies blog and this is my version of it.

The zip strip is from Babycakes and I attached it to a 5" sq Colonial White cardstock base.

I stamped the words in Sunset and the hearts in Sweetleaf.

I used the Color Ready seam binding ribbon to hang it up and added a Whisper cardstock back cust at 5.25"sq. Slate cardstock is the smaller grey square in the middle.

Cricut flowers finished it perfectly.

 Again - I saw the idea for a sympathy card and this is my version of it (I apologise I can't remember the site I saw it on ) I made 3 and just changed out the color of the stamped heart to show you how versatile it is.

A small matching sparkle added some shine and interest. A quick and easy card :O)

 I used Proplayer on this card and added Blush and Pear cardstock to give it a Spring feel

I sponged the Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon with Pear ink to turn it green.

 Again I saw a card where the lady had used the arrows to make the background - so I followed her lead and then added Laughing Lola paper and cardstock. Black Shimmer Trim and Cricut flowers finished it off.

 Another card using Huntington Paper and Zip strip. I added Hollyhock again to this kit - so easy to do as there are all neutral colors in this kit - and Bronze Shimmer Trim.

Again I used the Stitch Guide, mat and Piercing Tool kits to add the fun swirls.

 As you probably know I am a great one for cutting my stamps up - either with scissors or with a craft knife. Yes you can do this too - just be very very careful not to cut in to the image.

There is no returning them to CTMH if you have altered your stamps in any way :O)

Anyway I took my Exacto knife and carefully cut around the works in the 'Sew Special' stamp and then I was able to stamp just the cross stitch rectangular border. I then stamped the small hearts in Blush and Sweetleaf to give the impression of a quilt.

 And last but not least here I have turned the hearts into flowers - Desert Sand and Lagoon go together so well - more scalloped boarders and Sparkles and Shimmer Trim add Bling :O)

Hope you have enjoyed looking at these and maybe it will give you some inspiration to make YOUR version of them.

Love Sara xxx