A Challenge card...

Hi everyone

Hope you're well?  We are still in the throes of Winter in South Africa, the perfect weather for staying indoors and crafting.

I have found a few challenges to enter.  Sketch Saturday have this wonderful sketch for you to work with.  I am so behind with my Thank You cards.  Thank goodness for challenges blogs like SS, it makes life soooo much easier when working off a sketch !  I'll be keeping this one on file for sure.

And here is my little entry for this challenge... excuse the picture overload...

I am also entering this card into It's A Magnolia challenge #38 - where they'd like you to make a Summer Magnolia card and this one definitely is summery.

The gorgeous floral paper was a purchase from Paola's shop. The rest are from various papercraft shops I visit locally.  The cute little Magnolia can be purchased from Simon Says Stamps. They have an awesome range.  The sentiment and ribbon are from my stash.

Here's a little peek at the inside... It just finishes a card off when you decorate the inside as well, don't you think ?

And one last pic, which I hope will highlight the glaze I've added to those flowers...

Tilda has been coloured with Copics, my preferred choice of colouring tools.  The cute little bows in the corner is a purchase from a local store, Merrypak.

Thank you to my new Followers for joining.  I am so pleased you found my blog interesting enough to join. I'll pop by and visit you soon.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

hugs Sharon x

Totally Gorjuss (DT) - Swirly Wirly

Oh happy days....  It is going to be a scorcher today, with some cooler weather on Sunday, I believe.  Spare a thought for me please. Summer is not my favourite month as I get older...

Well, weather issues aside.... Welcome to another challenge at the Totally Gorjuss blog.  We have a super one for you this week... It's Swirly Wirly time.  The Gorjusettes have created some stunning creations for your inspiration, so do pop around to view them.

Here's my little effort... hope you like it...

I have never regretted purchasing this gorgeous Marianne Die.  It is just so beautiful.  The swirl and snowflake are additional dies with the large one.  The paper is from my favourite W&M range of papers purchased from Merrypak, a local store.  The pearlised flat backed pearls were purchased from Paola.

And here's another peek from a different angle which I hope will have picked up the Star Dust glitter on Tilda's wings.  She has been coloured in with Copics.

I haven't entered a challenge in a while, so let's try a few...
    Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Christmas challenge
    Magnolia-licious - Colour challenge
    7 Kids College Fund - A photo inspiration (Edit:  Woohooooo, this card made the Top 3!)

Our wonderful sponsors this week are Simon Says Stamp.  Please visit them for all your crafty needs.

Enjoy your weekend, happy crafting!  hugs Sharon x

Totally Gorjuss (DT) - Nothing Square About Me

What a wonderful Saturday it is... As my regular followers will know, I have been a Guest Gorjusette for a short while now and when the very kind Net asked if I'd like to become a fully classified Gorjusette of course I said YES!!!! 

Right!  So, as you can gather I'm a very happy bunny indeed... Now if you pop along to the Totally Gorjuss challenge blog, we have a wonderful challenge for you - Nothing Square About Me... let your imaginations run WILD!!!!  I received a brand new set of nesties in the post this week and the largest nestie was big enough to use as a card, so here it is... hope you like it?

Shew, last week's challenge was a real challenge for me... you know I just love my girlie cards.  Well, I've given the sweet Maggies the weekend off as little Daisy was just dying to come out to play.  Ain't she a honey?  She's one of Elisabeth Bell's designs. The nesties are spellbinders Label 17.  I am so impressed with this design that I am sure I'll be using it often.  As the card is rather small, I've kep my embellishments to the bare minimum - just added a gorgeous organza ribbon, popped a rhinestone in the centre and 3 pearls. Sweet and simple it is!  (btw this card was sold within a second of showing it to a friend!)

A huge thanks to our wonderful sponsor: Simon Says Stamps.  Do pay them a visit for all your crafting needs. Thanks to everyone who enters our challenges, we love visiting you!

Can't wait to see what you come up with.  Happy crafting, hugs Sharon x

Totally Gorjuss (GDT) - All About Boys

Welcome to another challenge at Totally Gorjuss friends.... Today we have a nice one for you... it's All About Boys.

The girls get all the attention, so it's time we saluted those little men in your lives...  As we're a family of girls, I really struggle making boy/male cards, so I hope you find some inspiration from my attempt.  If not, please pop around to the TG challenge blog and view the rest of our Team's creations, you'll definitely find some inspiration there!

The lovely gingham paper was purchased from my friend Paola.  The stamp and sentiment is one of LOTV's which I combined with a local stamp from Great Impressions, purchased from Merrypak.  The star was hand-drawn by myself and cut out, as I don't have any of those fancy star cutters...lol

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamps.  Now, if that isn't reason enough to join in the FUN, then I don't know !

Thanks for popping by and good luck with the challenge, we so look forward to visiting you.  hugs Sharon x

Totally Gorjuss (GDT) - Pearls and Swirls

Hey it's Saturday again and we'd love to welcome you to another challenge at Totally Gorjuss. It's Pearls and Swirls this week... love my pearls.  I hope you'll find the time to come and join in the fun.  As usual we have a super sponsor and this week it's Simon Says Stamp... woohoo, how awesome is that !

I thought I'd do something a bit different... can you see the swirls in the beautiful pink lace ?  I've been dying to use it and it seemed so appropriate for this challenge...

The beautiful rose designer paper was a gift from my dear friend Sandra.  The texture of this paper is beautiful, pearlised almost. Just love it!   The gorgeous Miss Tilda is Tilda with Flowerpot, purchased from 7 Kids College Fund.   The flat-backed pearls I purchase from Paola, my friend in Johannesburg.

Please visit the Totally Gorjuss challenge blog to view the other DT and GDT's cards... hope you'll be inspired to join us this week!  We so enjoy viewing your beautiful creations.

Thanks for visiting and if you'd like to leave a comment, that would be great as I love reading them.

hugs Sharon

Welcome to another challenge at Teddy Stampers (DT)

TGIF and welcome to yet another challenge over at the Teddy Stampers blog.  If you have any teddy stamps collecting dust on your shelves, you need to dust them off and come play with us over at Teddy Stampers.  This fortnight we have a lovely challenge for you... EMBOSSING... either dry or heat...  Here's my creation which I hope will inspire you.  The Teddy Stampers DT have put together some stunning creations... they ROCK!!!

I've used a little Kanban image for the first time I think. It was stamped for me by one of my friends Paola... thanks so much.  My papers don't have a name, they are from an old scrapbooking pack.  I found them as I was clearing out and felt that I just HAD to use them.  Another friend, Debbie, kindly sent me 2 images and a variety of different embossed paper to play with.  I was thrilled to bits, as I knew it would be used for this card.  I used one of my new Marianne dies to cut a heart from one of the embossed papers Debbie sent me... just love those butterflies, don't you?  It's a must have, I'm afraid! LOL  Thanks so much Debbie.

I so enjoyed using my pins again and threaded some lovely colour coded beads onto them. A few pearls in the corner and a ribbon is all that was needed to complete this card. Managed to decorate the inside as well.

Debbie also kindly punched out a few borders for me.  I don't have these punches, but they so stunning, I can see more money being spent soon.  Just love this one.  My little image was coloured using Copics.

Thanks for popping by and leaving a comment, I so enjoy reading them.  The rest of the DT and I look foward to viewing your stunning creations.  Our sponsor this fortnight is Simon Says Stamps, so you HAVE to come along and play with us.

Take care, hugs Sharon x