We're all at sea at Cards for Men...

It's time for a brand new challenge at Cards for Men and we have a fab theme for you to follow 'WATER' (n.b. card must be for a male). Our sponsor this time is the wonderful Hope Jacare and the prize is 3 Hope Jacare digital images!


Claire, the lovely owner of Doodles by Hope Jacare has this to say: "I'm a SAHM with three young children. I trained in Textile Design at the Glasgow School of Art and I love all things handmade, but especially papercrafts. I love to doodle ... and my doodles are available to purchase as digital images through Stitchy Bear Stamps."

Please pop over to the CFM challenge blog to check out the details of our new challenge. As always the DT have made some wonderful cards, please do pop across and have a peek and have a go at the challenge while you're there. So onto my DT card, I used a gorgeous image called Trevor Turtle designed by Hope Jacare available here. I absolutely love the expression on this lil guys face, looks like he hasn't a care in the word and imagine him floating away in a lovely warm sea somewhere hot...


Supplies:
Image - Trevor Turtle by Hope Jacare from Stitchy Bear Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment - generated on PC
Papers - Blueberry Pie by Papermania
Button - stash
Bakers Twine - Crafty Emma's Store
Pearls - The Hobby House
Tools - Circle Nesties, scissors for distressing

Coffee with Cream Anyone???

I've made this card for a very good friend of mine to let her know I am thinking of her. I followed the theme set at Simon Says Stamp and have used the theme for my colour scheme, image and contents of my card! I've distressed my papers to within an inch of their lives.

On the inside I made a pocket to slip in a pack of Starbucks coffee sachets, tied with some coffee themed ribbon from Crafty Ribbons...

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafty Catz - Friendship
Simon Says Stamp - Coffee & Cream

Supplies:
Cardstock - Bazzill kraft
Papers - Sparkling Spring by Prima from Quixotic Paperie
Image - Willow With Hot Chocolate from Whiff of Joy coloured with Promarkers
Flowers - mixture of candy win from the lovely Bev and Crafty Emma's Store; mini cones nicked from Center Parcs (yep I'm still using them!)
Ribbons - brown from my lovely friend Jennie; coffee cotton ribbon from Crafty Ribbons; cream raffia from stash (had this for AGES!)
Ticket - Tim Holtz from Crafty Emma's Store
Doily - Joanna Sheen
Pearls - The Hobby House
Coffee - Tesco ;-)
Tools - oval and scallop oval Nesties, scissors for distressing

Where Is Spring...?

The weather this last week has been pretty poor so I thought I'd make a few cards with Spring in mind in the hope that Spring will hurry up and get here soon!

The first is very pink and girly and I really quite like it. I used a 5x5 card blank which is smaller than I usually use but better suited the small image.

I have decorated the inside of my card in co-ordinating papers...

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CES - Flowers & Flutterbys
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Spring, Flowers Everywhere
CRAFT - Colour Aschelon
Creative Craft World - Use a Square
Stamp Something - With Flowers

Supplies:
Image - Garden Friends clear stamp set by Penny Black coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Sparkling Spring by Prima from Dies To Die For
Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store and Wild Orchid Crafts
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls - The Glitter Pot
Tools - Labels One nesties, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

The second is a cutesy Easter card. I love the little chicks and the Prima papers.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
One Stop Card Crafts - Spring Flowers
Crafty Sentiments - Spring
Lothian Crafts - Pastel Colours
The Alphabet Challenge - O for Ovals

Supplies:
Image - Garden Friends clear stamp set by Penny Black coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Celebrate with Jack & Jill by Prima from Crafty Emma's Store
Cardstock - Bazzill Basics
Flowers - Dies To Die For
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls - The Glitter Pot
Gem brads - American Crafts
Tools - Oval and scallop oval nesties

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Creations - At The Bottom Of My Garden...

Supplies:
Image - Garden Friends clear stamp set by Penny Black coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Minuet by Memory Box from Quixotic Paperie
Flowers - Dies To Die For
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Pearls - The Glitter Pot
Buttons - Papermania Capsule Collection
Tools - Deckle edge Nestie, scissors for distressing

This was a quick and easy boy card for a party Jack is going to today. I made 2 of these cards as he has another party next week.


Supplies:
Image - Sporty Boys die cut square from Lili of the Valley
Papers - Back to Basics II by Dovecraft from Crafty Emma's Store
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Buttons - Crafty Emma's Store threaded with a bit of embroidery floss
Tools - Circle & scallop circle Nesties, scissors for distressing

Candy Winner

The winner of my seam binding candy is...drum roll please...number 12 (chosen by Random Org)..that's you Shirley Chalmers. Congratulations Shirley!

Shirley please email me - sarahmclaughlin888@o2.co.uk x

Big thanks to Ali at Crafty Ribbons for sponsoring my candy x

Blog Candy!

Hello, I thought it was about time I gave away a little candy on my blog. I am in love with seam binding at the moment so I ordered some from Crafty Ribbons for me and some extra to give away here. Crafty Ribbons have 124 colours in stock (yep I did say 124!) and charge only £1 for 5 metres. Crafty Ribbons have a special offer running at the moment, order 6 packs and they will only charge you for 5, how fab is that! Crafty Ribbons have been very kind and given me some extra seam binding to add to my candy so I have 9 different colours - that's 45 metres of beautiful binding! Thank you so much Ali at Crafty Ribbons x

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My very simple rules:
My candy is for followers only.
Please pop your details in Mr Linky below and leave me a comment.

Please pop a link to my candy on your blog.
Please play fair and only enter once.

The candy will run from today through to 22nd February and I will announce the winner on the 23rd.

Good luck x

Enter here:

Blog Candy Reminder!

Just a note to remind you to enter my blog candy here, I have 45 metres of seam binding to giveaway to one lucky person. Candy ends 22nd Feburary so be quick!

It's sketch time at Craft Your Days Away...

Good morning, it's time for challenge number 14 at CYDA. We have a fabulous challenge for you chosen by our lovely team leader Joanne. Our challenge theme this time is to use the sketch below...


We are being sponsored by the fabulous Crafty Emma's Store, anyone who is a regular visitor to my blog knows I shop here quite a bit ;-)


Please do come and join in the fun and check out the gorgeous creations made by my lovely team mates. So onto my DT card, I decided to make a girly card using some gorgeous new papers and a new Tilda stamp. I have made the ribbon and bow effect using a strip of paper; to make the bow I curled the paper with some scissors before securing it in place so I had nice curves to the bow. Hope you like it.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz - Spring has Sprung

Fab n Funky - Make Your Own (ribbon & bow embellie)

Sarah Hurley - Food & Drink (cupcakes on the paper & I think Tilda may be carrying one in that lil box!)

Simon Says Stamp - Make Your Own Embellishment (paper bow & ribbon)

Supplies:
Image - Tilda with a small gift coloured with Promarkers
Paper - Tea House by Dovecraft from Crafty Emma's Store (72 sheets for £3.99!)
Blue cardstock - Bazzill

Flowers - Crafty Emma's Store and Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - The Hobby House
Tools - Deckle Edge Nesties, Cystal Stickles (lots of it!)