tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80878012750106538162024-03-13T19:38:45.709+00:00 Chasing Artcrafting little things along the wayfatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-25419479027876195332014-08-04T17:16:00.001+01:002014-08-04T17:16:08.502+01:00Sarah Hurley 365 (Formerly Sarah Hurley Challenges): Making envelopes<a href="http://sarahhurley365.blogspot.com/2014/08/making-envelopes_2.html?spref=bl">Sarah Hurley 365 (Formerly Sarah Hurley Challenges): Making envelopes</a>: Hi everyone! It's Sharon here and I'd like to spread my love of snail mail. I've always had a thing for writing letters and wh...fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-3566968613514944992014-06-09T18:47:00.002+01:002014-06-09T19:13:29.035+01:00Blog Hop celebrating World of Imagination from Sarah Hurley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Today we're doing a blog hop to celebrate the launch of Sarah's new product range, World of Imagination. You should have arrived from <a href="http://craftingbelle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/world-of-imagination-launch.html">Lisa</a> and seen many of the new products along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">We are celebrating the launch of the new 'World of Imagination' range on the 10th, This is a range I've been working on for over a year and I'm now super pleased to be sharing it with the world with this initial launch. Each of the Design Team will be sharing the reveal of a new product on their blog - at the end there will be the opportunity to win one of these!</span></div>
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fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-60378976327589942332014-06-03T09:00:00.000+01:002014-06-03T12:32:54.099+01:00Stationery-or feeding my addiction!It's my turn to blog over at <a href="http://sarahhurley365.blogspot.co.uk/">Sarah Hurley365</a> today and I need to get something off my chest!<br />
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I'm a stationery-holic. There I said it! I love stationery sets, can't get enough of them and am a huge fan of snail mail. I write a lot of letters and belong to a group called Postcircle dedicated to writing just because! It was started by Anna aka <a href="http://miss-beatrix.blogspot.co.uk/p/post-circle.html">Miss_Beatrix</a> and once you sign up, you get assigned to a group of five or six other people and off you go! I'm a member of two groups, Rabbit and Stoat and really enjoy it. It's a great community too, both on Instagram and Twitter.<br />
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We all know how nice it is to get a letter on the mat that isn't a bill, especially if the envelope looks all pretty! Well I was about to start a letter to a friend who likes sewing but couldn't find any sewing themed paper in my stash.<br />
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Then it occurred to me that I could make my own! Me and Craft Artist don't get on so I tend to avoid digital crafting and print/cut things out instead.But- I bit the bullet and gave it a go.<br />
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I used Sarah's <a href="http://www.sarahhurley.com/all-sewn-up-digi-kit/">All Sewn Up</a> digikit and printed out some sheets of paper in various sizes and a couple of envelopes and I have to say that me and Craft Artist seemed to get along quite well together for once!<br />
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This has opened up a whole new world to me and I'm looking forward to a) doing some more digi-crafting with Sarah's kits and b) making tons more stationery!<br />
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I urge everyone to pick up a pen and write some letters - just because! And if you enjoy it and want to get involved, follow the link to <a href="http://miss-beatrix.blogspot.co.uk/p/post-circle.html">Miss_Beatrix</a> and sign up!<br />
<br />fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-68310903601345232882014-05-16T09:50:00.000+01:002014-05-16T09:50:00.344+01:00Teenage card<span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time for another challenge over at <a href="http://sarahhurley365.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-92-anything-goes_5.html">Sarah Hurley's</a> and this month it's anything goes!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">This month the challenge is to use stitching, real or faux, on whatever you choose to make. I went for the obvious and crocheted some embellishments to use on my card.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Sarah's latest <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/afewofmyfavouritethings.html">A Few of my Favourite Things</a> kit had just arrived and I fell in love with the paper on sight! Such fabulous bright colours! So I crocheted some flowers with embroidery thread to match the colours.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-2567715443616255412014-03-05T20:00:00.000+00:002014-03-07T00:30:30.351+00:00Blah Blah Blah<span style="color: #b45f06;">It's time for another challenge over at<a href="http://sarahhurley365.blogspot.co.uk/"> Sarah Hurley365</a> and this month it's all about speech bubbles! There's a £10 voucher and some flexi markers up for grabs along with some of Sarah's blog badges so come along and have a play!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">My printer's on the blink so I wasn't able to print anything out to use so I raided my bag of digi images that I keep ready cut for times like these and made an ATC for my DT piece. The backing paper is a bit of squared paper cut from Sarah's <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2540202-Sarah-Hurley-Day-Book-Journal.html">DayBook</a> (I made a bit of a mess on the other side when I got a bit slap happy with pearlescent glue!!).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I coloured it with <a href="http://www.pencils.co.uk/">Derwent </a>Aquatone pencils which the paper took really well -it's so smooth -and stamped some speech bubbles with stamps from Sarah's <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/afewofmyfavouritethings.html">A Few of my Favourite Things</a> kits. Then I added Angelica and Malcolm from <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2858680-31-Spook-Street-Digi-Scrapbooking-Craft-Kit.html">31 Spook St </a>and the little wooden speech bubbles. I finished the edges off with pink pen and doodle lines.</span></div>
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<br />fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-73173997504198863672014-03-04T12:04:00.002+00:002014-03-04T12:42:41.946+00:00Card and Purse<span style="color: #b45f06;">Mum's birthday present Part Two!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I decided to make a purse that I'd seen in a new crochet book I bought a few weeks ago, Nicki Trench's Crochet with Flowers. It has a fabric lining and I knew exactly what fabric to use.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">My grandma used to design fabric and my cousin Karen over at<a href="http://www.reinvintaged.co.uk/"> Reinvintaged</a> has had a roll printed. The fabric's called Phyllis (after my grandma) and I couldn't wait to use it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I loved putting this together and if I can get my act together I may make some more for pressies throughout the year!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I recommend anyone interested in vintage clothes to visit Karen at <a href="http://www.reinvintaged.co.uk/">Reinvintaged</a> - she has some fabulous patterns and make up prices are so reasonable.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">The fabulous <a href="http://handmadeharbour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/handmade-monday-157.html">Handmade Monday</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I'm linking this over at <a href="http://handmadeharbour.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/handmade-monday-155.html">Handmade Monday</a> which has always been an inspiration to me and which I've been away from for far too long!</span><br />
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fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-28592850090976370492014-02-12T13:00:00.000+00:002014-02-12T13:00:02.671+00:00A bit of crochet<span style="color: #b45f06;">I've recently rediscovered my love of crochet. I used to knit a lot but could never finish anything without getting fed up of it! That's why I love crochet so much. It's great for little projects,easy to pull back and grows quickly so I have less time to get bored of it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">One of the first things I made was a little bag for my niece for Christmas. I searched the internet for a simple pattern and found<a href="http://www.how-to-crochet-instructions.com/crochet-purse.html"> this one</a>. I used some silver wool for a bit of bling and made a little flower to embellish it. I was quite chuffed with how it turned out.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1585716857"></span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-88986836787176918952014-01-24T12:33:00.004+00:002014-01-24T12:41:05.739+00:00ATC cardHere's my first post on the new look <a href="http://sarahhurley365.blogspot.co.uk/">Sarah Hurley365 blog</a> which features daily posts from the Design Team to inspire and encourage. I made my first post today which I've put here too.<br />
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I've been going through a dry spell recently (think my mojo's still on Christmas leave!) so I turned to <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/cat_704774-A-Few-of-My-Favourite-Things-Kit-Club.html">Sarah's A Few of my Favourite Things kits</a> for inspiration as there's always something new that catches my eye!<br />
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Not long after I started making cards, I came across ATCs and was hooked-have been ever since,as anyone who's visited my blog before will know!<br />
Artist Trading Cards are 2.5 by 3.5 inches and are a brilliant way to experiment and use up odd bits of card. Traditionally they're swapped(but never sold) and there are loads of forums around for people who want to swap with others. I've received some fabulous ATCs in the past and my collection is an inspiration in itself.<br />
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This is my first post for a long time. My mojo seems to be coming back bit by bit so I'm hoping to get up to speed and back on track soon.I'm thinking of posting my crochet here too so watch this space!<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I made an ATC using Sarah's <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/cat_693115-Journaled365.html">Journaled365</a> kit. This is my go to kit as it is so versatile and I can always find new things to do with it! The sentiment is from Sarah's <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2716043-Stars-Stamps.html">Stars Stamp</a> kit which has lots of lovely sentiments.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Please pop along and have a look at the Design Team's inspiring makes and good luck- I can't wait to see all the bright makes!Oh and please make sure you all stay safe on Bonfire Night and follow the firework code.</span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-39669258284301339982013-10-05T12:25:00.002+01:002013-10-05T12:25:26.874+01:00Halloween!<span style="color: #b45f06;">It's getting close-yes Trick or Treat is nearly here and I can never resist joining in the Halloween fun!</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">I don't get to make many cards for Halloween but I really enjoy all the pumpkins,skulls and general spookiness of it all!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Imagine how thrilled I was to see the new Sarah Hurley digi-kit <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2858680-31-Spook-Street-Digi-Scrapbooking-Craft-Kit.html">31 Spook Street</a> There's so much for us Halloween addicts to try! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I recently treated myself to one of Sarah's <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2540202-Sarah-Hurley-Day-Book-Journal.html">Day Books</a> and have to say it's one of the best things I've ever bought. It's A5 size with about 20 pages of silky paper in a variety of backgrounds so there is a page ready to use anytime, without worrying about the background paper. Love it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I used my favourite stamp from Wish Upon a Star set with some journaling cards and a small chevron bag mixed and matched from some of my <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/cat_704774-A-Few-of-My-Favourite-Things-Kit-Club.html">A Few of My Favourite Things</a> monthly kits. The sentiments are from <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2716043-Stars-Stamps.html">Star</a> stamp set. The plan is to use the chevron bag to put a small journaling card in when I've written something appropriate.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I stencilled some gesso chevrons using Sarah's<a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/cat_723552-Stencils-Templates-Masks.html"> chevron stencil</a> and mixed in some liquid pearl. Of course I didn't know when to stop and ruined the girl's dress when the sparkly Mod Podge I put on made the promarker run but let's just say that's the effect I was going for!</span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-35829965184502150022013-07-24T19:35:00.000+01:002013-07-24T19:35:18.152+01:00Hello!<span style="color: #b45f06;">Oh my where's the time gone?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I'm late again. I spent most of last month running around like a zombie getting son ready to go away on holiday, dreaming of all the time I'd have while he's away.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Now he's away and I really don't know what to do with myself- it's quite an odd feeling just hanging there and waiting for him to return. Crafting mojo's gone and chocolate intake's on the up and up!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I made this card for <a href="http://www.sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/challenge-82-pink-sparkles.html">Sarah Hurley's</a> latest challenge Pink Sparkles using her <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/cat_695779-Art-Journaling.html">Journaled365</a> range for the backing paper which I sprayed with mica mist. The embellishments are all from her latest monthly kit, <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/cat_704774-A-Few-of-My-Favourite-Things-Kit-Club.html">A Few of my Favourite Things</a>, which I recommend to anyone and everyone!There's so much choice over in Sarah's shop and the range is expanding so fast at the moment I just know there's something for everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">You should have come here from <a href="http://www.craftingbelle.blogspot.co.uk/">Lisa</a> and <a href="http://www.truedivinehand.blogspot.co.uk/">Candice</a> and now it's on to <a href="http://nicoleqmullen.wordpress.com/">Nicole</a>. Enjoy the journey and thank you so much for having me on your DT! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">For anyone reading this and wondering what's going on, this is our Sarah Hurley Blog Hop for Sarah on her birthday and I'd love for you to join in and play along!</span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-41835029009515497452013-06-03T09:53:00.000+01:002013-06-03T10:25:16.065+01:00A bit of Gold and a Blog Hop!<span style="color: #b45f06;">I've been neglecting my blog lately-too much running around and not enough crafting time but I really hope this is me getting back on track again!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">It's all gone golden over at <a href="http://www.sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-81-all-that-glitters-is-gold.html">Sarah Hurley's Challenge Blog</a>. We want to see glitter,gold and sparkly twinkly things! I have started a few things but nothing's been turning out as I wanted so I've made an ATC (staying safe in my comfort zone). It's a decorative ATC for hanging on my wall and I used paper from <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2640778-Book-Worm-Digi-Scrapbooking-Craft-Kit.html">Bookworm </a>and <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2455367-I-Love-Paris-Digital-Hybrid-Scrapbooking-Craft-Kit.html">I Love Paris</a> with <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2539866-Wish-Upon-a-Star-Girl-Stamps.html">Wish Upon a Star Girl</a> stamps (am loving these new stamps!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I'm linking this over at <a href="http://handmadeharbour.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/handmade-monday-119.html">Handmade Monday</a>-come along and join this fabulous community of crafters.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I love a blog hop. What better way to get around blogland and discover blogs and crafters you've never seen before.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Elaine, my fellow design team member at Sarah Hurley is relaunching her All Crafts Challenge at<a href="http://www.sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/all-crafts-challenge-blog-hop-and.html"> </a><a href="http://www.sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/all-crafts-challenge-blog-hop-and.html">Sparkling Black Rose-Craft My Life</a> and I'm pleased to be a part of her relaunch blog hop.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">If you're on the blog hop trail you'll have arrived here via the fabulous <a href="http://craftydrake.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/all-crafts-challenge-blog-hop.html">Jaine's blog</a> and her gorgeous notebook.. Next on the trail is <a href="http://www.njmacs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/blog-hoppin.html">Natalie</a> so please pop along and see her fab layout.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-41820212454188087632013-05-03T08:46:00.000+01:002013-05-03T08:46:31.463+01:00Shades of Blue<span style="color: #b45f06;">It's exciting times over at Sarah Hurley. Not only is it time for a new challenge but Look Book Volume 3 is out and is exploding with lots of crafting inspiration-more of that later!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">The challenge theme is <a href="http://www.sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-80-shades-of-blue.html">Shades of Blue</a> which straight away made me think of Sarah's <a href="http://www.sarahhurleydesigns.co.uk/oldshop/prod_2455367-I-Love-Paris-Digital-Hybrid-Scrapbooking-Craft-Kit.html">I Love Paris</a> kit (I'm so predictable!). My DT make is a fold out ATC book using paper,digi-stamp and embellishments from the kit. It's going to be part of a birthday present for a friend who loves Paris as much as I do.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">You can find the Look Book <a href="http://www.sarahhurley.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-lookbook-magazine-volume-3.html">here</a> on Sarah's blog. It's crammed pack of some fantastic crafting using a variety of Sarah's products and is a fabulous source of inspiration. Unfortunately I was ill (don't ask!) and didn't get my things finished in time but if I make a start now, I'll be more than ready for the next!</span></div>
<br />fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-89677752074513310032013-04-24T09:19:00.000+01:002013-04-24T09:19:13.282+01:00April Showers<span style="color: #b45f06;">Well the brief 'sunny' spell didn't last long and now we have rain again-which is good for us as the latest challenge theme over at ATCs with Attitude is April Showers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Come along and join us in our celebration of the good old English tradition of rain. I'm just hoping that one the weather bucks up my mojo comes back from whichever sunny corner of the globe it's hiding in!</span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-10861634859205987332013-04-15T00:44:00.001+01:002013-04-15T00:49:22.600+01:00Sparkle!<span style="color: #b45f06;">Here I am late again and desperately searching for my mojo at the moment! I think it all ties in with this miserable winter weather. It's been anything but sparkly recently but we're asking for sparkly creations over at <a href="http://www.attitudewithatcs.blogspot.co.uk/">ATCs with Attitude</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I'm lucky to have the fabulous My Fair lady image by <a href="http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/">Sassy Studio Designs</a> to work with. I had the best time colouring her and deciding on the right kind of sparkle for her! The lucky winner of this fortnight's challenge gets to chose four digi-images from Sassy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">I'm hoping that it's just my mojo that's gone walkies and we get to see some fabulous sparkly entries. I'm linking over at <a href="http://handmadeharbour.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/handmade-monday-112.html">Handmade Monday</a> because I know the wonderful crafters over there will inspire me to get a move on and get crafting!</span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-30840127791263229192013-04-07T16:33:00.000+01:002013-04-07T16:33:27.339+01:00<span style="color: #b45f06;">The new challenge is up at <a href="http://www.sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">Sarah Hurley</a> - it's sponsored by Letraset and is all about character! We're looking forward to seeing all sorts of different characters, human, animal...vegetable?!</span><div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">The latest challenge at<a href="http://www.attitudewithatcs.blogspot.co.uk/"> ATCs with Attitude</a> is all about Easter. I used an image from <a href="http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.co.uk/">Delicious Doodles</a> coloured and stuck to an embossed background. Strange to be making Spring images with all this cold and snow around!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Please come along and join us but remember if you do-ATCs are as addictive as Easter eggs!</span>fatmonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831047991753402712noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8087801275010653816.post-74527904908121644472013-03-19T10:56:00.001+00:002013-03-19T10:56:53.701+00:00The Secret Rose Garden<span style="color: #b45f06;">I'm a bit late with this post due to disappearing laptop chargers-blame the teens!</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Last week was the launch of Sarah Hurley and Phill Martin's Secret Rose Garden.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">You can find details of the whole Secret Rose Garden collection <a href="http://www.secretrosegarden.co.uk/">here</a>. See you there!</span></div>
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