The Perfect Sentiment Celebrates!!

The Perfect Sentiments Challenge Blog is having a One Year Anniversary / Birthday Celebration!!

Join in on the fun and help them celebrate!! 

It all begins with a Blog Hop on October 10th. 

Lots of Prizes and Lots of Challenges!!

 

I know I will be checking in with them often...

Will you??

Simple Pleasures...

It's that time of year!!  Lots of Farms Stands on all the back roads packed with Pumpkins, Mums and Scarecrows.  I love this Season in New England!!  My favorite time of year.  Tonight I made a card for this favorite time of year featuring a wonderful Digi image from Dearie Dolls.  They have some amazing *FREE* (that's right, I said FREE) images.  Tonight I chose to color up this cute Scarecrow for my Fall card bearing the sentiment:
"simple pleasures" -  I love that!

Papers: MME - Portobello Road (stripes) and Bo Bunny - Natural Necessities Double Dot Designs (polka dots)
Image: Dearie Dolls
Medium: Copics
Embellishments: stash
Challenges:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Fall

Sweet Sketch Wednesday!!

Hey there crafters!!  Another week has flown by and it's time for a new Sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!!  Our Sponsor this week is Digi Stamp Boutique.  So many sweet images to choose from =)  I was immediately drawn to this Gymnast Girl.  I have a Gymnast girl of my own.  She is now all grown up and Coaching aspiring Gymnasts at a new Gymnastics Academy she and her boyfriend have opened up.  So very exciting to see them achieve their dream of owning their own gym!!  Week 2 and there are over 260 Gymnasts of all levels registered - WOW!! 

 

For my card I used a retired paper pack from Close to My Heart - Fanfare.  The image is colored with Copics.  The Olympic Rings are computer generated and the embellishments are from my stash.  Arlana's Sketch was perfect for this image =)

           

All images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.  Check out here Digis by clicking here...  This weeks winner will receive 6 Free Digis!!!  Thanks Sally-Ann!!

I do hope you will play along this week - I can not wait to see your creations!!

Blessings to you all... 

Woven Together with Love!!

That is the sentiment on the inside of my card.  I created this yesterday for a friend at my Church who really is amazing!!  She is a Mom!!  And not just any Mom - she has grown children and takes in Foster Children.  I love to watch them arrive at Church each Sunday.  The kids are all dressed so cute and greet me with a big hug!!  This Thursday she is Adopting the two youngest.  It will be a day celebrating Love!!

I used a Retired Stamp from Close to My Heart to create her family tree.  The hearts on the tree represent all of the children.  The three hearts off the tree represent her married daughter and first grandson!!  The papers and ribbon are from my stash, the inks are all Close to My Heart.  The ribbon wrapped around the card just makes me think of a big Hug... 

I am entering this card in the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Things that make you go "Awww"....

Thanks for visiting!!

Got Shoes??

Hi there Crafters!!  I came across this fun Halloween Digi the other day and couldn't wait to color it up!!  I am not a big Halloween person, but I just love this fun image!!  Someone will be getting a Halloween card from me... =)

The image is from The Stamping Boutique.  I colored it with Copics and added some Sparkle from Close to My Heart.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye and the ribbon and Green Pearls from my Stash.  I used the Sketch from Freshly Made Sketches One Year Anniversary Challenge!!  I chose Sketch # 43.

I am also entering this card in the Challenge over at City Crafter Challenge Blog - Polka Dot Palooza!!  Fun!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

 



Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #171-103

Wow - time for a new Challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  That week sure flew by!!

 

 This week our Sponsor is Pattie's Creations - what wonderful images we had to work with.  Mine is the perfect image for a Masculine Birthday card.  I don't know about you, but I often struggle creating masculine cards.  This one just fell into place with Arlana's great Sketch from the Past and Pattie's Image!!  My papers are Echo Park - Note to Self.  I embellished with Bakers Twine from The Twinery, A crocheted flower from Close to My Heart and a cute little fish charm I picked up at a new Scrapbooking store called Kept Creations.  The sentiment is from a retired stamp set Campin' Fever from CtMH.   The image is colored with Copics.

Meet Pattie Gomez and please check out Pattie's Creations... 

I am an Internet Technology Professional and an Artist. I always dreamed of being an artist, but I found out quickly that I needed another field to support my family so I pursued a Degree in Information Technology. I love to use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks to enhance my work.

I created a character called Pattieboop and her cat named Allie. I have had so much fun coming up with different images so I also created a site to sell them. You can go to my store to find out more about Pattieboop & Allie. I know you will just love them when you see them.     My store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/pattiescreations
Pattieboop is an 11 year old girl who is very opinionated. She was created by me, Pattie Gomez on September 7, 2009. Pattieboop is an average 11 year old and she loves dressing up. She is very petite in nature but stands tall because her mother always told her that “If you stand tall you will one day become someone important”. Pattieboop always remembers her mother’s words and makes sure she is noticed.  Pattieboop has a favorite pet named Allie. Allie is a slender black cat and loves playing and spending time with Pattieboop. Allie spends most of her days napping and her nights are spent getting in to mischief…
 

Thanks so much for visiting my Blog!!  I do hope you will stop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday and play along with us!  I can't wait to see your creations!!

 

Monochromatic!!!

I love to check out all the different Challenges each week and choose the ones I want to join in on...  This week the City Crafter Challenge is to create a Monochromatic project.  I love this Challenge!  I chose to use the Sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches and a Pumpkin stamp B1395 So Grateful I have had from Close to My Heart.  I am SO READY for Fall!!!  I inked the edges of all the DP and Distressed them with my Distressing Tool.  The paper, button and ric rac are all from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!!