Sketch Saturday #30

It's week 30 over at Sketch Saturday this week, haven't the weeks just flown by eh?!
Here is my card, I have used yet more of my stampin up papers, I really can't get enough of these at the moment! I love this chocolate chip colour its so rich and warm looking, however in hindsight, I wish i'd backed each of the patterned papers onto perhaps a red or green plain paper so that the patterns would have stood out better. But saying that I still like the combination together.
I have stamped 2 Magnolia images and used watercolour pencils to colour them in, the flower is just a small woodware scalloped circle punch which I cut and shaped to look like a flower then added the leaves and the pearlised button in the centre.


Can I take this opportunity to wish each and everyone of you a Very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!
Love, Jo xx

Siggi Shop closed for Crimbo!

Just a quickie to let you know that my Siggi Shop business will be closed for the festive season.
Thank you to everyone who has requested customised design work by me over the last 11 months, I appreciate you choosing me and I have found that designing for you is so rewarding, I enjoy every minute of it!
I have met lots of wonderful new friends through my business and of course through this blog.
I look forward to working with some of you again and hope to find many more new friends this coming new year too.
THANK YOU ALL!
I will be taking new orders from Tuesday 6th January.

Jo xx

Sketch Saturday #29

It's a shame that I'm only managing to put one post a week on here lately :(

hopefully i'll have more time to craft, blog and comment after christmas.





This is my card for this weeks challenge over at Sketch Saturday.

I have used more of my yummy Stampin Up papers, the green distressed paper is from their 'tea & crumpets' range, the pinky red ones are 'Rose Red' designer series papers.

The image is from a stamp I bought off a well known auction site, I don't know if it is made by any particular company sorry, but it's a fabulous image don't you think? lol I have coloured the cat to look like our cat Tickle, she loves playing with the baubles on our tree, so this image suits her so well, she has even climbed up the tree and made it fall over in the past!! mad cat! lol.

The 'lace' edge was simply made by using a corner punch without the corner guard.

Since taking this photo I have added 'Dear Daughter' going down the left hand side, as this is now Laura's Christmas card from me & her dad. (hope she doesn't look on here before we get to give it to her!)

Anyway, please go take a look at the other design teams work on the blog, their work is so beautiful, i'm in awe of all of them.

Sketch Saturday #28

Mariska has designed the sketch for Sketch Saturday this week, and it's a fabulous sketch too, one that I'm sure many of you will want to use again and again.

Here is my card...

The backing paper is by Stampin Up, and the ribbon and flowers are from my stash.

Both the image and sentiment were given to me by Mariska (thanks again hunni!)

it's from the new Lily & Billy Winter plate from Pink Cat Studio which has been kindly donated by Melissa as a prize for this week!

This set of stamps will be winging it's way to one lucky Sketch Saturday challenger, i'm sure you'll agree...a fantastic prize!

Good luck with the challenge, have a great weekend & happy crafting! ;)

Sketch #27 sponsored by Whiff of Joy!

Sketch #27 over at Sketch Saturday, and this week you could win one of Whiff of Joys new christmas stamps, Herb with bird. Isn't he adorable? awwwwwwwww.

This is my card, I have used another WoJ stamp, Willow with hot chocolate, which I received in less than a week, Thank you Katharina!

I have coloured Willow with my watercolour pencils, the patterned paper with the small stars on was free with a mag, the other plain papers were embossed in my argyle cuttlebug folder followed by gently rubbing a shadow ink pad over the embossed paper. The sentiment is hand written. Please pop over to Sketch Saturday and see the other cards made by the design team, they're stunning! Thank you.

Thank you!

Isn't this such a lovely, special award?

Huge thanks go to my lovely freinds Tracie and Debbie, who have both passed this onto me (Thanks Girls! I'm honoured that you thought of me. xx)

Here's what the award means...

This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships!These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind blogger's aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight blogger's who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

Isn't that a lovely sentiment?

I would like to pass this onto all of you, because you find the time to stop by to leave a comment, I thank each and every one of you, because I know I'm a big let down in that respect, I never have as much time anymore, yet you all FIND the time so are much more worthy than me for this award.

So I know this is a bit of a cop-out, but I think you all deserve this award, blogging has made so many friends for all of us, and we all give our friendhip freely and expect nothing in return. So please award this to yourselves if you haven't already received it........ because you're worth it!! ;)

don't you just love these penguins?

Awwww isn't this an adorable image! I love it!

It's called 'Penguin Tree' and it's from Elzybells Art Stamps.

The image was given to me by my friend Mariska (Thanks again hunni! xx)

I've coloured the image with watercolour pencils and used it for this weeks card for sketch #26.

The papers, the 3 baubles and the sentiment are all by Dovecraft.

I have added a bit of clear glitter gel pen to the star and baubles, but it's hard to see this in the photo.