Friday's Forgotten Funkies!!

What an alliteration to get you going on a Friday? Sammylou here and today I am sharing makes from the Shabby Saturday download from Funky Hand.
I just love the colours in this collection and think they are absolutely perfect for all kinds of makes. I have showcased two of my makes over on the Get Funky and Craft blog but wanted to share with you another of my makes using the download:

I have paper pieced the birdie using some of the papers, embossed plain white card to mat the image and cut out one of the fabulous sentiments available as part of the download. A quick card made in minutes using the delicious papers :)

I hope you like him and if you'd like to see more of the makes from the Funkettes, please pop on over to the blog for a lots more inspiration. And, if you love it as much as we do, then pop on over to the website to bagsy your own! And don't forget to share your makes over on the Funky Hand Facebook page!

Speak soon, love Sammylou xxx

A bit of Bot!

Happy Hump day to you all, it's my turn over on the Get Funky and craft blog today and I am sharing a card using the new Boys will be Boys download and the fabulous digi Bot! As you will see, Bot is quite a character and looks like he's up for any adventure.

I have used him to make the card I have shared on the Get Funky blog and also an easel card for my Husband from our son. It's not his birthday until the 3rd of this month so I'm hoping he doesn't see it!

I used pro markers to colour him to match the papers and added the die cut Daddy. The papers themselves just pop with colour and I think my Husband will be really pleased. Our son definitely approved!

I am busy adjusting to my new work hours which have changed to accommodate my son starting school so I have been a little quiet of late. I hope you don't hold it against me and bear with me as I try to figure out how to organise my blogging and card making around this change.

I will be back soon to share some other fun stuff I have been working on. See you all soon, Sammylou xxx

Boys Will Be Boys - New Release Blog Hop

 

Good Morning and a very Happy Monday to you all :)

 

To celebrate the release of the fabulous new papers Boys will be Boys we are having a blog hop to show you just a little taster of what you can do with the new download. Get involved in the blog hop and you could be in with the chance of winning the new Boys will be Boys download set and a Bot digital stamp (a fab, fab prize!).

These papers are fabulous and I have had a wonderful time playing with them. There's also a brilliant new digi character Bot, and while you don't have to use him with the papers, he does work wonderfully with them!

 

The papers and Bot are available to buy in the Funky Hand shop from 9am today.

The hop will be starting over on Anice's Funky Hand Thoughts blog and is open from

 Monday 30th September at 5:00am GMT until 12 midnight GMT Tuesday 1st October. 

The winner will be announced at 8am on Wednesday 2nd October.

So hopefully you have come from Ruth's blog to me but if not, there's a list below for you to follow. And here's what I have made:

 

 

A funky paper-pieced car which is perfect for the little (and big men!) in your life. All of the papers are from the download and you can see how they work so well together and complement one another perfectly. I love this card. It's very simple but fun too. I hope you like it too.

 

So, now you've seen what I've made, it's time to head on over to Tabbatha to see what delights she has created. Good luck with the competition and happy blogging!!

 

I look forward to seeing you all soon, love Sammylou xXx

 

And here's the Hop Order (just in case!):

 

Anice.

Allison.

Debbie.

Kathy.

Lou.

Ruth.

Sam.

Tabbatha.

Get Funky inspiration blog.

Christmas Collections Blog Hop!!!

Hello all and welcome to the Funky Hand Christmas Collections Blog Hop!! How exciting?!

So, the Funkettes are having a blog hop to celebrate the release of the 2013 Christmas downloads from Funky Hand. These beauties aren't officially available until Sunday 8th September 2013 but we'd thought we'd show you all a sneak peek and give one lucky winner the chance to win a download collection of your choice.

As you would expect, the collections have some absolutely fabulous papers, wordbooks and some seasonal digistamps too.  In fact. everything you will need to make your  Christmas cards truly stand out this year!

So here's a couple of cards I have made. Firstly a Christmas tree using the Noel doodleword and papers from the Sleigh Ride collection:

The second card is made using the Merry Christmas doodleword and papers from Silent Night:

 

 

 The blog hop starts on Anice's Funky Hand blog and is open from 8.30am GMT Saturday 7 September to Midnight GMT Sunday 8 September.

 

Each of us will have a letter and you will need to comment, retrieve the letter, solve the anagram and pop the answer (along with your favourite download) on the Get Funky and Craft blog to be in with a chance of winning. 

My letter is I!

I'm hoping that you've come to visit me via Ruth but if  not here's a recap of the blog order:

 

Anice

Allison

Debbie

Kathy

Lou

Ruth

Sam ⇜ You are here

Tabbatha

Get Funky and Craft

 

So head on over to Tabbatha now and I'll see you all soon, Sammylou xxx

 



 

50% Sale at Funky Hand

The wonderful Anice at Funky Hand is having a 50% off Sale. Yes, you heard me right, 50% off EVERYTHING on the site and here's the proof:

 

 

So tell your friends and head on over there, it's far too good to miss. And if you're still not convinced, here's a little selection of the things I have made, note the word little. Now stop reading and get yourself over there. It's okay, I'm not going to be offended.

 



Have a fabulous weekend and I hope you manage to grab yourself some fantastic goodies. See you in the week, love Sammylou xxx

Paper Fetish

Hello :) and a very happy Wednesday to you all! I have begun my holidays with the children and while we are not jetting off anywhere I will be trying to get some quality time with them and hopefully some crafting too!

For those of you who know me, know that I am slightly fanatical about paper, especially the pretty kind. With two children in a rather small house, I am not able to store much so the plethora of digi papers available is an absolute godsend to me. I just love putting papers together and seeing where they take you. I have tried (and failed) to make the kind of handmade cards I fawn over (You know the ones,: gorgeous image, paper flowers, ribbon and lace) and something holds me back. I like to think it's a reverence for the papers.

With this in mind, I have chosen to share this with you today:

I love the simplicity of this. The papers are from one of my favourite places, Pink Petticoat and they are just so lush, I don't think the card needs anything else!

See you Friday for another Funky Friday share.

Love Sammylou xxx

Funky Friday (I know it's Saturday but if we all keep quiet it will be fine!)

A little late I know but things are rather manic here with both vhildren at home and payroll deadlines at work.

Today I want to share with you a card I made using the I Love You Sew downloads from Funky Hand and a Woodware stamp I got free with a magazine.

I just love these papers they are so, so versatile. Here's the card:

 

 

This card is so fun and the papers work wonderfully together. He's such a cute image and so easy to paper piece too.

 

I am off to make the most of my Bank Holiday - enjoy your weekends whatever you are doing and i will see you all next wee, Sammylou xxx