Monday 15 January 2018

January Blues Cutie Pie

I am thrilled to be here today with the first challenge of the year for

The Cutie Pie Challenge

It's a seasonal theme with January Blues. Our sponsor Pink Gem Designs supplied us with an image and I chose Chloe in her cable jumper!!



I "tweaked" one of Jules' latest sketches (thank you for these, I get so much inspiration from you when my own has gone walkabout!!). My cable embossing folder came in handy and I even raided my ribbon stash for a perfectly coordinated bow. I rarely use blue,  but was delighted with the end result and might not shy away from it quite so much in the future!!

There is much excitement today as Mollie Rose is celebrating her first Birthday...yes...one whole year...we can hardly believe it. She stood up unaided yesterday so it's not going to be long before she is walking!! It doesn't seem possible!!

I hope that you have a good week and I will see you soon xx

Some challenges

Addicted to stamps - Baby it's cold outside
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles week 2 - Anything Goes
Simply create too #134 - Embossing
That's Crafty - Feeling Blue


37 comments:

Janice said...

A gorgeous card Sarah, I love Janet's images and files. You enjoy today's Birthday celebrations - I hope there's cake! Jx

meg said...

Great image papers and layout Sarah, love the finishing touches

brenda said...

How beautifully the image coordinates with the embossed circle. Imagine your paddocks are about as sodden as ours, we desperately need some hard frosts to dry it out.

B x

Veerle said...

Looks great Sarah and I love the embossed circle.
Hugs Veerle

Lorraine said...

A fabulous card Sarah, lovely images and shades of blue
Lorraine x

cotnob said...

A pretty card Sarah, such a sweet image and your embossed circle is perfect - a fabulous design.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Julie B said...

Those little ones grow so fast. She'll be into everything soon enough!
Sweet image and beautifully coordinated as always. :)

Crafty Moone Cards said...

This is so cute Sarah.
Sue x

Laine said...

So sweet, soft and beautiful Sarah. A lovely card!
Laine
x

Carol S. said...

She is adorable and love the design. Carol S.xx

aussie aNNie said...

Adorable in the blue colours.x [aNNie]

aussie aNNie said...

Lovely card and thanks for sharing at our 'BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE' challenge at Addicted to Stamps, hope to see you again next challenge..♥
{aNNie}DT Addicted To Stamps Challenges

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

Thank you very much for joining in with the Feeling Blue blog Challenge and sharing your super cute card over at That's Crafty.
Warm Wishes Tracey DT

Wendy said...

Adorable and so gorgeous Sarah, love the embossed circle, perfect
Wendy xx

Megan J said...

Hi Sarah, a very pretty blue card, love the embossed circle behind your image it fits so well with the little girls jumper, wishing little Mollie Rose a very happy 1st Birthday, have fun celebrating with her... Have a wonderful week... Megan

Jenny L said...

Hi Sarah,
oh what a very lovely card and your design is briilliant love the knitted embossing and your fussy cutting around that super image is excellent.
Well who can believe it's a year since Millie was born.
Were has that year gone too.
Wonderful that she is nearly walking.
May I wish her a very Happy Birthday.
My youngest Granddaughter is 10 on Thurssday, and she walked at 9 months so she seemed to grow up really fast because she missed the craawling stage and went staraight to pulling herself up and then walking.
Now her brother didn't walk till he was 15 months.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

Jane Savage said...

So gorgeous, Sarah! Love that embossing folder, just perfect (I believe I NEED that)! Happy belated birthday to Mollie Rose. A year?!! My goodness me!! xxx

Brenda said...

You couldn't have chosen a more perfect embossing folder! As usual, beautiful coloring of this darling image. Thanks so much for your visits, Sarah!

Carole Pollard said...

So pretty that embossing folder is perfect a very lovely card. You look good in blue !!Love and hug Carole x

Lynne said...

A fab card Sarah and beautifully co-ordinated. Once Mollie is walking she'll be everywhere and you'll be running after her :) .

Annette said...

Beautiful card Sarah. She matches the embossing perfectly too. Lovely colouring. xx

Veerle said...

I'm back Sarah but this time with my DT hat on. Thank you so much for joining our challenge and good luck. Hugs Veerle DT-ATSC

Wishcraft said...

Super cute image and a fab design... really love that embossing folder, do you know what brand it is? Hugs, Lisa x

Jules said...

Hi Sarah

What a cute card!! Love how that fabby embossing folder matches your image so perfectly.

Pleased you are finding my sketches useful Sarah. You showcase them beautifully .. .. thank you!

Can't believe your little Granddaughter is 1 already. I would have guessed 6 months! Now I know time is flying!!!

Love Jules xx

Pamellia said...

What a lovely card Sarah. Love the grey and blue palette, I must remember that one, so pretty! That image is adorable, kids and their pets are hard to resist! sending hugs :)

KandA said...

Such a pretty blue card Sarah, lovely image and the fabulous embossed background is a perfect match. Happy belated birthday to Mollie Rose xx

MaryH said...

Love the 'cable stitching' on the circle that mimics the pretty sweater (jumper!) pattern of this sweet little blue lady. A good sketch too. I need to get some good inspiration myself! Congratulations on the big birthday coming up. Hope you have the house baby proofed as Mollie will be going everywhere pretty soon! What a joy to look forward to with such a sweet little girl about the place. TFS & Hugs

Claire said...

Sweet card Sarah, great idea to use the embossing to replicate her jumper - looks very tactile. Great sentiment and coloured brilliantly as always x

inkypinkyboo said...

Such a lovely card! Thanks for joining us in our week 2 Anything Goes challenge at <a href="https://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/week-2-12-jan-anything-goes.html>

Chrissy said...

Adorable card Sarah and I love the little girl in her cable jumper..I used to knit cable a lot when the kids were little..super card design and Happy belated Birthday to Mollie Rose..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Hi Sarah....Love the cute image and your design on your card....Just catching up with you....been busy with my house move...or not!....Joolsx

creatingandsharingit.blogspot.com said...

So sweet, what a great image. Thank you for join the Polkadoodles Craft Challenge.

Lena said...

What fun that you had the perfect embossing folder to match her cable jumper and hat. Too cute!
Hugs,
Lena

PaperPlotterLottas-CraftChaos said...

Gorgeous make here.
Thank you so much for joining us at Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Anything Goes.
Hugs, Tina – DT
Polkadoodles Challenge

Julie said...

Gorgeous card.

Fliss said...

A really cute card Sarah and the image is so sweet.
Thanks so much for entering our blue challenge at That's Crafty! and wishing you lots of luck.
Fliss x

Marlies said...

A beautiful, sweet and adorable card! The knitted background is a perfect match for the clothes on yoour image. Lovely! Thanks for joining our challenge at Addicted to Stamps. Marlies