Please help me say "Up yours to cancer" !!

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Hello thanks so much for visiting me today I just love it when you stop by x

Todays post is different to usual, I am not showing you a card or project at all, instead I am asking for your help to raise as much money as possible for Cancer research UK to find out more about what they do you can click here.

In June myself and a group of friends are doing the race for life we are running 5K along with hundreds, thousands of other women to raise awareness and hopefully lots of funds. Here is the fabulous new TV ad from here in the UK - please watch it - it's great.



Please if you can donate any amount however small I would really appreciate it. If you would like to help me say up yours to cancer YOU CAN DONATE BY CLICKING THIS LINK it's so simple wherever you are in the world.

Thanks crafty friends - you're the best :)
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Quick creations :)

Wowsers I've had a great morning ! You know one of those mornings when you feel that it's all fallen into place - just worked really well ! I woke to find that my lovely hubster had taken the kiddos to his mums for breakfast so for the 1st time this week I didn't wake to bickering and whinging instead it was quiet and peaceful. 

Although getting loads of crafting done this week - I still needed a couple of fathers day cards and with tomorrow being fathers day I thought that I'd better get on with it !

So off I set with CAS cards in mind for speed and lets be honest those men don't really appreciate it any more if you spend hours working on a card for them ! I made 2 cards in about an hour with scraps of DP that I had floating around. I done all this in peace without even the TV on and just a cup of tea for company ! I made the most ridiculous mess - not bothering to tidy between cards like I normally do (my craft table is also our dining table so it often needed at a moments notice for quick snacks and emergency bowls of cereal when my boys decide that they are starving !!!) when I had finished (feeling smug as I had even photographed my creations) my craft/dining table looked like this

Craft carnage !!

Anyway here are those quick cards.

DP scraps from this fab digi kit, star die cut from sizzix framelits, number & letters die cuts from memory box and # made withj scraps !

I would love to share this card with the following challenges:

Polka doodles challenge blog - Male theme

Simply create too - Fathers day

2 sisters challenge blog - Just for dad

A gem of a challenge - Fathers day 

Dutch dare card challenge - For Dad

 And here's the other one !

DP scraps - no idea which kit they are from but they are digi papers ! Stars die cut with sizzix framelits, sentiment from jellypark, twine & button from stash :)

I would like to add this card to the following challenges;

Crafty creations challenge - Super sketch - thanks x (hope it's ok that I changed the shape x)

Addicted to stamps & more - CAS

Crafting by designs - Anything for a male goes

Crafting for all seasons - One for the guys

Scrappers delight challenge - S is for ........(Stars)

Perfect sentiments challenge - For the boys

Thanks for visiting me today - I love it when you stop by x I hope you get some time to get crafty today x 

((Hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Father's feature

This weeks new releases over at Jellypark are perfect for those Fathers day cards - or any other male card for that matter !

Here they are

Dad/Grandad in chair available here

This super cute Dad with kids digi stamp is our new charity stamp with all the proceeds going to The sick childrens trust. You can find all the charity stamps here at the Jellypark store. 

I used the charity stamp to create a card for Dad !

I coloured the stamp with pro-markers and prisma pencils with a little chalk added into the mix too ! The DP's are from the playdate digi kit by designs by Dani which is available at jessicasprague.com The stars were cut using my Sizzix framelits, picot edge circle is from spellbinders and the letters die cut letters (Dad) memory box.

Here's a closer look at that image coloured up

Please don't forget to hop along to the jellypark challenge blog to check out the DT inspiration creations and also to see the new challenge which is also set today.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges;

City crafter challenge blog - All about him

Crafty sentiments designs challenge blog - Card/project for a male

Papertake weekly challenge - Hello boys !

Tip top Tuesday - Masculine

Tuesday throwdown - You're the man

Charisma cardz challenge - Digi stamps only

Southern girls challenge - Use a punch or die cut

Crafting by designs - Anything goes for a male

Thanks for visiting me today - I just love it when you stop by !

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Ahhhhh cuddle with Daddy !

This week our new challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend is .... wait for it !........ Cute :) Yep we want to see those creations that will make us say "Ahhhhhhhhh !" Make sure you add some stamping (actual real life stamping ! or digital or both !!) as well to qualify for a prize from our fab sponsor Stamp fairy.

Here is my card

I used this super sweet teddy image available here from Stamp fairy to make a fathers day card. The image is coloured with pro-markers and prisma pencils. The DP is from the EP little boy paper pack available over at jessicasprague.com. The super sentiment is a freebie from papercrafts magazine - I just cut it into a little flag and added the end of a cocktail stick !

I hope you'll hope along to the Stampin' for the weekend challenge blog to check out all the fabulous DT inspiration and that you'll play along with us :)

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Happy campers challenge - Use metal (I used brads)

Paper crafting journey - Masculine cards

Creative belli challenge - Fathers day (My old embellies are my brads)

Simon says stamp challenge - Masculine/Fathers day

Kitty bee designs - Fathers day/masculine

Crafts 4 eternity - For the boys

Catered crop recipe swap - For the boys

Thanks so much for visiting me today - I love it when you stop by :)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Summer birthday

I was thrilled to be asked to join the Aud sentiments DT as a guest for their new challenge - Thanks girls :)

Their new challenge is the one we all love - yep it's an anything goes challenge so as long as you have a sentiment on the front of your card then it's all good !!

This week their sponsor is Beccy's place who creates fabulous digital images which are a joy to colour up. I used one of her freebies called Mum's blossoms available here but you can find oodles more fun digi images at the store here.

Here is my card

That beautiful image was coloured with promarkers and prisma pencils and then cute out with my spellbinders ovals and a bit if fussy cutting. I added so chalk around the edges to soften it off. 

The stunning DP is from Graphic 45 secret garden paper pad.

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Make my Monday - Use ribbon or lace 

The crazy challenge - Use sentiments

Crafting with dragonflies - One for the girls

Penny's Paper crafty challenge - Birthdays

Flourishes timeless Tuesday - From the garden

Thanks for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Precious bunny

Sorry to post so late in the day but I took the kiddo's to the cinema to see Epic today. It was fab, we all enjoyed it and had a lovely afternoon together. 

Earlier this week I bought myself a hula hoop - I thought it would be a fun way to get some exercise ! Well my youngest son has caught the hula fever and wanted one of his own so we had to stop at the shop on the way home to pick one up. And we had a little hula hooping session when we got home !

Anyway I'm here to show you my DT card for Jellypark - yep it's already time for a new challenge and this time around we want you to be inspired by any of the colour palette's over at 

Design seeds.

I used this yummy colour combo as inspiration for my card

And here is my card

I have used the super cute rose bunny digital stamp available here at the jellypark store along with one of the digital sentiments from the new baby sentiment stamp set.

My image is coloured with my pro-markers and prisma pencils and I added a cute little bow to her hair/fur ! That precious bunny is layered onto a kraft doily cut with my cheery lynn english tea party.

I added lemon & pink chiffon criss crossed over my card and a double bow with prima flower, twine & button. The cute l'il butterflies were made with a MS punch.

Here's a close up of some of those details

Don't forget to head over to the jellypark challenge blog and see all the fabulous inspiration from the DT and get all the details that I've forgotten to tell you about ! 

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Flutterby Wednesday's - Flowers, butterflies & die cuts or punches

Crafts 4 eternity - Use 3 elements that start with the same letter (Butterflies, button and a bow)

In the pink - Anything (pink) goes

Crafty ribbons challenge - Anything goes with ribbon

Passion for promarkers - Add ribbon, lace or twine

The cutie pie challenge - 3,2,1 (3 butterflies, 2 ribbons (pink & lemon chiffon) and 1 DP)

Craft-Dee bowz challenge - Anything goes with a hand tied bow

Thanks for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Monochrome mania

Another friday rolls around and this week its time for a brand spanking new challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend.

This time around we want to see your monochrome creations so choose a colour and show us a project using shades of that one colour only - of course you may use skin & hair colours on any image and neautrals such as black and white.

So here is my card using the super "Joey" image from our sponsor Saturated Canary 

I obviously chose shades of blue and coloured my image with a mixture of pro-markers and prisma pencils. The cute calendar sentiment in the bottom right corner is from Jellypark here.

Here is a closer look at that super image

I hope you'll play along with us at Stampin' for the weekend - you've got 2 weeks to play along x

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Sarah Hurley challenge blog - Shades of blue

Allsorts challenge blog - True blue

{Pin}spirational challenge - Super photo inspiration - thanks x

Creative creations challenge - For a child

Get inky challenge - Use die cuts

Love to create challenge blog - Something for kids

Stamps + fun = creativity - Card for a man or boy

Thanks for visiting me today - hope you get some time to get crafty soon x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

A taste of summer :)

OOps ! this should have been posted last Friday - wish there were more hours in the day - or even days in the week !

The fabulous new releases over at Jellypark are so fun - have a look

The geek shall inherit the earth available here

Summer flip flops available here

I chose to play with the super summery flip flops (believe me its the only taste of summer we are getting here in the UK !)

Here's my card

I coloured the super image with my pro-markers and decoupaged the flowers for a bit of extra dimension before adding stickles for a bit of sparkle. DP's are from a freebie set available at two peas in a bucket.

I hope you'll hop on over to the Jellypark challenge blog to check out the fabulous cards and projects that the DT have created to inspire you xx

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Card Mania - Spots and or stripes

Charisma cardz challenge - Here comes summer

Crafty ribbons challenge - Anything goes with ribbon

Perfect sentiments challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Button it up

Happy Friday - yay !! Lets celebrate with a new challenge over at stampin for the weekend !

This time we want to see your projects with buttons and stamping, of course !

We have 2 fabulous sponsors this week bugaboo (whose image I have used on my card) and also scrapiness who create beautiful digital papers.

Here is my card (sorry for the dull photo)

On my card the main image, coloured with pro-markers, is from bugaboo and the sentiments are from Jellypark. My flowers & leaves are die cut from my sizzix tattered flower garland and the branch is from memory box. Oh and the DP is from pink petticoat :)

Don't forget to check out all the fab DT inspiration over at the SFTW challenge blog.

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Penny's challenge - Die cuts/punches

Simon says stamp - Things with wings

Ladybug crafts ink challenge - Baby cards/projects

Aud sentiments challenge - Baby or mother & child

Cute card Thursday - Something blue

DRS challenge Thursday - Circles

Sarah Hurley challenge blog - Shades of blue

Thanks so much for visiting me today :)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Sunday inspiration :)

Hello I'm back again with a card that I made this afternoon after being inspired by a few challenges.

Firstly I saw the fabulous sketch over at CAS on Sunday, here it is..

I was also inspired by the super recipe swap over at catered crop. This week Linda wants to see embossing on our projects.

I also wanted to play along at CAS-ual Fridays who are celebrating their 2nd birthday AND their 100th challenge with a tic tac toe board

I used the kraft, bling & emboss line but on closer inspection my card also qualifies for the birthday, bling & punches/dies line too ! 

Sorry about the terrible photo I wanted to get my card posted ASAP as I just know that this week will be a busy one and I've made so many cards lately that haven't got round to being posted to the challenges they were made for !! If I get time tomorrow I promise to snap another pic and update it :)

I would also like to add this to the challenge over at A little bit crafty which is currently Kraft it.

Thanks for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo