Get in shape !

This weeks challenge over at my mums craft shop challenges is shaped cards.

I can't wait to see what gorgeous creations you come up with for this challenge. The DT have made some gorgeous samples so don't forget to hop on over to the challenge blog and check them all out.

I used papers from the MME Miss Caroline howdy doody paper pad which I just cannot put down at the moment it is so very pretty.

The flowers (unity) are stamped onto the DP and cut out, glittered then layered up. The leaves are die cut with my new little leaves sizzlits die from stampin' up. These are all layered up with a heart doily some seam binding and a button & gem stone combo.

Here is another closer shot

I have left the bottom half of my easel card fairly plain (apart from the pearl stoppers) as there is so much happening up the top ! It also gives me room to stamp a personal greeting as I have made this card with someone special in mind (shhhh don't tell !)

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

Just us girls challenges - 3D challenge using ribbons, flowers & buttons (S)

Truly, madly, crafty challenges - Ribbon & bling (Monthly)

Scrappy frogs challenge blog - Die cuts (M 3W)

Crafty sentiments challenge - Shaped not square

Flourishes timeless Tuesday - Country living (this paper has a real country feel as do my flowers) (T)

Diva's by design - Spots and/or stripes

Crafting for all seasons challenge blog - Shaped cards

The house that stamps built - Spring with pastel colours (Repeat Impressions DCC229 Designer’s Choice Challenge)

Thanks for visiting today - I hope you are all well and feeling crafty today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Bottoms up !

Over at Jellypark today not only do we have a new challenge (hop over to the challenge blog for more details) but the DT is also showcasing 2 brand new releases from Claire our fearless leader !

This super image is one of them !

Isn't she fab ? I just know that I am going to get lots of use out of this one as my friends and I are quite partial to a few glasses of vino ourselves!

I have paper peiced her dress with paper from the Picadilly line 6x6 pad from basic grey and coloured her with promarkers and spica glitter pens.

I used core-dinations cardstock to make my base card and distressed it to reveal the core colour inside.

I think the DP used on the base is a super old peice from K & Co but I really can't be too sure (sorry !)

I have added a line of gems along the MS doily punched border stop which, I was disapointed to see, don't really show up that well in the pic. In real life they look great adding some glitz and glam to the card.

Oh and that gorgous ribbon came off a pair of PJ's that were a Christmas gift ! I have added a button and a couple of blinged up pins to the bow too.

Don't forget to hop on over to the Jellypark friends and check out the new releases and the challenge too x

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

Bunny Zoes crafts - Celebrations (Monthly)

Craft your passion - Red, white & blue (M)

Craft your days away - Paper peicing (S BI)

CES Challenges - Spots & dots (S)

Crazy 4 challenges - Stripes (ribbon) & spots (paper)

Sweet stampin' challenge blog - Choose 3 in a row (Ribbon, buttons & spots) (F)

Catered crop - Use red (S)

The corrosive challenge blog - Add dimension (SU)

Thanks for visiting me today - I hope you get some time to play with your craft stash too !

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Bingo bango !

The new challenge over at Stampin' up for the weekend is BINGO ! sponsored by In 2 stamps

Choose a line vertical, horizontal or diagonal it's your choice and make your card !

I love bingo challenges ! There are so many possibilities :)

For my card I chose the bottom line which is pink, butterflies and die cuts - Mmmmm yummy combination !

I went for another CAS style card. With a yummy colour combo of pink and brown.

Once again this card features that picot edge circle (spellbinders) which I am so fond of at the moment and of course my butterflies (crealies creatives).

I have embossed my background with my cuttlebug Swiss dots folder and stamped the smaller background panel with my Prima fence background stamp.

The sentiment is a clear stamp from sizzix and that gorgeous bling swirl is of course Zva.

I do hope you'll hop over to the Stampin' for the weekend challenge blog and check out all the other gorgeous DT projects and get all the details for the challenge then you can get stampin' for the weekend (or during the week it's your choice !)

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

Through the craftroom door challenges - CAS with a sentiment

The crazy challenge - Use a die or punch (I've used 3 dies !) (M)

Addicted to stamps - Birthday card with dots (SU)

Paper sundaes - Birthdays (SU)

Clear it out challenges - Use up your bling (T)

Deep ocean challenge - Pink & brown (T)

Thanks for visiting me today I hope you'll find some crafty time today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Buttons & bows

This week at My Mums craft shop challenge the new challenge is buttons & bows.

sponsored by the great Sew sweet (mmm love their felt !)

For my card I have used an image from pollycraft which I coloured with my promarkers and triplus fine-liners. I shadow cut it and layered it onto more of the base card & DP which I die cut it with my spellbinders labels 10.

My pretty DP's are from my beautiful MME Vanity fair paper pad. I also added more butterflies cut with my crealies die and added dew drops for a little sparkle.

This pretty ribbon was wrapped around one of my birthday pressies - almost like a present before opening the present for me !

I hope you will hop over and check out all the other gorgeous DT projects and get all the details of the challenge over at My Mum's craft shop challenges - I can't wait to see what you'll create this week ;)

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

Sketch & stash - Gorgeous sketch (my stash items are the pre-made bows, buttons and the sentiment) (M)

Pollycraft Monday challenges - Ribbon & buttons (M)

Paper pretties Monday challenge - Spring (M)

Paper pretties Wednesday Challenge - Die cuts + punches (W)

One stitch at a time - Use a digi - or not ! (I have !) (SU)

Crafty sentiments designs challenge blog - 2 designer papers (T)

Thanks for visiting me today - I love it when you pop over !

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Spring is nearly springing - I can't wait !

I went on a bit of a spending spree last week with my birthday money and while I am still waiting for some crafting goodies to arrive I did receive a super fast delivery from My mums craft shop and just couldn't resist getting stuck straight in !

I had pinned this gorgeous sketch from CLP to my desktop and knew these papers from MME and the pretty lace would be perfect !

The gorgeous stamp is from Lili of the valley - a birthday gift from my Mum & Dad - I do so love bunnies - I dragged one everywhere when I was little (don't tell anyone but I still have him now although he tends to stay at home - he's in retirement !)

I used my new limited edition spring colour pro-markers from Joanna Sheen to colour the image and added spica glitter pens and triplus fine liners to add highlights although I don't think they show in the picture. And used chalk and die cut clouds to create the soft sky.

I distressed all the papers first with my distressing tool then distressed with a pink paint dabber then I used my finger to drag glossy accents around the edges and added glitter so they would look distressed but still pretty not grungy !

The pennants were die cut (from the DP scraps) with another new addition - these are going to get lots and lots of use aren't they cute ?

I also added a "baby" sentiment and a chiffon ribbon bow with a little flower and super sweet tiny button.

I had such fun making this and walked up to get Issac from school absolutely covered in glitter !! And although there are quite alot of elements they came together quickly and that is due to the fabulous sketch - So thanks CLP :)

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

CLP Challenge blog - Amazing sketch - thanks x (Monthly)

Bunny Zoes - Celebrations (Monthly 2nd M)

Paper pretties - Spring (M)

Pollycraft Monday - Ribbons & buttons (M)

Lets ink it up - Ribbons and lace

Make it colourful - Spring colours

Just us girls - Colours (pink, green, yellow & teal)

Truly scrumptious - All creatures great & small

Thanks for visiting me today - I hope you are feeling a little spring like wherever you are today xx

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Butterfly wings

Hello again - yes it's 2 post's from me today ! I'm a bit late with this one - with the children off school & nursery they have been keeping me pretty busy !

But Aidan is chilling out watching Dora (he's been running around the garden most of the day and has just crashed on the sofa !) and Issac has gone to the cinema with hubby to watch the new 3D Star wars movie so I can finally get my post done !

It is time for a brand new challenge over at Paper crafting journey and this week our fearless leader Lisa set the challenge for us all to make something cute !

The DT were lucky enough to be treated to some super cute images form our sponsor this week Pink Cat Stamps

The stamp I used is called Lily butterfly and you can find her here at the store isn't she just perfect for this challenge - they don't come much cuter than this !

She is coloured with my trusty promarkers and highlighted with triplus fineliners and, of course, glamour dust !

The gorgeous layout comes from a sketch over at deconstucted which I am too late to enter - wow I do this all the time !! It's a shame too because I love how it turned out.

The DP's (there are 4 diffrent patterns on there !) are from the paper pad. I distressed them all with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and added more glamour dust around the edges. The yummy die cut was cut using my picot edge circles form spellbinders - I love love love it !

All other bits and peices were found in my craft cupboard.

I hope you'll join in and play along with us at paper crafting journey this week - hope over to the challenge blog to check out all the details and see the other fabulous DT projects x

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

I love promarkers - Nature

Flutterby Wednesday's - Anything with wings

Diva's by design - Wings & things

Crafts & me challenges - Distressing

Papercraft star - Butterflies

Inky impressions - Punches & diecuts

Craft us crazy - Use you fav' colour or embellishments (my fav' are def' butterflies)

Sparkles forum challenges - Things with wings

Thanks for visiting me today - I hope you get some time to play today !

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Lovely lilac

Hello and happy Thursday ! It is once again time for another yummy colour combo over at colour create challenge blog.

This week Sabrina chose the yummy colour combo of lilac, blue, kraft and white/cream. Here is a little photo inspiration

I have gone for a simple card this time around using some scraps from the ever bulging scraps drawer. Yes although I have been using mostly scraps since after Christmas it has not, as yet, had an impact on the volume of it ! I am pretty sure I could use scraps all year and still not clear it !

These scraps are digi papers from pink petticoat. I have edged the papers and the base card with glamour dust - I love how this glitter just lifts everything - making it twinkle :)

I added a Zva pearl swirl (well a bit chopped off one !) then some lace and slim satin ribbon.

Sabrina's optional extra this week is to add a handmade paper charm this is a new technique for me and I will def be trying it more in the future - thanks Sabrina x

For my "charm" I used a punch to make a small heart covered it with glossy accents and covered with more glamour dust when it was dry I added a sequin front & back and added to my card with embroidery silk and a button.

I hope you will hop across to the colour create challenge blog to check out all the other DT projects and get all the details of the challenge the join in and play along with us x

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

Digital Tuesday challenge - Use your stash (scrap paper & ribbon)

Oldie but a goodie - Lace (I think everything on this card is over 6 months old apart from the pearl swirl)

Love to create challenge - Buttons & bows

Truly, madly, crafty challenges - Ribbon & bling

Fab & funky challenges - Try something new

The house that stamps built - Use your leftovers (Repeat Impressions DCC215 Designer’s Choice Challenge)

Thanks for visiting me today I hope you get some crafty time today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Frame-a-licious fun

Good morning I hope you and yours are well x

This morning I can share my new exciting news with you all - I have been asked to join the fabulous team over at My Mums craft shop challenge blog ! I am so very pleased to join their great DT which is brimming over with creative talent.

So today is the brand new challenge over at the my mums craft shop challenge blog and to kick off my DT term it just so happens to be one of my fav challenges - Pearls & Swirls.

As well as one of my fav' challenges the sponsor is also one of my new fav's - Emerald Fairies who is offering the winner 2 digi stamps.

For my card I have used the gorgeous Isabella which I coloured with a mix of promarkers, copics and prisma pencils and highlighted with Triplus fineliners and glamour dust then die cut with my spellbinders nesties labels 2 available here.

The swirls, which I made a frame out of, are from a sizzix strip die called flowers with flourish stem. I also added a couple of sweet roses and some leaves which were die cut with the Marianne design flowers 2 die.

The gorgeous DP's are from the Echo park For the record paper pad which is available here at my mums craft shop.

I do hope you will hop over to the My Mums craft shop challenge blog and check out all the other DT creations and get all the details of the challenge.

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

365 cards - Use one of the latest trends (I chose the retro prints so popular at the moment - ah love Cath Kidston)

My craft spot - Girly girl

Truly, madly, crafty challenges - Ribbons & bling

Going grey with scrap creations - 3 layers

Ladybug crafts Ink Challenge blog - Spring is in the air

Top tip Tuesday - Mystical, magical & fantasy (My top tip is to try using your die cuts - other than the regular frames - to surround your images they give a beautiful effect - experiment !)

Thanks so much for visiting me today - hope you get time for some crafty fun today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Dino-roar !

This card is a birthday card one of Issac's friends he is 7 today ! Today must be a great day to have a birthday as it's mine too !

The image I used is one of my fav's from Jellypark dinosaur boy available here at the store. I've coloured him simply with my promarkers and my papers are very old DP's from DCWV.

I have used the fabulous sweet sunday sketch again (my second card made with this one !) Here it is ....

Just a quick post from me today as I'm now off to enjoy my birthday with friends and family - have a great day whatever you are doing x

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

Sweet sunday sketch challenge 151 - see above for sketch

Birthday sundaes - Birthday card with a sentiment

Digi doodle shop challenges - One for the boys

Paper creations ink - Recipe 1 image, 2 DP's & 3 embellishments (gems, stars & twine)

Hotshot craft blog - One for the boys

365 Cards - Use only markers to colour your image (I used promarkers)

Thanks for visiting me today I love it when you stop by x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Love Heart

Hello again - sorry for the delay in posting my Jellypark friends challenge card but I have had the busiest week - there just hasn't seemed enough hours in the day and days in the week !

I am glad that it is Friday evening now and I can breath a more relaxed sigh and chill out for the weekend !

The kids are off school next week so I am looking forward to spending some time with them although I am not looking forward to shopping for new school shoes :(

Anyway as I said today is new challenge time at Jellypark friends Friday challenge and this week our challenge is "shades of love" and we want you to use reds, pinks and/or purples on your projects.

I have used the super cute girl & heart stamp available at the jellypark store here. She is coloured with my promarkers and highlighted with spica glitter pens and triplus fine liners.

The gorgeous DP is from the Echo park summer days paper pad and the fabulous pleated ribbon is from websters pages. The sweet printed love doily is a freebie from Eat drink chic and the swirl is part of a zva gem flourish which I chopped up !

I used my craft knife to cut around the bottom edges of some of the bunting and popped it up with little foam pads - I thought it gave the card a bit more dimension. It is so very rare that I only use one DP but because this one is so very busy it really didn't need anything else x

I hope you will pop over to the challenge blog and check out all the fantastic cards and projects that the rest of the DT created and also have a look at the new release images. Claire (the creative genius behing jellypark :) has also created some brand new stamps for charity - they are amazing - and I will be featuring some of them just as soon as I get time to get them coloured up !

Check them out here at the store here and help to support little havens x

I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges;

365 cards - sketch (thanks - I had great fun with the sketch x)

Card crafters circle - Valentine

Card mad fairy's digi days challenge - Hearts

Card makin' mama's - Valentine

Crafty Ann's challenge - Love is in the air

Daring cardmakers - Hearts & doilies

Fussy & fancy Friday challenge - With all my heart

Glitter geeks - To the one I love

Joanna Sheen Challenge blog - Love is in the air

Thanks for visiting today I hope you'll find some time to get crafty today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Lets get stampin' !

Hooray it's Friday ! I hope you are planning some crafty time this weekend and if you are the new challenge over at stampin' for the weekend will be the perfect starting point for you !

This week the lovely Gunn has chosen our challenge which is a colour combo - here is the photo inspiration for you

We are lucky enough to be sponsored by two lovely sponsors this week firstly the fabulous simon says stamp

and also bugaboo stamps

So you have double the reason to play along this week !

For my card I have used a bugaboo image which I coloured with my promarkers. The DP is from my scraps drawer - I think it is HOTP. I layered up with 2 colours of kraft card and a cream base card. The doily, pins, ribbon (x3) and flowers are all from the back of my craft cupboard - it's amazing what you can find when you have a tidy up !

I hope you will play along with us at Stampin' for the weekend, don't forget to hop over to the blog and check out all the other DT projects they are amazing x

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

Eat, sleep, stamp - Sketch

Play date cafe - Gorgeous colour combo

Rainbow lady's challenge - Have a heart

I love promarkers challenge - Love is in the air

Creative belli challenge blog - Hearts/valentines

Crafting for all seasons - Love is in the air

Cooking it up with Katie - A spooled metal sentiment !

Thanks for visiting me today - I hope you have a fun crafty weekend x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

1, 2, 3, wheeeeeeeeeeeeee !!

It is time for another challenge over at paper crafting journey and this time our theme is Fairy's.

We have the perfect sponsor for this challenge as we are sponsored by Emerald fairies and they are offering the winner of this challenge 2 of their lovely digi stamps.

If you haven't tried an emerald fairy image yet let me assure you that you will not be disappointed - they are an absolute dream to colour and such fun images.

I have used the gorgeous "Isla" available here. Look how much fun she is having ! I coloured her with my pro-markers and highlighted the image with my Staedtler triplus fine liner pens.

I added some glamour dust to her wings and the dandelion she is clinging to and die cut the image with my oval nesties cutting the dandelion by hand before slipping it into the die.

I have used the sketch over at Sketches by Carly as my base and gorgeous papers from the basic grey Picadilly paper pad before adding 2 different types of lace (the green one had velvet in the middle, it's lush !) and a bundle of flowers brushed with some mica powder for a little extra sparkle & shine.

My sentiment (clearly handstamped from crafters companion) is stamped on a short length of twill and I added a button & twine bow as an "anchor".

I had so much fun creating this card - I hope you will join in and play along with us this fortnight at paper crafting journey - don't forget to check out the rest of the fabulous DT creations and all the details of the challenge over at the PCJ blog here.

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

Sketches by Carly - Fab sketch - thanks x

Basic grey challenges - Favourite things (where do I start ?! Yummy papers, lace, flowers, mica powders - the list is endless !)

Pile it on - Just because !

So artful challenges - be inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe's art (I was inspired by the colours and also the sense of movement in her art)

Creative craft challenges - Bingo (Ribbons, brown & flowers)

The crazy challenge - Flowers

Fab n funky challenges - Use a digi image

Flutter by Wednesday's - Open challenge

I Love pro-markers - Photo inspiration (I was inspired by the colours and I included a button too !)

My mums craft shop challenges - Fab & funky (and a DT call)

Thanks for visiting me today, I hope you have a fab day x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Butterfly kisses

Today it is time for a new challenge over at colour create challenge blog.

This week it is time for Shanna to choose the colour combo and she has chosen light brown, dark brown and white or cream with the optional extra of hearts.

I have to admit that I found this quite a challenge as I really love to use colour but hey it is a challenge after all !

I used some DP's from K & Co and die cut some hearts (Nellie Snellen multi frames) and butterflies (Crealies).

I stamped onto some twill with a clear stamp (clearly handstamped from crafters companion) and added some gorgeous pearls.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the fab DT creations and get all the details from the colour create challenge blog x

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

Creative belli blog - Hearts/valentines

Crafty sentiments designs blog - Punches & dies

Paper & such challenge time - Non-traditional colours

Tuesday throwdown - Use hearts

Crafty boots challenges - Inspired by a song title (golden brown by the stranglers)

Make my Monday - Butterflies & dragonflies

Joanna sheen challenge - Love is in the air

Thanks for visiting today I hope you get some time to get crafty today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo