Believe :)

This weeks new challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend is an easy peasy one, especially with Christmas just around the corner, we want you to use some red - yep that's it ! Remember it does not have to be a Christmas project just as long as you use some red and, of course, some stamping !

Here is my card made with a super cute Saturated Canary image who is also our lovely sponsor this fortnight.

I coloured the fabulous image first with my pro-markers then added some shading with my prismas. The DP's are all from the Sherry K Christmas digi paper pack. The dress and the sentiment were both pieced onto the same Spotted DP - I just resized the print in word - another huge advantage of using digital papers :)

The snowflakes were diecut using my new (just couldn't resist them !) crafts too fresh snow snowflakes - I am so pleased with them they will def' feature on most, if not all, of my Christmas cards which I am only just starting on !!!

Don't forget to check out the Stampin' for the weekend challenge blog where you can see all the DT inspiration and get all the details for the challenge.

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

Card makin' mamas - Christmas & new year

Crafty catz - Use 2 or more dies (I used 3 snowflakes)

Creative corner challenges - Traditional Christmas

Digi Haven - Christmas card

C.R.A.F.T challenge - Christmas

Inkspirational - Fab photo inspiration x

Thanks for visiting me today - I hope you are finding lots of time for crafting x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

With love at Christmas - mwah x

The new challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend is 

Feeling festive

Yep we want to see your Christmas creations :)

I made a card using my SU christmas ornament stamp and the matching die.

I stamped and die cut 4 of the largest ornaments and folded each in half then stuck them together back to back to make a 3D ornament which I layered onto an oval then a spellbinders label. I also created a hanging loop with wrapped wire.

The lovely studded border is from an old websters pages kit - I love it so much I haven't wanted to use it !!! I added a dark red chiffon ribbon and bow with a button, gem and a sentiment.

Don't forget to check out the stampin' for the weekend blog to see all the fantastic DT inspiration and get all the details of the challenge.

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

Crafty calendar - All things Christmas

Stamping sensations - Christmas

The corrosive challenge - Happy holidays

4 crafty chicks - Anything goes

Sister act card challenge - Cards only

Totally paper crafts Friday challenges - Add a bow

Thanks for visiting today xx

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

A little birdie told me ......

I made another Jellypark card this week for our mid-challenge/new release reminder.

I used the fabulous new release for my card

You can find that gorgeous new scarecrow here at the store.

I coloured my image with pro-markers and prisma's and the papers are from MME follow your heart be amazing paper pad and the sentiment is a freebie from Birds cards you can find it here.

Hop on over to the jellypark blog to see all the fab inspiration and join in with us with the challenge which this time around is thanks/thanksgiving.

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

Card mania challenge - Autumn colours

Passion for pro-markers - Check it out

As you like it challenge - Spots or stripes ? (Stripes for me as its a great way of add more than one 

colour and you can have them vertical, horizontal or diagonal. You can also cut them and re-peice to make zig-zags :)

Aud sentiments challenge - Any sentiment

Addicted to stamps & more - Make your mark 

Crafting by designs - Anything with a birthday twist

Fab n funky challenges - Anything goes (Happy birthday fab n funky x)

Thanks for visiting me today. I hope you have a great day x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Thanks

Its time for a brand spanking new challenge over at Jellypark and this time around we want to see your thanks or thanksgiving projects.

Let me say, before I go on, that I am so very thankful for my fellow Jellypark teamies who offer friendship and support to each other while sharing our love of crafting 

X Mwah ! thanks girls :)

For my DT project I created a tag to pop in with some faux flowers that I am giving as a gift to a lovely friend.

Here's a closer look

I have used 2 jellypark images here the tag itself can be found here and the sweet flower image (which is so very versatile) can be found here at the jellypark store.

I coloured my images with pro-markers and prisma pencils and softened the background with chalk before adding stickles and white gel pen highlights.

I hope you'll join in with us - I'm sure you agree we have so much to be thankful for even, if just, the amazing craft community we are all part of x

Hop on over to the Jellypark friends blog to see all the amazing DT inspiration as well as a fabulous  new release digi - you will not be disappointed :0)

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

Created with love challenges - Thank you

Get inky challenges - Thanks & thanksgiving

Love to create challenge - Thanks/thanksgiving

Parade your crafts challenge - Grateful

There she goes challenge - Thanks/thanksgiving

Going grey with scrap creations - Give thanks

Sweet stamps challenge blog - Thank you

Shelly's images challenge - Give thanks

Paper pretties Wednesday challenge - Give thanks

Simon says Wednesday challenge - Thanks/thanksgiving

Thanks :) for visiting me today I hope you have a fabulous weekend x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Autumn colours

The new challenge over at stampin' for the weekend this time around is for you to use

autumn or fall colours

our sponsors for this fortnight are bugaboo who have allowed the DT to use some of there fabulous images and also scrappiness a great site that sell beautiful digi papers, kits and clip art.

Here is my card for the challenge

I coloured the cute fairy image from bugaboo firstly with my pro-markers and then with my prisma pencils. I used my die-namics fish tail banners die and also one of the leaves from the spellbinders shapeabilities foliage die set.

The papers I used are from the Sherry K designs Fall 2 digi paper pack.

Don't forget to hop on over to the stampin' for the weekend challenge blog to check out all the beautiful inspiration from the DT and get all the details of the challenge.

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

Crafty boots challenges - Autumn

Crafting for all seasons challenges - Autumn colours

Crafty creations challenges - Autumn colours

Stampavie & more - Die cut embellishments

Colour Q - Colour combo

Inkspirational challenge - Fab photo inspiration 

Thanks so much for stopping by I hope you have a wonderful weekend x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Pink-tober pocket

This time around at jellypark friends we are celebrating pinktober with our challenge to show support and raise awareness of breast cancer. So join in with us and show us your projects with plenty of pink :)

Here is my project, made using the cute dressing up digi stamp available here at the store 

I used the fabulous tutorial over at splitcoast to make this trifold pocket card. I always take my niece shopping for her birthday and I thought this would make a cute way to sort out our little trip !

I have left the tag blank to add my own message

It was nice to try something a little different :)

I hope you will join in and play along with us over at jellypark and I look forward to checking out all your entries x

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

A creative romance - Use pink

Sister act card challenge - Cards only 

Addicted to stamps challenge - Make your mark

Crafting by designs challenge - Anything goes

Fab n funky challenges - Spots & stripes

Designed to color - Tie it up 

4 crafty chicks - Use lots of layers

Thanks for visiting me today I hope you get some time to craft along with us at Jellypark soon :)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Just for my little man :)

I wanted to pop on a share a card that I made for my youngest sons birthday, he was 5 on Sunday.

Here it is

I used one of my fav' Jellypark images Dinosaur boy available here and coloured him with

pro-markers and prisma pencils. Dp's are a mix the base green layer is HOTP and the dog tooth green is from the MME vanity fair paper pad. The stars are die cut with sizzix framelits and the 5 was cut using typewriter number dies from memory box.

I love this jellypark image it's a lovely one to colour up. Claire (the brains and the talent behind Jellypark) makes just the cutest boy digi's around I always struggled to find nice, fun "boy" images before I was introduced to the jellypark :)

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

2 sisters challenge blog - Anything goes

Allsorts challenge - Use your ABC's (I added my sons name to the tag)

Paper creators crafts challenge - Dies or punches

The corrosive challenge - Dress me up !

Tammy's scrapin corner - Use fall colours

The cutie pie challenge - Make it cute with a tag

Thanks for visiting me today I hope you have a fabulous day :)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

A start to Christmas - at last !!

Wowsers another fortnight has flown by and its already time for a new challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend. This time around it's an anything goes challenge so you can show us any of your fab creations - as long as it contains some stamping :)

We are sponsored this fortnight by the fabulous stamp fairy who kindly supplied the DT with some super cute images.

Here is my card

I colured the super cute little image with my pro-markers before adding some shading with my prisma's.

The DP's are all websters pages, the holly die cuts are from an old K & Co kit and the foam snowflake is an old one that I found kicking about at the back of the craft cupboard.

Don't forget to check out all the amazing inspiration from the DT over at the Stampin' for the weekend challenge blog.

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

Christmas challenges with sketches - Super sketch - thanks x

Crimbo crackers - Christmas birds

Diva's by design - 3 or more layers

Crafting by design - Anything goes with ribbon & lace 

Crafty creations challenges - 1 ribbon, 2 embelishments & 3 DP's

Creative belli blog - Leaves (my holly leaves which, along with the foam snowflake, are my old embelishments)

Digistamps 4 joy - Recycling (button/twine) and a snowflake.

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

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Under the weather ?

Its time for another fabulous new release from the lovely Claire over at Jellypark.

This week Claire has produced 2 Get well digi stamps 

Get well soon available from the shop here

Get well soon medicine bottle available from the shop here

Aren't they lovely I'm am sure they would cheer any of your poorly friends/family up and make them smile :)

I used the Get well soon stamp which comes with the sentiment shown on my card

I coloured the image with pro-markers & prisma pencils and paper peiced the quilt. All DP's are from the Sassy designs shabby digital kit available here.

Don't forget to hop on over to the Jellypark friends challenge blog to check out all the super DT samples using both new releases and also a brand new challenge :)

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

Link up for pink - 3rd annual linky party to promote breast cancer awareness - fabulous cause - thanks xx

Yumi & Fumi handmade challenge - Fabulous photo inspiration

Milk coffee challenge - Paper piecing

Penny's paper crafty challenge - Anything goes

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenges - Going dotty 

Crafty sentiments designs - Fav colours/technique (pink & green is my absolute fav' colour combo and paper piecing is one of my (many) favourite techniques x)

Inky chicks - Use 2 different die cuts (swirls & little butterfly)

Sister act card challenge - Cards only anything goes

Thanks so much for visiting today - have a great weekend ;)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Vintage love

Hello I wanted to hop on here quickly and show you an Anniversary card I made for my sister and brother-in-law who celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary at the weekend. It will be a quick post (did you just sigh with relief ?!) as I have a poorly little boy laying on the sofa watching curious George ! So I'm gonna type quick before the medicine wears off !!

Ok so here it is

I used a sizzix embossing folder for the main background panel and highlighted the texture with a little bit of ink. The second piece of embossing is actually a debossed heart made using another, smaller, sizzix folder.

The ribbon, a chiffon with satin stripe, was white but I coloured it up with a pro-marker so it matched perfectly :) Oh I just noticed that there is more embossing on the heart locket (spellbinders) which is die cut then embossed onto foil engraving board then distressed to bring out the pattern in silver. The beautiful flower die cut is from a sheet that I purchased from my local craft store - I am sorry it does not have a brand printed on it :(

There are also aurora borealis gems, a sentiment, flower & button twine thrown in there too for good measure !

I was plesaed with the finished card until I found that I didn't have a larger envelope to accomodate the way I went over the edge of my card - PLEASE HELP if you have any tips or tricks regarding this problem - what envelope sizes do you use when you overlap the side of your card ? Do you make your own envies or boxes ? Please share any useful tutorial links too :) 

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

The paper players - BINGO ( I used ribbon, embossing & banners)

Muse - Fabulous Monday muse this week - thanks for the inspiration x

Oldie but a goodie - BINGO ( I used ribbon, flowers & embossing) All my "ingredients" are more than 6 months old except the flower die cut x

The pink elephant challenge - Anniversary or wedding

Just inspirational challenges - BINGO (I used vintage, gems & flowers)

Fab n funky challenge - Ribbon

Whimsy stamps challenge - Vintage/shabby chic

Thanks so much for visiting me today - if you have time leave a comment so I can hop over and visit you too x

I hope you have a super crafty day ;) x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo