Baby blues :)

Well I had a lovely Christmas break I hope you all did too and to be honest I really didn't have any enthusiasm for getting back to my craft table but once I started I realised how much I missed it and I had such a ball playing with paper I now can't keep away from my craft table ! So expect many more creations soon !

Today is my 1st Jellypark project of the year and our new challenge this week is 

"Buttons & bows"

I chose to use one of my (many) favourite Jellypark images the super cute dancing rabbit which is on sale at the moment for just £1 over at the jellypark store

Here is my card

I made a baby boy card I coloured that cute image with pro-markers and added some shading with my prisma's. I fussy cut him out and added texture with my ball tool. I mounted him onto a card panel which I washed with my H2O's then embossed with a embossing folder. The DP's are ancient from stash and I'm unsure of the brand - sorry ! 

Don't forget to check out all the fantastic inspiration from the DT as well as the new releases over at the jellypark friends challenge blog.

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

Card mania challenges - Anything goes

Oldie but a goodie - New beginings

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

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Gingerman gift

Over at Jellypark we have a special month long Christmas themed challenge for you to play along with whenever you like throughout December.

Here is my creation using one of the fab new release's

I used the new gingerbread man digi stamp to add to a tag on my gingerbread mix gift jar made for the school Christmas fair - I hope whoever receives it likes it !

Here is the tag with a little space for a personal message and the gingerbread recipe printed on the reverse.

My gingerbread man is coloured with pro-markers with a little shading added with prisma pencils.

 Don't forget to check out the jellypark friends challenge blog to see all the great DT inspiration and also to be introduced to our new DT girls :)

I would also like to add my project to the following challenges;

52 (Christmas) Card throwdown - Any past 2013 challenge goes (I chose May's sweet treats/holiday goodies theme)
Paper craft star - Super photo inspiration
Miriams crafting blog challenge - Home made gifts
Diva's by design - Anything goes
Crafting with dragonflies - Christmas tags
Crafting for all seasons - Anything but a Christmas card
4 crafty chicks - Food/drink
Aud sentiments challenge - Tags

Thanks for visiting me today, I hope you are enjoying the run up to Christmas x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

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