Wednesday 6 February 2013

Posies and polka dots :)

Hello again - Happy Wednesday !
Yep you made it half way through the week ! Just a couple more days until the weekend :)

I know that I have been a blogging fiend this week - so sorry to my followers who will most likely be sick of me by now ! But my mojo is rockin' at the moment ! I am finding myself fired up for crafting again after a period where I really lacked enthusiasm for it. 

This time I was inspired by the fabulous inspiration card by Laurie Willison over at Muse and used her super layout to create my card.

 I was also fired up by the current challenge over at the catered crop recipe swap (one of my most fav' places to visit for a mojo shake up) This week the lovely Linda wants to see polka dots on our creations.

I instantly knew I wanted to use black and white polka dots but I didn't have any DP with them so I took some black CS, some dies and my eyelet punches and made some myself !!

I then mirrored the polka dots by adding a circle for my sentiment and also with my felt rolled roses, rhinestones and even the little black button on my butterfly. I hand cut the leaves from felt and added a little bit of simple back stitching for an extra touch.

This really was a fun card to create - I have always enjoyed making handmade flowers and I love how the die cut "polka dots" turned out :)

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

Craft room challenges - Handmade embellishments (Flowers & leaves)
City crafter challenge - Just for you my friend
Crazy 4 challenges - Show friendliness

Thanks so much for visiting me today x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

33 comments:

Gillian R said...

This is fabulous Suzie, love the pop of red, really finishes the card off beautifully

Happy Dance said...

Your mojo was totally rockin' with this card. Very very cool. Love the felt roses and butterfly. They really stand out against the black and white. Sweet! Bev

Janice said...

Love it, the felt flowers really pop!

Jackie Rockwell said...

Suzie what a striking card! The pops of red against the black look GREAT So glad you joined us at Muse!

Jackie Rockwell said...

Oh and LOVE your stitched leaves!

Sabrina said...

Great creation Suzie! Love how you solved your problem of not having any Polk-a-dot paper! The felt flowers and leaves are a wonderful pop of colour. hugs :)

joy said...

Hi, Suzie! Your card really caught my eye in the Muse pool! Such vibrant colors and I love your polka dots, too.

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

I love your lovely creation, such beautiful colours, thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

Linda McClain said...

Oh Suzie, this is FAB-u-lous! I love it!

Ros Crawford said...

Terrific card Suzie ... i love your design ... Many thanks for playing at CCCB!

Anonymous said...

So cute Suzie!! Love the felt flowers and pretty stitched leaves! Thanks so much for sharing this week at CCCB :-)

Darnell said...

I think you must be kidding me right now! You MADE your own polka dot paper?! OMG. I adore polka dot paper and never once thought about making my own if I didn't have the color or style I wanted. I owe you BIG! Talk about inspired!! Okay, okay, I'm going.

Maria said...

I love this! Your dotty paper is fabulous, and so very creative, and I love the gorgeous felt roses! Thanks for sharing such a lovely creation with us in our Handmade Embellishments challenge over at the Craft-Room. Maria xxxxx

Patti P. said...

Great job...love your created paper and the flowers...so fun! Great job.
hugs...

Neets B said...

This is beautiful, the flower heads are stunning. Love the red against the black too :)

Kay Miller said...

Oh what a striking and lovely card! I love the red and black together and those felt roses are fabulous!! Beautiful take on the muse card!

Kim M said...

Great card! Love the colours.

craft-roomjulia said...

I love your bold card with the fantastic hand made flowers, just perfect for our challenge. Thanks for joining us at Craft Room Challenge and good luck with the draw. Julia xxx

Stempelomi said...

lovely interpretation! And great colorcombo!

Hugs,Beate

lostinpaper said...

Stunning! Love those 'dotty' panels!
Thanks so much for sharing at Muse this week!

Sue Wieberg said...

Great take on the Muse challenge. I really love the rolled felt flower. It is beautiful and really stands out on that black background.

Meg said...

I love your creation! Every detail speaks to me - from the polka-dots to the fantabulous flowers. I am so gald you shared. Now I am off to look at some of your other fabulous creations!

Anonymous said...

Bold and dramatic and striking ... fabulous pops of colour! anita in France :)

Laurie said...

This is darling! I love that black and white background! Thanks for playing at Muse this week!

Suzanne said...

Suzie, I adore the bold and graphic vibe of this card. So funky! The dots and those flowers are an awesome touch.

Unknown said...

LOVE your felt flowers!! Fab *Ü*

Notes by Nina said...

Wonderful card, I love the bright red and fantasic felt flower.

Grá O'Neill said...

Great card, love the flowers & your polka dots :)

Unknown said...

This looks amazing. I just love those felt flowers. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at CCCB!

Sarah G said...

What a great card - love the colour combo and felt flowers!

anya said...

This is so gorgeous! I love the pop of red - those flowers are fantastic - and the way you die cut the black cardstock so the white could peek through. A gorgeous take on Laurie's card!

Claire said...

Love your dotty background - it's gorgeous. And your rolled roses are just beautiful, especially against the black and white!

hazel said...

This is fabulous, I love the felt flowers. Thank you for joining us at Craft-Room Challenge.
xxx Hazel.