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

Farm fresh !

Hello again I am back with another card that I made last night for a few challenges. If you read my post earlier you will know just how much fun I had last night - it was so nice to take some time to play along just for the fun of it - no DT projects in sight !!

I made time for this lovely sketch this week from the sweet Sunday sketch challenge

I had a birthday card to make for my niece who turns 8 later this week so I even had an excuse to play along !

I have used papers from my new Authentique splendid paper stack and a gorgeous (but quite old !) greeting farm stamp. My neice is a bit of tomboy so this image is just perfect.

I coloured it with my prisma pencils, I just love colouring with them I find it so relaxing - I have always loved colouring and as a child would spend hours with my crayons and colouring book. Of course back then it wasn't prisma's but crayola's ! I can still remember the thrill when I got a brand new pack of crayola's and I still love buying them for my kids !

I used a MS flower border punch and my crealies butterfly die and added some gems, seam binding and a button threaded with twine.

A sentiment banner completes the card and for this I used a clear stamp from HOTP.

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

Anyone for Anya ? - 3 papers, 2 embellishments (button & butterfly) & 1 image.

The ribbon reel challenge - New yr's resolution (mine is to use my scraps - used scraps from this card for my butterfly), ribbon (seam binding) & a button

Stamptacular Sunday challenge - Diamonds or pearls ? I have used diamonds on my butterfly but I have to say I prefer pearls although I do love both (esp the real thing - well we all love a bit of bling don't we girls !!)

CES challenges - Check it out !

365 cards - Simply stated - use a 2 word sentiment.

Thanks for visiting today hope you enjoy the rest of your day x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Butterfly post

Hello and happy Tuesday - well why not ?!

Every week when I browse through the challenge blogs I like I always end up with at least 2 or 3 sketches and themes pinned to my task bar to remind me that I really want to play along. Most weeks I do not find the time to play along or by the time I get round to it - it's too late to participate !

So this week I was determined to play along with them and set myself some time last night to do just that. Let me tell you that I had an absolute ball playing with my crafty stash (some new stuff too !) I plugged in my head phones and there I was until after midnight !

But I got 2 cards made ... here is one of them.

This is a card that I made using the yummy sketch over at paper players this week

I have used some new papers from the Authentique splendid paper pad and a gorgeous stamp that I've had a while but only used once (!) I am not sure which brand it is - sorry.

The ribbon and lace is from stash as are my gems and the sentiment stamp is from Kanban.

I used my eyelet punch thingy (!) to create the stamp style edge to my stamped image - I like it and will def' try it again x

I would also like to add this card to the colour challenge over at My time made easy - I did sneak in a bit of pink - hope that's ok !

I'd also like to add it to the favourite things challenge over at Pollycraft - my favourites on this project are the gorgeous papers and of course butterflies !

Thanks for visiting today I hope you get some time to play with your crafty stash today - hey the ironing can wait !

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

PS Sorry about the weird angle this photo seems to have been taken at ! Not entirely sure what happened there !!

Penguins are NOT just for Christmas !!

It is time for another Jellypark Friday !

Yes today Claire is releasing some more super cute digi stamps at the jellypark store.

I have used both on my card as I just couldn't choose between them !

I am also here to tell you that penguins are not just for Christmas !! OH NO they are for life (!)

and to prove it I used this new little cutie on a valentines card !

The gorgeous bunting comes in 4 different designs including plain and plain stitched - O I think you'll be seeing this bunting alot around here - I just love it - can't wait to paper piece it :)

So for my card I have used another pre-scored stepper card from papermania and added papers from my scraps drawer (clouds pink petticoat digi & stripes HOTP).

I coloured my digi stamps with copics and spica glitter pens and then I added some stamping to the bunting (Letters from the Clearly hand stamped set from crafters companion & heart from a Christmas daisy & dandelion set)

I also added a stamp to the penguins tummy (Hero arts - patterned buttons) and added a gem.

I used my new heart border punch (another bargain from ebay), added a zva pearl flourish and a couple of little bows to the "secure" bunting.

The XOXO sentiment is also from the clearly hand stamped set by Crafters companion.

Here's another view

Don't forget to check out all the other DT creations and also the new challenge over at Jellypark friends Friday challenge x

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

Cupcake craft challenges - All you need is love (M)

The corrosive challenge - I {heart} you (SU)

The ribbon girl - Blue & pink (SU)

Cupcake inspirations - Photo inspiration (I used the yummy colours) (SU)

Craft us crazy - Valentines/love with animals (W)

Thanks for visiting today - enjoy your weekend x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo