Heartfelt

Hello I hope you are well today :)

Another Wednesday has rolled around which means that it is time to tell you about the new challenge over at MMCS challenges.

This week we want to see projects with hearts and flowers on them. We are sponsored by 

For my card I have used digi papers from the Thrifty finds digital kit by Mari Koegelenberg available at Sweetshoppedesigns.com.

I  must confess to being thrifty myself as the ribbon I used came from an old pair of PJ's !

The text image, which I used as a sort of tag, is a freebie but I cannot remember where from - I am sorry - if anyone knows email me and I will update this post x

*Top tip* The die cut border was white (I did not have any red cardstock - it is now on my shopping list !) so I used the boys crayola crayon to colour it in - I love how it brings the texture out and almost looks like woodgrain. I also used the same crayon to edge the sentiment strip so it "popped" a little more against the kraft heart.

The heart was die cut with a Nellie Snellen die and embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder. Flowers, ric rac and pins are all from my stash.

Here's a closer look at some of the details

I am really pleased at how the crayon looks - I'll def' use this technique again :) 

I hope you'll play along with us at MMCS challenges this week - don't forget to hop over to the blog and check out all the fab DT creations and get all the details of the challenge.

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

Make it Monday with Kraft outlet - Lavishly layer
Creative craft challenges 2 - Anything goes
Going grey with scrap creations - Embossing
Oldie but a goodie - Ribbons (Ribbon, flowers and pins all more than 6 months old x)
Shopping our stash - Embossing (All items from stash - nothing new to see here !!)
Tip top Tuesday - Recycling (ribbon from old PJ's !) See above for top tip x
Simon says stamp - Embossing
Little red wagon - Thinking of you

Thanks for visiting me today - I just love it when you stop by :)
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Buttoned up !

Yay it's Wednesday (and my post isn't late !) which means that it's time for another challenge over at MMCS challenge blog. This week we are sponsored by the fabulous Tiddly inks.

This week our challenge to you is to show us how you use buttons on your creations.

I have been wanting to try this technique, which I have seen all over blogland, for ages. 

So I started by die cutting my cardstock with my heart die. I used the heart die cut as the base to adhere my buttons to and then positioned the cut panel over the top (does that even make sense ?!).

 I then added the heart frame around the heart "window" and added the sentiment & flowers with brad.

All of this was then added to the base card using dimensional adhesive.

Here's another pic for you

I hope you'll join in and play along with us over at MMCS challenge. The DT has made some amazing projects to inspire you so hop on over to the blog and take a look.

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

The hybrid chick card caravan challenge - Pop it up

Allsorts challenge blog - Layers

Shopping our stash weekly challenge - 3, 2, 1 (3 words - I love you, 2 flowers, 1 brad & using button stash)

Top tip Tuesday - Recycle it (buttons)

The pink elephant - Wedding/anniversary

City crafter challenge blog - Polka dots

Going grey with scrap-creations - Pick 3 from the list (I chose red, die cuts & buttons)

Jacksons digital expressions challenge - CAS anything goes

Thanks for visiting me today and thanks for all your lovely comments x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Sympathy tree

Here is a card I made for a very good friend of mine who sadly lost her father this week.

This is the first sympathy card I have made and knew I wanted to keep it simple with very little embellishments. So I went in search of a suitable image.

I came across this tree vector image here and knew it was just perfect. 

I added a beautiful sentiment from Clear dollar stamps and added a button twine bow. The dark brown matt is pearlescent and adds just a hint of glimmer.

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

Color throwdown - Beautiful colour palette

My craft spot challenges - Hope is rising (sympathy & encouragement) 

Clearly inspired challenge sponsored by Clear dollar stamps - Leaves

Papertake weekly challenge - Anything goes + non square card base

Thanks for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Birthday beauty x

Oh my goodness I am so excited to share this super new release from Claire at Jellypark this week.

Isn't she just the cutest ?!

I printed this image twice once onto pink DP and then again onto my normal cardstock then coloured the image with my pro-markers and added some shading with my prisma's and highlights with a white gel pen. Then I cut out the girl and balloon pieced it onto the pink DP.

This is just one of 2 new releases this week - hop on over to the Jellypark challenge blog to check out the other and all the fab DT creations made with them :)

If you would rather just hop over to the Jellypark shop and purchase this beauty you can find her here !

The DP's are from the Snow bunny digital kit from sweetshoppedesigns.com all other items from stash.

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

Crafts & me challenges - Add a flower
Ladybug crafts ink challenge blog - Paper piecing
Oldie but a goodie challenge - 1 image, 2 DP's & 3 flowers (flowers, pins & sentiment all over 6 months old)
Tip top Tuesday - Birthday gifts (happy birthday tip toppers :)
Tuesday morning sketches - Fab sketch - thanks x
Charisma cardz - Seeing double (2 pins, 2 DP's & 2 trims - lace & twine)
My heart pieces digital stamp challenges - Layers, layers, layers

Thanks for visiting me today xx
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Bad blogger :(

Once again I am a bad blogger :( I totally forgot to post this weeks MMCS challenge card so here it is !

This weeks challenge over at the MMCS challenge blog is ANYTHING GOES sponsored by the super fabulous saturated canary who is offering the winner two digis :)

For my card I used a new border die that I got recently - actually I went die cutting crazy (!) as the border, flowers, leaves and swirl are all die cut and the butterflies are punched !

All I needed to do was draw a frame (with my fineliners), stamp a greeting and add some pearls ! Super simple :)

Here's a closer look at those yummy flowers

I hope you'll join in and play along with us this week at MMCS challenge I love seeing all your creative projects x

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

Crafts & me - Add a flower
Charisma cardz challenge blog - Seeing double (2 flowers, 2 leaves, 2 butterflies & 2 colours)
Digi doodles shop challenges - Handmade flowers
Paper crafting journey - Anything goes (Hello girls :)
Southern girls challenge - All about flora

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

Supplies
Die-namics Prima Donna petals die & Fancy flourish both from MMCS
Memory box Tessatina border die
MS Butterfly punch (from stamp & punch set)
Sentiment HOTP

Pretty pearls and swirls

Last Friday - yes sorry I am running late :( saw the launch of a new challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend and this week we are sponsored by the pretty little ribbon shop.

For this challenge we want to see swirls and pearls :)

This is one of my favourite challenges I love the girliness of it :) I used a new digital stamp (for me) called Cadrian from Little miss muffet stamps and colored her with promarkers before adding some shading with my prisma pencils and lots of stickles.

DP's are basic grey sent to me from Lisa as part of a stash swap we are doing - thanks gorgeous girl x

I added pearl swirls and a pearl corner embellishment from hobby house and some satin ribbon, button twine and a little leaf sprig with a button.

Here's a closer look

Don't forget to check out the stampin' for the weekend challenge blog for all the details and the rest of the fabulous DT creations.

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

Pretty little ribbon shop - Add some sparkle or bling (this as both x)

I love Pro-markers challenge blog - Anything goes

Crafty sentiments designs challenge blog - Add some sparkle

Digital Tuesday challenge - Coral and tan or Kraft

Paper & such - Things with wings

The poodles parlour - Winged things

In the pink - Things with wings (and pink !)

Little Miss Muffet challenge - Pink, pink, pink

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

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Cheers !

Friday saw the start of a new challenge over at the Jellypark friends Friday challenge and this fortnight we want to see your projects that show us how you 

"quench your thirst"

I went for a wine bottle tag using the super "Women dressed to go out" digi available here at the Jellypark store.

Backing papers and her, paper peiced, dress are DP's from Basic grey and the chipboard letters are thickers which I inked up with some pink :)

Lots of glitter and some tulle add some girly glitz :)

Here's a closer look for you

Don't forget to check out the other fab DT creations and get all the details from the jellypark challenge blog 

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

Ladybug crafts ink challenge blog - Paper piecing

Crafts & me challenge blog - Happy birthday 

Diva's by design - Lets celebrate

Oldie but a goodie challenge - Paper piecing (Everything on this tag is over 6 months old !)

Thanks for visiting me today 

Hope you find some crafty time soon x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Hey cupcake :)

This weeks stamp spolight over at Jellypark features this super cute digi stamp called girl & cake

 

You can find her in the jellypark store here

I coloured this little cutie first with pro-markers then added some shading with my prisma pencils.

I used a new digital paper pack for my card called Vintage cupcake by Crystal Wilkerson available here and the swirls are die cut using my MFT die and my trusty bigshot.

The sentiment is from a kanban set and I stamped it with versamark then embossed it with white EP.

I hope you will visit the Jellypark blog and check out all the fab DT inspration using this stamp and, of course, if you've made anything with this stamp new or old then we would love you to share it with us x

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

Try stampin on Tuesday - Super sketch x
Stamptacular Sunday challenge - Lets hear it for the girls !
Craft your passion challenges - Power of three (3 DP's and 3 dew drops in corner)
Fashionista challenge - Card for a child
Desert island crafts challenge - I used blue, swirls & embossing

Thanks for visiting today x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Wedding wishes

Hello to you all. I feel like it's ages since I posted although it is only a week ! 

We had a family break with a few days a way last week. 

We took the boys to legoland, swimming, adventure golf, had fun in the forest and loads more. The kids had a great time and were so very well behaved and when we got home Issac very proudly declared that we were the best Mum & Dad EVER which is the biggest thanks any parent can ask for isn't it ? 

So I am back with a simple card made for the MMCS challenge which this week is Weddings or anniversary projects. Quite a handy theme for me as we are off to a wedding on Friday :)

Our sponsor this week is The digi stamp boutique

For my card I used papers from my stash drawer - sorry I really have no idea which brand they are - and a digital stamp from Jellypark (available here).

I coloured my image with my prisma pencils and added pearly stuff and gems. I also added gems to the sentiment banner for a bit of extra bling :)

I hope you will join in and play along with us at MMCS challenge blog we love seeing all your fabby creations x

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

The crafty pad - Use dies/punches

Di's digi designs challenge blog - Wedding/anniversary

Sweet stampin' challenge - Weddings/anniversaries

The crazy challenge - Anything goes

Bearly mine challenges - Anything goes

Fab n funky challenges - Leaves (on my DP)

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

Yes more butterflies !!!

Hello I hope you are well x 

Today is Wednesday and Wednesday, of course, is the day that we set the new challenge over at MMCS challenge blog. This week we want you to Kraft it ! Yep just use kraft cardstock on your creation. This week we are sponsored by the fabulous Elizabeth Bell Designs.

I went again for CAS, and yes what a shock, butterflies !

I embossed my kraft cardstock using one of my sizzix texture plate and my bigshot and then added just a whisper of pink ink. The circular piece in the bottom corner was made by cutting strips from DP scraps and rearranging them to make a kind of bespoke DP all of my own ! I got the idea from this post here. After I had arranged the strips and stuck them down I die cut into a circle and adhered to my card corner and cut off the excess.

I added a circle "frame" cut with my compass cutter and added some layered butterflies (crealies creatables), lots of pearls and a heat embossed sentiment.

Don't forget to check out all the other DT cards and all the details of the new challenge over at MMCS challenge blog - I can't wait to see all your krafty projects this week x

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

Retro sketches - Fab sketch - thanks x

Bearly mine challenges - Anything with wings 

Flourishes timeless Tuesday - Use kraft paper

LEJ designs challenge - CAS

Shopping our stash weekly challenge - Try a new technique (I created a bespoke DP-see above)

That craft place challenge - Things with wings

Outlawz CAS challenge - CAS with wings