Multi fold Christmas Card

Morning!  I can't believe this is the last day of my holiday :-(  Still I don't go back to work until Monday so I have a couple more restful days yet :-)

I've really loved spending time with my eldest son (I've taken my youngest to nursery most days) and although the weather hasn't been great we've managed to have a giggle

This morning's card is one I have made using Letter to Santa Ruby.  I loved this stamp when I first saw it, as much as anything because of the Victorian hexagonal postbox, as there is one just like it up the road from where I live!

It's looking a bit sorry for itself though!  It stands in front of a barn, which also doubles up as the local noticeboard!  Got something to say, print it out and pin onto the barn :-)  It's only now I compare the picture to my image I've realised that the bottom of the post box should be black - duh, I'll have to remember that for the next time I use this stamp!

I wonder what Ruby has asked for?  I hope she's been good!  As usual she is stamped using Momento Tuxedo black ink onto Neenah card then coloured with Copics, and glittered with Crystal Glitter.  The snow has been done with some long strand glitter as it looks really effective :-), she's edged with Pom-Pom ribbon which I bought a couple of years ago and I think was Bazzill?

The papers are Bo Bunny (again... that's it, I promise not to use Bo Bunny for the next 2 cards!) and the Sentiment is by Anita's.  Looking through my Christmas Stamps I am definitely lacking on usable Christmas greetings... I can see a shopping expedition coming on!  I quite like this type of concertina card - it looks really impressive even though starts life as just one piece of A4 card, but i'm wondering if to fiddle with it and put something in the folds, but I do like it as it is

I'd like to enter this card for

Rosie D's Challenge 77 - More than one fold

Stampavie and More Challenge 104 - Christmas in Summer

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Snowflakes (paper and all round the stamped image)

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Buttons and bows... and my good luck continues!

Second post of the day!  You can see my first card here

 If your name is Stacey and you know me, stop reading right now, as it's your birthday card and you won't have seen it yet!

Before I show you this card I've just had a quick flick through the challenges I do regularly and I have won 3 images by entering last weeks Paperplay Challenge!  I think I absolutely must buy a lottery ticket now!

This image is Shopping Nikki and I have coloured her with Copics, although the colours are a bit of a departure from my normal brights I really like how she looks - all classy!  I have used a selection of Bo Bunny papers to make this card- I hope Stacey (who is in the same scrapbook class as me) likes it!  She is a bit of a pro-shopper so this image is perfect for her!

Supplies: Cream and Brown Bazzill; Papers - Bo Bunny; Stamp - Shopping Nikki; Sentiment - Papermania Freebie; Buttons, gems and ribbons from stash, Woodware Circle Punch

I'd like to enter this card for the

 Crafty Catz Challenge 44 -Buttons and Bows

The Stamp Man Challenge 2 - Take 2 Colours (Brown and Sea Blue)

Thanks for looking - please take a look at my Blog Candy if you have time :-)

Sue xx

I've done a sunny card in the hope that it brings the sunshine with it!

Hi, hopw you are having a good week so far - where is it going!  I can't believe it's Wednesday already!

I've got a busy day today - nice though, as I'm going to the day crop at Scrapbook Sisters, I was there last night as well for my fortnightly class and used some scrummy papers and I nearly got two whole LO's completed - just need to finish them off which I will hopefully do tonight or tomorrow.

Today's card is a summery one - I'm hoping that I can will the sun back into the sky!

I've based this one on the sketch by Mercy Kerin - MTSC86

I've changed a few dimensions, but this is what I came up with! 

 

I've used some of my current favourite papers by Echo Park (again, sorry - only a little bit of the dotty yellow left so max one more card with this paper, promise!), it just screams summer to me!  I've coloured Download Diva from Kenny K with Copics and the one Promarker that I own - it was a freebie with a magazine a couple of years ago.

 

Now I don't know about you but she looks a bit like a surfer chick to me and I had this surfboard kicking around in my stash so decided to put it to good use, especially seeing as the colours seemed to work well.  I think I got the positioning of Diva about right so it kind of looks like she's leaning on the surfboard :-)  I love the little charm on the bottom of the board - so cute!

In addition to the sketch challenge I'd like to enter this card for

Paperplay Challenge 31 - Recipe - three Flowers, two Papers, one ribbon, one charm

Totally Papercrafts Challenge 28 - by the sea

One Stop Craft Challenge 92 - Summer Fun

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge 5 - In the Summertime

Ooh La La Challenge 60 - Spots and Dots

Little Red Wagon Challenge 41 - Summer Theme

Supplies - White Card, Yellow Bazzill; DP's - Sweet Summertime range by Echo Park; Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts; Happy Birthday sentiment - Ladybug Crafts Ink; Surfboard, Gems, Ribbon all from stash; Digi Stamp - Download Diva, Kenny K

Right that's my lot for now - hope you have a great day - I've got to run as I don't want to be late!

Thanks for stopping by, please check out my blog candy here

Sue xx

Incredible candy

Just been late night blog surfing and spotted this and thought I'd share it

I chanced by Amy's blog and she is giving away 1000 sheets of paper (and some stamps) to celebrate one year blogging and her using 1000 sheets of paper!

This candy is open until 3rd September

Sue xx

Introducing Jack and I won some Blog Candy!

Morning! I must have been visited by the good luck fairy recently as in addition to my winning 5 stamps last week from Ladybug Crafts Ink, today I have won a blog candy from Denise!  Cue much silliness and bouncing around :-)  I'm thinking a buying lottery ticket this weekend is a very good idea!

While on the subject of blog candy, I am having my own giveaway - with a little twist - please click here to have a look

I had quite a creative day yesterday and had a little play with more of the stamps I won from Ladybug Crafts Ink

This one is Footballing Jack - now I don't know about you but I really struggle with cards for men, boys are slightly easier, but I still struggle! However, this time it went well and I am really pleased with how he turned out.

I've stamped Jack onto Neena cardstock (loving this stuff!) and coloured him in with copics to tone in with the paper which is Summer Argyle and Whimsy Stripe from the Sweet Summertime range by Echo Park, which I got from Scrapbook Sisters. I've put a bit of Glossy Accents on the black bits of his ball. I remembered I had some football die cuts left over that my friend Julie cut out for me last year and the idea of circles started forming, I was happy that my large circle punch fitted Jack perfectly and inked both the edges of the circle and the footballs with a little Antique Linen distress ink.

I then covered the join in the papers with a little strip of red bazzill punched with my Martha Stewart Stars border punch and layered it all up with 3D pads, and added a happy birthday greeting also from Ladybug Crafts Ink.

 One boys card done - and with a lot less stress than normal!!

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges

Little Red Wagon - Circles, Circles, Circles

Allsorts Challenge 64 - Primary Colours

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 71 - Snips and Snails and Puppy Dogs Tails

Secret Crafter Challenge 95 - It's a Man's World

Pear Tree Designs Challenge 12 - Male Theme

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Invitation

Hi, hope you are having a great Monday!

This is my second post of the day, 'cos I'm on a bit of roll today - my neck is still really stiff though but it's definately better than it was over the weekend :-)

It's HB's birthday at the end of the month and I thought it would be a good idea to have some friends round to celebrate.  Rather than do my usual and ring everyone I thought I would make some invitations and post them out

I'm making each one to the same design, but the colours might vary.

Here's the front

As it's for a summer party I wanted to keep it fresh, but as it's for HB's birthday not too girly - I think I've got away with it despite the flowers and twiddly bits!

I've picked out bits of the scroll with G21 copic which is pretty much the same colour as the Gosgrain ribbon and cardstock

And the back

The back was a bit of creative stamping as I've used a combination of 8 stamps, some of which had to be masked up to create this - halfway through I wished I'd used the computer but as I haven't got many to do I think this rather eclectic mix of stamps works OK.

I've highlighted part of HB's names with the same Copic pen as for the scroll on the front, although the picture hasn't piced this up too well, sorry! 

One slight moan I have about a lot of alphabet stamp sets is the lack of punctuation marks!  It's really infuriating as it annoys me not to be able to puntuate things properly (especially when I'm doing scrapbook pages) Only one of my sets had a full stop so I have had to use this and add the tail on with a brown pen to make the apostrophe for HB's name

Supplies

White and Green Cardstock - Papermill; Green Ribbon - local habadashery shop; Gems from Stash; Flower Punches - EK Success & Tesco; Dotty Paper - Bo Bunny Sea Foam Dot; Timber Brown Stazon and Bundled Sage Distress Inks; Brown Pen;

Stamps: "You're Invited" scroll - Papermania; Floral Scroll - part of set, Artemio; "You're Invited" - Studio G; "To" part of Christmas words set - Lakeland; Alphabet Stamps - Heidi Grace Everyday Alpha; Full Stop (tail added by hand) - Dawn Houser set, Inkadinadoo; "Birthday" - masked up from It's Only Words" set 1, Ladybug Crafts Ink; "Party" masked up from set by Studio G; "Date" and "Place" masked up from Memo set by Sandilion.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Tuesday Throwdown - Monocromatic

ABC Challenge - A is for August (it's a summer party invitation)

Drunken Stampers - Masking

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge - Punches

Totally Stampalicious - Single Layer Challenge

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

KISS

I've been really, really struggling to use this DP by Echo Park, it's lovely but no matter what I did I just couldn't get it to work with any of the others that are in the range, which is a shame as I really like it!

Anyway, I gave up trying to combine it and decided to use it to make a few quick cards.  This Inkadinkadoo stamp just seemed to suit the paper just fine :-), but all I could do  to keep it simple as by then I'd shuffled so many pieces of paper, my eyes they hurt!

Now I'm going to make a bit of a confession here.  I stamped the image using Stone Grey Stazon, then decided that I wanted to add a bit of colour to give the impression of light... but ahhh, I've used Stazon, not Momento, and I really shouldn't use my Copics... deep breath and be quick... and nothing, no bleeding, no running, no ruined pens - not even when I used the blender pen!!  How is that possible!  Why hasn't the Stone Grey run where as if I'd have used black Stazon it'd have gone all terrible???  I'm sure it must be to do with how they make the black versus how they make the stone grey, but I just do not understand!! 

I'd like to enter this card for Stampavie and more Challenge 103 - Black, White and one more (Rose)

Oooh, and I got my corner rounder out for this one - it's ok for paper but I think I was pushing it's capabilities with the base card!

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Another day, another Christmas card :-)

Hi, hope you are having a great weekend!
 
I have to confess that this card was one that I made the other day - it's a good job I have a few things to show you as my neck has frozen (old whiplash injury).  I managed to cope through the afternoon crop at Scrapbook Sisters yesterday, but it really hurts to turn my head in any direction now and so I resemble a Thunderbird puppet :-)... really it's not the best look in the world. 

I've dosed myself up with painkillers and anti-inflammatories, but if it doesn't feel better by tomorrow then I'm going to have to make an emergency trip to either the physio or the chiropractor - both hurt, neither option is preferable, but I'm not wandering about looking like an idiot for longer than is absolutely necessary :-)

I have to say it's really quite tricky doing Christmas cards in August! Good job the weather is all overcast cos I think it would be a lot harder doing them in bright sunshine!

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Today's card is another one I made using the stamps I won from Ladybug Crafts Ink - this one is Snow Covered Log Ruby, isn't she cute!

I have coloured her with Copics, then added Stickles to the trim of her coat, glossy accents to the presents, her boots and her belt and a dusting of Jones Tones Crystals to make the snow - this stuff is longer strands of glitter that look lovely as snow.  I can't remember where I got it from though, but think it might have come from the kids craft section last year in Poundland or similar??  I've had this pom-pom ribbon for a couple of years and it's perfect for Christmas cards.

The sentiment is by Anita's but it actually has "and a Happy New Year" after the "Merry Christmas" but I masked this up - not that I don't want the recipient to have a happy New Year, it was just too long to fit on the card :-)

The papers are Bo Bunny ones that I bought last year and the gems are from my stash.

I'd like to enter this card for
Sir Stampalot August Challenge - Bring on the Bling (lots and lots of Glittery stuff, plus Gems)
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Snowflakes. paper and the snow all round the image

Right that's me for now, got a busy day today as heading to Bewl Water where HB and eldest son are at a car show with the Mini and the presence of small son and I are requested by 10am!

Thanks for looking

Sue

Anniversary Card

Hi, hope you are having a good day!

Today I'm sharing a card I made for a 25th Wedding Anniversary, and while Silver is more traditional I wanted to make it a bit more modern and funky.

It was made for a couple for whom I was Bridesmaid when I was 12, and they can't have been much older themselves because they are only in their early 40's now!

It's based on a card I saw done by the very talented Gayle a while ago and I have used the some of the stamps from one of the sets she designed for Scrapbook Sisters which you can see here (think they are currently out of stock at the moment though :-(  )

I've tried to take some pictures from different angles, not sure how successful some of them are though!

The green paper is "Adorable" from the Alissa range by Bo Bunny, and the 25 is chipboard that I have covered with Bazzill Bling and inked up with a chalk eye

I really struggled to get the cardstock to remain curled, and decided I needed to stick it down somehow - after a couple of unsuccessful attempts I found that foam pads were the only things that would hold them.  To be honest I think I used too heavy a weight cardstock

The happy anniversary sentiment is from from a Woodware set.  The leaves have been stamped using Bundled Sage Distress Ink, and the flowers have been stamped onto Delicate Posies paper by Magenta

After I put it all together I decided something was missing, so used a set of 3 of the smaller flowers from the stamp set then coloured them with copics.  I really wish I'd thought about this before I stuck everything else down as it was really difficult to get a good clean image with it all in place!

I hope they like it :-)

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

I couldn't resist!

I received the stamps that I won from Ladybug Crafts Ink yesterday and couldn't resist making a card or two immediately.

I'll share this one with you today, but might leave the others for future posts!

I've used a green glitter for her wings... I would have used my favourite Glamour Dust, but yesterday's post turned out to be somewhat prophetic as my 3 year old found it, unscrewed the lid, and proceeded to turn my carpet holographic... lovely!!  I wouldn't mind but I was only out of the room two minutes!!  I did try saving as much as I could, but even that which landed on the table has so many bits in it I wish I hadn't bothered!

Supplies:  White Cardstock, Red Bazzill, DP - Adornit;  Organza Printed Ribbon - bought last year from Scrapbook Sisters;  Stamp - Tree Trimming Ruby, Ladybug Crafts Ink;  Brad - Papermania; Gems and
Pearls from Stash;  Dec 25 tag - from Gift Box & Tag Pad - K &Co;  Martha Stewart Stars border punch

I'd like to enter this card for
Creative Card Crew Challenge - Cute and Girlie
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Sing it, Baby! (Rockin' around the Christmas Tree)
Cute Card Thursday - Whateva
Christmas Cards All Year Round - the ribbon


Onto a 25th Anniversary card next (I've been putting it off for ages, but the party is tomorrow so I've can't put it off anymore!)

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

It's a bit early...

...for a martini!!

Hi! Quick post today as I'm hoping to get cracking today with repairing the house after my son took to the hall, landing and stairs with a blue felt tip... lovely colouring.... but grrr!!!  Honestly for someone so small he is so destructive!  We never had to worry about our eldest son doing this, even as a toddler he wouldn't have thought about it, so it has come as quite a shock to have to follow the youngest about with a tin of paint, screwdriver etc :-)  He is lovely but I do wish he'd stop destroying the house... eldest son has nicknamed him "wrecking ball" and I had a hard job keeping a straight face while telling eldest not to call youngest names, as it was pretty accurate! 

This is all assuming Mr. Postie doesn't turn up with the stamps I won from Ladybug Crafts Ink, in which case I think the re-decorating might be abandoned!   I'm not crossing everything as the post here is erratic, but if it does I'm gonna play and the painting can wait!

Hmmm, this was meant to be a quick post!

OK, I coloured this image up of Martini Nikki without picking out my papers first - fatal error!! I like to have at least a vague idea of what I am going to be doing before I start, I then struggled to find papers in my box that went with the red I'd used for the sofa!  I finally settled on these ones (Millefiore and Marooned Daisies) by Sandilion that I've had for ages, and used Red Bazzill to mat them onto, a few gems, some cream satin ribbon and all done and I think it's a really effective looking card.

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:

My Time to Craft Challenge 101 - Lets Eat Cake or Drink It
Drunken Stampers Challenge 27 - Frosty Drinks

More tomorrow, thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Distressed... in all senses!

Morning!!  How quick is this week going?!  How is it Wednesday (and day 3 of my holiday) already!

Still I had a really crafty day yesterday and by 8pm had been shopping, ignored the housework, run around after the kids, and still had time to fit 2 cards in :-)

This one is a bit of a departure for me - everything on it has been distressed in some way or other.  Anyone who has seen me in class knows I go pale at the mention of the words tearing and distressing.  I can't help it, in my working life everything has to be exact, there is no margin for error... ever... and after 15 years it's kind of got ingrained into my system... but I must be relaxing, cos once I got over the whole sanding, bashing and mussing it started to go OK and I couldn't stop :-)... ooh, and nothing on this card is  anywhere near straight... eek!  You've no idea how hard it was for me to just plonk and go, not levelling it all up by eye was a real toughy!

Mind you I wasn't the only one who got a bit distressed during the making of this card... eldest son asked... "are those my jeans that you've cut that bit of denim out of", eyes welling up... didn't matter that a) they didn't fit him anymore and b) had a hole in the knee... apparently I am a bad mother :-) cue massive guilt trip resulting in promise to go and see the new Shrek film later in the week.  On reflection I think I've been had :-)

I've used several pieces of grungeboard which I've dabbed distress inks on then covered with glossy accents.  I love how the darker blue has gone all mottled!

The image is by Kenny K (again, sorry!) but I've kind of grunged her up a bit - the new images are a lot more goth-y - I think she could be best described coloured like this as "goth lite" :-)

Supplies:

Digi image: Kenny K - coloured with copics; Papers - {you}th range by Prima Marketing; Grungeboard Plain Mixed Minis - Tim Holtz Idealogy; Faded Jeans and Weathered Wood Distress Inks; Stone Grey Stazon; Hangin' Out stamp from Friends set by Sandilion; Son's Jeans!

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges

Cupcake Craft Challenge 102 - Distressing

Crafty Catz Challenge 43 - Material Girl

Creative Inspirations Challenge 39 - Anything Goes

Kenny K Krafty Girlz Challenge 4 - On the Dark Side (hope this qualifies - I made her as "dark" as I could, and doing this much distressing is certainly me crossing over to the dark side :-)

Thanks for stopping by, more tomorrow

Sue xx

Something bright and summery

Although summer seems to have forgotten about my part of the UK this year, I thought I'd do a card with bright summery colours, and it seems to have worked 'cos the sun is out this morning!

I've used Orange Citrus Dot by Bo Bunny and Sunny Spots by Echo Park papers and left quite a lot of the white showing as I think it makes it looks fresh and bright.   I mounted the PP on light yellow bazzill. The flowers are by Prima, and the brads are by Dovecraft, ribbon and gems are from my stash.  The sentiment is from a freebie set by Papermania that I have punched out using a Woodware punch.

The image is Daydreaming Ruby from Ladybug Crafts Ink.  I have coloured her with Copics, then added Glamour Dust to her wings, glossy accents to the ladybird and stickles to her hair slide and the edge of her dress.

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges

Papertake Weekly Challenge - White and Bright

Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girlie

Simon Say' s Stamp Challenge - We Are All Going Dotty

Right that's my lot for a while, I'm taking small son to nursery then the big one and I will be heading out - we have no idea where we are going yet though!

Thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Lion!

... I think it's OK though, he looks friendly!

The latest challenge over at By the Cute and Girly Blog is Animal Antics, and I thought I'd use the opportunity to make a card for a boy as most of my cards are definitely feminine in nature!

I still struggle with boys cards, although I'm sure most boys don't notice what their card looks like anyway!  This was quite a quick make as we haven't seemed to have done much today but time has run away with me!

I have stamped this image of the lion from the Jungle Pals set by Woodware, which I got from Scrapbook Sisters last year, three times and layered him up, then stuck him on brown bazzill and cut round, and added a drop or two of Glossy Accents on his nose and eyes.  The paws and the sentiment stamp come from the same set. 

The Papers are from the My Minds Eye Quite Contrary range, and the ribbon and buttons are from my stash.

I'd also like to enter this card for

Creative Inspirations Challenge 71 - Animals and

Rosie D's Challenge 76 - All Creatures Great and Small

Gotta run, there is a small person at nursery that needs picking up!

Thanks for stopping by

Sue xx

Do you believe in fate?

A very nice thing happened to me yesterday afternoon!  After doing a christmas card and entering it into every Christmas challenge I could find I had a peek on Ladybug Crafts Ink Blog to find I had won 5 stamps from the latest release... and all for leaving a comment relating to Chistmas... spooky huh!!  Choosing is tough, but I'd already ordered Letter to Santa Ruby when they were on the discounted pre-order, I think I am going to chose Tree Trimming Ruby, Snow Covered Log Ruby, Christmas Pudding Attack, Buttercup, and Football Jack.  It was a really tough choice, as they are all so lovely - if you haven't seen Kerry's stamps, they are well worth a look and her blog is funny and inspirational too :-)

Day 2 of my holiday and I've had an odd sort of a day!  The kids were intent on doing each other harm (actually that's not fair, it was the small one trying to do away with his elder brother...) which meant any time I had planned to get some crafting done quickly evaporated :-(

Eventually I got there though... I do work better when I'm not being interrupted every 5 minutes, but I think it's OK.

It's based on a sketch from The Sweet Stop Challenge Blog

I've coloured "Download Diva" from Kenny K with copics, and as before added a drop of Glossy Accents to her eyes and her iPhone, I hadn't thought about it before but my friend saw these last night and said that she thought they looked a bit like Bratz dolls, and I can see where she is coming from - which is odd cos I don't really like the Bratz dolls, but I do like these!

Supplies:

 Download Diva - Kenny K Digi Image coloured with Copics; Just for You sentiment - Papermania (freebie off a magazine ages ago); White and Teal Cardstock - Papers - Grape Dot, Peacock Lane Dot, Peacock Lane Feathers and Peacock Lane Parade, all Bo Bunny; Punches - Martha Stewart, Woodware, EK Success and Tesco; Ribbon and Gems from Stash; Glossy Accents; Teal coloured Chalk Eye, Metal Heat Charm - from pack of 6, the 99p Shop

In addition to entering this for the Sweet Stop Challenge I would also like to enter this card for the following challenges (if that's OK!)

Paperplay Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - Ribbon and Flowers

One Stop Craft Challenge - Patterns (i've used spots/dots)
Craftalicious Challenge number 5 - make your own flowers

Enjoy the week, thanks for looking

Sue xx

Father Christmas is here!

Day 1 of my holiday and I had this card done by 10.30!!  A good start I think :-)

There seem tp be loads of Christmas challenges on at the moment, so although I don't feel particularly Christmasey (it's waaay to early!) I thought I might as well make a start

The image is one of my favourites as it's really detailed but is just a stamp, no colouring required, perfect for when you've got a whole host of cards to make!

I've added a few gems, some blue and white organza ribbon and some snowflake die cuts by K&Co.  The paper is from a 6x6 pack I bought a couple of years ago

I'd like to enter this card for

Cupcake Craft Challenge 101 - Pastel Christmas

Little Red Wagon Challenge 39 - Christmas in July

Stamp Something Challenge - Christmas in July

Drunken Stampers - Christmas in July

Our Creative Corner - Christmas in July

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge 69 - Christmas in July

Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas in July

Christmas Cards All Year Round July Challenge - Anything Goes

Hope you have a great weekend - I'm off shopping in a bit... wish me luck :-)

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Mice!!!!

Whoo Hoo!!!!  TGI Friday and I am on holiday for a whole two weeks!!  No work!! Yippee!!!

To celebrate I have made a card, and I must be in a good mood cos it went together really easily!

I was looking through the challenge blogs I follow and was interested to do something for this weeks Charisma Cardz Challenge, which this week is "Something with a Tail"- what to choose!!  Hmmm, cat's... nope used them recently, dogs... nope... then I found my little House Mouse stamp lurking... tee hee, he's got a tail and a half!!

I then hopped on over to Totally Papercrafts and they are doing "Going to the Movies" and I think this stamp fits the bill of "The Great Mouse Detective", 'cos he looks like he's having a good think!!  LOL!

I've stamped around the edge of the image with a new mini stamp set I picked up from Scrapbook Sisters for the bargain price of £1.99!!  and it has got a lovely mini frame, butterfly and butterfly border stamp too...'mazin value!

Supplies:

White Cardstock; Sage Green Bazzill; Prima Tropics "Celery Splash" Paper; Bo Bunny "Sea Foam Cot" Cardstock; Martha Stewart Loops Border Punch; "Mudpie Wonders" House Mouse Stamp - Stampabilites; Jane's Script sentiment stamps - Woodware; Border Stamp - from set by Artemio; Prima Flowers; Button and gems from stash; Momento Tuxedo Black and Bundled Sage Distress Ink

I'd like to enter this card for

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Something with a Tail

Totally Papercrafts - Going to the Movies

Alphabet Challenge - N is for Nature (hope a mouse counts as "nature"!)
Creative Inspirations Challenge 71 - Animals
Rosie D's Challenge 76 - All Creatures Great and Small

If you know of any other challenges this card might be eligible for, please let me know!

I'm looking forward to a crafty fortnight, so hopefully, more tomorrow

Sue xx

It's been a loooong day... (lovely papers though!)

Hi, I really hope you have had a better Thursday than I have!

For one reason and another I was an hour late leaving work tonight, then popped to Scrapbook Sisters on my way home which lifted my mood to discover that as I hadn't been collecting my loyalty stamps in ages I had quite a few... hurrah... I do love a good loyalty scheme!!  So I got myself a couple more copic pens, a stamp, new glossy accents (i'd split the top of my one and it's really difficult to use when the glue is coming out of the side, not the top!) and some ribbon and lace...

...should have been a good day as it started well with me liberating my delivery of Peacock Lane papers from Funky Farm Scrapbook Barn from the Post Office, but alas it was not to be :( , but only one more day then I have a whole two weeks off!!!  I have two classes booked and am thinkning about booking myself in for a spa day as I think I deserve a treat and a bit of pampering!

Anyway, onto tonights card...

I have used some of my new Peacock Lane papers bought from Funky Farm... I just love teal and purple and these papers are amazing, a couple are so lovely I don't think I can cut them and the are going to either be stroked until they disintergrate or be made into scrapbook pages :-)

Sorry, me rambling again...

So the paper is Bo Bunny Peacock Lane Dot and there is a touch of Grape Dot behind the image, White and Teal cardstock, Ribbon and Gems from my stash...

The image is another one from Kenny K, this one is "Queen's Cutie" and I love her!!

I have seen her cut out and sitting on something, but tonight I needed something quick, so I have just coloured her with copics.  I can't decide if she or Download Diva, which you can see here is my favourite!!

That's me lot, more tomorrow

Sue

xx

Blue rinses don't normally look like this :-)

Can you believe it's Wednesday already!!  How did that happen!!  Still, only two days and then I am going to take a few days off work... what's the betting it rains!

Anyway enough of me rattling on, and onto today's card, which I have made using the Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch 45

This was the original sketch - I haven't fiddled about too much with it, just added a couple of flowers, gems  and a bit of stickles on the flowers... it did have more, but it looked too much (even to me, LOL) and I had to remove a few bits!

The image is another one from Kenny K.  I don't know why but on this one and yesterdays I have put a teenly blob of glossy accents on the pupils of their eyes, and IRL it really makes a difference - you can't really see it in the pics.  I've never thought to do it before on any of my other images, maybe because with these their eyes are such a feature :-)

I have coloured her with copics... but thought I'd have a wild moment with her hair!  

I had pink and purple hair once - well pink and purple highlights - sigh!  Wish I could still get away with it, but I have to be a grown up most days (even though I really want it done again!)...

Sorry... back to the card...

So I've used:

White Cardstock; Purple Bazzill Bling; "Enchanted" and "Fairy Garden" Papers from the Indeed Collection - Prima Marketing all Scrapbook Sisters; Big Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts; Rosebuds and Gems from stash; Sentiment Stamp (part of a mini set) - Studio G Image; Stickles; "All That" Digi Stamp - Kenny K

That's it from me tonight as the postman did not deliver my parcel from Funky Farm Scrapbook Barn today, or leave it where he normally does and I have got to go and get it from the post office before work tomorrow...hmmf... I wanted to play!!

Thanks for stopping by

Sue

xx

Quick card

Hi! Hope you are having a good week so far!

I've been to my fortnightly class at Scrapbook Sisters and it was as fabulous as always!!  If you are still to go you'll love it... I promise!!

Anyway, a quick card tonight...

This is one that I made on Saturday for my friend who has just had to have an operation on her nose... not a nose job but they have had to do something with it as the bone was growing and she was unable to breathe through her nose... poor love, this is the second time she has had it done, but she seems to be worse this time and is going dizzy every time she stands up :-(

Anyway, so I have made her a little something to let her know we missed her on Saturday and wish her a speedy recovery

It's nothing special, but I don't really have that many images that are suitable for a get well card, and it's not like she's in hospital or has a broken leg, so not being able to find any images of a woman with two black eyes and a nose splint - wonder why? LOL - this was as good as it was going to get!

Then, when I had finished it other friends daughter said, "it's great, but why is the dragonfly going up, not across"  Bother!  I thought it was a flower!!  Kids, don't you just love em!!  Still, it's the thought that counts (and I'm counting on her eyes being puffy and her not noticing!!)

More tomorrow, thanks for looking

Sue xx

Happy happy happy!!

I've been playing with my new Kenny K images tonight, and I love them!! They are an absolute dream to colour, especially the hair on this one, fabulous!

I'm entering this for the third Kenny K Challenge which was a sketch on which this card was based

Isn't she soooo cool!  I think these images are perfect for older girls and teenagers, as they are cute but are sassy with it - in all honesty I'm completely jealous of their waistlines!!

I think I did OK for a first attempt!!

The papers are Bo Bunny "Love Shack" - Baby and Shimmy, the sentiment is by Ladybug Crafts Ink, the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The ribbons and Pearls are both from my stash.

I'd also like to enter this for...

Stamp Something Challenge - Something Flowery

Pear Tree Challenge 10 - Birthday

Creative Inspirations Challenge 39 - Anything Goes

Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge - Birthdays

Oh La La Challenge 59 - Birthdays

...if that's OK!

More tomorrow

Sue