Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 45 - Birthday Greetings

Hello!!

This week's Scrapbook Sisters Card challenge is Birthday Greetings, and I'm really sorry for pre-empting things last week, but Karen was really rather poorly and the challenge post didn't happen  so my Birthday Greetings part 1 card  - here - kinda gave the game away... so sorry (embarrassed face!!) 

Anyway, I decided to make a bit of a funky card this time round, and it ended up with a bit of all sorts on there, but I kind of like it, and check out the wall behind her - I got busy with the very much neglected brayer (after I had washed the dust off it!!) and inked up my TH brick wall embossing folder, how great does it make it look!!  I think I'll be doing this MUCH more in the future... LOL, don't say you weren't warned!!

Without further waffle from me, here's my card

Did you notice it's NOT square!!  Square is my go to shape, but it's good to make something different, even if different is just a rectangle!!  The layout is based on one of the lovely Card Patterns ones from a week or so ago

I used one of my Kenny K images and coloured her up with my copics... and I think she looks fabulous, even if I do say so myself!!

These papers are by the MME Father and Son collection, but I think they work well with this image... and the fabby wall as they don't scream BOY at you, and are perfect for girls who're into pretty, but not pink!! :-).  The scallops are cut with a MS punch, and I dropped it right down so only the top bits were showing.

The Lace, ribbon, button and flowers are all from my horde (stash no longer covers it!)  and the tickets are from my PTI set (so wish they were readily available in the UK, as the postage to the UK is horrendous!!) stamped onto white CS and distressed.. A LOT.. I should have worn gloves as I looked like I'd been fingerprinted :-D

Hope you like it - please can I enter these challenges

Pixie Cottage - Embossing or Sketch

The Crafty Pad - Embossing

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Embossing

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge - Anything Goes

More tomorrow, thanks for looking!!

Sue xx

P.S.  If you haven't noticed I've got a rather yummy blog candy on offer here, why not give it a go?!

Less Is More... Ribbons

Hello again!!

Please click here to see my unofficial LCI post for this week - unofficial as the challenge is running all month, so the DT didn't have to make a card, not unofficial as in I've been given the boot... at least I hope I haven't!!

I decided to make a CAS card to enter into this weeks Less Is More challenge using Bride Nikki from LCI - just love her, she is such a gorgeous image of a traditional blushing bride, and needs very little colouring, just a hint of sparkle and so usable regardless of the age of the bride...  and she seemed the perfect choice for a simpler card, as she is so classy and elegant you don't really need loads of embellishments

Anyway this is a spot on challenge for me as Ribbon is my go to embellishment - I seem completely unable to be able to make a card without including at least one piece - the fact that I have put over thirty metres in my blog candy and that hasn't even made a dent in my collection is a bit worrying!!

I did worry that you couldn't write on the embossed bit so I added a panel to the back - stamped up from a Clear Choice stamp set I found for the bargain price of 65p!!

I double stamped the hearts so they are intwined without re-inking inbetween

I really like it!!

Please can I also enter these challenges

Paper Creators Craft Challenge - Weddings

4 Crafty Chicks - Weddings

Crazy Challenge - Ribbons

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Less Is More - Ribbon or Button

Sue xx

Summer Birthday

Hello!!

Day two of my holiday already, and I had time yesterday to make this card.  There's no new Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge today as the

Summer Birthday

challenge runs all month, so you still have a few days left to get your entries in, and this month you can enter up to three times.  I've still been struggling to comment but all of the entries look amazing and I can see I'm going to have a tough job picking the top three come the closing date!!

Despite the half hearted summer that we seem to be having in my little corner of the world, I decided to crack out the brights and make a bright and bold card this week - this is the reverse of the Beach Babe  - Tropical by Fancy Pants paper that I used last week, and it couldn't be more different in feel as it's all poppy and loud where as the other side is soft and quite vintage, which is odd as normally one side usually co-ordinates with the other!!  Not that I am complaining as I love both sides :-D  I also used a precut card blank by Craftwork Cards - a bit of a cheat as I can make my own with the Cricut, but these are pretty good quality and work out at a reasonable price!

I used this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch, and kept it all quite simple, just for a change!!

I couldn't resist glittering up Nikki's dress though :-D .. and finishing the inside...

Nothing too elaborate though!!

Supplies

Stamps - Winestool Nikki and It's Only Words 1, both Ladybug Crafts Ink

Papers and CS - Co'dinations Exotic OrchidL Bo Bunny Pink Punch Double dot cardstock, Beach Babe  - Tropical; Craftwork Cards Scalloped card blank

Other - Copics, Momento Inkpad, Peony versamark; Glamour Dust

I'd like to enter my card into these challenges

Karen's Doodles Challenge - Bingo (Buttons, Ribbon, Flowers)

Drunken Stampers - Fruity Cocktails

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Sunshine Colours

Dutch Dare Challenge - Photo Inspiration

Thanks for stopping by... I am hoping to post again later today... if I do you are not going to want to miss it!!

Sue xx

Teacher's Thank You Cards

Good morning!!

Today is the first day of my holiday... hurrah!!  The last couple of weeks have been manic, what with all the end of term stuff, plus me trying to get ahead at work (despite the best efforts of some people... LOL!!).

James was in his school play in the last week of term, he did really well and I did shed a little tear!!  He didn't spot me though so his embarrassment was spared, LOL... he was an undertaker, a strange choice for a kids play I know, but it was a western, and there's always an undertaker in a western!!

Then at the weekend we had a thing at home for Sam cos it was his 4th birthday, so we had 10 kids and associated parents round, luckily the weather held out and we had a bouncy castle in the garden and I think everyone enjoyed themselves, Sam certainly did!!

We are planning on having a few days out, we might go away if the weather holds, but maybe not.  I'm taking a few days out to go through the wardrobes and kick out anything that isn't worn or doesn't fit, and my airing cuboard needs a good going through too!!  Don't panic though as I'll definately be crafting!!  And I also hope to spend some time having a good trawl through blog land (sorry to everyone, life got a bit hectic and I haven't had chance to have a good look for the last week or so!)

Today I'm sharing some of the cards I made for James' teachers... with teaching assistants there were 6 to do, so I kept it simple :-)

This one uses some Bo Bunny Papers that have a school theme (sorry can't remember what they are called!!),   Bazzill Kraft and Red Dotty CS, ribbon and button from my stash, and a Whimsey download ticket

 The next one uses Blue Bazzill, different ribbon, a spare ticket and MME papers - 29th Street Market - Original Bright Dot

LOL, look at these two, they look like twons... tee hee!!  I picked the Landon image from the Lollipops collection by Lori Boyd, cute huh???

Hope they liked them!!

Right got to get going!!  Thanks for stopping by... if everything goes according to plan, I'll try and post something tomorrow...

I'd like to enter my card into this challenge please

C.R.A.F.T - Thank You Teacher

Sue xx

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 45 - Birthday Greetings

Hello!!

This week the theme at Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge is...

Birthday Greetings

Which was kinda handy as I have so many birthdays in June, July and August it's not true!!

I'm sharing the card I made for my blogging friend Michele, who's birthday was a couple of weeks ago now, so I'm hoping my card has made it to her, as the man at the post office told me that posting things to the US was a bit hit and miss due to all the extra security that is in place...

... and I hope that it still looked like this when it arrived!!

I used one of the soon to be released Dancer digi stamps - Just love these, they are so classy and elegant!!

I coloured her dress in cool greys, and added a touch of sparkle - too much for my camera it would appear!!

I distressed a couple of Prima flowers and secured them with a brad and curled some photo negative ribbon behind it

And I couldn't help but finish the inside too :-D

Supplies:

CS/ Paper - Soft Grey and Black Bazzill; Bo Bunny "Timepiece"

Scrapbook Sisters Digi Stamp, Woodware Sentiment (on inside), Freebie sentiment from a magazine

Bits and Bobs - Prima flowers, Papermania Brad, Tim Holtz Photo Ribbon, Black Diamond Gems; Prima lace; Black Velvet ribbon, Making Memories slider

Thanks for looking, enjoy the rest of your week!

Sue xx

Please may I enter these challenges

Crafts and Me - Add a Flower

Clear It Out - Anything Goes ('old' bits are the flowers, brad, ribbon, lace, slider, and gems)

Gingerloft - Make it Sparkle

Sparkles Forum - Elgant and Lace

The Stamp Man - Anything by Tim (Distress Inks, Film Strip)

Totally Ladybug Tuesday Challenge 35 - Summer Birthdays week 3!!

Hello!!

Just a little mid-way post as this months Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge is running for the whole month of July while the DT are holidaying and having a little rest...

But I couldn't help but make a card anyway :-D

The theme is Summer Birthdays and you can interpret this however you wish AND enter up to three times!!

I've inked up Daydreaming Ruby again and teamed her with some lovely papers from the Beach Babe collection by Fancy Pants - this one is Tropical - I'm kicking myself I didn't buy more than one sheet now!!

I've been itching to use this gorgeous ribbon from LCI for ages, but I appear to ha
ve missed the boat as I can't see it in stock at the moment... oops, sorry!!  Still there are plenty of others to catch your eye - just click here :-D. 

And now I've got the hang of cutting felt with my thin dies I decided to make my own flower, layering up some gorgeous felt with some of the pink CS.  A button from my stash finishes the flower off, tied with some Jute. 

Other supplies - Bitter Chocolate and Pink Bazzill; Spellbinders flower die (thanks Julie!!) Joy Flower Die Lacey Circles Nesties; Pink Epoxy Dots; Sentiment from Sentimental Numbers set

I'd like to enter my card into these challenges please

Birthday Sundaes - Anything Goes Birthday
Little Claire's - Things with wings
Wags 'n' Whiskers - Birthday
Digi Doodle Shop - Make Your Own Flowers
Moving Along With The Times - Favourite things (Ruby, Ribbon, and Nesties)

Paper Play - Things With Wings
Southern Girls - Happy Birthday

That's it from me for today, hope you have a great day

Sue xx

Monday already!!

Hello!!

Am I the only one who is wondering where on earth the weekend went to??  I know I was out enjoying myself on Saturday at the Scrapbook Sisters crop, but where did yesterday go!!  LOL, I did manage to unpack my bags (yes, bags... plural... I don't believe in packing light for a crop!!) and made this little sweetie

I quite enjoyed making a tent card the other day and wanted to have another go - this time I coloured up one of my Kenny K images

I still love her - I think it's the way in which her shoes really POP!!

I went a bit loopy with the ribbon on this one!!  There's 4 sorts, if you include the lace!!

And to prove it really, really is a tent card :-D

I'd like to enter my card into these challenges

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away - Fancy Folds

Moving Along With the Times - Favourite things (Kenny K, MME papers, Copics. Ribbon!!)

Delightful Challenges - Fancy Folds

Challenge Up Your Life - Tent Card

Thank you for stopping by, I really appriciate it :-D

Sue

Two pages in a week - think I need a little lie down!!

Hello!!

Just a quick post from me this evening, and I'm sharing another scrapbook page, this time of the small one at my SIL's wedding, awww, he looked so sweet in his little suit!!

Here he is holding his Dad's hand and taking a little walk while SIL and BIL were off having a few pics done and the photographers spotted this shot and zoomed in and got it... clever people, sometimes wedding photographers can be a bit stuffy!!  Their website is here if you want to take a look at more of their work.

This page is another one I did at the last Scrapbook Sisters fortnightly class, and OMG I nearly finished a second page!!    I am SO looking forward to tomorrow though as it's the crop (one more sleep!!!) and I am really looking forward to seeing so many of my crafty friends and having a great day

Right gotta go, I need to pack my stuff, wonder how many bags I'm going to end up taking!!

Sue xx

Tennis anyone??

Hello!!

I wanted to make a quick card last night and I've been wanting to use this Fancy pants papers for a while but because they are quite busy I needed to keep the design quite simple, and this old Card Patterns sketch suited the bill perfectly.  I'd had Tennis Anya coloured up for a while and they seemed to go together perfectly... still took me ages while I faffed about though!!

The sentiment is from a Paula Pascal set, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, Ribbon by Berrisfords, Fibres from Scrapbook Sisters, Button from John Lewis, Gems from my stash.  I really like the contrast of the purple CS against the Kraft too :-)

I'd like to enter this card for these challeges please

Cooking It Up With Katie - Colours of Your Flag/ Something your country is known for (as Wimbledon has just finished, I think the UK is quite well known for that??)

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges - Pretty Blossoms

Digital Tuesday - Digital Element + dies

Shopping Our Stash -Out with the Old , in with the new (hoarded paper, ribbon, gems and flowers, fairly new digi and button)

Allsorts Challenge - Free & Easy July

Right, gotta run or I'll never get the kids to school and me to work!!

Thanks for stopping by - I might try and post something else later!!

Sue xx

Dotty, but I'm not that crazy!!

Hello!!  Hope you are well and are enjoying your week!

I thought I'd do a bit of experiment and zig zag stitch, but I don't know now, wish I'd done straight stitch instead, maybe more practice is required!!

And it looks all wonky in the pics, although it is spot on - I had to measure the gaps to make sure after I took them, just to make sure!!

Anyway, enough waffle/excuses and here it is

I used some more of my Theresa Collins Papers and saddle stitched grosgrain from Scrapbook Sisters; lace from John Lewis, Prima flowers and a Papermania felt brad

And a sweetie of an image from The Paper Shelter, and I love how she coloured up!!

Hmmm - not my favouritist card ever, but it's OK - HB has been encouraging me to pare down my designs (I think he has figured out how much some of the embellishments cost!!), but I'm not sure it worked with this one... humph!!

Anyway, there you go...

Let me know what you think!!

More tomorrow

Sue xx

Gorgeous!!

Hello!!

Is it the weekend yet??  No??? Bother!!

Ah well, not long to go now I suppose so just a quick post from me, and for a change I thought I'd share one of the pages I actually got finished at one of the recent fortnightly classes at Scrapbook Sisters... I don't seem to do much scrapping these days, as I'm too into my cards, but it's a good excuse to get out of the house and have a natter, and I'm trying to focus on getting at least one layout completed per class while I'm there as I'm a shocker for not finishing them off when I get home :-D.  If I get one done then I don't feel so bad about using the rest of the papers for cards :-D

This page used the Fancy Pants papers that I made yesterdays DT card with, and although they are floral-ish they aren't girly so I thought I could get away with using a picture of my son at SIL's wedding the other year. 

The letters are the foam Thickers, love these, so handy!!

I might post a card tonight if time allows, as I have a few on the go at the moment, and I need to get them finished up before I pack my craft things away to take to the Scrapbook Sisters Crop on Saturday  (whoo, hoo!!)  A WHOLE day crafting, no kids and only the odd interruption for a natter, a coffee or a slice of yummy cake... I am SO looking forward to it!!

Thanks for stopping by, more later, or failing that, tomorrow!!

Sue xx

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 44 - Thank You Very Much

 Hello!!

This week at Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge the theme is

Thank You Very Much

Now, I don't know about you, but I am shocking at sending thank you cards, but they are always so appriciated

I used some Fancy Pants Baby Mine papers from a recent scrapbook class - these ones are Adore and Little One, but there are plenty from the rest of the range on the website, and the layout is from this weeks Card Patterns sketch

Sentiment is a Whimse download and I have turned it grey in Photoshop - don't ask me how, I just fiddled until it looked the colour I wanted - a soft grey.  I printed it out and distressed it a bit!  The butterfly was a win from a little while ago - it's a embroidred one and quite pretty and I thought it went well with the feel of this card :-)

Before I forget, there is still time to enter this fortnights Scrapbook Sisters Giveaway, and you can win all these lovely goodies

Otherwise I hope you can join in with the challenge

Thanks for looking

Sue  xx

Please can I also enter these challenges
Craft Room Challenge - Butterflies
Crafty Catz - A Vintage Look
The Sisterhood of Crafting - Thank You

Less is More???

Hello!!

Another week begins and I hope to be posting a bit more than I have over the last couple of weeks... life appears to have got really busy of late, why is that, it's summer, the weather is ok-ish, I want to relax!!  At least I have a couple of weeks off work to look forward to in... oooh, two weeks today... hurrah!!

My running around like a headless chicken has not been helped by the fridge bit of the fridge/freezer deciding that keeping food at 3 degrees wasn't a good idea, and that 25 was far better. Needless to say all the chilled stuff was spoiled, but thank goodness I hadn't been shopping when it went wrong and there wasn't much that had to be thrown away.  The freezer is holding on, so the frozens are OK and we have got the beer fridge out of the garage so it's not exactly a crisis, just blooming annoying. I've texted the repair man so fingers crossed he gets in touch soon and can fix it as I could do without having to get a new one :-/.

Anyway, no more moaning/rambling this morning, onto the card quick smart :-D

I'm really hoping that this qualifies for the Less Is More Challenge which is for a One Layer card with legs!!  I think it should, because it is one layer - I've just cut some sections out!!  So fingers crossed :-D

In case the picture isn't that clear, the legs are part of the front of the card, and the blue background is attached to the inside of the card, visible through the aperture.

This stunner of an image is available from Scrapbook Sisters, and I've coloured these legs-to-envy with copics and dotted some stickles on the shoes.  Well they looked like they should be blingy to me!!  and I've added some lines to the edge of the card with a fineliner (that's a first for me I think!!) stopping before and after the stamped Woodware Sentiment

I'd also like to enter

Catch The Bug - CAS

Crafty Cardmakers - One Layer Card

Thanks for stopping by. more tomorrow

Sue

xx

Sunday Night Style

Hello!!  Hope you are having a good weekend

I've feel I've been busy, although I don't seem to have acomplished much!!  I did get a few cards done though, which I will share throughout the week :-D

This is one I did using the Sparkle Creations Challenge which this week is a sketch, which I flipped by 90 degrees

I used some more of the Halloween edition papers by MME, but used the backs again - honestly you'd never know they are halloween... they are lucious!!  I am still in love with this look, and these papers in particular - the harlequin paper on this has a flocked texture on the black bits, and the other two papers are touchy feely too.  I hope they do a similar range this year!

This card also gave me an opportunity to use the film strip ribbon by Tim Holtz - this has featured on another card for this week, but you'll have to wait for that one :-D

I don't seem to be able to make a card these days without doing the inside too!!  As ever, nothing fancy but just to finish it off

I'd also like to enter

Fabulous Friday Challenge - Use two of ribbon/trim; charm; rhinestones/pearls (I've used pearls and ribbon - hoping the film strip ribbon counts!!)

Thanks for looking, more tomorrow!!

Sue xx

Happy Birthday Gaelle

Hello!!

Today I'm sharing the card I made for Gaelle, my LCI DT friend, but I'm not sure if it reached her in time - if not, don't read any further Gaelle!!

Anyway, I saw a post by Julie a couple of weeks ago and she used some of these MME papers in the range and I remembered that I had some lurking from when I did the Halloween class at Scrapbook Sisters last year - although one side of these papers are halloweeny the other side is usable all the year.  Even better they have a gorgeous texture, but I guess you're gonna have to trust me on that one, cos the photo isn't going to pick it up!!  I really like the Kraft look of these papers, and got a couple more sheets when I was in the shop the other day - I was toying with the idea of buying the Tim Holtz Kraft pad but I think I prefer the designs of these!

Anyway, here's the card I made

The sentiments are by Woodware and I couldn't help but pop some cabochon gems and some satin ribbon on there too

I used sketch 122 from Card Patterns

and the stamp that came free with last month's Craft Stamper, and smudged some caramel ink around the stamped image, which is highlighted with black stickles

And I decorated the inside too :-D

I hope Gaelle likes it :-D

Thanks for looking

Sue xx

Can I also enter these challenges please

Bows and Berries - Use Kraft

Cards and Scrap - Use Punches/Dies (I've used a nestie and a MS punch on my card)

Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge 43 - Just for Teacher

Hello!!

This week the Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge is the theme of

Just for Teacher

Perfect timing as I have a whole host to do for both my eldest son's school teachers to say thanks for teaching him this year and (getting a bit tearful here!) my youngest son who will be leaving his pre-school to start school proper this September - either way I have about 10/12 to do so need to get a wiggle on!!

Anyway, here's my card

I used some Near and Dear - Cameron by Dream Street Papers, some flowers from my stash and a Whimsy Ticket download, and a Mo Manning Digi, how sweet is he!!

I used a piece of saddle stitch ribbon from Scrapbook Sisters

I'll write something appropriate inside nearer the time :-D

Thanks for looking

I'd like to enter this card into these challenges please!!

Paper Sundaes - Stitching

A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Sewing

Sue xx

Totally Ladybug Tuesday - Challenge 35 - Summer Birthdays

Hello!!!

I'm quite excited about this weeks Challenge at Ladybug Crafts Ink, because it is my turn to set the challenge... eek!!!  Well I say, this week's challenge, but the challenge will be going Monthly during the summer, before going back to weekly in September

As is usual, the knowledge that it was my challenge sent my mojo into hiding and I've been papershuffling all week, colouring images up, then putting them to one side and then picking them back up again... ho hum, at least I have a few images all coloured in and ready to go :-)

In the end I chose Cupcake Ruby and teamed her with a Lime Twist pad by My Minds Eye

Deep breath, here goes, hope you like it :-D

I'm not sure if you can see in the picture but I distressed all the edges of the paper and CS and then played around with the sewing machine and found this double - I think it makes the stitching pop much more than the normal single sort - let me know what you think!

I cut a shape with my nesties labels 5 (or is it 6!) and then embossed it and sanded it back (I was getting quite into the distressing at this point, although it did look it had been snowing on my workspace!!) to reveal the core, and mounted Ruby onto the panel.

Have you noticed, there's NO paper flowers on my card... but I couldn't give up the ribbon too, and used some lovely hat pins, with a little charm thingy to keep the pointy bits covered (I stuck it with a drop or two of glossy accents, fingers crossed it holds!!)

OK, OK, so there is a flower in there - if this metal embellie counts as such!  I've topped it off with an Epoxy Dot, and added to a banner style sentiment made from the Birthday Wishes sentiment from the It's Only Words 1 set

And the inside, nothing too fancy, but it still finishes the card off nicely :-D

So there you go... I might well be showcasing some more of the ones I coloured but changed my mind on over the next 4 weeks!

I'd like to enter these challenges please

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Fairies
Lawnscaping Challenge - Don't forget the inside
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us - "There was a little girl..."
Paper Sundaes - Stitching
2 Sisters Challenge - Birthdays
By The Cute and Girly - Things With Wings

Thanks for stopping by, Sue xx