Forever Friends DT card

Hiys folks i cant say too much about this card as i am having loads of problems with my Virgin internet and tv ,  its driving me mad ,  so i cant stay on here long before it closes down ,  so this card was made for the Forever friends challenge ----- Imspired by the USA ,  although the colours look black it really is a lovely shade of blue .....Sponsers for this fortnights challenge is Whimsy Stamps ,  there are some gorgeous digi stamps on there site

Thats all for today ,  its taken me 3 goes to get this on here , so dont know when i will be back .....Hugs Sue xxx

And here is the card i made

Anyone for Ice Cream ?

Morning to all my blogging buddies , This morning i am posting the first  card i made for http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/    this card is all about ice cream , and i have tried to colour my embossed card stock with chalks in yummy ice cream colours ,  Hope you like ?.

The little girl  image i used is  from http://thedigigarden.weebly.com  they have some gorgeous digi stamps well worth a look around .

This card is an 8x8 there is lots of matting on this one ,  i used my Martha stewert edge punch on some of the layers , i used a Spellbinder to cut out the shape around the image , i had to do this freehand by extending the shape in the middle , then used chalks to colour the shape .. I coloured the image with Promarkers , added some lace ,ribbon and card candi to finish the card off .....

These  are 3 sponsers for this fortnights  challenge .

Thanks as always for dropping by this morning , hope you will join in with this challenge , there is nothing to it ,  anyone who has'nt yet had a go at the challenges , just go for it , it really is fun and friendly , you get to do what you love doing ie-making cards , and after all that if your name is picked you win some lovely goodies ,  so hope to see your lovely creations over at http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/     catch up with you all later ......Hugs Sue xxx

Brilliant news

Hiya my blogging buddies ,  just wanted to share some brilliant news ive had  ,  I have been offered another DT post with http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/      I am really proud of myself, and of course i have accepted ,  please click on the link and go join in with the challenges .....

Catch up with you later ,   hugs Sue xxx

Charlotte and Butterfly

Morning to all my blogging friends , and welcome to all my new followers x..

I saw this image and thought it was just gorgeous so had to buy it and several more from http://www.etsy.com/shop/MilkCoffee   there are some beautiful digi images on there and well worth a look .

I made this card last night , well there was nothing on tv and my sons had gone out so i made a mess of my living room and dining room while making this card lol.

I started with a plain white card blank , scored to make an a5 card , then matted the blue/green/red/and white flowers embossed and glittered card .

Then i embossed the aqua Tim Holtz cardstock, using the b side of the Mbossabilty  folder "Splendid" i coloured the dot in the middle of each daisy like flower with a red Promarker , and matted it onto the flowered card .

I cut the image using the largest of the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles (i love this dye its so pretty ) i coloured the background to the dye with distress ink Fired Brick . The image is called Charlotte and butterfly , it was so easy to colour in using my Promarkers and Flexmarkers .

I added a Birthday Wishes greeting with a ribbon and gem to the top right hand corner ,and a couple of tiles at the bottom left 4 U ,  some lace down the right hand side , leaves i cut on my trusty friend Cameo , the red flower was bought from Ebay . I placed gems in Charlottes hair , down the body of the Butterfly , in in 3 of the corners round the image , and along the bottom of the embossed aqua cardstock just above the edge i cut with my Martha Stewert punch .

The inside of the card has been decorated to match the front , i used a greeting stamp from LOTV saying" Wishing you a Magical Birthday"

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/challenge-21.html  --   Butterfly and Bows

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/challenge-221-punch-drunk.html -- Punch drunk

http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/lets-see-some-embossinganyway-you-want.html

Thanks for dropping by today , hope you all have a lovely weekend ,  catch up agian soon ....Hugs Sue xx

Lavender and Lace

First of all i would like to say a big thank you to my new followers and for all the lovely comments left for my cards , i really do appreciate them all ......

I was playing this afternoon and came up with this card , i have bought and been given quite a lot of lace just lately so thought it was about time i used it ..... this card is all shades of lilac/lavender.purples and cream .


The card base is cream  17.05 x17.05 i cut the scallop edge ., then mat a purple fancy edged card onto it , then added a decorative paper . The topper has been in my stash for awhile , i know i printed it out but not sure what cd its from .

I added a row of lace accross the bottom of the card and around the topper finished with faux pearls .
The flowers are a mixture from Wild Orchid , Papermania and ebay . I cit leaves and flourishes out with Cameo , and edged it all with faux stitching .....

I am entering this card into the following challenges

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/challenge-114-anything-goes.html

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/challenge-67-and-winners-of-66.html

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/

http://joannasheenchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/lavender-and-lace.html

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/challenge-25.html

Thanks for dropping by , hugs Sue xxx

First Design Team Card

This post is for my first design team card for http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/no38-fortnightly-challenge.html
              The challenge this time is for anything goes , so please call over to the blog and join in with the chalenge , it really is fun and you never know you might win a prize .

Here is the card i made using an image from http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/   I used   my Do Craft Digital Designer software to build up a background from the Woodland Folk cd , it just fitted the two owl images from Stichybearstamps perfectly . I then printed out the topper ,coloured it with my Promarkers and added it to the background with foam tape . I finished the card off with faux stitching using a brown glitter pen , and a greeting  " Having A Hoot ". I mounted the whole thing onto an 8x8 card blank .....  

Fathers Day Card

Here i have a Fathers day card i made , i dont normally make these types of cards unless asked as i dont have anyone to give it to .

 I saw a card this shape on the net and thought it looked different and thought i would have a go at making one myself , so here it is , I was surprised how easy it was to make and i enjoyed making it ..





The papers i used were a freebie from Crafters Companion , the colours are really gorgeous , and i am sure i will use them often ......

 I have had to take quite a few pictures as it was a little difficult to show all sides of the card .

I started with an a4 card blank , scored at tri-fold , then cut a peice off each end from the top to the middle to make it slope . The fancy top was cut from another peice of card , i cut the fancy edge at the from by drawing around the largest of my Spellbinders label sixteen die , i had to draw the middle bit then move the die over to the edge and join up to get that shape .

I matted 2 lots of the paper onto the sides at the front added the greeting strips and guitars on the right side and small triangles spelling the word Dad on ther left side ....

The front top was matted also with 2 co-ordinated papers , then the image was added . I went around the edge with my pokie tool to make holes and used a Sakura pen so it looks like faux stitching , then the faux buttons were added , to which i threaded some string through the holes and tyed in a knot .

The middle of the card was finished off with papers that matched the front with a large topper , which i think is lovely , it says

Perfect DAD Recipe
1,  Good Listener
2, Great Advice
3,  Best Friend ......


With another greeting along the bottom .

I am entering this card in the following challenges --------

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/new-dt-call-and-challenge-81-at-pennys.html

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/challenge-186-fathers-day.html

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/       Happy Fathers Day


Thanks for dropping by and for all the lovely comments you leave for me ....

Hugs Sue xxx

Wedding Card and Box

 Morning all , hope you all had a lovely long lazy weekend .

I was asked last week to make a wedding card by  my sons friend, for his sister , i have only ever made 1 wedding card before so thought this would be a real challenge for me .
I wanted to make it all cream , and use my Cameo and Spellbinders , and after looking throu all my cut files i came up with this .

I also made a box and decorated that to go with the card . Its all made from cream pearlecant card i bought from The Paper Mill and to say its 300gsm the Cameo cut it perfectly , i was really pleased with the end result of the card and the box  . They were all made using my Cameo ,Spellbinders and printer , and a little gold foiling for the names .

Thanks for dropping by , hope you all have a nice day , Hugs Sue xxxx

WOOHOO .....

Just had to tell you all , i was picked to be a designer team member for the Forever Friends fortnightly blog challenge . It has drove me mad not being able to tell you , lol.

I hope you will all come over to the FF blog and join in with the challenges , there is a fortnightly and a monthly challenge , so come on have a go ......Hugs Sue xxx