Red White & Snowy Christmas

Hello Friends, I made this card to cover a few challenges. When I saw this lovely Santa from Digital Delights I just had to colour him in and use him for this project. There are so many wonderful challenges this week on my favourite season of the year, I just love Christmas, I've always loved it but even more so now that I have Grandchildren. I always made Christmas special for my own children but now can take the time to make it even more special for my Grandchildren, so all these lovely challenges that include snow, Santa, merry & bright etc etc are just up my street. I have made this card for 5 challenges, just the colour gets me in the Christmas mood, red white green glitter etc. So here are the challenges that Santa is entering:

1. Die Cut Dreams Challenge 22: The lovely vikki has come up with a great sketch this week and a theme as well of Snowy. I've followed the sketch and added snow tex under Santa's feet. Hope you and Susie like my effort.
2. Doodle Palace Challenge: Laura who won the challenge a couple of weeks ago has chosen the theme and it is a Red & White Christmas Card, you can follow her sketch if you wish but it's not necessary. Thank you for the theme it's just great.
3. Cupcake Craft Challenge 65: The theme this week is Snow Much Fun, the challenge is to produce snow somewhere on you project, my snow is under Santa's feet.
4. Charisma Cardz Challenge 45 : The theme this week is Merry & Bright, to help you along with your Christmas Cards, I think Santa is always merry & bright.
5. Papertake Weekly Challenge: The theme this week is Digisparkle, and the sponsor this week is just fantastic, they are being sponsored by none other than Digisparkle and the prize is one month of free downloads of their fab digi images, now how cool is that. All you have to do is have something Digi on your project and something sparkly. I've used sparkly ribbon and sparkly stars. Hope that's okay girls.

I've really enjoyed these challenges because I love Christmas, I am really looking forward to it. Hope you all are too.
Suzi xx
Recipe:
DP: None Used a 6x6 red card and embossed it using CB snowflake folder
Image: Digital Delights (gorgeous)
medium: pro markers & Sakura Tiara pens
Snow Tex (what a wonderful invention) for under Santa's feet
Nestie's oval & labels 1
Ribbon: from local haberdashery store
Glitter peel offs from Ebay
Sentiment: computer generated by me.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 25 DT Card (Recipe )

Good Morning everyone, hope you are all having a fab week so far, This is my DT card for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge which this week has a recipe of 1 ribbon, 1 tag and 1 sentiment. A nice easy challenge, I chose to make another dent in my Christmas Card List and I wanted to keep the colours traditional as this will be going to an older relative who is quite traditional, bless her, she can't be doing with all this modern stuff "her words not mine". The paper is absolutely gorgeous, my daughter gave it to me as she had lots left over from last Christmas, I don't know the name but I know she got it from QVC I used glitter on the stars just to lift it and give it a bit of bling.

I love the image, it was a digital sheet bought from my local craft shop and I used 3 of my scallop nesties to give it some dimension. I cut the tag from a piece of white card, I used the same paper to cover it and printed the sentiment from my computer. The little snowmen on the inside are from Anitas Xmas collection.

Thank you so much for visiting, I do hope you will come and join us at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week. We are being sponsored this week by the lovely Donna's Den of Crafts and the prize is a gorgeous bundle of Christmas goodies.

Suzi x

Thank You

Wohoo!! my second card. It seems like it's been ages since I had the day to myself just to sit and browse and play around in my craft space. There are some great challenges in Blog land this week, I made this card to cover 6 of them. I bought this stamp a couple of weeks ago and it's the first time I've had a chance to colour her up. I think she is so.... cute. The challenges she is entering are:
1. Simon Says Challenge: The theme this week is Thanksgiving or a Thank you card.
2. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge: The challenge this week is Thank You.
3. Pile it on Challenge: The challenge is Fall and to use a leaf or leaves somewhere on your project and of course it must be entered in at least one other challenge.
4. The Pink Elephant Challenge: This week the theme is Be Thankful.
5. Truly Scrumptious Challenge: There is a fab sketch to follow with a recipe as well of 3 flowers, 3 brads and 3 gems/pearls.
6. Whimsy Stamps Challenge: This week they want to see water colours used on your project, it can be pencils, sparkling H20's, paint brush and ink etc.

Thank you so much for popping in to visit, I do hope you will come back and visit again soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP K&Co Bailey K McKenna designer pad
Paper Cake Doily from Tesco: packM of 20 (99p)
Image: Sarah Kay Country Style
Medium: pro markers for skin tones & staedler water colour pencils for rest of image.
Dovecraft chalks to colour in paper cake doily
Leaves from an old Chrismas table arrangement, I used stickles to glitter them
Flowers, brads, gems & sentiment from stash.

Altered box & Card set

Hi Friends, I made this gift set to cover a few challenges, but it is also going to a friend quit e soon when her birthday comes along on (Xmas Day!!) The box is 12cm in diameter about 4 x 4 inches, it belonged to one of my Grandsons who got it with a happy meal from you know where, they are twins so have two of everything and I was looking for a box to alter and they said I could have one of their boxes, so sweet until I heard one tell the other that the game was rubbish anyway. Little Monkeys that they are. It was just the right size for some lovely fruity sweets. I quite like the finished set. The challenges they are entering are:

1. Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge: This week the theme is a Festive Box, my friends birthday is Xmas Day so although it's for her birthday, it is a celebratory box. Hope that's okay.
2. Quixotic Challenge: This is a brand new challenge blog and it 's the very 1st challenge which has the theme of Birthday's. You have all done a marvelous job girls well done.
3. Pollycraft Monday Challenge: This week the theme is anything but a card, I know I've made a card but I would like to enter the box if that's okay girls.
4. Sketch Saturday Challenge: I followed the sketch this week from Debbie, great sketch hun, love the layout of it.
5. Stamp Something Challenge: This week there is a recipe to follow, 1 ribbon 2 papers 3 embellishments.
6. Allsorts Challenge: This week we are being asked to bring out the bling. It's quite difficult to see but the paper is all sparkly and I've used Sakura tiara glitter pens on my images hat and scarf. I hope you have enjoyed your visit and that you will pop back and see me soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe: DP DCWV pocket full of posies DCWV textured card
Image: Gurlee girl cocoa from Crafting life's pieces
Medium: pro markers & water colour pencils, Sakura Tiara pens
Nestie's small ovals - spellbinders doodle parts & Daisy heads all made from DCWV papers and emossed.
Lace ribbon: local haberdashery store
Brads: the paper company snowflake pearlised.
Ribbon sentiments pearls and tag from stash.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge 15

Here is my card for the challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge: I followed the lovely sketch that they had this week. There are some adorable examples from the DT so pop on over at say hi to Kathy and the team. I've used the Peachy Keen stamp PK-236 Winter Baby in Teacup. Isn't she just a wee cutie.

Thank you for visiting me, hope to see you again soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP DCWV words DCWV textured card Dovecraft hand made wood free paper
Image: Peachy Keen Stamps - pk-236 Winter Baby in Teacup
Medium: pro markers & Sakura Tiara gold
Nesti scallop round
accents: spellbinders Doodle Parts
Brad: making memories Falala
Flowers & ribbon from stash

Stamp Something For Jaimie

This card has been made specifically for Jaimie Cates and her Father who sadly lost his Wife and Jaimie her Mother to a senseless act of Random Violence in their own home. 4 Teenagers broke into the family home and killed Kim Cates and wounded little 11yr old Jaimie. Over at
Stamp Something Challenge Blog they have a challenge that invites you to make a card for Jaimie and her Father to show some love, which this child and her Father are going to need in abundance . The theme is 1 ribbon, 2 papers, 3 embellishments. I really can't say much more but as a Mother and Grandmother my heart goes out to this little girl and her Father who have a long road ahead of them without someone they loved very much. All the details of where to send your card are on the blog.

You can also enter your card into Stamp Something Spread the love for Jaimie blog.

Please Please, make a card for this little girl and help her in the healing process which should not be necessary at this time in her young life.

Thanks
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP a gift from Pile it on challenge blog & DCWV textured card
Image: a gift from Wendy's Digital Doodling (thank you Wendy)
medium: pro markers & pebbles inc chalks, sakura Souffle pen & sakura tiara glitter pens
Nesties Labels 1
Spellbinders Doodle Parts
Flowers, brad, charm ribbon, sentiment from Stash

1 Card 1 Ornament 6 challenges

Hi Friends, I made this card and Christmas tree ornament/gift bag for a few challenges. They are for a friend who visits me every year on the 26th Dec, we have always exchange cards and gifts on that day, so this is for her. I know she will love what I put inside that little ornament but don't worry she won't see it, she has no interest in computers and doesn't own one. I was originally making it for a couple of new challenge blogs that have started up this week with their first ever challenges. Susie's Sassy fortnightly challenge and Magical Crafts fortnightly challenge. But my little creation falls into the category for a few others too so in total they are going into 6 challenges, and they are:

1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge: MMSC26 Once again the sketch for this week is just fab and the DT cards are exceptional as always.
2. Susie's Sassy Challenge: This is Susie's 1st challenge at the new fortnightly challenge blog and she has chosen the theme of Christmas. The new DT have come up trumps for her with their projects.
3. Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge: This is Angel's 1st challenge too and she has a double challenge if you want to take it up. A Christmas card in Red, Green & Gold, + a Christmas ornament. If you choose to do both then you will be entered in the draw twice. The DT have done a marvelous job with their examples.
4. The Crafty Pad Challenge: I was privileged to be a GDT member for the month of October, and it was a fab experience but now I can enter the challenge again and support Debbie & the team. The theme this week is a Colour one of Green, Red & Gold.
5. SophistiCat Challenge: The lovely Cheryl has chosen the theme this week of Ribbons & Buttons. Again the DT have come up with some gorgeous examples.
6. Creative Card Crew Challenge: The theme this week was set by Sam and she would like to see Ribbons and Gems.
Thank you so much for visiting I do appreciate it very much. Do come back and see me soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: PM Words, Dovecraft wood free recycled, red corrugated card
Image: received in a swap so don't know name
medium: pro markers & staedler water colour pencils
Gem brad on ornament from K&Co Christmas cheer
Nesties, labels 1
Flowers, ribbons, buttons & sentiment from stash.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 24 Bonfire Night/Fireworks/Celebrate

Hi Friends, Over at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week the theme is
Bonfire Night/Fireworks/Celebrate. For our friends across the pond we have a tradition on the 5th of November, we build huge bonfires, put an effigy of Guy Fawkes on the top ( he tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament) and we set light to the bonfire and burn him, I know it's strange!!!! not my cup of tea, but we also have a display of fireworks during the proceedings, which is lovely to watch and of course lovely warm food, cause it's really cold here now. It's up to you which of the themes you choose. I've opted for celebrate with a glittery firework display on the front of the card. I designed the paper in card factory and used galmour dust on the tendrils, added black gossamer ribbon and a few gemstones. The sentiment is heat embossed.

Hope you will come over and join us, the sponsor this week is Susie from Sassy Studios Die Cut dreams and the prize is a selection of her gorgeous die cuts. Mmmm........ wish I could enter cause they are just scrummy.

Look forward to commenting on your creations.
Suzi xx

Baby's 1st Christmas

I made this card for a new challenge blog (Creative Craft) making it's debut. They have some gorgeous Candy for the prize so pop on over and say hello. Good luck girls I hope it is a big success for you all. I am also entering my card into the following challenges:
1. Creative Craft Challenge: This is their 1st challenge so the theme this week is The First One. I chose to make a baby's 1st Christmas Card.
2. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge: Have a sketch to follow with the theme of Christmas. This is another challenge blog that has some exciting new things happening with a new DT in place I am sure it will go from strength to strength. Congrats to the new team members.
3. One Stop Craft Challenge: The theme this week is newspaper/text print/script or writing. Some great DT examples to motivate you, go take a peek.

Thank you for visiting me, I really appreciate it and I love to read your comments, they give me so much encouragement. Pop back and visit again soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe
DP papermania naught & nice Christmas
Image: Peachy Keen stamp - baby in cup
medium: pro markers - glamour dust - snow tex for snowflake
Fibres: MME wild asparagus
Nestie: small round scallop
Sentiment: computer
Martha Stewart border punch lace doily

Have a Mice Day!!

Hi Friends, I made a card today for my Brother, It's his Birthday today and we are popping up to visit him later on this afternoon. This is one area I have mojo block, cards for guys!! I am quite pleased with this though. I love the image and I bought this Laura Ashley paper just the other day, the muted colours are fab. I do hope he likes it, it's the first time I have ever given him a hand made card. I followed the sketch from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge: which most of you know is one of my favourite blogs to visit for inspiration, and yet again they have come up trumps for me. So this is going into the MMSC25 challenge.

Thank you for visiting me, do come and see me again soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:

DP Laura Ashley contemporary
DCWV texture card
Image: Digital Delights freebie
medium: pro markers
Ribbon: dovecraft
sentiment: computer
little tag : handmade by me
make a wish sentiment CCSR