Red & Green Christmas

Hi Friends, I made this card for one challenge because the theme intrigued me, but it has ended up being eligible for 6 challenges. Isn't this image so.... cute, she is called Cherry Kisses, love that name and she is from Pollycrafts. Let me tell you about the challenges this little beauty is entering.
1. Pollycrafts Monday Challenge: What a challenge it is too. The title is 5"S" words, when translated means. Snowflakes - Spots - Stripes - Swirls - Sparkle. You need only pick two of the five if you wanted, I thought I'd go for them all. Spots are on my paper and ribbon. Stripes are on the paper as are the swirls, snowflake is on the brad next to Cherry, and the sparkle is on Cherry's hat jacket and trousers. What a great challenge this was. Thank you girls.
2. Friday Sketchers Challenge: The fab sketch came from Jeanette this week, there is an option if you want to take it and it's to include distressing on your project.
3. Die Cut Dreams Challenge: The theme over at Susies is to include Ribbon and Trims. Do pop over and have a peek, there is a whole new bunch of DT's coming to join Susie & Vikki, so even more exciting times ahead.
4. A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge: The theme this week is Christmas. Once again a fab challenge blog with lots of great DT work to encourage you.
5. Simon Says Challenge: Another great challenge blog, Simon had over 200 entries last week so the bar has been set, lets go for 250 this week. The theme this week is Red & Green.
6. Doodle Palace Challenge: This is my first time entering this challenge, boy do they have a lot going on over there, great candy and challenges and lovely things to buy too. The challenge this week has been set by the lovely Jude from Crafts International and it's to create a Christmas Card with traditional Red & Green with the following attachments, 1 ribbon, 2 papers, 3 brads and 4 flowers.

Well I think that's enough for now. Remember to visit all these lovely blogs all you need do is click on the name. Thank you for visiting, hope you come back and see me soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP MME Wild Asparagus.
Image: Cherry Kisses from Pollycrafts
Medium: pro markers, staedler water colour pencils, Glimmer Dust for accent.
MS doily lace punch
Brads: making memories Falala
Ribbon, flowers, sentiment from stash

Doodle Palace Blog Candy

I have just found this wonderful blog from visiting the lovely Jude over at Crafts-International. Jude is their Guest Designer this week and has set the challenge. There are some super duper digi images and a wonderful candy give away too, it is open until 5th October. So pop over and say hello and join in the fun. Just click on the Doodle Palace Banner above to take you there.
Suzi xx

Lorraine's Weekly Blog Candy

The Lovely Lorraine over at Lorriane's Loft is offering you the chance to win a Magnolia stamp of your choice courtesy of Simon Says Stamps. All you need do is post about the lovely Candy and enter Simon Says Challenge. So pop on over and say hello to her, she has a beautiful blog with lots of inspiring cards for you to browse. Just click on the name and hey presto you are there.
Hugs Suzi x

Christmas Hanging Ornament

Hi Friends, here is little something that I've made for a challenge. Not my normal style, but I really enjoy getting away from the "Normal" sometimes. The only problem was photographing it. Nightmare!! It's been so dull and grey here the past couple of days and cold to boot. Had to put the heating on this afternoon and the lamps to give some light in the room. Any way enough of the miserable weather. Hope you all had a lovely day. These are the challenge that my ornament is for: Just to put the picture into prospective the ornament is 18" long.

1. Peach Keen Stamps Challenge: If you haven't been over to visit this lovely blog then you don't know what you are missing, there is lots going on including Candy, challenges etc.
The theme this week is to create a hanging ornament and it must have gold on it and a stamped image. I've used gold ribbon, gold glimmer dust on Tilda's wings, gold on the mini star and gold glimmer mist on my leaf. I think that's enough gold. Hehehe

To put the picture into prospective it is 16" long.


Thank you so much for popping in to visit, I really appreciate it. Do leave me a comment cause I love to read your opinions.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: papermania words
Stars: Cricut George cartridge
Image: Magnolia Tilda
Medium: Pro markers, Copics,
Glamour Dust for wings (gold)
Flower, tag, small glitter star, ribbon & charm from stash.

Pure Innocence

Hiya Friends, Hope you all had a nice weekend. I made this sweet little card for the
Simon Says Challenge which this week is to include stitching in your card. I used my red glitter pen, sadly my sewing machine has died on me. I think I need to invest in one of those lovely little ditty ones. The old one took up too much room. I will hopefully be back with another card before the day is out. Thank you for coming to visit me and I hope you come back and see me soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
Core'dination card
Image: Pure innocence from Digi Stamps Characters
Medium: promarkers & staedler water colour pencils Sakura tiara pen
Glitter dust for hat and boots
MS Doily Lace punch
Sentiment: free from Craft mag
Flower, ribbon, brad from stash.

Hot Chocolate treat

There is nothing like a cup of hot chocolate when the weather is changing to remind us that Autumn is just around the corner. I made this card for quite a few challenges, 7 in total. Sadly this is the last image I have of Willow drinking her hot chocolate, I received it in an image swap over at Trimcraft where I am a member. I will definitely need to find the stamp, it's one of my favourite woj stamps. So if anyone is having a clear out and is selling some of their stamps do let me know. Anyway here are the fab challenges she is entering.

1. Sunday Sketch & Stamp: I followed the lovely sketch by Arianne this week.
2. Winter Wonderland Challenge: This week the theme is Hot Chocolate.
3. Creative Card Crew Challenge: The theme this week is to decorate the inside of your card.
4. Cute Daisy May Challenge: Are looking for Texture, either embossing, ribbon, lace etc, in fact anything that is kinda touchy feelie.
5. Ooh-la-la-Creations Challenge: The theme this week is Shades of Autumn and to me Autumn is browns,oranges,creams.
6. Stamp Something Challenge: This month they are having a Favourite. Last week it was favourite colours/papers. This week it is Favourite Sketch/layout. I love this type of layout where the image is just off centre and at an angle.
7. Creative Inspirations Challenge: This weeks theme is Autumn/Fall. To me the colours I have chosen remind me of Autumn.

Well my dear friends, that's me for today, no more cards/projects to upload, so I will use up some of my time visiting my friends and looking for more inspiration. Thank you all so much for visiting and giving me such confidence in my projects.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
Papers: papermania dots, core'dinations gold
Image: WOJ Willow with hot chocolate
Mediums: Whispers - pro markers - soft chalk sticks
Nesti's & spellbinder for flower
Charm: an old pair of earings broken up and redesigned.
Brad, Lace, Sentiment from stash

Peachy Keen Stamps Blog Candy

Just look at the Candy that Kathy & Dave from Peachy Keen Stamps are giving their followers and loyal customers a chance to win. I am already a big fan of their gorgeous stamps after having won a challenge and choosing some from their wonderful selection. There are a few things you have to do in order to qualify. To find out just click on the name above or the candy picture in my side bar. You know what they say, you have to be in it to win it.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 18 No Backing Paper

Good morning Friends, This is my DT card for the challenge this week over at C.R.A.F.T. This week the challenge is to use no backing paper. Not as easy as you think, but I'm sure you will agree that the design team have come up with some gorgeous examples. Do pop over and have a look. Our sponsor this week is the lovely Debbie from The Crafty Pad. I have used one of the gorgeous stamps (Ted pulling Sled) which is available now along with a wonderful selection of stamps designed by Debbie. Do pop along to have a look and treat yourself.
I cut round the image and attached blue thread to the sled and Teds hand, I also used Ted on his own for the inside of the card and chalked it with pastel blue.

I am also entering my little ted into two challenges and they are:
1. Creative Card Crew Challenge: The theme this week is to decorate the inside of your card.
2. Allsorts Challenge: The theme this week is snowflakes in September.

Thank you so much for popping in to visit me, I do hope you have had a nice time and that you will come back and see me soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
CB embossing folders: Snowflake & Sledding
Core'ordinations card for mounting
Image: Ted pulling sled from The Crafty Pad
Mediums, staedler water pencils for image
Dowler & Rowney soft pastel chalks for the inside of the card
Snowflake glitter embellishment by K&co (Swell Noel)
Ribbon, sentiment from stash.

The Crafty Pad Challenge 38 GDT Card

Hi Friends, I had the privilege and pleasure of being 1 of the GDT's members over at
The Crafty Pad challenge blog this week, I was joined by the lovely Sarah my fellow GDT member who is a very talented and upcoming card maker considering she is a sweet 9 years of age. We both used Debbie's own gorgeous stamps which are available on the blog. You really must pop over and have a peek. The new Xmas range of stamps are just gorgeous as are all the other lovely stamps. This week the challenge is to use at least one circle and the colour purple.

I made my circles into Christmas Baubles, and attached glitter threads. I used the cute Ted pulling his sled as my image, isn't he just the cutest little guy. I am also entering my card into One Stop Craft Challenge: the theme this week is Beary Nice - include a Ted/Bear in your project.

I will have another card for you later, I'm just putting the finishing touches to it. So pop back later and have a look. Thank you for taking the time to visit, I really appreciate it.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: Received in a paper swap over at Trimcraft.co.uk
Image: Ted pulling sled from The Crafty Pad
Colouring: staedler water pencils, sakura white souffle pen
Cbug snowflake embossing folder.
Ribbon,sentiment and glitter threads from stash.

My DT card for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 17

Good Morning Friends, well it's Thursday and time for another challenge over at
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge which has the theme of Pink & Brown. Do come over and join us.
The lovely Just Tracy is sponsoring the challenge this week, a prize well worth winning.
A big thank you Tracy for your generosity. I am also entering this into the Simon Says Challenge
which this week is a recipe challenge of 3 embellishments, 2 papers, 1 image.

This is all I have for you this morning, I am in the middle of another couple of projects so will try and get back later and upload them. Thanks for popping in to visit, do hope you enjoyed it. Come back and visit again soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP papermania CCSR
Image sugar nellie's Demure
coloured with Staedler water pencils & pro marker skin tones
Sizzix flourish die cut
MS doily lace punch
roses, ribbon,brad, sentiment from my stash.

Autumn/ Fall Days

It's definitely on it's way, Autumn that is. I even put on the central heating last night, the temperature just plummeted. I made this card for 3 challenges. I decided to stay with greens, browns and golds. Think it's turned out quite nice. I had an old pearl necklace which I had broken up a few months ago, so I used the beads to make a charm, I took the wire out of the attached ribbon and used that to attach it and wrapped it round a pretty little rose. The Butterflies are from spellbinders. I embossed them and using my brown and green chalk sticks I distressed them. The challenges I am entering are:

1. Our Creative Corner Challenge: The theme this week is Happy Fall Y'all, make a Fall/Autumn card.
2. La-La Land Crafts Challenge: The theme this week is to use at least 3 embellishments, I have used Ribbon, Rose, Pearls and buttons.
3. A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge: The theme this week is Fall into Autumn. They would like to see your take on Autumn.

Thank you so much for visiting, I do look forward to reading your comments and I appreciate your opinions very much.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP from local craft store
Butterfly: spellbinders
Joy Attachment: Dovecraft
Sentiment: Scrapbook cd
Ribbon, pearls,flower, button from stash.
Chalks sticks by staedler

Demure in Hue's of Blues

Good Evening Dear Friends, hope you all had a wonderful day, I have. My three beautiful Grandsons kept me company for a few hours this afternoon, while Mummy went to see her Neuro Surgeon, I won't go into details but we got good news, no further treatment will be necessary, just medication for a while.

I made this card for her yesterday and gave it to her when she returned from the hospital.
She loved it. I hope you do to. Just in case you are wondering why the sentiment says Friends, that's what my Daughter is to me My best friend, it wasn't always like that, but now she is a grown up and has children of her own we are much more appreciative of each other. I did ask her if I could enter her card the card in a few challenges and she said yes.

It falls into the category for 7 challenges

1. ABC Challenge: The brief this week was to use "Die Cuts". I have used a nestie and a swirl.
2. Papertake Weekly Challenge: This week are looking for "Faking It" anything fake, i.e. flowers, lace, ribbons etc. I made the flowers and distressed them, I also used fake pearls.
3. Ooh-la-la- Creations Challenge: My first time entering this challenge and they are looking for "Floral Fantasy"
4. Pollycraft Monday Challenge: A colour challenge this week of Black/White and 1 other colour of your choice. I chose Blue
5. Pile it On Challenge: This weeks them is once again Black/White and 1 other colour of your choice. I chose Blue
6. Cupcake Challenge: The brief this week is Swirls & Pearls, I have both on my card.
7. Allsorts Challenge: The theme this week is a sketch and two colour combo of your choice.

Thank you so much for coming to visit me, I really appreciate it. Hope you all have a lovely evening and come back to see me again soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: Papermania CCSR
DCWV for flowers, nestie & swirl
Nesties round and square
Image: Sugar Nellie (Demure)
Coloured with staedler water pencils & pro marker skin colours
Flowers: spellbinders which I distressed
Sentiment heat embossed with bridal powder
Pearl brads & ribb0n from Stash.

Witch with Style

Evening Friends, another sunny day here today, they say it's going to last all week, Yipee!!
Now I just don't know where the week has gone. In fact I don't know where this year has gone. Anyway back to this card, not my usual style, but that's what happens when you visit the Midnight Madness Challenge Blog, they are so inventive and encouraging, you really should pop over there and see for yourself. Priscillas Tutorials as well as her projects are fantastic, I've learned so many new techniques since becoming a follower.
Another great challenge blog The Pile it on Challenge: Always inventive and the DT examples are just gorgeous. I do recommend that you give them a visit to see for yourself.
Here are the details of the challenges this little witch is entering:

1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge: This week it is Sketch 18 (MMSC18) as I said above do pop over and pay them a visit, you won't be disappointed.

2. Pile it on Challenge: This weeks theme is Black, white and one other colour, my card has black, white and red.

Thank you for popping in to visit me, if you have time leave me a comment, I do appreciate your opinion.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
BP: Dovecraft hand made wood free paper deep red
core'dination for layering
Image: Freebie from Sassy Studio Designs
Coloured with whisper black Sakura tiara red skin tones pro markers
silver and black glitter thread and brads from stash.

Snow Baby

Hi Friends, I'm so excited!!! the sun is shining for the third day now and it's just wonderful to feel that warmth again, even if it's just for a short while. It won't last, not here in Scotland anyway. I made this card for two challenges and they are:

1. Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge: I followed the lovely sketch over there. I've also used one of their delectable stamps called baby in teacup, isn't she/he the cutest baby. I've used blue tones because this is for a little boy's first Christmas.

2. One Stop Craft Challenge: This week the theme is Let it Snow. I thought this was ideal as there is snowflakes on the papers and the teacup is sitting on a large snowflake.

Thank you so much for visiting me, do pop back and see me soon, I love to read your comments. Hope you all have a lovely Sunday.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: Digital papers from Funky Fairys
Image: Peachy Keen Stamps (baby in teacup)
coloured with staedler water pencils
Sentiment: computer
Ribbon: from stash.

GDT card for The Crafty Pad

Hope you are all having a lovely Sunday, I was very fortunate to have won the challenge over at The Crafty Pad Challenge. My prize was the beautiful stamp of Ted & the Snowman which you can buy from Debbie over there. This week the theme is a fab Sketch, so why not pop over and join in. The prize is awesome, A 4 week GDT spot and 2 beautiful stamps. Just click on the Crafty Pad name and hey presto you are there.


Thank you so much for your visit, do pop back and see me again soon.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: DCWV Words - DCWV texture card
Image: Ted & Snowman - The Crafty Pad
Coloured with Staedler water colour pencils & Sakura Souffle white pen
Martha Stewart punch Doily lace
Stars, Sizzix die cuts on glitter board
Embellishment snowflake flowers: K & Co swell noel.
Sentiment from stash

Flowers for Heidi

Hello my friends, well it's still raining here and quite chilly too. I stayed in today and made a couple of cards, tried a few new techniques that I haven't tried before, all in all a pretty constructive day. I do like the way this card has turned out, I've used a new stamp and new pens, it's the first time I have used distressing inks. The card is going into 5 challenges.

1. Simon Says Challenge: The Sketch is by Iris, and it's Heidi's birthday, she is giving away a fantastic prize, you must pop over and see the wonderful DT work.
2. Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge: It was Jane's turn to choose the challenge and she has given us a theme of Hearts & Flowers.
3. A spoonful of Sugar Challenge: The theme this week is distressing, they would like to see, tearing, chalking, inking, anything that would give your project an aged feeling. I've used pastel chalk sticks to age my white card flowers.
4. Stamp Something Challenge: The theme this week is to use your favourite stamp. I've used WOJ - I love all their stamp, but this one is so special to me.
5. Creative Inspirations Challenge: The theme this week is Brown & Blue, one of my favourite combinations. I think this colour scheme is very classy.

Thank you so much for visiting me, do pop in to see me again anytime. Hope you all have a lovely weekend. Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: MME Wild Asparagus. DCWV textured card
Image: WOJ willow with flowers
Colouring: my new promarkers - staedler water colour pencils - Daler Rooney soft pastel chalk sticks.
Martha Stewart punch - doily lace
Spellbinders: Daisy Flowers for large flower = flowers & petals for small flowers
Charm - ribbon - sentiment - leaves - brads from stash.

Angelic Maggie

Hello dear friends. I do hope you are having better weather than we are, it's 12* and pouring with rain, so there was nothing else for it but to stay indoors and make a few projects. I chose Maggie (Isn't she the most adorable angel) and it was a very generous Friday Freebie from
Digital Delights. This will be my first attempt at their challenge. I've used her to enter a couple of challenges and they are
1. Delightful Sketches Challenge: I followed the great sketch
2. Papertake Weekly Challenge: The theme this week is Angels or Fairys Thank you so much for popping in to visit, I do hope you will come back and see me again. Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP: K&co Isabella MME Wild Asparagus
Image: Angel Maggie from Digital Delights
Colour mediums: Copics, staedler water colour pencils, Sakura Soufle white, Glamour dust.
Nestabilities: Scallop round
Martha Stewart border punch Doily Lace
Sentiment & embellishments from stash.

Funky Fairys Case it challenge

I had a great time yesterday doing the blog hop over at Funky Fairys challenge you still have time to enter the hop and win some fab candy, it's open until 9.00am Friday the 4th Sept.

The challenge this week is to Case one of the DT teams work and enter it into the challenge. I
do hope I've done this right. I loved Andreas case which she took from Emma Woods. So I've taken my Case from both of them and came up with a different look. I've used a download backing paper called Swirls, I chose the pale pink shade. I must say it printed off beautifully.


Thank you so much for visiting, do leave me a comment, I love to read your valued opinions.
Suzi xx

Recipe:

DP - Funky Fairys download (swirls)
Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch
Nestabilities round scallops
Image: (unknown) had it ages
medium: whisper pens
Sentiments, stretchy lace & cord for tag from stash.
Tag: hand made using Swirls paper

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 14 - Anything except a Card.

Morning Everyone, hope you are all bright and cheery this morning. Here is my DT card for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 15 this week, we would like you to make anything but a card. I decided to make myself a Christmas to do book. It's going to hold my Christmas card list which I can tick off the names once their card has been made, it will also hold all the relevant info I need for the soon to be Christmas Season. I'm determined to be ultra organised this year.

Do pop along and join us in the fun. Remember you don't win it if you ain't in it.
Look forward to seeing all your lovely creations.

Suzi xx

Recipe:
Paper from QVC (borrowed!! from my Daughter)
Various wired ribbons from stash
Old Christmas rose decoration, dimantled and redesigned

Sonia's Blog Candy

Wow look at this candy!!! Sonia from Scraps4 fun is having a celebratory candy for The Birthday of Cuttlebug challenge blog and Peachy Keen Stamps. Pop on over and say hello, remember though to follow the rules. The Candy will close September the 30th.

Beautiful Baby

Good evening everyone, hope you have all had a good day, mine has been a bit hectic, my poor husband has man flu!! so my day has been spent running from my craft space to look after him.
Poor love. I did in the end manage to get this card made for 5 challenges.

1. Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 17: MMSC17 Once again the DT over there
have come up with some beautiful examples of the weekly sketch.
Thank you once again girls for the inspiration.
2. Digital Tuesday Challenge: The theme this week is Lace & Pearls and of course a
digital image. I have used the Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch for the centre layer
behind the baby. The pearls are on the curled corners.
3. Cute Card Thursday Challenge: The theme this week is New Beginnings - new job,
new baby, new homes etc.
4. Stampin for the Weekend Challenge: The theme this week is Anything Baby,
1st Birthday, christening, new baby etc.
5. Penny's Challenge: This is a new challenge for me, I found the site through a friends
blog and she has some super Digi images, so do pop over and have a peek. The theme
this week is Pearls.

Thank you so much for visiting me here at my little domain. I do appreciate it very much,
feel free to leave me a comment your opinion matters a great deal.
Suzi xx

Recipe:
DP- My Minds Eye Wild Asparagus core'dinations for matting and layering
Image: digital image from Dezinaworld lightly coloured with pebbles inc chalks
Pearls, sticky ribbon and letters inside from stash.

Peachy Keen Challenge 10

Hi Friends, hope you are all well and having a nice week so far. I choose these gorgeous Peachy Keen stamps from a challenge that I won last month, aren't they adorable. They arrived very quickly and the service was excellent, and they stamp up beautifully. The card has been made for the
Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge 10
Just click on the above and hey presto you will be there.

Thank you so much for visiting, I do hope you will come back and see me again. You are
always welcome.

Recipe:
DP: LLB Retro Rose
Base card Pink
Peel offs to make grid
Images: Peachy Keen Stamps - PK-229 Funny Faces PK-244 Bee Happy
Colouring: Staedler water colour pencils