Painted rose card

Good morning all, I'd like to share a card with you today.

 Its painted in the Paint Fusion style but the rose heads have been done free hand. I used papers from Sheenas cd.

I embossed the edges with gold and used some paper rosebuds, flowers and ribbon to embellish.

Challenges I would like to enter

Delicious Doodles - #17- Loads of layers

Crafts and Me  - We are going 3d

Cute card Thursday - Spring flowers

Simon says stamp - April showers bring spring flowers

Just a very quick post today as I've got some orders to get ready.

Hugs Sue x

Another Easter/ Spring card

I'd like to share a challenge card with you today, it was made to fit in with a number of challenges.

The first is Passion for Promarker - Animals theme challenge.

I decided to make an easel card today, but a fancy shaped one.

I used an XL frame Frilly #2 from Go Kreate to make my base card and also for the larger mats and layers. I used a butterfly pattern paper from stash not sure of brand.

I chose one of my favourite House Mouse spring stamps to colour with Promarkers, isn't it just adorable (mind you all HM are), and so easy to colour.

I stamped a sentiment, punched it out and layered it on a paper flower.

To hold the front cover up in the easel style, I punched a Martha Stewart border punch and layered up on green card with two lengths of ribbon in coordinating colours.

I made a couple of flowers using the same pattern paper and die cut some Spellbinder leaves and swirls.  

I am entering it into these challenges also...

Crafts and Me - Light and airy spring

Joanna Sheen - Spring is in the air

Totally Gorjuss - Spring 

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

One Stop Craft - Handmade flowers

Papertake Weekly - Bingo -Ribbon, free, Punched shapes

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue x

So cute..

Sorry I'm late posting today, this morning just seemed to dissappear, and its gone lunch time already.

So a quick post, showing a super quick card...

A different style from me today.

I used an image and backing paper from Furry friends cd from Joanna Sheen and my usual Morroccan die cuts

I am entering this into these challenges...

Crafts and Me - Circle challenge (small circle - doggy image)

Creative Inspirations - #154 Something for mum

Delightful Challenge -Someone Special

Crafty purple frog - Pink and girly

Thanks for looking, I'm off to get some lunch, my tummys rumbling.

Hugs Sue x

Another rose, another notebook

I'm back with another notebook, this time with a rose design.

I used Sheena's stamp sets for the two larger and also for the rosebuds and then did the smaller blossom free hand, I think it looks ok.

I would also like to share a couple of wooden plaques that I painted ready for my next craft fair.

As these plaques are only about 3 inches x 6 inches, I had to scale down my painting alot, which I find difficult, the bigger the better for me. I tried to use the same techniques as with the bigger designs, but used a smaller brush. I'm pleased with the rose one, but not with the poppy, there's something not quite right. If there's anyone with knowledge about how to paint small, please leave me some hints and tips.

Thanks for looking!

Challenges I'm entering:

Allsorts - anything goes 

The Stampman - spring colours

Delicious Doodles - Pink 

Crafts and me - shades of pink

Anything goes - altered project

I'm going to have to go and take the dog for a walk, she jumping about in front of me. I'm sure if she could speak she'd be saying 'Come on mum its walkies time'. lol

Hugs Sue x

Happy Birthday !! ABC challenge

Good morning everyone!
  Well, it's The ABC Challenge Birthday!!! And to celebrate we are having a massive blog hop,along with this weeks challenge, with lots of fabulous prizes up for grabs!!
The Hop will run for nearly 2 weeks and end at 6pm GMT Monday 18 July! So, you have plenty of time to join in the fun!!

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABC CHALLENGE!!!

Both Design Teams, A and B will be joining in with the challenge and Blog Hop along with a few previous Design team members. We have lots of fantastic sponsors for our hop who are offering loads of amazing prizes. To qualify for a prize, you must visit and leave a comment on all Hop members blog posts.

 You should have come here from the very talented Karli's blog, if not or if you get lost along the way...Just head on back to The ABC Challenge and see who's next!!

We are also having a DT call, you can find all the details on the ABC challenge blog


Good Luck to all !!

On to this weeks challenge

Y is for Yesterday - use a favourite image from the past, or a previous ABC challenge or even a vintage theme, its that easy.!!

For my card, I decided to use two images, both digis. The first is Fairy Tree House from Make it Crafty. I coloured with Copics and used Distress inks to create the sky. 

The other image comes from a sheet containing four beautiful images by Whoopsi Daisy, again I coloured with Copics and added a little Stardust Stickles to her wings for a glittery effect..

I used flowers from Wild Orchid

and a sentiment from Lili of the Valley, tinted with a little Distress Ink and some more Stardust Stickles.

 Your next stop on our Blog Hop is the wonderfully talented Lols.

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Sentimental Sunday - Anything goes

Whoopsi daisy - Hot hot hot (summery scene ?)

Make it Colourful - Category 5 entry

Scrappy Frogs - Summer flowers

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Flutterby Wednesday - Open challenge

Crafts and me - Favourite image

Stampavie and more - More than 3 layers

Thanks for looking !!

Hugs Sue xx

Totally gorjuss - Challenge #85

Good morning all you lovely crafters, its time for another challenge over at Totally Gorjuss.

This week Challenge #85 - Pearls and Swirls

and we have Simon Says Stamp as our sponsors.
Heres my card

I used swirly papers from Papermania matted with deep red card.

This image is one I chose as a winner from Delicious Doodles, its called Mushroom Fairy and isnt she just gorjuss.

I coloured her with Copics, naturally and I must say she really is a pleasure to colour.

I added lots of pearls in red and white and more swirls in the form of a die cut and on the ribbon.

I do hope that you will join in with our challenge this week.

Challenges I'm entering
Lexi's creation - No Sentiment
Scrappy Frogs - Simply red - (use red)
Delightful challenges - Anything goes
Cute card Thursday - Birthstone -Ruby and Pearl
Totally Papercrafts - Die cuts and Punches
Delicious Doodles - Things that Flutter (2 entries - used one of their images)
Crafts and Me - Bling it on

Totally gorjuss - Challenge #84

Good morning crafters, todays challenge over at Totally Gorjuss is

Flower Power

We are sponsored this week by Crafters Companion.

Heres my card

I used stamps and papers by Flower soft. Roses from Wild Orchid and a chiffon ribbon bow from stash.

I used Copics for skin and flowers and paper pieced the dress using one of the background papers.

Now its your turn, lets see lots of flowers.

Challenges I'm entering

Totally Papercrafts - Summer

Crafts and Me - Stamp Something

I'll be back later with my card for the SSDS challenge

Truly Scrumptious DT card

You can find my latest ABC dt challenge card in the previous post below.  

Hi all I'm back with this weeks challenge at Truly Scrumptious.

Firstly can I just say Wow and Thank you to every one who joined in with our last challenge. I'm sure that we must have had a record number of entries, there were hundreds. I did try to get round to see as many of your creations as I could, and I apologise if I didnt make it to see yours.

Now for this weeks challenge # 58 - Summer Sparkle

What does that say to you? Anything summery with added Sparkle and bling.
Our sponsors this week are Digis with Attitude.

For my card I used an image from our sponsors  - Fortune teller.

I coloured with Copics and added lots of stardust Stickles ( although it doesn't show up on my photo.)

 

You can see the glitter a little better in this close up.

The papers are lovely and summery colours from a K and Co pad layered with lilac pearlescent card.

I added a swirl, some vellum butterflies with gem bodies and some various size flowers, again with stickles stardust glitter on.

Hope you like it!

I look forward to seeing all your lovely summer sparkle creations.

I'm am entering these challenges

Crafts and Me  - Punch it out

Fab n Funky - What'eva

Papertake weekly - sketch

A Spoon ful of sugar - Flower power

ABC challenge V is for ...

Good morning all, well Wednesday has come round very quickly again, hasn't it?

This week Team B's challenge over at ABC is

V for Variety

We want to see a variety of embellishments on your projects, - at least three different ones.

We are being sponsored by the Stamp Fairy this week, so theres a great prize up for grabs.

I needed to make a card for my great nieces 1st birthday and so I decided to use it as my ABC design team challenge card too. Papers are from a Papermania pad.

I use this sweet image Linda Fairy #3 from our sponsors, the Stamp Fairy and coloured with Copics.

For my variety of embellishments I used pink seam binding ribbon from the Ribbon Girl, a star charm from the Hobby House

and different size roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I hope you will join in with us this week and show us an assortment of embellishments.

Challenges I'm entering

Pollycraft - Be my teddy bear

Flutterby Wednesday - Open challenge

Creative Inspiration - Cute bears

Fab n Funky - What'eva

Crafts and Me - Punch it out

I'll be back later with the Truly Scrumptious challenge.

Bye for now!

Sue x

Air, land and sea

This weeks challenge at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday is

Military Theme

I had to use some Kanban toppers as I dont have any images to fit the theme.

I made an easel card with them.

A ship image on the base part

and a plane on the front.

I apologize for the photos but I find taking pics of easel cards difficult.

Challenges I'm entering

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Gone fishing....

Good morning everyone.

 Its Saturday so time for another challenge at Totally Gorjuss, this week its Challenge 81- 

Water Water

and our sponsors are Simon Says Stamp

I chose to use Popcorn Bear fishing. I coloured using Distress inks .

Papers are from a Forever Friends pad.

I stamped the sentiment and hand cut it into a fish shape, edging with a little orange ink and I added a couple of small stamped fish at the bottom.

I hope I've inspired you a little and I look forward  to seeing some watery images and paper on your cards.

I am entering these challenges

Stamp Something - Beachy colours

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Bye for now, I'll be back later with the SSDS challenge.

ABC challenge U is for ...

..Unusual Folds

and our sponsor is Whiff of Joy.

Heres my card for this weeks ABC challenge

My unusual fold is a twisted easel. I used pattern papers from stash layered on blue card.

I love this Whiff of Joy image Willow Dancing and I coloured her with Copics and added some Distress inks around the edge.

I found it hard to photograph this card, so heres a couple of shots at different angles. First the base of the card,

and this one from the side.

Hope you like it and I want to see lots of unusual folds when I visit your blogs, as I've got the honour of choosing our Top 5 this week.

Challenges I'm entering

Ooh La La creations - Fancy folds

Pennys Paper crafty Challenge - Anything goes

Crafts and me - Anything goes

Always something creative - blumen/ flowers

Creative card crew - Cute and girly

See you later with my card for the Truly Scrumptious challenge.

Hugs Sue x

Totally Gorjuss - Not Square challenge

Good morning everyone, thank goodness we made it through Friday 13th without too much hassle, apart from Blogger going awol. At last its back on fingers crossed it doesn't go again, I had to go round and re-post all my DT posts, hope these stay put this time. I'm going to make this quick just in case.

Over at Totally Gorjuss our new challenge is -
 Not Square
 and our sponsor is Crafters Companion.

I used a Go Kreate xtra large die to cut down a square card. I wasn't sure how to cut it to keep it joined along the folded edge, so I know it looks a bit strange with a straight side.

I used an image from Make it Crafty - Sapphire with love, coloured her with Copics

I added a die cut swirl and punched flowers, with some dimensional flowers to finish. 

Now if blogger will allow it, please check out the rest of the design teams amazing creations and lets see some of your Not Square cards.

Challenges I am entering

Top tip Tuesday - Flower frenzy

Delightful challenge - Flower power

Papertake Weekly - Fancy a punch

Crafts and me - Punches

Dutch Dare - Winged things

I'll be back later with another dt card for SSDS.

See you later

Hugs Sue x