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

My 1st paint fusion rose

Good morning all, I hope I find you all well.

Last night I was playing with my new Paint Fusion rose set of stamps.

I'm please with my first attempt at Sheena's rose.

I saw Sheena stamp on to black card, so thought I would give it a go.

After painting the leaves, then the roses, I smudged some white ink around the edges and then went over with a pinky brilliance pad. I quite like the result, it looks a bit misty.

I decided to make it into another Mothers Day card, while I'm in the mood, so I matted on pink then black card. I covered the front of a folded card blank with a backing paper printed from Sheenas CD ( I'm loving the cd, thanks Sheena). I cut double border strips using Spellbinders Morrocan accents or motifs (not sure which) and layered a paper ribbon, again from Sheenas cd. Stamped a sentiment and finished with a double ribbon bow and three pinky gemstones.

I would like to enter it into Totally papercrafts - Ribbon or bows challenge

and Paperplay challenge - For a Mother

Delightful - use pattern paper

ABC - jazz it up

Passionately Artistic - linking party

For the love of craft- blooming gorgeousness

I'm off to try the Fuchia stamp now, I'll be back soon to show you how it turns out.

Thanks for looking.

Bye !

SSDS DT card - Photo Inspiration

Good morning, I am so sorry I am late posting this card, should have done it yesterday, but life got in the way.

At Stamp, Scrap and Doodles Saturday we have a photo inspiration challenge for you.

For my card I used some Kanban toppers and card and a ribbon bow. Nice, quick and simple!

I am entering it into these challenges

Delightful challenges - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Die cuts and Punches

I look forward to seeing your fabulous creations this week.

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

Truly Scrumptious challenge card

You will find this weeks ABC challenge in the post below.

Hi all its time for another challenge at Truly Scrumptious, this week we have a very pretty sketch

and our sponsor is Crafty Individuals.

Here's my card



I used papers from a K and Co pad matted on green card. With ribbon from stash and Card Candy to finish.

I hope you will join in with our challenge this week

Challenges I'm entering

Papertake Weekly - Dads and lads

Delightful - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Blue and green plus 1 - orange

ABC challenge W is for ...

Wedding

Our sponsors this week over at the ABC challenge are Sugar Nellie / Funkykits

I kept my card simple this week, layering up a pearlescent swirly paper with a gold pearlescent card.

The wedding dress image was stamped onto acetate using white Staz on, with gold leaf applied to the back of the image. It looks really effective in real life, unfortunately it doesnt show up in the photo. I finished the card with a rosebud, pearl gem and gold chiffon ribbon.

I'm looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Challenges I'm entering

Pollycraft - ribbon and flowers

Stamp with fun - pearls and flowers

Delightful challenges - Anything goes

Bye for now.

Please pop back later for the Truly Scrumptious challenge.

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 

Handmade Monday #14

Afternoon all, hope you're all enjoying your long weekend. I've just come in from a very long bike ride with the kids, eaten a delicious chicken dinner and before I jump in the bath, to soak my aching muscles, I thought I'd make an early start on Handmade Monday.

The children had a couple of days in school last week, so I managed to get some painting done. Hope you've got a cuppa, its quite a long post with a good few photos to show.

I got this watering can a few weeks ago, but only just got round to painting it. As you can see, I painted my favourites, poppies. If you were watching C&C on Saturday morning, you would have seen this pic on Sheena's Paint Fusion show. I'm thrilled it was shown and now when I have it on display at my next craft fair, I can truthfully say 'as seen on tv'. How good is that :0) lol

A poppy mirror

Another poppy mirror with a slightly different design, you never get them the same even if you try.

I painted this mirror with daisies for a change.

I found a blue candle and thought the daisies would look nice, I think it worked OK. In the pic you can see how I wrapped it and finished it with a ribbon, ready to sell.

Butterfly and wild rose notebook.

I actually found some ready made, hard backed notebooks, so I took the covers off, painted, crackled and distressed them, before painting the details, then I edged the covers and the butterflies with  hologram and stardust glitter embossing powders, which unfortunately doesn't show on the photos, then I re attached the covers.

Here's a similar design on a candle

and on a terracotta plant pot. This hasn't got a butterfly on, not sure if one will fit, the flowers go all the way round, think I will add some dimensional paint or liquid pearls to the pattern around the top. Its not quite finished yet.

These are just a couple of my practice fairies, not too sure about them, I always have difficulty painting faces, need to find a rubber stamp to use I think.

 Thanks for taking the time to look, please feel free to leave a comment, its great to get feedback, or even constructive criticism.

I would love it if you join my Facebook group- Crafting with Love, (sorry about the shameless begging)

If you would like to see what lots of other crafters have been up to, then don't forget to pop over to Wendy's blog 1st Unique Gifts and follow the links.

I am going to enter some of these into these challenges

Make it Colourful - Black with a dash of red - My poppy paintings? ( not sure if these fit the challenge properly)

Stamp something - Things with wings - butterflies and fairies

Paperplay - Altered item / use an object- Notebook, mirrors, candle

Delightful challenges - Distressing - Notebook

Crafts and Me - Distressed/ vintage - Notebook

Creative Inspirations - Spring colours - Pink, yellow and green - Daisies and wild roses

Sundays with Chrissy - Flowers

Well that's the lot for now, thank goodness I hear you sigh, I did warn you it was a long one.

 Enjoy the rest of your weekend and bank holiday.

Hugs Sue x

Eat cake...

Afternoon everyone, well that week has just flown by, can't believe its Friday already and the children break up from school today for a week off. Thats my piece and quiet out the window then. ;0)

Here's a card I made for this weeks Colour Create challenge - Chocolate,Strawberry and Cream, with the option of using ribbon. This instantly made my mouth water, thinking of lots of yummy cakes. Then I saw the inspiration picture and started to drool.

I followed Dawnys sketch on the LOTV challenge #84 and used one of their wonderful stamped images -Hello Cupcake. 

I coloured her with Copics and used a Nestibilities die to cut her out, mat and layer. The sentiment and banner are from Whimsy Stamps. The papers are from a Papermania pad.

I finished off with red satin ribbon and red pearls.

I am also entering it into

Delightful Challenge - Who want us to get punchy - use punches or die cuts

Cupcake challenge - Seeing Red