Think it's safe now...

to post this card that is... This is the birthday card I made for my friend's wee girl - Happy Birthday Rachel, if you happen to be looking in!

Scott took her card and present to school this morning so it should be ok to post this now as by the time Yvonne sees the post she'll have seen the card (if you know what I mean!)

Made this last week at the Crafty Cabin... organised eh?! Yeah.Right. I still haven't done cards I was supposed to for last month, and we're almost at the end of this month :/

Challenges I'd like to enter

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

The Poodles Parlour - Things With Wings

Penny's Challenges - Sparkle and Shine (there is glamour dust on her wings, promise!)

Divas by Design - Let's Celebrate

Crafts and Me - Birthdays

Stamps 

Pippi Longsocks, Funky Kits coloured with Promarkers and Copics

Sentiment, Curly Cute set, Stampin Up

Cardstock/Paper 

From stash

Embellishments 

Button, Card Candy (coloured with Copics)

Tools 

Wonky Rectangle Nesties, Cuttlebug

Right, that's it from me for now, off to do a spot of ironing as the ironing fairy appears to have got lost along with the housework fairy.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Hugs. Susan xxx

Tropical Tuesday

Morning all.

So after Monday's hideous weather today was, well, sunny... like summer should be..... Mmmmm. Am I in a parallel universe?!

There are loads of things I need to be doing tomorrow - I should maybe write myself a to do list. But that would be way too organised. Oh, hang on, maybe the me in a parallel universe would do that...She's probably got a tidy house too ;)

Anyway, to today's card. This is using another of the images that Cass got me when she was up on holiday. I just love this image. He reminds me of Craig with his Ted. Although Craig's Ted is much smaller than this one. We used to live in complete terror that he would lose him somewhere and that cos he was small he would be lost forever. Thankfullly it never happened and Teddy (although very battered but very loved) survives to this day.

Challenges I'd like to enter

The Sugar Bowl - Wendy's sketch

Incy Wincy - Frogs And Snails And Puppy Dog Tails

Make it Monday

Stamps 

Worried, Funky Kits coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Cardstock/Paper 

From stash

Embellishments 

Card Candy - Craftwork Cards

Thanks for dropping by today. Hugs. Susan xxx

Could Someone Switch The Rain Off

puhlease!!!!

Hello and welcome to new followers *waving*

It's very quiet here and for once I'm actually enjoying the peace. Won't be that way in a couple of hours when the cherubs get home from school. Mmmm.What could I do till then?! Housework? Reading? Crafting? Nothing?

So last week on the Sugar Nellie Facebook group  it was an Anything Goes week for the theme. I must have entered a record number of entries...and I shall share those I haven't already through the week. Well on Saturday evening I thought I was done. I even told Fiona I had finished. She said "are you sure".... and then the lovely Shazza entered a card using Strike A Pose so I wavered slightly. Coloured her hair and skin in before I went to bed and left it there... Then I got up on Sunday morning and decided to make a card with what was left lying on the table before I tidied up. And this is the result :) 

Oh, and lucky me, I won the challenge this week too so I got to choose a stamp from Funky Kits. I shall leave it as a surprise which one I picked. 

Challenges I'd like to enter:

The Sugar Bowl - Wendy's Sketch

Make It Monday

Stamps 

Strike A Pose, Funky Kits coloured with Promarkers

Cardstock/Paper 

From stash

Embellishments 

Pearls from stash

Thanks for dropping by today. Hugs. Susan xxx

A Book at Bedtime...

Yes, I know, it may be a little early for bedtime but Wrynn is ready for bed... or maybe she's just a little like me and likes her pj's!

This is the birthday card (2nd attempt mind) I made for my lovely friend Cass. I thought of all sorts of things for titles for the book but ended up just leaving it blank! 

Challenges I'd like to enter

Come and Get It - Show Us Your Flowers

Cute Card Thursday - Show Us Your Bling

Dutch Dare - Bling It On

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Maps, Newsprint, Script (I've used a script stamp behind Wrynn)

Craft Your Passion - The Power of Three (Three Flowers)
Tuesday Alchemy - Back to School

Stamps 

Wrynn, Tiddly Inks Coloured with Promarkers

Script Stamp, IndigoBlu

Sentiment, Ladybug Crafts Ink

Cardstock/Paper 

From Stash

Embellishments 

Flowers and Pearls from stash

Tools 

Label Nesties, Spellbinders

Big Shot

Thanks for dropping by today. I'm away to hang some washing out in the hope that the rain stays away long enough to dry it. Enjoy what's left of the weekend.

Hugs. Susan xxx

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

It's time for a Team Fi challenge at Sweet Stampin' and what do we have for you today.... 

Out of the Frame

(so use a frame but leave a little of your image outside of it!)

And here is my card for today, which to be honest, started off life as something completely different! If you were around yesterday you'll have noticed I used a stepper card yesterday too (bought them in the craft shop on Thursday and felt the need to use them!)

We are sponsored today by Sew Sweet and of course our monthly sponsor is the lovely Joanna Sheen both of whom are offering fabby prizes. 

It started off life as Cass' birthday card but I didn't like the image I had used once I had done it so the image was removed and put on a completely different card (which I'll share tomorrow) and when I was round at Cass' I found the bottom bit of paper in her scrap box and used that instead. And so the card grew from there. I am more pleased with it now than I was orginally!

Challenges I'd like to enter

Crafts and Me - Autumn Colours
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries - Punches/Dies
Stamptacular - Let's Hear it For the Girls


Stamps

Daydream Cassie, Funky Kits coloured with Copics and Promarkers

Sentiment, Inkylicious

 Cardstock/Paper 

From stash

Ink
Tea Dye DI to ink round image

Embellishments 

Card Candy, Craftwork Cards

Brad and Twine from stash

Tools 

Oval and Scalloped Oval Nesties

Cuttlebug

Remember to hop over to Sweet Stampin' to check out the rest of what my fellow sweeties have in store for you today.

Thanks for dropping by today. Enjoy your weekend. 

Hugs. Susan xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Morning all.

Hope you're all feeling bright and breezy and wearing sunglasses this morning for today's Totally Papercrafts Challenge which has been picked by the lovely Kim and she has chosen....

Zesty Summer Colours 

Bright and zingy is the way to go this morning... now I'm not really a bright and zingy person first thing in the morning or at any time of day really, I'm more a dull and grumpy person ;) so this was a bit of a challenge for me.

We're sponsored this week by Digi Stamp Boutique and I had planned to use an image of theirs but somehow this lime monster emerged instead of a little girl with flowers! Never mind. I'll save her for another day.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Make it Monday
Robyn's Fetish - Use a Digi
Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Anything Goes
Whoopsie Daisy - Add A Sentiment
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Cards for Kids

Remember to pop by Totally Papercrafts to be dazzled at the zesty array of colours the DT have for you today!

Stamps

Monster digi stamp coloured with Promarkers

Monster eyes from Make A Monster, Stampin' Up

Computer Generated sentiment

  Cardstock

from stash

Paper

Doodlebug

Embellishments 

Card Candy, Craftwork Cards

 Tools 

Label Nesties

Big Shot

Thanks for dropping by today. Hugs. Susan xxx

Creative Craft Challenges

Wow, can't believe a whole two weeks have gone by since my last Creative Craft Challenges DT card, but there you go.

This fortnight our challenge theme is....

Monochromatic Birthday

use one colour or shades of that colour (apart from skin and hair) 

And here is my card, using one of my favourite Gorjuss Girls (don't tell the others I said that though)

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Cupcake Crafts - Black and White

Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Make it Monday

CYDA - Farewell Challenge, Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Monochrome

Remember to pop over to Creative Craft Challenges to see the rest of the inspiration the DT have for you today.

Stamps

 Little Goth Girl,  Funky Kits coloured with Promarkers and Copics

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Cardstock/Paper - From stash

Embellishments - Ribbon and Pearls from stash

Tools - Scalloped square Nestie, Cuttlebug

Thanks for dropping by today. Have a great Tuesday.

Hugs. Susan xxx

Down to Earth (with a bump)

What a busy weekend! Had a lovely time over on Ali's Island on Saturday with the troops and the sun shone all day so it was fab. It was funny getting the last ferry home and knowing that that was the island cut off for another day (unless of course you wanted to swim off...)

Anyway, this seems like an appropriate time to share this card (see what I did there....). This is one of the new releases from Funky Kits called Under the Sea and this is the first time since I bought all four of them that I've actually managed to use one! Watch out for the other three making an appearance very soon.

I may have gone slighly OTT with the pearls but I love them and I'm really pleased with this card too.

Challenges I'd like to enter

Make it Monday

OLLCB - All at Sea (I'm hoping a mermaid counts)

Stamps

Under the Sea, Funky Kits coloured with Promarkers and Copics

Sentiment, Stampin' Up!

 Cardstock/Paper - from stash

Embellishments - Pearls and mesh from stash

Tools -  Cheery Lynn Corner Die, Cuttlebug

Thanks for dropping by today. I'm off to sort through some stuff that my lovely friend Lorraine gave to me and then maybe even do a spot of crafting. 

Hugs. Susan xxx

Sneaks In Under The Wire....

Firstly can I say, welcome to my new followers. Lovely to have you aboard :)

Well, we're off to Ali's Island again today. The boys are super excited about the whole thing (and we're taking Daddy this time too) as am I. 

That's the first week of school over and we seem to have come through it unscathed which is always a good thing.

So the fact that we will be in Cathy's company might mean that this card escapes her notice entirely as you know how much both us like this particular colour. Ali loves it though, it's just a pity I had already given her her birthday card!!

I made this because I said I couldn't. And I do love a challenge.... ish ;) It's Cupcake Craft's birthday and when I saw the photo inspiration I thought there's no way I can do that, there's **** in it. Sandra entered and when I commented I said that I couldn't and she text me to say that there was no reason I couldn't go with the cake as the inspiration rather than the colour.  

Tiddly Inks were having a sale the other day and I saw this little cutie so I decided to have her and coloured her round at Cass' last night. I didn't start off with the intention of doing her **** but Cass had these papers in her stash which I thought went very well with the challenge and the image! 

 Challenges I'd like to enter:

Cupcake Crafts - Birthday Photo Inspiration

Stamps 

Wrynn, Tiddly Inks coloured with Promarkers and Copics

Sentiment, not sure of manufacturer

Cardstock

Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Stampin' Up

Paper 

Bo Bunny

 Embellishments 

Card Candy, Craftwork Cards

Tools 

Circle and Label Nesties

Cuttlebug

Thanks for dropping by today. Enjoy your Saturday!

Hugs. Susan xxx

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Morning all, it's time for a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and this week it's my turn to pick the challenge and I have chosen the theme

Inspired by A Song

Easy peasy, all you need to do is create something which has been inspired by a song, doesn't even need to be your favourite song.  Please tell us in your post what song you've been inspired by.

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This weeks fabulous sponsor is

Digi Doodle Shop 

who are offering a $10 gift certificate to their store

And here is my card. Which really was inspired by the song Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. I had originally planned to use this image for a previous challenge - Summer. It was while I was on holiday though and although I had taken this SC image with me, I didn't actually have a clear idea what I was going to do. And then it came to me but I didn't actually have any of the stuff with me to make a card like I wanted. So I thought I'd keep it for another challenge some other time.  I already knew that I had picked Inspired by A Song for this week but wasn't sure what song I would use. And then, one night on the way home from Cass' I heard Wish You Were Here on the radio and I knew then that my card would be perfect for the challenge! So, this really was inspired by a song... A classic song, which should never be attemped to be sung by anyone other than Dave Gilmour (organisers of Olympics Closing Cermony please note!!!)

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Make it Monday
One Stop Craft Challenge - A Summer Holiday
Anything Goes - Summer Days
Bunny Zoe - Summer
Elke Kaart Een Feestje - Summer
Fairytale Challenge - Inspired by A Song

Stamps- 

Tourist, Saturated Canary coloured with Promarkers

Various other stamp sets from Inkadinkadoo and Stampin' Up

Cardstock- Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Stampin Up

Paper - been in stash for ever!

Ink - Early Espresso, Stampin Up

Embellishments - Jolee's Boutique stickers, also been in stash for ever!

And just before I go....

Thanks for dropping by today. Remember to pop by Totally Papercrafts to see what the other girls have been inspired by today.

Have a great Friday.

Hugs. Susan xxx

Back to Normal

Whatever that might be!

Boys started back to school today. This is Craig's last year at Primary. I can't quite believe it, I'm not sure where the last 7 years have gone. 

And so on to today's card. My friend's wee boy was starting school yesterday and as his name is Dan when I found this image on Digi Stamp Boutique called Off To School Dan, I knew that I had to have him and make a card for him! (I hope by now that it's been delivered)

Challenges I'd like to enter

Make it Monday
Card Mania - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - Child's Play
Penny's Challenge - Back to School

Stamps
Off to School Dan coloured with Copics and Promarkers -DSB
Sentiment DSB
Cardstock - Bazzill
Paper - Can't remember the name or the manufacturer!
Embellishments -From Stash

Thanks for dropping by tonight- I really am aiming to get earlier at doing this, honest ;)


Hugs. Susan xxx