Halloween

Hello! Hope you are all having a great weekend ! I am busy this weekend as we are having a kids halloween party tomorrow, only 6 kids including mine but still I must be mad lol!  Also Grayce is 6 on Wednesday and she is having a bowling party after school with 12 of her friends so that should be fun but mad all at the same time.  I have a card for you today and this is for the Halloween challenge we have going at the moment over at Crafty Catz, the fabulous image is from our sponsor The Paper Shelter and I had so much fun colouring this in.  I hope you can join in the fun with me and the girls this week and if you are having a Halloween party yourself I hope you have a great time.

Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - The Paper Shelter coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Basic Grey
Ribbon and gems from stash

Sweet Blossom

Hello! Today I have my Crafty Catz DT card for you, this should have been posted last Friday but hey ho the old memory is failing me at the moment and I totally forgot.  For this card I have used a digi image from Wee Stamps called Sweet Blossom, I adore these images and loved colouring it and I have bought a few more so look out for those hopefully very soon.  I hope you like my card and thank you for visiting me today.
Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - Sweet Blossom - Wee Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Raspberry Road - Fight Like A Girl
Flowers - I am Roses
Doily - Ebay
Ribbon and butterflies from stash

Crafty Catz Challenge #99 - Ribbons - DT

Hello! Hope you have all had a good week.  Today is another new challenge at Crafty Catz and this week's theme is 'ribbons'.  I love using ribbons so this suited me perfectly, the image is one from the sponsor and the gorgeous papers are from Raspberry Road, yes I now have a new printer, it was a bargain I couldn't resist in Tesco and so I am happily printing off digi papers now.  Pop over to the blog to see all the other ladies fantastic DT cards and I look forward to seeing all your creations this week.

Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - Robyns Fetish coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Fresh Raspberries - Raspberry Road
Flowers - I am Roses
Ribbon and gems from stash
Sentiment - The Greeting Farm

Crafty Catz Challenge 98 Monochrome DT

Hello!  Hope you all had a good bank holiday weekend and saw a little bit of sun, it was lovely here yesterday but is dull again today, it's not looking good for the rest of summer is it ?  I took the kids to the park yesterday and there was a tree already turning to it's autumn colours and a few leaves on the floor and I have had the heating on occasionally too - not done that in August for a long time.  Anyway enough with the moaning and onto the new challenge at Crafty Catz.  This week Dianne has chosen the theme of 'Monochrome', which is a card featuring shades of one colour so I just had to use pink, and the image is from our fab sponsor - The Stamping Boutique.  I love this image, my favourite place in the whole world is Costa Coffee, my husband says it's my house of worship lol! so this image with the lattes on was a must for me.  Well I hope you like my card and thank you for taking the time to visit.

Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - The Stamping Boutique coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon and pearls from stash
Flowers - I am Roses

Crafty Catz Challenge #97 - Metal & Lace DT

Morning everyone, hope you are all well and looking forward to the bank holiday weekend if you are in the UK.  I have finally managed to make a card this week, it has been ages since I have done one for my blog as I have been working on a big Christmas magazine commission and with the kids at home my crafting time is very limited.  This week's card is for the challenge over at Crafty Catz, Carol has chosen the theme of 'Metal and Lace' this week and I really enjoyed making this card.  The image is one I have had for a while from Lili of the Valley but hadn't inked up and I coloured her with Promarkers and tried to add a bit of highlight with my pencils, I have a set of Polychromos but have never really used them as I need something to blend with and to be honest they scare me lol! but one day I will be brave and use them properly.  I love this colour combo, the papers are some I just got from Quixotic cards, they are Memory Box Brioche and I love them and know I will be ordering more soon.  I have got lots of digi papers I am desperate to use but my printer is very naughty at the moment and needs replacing, it has for months it I am honest so as soon as I get one I will be trying out those papers.  Anyway have a great weekend and thank you for taking the time to visit.

Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers and Polychromos
Papers - Memory Box - Brioche
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Metal butterfly - Ebay
Pearls and ribbon from stash
Sentiment - The Greeting Farm

Teddy Bea

Hello, hope you are all well and enjoying the weather, sunny again, it's got to rain at some point hasn't it but for now I'm not complaining.  I have another card for you today, I made this one yesterday for my mum in law and thought I would share it.  I have used a Teddy Bea image, I love these images and they are a delight to colour and are all so sweet.  I have finished it off with lots of yummy flowers and the inside was decorated too.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - Teddy Bea coloured with Promarkers
Papers - bits from my stash
Flowers - I am Roses
Tag - Magnolia
Sentiment- Magnolia
Ribbon and gems from stash

Crafty Catz Challenge #93 - Christmas In July - DT

Hello!  Hope everyone has had a lovely Friday, the weather has been great again today and is looking good for the weekend so all is well.  Today saw the start of another new challenge at Crafty Catz and this week it was my turn to choose the theme so I have gone for ' Christmas '.  I am always last minute with my Christmas cards so I thought this would be the perfect chance to get a head start and get in the mood, although I have to admit it was very strange making this card when it was glorious sunshine outside and the kids were running around the garden chasing bubbles and eating ice-cream lol!  The lovely images on all the DT cards this week were kindly supplied by our sponsor, The Stamping Boutique and I hope you can join us and I look forward to seeing all your creations and maybe getting some inspiration from them to continue with my Christmas cards.
Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - The Stamping Boutique coloured with Promarkers
Papers - free on a magazine ages ago
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Whimsey Stamps
Ribbon and snowflakes from stash

Crafty Catz Challenge #92 - No Pink or Blue - DT

Good morning, hope you are all having a good weekend, it is actually sunny here today so fingers crossed things are looking up weather wise, the school hols started this week and I could do with Mr Sunshine showing his face.  This week's challenge over at Crafty Catz has been set by the lovely Aunty Sue and she wants to see cards with no blue or pink on.  Now I looked at this challenge when she first set it and thought what on earth would I do and when I came to start my card all my pink papers and promarkers were calling to me but I was strong and resisted and I am so glad with the outcome so much so I am going to buy some papers that aren't pink for once lol!  The image I have used was kindly provided by our sponsor The Stamping Boutique and I adore it, check out the other girls cards for more sponsor images they are all gorgeous.  Well I hope to visit you this week, trying to turn over a new leaf and become a better blogger but with the kids at home anything could happen.  Oh and for those of you who read my last post, Ben had a great time with his football, he has been again and is loving it and it is so great to see him with other children like himself, they are all lovely kids and it has been a pleasure meeting them all and their families.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - The Stamping Boutique
Papers - Basic Grey
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Doily - Ebay
Sentiment - Whimsey
Tag - Magnolia
Butterfly - Martha Stewart

Crafty Catz Challenge #90 - Vintage - DT

Hello, hope you are all well and thank you for visiting me today.  I have finally managed to find time to make a card, I am still being a terrible blogger at the moment but things are busy with the kids and end of term, they finish a week today for 7 weeks, deep breaths needed at that thought and with meetings and assemblys and one thing and another I seem to spend more time at the school than at home.  Anyway my card is for the current challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week Dianne has chosen the theme of ' Vintage'.  I love this look and have distressed the edges of the papers with some distressing ink and used one of the new images from Lili of the Valley, I love them and have a couple more I need to ink up and use.  I hope you like my card and can join us this week and I will try and visit you all very soon.  Ben starts football tonight, he is very excited, Manchester United have started a Down's Syndrome team for 6-16 year olds so it should be a fun evening and it will be nice to see Ben interact with other children like himself, I will let you all know how he went on very soon.

Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Digi
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Gems from stash
Sentiment - Magnolia

Crafty Catz Challenge #88 - Add a charm - DT

Hello! Hope you are well and not too hot! my goodness has it been warm the last couple of days, too much for me, I am more of a 18 degree girl with a breeze rather than the 29 I have suffered today lol! shouldn't complain really as it has done nothing but rain for weeks.  Anyway I have my DT card for Crafty Catz to show you today, been a while since I did a card, I am a terrible blogger at the moment but life just seems to keep running away with me and before I know it another week has passed and no cards have been made :(  This week the theme was to add a charm and the DT were lucky enough to be given images from our sponsor Sassy Studio Designs and I loved using this skater girl image. 

Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - Sassy Studio Designs coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Memory Box
Flowers and charm from stash
Sentiment - Magnolia

 

Teddy Bea

Hello!  Hope you are all well and enjoying the sunshine, it is a lovely evening here tonight but it has been a very indifferent week so I am enjoying it while it lasts.  It has been a while since I last posted and this is mainly due to school hols and me just having a break.  Last weekend my little craft room under the stairs had a small makeover as it had become a bit of a dumping ground so my lovely hubbie located me the most gorgeous little shabby chic writing desk on ebay and it has made the world of difference as I am now organised - just need a few new boxes and I have an actual desk to sit at, I will post piccies on here soon as I still need to touch up the paint on the walls and I have seen some wall art stickers I want to add too.  Anyway I managed to sit down the other day and make a card, I have used another Teddy Bea image, I love them so much and I have used lilac colours for a change, I never use lilac and must admit it was hard at first but will be using it more as it is such a pretty colour.  I hope you like my card and if you are interested it will be for sale on ebay later tonight.
Enjoy the weekend!
Hugs
Suzie xxx

Crafty Catz Challenge #83 - Anything Goes - DT

Morning everyone, hope your weekend is going well so far.  Yesterday was a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and Janette set the theme of 'anything goes' this week, so a nice easy one.  I have used a Teddy Bea image from the Teddy Bo range of digital stamps, I am loving these at the moment and they are such fun to colour. The papers are digital too and are from Nitwit, been having loads of trouble with my printer recently and a few weeks ago it worked for one day only, bless it! so I printed off all my digi papers so I could use them, glad I did as the daft printer hasn't done much since.  I was meaning to get more cards done for you this week but I have been decorating instead, finishing off bits I had started ages ago, and next week I am starting on Ben's room, it is in a real need of a coat or two of fresh paint and he loves the Gruffolo so I am using that as my theme, I had seen some bedding in Next I loved ages ago and now I actually want to buy it it is not available, always the case isn't it but never mind I will get there in the end. lol!  Have a great weekend.

Hugs
Suzie xxx

Image - Teddy Bea coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Nitwit Collections
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Doily and gems from stash
Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Magnolia
Butterflies - Martha Stewart