Happy Birthday !

Hello! I know many of you will be in shock at 2 posts in one week, but I had time to make a card today and thought why not, it has been a long time since a made a card just because I wanted to.  I have used this adorable dog image which was free with Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine and the papers are from Basic Grey.  I don't use purple colours normally but I loved these papers and I am really pleased with the result.  Hope you like it too and thanks for visiting me today.
Hugs
Suzie xxx

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 #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 #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

 

Crafty Catz Challenge #82 - Pink, Black and White - DT

 
Hello all, well I thought this post wasn't going to happen today with all the problems with blogger but I am glad to see he is back to his old self and hopefully won't disappear on us again today.  The new challenge at Crafty Catz is now up and running and this week the lovely Dianne has chosen the theme of 'pink, black and white'.  The DT had some great sponsor images to play with from Robyn's Fetish and I love this flower girl image she is so sweet and was a dream to colour.  I hope you can join us this week and if you are interested I have some cards for sale on ebay at the moment.  Thank you for taking time to visit and have a great weekend, I will be back in the next day or so with another Teddy Bea card, I am now officially addicted to Teddy Bea so be warned. lol!

Hugs
Suzie x

Image - Robyn's Fetish coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Charm and doily from stash
Sentiment - Magnolia

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 76 - No Patterned Papers - DT

Good morning and what a lovely one it is, hope the sun is out where ever you are.  Today is a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week's challenge is to not use, yes not use patterned papers ... eek.. I must admit panic set in when Net set us this challenge but I have to admit it was easy once I got my head around it and it has made realise I must use embossing foldesr more often as they create such a pretty effect.  I have used one of my favourite Hanglar images for this card and added some seam binding, I love this at the moment and need to order more and the sentiment is from Magnolia.  I hope you can join us this week and have a lovely weekend.

I am entering this card into the challenge at Just Magnolia which is 'happy birthday'

Suzie xxx

Image - Hanglar coloured with Promarkers
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Ribbon and gems from stash
Sentiment - Magnolia
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Crafty Catz Challenge #77 - Embossing - DT

 
Hello, hope you are all enjoying this gorgeous weather we have had this weekend, hope that isn't it for the year now lol!  On Friday there was a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week the theme is 'embossing'.  I very rarely emboss so it was a chance for me to try out my embossing folders that I had with my cuttlebug and it has made me think I should use them more often.  The image is Lili of the Valley and it is one that Aunty Sue sent me with my birthday card, so a big thank you to her and I might just have to buy it now and add it to my collection.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes


Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - from stash
Sentiment - Magnolia

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 72 - Buttons - DT

Hello! It is time for another new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week's theme is 'buttons'.  I have used this gorgeous Lili of the Valley image that the wonderful Aunty Sue sent me and I loved colouring her, this card is for my niece as it is her 8th birthday in a few days and it does remind me of her, not that she is always in a huff but more how she is dressed and the fact that she can be girly but then again she isn't if you see what I mean lol!  There is tons of sparkle on this card but sadly I couldn't get the camera to pick it up, I must get myself a daylight lamp and see if that helps. Well I hope you can join us again this week and I will try my best to get to visit you all.

I am entering this card into the challenge at Simon says Stamp which is 'birthdays'

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Doily and charms - Ebay
Sentiment - Magnolia
 

Crafty Catz Challenge #73 - Yellow & Green - DT

 
Hello! Today is a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and Auntie Sue has chosen the lovely colour combo of 'yellow and green' this week.  I loved making this card and using these colours as they remind me so much of Spring and we have had a couple of nice sunny days this last week and the crocus have popped up in the garden so maybe Spring is coming.  I have used a Lili of the Valley stamp again, hope I am not boring you with them yet as I have another coming up tomorrow too lol! and added lots of yummy flowers from Wild Orchid. If anyone is interested this card will be available to buy on ebay later today.

I am entering this card into the challenge at Lili of the Valley which is 'say it with flowers'

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Sentiment - Whimsey Stamps
Gems, doily and charms from stash

Crafty Catz Challenge #72 - Special Birthdays - DT

Hello! Hope you are all ok and having a good weekend. Today I have my DT card for Crafty Catz, the theme this week is 'special birthdays' and yet again I have used a Lili of the Valley image. I love this one as it reminds me of my little girl Grayce, she is so girly and loves dressing up and looking in the mirror so I had a smile on my face colouring this one in, she got nail varnish and lip gloss for Christmas and I gave her a little make up bag to keep it in and it is her pride and joy, bless her! Anyway I hope you can join us again this week and this is my only card as I sadly couldn't join in this week at Totally Gorjuss as we had a plumbing emergency, the toilet in the bathroom started leaking and came through into my dining room so we have been sorting that out but it could have been alot worse so I am grateful for that.

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Flowers - Wild Orchid
Gems and charm from stash
Sentiment - Whimsey Stamps

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 69 - Black +1 - DT

Today is a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and this week's theme is 'black plus one other colour' I have used blue. Again I have used a Lili of the Valley stamp and coloured with Promarkers. I never use black and to be honest don't really have papers in this colour but I had a old Basic Grey pad which I got to use for men's cards and it had a few sheets left in it and luckily they had black on , phew! and I have to be honest I am really pleased with the result such a change to my normal pink cards so maybe I will use black more often.
Anyway thanks for taking the time to visit me today and I will be back soon although I have a magazine commission to work on next week so no doubt that will take most of the week.

I am entering this card into the challenge over at Stamp Something which is 'flowers'

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Basic Grey
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Gems, doily, ribbon and charms from stash
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

Crafty Catz Challenge #71 - Friendship - DT

Hello! Here we are at Friday again doesn't it fly by, the kids will have finished their half term hols soon as they are back at school on Tuesday and next thing I'll know it will be the Easter hols, now that is scary the year is disappearing already. Enough of my waffling and onto a new challenge at Crafty Catz, this week's theme is 'Friendship' and has been set by our very own birthday girl Dianne, yes it is her birthday today so please join me in sending her lots of birthday wishes and hugs xxx I have used a Lili of the Valley image, I am loving these so much at the moment and cannot wait for the new releases in a few weeks, I already know from the sneak peeks on the LOTV site which I want for my Mother's Day cards lol! Well have a great weekend and I will be back tomorrow with my Totally Gorjuss DT card and yes another Lili of the Valley image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Lili of the Valley - Circles
A Spoon Full Of Sugar - Birthday Wishes

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon, gems and charm from stash
Sentiment - Whimsey Stamps