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

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 #80 - Congratulations - DT

 

 Hello!  I hope you have all had a lovely Easter and bank holiday, the weather has been so nice here in the North West and it has been great as the kids have spent loads of time in the garden on their trampoline and in their play house and the garden is looking lovely so early on in the year too, just hope this isn't summer!  Anyway we had a new challenge begin over at Crafty Catz yesterday and the theme this week is 'Congratulations'.  I have made a wedding anniversary card as it was my sister-in-laws anniversay on Thursday so this challenge arrived at the perfect time for me.  The image is Lili of the Valley and has been coloured with Promarkers and I have added lots of gorgeous flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts which I love, they are all so yummy and they have such choice, I could get really carried away if I let myself and spend a small fortune lol!  I am also having a break from my DT position over at Totally Gorjuss until September, Net has been very kind in letting me do this as I need to finish decorating the house, parts are done, parts are half done and it needs sorting now before the kids are off for the summer and I also want to see if having less DT commitments brings my Mojo back as I have not been in a card making mood for a while now and I would like to just make some cards for no reason and see what happens.  Anyway enough of my waffle, a big thank you for visiting me I really appreciate it.

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Basic Grey [I think]
Doily and charms from ebay
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 75 - Fluffy - DT

Yesterday saw a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss and this week's theme is 'fluffy'.  I have used this Lili Of the Valley image and possibly got a bit carried away with the embellishments but I like the result.  I hope you can join us this week.

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Basic Grey
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Doily & seam binding ribbon - Ebay
Charms and gems from stash

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 73 - Spring - DT

 
Hello!  Hope you are all well and enjoying this gorgeous Spring weather we are having at the moment.  I have been busy with magazine commissions and a bit of gardening and have just realised that I haven't posted my DT card for Totally Gorjuss from last Friday.  Anyway the theme was Spring and I love this little bunny from Lili of The Valley, the flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts, think I may have got a bit carried away with them but I love adding flowers to my cards.  I hope you can join us this week and I will try and visit you all too.

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Charm,gems, doily and ribbon 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 #74 - Mother's Day

Hello! Today is a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week it was my turn to choose the theme so I have chosen 'Mother's Day', I thought it would give us all a good chance to get those cards done early for once.  I have used one of my new Lili of the Valley images, I love this one those bunnies are too cute for words and they are a dream to colour too. It was my birthday on Tuesday and I had a lovely day and got some gorgeous cards from my fellow Crafty Catz DT girlies so a big. big thank you to them xxxxx and thank you to everyone who left me birthday wishes on my blog you made my day very special xxx

I am entering this card into the challenges at:
Stampin For the Weekend - 'Mother's Day'
Crafty Creations- 'Mother's Day'

Suzie xxx

Image - Lili of the Valley coloured with Promarkers
Papers - Prima
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon - Fizzy Moon
Charms from ebay
Sentiment - Craftwork Cards
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart

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