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

 

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